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"two!"
"three!"
"【Eliminate your weapon】!"
Snape's incantation was so fast it was almost inaudible, as if it were finished in a flash.
Lockhart didn't even have time to react, because he was hit without changing his body posture.
He was thrown three or four meters backward, then crashed onto the platform with a thud, his eyes glazed over as he stared at the sky…
Luckily, the carpet was thick, otherwise I would have suffered a concussion.
His wand flew high into the air and then fell into the crowd.
Malfoy and several other Slytherin students applauded and cheered.
Many girls jumped around, covered their mouths and screamed, worried about their idols.
Hermione rolled her eyes: "That's it...that's it? I knew I shouldn't have come. This kind of training is far worse than yours."
Levin crossed his arms and nodded boredly.
Then Zhang Qiu asked, her cheeks flushed, "When will you start teaching training classes, Levin? Public or private lessons are both fine."
Recently, this fellow countryman's advances have become increasingly enthusiastic, to the point that Levin is finding it hard to keep up.
Hermione stopped her: "Levin is very busy. He has to go to the library to read books, so he has no plans to start a class."
Miss Know-It-All stared at the other person with an unfriendly look.
The Chinese girl didn't seem to mind: "It's okay. If you don't have time at school, you can do it during the holidays. How about this Christmas break?"
Good grief, so that's what you were waiting for all along.
Hermione said that the abacus beads hit her face.
Chapter 129 He won't panic if everyone has a gun.
Professor Lockhart probably hurt his back from that fall.
He lay on the ground for several seconds before he steadied himself, supporting his back, and staggered to his feet, looking utterly disheveled. His hat had fallen off, and his wavy curls stood on end.
“Sorry, the auditorium floor was really slippery,” Lockhart offered the worst possible excuse.
"The venue is small, making it very inconvenient to perform," yet another utterly terrible excuse.
Noticing that everyone was looking at him, he coughed twice, trying to save face, and said:
"Alright, everyone saw that! It's a disarming spell. — As you can see, I've lost my wand — Yes, Professor Snape, showing them this trick is a brilliant idea."
"However, please don't take offense at what I'm saying, but your intention in pulling that move was quite obvious. If I wanted to stop you, it would be effortless. I think, to broaden their horizons, we might as well let them see..."
Halfway through his sentence, he saw Snape's eyes and the wand outstretched in his hand—"If you utter another fart, we'll duel again!"
Lockhart quickly shut his mouth: "Now, I'll let you experience it for yourselves. I'll come to you now and divide you into pairs. Professor Snape, if you'd like to help me..."
He immediately vacated the stage.
These words left the young wizards looking at each other in bewilderment.
Huh? Why do we have to duel?
What did you just teach?
But no matter what
The two professors moved through the crowd, pairing everyone up for duels.
Lockhart paired Neville and Justin Finley together.
Snape forcibly separated Harry and Ron, setting up a showdown between the Saviour and Malfoy.
Levin noticed that Malfoy walked smugly toward Harry with a triumphant smile on his face; they still cared about each other so much—he really, I'm going to cry.
Hermione, on the other hand, was assigned to Millison by Snape, who didn't notice the girl's fearful eyes.
The fans still vividly remember Granger's incredible 1v7 performance on the court.
Only Levin remained unmatched until the very end.
With a record of single-handedly defeating a chimera and the backing of a First Class Knight's Medal, the young wizards all knew his fighting prowess; no one thought they were stronger than a chimera.
To Levin's surprise, Snape actually helped him out.
"Since everyone acknowledges Mr. Green's abilities, Mr. Green, why don't you temporarily become a teaching assistant? The job is simple: if you see any monstrous head trying to break the rules, just give it a good whack!"
Has Old Bat changed his ways? He actually appointed him as a teaching assistant?
Levin looked at the other person and then vaguely sensed the malice hidden beneath the other person's expressionless face.
Okay, he roughly understood the other party's plan.
Well, a teaching assistant is fine too.
So Levin joined the young wizards, ready to maintain order at any time.
"If you're not going to have a verbal duel, then hurry up and wave your wands. This isn't my Potions class..." Snape said impatiently.
“…Alright, fine, now, face your partners!” Lockhart returned to the stage and shouted, “Bow!”
