Hogwarts: This wizard wants to improve too much

Saturday morning.

Ethan, who arrived at the Hogwarts Great Hall, had never seen so many little wizards dining together on a day off.

And they were all so excited that they waved their arms vigorously when they talked about something.

Ethan did not leave his roommates to find Penelope and the others today, because there were also many Ravenclaw eagles gathered around them, discussing something fiercely.

"Tell me, there will only be seven people who will win in the end. Are they so excited, and so excited about their own strength?"

Sitting at the long table of Ravenclaw, Terry looked at the group of happy little wizards with a smile.

He did not sign up for the duel club this time, but it did not prevent him from watching the fun.

On the contrary, because he did not sign up, he really had no pressure at the moment and just wanted to watch the fun.

Especially those who smiled on the stage and cried after the stage.

"You can't say that. Except for our second-year Ethan who can definitely win the championship, it's not certain that anyone in other grades can win the championship. Besides, as long as we can defeat the opponent, it's worth being happy."

Michael is different. Although he knows that he can't win the championship, he also wants to see what level he is among his peers, so he signed up.

Almost half of the young wizards in the entire Hogwarts signed up for the "July 13" competition held by the Duel Club.

For him, as long as he is not so unlucky to meet Ethan, Cassandra, and Hermione in the first one or two games, he can accept it. Based on the performance of these three in the spells class, he can't hold on for long.

"What if you are in the afternoon and Ethan is in the line?"

"I..."

"Tsk tsk, I want to see your expression when the time comes."

Terry looked at Michael with a smile on his face. It is this kind of contrast that is interesting.

Michael was withdrawn. He knew he couldn't win the argument with Terry, so he didn't want to say anything more.

Although he knew Terry didn't have any bad intentions, he just wanted to hit him.

After breakfast, Ethan and the others walked out of the auditorium together. Now it was the first-grade competition field.

Unlike the last rehearsal, the duel club officially started now, not in the auditorium, but on the field outside.

During this holiday, several professors and Dumbledore used magic to build a standard duel arena, which was blessed with some magic to ensure the stability of the arena and not accidentally hurt the audience below.

When Ethan and the others arrived, there were already quite a few people around. It seemed that everyone was also very interested in the competition of the first-grade wizards.

According to what I saw on the bulletin board on the day of homecoming, the first Saturday was the elimination match for the first and second grades.

Every week after that, there were two grades, until the seventh grade had a single day.

The elimination match can be completed this month.

After the elimination rounds, we will come back.Sure.

Although the competition schedule is too tight and a bit hard to handle, there are not many participants in each grade, only about 30 or 40.

A duel between wizards, if you don't consider escape and pursuit, is completely different from the battle between pirates that can take days and nights. Even if the wizards are of the same level, the result will be decided in a few minutes under normal circumstances. Being able to last more than ten minutes is considered super durable.

If it is a young wizard, it will be even faster, and dozens of games a day will be no problem.

I sat down in the audience seats of Ravenclaw. Not long after, it was almost nine o'clock.

Dumbledore also arrived at the scene with four deans and Madam Pomfrey, and sat down in the professor's seat.

Lockhart also walked onto the duel arena, accompanied by a middle-aged man with blond hair and a somewhat sturdy body.

"Today is such a happy day!" Lockhart said loudly, "I am honored to host this duel club competition."

"Now, I will introduce you to a special guest, Luke Bagman, Director of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, and the best batsman in the history of the Wimbourne Wasps."

Luke Bagman waved and greeted everyone.

There was a warm applause from the audience.

"This is Bagman. Lockhart even invited him here."

Gene was quite excited. He was already very interested in Quidditch, and now he has joined the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. He admired this former star player very much.

There are many similar situations to Gene.

Ethan knew his background. He was a complete gambler. Why did Lockhart invite him here?

At the ceremony of the Merlin Order, Ethan, under the leadership of Amos, had greeted him, but he was not the director of the Department of Magical Sports and Games at that time, but a director. He did not expect to be promoted in just a few days.

Speaking of Luke Bagman, his experience is also legendary. He originally played for the Wimbourne Wasps and the England Quidditch Team as a Quidditch player, the latter being the team of the Quidditch World Cup.

But when Voldemort was rampant, he was pressed to the court for providing information to the Death Eaters. After Voldemort fell, Barty Crouch, the director of the Department of Law Enforcement at that time, wanted to take him to Azkaban.

But this move was opposed by many wizards. Even witches on the bench publicly congratulated him on his performance on the Quidditch field, so that it could only be left unresolved in the end.

