I’m Only A Defense Against The Dark Arts Professor

Chapter 27: Fighting Tom The Cat

“In this peaceful situation in the wizarding world, you are in danger. The enemy you have to face is your fellow wizards and all kinds of magical creatures in the wild.”

“But no matter how peculiar the abilities of these magical creatures are, they generally have one thing in common. They are much stronger than the average wizards.”

“You have to learn how to use the magic you have learned to deal with enemies that are far stronger than you.”

“These magical creatures are not tamed and become your classroom training objects.”

“Wizards are called wizards because we tend to be more creative to solve our problems than ordinary people.”

“Through Transfiguration, I’ve created a creature perfectly suited to be the enemy for all of you.”

Sherlock stood on the side of the classroom, leaving a stage for the beast he just created. However, the students below all had strange expressions. Staring at the creature Sherlock had transformed, they were holding back their laughter.

“Did Professor Sherlock make a mistake when he transformed that animal? No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like a beast?” Dean, who was in the same dormitory as Harry, whispered to him.

Hermione’s roommate, Lavender, looked curiously at the four-legged creature that stood in front of them.

“What is that? A tiger? Or a cat? It looks so cute!”

Hermione looked at the animal Sherlock had transformed and recognized at a glance what it was.

“It has a name of its own. Shall we call it Tom?”

After Sherlock’s spell was complete, Harry’s eyes kept staring at it. As a teenager who had lived in a Muggle family for twelve years, he knew what it was.

Although the Dursleys usually don’t let him watch the TV, Tom is a famous cartoon character in the Muggle world. As famous as Harry Potter is in the wizarding world.

“Professor Forrest knew about Tom the Cat?” Harry didn’t care much about who his enemy was, which surprised him.

Only Ron looked confused, “Why is the cat named Tom?”

Sherlock used the desk to walk in front with his hands on his hips and smiled. He was looking at the big blue-gray cat with a smile and looked at the students. It was Tom the Cat, as it was portrayed in the Tom and Jerry cartoon.

The students who didn’t know about the character thought that the cat’s appearance was funny; it didn’t give anyone any sense of threat. The students who knew it were even less nervous about the situation.

Tom is a cartoon cat that can’t even catch a mouse. What’s there to be afraid of?

Sherlock saw the expressions on their faces. He is not surprised by the student’s state of mind or anyone who sees that their opponent is Tom and will think that he is not powerful at all.

But does Sherlock intend to use such an easy thing to teach the second-grade class?

“I know you think it’s a ridiculous thing for it to be your opponent.” Sherlock’s voice interrupted their discussion.

“I propose a reward system here. If anyone can beat it in this class, I will reward their house with 20 points and free from any homework for the next month.”

As soon as he said these words, all the students suddenly became hyped. Twenty points is not a small reward, but they can be free from any homework for the next month.

Soon, they were scrambling to be the first to participate in the duel. Sherlock randomly selected a Hufflepuff boy among them.

The boy held his wand and stood opposite Tom. While the fight had not yet begun, he felt that he had already gotten the reward Sherlock promised.

“Are you ready?” Sherlock asked, looking at the eager boy.

“Of course, Professor.”

“Let the duel begin.”

Following Sherlock’s words, all the students stared at the duel in front of them. The Hufflepuff boy calmly pointed his wand at Tom.

“Flipe-.”

However, before he could chant the spell, Tom had already jumped in front of him. The boy panicked, stopped his spell, and backed away to distance himself.

Tom didn’t give him any chance to react at all. He grabbed his collar, lifted him up in the air, and snatched his wand with his paw. The whole duel lasted less than three seconds, and Tom easily defeated the Hufflepuff boy.

Tom turned his face back to the students who were watching the duel and let out a small, smug smile.

The students who were watching burst into laughter. Everyone could see that the Hufflepuff boy was too cocky, that’s why Tom was able to win so easily.

The Hufflepuff boy, who was caught by the collar and hung up from the ground, explained to Sherlock with a flushed face, “Professor, I failed. Can I try again?”

Sherlock obviously won’t give him another chance.

“Underestimating the enemy is a sin in combat. If you lose your wand in actual combat, you will have no power to fight back. Everyone has only one chance in this duel.”

With Sherlock’s signal, Tom put the boy down and let him go back to the crowd in an embarrassing feeling because his friends were laughing at him.

Sherlock chose Ron from among the batch of students ready for the duel. He stood confidently in the middle and borrowed Hermione’s wand.

He thinks he has seen through all of what Tom could do and will never make the mistake of underestimating the enemy like the previous Hufflepuff boy.

As Sherlock’s voice fell, the second duel began.

This time, Ron learned the mistake that the Hufflepuff boy made. He didn’t choose to cast the spell directly but turned his body over and changed his position. After that, he pointed his wand at the place where he was standing, where Tom would rush toward his position.

The spell was successfully released from Ron, and the dazzling red beam shot at Tom at a speed that was really fast in their eyes.

Just when all the students thought that Ron’s spell would hit Tom and, the twenty-point for Gryffindor was secured. Tom’s body suddenly bent into a question mark shape, and they easily dodged the spell.

The next second, it knocked Ron to the ground and took the wand from his hand. Around the stage, all the students stared at this scene.

Tom won again, beat his chest, and roared in triumph.

Sherlock was standing beside him and slightly raised the corner of his mouth. It didn’t take him long to focus on perfecting Tom’s creation.

Although the Tom he transformed is not as powerful as in the animation, the most powerful animated characters usually come from cartoons.

Tom is not easily beaten by a group of second-grade students and can be defeated by simply casting spells randomly.

Only when they use all the magic they know and all the tactics can they have the opportunity to defeat Tom.