Filch's Discovery

The Room of Requirement was now livelier than it had ever been since its creation.

The sounds of dozens of students chanting spells rose and fell, while human-shaped practice dummies were constantly knocked down.

It was clear that spells like the Stunning Spell and the Disarming Charm had a fairly high mastery rate. Most Wizards had encountered or already learned them before, though none were as proficient as Eli.

Hermione Granger had successfully petrified Neville with the Petrification Curse back in her first year.

Among the young Wizards present, Hermione Granger, Harry, and Ron Weasley were probably the most skilled with magic.

Although Harry and Ron Weasley were usually inattentive in class, under Eli's forceful guidance, their mastery of spells had long surpassed that of Wizards in their year.

Of the three, Harry had the best grasp of Dark Magic. Ron Weasley was better suited to more conventional spells such as the Stunning Spell, since his Wand's core was Unicorn Hair, which naturally resisted Dark Magic.

Hermione Granger, meanwhile, displayed exceptional talent with every spell. Eli barely needed to explain anything; she could figure them out and learn them on her own.

Since the three of them had sufficiently high mastery, and the magic Eli truly wanted to teach them was inconvenient to reveal before so many people, they moved around the room like Eli did, guiding the other young Wizards.

Before a human-shaped practice dummy, Neville was working hard to chant his spell. Yet no matter how Harry looked at it, Neville seemed to be doing little more than moving his lips.

The result was obvious. Neville failed to cast the Disarming Charm even once.

Harry could not bear to watch any longer. He stepped forward and patted Neville on the shoulder. Neville scratched the back of his head,