Chapter 65 Duel Rules

After returning to Hogwarts Castle from Hagrid's hut, Lu Yunkai plunged into the library.

After basically confirming that it was the notebook that was causing the trouble, Lu Yunkai believed that it would not take long for Ginny, who had come to her senses, to throw away the notebook out of fear.

This was his confidence in "Weasley" and "Gryffindor".

Before that, he had to find a way to deal with the disaster.

Potions were naturally an option. In addition to the explosive corrosion potion, Lu Yunkai planned to pick up the work of making potions every night again, and pick out those potions that were in the manuscripts that Daphne gave him, but had no efficacy and name, and the raw materials looked very powerful. Make some potions and try them out.

On the other hand, he also had to be prepared for both situations: in case the potion he was good at didn't work, he had to rely on magic itself.

Hermione had basically checked all the books that could be read normally in the library in order to help Lu Yunkai remove the curse.

Just like the book "Curses and Counter-Curses", Lu Yunkai didn't expect that the methods that even Dumbledore's ordinary Silencing Spell couldn't solve could be used to deal with Voldemort's soul.

He felt that if there were any solutions in the library, they would probably be in the restricted area.

Lu Yunkai didn't have the ability to sneak into the restricted area to check books when Madam Pince wasn't paying attention. Even if he could buy directly from the system, he had to know what books to buy, otherwise the lousy search system in the system would make him graduate from Hogwarts!

For him, the restricted area was now equivalent to a list of books certified by Hogwarts, certifying those very dangerous but also valuable books.

But Madam Pince refused to provide Lu Yunkai with such a list of books.

"Why do you know this? And without the professor's permission, I can't tell you anything about the restricted area."

Madam Pince's answer made Lu Yunkai understand that this matter could not be avoided by the professors in the school after all. Seeing the restricted books section out of reach, Lu Yunkai thought of someone.

Maybe this person could give him the certificate...

Lockhart.

There happened to be a Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon.

When Lu Yunkai walked out of the library, he was thinking about how to flatter this idiot and make him give him a certificate.

But it is always unreliable to pin your hopes on the stupidity of others, and there will be all kinds of accidents.

...

The location of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon was a little different from usual.

Even the people in the class were not just Lockhart, who had long been labeled a idiot by Lu Yunkai.

Snape, with a dead face, also appeared in the cleaned Hogwarts Hall. The tables and benches that were usually placed in the hall were gone, replaced by a long platform about half a meter high.

Seeing Snape, Lu Yunkai stopped flattering Lockhart in class and tricked him into thinking that he hated banned books and should know what books he couldn't read... This was probably a statement that only Lockhart could be fooled by.

Next time!

"Something happened in the school recently. I suggested to Professor Dumbledore that I should be allowed to open a duel club... Of course, you don't have to worry about getting into danger in school. In fact, it's always safest to be where I am."

Standing on the high platform, Lockhart still had his signature smile on his face.

Lu Yunkai, who was standing in the crowd, couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.

"I just think you need to be taught some etiquette for wizards to use spells." Lockhart continued, "So today I invited Professor Snape..."

He pointed at Snape in the crowd.

Snape's face was calm.

In fact, everyone, including Lu Yunkai and all the Slytherins, knew that Snape wanted to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts more than Potions...

"Please invite Professor Snape to the stage to demonstrate the etiquette of wizard duels."

Lockhart made a gesture of invitation.

Snape went on stage with a world-weary face.

"Duels between wizards have strict etiquette, so please remember not to be rude or destroy the etiquette of duels, otherwise the result of your duel may become illegal." Lockhart muttered, "First, take out your wands and hold them in front of your face. Of course, bowing is also acceptable."

After the voice fell, Lockhart bowed to Snape in what he thought was the most chic posture.

Snape took out his wand coldly and held it in front of his face.

In Lu Yunkai's opinion, Snape's demonstration was more vivid and memorable than Lockhart's: no matter how impatient you are, and how much you want to kill the idiot standing opposite you, you have to salute.

"Then, walk to both ends of the duel field and start the duel." Lockhart shook his cloak handsomely, turned around and walked to the end of the high platform behind him.

Snape did not do that.

"Professor Snape..." Lockhart was a little unhappy with Snape's reaction, but he still held back and continued: "There are two ways to duel, taking turns to attack and attacking at the same time. Which one do you choose?"

"I think it's better not for the two of us to do the demonstration. No matter who wins or loses, it will be a little... embarrassing." Snape said to Lockhart with a hint of meaning.

Lockhart was stunned, and the smile on his face froze for a moment.

Then, he laughed again.

"You are right. Well... let Harry and Ron demonstrate it!"

Lockhart directly named the two of them.

Since the beginning of the term, Harry had always been the one receiving attention and care in Lockhart's class. In fact, Lu Yunkai was also curious. Does Lockhart treat Harry so well because he thinks celebrities want to deal with celebrities, or does he want to take advantage of Harry's fame...

Although he felt it was the latter, he also understood that Lockhart's personality was probably the former.

"It's too dangerous for Weasley to use spells. If he hurts Harry, he will have to be sent to the infirmary. As far as I know, he has just been discharged from the hospital." Snape said angrily that Harry was in Quidditch. Qibi's past injury in the game, "I recommend... Lu Yunkai."

