Chapter 467 467. Pain [Happy Lantern Festival Chapter]
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Po Sui Tai Di
Chapter 467 467. Suffering【Happy Lantern Festival】
Hearing Scott's words, Lucio was stunned, but Valdo raised his head and laughed.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
He pointed at Scott.
"What nonsense are you talking about? A Mudblood is a Mudblood, and that's a fact that no matter what happens!"
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly changed his face again, staring at Scott and Lucio with sinister eyes.
"I've tried my best to endure, you dirty mudbloods will always appear in front of me, breathing the same air as me."
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed his neck nervously.
"I have only one feeling, and that is disgusting!"
Hearing this, his followers all laughed.
They all looked at Scott and Lucio with disdain.
"Waldo, what do you want?" Lucio asked loudly.
Waldo sneered, "What do I want to do? You ask me?"
The people around him arrogantly spoke for him.
"You should be very clear, Lucio."
"This guy from Hogwarts should honestly apologize to Waldo."
"Swear never to go near Mademoiselle Delacour!"
"Oh, by the way, and also, don't be so showy in the Triwizard Tournament."
"If you agree to these conditions, it's not that we can't let you go."
"Well said," said Valdor, "otherwise..."
He aimed his wand at Scott.
"You two should suffer more."
Lucio said loudly: "What are you kidding? Do you know the consequences of doing this? Mrs. Maxime will not always give your Girard family face!"
"Don't threaten me with that woman, she's just..."
"Waldo!"
Just when Waldo wanted to say something disrespectful to Madam Maxim, someone immediately stopped him.
A black boy came out from behind a side pillar.
He was taller than Waldo, but much thinner than Waldo, looking like a bamboo pole.
But the moment he stood up, everyone else became quiet.
The black boy said in a calm tone: "It's okay for you to mess around, Waldo, because with the Girard family around, some troubles can be easily settled. But if you say some things, the Girard family can only give up on you. "
Hearing his warning, Waldo's expression twisted, but he held back.
"Kari, so you're here!" Lucio looked at the black boy, "Why didn't you stop Waldo!"
"This kind of quarrel caused by jealousy can be easily settled by the Girard family."
Cary's tone remained calm.
"But don't worry, I won't get involved in this kind of thing. Lucio, I suggest you do the same as me and just stand aside and watch. Don't worry about your friends. If they go too far, I will still blocked."
Hearing his words, Valdo turned his head and looked at him dissatisfied, "Kary, do you want me to let Lucio go?"
But Cary doesn't fawn over him like everyone else.
"You'd better not touch him," Cary said, "unless you want to completely offend Professor Russell."
Waldo snorted coldly.
"Go to the side, Lucio." Valdo waved impatiently, "For the sake of Professor Russell, I can let you go."
"you……"
"Okay, Lucio." Scott said suddenly, "You'd better be obedient and stand a little farther away."
"But..." Lucio looked at him worriedly.
"Thank you for your concern." Scott smiled at him, "I'll be fine."
At this moment, Valdo gave a wink, and two strong boys rushed up and grabbed Lucio's hands, dragging him aside.
"Let go of me!" Lucio struggled desperately.
But it's a pity, because he has been obsessed with alchemy all year round, he is thinner and weaker than ordinary people, and his strength is not great.
Although Scott could perceive the movements of the two in advance, he had no intention of stopping them.
It's also a good thing to let Lucio go aside first, lest he have to protect him after a while.
Waldo told the two men, "Don't let him run and tell the professor."
"no problem."
"Do not worry."
The two who were holding Lucio quickly agreed, and then directly gave Lucio a petrification spell.
They then put Lucio next to Ciel, laughing and returning to the group that surrounded Scott.
Waldo laughed again, "Okay, the next thing is what we did before."
Scott said, "I have to say, I haven't been this angry in a long time, and I haven't seen such a fool in a long time."
He looked at Waldo calmly.
"But I know very well that there is only one way to shut up a fool who can't understand people's words and see the situation clearly, and that is to make him feel real fear."
"Very good." Waldo began to grit his teeth, "I've never seen a Mudblood as arrogant as you! Fear? Come on, let me see and see!"
Scott smiled contemptuously at him.
"According to the plan!" Waldor shouted angrily.
Immediately afterwards, among the group of people surrounding Scott, four of them took out a small metal ball and threw it on the ground at the same time.
The four small balls shoot a ray of light upwards at the same time.
Soon, the light began to extend left and right, forming a huge magic barrier.
Because of the small metal balls at the four corners, the magic barrier is in the shape of a standard cube, enveloping everyone except Lucio and Ciel.
After all this was done, Waldo began to laugh triumphantly.
"Stupid, Mudblood! Then you won't be able to use your Animagus to turn into a bird and escape!"
"Hmm... can it be an alchemy item that can build a large magic barrier?" Scott immediately became interested in those small balls.
He carefully perceived the strength of the magic barrier, and then commented, "Not bad."
"Of course, a mudblood like you must have never seen such a good thing before!"
Valdor shook the wand in his hand.
"However, you are quite talented in making people angry. So I have changed my mind now. Even if you want to apologize and admit your mistakes, you will inevitably have to suffer and learn a lesson."
Everyone else pointed their wands at Scott.
"No, I don't mean to apologize." Scott smiled.
"Oh? Do you want to defeat a dozen of us with your passable transfiguration?" Waldo became even more arrogant.
Scott shook his head, "It's not Transfiguration. It's because I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle it properly and take your lives by mistake."
What he said was true, whether it was the Fire Crow's line of fire or the Sailfish's water blade, they could easily destroy a person's body.
And he has tested that his own Iron Armor Curse can only block it for three seconds.
But Waldo and his followers seemed to think that he was talking big, and they laughed again.
