Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

In response to Ron's question, Dudley simply replied calmly, then turned the car towards Ron again and silently stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

As Dudley said, Hermione really didn't need to practice fighting. She was in the Room of Requirement, closing one eye and aiming at the target in front of her, with a Desert Eagle in her hand.

To be precise, it should be the Desert Eagle modified by Dudley, which, like the jeep, can be classified as a magical alchemical item.

'Well done, Lowe.'

Harry, who was able to take a breath again, gave Ron a thumbs up for his act of attracting hatred.

Ron was once again targeted by Dudley and was chased by a jeep with a terrified look on his face.

'Brother D is chasing me, damn it!'

Chapter 415 Harry: No one understands Brother D better than me

From that day on, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class became a scene where Dudley drove a jeep, chasing the four of them around the square.

"Don't run, don't escape."

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"Don't dodge, rush towards the jeep head-on."

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"Jump, jump for me."

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All of the above words were shouted by Dudley while he was driving the jeep. Harry and the other three turned a deaf ear to him and dodged with their agile bodies.

After a period of training, although the four of them still had no idea about fighting techniques, their dodging ability had greatly improved.

At least any one of the four people can deal with the jeep for a while.

Don't think that the jeep training method is useless. It's just like the turtle shell training method of the Kame-ryu. It seems to be just a useless weight-bearing exercise, but in fact, there is a bigger mystery hidden behind it.

Harry and his friends will not only face wizards as enemies in the future.

Well, others may not know, but Dali is driving very happily.

Fortunately, Harry and his friends were quite "helpful". After several times of special training, they finally "understood" the "deep meaning" of Dudley's arrangement of this training.

"That's right. Brother D definitely didn't just drive after us unilaterally. He wanted to train our ability to cast spells without a wand."

Harry vowed to his companions that as someone who had been with Dudley since he was a child, he believed that every step Dudley took had a deeper meaning.

After thinking hard for a long time, I finally figured it out.

"Is that right?"

Ron expressed his doubts. As the person who had been chased by cars the most times among the people present, he was very happy to see Dudley driving the jeep.

"That must be it!"

Ron looked at Harry's serious expression, half believing and half doubting: "Are you sure we didn't offend him in any way, and he just wanted to bully us?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Think back to what Brother D often told us not to rely too much on spells. This was a hint for us to practice wandless spellcasting. Unfortunately, I didn't understand Brother D's deep meaning at that time. I thought he just wanted us to exercise our bodies and strengthen our close combat."

"Now think about it, as wizards, practicing wandless spellcasting is the most important point. Sometimes we should look for the reasons in ourselves. Have we worked hard in recent years? Have we practiced wandless spellcasting seriously?"

Harry said firmly, "I have been with Brother D since I can remember, for more than ten years. I have watched him grow step by step to where he is today. No one understands Brother D better than me."

"The reason why Brother D asked us to undergo special training must be because he thought our progress in wandless spellcasting was too slow."

“We should work harder.”

Draco and Neville nodded their heads, thinking that what Harry said made a lot of sense. Ron could only put aside his own opinion when he saw that his companions all thought so.

Because in Ron's opinion, if a smart man like Draco thinks it is right, then it must be right.

Yet Draco was in full cult mode when it came to Dudley.

So, when the four people strongly requested to increase the difficulty of the training to facilitate the practice of wandless spellcasting, Dudley activated the other abilities of the jeep.

Although he was a little confused when he was found, he thought that these four people were played by him.

Later I found out that they were practicing wandless spellcasting, so I gave up.

Start the jeep - magic resistance mode, swift mode, and impact mode.

Two-stage simulation training.

In the later period, Dudley would also let them do shooting training like Hermione. No one stipulates that wizards can only wave their wands stupidly. In terms of speed, bullets are still better.

Of course, this was not just about driving around to chase people. Dudley combined his own learning over the years to make a simple classification of the wizards' strengths and sorted out the progress of learning spells.

The first stage is to learn basic spells and accumulate knowledge. It is the primary level of wizards. Most of the young wizards in Hogwarts are basically at this stage.

The second stage is to practice the learned spells until you are proficient in them, making the casting of spells more handy. At least you won't end up with a situation where you cast a levitation spell but end up casting a forgetfulness spell instead when you clearly want to cast one.

