【HP】I don’t want to fall in love, I just want to mess around

Esther's breath froze for a moment when she was pushed into the hall.

Under the dim light, there were black figures sitting upright. When she came in, they all fell on her, like puppets without their own thoughts and being controlled on strings.

The figure sitting at the top had skin as pale as wax, a twisted and terrifying face, and pupils as red as blood. Wearing a black robe, he stared at Esther quietly, making people feel panicked for no reason.

Under his feet, hovering was a large black snake.

Esther almost froze. She did not speak, but looked at everyone present carefully and quickly.

There were many familiar people present. For example, the first person sitting on the lower left side of Voldemort was Professor Snape. Opposite Professor Snape was Bellatrix, whom she had met once in the Department of Mysteries.

Below were some unknown Death Eaters, including the three Death Eaters who had captured them. Further down we met the Malfoy family.

Draco's figure had froze when she came in. Esther didn't dare to take a closer look at his expression, so she could only glance at him hastily.

Beyond that, what surprised Esther most was the presence of an unexpected person. She was still wearing her favorite pink robe, and she looked the same as before, but her expression looked respectful and nervous, not as airy as before.

Esther's eyes paused on Umbridge for a few seconds, wondering what was going on.

No, why is she here?

"Everyone is here, let's get started."

Voldemort, who was sitting at the top, spoke coldly. Although he didn't say who started it, it sounded like he was talking to Umbridge.

What to start with?

Esther was extremely confused and couldn't help but glance at Voldemort quickly, and then focused on Umbridge.

The other party didn't seem to know what to start, and the smile on his face was a little stiff. Then he bent deeply towards Voldemort and asked in fear: "Great Dark Lord, forgive my stupidity, what do you want me to start?"

There was a high-pitched laugh from the other side, with a bit of carelessness: "You said you wanted to be loyal to me, and you revealed that the person you hate the most is her." Voldemort's eyes paused on Esther, just for a moment, Esther was like a mouse being stared at by a cat, all the nerves in her body were exploding, and the intense uneasiness spread. She tried her best to maintain a calm appearance.

"It happens that this classmate Mayne is here, and my most loyal subordinate Severus admires her very much. He is now the principal of Hogwarts, and it is normal for him to cherish the talents of some outstanding students. So since So, why don't you two show your strength on the spot, no matter life or death, of course the one who wins can live in peace."

Voldemort spoke slowly, with a hint of interest in his tone.

The winner can live in peace, but what about the loser?

Esther didn't need to ask to know that losing would not be a good outcome.

She said why did Voldemort suddenly want to find her? It turns out it was the pink toad that was responsible!

Esther wished she could roll Umbridge into a ball and throw it into the black lake at Hogwarts to feed the squid!

But in fact, Umbridge looked very panicked. She did not expect that Voldemort would suddenly make such a request, but she reacted quickly and immediately bowed deeply to Voldemort and said: "I understand, the great Dark Lord, I will not betray your trust!"

The hall was very large. Apart from Voldemort and the Death Eaters who were watching the excitement, the rest of the space was indeed enough for them to duel.

Esther thought everything was too ridiculous. She actually wanted to duel with Umbridge in front of Voldemort?

But she had no choice but to accept this absurdity if she wanted to survive.

"I don't have a wand."

Esther spoke calmly and said the first words she said since entering.

"Who would like to lend her a wand?"

Voldemort spoke. He had been polite so far. Esther knew that this did not mean that he was a polite villain, but that he did not take Tower and Umbridge seriously at all. This was very important to him. It was just a funny show, he didn't care whether they lived or died.

Draco moved involuntarily, but his mother Narcissa next to him grabbed his wrist. Narcissa turned her head slightly and glanced at him. He didn't respond, still staring at Esther, gray-blue His eyes were foggy and lifeless.

Snape stood up, threw his wand directly to Esther, and said in a cold voice: "Miss Mayne, you'd better not let me down."

Esther caught Professor Snape's wand. She wanted to smile at him, but she couldn't.

Resisting the urge to run away, she turned slightly and looked at Umbridge.

The panic look on Umbridge's face had disappeared, replaced by a kind of self-confidence and viciousness that was inevitable. She stared at Esther as if she were staring at a corpse.

Esther ignored the look in her eyes and continued to say hello politely before a duel. This set of etiquette was taught to her by Professor Snape and Lockhart.

Umbridge didn't speak. She really hated Esther and Dumbledore who kicked her out of Hogwarts. She had been depressed for a long time because of this incident. After Voldemort finally returned, she immediately stood up and started persecuting those Muggle-born wizards, and then returned to the center of power. She didn't want to give up all this easily.

Without saying a word, she started attacking Esther directly.

Esther immediately blocked the blow. In terms of dueling experience, she thought she was definitely better than Umbridge. In addition, she trained with her parents during the summer vacation and had been dueling with the Carlo brothers and sisters during school. Both the reaction speed and the smoothness of chanting the spell are surprisingly fast.

After just a few moves, the initiative fell into Esther's hands. She didn't use the powerful black magic, but only the ordinary "Expelliarmus", "Obstacles", "Armor Protection" and the like. The curse already made Umbridge feel strenuous.

Voldemort and the Death Eaters watched their duel, and most of them were a little surprised by Esther's performance.

A red light brushed past Esther's arm. She did not dodge, but took this opportunity to quickly cast a "fainting". Umbridge was hit, flew high, and hit the wall. Can't get up.

Victory and defeat.

Esther gasped slightly, and she turned around to look at Voldemort, but she saw a mocking expression in his eyes.

She immediately felt something bad, and at the same time there was a heartbreaking sound of chanting a spell behind her. Esther immediately turned around to avoid it, but before she could do it, the spell hit his back. She felt a burning pain and warmth from behind. The hot liquid flowed instantly, and her figure became unstable. She fell to her knees and held on with her hands to prevent herself from completely passing out.

"I haven't lost yet! I can't lose!"

Umbridge shouted, her eyes staring hard, and she struggled to stand up, which made her look even more like a frustrated toad.

And the curse of the sneak attack just now was recited by her.

Esther's eyes turned cold. She shouldn't have been merciful to this pink toad in the first place.

"Drill the heart and gouge out the bone!"

Before Esther could react from the pain, Umbridge had already shouted and cast the Cruciatus Curse on Esther.

Esther gritted her teeth in pain to prevent herself from screaming. Thanks to the "special training" given by the Carlo brothers and sisters during this half-semester, Esther was not unfamiliar with the Cruciatus Curse, and she could handle it.

Before Umbridge uttered the third spell, Esther used all her strength to stand up abruptly, pointed the wand at her, and silently said "Shattered to pieces——"

The spell hit Umbridge unexpectedly, her expression froze, and then she fell down in disbelief. This time, she had no chance to stand up again.