Scott also laughed, "Forget it, let's show you something interesting."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Snapped.
In an instant, absolute darkness fell.
Everyone lost the light in front of their eyes, and could only see pure blackness.
Immediately afterwards, panicked voices came from the darkness.
"How is this going?"
"I can't see it!"
"What kind of curse is this!"
"Calm down, defend!"
"Don't attack rashly, or you will hurt your own people!"
"Armor protection!"
Everyone began to use defensive spells one after another, or activate magic items that could resist damage.
"Ha ha."
Scott's voice sounded.
"Interesting, isn't it?"
"This is something I have studied in private, and it is the first time I have put it into actual combat."
"Because I'm not proficient, I had to spend time setting it up while listening to a mad dog barking."
"By the way, I would also like to thank you for setting up a magic barrier so that I can close the door and beat the dog."
"Cary! Help us close those balls!" Waldo started yelling in a panic.
Cary's calm voice came, "I said, I will not participate in this kind of thing."
"You bastard!" Valdor roared.
Immediately afterwards, more panicked shouts came.
"what!"
"what is this!"
"I'm stuck with something!"
"let me go!"
"What did you do!" Waldo yelled the loudest, "Let me go!"
Scott's voice sounded beside him, "I remember very clearly, you said that insulting word eight times in total."
"Let go of me, Mudblood!" Valdor roared again.
"Nine times." Scott's voice was very calm, "Then, I will let you experience the unforgettable pain nine times."
"The Cruciatus Curse? How dare you!"
"Oh, Valdor, of course I dare not, but the Cruciatus Curse is not the only thing that can make you feel pain."
"You can't do it! I have a magic item that automatically activates defenses! You can catch me, but you can't hurt me with normal spells!"
"Really, I don't believe it."
"If you touch me, I will definitely not let you leave France alive!"
"Who knows, but until then, you'll have a taste of pain."
"I said, you can't hurt me... ah..."
Waldo suddenly let out a scream of pain.
"Damn Mudblood! I swear, I will kill you!"
"ten times."
"what……"
At this time, Cary, who said he would not participate, couldn't stand.
"and many more!"
But Scott ignored him.
"what……"
The painful cries from Valdor sounded again.
"Stop it." Cary said again.
"Don't worry, I'll stop," Scott said, "but seven more."
"Ah... I won't let you go!"
Waldo's yelling voice was not as full of energy as before.
"I'll remove the magic barrier!" Cary said loudly, "If you don't stop, things won't end!"
What responded to him was still Waldor's howls of pain.
"Five more." Scott was still counting.
And the other subdued guys kept silent, as if they were completely stunned.
Soon, Scott could sense that the magic barrier had been lifted.
But Cary didn't come to rescue Waldo.
Because the absolute darkness that enveloped everyone still lingered.
"what!"
"Four more."
"Mr. Trollope! This is a crime! Waldo is a Girard, and you will face the worst consequences!" Cary warned solemnly.
Finally, this guy was no longer calm.
Scott scoffed.
Don't pretend yet?
Putting on a high-ranking attitude, he thought that Waldo's trouble with Scott was just a joke, and he said that the Girard family could easily settle it.
He said that he would not participate, but now he heard Waldo's cry of pain, but he couldn't stand anymore.
Scott hated nothing more than people who put on airs in front of him.
So he ignores Cary's warning and speeds up.
"Ah! You..."
"Three more."
"Ah... I'm going to die..."
"There are two more."
"Let me go, ah..."
"One more time."
"woo woo woo woo……"
Finally, when Waldo's voice was nothing but whimpers, Scott was satisfied with his goal.
ten times.
No more and no less.
I believe this lesson will impress Waldo deeply.
"Remember, never say that word in front of me."
"woo woo woo woo……"
"Ok?"
"Woo... I see... woo woo woo..."
"Scott!" Lucio's voice came.
Kari lifted the petrification spell on him.
"Calm down! Scott!" Lucio's voice panicked, "It's not worth sending yourself to prison for that kind of guy!"
"Thank you for your concern, Lucio."
Scott smiled.
"But, who said I would go to jail."
He snapped his fingers again.
The darkness that obscured his vision faded instantly.
"But, you...he..."
Lucio stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of him.
The dozen or so people besieging Scott, including Waldo, tied their hands and feet with iron cables extending from the soil under their feet, but supported them from falling down.
And the reason they didn't make a sound just now was because their mouths were also tightly bound by cloth strips.
Scott stood beside Waldo, who was also bound hand and foot by iron chains.
Of course, Valdor's mouth wasn't tied.
"I didn't hurt this Mr. Girard." He smiled, and patted Waldo's face lightly. "Look, he doesn't have any scars on his body."
This is exactly what surprised Lucio and Cary the most.
They looked at Waldo's tearful face, and then at his unscarred body.
Lucio opened his mouth, "This seems to be different from what I imagined..."
"What are you imagining?" Scott turned and walked towards him. "A bloody scene?"
Lucio smiled awkwardly.
Scott waved the wand in his hand, and the iron chains that bound everyone turned into mud and fell.
Without the support of the iron chain, Waldo's legs went limp and he fell to the ground.
He didn't make a sound, his expression was dull, and his eyes were constantly crying.
When Scott looked at him, he huddled in fear.
The others didn't dare to act rashly anymore, and they didn't even dare to look at Scott.
Scott took a few steps forward, waved his wand, and the four small metal balls that formed the magic barrier just now flew into his hands.
"This is considered a gift for my apology."
As he spoke, he put the small metal ball into his pocket, walked directly past Kari who was staring at him, and walked in front of Lucio.
"Then, I'll leave first."
He turned to Cary.
