Professor Jobana's classes were quite good, and she placed great emphasis on practical application. Not only that, having studied in Egypt since childhood, Professor Jobana taught the students many magical techniques that were rarely used in the British Wizarding World. Although the lesson covered fairly simple material, Roy still gained something from it.
Just before class ended, Professor Jobana had the students practice the casting motions of the spell on dummies for a while. Actual spell practice, however, would have to wait until the Dueling Club over the weekend.
This year, the Dueling Club had become a regular extracurricular practical activity. After discussion, the professors had set it for every weekend evening, lasting the entire semester. It was somewhat like an after-school club open to all students.
Having learned from last year's lessons, the improved Dueling Club now focused more on teaching rather than fighting. Each week, willing professors would take turns teaching the students combat techniques, and students from every grade level could benefit.
Of course, what the students cared about was never what they could learn, but the honor that had been inseparably tied to dueling, this ancient sport, since its birth. Where there was dueling, there would naturally be winners and losers. The honor awarded to the winners was what made these young wizards so eager.
Thus, the Hogwarts Dueling Tournament founded by Thorne last year had also been retained. However, Professor Dia had changed this honor-linked competition from a single-elimination cup tournament into a thirty-eight-round league. Under the new format, each House would send a different team of students for a group-stage match every weekend, and the champion would be determined by points at the end of the semester.
This was undoubtedly a brilliant idea. Both professors and students applauded when they heard the proposal. This