Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"It turned out to be spiritual spells, but these spells... don't seem to be very suitable for duels?" He pretended to be curious about it.

Hermione was finally asked.

"Anyway, I'll find out tonight," she said.

Chapter 50 Defensive duel extracurricular class

With much anticipation, Lockhart's Dueling Club finally opened.

Although tired after Quidditch practice, Harry and his two companions came to the Dueling Club after dinner.

Because he was covered in mud and water after training, he was just taken to the office by Filch on the charge of "polluring the castle". If it wasn't for the help of the ghost "Nearly Headless Nick" who encouraged Peeves to make trouble for Filch, Harry probably wouldn't have had the chance to peek at evidence that Filch was a Squib.

In the end, the matter of him occupying the dirty castle" was of course nothing, but he also owed Nick a grown-up... a big ghost, and had to agree to attend his death party on Halloween in exchange.

But from the present point of view, his hard work is worth it.

After dinner, the four long tables in the auditorium disappeared into the air, and two bright lights appeared on the ground, outlining the shapes of the two venues.

At the same time, the ceiling of the auditorium also changed from the usual starry sky map to silver, and two protective covers like transparent eggshells were thrown to the middle of the auditorium, covering the two venues.

Seeing this situation, the students became excited—no matter what the content of the duel tonight was, anyway, just watching this battle was worth the price of admission.

The number of people in the auditorium became more and more, and the voices of students' discussions became louder and louder. At this time, the auditorium that was usually only occupied during meals suddenly became full of people, as noisy as a large fresh market.

And it wasn't just the students who came, even Professor McGonagall, Professor Kettleburn and several other Hogwarts faculty members also came to the scene, and it seemed that they were ready to watch.

When the noise reached its peak, Lockhart and Snape finally appeared in the auditorium.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good night everyone!" Lockhart greeted everyone.

Everyone responded to him very eagerly: "Good night, Professor Lockhart!"

Unlike at the beginning of the semester when he was only sought after by girls, now Lockhart can be said to be popular in all aspects.

Leaving aside Ravenclaw, they must support the teacher from their own college. Gryffindor's little lion also prefers a lively classroom atmosphere and content. Hufflepuff is satisfied with Lockhart's equal treatment, and Slater Lin also wisely chose not to cause trouble for him after he bought "real power figures" like the prefect and Malfoy.

It is a good thing to be supported by students, but it may be that Lockhart has made himself an "adventure master" too full, so that students have an unrealistic perception of his strength.

Of course, this may also have something to do with his popularity—you see that Snape also appeared here, but apart from the Slytherin students, no one greeted him, didn't he?

What's more, some fearless lion cubs boldly yelled at Lockhart a few more times.

"Come on, beat Snape to the ground, Professor Lockhart!"

——I don't know if it's because they are all sixth and seventh graders, and because they didn't pass the potions class, they dare to be so presumptuous.

After hearing this speech of fear of chaos, Lockhart smiled a little forcedly - he didn't need to look to know that Snape behind him must be sneering.

It seems that this duel can't be solved by "disarming you".

As if guessing his thoughts, Snape took a few steps and came to his side

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"The headmaster said it was too late for Christmas and he wanted you to start right away

Although he has already made preparations, Lockhart is still pretending to be reserved: "If I make a move right away, can you keep it later on stage?"

"No, those are two different things, you should talk to the headmaster." Snape replied without thinking.

Lockhart looked helpless: "Really so merciless? I ordered a lot of medicine from you."

"Thank God, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me. If I beat you to a concussion and forget about it, then the shipment would not have to be handed over."

Lockhart knew he was joking in his own way - because Felicia was already doing it.As many students had revealed, Snape's office had been simmering with Felicia.

Jokes are jokes, fights still have to be fought.

As the students gradually gathered in the center of the auditorium, the members of the security team that Lockhart hired from the work-study students were all in place, ready to start their work

Before starting, Lockhart cast a spell over his throat.

"Sound Loud (Snrus)."

Then he cleared his throat and confirmed that his voice was indeed amplified before starting his speech tonight.

"Little ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the duel club run by me. Here, I suggest that you put aside your usual gentlemanly and ladylike demeanor for a while, and show more heroism and elegance.

Originally, it was just my whim to organize this club, but Principal Dumbledore

All the deans and colleagues are very interested in this idea and have given me a lot of help. Therefore, this club, which was originally opened when the school was closed due to heavy snow, was opened in advance. Here I would like to express my gratitude to everyone... Thanks! "

As he spoke, he bowed in the direction of several professors watching from the outside, and those professors also stood up and bowed back to him.

