#105 - Section 105
A beam of dark green light suddenly shot out from Ethan's eyes, and the moment they made contact, Ludo's spell was shattered.
The dark green light magnified infinitely in Ludo's pupils, and a feeling of despair arose spontaneously. He knew what he was facing.
The Killing Curse, one of the Unforgivable Curses.
Lockhart was also surprised and retreated repeatedly. The Shield Charm necklace he relied on most couldn't defend against this.
Boom!
About thirty centimeters away from Ludo's head, the green curse suddenly exploded, and the green light illuminated Ludo and Lockhart's pale faces.
With his Unforgivable Curses at max level, Ethan was naturally able to control them perfectly, and it was too easy to end it early.
It was the Killing Curse released from the eyes. This was the first time Ethan had shown it in front of outsiders.
"We'll give you the Galleons, let us go."
Lockhart directly took out his pouch. Compared to his life, these Galleons were not that important.
He couldn't think of any other purpose for Ethan's visit this time other than wanting Galleons.
But after exposing the Killing Curse, it might not be so easy to get away with it.
He never expected that his Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's curse would befall Ethan Adriene.
"I'll give you mine too!"
Coming back to his senses and realizing he wasn't dead yet, Ludo also took out his money bag.
With a Summoning Charm, both of their money bags came directly into Ethan's hands. After putting them away,
Ethan turned and walked towards a fork in the road. On that side was a small valley, which generally no one would go to.
Lockhart and Ludo unconsciously followed behind Ethan, with expressions of happiness and joy on their faces.
Begging for flowers 0
"Adriene, you can cast a Memory Charm on us, just spare our lives, really."
The moment the Imperius Curse was lifted, Lockhart knelt down directly. Another Unforgivable Curse.
Regardless of whether Ethan used it himself or used an alchemical tool, it showed that his mastery of these Unforgivable Curses was quite high.
He didn't know before when he didn't understand alchemy, but after consulting some information, he realized that to create alchemical tools related to curses, the first thing was to be familiar enough with them. This was the most basic requirement.
It could be said that the more he understood, the more he understood Ethan's power.
And what happened to Ron that day, although Lockhart didn't know the details, Dumbledore chased after him, and Hogwarts was under lockdown at the time. Could that be a small matter?
But it was resolved by Ethan.
"You brought us here, there must be something else."
Ludo looked at Ethan with some fear.
The money was already in hand, and Ethan had countless opportunities to kill himself and Lockhart, but he didn't do so. Instead, he brought them both here, there must be other purposes.
"That's right, I'm here to invite you to join me."
"Is it an organization?"
Lockhart asked with a feeling of surviving a disaster.
"An organization that fights for my goals and career?"
Ethan was silent for a long time. Calling it a makeshift team would be praising it too much.
There was no organization at all. It was just a gathering of a few guys who were forcibly subdued by Ethan.
Should I create an organization?
Grindelwald's slogan was for the future of wizards, for ideals. Voldemort's slogan was pure-blood supremacy. What slogan should I come up with here?
"We'll join!"
Ludo and Lockhart looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
Voldemort at least pretended a little and drew a pie for everyone, but Ethan here didn't even bother to pretend, it was just for himself.
But with a knife to their throats, what else could they do but agree?
Seeing this, Ethan gave each of them a Wisp Mark and gave them a thoughtful introduction.
"Ludo, you continue to return to the Ministry of Magic. I don't care about your gambling, but don't lose your position as Head of Department."
It's unrealistic to want to change a thorough gambler.
"I know."
Ludo nodded knowingly.
"Lockhart, you continue to go back to teaching until the end of this year, and then rely on being the only professor in many years who has stayed in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for a full year without anything happening, as well as your identity as the Triwizard Tournament host to join the Ministry of Magic."
Both of these identities can add points. In addition, Lockhart has a good mass base and is thick-skinned enough. He should be able to gain a firm foothold in the Ministry of Magic in a short time.
"Continue teaching, but what about that curse?"
He had already prepared his resignation letter in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, ready to run away today.
As a result, he ran into Ethan, and now Lockhart is increasingly convinced of this curse.
"There are still two weeks until the holiday, what can happen?"
Unless Lockhart's act of casting Memory Charms on people explodes, otherwise, what can happen if he doesn't cause trouble for the rest of these days?
"Okay, I'll listen to your arrangements."
Lockhart agreed with gritted teeth.
"Ludo, you continue to stay in your position as Head of Department. Lockhart, you should have connections to enter the Ministry of Magic. When the time comes, just climb up. There's no need for you yet. We'll tell you when we need you."
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Chapter 137: End of the School Year and Achievements
Time came to June, and it was already midsummer.
It was also Hogwarts' exam week.
The written exams were no different from last year, except that the cheating methods were slightly more sophisticated than last year.
But the results were the same. Those who cheated in Charms and Transfiguration were still caught, and they couldn't escape the professors' eyes at all.
For subjects like History of Magic and Defense Against the Dark Arts, as long as you showed up, no one cared how you cheated or plagiarized. It was all about freedom.
