Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 41 Duel Arena

Dumbledore told Winters that he had no good way to relieve Winters' inner demons, but he suggested that Winters participate in the dueling arena this week and promised to give him a wand that would suit him.

Friday arrived in the blink of an eye, and the entire Hogwarts was enveloped in an atmosphere of extreme excitement. All third-year students wanted to leave an unforgettable impact on their classmates.

Ron had been reciting various spells since Thursday night, and Winters was sure that Ron's sleep talk at night was also a spell.

"Is he okay?" Hermione said, looking at the back of Ron's head.

"He's always wanted to be famous... I think Ron might think this is a good opportunity to become famous." Harry looked at Ron worriedly. The dark circles on Ron's face proved that he had not had a good rest yesterday.

"It's not like he will meet Delk, so why are you forcing yourself so much?" Neville's voice was a little nervous.

"He's not afraid of meeting Delke, but he's afraid of making a fool of himself." Aurora walked over, looking relaxed.

"Hey, how are you getting ready?" Aurora said looking at Winters.

"I can't tell. Dumbledore said he would change my wand for me. Anyway, let's do our best." Winters waved his hand.

At this time, Professor McGonagall's loud voice rang out: "At 8 o'clock tonight, all third-year students please listen to me. Those who are willing to participate in the duel arena must gather in the hall on the west side of the auditorium. Those who don't want to go, just go up. "self-study"

"Potter, I think you'd better go to self-study. After all, it's been hard enough for you to grow up like this," Malfoy said sarcastically. Delk just sneered and didn't take Harry and the others seriously at all.

"I think we should prove who is stronger in the arena. There's no point in just talking," Winters said calmly, and then Malfoy immediately stopped talking. Delk looked at Winters with some fear.

In all the classes on Friday, the professors spent a lot of energy on maintaining discipline, but they did not pour cold water on the students. Even Snape did not pour cold water on the students, as if they would rather see this warm atmosphere. .

In the evening of Friday, all the students who were divided into different departments arrived, and no one went to self-study.

Students from various houses consciously stood in four groups, at war with each other, but miraculously, no one found trouble with the Hufflepuff students.After a while the professors came in.

"Quiet" Professor McGonagall has the ability to control situations in an instant.

"Let me explain the detailed rules first. We will draw lots to determine the two sides. If one side is unwilling to start the duel, then the other side will directly win, winning two out of three rounds. If the stalemate lasts longer than one round 25 Minutes, then it will be up to us" - Professor McGonagall pointed to the referee team composed of Professor Dumbledore behind her - "we will decide which side wins, but the loser judged by the referee team will be thrown to its place. College bonus points”

"Moreover, it is forbidden to use black magic to attack your opponents. Anyone who violates the rules will be severely punished," Professor McGonagall said and glanced at Winters.

"Then let's get started - Winters, come on." Professor McGonagall waved to Winters.After Winters walked over, he saw Dumbledore taking out a slender box from his pocket.

"Your new wand--a rosewood phoenix feather, 15 inches long." Dumbledore took out a brown wand from the long and narrow box. This wand had bulges at regular intervals.

"Professor, I can use Harry's wand." Winters immediately refused.

"You should have used Harry's wand, but I can guess it didn't work very well." Dumbledore smiled.

"Put your wand here with me. I can soothe it. Try it first and see if this wand works." Looking at Winters' stunned look, Dumbledore simply said.

Winters waved his rosewood wand gently, and a golden flame followed by lightning burst out from the tip of the wand.Dumbledore smiled with satisfaction after seeing it.

"It seems that your new wand fits you very well. Go ahead and show your truest skills. I believe I will see a wonderful performance," Dumbledore encouraged Winters.

Perhaps Dumbledore deliberately arranged for Winters to fight Delk first.

After they came on stage, their eyes met, and Delk said harshly: "Dumbledore took away your elder wand. You regretted it in a hurry."

"I want to see what my level is like," Winters responded coldly.

"Ready. 321, start" Flitwick shouted.

Delk's level was indeed very high. He waved his wand and a red light flew over, which was a silent spell.But it was blocked by Winters' shield turned from air.Then the shield turned into two snakes.Winters disappeared with a pop.He appeared leisurely behind Delk, and at the same time the two snakes turned into two ropes.

As a result, Delk lost sight of the other. Although he finally released the two ropes, he was knocked unconscious by the red light emitted by Winters.The students watching the duel made enough noise to blow off the roof.

"Winters is ahead" Professor McGonagall shouted loudly.

"Come again" Delk shouted after being awakened.

The moment Flitwick shouted "Start", Delk became invisible, and the spell was still silent.Winters couldn't help but secretly admire him.

After he first used his transformation technique to block several sneak attacks from Delk, he clearly felt the fluctuation of magic power.He reached out his hand and he could feel himself grabbing something.Perhaps sensing that the secret was about to be revealed, Delk launched another sneak attack.But this time Winters didn't give Delke a chance. He was already prepared.

