Homecoming from Hogwarts

This is probably the first time such an incident has happened in Hogwarts' thousand-year history.

It may sound a bit weird and ridiculous that three young wizards were "competing against" high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Magic in the Great Hall, but now everyone has paid attention to it. Even Professor McGonagall, who is usually the most rigorous and rule-abiding, did not raise any objection. The only thing she might be dissatisfied with is that she cannot teach this annoying woman from the Ministry of Magic a lesson herself.

No professor was worried that the young wizard who had been trained by Amosta for a year would be hurt by Umbridge.

Although they had never participated in Amosita's training, the professors of each course would communicate with each other about the teaching situation, and they had heard Amosita describe the level of these little wizards.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if the professors were facing physical education students one-on-one, they would suffer a great loss if they were not careful. But now it is a situation where three are facing one, so there is no need to worry at all.

"Hey, guys, place your bets!"

Fred pulled out a piece of parchment from his bag at some point and excitedly shouted to the people around him,
"If you bet that the old toad can last for one minute, the odds are seven to one. If you bet that it can last for forty to fifty seconds, the odds are five to one. If you bet that it can last for thirty to forty seconds, the odds are three to one. If you bet that it can last for twenty to thirty seconds, the odds are nine to one!"

Servants gathered. Harry took out seven or eight Galleons from his pocket and stuffed them into George's open cloth bag. He gritted his teeth and said,

"I bet she can only last one round!"

"Oh, you cunning little fellow, you want to make a fortune, right?" Fred said with a grin, "If it's under ten seconds, we can give you a 10-to-1 payout!"

"You're a little impulsive, brother—"

Ron looked at the handful of detentions that Harry threw into the bag with regret, sniffed and said.

"No——" Harry said stubbornly, "I believe they can do it!"

There were more than one farce like this in the auditorium, and the professors were all watching from the podium and did nothing to stop it.

The terrifying expression on Umbridge's face did not scare Hermione. In comparison, Umbridge was far less terrifying than a lively dragon.

Neville, who was also under Umbridge's ferocious gaze, looked eager to fight, as if he couldn't wait to start the battle.

"Even Harassment doesn't like her."

Luna shook her dark golden hair, took the wand off her ear, and looked at Umbridge with her bright silver eyes, as if the words just now had explained everything.

"I will prove to you that the magic education you have received in the past is completely wrong. It is urgent for Hogwarts to carry out educational reforms!"

Umbridge said fiercely.

But Hermione and the other two ignored her threats. In the short time before Professor Brian started, they discussed their respective division of labor.

"I'll be in charge of defense, Neville, you'll be the main attacker, and Luna, you'll be the secondary attacker." Hermione said in a low voice with her eyes narrowed.

"That's fine with me, Hermione." Neville said with a grin.

"Uh-huh!" Luna responded with a light nasal voice.

"So!"

Amosta raised his voice, and he looked with satisfaction at the three little wizards who did not show any nervousness under the gaze of so many people.

"are you ready?"

Hermione tightened the wand in her hand, Luna spun the wand around her fingertips, and a few shining silver stars burst out. Neville also reached his hand into his robe, as if he was ready to take out his wand at any time. The three of them responded in the affirmative.

"And you, Madam Umbridge?"

Amosta had a faint smile on his face.
"I think I need to remind you, Ms. Umbridge, that failure means you are out, and Hogwarts will not give you the opportunity to take the 'retest'."

Umbridge said nothing, but just looked at him grimly.
Amosta knew that she was planning to teach the student he had chosen a lesson, so as to embarrass herself and all the faculty and staff of Hogwarts, and then put the blame for the student's injury on herself, because the suggestion to compete with the student came from him.

"I'll count down to three, and then you guys start."

Amosta said.

The auditorium suddenly fell silent at this moment. Everyone's eyes were focused on Professor Brain's raised hand. Even the dust floating in the sunlight seemed to be still at this moment. "Three, two. One!"

