Chu Yang stood up and replied indifferently, "Professor Snape, I truly don't know martial arts, but as you said, I came from an orphanage, and the environment there wasn't good. Fighting was a mandatory lesson for every child."
"Furthermore, with all due respect, a wizard who cannot cast spells without a wand is not much better than a Muggle..."
Chu Yang's comparison of Muggles and wizards directly enraged Snape.
He strode forward, almost face-to-face with Chu Yang.
"You've made a grave mistake, Mr. Chu Yang!"
Snape glared fiercely at Chu Yang and shouted, "Don't think you can solve everything with your fists. You can now, but what about three or two months from now? When those first-years you bullied pick up their wands and learn spells, how will you respond? Still with your fists?"
The confrontation between Snape and Chu Yang made the already gloomy dungeon even more unbearable. The first-years watched the two of them with trepidation, too nervous to even breathe.
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Chapter 39: The Correct Way to Use a Flying Broom
"First, let me correct you, it wasn't me bullying them, but them bullying me. I was just acting in self-defense."
Chu Yang did not flinch from Snape's anger; his eyes remained fixed on the other party as he retorted neither humbly nor arrogantly, "When they pick up their wands, of course, I will also pick up my wand to fight back. We are all wizards; do only they know magic?"
Snape sneered, "Can you guarantee that your spells will be as effective as your fists?"
Chu Yang shrugged, his face full of ease, "We'll find out then, won't we? Don't worry, once the results are in, I'll report to you immediately."
Snape knew why Chu Yang was so fearless; Professor McGonagall had already explained to him that any retaliatory action by Chu Yang in Slytherin was tacitly approved by Headmaster Dumbledore.
"If you are serious, then I admire your courage." Snape turned indifferently and walked to the podium, saying loudly, "Contradicting a professor, disrespecting elders, Slytherin loses 5 points!"
Chu Yang was utterly surprised.
Goodness, Snape was truly agitated; it was the first time he had ever deducted points from his own house!
Within this single day, Slytherin had lost 10 points because of Chu Yang!
In terms of point deductions, he was clearly ahead of the trio.
Could I become a new point-deduction titan?
It is well known that the three titans usually have four people, and the four Heavenly Kings usually have five people...
Only when it came to point deductions, Chu Yang did not want to be on par with those three.
The first Potions class of the semester was unusually heavy. Snape, who already had a bad temper, paced around each first-year like a Shinigami during class, the sound of his leather shoes on the floor exceptionally clear.
Throughout the entire class, Snape did not give Chu Yang a direct look.
He thought this might put some pressure on Chu Yang, but he underestimated the extent of Chu Yang's psychological maturity.
Snape's ability to intimidate students was far inferior to Chu Yang's high school homeroom teacher, and even inferior to his physical education teacher.
Every student who has gone through compulsory education can adapt well to Hogwarts' teaching intensity.
Only native Britons would feel overwhelmed.
As soon as class was dismissed, all the first-years scrambled to escape the classroom. However, Chu Yang, who had clashed with Snape, slowly packed his textbooks, leaving last.
"Thank you for today's lesson, Professor Snape. I learned many things that weren't in the textbook." Chu Yang bowed slightly, then turned and left.
Watching Chu Yang's retreating back, Snape's frost-like face gradually softened.
Snape's expression became increasingly dazed, and he murmured, "If only I had been as brave as him back then, Lily might have..."
In the empty classroom, only Snape's voice echoed for a long time.
Lunch break had arrived. After a morning of mental torment, the first-year students finally had time to buffer their tumultuous young minds.
In the Great Hall, the first-years instinctively sat in seats far from Chu Yang. After learning that Chu Yang had single-handedly taken down so many boys, he had left a not-so-bright impression in everyone's minds.
As for the deeds of half-bloods fighting pure-bloods, they would not be crowned with the title of heroism here.
Even setting aside the notions of pure-blood and half-blood, no one wanted to associate with Chu Yang because he had offended too many people this time!
One must know that every student who enters Slytherin has considerable power behind them; it is the cradle of pure-blood wizards!
Chu Yang was well aware of this, and he was not so childish as to resent those who kept their distance from him. Avoiding danger and seeking good fortune is human instinct.
However, to Chu Yang's surprise, someone suddenly sat down opposite him.
It was neither Hermione, nor Harry and Ron.
It was Neville Longbottom!
Neville, holding his food, said with a simple smile, "I didn't even get a chance to thank you when we crossed the lake. Now's a good opportunity."
"You're welcome." Chu Yang rested his face on one hand, while the other lightly tapped the table. "Are you sure you want to sit here?"
Neville immediately said nervously, "I'm sorry, if you don't like me sitting here, I can move."
"That's not what I meant." Chu Yang waved his hand and explained, "You're sitting so close to me, aren't you afraid they'll ostracize you just like they ostracized me?"
