Chapter Seventy-Four: What a Battle Should Look Like (Two in One)

Ever since he was a student, Lockhart has wanted to express himself.

Perhaps the only person in the family with a gift for magic gave him the illusion that Lockhart's vanity had swelled when he first entered Hogwarts.

But unfortunately, although he is indeed smart and has good grades in school, he is reluctant to try, and instead puts all the wisdom given to him by God on bragging and showing off.

For example, Lockhart once told his classmates that he would make the Philosopher's Stone before graduation and lead the LinkedIn Glen Quidditch team to the World Cup, becoming the youngest British Minister of Magic ever. To that end, he begged the headmaster of the day to allow him to create a school magazine, to have his name engraved on the Quidditch pitch in twenty-foot letters, and even to project his own head into the sky.

Just like the Dark Mark does.

At that time, Lockhart's actions were disgusting to everyone, but almost all professors felt that as long as he put these cleverness into his studies, he could not achieve a career.

Indeed, when Lockhart put his heart and soul into writing, he did become one of the best-selling authors in the wizarding world.

However, due to the long period of not using magic, Lockhart's magic level was incredibly low and almost impossible to recover.

Only the Oblivion Charm, which is often used, still maintains a fairly high level.

In fact, Lockhart was well aware of his situation, but years of praise had inflated him.

"I'm so smart, I'm sure I'll get back to the feeling I had when I cast spells!"

"I just need a little bit of pressure, just a little bit and that's fine!"

Ike felt that Lockhart must have thought so in his heart, which is why he spared no effort to hold a dueling club and hired Snape as an assistant.

"Because of some things last semester, I feel like our little wizards need to get some training to deal with possible crises."

Lockhart lifted his robe, crossed his waist, and smiled charmingly: "After some exchanges, Dumbledore allowed me to open this little club. ”

"Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape!" Lockhart pointed at Snape, who nodded slightly, but so imperceptibly that he would not have noticed him nodding his head if it weren't for the slightest movement of his hair.

Lockhart didn't care, and still said loudly: "He told me that he himself knows a little bit about duels, and generously agreed to help me do a little demonstration before class!" ”

"I mean, I don't want you little ones to worry......" Lockhart said with a smile as he showed his glowing teeth, "don't worry, I'll give you back your Potions teacher intact!" ”

"Now, let's get started!"

As soon as the words fell, Lockhart and Snape stood face to face, bowed to each other, and raised their wands to their chests.

"As you can see, we hold our wands in a normal dueling position. When we count to three, we cast the first spell at the same time! ”

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

Almost at the same time, the two raised their wands over their shoulders and unleashed a wave of magic.

"Except for your weapons!"

Snape's wand glowed a dazzling red light and slammed into Lockhart's body, and the wand in his hand came out of his hand and fell into Snape's hand, and he was knocked into the air, "banging" into the wall.

Just like in the cartoon, it slowly slides off the wall and then curls up on the floor.

Seeing this scene, except for some die-hard Lockhart book fans, almost all the little wizards cheered, and they didn't know if it was because of Lockhart's tragic situation or for this clean duel.

"You see it!" Lockhart staggered back to the stage, straightened his messy hair and clothes a little, and said, "This is the Disarming Charm, the most common spell used by wizards in dueling!" ”

"If you get hit by the Disarming Charm, you'll lose your wand like me."

"Professor Snape is wonderful! Of course, I've long since discovered this, and if I want to stop it, it's a no-brainer. ”

Perhaps seeing Snape's face turn a little colder, Lockhart turned his gaze to the young wizards under the stage. He clapped his hands and said loudly, "Okay, that's all there is to the demonstration!" Next, I'm going to divide you into teams of two and play against each other, just like you did just now! ”

With that, Lockhart stepped off the stage and weaved from crowd to crowd, grouping the young wizards who were still in a state of excitement. He was very efficient and quickly divided into seven, seven, eight, eight.

Snape also came down, and the first one called Harry and Malfoy out, forcibly divided the two into a group, and pushed Harry to the stage, saying as he pushed, "Malfoy, come here!" You're in a group with the famous savior! ”

"Let's see! What are you capable of! Porter! ”

Malfoy walked onto the stage with a smug smile and a grin, took out his wand and held it to his chest first.

Lockhart, who was still grouping the little wizards, saw this scene and hurriedly ran back and shouted, "Potter, Malfoy, face your partner!" ”

"Remember the demonstration? First of all, take a bow! ”

Harry and Malfoy remained motionless, staring intently at each other.

"Raise your wand and get ready! When I count to three, I cast my magic! ”

"One!"

"Two!"

No sooner had he counted to two than Malfoy swung his wand and staggered Harry. Not to be outdone, Harry took the opportunity to fight back, and Malfoy was hit by a silver light, and immediately bent down and gasped for air.

