Draw Your Wand

'Cannot be recycled.'

'Cannot be recycled.'

'Cannot be recycled.'

'Recyclable item: Sweeping Three Stars Flying Broomstick. Recycling price: twenty Galleons, ten Sickles.'

'Recyclable item: Moon Dream Flying Broomstick. Recycling price: thirty Galleons.'

'Cannot be recycled.'

After a brief tour of the Great Hall, Gemini had a substantial haul. Although he didn't find any more Horcruxes, he managed to sell nearly ten thousand Galleons worth of junk, pushing his total savings over seven hundred thousand pounds.

That evening, Gemini naturally stayed in the Room of Requirement. He still preferred this place over the Slytherin dormitories.

"What is the most important thing for a wizard?" Professor Flitwick, who was no taller than a meter, asked in his high-pitched voice, standing on a stack of books. "Naturally, it's the wand!"

"And what is a wand used for?" Professor Flitwick continued. "That's right, casting spells."

Gemini rested his chin on his hand, curiously observing the professor with half-Goblin heritage standing at the podium, watching him ask and answer his own questions.

"So, regarding spells, are there any incantations you all know?" Professor Flitwick asked, scanning the room.

Draco raised his hand, and Professor Flitwick happily called on him.

"Apparition."

As Draco finished speaking, he looked around with a hint of smugness, seemingly enjoying the attention, though in reality, no one was paying him any mind.

"Ha... that's right, Apparition. It's a rather difficult spell that allows one to disappear from one place and move to another instantaneously."

Professor Flitwick nodded. "Does anyone else know any?"

A blonde boy raised his hand. It was Ernie Macmillan from Hufflepuff, the new friend Justin had made when Gemini had taken the boat earlier.

"Scourgify! It's the spell my mum uses most often when she cleans the house."

"Correct, excellent."

Professor Flitwick clapped his hands and, after surveying the room, his curious gaze finally landed on Gemini. "Mr. Fox, do you know any spells?"

"Hmm..." Gemini thought for a moment, tapping his chin. "Avada—"

"NO!!!" As soon as Gemini spoke, Professor Flitwick shrieked and frantically waved his arms, trying to cut Gemini off.

Gemini didn't continue. He blinked and let out an awkward chuckle.

He had only intended to make a small joke, but he hadn't expected Professor Flitwick's reaction to be so intense. It seemed such jokes weren't very popular in the wizarding world...

Ultimately, he was still an outsider and hadn't realized the gravity of the spell. Waving chopsticks around in his previous life was one thing, but in the wizarding world, such a joke could genuinely frighten people.

Seeing Professor Flitwick clutching his chest and gasping for breath, Gemini apologized. "I'm very sorry, Professor, I was just trying to make a joke."

Professor Flitwick waved his hand. "Oh... it's alright. You haven't been exposed to the wizarding world before, but you must be more careful in the future."

Beside Gemini, Draco's face turned pale, and he subtly shifted away a bit. The other young wizards also looked quite apprehensive.

For the remainder of the time, Professor Flitwick stopped asking what spells they knew and only taught them one: Lumos.

Gemini softly uttered the incantation and successfully cast the spell. Professor Flitwick immediately awarded him five points without a word, expressing his hope that Gemini would focus his energy on these commonly used spells.

When class ended, Professor Flitwick nervously escorted Gemini out of the classroom, repeatedly warning him not to utter the spell again, even if he knew it, or he would lose points next time.

Soon after, news spread throughout the school that Gemini had uttered an Unforgivable Curse in Charms class. Gemini, who was already like a quiet tiger, became even more notorious.

Then he was summoned to Snape's office again.

Snape, clad in his black robes, paced back and forth in front of Gemini with a stern expression.

"Very good. It seems our house has a little genius who, before even enrolling, has mastered one of the Unforgivable Curses, the Killing Curse..."

"You flatter me, Professor. I actually don't know it."

"Do you think—I am—praising you?!"

Snape's face twitched. He rolled up a piece of parchment from the nearby desk and lightly smacked Gemini on the head.

Casually tossing the parchment aside, Snape sat back down behind his desk and asked in a slow tone, "Where... did you learn this spell?"

"Uh... the 'Dark Magic: A Defensive Guide' has a detailed description of the Unforgivable Curses and methods to deal with them."

"But that's not found until page three hundred..."

"I read it all," Gemini replied with a gentle smile. "At least... I've pretty much mastered the defensive magic up to the fifth year."

Snape sized Gemini up and couldn't help but scoff. "With your scrawny little body, at the age of eleven, how much magical power could you possibly have? Mastered? I doubt you could even successfully use the spell—"

Snape paused, as if remembering something.

The strength of one's magic depends on the strength of their body and soul. A powerful wizard must possess a strong physique and soul.