"Also, I didn't hurt anyone, I just subdued them and threatened a few words. Obviously, this kind of fight caused by jealousy will not let me go to jail."
After speaking, he strode away.
For whatever reason, Kari didn't stop him from leaving.
"Wait for me!"
Lucio followed behind him.
"How on earth did you do it?"
He asked a little excitedly.
"There are no scars, why is he crying bitterly? Also, what is the darkness that blocks his vision?"
Scott said, "Remember that Sailor Astrolabe?"
"The one we bought together at Zugaramodi's thrift store during the summer vacation?"
"That's right, there is an ice and snow illusion hidden in the sailor's astrolabe. The illusion is so real that it can even make people feel the real biting cold."
"I see! You have analyzed the sailor's astrolabe! The darkness and pain are all caused by illusions!"
Lucio was very excited when he got the answer.
"Damn it, we're also shopping for second-hand goods together, why are you the only one so lucky!"
"Luck is something that comes naturally."
"No! Can the illusion in the sailor's astrolabe be presented in reality?"
"No, it just pulls people's consciousness into an illusion."
"But both Shire and I saw that dark illusion! Although we are not in it! And, how did you arrange it?"
"Well, it's a secret."
Scott stopped in front of the fountain square.
"Well, sorry, I shouldn't have asked so many questions."
Lucio also understood that it was not polite to pry into other wizards' secrets.
Scott didn't care, he knew Lucio was just too curious.
"Next I'll go back to the tower."
He said to Lucio.
"Until Professor Dumbledore shows up, neither my classmates nor I will leave the Tower."
When it came to business, Lucio also calmed down, "You are right, I will tell Madam Maxim and Professor Russell what happened."
"Then please." Scott nodded.
"It's okay... that's right."
Lucio looked back.
"Be careful with Kari, he is also a pure blood, from the Karma family." He lowered his voice, "In short, only a few people know that Kari is a guy more terrifying than Waldo."
A dog that bites doesn't bark.
Scott understands this.
Compared with the arrogant and willful Waldo, the calm and calm Kari will of course be more difficult to deal with.
But he didn't worry too much. Now, no matter what the situation is, he is confident that he can at least protect himself.
After parting with Lucio in the plaza, Scott went back to the tower alone and locked the gate of the tower.
At this time, other students of the Hogwarts delegation were eating breakfast in the hall.
"Scott, what are you locking the door for?"
Fred, who was still chewing food, asked curiously.
"Just in time, everyone is here." Scott walked to the long table, "I want to apologize to you first, because I caused some trouble, and I hope everyone will not leave our tower."
Fred swallowed the food in his mouth, "What happened?"
Scott sat down on the chair, "I had a conflict with a group of people. In short, I gave Valdo Girard a hard lesson."
"Oh!" Fred's eyes widened. "Cool! But why didn't you ask me to help?"
"Shut up!" Angelina patted him.
She asks Scott, "Girard... is that guy who made the translation headset on purpose?"
Scott nodded.
Terrence Higgs of Slytherin said: "I inquired with Derian. That guy is the nephew of Professor Girard in Girard's alchemy classroom. Their family is very powerful in France."
"That's what it is," Scott said. "He's in trouble because of Fleur."
"Oh……"
Several girls spoke at the same time, making a drawn-out "oh".
"So you got into a fight with him?" Caccini asked. "For Fleur?"
Scott replied, "Of course not. The reason I gave him a lesson was because he called me Mudblood ten times."
Hearing this, Roger immediately became angry, "That bastard! You should call us!"
"Well done, Scott, that bastard should be taught a lesson!" Fred shook his fist.
The faces of the others were also not good-looking.
"He's humiliating you." Cedric was also very angry. "To humiliate you is to humiliate all of us at Hogwarts."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Scott said: "Well... anyway, he was taught a little bit badly by me."
"Will they come to retaliate against you?" Ethan was a little nervous, "What should we do, and Professor Dumbledore is not here now."
Scott said, "In order to avoid any surprises, so I mean, until Professor Dumbledore shows up, we all better stay in the tower and go nowhere."
"That's the only way." Cedric said, "The tower has protective magic, and no one should try to break into it."
Fred said, "If anyone breaks in, we're going back to Hogwarts! I asked, house-elves will run the tower!"
Hearing what he said, everyone was relieved.
Scott smiled, "It's not that serious. When the incident happened, Lucio was with me all the time. He will explain the truth to Mrs. Maxime."
"Lucio?"
"He wanted to remind me to be careful of that idiot Waldo, but unfortunately, while we were talking, Waldo acted."
Moreover, besides Lucio, he has another preparation.
"Also, this process has also been recorded by me."
Before the conflict started, he quietly conjured up a surveillance bat and hid it in a tree beside him.
As he spoke, he took out the [Magic Mirror] and called up the images that had been automatically stored.
Next, all of them came to the common room on the second floor and watched what happened with the big mirror hanging on the wall.
Looking at the arrogant posture of Waldo's group in the picture, everyone couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation.
But after seeing Scott's action, especially hearing Waldo's cry of pain, everyone was surprised and relieved.
In the picture, Scott finally harvested the spoils and left calmly.
"How did you do it?" Cedric couldn't help asking.
Everyone looked at Scott with disbelief in their eyes.
"I've never seen that spell," Ethan said.
Fred put his arms around Scott's neck, "Is it your new invention, but you never said it!"
"I didn't know you had this kind of ability." Roger also said.
Everyone thinks that Scott's dark vision effect is amazing.
"It's the effect of the rune circuit, which I analyzed from a magic item..."
Scott explained the source of the illusion in general terms.
Of course, other people didn't want to know too much in detail.
After satisfying curiosity, no one asked any more.
