Since the time limit for the task set by the system bacteria is three days, and they have to test the Transfiguration technique the next day, Liu Quan took out a quick knife to cut through the mess, and set the duel for the morning of the third day - it happened to be a Saturday, and after the fight, they could go back to the dormitory to rest and regain their blood.

Flitwick, the Charms professor, seemed to have heard about what had happened that day by the Black Lake, and seemed a little surprised that the two sides of the dispute had chosen this old-fashioned solution of "using spells to duel", but he immediately expressed his support and approval, and proposed that the duel be completed in a closed manner.

Liu Quan thought Professor Flitwick's proposal was a good one. Basically, she just wanted to settle the dispute, complete the task, and give Snape a reason that "there is no way to redeem the friendship with Lily", and she didn't want to make a big deal out of it, and in the end it was like a circus crowd of onlookers.

Professor Flitwick kindly provided a large empty classroom as a dueling arena, and he stood aside as a referee and witness. After announcing the rules of the duel, such as "no life-threatening curses", "no sneak attacks from behind", "if one side is injured, both sides must stop attacking immediately", etc., he asked Willow Spring and Snape to stand a few steps apart from each other, and then announced that the duel began.

After the two men had bowed to each other and each turned and walked back to the ends of the classroom, Snape didn't attack—he didn't even cast any spells, he just took a step back and held his wand up in front of his face defensively, but he didn't attack, startling Willow Spring, who had almost taken a big step forward and shouted the spell quickly.

"Quick ban—" She bit the tip of her tongue just in time to swallow the last syllable.

Professor Flitwick noticed this, too, and his eyes widened a little in confusion.

“…… Why don't you attack?"

In the face of Professor Flitwick's question, Snape only lifted his lips slightly, and replied in a slow whisper, "...... It is ceremonial to allow the lady to strike first. ”

…… Who are you fooling!You've never had any questions about etiquette from beginning to end!At least in the original! Did the same people write you down?

Liu Quan opened his mouth, and for a moment he felt as if he had a lot to say, but suddenly he felt that it was just a waste of time to argue like this.

Since Snape himself had an apology for the real Lily—because his phrase "Mudblood" offended the real hemp wizard Lily anyway—he intended to silently express his remorse and apology to Lily in this way, even though the real Lily herself might not be there?

Liu Quan sighed.

"Grinning hula!"

She shouted suddenly, without warning.

Snappe used his wand to block the flash of light from her wand.

She pressed again.

"Legs stiffen and die!"

Snape used his wand again to block the light of the spell.

Professor Flitwick, who was watching from the sidelines, had a smile on his face - watching two brilliant young wizards duel off was originally a pleasure as a professor - but when he saw this, his brow furrowed slightly, and he touched his chin with his right hand with a thoughtful expression.

"The direction of the spell is all off target...... he muttered, "and the other is not attacking at all...... This kind of duel is really a little wizard's game, and it won't really help solve the problem......"

Liu Quan, who was standing closer to him, heard this.

…… It needs to be truly approved by the witnesses, right?

She watched Snape in between spell after spell.

He was only on the defensive, always backing away, but not fighting back, almost to a corner of the classroom, but still not fighting back, as if all her efforts could not provoke him.

Willow Spring's turquoise eyes, which belonged to Lily Evans, finally glowed with anger.

"It's not a fair duel, and I don't want to! Do your best! Mr. Snape!"

Snape's body shuddered. Greasy black hair was stained with a little sweat on his face, and he had retreated into a corner, his back against the wall, breathing heavily. His dark eyes were strangely bright, his wand was held in his right hand that was in front of his chest, and he still didn't speak, and he didn't fight back.

Liu Quan suddenly put away his step-by-step posture, straightened up, turned back to Professor Flitwick, who was a witness on the side, nodded respectfully, and said, "I ask to restart this duel." As you can see, Professor, it is unfair that Mr. Snape has been tolerant of me because he is ashamed of me. I am not willing to use this advantage to achieve an unfair and unconvincing victory. ”

The little Professor Flitwick looked a little surprised, but he quickly smiled at his favorite Charms student and nodded his head in approval.

Before Professor Flitwick could give the order, Willow Springs' hand suddenly raised his hand to him, and instead of returning to his original position, he walked up to Snape and stared him in the eye.

