You're Disgracing the Malfoy Name!

However, Hogwarts would not punish Irina over a non-offensive spell like Aguamenti. After the Flying lesson ended, everyone rushed to the Great Hall for dinner.

In the Great Hall, Harry, who had been released by Professor McGonagall, came over to the Gryffindor table.

When Malfoy saw Harry, he actually made a point of walking over from the Slytherin table, with Crabbe and Goyle following beside him.

"Having your last meal, Potter? When are you taking the train back to the Muggles?"

Malfoy, whose mouth had been washed out by Irina's Aguamenti, was still as incorrigible as ever as he sneered arrogantly at Harry.

Naturally, Harry could not stand for it, and immediately mocked him back.

Malfoy raised his chin and challenged Harry to a duel. "If you have no objections, then tonight. A duel between wizards—wands only!"

Before Harry could speak, Ron agreed directly. He did it so quickly that Irina nearly suspected he was an undercover agent. "No problem! Who's your second?"

Malfoy glanced at the two burly fools behind him, thought for a moment, and said, "Crabbe. Midnight, then. We'll meet you in the Prizes Display Room. It's never locked!"

With that, Malfoy swaggered away.

After watching Malfoy leave, Harry finally looked at Ron in bewilderment. "Ron, what's this wizard duel about? And what's this second business?!"

Ron said casually, "Oh, if you die, your second takes over."

Ron's nonchalant manner once again made Irina wonder whether he was Malfoy's undercover agent.

However, after noticing the frightened look on Harry's face, Ron hurriedly added, "But people only die in formal duels with real wizards. Someone like Malfoy can only shoot sparks at most. He can't hurt anyone."

Please, you're not much better than him!

Irina was left rather speechless as she listened from the side.

Just then, Hermione, who was holding Irina's hand, could no longer sit still.

"Sorry to interrupt! I couldn't help overhearing your conversation, but you absolutely cannot wander around the castle at night. Just think about it—if you get caught, how many points will Gryffindor lose?!"

Hermione said indignantly.

Irina did not care much. Although she was also in Gryffindor, with the famous Chosen One around, they could deduct all the points they wanted. Gryffindor would still be Gryffindor at the end of the year!

Luckily, it was Harry. If it had been anyone else, Gryffindor would have become Gryffin-fuck long ago!

Harry, however, was unconcerned. "This is a duel between Malfoy and me. It has nothing to do with you!"

Just then, Harry seemed to think of something. His eyes lit up as he looked at Irina. "Irina, you seem really good at magic. Can I ask you to be my second?"

Irina's silent casting of Aguamenti earlier had deeply shocked Harry. After all, he still had trouble even casting the most basic Levitation Charm!

Hearing this, Irina spread her hands and put on a helpless expression. "You know, Harry, Professor McGonagall gave me a week of detention."

Harry was immediately disappointed, but he was far too stubborn to swallow his pride and ask Hermione for help. Thus, he could only ask Ron to be his second.

Ron agreed without hesitation.

After dinner, in the Slytherin dormitory.

Linley, who had taken out the Desert Eagle and was about to resume his alchemy, saw Malfoy enter through the door and burst into endless laughter.

"Hey, Rolf, did you know? That Harry Potter from Gryffindor is an idiot! I asked him to duel me in the Prizes Display Room at midnight tonight, and he actually believed me. I'll just report him to Filch later, and Potter will be finished! Hahahaha!"

Malfoy laughed uproariously as he boasted to Linley.

In his eyes, being able to trick the Chosen One so thoroughly was absolutely something worth showing off.

However, Linley did not agree with him. Instead, he asked quietly, "You're a Malfoy, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, right?"

Malfoy froze. "Of course!"

Linley sighed. "But is there even one thing you're doing that a Malfoy should do? Look at what you intend to do—break the rules of a wizard duel and defeat your opponent with petty tricks like tattling? You're the descendant of a Pureblood Family, yet you do nothing to defend the honor of Pureblood Families. Instead, you're stomping your own face beneath your feet. You're disgracing the Malfoy name!"

Although Linley did not care about so-called pureblood status, when dealing with someone like Malfoy, he could only tailor his teaching methods to a Pureblood Family's way of thinking.

After all, Malfoy placed great importance on the nobility of purebloods. Naturally, he would not allow himself to tarnish the pureblood name.

At this moment, Malfoy was stunned. He stared at his own hands in disbelief.

Yeah, what had he been thinking?!

Wizard duels had originally been invented by Pureblood Families as a way to win honor, yet he had wanted to trample on them with his own hands?!

"Sorry, Linley, I..."

Malfoy was arrogant, but he was not stupid. He immediately looked at Linley in shame.

Linley waved a hand. He had no interest in these childish grudges. "Since you arranged a duel, then honor the appointment. Now stop disturbing my alchemy!"

With that, Linley raised his hand and cast out a curtain of light, isolating his desk to block outside sounds from entering.

Seeing this, Malfoy was not annoyed. He merely nodded forcefully and muttered to himself, "I understand! Crabbe, get yourself ready. You're coming with me later for the duel with Potter!"

As Malfoy made up his mind, Linley had already begun his alchemy.

A Desert Eagle would be enchanted by several Alchemy Formations at once, and each Alchemy Formation required its own core Alchemy Rune.

Therefore, having completed the energy source and rune hub the previous night, Linley now had to first carve the core Alchemy Runes for the four Alchemy Formations: "Dexterity," "Lightness," "Precision," and "Reinforcement."

These four Alchemy Runes were the primary runes of their respective Alchemy Formations. Once the primary runes were carved, he would need to carve their auxiliary runes.

For example, the auxiliary runes for the "Dexterity" attribute included Alchemy Runes such as "Speed," "Smoothness," and "Direction Change," all of which helped enhance dexterity.

According to Linley's plan, he needed to complete one full Alchemy Formation each day. In four consecutive days, he would complete the Desert Eagle's four Alchemy Formations. On the fifth day, he would fill in the missing parts and connect them all in series or parallel, completing the Desert Eagle's enchantment.