Scott added, "Now that Professor Dumbledore is away, I'm going to contact Professor Flitwick."
He clicked on [Magic Mirror], wrote down what happened, and sent it together with the video to Professor Flitwick's [Magic Phone].
Ten minutes later, Professor Flitwick sent a communication.
Scott directly transferred the communication screen to the large mirror.
Seeing Professor Flitwick's face in the mirror, everyone felt very cordial and greeted him one after another.
Professor Flitwick said kindly: "Oh, hello, I'm relieved to see that all of you are here."
Scott took the initiative to apologize, "Sorry, Professor, I caused trouble for everyone."
"I've seen what happened," said Professor Flitwick. "Although you've gone too far, it's understandable."
Fred said at once, "No, I don't think Scott has done too much, Professor, and he didn't hurt anybody by those bastards shaming him with vicious words!"
"Oh, this matter is not for us to judge." Professor Flitwick smiled good-naturedly, "I have informed Professor McGonagall that she can contact Dumbledore."
He looked at Scott again.
"Scott, I remember that Dumbledore also had the [magic phone] you gave him, haven't you contacted him?"
Scott said: "Oh...Dumbledore is always busy with business, I'm afraid to disturb him."
In fact, he just subconsciously contacted Professor Flitwick first.
Because Professor Flitwick was his most trusted professor at Hogwarts.
Professor Flitwick still smiled tolerantly, "This matter will ultimately be handled by Dumbledore, and then you can apologize to him properly."
Scott nodded, and immediately re-sent the content sent to Professor Flitwick to Dumbledore.
"What happened, Felius, what happened to the students going to Beauxbatons?"
Just then, Professor McGonagall walked into the frame.
"Oh... this is..."
She spotted the students who were communicating with Professor Flitwick.
Professor Flitwick told her what had happened in a low voice, and showed her the video again.
Professor McGonagall's expression became more and more serious.
"You stay in the tower, don't go anywhere! Especially you, Mr. Trollope!" She said sternly to the "camera", "I will notify Dumbledore!"
"No need, Minerva, I already know what happened."
Scott and the others turned their heads together.
Dumbledore was already in the common room where they were.
At this moment, Scott heard that many of his companions breathed a sigh of relief.
"Albus." Professor McGonagall frowned tightly, "I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle, and it may even affect the next Triwizard Tournament."
Dumbledore replied with a relaxed tone, "Oh, it's okay, Minerva, please rest assured, I will take care of it."
"Then I'll leave it to you, thanks for your hard work, Albus."
After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, he looked at the students again.
"I didn't expect you to cause trouble, Mr. Trollope, I hope you can always remember that you are a warrior representing Hogwarts!"
"Sorry, Professor." Scott apologized decisively.
"But I still want to tell you." Professor McGonagall's expression became softer, "There is nothing wrong with maintaining your own dignity, I just hope you can use a more rational approach."
"I see, Professor." Scott said honestly.
Professor McGonagall resumed his sternness, "I really hope that you really understand what I mean."
"Don't blame Scott too much, Minerva." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Boys will compete for beautiful girls to be their dance partners. This is also the vitality unique to young people."
Hearing him say that, Scott lowered his head.
The companions around him couldn't help but let out a few suppressed muffled laughs.
After the communication was over, Dumbledore turned to look at the students.
"Everyone stay in the tower for now, Scott, come with me."
After speaking, he turned and walked towards the stairs.
Scott got up, smiled at the others, and followed behind Dumbledore.
When leaving the tower, Dumbledore said to him: "We are going to visit Madame Maxime, don't be nervous, you just need to tell the truth."
Scott nodded.
Dumbledore smiled again and said: "I appreciate your creativity, Scott. I have to say that the illusion of darkness is very well used, combined with your own characteristics of magical perception."
"It was an experiment," Scott said. "Of course, I learned it with the help of my Ravenclaw mentor."
Dumbledore said, "But that's your own idea, isn't it? I've talked to Lady Ravenclaw's portrait, and even she's pleased with your wit."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Your talent does not need to be praised by an old man like me, Scott, everyone is optimistic about your future." Dumbledore changed the subject, "But I still want to remind you, don't use it lightly, it will bring people pain the power of."
"I……"
"Of course, I know, you didn't really hurt the boy. I guess the pain he's feeling is hallucinatory too, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"I understand your anger, even I feel uncomfortable when someone uses that term to humiliate you, and your friend who is a genius alchemist."
Dumbledore said earnestly.
"But you should remember your real purpose, you want to protect your dignity, protect your friends. Please remember that it was never your purpose to make others feel pain."
Scott got it.
"Sorry, next time if this happens, I won't use this method again."
Dumbledore said: "It is natural to be angry in the face of narrow prejudice, but I hope your clever mind can think of a better way to deal with it. Pain does not bring understanding, it can only bring submission and breed hatred." .
Scott nodded again.
The two walked into Beauxbaton Castle, and they were greeted by countless twinkling eyes.
Apparently word had been spread of what had happened that morning.
Everyone in Beauxbatons was looking at Scott with fear and inquiry.
Even the few girls who had taken the initiative to express their affection to him would start to avert their eyes when he looked over.
Only Furong walked over.
"Sorry, Scott." Fleur's delicate face looked haggard, "I didn't expect it to become like this."
"It's not your fault," Scott said.
He really couldn't blame Fu Rong for this kind of thing, not to mention, he sent it to the door himself.
Furong forced a smile, "Madam Maxim is waiting for you, please follow me."
Dumbledore said: "Then I will help you to lead the way, Miss Delacour."
After walking away from the crowd, Furong reminded them in a low voice, "Please be careful, Professor Girard is also in the principal's office. Anyway, she is very angry."
"Thank you."
Scott nodded.
I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!
