Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 166 Prelude
The next day, the duel competition round arena.

Lockhart was warming up before the match in the suspended attic above the amphitheatre, perhaps because life at Hogwarts was so boring, or perhaps because the topics of today's matches were so topical. It's too strong, the auditorium that was empty during the 12-to-8 match is actually full at the moment.

It has to be said that Lockhart still has the foresight.The amphitheater was built according to the standard of a ten-thousand-person stadium at the beginning of its construction, otherwise it might not be able to seat so many spectators now.

In addition, because there was an accident of death in Carroll's match last time, Lockhart also made some changes to the arena. For example, powerful professors are arranged around the arena. The professor is not the kind of pure scholar professor, but a powerful faction like McGonagall and Snape.

In addition to being responsible for preventing deaths during the game, these professors will raise a huge protective shield to wrap the entire playing field after the start of the game, so as to prevent the spectators in the stands from being injured by 'stray bullets'.

In addition, four huge magic projections are arranged around the suspended attic. These projections will broadcast the actions of the players in the game in real time, so as to prevent the audience sitting far away from being unable to see the situation on the field clearly.

And now, the images played on those four projections are exactly Lockhart in the suspended attic.

Lockhart changed into a fiery red dress today, with flame-like patterns all over his body, making him look as if he was set on fire.

I saw him waving his arms excitedly, pointing to the side of the stand and shouting: "Today! In addition to my well-known wizard explaining to everyone, we have also invited a heavyweight VIP! That is...

Winner of the Order of Merlin First Class, President of the International Federation of Wizards, Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, the strongest white wizard in the world, Albus Dumbledore! "

As soon as the words fell, the audience all looked towards the direction Lockhart was pointing at, only to see Dumbledore in white robes waving to the surrounding people, his snow-white goatee fluttering gently in the wind, Indescribably elegant.

The four large screens also switched to the picture of Dumbledore waving in good time. Today, Dumbledore was sitting in the ordinary auditorium like other students, and the students sitting next to Dumbledore At this moment, I was so excited that I kept playing pendulum.Seeing that his principal had also come to watch the game, everyone in the stands stood up and cheered in the direction where Dumbledore was.

The cheers at the scene continued, and no matter how much Lockhart shouted, the audience couldn't stop. Compared to Lockhart, their old headmaster was obviously more popular.A lot of beads of sweat couldn't help but appear on Lockhart's forehead, and the game couldn't start if it continued like this.

Perhaps seeing Lockhart's embarrassment, Dumbledore in the stands pressed his wand against his throat and released the Loud Voice Curse.

Seeing that Dumbledore was about to speak, everyone subconsciously stopped cheering. They didn't want their voices to cover Dumbledore's speech.

In fact, they overthink it.

"Oh, it seems that I am quite popular as an old guy?" The Loud Voice Curse used by Dumbledore is obviously an improved version. Dumbledore's voice seems to have a magical power, although the volume is not very high. It was loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Okay, dear students, today's protagonist is not me, a bad old man, so let's save some energy for the next exciting game." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I know you don't like nonsense, so I am announcing now that the first Hogwarts Duel Tournament, the battle for the top four has officially begun, let us welcome those warriors with the warmest cheers!"

Seeing the unprecedented enthusiastic cheers erupting from the stands, Lockhart held a thick stack of speech scripts in his hand and said with a desolate expression: "My God, I still have a lot to say!"

Lockhart was not the only one who heard the overwhelming cheers outside the stadium.

At this moment, Mike, Cedric and others in the men's lounge were waiting for the start of the game. Mike clenched his fist unconsciously listening to the cheers outside.

"Don't be nervous. Although the opponent is Carol, you are not bad." Cedric comforted Mike, "It doesn't matter who you two win or lose. Friendship comes first and competition comes second."

Although Cedric looked very relaxed at this moment, his slightly trembling legs still revealed his true mood at the moment.

And Mike also noticed this, and said with disdain on his face: "Are you cursing me for losing? I'm sorry, this word is not in my dictionary. Besides, you are the one who is nervous, look at your legs, shaking It’s almost as good as those weaving girls.”

Hearing that everyone in the lounge burst into laughter, Cedric blushed and deliberately suppressed his legs to stop the shameful shaking. However, for some reason, the more Cedric suppressed His legs trembled even more, and finally Cedric could only hold down his disobedient legs with both hands.

This move caused even more enthusiastic laughter in the lounge, and most of the tension caused by the cheers dissipated.

Just as everyone in the lounge was playing around, the door of the lounge was suddenly opened.

The person who came was a senior student wearing the uniform of the dueling club and wearing glasses. The person held a small book with the schedule in his hand and shouted to everyone in the lounge: "Mike, Mike- Townley, it's your turn."

The laughter stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at Mike in the corner.

Under everyone's gaze, Mike got up slowly and walked towards the door. Just as he was about to walk out of the lounge, Cedric's voice sounded from behind him.

"Mike!"

Mike stopped when he heard the sound.

"I still hope to fight you again, so I must win!"

There was a slight smile on the corner of Mike's mouth, and he didn't look back. He continued to walk forward, and while walking, he stretched out his hand and made a V sign representing victory (Note 1) and said: "You are the only Hufflepuff. , don’t fall here.”

Seeing Mike's receding back and hearing his usual arrogant tone, Cedric couldn't help but smile.

"This guy should really go to Gryffindor, he has such a character." Cedric scolded with a smile, "And who of you know what the gesture he just made means?"

　The more I think about it, the more irritable I am.

　　Note 1: The V-shaped gesture is also called scissors hands. Although this gesture has been used in China, it actually contains the meaning of victory.The most famous event about this gesture is Churchill's photo of scissorhands. After this incident, this gesture quickly became popular throughout the UK, then Europe, and finally the world.Interested friends can go to find out.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)