"Hmm, by using enchantment and elemental stacking to amplify an ordinary Incendio to that extent, although the quality is somewhat thin, it is undoubtedly very useful as a guardian spell." Grindelwald commented as he watched the huge fireball outside the window slowly disappear.
" Hogwarts is quite a place where...hidden talents abound." Dumbledore raised an eyebrow.
" Dumbledore, is Harry going to lose?" Hagrid slowly squeezed next to Dumbledore and asked softly.
"This is a normal, fair wizard duel. We should applaud the junior wizard who wins, no matter which side wins."
"And as the saying goes in the Muggle World, speed is the only way to go. Who can't accelerate on a straight line? This applies to wizard duels as well."
"True strength lies in defeating your opponent as quickly as possible. Anyone can conjure up powerful magic. Thomas's magic is quite powerful for his age, but his lifespan is too long, so he needs Impediment Jinx to create the conditions for him to cast it," Dumbledore explained softly.
Hagrid nodded thoughtfully.
On the dueling stage, Kayson didn't care about whether they had skills or not; what could he say?
Thomas's move was completely unnecessary, and on the other hand, Harry suffered from underestimating his opponent. He's already a sixth-year student!
In the end, he still had to start with your Expelliarmus; if he doesn't suffer a loss, who will?
"Professor, I'm fine. Let's start the next round," Harry said after taking a deep breath.
"Hmm." Kayson went back to the small clock and gently tapped it.
This time, Harry didn't hold back at all. After shattering Thomas's Shield Charm with a triple blast of the Explosion Charm, his Expelliarmus followed immediately. Without any preamble, the wand flew out of his hand and landed steadily in Harry's grasp.
The outcome is already decided. Even if this duel allowed carbon-based lifeforms to engage in a passionate one-on-one brawl, Thomas would not stand a chance; the two are simply too far apart.
Maybe it would work if Barry Allen played.
Kayson took the wand back from Harry, examined it in his hand, and then returned it to Thomas.
However, Thomas's face was as dark as that of Li Qiao, a senior who had graduated from Hogwarts, when his family crossed the ocean to England on a sweltering summer noon.
If he is defeated fair and square, without any room for maneuver, that's fine; being defeated by a powerful curse is also fine.
This was a four-hit combo that could be considered a sneak attack, which immediately got him out of the game...
Seeing this, Kayson didn't say anything. Powerful magic can be learned by anyone, as long as it's not Muggle-born. However, it can be so powerful that people are taken down before they even have a chance to fight back. This does require talent.
"Round three, begin." He stepped back to the small clock and rang it once more.
This time, Thomas learned his lesson. Just like Harry used the same tactic before, he used a bunch of simple tactical moves to start Harry off at zero frames, keeping him busy dodging and giving him no chance to counterattack.
The results are quite good.
Harry has a high combat IQ, but he's not as good as Thomas in terms of spell application and spell library, after all, Thomas is one of the few tough guys who spends 25 hours a day in the library.
Most of the young wizards in the audience weren't really surprised by this scene, after all, Marcus's big move in the first round looked really intimidating.
Ordinary students who haven't had a real high-intensity magical battle with their peers can easily fall into a misconception: that tall equals strong, and big equals fierce.
Thomas's curse is high, strong, big, and fierce.
Harry, on the other hand, used some rather ordinary spells that they themselves would use, making Harry's prestige seem lower in comparison.
" Dumbledore, is Harry going to lose?" Hagrid asked Dumbledore anxiously.
"In short, Thomas has already set the pace for us. If Harry wants to win, he can only consider going all out, but this is just an ordinary wizard duel, not worth it," Dumbledore explained.
Hagrid's face visibly fell, and seeing this, Dumbledore comforted him, "Of course there is another way. If Harry can use a spell that is extremely fast and powerful to attack Thomas directly, the outcome is uncertain."
"But Harry doesn't know that spell." Hagrid sighed, as if Harry's defeat was inevitable.
However, it seemed as if Harry on the field had suddenly been reminded by Dumbledore, who was far away from the core magic. At this moment, any spell he used that had a pre-cast delay would only be forcibly interrupted by spells Accio like machine guns.
Spells without a wind-up are either too weak or have too low a purity of magic; they are affected by Thomas.
However, as Harry wished, he happened to know a spell with a short wind-up and high power!
" Sectumsempra!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Great Hall fell silent. Thomas was already lying on the high platform. Harry had intentionally controlled the power of the spell, causing only external bleeding wounds on Thomas's body, without damaging his internal organs.
However, the constant flow of blood from the wound was making Harry, who was trying to deceive himself, feel somewhat uneasy.
Perhaps due to his lack of experience with disembowelment, Harry was unaware that even a so-called superficial wound could be fatal.
At this moment, Kayson appeared beside Thomas, gently helped him up, and fed him a healing potion. Although his vitality was temporarily boosted, the wound still showed no signs of healing.
"Okay, besides the medicine, you also need... milk."
It took Kayson a while to get the unfortunate Thomas back to his feet.
"Best of three, it's obvious you lost to Thomas," Kayson said softly. Although this was already stated in the rules, few people are driven by pride, especially when it comes to jealousy and love.
Kayson was genuinely afraid that the young wizard might impulsively pull out his wand and beat Harry up.
"I know, Professor, I'll go back and change my clothes first." Thomas didn't pester her, but left the Great Hall somewhat dejectedly and very quickly.
He started this duel, and it ended in his defeat. Clearly, he had no face to stay here any longer.