Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

After Christmas, the dueling club announcement was posted on the door of the auditorium, and the students were excited.

On Wednesday night, the long dining tables in the auditorium disappeared and a gilded stage appeared along one wall, lit by hundreds of candles floating above.The ceiling became as dark as velvet again, and almost all the students from the school were here, crowded together, everyone holding their own wands, their faces full of excitement.

In order to prevent any accidents, Lockhart finally called Gray over and asked him to help maintain order at the scene and tutor the students.

The students excitedly discussed who would teach. Some said it was Professor Flitwick, who was once a dueling champion.Some say it's Professor Morris, who holds a stone and can defeat everyone with just light.Some say Professor Lockhart, as he is an honorary member of the Defense League against the Dark Arts.

While everyone was chirping and waiting for the professors to arrive, some students interrupted everyone with cheers.

"It's Professor Lockhart! Professor Lockhart is so powerful, he can also duel!" several students shouted excitedly.

"Come on -" Some other students did not agree with this sentence.

"Our dean, Professor Snape, is here!"

"Look over there - Professor Morris is here too!"

Lockhart walked onto the stage, resplendent in his burgundy robes, and beside him was Snape, still dressed in his usual black clothes.

Gray stood at the side of the stage, preparing to watch the show.

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Lockhart waved everyone for silence, then shouted: "Come around, come around! Can everyone see me? Can everyone hear me?"

Gray took out his wand and pointed at Lockhart's throat: "The sound is loud!"

"Thank you very much! Professor Morris!" Lockhart nodded awkwardly.

"Professor Morris will be your off-stage instructor! He is responsible for maintaining order and protecting you off-stage to avoid accidents!" Lockhart grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.

"Well, Professor Dumbledore has allowed me to start this little dueling club, to train everyone well in case you need to defend yourself one day, to protect yourself in the way I have used countless times—for more details on this, Please see my published work."

"Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape," Lockhart said, grinning again. "He told me that he himself knew a thing or two about dueling, and he was generous. He promised to help me with a small demonstration before class. I said, I don’t want to make you little guys worry - after I finish the demonstration with him, I will return your potions teacher intact. You guys, don’t be afraid!”

"However, Snape may not guarantee that you will be given a complete Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." Gray said in a low voice.

The scene couldn't be more awkward for him, with a sullen Snape and a grinning Lockhart standing together.

Lockhart and Snape turned to face each other and bowed.At least Lockhart bowed, flailing his hands a lot, and Snape just shook his head impatiently.They then held their respective wands like arrows to their chests.

"As you can see, we hold our wands in the normal dueling position," Lockhart told the quiet crowd. "On the count of three, we cast the first spell. Of course, none of us will take The opponent's life."

Judging from Snape's current expression, he probably wanted Lockhart's life.

"One—two—three—" They both jerked their wands over their shoulders at the same time.Snape shouted: "Expelliarmus!" Suddenly a dazzling red light flashed, and Lockhart was struck unsteadily.He flew backwards off the stage, crashed into the wall, then slid off and curled up on the floor.

"It's very exciting!" Gray almost couldn't help applauding. Watching it live was a much better experience than watching a movie before.

Malfoy and several other Slytherin students applauded.Hermione jumped up and down on tiptoe.Several students covered their mouths and stood on tiptoes to look at Lockhart, very worried about his safety.

Lockhart staggered to his feet, his hat off, his wavy curls standing on end.

"Okay, you see!" he said, stumbling back onto the stage. "This is a disarming spell - as you can see, I lost my wand - ah, thank you, Brown Miss. Yes, Professor Snape, it's a great idea to show them this move, but don't mind if I say this. Your intention to do this was too obvious just now. If I want to stop you , it’s a no-brainer. I think that in order to increase their knowledge, we might as well let them have a look... But now, the demonstration ends here——"

"Why not let us see Professor Snape and Professor Morris duel?" Malfoy shouted.

He heard that Professor Morris had made some sarcastic remarks about his father.When he saw how strong Dean Snape was, he wanted Professor Morris to be shot away like Lockhart and make a fool of himself on the spot.

"That's a good idea, Malfoy," Lockhart said. "We can't just watch a demonstration, and it was just me - a deliberately wrong demonstration. Now we need to show you the correct duel scene -"

Gray stood in the audience, and the students around him looked at him. He felt like he was being eaten.

"I was lucky enough to win a duel in Transylvania Village, and I am quite familiar with the rules of the duel. Now I will be the commentator and introduce it to you!" Lockhart motioned for Gray to come on stage.

"In a formal duel, one of the wizards needs to challenge the other party first. If the other party agrees, the two parties will agree on the time and place of the duel."

Snape said nothing with a cold face, and nodded slightly in agreement, and Gray had no choice but to walk onto the stage.

"Duelists can only use magic to fight against each other, and no physical contact is allowed." Lockhart explained dutifully from the side.

Now, there are two black robes standing together on the stage, facing each other.

"Before the duel, as the referee, you need to check the wands of both parties -" Lockhart said. "Of course, this requires professionals like wand makers. Here you only need to tell your wand information..."

"Beech, thirteen and a half inches, dragon heartstrings," Gray said.

"Well - then Professor Snape's -" Lockhart turned to Snape.

"I refuse to answer." Snape didn't even look at him.

"Okay... after checking the wands, both wizards must bow to each other to show courtesy." Lockhart smiled and looked at Snape, then at Gray, signaling for them to cooperate.

The two bowed to each other.

"Why didn't Snape bow just now?" Hermione whispered in the audience.

"Obviously, Snape despises Lockhart," Ron murmured.

"For the sake of fairness, the duel requires holding the wand in front of the body! As you can see, just like before, they hold the wand in a normal dueling posture-"

Then they held their wands to their chests.

"That's it, Professor Snape."

"I can't guarantee that."

"..."

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