After Mario Nott stepped down, he had to wait until all the students had finished their assessments before he could take his resit.
The second student to take the exam was Ravenclaw's Ruth Bunier.
He had learned from Mario's mistake.
He understood that stepping onto the stage meant the battle had begun.
So the moment he stepped onto the stairs,
he fired a Fire-Making Spell straight at Douglas.
With a casual "Protego," Douglas deflected his opponent's spell.
(Since this was for teaching and examination purposes, Douglas had imposed various restrictions on himself.
For example, he used a Nonverbal Spell only once every three spells, and if his opponent lasted through ten spells,
only then would he choose a spell that had not appeared in the textbooks.
Furthermore, Douglas increased his casting speed according to how many spells his opponent could withstand.)
As he deflected his opponent's spell, he also sent a leisurely Relashio toward him.
After hearing Douglas's incantation, Ruth Bunier saw that he had no way to dodge.
He actually did something no one had expected: he tossed his spell into the air himself.
Relashio forced its target to relinquish whatever they were holding.
Clearly, Ruth Bunier understood the characteristics of this spell very well and separated himself from his wand in advance.
After taking the spell head-on, he quickly jumped up to catch his wand.
Clearly, he had succeeded.
The students below broke into applause.
Professor Flitwick also explained the characteristics of this spell to the students around him.
Douglas was very pleased with his opponent's reaction too.
After catching his wand in midair, Ruth Bunier did not get carried away.
Before he had even regained his footing, he aimed his wand at Douglas and shouted, "Avis!" With a loud bang,
like a pistol firing, a flock of