Hearing Lin Yue's response, Cho Chang and the others were momentarily stunned, and then Penelope smiled and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"Then let me thank you on behalf of everyone first. Don't worry, they definitely won't let you teach for nothing."

Lin Yue blinked mechanically, not quite understanding what Senior Penelope meant.

Isn't it the most basic thing to help others within one's ability, even to help others learn?

What does it mean that they won't let her teach for free?

However, it was clear that neither Penelope, Cho Chang, nor Marietta had any intention of explaining it to her.

After lunch, Lin Yue was pulled back to the dormitory to rest by Cho Chang and Marietta, while Penelope directly got up to find her head of house, Professor Flitwick.

To establish such a self-study organization, she still needed the professor's approval and assistance.

"Professor Flitwick, sorry to bother you, can I discuss something with you?"

Penelope politely greeted Professor Flitwick, who smiled and nodded in response.

"Of course, Miss Penelope."

With that, the two moved to a nearby corner where they wouldn't be in the way. Penelope looked up to confirm that Lockhart was not nearby before speaking.

"Professor Flitwick, you should know that Professor Lockhart..." Considering that Lockhart was still a professor, Penelope controlled herself and refrained from calling him a fool in front of Flitwick.

"He lacks ability." She swore she had been as tactful as possible.

But given the reality, it was impossible to be gentle and polite about it.

Because Lockhart was undoubtedly a fool; there was no way to sugarcoat that!

However, Professor Flitwick showed no signs of anger. "Yes, we are indeed aware of that."

Professor Flitwick sighed and nodded, "But there's nothing we can do. For reasons everyone knows, it has indeed become very difficult to find someone willing to take on the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

"He is the only one who applied voluntarily."

Penelope smiled helplessly; the situation with the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts was indeed special.

"But we really can't learn anything from him, so we want to form a self-study group to learn the content of Defense Against the Dark Arts ourselves, such as various defensive spells."

Professor Flitwick, who was a dueling champion in his youth, waved his arm in appreciation, "Good idea, I support you."

Seeing that Professor Flitwick agreed, Penelope instantly breathed a sigh of relief, "So we would like to ask you, Professor, about the venue and time?"

"Oh," Professor Flitwick smiled gently, "You can decide that completely on your own. You can meet anytime during your free periods, as long as it's before curfew."

"As for the venue, you can use any empty classroom in Hogwarts, just don't damage the castle."

Penelope nodded happily and thanked Professor Flitwick, "Okay, thank you, Professor."

"You're welcome, Miss Penelope. I'm glad to see that you all value your studies so much," Professor Flitwick said with a pleased look. "But don't push yourself too hard; remember to leave enough time for rest."

"We will," Penelope immediately replied, then turned and quickly walked out of the hall.

She needed to hurry back to the Ravenclaw tower to tell everyone about this. Undoubtedly, the sooner this study group was established, the better.

Moreover, she still needed to convey this news to the other three houses.

Yes, even though all the Ravenclaws were planning to deal with Malfoy, Penelope had no intention of blaming the entire Slytherin house for this matter.

That wouldn't be right; everyone is a student and has equal rights to learn.

Back in the Ravenclaw common room, Penelope immediately spotted Lin Yue, who was sitting between Cho Chang and Marietta, engrossed in a book.

"It worked! Professor Flitwick agreed," Penelope approached and shared the good news with the three younger students.

"That's great!" ×2

Cho Chang and Marietta excitedly high-fived each other, while Lin Yue, sitting between them, kept her head down reading and remained focused on her studies since she didn't hear her full name.

"Next, I need to talk to everyone about this," Penelope took a deep breath and looked around at the Ravenclaws in the common room. "Everyone, please come over here."

"If there are still people in the dormitory, please call them out as well; I have something to say."

The Ravenclaws present looked at each other upon hearing her words and obediently went back to their respective dorms to gather everyone.

