TMD, You're a Fucking Genius!

Caught off guard, the Dark Wizard's body was suddenly bound by the Charms, and the magical output of the Protego was immediately interrupted.

Ron seized the moment, raised his wand, and cast Charms with pinpoint accuracy.

"Epelliarmus (Disarming Charm)!"

"Ugh!"

The Dark Wizard grunted, and his wand flew out of his hand, landing with a thud.

He himself was also thrown backward by the impact, tripped by the rope under his feet, and fell to one knee.

"Well done, Ron!" Hermione's eyes lit up, and a smile bloomed on her tense face. Almost instinctively, she turned around and ran happily towards Ron, opening her arms as if to give him a high five in celebration.

Overwhelmed with joy, Ron grinned, ready to receive cheers from his companions.

However-

Just as Hermione turned her back to her fallen opponent, and Ron lowered his guard...

The Dark Wizard, disarmed and wandless, suddenly had his empty gaze replaced by a sharp, instinctive glint.

He didn't try to stand up or pick up the wand, but instead suddenly raised his free left hand, fingers spread wide, aimed at the two people's backs, and squeezed out short, hoarse syllables from his throat.

"Depulso (Pushing Charm)!"

An invisible, powerful shockwave suddenly erupted, slamming solidly into Hermione's back. The immense force not only sent her flying but also took Ron, who was standing in front of her, with it.

"Ah--!"

The two screamed and flew high into the air like leaves in the wind, only to crash heavily onto the floor several meters away. Their wands slipped from their hands and rolled into a ball. They were dizzy and unable to stand up.

The Room of Requirement fell silent instantly.

The excited smiles on the faces of the other students watching froze, replaced by waves of astonishment.

"Group One."

Harry's calm voice broke the silence. He strode to the center of the field, his gaze sweeping over Ron, who was baring his teeth on the ground, and Hermione, who was biting her lip. Then he looked at the Dark Wizard who had already freed himself from the remaining restraints and silently picked up his wand.

"Ronald Weasley Hermione Granger's team, defeated."

Harry's tone was not accusatory; he was simply stating the facts.

"Loosening your guard when victory is in sight, ignoring the fact that your opponent still poses a threat, especially—" He paused, his gaze sharpening, "The act of popping champagne at halftime. You've completely forgotten that wizards, especially experienced ones, are not helpless without their wands. Wandless Magic, Silencing Charm, even the simplest physical attacks, can be the final blow to turn the tide of battle."

"Losing your wand doesn't mean the battle is over. This time it was Knockback Jinx, but you might not be so lucky next time."

He walked over to Ron and Hermione, and reached out to help them up.

Their faces flushed red and then paled. Hermione bit her lip, her eyes red-rimmed, whether from the pain of the fall or from shame, it was hard to tell. Ron hung his head, avoiding Harry's eyes.

"The Disarming Charm is a good way to control your opponent, but it doesn't mean the battle is over." Harry's voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet room, not only for Ron and Hermione, but for everyone present. "Never turn your back on your enemy unless you're certain they're completely incapacitated, and never celebrate prematurely. In a real battle, you can't let your guard down until the very last moment. Remember this lesson; it might save your lives in the future."

He patted the two on the shoulder. "Get back to the team, and watch the next group carefully."

Ron and Hermione walked back to the group dejectedly, while the other students cast sympathetic or encouraging glances their way.

"Next group," Harry turned to his classmates who were still waiting a short distance behind him, "Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley."

Draco took a deep breath, his pale face expressionless, but his slightly raised chin and clenched fingers betrayed his tension.

He glanced at Ginny beside him. Ginny tossed her fiery red hair, tucking a stray strand behind her ear, her eyes burning with unwavering fighting spirit. The two exchanged a look, without exchanging a word, but seemed to have reached a tacit understanding: they must not repeat the same silli mistake they had just made.

They walked side by side into the arena, facing another Dark Wizard with empty eyes but an upright posture.

"Begin," Harry announced, stepping back.

The Dark Wizard launched the first attack, unleashing a swift Stunning Spell aimed directly at Draco, who was positioned slightly ahead.

Draco didn't take the hit head-on; instead, he nimbly slid to the side and back, his wand tracing an arc.

"Shield Charm!"

The spherical shield lit up, precisely deflecting the direction of the spell.

