Burning Blond Hair

Those distant memories from his student days resurfaced, reminding Lockhart of the vast difference between practice and real combat.

The moment Wizet began chanting the spell, he instinctively raised his wand and drew a straight vertical line across his chest.

However, that was all he could do. The bright red light that appeared before him made him panic. His mind went completely blank, and he couldn't even recite the Shield Charm Spell or open his mouth.

As the red light rushed towards him, Lockhart was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall and losing consciousness.

Before he lost consciousness, only one thought remained in his mind—it was just like Snape's Stunning Spell! Such a fast Disarming Charm!

"Mr. Lovegood, you may leave now." Snape said as he took a few steps toward Lockhart, his voice rising and falling with a mocking smirk.

"Professor Lockhart, it seems I overestimated an adventurer's... self-awareness. I think I warned you that beginners are prone to overconfidence... what a pity!"

"Perhaps next time, you can hold an autobiography in front of you. As a beginner, I think Mr. Lovegood would... aim Disarming Charm at your autobiography."

His eyes were brighter than ever, revealing endless sarcasm. "Of course! I didn't mean anything by it, I'm absolutely not saying... your autobiography is more useful than you are."

As soon as Snape finished speaking, the Slytherin House students started to jeer and laugh.

Although the other two colleges were not as unrestrained, laughter still broke out, and the combined sounds filled the Great Hall with a joyful atmosphere.

Only Ravenclaw felt somewhat embarrassed, since Lockhart, who was being mocked at this moment, had once been a member of Ravenclaw.

However, upon further reflection, they realized that this was a fight between two Ravenclaw, and they could somewhat accept the reality... after all, it had already happened.

Ron turned slightly, glanced at Lockhart who had just landed on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "The time I most wanted to laugh with Slytherin!"

Hermione frowned slightly, and said with some concern, "Professor Lockhart seems to be unconscious..."

"Let me try the Revival Charm ..." Harry looked around, then suddenly raised his wand and pointed it at Lockhart. "Ennervate!"

Lockhart groaned, shaking his head to wake up, but his wizard hat fell to the side, revealing the hair standing on end inside.

Compared to Snape's Silent Stunning Spell, Wizet's Disarming Charm was indeed less powerful, failing to cause Lockhart excruciating pain that left him unable to stand.

The few remaining fans stepped forward and helped Lockhart up, allowing Lockhart to return to the stage.

"The book Wizet recommended really worked!" Harry flicked his wand as Lockhart returned to the stage. "Disarming Charm ...like waving your hand to knock away someone's weapon..."

Amidst another burst of Slytherin laughter, Lockhart took the wand returned by the book lover. "See? That's the effect of the Disarming Charm... My wand is no longer in my hand!"

"Of course... this was to demonstrate the effect of the Disarming Charm, so I didn't offer any resistance, which resulted in some additional effects... It's quite useful, isn't it?"

Snape interrupted Lockhart bluntly, "Perhaps we can do it again, demonstrating another useful spell, such as... what magic can resist Disarming Charm?"

"Haha! Professor Snape, you're too impatient! There are more important things to do now!" Lockhart chuckled dryly, his eyes darting around as he changed the subject, "This is the Duelling Club!"

"Now it's the students' turn... Wizet gave a great demonstration, so let's start practicing the Disarming Charm! Professor Snape, you can help with the grouping too."

In fact, only Snape was arranging the groups; Lockhart was clearly more interested in salvaging his image, so he hid in a corner and started fixing his hair.

Just as Lockhart was using his wand as a curling iron to fix his hair, Snape began arranging for the students to practice in pairs, as if he were inspecting a classroom.

Snape mainly wandered between the two groups, dividing Slytherin and Gryffindor into two groups;

The two colleges have a long-standing feud, and this targeted grouping added a touch of tension to the Great Hall.

Draco and Harry were grouped together, and almost simultaneously they threw out their wands and chanted the Disarming Charm.

"Disarming Charm!"

The two chants blended together, and Draco's movements were faster. A red glow appeared at the tip of his wand, but the effect was not significant enough, only managing to deflect Harry's wrist.

Harry successfully cast the Disarming Charm, and a red light burst from the tip of his wand. However, because his wrist was deflected, the red light flew to the corner and failed to hit Draco.

Wizet's demonstration was effective, mainly because the subsequent analysis of the gestures left a deep impression on the students, at least enabling them to make the tip of their wand glow red.

During his inspection, Snape discovered that among the younger students, only a few could cast the true Disarming Charm and make it have a real effect.

Especially those around Wizet, who, under Wizet's guidance, learned how to reliably cast the Disarming Charm.

In addition, after the first round of duels, Harry had completely mastered the use of the Disarming Charm.

Without hesitation, Draco and Harry engaged in a second duel after the first one ended.

Although Draco's casting speed was still faster, Harry made corresponding adjustments.

Harry stepped aside to dodge Draco's Disarming Charm before beginning to chant the incantation, releasing a beam of red light.

The red light struck Draco squarely, sending his wand flying into the air.

"Tsk..." Snape's expression darkened as he looked at the happy look on Harry's face.

He caught Draco's wand and was about to say something when a scream came from the corner.

"My hair! My hair!"

It was Lockhart, who had just been fixing his hair. His blond hair was now burning fiercely, and the smell of burnt eggs gradually filled the Great Hall.

He tried to wave his wand and point to his hair as he cast a spell, but the fire only intensified and spread to the roots of his hair.

A kind-hearted upperclassman waved his wand and cast a Vanishing Charm, which only made the flames burn even brighter.

"Finite Incantatem!" Snape slowly walked up to Lockhart, then casually waved his wand to extinguish the flames.

Unfortunately, it was too late. As Lockhart collapsed to the ground, his blond hair turned to ashes.

"It's terrible..." Fred and George approached Lockhart, but their attention was on the ashes.

They stuffed the ashes into their pockets. "The flames that burned so brightly because of the Vanishing Charm... even though they've disappeared, this can still be used for research!"

"To desecrate the remains of a professor at will is a five-point deduction for Gryffindor!" Snape bypassed Fred and George and stood in Lockhart's previous spot...