After saluting, Lockhart turned to the students in the audience.

"Since everyone is willing to join us, in order to avoid accidental damage and unfriendly magic, I must announce the duel rules to everyone in advance——

The purpose of the duel is to promote everyone's ability to fight against black magic, not to provide a place for everyone to resolve personal grievances, so the first one is to not use lethal spells above the stun spell during the duel.Although there are no restrictions on practical functional spells and transfiguration, they must stop before causing any substantial damage to the opponent.

In addition to the dagger, anyone who wants to duel must apply to the security team. The duel can only start after the security team approves the venue, and must wear a protective helmet and anti-magic contact lenses before going on stage;

Second, each person is only allowed to initiate one duel per day, and only when both parties agree to it.If you win, you can get 3 points, if you tie, you can get 1 point, and if you lose, you can get T points, but you can only get points if you challenge people in the same grade or higher grades.One month before the end of the period, the top eight will be selected according to the total score.

Of course, in order to avoid the appearance of "grabbing points", after being reminded by Mr. Percy Weasley, we have added some restrictions to the points rules, such as the prohibition of consecutive challenges to the loser, and the conditions for refusing challenges, etc. , you can find it on the bulletin boards in the public rooms of the major colleges.

There is also the third one: during the duel process, you must absolutely obey the referee's judgment. If you have any doubts about the referee's judgment, you can submit an arbitration to the teacher on duty that night, but once the arbitration is final, it cannot be changed.

Ok, any more questions?If there is no problem, I will be with my

His assistant, Professor Snape, had a friendly discussion and showed everyone how to play a duel!

In order to take care of the students in the lower grades, we have agreed not to use silent spells, but to recite all the spells. I believe you will be able to enjoy a wonderful decisive battle

Chapter 51 Duel

Under the expectant eyes of everyone, Lockhart and Snape stood on the carpet in the center of the auditorium one after another, and opened their postures.

"The ground lifts," Lockhart ordered.

So with a rumbling sound, the floor tiles outlined by the light curtain lifted up by about half a meter, forming a venue that was different from other areas.

This was also part of Hogwarts' defense system, and if Lockhart hadn't obtained permission from the headmaster, he wouldn't be able to use it.

Many people are confused by the "school" attribute of Hogwarts, thinking that all kinds of institutions in the school are just for novelty and fun, but they forget that Hogwarts is first and foremost a "magic castle": secondly, it is a "magic castle" Magic School"

If the enemy invades the school, the moving stairs, the ubiquitous secret passages and organs, and the randomly changing terrain will become the attacker's nightmare. The four founders simply use everything when designing these insidious defense systems extreme

Unfortunately or fortunately, since Hogwarts was built, this defense system was rarely used.Their greatest function is to make it difficult for students to commute to and from class, and for night parties like Fred and George to "explore the secrets".

It was precisely because he had studied at Hogwarts that Voldemort knew how tricky the defense system of Hogwarts was, so in the final Battle of Hogwarts, he only dared to besiege outside the school and did not dare to order food Dead Apostles attack.

He hoped that Harry Potter would die by himself, or that the teachers and students would give up the favorable terrain and rush out, and then use Harry's body to disintegrate the will of the teachers and students guarding the school.

Although he was almost successful, from another perspective, if Harry hadn't come to die, how many Death Eaters would be left after Hogwarts was captured? I'm afraid Voldemort himself didn't know the answer to this question.

Being able to use such a defense system by himself felt very novel to Lockhart, even if it was just one of the castle's many defense systems. .

He can feel that as long as he wants, he can even use part of the magic power of the auditorium to protect himself during the duel, but doing so is tantamount to cheating, and he can't do it openly, because the principal will find out.

After clearing a large area, Lockhart and Snape stood at opposite ends of the stage and drew their wands.

It's not that Lockhart doesn't want to shoot the wand first, but the rule of wizard duels is that both sides must hold wands to salute before the start of the duel, and it can only start after the referee announces the start, so this little trick has to be saved for later. use.

The chief referee of this duel is Professor Flitwick, the former duel champion, and the chief referee on stage is Percy Weasley. Several seniors are responsible for maintaining order, while Ron, Colin, Malfoy Waiting for a few lower grades is to be responsible for recording the record.

Being able to serve as the referee in such a "big event", and all participants must obey his authority, Percy has a sense of accomplishment.Although the edge of the dueling platform was protected, Percy put on a protective helmet and anti-magic contact lenses just to be cautious, so as not to spread the flying spells to himself.