Harry was still hesitant to continue casting the spell, and Malfoy seized the opportunity to hit Harry with a dance spell, and Harry's legs unconsciously tap-danced.

"Stop! Stop it! Lockhart screamed, trying to stop the duel on stage. But at the same time, the little wizards under the stage are also fighting, all kinds of mischief spells and poisonous spells flying in the air, some hitting the opponent, and some don't know where to fly.

The young wizards didn't really have a definite idea of the power of the spell, which made the audience far more chaotic than the stage. Some were wounded and bleeding, some were covered with scabies, and some simply gave up their wands and reached out to fight.

The miasma of black smoke is nothing more than that.

Lockhart shouted loudly, but no one paid attention, and he couldn't even stop Malfoy and Harry, who were still lamely casting spells on stage. It was still Snape, who thought the chaos was not good, and a spell stopped the farce on the stage. Then he pointed his wand at his throat, and after a loud curse, he coldly spat out a word.

"Quiet!"

Snape's deterrent power was still there, and the young wizards unconsciously stopped what they were doing. swept around with emotionless eyes, and the little wizards in the audience were like quails, unconsciously shrinking their bodies.

"You guys are the stupidest students I've ever met!" Snape said, "Now, all watch the stage!" ”

"Malfoy, Potter! Round 2! ”

Lockhart had yet to say anything, but Snape went straight to the countdown.

"One!"

"Two!"

"Three!"

This time, Malfoy was the first to cast the spell, raising his wand and shouting, "Oolong out of the hole!" ”

Harry watched as the tip of Malfoy's wand exploded, and a long black snake emerged from it and landed on the stage. The black snake's head was held high, and it made a stinging sound.

The junior wizards had never seen such magic before, and they screamed and stepped back.

Seeing that Harry was motionless, as if he was frightened, Snape said lazily, "Don't move, Potter, let me get it away......"

Just as he was about to make a move, Lockhart on the side shouted "Let me come" and unleashed an unknown magic spell at the black snake.

The black snake was struck by magic, slammed into its feet, and fell back to the stage again.

Lockhart's magic apparently enraged it, and the black snake bared its fangs and began to wander around the stage, its head facing the young wizards in the audience, and spat out its core.

Seeing this scene, Harry seemed to be enchanted, and unconsciously took a step in the direction of the black snake, and his throat moved, and he was about to make a sound.

At this moment, a red light flew from the stage and fell directly on the black snake's body. The black snake then collapsed on the stage on its stomach, and a ray of fire suddenly appeared on its body, and it turned into black ash in a blink of an eye.

Snape suddenly stepped forward and pulled Harry, who was still in place, to the side, and Harry nearly fell as a result. It was Ron and Hermione who held him up in time to keep him from stepping down.

"Stred......" Snape pulled out the tail note, his eyes fixed on the direction Ike was standing.

Under the gaze of almost everyone, Ikeshi Shiran walked to the stage, bowed slightly, and said "professor".

"I guess I forgot, you don't seem to be assigned a dueling partner?"

"Yes, Professor."

"So, come on stage!" Snape turned to make way for a place, "I'm with you!" Show me, what you're capable of! ”

"Okay, Professor."

Ike nodded, and his body floated directly to the stage, standing opposite Snape.

The two didn't move, just looked at each other, but both Lockhart, who was still on the stage, and the little wizards in the audience, felt an inexplicably tense atmosphere.

Lockhart unconsciously stepped back, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Snape speak, "Stred, when you're ready, you can get started." ”

"Okay, Professor." Ike agreed, raising his wand to his chest, and Snape did the same.

After looking at each other for a few more moments, Ike flicked his wand and shouted, "Get rid of your weapon!" ”

A flash of red light flashed, and Snape waved his wand at the same time, just enough to stop Ike's disarming charm, and with a flick of his wrist, the same red light flew back.

Ike did the same, and he also broke Snape's disarming charm.

The first round of the battle between the two was like a mirror image, and it was exactly the same.

"Don't hide your abilities, Ike." Snape said, "You can't hide in a real battle!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in front of Ike. Ike was unhurried, his left hand moved slightly, and a silver-white shield appeared in front of him, just blocking Snape's magic.

The right hand did not stop, and with a slight wave, it was the same shattering charm, and the left hand moved at the same time, and the black ash turned into an arrow and shot at Snape.

"Armor protection!"

Snape shouted, the Iron Armor Charm was even applied to Ike when he smashed the Charm, his left hand stretched forward, and the arrow that the black snake turned into split directly in the air, turning into black ash again, and spilling it on the stage.

"The flames are blazing!"

"There are many obstacles!"

"Broken bones!"

"Thunderbolt Explosion!"

