The 6th grade Magi spontaneously formed an alliance based on their relationships with each other and formed small teams. They were on guard against each other as they slowly entered the battlefield.
Draco led Gol, Crabbe, and Zabini to a high ground at the corner of the battlefield and hid behind the earthen walls. Michael Kona and Edward Fox led two Ravenclaw students they knew to a thick and high wall as cover and began to use their super strong armor to block the weak points of the obstacles. Some of the younger wizards who had not received any training in this field imitated their actions. Ernie McMillan led a few Hufflepuffs and jumped into a trench.
Harry and Neville stood in front of a circular pillar with wands in their hands. Neville's round face was full of nervousness. Harry and his two roommates, Seamus Finegan and Dian Thomas, who were behind another pillar, looked at each other and nodded slightly, forming a temporary alliance. Most of the Gryffindor students chose positions with a better view, which in theory made it easier for them to attack. Of course, there was also a lack of cover. Fortunately, there were more ordinary wizards in this ancient magic class who had not received any training or training before. They were a little flustered as they tried to find a spot in the field. Hermione Granger, who attracted most of the attention, went to the center of the field alone, making the Gryffindor cubs less eye-catching.
Then, two identical Granges walked out from behind Allen. Harry and the rest turned their heads to look at the two sides and behind them. "This is a mirror image spell!" Harry remembered the illusion spell Allen used to defeat the fire dragon in the first match of the Goblet of Fire. Now, it was impossible to tell which of the three Granges was the real Allen just by looking or hearing.
Zabini whispered to Draco, who was beside him. "The best effect of this spell is that it can reach eight mirror images. Alan could have done it a long time ago. Why did he only use two this time?"
Draco, who was very familiar with the spell, exclaimed, "This is not a mirror image spell! The Mirror Image Doppelganger could only imitate the actions of the main body. For example, when the main body cast a spell, the doppelganger would do the same. When the main body drank a Healing Potion, the doppelganger would drink a Healing Potion. These three Allen Granges are doing different actions! "
Suddenly, as if confirming Draco's judgment, all the Magi on the field cried out in alarm. Eight additional Allen Granges appeared where one of the Allen Granges was. Then, the other two Allen Granges also cast spells one after another, each creating eight mirror images of themselves. After a series of dazzling Phantom Transference and Shadowstep spells, the twenty-seven Allen Granges split into three groups. Using a flying technique similar to the Mystic, they floated in the air above the field in an equilateral triangle. They then looked down at the 6th grade Magi on the field without saying a word.
"What the hell is this? The clones created by the mirror image spell don't have the ability to cast spells! " Michael Kona looked at the nine Allen Granges in a row above his head, his eyes filled with fear and passion. "If that's the case, the first two clones won't disappear like mirror images?"
At this moment, the Magi who were surrounded by Allen alone could no longer tell who was the real Allen Granges, who had been created to have the ability to attack, and who was a completely fake mirror image.
"Is this still the power of a human? Why didn't Professor Harris use this against the Mystic?" Susan Burns, the Hufflepuff girl with a rosy complexion and long blonde braids that trailed down her back, was obviously stunned by Allen's move. She stood not far from Harry and mumbled to herself as she stood beside an earthen wall.
"Web!"
"Obstacles everywhere!"
"Remove your weapon!"
The sound of Draco Malfoy and the others casting spells suddenly rang out, followed by a few rays of light from magic spells. Harry pulled Neville away from Draco, who had used the Silent Spell to cast a Speed Imprisonment spell. A thick rope shot out from the tip of his wand and tied it to the pillar beside them. Many pieces of earth were squeezed and cracked, and Neville's head and face were covered in mud.
Susan Burns, who had been talking not far away, was caught off guard and trapped in place by Braith Zabini's Web spell, which he had learned in the training class.
A large number of layers of tough and sticky gray filaments covered the earthen wall where the Hufflepuff girl was and about 20 feet around it. These sticky filaments would trap the creatures inside. They looked like spider webs, but they were much bigger and more complex. These sticky filaments had to be fixed on two or more fixed points that were completely opposite to each other. Otherwise, they would not be able to spread out completely and would just become something that would hinder movement. The creatures in the web would be entangled by the sticky filaments.
