"Huh?!"

Seeing that Lupin, who was sitting in a chair, suddenly took out his wand and shot a spell at him, Gawain's first reaction was not to question or retreat, but to take a step backwards, and hook the chair he was sitting on with his left foot and throw it out hard!

"Great response!"

Lupin exclaimed, drawing an arc to the right with his wand as if it were an invisible hand, and gently caught the chair that was flying towards him and put it back on the ground.

"Remember the most important thing when dueling wizards, always face your opponent!"

As he spoke, he stood up, his wand about to swing downward. Although he looked haggard and weak, Lupin was swift and apparently mastered the silent art of the curse.

“Khronos！”

Gao Wen meditated, with the help of the acceleration of blood flow in his body, which made his perception more acute.

"You have to take the initiative, otherwise you won't even have time to respond!"

He leaned back to his desk, quickly drawing his wand from his belt, "Expelliarmus!" and the spell was out of his hand with a flick of his wrist.

A red light shot towards Lupin, but he responded with a relaxed smile, "Not bad!", and with a slight flick of his wrist, an invisible air barrier blocked it in the air, which was the iron armor amulet.

"Before you attack, think about ... Well done!"

Lupin deliberately changed his iron armor from invisible to silver translucent to show his skills, but before he could finish speaking, suddenly, a hole opened in the center of the barrier, and then it dissipated like broken glass.

Out of that small opening was the most common table knife in Hogwarts!

"Although it's just a table knife, it doesn't mean it doesn't work!"

Gawain thought to himself as he reached out and fumbled into the dragon skin pocket around his waist.

Ever since he provoked Riddle, Gawain had been thinking about how he should deal with duels between wizards, especially if the opponents were adult wizards who had far more mastery of magic than he did.

Of course, while escaping was always the most effective option, and "Dumbledore flying" was possible, Gawain always hoped that there would be some other way to deal with it.

And this is one of Gawain's explorations.

Through his contacts with many wizards, including McGonagall, Flitwick, and even Professor Snape, he found that despite their esteemed and well-versed in the art of dueling, he would subconsciously ignore many Muggle considerations.

One of the most typical representatives is the spell of iron armor. Although it can deal with both physical and enchanted attacks, they tend to cast spells more heavily on enchantment attacks in order to cast them faster.

This tendency is even more pronounced in the more powerful wizards, who are adept at squeezing every detail out of their own duels to cast more elaborate spells to win them spells that are more complex, more powerful, or difficult for their opponents to resist.

Of course, it's not that they can't do it, it's just a tactic they use to gain a competitive advantage. And in the face of the surprise attack of this dinner knife, Lupin only waved his wand and eliminated it through the vanishing charm.

But Gawain never expected such a victory, and he used such tactics only to gain a chance, or a short-term initiative. While Lupin was dealing with the knife, Gawain had already pulled out a handful of black powder from his pocket and threw it at him.

"Huh?"

A hint of doubt crossed Lupin's mind. He had thought that Gawain would seize this opportunity and use more powerful spells, such as obstacles or quick confinement, that would limit his movements.

Although these black powders were abundant, and they were large in area when dispersed, they were not heavy, nor fast, and were not at all sufficient to interfere with or suppress him.

"You've done a great job. ”

Lupin said, flicking his wand. As long as these dusts are eliminated and the iron armor is re-applied, it will be impossible for Gawain to break through in any way.

In his opinion, Gawain's performance is already very impressive. Being able to detect attacks in time and organize effective counterattacks even made him feel a little stressed at one point. Such a performance was far beyond his ability in his first year, and it was no wonder that he was praised by Dumbledore.

"After all, I'm just a first-year student. ”

Thinking very quickly, Lupin's wand was about to swing down to the right. But before he could finish the vanishing spell, he heard Gawain shouting loudly.

"Incendio!"

A little spark burst out from the tip of Gawain's black wand, radiating at a rapid speed, igniting all the black powder that had been scattered in the air.

At this moment, they seemed to turn into a downpour of fire and poured it on Lupin's head!

This is something that Lupin would never have imagined!

Originally, it only took a breath for him to be able to hold up the iron armor, but Gawain's series of coherent and powerful attacks made him a full-grown wizard fall into passivity.

Those black powders, which are actually charcoal. After finely grinding and preserving in a dry package, just a little spark is enough for them to burn quickly, not to mention the flames.

After burning, the charcoal powder changed in terms of coverage and properties, and with the help of the "flames", they even accelerated again.