Neville scratched his head and said, "No, they just don't understand you. After a while, they'll realize they misunderstood you."
Chu Yang chuckled. Listening to his tone, it sounded as if this guy knew him very well.
Suddenly, more young wizards appeared next to Chu Yang's seat.
As expected, it was the point-deduction trio.
"There are some parts of this book I don't understand; can you teach me?" Hermione placed a thick book in front of Chu Yang. Although she was asking for help, her attitude seemed to suggest otherwise.
Harry and Ron also naturally sat diagonally opposite Chu Yang, messing around, and occasionally asking Chu Yang about the "battle details" from last night.
"Goyle said you kicked Blaise so hard he flew!" Ron asked excitedly, "Did you really not use a spell then?"
Chu Yang laughed, "My wand was in my trunk, I didn't even have a chance to get it, so of course it wasn't a spell."
Ron exclaimed, "You're so strong!"
Once the three of them sat down and started chatting, it wasn't long before Ron's brothers also sat nearby, and the area around Chu Yang began to become "normal."
Fred and George winked at Chu Yang.
They had clearly heard of his "feat," and their constant questioning immediately made the area lively.
Then, a crisp cry sounded above the Great Hall, and countless owls flew in through the skylights, carrying things in their beaks and claws.
"Hey! Mail's here!"
The surprised shouts made Chu Yang realize that it was the students' family deliveries. Speaking of which, opening a delivery company using owls, specializing in light packages, should be very profitable, right?
A newspaper landed on Ron and Harry's table. The latter, after asking, eagerly opened it.
Chu Yang vaguely remembered... this newspaper reported the theft at Gringotts. The original vault contained the Philosopher's Stone, which could grant eternal life, and Dumbledore had sent Hagrid to retrieve it in advance.
The point-deduction trio's attention was completely drawn to that newspaper, but they didn't know that the item within it was quietly lying in Hogwarts.
The first class of the afternoon was Madam Hooch's flying lesson, and the first-years had long been unable to contain their excitement.
Flying is humanity's ultimate dream; both wizards and Muggles are fascinated by it.
Madam Hooch strode through the first-years, saying loudly, "Welcome to your first flying lesson of your lives."
"Please place your right hand above your broom, then say 'Up,' and command the broom to fly into your hand. This is the first step in establishing a connection with your flying broom."
As she spoke, Madam Hooch felt something was off, because one of the students had directly jumped onto his broom, placing both feet on the flying broom in a strange posture.
In her horrified gaze, the boy with the Eastern face shouted!
"Up!"
Good news.
The broom really flew!
Bad news.
The person was standing on it while flying!!!
Chapter 40: A Unique Flying Lesson
Everyone looked up at Chu Yang, who had already flown high into the sky, and, along with a startled Madam Hooch, gaped.
Since the invention of the flying broom, no wizard had ever flown while standing on it, and even more incredibly, Chu Yang had actually flown.
Even those wizards who flew in the standard sitting position on their brooms couldn't necessarily succeed on their first try...
"I have to say, standing on the broom is much cooler than sitting, don't you think, Harry!" Ron tilted his head and whispered into Harry's ear.
"It's pretty cool, like sky surfing." Harry nodded, then said worriedly, "But it's too dangerous. Without holding the broom, how would you control it? If he falls from up there, it won't be something that can be fixed with just a few days in the hospital!"
An anxious Hermione ran to Madam Hooch and reminded her, "You should fly up and bring Chu Yang back; it's going to be very dangerous if this continues."
Madam Hooch came to her senses and quickly mounted her flying broom, but just then, Neville let out a sudden shriek.
Neville had somehow learned Chu Yang's posture and was standing on his broom, but he didn't have Chu Yang's control. He could only crouch low, swaying as he began to float, already five or six meters off the ground.
It looked as if he was squatting in the sky to defecate...
"Neville, what are you doing?"
"I just wanted to try! I didn't expect..."
As he spoke, Neville suddenly jolted in the air, scaring him into immediately shutting his mouth and concentrating on controlling the flying broom.
But it was useless!
Neville was still rising. He looked down at his feet, and his whole body instantly stiffened, riding the broom without moving.
Chu Yang, soaring in the sky, had no idea of the commotion below. He was completely engrossed in his fun.
The reason Chu Yang could stand steadily on the broom without falling was that his superhuman physique gave him powerful body control.
Additionally, his magical power, imbued with Wood Release, helped Chu Yang communicate better with wooden magical objects, allowing him to precisely control them even without using his hands.
Based on these two points, he was able to achieve such an outrageous maneuver.
Actually, Chu Yang didn't intend to do this at first; he was ready to learn to fly step-by-step like the other students!
But memory, sometimes, is truly terrifying!