In the auditorium, the original four long tables have disappeared. They were replaced by a long gilded stage. Candles floating in the air illuminated the crowded crowd in the auditorium. Not only the lower-grade wizards, but almost all the students in the school came. It was crowded.
They were standing next to each other, all holding wands and looking excited.
"Where's the mentor? Why hasn't he come yet?" Ron rubbed his hands anxiously.
"Everyone, are you all here?" A loud voice suddenly sounded.
"Oh - no!" Harry and Ron screamed at the sound.
I saw Gilderoy Lockhart striding onto the stage. He was wearing a purple robe and was dazzling.
He walked to the other side of the stage and said, "Come closer! Do you think you are watching a show? Make sure everyone can observe the details of my spell casting. This may save your lives in the future."
The students immediately gathered around the stage, and students in the front row even leaned on the edge of the stage to watch.
"You can hear me now - good!" Lockhart looked around and nodded.
"In view of the recent series of attacks, Dumbledore specifically allowed me to open this small dueling club to fully train everyone so that you know how to defend yourself when you encounter danger. Just like my countless adventures
Just like what I experienced.”
After finishing his opening remarks, he took off his cloak and threw it into a group of girls, causing a scramble. He smiled with satisfaction.
"My assistant is invited below -" Lockhart stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to look at "Professor Snape"
Snape walked onto the stage with a gloomy face, his hands folded on his chest, as if he was floating up to the stage like a ghost.
"Professor Snape must be familiar to you all, so I won't introduce him in too much detail, just in case the word count is too high. He himself said that he knew a thing or two about dueling, and he graciously agreed to help me make a small
A small demonstration. But don't worry - I will return your Potions teacher to you intact." After saying that, Lockhart took out his wand and walked towards the center. Snape did the same.
"Who do you think will win between the two?" Hermione's admiring gaze never left Lockhart. She was one of the most idiotic fans, blindly unable to distinguish good from bad, true from false.
"It must be Snape!" said Ron
"Lockhart would be a ghost if he could defeat Snape." As the person involved, Harry knew Lockhart's magical level best.
"Snape" Ivy's tone sounded like he was stating an objective fact.
"Lockhart is a hero with countless battle experiences!" Hermione raised her voice and emphasized.
"Come on, who saw it?" Ron curled his lips.
"Hermione, don't forget. When the trolls invaded last year, Snape killed three trolls with one spell. Everything else may be fictitious, but we can really see this scene.
I saw it." Harry's statement was well-founded.
Hermione also looked struggling, and the rationality in her head seemed to be draining out. She whispered, "Is it possible that both sides will lose?"
"Stop struggling" Betty patted her head
"Hmm~" Hermione puffed up her mouth and let out a moan like a defeated dog. Her figure, who was originally full of energy, also looked depressed.
On the stage, the two people walked to the center of the stage facing each other holding magic wands.
"Never forget the etiquette!" Lockhart said intently.
They looked at each other's opponents, raised their wands in front of their chests, put them aside, and bowed to each other. Then, like a cowboy duel in the West, they turned around and walked back. After five or six steps, they quickly turned around and assumed an attack stance.
"See? We hold our wands in a dueling posture. When we count to three, the magic will be released. Of course - we will not take each other's lives." Lockhart maintained his posture and said to the crowd.
"Now, one, two..."
During the preparation phase, Lockhart was fully focused, with a ferocious expression on his face, and his cold eyes kept scanning his opponent up and down. Compared to the imposing Lockhart, Snape was much calmer. He maintained his posture, standing still, with a poker face.
No mental activity can be seen on it.
"three!"
"Expelliarmus!"
The two people's voices almost fell back and forth. Lockhart finished shouting the command and had just raised his wand over his shoulder when Snape's spell was cast.
A dazzling red light hit Lockhart instantly. His feet were knocked into the air, he flew off the stage, and hit the wall of the auditorium. He then slid to the ground and curled up into a ball.
"Ah!" Hermione exclaimed, looking nervous.
"Beautiful!" Harry and Ron nearby cheered happily.
After waiting for four or five seconds, Lockhart still didn't move while lying on the ground.
"It's not like he's dead," Ivey maliciously guessed.
Suddenly, Lockhart's "corpse" suddenly shook. Then, he groaned.
"Uh-ah-"
"Is he okay?" Hermione asked worriedly
"Whatever?" Ron and Harry both looked like they were watching the show.
"It's not a big problem if you can still scream," Ivey said casually.
For a moment, the auditorium was silent. Both Honey and Heizi were stunned. The Honeys did not expect that Lockhart would be defeated, but the Heisi did not expect that he would be so useless.
A hundred or so people in the audience just stared blankly at Lockhart struggling to get up from the ground. During this period, he almost fell down several times. In the end, a few female students couldn't stand it anymore and helped him up.
"Everyone just saw it, right?" After a slight improvement, Lockhart staggered onto the stage again, "That's right! I just deliberately hit a disarming spell - as you can see, I lost my wand. Let
We thank Professor Snape! What a wonderful display!" Lockhart led the applause.
"Bah bang bang -" The students present also applauded, including Harry and Ron. Of course, the applause was for Snape.
Snape just nodded indifferently.
"But - don't mind if I say this. In fact, your intention is too obvious. If I want to stop you, it will be easy." Lockhart said to Snape jokingly.
Snape did not answer the question, but replied expressionlessly, "Maybe we should teach students how to resist unfriendly spells first, Professor."
After asking for trouble, he walked off the stage and said, "OK! The demonstration is over. Now for the lower grade students, Professor Snape and I will divide you into two groups. The upper grade students will pair up on their own if necessary."
After saying that, he walked through the crowd to help everyone match up. Snape came directly to the trio.
"I think it's time for the dream team to disband. Weasley, you are paired with Finnigan. Miss Granger, you are paired with Miss Burst. As for you - Potter" Snape sneered, "Mal
Fu! Come here. Let's see what magic there is about the famous Harry Potter."
Malfoy walked over arrogantly, followed by a Slytherin girl. She was tall and strong, with a bloated face and a double chin as she smiled ferociously at Hermione.
As for Ivy, he is still paired with Betty, and there will basically be no changes between the two of them.