They had never been so close since their break. Even when he was on the shore of the lake that day, Willow Quan only stood a few steps away from him, carefully keeping the distance between them to avoid angering him even more, hoping that he would not lose his mind because of the bullying of the Marauder Quartet and her deception of him, and utter the irreversible tragic line of the original book. It's a pity that he still rushes out, so she has to do more to avoid his fate repeating the path that leads to tragedy in the original book.

…… After all, she accepted the task of this character's side story. If you accept it, you have to do it, and you have to do it to the best of your ability. Even if he hadn't broken with Lily, he might have grown up to be a different person, but it wasn't until the day she was on the edge of the Black Lake that she understood that as long as Severus Snape was alive, there were things that would never change.

She never forgot that night at the Room of Requirement, when he pointed the tip of his cold staff to her throat and asked her where she had hidden the real Lily.

From that day on, she carefully avoided any chance that might anger him again, hoping that after he calmed down, he would understand her helplessness and distress, stop resisting so much, and cooperate with her to complete his mission, but before they could honestly solve this cancerous problem, the Mudblood incident happened.

Liu Quan decided that she had to say something to him no matter what now, or she wouldn't wait until the finale and her mission would fail. Having lost his trust, she couldn't think of any other way to stop him at the end.

Without his love and guilt for Lily, he might not have agreed to Dumbledore's attempt to be a double agent, but with his current fascination and study of the dark arts and the power the Dark Lord had promised, it would be hard to stop him from moving closer to the Dark Lord's side. Maybe the end will be worse - as a true Death Eater, what chance does he have of surviving after the Great War?

While it wasn't impossible to say these things another day, Snape was often blown up by her imposter before she could finish her sentence. Now the time is right, with Professor Flitwick watching, and there is no need to worry that Snape will walk away without listening to her-

"Severus, I hope you will calmly listen to what I have said and not be in a hurry to get angry. She said quickly.

"You said terrible things that day. If the duel is not brought up publicly, the effects of the matter will not be subsided quickly - at worst, the conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin will be exacerbated. You and I don't want to see that, do we?"

Snape seemed a little surprised. He was silent, his eyes flashing, but he did not answer.

Liu Quan lowered his voice a little more and said, "...... I know you're reluctant to be kind to me, and I can understand why you're doing so, but I want us to be able to maintain our friendship at least on the surface—and you don't want to be mistaken for a ...... Some important friend has already broken up, so how are you going to explain it to her when she comes back in the future?"

Snape looked stunned.

Ever since the day he confessed that she was indeed an impostor, apart from the events on the lakeshore that forced them to talk, they had never said so much at once, though they had been instilled in him by Willow Springs.

With Professor Flitwick on the side, Willow couldn't tell, but she was sure Snape understood what she meant. Because when she mentioned the title "she", she clearly saw Snape's dark pupils shrink slightly, and suddenly a look of extreme pain was revealed.

Liu Quan looked at him worriedly, his eyes revealing a hint of pleading.

He stared at her with a hint of defensiveness in his gaze, but he eventually took a deep breath, nodded, and didn't speak.

Liu Quan felt a sigh of relief for some reason, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face. She nodded at Snape, turned her head and walked back to the end of the classroom to stand, raising her wand again.

This time they were all acting quite cautiously. As a future master of the dark arts, Snape was not as good as Lily Evans in Charms class right now, or rather, Willow Springs. Since the spells he created could almost be classified as dark magic, he didn't dare to use them openly in front of Professor Flitwick - not to mention that Liu Quan believed that he wouldn't really summon those powerful spells to Lily, even if all that was left of the real Lily was her shell.

But based on what he had learned in Charms class, Willow Springs' talent had undoubtedly taken advantage of Lily's talent. I have to admit that Lily is a very talented wizard, and Liu Quan remembers that in the original book, Lily learned spells, transfigurations, and potions quite well. And now, when Liu Quan casts a spell with Lily's body, he feels his heart move freely, very smoothly.

Sometimes she even felt that it was the body that was instinctively responding, rather than her will commanding it to respond—and that the instinct of this body was better than her brain, and it was quite precise. Liu Quan admits that even if she had made a decision after thinking about it, it was unlikely that it would have been much better.

So for a moment, in this empty classroom, I saw Lily Evans's figure flickering and moving nimbly, and the spell flew around, and it seemed that Snape was completely down.