At a quarter past six the next morning, Ryan got up early, washed up, and went to the common room, where Hermione was waiting for him with her school bag. Because Hermione had made an agreement with Ryan to learn something about combat from him, the idea came about out of the protection of her parents when Miss Granger discovered that the wizarding world was not Muggle-friendly during the summer vacation.

The two of them went to an empty classroom on the second floor, and Ryan closed the door and began to speak: "Since you want to learn how to fight, then I can share all my experience with you." ”

Hermione saw Ryan finish and pulled out a book. It is the standard textbook for Defence Against the Dark Arts class, "Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Defense", and an extracurricular book, "Self-Defense Spells".

"If we want to learn, I think we should start with the most basic, simple, and orthodox ones. While these spells may be simple to cast, they are single-purpose and mediocre. But at least it can ensure the safety of studying. ”

Hermione nodded in agreement.

Ryan flipped through the book, then pointed to one of the pages and said, "I think we should start with this: the Disarming Charm, one of the most basic but effective spells. Of course, this thing should be useless against African wizards, as they cast spells empty-handed. But at least in the UK, it's very useful. ”

Ryan handed the book to Hermione, who took it and read it carefully, then waved her wand in the air, her lips squirming. After a while, she stopped what she was doing and said to Ryan, "I think I'm almost done with the theoretical knowledge, so we should practice against each other." Because spells are certainly not something that can be learned just by reading a book. ”

"Absolutely, I think so, too. Ryan said, drawing his wand. He had to admire Hermione's cleverness, as he had learned the spell in half a fraction of the time he had taken Hermione.

When the two men were about ten paces apart, Ryan raised his wand and said, "I'll count to three, and then we'll start together." One, two, three. ”

"Except for your weapons. As soon as Ryan finished speaking, Hermione pronounced the incantation. The spell was on point, and a red beam flew out of Hermione's wand head and hit Ryan. However, due to the first time she used it, Hermione had a problem with the spell, and the spell only made Ryan's hair comb stand on end.

Ryan's counterattack easily sent Hermione's wand spinning and flying.

"Why didn't my spell work?" asked Hermione, a little curious.

"It's a matter of self-study by just looking at textbooks, which only have spells and principles. It is used to cooperate with the teacher's classroom teaching. How to cast spells still depends on the teacher's demonstration. Fortunately, the key points are written in this "Self-Defense Spell Book". ”

After saying that, Ryan showed Hermione a copy of the Disarming Charm from the Self-Defense Charms. Hermione took a look and saw her problem. "It turns out that the sound of the letter p in this needs to be accented. ”

After reading it, Hermione closed the book and continued training. Now, with the right way, her magic has improved quickly, and it didn't take long for her to knock Ryan's hand away.

"I think I've mastered this magic, can I learn the next one. Hermione said to Ryan, looking a little proud.

"Do you really get the hang of it? So let's really test it out. After all, you have to know that in a real battle, it is impossible for two people to stand motionless and shoot each other with spells. You're at your current level, and I can beat you without a spell. ”

"I don't believe it, after all, you haven't been studying these spells for long. Even if the level is higher than mine, it won't be much higher. ”

After the two men were ten steps apart to start a new round of practice, Hermione fired a spell at Ryan, but both Ryan dodged or blocked the spell through the classroom desk. Eventually, Ryan jumped over several tables, dodged the spell and approached Hermione, then pointed his wand at her.

"When did you learn this? It looks kind of like parkour. Seriously, though, this skill should have some role to play in combat. ”

"How do you know this? I remember it's only popular in France now, and it's almost impossible to find anyone in England who knows this. I only learned it by chance from a sailor who traveled far and wide. Ryan asked.

"Because I have a French relative, and the last time he came to our house, he told me that my distant cousin broke his leg because of this sport. ”

"Sure enough, extreme sports are risky, so you should be cautious when participating. Ryan continued, "That's why I said you haven't mastered the magic at all. Or rather, you don't have a grasp of how this magic should be used in battle. And as a combat magic, that's the core. ”

"Yes, indeed. Hermione admitted. "But you've probably been practicing this sport for years, and I don't think it's possible for me to be as flexible as you. ”

"You don't have to be like me, but it's always good to work out and improve your athletic ability. If you think about it, there are a lot of spells in the wizarding world that are hard to block, but you should have just discovered that these spells need to be aimed at before they can be fired. So you can dodge these spells. Even the most terrible Death Curse, as long as it misses you, of course, it won't kill you. ”

Ryan then gave Hermione some of the Assassin Legacy's methods of athletic training, and finally told her, "Although it is easy to cure common diseases in the wizarding world, it is better to get as few diseases as possible." Madam Pomfrey's potion really doesn't taste good. Therefore, it is not a bad thing to exercise and enhance physical fitness. ”

Hermione nodded knowingly, she had drunk Madam Pomfrey's potion once last winter because of a cold, and the taste was terrible, and her ears were steaming all the time.

In the time that followed, Ryan pulled out a few balls from his pocket and used a levitation charm to direct them to rise and fall. Have Hermione use the balls as targets to practice her disarming charm.

Soon, the clock was a quarter past seven. The two of them packed up the things in the classroom and went to the auditorium for breakfast.

On the way, Hermione asked Ryan, "When is the next time we practice?" I think it takes weekly practice to have an effect, otherwise it's easy to forget." ”

"Then let's just Saturday or Sunday, when we are free, we will notify each other. Ryan thought for a moment and said, after all, there is only a large period of time to practice during the holidays, and the practice time before breakfast like today is still too tight.

Along the way, they discuss tips on how to use the Disarming Charm, as well as what to do when an opponent casts a spell or attacks a moving target.

It wasn't until they reached the hall at the entrance of the auditorium that they stopped discussing. Head to Gryffindor's long table for breakfast.