(End of this chapter)
Hearing Scott's words, Lucio was stunned, but Valdo raised his head and laughed.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
He pointed at Scott.
"What nonsense are you talking about? A Mudblood is a Mudblood, and that's a fact that no matter what happens!"
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly changed his face again, staring at Scott and Lucio with sinister eyes.
"I've tried my best to endure, you dirty mudbloods will always appear in front of me, breathing the same air as me."
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed his neck nervously.
"I have only one feeling, and that is disgusting!"
Hearing this, his followers all laughed.
They all looked at Scott and Lucio with disdain.
"Waldo, what do you want?" Lucio asked loudly.
Waldo sneered, "What do I want to do? You ask me?"
The people around him arrogantly spoke for him.
"You should be very clear, Lucio."
"This guy from Hogwarts should honestly apologize to Waldo."
"Swear never to go near Mademoiselle Delacour!"
"Oh, by the way, and also, don't be so showy in the Triwizard Tournament."
"If you agree to these conditions, it's not that we can't let you go."
"Well said," said Valdor, "otherwise..."
He aimed his wand at Scott.
"You two should suffer more."
Lucio said loudly: "What are you kidding? Do you know the consequences of doing this? Mrs. Maxime will not always give your Girard family face!"
"Don't threaten me with that woman, she's just..."
"Waldo!"
Just when Waldo wanted to say something disrespectful to Madam Maxim, someone immediately stopped him.
A black boy came out from behind a side pillar.
He was taller than Waldo, but much thinner than Waldo, looking like a bamboo pole.
But the moment he stood up, everyone else became quiet.
The black boy said in a calm tone: "It's okay for you to mess around, Waldo, because with the Girard family around, some troubles can be easily settled. But if you say some things, the Girard family can only give up on you. "
Hearing his warning, Waldo's expression twisted, but he held back.
"Kari, so you're here!" Lucio looked at the black boy, "Why didn't you stop Waldo!"
"This kind of quarrel caused by jealousy can be easily settled by the Girard family."
Cary's tone remained calm.
"But don't worry, I won't get involved in this kind of thing. Lucio, I suggest you do the same as me and just stand aside and watch. Don't worry about your friends. If they go too far, I will still blocked."
Hearing his words, Valdo turned his head and looked at him dissatisfied, "Kary, do you want me to let Lucio go?"
But Cary doesn't fawn over him like everyone else.
"You'd better not touch him," Cary said, "unless you want to completely offend Professor Russell."
Waldo snorted coldly.
"Go to the side, Lucio." Valdo waved impatiently, "For the sake of Professor Russell, I can let you go."
"you……"
"Okay, Lucio." Scott said suddenly, "You'd better be obedient and stand a little farther away."
"But..." Lucio looked at him worriedly.
"Thank you for your concern." Scott smiled at him, "I'll be fine."
At this moment, Valdo gave a wink, and two strong boys rushed up and grabbed Lucio's hands, dragging him aside.
"Let go of me!" Lucio struggled desperately.
But it's a pity, because he has been obsessed with alchemy all year round, he is thinner and weaker than ordinary people, and his strength is not great.
Although Scott could perceive the movements of the two in advance, he had no intention of stopping them.
It's also a good thing to let Lucio go aside first, lest he have to protect him after a while.
Waldo told the two men, "Don't let him run and tell the professor."
"no problem."
"Do not worry."
The two who were holding Lucio quickly agreed, and then directly gave Lucio a petrification spell.
They then put Lucio next to Ciel, laughing and returning to the group that surrounded Scott.
Waldo laughed again, "Okay, the next thing is what we did before."
Scott said, "I have to say, I haven't been this angry in a long time, and I haven't seen such a fool in a long time."
He looked at Waldo calmly.
"But I know very well that there is only one way to shut up a fool who can't understand people's words and see the situation clearly, and that is to make him feel real fear."
"Very good." Waldo began to grit his teeth, "I've never seen a Mudblood as arrogant as you! Fear? Come on, let me see and see!"
Scott smiled contemptuously at him.
"According to the plan!" Waldor shouted angrily.
Immediately afterwards, among the group of people surrounding Scott, four of them took out a small metal ball and threw it on the ground at the same time.
The four small balls shoot a ray of light upwards at the same time.
Soon, the light began to extend left and right, forming a huge magic barrier.
Because of the small metal balls at the four corners, the magic barrier is in the shape of a standard cube, enveloping everyone except Lucio and Ciel.
After all this was done, Waldo began to laugh triumphantly.
"Stupid, Mudblood! Then you won't be able to use your Animagus to turn into a bird and escape!"
"Hmm... can it be an alchemy item that can build a large magic barrier?" Scott immediately became interested in those small balls.
He carefully perceived the strength of the magic barrier, and then commented, "Not bad."
"Of course, a mudblood like you must have never seen such a good thing before!"
Valdor shook the wand in his hand.
"However, you are quite talented in making people angry. So I have changed my mind now. Even if you want to apologize and admit your mistakes, you will inevitably have to suffer and learn a lesson."
Everyone else pointed their wands at Scott.
"No, I don't mean to apologize." Scott smiled.
"Oh? Do you want to defeat a dozen of us with your passable transfiguration?" Waldo became even more arrogant.
Scott shook his head, "It's not Transfiguration. It's because I'm afraid that I won't be able to handle it properly and take your lives by mistake."
What he said was true, whether it was the Fire Crow's line of fire or the Sailfish's water blade, they could easily destroy a person's body.
And he has tested that his own Iron Armor Curse can only block it for three seconds.
But Waldo and his followers seemed to think that he was talking big, and they laughed again.
Scott also laughed, "Forget it, let's show you something interesting."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Snapped.