Although they were puzzled, the male prefect cooperated with Penelope and managed to gather everyone in front of the sofa in the common room.

"Is everyone here?" Penelope stood on her tiptoes to look, and after the Ravenclaws checked with each other, they all nodded.

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"That's good," Penelope steadied herself and looked at the people present. "As everyone knows, our current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Lockhart, is just a fraud."

"He can't teach us anything."

Even the first-year wizards present had heard from the second-year students about Lockhart's "heroic deeds" in his first-class during lunch. After releasing the Cornish pixies, he couldn't handle them, threw his wand away, and then fled in panic. In the end, it was Lin Yue who had to catch all the pixies again.

With such a performance, everyone firmly believed Penelope's conclusion that Lockhart couldn't teach them anything.

"So, I want to organize a self-study group where we can learn Defense Against the Dark Arts together."

"Wow, cool!"

"Great idea!"

"I think it's very necessary; I have to take my O.W.L.S. this year."

After seeing that almost all the Ravenclaws nodded in agreement, Penelope continued with a smile. "In this self-study group, we will help each other learn, with older students guiding the younger ones. As for the main instructor, I would like to invite Miss Lin Yue to take on that role."

Hearing her full name, Lin Yue finally broke away from her studying, closed her book, raised her head, and slowly stood up upon seeing the group of people in front of the sofa, politely nodding to them.

"Um, I know everyone might have some doubts about whether Lin Yue can guide the older students."

Penelope carefully considered her words, trying to increase others' trust in Lin Yue's abilities as much as possible. However, to her surprise, the younger students almost unanimously shook their heads. Questioning Lin Yue's abilities? Wasn't that just absurd? She had been able to single-handedly defeat a giant in her first year, and by the end of the school year, she had even fought Professor Quirrell alone and won. With such a level of skill, how could they dare to question her?

Seeing this situation, Penelope raised her eyebrows in surprise. The Ravenclaws, as top students, were undoubtedly a bit proud, making it difficult for them to genuinely admire someone. But looking at the current situation, it seemed that everyone truly respected Lin Yue.

Before doing something, one should first let the other party confirm that you could accomplish it. Then, let them decide whether to allow you to do it. With this thought in mind, Lin Yue drew her wand without any hesitation and pointed it at a seventh-year boy in front of her. "Senior, I'm sorry, but I might have to offend you a bit. I want to prove my abilities to everyone."

Listening to Lin Yue's emotionless tone, the senior standing in front of her nodded trustingly and drew his wand, standing still. The Ravenclaws nearby quietly stepped back, with no one expressing any concern; after all, this was Lin Yue. Their precious Ravenclaw would definitely not harm them.

" Expelliarmus."

Before the seventh-year senior could react, his wand was already snatched from his hand without any resistance and caught by Lin Yue. Immediately, Lin Yue turned her wand to point at the empty ground; the next spell was not suitable to be cast on a person.

Lin Yue's mind quickly analyzed the situation; no one present could withstand it, and anyone hit would definitely need to go to the hospital wing.

"Stupefy!"

Bang! With a loud noise, the tiles on the ground shattered, and even the castle floor cracked open.

" Impedimenta."

She directed her wand at a chair next to the empty space, and after being hit by Lin Yue's impediment curse, the chair was immediately knocked backward, as if pushed away by some invisible barrier.

" Reducto!"

The poor chair was destroyed on the spot. A series of spells were continuously unleashed by Lin Yue, ranging from easy to difficult.

The second grade, third grade, fourth grade, all the way up to the seventh grade, there wasn't a single defensive spell that could stump Lin Yue. Moreover, the spells she cast were incredibly powerful. As Lin Yue continuously recited the incantations, the eyes of the Ravenclaws widened more and more. They knew Lin Yue was impressive, but this was just too much...

Was Merlin chasing after her to give her extra lessons?

Until the last spell appeared, everyone was left completely speechless.

" Protego."

