Chapter 405: Another Contest (End)
When Harry set his sights on Luna, he discovered a shocking fact.
By that distance, Malfoy, Nott, Neville, and Hermione, each of them had more or less suffered a few big poop eggs, especially Hermione, her athletic talent was not as good as Qiu Zhang, and the physical strength of the girls themselves was not as good as that of the boys, in the past, when it came to the 150-foot line, Hermione should have fallen, but tonight, with the blessing of determination and perseverance, Hermione performed better than before.
However, as Professor Blaine once said, will can indeed ignite a person's determination to pursue power, but it cannot help you communicate with the enormous power across domains in an instant.
As could be seen from Hermione's gradual loss of discipline, she was almost at her limit.
But what's going on with Luna?
"She actually dodged all the big?"
Ginny voiced Harry's confusion in a stunned voice.
Luna didn't stand out in the past, her performance in this class was mediocre, she was neither at the bottom nor at the top, but now, her performance surprised everyone.
"Could it be that she has been hiding her strength?"
Patil was also muttering quietly.
As Ginny said, of all the people present, Luna was the only one who didn't get a big.
Neither the speed of advance nor the speed of dodging did Luna show that she was far ahead of the others, but none of the big dung eggs that were going for her could get on the corner of her clothes!
"That girl is cheating!"
Pansy Parkinson huffed, "She must have used her role as a teaching assistant to manipulate the armor!" ”
"If you can't produce tangible proof, Parkinson," Harry said coldly, "then shut your mouth!" ”
Harry's sneer made Parkinson's face flush, but in fact, Harry had the same confusion in his heart.
Luna was so relaxed!
Her bouncing appearance reminded Harry of his time at Muggle school, where there was a time when the game of jumping checks was all the rage.
As far as Harry's own experience in this training is concerned, he mainly relies on two ways to dodge those big dung eggs that come from the side, the first is that there is nothing to say about those within the horizon, just dodge and get out of the way when the physical strength is intact, and for those outside the field of vision, for example, the big dung eggs coming from the side and back, mainly rely on hearing, and when he is close to a certain distance, he can hear the sound of those big dung eggs whistling.
Harry could be sure that Neville, who had behaved unexpectedly today, was dodging in this way, but Luna didn't seem to be like that at all.
Several times Harry noticed that when there were no big dung eggs around, Luna suddenly made a dodge motion, and only after she changed her position did the big dung eggs attack her position!
It's incredible!
Could it be that she could see the future?
Harry looked at Luna, the shortest, with a slightly blank look, full of confusion.
Malfoy, who was already struggling, suddenly heard a dissonant, light humming in his ears, and before he could react, the little girl from Ravenclaw who was not in his eyes flashed past him sensitively, and after a few inexplicable horizontal jumps, he easily dodged a wave of attacks.
Draco himself wasn't so lucky.
A flash of effort made him lose the opportunity to dodge with huge physical exertion, and a succession of large dung eggs hit his back and stomach respectively, which were painful and unbearable positions after being hit, coupled with the stench of big dung eggs, Malfoy couldn't bear it anymore all of a sudden.
Unbalanced, Malfoy vomited and rolled on the ground several times, and at this moment, his position was only a few steps away from the two-hundred-foot line.
Either way, Draco couldn't accept the shame of running the race.
He covered the back of his neck with one hand and crawled forward in a prostrate fashion, and just as his fingertips were only one step away from the finish line, a sudden gust of wind came out of the back of his head, causing Drake to show despair.
At least three big dung eggs are coming at the same time!
After training for so long, everyone knew exactly the power of the impact of the big dung egg, and with the physical exertion to this point, Draco knew that he would definitely not be able to resist this wave of attacks!
At that moment, a dark shadow suddenly obscured the light of the torch, and Draco suddenly felt a gust of wind howl overhead.
Smack, smack, smack!
His long pale blonde hair was stained with stench, but Malfoy had no time to take care of it, and he sat up slowly, staring blankly at Neville, who slowly withdrew his whip leg and held out his hand towards him, and for a moment, he was a little overwhelmed.
"You've lost, Malfoy."
Neville pulled Malfoy to his feet, and he stared directly at Malfoy's round gray eyes, and for the first time, he felt that his heart was no longer tormented by panic.