He didn't stop; almost simultaneously with completing his defense, a silent Disarming Charm shot from the tip of his staff, aimed at the Dark Wizard's wrist holding the staff—swift and cunning.

Ginny moved the instant Draco moved.

Instead of flanking from the other side, she quickly lowered her center of gravity, moving almost parallel to the ground, her wand pointing towards the Dark Wizard's feet.

"Glacius (Frozen Three Feet)!"

Patches of ice immediately began to spread outwards from where the wand had landed, and were about to reach the Dark Wizard's feet.

The Dark Wizard was clearly experienced; he leaped lightly, dodging the ice that was about to spread to his feet, and at the same time, dodging Draco's Disarming Charm, and then unleashed a sharp tearing spell.

Of course, under the control of the Imperius Curse, the power of this dangerous spell was suppressed to the point where it could only tear clothes, but it was still ruthless.

"Watch out!" Ginny exclaimed.

The Transfiguration Spell transformed a withered branch in front of him into a stone slab, which was placed in front of Draco to block most of the sharp energy.

Draco seized the breathing space Ginny had created for him and swung his wand rapidly.

"Serpensortia (The Serpensortia)!"

A black snake shot out from the tip of the staff, lunging towards the Dark Wizard's face. Although it had no real offensive power, it was enough to distract him.

Ginny understood immediately. The moment the Dark Wizard swung away the black snake, she sprang up from the ground, her wand pointing directly at the Dark Wizard.

"Binding Charm!"

Several ropes flew out, rushing towards the Dark Wizard.

The Dark Wizard snorted coldly, and his wand drew a circle of fire.

"Incendio (Blazing Flames)!"

The rope burned before it even got close, but he kept moving, seemingly trying to take advantage of Ginny's waning strength before she could muster new power to counterattack.

However, Draco had already anticipated this.

Instead of using an attack spell, he quickly chanted, "Eat Slugs!"

A tricky and malicious Minor Curses grazed past the Dark Wizard's robes. Draco pursed his lips in disappointment when he missed, but he was not discouraged. Instead, he used another Tarantella Dance.

To dodge Draco's rapid Charms attack, the Dark Wizard took two steps back, revealing a slight opening.

Now! Ginny and Draco moved almost simultaneously.

Instead of using the Binding Charm, Ginny used the Disarming Charm directly, attempting to disarm the Dark Wizard.

"Epelliarmus (Disarming Charm)!"

A beam of red light shot out, heading straight for the opponent's magic wand.

Draco's response was even more precise; he pointed his wand at the ground behind the Dark Wizard's left foot, which had shifted slightly to maintain his balance, hardening and slightly raising a small patch of ground.

The Dark Wizard had just parried Ginny's Disarming Charm when he tripped and lost his balance.

But he was experienced after all. In the instant he lost his balance, he raised his left hand in the same starting stance that Ron Hermione had used before when he was without a staff, "retreating the enemy three feet"!

"Watch your left hand!" Draco shouted sharply. He had been anticipating this move, and his wand pointed almost at the same moment the Dark Wizard raised his hand. "Levicorpus!"

He chose a control spell in an attempt to interrupt the opponent's Wandless Magic.

Ginny reacted just as quickly. Instead of trying to defend or counterattack, she made an unexpected move—she lunged forward, not to dodge, but to use the momentum of her lunge to point her wand downwards at an extremely tricky angle that was difficult to avoid.

"Petrificus Totalus (Full Body-Bind)!"

The Dark Wizard retreated to avoid Draco's Charms, and Ginny's Petrifying Spell struck him squarely in the torso.

A sense of stiffness spread instantly. The Dark Wizard's raised left hand froze in mid-air, his body leaned back, and he fell heavily to the ground with a thud.

Except for his eyes, which can still move, he has completely lost the ability to move.

The battle is over.

Draco and Ginny stood there, slightly out of breath, watching the fallen Dark Wizard warily, their wands still pointing at him.

Until Harry's voice rang out.

"That's enough, let's lift the spell."

Ginny breathed a sigh of relief, but remained on guard. She slowly walked over and kicked the Dark Wizard's wand further away with her foot before finally dispelling the Petrifying Spell.

Harry stepped forward, an approving look on his face.