Susan Burns, who could not cast spells, screamed as her right hand and wand were wrapped by the filaments. She tried to use her left hand to pull at the filaments, trying to break free from the entanglement. But because she was just an ordinary girl without magic, she did not have the strength of a strong man or the strange strength of Hermione who had taken the attribute potion. So, her actions only entangled her body with more spider webs, and in the end, she was completely unable to move.
Beside her was a player from the Hufflepuff Academy's Quidditch team, Zacharias Smith, who often refused to obey Harry's instructions during training. Relying on the agility of a Quidditch athlete and his outstanding reflexes, he tried his best to use the gaps between the spider webs to only entangle himself with a small number of filaments. He did not lose all ability to move, but he could only move very slowly in the sticky spider webs. He was also careful not to let himself be trapped by more filaments.
But this level of resistance was futile. In the blink of an eye, he was disarmed by the weapons that came one after another, and was sent flying by the obstacles. This made him, who was entangled with even more spider webs, hang in the air, unable to move.
"Shameless! Foul! How dare you shamelessly launch a sneak attack! " Hufflepuff's Justin Fenley, who was in the trench with Ernie McMillan, was lucky to be outside the effective range of the spider webs. But at this time, he raised his head and roared angrily at Draco Malfoy and the others on the high ground.
"Professor Harris, Draco Malfoy and the other Slytherin cheated. They cast a sneak attack before the battle even started!" Hannah Abbo, who was also in the trench, protested to the doppelgänger of Allen that was closest to her. Compared to Susan Burns, who could only move her eyes because half of her face was entangled in the spider webs, this girl's anger made her face rosier than Susan's for the time being.
Draco imitated Allen during the battle at the Ministry of Magic, and deliberately stroked his parted hair so that it was completely back to its original position. He dragged out his voice. "How stupid. You don't know anything, and you're still spouting nonsense. In Demstrand's duel class, this kind of chaotic battle starts as soon as you enter the arena. Do you think we have to bow to each other before we start? Didn't you see that Professor Harris was already in position and looking at us? You can't blame others for your stupidity! "
The nine Allen's above Hufflepuff shrugged and spread their hands. "Mr. Fenley, Miss Abbo, Malfoy and the others did not violate the rules. In a real battle, no one would make a move only after someone yelled 'start'."
After confirming that he did not violate the rules, Braith Zubinii looked as though he had found someone to rely on. He started to mock them. "Idiots, if these Hufflepuffs are really enemies, I'll have to add another round of Blazing Flame! These filaments are flammable. They can ignite and increase the power of fire magic. If this was a real battle, these badgers would have been burned alive! "
The scene was silent for a moment. In the next moment, all kinds of magic spells exploded.
The number of members in the training class had suddenly increased. Like Allen, they cast the Mirror Image spell. Even though they couldn't create eight doppelgangers like their professor, the number of doppelgangers they could create could at least confuse the enemy. Even if they were attacked again, the enemy wouldn't be able to easily choose the right doppelganger from among the doppelgangers.
Hermione, who was regarded as a strong enemy by many, was now holding her wand. She did not take the initiative to attack. Hermione just stood calmly in the middle of the field, her bright brown eyes observing the situation on the field. Then, a cry of surprise came from behind Hermione. Many magic spells quickly attacked Hermione. Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound, dust flew everywhere, and the situation could not be seen clearly.
Parwati Patil held her wand and stared blankly in Hermione's direction. She was the one who had cried out. If she had not seen it with her own eyes, she would have never imagined that Hermione's strength had surpassed them by so much.