For the practical exam, this year's Transfiguration was turning a rat into a goblet, which was the topic of the previous period.
Ethan completed it on the spot, turning the rat into a gorgeous crystal goblet, and immediately received an O grade.
As for the scene, it can only be described as a tragedy.
Since this was content that had been taught, everyone was able to make some changes to the rats, which only made it more terrifying.
Cups covered in black rat hair, inside and out.
Cups with rat feet growing underneath, able to run around.
The pattern on the outside of the cup was a rat's head, but this rat's head was three-dimensional, moving and biting.
Some were simply rat-shaped cups.
All sorts of situations emerged, giving people goosebumps.
Like last year, the level of the students in Charms class had indeed improved a lot due to the experience of the dueling competition. Originally, Ron was assigned Goyle by Professor Flitwick, but Goyle refused him on the spot, and in the end, Ron dueled Harry.
Although Harry was hospitalized for several days because of Ron, the two had reconciled while still in the hospital, so Harry agreed on the spot.
This time, Ron, who did not use dark magic, lost to Harry.
However, his strength had indeed improved. It's hard to say whether the diary was good or bad for Ron, but at least it really helped him improve to a higher level among the second-year wizards, but Percy was the one who suffered.
Ethan's opponent was Justin Finch-Fletchley from Hufflepuff, whom he defeated with one move without any suspense.
As for Hermione, she wasn't assigned to Cassandra this time, but instead dueled Pansy Parkinson.
Professor Flitwick probably realized that Cassandra was deliberately targeting Hermione, always giving her a "Densaugeo" to embarrass her.
The Potions class made Swelling Solution, which wasn't too difficult, and most students were able to complete it.
However, explosions still occurred.
Herbology class involved repotting Mandrakes, and many accidents also occurred. Several young wizards fainted because they didn't pay attention to the sound of the Mandrakes.
The start of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was quite interesting.
Lockhart brought in a cage of Cornish pixies who were quite afraid of him. Even after Lockhart opened the cage, they huddled inside, afraid to come out.
Obviously, Lockhart had specially trained them. With the ring Ethan sold him, subduing these little things was easy.
Perhaps Lockhart wanted to wash away his initial shame, so he specially prepared this!
The assessment content was to knock down a Cornish pixie, and Lockhart would score based on this process.
Facing a single Cornish pixie, no one would fail.
… …
On the eve of departure from school, in the Great Hall.
Blue and bronze decorations filled the entire hall, and a huge banner with a Ravenclaw eagle was hung on the wall behind the head table.
Without a doubt, the glory this year still belonged to Ravenclaw.
The Ravenclaw students who arrived at the hall early were also unusually active, their voices louder than usual.
Ethan also arrived at the hall with Penelope and others, sitting down at the Ravenclaw table.
“I thought you would choose five elective courses, but I didn’t expect only three.”
Penelope was a little surprised by the course schedule Ethan handed in.
Elective courses for the third year could be chosen starting two months ago, but Ethan dragged it out until today to submit it.
“If there was no other way, I wouldn’t want to go to any elective courses.”
Ethan was a little helpless. Hogwarts electives required each person to choose at least two.
These elective courses were useless to Ethan. As for Ancient Runes, was Ethan teaching the professor, or was the professor teaching Ethan?
Apart from the school's regulations, Ethan also chose based on whether there were any 'study maniacs' in the second year.
After all, the first place at the end of each year could earn rewards, and he couldn't let others take it away.
Only after confirming that the most anyone else was taking was three electives did Ethan submit his elective course schedule. (Because Hermione was persuaded.)
Ethan was still the first place in the second year this year, all O's. Hermione and Cassandra were the same as Ethan, but they were still ranked below Ethan.
As the others chatted, the banquet began, and Dumbledore came to the stage at the front.
In front of him were four hourglasses, representing the House points for each of the four houses this school year.
Among them, the blue hourglass representing Ravenclaw was the fullest, about to overflow.
Professor Flitwick on the teacher's seat had a ruddy complexion, and the smile on his face couldn't be suppressed.
No matter what the reason, today's Ravenclaw House score had broken Hogwarts' millennial record.
After the same clichéd opening remarks as in previous years, Dumbledore finally got to the point.
“Now, we must first conduct the award ceremony for the House Cup. The specific scores for each house are as follows.”
“Fourth place: Hufflepuff, five hundred and thirteen points!”
“Third place: Gryffindor, five hundred and fifty-two points!”
“Second place: Slytherin, one thousand one hundred and seventeen points!”
“First place: Ravenclaw, one thousand five hundred and ninety-six points!”
A thunderous cheer erupted from the Ravenclaw table. Although they already knew the result, it was still quite exciting when Dumbledore announced it.
The other three houses also gave face and applauded.
“In addition, Ethan Iardley destroyed the dark magic item that controlled Ron Weasley and rescued seven Gryffindor students. Therefore, two hundred points are added, and he is awarded the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award.”
This brought Ravenclaw's House score directly to one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six points. It's unknown whether this record can be broken in the future.
