Chapter 63: Midnight Duel...... Is it?

"What's wrong? I guess you haven't heard of wizard duels yet, have you?" Malfoy spoke. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Of course he's heard of it." Ron said, turning suddenly. "I'm his assistant, who is your assistant?"

Malfoy looked at Crabbe and Goyle, and weighed them one by one.

"Crabbe." He said, "It's midnight, how's that?" We meet you in the prize showroom, where the door is never locked. ”

After Malfoy left, Ron and Harry looked at each other.

"What's the Wizard Duel all about?" Harry asked, "What do you mean by being my assistant?"

"Oh, if you die, the assistant will follow." Ron said lightly, finally starting to eat his already cooled pie again. Merlin felt that Ron was absolutely terrified, but he didn't say anything. What a tsundere.

Harry's face suddenly turned ugly.

Ron hurriedly added, "You know, though, people only die in a formal duel with a real wizard. At best, you and Malfoy can only shoot sparks at each other. You two know too little magic to really hurt each other. Still, I dare say he thought you'd say no. ”

"What if I wave my wand and I don't react at all?"

"Then throw away the wand and punch him in the nose." Ron suggested.

Harry looked at Merlin, who pinched his bangs and was about to speak......

"Sorry for the excuse."

The two of them looked up and it turned out to be Hermione Granger.

"I couldn't help but eavesdrop on what you and Malfoy said—"

"I knew you would." Ron grunted.

You must not wander around the school at night, think about how many points you will lose to Gryffindor if you get caught, and you will definitely get caught. You're so selfish. ”

"It's really none of your business." Harry said.

"Goodbye." Ron said.

Annoyed by Hermione, Harry and Ron turned their gaze to Merlin. Merlin narrowed his eyes and said, "Harry, there's no way I'm going to give you any lethal magic. But I have a spell that can help you...... After returning to the academy in a while, we'll practice. ”

The three of them quickened their meals and hurried back to the Gryffindor lounge.

"Except for your weapons." "This spell can knock your opponent's wand away, it's not very demanding, it just needs to hit the opponent and it will work. ”

Harry and Ron nodded. Merlin gestured to the couch in the common room, "Harry, stand here. ”

Harry obediently stood in front of the couch.

Merlin raised his wand and aimed it at Harry, "Are you ready?" Let's try it first. Except for your weapons! ”

Harry saw a blue light burst from Merlin's wand and struck him in one fell swoop. Harry felt a thump in his chest, and his wand flew out of his hand as if it were being pulled by something.

Even though Harry's wand flew a few meters away, he wasn't feeling well, but he was still happy: "Oooh. ”

"Ron, you're standing in front of the couch now." Merlin said, and Ron stood there, "Harry, come over here and try on Ron." ”

Harry picked up his wand and stood beside Merlin.

"Except for your weapons!"

Ron collapsed on the couch after being hit, and his wand flew far away. After a few seconds, Ron stood up frustratedly rubbing his chest.

"Okay, I think that's fine." Harry looked at Ron with a menacing look on his face, and immediately called out, "Thank you, Merlin. ”

Merlin smiled and shook his head: "I won't go with you, I still have things to do." I'll be waiting for you in the common room, though. ”

Harry and Ron went back to the boys' dormitory.

Merlin returned to the common room, sat down at the table, and took out a book to read.

At eleven o'clock, a figure sneaked out of the girls' dormitory.

"Merlin?"

Merlin turned her head to see Hermione standing there in a pink pajamas. She was surprised when she saw Merlin: "You're going out too—to join that unknown duel?" ”

"No, I'm just waiting for them."

There was still a glimmer of embers in the fireplace, and the armchairs seemed to turn into black shadows. Merlin's figure was beneath the candlelight of the candles, mostly black......

At half-past eleven, Harry and Ron walked out in full gear.

As they approached the portrait tunnel, Hermione couldn't help but remind, "I can't believe you're doing this, Harry." ”

"You!" Ron said angrily, "Go back to sleep!"

"I almost told you brother," Hermione replied unceremoniously, "Percy—he's a prefect, he's going to stop this." ”

Merlin watched as Harry nodded to him. They then argued with Hermione and walked out of the common room. Hermione hesitated, but followed.

Merlin thought about it for a moment, and decided that it would be better to follow—after all, it was the day they had seen the big dog.

Merlin waited a few minutes to leave the common room, and when he finally caught up with Harry, he found Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville, who had joined at some point, running away......

"Merlin! Come on! Filch is behind! Harry yelled under his breath.

Merlin pulled out Heathena and said, "Powerful Phantom! ”

Four black shadows suddenly appeared, striding into the distance with a "stamped" sound......

Merlin ignored the stuff and grabbed Harry's hand, turned and ran. The rest of the men looked at each other and followed.

"I think we've got rid of him." Harry gasped.

"I-told-you," Hermione said, panting, grabbing the seam of her chest with her hand, "I - told - you. ”

"We have to get back to Gryffindor Castle," Ron said, "and the sooner the better." ”

"Malfoy lied to you," Hermione said to Harry, "you get it, don't you?" He wasn't going to go up there to meet you at all - Filch knew someone was going to the prize showroom, and Malfoy must have told him the news. ”

"Let's go." However, things are not so simple. They had barely walked a dozen steps when they heard the rattle of the spherical handle of a door, and something popped out of a classroom in front of them. It's Peeves. As soon as he saw them, he screamed with joy.

"Shut up, Peeves—please—you're going to get us expelled."

Peeves giggled.

"Nasty freshman, wandering around in the middle of the night. Tsk, tsk, tsk, naughty, naughty, you're going to be caught. ”

"No, as long as you don't betray us, Peeves, please."

"Should have told Filch, should." Peeves said it seriously, but there was a mischievous glint in his eyes. "It's for your good, you know?"

"Fuck off." Ron said fiercely, smacking Peeves hard.

"Students don't sleep!" Peeves roared, "Students don't sleep, in the hallways of Charms class!"

As soon as they looked down, they flashed Peeves and fled for their lives until they reached the end of the hallway, where they slammed into a door that was locked.

"It's over!" Ron whimpered, "We're finished!" Death is on the verge of death!"

They heard footsteps, and Filch was following Peeves' voice as fast as he could.

"Oh, come here." Hermione said roughly. She snatched Harry's wand, knocked on the lock, and whispered, "Alajo Cave!" The lock clicked, and the door suddenly opened—and they rushed in, quickly closing it, putting their ears to it, and listening.

"He thought the door was locked," Harry whispered, "I think we're going to be okay - go away, Neville!"

Neville kept tugging at the sleeves of Harry's robes.

"What's wrong?" Harry asked, turning around, then froze.

They were facing the eyes of a large, monstrous dog that was so big that it filled all the space from the ceiling to the floor.

It had three heads, three pairs of vicious eyes that were dripping and turning, three noses, twitching and trembling in their direction, and three drooling mouths, which hung from the yellowed dog's teeth like slimy rope.

"Oh my God." Merlin whispered.