Demonstration Duel

Snape looked ahead and saw Harry looking curious in the distance, and he already knew the answer.

Clearly, Harry's Disarming Charm, which had been cast off course, struck Lockhart, who was fixing his hair, causing an accident similar to a "Wand Backfire" that set his blond hair ablaze.

Hair damaged by unknown magic is extremely difficult to regrow using Potions.

But now is not the time to be happy; he still has to clean up the mess Lockhart left behind.

Not all students are capable of serious duels. Some students will abandon their wands and, after several spells fail to work, choose the most direct method—close-quarters combat.

This situation gradually accumulated, which annoyed Snape, who could only wave his wand repeatedly to forcibly separate the students.

He walked slowly to the center of the stage, his gaze sweeping over the students who had just been separated. "I almost thought I was in the wrong place. Turns out this is Hogwarts. I thought I had entered a gladiatorial arena!"

"Use your fists, your teeth! Can't you wizards fight in a different way? Even if you can't learn the Disarming Charm in a short time... don't you have any other magic to use?"

"No wonder Lockhart was the first to fall... I was wondering about it at first, but now I understand..." He looked at Justin lay on the ground like a statue.

"Finite Incantatem!" He waved his hand to remove the Full Body-Bind Curse from Justin. "Gryffindor House loses five points! Lockhart's fall forced you to use the Disarming Charm, and what did Mr. Longbottom do?"

"Full Body-Bind Curse! Violates Lockhart's rules! But it's still five points less than... Mr. Midgeon, Mr. McMillan, Miss Fawcett, Miss Granger... these people!"

The familiar sight of points being deducted from Slytherin House immediately prompted Harry and Ron to retort, "It was that one of the Slytherin students who broke the rules! That's why Hermione got pushed!"

"Ah... Gryffindor loses another ten points!" Snape exclaimed like a hunter who had caught his prey. "Our Mr. Potter must be very pleased with himself now... thinking he did a great job!"

"Thinking you're very law-abiding... and even able to use a few tricks... to make yourself the winner... Mr. Potter! Mr. Longbottom, step onto the stage! Immediately! Right now!"

Neville walked onto the stage somewhat uneasily, while Harry looked furious.

Snape's tone was laced with malice, "Perhaps we need to witness a real duel... I think you all feel you have the right to speak... after all, you've all defeated your opponents..."

"No! I didn't!" Neville quickly denied. "I didn't mean to... I can't learn the Disarming Charm..."

"Just like Lockhart, the first one to fall, said..." Snape said lazily, "Have you forgotten dueling etiquette? Bow... keep your distance..."

Harry and Neville exchanged a glance, and following Snape's instructions on dueling etiquette, slowly assumed their fighting stances.

"Let's do it!" Snape continued. "Let them see... how you defeat your opponents. Three, two, one!"

"Disarming Charm!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

The two attacked almost simultaneously. To Snape's surprise, Neville's Full Body-Bind Curse was quite skillful, and even under such tension, it hit Harry, causing him to fall straight to the ground.

Harry's Disarming Charm did the same, bursting forth with a red light and knocking Neville's wand away.

"Finite Incantatem!" Snape flung his wand, a glint of light in his eyes. "Mr. Longbottom... who gave you permission to cast this Full Body-Bind Curse?"

Neville helped Harry up, then looked at Snape and stammered, unable to speak.

"Dishonesty to the professor, five points deducted from Gryffindor, get off!" Snape beckoned, looked around the Great Hall, and said, "Mr. Lovegood, come up to the stage!"

As soon as Snape finished speaking, Wizet felt eyes from all directions, almost all focused on him.

Whether it's her impressive performance in the Quidditch House Cup or the book list that's starting to circulate throughout the school, Wizet has gained a certain level of recognition.

At least within Ravenclaw, whenever the name Vizet Lovegood is mentioned, there are almost always a few similar comments.

"It's him! The books I've been reading lately are from that reading list he wrote... and they seem pretty good..."

"I know! Our Quidditch star! He even won last year's Quidditch Cup, so this year's trophy is definitely ours too..."

"He has an exceptional memory and knows the library like the back of his hand! If you're desperately looking for a book, asking him is the way to go! He'll tell you exactly which shelf and row it's on..."

Snape only called Wizet to the stage, without specifying her opponent. The other students had some guesses and roughly knew who Wizet's opponent was...

As Wizet stepped onto the stage, Luna clenched her fist and cheered, "Go for it!"

As Luna started, there were many encouraging and cheering voices around her.

"Mr. Everyone's been waiting for this..." Snape crossed his arms. "You can teach Mr. Longbottom the Full Body-Bind Curse, so demonstrating a duel to them shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

Wizet; he had actually anticipated what was going to happen when he took the stage.

He can also summarize the magic he has learned during this period through duels.

Snape looked at Wizet and said, "Show me what you can show for yourself."

"The ability to see the light?" Wizet murmured. He already understood the meaning of those words, and nodded to Snape. "Please enlighten me, Professor Snape!"

Snape replied, "Hmm."

Bowing in greeting.

Wizet bowed respectfully, while Snape nodded in acknowledgment.

He held the wand to his chest as if it were a sword...

Almost the instant the action was completed, the students present had a different feeling. At this moment, Wizet seemed to give off a different vibe.

Like a sharp blade hidden in velvet, it finally reveals its edge.

The two stretched out their arms almost simultaneously. Wizet thrust forward, and a burst of flame erupted from the tip of his wand. "Fiendfyre!"

Snape swung his wand horizontally, slowly unleashing a beam of light that split the flames in two, continuing its attack on Wizet with undiminished power.

The sword light rapidly approached Wizet, and just when many thought the duel was over, Wizet lightly flicked her wand, precisely deflecting and erasing the sword light as if it had never existed.

Faced with this scene, many students asked the same question, "What's going on?"

Having a "legendary Auror" relative, Anthony could only try to understand when Michael and the others questioned him, "If we follow what my great-grandmother said..."

"That means Wizet is very familiar with the Cutting Curse Cutting Curse, so she can eliminate its power directly in such an effortless way... but I don't recommend doing this."