Chapter 62: Vampire teacher

　　 In the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, the students of Slytherin and Ravenclaw all left one after another.
　　 Among them, Hermione Granger gave Matthew a worried look when she left the classroom.
　　 But Matthew Wickfield was not flustered at all, and instead cast a "don't worry" expression at Hermione.
　　Hermione also had to leave worriedly.
　　……
　　 A few minutes later, in the first classroom, now there are only two people left: Matthew and Professor Troka
　　 "I don't know what's wrong with you, Professor?" Matthew asked first, his voice calm.
　　 At the same time, he still sat in his seat without moving.
　　 "The petrification spell is very good, Matthew." Professor Troca sat down opposite Matthew, and he began to call Matthew by his name: "I usually practice often?"
"Yes." Matthew admitted honestly: "I have been practising when I am free these few weeks; for us young wizards, the petrification spell is the only protective spell we can use. This is what the professor said last class; so of course I have to work harder!"
"Very good!" Professor Troca smiled and glanced at Matthew with admiration: "I originally thought that you would work very hard only in the content of transfiguration classes, but I didn't expect you to be like this all the time... Talent is important; but for a young wizard, hard work is the most beautiful quality."
　　 "You are absurd, Professor Troca." Matthew said quickly.
"Perhaps!" Professor Troka shrugged: "But to be honest, in these classes I teach, you are the student I value most... These days, you have both talents and hard work. There are not many young people."
　　 While talking, he glanced at Matthew with admiration.
　　 "Let's continue to discuss the petrification curse, professor." Matthew quickly changed the subject: "I want to know if the petrification curse can have an effect on some humanoid magical creatures?"
"In most cases, I'm afraid not." Professor Troca shook his head: "Most humanoid magical creatures are naturally resistant to magic; the petrification spell is the simplest protective spell and cannot Avoid these magic resistances, so under normal circumstances, the effect of using them will be relatively poor..."
　　 "...For example, werewolves, horsemen..." Professor Troca paused, then continued: "There are vampires, wait!"
　　 "Do vampires have a certain resistance to magic by nature?" Matthew asked curiously.
"Of course." Professor Troka explained: "Although it is not as strong, at least not as strong as the werewolf, it does have certain resistance...especially at night, this resistance will be stronger than during the day. . It is almost impossible for a little wizard of your grade to trap an adult vampire with a petrification spell."
　　 While talking, Professor Troka shook his head.
　　 "Well..." Matthew curled his lips: "Then Professor, how much do you know about vampires?"
　　Professor Troka’s face gradually became serious, and he said softly:
"I think the wizarding world may have a deep misunderstanding of vampires. Every vampire is actually a poor person, once an ordinary Muggle or wizard. For them, when they were very young, they had to bear it. A torture that ordinary people can't imagine—"
　　 "Do you embrace it for the first time?" Matthew asked in a low voice.
　　 Hearing this word, Professor Troka's face showed a look of disgust.
　　 He nodded: "Yes, a complicated and sinful ritual, which imposes a curse on a child forever, and makes him live under the curse all his life..."
"...Wizards are afraid of this, so they are naturally afraid of vampires." Professor Troka sighed: "Perhaps it is better now, but before the beginning of this century, wizards hunting vampires aggressively can be said to be common; Very few vampires have died at the end of their lives, and most of them have died tragically in the hunting operations of wizards..."
　　 "...It is true that some vampires are heinous at times. But most of the vampires are poor people living in this world..."
"...After the beginning of the century, the attitude of wizards became more open, and the environment in which vampires lived was better, and they could finally live with wizards... But they still suffered from discrimination and endured all their eyes. Until the first wizarding war, a wizard killed a vampire without any reason, and only paid a fine of 100 gallons!"
　　 "Then Professor..." Matthew asked solemnly:
　　 "Are you a vampire?"
　　……
　　Professor Troca was taken aback, but soon a bleak smile appeared on his face.
　　 "When did you find out?" He did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
　　 "In Professor Rozier's first Defense Against the Dark Arts class, the content of that class was about vampires." Matthew answered honestly.
　　 "This is quite normal." Professor Troca replied calmly: "Our creatures in the dark night have too obvious characteristics. Smart people will find out if they pay attention to it...!"
　　While talking, Professor Troca glanced at Matthew with some profound meaning:
　　 "Then Matthew, since you know I am a vampire, why dare to stay alone in a classroom with me?"
　　 At the same time, he opened his mouth, showing fangs, and his appearance looked very hideous.
　　 It's just that Matthew Wickfield doesn't care about it at all, nor is he afraid of it.
"My friends, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Gore are all waiting for me in the auditorium, and they also know that you left me here!" He replied calmly, "So, Professor Maybe attack me here, right? Otherwise it would be too obvious!"
　　 "Yes!" Professor Troca nodded, and at the same time retracted his fangs: "No one would do such a stupid thing."
　　 "Matthew, maybe, you have time now, listen to me tell a story?"
　　 "Of course, Professor!"
　　……
　　 That is a story that happened many years ago. In a village in Romania, there lived a vampire who had gone crazy.
That crazy vampire, its greatest pleasure is to the children from surrounding villages in the dark, bring them into its lair, and then assimilate them with the first embrace and those children... Although every first embrace, the vampire itself must If you endure great pain, you will become extremely weak. But it never gets tired of it, venting wildly.
Until one day, he snatched away a ten-year-old little wizard... Then, the little wizard’s father came to the door angrily and killed the crazy vampire and the little vampires he kept in captivity...until , The father finally found out that his son had also accepted the first embrace and became a little vampire. "
　　 Father could not accept all this, he left, leaving the vampire's lair.