"Very good. They remained vigilant throughout, cooperated well, covered for each other, and responded very promptly at the last moment."

Draco's control interruption, Ginny's decisive attack, a perfect combo. This group wins – commendable.

Draco, panting, wore a happy smile.

At the same time, he didn't forget to turn his head and give Ron a smug look.

Ron rolled his eyes in response, completely ignoring his old rival.

Applause and hushed cheers erupted from the sidelines, especially from Pansy, a Slytherin herself, who cheered and screamed like a groundhog.

"Alright, next group, get ready!" Harry clapped his hands, drawing the attention of all the students. "Seamus Finnegan, Pansy Parkinson, you two, get ready!"

Draco and Ginny retreated to the sidelines amidst applause; one held his head high, maintaining his haughty demeanor, while the other waved to the cheering classmates, exuding an air of superiority.

Of the two who entered, Pansy held her head high, dusted off non-existent dust, and walked to the center of the arena.

Seamus followed behind her, a bloodthirsty smile on his face, his fingers unconsciously stroking his wand, as if he had been itching to do so for a long time.

I really want to fry something!

The third Dark Wizard they faced also had empty eyes, but he was slightly thinner than the first two, yet his stance was unusually stable, like a javelin nailed to the ground.

"Begin." As soon as Harry finished speaking, Pansy moved.

Instead of giving orders like Hermione or probing like Draco, she took the initiative and launched a direct attack.

"Depulso! (Pushing Charm!)"

The Dark Wizard calmly sidestepped, dodging the Charms with minimal movement, and then avoided the second Knockback Jinx that Pansy launched immediately afterward.

Harry, standing not far away, raised an eyebrow; it seemed Pansy had indeed made great progress.

Just then, Seamus made his move.

He didn't chant any complicated spells, nor did he aim precisely at the Dark Wizard himself.

He took a deep breath, swung his wand forcefully about two meters in front of the Dark Wizard, and roared.

"Bombarda Maima (Big Bomb Maxima)!"

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted Room of Requirement, bursting forth with a shockwave several times more powerful than a normal Exploding Charm and blinding flashes of light, sending dust and debris flying like shrapnel.

The ground was instantly blasted into a shallow crater by this unreasonable Charms. The shockwave even made students in the distance feel the surging air, although it was not very obvious, the air wave was definitely there.

One can imagine how the Dark Wizard felt being so close.

He clearly hadn't expected the attack to unfold in this way; his seemingly perfect defensive posture was instantly shattered by this completely unconventional tactic.

Caught off Shield Charm with his wand to shield himself from the flying debris and the aftershocks. His vision and hearing were also severely impaired.

Pansy ducked the moment the explosion rang out. She was about to yell at Seamus to control the direction when a sudden thought struck her and she realized her teammate's intention.

This isn't just misplaced! This is clearly using the Exploding Charm to create chaos and disrupt the opponent's judgment!

Damn it, Seamus! You're a fucking genius!

"Keep going, don't stop!" Pansy roared, his words like wolves in sheep's clothing.

Even without Pansy's reminder, Seamus had already aimed at the Dark Wizard's feet.

"Confringo!"

Bang!

Another violent explosion occurred. Although the Dark Wizard reacted quickly and dodged the Charms without suffering any real damage, the sound and flash of the explosion severely interfered with Dark Wizard basic judgment.

"Epelliarmus (Disarming Charm)!"

Pansy quickly followed, casting a Disarming Charm.

Along with this spell came Seamus's Big Bomb Maxima.

But this Big Bomb Maxima was clearly much more powerful than the previous ones.

The dazzling flames instantly engulfed the ground at the Charms's target, and a deafening roar like thunder shook the entire Room of Requirement. The shockwave spread violently in a ring, and even Harry squinted slightly, waving his hand to create a transparent barrier in front of him to protect the nearby students.

The ground directly hit created a huge crater, sending debris and dust billowing into the sky and completely obscuring that small area.

The Dark Wizard had never experienced anything like this before. In his previous duels, he had always used Harmless Minor Curses; he had never been so thoroughly tormented by such an unpredictable and erratic approach.

The immense impact of the Charms explosion caused him to completely lose his balance.

The blast wave violently pushed me backward, leaving me with nothing but billowing smoke and the buzzing sound in my ears.