Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

But as he turned his head, following that feeling, he saw Anduin with a cold and stern gaze.

“We're doomed,” Harry muttered bitterly to his companions beside him, “Back at Hogwarts, the professor has already reverted to that cruel, cold-blooded instructor again…”

“This is all your fault,” Hermione glared at him. “I reminded you in France that you were getting too fat, and you skipped summer training.”

During her vacation in France with her family, Hermione had met up with Harry and the others once, and she noticed that the three of them were getting out of shape. Seeing them again after the start of term, they hadn't improved; they were even fatter.

“We couldn't help it, the food in France was just too good, and Harry's godfather was so enthusiastic, asking us if we were hungry almost every minute.”

Neville scratched his head awkwardly, then looked at Harry. “By the way, is that house-elf you mentioned still bothering you?”

“You bet…” Harry pouted dejectedly. “Ever since I got back from France, that guy who calls himself Dobby has been showing up out of nowhere, constantly yelling that Hogwarts is in danger and telling me not to go back.”

Ron chimed in, “That guy even ruined Mom's kitchen, making her scold us all. We barely managed to kick that house-elf out of the Burrow.”

“But it seems like he's still causing trouble behind the scenes!” Harry sighed in frustration. “I suspect he's the one who blocked us from getting onto platform nine and three-quarters at the station this morning.”

“He's so annoying. Luckily, we both know how to break curses, or we would have missed the train.” Ron also grimaced in displeasure.

After the hard training last school year, the young wizards had made considerable progress in both physical fitness and spellcasting. Harry and the others had even developed the instinct to face difficulties head-on.

So, when they discovered that the platform entrance was blocked that morning, they didn't hesitate to cast spells, using the general unlocking charm to blast open the lock on the stone wall.

You could probably search the entire world's wizarding schools and not find more reckless young wizards than the students at Hogwarts.

Hearing Ron's complaint, Harry also grumbled unhappily, “Don't let me see him again, or I'll turn him into a hornet's nest, just like Uncle Weasley did to Lucius!”

“Hey, don't mention that…”

George, who was wolfing down a chicken leg like a starving ghost, leaned over. “Dad got a lot of nagging from Mom after that fight in the bookstore.”

“But if you ask me, Dad did the right thing!” Fred waved a lamb chop in his hand with a grin, as if he were there himself. “Who told that idiot Lucius to laugh at us for being nouveau riche? He even dared to make fun of Ginny, calling her a fatty!”

“It's a pity Uncle Wilson wasn't there at the time, or he would have been in trouble.” Ron muttered excitedly. “Maybe Uncle Wilson would have been the first to throw a punch!”

“Ha, Lucius only dares to take advantage verbally when the professor isn't around, and didn't he get beaten up pretty badly too?”

Harry chuckled, then turned to Ginny. “Everyone's talking about you, why aren't you saying anything?”

“They're probably all thinking about that Professor Lockhart right now!” Ron rolled his eyes dismissively. “Speaking of which, if it weren't for them insisting on attending Lockhart's book signing, Dad wouldn't have run into Lucius.”

Ginny, who had been whispering with Hermione while holding some books, immediately glared at Ron after hearing his sarcasm.

“It's not like you guys weren't there. Mr. Lockhart is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. We were buying textbooks, okay?”

“Yeah!” Hermione chimed in. “And Professor Lockhart has so many legendary experiences. It's said that Professor Wilson was inspired by him to grow to where he is today!”

Once the two young girls started talking, they began to rave about Lockhart's virtues, as if he were some world-shaking hero.

Their behavior immediately drew eye-rolls from the other boys.

Ron couldn't help but sneer, “Heh, I wonder what kind of professor would include all ten of his books as required reading. We'll have to spend a lot of Galleons just to buy these books. What a waste of money.”

“Exactly!” George was also very unhappy with that Professor Lockhart. “And you guys actually believe the nonsense he's spouting. How could Professor Wilson be related to him?”

“Then why doesn't Godfather come out and refute it?” Ginny retorted. “If Professor Lockhart is lying, Godfather wouldn't sit idly by with his temper!”

