Avery stepped down from the platform amid his classmates' laughter, looking both annoyed and ashamed.
Combining Mist with the Disillusionment Charm was something he had developed with several Slytherin students interested in duelling, intending to put Gryffindor's Kuanggao in his place at the Duelling Club.
Why did they want to curb Gryffindor's arrogance?
Naturally, it was because every Gryffindor student had become unbearably cocky after the Battle of the Ministry of Magic. Their Harry had thwarted Voldemort yet again and defeated several Death Eaters as well.
Although most Slytherin students did not believe what the papers said-the Daily Prophet had spouted nonsense more than once or twice-Harry, Ron, and Granger really were formidable.
They were not confident they could win by conventional means alone. So, in private, they had put considerable effort into developing some tactics to use at the Duelling Club.
They had guessed that the Duelling Club would certainly reopen once Umbridge left this year. So they had spent a long time over the summer working together and practising, believing they had everything well in hand.
What they had not expected was that, after the new academic year began, Harry and his friends attended the Duelling Club but never went up on the platform to spar with anyone.
Of course Harry and his friends had no desire to spar with the other students.
Take Harry, for instance. He was now fully capable of defeating the vast majority of adult wizards. The gap between him and a bunch of young wizards still muddling through school was simply too great. Sparring served no purpose.
Harry was even certain that he could easily defeat them without using his wand.
Under those circumstances, how could Harry possibly still compete against other people at the Duelling Club?
Harry was unwilling, and naturally Ron,