It can only be said that when he has enough support from people, it is no big deal even if he commits a crime.

After the trial, he joined the Ministry of Magic and is now the Director of the Department of Magical Sporting Goods.

"The dueling competition is now officially underway. It will determine who will be in each group of wizards. Luke Bagman and I will go through all the competitions together and witness the birth of the champion together!"

Lockhart said.A metal box was raised, and after everyone had a look at it, it was placed on the sidelines.

Then Lockhart went to the referee's seat, and Luke Bagman came to the professors' seats.

"Servis Clarence vs. Gordon Jamie!"

A stiff, rigid, emotionless mechanical sound came out of the small box.

This prop was specially prepared by Lockhart. As long as the name is thrown in, it can be randomly arranged and played with sound. Of course, the combination can also be set freely.

"Servis!"

"Gordon!"

"Servis!"

"Gordon!"

...

The cheers and applause from both Gryffindor and Hufflepuff sounded almost at the same time, and some young wizards even pulled up the banners they had made in advance to cheer for their own colleges.

In the referee's seat, Lockhart was very satisfied with the fierce reaction below.

The young wizards were very enthusiastic about this duel competition, and with Luke Bagman, who was specially invited by him, the plan was already done.

Lockhart himself was the initiator and organizer of the duel club, and a professor at Hogwarts. It was not appropriate for him to start a gambling game. At this time, he needed an outsider, or an outsider with a certain status. Luke Bagman was his chosen target.

Although he could not get in touch with the real upper class by obtaining the third-level Merlin Knight Badge, he had some connections. He and Ludo met each other at a banquet. 0..

He also knew that Ludo was a gambler, and a poor gambler who lost nine out of ten times. He usually liked to take advantage of loopholes and play some tricks. If it was him, he would definitely agree to his plan.

Sure enough, he just said that, and he didn't even want to care about the things of the Magic Sports Goods Department that he had just got, and he wanted to join in and control this gambling game together.

In the audience below, Terry burst out laughing at the performance between Crouching Dragon and Phoenix.

"I told you, it's not as fun to duel as to watch from below."

The two who had just finished the duel etiquette on stage held their wands tightly, staring at each other seriously. With the cold wind blowing, a sense of déjà vu of a master's fight came.

The young wizards below also stared at the two nervously, fearing that they would miss any details.

But as Lockhart's countdown ended.

The result of the two fighting was.

You "eat slugs" and I "stuck a stick in my front teeth".

This also caused Gordon to cover his stomach and vomit slugs, and Servis opened his mouth wide and his front teeth directly hit his chin.

Now both of them have lost their fighting ability. One of them retches from time to time, and a slug falls out of his mouth while holding his stomach. His throat gets stuck from time to time. How can he chant a spell?

One of them has too big front teeth, so he can't even close his mouth, let alone chant a spell.

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However, considering that these two are freshmen who have just been enrolled for one semester, it is understandable.

In the end, the two relied on physical combat to decide the winner, and Gordon lost because he was in poor condition due to spitting slugs.

The following games were not interesting. It was common for people to throw away their wands and directly swing their fists, and the audience below also lost their sense of novelty.

It was still interesting to see one or two groups, but it was boring when seven or eight groups were like this.

Ethan could see Professor Flitwick's ugly face, and even Dumbledore's smile that was always on his face disappeared.

As a professor of Charms, the former naturally felt ashamed when students used fists instead of spells. Lockhart was the same as Flitwick.

But Lockhart didn't care about these things at all. Standing on the 5.9 referee seat, he still had his signature smile on his face.

Dumbledore lamented how fast the level of young wizards has deteriorated. It was obvious that more than a decade ago, even young wizards who had just entered school for two months would not use fists in a fight.

Then he looked at Harry again. He was also the one with poor level, not as good as James at that time.

The reason why he agreed to Lockhart's duel club was definitely not because of Lockhart's bullshit reason.

As a savior, Harry needs to grow, needs to be trained, and needs to experience enough hardships to become a qualified savior.

But now it has not met his expectations at all. In the game he set up last year, although Harry faced Voldemort and raised his courage,

It's just that the process was a bit unsatisfactory. He was thrown around like a sandbag throughout the whole process and didn't learn anything. He only knew that his enemy was Voldemort and he had the magic to defeat Voldemort.

This school year, he is a little stronger. He spends less time fooling around with Ron and studies more seriously. But it is still far from enough. Not to mention Ethan, there are many young wizards in the second grade who can beat Harry.

I just hope he can learn something from the wizard duel, and even if he fails, he can work harder to catch up. []

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