Chapter 105: The Duel between Harry and Draco

At this moment, the young wizards looked at the two professors who were bowing to each other with awe in their eyes. In their eyes, Professor Snape, although he lost the duel, had just performed an amazing fight beyond their expectations. This scene was unforgettable for them. And Professor Lockhart, who just used a new spell to suddenly turn things around and change the situation of the duel, made them even more amazed.

"I didn't expect Professor Snape to be so powerful," Ron said with a surprised look on his face. "There were so many spells just now, how much magic power was consumed?" When he thought about his current spell-casting speed, he was very envious of the professors' smooth spell-casting.

"Professor Lockhart is the best," Hermione retorted directly. She was now Professor Lockhart's little fanatic.

Harry didn't speak. The battle between the two professors just now made his blood boil. He wished he could replace Professor Lockhart and defeat Snape. Although he knew that if he faced Professor Snape, he might not even be able to block the opponent's first round of attacks, he couldn't bear the excitement in his heart.

Snape's face was gloomy at this time, and he came down from the high platform without saying a word. In the fight between the two just now, because of the presence of the young wizards below, they restrained their methods. At the beginning, the most common magic spells were used to attack. However, Lockhart actually cast other spells, some of which Snape had never seen before, causing him to accidentally lose. He was quite curious about the two spells Lockhart had just cast. Especially the last curse that engulfed his ice blade was quite surprising to him. Since the spell could swallow up, could other types of spells also be swallowed, such as the Killing Curse? It is indeed the magic research that attracted Dumbledore's attention. It seems that there are probably many secrets in it. He needed to pay more attention to Lockhart.

Lockhart naturally had no idea what was going on in Snape's mind. If he knew it, he would be even happier. The reason why he used Kamar Taj's magic in front of the public was, on the one hand, because he was fighting against a pro and could only win by surprise. On the other hand, it was just to arouse the curiosity of the four Heads of House. He went out of his way to show off new magic, new ways of casting spells, and even new ways of fighting. He didn't believe that the professors, who had been immersed in the field of magic for so long, would not be interested. As long as they were interested, Lockhart was sure to lure them into his camp to study a new magic system.

With his thoughts turning, Lockhart gathered his thoughts and listened to the heated discussions among the young wizards below. He reached out to them and pressed down slightly to signal for silence. Soon, the young wizards lowered their voices, and Lockhart said: "In the duel just now, there are many things that you need to master. Such as the speed of casting spells, timing, pace, defense methods, combat awareness, etc. We will gradually teach you these in future duelling courses. I believe that as long as you truly train and work hard, you will definitely make significant progress."

Hearing this, the young wizards who were attracted by the wonderful duel nodded their heads. They all hoped that in the future they could be like the professors, waving a magic wand, easily and wantonly casting a large number of magic spells, and defeating the enemy. Looking at the excited expressions of the young wizards, Lockhart smiled and nodded slightly, then continued: "Professor Snape and I just performed a high-quality duel. Next, I wonder which young wizards are willing to come on stage and show everyone the magic spells they have mastered."

After hearing what Professor Lockhart said, the young wizards below looked a little hesitant. Many of them had no duelling experience at all, and duelling should have been taught in the Defense Against the Dark Arts course. But who made the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors in previous years so incompetent? One was worse than the other. Last year's Professor Quirrell was even worse and didn't even talk about duelling seriously. If they really went on stage, they would be afraid they would be embarrassed.

Lockhart saw everyone's expressions and knew what everyone was worried about, so he said to Harry, who was standing hesitantly below: "Harry, do you want to come up and give it a try?"

Harry heard Professor Lockhart's invitation, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded quickly: "Okay, Professor." With that said, Harry walked onto the high platform and stood next to Lockhart. Lockhart patted Harry's shoulder affectionately and continued to speak below: "Are there any other young wizards who are willing to come up?"

At this moment, Snape in the audience said in a cold tone: "Malfoy, come on!"

"Yes, Professor," Malfoy responded quickly. Seeing this, Lockhart nodded and motioned for Harry and Malfoy to walk to the middle of the high platform. Malfoy, on the other hand, was now standing with his Head of House, and the two of them were muttering, not knowing what they were talking about. After Harry saw it, he thought about it, turned to Professor Lockhart and asked, "Professor, can you demonstrate the disarming spell to me again?"

Lockhart thought about Harry's question and shook his head. Harry was a little disappointed, but then he heard Professor Lockhart's explanation: "Harry, I know what you are thinking. If you want to simply practice the disarming spell, I will not refuse your request. But now, it may be difficult to defeat Malfoy through the disarming spell. The most important thing in a duel is to fight in the way you are best at, and don't fight in areas you are not good at. If you use an unfamiliar disarming spell, you might not get the best result. It's better to use the stunning spell I taught you before."

After hearing Professor Lockhart's last reminder, Harry nodded thoughtfully and said nothing more. Instead, he picked up his wand, feeling eager to try it. Soon, Malfoy left Snape, with a bit of excitement on his face, and came to the center of the high platform, looking at Harry Potter with pride. Turning to Professor Lockhart, he said, "Professor, can we begin?"

Lockhart glanced at Harry and nodded when he saw him, indicating that he was ready. So he opened his mouth to remind: "You can start." With that said, Lockhart left the high platform and walked next to Professor Snape, watching the battle with some curiosity.

Harry and Malfoy followed the example of the two professors before and stood face to face. At the same time, they raised their wands, bowed slightly, turned around, and took five steps in a row. Then they turned around, squeezed the wands in their hands, and looked at each other closely.

"Three, two, one! Start!"

As Lockhart shouted loudly, the two picked up their wands at the same time and pointed them at each other.

"Expelliarmus!"

"Stupefy!"

Malfoy cast an Expelliarmus on Harry, and Harry cast a Stunning Charm on him at the same time. Two red lights emerged from the tip of their wands and shot towards each other. However, perhaps due to their inexperience in combat, neither of the two spells hit their target. They both fell on the far wall.

"Stupefy!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

When the two saw this, Malfoy began to cast another spell, and Harry seemed to have listened to Professor Lockhart's words. He continued to cast the stunning spell that he had practiced for a long time. This time, if Malfoy hadn't dodged in time, Harry almost hit the opponent. Malfoy's spell was still off target. Harry took a step to the left and immediately avoided the incoming spell. This made Malfoy a little angry, but he seemed to have thought of something. Holding the wand, he shouted at Harry.

"Serpensortia!"

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