After saying that, Snape suddenly turned around like a bat, came to the end of the duel stage, and made a gesture to Lu Yunkai, who was standing in the crowd, asking him to come up.

Lu Yunkai... was stupid.

No, why don't you just let Ron and Harry practice? Why do you want me to go up there? But even if you defeat Harry, there's nothing you can do to gain face!

Lu Yunkai complained crazily in his heart, but his body was still honest and obedient and climbed onto the duel stage.

However.

"Professor, can you give me a chance to compete with Lu Yunkai?"

A clear female voice broke the silence in the auditorium due to Snape's proposal.

Everyone looked over and nodded secretly.

Because that person is Hermione...

Although there is no exam, it is difficult for the second-year students of Hogwarts to agree on who is the best among their classmates, but if the list of the best is expanded to two people, there will be no difference of opinion. Unified.

"Oh? Miss Granger, would you like to come on stage to give some advice to Lu Yunkai?" Snape raised his brows slightly and glanced at Lu Yunkai, who was looking a bit dumbfounded.

"I've always wanted to compete head-on with Lu Yunkai, and this is a great occasion!" Hermione climbed onto the duel stage.

Lu Yunkai naturally understood that when Hermione stood up at this time, it was not her own intention to stand out. She did not want to disgrace Harry in this place, so as not to affect the friendship between the two.

Although he had good intentions, the problem was that compared to Harry, Lu Yunkai was not sure of defeating Hermione.

Harry will feel embarrassed and unhappy if he loses, but can I just ignore it if I lose?

No, this battle must be won.

"Can I drink the potion?" Lu Yunkai looked at Snape and asked.

"It is forbidden to use any magic potions and magic equipment in a duel." Professor Lockhart, who was standing in the distance, saw that the situation was a little out of control, and quickly stood up to show that he was the one in control here, "Although Yun Kai, your magic You are very accomplished in medicine, but I’m sorry, but that won’t help you on the duel stage.”

"Fine."

Although Lu Yunkai felt that this was actually not reasonable at all, he could only agree.

Magic potions are unreliable, so you have to rely on experience. After all, he was someone who had defeated Death Eaters.

Lu Yunkai sighed softly, and then, amid the dissatisfied voices of the Slytherins, he took out his wand and came to the center of the duel stage.

Hermione also came to Lu Yunkai with her wand.

The two looked at each other.

They all had a tacit understanding of placing their wands directly in front of their faces instead of bowing.

"Since this is a demonstration, let's duel you all at the same time." Lockhart smelled a bit of gunpowder between the two and said quickly: "Remember, you can only use disarming spells. I don't want it to happen." Someone got hurt in my class."

"Are you just going to use the disarming spell?" Lu Yunkai asked, staring at Hermione.

"And you?"

"of course not."

"Then do you think I can?" Hermione smiled.

The two of them turned around at the same time, took a few steps back, then turned back and looked at each other.

"Listen to my command, and after counting to three, attack at the same time." Although Lockhart obviously couldn't control the situation, he still tried very hard, "One, two, three!"

As the three words came out, Lu Yunkai and Hermione raised their wands at the same time and cast spells.

"Collapse!"

"All petrified!"

No one used the disarming spell, because they had just learned this spell not long ago, and they were not very familiar with it.

Snape, who was standing behind Lu Yunkai, reacted quickly. He quickly pulled out his wand, recited a spell, and activated the protective shield on the duel stage.

Sure enough, after the two people's spells flew out, they collided violently.

There was a bang.

Then both of them were pushed back a few steps.

Lu Yunkai, who had experience, knew the importance of speed at this time, so Lu Yunkai didn't even think about waiting for himself to stand firmly before making a move. After the first spell, Lu Yunkai's second disarming spell had already flown out first. .

"Expelliarmus!"

It was obviously the first time for Hermione to face an enemy head-on. Although she had read a lot about how to fight with people in books before, she could not help but panic when the situation came to an end. Seeing Lu Yunkai's spells flying towards her, She could only deal with it in a panic for a while, and cast a disarming spell.

But it's still too late.

The spell hit Hermione, who was still standing, and sent her flying backwards.

The wand in her hand spun several times in the air and fell into the hand of Lu Yunkai opposite her.

Just as the second-year students who were watching were still excited about the two contenders for the first place in the grade and were still excited about the face-to-face confrontation, and some of them had not even had time to react to the loud noise of the two magic collisions, the duel ended.

The winner was obvious.

However.

"Five points deducted from Slytherin."

Snape spoke coldly, and the Slytherin students who had not had time to get excited and celebrated immediately quieted down.

...

As for the other rules of the duel, I will mention them in the next chapter, so I will give you a shot of prevention.

In the original work, except for the duel between Harry and Malfoy in the classroom, which was more like a duel for children to play around, in fact, only the bow of Voldemort to Harry in the Goblet of Fire left a little impression on me. Therefore, I made some interpretations of the rules of the duel beyond the original work.

I set up the duel mode based on the duel mode of knights riding horses and holding guns, and gave the duel some legal significance, so it must be absolutely fair. The emphasis is on fairness, and many restrictions are placed on performance, so it may seem a bit too much.

But just like in the original book, after the second year, the duel will no longer be mentioned, so this rule can only be regarded as because I hate Lockhart so much that I hate him and his duel club, which no one ever mentioned again!