Magic Flame

"Even if you were forced to fight back, you went too far, so I still have to punish you."

Ravenclaw will deduct 30 points. As for the detention penalty, you will be notified separately later.

Dumbledore nodded, letting Bell off the hook quite easily. It was as if he had lifted him up high and then gently lowered him down.

This is certainly not because Bell was a student at Hogwarts and Krum was a student at Durmstrang, so Dumbledore would favor Bell. He's not that kind of person.

At least not entirely...

Ahem. Also, because Grindelwald was from Durmstrang, Dumbledore still had a very favorable impression of Durmstrang.

Of course, this does not include the tall, thin old man with a goatee standing next to me.

After learning the details of the incident from many Little Wizard last night, Dumbledore no longer intended to blame Bell excessively.

So, he had another purpose in calling Bell over today.

"Also, I'd like to ask you something. I heard from other students that last night, a blue flame seemed to ignite around you..."

"What!?"

A roar filled with anger and disbelief interrupted Dumbledore's questioning.

Karkaroff was so angry he almost rolled his eyes. He just couldn't understand how anyone could be so shameless!

As for other people who could testify, Karkaroff didn't believe a single word of those testimonies!

Putting aside whether those witnesses were arranged by Dumbledore in advance, and even if those students were all unaware of the situation, with Dumbledore's power, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to fool those immature kids?

Don't even mention Dumbledore; even he could do the same thing if he prepared beforehand.

And listen, everyone listen, what was Dumbledore's punishment for Bell?

Deduct 30 House Points?

That means we can just find some excuse to add it back tomorrow!

Further notice will be given regarding the detention penalty?

That means it will just get dragged on and eventually disappear!

He's absolutely mastered this move!

Back when he was working for the Dark Lord, every time a mission was assigned, he would... cough cough cough! receive nothing!

In short, Dumbledore far too perfunctory.

No! This is not even a perfunctory excuse! It's outrageous!

"No! Absolutely not!"

He attacked Krum, and even nearly killed Krum!

Such heinous criminals should be executed immediately! There should be no leniency!

Karkaroff, consumed by shame and anger, spoke with a certain recklessness.

"Professor Karkaroff, this is Hogwarts, the Britain magic school, not the headquarters of your Death Eater. We don't allow private dealings here."

Looking calmly at the furious Karkaroff, Bell said indifferently.

What era is this? They're still using executions? They must be from another time.

"You, you..."

Karkaroff pointed at Bell, trembling, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

If he had only suspected it before, he was now 100% certain that this damned brat was definitely in cahoots with Dumbledore.

Whether it's their expressions or their tone of voice, these two bastards, one old and one young, are practically identical!

"Ahem, Professor Karkaroff, Mr. Menethil is right. This is a magic school, and we have no right to execute students."

Dumbledore, equally composed, looked at Karkaroff, who was blinded by rage, and spoke in a similarly calm manner.

(Karkaroff: "Look!")

After giving Karkaroff a lecture, Dumbledore turned back and continued the questioning that had just been interrupted.

"I heard from other students that a blue flame ignited on your body and blocked Krum's Curses?"

Could you satisfy this old man's curiosity and tell me what kind of Curses it is?

Is it a unique Curses you developed, like your previous Shikigami, Qiongqi?

Dumbledore's expression became somewhat complicated as he recalled the unique Patronus he had seen at the Quidditch pitch last year.

To be honest, as the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore should have been pleased to have such an outstanding Little Wizard as Bell among his students.

However, the thought of Tom back then, who was just as outstanding and dazzling, made Dumbledore unable to feel happy at all.

He's old, and more importantly, he's exhausted.

If another ambitious and brilliant individual like Tom were to emerge at Hogwarts now, he truly wouldn't have the energy to outwit and outmaneuver him.

Not to mention, this Bell in front of me seems to be even more outstanding than Tom back then.

So what should he do?

"Of course, Professor. But it wasn't a Curses; it was just a simple application of magic."

As he spoke, Bell raised his right hand. With a slight mobilization of the magic within him, a surge of magic, like flames, rose from his palm.

"Such excellent control!"

After carefully observing the Magic Flame in Bell's hand for a while, Dumbledore admiration.

To materialize magic outside the body and form this flame shape requires repeated compression and condensation of the magic. This is impossible without powerful control over magic.

Strictly speaking, using pure magic to fight against Curses that has received the wizard's thoughts and undergone a change in nature is a very unprofitable deal.

This is like trying to block ice with water; the amount of water needed would far exceed the amount of ice.

But this does not mean that such methods are meaningless.

Even the most skilled wizard needs time to transmit their thoughts to magic and for the magic to undergo a change in its nature. No matter how short that time may be, it is impossible to completely eliminate the effect.

However, if the magic power is compressed and stored in the body beforehand, the time required for magic power transformation can be saved.

Therefore, this Magic Flame can play a significant role when facing a sudden and unexpected attack.

It has to be said, experience is the best teacher.

In just a few seconds, Dumbledore saw through Bell's methods.

Just as Dumbledore had predicted, Bell had compressed a portion of his magic beforehand and stored it in his Dantian Qi Sea, so that he could use it at crucial moments.

The main reason is that after Bell mastered the China Cultivation Method, he discovered that it was far more useless than he had imagined.

First of all, he doesn't use Flying Sword.

As a wizard who wields a wand, he has no chance to unleash his Cultivation Method since he always has his Wand with him.

Secondly, as his strength increased and he acquired more and more magical items, Bell rarely worried about having his Wand knocked away anymore.

If he were to have his Wand knocked away even when fully armed, then no matter how skilled he was at Wandless Magic, he would still be doomed.

After all, Wandless Magic can never compare to the amplification provided by Wand.