Hogwarts White Knight

"Um?!"

Seeing Lupine sitting in the chair, he suddenly took out his wand and shot a spell at him. Gawain's first reaction was not to question or retreat, but to step back violently and raise his hand with his left foot. The chair he was sitting on just now was thrown out with all his strength!

“Great response!”

Lupine said loudly, drawing an arc to the right with the wand in his hand, as if there was an invisible hand, gently catching the chair flying toward him and placing it back on the ground.

"Remember the most important thing when it comes to wizard duels, always look your opponent in the face!"

As he spoke, he stood up and waved the wand in his hand. Although he looks haggard and weak, Lupine moves very quickly and is obviously very skilled in the silent technique of jinxes.

"khronos!"

Gawain recited silently, using the accelerated blood flow in his body to make his perception more acute.

"We must take the initiative, otherwise we won't even have time to respond!"

He leaned back and stood beside the desk, quickly pulled out the wand from his waist, "expelliarmus! (Expelliarmus)", and with a flick of his wrist, the spell was released.

A ray of red light shot toward Lu Ping, but he responded with a relaxed smile, "Not bad!" He shook his wrist slightly, and an invisible air barrier blocked it in the air, which was the iron armor protecting him.

"Think before you attack...well done!"

Lu Ping deliberately changed his armor from invisible to silver and translucent to demonstrate his skills, but before he finished speaking, suddenly, a hole opened in the center of the barrier, and then dispersed like broken glass.

What emerged from that small opening was the most common table knife in Hogwarts!

"Although it's just a table knife, that doesn't mean it doesn't work!"

Gawain thought to himself, and at the same time reached out to fumble in the dragon skin pocket on his waist.

Ever since he provoked Riddle before, Gawain has been thinking about how he should deal with the duel between wizards, especially when the opponents are adult wizards whose mastery of magic far exceeds his.

Of course, although escape is always the most effective way, and "Dumbledore flying in" is also very feasible, Gawain always hopes that there will be some other ways to deal with it.

And this is one of Gawain's explorations.

Through contact with many wizards, including McGonagall, Flitwick, and even Professor Snape, he found that although they were very respectable and proficient in dueling techniques, they always subconsciously ignored many people who came from "might". melon" considerations.

The most typical representative among them is the spell of armor protection. Although it can deal with both physical and magical attacks, in order to obtain faster casting, they will always focus more on dealing with magical attacks when casting spells.

And this tendency is even more obvious in those more powerful wizards, because in duels, they are good at squeezing out every detail, and they will cast spells more precisely to gain more complex and more powerful spells for themselves. , or a spell that makes it difficult for opponents to resist.

Of course, it's not that they can't do it, it's just a tactic they use to gain a competitive advantage. And when faced with the sudden attack of this table knife, Lupine just waved his magic wand and used the disappearing spell to eliminate it.

But Gawain never expected to win like this. He used such tricks just to gain an opportunity, or in other words, a short-term initiative. While Lupine was dealing with the table knife, Gawain had already taken out a handful of black powder from his pocket and threw it at him hard.

"Ok?"

A trace of doubt appeared in Lupine's mind. He originally thought that Gawain had seized this opportunity and would use more powerful spells, such as obstacles or quick confinement, which could restrict his movements.

Although there was a lot of black powder, and it spread over a large area, it was not heavy or fast, and was not enough to interfere or suppress him at all.

"You've done a great job."

said Lupine, flicking his wand. As long as the dust is eliminated and the armor is used again, it will be impossible for Gawain to break through.

In his opinion, Gawain's performance was already amazing. Being able to detect attacks in time and organize effective counterattacks even made him feel a little stressed at one point. This kind of performance has far exceeded his ability in the first grade. It's no wonder that he was praised by Dumbledore.

"After all, I'm just a first-year student."

Thinking very quickly, Lupine's wand was about to swing down to the lower right. But before he could complete the disappearing spell, he heard Gawain shouting a spell loudly and hastily.

"incendio! (flame blazing)"

A spark burst out from the top of Gawain's black wand, radiating rapidly and igniting all the black powder originally floating in the air.

At this moment, they seemed to turn into a downpour of fire, pouring down on Lu Ping!

This is something Lu Ping never thought of!

Originally, it only took him a breath to hold up the iron armor, but through this series of coherent and powerful attacks, Gawain made him, an adult wizard, passive.

That black powder is actually charcoal. After being finely ground and stored in dry packages, just a little spark is enough to ignite them quickly, not to mention a blazing flame.

After burning, charcoal

The coverage and properties of the powder had changed, and with the help of "Bearing Flame", they even accelerated again.

