Chapter 55: The Dueling Club
At eight o'clock in the evening, the first dueling club was about to begin, and Augustus, Malfoy, Lillian, and Loki arrived in the Great Hall, the long dining table disappeared, and along one wall appeared a gilded stage, illuminated by hundreds of candles floating in the air. Once again, the ceiling was dark like velvet, and almost all the students in the school came, crowded one after another, each with their own wands and their faces full of excitement.
"I don't know who taught us," they leaned sideways into the chattering crowd, and Lillian said as she gathered her long hair and pressed her forehead, "I was told that Flitwick was a dueling champion when he was younger, and maybe he was the one who taught us." ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw Gidero. Lockhart walked onto the stage, shining in a fuchsia robe, surrounded by none other than Snape, dressed in his usual black clothes. Lockhart waved everyone to be quiet, and then shouted, "Come around, come around!" Can everyone see me? Can you hear me? Great!" That is so, Professor Dumbledore has allowed me to start this little dueling club and train you enough to defend yourself in the way I have used so many times in case you need to defend yourself one day—for more information on this, see my published work. "Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape," said Lockhart, grinning widely, "and he told me that he knew a thing or two about dueling, and he generously agreed to assist me in a little demonstration before class. I mean, I don't want you little ones to worry - I'll give you back your potions teacher intact when I'm done demonstrating to him, don't be afraid!"
A smile flashed in Augustus' eyes, there is a popular saying in the school recently, which is called "If you don't die, you won't die", it seems that this sentence is very suitable for Lockhart, provided that he can survive this so-called demonstration.
Lockhart and Snape turned to face each other and bowed. At least Lockhart bowed, his hands flipping in a lot of patterns, and Snape just shook his head impatiently. Then, they held their respective wands to their chests like arrows. "As you can see, we hold our wands in a normal duel position," Lockhart said to the silent crowd, "and we'll do the first magic on the count of three." Of course, neither of us will take the other's life. "I don't bet." Harry watched as Snape bared his teeth and whispered. "One-two-three-" The two slammed their wands over their shoulders at the same time. Snape shouted, "Get rid of your weapons!" Suddenly, a dazzling red light flashed, and Lockhart was knocked unsteady on his feet. He jerked backwards off the stage, slammed into the wall, and then slid down, curled up on the floor.
Malfoy and a few other Slytherin students applauded. Hermione jumped up and down on tiptoe. "Do you think he's okay?" She asked with her fingers over her mouth and screaming. "Whatever!" Harry and Ron said at the same time. Lockhart staggered to his feet, his hat falling off, his wavy curls standing on end.
"Okay, you can see it!" He staggered back onto the stage and said, "It's a disarming spell—as you can see, I lost my wand—ah, thank you, Miss Brown. Yes, Professor Snape, it's a brilliant idea to show them this trick, but don't mind me when I say that, your intention is obvious. If I want to stop you, I don't have to do anything. I think it would be better for them to see what they are informed."
Snape looked murderous. Lockhart probably noticed it too, only to hear him say, "This is the end of the demonstration!" Snape and I will pick out one of the best representatives of the school who are familiar with duels and give a demonstration of a student duel. In order to prevent Snape from saying the name first, Lockhart did not wait for Snape to speak, and continued, "Cedric Diggory, come here, you will be my representative, then Mr. Snape, now another person is assigned by you." Lockhart had a smug look on his face, as if he was confident in the man he had chosen, and the Slytherin students below let out a burst of boos.
Snape looked at the smug Lockhart, a look of disdain appeared on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, "Augustus, you come up." Give Mr. Lockhart a good demonstration of the essence of the student duel. The Slytherin students fell silent as Snape read Augustus' name, and then erupted in loud cheers, followed by cheers from Harry and some of the Ravenclaw students.
As if he didn't expect Snape's chosen Augustus to be so popular, Lockhart's face turned a little pale, and he nervously motioned for Cedric to come over, and then waved his wand in a few gestures, as if to teach Cedric some moves. Cedric smiled wryly and nodded, but there was a disapproving expression on his face, as if he was not interested in Lockhart's teachings at all. Lockhart inexplicably gained some confidence after teaching Cedric, and then said, "Okay, it's absolutely no problem to do it the way I do." Go ahead, victory is at hand. ”
At the same time, entering the dueling circle, Augustus stood silently, quietly staring at the opponent in front of him. Cedric's palms were a little sweaty, he had naturally never been in contact with Augustus, but as a man of the year in the school, he paid no less attention to the rumored Augustus, and his hidden prefect battle has now been rumored to be unruly, as well as the contribution made in the defense of the Philosopher's Stone last year, all of which show that this person in front of him is definitely a tricky existence, if he is not careful, he may not be able to hold out for a few rounds in Augustus's hands, Cedric flashed a few thoughts in his mind, and then decisively took the lead, no matter what, The duel is all about going on, and he is not allowed to do too much and not think about it.
"Leg stiffness and death LocomotoeMortis!" With the first spell, Cedric didn't hesitate to choose a control spell, and once Augustus was restricted from moving, the next duel might enter his rhythm. A blue light flew towards Augustus with an afterimage, a smile flashed in Augustus's eyes, focusing on control, supplemented by attack, the opponent in front of him, the duel idea was not bad at all.
Augustus waved his wand, and a wall of hurricanes appeared in front of Augustus, the wall of wind
The wind gusted to blow Augustus's long golden hair, the robes flew, and the blue light that flew from Cedric entered the wind wall, and was easily strangled to nothing.
There was an uproar among the students below, this was the first time that the silent spell had appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and this unknown spell made many senior students, including Cedric, feel inexplicably confused. A hint of surprise flashed in Snape's eyes, such a method was indeed enviable at such an age, and it seemed a bit overkill to have Cedric as his opponent.
Wind Wall Technique, Level 4 Magic, Malfoy smiled, maybe he will be able to cast this spell soon, looking at the confused and envious gaze around him, Malfoy suddenly had a strange sense of superiority, he understands that the trajectory of his life has completely changed as early as when he met Augustus, what he has to do now is just to follow Augustus's footsteps closely, little by little to pursue the path of exploring the truth of magic, no matter the countless scenery and thorns on the road, as long as he follows behind Augustus, You can see the final road.
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