Just as Parwati noticed that seven or eight Slytherin behind a bunker not far from her suddenly stood up and cast multiple magic spells to attack Hermione. Just as she realized that it was too late to warn her roommate, who was nicknamed Miss Know-It-All, Hermione quickly turned around as if there was a pair of eyes behind her. She quickly used Polymorph to form a mud wall and a shield made of Iron Spell quickly formed in front of Hermione. With a loud muffled sound, the magic spells that attacked Hermione shot into the mud wall and were deflected by the Iron Spell behind her. The mud wall exploded, and in an instant, dust and dirt flew everywhere. When the dust settled, there were nine Hermione on the field.
In order to test her ability, Hermione deliberately walked to the center of the field and pretended to be motionless. She had been using Telepathic Capture to observe the movements around her. Just before the sneak attack, Hermione's Telepathic Capture had detected the malice of the Slytherin in a deep trench not far from her.
What angered Hermione even more was that among the group of Slytherin, there were two pure-blooded Slytherin wizards who had never joined the training class. Although they were forced by the rules, they were still polite on the surface and were only a little reluctant in their hearts. However, when they attacked her just now, the two of them exposed their true intentions and thought of Hermione as a mudblood.
Hermione was able to detect their strong emotions, which made Hermione, who was originally quite relaxed, angry that she was not only insulted, but also deceived. She had worked so hard for so long to achieve what she had today in the wizarding world, and these pure-blooded wizards actually thought that they were superior to her because of her background.
On the other side of the field, Harry had been holding his wand, but no one attacked him. This was because Neville was standing beside him. This unlucky little fatty was often treated as a soft persimmon because of his past reputation and was frequently attacked by other small wizards.
Therefore, even if Neville's performance was not as bad as others thought, Harry had to frequently use the Iron Shield Spell to help protect him. However, thanks to Neville attracting the attention of the surrounding wizards, Seamus and Dean were able to counterattack with spells many times.
The battle on their side was not fierce, and Harry still had the spare energy to pay attention to the battle on Draco Malfoy's side. The more he paid attention to the situation, the more frightened he became.
Because of the sneak attack at the beginning of the battle, Draco's team attracted a lot of hatred and became the primary target of many other teams.
However, under the siege of Ernie Malfoy's team, Michael Kona and other scattered teams, Harry was surprised to find that Malfoy's team, who he thought would be eliminated soon, actually had the upper hand.
The position that these little snakes occupied was too advantageous. They didn't need to worry about any enemies appearing behind them as they occupied a corner. Moreover, they constantly used their super strong armor to create shields to block the gaps and high ground, allowing them to easily duck down and hide behind the earth wall when they were attacked.
What was even more surprising to Harry was that Draco Malfoy's strength had increased so quickly that the effect of his Mirror Image spell was far superior to that of the other little wizards in the training class. The magic wand in the hands of Draco, who had turned into five Malfoy, crackled with small lightning bolts and aimed at Hannah Abo, who had accused him of cheating. The poor girl was stunned by the seemingly powerful attack of Draco. She had completely forgotten that the real power of the five lightning bolts was the one released by Draco himself.
This magic originated from Gellert Grindelwald, which Draco taught to him when he was an exchange student at Durmstrang last semester. During the summer vacation, Draco did not slack off in his practice of this magic. Until today, he could barely use it. Although Draco was not strong enough to gather these lightning bolts at the tip of his wand and store them into more lethal means of attack such as chain lightning or lightning ball, Susan, who was struck by this relatively weak basic form of lightning, was paralyzed by the magic current. Her two braids were electrocuted and swelled like the soft hair of a black person. Her wand had long fallen from her hand. She could not even make a sound. She could only lie on the trench, spasming all over her body, and she could not even scream.
Seeing that Susan was hit as he wished, Draco's lips curled up in satisfaction. Then, he snorted contemptuously and pointed his wand at Hannah Abo who was still trembling on the ground. Ernie McMillan roared and wanted to come to her rescue, but he immediately jumped back to avoid the obstacles that Gore shot at him.
Draco cast another lightning bolt that went straight for Susan's blackened face. The trembling Hannah closed her eyes in despair, but the expected pain did not come. When she opened her eyes, she found that Professor Allen Harris was already standing in front of her.
