Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Professor Flitwick, who presided over the duel, did not notice anything strange about the two of them. Of course, it is also possible that he just thought that the two of them might be a little too nervous.So, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, just like you usually deal with the dummy when practicing magic spells, be prepared, then wave the wand at the other party and recite the magic spell. Remember, determination, calmness, and calmness!"

Harry and George nodded together with a straight face. They were trying hard not to look at each other, lest they lose their composure and accidentally laugh in front of everyone.

For them, determination and calmness may still be a try, calmness...

You'd better spare us.

Harry felt that he was holding back his laughter so much that his stomach ached a little.

"Okay! That's it! Stay serious! Get your wand out!"

As Professor Flitwick retreated to the sidelines and spoke loudly, the two people who were arranged to stand facing each other pulled out their wands and compared them in front of them - as if they found that Harry was struggling to endure it more than himself, George suddenly whispered "Looks like you're destined to be chased by my bat, Harry, such is the force of fate."

Harry's expression quickly distorted, and even his hands shook. As a result, he almost thrust his wand into George's mouth.

Professor Flitwick's mouth that was about to open suddenly froze. He couldn't understand why, is fencing more popular among young wizards nowadays?

The onlookers who didn't understand were still a little confused. Fred, Quaid and Ron, who saw some clues, laughed like a butchering pig in the stands.

"Sorry, Professor, it's my fault." Harry blushed and quickly apologized to Professor Flitwick, "I had a little... muscle twitching today."

Quaid, who was laughing so hard that he couldn't sit still, fell down from the bench with his belly in his arms, causing a lot of anger.

"Okay, do you need to leave temporarily, Potter?" Professor Flitwick asked with concern even though he didn't know what the disease was.

"It's okay, Professor, I can do it." Harry glared at George, who almost embarrassed himself in public. Now he really wanted to compete with George.

George grinned and turned and backed away at Professor Flitwick's instructions.

Because during the previous period of practicing spells, everyone had already learned about the dueling process under Professor Flitwick's popular science. Therefore, when they reached a similar position, the two stopped and turned around. Come and bow to the other party.

"Very good, hold the wand in the standard posture and listen to me count - one! Two! Three!"

As soon as Professor Flitwick finished speaking, Harry immediately seized the opportunity and took the lead in launching the attack "Expelliarmus (Expelliarmus)!"

George showed no weakness. Although his reaction was a little slower than Harry's, he was still a player who focused on dealing with Bludgers on the Quidditch field. In terms of defensive awareness, George still did a good job.Facing Harry's disarming curse, George immediately blocked it with the Iron Armor Curse, and quickly responded with a Obstacle Curse.

Harry's reaction was still fast, using the same armored spell defense, but he did not immediately launch a counterattack after blocking George's attack. Instead, after blocking the curse, he suddenly took a lunge diagonally forward and changed his position.

If it were another young wizard who was dueling for the first time, Harry's trick would obviously have achieved good results - you know, this is a practical trick he learned from Sirius.But unfortunately, his opponent happened to be George who had some experience in casting spells and often secretly played some pranks in private.

Faced with Harry's movement, George reacted immediately, jumped forward diagonally and simultaneously waved his wand again.

"Impedimento!"

It was still a barrier spell. Harry, who tried to change the rhythm of the battle but failed, could only use the Iron Armor Curse to block it again.

George, who realized that Harry might have many other tricks up his sleeve, did not miss this opportunity. Among the list of spells they could choose, George originally preferred the obstacle spell that was good at suppressing it. In some respects, this was actually It also reflects George's preference for fighting style - suppression.

So, in the next short period of time, George quickly started to suppress Harry crazily, and he cast one obstacle after another.Although Harry could still rely on the Iron Armor Curse to block, in the face of George's constantly high fighting spirit and constant bombardment, Harry was still forced to retreat by George, and even gradually retreated to the field. on the edge.

After realizing this, Harry immediately figured out one thing. If he didn't want to leave the game and lose, he had to find a way to give it a try, grab a chance, and escape from George's attack. Come out so you can have a chance to counterattack.

