Outrageous Tactics

"Expelliarmus!"

Surrounded by Manus and the two statues, Flitwick, who still insisted on not using Non-verbal Spells, could only grit his teeth and use Apparition.

Yet, to Flitwick's surprise, Manus had actually predicted where he would reappear after Apparating!

With a single Expelliarmus from Manus, the wand Flitwick had pointed at the statue ahead flew from his hand, spinning into Manus's grasp.

The next moment, Flitwick vanished from where he stood with Apparition again. He looked at Manus in astonishment, then noticed that there had been no sound of a weapon striking the ground where he had vanished from.

Rather than charging toward his position to follow up with an attack as he had expected, the two statues returned to standing perfectly still.

"You just now..."

Flitwick opened his mouth, then paused. Remembering that he had quite a few questions for Manus about their practical match just now, he shook his head.

"Let's go sit over there first."

The practical classroom was still a classroom. When Flitwick had arranged it, he had considered the post-battle review session as well. He simply had not expected that the match requiring review today would be so... unusual.

"How did you do that?"

Flitwick did not beat around the bush and directly voiced his doubts. First of all, how had there been no sound at the beginning? Why had he not heard Manus reciting an incantation?

"Because it was a Non-verbal Spell, Professor."

Manus smiled and waved his wand at the statue in front of him. Then, with a backhanded motion, he struck it with another silent spell and shattered it. Not a single sound was made from beginning to end.

Flitwick stared blankly.

"You can use Non-verbal Spells too—well, all right."

Flitwick shook his head, giving up on asking more about such an