Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 169 Duel and Bet

After Thea and Cedric finished analyzing the duel, it was time for curfew.

Before leaving, Thea stood on the platform and said to everyone, "Please help spread the word that I will be here every night from 6 pm to 10 pm to welcome your duel challenges, from the third grade to the seventh grade."

"If you defeat me, I will pay 100 Galleons as compensation for the energy depletion during the duel and the cost of potions afterward."

"If you lose... then fight me 10 more times!"

In an instant, almost all the young wizards were eager to make a move. Even though Thea had shown enough strength to defeat them all, that was still 100 Galleons!

Who can resist the temptation of gold coins?

Even Draco and the others were somewhat unsteady on their feet. 100 Galleons, how many alchemy materials/potion materials can I buy?

However, considering Thea's fighting prowess, the group hesitated again.

"Can I choose to join a group?"

I don't know which brilliant person immediately came up with a way to deal with Thea: if one person can't beat her, then let's team up and fight together!

"Form a group?" Thea thought for a moment before saying, "Sure, but each team can not exceed... 10 people for now. We will add more if needed, but we only have 100 Galleons."

"For group activities, let's go to the Forbidden Forest area; it's a bit more open there."

When Thea announced the start of the Challenger Tournament, the entire Hogwarts was stunned by her extravagant gesture!

One second people were wondering, "Whose spendthrift son is this?"

A second later I realized it was Miss Black.

Well, the Black family is very wealthy and powerful.

Moreover, in a one-on-one fight, there are very few Hogwarts players who could beat their opponents, so in total, the opponents wouldn't suffer much loss.

Gella looked at the familiar figure on the stage and was speechless for a moment.

This plan... is insane!

The brilliant idea, coupled with its extraordinary drive, stirred the nerves of almost every young wizard without violating any school rules.

What does 100 Galleons mean?

That's roughly a month's salary for a Ministry of Magic employee (the Weasleys could travel to Egypt for 700 Galleons, which is about half a year's salary for Arthur).

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When Thea arrived at the abandoned classroom the next day, she discovered that the number of people there had increased three or four times compared to the previous night.

"Have all the students who want to participate in the challenge gotten their number tags?"

Thea only remembered to prepare the number plate this morning.

"Here you go—"

"Let's start with number one!"

Number One is a fifth-year Gryffindor who looks strong and powerful, while Thea is petite and cute in front of him.

The challenge began quickly, and with the referee's signal, beams of magical energy poured forth...

Five minutes later, the duel ended.

Thea gently kicked the person off the platform. "Over there, Potter, Cedric, Daphne, and the others, pick a few to make a total of 10 duels!"

Fifth grader: "…………"

"Didn't I say I wanted to duel you?"

"I'm not interested anymore!"

These five words, while not particularly offensive, are extremely insulting!

The hurt fifth-year student walked toward Harry with a heart full of grief and indignation.

“Next!” Thea said calmly.

"Oh!"

Three minutes later, the duel ended again.

Next game, three minutes.

Another match, five minutes.

Another match, lasting ten minutes!

"At this time tomorrow, we will begin our next duel."

“…Okay.” The sixth-grade student reluctantly agreed.

"Oh!"

As the last student of the night was "sent" off the platform, Thea slowly walked down, and wherever she went, the crowd immediately parted to make way for her.

"That concludes tonight's duel. You're all welcome to come again tomorrow!" Only after the young wizards left the classroom did Thea wave her wand to restore it to its original state.

Theodore also promptly presented a bottle of magic potion.

Gella, who was standing to the side, read the notes in her hand to the other person.

"There were 36 challenges tonight, and you won 33 of them. The Galleons have already been sent over."

"Hmm, my reactions started to fall behind a bit in the later stages... Looks like I need to practice more..."

Gella couldn't help but shudder. "Are you a devil?!"

What do you mean by "the reaction couldn't keep up"? It's clearly because the magic power was almost exhausted!

Your hand is shaking even as you hold the wand!

Gella looked at him with disapproval, but in the end she could only sigh helplessly.

"Let's go, Theodore has already prepared enough potions and white cinnabar next door."

Where are those classmates from just now?

"Don't worry, you've done your job carefully. One potion will do the trick." Theodore rarely expressed his disapproval.

Thea smiled at him, feigning ignorance, and that got her away with it.

"By the way, Draco, did you save all the duel videos?"

"It's all saved. The monitor is a bit heavy, so I'll give it to Daphne."

"That's good, as long as it doesn't interfere with my watching tonight." Thea's soft muttering once again drew disapproving glances from the others, and Thea immediately pretended to be oblivious.

"You need to take care of yourself. If this keeps up, Professor Snape will be driven crazy by you." Thea always readily admits her mistakes to Draco and the others, but then... remains utterly unrepentant!

Late at night, Daphne, who shared a dormitory with Daphne, was already sleepy and collapsed into her pillow without even covering herself with a blanket.

Noticing that there was no movement on the other end, Thea took off her headphones, tiptoed to cover the other person with the blanket, and then made a full cup of bitter coffee, determined to fight the video call to the bitter end!

After yesterday's sweeping victory by Thea, the fifth, sixth, and seventh graders no longer intended to maintain any gentlemanly conduct.

They plan to team up and duel with Thea!

However, since the students who lost haven't completed 10 duels yet, they can only start forming teams again after they've completed that number.

Thea received a notification from Daphne, who was in charge of managing the registration procedures, during dinner: today's events are all group duels!

"Draco, you, Zabini, Daisy, and Helene are practicing dueling in the classroom on the fifth floor with those young wizards who are participating in the dueling training. If you have time, you can analyze my duel from yesterday for them. It should be helpful."

"Ok."

Although they were reluctant to miss Thea's first team battle, the four of them obediently agreed.

"By the way, when you guys practice dueling, be careful, Theodore said his stock might not be enough."

The four of them exchanged a furtive glance, then unanimously agreed.

How could Theodore's stockpile be insufficient? He just wants you to participate in fewer duels!