Ron's Abnormal Behavior

Professor Snape's defeat was inevitable.

Through two time loops, William's magical skills had reached a very high level.

He also has 24-hour personal tutoring from professors in various subjects, exclusive one-on-one private lessons, and the help of Dumbledore and Nicolas... It's practically an all-star lineup!

William was also incredibly experienced in combat.

Professor Snape's inability to use Dark Magic limited his combat abilities to some extent.

He hadn't fought in a long time, spending his days teaching at the school, brewing Potions when he had nothing else to do, or taking the opportunity to tease and groom Harry.

William, however, had fought Snape multiple times during the time loop and gained a deep understanding of his fighting style.

It's like William was able to guess Snape's location... because scenes similar to smoke obscuring vision appeared dozens of times in the time loop.

Snape always moved to the right; it was a matter of combat habit.

It would be difficult for William not to know his location.

The Slytherin students were ashen-faced, while the students from the other houses looked at William with awe.

Since slaying the Basilisk, this was the first time he had publicly displayed his power... a power far exceeding that of an adult wizard!

William is only in third grade; barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will surely become a great wizard Dumbledore.

Lockhart walked over warmly and affectionately put his arm around William's shoulder, giving everyone the illusion that the two had a very good relationship.

Anyone who didn't know better would think William was Lockhart's student!

Why can't it be?

After Lockhart decided to go back, he added this passage to the new book, and he himself appeared in the way William's favorite teacher.

The book also mentions that Lockhart spent two hours alone with William every night!

Absolutely perfect.

"Alright, it's time to assign practice to the students." Lockhart called to Snape and began pairing them up.

William and his small group don't need to be paired up.

Cedric and Qiu are in one group, and the twins are in another group; this was a pre-arranged training plan.

William was also teaching the four of them how to fight, even before he taught Hermione.

Therefore, they are much stronger than ordinary junior wizards, especially Cedric... he is truly a genius!

Cedric didn't go home for two summers, spending part of his time helping out at Ollivander's shop and the other half at school, following Professor McGonagall to catch up on his Animagus studies.

Anne was fighting with William, while Hermione walked towards a Slytherin girl.

She wanted to steal some hair to put into the Polyjuice Potion.

Harry was angry with Ron; he had just been about to invite Cho, but Ron stopped him!

Hateful!

"Come on, Harry, I've learned a few new spells recently." Ron hugged him warmly. "Let me show you how powerful I am!"

"No, I think you two should separate." Snape strode over and said with a sneer, "Weasley, you could pair up with Finnigan."

As for Potter-- "

Snape grinned mischievously. "Malfoy, come here. You two fight, and let us see the strength of the Boy Who Lived."

Malfoy's hands trembled with excitement as he strode over, a hopeful smile on his face.

"To your partners!" Lockhart returned to the stage and shouted, "Bow!"

The bows were sparse; most of the students had already started fighting, and the scene was quite chaotic.

Marietta's wand accidentally set Bradley's clothes on fire;

A plume of green smoke filled the entire venue. Neville and Justin lay on the floor, exchanging a glance, panting heavily.

Harry and Malfoy's wands fell to the ground, and the two grabbed each other and started wrestling.

Harry used the wicked Monkey Catch the Bug, which Malfoy narrowly dodged. Malfoy then leaped high into the air and countered with a Raven Takes Flight.

The frail Harry was no match for Malfoy, who straddled him, pinned his hands down, and tugged at his robes.

"Merlin!" Lockhart jumped around in the crowd. "Stand up, Ernie... Watch out, Miss Fawcett... Squeeze hard, the bleeding will stop immediately."

Malfoy, be gentle, don't be so rude...

"I think we should have a student demonstrate," Lockhart said to Snape, looking flustered.

If something goes wrong, he doesn't know how he'll explain it to Dumbledore.

Snape clearly thought so too.

"How about a couple volunteering to come up— Longbottom and Finch-Fletchley?" Lockhart suggested.

"That's a bad idea," Snape said. "Longbottom can cause destruction even with the simplest spells. We'll put Finch-Fletchley's remains in a matchbox and send it to a hospital ward."

Potter... Malfoy, you guys come up here.

Malfoy stopped tearing at the wand, picked it up, and walked toward the stage, Snape whispering something in his ear.

Harry tightened his belt, touched the teeth marks on his neck, and hesitated to go up.

Snape was definitely teaching Malfoy some powerful spells.

Suddenly, Ron, with a surge of courage from who-knows-where, shouted, "I'll fight for Harry!"

Before Harry could object, Ron had already climbed onto the stage.

Surrounded by so many students, he was so excited that his hands trembled and his face turned bright red.

Snape frowned at Ron, then nodded, and said sarcastically, "Since Potter doesn't dare come up, then you, Weasley, will have to..."

"Weasley... you want to show off?" Malfoy stepped forward and said in a low voice. "Or do you think you're my rival?"

"You don't know yet, do you?" Malfoy didn't dare to offend William, but he didn't take Ron seriously.

"My father recently wrote to the Ministry of Magic, requesting an investigation into the head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. Is that your father?"

Malfoy said dismissively, "Look at your family, what will you do without jobs? Will you have to beg for food?"

Ron gripped his wand tightly. "Die, Malfoy!"

His spell missed and hit the corner of the wall.

Malfoy quickly raised his wand and roared, "Serpensortia!"

A long black snake suddenly darted out from inside, landing heavily on the floor between them, then raised its head, ready to attack.

The crowd screamed and quickly backed away, making way for an open space.

"Don't move, Weasley," Snape said lazily. "I'll help you."

But Ron stared intently at Malfoy, flicking his wand, "Dark Light Crossbow Bolt!"

A crossbow bolt formed from black mist shot out, piercing the snake's head and landing on Malfoy with undiminished speed.

Blood gushed from Malfoy's chest as if he had been pierced by a crossbow bolt.

He staggered backward and fell to the ground with a thud, the wand slipping from his limp right hand.

"No--it wasn't me--" Ron rushed over and knelt down next to Malfoy.

Malfoy lay trembling uncontrollably in a pool of blood, his pale hands clutching his blood-soaked chest, his eyes filled with terror.

Snape burst in, his face ashen.

He roughly shoved Ron aside, knelt before Malfoy, drew his wand, aimed it at the wound, and chanted a singing incantation.

The bleeding seems to have subsided.

Snape then took a bottle of hemostatic agent from his pocket, dripped it onto the wound, and a large amount of new flesh quickly grew back.

Snape turned and stared at Ron, as if he were seeing him for the first time.

The Great Hall was deathly silent.

(Thanks to the generous donor "Daoyou Qing Liubu You" for the donation)