Hearing that a student actually proposed that he duel with Snape again, Lockhart's facial muscles couldn't help but twitch, and he said dryly, "The demonstration ends here!"
How to defend against the Disarming Spell
Lockhart knew this, of course, but he was not confident that he could use the Shield Charm to block Snape's Disarming Charm, let alone that he could interrupt Snape's spell before he used it.
"Now I will come among you..." Lockhart was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Professor, there must be a way to counter the Disarming Curse, right?" another student asked expectantly. This time it was Truman from Hufflepuff who spoke.
This guy now has a lot of resentment towards Lockhart.
There is no way. Last year's Professor Quirrell was okay, at least he could teach them some theoretical knowledge, but what about this Professor Lockhart
You're here to have fun at Hogwarts!
You know he is really a professor, not just a writer with the title of professor.
Students who were unhappy with Lockhart, or book fans who hoped that Lockhart could teach Snape a lesson, all started to make a noise at this moment, hoping to see another showdown.
"Maybe, you should satisfy everyone."
Snape's stiff face actually curled up into a faint smile.
At this moment, Lockhart was like a rabbit forced into a corner. After hesitating for a long time, he nodded in agreement.
His armor charm was shabby, but at least... maybe...
There was another dazzling red light, and another figure suddenly flew backwards. Everyone was speechless as they watched Lockhart hit the wall and slide down.
Everything is so familiar.
That’s right, this scene happened just a few minutes ago.
The only difference is that before Lockhart was hit by Professor Snape's Disarming Charm, he said "Protection from Armor", although it didn't work.
There was a moment of dead silence, and no one knew who started clapping. The sporadic applause soon spread throughout the auditorium.
Lockhart struggled to get up from the ground. At this moment, he no longer had his previous confidence and composure. Even the smile on his face looked a little forced.
After receiving Albert's eye signal, George immediately pretended to be a newbie who knew nothing and asked humbly: "Professor Lockhart, what spell did you use just now?"
"George must have done this on purpose," Ron muttered.
He knew that Fred and George could use the Shield Charm very skillfully. Even if they went on stage to compete against Lockhart, they might be able to easily defeat their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
He really wanted to see this scene happen.
“I think this is a good idea.”
Harry Potter, who was standing below the stage, was particularly pleased to see Lockhart being humiliated. In the first half of the semester, he had been harassed by Lockhart quite a bit, especially in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, where he was always called up to play various roles, which really made him extremely depressed.
Hermione next to him looked anxious. She was a little worried about Lockhart's situation.
"The spell I just used was the Shield Charm. Even though I failed to use it successfully, the Shield Charm can rebound spells and is very suitable for protecting myself from the threat of spells." Lockhart straightened his wizard hat and gave everyone his signature smile.
"Professor, is there any way to counter the opponent before the enemy casts a spell?" Albert asked.
"This..." The smile on Lockhart's face suddenly froze.
“It’s a very high level of skill.”
Snape glanced at Lockhart and answered the question for him: "You need to predict your opponent's magic in advance. Of course, if the difference in strength between the two sides is huge, you can usually do it."
"Okay, that's the end of the demonstration!"
Lockhart interrupted before Snape could steal his spotlight, "I'll split you all into teams of two and attempt a duel."
Albert regretted not being able to give Lockhart more trouble.
Lockhart quickly began to divide people into groups and look for people to duel on stage.
Of course, Lockhart was chosen by Harry Potter, and Draco Malfoy was chosen by Snape.
The two professors obviously intended to let the two men demonstrate themselves in front of everyone.
"Now raise your wands, bow and get ready!" Lockhart shouted. "When I count to three, cast a spell to disarm the opponent."
Malfoy obviously had no intention of following the rules. When Lockhart shouted two, he cast a spell to attack Harry Potter in advance.
Before everyone could react, they saw Malfoy seemed to be hit on the head by something, and his body swayed and fell backwards.
"Well done Harry!"
The Gryffindor students in the audience shouted excitedly.
However, Harry looked at Malfoy who suddenly fell down with a confused look on his face, and then looked at his wand. He hadn't done anything yet, so why did Malfoy fall down by himself
Is this a conspiracy of the other party
It doesn’t look like it!
Having said that, shouldn't we cast magic on the fallen Malfoy now? The opportunity is too rare, and doing so seems to violate the ethics of the game.
"Tarantella!"
Malfoy had his wand raised to Harry's knee, casting a sneak attack spell.
In full view of everyone, they saw something flash in front of Harry before the spell hit him.
Then they saw the Dancing Charm bounce back, passing over Malfoy's head and flying towards Snape behind him.
In the end, Snape blocked it with a light wave.
"You despicable guy, you actually violated the ethics of the game." Harry shouted at Malfoy. Without hesitation, he cast a tickling spell at him, making Malfoy laugh so hard that he collapsed to the ground.
"Stop the curse immediately!"
Snape immediately took charge and removed the spell from Malfoy. Then, he looked at Harry with dissatisfaction and said gloomily, "Mr. Potter, you have the amulet on you, right? This is against the rules of the duel."
"Mr. Malfoy just violated the rules of the duel. He used magic in advance and even had the audacity to attack me in the end." Harry glared back without showing any weakness.
"Yes, Malfoy actually didn't follow the rules and cast the spell first. How despicable."
"He insulted the sanctity of duel."
"Malfoy, get out of here right now."
Under Lee Jordan's instigation, Gryffindor students began to make a fuss, and many students from other colleges also joined in. Who made Slytherin students unpopular in school
The expression on Snape's face grew even darker.
"Quiet, quiet!" Lockhart shouted.
"Mr. Malfoy's sneak attack violates the rules of dueling. And Harry, take off the amulet on you first. Using the amulet is also against the rules of dueling." Lockhart glanced at Snape, then looked away, and then said loudly, "I think I'd better teach you how to stop unfriendly magic."
"Professor, I hope you can teach us in person."
Lee Jordan felt that this was a good opportunity and began to volunteer. With Lockhart's performance, it was not impossible to defeat him.
Of course, his words were simply ignored by Lockhart.
The duel continued, still between Harry and Malfoy.
The two professors will give them some advice to make the duel look a little more "friendly".
Of course, that was just what Lockhart thought. He felt that this was a good opportunity.
The opportunity to become Harry's teacher.
If Lockhart had considered his own abilities carefully, perhaps he would not have had such unrealistic thoughts.