The sun vanished above the Forbidden Forest, and without its light, the woods began to turn gloomy and eerie. Though there was clearly no one around, faint footsteps could be heard. The dead leaves on the ground bore obvious signs of being trampled, yet not a single person could be seen in the forest.
George Weasley took a deep breath and cleverly concealed himself behind a large tree.
He was waiting—waiting for the footsteps gradually approaching from nearby.
At that moment, the four of them were engaged in an unfair match.
Three against one.
Albert was taking on Fred, George, and Lee Jordan alone.
Both sides could only use simple spells. Victory required depriving the other side of their ability to resist—in other words, completely subduing them.
George still remembered the excited looks on their faces when Albert suggested combat training after finishing the Wilderness Survival Guide.
Then reality taught them a harsh lesson.
To their dismay, they discovered that even working together, the three of them were no match for Albert.
Albert cast spells at an astonishing speed. Using only the simplest magic, he effortlessly beat them senseless. What frustrated them even more was that Albert had always trained with them using a wand that did not suit him.
Even with their opponent holding back so drastically, the three of them still lost miserably. No wonder they were so depressed; the gap between them was enough to make anyone despair.
Still, their fighting skills had improved dramatically through their battles with Albert.
George now dared to say that the vast majority of students at school would be no match for the three of them.
However, Albert improved even faster than they did. He could always use all sorts of simple spells to restrict their movements, then disarm them in