"It's foolish to question the decisions made by people who are wiser than you--"
Luna tilted her head beside Neville and repeated in a brisk voice what had been said before the fight began, and Draco was shocked to find that the little girl wasn't even breathing except for a slight sweat stain on her forehead.
Nott fell ten feet from the two-hundred-foot line and wailed weakly, about the same level as he usually was, and Draco opened his mouth, but finally didn't criticize anything.
However, when his eyes fell on Hermione, who was still a few steps behind Nott, and still insisted on moving forward, a sentence came out of his mouth uncontrollably,
"At least I won Granger, and according to the rules, she had to resign as an assistant professor like Professor Bryan."
This is indeed an irrefutable fact, and neither Neville nor Luna refutes it.
Looking at Hermione, who was almost covered in slimy stinking fluid, but still gritted her teeth and staggered to avoid the big dung, the anger that ignited from the bottom of her heart made his eyes hot.
"It's not worth it, Hermione--"
Ginny covered her mouth, and Harry could hear the cry in her murmuring voice.
Time seemed to freeze, everything in front of her was blurry, and the unbearable swelling and pain all over her body made Hermione want to cry out loud, and in a trance, Hermione suddenly thought about why she wanted to participate in Professor Brian's physical education class.
The original reason was just curiosity.
That's pretty much the reason why all young wizards are willing to stick with it after experiencing this boring course.
After joining Hogwarts, Professor Bryan spent a series of hours demonstrating his erudition and strength, and every young wizard wanted to learn cool magic from Professor Bryan's classes.
Hermione also wanted to get a glimpse of Professor Blaine's wisdom in this class, and after the initial hesitation, she was sure that Professor Blaine's course was definitely not that simple, and if she gave up easily, then she would definitely regret it. Although, pure physical training is not something she is good at, she is better at finding the truth in the ocean of magical knowledge.
"Give up, Granger, you've already lost!"
Hermione heard Malfoy's gnashing of teeth, but she ignored it, and she didn't realize that she had stumbled to break the record set by Cedric, the best young wizard in the class.
Although she had always been at the top of her grades, even Harry and Ron couldn't understand the fear in her heart.
This fear stems from her Muggle origins, and although Hogwarts does not discriminate against Muggle-born wizards under Dumbledore's leadership, her sensitive heart has always kept Hermione from completely escaping the ubiquitous superfluence of the wizarding world - this is one of the reasons why Hermione insisted on this course, Professor Bryan is a Slytherin graduate wizard, but he is of Muggle descent, and what he has achieved today is recognized by the entire wizarding world.
Hermione hopes to one day be as good as Professor Bryan, and she wants to prove that Muggle-born wizards can also achieve impressive results with hard work.
Not!
There was a sudden cone pain in the shoulder blade of the scarf, and the powerful momentum caused Hermione to fall to the ground unable to maintain her balance anymore.
The stench of the big dung egg almost replaced the sweat on that handsome little face, but Hermione, who was embarrassed, moved most of the little wizards in this classroom with the perseverance contained in her thin back!
Gradually, Hermione felt the pain in her body leave her, she had no pain, no grievances, only a burning faith in her heart to support her to move on.
Yes, what Professor Bryan said she had always taken to heart.
Love and hate are strong emotions that can give people the determination to pursue their dreams, but they can't help you communicate across power in a moment.
Hermione knew that she couldn't be outstanding in this class all at once, and she knew that she wouldn't reach the record set by Cedric faster than the young wizards in Slytherin's competition, so her goal at the beginning was only -
Reach the finish line!
It had been a long journey, far more than the first night she had been at Hogwarts, from the foyer to the Sorting Hat, and there seemed to be no end in sight.
Hermione, who was hazy, seemed to hear Ryharry shouting, she seemed to hear Ginny crying, but now she didn't have the energy to care about it anymore, she just wanted to move on!
Looking at the girl who had tried her best to climb farther, Draco didn't realize that the shame on his face had quietly vanished, replaced by confusion.
He couldn't understand what that mudblood girl was doing to do this.
However, this did not prevent him from being greatly shocked in heart and soul!
"Alright, Granger!"
Caught off guard, Draco's shouts filled every corner of the classroom,
"You win!"
The corner of the girl's mouth finally showed a smile, and then, the whites of her eyes turned up, and her head tilted and fainted.
1,000,000 words!!
(End of chapter)