An invisible barrier instantly stretched across in front of Lin Yue, next to the others. It might not be entirely accurate to call it an invisible barrier. Because as soon as it appeared, it "plowed" a deep "trench" into the walls, floor, and ceiling on both sides.

It was clear that this armor spell had embedded itself into the walls, indicating just how vast its range was.

"Merlin above... she must be the real Ravenclaw."

A bewildered little eagle voiced the thoughts of the other Ravenclaws present.

The second-year spells were executed with a strength far beyond that of ordinary people.

This is what true "intelligence" looks like, right? This is what true "diligence" looks like, right?

Compared to Lin Yue... they all felt like fake Ravenclaws.

Waving her wand to lift the Shield Charm, Lin Yue continuously recited spells to restore everything she had damaged back to its original state.

She justified casting spells on the surrounding objects to prove her abilities to everyone.

However, it was also true that this action damaged school property, and a mistake is still a mistake.

Just like back at home, where every moment outside of eating and sleeping was dedicated to studying.

It was perfectly normal for her to do housework.

But if she wasn't thinking about studying while doing housework, then that time wasn't spent studying, which would be a violation of the rules.

One must be strict with oneself; the standards must be the highest and most rigorous.

A chair, the floor, the ceiling, and the two walls had damaged a total of five pieces of school property.

Lin Yue firmly etched this in her mind, put away her wand, and turned to face all the Ravenclaw students, speaking clearly and earnestly.

"I have completed all the spells from first to seventh grade that belong to Defense Against the Dark Arts. May I ask if everyone can acknowledge my abilities?"

The almost certain tone of her question made the Ravenclaws present feel a tightness in their hearts, and they all felt a bit uncomfortable.

"I acknowledge."

"I acknowledge."

"Of course we acknowledge."

"If we don't acknowledge this, then I fear even the Ravenclaw lady would call us foolish."

Everyone was discussing animatedly, but the central idea was a unanimous trust and recognition of Lin Yue's abilities.

Seeing that everyone had expressed their approval, Penelope, Cho Chang, and Marietta all smiled happily.

Penelope brushed her hair back and looked at the Ravenclaws present. "Our self-study group’s main lecturer is Lin Yue, so I think we should show some appreciation."

As she spoke, a glint flashed in her eyes. "I suggest that we take turns providing snacks for Lin Yue. I'll start, and for the next week, I will buy snacks for her."

She silently tucked away the latter part of her sentence about feeding her, as she had been itching to do so ever since she saw Hermione feeding Lin Yue snacks back at the villa.

Lin Yue's expressionless chewing was just too amusing, and the way she ate whatever was offered to her was simply adorable.

Cho Chang and Marietta, who had also lived in the villa, quickly caught on and turned to look at Penelope.

"Great idea! As expected of a senior, you’re quick on the uptake."

"I'll take the second week!" Cho Chang quickly chimed in.

The words that were about to come out of Marietta's mouth immediately changed, "It's my third week!"

At this moment, the remaining Ravenclaws finally reacted and started to feed Lin Yue! They were feeding their precious Ravenclaw!

In an instant, voices rose and fell among the eagle group, and Lin Yue stared blankly at her excited classmates in front of her.

Her brain could clearly tell her that everyone was excited about being able to buy snacks for her and feed her snacks.

However, her brain couldn't explain why.

She couldn't understand why buying snacks and feeding them to her, which clearly consumed their resources and was of no help to their studies, made them so enthusiastic and eager.

But regardless of whether Lin Yue understood or not, the Ravenclaws' snack feeding plan was set in motion, and even for the entire school year, Lin Yue's snacks had been "outsourced."

It was clear that Lin Yue, who had never eaten snacks before, would be able to enjoy snacks freely in the days to come, if it was within a healthy range.

As for the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and possibly Slytherin students who would want to join later...

They could just wait in line. At least for this entire school year, the opportunity to feed Lin Yue belonged solely to them, the Ravenclaws, and of course, to Miss Granger from Gryffindor.