Chapter 204
Chapter 205: The Restarted Duel Club
When Dobby was crying, Avis looked at him and suddenly asked seriously:”Dobby, do you really think the actions you did were correct?”
Dobby cried. After a pause, he blinked his big moist eyes and looked at Avis blankly, obviously not understanding why he asked.
“Dobby was just trying to protect Harry Potter,” he defended quietly,”Dobby didn’t hurt anyone.……”
“You didn’t hurt anyone?”Harry laughed angrily. He took a step forward and looked at Dobby as if he were an ignorant child.”Do you know that I almost missed the train because of your behavior? I almost didn’t make it back to Hogwarts!”
Dobby flinched. He seemed to know that what he did was wrong, but he still said stubbornly:”Dobby just wanted to protect Harry Potter.……”
“protect me? Harry raised his eyebrows,”The protection you mentioned, do you mean not letting me return to Hogwarts, or letting me break a leg?””
Harry has been very scared when Dobby revealed his follow-up plan.
If Ivis had not told him about Dobby, I’m afraid he would really break his leg in the next Quidditch match. I rested in the school doctor’s office for a long time.
It can only be said that Dobby’s protection was a bit too extreme.
The three people in the classroom did not speak for a long time, and in the end it was Draco who spoke first
“Dobby,” there was a hint of anger in his tone,”you are just a house elf. Your duty is to serve your master, not to make decisions on your own. Do you understand?”
Dobby’s eyes widened. He knew from Draco’s expression that he would be severely punished.
“I, I understand……”He covered his face and burst into tears,”Dobby, stupid Dobby……”
Draco frowned in disgust. To be honest, he regretted calling Dobby out. The house elf was so annoying. He stood up and wanted to lift his feet to give Dobby a lift.
Avis quickly stopped him,”Draco.”
In Draco’s confused eyes, he slowly shook his head.
“More than.”
Avis walked up to Dobby, squatted down, and then grabbed Dobby’s wrist, showing the scarred arm in front of everyone. The thin arm was covered with hideous scars, and it could be seen that these The wound had been there for a long time.
Harry frowned when he saw this scene.
After coming into contact with Kreacher, he certainly knew the habits of the house elves. They liked to punish themselves without saying a word. He knew , Dobby punished himself desperately because he violated his master’s order and wanted to remind him of what happened in Hogwarts.
He felt a little helpless. From this point of view, Dobby really did it out of good intentions. would prevent him from returning to Hogwarts
“Dobby, do you long for freedom?”Aves asked softly
“self, freedom……”There was a hint of longing in Dobby’s eyes.
Harry shouted,”Draco”
“Alas,” Draco sighed,”Dobby’s contract is with my father, and I have no right to decide whether he will stay or go, unless I become the head of the Malfoy family now.
He waved his hand,”Dobby, you go back first.””
“Yes, little master.”Dobby trembled, bowed, and disappeared into the classroom.
As the house elf left, the classroom fell into an eerie silence.
Draco spontaneously walked to the chair and sat down. His eyes wandered, and he didn’t know what he was thinking.
Harry sighed, walked to sit next to him, and said,”To be honest, I didn’t expect your elf to be so extreme.”
Dobby is an outlier among house elves in his eyes. Even if he is as crazy as Kreacher, he will not disobey his master’s orders and do something he shouldn’t do.
“I will tell my father about this.” After a moment of silence, Draco spoke first,”I will ask him to give Dobby a piece of clothing and fire him.”
There are two reasons why he did this. One is because Ivis and Harry obviously sympathize with Dobby. In order to gain their favor, it would not be a loss for him to release Dobby. After all, the Malfoy family The cause is great, and Dobby is more than just a house elf. It would be nothing without him. The second reason is that Dobby’s actions make him dare not trust him anymore, in case Dobby acts without authorization again in the future. What to do if something stupid happens.
Considering these two aspects, it is not a loss for him to fire Dobby.
