Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 61: Petrochemical spell

As November rolls around, the weather turns very cold almost overnight.

The mountains around Hogwarts Castle were gray and covered with snow and ice. A thin layer of ice also began to form on the surface of the Black Lake. And every morning when they walked out of the Slytherin common room, there was frost on the ground outside the stone door.

They had to add thick clothes to keep out the cold.

And Matthew Wakefield also greatly reduced the number of times he went to the library or the Room of Requirement.

When he is free, he prefers to sit in those soft armchairs in the Slytherin common room, while warming up by the fireplace, while reading a book or doing homework... When he encounters something he doesn't understand, he can ask The senior students around me ask for advice.

Just as Hermione Granger "predicted" earlier, since the end of Halloween, Professor Rozier has "disappeared" again... The official explanation is that her injuries have not yet healed.

As for the principal "Gellert Grindelwald", he will appear in the guest seat of the auditorium on time for three meals every morning, lunch and dinner.

Perhaps Hermione's previous "guess" was correct. Professor Grindelwald did not have the full authority of the headmaster of Hogwarts, and he could not stay in Hogwarts for too long...

And the one who appears in front of them every day is dressed up by the vice-principal, Professor Rozier.

However, Matthew's "prophecy" did not go wrong. Although the principal who appeared in front of them every day was likely to be a fake; but the "true culprit" hiding in the dark was still afraid of him, and he did not dare to create new attacks.

Except for that insignificant "interlude" on the eve of Halloween, the castle was peaceful.

……

Professor Rozier "has not recovered from his injuries", so the first-year Defense Against the Dark Arts class is still temporarily taught by Professor Troka.

Their defense against the dark arts began to improve little by little under the guidance of Professor Troka.

Another Friday afternoon, another Defense Against the Dark Arts class—

"Among all the protective spells, the 'Petrification Curse' is undoubtedly the simplest one... and it is also one of the few, suitable for you little wizards who are new to magic, to use!"

"You know, the younger the wizard, the harder it is to control the magic in his body... Blindly contacting those powerful protective spells, even if you are talented enough to learn them, there is a great possibility of accidents! "

Professor Troka's voice is still hoarse, but his complexion has been pretty good recently, at least much better than when he first came to Hogwarts.

"At the same time, the petrification spell is also one of the few spells that will not cause any damage... Most of the time, when facing those specious 'enemies', the petrification spell is the most suitable spell... This avoids unnecessary damage to the opponent if the opponent is not an enemy."

"Professor Rozier should have taught you that the petrification spell is: 'Petrificus Totalus (Petrificus Totalus)'! But don't underestimate it just because it is the simplest protective spell... Remember, you want to be proficient Using any protective spell requires a lot of practice!"

"The accents are on the first P and the second T respectively. Please note that there needs to be a pause of about half a second between the two words...don't make a mistake!"

Professor Troka's Defense Against the Dark Arts class is undoubtedly more popular than Professor Rozier's. Of course, this is not because of academic level, but because Professor Troka is much more easy-going than Professor Rozier, and the atmosphere in the classroom is much better.

"The effect of the petrification spell can make your target bound and unable to move for a certain period of time... Of course, the body functions of the target cast by this spell can still keep working, so there will be no harm. "

"In addition, the petrification spell also has a solution. The spell is 'Finite Incantatem'. When you realize that the target of your petrification spell is wrong, please use the solution as soon as possible!"

"Remember, the accent of Incantatem is at the end..."

Actually, this is already the third lesson after they started learning the petrification spell.

It's just that Professor Troka is still the same as in the Transfiguration class, repeating these details repeatedly with some "chattering" so that they can remember them.

They were also divided into groups in pairs for actual combat drills.

Matthew's partner is Draco Malfoy.

He raised his wand, aimed at Matthew, and shouted: "All petrified!"

Except that there was a sudden explosion at the end of his wand, and poor Malfoy was kicked back by the blow, hitting a wall behind him.

Malfoy, who fell to the ground, groaned in pain.

"Malfoy! Pause for half a second between words! Don't forget this!" Professor Troka yelled as he helped Malfoy up.

Poor Draco Malfoy, who has nearly two months less classes than other students, is now almost in a state of being at the end of the crane in all classes.

"Wakefield, try it!" Professor Troka pointed to Matthew ~IndoMTL.com~ and ordered.

Matthew raised his wand and pointed it at Malfoy:

"All petrochemical!"

A faint red light shot out from the end of Matthew's wand, and then hit Malfoy's body accurately.

I saw Malfoy's arms snapping to his sides, his legs standing at attention, standing straight. His whole body became stiff, he swayed a few times, and then fell to the ground with a plop, looking as hard as a board. At the same time, on his face, the upper and lower jaws were locked together, unable to speak, only the eyeballs were rolling.

"Good job, Wakefield!" Professor Troka praised:

"Now, undo the petrification curse on Mr. Malfoy!"

Matthew raised his wand again: "The spell stops!"

I saw another red light.

This time, Malfoy's originally stiff body quickly recovered in an instant. He quickly got up, panting heavily.

"Perfect!" Professor Troka also spoke highly of Matthew's solution.

……

About ten minutes later.

Professor Troka looked at his watch, and then said: "Okay, this class is over, I hope you will practice hard after you go back!"

"The feeling of being petrified is terrible!" Malfoy whispered as he packed his wand.

"Don't be discouraged, you were very close to success just now." Matthew responded.

"By the way, Wakefield!" Professor Troka called Matthew's name again:

"You stay alone!"

Matthew was stunned.

"See you in the auditorium later!" Malfoy waved, and then walked out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with Crabbe and Goyle.