"Both parties please come forward and salute." He tried to keep his voice as flat as possible, as if he often hosted such events.

Lockhart immediately took a step forward, raised his wand with his right hand, swiped it obliquely in front of him, and bowed slightly.

Snape also drew out his wand, but he seemed a little impatient. He just shook the flowers with his wand, then nodded, which was regarded as a salute.

"This duel is a friendly duel. It is forbidden to use lethal spells that are more powerful than the stun spell.

After being subdued by any means, the other party cannot continue to add spells.If both parties agree to such a rule, please nod your head. ' came Percy's voice again.

Both sides nodded at him together, indicating that they had heard it.

"Very good, please get in position... get ready! Three, two, one, let's go!"

Percy perfectly fulfilled his duties as a referee. Seeing that both sides were ready, he quickly withdrew from the protective circle and announced the start of the duel.

Following the sound of "start", a transparent light curtain instantly appeared around the venue, covering the two people in the venue.

And Snape was not ambiguous, after Percy shouted "Start", the wand in his hand jerked, and quickly slashed a downward right angle in the air.

"Expelliar!"

Although Snape didn't expect this simple spell to be effective, but when he actually read the spell, he knew that he would definitely not be able to hit it.

Because a great force came from the front of his robe, and he was torn apart.

It wasn't until this moment that Lockhart's voice of incantation reached his ears:

"Clothes Flying (Acci)!"

In the end Snape's disarming spell failed to hit anyone, and the red light hit the star and moon pattern on the carpet between Lockhart and Snape.

But Snape was well-trained after all, after losing control of his body for a moment, he immediately reacted, and regained his stability, raising his wand in Lockhart's direction.

However, what caught his eyes was not Lockhart, but a rolling mass of gray

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Lockhart's figure is long gone, only a soft voice "cloud mist misty (

Nebulus) belatedly poured into Snape's ear.

"Little trick..." Snape stared at the big cloud of fog in front of him, and muttered to himself: "Cloud curse withdrawal (Meteljinx_Recant)-"

It's a pity that this incantation also failed to be recited successfully, and Snape was interrupted by a voice from the mist just after half of the recitation.

"Thousands of bullets (ppugn) Io".

I saw 8 golden birds coming out of the clouds and swooping towards Snape.

Snape had to stop reciting the Anti-Cloud Curse and switched to another spell

"Armor Protection (Prteg)!"

As the spell was uttered, a small transparent shield appeared on the tip of Snape's staff, blocking the flying golden birds one by one.

It's just that these golden birds are not just simple magic condensates. When they explode, they will also cause a heavy blow to the enemy that is equivalent to a wizard's punch.So Snape just blocked it, but didn't fully absorb the impact it brought.

The matter was far from over, and before Snape had time to relieve his sore right arm, Lockhart's next attack came again.

"Avis!"

Looking at a flock of pigeons flying out of the fog, Snape gritted his teeth and decided to take a risk.

The left and right are just a flock of birds, so they shouldn't cause much harm to themselves

"Ventus!" Snape yelled.

He changed his strategy in time and chose to use a short spell—the Hurricane Curse

To get rid of his predicament, if he was still trying to see the tricks, he didn't know when he would be able to read a standard counter-curse.

It wasn't until now that Snape wondered why Lockhart suggested "reading all the spells for the students to hear" before the duel, if he had used silent spells in the first place, there probably wouldn't have been so many thing.

There are not many skills, but there are many calculations!Snape cursed inwardly.

Since you can't directly withdraw the opponent's cloud curse, then blow it away!

His strategy of changing in time was successful, and after a gust of wind blasted from the tip of his staff, Lockhart gradually revealed himself in the clouds.

At this time, he was squatting in the corner of the duel stage without any image. If the wind hadn't blown away the clouds and mist, Snape would never have imagined that he would nest there. Middle Lockhart.

Cunning guy, but now that it's been exposed, it will be easy, Snape thought.

However, Lockhart would not stand still, and at the same time Snape successfully released the Hurricane Curse, his counterattack also arrived.

He stood up straight, facing the strong wind, and before Snape canceled the spell, he pointed at his head and drew a word.

"Phantom Tablet (Dur)!"

Because he was pointing at a higher position, Snape instinctively looked over his head.

I saw that the flock of birds that Lockhart had summoned just now were not blown away by the hurricane, but took advantage of Snape's gust of wind and flew up to Snape's head.