The poor little wizard, or little vampire, wanders alone in the surrounding villages... He is very weak and unable to hunt at all; if it were not for the early days after the first embrace, the vampire could still receive some sunlight and digest a little As for food, he might have died alone long ago.
　　 However, he is still dying.
　　 Just when he was dying, a wizard found him.
　　 The little vampire knew this wizard. In fact, every wizard family in Eastern and Central Europe knew this face.
　　He is so famous
　　 Gellert Grindelwald!
　　 The little vampire naturally knew his deeds. He originally thought that Grindelwald was here to kill him.
　　 However, Grindelwald did not.
　　 On the contrary, he slit his wrist and fed fresh blood to the little vampire, saving the dying little vampire.
　　 The little vampire didn't understand why Grindelwald did this.
　　 Grindelwald told him that he was not a vampire, but a wizard...
　　Any wizard, no matter what he has suffered, as long as he is a wizard, he will always be a wizard!
　　 Wizards are always equal!
　　The wizard is always supreme!
　　 What a great person!
　　The little vampire was rescued, and then sent to Durmstrang; because the castle in the water was hardly exposed to any sunlight.
　　 At that magic school, he was very smart and worked hard...At the same time, he was very cautious.
　　 But in the fourth grade, he was still discovered as a vampire, and then expelled from Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
　　 Fortunately, the little vampire at this time has the ability to survive in the wizarding world.
　　 He wandered all over Europe, in wizard villages, and survived tenaciously!
　　 And for many years, he never saw Grindelwald again.
　　 Until...
　　……
　　Professor Troka’s story is over before it is finished.
　　 His voice was calm, there was no resentment or sadness, as if he was just telling a story.
　　 "So..." Matthew hesitated for a moment: "Can you listen to me tell a story, Professor Troca?"
　　 "Of course!" Professor Troka nodded.
　　 "A long, long time ago, Hogwarts hired a werewolf teacher..." Matthew said softly.
　　 "I don't remember Hogwarts, once hired a werewolf teacher!" Professor Troca retorted.
　　 "This is just a story... a story..." Matthew said quickly:
　　 "The werewolf teacher, like the little vampire in your story, was bitten by a werewolf when he was young, then taken in by a great wizard, and eventually became an excellent wizard..."
　　 "...At Hogwarts, his courses are very popular, and he himself is very popular with students. But in the end, less than a year later, he was fired by Hogwarts..."
　　 Professor Troca opened his mouth, but did not speak.
　　 "Because someone...maybe other professors who couldn't understand him, or maybe ordinary students; the news that he was a werewolf hit the newspaper, and Hogwarts had to finally expel him..."
　　 Matthew smiled:
　　 "This is the story I made up, Professor...it's relatively simple, that's all!"
　　……
　　 The story of Matthew seemed to touch Professor Troka a little bit.
　　 "What else do you want to tell me?" Then, Matthew looked at Professor Troca's eyes: "You left me here...should it not only be for storytelling?"
　　 Soon, Professor Troca has returned to his usual appearance. He said in a low voice, "No, it's a warning...You have to be careful. Hogwarts is dangerous recently!"
　　 Originally he thought that Matthew Wickfield would be very scared about it... but he didn't expect that the expression on Matthew's face was still very calm.
　　 "Aren't you afraid?" he asked in a deep voice.
　　 "Principal Grindelwald has assured us that Hogwarts is safe!" Matthew said nonchalantly.
　　Professor Troca was stunned, then he smiled: "But still be careful!"
　　 "Well, I know!" Matthew nodded, "Thank you, professor!"
　　 "You're welcome... Don't leave the common room casually, don't walk alone in the corridor, don't just be alone with others..." Professor Troca said patiently.
　　 "I remember it!" Matthew replied:
　　 "But, can I ask another question?"
　　Professor Troca stood up: "So, do you have any questions, Matthew?"
　　 "Professor Troca..." Matthew Wickfield seemed to hesitate for a moment~EbookFREE.me~ But in the end he still spoke:
　　 "Do you prefer to drink animal blood? Or human blood?"
　　 "It's a bold question." Professor Troka glanced at Matthew with interest.
　　 Matthew waved his hand: "If this question involves your privacy, you may not answer it."
　　 "There used to be many of my fellows who thought that human blood, especially the blood of wizards, was more delicious... But in the end, they were all dead!" Professor Troka finally did not answer this question directly.
　　 Matthew Ben wants to ask a few more questions, but it seems that he has no chance!
　　 Only a "bang" was heard, and the door of the classroom was pushed open.
　　Hermione Granger stood in the doorway, panting, and she was still holding the dean of Ravenclaw who was a head shorter than her: Professor Flitwick.
　　 "Granger!" Professor Flitwick was also panting: "This is the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, why did you bring me here?"
　　 "Sorry, professor..." Hermione quickly apologized: "I'm so sorry, I went the wrong way..."
　　 The situation outside seems to be a bit embarrassing.
　　In the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, the situation for teachers and students has also become a bit embarrassing.
　　 "It seems that Matthew, the question and answer between us is over." Professor Troca said first: "Thank you for that little story."
　　 After speaking, he waved his hand and issued an order to evict the guests.
　　 Matthew walked out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with some regret.
　　 In fact, he still has one last question, and he didn't ask Professor Troca.
　　 That is--
　　 "Ronald Weasley, how does his blood taste?"