Such a big stance is no longer something that can be easily solved by a vanishing spell.

Gawain named the "curse" "Resentment from the Gryffindor Common Room" in honor of his classmates who provided him with valuable ingredients. But even if he had thought of it and prepared this "spell", this was the first time Gawain had actually used it in a wizarding duel.

After all, if he is recognized in the Holly Club, he will undoubtedly be pulled by the Gryffindor lion cubs after the event and have a good "exchange of feelings".

"But they're going to forgive me, aren't they... After all, if you suddenly enter such a cold common room from the outside, you are prone to cold. ”

Gawain tried to convince himself.

But Lupin is an extremely experienced wizard after all, and even in the face of mutations, he still does not panic. His wand kept the pressure down, and the vanishing spell was released as usual, and the approaching "rain of fire" was about to stop.

Then his wand stabbed forward.

"How is that possible!"

Gawain exclaimed, he had already put up the Iron Armor Charm, and he was taking advantage of the chaos to quickly approach Lupin, he suddenly stopped, and was forced to concentrate on maintaining the Iron Armor Charm.

It was not included in his plan, and the initiative he had just won had been completely lost by Lupin's sudden response. But if he doesn't, he'll be stuck on the wall by the intense stream of water shot from the tip of Lupin's wand!

"Aguamenti", that is, the mantra of clear water like a spring.

It was a spell that Gawain had never imagined his opponent would choose.

As a primary spell included in the excerpt from the Standard Spell Elementary, the function of Clear Water is very simple, it is to shoot a stream of water from the tip of the wand according to the wizard's wishes. Although a skilled wizard can easily control the size, restraint, and speed of the current, even if he conjures up a flower, it is just a current.

The only good thing about it is that it can be released very quickly and that it can be controlled freely.

But it was this that ruined Gawain's plan completely. He had expected Lupin to choose the more commonly used Iron Armor Charm, or take a little risk and add a vanishing charm, but Gawain's response was to force his way forward with the Iron Armor Charm, using his enhanced reaction speed to turn wizard duels into hand-to-hand combat, which he was better at.

Lupin is an adult, and even though Gawain spends up time in his body, he still has an advantage in terms of physical fitness. But considering his weak and haggard look, combined with his first-hand rush and plenty of combat experience, Gawain is confident that he can get a knockout in just three rounds.

But now...

"Do you want to continue?"

Lupin said that he had put on an iron armor for himself. Although his face was stained with a lot of black ash that had not been removed from the vanishing spell, and his clothes were a little embarrassed, he smiled with great satisfaction.

"No, Professor. But I wonder why you chose to use clear water like a spring just now?"

Gawain withdrew his wand and shook his head.

There's no point in going on. Lupin's iron armor was enough to block all of his spells, and the unforgivable spell that could break the iron armor was not only unforgiving, but he couldn't use it.

"Because your intentions are a little too obvious, and even if you choose to cast a curse, I have plenty of time to react. ”

Lupin shook his wand as he spoke, turning Gawain's chair back. He wanted to invite Gawain to sit down, but looking at the mess in the office at the moment, the corners of his mouth twitched, he didn't expect that a first-year little wizard would have such a strong destructive power, and he didn't play cards according to the routine at all.

"What were we doing in first grade..."

He regretted a little why he chose to test Gawain in the office.

"Professor Dumbledore said, you have a strong sense of anxiety and ask me to give you some help. I was a little hesitant because I felt like you were too young to be exposed to these dangers. ”

With his wand back up to his waist, Lupin sat down on the low couch in front of the fire.

"Originally?"

Gawain sensed Lupin's choice of voice.

(i.e. used to, originally)

"Even if I stop you, you're not going to stop, are you?" Lupin replied with a smile as he looked at the burning fireplace, "Gawain, if I help you, would you like to tell me why you are anxious?" I will never tell anyone, you can trust me. ”

Gawain stood silent.

Lupin's expression was very sincere and close, which made him involuntarily want to trust.

At this moment, he suddenly had an impulse to tell all the strange things about himself. It was good for Lupin, it was good for Professor Dumbledore, it was good for Hermione.

He'd been hiding these things for too long, but even he didn't know why he was hiding them. Even if you don't be believed, or hated, or even feared, it's better than carrying it alone, right?

But he still didn't say.

"It's too late today, you should go back and rest. Come over tomorrow night at eight o'clock, and I don't think Gawain will be willing to be late for your first class?"

Without trying to force Gawain any more, Lupin sighed and stood up to speak.