He waved his hand fiercely, and Delk's spell was bounced back by Winters.After a burst of red light, Delk fell to the ground on his back, and he was hit by his own spell.For some unknown reason, this time Delk woke up after being given three "quick resuscitations".

"I...I admit defeat." Delk's first words when he woke up were to admit defeat.

"Gryffindor adds 15 points, Slytherin adds 10 points. Winters and Delk both showed their extraordinary magical skills," Dumbledore shouted.Then he waved to Winters.

"You should have discovered that your true level is like this. It has nothing to do with this wand... Of course, your wand is indeed an extremely powerful instrument." After Winters walked over, Dumbledore said to him.

"I always thought..." Winters understood that the duel just now must have been deliberately arranged by Dumbledore.

"Maybe you think I arranged it intentionally... But that doesn't matter. What matters is that you are so outstanding, and it has nothing to do with your wand. Your talent is very suitable for you. You must remember, Our choices make us who we are now." Dumbledore smiled gently.

"So Professor, will this be the case from now on?" Winters said expectantly.

"When Elena recovers... of course there is no problem." Dumbledore returned the pitch-black wand to Winters, and at the same time hinted to him: Don't get too carried away, now is not the time.

Winters didn't feel the burning sensation this time, and he had never felt so at ease today.

After he returned to the crowd, he met Elena's gaze.Although Elena was exhausted, she looked at Winters for a long time with envy?admiration?. . .even. . .What's the regret? Winters never found Elena's eyes so complicated. Her eyes were always calm before.

Then there is the duel between Harry and Malfoy. The two of them are not silent spells. It all depends on who can recite the spell faster.

Malfoy: "passed out"

Harry: "Armor Protection" Malfoy's red light was blocked.

Malfoy: "Quick Confinement" A rope rushed out from the tip of Malfoy's wand.

"The curse stops" Harry waved his wand.The rope turned into a puff of black smoke

"Obstacles—" Malfoy yelled.

"Expelliarmus" Harry said the spell faster.His spell hit Malfoy with precision.Malfoy's wand flew out.

"Harry Potter leads the way."Professor McGonagall shouted, and the audience boiled again.

"321, start!" Professor Flitwick had just finished shouting.Malfoy immediately waved his wand.

"Indistinct!" Malfoy became invisible.

Harry immediately fell into passivity.Ron watched the battle scene nervously, wishing he could help Harry now.

"Everyone is petrified," Malfoy shouted. Harry was caught off guard and immediately fell down stiffly.

"Malfoy's one point, now the tie is 1:1" Professor McGonagall shouted.Slytherin immediately cheered.

"That's not fair. Why can they use spells we don't know about?" Ron said anxiously.

"Delke did the same thing just now, and it was a silent spell. But we are not defeated yet. We must work hard to learn to defeat all kinds of enemies." Hermione glanced at Ron dissatisfied.

"But we can't have the talent of Winters...Hermione...can you feel the fluctuations of magic power?" Ron said irritably.

"Not everyone can use the invisibility spell. You see, Malfoy's invisibility spell has faded on its own." Winters didn't want to hear others discussing him anymore, so he quickly changed the topic.

Ron seemed to feel more at ease after seeing Malfoy's gradual appearance and Malfoy's confused expression.

In the decisive game, Harry still couldn't find a way to deal with the invisibility spell.But Malfoy seemed a little careless, and as a result, the two of them flew out of the arena and fell off the stage on their backs.

When the professors saw this situation, they immediately held a small meeting, and the final result was: a draw.

"Next game, Aurora versus Riley." Professor McGonagall had to make her voice louder to suppress the dissatisfied voices.

Aurora and Riley looked at each other with angry eyes, and then bowed to each other reluctantly.

Riley yelled, "Sand and rocks!"

Aurora: "Armor Protection"

"All petrochemical"

Aurora transformed an owl, and then the owl was hit by the petrification and turned into a burst of blue mist.Aurora waved her wand sharply, and the blue mist flew straight towards Riley as if she had received an order.

"What!" Riley yelled, waving her wand randomly and firing spells, but none of them hit.

"Aurora is ahead" Professor McGonagall shouted.Although there were voices of dissatisfaction among the Slytherins, some also cast admiring glances at Aurora.

"The second game...321, start" Oliver just finished.Riley shouted "Shadow and Shadow"

But Aurora was prepared, and she reacted extremely quickly. The moment Riley shouted out, she immediately shouted: "There are many obstacles!"

With a muffled sound, Riley was knocked away and fell directly to the ground.

"Aurora, 2:0, win." Professor McGonagall was also applauding Aurora.Dumbledore even showed approval.

The boys from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and even Slytherin were looking at Aurora.

After Aurora returned to the crowd, Winters immediately walked over.

"You're so powerful." Winters had just given his sister a hard time, but he didn't expect Aurora to be so powerful.

"It's nothing to me...and you have no idea what Elena thinks of you," Aurora said to Winters in an almost whisper.

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