The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 178
The sky was gray and depressing. Not only was the weather bad, but the ground was also muddy.

Several days of rainy days left many small puddles on the ground of the school, and Ada had to be careful when walking on the road, lest her shoes and robe corners get muddy.

Ada set off for the Forbidden Forest after breakfast. Dumbledore and her agreed time was 08:30 in the morning, but she didn't want Dumbledore to wait, so she left the castle early.

Even so, Dumbledore came earlier than her, and Ida saw the headmaster's back from a long distance away.

Ada ran over in a hurry, it was very rude to let an elder wait for her, and in most cases Ada was a polite person.She said to Dumbledore who was waiting on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, "I'm sorry, Professor, I'm late."

"No, it's not yet the time we agreed on, I came early." Dumbledore turned to look at her and said, "I just want to breathe the fresh air in the Forbidden Forest, but since you are here, we will come early." Let’s get started. This way we can catch up with the Quidditch game later.”

After finishing speaking, Dumbledore took Ada into the Forbidden Forest, and Ada asked, "Are you going to watch the game today too? Is it because of what Quirrell did before?"

Usually Dumbledore seldom goes to the stadium to watch games. He is the greatest wizard in the magic world. He has a lot of things to do.Ada didn't think that Dumbledore just wanted to enjoy the game, he should have his purpose.

"You can say that, but it's not the same as what you think." Dumbledore who walked in front said, "First of all, I don't allow anyone to hurt my students. Secondly, it's to stimulate Quirrell and let him notice that I Doubt him."

The last time Quirrell failed to assassinate Harry, it is hard to say whether he will repeat the same trick this time. This is also an important reason why Snape asked to be the referee.And Dumbledore's appearance is to attract Quirrell's attention, making him feel that Dumbledore has become suspicious of him, creating a sense of urgency, forcing him to make mistakes, or forcing him to act earlier.

In the final analysis, Quirrell himself was too useless. He neither dared to be frank and lenient, nor dared to act decisively, so he procrastinated until now.The corridor on the right-hand side of the fourth floor has been there for half a semester, and if Quirrell doesn't go there, it will be full of dust.

In desperation, Dumbledore had no choice but to go off in person, to stimulate him, let him make a decision early, whether it is stubborn resistance or surrender, as long as it doesn't continue to procrastinate.

The two of them soon came to an open space in the Forbidden Forest. Dumbledore just clapped his hands casually, and an invisible barrier rose around the open space.

Dumbledore took out his wand and said, "This barrier can protect the Forbidden Forest from being destroyed by the two of us. Now take out your wand and let me see what you can do."

It turns out that this is Dumbledore's personal guidance. When can beating a child unilaterally be considered guidance?What's more, Ada has not yet passed the level of Professor McGonagall and Snape, so it is going to leapfrog to fight monsters?

But Ada wasn't afraid either. She might be afraid of many things, but she was definitely not afraid of this one thing, even if Voldemort was standing in front of her.It is possible to have fear of the enemy, but that can only be before the battle is decided. If the courage is lost, even if the battle has not yet started, the outcome is already doomed.

Looking at Ada who drew out his wand without hesitation, Dumbledore said, "Attack with all your strength, no need to defend."

I have never fought such a rich battle in my life. Even the practice with the trial puppet has come and gone. There has never been a time when Ida Guang attacked and did not need to defend.

Ada attacked happily, and various spells emerged one after another.But Ida doesn't cast spells blindly, every spell she casts has her thoughts in mind.

Under Ada's call, boulders one after another were smashed down from the sky like Mount Tai.Dumbledore just waved his left hand, deflecting the boulders, hitting the open space beside them, splashing a cloud of dust.

These falling objects were just feints, the real attack was the continuous light from the tip of Ada's wand, spells illuminating the foggy Forbidden Forest.

Dumbledore took these spells one by one with the Elder Wand, but saw a giant made of stone running towards him. Every step the giant stone took made the open space vibrate.

When the stone giant flew towards Dumbledore, the principal raised his wand and opened a protective cover made of magic power. The giant who hit the protective cover was instantly shattered.

Dumbledore's left hand moved subconsciously, but this time he didn't use magic power, otherwise the gravel would fly back to Ada's side and hit her.

And Ada's attack didn't end here, there was still a stun spell shining white light hidden behind the destroyed giant.

