Chapter 609: He Gave Far Too Much
The first Defense Against the Dark Arts class of the term was with Sirius Black. For many students, it was a novelty—they had never had the same professor for the subject two years in a row. Of course, this was only true for students below sixth year; last year, Moody had taught them.
Technically, Sirius was the sixth Defense Against the Dark Arts professor they'd had, but being younger and less seasoned than Moody, he brought his own distinct energy to the role.
By the time class began, the room was already packed. Sirius' legendary past had made him an object of fascination, and students were eager to experience his teaching firsthand.
"I asked Justin about his class," said Mikel, already seated with his textbook out and an eager look on his face. "He said Sirius' lessons are interesting—except for the occasional... unpleasant incident."
"Unpleasant?" Kanna frowned. "Does he assign a lot of homework?"
Although Sirius had occasionally helped Moody with lessons last year, those were predetermined by Moody and largely review sessions. Nobody truly knew Sirius' independent teaching style.
"No, quite the opposite," Mikel replied, shaking his head. "From what I've heard, he almost never gives homework. I envied his class for that all last year."
"Then what's unpleasant about it?" Kanna asked skeptically.
"It hurts," Ryan chimed in.
Before the conversation could continue, the classroom door swung open, and Sirius strode in. His expression was cheerful, and he didn't seem at all fazed by the challenge of handling lessons for three separate year groups.
"Good morning, everyone," Sirius greeted, waving his wand to open the curtains and flood the room with sunlight.