"Mr. Quirrell?!"
When Claire heard what Professor McGonagall said, her eyes couldn't help but fall on the third person in the room.
Looking at the pale-faced guy, Claire's heart sank.
Quirinus Quirrell!
The host of the Dark Lord Voldemort!
The villain from the first Harry Potter movie I've seen!
Claire's bad feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger.
Professor McGonagall returned to her desk, picked up her wand, and waved it gently. A piece of parchment fell from the table and turned into a chair on the ground, which was placed two feet away from Quirrell.
"Please sit down, Mr. Lindemann. I remember that your favorite is tea from the East. Come and try Professor Sprout's new black tea."
As soon as he finished speaking, a teacup with oriental style appeared in front of the seat.
Claire thanked him and nodded to Quirrell who looked over as a greeting, then sat down with a heavy heart.
Professor McGonagall looked at the two people in front of her, a trace of worry well hidden in her eyes. She said, "Mr. Lindeman, you've come at the right time. This matter is quite unusual. It's the chance that you are here, which saves me some trouble."
After a pause, Professor McGonagall saw that the two were focused on her words and continued, "As outstanding graduates of Hogwarts, I believe you are most familiar with the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. According to the rules of previous years, every professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts will encounter some unexpected events."
"Just this year, our headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, received your two applications and, in order to avoid upsetting you who wanted to return to teach at the school, decided to make some changes to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. Instead of having one professor teaching the class, we will now have two professors teaching the class simultaneously."
On the other side, Claire felt something was wrong the more she listened, and her heart sank to the bottom.
It seems, seems, probably, perhaps, possibly, that Professor McGonagall wants to make herself the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? !
My first choice was Care of Magical Creatures, how could it turn out like this!
As graduates of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, they have the most say in matters concerning the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Not to mention their other courses, just talking about the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, if they want to pass it, they have to rely on self-study.
The phrase "self-taught" is applied to the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts, and every Hogwarts graduate is an outstanding student in this field.
What is the reason for this?
It's because every year the professor who teaches the Defense Against the Dark Arts class will give up teaching the class due to various accidents.
In addition, the professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts vary greatly, so the Defense Against the Dark Arts classes studied each year are different.
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Hogwarts students could learn anything useful in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
So, it's not a good thing to be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
However, now Professor McGonagall actually informed him that he should take over the extremely dangerous position of professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
This brought the uneasy feeling in his heart to a peak.
He wanted to refuse, but thinking about the fact that he had also applied for the Care of Magical Creatures class, he decided to ask first.
As Claire pondered this, Professor McGonagall continued, "This decision was made by Headmaster Dumbledore after careful consideration. Furthermore, you are all outstanding graduates of Hogwarts. Headmaster Dumbledore doesn't want to see anything like that happen to you again. This is also for your safety. Do you agree to this arrangement?"
Quirrell glanced at Professor McGonagall, then at Claire, then quickly averted his gaze and looked elsewhere.
Quirrell was about to say something when suddenly his body trembled and a hoarse voice came from his mind.
"Promise it. As long as I can get into Hogwarts, nothing else matters."
"and!"
"I sensed a familiar aura from that person. I'll talk to him if I have a chance."
Hearing the voice in his head, there was silence for a moment before Quirrell's voice rang out.
"I...I will follow the professor's instructions."
Professor McGonagall nodded and looked at Claire, her eyes flickering, as if she wanted Claire to see something.
At this moment, Professor McGonagall even hoped that Claire would refuse. She didn't want Claire to compete for the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. He still had a chance to fight for the Care of Magical Creatures class.
Claire did not disappoint her and did not agree directly. Instead, she asked, "Professor McGonagall, I'm applying for Care of Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts. I'd like to be the professor of Care of Magical Creatures."
Hearing Claire's words, Professor McGonagall nodded secretly. This was a good start.
She wanted Claire to teach Care of Magical Creatures, but Dumbledore insisted that she stick to her word and if Claire firmly refused, then he would be the professor of Care of Magical Creatures.
Otherwise, let him be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"This matter was arranged by Headmaster Dumbledore. I may not be able to teach the Care of Magical Creatures course as you thought."
Professor McGonagall said.
Professor McGonagall gave Claire a look, indicating that he should persevere. She did not say anything definite directly, but wanted to let Claire persist on his own without violating Dumbledore's arrangements. As long as he persisted a little longer, she would agree to let Claire join Hogwarts as the professor of Care of Magical Creatures.
But this time Claire disappointed her.
Claire frowned and didn't notice McGonagall's look at all. She wondered what was wrong with Headmaster Dumbledore to make such an arrangement.
He wanted to refuse, but when he thought about the importance of the Phoenix Nirvana Demonic Mark to himself, he hesitated again.
A magic pattern that almost makes him immortal is too tempting for him.
However, as a Hogwarts graduate, he knew how dangerous the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts was, and he was afraid that something might happen to him along the way.
However, Phoenix Fox's nirvana is also a great temptation. If he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know how many years he will have to wait, unless he can kill Phoenix Fox and force it to be reborn.
But if he did that, he was afraid that Old Deng would get mad and kill him.
Perhaps, if he had obtained Fox's Nirvana Demonic Mark before the crisis came, his safety would have been guaranteed.
After weighing the pros and cons, Claire finally nodded in order to stay at Hogwarts. She said, "Professor McGonagall, I agree. However, I'd like to know how Senior Quirrell and I will divide the Defence Against the Dark Arts teaching duties under this arrangement."
When Professor McGonagall heard this, the light in her eyes seemed to dim a little, and the worry in her eyes became more intense.
However, since Claire has made her choice, there is nothing she can do but tell her everything that has been arranged.
"We have already arranged this and we have divided the seven grades into two sections: grades one to four and grades five to seven."
"You two can discuss among yourselves and choose which one to be your teaching scope."
Claire and Quirrell fell silent after hearing this. The seven grades at Hogwarts were taught separately, and which one they chose would be an important decision that would determine how they would spend the coming year.
After thinking for a moment, Claire made the first decision.
"Professor McGonagall, I want to teach the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for grades one to four. After all, I've only been out of school for seven years, so it might be a bit difficult for me to teach senior students. It would be better if I could let Senior Quirrell teach those senior students. After all, Senior Quirrell has been out of school for more than ten years, so he must have his own understanding of some magic. Only a wizard like Senior Quirrell can help those students pass their OWL and NEWT exams smoothly."
Claire's choice was made based on a combination of many factors.
Students from grades one to four have just started learning magic, so you can just teach them casually and fool them a little, and that's all you need to do.
Moreover, children are active by nature. If you have nothing to do, you can get some magical creatures to teach them, and they will probably be able to get through the class.
Besides, he only needs to survive this year and get the Phoenix Nirvana Magic Mark, and whoever wants to be the professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class next year can do so.
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