Last year Lockhart chose a large, sunny classroom to display the large self-portraits he has hung on the walls.

Professor Lupin had no self-portraits, not even a few photographs, so he just chose an ordinary empty classroom.

When they rushed over, there were only a few people in the classroom talking to each other.

They sat down and waited for a while before Professor Lupin finally walked into the classroom. He had a faint smile on his face and put a tattered old box on the podium.

I don’t know if it’s because he had a few good meals, but he looked much healthier than when he was on the train. With his clean new robe, he seemed like a completely different person.

"Good morning," he said cheerfully. "Please put your textbooks back. Today is a practical class. You only need your wands."

The students put their books away and exchanged a few curious glances. They vaguely remembered someone saying the same thing... Oren in first grade.

He did the same thing at the beginning, asking them to put away their textbooks and focus on practice.

Some people started to get excited.

Although Oren is a dark wizard, it is undeniable that the first year of Defense Against the Dark Arts is the most interesting, and he really prepares for every class carefully.

Instead of being perfunctory like two certain professors.

They are obviously not good people, but their levels of professionalism are very different... This is probably why only Oren was able to escape in the end.

"Okay," Professor Lupin saw that everyone was ready, and took out a large cage covered with a curtain, "I have prepared a little surprise for you."

Seeing this scene, everyone looked even more strange.

Oren did the same thing in the first class before, taking out a cage containing Billywig worms and saying he had prepared a surprise for them.

If you ignore the content, their actions, including the opening remarks, are almost identical.

These two people are not related...

Father and son? The ages don’t match.

Brothers? But looking at their appearance, they don't look alike! But Professor Lupin didn't know what they were thinking. He lifted the cloth of the cage, revealing a bird with gorgeous feathers inside.

The feathers on its head are very fluffy, but its claws are very small, and it looks like an inverted water droplet.

"A professor told me that there was almost no progress in Defense Against the Dark Arts in the first two years, so you..."

His gaze lingered on Kyle for a moment, "...most people don't have a very good foundation."

"We have also defeated werewolves." A Ravenclaw whispered, "In Lockhart's stage play, there are also trolls and vampires..."

Everyone around understood and immediately burst into laughter.

"Okay, but that's not your true level."

Professor Lupin didn't laugh. He just curled his lips and changed the subject: "So I asked Professor Hagrid to get it from the Forbidden Forest to do a small test to determine how much knowledge you have mastered."

"First question, does anyone know what animal this is?"

Kyle raised his hand and said, "Evil bitch bird."

"Yes, it's the Hufflepuff. Five points for Hufflepuff," said Professor Lupin. "So what special abilities does it have?"

Qiu raised his hand more quickly this time. "The singing of the evil bird can make people lose their minds and do some very abnormal things."

"Exactly, five points to Ravenclaw."

Professor Lupin said, "When you see the evil bird, it is best to cover your ears immediately... But don't worry, the evil bird you saw just drank a large glass of brandy and is still drunk. I think its singing can only make people dizzy for a while, that's all.

"The spell used to deal with the evil birds is also very simple, all you have to do is make them stop making any sound.

"Let's practice the spell without using the wands first. Please repeat after me...lock the tongue and seal the throat!"

"Lock the tongue and seal the throat!" the whole class said together.

"Very good," Professor Lupin raised his hand, motioning for everyone to stand up, and then moved the tables and chairs to the side. "But just knowing the spell is not enough. Now everyone should line up. Kyle, how about you be the first one?"

Kyle nodded and stepped forward.

Professor Lupin opened the cage.

But the evil bird seemed to be drunk, standing there with its eyes closed. Kyle could even hear its long breathing...

Professor Lupin took out an old-fashioned record player, and after getting Kyle's affirmative answer, he moved the needle.

The sound of cheerful drums rang out in the classroom.

It’s “A Hot Spatula” by the Weird Sisters, a favorite uptempo song from more than a decade ago.

When the music started, the feathers of the evil bird trembled visibly. It opened its eyes and immediately sang happily to the rhythm.

Some students immediately covered their ears, but some others chose to believe what Professor Lupin said.

They unexpectedly discovered that the singing of the evil bird is not a harsh noise, but rather very pleasant to listen to. The sound is clear and melodious, like the sound of raindrops falling on leaves, or flowers blooming... It's strange, why do flowers have sounds?

It was not until they heard warm applause all around that they came back to their senses.

The evil bird in the front had its mouth open, but no sound came out.

"How do you feel?" Professor Lupin asked with a smile.

"It's great." A Ravenclaw girl said excitedly, "I heard many kinds of voices, and I seemed to see the forbidden forest full of flowers."

"It seems that this evil bird can drink quite well. If I had known, I would have given it more."

"But it's fine this way now."

Professor Lupin said to everyone: "As you can see, this is the effect of the evil bird's song. It can make people hear or see things that do not exist... just like them."

He pointed in the classroom and found that those who had not covered their ears before had basically left the team, but the distance was not far, only about two or three steps.

"If it were normal, they would have already started venturing into the Forbidden Forest, and you would have seen a series of strange and funny actions."

Most people looked disappointed, but they kind of hoped it would be that way.

Professor Lupin continued, "This is also the second point I want to tell you. The name of the evil bird is just unfriendly, but their singing is very nice. Unconsciously, it can make people fall into their own hallucinations.

So no matter what time, you must stay alert.

"I will remove the spell from the evil bird at any time. You must recite the spell after hearing its song. Do you remember?"

"Remember, Professor!" everyone said.

"Okay, next one."

Kyle walked to the side, and Ryan behind him immediately stepped forward and stared at the evil bird closely.

Some people covered their ears again, but a few people chose not to do so. Obviously, they also wanted to see the forbidden forest full of flowers.

In comparison, the spell against the evil bird becomes less important.

Professor Lupin did not stop him, but just watched with interest.

It was almost time for the get out of class to end, and perhaps because the drunkenness had worn off, the singing of the evil bird suddenly became much louder.

Several people who were playing around suddenly became dazed. Some were stretching their arms and legs, as if they were doing some kind of climbing exercise.

Some people even thought they were fish in a black lake, lying on the ground and swinging their legs.

Everyone in the classroom was laughing like crazy.

Ryan held his stomach and ran to Mikel to imitate his moves.

Mikel didn't cover his ears either. He was stretching his neck and trying to bite his heels.

Professor Lupin couldn't help laughing, and at the same time he reached out and pulled back a student who was standing on the windowsill and was about to do a high dive.

"I think now they know how dangerous the song of the stork is," he said.

The students laughed even louder.

However, this situation did not last long. By the time the get out of class was over, everyone had basically recovered.

As soon as the bell rang, they rushed out impatiently, as if they didn't want to stay even a moment longer, and the classroom was in chaos.

(End of this chapter)