"Raise your wands, get ready!"
"When I count to three, I will cast a spell to disarm the enemy—for now, disarming is the only option—we don't want any accidents to happen."
-three-
The moment he finished uttering the last word, northwestern Shanxi descended into complete chaos.
Everyone was fighting with bloodshot eyes, and the curses were appearing wildly, even revealing their dancing talent.
A plume of green smoke filled the venue, and Neville and Justin, the culprits, had both collapsed to the ground from the fumes.
Seamus was lying on the ground, spitting out slug after slug—all the result of Ron's broken wand. Ron himself had been blasted three meters away.
Hermione dealt with it cleanly and efficiently; the big Millison was wrapped tightly in her robes like a silkworm cocoon and hung upside down from the ceiling.
Zhang Qiu wanted to show off in front of Levin, but she got too excited and her opponent bled profusely. At this moment, she was kneeling on the ground, begging him not to die.
As for Ciri, her opponent was Flint, the Quidditch captain of Slytherin, but he didn't even have a chance to draw his wand before being thrown to the ground—the Witcher seemed to have turned this place into a no-rules fighting arena.
"I said, I only disarmed them! Everyone, stop!"
Lockhart shouted in terror at the heads of the fighting crowd above.
He jumped around among the young wizards, but couldn't help any of them.
Levin and Snape, on the other hand, are the ones who are truly solving the problems.
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"【Curse Stop】!"
With a gentle wave of his wand, Snape immediately ended Harry's impromptu solo dance, and Malfoy stopped laughing wildly. The two of them were finally able to lift their heads.
He walked among the young wizards, breaking the curse on each one affected by the evil spell.
Levin's methods were more direct.
As he waved his wand, an invisible domain instantly enveloped the surrounding young wizards.
"[Secondary Spell Nullification Barrier]!"
Within this barrier, all spells below the third ring will cease to function and become ineffective.
Millicon immediately fell from the ceiling.
Seamus also stopped spitting out slugs. He took Levin's advice and tried to collect them—these things could sell for a lot of money in Diagon Alley.
Marietta Eckmer's ever-growing front teeth also receded.
. .
However, some cases require manual assistance.
Ron was given a few drops of invigorating potion, which helped him recover.
As for Zhang Qiu's opponent, Levin promptly used a healing spell on him.
After a flurry of activity, the mess left by the young wizards was finally cleaned up.
Snape was very satisfied with Levin's performance.
However, Levin was not so satisfied with Hogwarts.
The young wizards of Hogwarts were clearly not up to par in combat.
Even though the Dark Lord has only been gone for ten years, he now seems poised to make a comeback, a fact that Dumbledore himself readily agrees with.
However, in schools, many young wizards performed poorly in the spells they were supposed to master.
Levin recalled the training of Dumbledore's Army in the original story, where the younger Harry had instructed many older students on the Disarming Charm.
The thought filled him with anxiety about Hogwarts' educational philosophy and the future of the wizarding world.
In his view, a wizarding society where everyone can cast spells is basically equivalent to the United States where everyone can own a gun.
In fact, the destructive power of a wand is far greater than that of a firearm.
The Ministry of Magic cannot prohibit wizards from using offensive spells—it's simply impossible, even the most commonly used Levitation Charm, if used properly, can easily kill.
In that case, the best course of action is to popularize the most basic self-defense spells.
After all: if everyone had a gun, he wouldn't cause chaos! (This last part is a colloquial expression and doesn't translate directly.)
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Chapter 130 Ultimate Showdown
“I think I’d better teach you how to stop unfriendly magic.” Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Lockhart hurriedly returned to the center of the Great Hall and said, “Would you like to volunteer to come up and demonstrate for a pair? How about Longbottom and Fenrir…”
Before he could finish speaking, Snape interrupted him again: "I think it's better to let the students see a real duel, but I suppose Professor Lockhart is unwilling to get involved in this matter?"
He gave Lockhart a threatening look, and the flamboyant professor hurriedly said, "Uh...yes, my wand is a little too excited today."
"In that case, let our teaching assistant fill in, Mr. Green, if you don't mind..."
Sure enough, the old bat was waiting here; the so-called teaching assistant arrangement was probably for this.