Generally speaking, adult wizards are stronger than students in school! This is because children's souls and physical conditions are simply not sufficient to generate so much magic.

Ideally, the soul and body should achieve a certain balance. If the soul's power is too strong during youth, and the physical body is insufficient to bear that much magic, the accumulated magic can degenerate into an Obscurus.

So, analyzing the current situation...

It's hard to say if Gemini's soul is strong, but this kid's physique is absolutely unparalleled!

Looking at Gemini, who stood up and was barely chest-high to him, Snape suddenly had an absurd thought.

Could this kid have actually self-taught all the Defense Against the Dark Arts from first to fifth year?

Although the teacher for this subject changed every year and the textbooks were frequently swapped, it didn't mean a textbook could only be used for one year. For example, in Potions, there were only three textbooks for the entire seven years. Especially the sixth and seventh-year textbooks, which hadn't changed from when Snape was a student to when Harry started school.

Therefore, if Gemini had thoroughly studied that self-defense guide, as long as his magic was sufficient and he had a bit of talent, it didn't seem impossible for him to learn dozens of defensive spells against the dark arts in a short period.

After staring intently at Gemini for a moment, Snape took a step forward, roughly pulled Gemini's arm, and led him all the way to an empty classroom.

Immediately after, he walked to the other end of the room, took out his wand from his robes, and slowly spoke to Gemini.

"Now, draw your wand!"

Gemini: "???"

"I said—draw your wand!" Snape impatiently flicked his wand.

Gemini quickly drew his wand and looked at Snape blankly, not knowing what he wanted to do.

"Attack me with all the defensive spells against the dark arts you know," Snape said.

"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Gemini hesitated. Attacking his teacher... wouldn't this guy use this as an excuse to expel him?

Snape grew impatient and flicked his wand, sending a spell towards Gemini.

"Protego!"

Gemini keenly noticed Snape's movement and extended his wand to block in front of him. In fact, with Gemini's reaction speed and dynamic vision, Snape's movements appeared to be in slow motion to him.

Clang—

As if a bell had rung, Gemini waved his wand: "Famulus!"

Chirp chirp chirp...

Dozens of small birds materialized out of thin air, fluttering in the air behind Gemini. Then, Gemini pointed his wand at Snape: "Vipera Evanesca!"

As the words fell, dozens of birds rushed towards Snape from various angles. Snape swirled his wand around him, and a circle of scorching fire spread out, burning all the birds to ashes.

"Is that all you've got?" Snape's lips curved into a mocking smile. "Look at that, Famulus. You'll learn this spell in Charms class in two months."

Gemini thought for a moment, then gave his wand a gentle flick: "Wingardium Leviosa."

Snape's smile widened. "Not bad, are you trying to smash me to death with that blackboard using your brute strength?"

A hint of cunning flashed in Gemini's eyes, and he smiled gently. "I prefer to use my wits, Professor."

As his words fell, with a loud bang, Snape suddenly ducked down, dodging the large blackboard that came swinging from behind him.

The blackboard, with undiminished momentum, rushed towards Gemini. Gemini reached out a hand and lifted the large blackboard with one hand.

Snape looked up and saw Gemini holding the large blackboard with one hand, bringing it down to smash him.

"Of course, when wits aren't enough to change the situation, it's time to use brute force, Professor."

Listening to the whistling wind generated by the blackboard, Snape's eye twitched. He rolled to the side to dodge the descending blackboard. With a bang, the blackboard smashed into the ground, shattering into pieces.

Immediately after, the moment Snape dodged the blackboard...

"Expelliarmus!"

Whoosh...

Snape's wand spun through the air and landed in Gemini's hand.

The battle was over.

Snape stood up, brushed off the dust on his robes, and his gaze settled on Gemini's face, his expression unreadable.

"Very good, Fox... sir..." Snape reached out his hand, and Gemini returned his wand.

To be honest, this time he was genuinely praising Gemini, even though his tone didn't sound very friendly.

In fact, Snape never hesitated to praise his Slytherin students when they did well, unless they were Gryffindors...

"You flatter me, Professor," Gemini said with a gentle smile. "Besides that first spell, you didn't actively attack me. I just got lucky with my strength."

"I'm rather surprised you can still maintain your humility. It seems you're not entirely useless after all." Snape calmly put his wand back into his robes and turned to leave.

Snape was very satisfied with Gemini's performance this time.

There was no sign of anger or embarrassment at being disarmed by Gemini.

Snape had witnessed Gemini's strength. It wasn't shameful to be outmaneuvered by such a freak when he wasn't aware of it.

Although he couldn't treat all students equally, Snape's teaching professionalism was actually very high in other aspects.

Almost forgot to update 2333. When do you all think is the best time for daily updates? I think it's best to fix the update time, whimper~