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Chapter 104: New Teaching Tools

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Chapter 104: New Teaching Tools

"It's temporary," Snape stared into his eyes, "Felix, it's January now, and there are a full five months left until the end of this school year. Do you know what that means?"

Felix fell silent. It meant young wizards would go nearly half a year without Professor Harp's Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.

But then again, did it really matter?

Even if the young wizards were left to self-study, it was probably better than when Lockhart was around. At least they would save time on dull assignments.

"Professor, I've always been curious, why do you keep holding onto this class? Aren't you afraid of the Dark Lord's curse?" Felix was genuinely puzzled.

However, Snape didn't answer in the way Felix expected.

Felix thought for a moment and said, "I can ask Dumbledore about it."The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

He wasn't skilled with curses, and combined with the terrifying track record of this class, he had never thought about taking over Defense Against the Dark Arts.

However, he was genuinely curious about the "Dark Lord's curse." Maybe he could learn something from Dumbledore.

"Oh, Severus," Felix winked at Snape, "Don't forget about tonight's dueling class."

Snape gave him a disdainful look. "And how do you plan to arrange it?"

"One person speaks for a section, with demonstrations as the focus. After all, the professors are all gathering together, and I'll invite them separately for the follow-up sessions," Felix explained somewhat helplessly.

Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, himself, and Snape made up the four.

Snape nodded and turned to leave.

In that day's seventh-year class, Felix presented the new teaching tools for Ancient Runes to the young wizards.

They watched as Professor Harp spoke confidently from the podium, "Do you see the parchment in front of you? It will play a significant role in your NEWT exams."

A young wizard raised their hand. "Professor Harp, is this the legendary tool that Flitwick participated in creating?"

The young wizards present turned their gaze to the tall and muscular Marcus Flint.

There were less than twenty students in the seventh-year Ancient Runes class, and they all knew each other well. At this moment, they all wore looks of skepticism.

Marcus felt somewhat at a loss. He had just bragged a bit; why was he being called out on it?

Felix glanced at her and said, "Miss Vane, Flint did indeed participate in the testing of the new teaching tools. Not just him, there were ten young wizards in total, each contributing valuable suggestions. What you see is the result of their collective effort."

"Now, let's have a practical demonstration."

Following the earlier explanation, the young wizards placed their wands on the parchment for answering questions and whispered, "Secrets of the Runes."

The parchment emitted a soft light, and a line of text appeared:

"Welcome to the answer space. Please complete the following tasks."

The young wizards, experiencing this novelty for the first time, couldn't resist wanting to try it out. Clemency Vane, suppressing her excitement, asked, "Professor Harp, can we try it now?"

Felix, understanding their eagerness, said with a smile, "Certainly, the next twenty minutes are reserved for you."

"Oh, by the way," he emphasized, "if you don't like the feedback effects, you can tap on it with your wand and say 'Silence.'"

Vane was a bit puzzled, but she tapped on the 'NEWTs module' with her wand. Rapidly, a series of Rune questions appeared on the parchment.

When she completed the first question, golden text appeared on the parchment—

"Wise Choice."

She began to understand Professor Harp's words. Next, she witnessed a variety of effusive compliments.

"Your answer scratched at my heart."

"You're the next Rune prodigy!"

"A choice of genius!"

These words left Vane with a mixed feeling, somewhat embarrassed but unable to resist the desire to see more praise. Time slipped away unnoticed.

However, not everyone's experience was as wonderful as hers. For most, the compliments were mixed with acerbic remarks, and Marcus Flint mostly faced elaborate taunts.

He couldn't help muttering two names, "Fred Weasley, George Weasley."

They were the culprits behind this!

In less than ten minutes, Clemency Vane became the first to finish the test.

A large 'O' appeared on the parchment. The Ravenclaw eagle in the upper left corner kept circling, against a backdrop of sprawling fireworks.

She excitedly raised her fist in the air.

"Very well, Miss Vane, ten points to Ravenclaw!"

As the class ended, Felix assigned the latest homework: "Complete the test three times and, based on the questions you got wrong, write an essay analyzing your areas of weakness."

...

As evening fell, the Great Hall transformed once again. A gilded dueling platform emerged from the ground, and the young wizards chatted in pairs and trios.

The third dueling class was about to begin.

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