Then, he suddenly thought of what Munn said on the day when the Duel Club's assessment was announced.

Better, more flexible use of spells?

After blocking George's attack again, an idea suddenly came to Harry's mind - he remembered what he had seen last semester, the "tough guy style of play" demonstrated by the big guy Gavin Travers. ".

Maybe work?

Almost losing anyway, Harry quickly made up his mind and decided to give it a try.

The next second, amidst the exclamations of the little wizards watching, the moment George cast the Obstacle Curse, Harry gave up using the Iron Armor Curse to defend himself, and instead threw himself diagonally forward, aiming at the A wooden pole tied to a rope at the edge of the duel field waved the wand "Accio!"

Although Harry had already tried his best to rush forward and tried to avoid George's obstacle spell as much as possible, George's obstacle charm still hit his shoulder and "swatted" him backwards.However, at the same time, the wooden pole that flew over suddenly hit George's legs, knocking George directly to the ground.

More importantly, Harry, who was well prepared, still held his wand tightly in his hand even though his body was aching.George, who was completely unaware of what was happening behind him, fell down and dropped the wand in his hand to the ground.

This was simply an excellent opportunity, but Harry still sighed helplessly.

George's last obstacle spell finally knocked him out of the range of the rope, which meant that although he had successfully seized the opportunity and gained an advantage, he had lost the duel.

"What a wonderful game!" Professor Flitwick waved his hands. "George Weasley won, but Potter's performance was also very exciting!"

When the applause rang out, George stood up and rubbed his legs, picked up the wand again, and then grinned and said, "Oh, Harry, that last blow was really cruel."

Harry, who was sitting on the ground and rubbing his shoulders, had a smile on his face. The depression of losing the duel just now was quickly forgotten by him. "Hey, you are not the same. With so many obstacle spells, I am almost exhausted." I was shocked."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and returned to the stands in response to the applause. Fred and the others, who had laughed exaggeratedly, did not continue to laugh. Instead, they lamented why they failed to pass the test, and shouted at Harry. How did he come up with that last move.Quaid, who had chosen to give up his seat to Hermione, was even more excited, wondering whether he could go up to the duel later and who his opponent would be.

In the duel venue, Professor Flitwick had already announced the candidates for the next duel. Two Slytherin senior wizards quickly ran to the venue and began to prepare for the duel.

Maybe they were inspired by Harry and George, or maybe they had some dueling experience because of their background. In the following duel, these two people also contributed a very exciting competition, which once again attracted the attention of the little boy. The wizards screamed again and again.

As a result, I don’t know if it was because the little wizards’ applause and shouts were too enthusiastic. After two or three duels, even the ghosts in the castle followed the sound and became part of the audience.

In this way, it was not until dinner time that everyone finally ended the duel reluctantly at the urging of Professor Flitwick and left the large classroom on the fifth floor.

Chapter 59 The end of the month and the beginning of the month

Early on Monday morning, Mr. Filch and Mrs. Norris hurriedly ran through the corridors of Hogwarts and hung a new notice on the wall.

The content on this notice is in perfect contrast with the new issue of the school newspaper published today.

"Moon Fox successfully found the long-lost Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, and killed the basilisk hiding in it, eliminating a huge threat to the school... Ah, Fox got another one that was special to the school. Contribution Award! Chamber of Secrets! Basilisk! Oh my god, are we really living in the same Hogwarts?!"

"The legendary Slytherin Chamber of Secrets is actually true?"

"What? Slytherin actually has a secret room?!"

"Wait a minute, is this Moon's second special contribution award to the school?"

"Did you just react?"

"Moon actually killed a basilisk!!!"

Throughout the morning, this matter immediately became the most talked about thing among almost all the little wizards in Hogwarts. Most of the Muggle-born little wizards were asking about what Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was and what the Basilisk was. What is it? Those young wizards who have a little knowledge of this kind of legend almost never talk about Munn. Some people have even begun to describe the scene when Munn dealt with the basilisk.

