"Uh... I wasn't really paying attention in class..." Harry's face flushed with embarrassment as he pushed the book forward.
Well, Theo had actually noticed that.
He flipped through Harry's textbook, sighing. "Your notes are missing quite a bit, and they don't capture the main points. How about this—"
He raised a hand, raising his voice. "Guys!"
Everyone looked up at them.
"Harry needs to borrow everyone's notes," Theo said, then added, "If you're not using them right now."
"Okay—I'm pretty confident about Potions Class. Just return it to me by next Monday." Michael sent his Potions Class notes over with a Levitation Charm.
"I'm good at astronomy," Ryan said. He not only lent his notes but also a book about the movement of stars.
"Um—" Neville also pulled out his notes. "For Herbology, actually, Theo and I are pretty similar."
"No, Neville, you're much better," Theo said seriously. "Professor Sprout can't stop praising you."
Neville's face reddened slightly. He rubbed the back of his head and smiled shyly.
"For A History of Magic and Transfiguration Class notes, I can lend them to you anytime for reference," Hermione said.
"Then I've got the remaining Charms Class and Defense Against the Dark Arts," Wade said, directing several notebooks to float over. He added, "I'm guessing you also need to learn how to write essays?"
Harry nodded eagerly, stammering, "Yes! I... I'm not very good at writing essays..."
Afterward, Theo whispered to Harry, "Cherish Wade's notes, especially for Defense Against the Dark Arts—his notes are more comprehensive and easier to understand than what Professor Quirrell teaches in class."
"Thank you, Theo," Harry said gratefully.
"You're welcome," Theo smiled gently. "We're teammates now, aren't we?"
...
"Regarding the essay on the Softening Charm, you can actually approach it from these five aspects, and future essays should follow this pattern—brief introduction, historical background, development and changes..."
As Wade spoke, he drew a mind map on the paper, starting with the title and listing five sections as the essay's framework, with each section further broken down into two or three smaller points...
No one had ever systematically taught Harry how to write an essay.
In fact, most students at Hogwarts hadn't received this kind of training. Smart students gradually figured out their own methods through repeated assignments, while less able students either copied from the former's work or cobbled something together just to get by.
And in the public elementary school Harry had attended previously, homework was basically just for show; although they sometimes wrote essays (topic essays, narrative essays, or argumentative essays, etc.), they wrote them quite casually, with very few words, completely different from the essays at Hogwarts, which were often measured in feet.
At this moment, listening to Wade's explanation, Harry felt his mind suddenly clear. His previous confusion and bewilderment vanished instantly. Every time Wade listed an item, corresponding content popped into his mind, and he suddenly understood how to complete this type of assignment. By the time Wade finished explaining everything, Harry was almost impatient to write down all the thoughts in his mind. He even felt that the seven inches assigned by the professor were a bit too short, not enough for him to write everything he wanted to.
Of course, when he actually started writing, he found that putting his thoughts into an essay wasn't that simple, but completing the assignment was still much easier than it used to be for him.
Next was spell practice, which was a hundred times easier for Harry than writing essays. He possessed exceptional talent, and with just a little guidance from Wade, he displayed extraordinary magical sensitivity and comprehension, quickly mastering basic spells, which surprised everyone except Wade.
Under everyone's admiring gazes, Harry's heart was filled with joy; he felt as if his body had become light as air. He pressed his lips together slightly, trying hard not to appear arrogant, but the apprehension and unease he'd felt upon entering the classroom, and the self-consciousness and shame he'd experienced seeing others' notes, had all vanished. His green eyes shone with an indescribable vitality and brilliance.
I'm really good at this.
Harry told himself.
...
Wade checked the time; there were only thirty minutes left until Curfew. He clapped his hands, and everyone practicing spells stopped.
"Everyone—" Wade said, looking at them, "A few days ago, we had a bit of a conflict with Malfoy and his lot. Although they ended up being the unlucky ones, we also suffered a small setback—"
His gaze swept over Harry, Neville, and Hermione.
"And then I discovered a problem—learning spells doesn't actually mean we can protect ourselves well. If we lack practical combat ability and can't react in time when attacked, we're still very likely to suffer."
"You mean—" Michael became excited, "We should train our practical combat ability?"
"No, no way?" Padma suddenly panicked a bit.
Hermione hesitated for a moment, then looked eager. "What if we get hurt? The professors will deduct points from us!"
"Stop thinking about house points, Hermione, house points aren't that important at all—this is so cool!" Michael couldn't wait. "Should we start now, Wade?"
Wade took in the changes in everyone's expressions, then said, "Of course, we can't just start like this—I think everyone should have at least mastered a few minor jinxes, but those spells shouldn't be used on teammates. They're also troublesome to heal, and we might even have to bother Madam Pomfrey. So we need to first master two basic defensive and offensive spells before we can duel."
"What spells?" Harry asked eagerly.
Wade looked at him and said, "The Disarming Charm and the Shield Charm."
"Shield Charm?" Hermione said in surprise. "We don't learn that spell until fifth year!"
Harry was also surprised—he was surprised that Hermione actually knew the content of their fifth-year curriculum... She wouldn't have read all the upper-year textbooks, would she?
As for Wade... Harry was no longer surprised. He felt that even if Wade said he could teach everyone Apparition, Harry would choose to believe it first.
"Indeed, the Shield Charm is only taught in fifth year because of its higher difficulty. I only just learned it a few days ago—" Wade inadvertently showed off a bit, then said, "But this spell is very practical. It can create an invisible shield around the body, deflecting enemy spells. However, it can't withstand very powerful spells, so be aware of that."
Harry subconsciously touched the scar on his forehead, and Neville pursed his lips, his expression also very serious.
"As for the Disarming Charm, also known as Expelliarmus, it can make an opponent lose their Wand, and it's also a very useful spell. Because most Wizards haven't mastered wandless magic, losing their Wand makes them almost no threat."
Wade twirled his Wand in his hand, then gripped it, looking at everyone. "So, shall we start with the Disarming Charm?"
In the original work, Harry learned the Disarming Charm in the second year at the Duelling Club, which, according to Lockhart, wasn't actually something they were supposed to learn according to their curriculum;
He learned the Shield Charm early in his fourth year to participate in the Triwizard Cup. In his fifth year, he taught others the Shield Charm in Dumbledore's Army (Hermione learned it before Neville). So the Shield Charm is at least a spell learned in the fifth year.
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