Vaughn and Voldemort were both using jinxes, though their definition of a jinx was naturally different from that of the young wizards at Hogwarts.
To many young wizards, spells like Densaugeo and Levicorpus already counted as jinxes.
But to Vaughn and Voldemort, only spells that killed in a single hit or left their victims crippled deserved that name.
Neither wanted to be struck by the other's magic, and Voldemort was astonished to discover that this Weasley, who was only thirteen
years old, was stronger than any wizard below the rank of a Legendary Wizard he had ever encountered!
His emotions and stamina seemed inexhaustible, and his mastery of every spell was extraordinary.
But Voldemort was in no hurry. An unbridgeable gulf separated Legendary Wizards from ordinary wizards. Even freshly resurrected, even no longer at his peak, he was still a Legendary Wizard.
He feared Dumbledore more than Vaughn, so he had not committed his full strength. He remained on guard against the headmaster, who might appear at any moment.
Vaughn was even calmer than Voldemort, because he had never expected to defeat him. His purpose had been simple from the beginning: use Voldemort as a touchstone to measure his current strength.
Apart from Legendary Wizards, he had found no worthy opponent in Wizarding Britain. His magic level continued to rise by the day and had yet to reach its limit, making him practically invincible among wizards below that rank. At least, he had yet to encounter anyone who could match him.
Of course, that did not include the wizards of China. Cheng Quandao always called himself a Chinese prodigy, but Vaughn suspected there was rather a lot of exaggeration in that claim.
Chinese wizards had their own system, and Vaughn had always believed that wizards and spells were closely tied