Although this was not written in the school newspaper, it was obvious that the specific experience was not suitable for people to read in the school newspaper, but they were still able to describe the matter as if they had actually experienced it personally——

Isn't this a wonderful talent?

In contrast, Hermione and Lockhart's awakening has obviously been temporarily ignored by many people. There is no way, Hermione has already appeared in the school, and many young wizards have even made a special trip to visit the school hospital. Pass her.As for Lockhart, to be honest, although they don't know the whole truth yet, quite a few young wizards already regard Lockhart as a big talker who only knows how to talk.

Not to mention who would care about the recovery of a big talker. Even if they really cared, they would probably just make a few mocking remarks.

Harry and Ron naturally also saw the school newspaper and the notice posted by Mr. Filch - they were never mentioned in it from beginning to end, but they were not unhappy because Sirius had secretly chatted with them. After this incident, I also told them that the main purpose of this school newspaper article was not to make Moon more famous, but to:

"It is reported that in the third grade, Moon Fox also worked hard to thwart a conspiracy organized by the dark wizards of the Crow Party. As a long-standing secret society of dark wizards, the Crow Party has secretly caused chaos many times and provoked various The incident caused huge harm to both the wizarding world and the Muggle world..."

Well, Harry made a rough estimate. This article was clearly about Moon finding the secret room, killing the basilisk, and winning a prize for it.

However, almost a quarter of the entire article is devoted to introducing the Crow Party, and the words "The Crow Party failed miserably in causing trouble" were mentioned many times.

Inexplicably, Harry began to feel a little bit of silence for the Crows.

"What?! You are actually involved in this matter?!" Hermione next to her was reminded by Ron's crazy eyes, and she lowered her voice to the point where only Harry and Ron could hear it. "Then why is this There are no two of your names in the special contribution award to the school? Oh my god, how dare you do such a dangerous thing?!"

Harry gave Ron an 'I knew she would be like this' look, and Ron nodded helplessly.

After talking to Sirius, they also asked Sirius if they could tell Hermione about this - Harry was actually quite self-aware about this, and he knew very well that he and Ron were not talking about each other. If you are so strict, you might accidentally let something slip one day.

It was also because of Sirius's permission that the two of them told Hermione the inside story.

"Don't say that, Hermione. In fact, neither of us helped at all." Harry explained: "It was Moon who found the secret room, and he also dealt with the basilisk. The two of us helped open the door from the beginning to the end. I I dare say that even if he doesn’t ask us for help, Moon will probably be able to think of other ways.”

"Besides, this matter is very dangerous - I mean this report, didn't you notice that there are people talking about censorship everywhere in it?"

As soon as the two teenagers explained it, Hermione soon understood, without mentioning that they were protecting them at all.As a result, after a while, "Harry is a Parselmouth" popped out of Ron's mouth again.

As a result, Hermione, who had not calmed down for long, once again fell into a series of surprised questions.

Listening to the chatter of Ron and Hermione in his ears, Harry closed the newspaper in his hand and turned to look at Munn, who was already surrounded by many young wizards - this situation seemed to happen to Munn often. It not only represents Munn's good popularity, but also represents Munn's status in the hearts of other Hogwarts wizards.

Seeing this scene in the past, Harry was more curious about how Moon dealt with these people.Even though he had been at Hogwarts for two years, he was still not used to the way some young wizards looked at him. He couldn't tell whether it was admiration, curiosity or something else. He always felt like the most mysterious one in the reptile house. , the most famous boa constrictor, being watched by countless people.There is some excitement and happiness, but sometimes there is also a little bit of discomfort.

But today, for the first time, he felt some emotion - he was standing on the opposite side of a Voldemort who was missing and might have been dead for many years, but Moon was facing a large group of living enemies.

Although Harry couldn't empathize with this kind of pressure, he felt that he could still barely imagine it.

"Okay, okay, if you don't let me go, I really won't be able to eat anymore. You can't let me go to class hungry." Moon looked at the little wizards who were asking questions around him, dumbfounded. They said, "I definitely can't tell you where the secret room is. Only if the professors think this thing can be opened to you and allowed you to visit, can I tell you the specific location of the secret room."

