Besides Draco's gawking, Tris had another reason for agreeing to spar with Osgilia: he wanted to see whether it would trigger a special mission.
One of those hadn't appeared in quite some time. Tris had thought this would be the occasion, but none had appeared. Naturally, he had no motivation to keep fighting.
He was bound to the grind dog system, not a compulsive grinder at heart who wanted to compete with others to the bitter end.
The truth, however, was that every compulsive grinder thought he wasn't one.
After Tris and Osgilia's duel, an unhealthy trend swept through Hogwarts. All the young wizards foolishly rushed off to practice using wands with their off hands-or rather, the dual-wand style.
The problem was that most young wizards only had one wand. To practice the dual-wand style, they had to borrow someone else's. But everyone was grinding away, so who would lend their wand to someone else for practice?
They could only start by practicing with their less-used hand.
"Tris, how did you do it?" Ron asked, his face pale as he kept coughing up blood.
"You..." Tris looked at Harry, who was frantically wiping away Ron's blood while still pricking up his ears to hear Tris's answer, and was left speechless.
Ron was one of the few students who could get hold of two wands to practice the dual-wand style.
Mostly because he had so many older brothers.
Percy had recently been entirely focused on his N.E.W.T. exams and had no interest in studying the dual-wand style, so Ron could borrow his wand for the time being.
Ron's talent for charms-or rather, for off-hand magic-was unexpectedly strong.
In just two or three days, he had actually grown accustomed to casting magic with his left hand. His confidence had soared, and he