Hogwarts magic is justice

Chapter 56: Teaching assistants are giving lessons; professors are not allowed in the classroom.

The secret room was off-limits, or rather, it was to remain empty until the culprit was caught. But Owen never imagined that the notebook would end up in Lockhart's hands...

It seems this guy who writes good novels has offended Dumbledore quite a bit, otherwise he wouldn't be causing all this trouble.

Lockhart was already infamous at Hogwarts. Ever since he released those mischievous elves in the first class and then left the students to run away, his Defense Against the Dark Arts class had become a mere formality. In class, the students completely ignored him, and the students in their fifth year and above simply disregarded him and went on to practice their spells on their own.

The students in grades one through three treated class as self-study, memorizing spells first and practicing after class. As for whether the professor was there or not, or what he was saying, nobody paid any attention to him.

Hermione actually wanted Lockhart to prove himself, and she did give him a chance, but when he pulled out Harry's hand bones and sent Harry to the infirmary to drink Bone Regen, she was filled with despair.

Fortunately... there are teaching assistants!

That's right, our all-around teaching assistant Owen Carrot is now online. You don't need to worry too much about the other classes because the professors are truly skilled. Even Professor Trelawney, who teaches divination, is respected. Although she's not very reliable, she has made some correct predictions and has verifiable track records.

So although it seems like he's juggling multiple jobs, he only needs to manage one black-related course now.

"I can't get those dark magic creatures for you right now, but you can learn the spells first..." In the new Dark Magic Defense class, it wasn't Lockhart standing on the podium, but Owen, and sitting below were the first-year students from the four houses.

With a casual wave of his hand, a blue pattern appeared in the air; with another wave, a spell appeared.

"The hand gestures, spells, and the stress patterns are all here. Please write them down in your notebooks first, then take out your wands and practice the hand gestures. After half an hour, you can start practicing directly."

Magic does require basic knowledge, but that's not something done in class; it's homework that needs to be done after class.

"Very well, ladies and gentlemen, now, please line up separately by gender..."

Owen took out his wand and waved it repeatedly, and the classroom changed. The desks and other things disappeared, and rows of magical mannequins appeared on both sides.

"Alright everyone, let's begin."

The students were a little nervous because Owen's expression during Blackmail class was very serious, bearing a striking resemblance to Professor Snape in Potions class.

"Raise your hand..."

"Yes, very good, make your wrist a little more flexible..."

"Miss Greengrass, innovation is good, but you don't need it right now, at least not until you have fully mastered all the basic spells."

"yes!"

The little witch almost broke out in a cold sweat. She now understood the true value of her words, "You'll know when you get to school."

"Very good, that's it, please keep it up."

He praised those who did well and pointed out the mistakes of those who did poorly. By the end of the class, about 80% of the students had mastered the Petrify Spell.

"Everyone, today's assignment is to write a paper on the Petrification Curse. I want to see your own understanding of this curse in your papers. Miss Greengrass, you'll be responsible for collecting the papers and handing them in to me next Monday. get out of class dismissed!"

The young wizards left, their faces beaming with excitement as they walked out of the classroom, chatting excitedly in small groups about Assistant Professor Owen.

Lockhart, who was hiding to the side, looked extremely unhappy. He had originally wanted to attend this class, but Irving had refused him entry. Moreover, Irving's earlier departure from his first class was also a challenge to his already diminished sense of self-respect.

In fact, he had considered leaving in disgrace. Although it would damage his reputation, it was still much better than staying. He could simply write another novel.

But now, he's changed his mind. That notebook... maybe he should give it more trust.

No one noticed Lockhart's departure, but Owen did. However, he didn't take it seriously at all. He dared not say anything else, but he was absolutely safe at Hogwarts, and even his sources of information were absolutely guaranteed.

After class, Owen had to rush to his Transfiguration class. Professor McGonagall had mentioned that he should undergo Animagus training beforehand, but Owen was somewhat reluctant to learn it because Animagus could only turn wizards into ordinary animals, and after transforming, they would lose their spellcasting abilities, which did not align with his understanding of self-preservation.

But Professor McGonagall's reasoning was also quite valid: that after the transformation, it might be possible to stop his magical power from growing and perhaps mitigate the crisis of his magical power surge in adulthood.

Therefore, it is possible to learn, as long as it is not used frequently.

After the Transfiguration class, Owen had to go to the greenhouse again because Professor Sprout needed to buy new seeds and wouldn't be back for a while. As the teaching assistant, he needed to cover a Herbalism class for the second-year students, which was somewhat dangerous.

"Repotting mandrakes is somewhat dangerous. The roots of mature mandrakes can emit deadly sonic waves, while the immature ones, although not fatal, can still damage your nerves, for example, causing half of your face to become numb and causing you to drool from time to time..."

"Now, put on all the earmuffs."

After everyone had put on their earmuffs, Owen was about to get to them when Hermione raised her hand and called out, "Owen, you're not wearing earmuffs yet."

Owen chuckled and used a magical technique to make his voice penetrate the earmuffs and reach everyone's ears: "I don't need it. Okay, everyone, please watch my operation carefully... Remember, do not pull it out directly. First, clean the loose soil outside the roots. Be gentle, and then use a brush to brush away the soil."

Irving's handling was very gentle. When he took out a mandrake, the ugly grass root didn't make a sound, but instead looked content and asleep.

Then Irving transferred it to another pot that already had fertilizer, the process proceeding slowly and completely calmly.

Just then, Owen's voice rang out again: "If it were you, you wouldn't like someone pulling your hair, right? It's the same with mandrakes. Pulling them out will damage their roots, just like pulling your hair, which is why they cry out. Okay, everyone, please begin. I need you to repot all the mandrakes that need repotting before get out of class ends."

This method of repotting was proposed and modified by Irving. After Professor Sprout watched him repot without any reaction, he fixed this method.

Little Owen has such talent that even without special guidance, he could become a master of herbalism in the future!

It's all Flitwick, McGonagall, and Snape's fault for using spells, transfiguration, and potions to distract Owen. They're so annoying!