Although what Munn said was indeed true, how could the excited and curious little wizards let Munn go so easily? Even if they couldn't see the secret room with their own eyes, at least they could learn from Munn. Heard something related, right?

In this way, until the time for class was almost here, Moon was finally able to grab two pieces of pie and hurried to the magic classroom with his roommates.

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Over the weekend, the match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw officially started.

Although they had a new Seeker named Qiu Zhang and some new adjustments to the team roster, they still didn't get much benefit from Hufflepuff who had Cedric.

"Hufflepuff's Seeker, Cedric Diggory and Ravenclaw's Seeker, Cho Chang are in the final battle against the Golden Snitch! This will undoubtedly determine today's match The final outcome, but the situation in Ravenclaw is not good now - ha, Cedric doesn't seem to know how to 'love the beauty'. He took advantage of his speed and flying talent to the extreme. After only two turns, Qiu ·Zhang has been pulled far away by him!"

Lee Jordan sat on the commentary table and connoted Cedric crazily. The little wizards in the school newspaper office who knew what he was talking about almost went crazy laughing.Gal even patted Moon on the shoulder and told Moon confidently, "After coming off the court later, Cedric will definitely spend a long time coaxing Qiu Zhang."

Moon expressed great agreement with Gal's judgment.

"Oh~! The Golden Snitch tried to use the obstacles in front to avoid Cedric's pursuit, but it didn't work. Cedric's skills were very, very flexible! He bit the Golden Snitch - no! He Caught the Golden Snitch! Congratulations to the Hufflepuff team for winning today's game!"

In the Hufflepuff stands, thunderous applause broke out, followed by the inevitable cheers.On the court, Qiu Zhang shook his head in annoyance, and then quickly landed on the ground with the other players of the team at Mrs. Huo Qi's whistle.

Soon, the little wizards in the school newspaper office burst into laughter again.Because just as they had guessed, not long after landing, Cedric immediately rushed to Qiu Zhang and began to try hard to say something to Qiu Zhang until they each walked into the door leading to different locker rooms. The passage is the end.

Although they couldn't hear what Cedric said at that time, these unscrupulous friends had already quickly performed three or four versions of themselves.

This doubt did not last long, especially for young wizards like Moon and others who were already part of Hufflepuff.As soon as they returned to the common room, several of Cedric's teammates had already roughly recited Cedric's shouting at that time - how should I put it, every word was filled with sincere nausea.

Moreover, Cedric did not return to the Hufflepuff common room with the rest of the team.

As for where he went...ha, no one would ask such a boring question, after all, everyone already has the answer in their mind.

In the corner of the common room, Keira walked up to Violet with a bottle of pumpkin juice. While quenching her thirst with pumpkin juice, she patted Violet’s arm, then pointed and smiled. Moon listened with interest to Gal's nonsense.

"Hey, Wei'er, you heard what we just said, what Cedric said to Qiu Zhang. If you ask me, you should also try to be petty and coquettish like Qiu Zhang. Think about it, you and Moon have been sitting on the same sofa, warming themselves by the fire, reading books, and drawing since the first grade."

"But now, they are in fourth grade. I heard that Cedric and Qiu Zhang have been holding hands every day in private. Look at you and Moon, you two still just sit on the same sofa every day. Warm yourself by the fire, read a book, and draw.”

Kayla took another sip of pumpkin juice, and then put the empty bottle in her hand on the small round table nearby. "Even if you are not in a hurry, Demi and I will be anxious to death - your progress is too slow." , do you want to try to take the initiative? I don’t know if you saw it, but after the school newspaper article came out this morning, there were a lot more eyes that wanted to eat Munn in one bite."

Violet listened to Keira's words carefully, then glanced at Moon with a smile and shook her head, "That method is not suitable for me. I don't like to be petty in the first place. And..."

"I don't have to be petty or anything like that. Even if I don't rely on these things, Moon will definitely not be with anyone else."

