hotmtlnovel Chapter 257 Luna, use this quickly!
Chapter 257 Luna, use this quickly!
Chapter 257 Luna, use this quickly!
It was a sunny afternoon, and unusually, Hogwarts hadn't seen snow in the past few days. Or rather, the snowfall on the day of Royla's attack had wiped out all the snow from the past few days.
This is undoubtedly good news for most young wizards, and even more so for the students who participate in the Duel Club.
Even before the Duel Club started, the Quidditch pitch was already packed with students excitedly discussing the day's activities.
After two months of practice, Professor Rozier decided to have the students begin dueling practice today, and had already drawn lots for all the students in advance.
Regarding the instances of older students competing against younger students, Professor Rozier offered his explanation: "The enemy won't go easy on you just because you're young, and you won't be much stronger than your opponent just because you're older."
Although it sounded a bit strange, most students accepted the explanation.
But this isn't the case for some professors.
"Can Luna win? What if Luna gets hurt? — And Mr. Potter is so reckless, what if he goes too far? —"
"And it's so cold today, if someone gets chilled—and then sneezes while casting a spell—who would win then?—Can I take Luna's place in the match?!"
"Miss Nagini, say something! Miss Nagini!"
"Alright—alright—" Feeling a bit helpless from the white-haired girl's grumbling beside her, Miss Nagini reached out and patted Loila's head.
"Luna will be fine; it was just a friendly sparring match between students."
"But—but what if Luna gets hurt—"
"No, that won't happen," Nagini reassured her. "Luna isn't a helpless child."
"But she's just a child!"
It's hard to say whether you or she is more like a child—Nagini raised an eyebrow at the uneasy Roy.
"How about... how about I secretly help Luna?" Suddenly, a bad thought crossed Loira's mind. She gripped her wand and muttered to herself, "What kind of spell can help Luna win without being discovered?"
"How about we use the Crucifixion Curse?" she whispered. "Then we can explain it as Mr. Potter twisting his ankle or something."
"Ahem." Nagini coughed quickly upon hearing this and grabbed Loila's wrist: "Isn't it a bit much for a professor to interfere in his students' affairs—"
"I'm not here as a professor, I'm here as—as Luna's friend—"
As she spoke, Loila lowered her head and poked her hand.
"Alright, stop overthinking—the duel is about to begin." Nagini said, pointing to the figure standing in the center of the Quidditch pitch.
Upon hearing this, Loila quickly looked up, and even though they were far apart, she could clearly see who it was.
Miss Luna Lovegood hopped and skipped to the center of the Quidditch pitch, where Mr. Potter stood opposite her.
Miss Shiloh stood expressionless between the two. Her gaze swept over them, lingering on Luna for a few seconds before she suddenly turned her head towards the professor's table, as if remembering something.
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When Roy suddenly met her gaze, he quickly lowered his head—although—although Miss Shiloh hadn't been causing him any trouble lately, her eyes were still terrifying.
Why does she look so much like Ms. Vida?
Fortunately, Hilo seemed to only glance at her casually. Although she saw Loila, she didn't do anything. She just nodded knowingly and then focused her attention on the two students.
"Mr. Harry Potter—and Miss Luna Lovegood, are you ready?"
"I'm ready, Professor!" Harry pursed his lips and clenched his fist. Professor Hamilton was coming to watch the game today, and he had to perform well no matter what.
Even when facing Luna, he couldn't show any mercy—he nodded to Luna, wanting to convey his fighting spirit to her.
Luna simply smiled and winked. "I'm ready too, Professor Rozier."
"In that case—then let's begin." Hilo coughed. "I'd like to remind you both—if your opponent is hit by a spell or loses their wand, you must stop attacking."
"In other words, you lose if you are hit by your opponent's spell or lose your wand."
Do you understand what I mean?
"Understood, Professor!"
"Also, no dark magic is allowed." Heero's eyes swept over the two of them, and Harry couldn't help but shudder.
Professor Rozier always had this cold and terrifying look on his face—he swallowed hard and gripped his wand tightly.
At Professor Rozier's command, the two began to move forward simultaneously.
One step — Two steps — Three steps
"Disarm you!"
Harry turned around and swiftly swung his wand, casting a silver spell at Luna.
This is the spell he has practiced the most and is most proficient at.
Hey! Mr. Potter, you idiot! How could you act so quickly? Can't you let Luna have her?! You're a third-year student! How could you be so ruthless to a second-year student?
Loila, who had no idea why Harry was taking it so seriously, clenched her fists.
However, Luna reacted quickly. She seemed to have anticipated Harry's actions. She turned around and immediately ran a few steps to the side, dodging Harry's spell.
Then she immediately waved her wand: "Expelliarmus!"
Compared to Harry, her movements were much slower, and her spells weren't as skillful, but—very good!
His voice was loud and clear, and his movements were adorable! He played with great spirit and style! Mr. Potter, you must have—what! You actually dodged it!
Who gave you permission to dodge?
Looking at Loila sitting beside him, gritting her teeth, Nagini rolled her eyes helplessly—Loila sometimes really is no different from a child—
"Disarm you!"
After dodging Luna's spell, Harry immediately swung his wand, unleashing a powerful Disarming Charm that struck Luna, who had no time to dodge.
This time I should have won—hmm?
Harry froze for a moment, then saw a burst of silver light erupt from Luna's body. Immediately afterward, while he remained stunned, Luna raised her wand and lashed it out: "Expelliarmus!"
"Pop!"
Harry's wand flew from his hand and landed on the ground.
"Um?"
Not only was Harry caught off guard by what had happened, but the students watching also gasped in surprise.
"What was that just now?" Ron patted the chair. "Could Luna have cheated?"
"No, no, no—that should be—a magic circle?" Hermione looked at Luna in disbelief. "A parry magic circle?"
"Is that... a magic circle?" Nagini muttered, looking at Loila, only to find her body trembling.
Startled, she quickly moved closer and heard Loila's laughter.
"Hehehe—you didn't expect that, Mr. Potter—Luna is my most outstanding magic array student!"
This is the power of the magic circle, can you see it?
"Miss Lovegood, it seems you used something that wasn't allowed," Shiloh said, raising an eyebrow at Luna.
"This is a magic circle," Luna said, tilting her head. "Can't it be used?"
"————"
Hilo paused for a moment. She really hadn't considered the factor of magic circles—after all, she didn't really understand such things—so she hadn't mentioned magic circle props in the competition rules.
Harry, who had been knocked down, got up, but instead of getting angry, he excitedly ran to Luna's side.
"Is this a magic-blocking array, Luna? That's amazing!" he said, leaning closer to ask, "You can draw it now?"
Hey! Don't get so close to Luna, Mr. Potter! Even if you've been knocked down, don't get so worked up and cause trouble!
Luna ultimately won the match, but afterwards she was not allowed to wear the Parry Magic Array Necklace.