By the time Scott left Professor Flitwick's office on Friday night, it was close to curfew and the castle was deserted.

Before reaching the bottom of the Ravenclaw Tower, he sensed the fluctuations of magic behind the stone wall on the right side of the tower.

Although it had been a long time since he had last sensed Elija Caro's magic, and although the characteristics of the other party's magic had changed greatly in his perception, Scott was able to identify the identity of that magic in the quickest time.

After all, Elijah Caro was a person who had made a deep impression on him, an enemy he had marked with his heart.

As a cautious guy, Scott doesn't forget the magic of his enemies.

It's just that he really didn't expect that he would see this enemy again under such circumstances.

Scott, walking down the hallway to the left of the tower, smiled silently.

I have to say that the timing of Elija Caro's appearance is a bit too coincidental.

Scott, who had just received dueling instruction training from Professor Flitwick, was exhausted at the moment, his magic and magic were almost at the bottom, and his state could be described as very bad.

It's no secret that Scott trains with Professor Flitwick from time to time.

It was precisely because of the lack of one in ten of his own combat power at this time that Scott immediately stopped his steps after sensing Caro's magic and stood behind a thick stone pillar in the corridor.

The exhaustion of his body also affected his magic perception range, and he was only about 200 meters away from the stone wall where Carlo was.

Also, he wasn't sure if Carlo, who was hiding behind the stone wall, had seen him from afar.

No, he was quick to decide.

Carlo had indeed seen him, because when he stopped, he could sense that Carlo's magic was starting to move, and it was coming in the direction he was.

Judging from the scene, Scott seems to be at a disadvantage across the board at this time.

But Scott didn't panic.

He had already fought against Carlo, and he knew his level, and judging from the perceived fluctuations in mana, the other party had not made any significant progress.

Even if he is in poor form, Scott doesn't have to make much effort to deal with a wizard like Carlo, and now he has such confidence.

Scott sensed Caro's position as he took out two bottles of potion from the shape-shifting lizard's skin pouch and opened them directly into his mouth.

Sensing the gradual rejuvenation of his tired body, Scott casually placed the potion bottle back in his leather bag before pulling out his wand.

Without a sound, Scott's wand slashed in the air in a sleek arc.

Thick white smoke silently erupted from his wand, piled up and rose from beneath his feet, and then began to spread rapidly.

It's night, and when the smoke in the air thickens little by little, the visibility gets lower and lower.

As the smoke enveloped Carlo's location, his magic stopped moving, and began to run in the opposite direction.

Scott smiled silently and began to walk forward.

As he walked, the smoke-shrouded area grew, and Carlo never ran out of it.

Scott drowned out his own voice and approached Carlo step by step until he could hear the other man's gasp.

"......"

Carlo was about to say something, but Scott made a decisive move.

"Fainted."

Scott chanted a spell softly, and a red light pierced through the smoke and struck Carlo in the head with precision.

Then, he heard the sound of the other man falling to the ground.

To be honest, this result surprised Scott.

He's always been on guard against the magic items that the other party might carry with him.

It's just that he never expected that Carlo would dare to sneak into Hogwarts to find trouble for him without any preparation.

Who gave him the courage?

Gryffindor?

Or is this guy completely insane?

Although judging from the fluctuation of the changing mana, Carlo had indeed fainted at this moment, Scott still held his hand.

He waved his wand again, and a long rope sprang out of his wand, binding Caro to the ground.

Only then did he use the wind to blow away the smoke in the vicinity.

It was only then that he discovered that Carlo was still wearing the Cloak of Invisibility.

The rope he summoned simply tied up an invisible silhouette.

Scott walked over to Caro's interior and frowned.

He wondered what he was going to do with this man.

In his heart, of course, he would have liked to kill him directly, but this was Hogwarts, and he couldn't guarantee that Carlo's arrival and his actions would not be noticed by anyone afterwards.

"Trouble."

Scott muttered, pulling pieces of wood from the shapeshifting lizard's skin pouch and throwing them on the ground, turning them into rats with a wave of his wand.

A large swarm of rats raced around the ground, quickly gathering on Carlo's body, burrowing in and out of his clothes.

It wasn't long before the two rats worked together to latch on Caro's wand and place it at Scott's feet, and the other rats followed.

It seems that there is nothing else left on Carlo.

Scott was completely relieved.

He walked over to where Carlo was, frowned again, and raised his foot to kick him.

Ding dong.

The faint and crisp sound of metal falling on the stone slab was evident in the silence of the night.

Scott was too late to act, and an extraordinarily thin blood-red beam struck him in the chest before he could react.