The moment the sword was swung down, the tense atmosphere in the auditorium suddenly dissolved, and the shouts that broke out in an instant were so loud that it almost shook the ceiling!
No one in the hall could remain completely calm except Amosta and Dumbledore.
The deans of the four major colleges and other professors have hurriedly left the faculty table and crowded in front of the stage to watch the show!
The moment Professor Brain announced the start, Hermione, Neville and even Luna, with different expressions, looked relaxed. This was not a daze, but a manifestation of extreme concentration.

This special state was developed by the young wizards when they were fighting against Professor Brian as a team in Professor Brian's spiritual world.

One can imagine the casting speed and dueling skills of the world's top wizards.

To fight against Professor Brain, you must concentrate all your attention. If you lose focus for a moment, severe pain and "death" will follow!

Under the gaze of thousands of eyes, the three people who entered the duel state immediately adjusted their formation.

Neville quickly flashed behind Hermione, and Luna, who was originally standing beside Hermione, also quickly moved two steps away from Hermione, and positioned herself vertically between Hermione and Neville.

This strange standing position puzzled many amateur young wizards, but the students in the physical education class immediately understood it.

"They actually used the 'attack formation'--"

Harry said bluntly
"They think too highly of this pink toad. In my opinion, since Professor Brain has set a time limit, it would be most reasonable for the three of them to attack. They are fully capable of handling the attack on their own!"

Harry felt that Hermione and the other two were being too cautious. However, Umbridge, who was their rival, was a completely different person.

In the last second, she was still thinking about how to deal with these three furry kids.
Not only did she have to win beautifully and enter Hogwarts smoothly, but she also had to severely torture the three little kids before Dumbledore and Braine intervened, making those in Hogwarts who dared to go against the Ministry of Magic lose face.

The next second, Hermione and the other two in formation came towards her with their fierce aura. Although they had not arrived yet, Umbridge already felt suffocated.

Moved!

Even while moving at an astonishingly high speed, the three of them still maintained the integrity of their formation, and the hidden sense of oppression in this made Severus, who put himself in Umbridge's situation, change color slightly.

The fight hadn't even begun yet, but in the clash of momentum, Umbridge had already been completely defeated.

She subconsciously took a half step back. She had never received any professional confrontation training and instinctively fired a spell, but -

boom!
The air is rippling!

An armor spell seemed to have been waiting there for a long time and easily intercepted her magic.

Umbridge looked over with a pale face. The champion of the Triwizard Tournament was holding up her wand. It was she who cast the Shield Charm just now.

At this time, there were only three seconds left before Brian announced the start of the competition, and the three young wizards from Hogwarts had already broken through half the distance between the two sides!
The huge feeling of oppression tortured Umbridge's nerves. She couldn't understand why three furry children who would just rush towards her recklessly would make her so scared.

Perhaps the pressure stimulated her potential. Umbridge cast three spells in succession, two at Hermione and one at Luna.

"attack!"

The moment she caught the trajectories of the three spell lights, Hermione had made her decision, and she shouted in her clear voice.

Then, Hermione and Neville, who were in a line, suddenly crossed each other's paths. Neville flashed to the left and approached along an arc, while Hermione appeared in front of Luna and swung her wand suddenly to disperse the curse light attacking Luna.

With the help of Hermione's body blocking, Luna, who briefly disappeared from Umbridge's sight, flicked her wrist, and several silver "notes" emitted sharp whistling sounds and arced in the air to attack Umbridge's left body!
At the same time, Luna and Hermione suddenly sped up and ran towards Umbridge's left side in the same arc, as if to outflank her.

"Armor protection!"

Umbridge raised her wand and screamed. The incoming musical notes and the little witch who was also flanking her from the left unconsciously made her sight and body turn to the left!

Keng!
But before she could rejoice over using the armor to block the musical notes, a crisp sound suddenly rang out from the blind spot on the right, which made her face change instantly!

(End of this chapter)