Looking at Violet who spoke categorically, as if she was secretly engaged to Munn, Keira turned her head to look at Munn suspiciously, then turned back and looked at Violet up and down. Lit: "Merlin... I really don't know where you get your confidence, or do you mean you don't realize how popular Munn is right now?"

Violet pursed her lips and smiled, "Anyway, there's no need to worry. Just like you said, I'm not worried at all, am I?"

"Okay, okay, I can't control you anymore. I'd better go and see Demi. That silly girl's eyes were almost filled with stars when she looked at Gal's big nose." Keira rubbed her arms and gave up. The idea of ​​saving Violet shifted his goal back to Demi. "Although the Gal people are good, but... I think it is better to be more reserved."

As she spoke, Keira strode towards Demi.After she left, Violet stared at Moon for a while, then rubbed the pocket watch in her pocket twice, smiled secretly, and continued to draw with her head down.

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Although everyone still doesn’t know exactly how Cedric coaxed Qiu Zhang that day, what is certain is that just one day later, a sharp-eyed little wizard discovered that the two secretly held hands on the playground.

However, this incident still gave Cedric's friends a good reason to tease him. For a period of time after that, Cedric was often used to say this incident, which made him blush and hide his face. Flee in defeat.Fortunately, everyone had a tacit understanding and did not mention this matter in the school newspaper office - teasing Cedric was of course not a problem, but if he accidentally hurt the thin-skinned Qiu Zhang, it would be a sin.

In this way, amidst the chatter and laughter of the little wizards, in the blink of an eye, time has quietly entered the mark of December.

As the weather turned colder, the heated discussion about "Moun Killing the Basilisk" also cooled down. Everyone, both inside and outside the school, began to look for new topics.But the Quidditch game has also entered the offseason. Fortunately, they were finally allowed to go to Hogsmeade, which gave the young wizards at Hogwarts something fresh to discuss. After all, every Every year there will always be a new group of third-year wizards who come to Hogsmeade for the first time, and every year there will be some new troubles and jokes.

In fact, according to previous years' arrangements, this trip to Hogsmeade was supposed to be at the end of October. However, this year, Hermione was "attacked", so the opportunity to go to Hogsmeade was not available. It has been pressed until now.

Perhaps it was fate that felt that the trivial matters of Hogsmeade alone were not enough for the young wizards to have fun talking about, so within two days, Lockhart finally walked out of the school hospital.

In fact, his headache has not completely healed. Although Madam Pomfrey has tried her best to treat and treat him, Lockhart is probably destined to have this disaster. After all, his headache has only been alleviated a little, and he is far from recovering. There is still a long way to go.

However, during most of the time when his head was not aching, Lockhart could not stand it any longer, and his letters from readers were getting fewer and fewer, not to mention that almost half a month had passed, and the whole Hogwarts and even Not many little wizards came to visit him.This undoubtedly made Lockhart heartbroken and disappointed.

The most important thing is that Moon Fox actually received another Special Contribution to the School Award!

If Madam Pomfrey hadn't stopped him, Lockhart would have rushed directly into Professor Dumbledore's office to ask for an explanation the day he learned of this incident.

No, the day after he came out of the school hospital, Lockhart hurried to Professor Dumbledore.

Moreover, he came wearing gorgeous clothes and carrying a big suitcase.

"Headmaster, I'm sorry, I think I still have to ask you to resign." When he said this, Lockhart looked sad and aggrieved.

"Oh? Professor Lockhart, I thought we had discussed this matter last time." Professor Dumbledore raised his head and glanced at Lockhart's expression, then put the pen aside and closed it. The notebook in front of me "Can you tell me the reason?"

"Of course, you also know that my headache has not been cured yet. I think I may have left some sequelae." Lockhart sighed deeply. "What makes me even more sad is that in order to save He After making such a great sacrifice to create Min Granger, instead of receiving corresponding gratitude and admiration, I could only watch the little wizards - I'm sorry, please forgive my excited wording -... That wretched Moon Foxx condescends."

Listening to Lockhart's pointed words, how could Professor Dumbledore not know that he was actually expressing dissatisfaction with himself.