Scott felt a pain in his chest, and his body flew several meters upside down uncontrollably, falling on the stone slab on the ground.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

He sat up with some difficulty clutching his chest, staring at Carlo, who was still unconscious, with an ugly expression.

At this time, there was already a short figure beside Caro.

It's a house elf.

"Woo......"

The house-elf whimpered and began casting a spell to wake Carlo.

"Wake up, my little master."

A white light shot out from its fingertips, enveloping Carlo's body.

"Hmm......"

Carlo quickly made a sound, and he struggled to sit up.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Well done, Tata! Break the damn rope for you! ”

"Tata will do it right away!" Tata, the house-elf, spoke softly, "Please be quiet, little master this is Hogwarts!" It would be terrible if someone found out! ”

"Then you don't move faster!" Carlo growled.

"Tata, do it!"

Tata held out his finger again and used his magic to cut the rope from Caro's body.

Carlo lifted the hood of the Cloak of Invisibility and looked viciously at Scott, who was sitting on the ground.

"Huh...... Hey......" he chuckled in a neurotic whisper, like a ghost, "long time no see, Scott Trollope." ”

Scott listened to his footsteps, watched as one of his hands reached out of his invisibility cloak, picked up a shiny metal button from the ground, and watched his head "float" for some distance to pick up his wand.

"Hey, hey."

Caro suppressed his laughter and walked slowly in front of Scott, looking at him condescendingly.

"How?" Carlo's face was full of malice, "Hehe...... This time you're the one who loses, Trollope. ”

He held out his hand holding the metal button and shook it in front of Scott.

"Want to know what's going on? Hey hey ......"

He opened his mouth wide and put the button in his mouth with his hand.

"Hey...... I took it in my mouth. His voice was a little slurred, but his tone was full of smugness.

"I see."

Scott replied calmly, supported the ground with one hand, and stood up directly.

"Good job of using yourself as bait to sneak up on me with the magic item in your mouth, Carlo."

"You ......"

Caro's eyes widened, and he took several steps back, raising his wand to Scott.

"You...... How could you be okay? He couldn't help but shout.

"You've done a great job, Carlo." Scott said, "You're almost on the verge of success, but alas, I'm lucky this time." ”

He pointed his right hand holding his wand at Carlo, and with his left hand pulled out a golden card from the lining pocket of his robe.

It was the identity card of the Scholars Alliance.

Scott is in a bad state at this time.

Although he regained some strength after drinking the potion, the feeling of exhaustion still welled up from his body in waves.

He didn't show a word on his face, he held the card between his two fingers and shook it at Caro.

"I didn't expect this thing to help me withstand your surprise attack."

As he spoke, he smiled deliberately.

Caro's eyes widened, almost as big as the eyes of his house-elf Tata.

"Let's go." He shouted, "Take me away!" Tata! ”

"No, little master! There are rats! Lots of rats! Tata responded to him in alarm.

A swarm of rats is frantically besieging it.

Carlo's face changed, and he quickly reached out to put on the hood of the invisibility cloak, and then disappeared from Scott's sight.

It's just that his magic is still visible in Scott's perception.

"Don't worry, Carlo." Scott smiled and said, "It's rare for you to return to Hogwarts, so don't be in a hurry...... Armor Protection! ”

"Die, broken bones!"

Caro's Crushing Charm is blocked by Scott's timely Iron Armor Charm.

"It's all petrified!"

With a decisive swing of his wand, Scott successfully hit Tata, who was besieged by rats, cutting off Caro's back path.

"Die!" Carlo suddenly roared, "Crucio!" ”

The moment he sensed the extremely malicious magic fluctuations of the Diamond Heart Curse, Scott was startled.

He dragged his heavy footsteps, narrowly avoiding the unforgivable curse.

But another thin red beam of light rushed towards him.

"Damn it! You should run out of energy! ”

Carlo shouted frantically, activating the button-shaped magic item again.

A raven emerged from the tip of his wand just in time, blocking the red beam.

"Ga !!"

The crow collided with the red beam and let out a terrible cry.

Black feathers flew, and the crow's body turned to black ash and sprinkled with black ashes.

"Drill the heart and cut the bones!"

Carlo unleashed the Diamond Curse again.

At this moment, Scott wanted to open his mouth to gasp, but he still endured it and insisted on taking a deep breath through his nose to adjust his state.

He was just about to make a move when a silver-white phoenix suddenly fell from the sky and blocked in front of him.

The Heart-Drilling Spell struck the phoenix, then refracted against the stone slab on the ground, shattering one of the stone slabs.

The silver phoenix's half-illusory body only fluctuated for a while, and soon became stable again.

"I'm sorry, Scott." Dumbledore's voice came from the Phoenix's mouth, "It's my duty to let people infiltrate Hogwarts. ”