In an instant, absolute darkness fell.
Everyone lost the light in front of their eyes, and could only see pure blackness.
Immediately afterwards, panicked voices came from the darkness.
"How is this going?"
"I can't see it!"
"What kind of curse is this!"
"Calm down, defend!"
"Don't attack rashly, or you will hurt your own people!"
"Armor protection!"
Everyone began to use defensive spells one after another, or activate magic items that could resist damage.
"Ha ha."
Scott's voice sounded.
"Interesting, isn't it?"
"This is something I have studied in private, and it is the first time I have put it into actual combat."
"Because I'm not proficient, I had to spend time setting it up while listening to a mad dog barking."
"By the way, I would also like to thank you for setting up a magic barrier so that I can close the door and beat the dog."
"Cary! Help us close those balls!" Waldo started yelling in a panic.
Cary's calm voice came, "I said, I will not participate in this kind of thing."
"You bastard!" Valdor roared.
Immediately afterwards, more panicked shouts came.
"what!"
"what is this!"
"I'm stuck with something!"
"let me go!"
"What did you do!" Waldo yelled the loudest, "Let me go!"
Scott's voice sounded beside him, "I remember very clearly, you said that insulting word eight times in total."
"Let go of me, Mudblood!" Valdor roared again.
"Nine times." Scott's voice was very calm, "Then, I will let you experience the unforgettable pain nine times."
"The Cruciatus Curse? How dare you!"
"Oh, Valdor, of course I dare not, but the Cruciatus Curse is not the only thing that can make you feel pain."
"You can't do it! I have a magic item that automatically activates defenses! You can catch me, but you can't hurt me with normal spells!"
"Really, I don't believe it."
"If you touch me, I will definitely not let you leave France alive!"
"Who knows, but until then, you'll have a taste of pain."
"I said, you can't hurt me... ah..."
Waldo suddenly let out a scream of pain.
"Damn Mudblood! I swear, I will kill you!"
"ten times."
"what……"
At this time, Cary, who said he would not participate, couldn't stand.
"and many more!"
But Scott ignored him.
"what……"
The painful cries from Valdor sounded again.
"Stop it." Cary said again.
"Don't worry, I'll stop," Scott said, "but seven more."
"Ah... I won't let you go!"
Waldo's yelling voice was not as full of energy as before.
"I'll remove the magic barrier!" Cary said loudly, "If you don't stop, things won't end!"
What responded to him was still Waldor's howls of pain.
"Five more." Scott was still counting.
And the other subdued guys kept silent, as if they were completely stunned.
Soon, Scott could sense that the magic barrier had been lifted.
But Cary didn't come to rescue Waldo.
Because the absolute darkness that enveloped everyone still lingered.
"what!"
"Four more."
"Mr. Trollope! This is a crime! Waldo is a Girard, and you will face the worst consequences!" Cary warned solemnly.
Finally, this guy was no longer calm.
Scott scoffed.
Don't pretend yet?
Putting on a high-ranking attitude, he thought that Waldo's trouble with Scott was just a joke, and he said that the Girard family could easily settle it.
He said that he would not participate, but now he heard Waldo's cry of pain, but he couldn't stand anymore.
Scott hated nothing more than people who put on airs in front of him.
So he ignores Cary's warning and speeds up.
"Ah! You..."
"Three more."
"Ah... I'm going to die..."
"There are two more."
"Let me go, ah..."
"One more time."
"woo woo woo woo……"
Finally, when Waldo's voice was nothing but whimpers, Scott was satisfied with his goal.
ten times.
No more and no less.
I believe this lesson will impress Waldo deeply.
"Remember, never say that word in front of me."
"woo woo woo woo……"
"Ok?"
"Woo... I see... woo woo woo..."
"Scott!" Lucio's voice came.
Kari lifted the petrification spell on him.
"Calm down! Scott!" Lucio's voice panicked, "It's not worth sending yourself to prison for that kind of guy!"
"Thank you for your concern, Lucio."
Scott smiled.
"But, who said I would go to jail."
He snapped his fingers again.
The darkness that obscured his vision faded instantly.
"But, you...he..."
Lucio stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of him.
The dozen or so people besieging Scott, including Waldo, tied their hands and feet with iron cables extending from the soil under their feet, but supported them from falling down.
And the reason they didn't make a sound just now was because their mouths were also tightly bound by cloth strips.
Scott stood beside Waldo, who was also bound hand and foot by iron chains.
Of course, Valdor's mouth wasn't tied.
"I didn't hurt this Mr. Girard." He smiled, and patted Waldo's face lightly. "Look, he doesn't have any scars on his body."
This is exactly what surprised Lucio and Cary the most.
They looked at Waldo's tearful face, and then at his unscarred body.
Lucio opened his mouth, "This seems to be different from what I imagined..."
"What are you imagining?" Scott turned and walked towards him. "A bloody scene?"
Lucio smiled awkwardly.
Scott waved the wand in his hand, and the iron chains that bound everyone turned into mud and fell.
Without the support of the iron chain, Waldo's legs went limp and he fell to the ground.
He didn't make a sound, his expression was dull, and his eyes were constantly crying.
When Scott looked at him, he huddled in fear.
The others didn't dare to act rashly anymore, and they didn't even dare to look at Scott.
Scott took a few steps forward, waved his wand, and the four small metal balls that formed the magic barrier just now flew into his hands.
"This is considered a gift for my apology."
As he spoke, he put the small metal ball into his pocket, walked directly past Kari who was staring at him, and walked in front of Lucio.
"Then, I'll leave first."
He turned to Cary.
"Also, I didn't hurt anyone, I just subdued them and threatened a few words. Obviously, this kind of fight caused by jealousy will not let me go to jail."