Such a large posture is no longer something that can be easily solved with a disappearing spell.

Gawain named this "curse" "The Grudge from the Gryffindor Common Room" to commemorate the classmates who provided him with precious ingredients. But even though he had thought of and prepared this "magic spell", this was the first time Gawain actually used it in a wizard duel.

After all, if he is recognized for using it in the Holly Club, he will undoubtedly be grabbed by the little lions of Gryffindor after the event and have a good "exchange of feelings."

"But they will definitely forgive me, won't they... After all, if you suddenly enter such a cold common room from outside, you will easily catch a cold."

Gawain tried to convince himself.

But Lupine is an extremely experienced wizard after all, and even when faced with sudden changes, he still did not panic. He kept his wand pressed down and released the disappearing spell as usual, stopping the approaching "fire rain".

Then, he thrust his wand forward sharply.

"how is this possible!"

Gawain exclaimed, having already prepared the Iron Armor Protective Charm. Taking advantage of the chaos, he quickly approached Lupin and suddenly stopped and was forced to concentrate on maintaining the Iron Armor Protective Charm.

This was not included in his plan, and the initiative he had just gained had been completely lost due to Lupine's sudden response. But if he doesn't, the violent stream of water from the tip of Lupin's wand will smear him against the wall!

"aguamenti" is the mantra for clear water like a spring.

It was a spell Gawain never imagined his opponent would choose.

As a primary spell included in the primary excerpt of standard spells, the function of Clear Water Like a Spring is very simple. It is to shoot a stream of water from the top of the wand according to the wizard's wish. Although a skilled wizard can freely control the size, convergence, and speed of the water flow, even if a flower is created, it is just water flow.

Its only advantage is that it is released very quickly and can be controlled freely.

But it was precisely this that completely ruined Gawain's plan. He originally thought that Lupine would choose the more commonly used Iron Armor Curse, or be a little more adventurous and add a Vanishing Curse, but Gawain's response was to forcefully rush in with the Iron Armor Curse, and use his enhanced reaction speed to turn the wizard's duel into a He is better at close combat.

Lupine is an adult. Even if Gawain speeds up the time in his body, he still has an advantage in terms of physical fitness. But considering his weak and haggard appearance, coupled with the fact that he rushed in first and had rich fighting experience, Gawain was confident that he could KO within three rounds.

But now...

"Do you want to continue?"

Lu Ping said as he conveniently patched himself up with an iron armor to protect himself. Although his face was stained with a lot of black dust that had not been removed by the Disappearance Curse, and his clothes were a little messy, he smiled with great satisfaction.

"No need, Professor. But I want to know why you just chose to use clear water like a spring?"

Gawain also took back his wand and shook his head.

There is no point in fighting anymore. Lupine's armor was enough to block all of his spells, but he not only couldn't, but couldn't use the Unforgivable Curse that could break the armor.

"Because your intention is too obvious, and even if you choose to release the curse, I will have enough time to react."

As Lupine spoke, he shook his wand and turned Gawain's chair back. He wanted to invite Gawain to sit down, but looking at the mess in the office at the moment, the corner of his mouth twitched. He didn't expect that a first-year wizard could be so destructive, and he didn't play according to the routine at all.

"What did we do when we were in first grade..."

He somewhat regretted why he chose to test Gawain in the office.

"Professor Dumbledore said that you have a strong sense of anxiety and asked me to give you some help. I was a little hesitant because I felt that you were too young to be exposed to these dangers."

Putting his wand back at his waist, Lupine sat down on the low sofa in front of the fire.

"originally?"

Gawain noticed Lupin's choice of voice.

(i.e. used?to, originally)

"Even if I stop you, you won't stop, right?" Lupine looked at the "Beep Boop Boop" burning fireplace and replied with a smile, "Gawain, if I help you, are you willing to tell me , what are you anxious about? I will never tell anyone, you can trust me."

Gawain stood silently.

Lupine's expression was very sincere and close, making him want to trust him involuntarily.

At this moment, he suddenly had the urge to tell all the strange things about himself. It doesn't matter to Lupine, to Professor Dumbledore, or even to Hermione.

He had hidden these things for too long, but even he didn't know why he hid them. Even if you are disbelieved, hated, or even feared, it is still better than being carried alone, right?

But he still didn't say anything.

"It's too late today, you should go back and rest. Come over at eight o'clock tomorrow night. I don't think you are willing to be late for your first class, Gawain?"

Instead of trying to force Gawain, Lupine sighed, stood up and said.