Ike cast a spell after spell, alternating colors of light and struck Snape like a storm. Snape didn't move, the faint silver-white shield in front of him blocked all attacks, and even if Ike changed the direction of the spell's attack, it would block Ike's magic in the first place.

Behind him, in his calves, and in the back of his head, Snape displayed powerful magical abilities, and seemed to be at ease, even exclaiming, "Rigid!" It's too rigid! ”

"Move your head, the battle is not straightforward!"

Ike didn't say anything, he also wanted to see where his current limit was, and Snape was undoubtedly a very good opponent.

On the waste notepad system, Ike didn't have a chance to release the series of Lv6 spells at all. For the most part, he uses a silent, non-combative version that will certainly be less powerful than the one who recited the incantation.

In fact, even in this battle, Ike couldn't use all his strength. As far as everyone could see, the dark magic that Ike had mastered and the ancient magic he had learned from the Ravenclaw manuscripts and philosopher's stones could not be used at all.

But even so, it is enough, and the leopard in the tube is nothing more than that.

Snape was airtight, and he could always seize the gap between Ike's attacks to fight back, shattering Ike's iron armor charm every time, and his own iron armor charm, as if there was no limit, was still strong.

The battle between the two stunned almost all the little wizards in the audience, they had never seen such a fierce magic duel intuitively, especially Hermione and her, two useless men, as well as Stuart and others, even if they had long known that Ike's strength was very strong, but they never imagined that they could fight against Snape without falling behind.

Ike didn't have the time to look at the faces full of surprise in the audience, and he was a little anxious in his heart after a long time.

Originally, I thought that with those lv6 magic, even a professor could easily suppress it, but when I really fought, I realized that the difference between a young wizard and an adult wizard is not only magic, but also an understanding of magic spells and combat experience.

As a wizard who has experienced wizarding wars, Snape is undoubtedly rich in combat experience, and his use of spells and the timing and rhythm of spell casting even make Ike feel a little desperate. No matter how he attacked, what magic he used to attack from what direction, Snape could easily defuse them one by one, and his handy counterattack would always disrupt Ike's rhythm just right.

"He's not at all power yet!"

Ike is well aware of this.

Thinking of this, Ike secretly gritted his teeth. With a flick of his wand, the floor in the center of the stage was rolled up, turning into a dragon in the air and struck at Snape.

The dragon enveloped Snape, and two smashing charms struck the ground.

Snape was still unhurried, pressing down with his left hand, the silver-white shield split in two to block the spell, and the wand in his right hand waved towards the sky, like an invisible force slashing through it, and the dragon split directly into two halves from the middle.

Ike didn't think that the Transfiguration dragon would cause trouble for Snape, he just wanted to cover Snape's vision.

Even if it's just the blink of an eye, it's enough!

Through the gap in the center of the dragon's body, Snape saw a dazzling golden light. It was a magic circle floating in the air, with many ancient magic characters that also shone with golden light.

Ike suddenly felt that time had slowed down, he saw the severed dragon flutter slowly like paper, and he saw Snape's Iron Charm slowly appear, and even the trail of the silver-white light flowing on it slowed down.

The wand lightly tapped on the magic array, and a dazzling golden light emitted from the magic array, directly submerging Snape in the next second.

The golden light slammed into the arena behind Snape for several seconds, shattering the stage behind Snape.

Ike gasped, his wand still on the magic array, maintaining the output of his magic.

He didn't know if the magic could defeat Snape.

Unlike Comrade Xiaofu, Snape is at the peak of his life as a wizard, and his strength is much stronger than the remnants of the Horcruxes who have been trapped in Horcruxes for decades.

And even Comrade Xiaofu was able to escape from this magic at the last moment, let alone Snape?

Suddenly, a red light flowed up from the golden light and hit the magic array. In Ike's astonished gaze, a crack appeared on a magic script on the magic array.

"Click!"

Ike seemed to hear the sound of glass shattering, and the magic circle shattered abruptly. At the same time, another red light struck, hitting Ike's body, and the wand in his hand unconsciously came out.

Looking up, I saw Snape raise his hand to catch his wand. His face was as usual, and the black robe was still the same, but the stage beside him and behind him had become a ruin.

Ignoring Ike, who was panting on his knees, Snape swept the audience with his cold eyes, his wand waved, and the shattered stage slowly returned to its original state.

"Professor Lockhart, I'll leave it to you."

Coldly said a word to Lockhart, who was hiding far away, and Snape came directly to Ike and asked.

"Can you still go?"

"Yes." Ike stood up and replied.

Looking at the sweat on Ike's forehead, Snape nodded, lifted his feet and walked off the stage, walking out of the auditorium.

"Keep up! My office. ”

Stewart and the others who rushed over waved their hands, and Ike grinned and turned to follow.