"That's right!" Wizet nodded and began explaining how to cast the Mirage Charm. "The casting movements for this spell go like this..."
A few minutes later, Harry recited the incantation for the Mirage Charm. "Vi... vi... SUS... trans... fer... RE!"
"That was awful..." Draco smiled from the side. "You got most of the beginning right, but unfortunately, you messed up the end..."
"The incantation should sound like this. Listen carefully!" He cleared his throat and slowly recited the spell. "VI... sus... trans... FER... re!"
"The key is 'Visus' and 'ferre'! You need that intonation to better channel the Mirage Charm!"
"Visus Transferre!" He recited the spell at normal speed. "That's the correct pronunciation. You got both the stresses and the unstressed syllables wrong!"
"I've got it now! Visus Transferre!" Harry hurriedly repeated the spell, then raised his eyebrows at Draco. "No mistakes this time, right?"
"No mistakes this time..." Draco kept smiling. "Unfortunately, you were still a beat slower than me."
Harry pursed his lips and stopped arguing with Draco. Instead, he turned to Wizet. "Wizet, I can say the incantation smoothly now! Visus Transferre!"
Under normal circumstances, if two dueling wizards were evenly matched and both had solid offense and defense, it would be difficult for either side to determine a winner in a short time.
Cedric and Kwame Mensah were in just such a situation. The battle was incredibly tense, but both were patient, maintaining their respective rhythms of attack and defense.
Hearing Harry recite the incantation, Wizet nodded. "Harry, you can try casting the spell now."
"Huh?" Harry blinked, not quite processing it. "Isn't that too soon?"
Draco said nothing, but a flicker of surprise still passed through his eyes.
Normally, besides explaining the casting gestures and incantation techniques, Wizet would also explain the principles behind a