Harry didn’t think so much. He looked at Draco in surprise, and he had a greater change in him.
Elvis smiled and did not pick out Draco’s thoughts. He stood up and stretched,”Now that the matter has been resolved, let’s go.”
“OK”
……
Although Lockhart has left the little wizards forever, legends about him remain everywhere in the castle.
What makes the students most happy is that the duel club has been continued. Except for the instructor being replaced by Professor Flitwick, the other arrangements for this activity have not changed.
As for Snape, who was supposed to be an assistant coach, after he got a bottle of precious basilisk venom from Ives, he became obsessed with analyzing the venom.
On the last weekend of January, the school auditorium was bustling with people, everyone was excitedly waiting for the first duel club event organized by Professor Flitwick.
“Come closer.” The half-elf professor stood on the stage happily and looked around.”There are quite a lot of people here today. Basically, everyone from all the colleges and grades are here, right?”
“All here!”Flitwick and George in the audience shouted in unison. As the atmosphere group, they enhanced the atmosphere to the extreme.
Under their guidance, the little wizards answered Professor Flitwick’s questions in a chaotic manner.
Basically, all grades The students all arrived, except some who were busy with N.E.W.T.s exam graduates. They are all looking forward to the wonderful teachings that Professor Flitwick, a powerful wizard who has won seven consecutive dueling competitions, will give them.
“Everyone should know that the Duel Competition was restarted earlier this year after decades.”Professor Flitwick’s shrill voice covered the noise in the auditorium,”I think everyone should know who is the champion of the youth group of this year’s duel competition.”
“Ives!”Ives!””……
In the audience, the little witches from the Elvis fan club screamed with excitement.
“That’s right, that’s right,” Professor Flitwick changed a platform for himself so that he could be seen by everyone,”that’s our Hogwarts student, Ivis Evans.”
A scream came from below
“After the dueling competition is restarted, it will be a permanent international event held during the Christmas holidays every year,” he said.”After discussing with Professor Dumbledore, I decided to organize a dueling club to improve everyone’s abilities. duel level. I hope that in the future, the champion of the youth group of every duel competition will be our Hogwarts s
tudents.”
“Wuhu!”The duo in the atmosphere group raised their hands and cheered loudly.
Professor Flitwick nodded with satisfaction, then pressed his hands down to signal the students to be quiet, and then reached out to the other side of the long stage to signal:”For a better demonstration , I invited the champion of the youth group of this duel competition to be my assistant!”
On the other side of the long stage, Ives took a step and jumped to the stage.
The screams of the little witches became louder.
Professor Flitwick watched this scene happily. As Ives’s teacher, Of course he hopes that his disciple will be popular.
Ives walked to a place seven or eight meters away from Professor Flitwick and stopped.
When he was in place, Professor Flitwick jumped off the platform and turned around to talk to Ives. Face to face. He said loudly:”Before a duel, in order to show respect for our opponent, we usually bow and salute.”
As he finished speaking, the two bowed.
Professor Flitwick said in a serious tone,”Bowing is a very serious thing and must be done before a duel.”
As a duel master, he attaches great importance to these etiquette. After all, a duel is not an actual battle, this is a necessary process for a duel.
After a standard duel started, Professor Flitwick raised his wand and looked at Ai intently. Weiss,”As you can see, the most important thing when we face the enemy is: never take your eyes away from your enemy. Opposite him, Avis stared at him with the same serious expression.
A chilling atmosphere rose between the two.
“When the referee’s countdown ends, you can start casting spells.”Professor Flitwick introduced, and then he pointed at Percy who was crowded at the front,”Percy, you will be the referee.”
Percy pointed to himself in surprise. After receiving Professor Flitwick’s approval, he quickly cleared his throat and shouted���：”When I finish counting three times, it starts, three-two-one——”
After three blasts, Professor Flitwick and Ives shook their arms at the same time. Two red lights shot out from the tops of their respective wands, collided with each other with a bang, and then disappeared into the air.
