Chapter 169: Fight and Duel
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Listening to Hermione's words, Arthur was also surprised.
He had only gone out to look for the Dementors for a moment, how did these two professors start fighting?
Arthur followed Hermione to the second floor.
As soon as they reached the second floor, Arthur saw a group of young wizards gathering together.
Sure enough, when Arthur squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front, he saw a scene that hurt his eyes.
The two professors were not elegantly wielding their wands in a tense and exciting wizard duel, as Arthur had imagined.
Instead, they were wrestling on the ground like street thugs in the Muggle world.
Professor Lupin kicked Snape in the chin. Snape looked like he had been knocked out by Lupin's foot smell and rolled his eyes.
Snape bit Lupin's foot very hard, even though he felt disgusted.
Lupin yelled in pain and pulled his foot back. Taking advantage, Snape got on top of Lupin and punched his right eye socket.
But Lupin, with his werewolf physique, only felt a bit dizzy after taking the punch and quickly pushed Snape down.
The two of them fought with each other.
The funniest thing was the students on the sidelines; the Gryffindor lions cheered on Lupin.
At the same time, the Slytherin students were determinedly cheering for their head of the house.
The scene became extremely chaotic.
Hermione anxiously pulled Arthur's sleeve.
"Arthur, think of a way to separate these two people."
Arthur shook his hand at Hermione, indicating he had not finished watching yet.
He even wanted to shout out.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting, you can't kill each other like this!"
Arthur also noticed Colin, Harry's little fan. Arthur borrowed Colin's camera and madly snapped pictures.
It wasn't until he used up all the film in the camera that he reluctantly stopped.
Seeing that Hermione was about to cry, Arthur finally stepped in.
Snape was currently being beaten by Lupin.
After all, as the headmaster for so many years, Professor Snape wasn't skilled in close combat like Lupin, who had been wandering around.
An invisible force pulled Lupin away while he continued throwing punches at Snape.
Then Arthur used two petrification spells to stop the fight.
But these two people still had no intention of stopping, and even after being petrified, they continued to stare at each other, their eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
"Alright, two professors, look around, so many students are watching."
Arthur spoke up, trying to calm them down.
When he cast the spell, he didn't use much magical power, so Snape and Lupin quickly broke free from the spell.
Professor Snape rubbed his reddened eyes and said angrily, "You are only good enough to be that show-off's subordinate!"
Lupin wasn't about to back down, either. Wiping away his bloody nose, he sarcastically retorted,
"First, clean your underwear, you snot-nosed bug!"
In an instant, sparks began to soar again.
Seeing that the two were about to start fighting again, Arthur quickly held back Snape.
"Professor, you're both wizards, so fighting like this won't prove anything. Why don't you have a proper wizard duel instead?"
"Alright!"
They both said it almost at the same time.
Snape glanced at Arthur and said, "Gaunt, you'll be the referee!"
Arthur was very happy when he heard this and immediately agreed.
Afterwards, Arthur chose Wednesday night as the time for the duel.
As for the location, they decided on the school's Great Hall.
Just then, a noise could be heard in the distance. It turned out someone had called Professor McGonagall over.
The crowd made way for her, and she quickly made her way over.
When McGonagall saw the two of them with bruised and swollen faces, she almost fainted in anger.
A headmaster and a professor are fighting in front of everyone.
In all her years at Hogwarts, she had never seen something so outrageous.
"You...you!"
McGonagall was too angry to even say anything, and Lupin and Snape couldn't meet her gaze.
It was as if they were back in their school days, being scolded by Professor McGonagall. They dared not even lift their heads.
"Do you even realize you're professors?"
"And you're fighting here!"
"Why don't you fight in the headmaster's office!"
The more McGonagall spoke, the angrier she became, taking deep breaths and heaving her chest.
The young wizards nearby didn't dare to breathe.
They regretted getting involved in this fight and didn't even have the courage to run away.
"I'm deducting points from your houses!"
When hearing this, Snape couldn't help but interject, "Professor McGonagall, Lupin, and I are no longer students."
McGonagall's aura flared up, and she immediately shut down Snape.
"Just because you're not students anymore? This is bringing shame to your own houses!"
"Slytherin, minus two hundred points. Gryffindor...also minus hundred points!"
While Lupin wasn't the head of Gryffindor, McGonagall wanted to be fair. She decided to deduct the same number of points from her own house.
Snape and Lupin couldn't argue, so they silently accepted McGonagall's decision.
After deducting the points, McGonagall released some of her anger and looked at the two involved.
"This matter ends here. From now on, be mindful of your behavior! Don't do anything that goes against your positions."
Just then, a timid Gryffindor wizard on the side spoke up.
"What about the duel next Wednesday?"
McGonagall was confused.
"What duel?"
"The one the two professors just agreed to duel in the school's Great Hall next Wednesday."
Arthur admired the Gryffindor wizard for speaking up.
What bravery!
To speak up at a time like this, didn't he just offend three professors all at once?
Indeed, Snape and Lupin both turned their gazes to the young wizard, scaring him into trembling.
In a slightly teary voice, he said, "Please don't look at me, It was Gaunt who brought it up."
Arthur was flabbergasted.
He quickly turned around, wanting to slip away.
But then he heard McGonagall's furious roar.
"Gaunt! You, Snape! And Lupin, Go to my office now."
"Immediately! Right away!"
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