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Chapter 1167: They are All Protagonists
🕑 Added 2024-07-08 16:32:51 +0000 UTCAfter the exam, Evan summoned all the D.A. members and had them assemble in front of the Great Hall doors.
He wanted to prove to Professor Tofty that many people in the school had mastered the Patronus Charm, helping him to change his misconceptions and update his understanding.
Speaking of which, after a period of development, the number of D.A. members was already considerable.
Especially after the Ministry of Magic incident, all the members who had left returned, and more and more new members applied to join.
Many students felt that under the current circumstances, it was very necessary to learn as many combat skills as possible.
For a time, many similar combat groups or Defense Against the Dark Arts groups appeared in Hogwarts.
Among them, the D.A. initiated by Evan, Harry, and Hermione was the strongest and recognized by all students.
Everyone joined because of Evan and Harry, and the number of D.A. members was nearly two hundred, making it the largest club within Hogwarts and very prominent.
The multifunctional gold coins made by Evan and Hermione had almost become a symbol of status.
This phenomenon was particularly obvious among the lower-year students who had fewer members and admired Evan and the others the most.
As long as someone in the crowd took out a coin or said they were a D.A. member, many people would look at them with envy and admiration.
Of course, this identity was not only envied and discussed by others, but also very useful for other things...
No one knew exactly when it started, but becoming a D.A. member had become the best way to prove one's strength.
Most students believed that one day, Evan would lead the D.A. to fight against the Dark Lord.
This was not just a simple student interest club, but a real army.
One day, they would go to the battlefield to participate in the Second Wizarding War and become warriors against Voldemort.
One day, they would be remembered by the Wizarding world as War Heroes.
Boys and girls of this age were the most passionate. They might not yet understand the cruelty of war, but everyone wanted to become a legendary hero, a powerful wizard, and fight against the evil and powerful Dark Lord and Dark wizards, defend the dignity and order of the Wizarding world, and protect Hogwarts.
This supreme honor was enough to make people excited and blood boiling just thinking about it!
In such circumstances, the surge in the number of members was not a surprising thing.
Evan originally thought this was a good thing, but when he saw many students who were not members of the D.A. borrowing activity coins or newly joined members bragging unscrupulously in the crowd, he felt that the selection of members and daily assessments should be strengthened.
This was necessary, but there was a problem. Neither Evan, nor Harry, nor Hermione had that much time.
Therefore, they were going to set a series of detailed assessment standards and promote them for trial implementation.
In simple terms, the management staff would regularly score members of different levels according to the standards.
Members with higher scores could be promoted, receive rewards, and even be taught magic by Evan himself, while members with lower scores would be asked to leave.
This management method was thought up by Hermione, who consulted a lot of Muggle management books for this purpose.
Even with the announcement of such strict assessment standards, the students' enthusiasm to join the D.A. was undiminished.
There were a large number of applications every week, and because Evan, Hermione, and Harry had to attend their O.W.L.s, the backlog of applications was overwhelming.
You could imagine that, in the background of the suppressed calm and tension brought by the news of Voldemort's return, and with D.A. being the hottest topic recently, all the members were excited when they suddenly received Evan’s summon. They gathered as quickly as possible, their faces clearly showing their anticipation: something big was going to happen!
Over two hundred members gathered at the entrance hall, and since it was dinner time, many curious students joined in.
Everyone was guessing what Evan wanted to do. Was there going to be a big event, or perhaps even a war?!
This speculation was almost immediately accepted by everyone, becoming a consensus.
Fight, fight, fight!
The crowd became more excited, and the excitement and anticipation were like heated water, boiling up little by little.
A strange emotion that was a bit like the expectation and tension of the battle about to begin, the joy of being about to gain supreme glory, and the curiosity about the future were spreading. All the students were looking forward to it, waiting for Evan.
In contrast, many Slytherin students were visibly scared.
They were the most resistant House to Evan, Harry, Dumbledore and D.A. Many Slytherins had also set up and joined fighting clubs, but their purpose was to learn the Dark Arts. Some people were more extreme, that was, to pledge allegiance to Voldemort and join the Death Eaters after graduation.
It could be said that the vast majority of Slytherin students were ideologically opposed to Evan.
Thus, Evan's sudden summoning of all D.A. members without any warning frightened them.
The Slytherins didn't know what Evan was planning and feared he might lead his enthusiastic "warriors" to cause trouble for them.
In the past few years, Slytherin and Gryffindor had had several large-scale conflicts and skirmishes, and both sides had won and lost.
But in the current situation, they wouldn't dare provoke Evan no matter how bold they were!
All the Slytherins sat silently at their House table, watching the crowd gathered at the entrance with complicated expressions, feeling like they were sitting on pins and needles.
To be honest, Evan had not expected this to happen.
When he walked into the Hall, he didn't know who started the applause and cheers.
Soon, looking around, all the students were applauding and cheering for him. The atmosphere on the scene seemed like Evan was going to announce an early Christmas.
In all conscience, he just wanted to call for the use of the Patronus Charm to Professor Tofty. It was that simple.
It was really a headache. What were these guys going to do?
Did they even know what it meant to be low-key?
They always wanted to make big news. Couldn't they learn from Evan how to be a well-behaved and quiet student?
After the applause stopped, everyone looked at Evan expectantly, waiting for him to speak and waiting for his orders.
Many people were waving their wands. It seemed that as long as Evan gave the order, they would immediately attack Slytherin.
Evan sighed and clearly conveyed his intentions, asking the students to wait for his order. Once the examiners from the Wizarding Examinations Authority entered the Hall, they would all cast the Patronus Charm to prove themselves and prove Hogwarts.
When Evan finished speaking, there was another heated discussion in the crowd.
Although it was not a battle, and they were not going to fight with Slytherins, everyone was still interested in this event.
Proving themselves in front of the highly esteemed examiners, leaving a good impression, seemed like a very good thing.
Many students were able to use the Patronus Charm and were praised and appreciated by their parents at home. They were secretly proud of it.
But no matter how to look at it, those praises and admiration were nothing compared to being recognized throughout the Wizarding world!
It could be imagined that after the event was over, there would be only one topic for discussion in the Wizarding world and even the whole world tomorrow, Hogwarts and every young wizard present being the protagonists!!!