The third stage is to be able to use the learned spells freely in actual combat, which is the so-called actual combat. After all, no matter how solid the theoretical knowledge is, it is only academic, and it is still far from real combat.

The fourth stage is to learn the corresponding anti-magic spell. Those who can use this step well are all elites among wizards without exception.

The fifth stage begins with trying to merge two or more spells. This requires not only the proficient use of spells, but also a high level of understanding of them.

The sixth stage is to study a certain spell thoroughly, and create a new mode of spell belonging to one's own based on the original spell, such as Grindelwald's Blue Fierce Fire Curse.

Most adult wizards only reach the second stage, which is the level of mastering spells. More experienced Aurors can enter the third stage. As for the fourth stage, it can only be reached by elite wizards, and the fifth and sixth stages are only reached by top masters like Grindelwald, Dumbledore and Voldemort.

Although the true strength of a wizard may not necessarily correspond to each stage, for example, a wizard in the fourth stage can crush a wizard in the third stage. A young wizard who often practices in combat may not necessarily defeat an adult wizard who does not practice much, as the objective gap between the two is still quite large (magic power, physique, etc.). There are also some special cases that cannot be included in these six stages, such as inventing a completely new spell, which can only prove the wizard's outstanding talent.

However, under the same conditions, the deeper stage is definitely stronger than the shallower stage.

Of course, these are all the stages and realms divided by Dudley himself. After all, in the wizarding world, there is no such thing as the third stage of fighting spirit transformation, nor is there an advancement process such as wizard apprentice-witch-wizard-great wizard-wizard saint-wizard god, or such a solemn hierarchy as the half-step elite wizard great perfection.

There is no such thing as a situation where you absolutely cannot defeat an opponent of a different level.

If you are caught off guard, even if you are a world-renowned potion master, you will be successfully ambushed by a third-grade wizard like me.

Currently, everyone in the discipline group is moving towards the fifth stage. Harry has already got some idea and is trying hard. On the contrary, Hermione, who has always been ahead of everyone else, is a little stuck this time. She is good at learning step by step, and is indeed not as innovative as Harry.

It’s not that Dudley pushed them too hard, but mainly because Voldemort would not give them too much time. According to the intelligence he had obtained, Voldemort had successfully won over a large number of dark creatures, and even the group of eight-eyed giant spiders in the Forbidden Forest had received an invitation, and they could launch an attack at any time.

Chapter 416: Treating Moody

Dumbledore had actually arranged for Hagrid to lobby the giants, but unfortunately he failed at the critical moment. A coup d'état took place within the giant clan, and the new leader cut off the head of the old leader, and the new leader completely sided with the Death Eaters.

The main reason was that Dumbledore did not agree with Dudley and Grindelwald's suggestion - to strike first and kill the giants directly.

Giants, werewolves and other dark creatures can be said to be completely evil. There is no way to intercept them in advance because it is useless to simply bind them with interests. Many times they don’t talk to you about interests, they just want to simply enjoy the feeling of killing and destruction.

For example, the werewolf leader Fenrir Greyback is simply bloodthirsty and wants more wizards to become werewolves like him. Another example is the giants, they want to hunt without restraint (eat ordinary people, they are essentially no different from trolls).

There is no way to negotiate interests with these two groups. Moreover, these are the dark creatures that Voldemort has won over and are most likely to defect.

The giants have low intelligence, but at least they can communicate. As for the werewolves, a large number of them have already escaped from Greyback's control due to the human form restoration spell.

The most difficult ones are the remaining ones. First of all, the Dementors, which are the first dark creatures to defect to Voldemort. The demands of the Dementors are completely impossible for normal people to agree to, and only Voldemort will agree to them. They want to feed on people's happiness without restraint.

There are also humanoid witches, which are non-human creatures that look like ugly old witches. They know some basic magic but their overall level is lower than that of wizards. Like giants, they like to eat human flesh, especially the flesh of children.

I heard that the banshees were also won over by the Death Eaters. I wonder how Voldemort convinced these guys and what benefits he promised them.

Then there are the Acromantulas. Well, they joined with Dudley's consent.

Interestingly, the vampires who appear as villains in many works did not join the group. Most of them hid themselves to avoid retaliation by the Death Eaters.

Hogwarts - Headmaster's Office.

"Mr. Dursley, I heard from Albus that you had something to ask me?"