Then the Weasley siblings started arguing about this issue, and Ginny's combat power was indeed extraordinary. She was able to argue eloquently against the firepower of several older brothers, and Hermione couldn't even get a word in.

Harry watched this scene helplessly. Emotionally, he was closer to Ginny because they were both close to Anduin, but Ron was his good brother, so he didn't know who to help for a while.

After shaking his head helplessly, Harry looked at Hermione and Neville. “We shouldn't have any classes tomorrow. Do you want to go to the Ruins dungeon?”

By the end of the last school year, Anduin hadn't officially opened the 【Despair Town】 dungeon, so their main target was still the Ruins dungeon.

“Sure!” Hermione perked up as soon as she heard this. “My hands have been itching lately. I feel like my body has become sluggish after not fighting skeletons for so long.”

Then Hermione raised her eyebrows proudly. “During the summer vacation, I carefully studied the 'Cooperative Combat' chapter in 'Tactical Training Studies'. We can also try new support formations. Maybe we can break the record for clearing the dungeon!”

“Compared to new formations, I think it's more important to improve spellcasting level and attributes. How many minutes can you guys last with the Sensing Orb? My Intelligence attribute has only just exceeded ★★, and I only have the Impact Charm and Shattering Charm at level three.

Neville pouted a little dejectedly. Although he had spent most of the summer eating, drinking, and having fun, he had never given up practicing the training method.

“I'm not doing so well either, I can barely last two hours.”

As if deliberately showing off, Hermione blurted out an answer that shocked the two of them.

“Two hours?” Harry's eyes widened. “I'm exhausted after holding it for an hour. You can last two hours? Has your Intelligence attribute exceeded ★★★?”

“It's not that simple. It was only ★★☆ when I checked a few days ago. I should say it's been ★★☆ for a long time. I don't know when I'll be able to break through.” Hermione pouted unhappily, obviously not satisfied with the result.

“You're not satisfied with that? Good heavens, what kind of monsters are you guys? How are you all so strong?” Neville was shocked by Hermione's progress.

“Don't say that, I'm still envious of you. You're the only one among us whose Constitution, Strength, and Agility can exceed ★★★. In the end, you're still the main force in a real fight.” Hermione quickly comforted him when she saw Neville starting to doubt himself again.

“Hey, don't mention it…” Neville rested his chin gloomily. “I found out yesterday when I checked the Silver Flash Amulet that my Agility has dropped to ★★☆. It must be this fat that's to blame!”

Saying this, Neville slapped his belly in frustration, and a series of slapping sounds rang out, making people wonder who was clapping.

“The sound is quite crisp.” Harry chuckled, then started clapping along.

Looking at their confusing behavior, Hermione couldn't help but roll her eyes. What kind of friends did I make? Why are they all like idiots? Boys' minds are really incomprehensible.

Then Hermione looked at Ginny beside her, afraid that this girl, who had also successfully gained weight, would do something similar.

However, Ginny ignored Harry and the others. After a 'passionate' exchange with her brothers, she looked curiously at Hermione. “What are you guys talking about with the Silver Flash Amulet, attributes, and stuff? What's the Ruins dungeon?”

“What? Didn't your brothers tell you before the start of school?” Hermione tilted her head in confusion.

“Hmph, don't mention those idiots. They keep their school experiences like treasures, unwilling to say a word to me.” Ginny pouted unhappily, as if she had been greatly bullied.

“That's for her own good!” Fred interjected in defense. “Just like we don't reveal the contents of the Sorting Ceremony, these are all little surprises we're leaving for them!”

“Tch, it's more like a prank than a surprise…” Ginny rolled her eyes speechlessly, then looked at Hermione with anticipation.

However, just as Hermione was about to explain to Ginny, Anduin's voice suddenly came from the stage.

“Attention everyone! Morning exercises will proceed as normal tomorrow morning, followed by the first physical examination of the year. Prefects, remember to explain the situation to the new students, and don't let anyone be late again!”