Harry, who had been paying attention to the situation, was as shocked as the other wizards around him. He had never seen such a situation before. Draco's lightning bolt flew a short distance and suddenly turned around without warning and hit Draco's feet. Draco and Crabbe were shocked by the numbness. Allen, who appeared next to Susan, proved that the strange phenomenon was caused by him.
Allen, who had just used the Counterspell ability he learned from the ancient Netheril scrolls, did not simply dispel Draco's spell but directly reversed it back to Susan. "Susan has lost. She's eliminated."
Allen then looked at Draco, who looked like he wanted to say something but did not dare to. "Draco, although it's undoubtedly the right choice to cast a lightning bolt when facing a real enemy, you're facing your classmate now. Even if you're worried and need to cast another spell to make sure she's completely immobilized, you should have chosen a spell like Petrification, which has less damage. My ancient magic class is to teach you how to control and use these powers, not to be controlled by them. Remember to keep your mind when casting spells."
"Sorry, Allen. I promise it won't happen again." Draco's face flushed red. He realized that he had indeed lost control of himself due to the smooth sailing of the battle. He was immersed in the power that he had grasped. Draco knew that this kind of emotion and tendency was a dangerous sign. He did not want to lose himself and become a dark wizard who could only summon some magic maggots to devour himself when he used God's Guard.
Suddenly, a small black bottle flew to Allen, who was standing in front of Susan. Allen grabbed the bottle in his hand and pulled out the cork. A drop of mercury dripped out of the bottle, and the mercury turned into a slightly sunken floating disc in the air. Susan slowly rose from the ground and lay flat on the floating disc.
Everyone looked at the other Professor Harris who threw the bottle, and then turned back to look at Professor Harris who was controlling the floating disc to fly away and treating Hannah through the air. They suddenly realized that the Professor Harris who used Counter Spell to turn Draco's lightning back was just a doppelgänger. The items on his body did not have any real effect.
Then, a sudden scream came from the middle of the battlefield, which interrupted the wizards' thoughts about Allen's doppelgänger.
They looked towards the source of the sound and discovered two Slythrins baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they rushed out of the trench. On the ground behind them, the grass began to float in the air and turned into small thorns and awls, attacking them wave after wave. The seven Hermione were slowly chasing after the Slytherins. In the short fight just now, two of the Slytherins were hit by magic spells and flying stones and disappeared.
"Polymorph and Ten Thousand Bullets." Parvati watched in astonishment as her roommate displayed her prowess. Although she herself had learned these two types of magic long ago, she definitely could not achieve the same level of grandeur as Hermione, nor could she have such precise control over them.
Hermione, who had just launched an attack on the Slytherin, used Polymorph to turn the grass on the grass into thorns and awls, and then used Ten Thousand Bullets to shoot the thorns. The doppelgängers created by the Slytherin's Mirror Image disappeared in an instant under the intensive attack. This was because Hermione was worried about her safety and did not summon the Hellhound to go around the doppelgängers that only affected her vision and hearing.
As for the two Slythrin Magi who were cursing her in their hearts, they became the focus of attention. These plant thorns couldn't cause fatal injuries, but as they flew in all directions, they pierced their bodies. Moreover, due to their hollow insides, the blood that flowed out made these two small snakes look rather frightening. Under the constant stinging pain, they cried out together and covered their heads and faces before rushing out of the field to eliminate themselves.
The members of the Slythrin training class, who were more or less hit by Hermione's mirror image, looked at each other from behind cover and suddenly turned pale with fright. At first, they thought that their manager had acted out of dissatisfaction with their collective sneak attack, but the current situation made this group of politically sensitive and bloodline-sensitive snakes more or less guess the thoughts of the idiot they had just absorbed into their team based on their understanding of Hermione's abilities.
Slytherin, who was worried about their future, stood up and shouted at Hermione to explain, "Miss Granger, we didn't mean to do that …"
After venting her anger, Hermione deliberately imitated Allen's style in her memory. She put her hands behind her back and interrupted the Slytherin's explanation without looking back. "I know, don't worry. Otherwise, you would be outside now …"
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