Professor Moody limped over with a cane and sat down in front of Dudley, then shouted at Dumbledore who was sitting in the headmaster's seat, "Albus, now is the crucial moment in the competition for the post of Minister of Magic. I have already contacted some old Auror guys for you, and they are waiting for the moment of the election. We will definitely vote for you."

He insisted that Dumbledore should be the Minister of Magic, and that only under Dumbledore's leadership could the Ministry of Magic fight against Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

Apparently, the old former Auror did not know that Grindelwald had transformed into Fudge. To be precise, Mr. Weasley was the only one in the entire Order of the Phoenix who knew about this.

In fact, according to Dumbledore's original idea, all members of the Order of the Phoenix should share information with each other, but this was strongly opposed by Dudley.

After all, there is the precedent of Peter Pettigrew. Unless he is completely trustworthy, how do you know that he will not be the next Wormtail? Don't forget that Peter is one of the original founders of the Order of the Phoenix.

However, Moody didn't tell him not because he was untrustworthy, but because there were more important things for him to deal with. The more he knew, the more difficult it would be to accomplish.

"Alastor, I think we should listen to what Dudley has to say first."

Dumbledore interrupted Moody's chatter, and he took out a candy jar from somewhere, took out a fizzing bee candy, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully, then handed another one to Moody.

"Okay, Albus, okay."

Moody shook his head and didn't take the candy. Since his retirement, he never ate food or water handed to him by others, even if the person was Dumbledore.

"So what's up Mr. Dursley? Newfound Dark Arts or counter-curses? You are the hardest working of the most talented wizards I have ever met."

After all, I have taught Dudley for a period of time, so I am naturally familiar with him.

"Neither." Dudley shook his head. Instead of answering Moody, he looked at Moody and asked, "I heard that you have experienced countless battles in your life, and these injuries on your body are also left from that time."

Moody nodded, touched his artificial leg, and said with emotion: "Yes, including this leg and this eye. It was a very cruel battle. I almost couldn't come back."

His tone was slightly boastful, as if the scars on his body were his medals of honor.

Although that is indeed the case.

With the medical level of the wizarding world, it only takes one night to grow an arm bone from scratch, and the whole process is just a little painful, let alone superficial injuries like a broken leg?

Well, broken legs and arms are indeed superficial injuries in the wizarding world.

The scars all over Moody's body are not because he doesn't want treatment, but because they are incurable. Otherwise, who would be willing to use a cane all day long or wear a prosthetic eye to become a normal person?

The reason why it cannot be cured is mostly because of the evil curse. The injuries caused by the evil curse are very difficult to heal, just like the Weasley brothers whose ears were cut off by the Sharpshooter Curse in the original book. Mrs. Weasley tried her best but couldn't make him grow ears again, because without knowing the counter-curse, ordinary healing spells would not work.

The same goes for Moody’s injury.

Dudley continued, "I have a presumptuous question for you."

"what?"

Moody asked, and now he realized that Dudley's problem was probably related to his own injuries.

"If possible, would you like to heal your wounds?"

"?!!"

Although he had some guesses, he didn't expect it to be this. Moody looked a little surprised.

He quickly thought of another identity of Dudley besides being a student - a potion master that even Snape praised highly.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and politely refused.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Dursley."

When he was suffering from the pain of these injuries, he sought help from therapists, but the results were always the same: the injuries were incurable.

You'll get used to it over time.

If you can't find the corresponding evil curse, there is no way to break the curse.

Even a master of magic like Snape is the same.

This is the rule of the magical world, unless you can find an antidote to the curse in the form of a potion, which is no less difficult than finding a counter-curse.

In Moody's opinion, Dudley's words were just like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

Dudley saw what Moody was thinking, so he pulled a bottle of potion from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Professor Moody, you can try it first."

Chapter 417: Wand pointing up, ultimate protection; Wand pointing down, all curses come to an end

Who would have thought that a young wizard who had not yet graduated would have a higher level of attainment in potions than a well-known potion master like Snape? And his attainments in spells were also not low.

Seeing that Moody still wanted to refuse, Dudley continued: "Voldemort could take action at any time. You are an important force for us. If you can heal these injuries, it will undoubtedly greatly increase our chances of winning."

Seeing Dudley's firm attitude, Moody couldn't help laughing and shook his head slightly. Although he didn't think Dudley could do it, he still took the potion handed to him.