Anduin stood in front of the stage, scanning everyone with a serious expression.

When the students heard his words, they immediately burst into wails. After this summer vacation, they had almost forgotten about morning exercises if Anduin hadn't reminded them.

However, Anduin didn't stop talking. “In addition, three days later, I will open a new dungeon called 【Despair Town】 for everyone to challenge. Interested students should pay attention to the announcements on the bulletin board at that time.”

“But it should be noted that the difficulty of the new dungeon far exceeds the current Ruins dungeon. Currently, only those with all attributes exceeding ★★ and two main attributes exceeding ★★★ can enter.”

As soon as they heard this news, the students who were still sighing immediately cheered excitedly, even those whose attributes didn't meet the requirements.

After all, in addition to challenging it themselves, the new dungeon is also very valuable to watch. Even if they can't get in, watching it is also a good pastime.

It should be said that those viewers who only like to watch are the main group of students, after all, most of them are not good at fighting, and they give up after experiencing abuse in the dungeon a few times.

But they really love to watch it. They were already tired of watching the previous Ruins dungeon.

At the same time, many students opened their Silver Flash Amulets to check, especially those members of the Tactical Club who had advanced amulets.

Harry was even more impatient to check his current attributes, even though he had just reviewed them a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Name: Harry Potter

Age: 12 years old / 2nd year

Status: Normal

【Personal Attributes】

Constitution: ★★★

Strength: ★★

Agility: ★★☆

Intelligence: ★★★☆

Stamina: 100/100

Magic Power: 138 Knots

Combat Power Assessment: 122

【Spellcasting Ability】

Levitation Charm: Level 3

Disarming Charm: Level 3

Knockback Charm: Level 3

Remaining 11 items… Expand

【Academic Performance】

1st Year Tactical Training Studies: O

1st Year Charms: O

1st Year Potions: E

【Honors】

Elected Gryffindor Quidditch Team Seeker in 1st Year

Gryffindor Won the House Cup a Year Ago

【Dungeon Evaluation】

Ruins Dungeon

Fastest Completion Record: 49 minutes 21 seconds

Highest Completion Score: 16 points (Princess 5 points, remaining hostages 1 point)

Personal Cumulative Damage: 683 points

Team Cumulative Damage: 2235 points

Team Leaderboard Current Record:

1st Place in 1st Year Group Completion Record,

2nd Place in 1st Year Group Highest Score,

1st Place in 1st Year Group Team Cumulative Damage

4th Place in 1st Year Group Personal Cumulative Damage

【Violation Record】

None

After confirming his attributes again, Harry couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that gaining a little weight isn't all bad, at least the Constitution attribute can be higher.

However, he still doesn't understand his Intelligence attribute. Obviously, his training progress is not as good as Hermione's, but he doesn't know why it's so high.

Then he eagerly looked at the others. “My attributes just barely meet the requirements, how about you guys?”

“My Constitution and Strength meet the standards!” Neville replied first. “Thank goodness, it would be troublesome if three attributes were required to reach ★★★.”

Hermione also smiled and looked at the two of them. “I originally thought I wasn't enough, but I found a surprise after checking. My Intelligence reached ★★★! It's probably just broken through these past few days, plus the ★★★ Agility I already had, I also meet the standards!”

“Nice!” Harry punched the air excitedly, but when he looked at Ron, he found that the other party had a bitter expression.

“I'm done for, all my attributes are ★★☆, all of them!” Ron collapsed and held his forehead. “Why are my attributes so average? And they just happen to be stuck outside the dungeon requirements. I suspect the professor is targeting me!”

Seeing this, Harry could only comfort him in a low voice, “It's okay Ron, you should be able to catch up with that little difference after training hard for two months, and aren't you already very…repulsed by the environment in 【Despair Town】?”

Repulsed? You mean scared, right?

“Thanks, you're really good at comforting people!” Ron rolled his eyes at Harry speechlessly, and smiled bitterly as he looked at the light curtain propped up by the Silver Flash Amulet.