After speaking, he strode away.
For whatever reason, Kari didn't stop him from leaving.
"Wait for me!"
Lucio followed behind him.
"How on earth did you do it?"
He asked a little excitedly.
"There are no scars, why is he crying bitterly? Also, what is the darkness that blocks his vision?"
Scott said, "Remember that Sailor Astrolabe?"
"The one we bought together at Zugaramodi's thrift store during the summer vacation?"
"That's right, there is an ice and snow illusion hidden in the sailor's astrolabe. The illusion is so real that it can even make people feel the real biting cold."
"I see! You have analyzed the sailor's astrolabe! The darkness and pain are all caused by illusions!"
Lucio was very excited when he got the answer.
"Damn it, we're also shopping for second-hand goods together, why are you the only one so lucky!"
"Luck is something that comes naturally."
"No! Can the illusion in the sailor's astrolabe be presented in reality?"
"No, it just pulls people's consciousness into an illusion."
"But both Shire and I saw that dark illusion! Although we are not in it! And, how did you arrange it?"
"Well, it's a secret."
Scott stopped in front of the fountain square.
"Well, sorry, I shouldn't have asked so many questions."
Lucio also understood that it was not polite to pry into other wizards' secrets.
Scott didn't care, he knew Lucio was just too curious.
"Next I'll go back to the tower."
He said to Lucio.
"Until Professor Dumbledore shows up, neither my classmates nor I will leave the Tower."
When it came to business, Lucio also calmed down, "You are right, I will tell Madam Maxim and Professor Russell what happened."
"Then please." Scott nodded.
"It's okay... that's right."
Lucio looked back.
"Be careful with Kari, he is also a pure blood, from the Karma family." He lowered his voice, "In short, only a few people know that Kari is a guy more terrifying than Waldo."
A dog that bites doesn't bark.
Scott understands this.
Compared with the arrogant and willful Waldo, the calm and calm Kari will of course be more difficult to deal with.
But he didn't worry too much. Now, no matter what the situation is, he is confident that he can at least protect himself.
After parting with Lucio in the plaza, Scott went back to the tower alone and locked the gate of the tower.
At this time, other students of the Hogwarts delegation were eating breakfast in the hall.
"Scott, what are you locking the door for?"
Fred, who was still chewing food, asked curiously.
"Just in time, everyone is here." Scott walked to the long table, "I want to apologize to you first, because I caused some trouble, and I hope everyone will not leave our tower."
Fred swallowed the food in his mouth, "What happened?"
Scott sat down on the chair, "I had a conflict with a group of people. In short, I gave Valdo Girard a hard lesson."
"Oh!" Fred's eyes widened. "Cool! But why didn't you ask me to help?"
"Shut up!" Angelina patted him.
She asks Scott, "Girard... is that guy who made the translation headset on purpose?"
Scott nodded.
Terrence Higgs of Slytherin said: "I inquired with Derian. That guy is the nephew of Professor Girard in Girard's alchemy classroom. Their family is very powerful in France."
"That's what it is," Scott said. "He's in trouble because of Fleur."
"Oh……"
Several girls spoke at the same time, making a drawn-out "oh".
"So you got into a fight with him?" Caccini asked. "For Fleur?"
Scott replied, "Of course not. The reason I gave him a lesson was because he called me Mudblood ten times."
Hearing this, Roger immediately became angry, "That bastard! You should call us!"
"Well done, Scott, that bastard should be taught a lesson!" Fred shook his fist.
The faces of the others were also not good-looking.
"He's humiliating you." Cedric was also very angry. "To humiliate you is to humiliate all of us at Hogwarts."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Scott said: "Well... anyway, he was taught a little bit badly by me."
"Will they come to retaliate against you?" Ethan was a little nervous, "What should we do, and Professor Dumbledore is not here now."
Scott said, "In order to avoid any surprises, so I mean, until Professor Dumbledore shows up, we all better stay in the tower and go nowhere."
"That's the only way." Cedric said, "The tower has protective magic, and no one should try to break into it."
Fred said, "If anyone breaks in, we're going back to Hogwarts! I asked, house-elves will run the tower!"
Hearing what he said, everyone was relieved.
Scott smiled, "It's not that serious. When the incident happened, Lucio was with me all the time. He will explain the truth to Mrs. Maxime."
"Lucio?"
"He wanted to remind me to be careful of that idiot Waldo, but unfortunately, while we were talking, Waldo acted."
Moreover, besides Lucio, he has another preparation.
"Also, this process has also been recorded by me."
Before the conflict started, he quietly conjured up a surveillance bat and hid it in a tree beside him.
As he spoke, he took out the [Magic Mirror] and called up the images that had been automatically stored.
Next, all of them came to the common room on the second floor and watched what happened with the big mirror hanging on the wall.
Looking at the arrogant posture of Waldo's group in the picture, everyone couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation.
But after seeing Scott's action, especially hearing Waldo's cry of pain, everyone was surprised and relieved.
In the picture, Scott finally harvested the spoils and left calmly.
"How did you do it?" Cedric couldn't help asking.
Everyone looked at Scott with disbelief in their eyes.
"I've never seen that spell," Ethan said.
Fred put his arms around Scott's neck, "Is it your new invention, but you never said it!"
"I didn't know you had this kind of ability." Roger also said.
Everyone thinks that Scott's dark vision effect is amazing.
"It's the effect of the rune circuit, which I analyzed from a magic item..."
Scott explained the source of the illusion in general terms.
Of course, other people didn't want to know too much in detail.
After satisfying curiosity, no one asked any more.
Scott added, "Now that Professor Dumbledore is away, I'm going to contact Professor Flitwick."
