The young wizards of Hogwarts were beginning to believe that the noseless Quirrell inside the electricity net really was Voldemort.
Battles between ordinary wizards were not particularly dazzling. They were more or less like exchanging laser fire.
Earth-shaking battles like this only happened between the very best wizards.
Voldemort and Dumbledore had never fought each other head-on in public back then, though they must have fought in private.
The older generation might know how magnificent a clash between Legendary Wizards could be.
But this was truly the youngsters' first time witnessing a battle between top-tier wizards just below the legendary level.
Naturally, they mistook it for a legendary battle.
They were astonished that Voldemort was still alive, and by his powerful, evil magic.
But they were even more astonished that Shawn, a first-year student, dared to take him head-on! He was even holding his own.
"All hail the Chief!"
Some little snake shouted it first, and just like that, a fiery atmosphere spread through the crowd.
"All hail the Chief!"
"All hail the Deputy Headmaster!"
"All hail our handsome Shawn!"
Shawn barely reacted to the cheers, but what the hell was that "handsome Shawn" business? It nearly made him stumble.
Meanwhile, Voldemort felt the humiliation of being watched like a performing monkey. His snake-like face grew even more twisted and hideous with shock and fury.
"You all deserve to die! Every last one of you!"
Previously, he had merely noticed the boy's extraordinary magical talent and wanted to make Shawn his loyal servant, just as he had Regulus.
But now, Shawn had not only ruined his resurrection plan, but forced him to reveal himself.
And Shawn's magical talent was monstrously exceptional, far beyond anything he had imagined.
A selfish ruler like Voldemort could tolerate powerful subordinates such as Snape, but