This stun spell with the gift of relief finally caused trouble for Dumbledore. He moved his feet and changed his figure to avoid this attack.

Dumbledore's years of experience told him that he might not be able to block this seemingly ordinary spell, and he couldn't defend against Ada's attack without moving his feet like before.

Dumbledore had to dodge, he couldn't use his body to block the spell.Even if he is the greatest wizard, he is still mortal, sick, hurt, old, and die.

There is a strange phenomenon in the magic world, that is, high attack and low defense.Wizards can be very aggressive and destructive, but they are still vulnerable to spells, as long as the spell passes through their defenses, they will be hurt.

Almost every wizard is like this, their bodies are no different from Muggles, they are equally fragile, and they have only one life.That's why there are those dangerous human body transformations, and even more dangerous black magic transformations, and some people pursue immortality.

This is why Ada is so satisfied after the amulet was upgraded and became a permanent state.The existence of this state gave Ada more fault tolerance. Even if the opponent penetrated her defense, she still had a chance to defeat the opponent.

The teaching in the Forbidden Forest lasted for two rounds. The first round was Ada's attack. Her attack did bring Dumbledore a lot of trouble, but no spell could be the last straw that broke the camel's back. .

The second game was a normal confrontation, but this one was more like Dumbledore's attack, and Ada was exhausted.In frontal 1V1, no one in this world can beat Dumbledore. Ada may be able to in the future, but she is still far behind.

In this round, Ada was completely crushed and beaten. The big tree that came back to life, the crazily growing vines, and the spell with tricky angles were not easy to deal with.

In the face of these difficult attacks, Ada didn't have any particularly good ways to deal with them.It was usually her who attacked others like this, but today, it was only when she was attacked like this that Ada realized how annoying she was before.

Ada can only keep waving her magic wand, not letting the big tree give her a "hug", not letting the vines strangle her, let alone being hit by the spell, it is difficult, it is too difficult.

Moreover, Dumbledore's attack has no pauses. Whether it is the attack rotation or the connection of spells, Ada can't find a chance to counterattack and can only defend passively.

When Dumbledore stopped attacking, Ida sat down panting and leaning against the big tree that was "chasing" her just now, the yew wand was left at hand, and she was replaying what had just happened in her mind everything of.

Dumbledore came over, sat beside Ada, and asked, "Do you understand?"

Ada nodded, she did understand.

"When you are attacking, you will distinguish between the primary and the secondary, and choose the main attack and the feint. This is very good. But you are too clear, and you cannot switch between the two attacks. People will soon find out which is the main attack. " Dumbledore said, "Of course you can do this with opponents who are similar to you, or you can only fight with spells. But once you face opponents who are much taller than you, you will become as powerless as you are today .”

"When Felius participated in the duel competition, there were many people who had far surpassed him in magic, but in the end it was Felius who won the championship. Do you know why?" Dumbledore continued to ask.

"Extraordinary talent?" Ada once asked the twins similar questions, and when the twins asked her back, Ada gave this answer.

Dumbledore was amused by this answer. After laughing for a while, he gave his own answer: "Because Felius' attack is more efficient. He knows that his understanding and use of magic is not as good as his opponent. Only Only by attacking more efficiently can he win."

Dumbledore's words made Ada think again. It is true that the problems mentioned by the principal and the example of Professor Flitwick's duel contest are all shortcomings of Ada.Her own offensive efficiency was a bit poor, so Ada used feints to cover up her real offensive intentions.The problem came again, Ada's offensive transition was a bit rigid, and there would be gaps in the spell connection, which gave the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of.

The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. It is such a loophole that will determine the outcome of a duel. The winner stands, and the loser lies down.Dumbledore's personal guidance today is to find out about Ada's faults. Only by correcting these defects can Ada go further.

Dumbledore didn’t guide Ida’s understanding of magic. Everyone has a different path. If Dumbledore imposes his own ideas on Ada, it may backfire and make Ada’s magic path even more confused. .

Even when it comes to guidance on wizard battles, Dumbledore did not use his own style to influence Ada, but according to Ada's habits, he pointed out what she did wrong or failed to do, and helped her make better progress.

"Okay, it's time for us to go back, the Quidditch match is still waiting for us." Dumbledore pulled Ada up from the ground, "We can also look forward to what kind of performance Quirrell will have!"

(End of this chapter)