He clicked on [Magic Mirror], wrote down what happened, and sent it together with the video to Professor Flitwick's [Magic Phone].
Ten minutes later, Professor Flitwick sent a communication.
Scott directly transferred the communication screen to the large mirror.
Seeing Professor Flitwick's face in the mirror, everyone felt very cordial and greeted him one after another.
Professor Flitwick said kindly: "Oh, hello, I'm relieved to see that all of you are here."
Scott took the initiative to apologize, "Sorry, Professor, I caused trouble for everyone."
"I've seen what happened," said Professor Flitwick. "Although you've gone too far, it's understandable."
Fred said at once, "No, I don't think Scott has done too much, Professor, and he didn't hurt anybody by those bastards shaming him with vicious words!"
"Oh, this matter is not for us to judge." Professor Flitwick smiled good-naturedly, "I have informed Professor McGonagall that she can contact Dumbledore."
He looked at Scott again.
"Scott, I remember that Dumbledore also had the [magic phone] you gave him, haven't you contacted him?"
Scott said: "Oh...Dumbledore is always busy with business, I'm afraid to disturb him."
In fact, he just subconsciously contacted Professor Flitwick first.
Because Professor Flitwick was his most trusted professor at Hogwarts.
Professor Flitwick still smiled tolerantly, "This matter will ultimately be handled by Dumbledore, and then you can apologize to him properly."
Scott nodded, and immediately re-sent the content sent to Professor Flitwick to Dumbledore.
"What happened, Felius, what happened to the students going to Beauxbatons?"
Just then, Professor McGonagall walked into the frame.
"Oh... this is..."
She spotted the students who were communicating with Professor Flitwick.
Professor Flitwick told her what had happened in a low voice, and showed her the video again.
Professor McGonagall's expression became more and more serious.
"You stay in the tower, don't go anywhere! Especially you, Mr. Trollope!" She said sternly to the "camera", "I will notify Dumbledore!"
"No need, Minerva, I already know what happened."
Scott and the others turned their heads together.
Dumbledore was already in the common room where they were.
At this moment, Scott heard that many of his companions breathed a sigh of relief.
"Albus." Professor McGonagall frowned tightly, "I'm afraid this matter is not easy to handle, and it may even affect the next Triwizard Tournament."
Dumbledore replied with a relaxed tone, "Oh, it's okay, Minerva, please rest assured, I will take care of it."
"Then I'll leave it to you, thanks for your hard work, Albus."
After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, he looked at the students again.
"I didn't expect you to cause trouble, Mr. Trollope, I hope you can always remember that you are a warrior representing Hogwarts!"
"Sorry, Professor." Scott apologized decisively.
"But I still want to tell you." Professor McGonagall's expression became softer, "There is nothing wrong with maintaining your own dignity, I just hope you can use a more rational approach."
"I see, Professor." Scott said honestly.
Professor McGonagall resumed his sternness, "I really hope that you really understand what I mean."
"Don't blame Scott too much, Minerva." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Boys will compete for beautiful girls to be their dance partners. This is also the vitality unique to young people."
Hearing him say that, Scott lowered his head.
The companions around him couldn't help but let out a few suppressed muffled laughs.
After the communication was over, Dumbledore turned to look at the students.
"Everyone stay in the tower for now, Scott, come with me."
After speaking, he turned and walked towards the stairs.
Scott got up, smiled at the others, and followed behind Dumbledore.
When leaving the tower, Dumbledore said to him: "We are going to visit Madame Maxime, don't be nervous, you just need to tell the truth."
Scott nodded.
Dumbledore smiled again and said: "I appreciate your creativity, Scott. I have to say that the illusion of darkness is very well used, combined with your own characteristics of magical perception."
"It was an experiment," Scott said. "Of course, I learned it with the help of my Ravenclaw mentor."
Dumbledore said, "But that's your own idea, isn't it? I've talked to Lady Ravenclaw's portrait, and even she's pleased with your wit."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"Your talent does not need to be praised by an old man like me, Scott, everyone is optimistic about your future." Dumbledore changed the subject, "But I still want to remind you, don't use it lightly, it will bring people pain the power of."
"I……"
"Of course, I know, you didn't really hurt the boy. I guess the pain he's feeling is hallucinatory too, isn't it?"
"Yes."
"I understand your anger, even I feel uncomfortable when someone uses that term to humiliate you, and your friend who is a genius alchemist."
Dumbledore said earnestly.
"But you should remember your real purpose, you want to protect your dignity, protect your friends. Please remember that it was never your purpose to make others feel pain."
Scott got it.
"Sorry, next time if this happens, I won't use this method again."
Dumbledore said: "It is natural to be angry in the face of narrow prejudice, but I hope your clever mind can think of a better way to deal with it. Pain does not bring understanding, it can only bring submission and breed hatred." .
Scott nodded again.
The two walked into Beauxbaton Castle, and they were greeted by countless twinkling eyes.
Apparently word had been spread of what had happened that morning.
Everyone in Beauxbatons was looking at Scott with fear and inquiry.
Even the few girls who had taken the initiative to express their affection to him would start to avert their eyes when he looked over.
Only Furong walked over.
"Sorry, Scott." Fleur's delicate face looked haggard, "I didn't expect it to become like this."
"It's not your fault," Scott said.
He really couldn't blame Fu Rong for this kind of thing, not to mention, he sent it to the door himself.
Furong forced a smile, "Madam Maxim is waiting for you, please follow me."
Dumbledore said: "Then I will help you to lead the way, Miss Delacour."
After walking away from the crowd, Furong reminded them in a low voice, "Please be careful, Professor Girard is also in the principal's office. Anyway, she is very angry."
"Thank you."
Scott nodded.
I wish you all a happy Lantern Festival!
(End of this chapter)
