Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 167 Duel Training

As ink continued to flow from Thea's quill, a thick stack of parchment disappeared at an astonishing speed, and books half a person's height were laid out on the table one by one. Only the sound of turning pages proved that she was indeed reading.

“...Thea…”

"Hmm?" Thea made a nasal sound without looking up from the parchment. "Wait for me for two more minutes. My paper is only one paragraph away from being completed."

Can a paper really be written in just two minutes? Cedric wondered.

But Thea proved with her actions that she could!

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Facing Thea's clear gaze, Cedric's tension vanished instantly. "I hope to participate in your dueling tutoring!"

"Okay!"

The girl's straightforward attitude surprised Cedric.

"I was originally planning to invite you too, after all, you're the face of Hogwarts now!"

Despite his delight, Cedric still thought of another warrior, "That Harry..."

"Don't worry, I'll talk to him about it tomorrow."

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"I'm so glad everyone is here on time!" Thea clapped to welcome them. "Without further ado, let's begin today's duel training!"

"As usual, please find your duel partners in pairs. If one side has an assistant, the other side also needs one. If you can't find an opponent, please stand still and I will help you find one."

At Thea's command, the young wizards who had previous dueling training immediately found their partners.

“Cedric, you will be paired with Potter for now. I will have a duel with each of you in a little while. I need to know your strength.”

There was a brief commotion among the young wizards in the audience, but they quickly quieted down.

Seeing that the young wizards had all found partners, Thea clapped her hands, and the flames in the classroom wall lamps suddenly burst into flame, revealing the entire classroom to everyone.

"This is………"

Meeting the surprised gazes of the young wizards, Thea smiled slightly and said, "As you can see, I used the Unseen Stretch Charm to expand this classroom to the size of five classrooms, which is enough to accommodate our dueling training!"

"Can we learn it?"

"Of course! The expansion effect of the Unseen Stretching Charm is also recorded in Dumbledore's Transfiguration Notes, which is how I learned it."

"Alright, those who need it can apply to Zabini. Now, the duel is about to begin!"

"Potter! Come on!"

Harry accepted Thea's invitation without hesitation and immediately climbed onto the platform.

At the prompting of the temporary referee Draco, the two simultaneously raised their right arms and held their wands up in front of them.

Then, the two turned around at the same time and walked to opposite corners of the platform. After the referee gave the order, they turned around at the same time, and the next moment, two red spells shot straight at each other.

"So fast!"

Hailin, sitting in the audience, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Faced with the spell thrown by Thea, Harry did not hesitate to dodge to the left, successfully avoiding the spell. Taking this opportunity, Harry cast a petrification spell!

"They've all turned to stone!"

"Obstacles are numerous!"

Faced with Harry's petrification spell, Thea casually unleashed a barrier spell, and then launched attacks from other tricky angles.

Seeing that his first attack had failed, Harry was about to attack again, but the stun spell cast by Thea threw him into disarray.

"Except your weapons!"

"They've all turned to stone!"

"He collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious!"

In the critical moment, Harry launched a series of attacks at Thea from various angles!

The young wizards below the stage watched intently, wondering how Thea would respond. Thea first cast a protective armor on herself, then nimbly moved around on the platform, dodging all of Harry's spells.

"Potter! Do you still have the strength?"

"Of course!"

Harry agreed verbally, but his hands moved swiftly, and a powerful Exterminator weapon immediately shot towards Thea.

"Oh!"

The red curse punched a hole in the reinforced platform!

Amidst the swirling dust, all that could be seen in their friends' pupils was their own surprised expression.

Goodness, if that hit me, I'd have to spend at least a week in the medical wing!

While everyone was still stunned, Thea and Harry started throwing spells at each other like they were free.

Wood chips and dust flew everywhere near the platform, and everyone had to strain their eyes to see the view above.

"Thea, it seems you've run out of options!"

Harry's voice was full of smugness.

"Is that so?" Thea smiled slightly, and with a flick of her wrist, she transformed the shattered wooden planks around her into various ferocious beasts, driving them toward Harry.

“You seem to have forgotten that I am quite skilled in Transfiguration.”

Harry frantically killed the beasts on this side, but Thea seized the opportunity and used a disarming spell to send him flying off the stage!

"Here, your wand!"

Thea smiled and tossed her wand to Harry, then took a sip of the water Gella handed her.

"Cedric, it's your turn!"

"Do you need to rest?" Cedric asked, somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, my magic is enough to last through the upcoming duel."

"Alright!" Seeing that Thea had made up her mind, Cedric no longer hesitated.

Just like before, the two of them initially tested each other with some less powerful spells.

Even so, after ten minutes, the people on stage were still exchanging curses in a lukewarm manner.

"Diggory is such a gentleman..."

A Hufflepuff witch stared at Cedric with starry eyes.

"What gentleman? He clearly wants to drag Thea down with him!"

The little witch from Hufflepuff immediately glared at her, "I said he's a gentleman!"

"Hmph!" Ravenclaw rolled his eyes, having just replied, and didn't want to pay any attention to this fanatical fan.

Unlike those on the high platform who only had a vague understanding, Thea, who was at the center of the duel, was more able to sense her opponent's true intentions.

As one tricky spell after another struck Thea's feet, Thea didn't know whether to admire the other party's gentlemanly attitude or his cunning.

Cedric was annoyed as he watched Thea struggle to move on the platform but couldn't reach the hem of her clothes, but he quickly suppressed his anger.

Seeing Cedric's gradually calming expression, Thea felt a pang of regret; her plan had failed.

Suddenly, Cedric's expression hardened. He seized the moment when Thea was distracted and unleashed a premeditated disarming spell straight in the direction Thea was running, about to crash into her.

Thea swiftly swung her wand, and a Barrier Charm collided directly with the spell.

At the same time, he raised his wand and threw a disarming spell at Cedric. "Sorry, senior, I was just distracted for a moment."

“It’s nothing.” The two spoke as if it were casual conversation, but a fighting spirit rose in Cedric’s eyes.

"By the way, senior, I think I've figured out your attack strategy!"

"Unfortunately, so am I."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them simultaneously pointed their wands at each other!

"Oh!"

The moment the two spells collided, the immense impact created a huge explosion in the air!

In an instant, the wood and dust obscured the young wizards' vision once again with even greater force than before.