“Seizing the upper hand is crucial in a duel.”Professor Flitwick said again.
As he said before, this demonstration between him and Ives was not to let the young wizards see what a real duel is like – they had already Ives and Snape had seen it in that duel – but to improve their duel level.
He waved his wand quickly, and a white light shot towards Ives.
After the spell was cast, Professor Flitwick Cai said:”You need to remain vigilant at all times and be ready to counterattack at the first opportunity.”
Seeing his magic flying towards him, Ives waved his wand gently, setting up an illusory magic barrier to block the attack.
Then, without any pause, a bright light immediately erupted from his wand. Flying out and shooting towards Professor Flitwick.
Professor Flitwick did not panic at all. He waved his wand calmly, and a shield instantly appeared in front of him, blocking Ives’s magic.
“Just like this, in a duel, both attack and defense are important.”He nodded repeatedly, seeming to be very satisfied with Ives’s performance.
Then he launched another attack at Ives, who easily dodged it, and then waved his wand in return. The light from their wands was in the air. The little wizards in the audience watched all this intently. They absorbed as much as possible the dueling techniques and strategies explained by Professor Flitwick, hoping that one day they could stand on the dueling field. , showing the same grace.
After the duel demonstration, Professor Flitwick and Ives bowed to the little wizards, and the audience immediately burst into warm applause.
“I hope you learned something from this demo.”Professor Flitwick said loudly,”Remember, a duel is not just a duel of magic, but also a contest of wisdom and courage. Only by mastering these can you win the duel.”
The applause became even more enthusiastic. Seeing the thoughtful looks in some of the little wizards’ eyes, Professor Flitwick’s smile became more substantial. He knew that this demonstration had more or less absorbed something for some people.
“Next, it’s time for practice.”He waved his magic wand and cleared the students around the long platform to both sides, leaving a large open space.
Then, he used a copying spell on the long platform. After replicating five long platforms in a row, Flitwick The professor said:”Ives and I can only take care of five groups at most. We line up in pairs and go on stage to practice in groups.”
As soon as the words fell, the crowd was in a commotion, rushing to rush to the stage.
What Ives didn’t expect was that he thought George would be paired with Fred. Unexpectedly, the two of them actually took advantage of their position to Each occupied a long platform.
The two stood on the long platform and shouted at the top of their lungs:”Slytherin, do you have the guts to come up and compete with us?”
As soon as Ives’s face changed, he wanted to pull them off the stage. He didn’t want to do something that undermined the unity within the school. But he was stopped by Professor Flitwick, who only saw the latter shaking his head with a smile. Shaking his head, Professor Flitwick thought to himself: Slytherin and Gryffindor have been at odds with each other for a long time, so there is nothing wrong with taking this opportunity to let the students release their emotions.
After all, he is still watching.
The Slytherin students discussed it, and finally, two little snakes of the same grade as the Geminis walked out of the crowd.
“We’re here to fight you.”They shouted with their chests raised, confident that they wanted to teach the two little snakes who dared to challenge the snake house a lesson.
However, as soon as the duel began, the two little snakes were handed over their wands by George and Fred.
“Next!”George’s arm raised the wand high.
This move immediately angered the Slytherin students. However, due to their appearance, they were too embarrassed to send sixth and seventh grade students, so they had to send two fifth graders who were one year older than Gemini. The students came on stage.
But a few minutes later, the two fifth-graders from the Snake House were defeated.
Professor Flitwick had been paying attention to their duel, and the more he watched, the more familiar the dueling styles of George and Fred became.
“Ives, did you teach them?”he asked
“That’s right.”Avis nodded. Several people from the Mystery Shop will conduct duel training under his guidance every few days, and their strength cannot be underestimated.
The results of George and Fred were within his expectations.
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(End of this chapter)
