"What are we going to do next?" Corin asked. He knew that Elwyn and Hermione had prepared for a long time.
"Now that we have a leader and a name, shouldn't we determine the purpose of the organization?"
"Of course, it's to learn magic and fight against Umrich and the Ministry of Magic!"
"Not exactly!" Elwyn said. "As I said just now, we don't intend to fight against or plot to overthrow the Ministry of Magic. We are not that kind of organization. Our main purpose is to learn magic and improve everyone's strength."
"But we have to do something, right?" Fred said. "Otherwise, what's the use of becoming stronger?"
"Well, everyone knows that Dumbledore is the headmaster of the Hogwarts and the greatest light wizard in the world. Since the name of our organization is Dumbledore's Army, our only purpose is to fight against the enemies and all kinds of evil that threaten the Hogwarts, defeat them, and protect the Hogwarts and the people we want to protect. This is our purpose."
"Elwyn and I have drafted a constitution. Everyone can take a look and see if there are any comments." As Hermione spoke, she took out a piece of parchment full of words and passed it out. What was written on it was very simple, mainly the points that Elwyn had mentioned.
Dumbledore's Army was both an army and not an army at the same time.
Every student who joined the organization wanted to learn enough strength to protect the people they wanted to protect and to protect the Hogwarts from harm.
Whether it was directly defined as fighting against Umrich and the Ministry of Magic or fighting against Lord Voldemort, it was too bigoted. It was far better to protect the Hogwarts. In everyone's mind, the Hogwarts was not just a school, it had an extraordinary significance.
Elwyn hoped that this organization could continue to exist for a long time, just like the Quidditch teams or student unions of the various academies. It would become the most important permanent organization of the Hogwarts, and every member would be proud of it.
Therefore, he originally wanted to call it something like "Hogwarts Defense Force", but it was easy to confuse it with "Earth Defense Force", and it was indeed not as suitable as D.A. It had more meaning in it.
The document was finally passed back to Hermione. After confirming that no one had any objections, Hermione pinned it to the side of the list.
"Alright, our main task now is to recruit more members and improve our strength." Elwyn said, "Because everyone's basic level is different, and many of us are freshmen, it is impossible for us to learn magic together, so I suggest that we split into two different study groups. One group will go straight to combat training, and I will teach you some more powerful and dangerous magic. The other group will focus on learning basic duel spells, and I will test everyone's current level."
"How do we do it?"
"Hmm, Hermione and I came up with a list earlier. On it, there are more than forty basic duel spells, such as Disarm, Fainting, Heavy Obstacles, and so on. Now, line up and use these spells on me in the order on the list." Elwyn explained, "If all of you can use them proficiently, then you can enter the advanced group and learn advanced magic."
Although he did not have high expectations, the final test results still made Elwyn a little disappointed. Everyone's performance was very poor.
Other than Hermione, no one else was proficient in casting all the basic magic on the list. Needless to say, the performance of the junior students was not satisfactory. Many of the senior students were also passable. Neville could not even cast the Disarm Incantation properly.
Moreover, he was not the only one. The other students who could cast the Disarm Incantation were also very slow or made many mistakes.
To be honest, Elwyn was really worried about the teaching situation of the Hogwarts Defense Against Dark Magic.
From this, one could speculate the actual level of the entire magic world. No wonder so many wizards were scared out of their wits when they heard the news of the Lord Voldemort's return. They could not even master the Disarm Incantation properly. How could they possibly fight with the Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters?!
"It is indeed necessary to start from the basics, isn't it?!" Elwyn said, admitting that he had overestimated everyone's strength, thinking that they were all at the same level as Hermione. "How about this, we won't be divided into groups. The main purpose of this activity is to practice the Disarm Incantation."
"Oh, please, I've already learned this incantation!" Zacharias crossed his arms and widened his eyes. "I don't want to learn it again with these junior students. Also, I think Disarm won't work on the mysterious man, right?"
"Do you really think so?" Elwyn asked. "Harry used it on the Lord Voldemort."
"Yes, it saved my life!" Harry said calmly. "I used the Disarm Incantation to fight against the Lord Voldemort."
Zacharias opened his mouth in a daze. The room was silent.
"And do you think you've completely mastered the Disarm Incantation?" Elwyn asked, taking out his wand. "Are you fast enough? We can have a competition. If you can knock my wand away, you don't have to practice it. What do you think? "
"I …" Zacharias opened his mouth but did not know what to say. He was definitely no match for Elwyn.
There was no need for a competition. The winner was already decided. Moreover, he felt very uncomfortable with so many eyes on him.
"We'd better start practicing now and learn this basic incantation as soon as possible." Elwyn said, giving instructions. "I'll explain in detail the theory and casting techniques of this incantation, as well as the things you need to pay attention to. Then, everyone will split into groups of two to practice. First of all, as everyone knows, the Disarm Incantation is to disarm your weapon. When you cast it on your opponent during a duel and successfully hit your opponent, the opponent's wand will fly into your hand and obey you. This is very important because the wand will choose its own master. If its master is … "
Elwyn's explanation was very detailed. There were many things that the professors did not talk about in class.
In the end, even Hermione listened carefully to Elwyn, not to mention Zacharias who was a little disdainful.
What he talked about was not limited to the Disarm Incantation itself. It involved many aspects, including many fields of magic.
And according to Elwyn's conclusion, the Disarm Incantation had three different casting techniques, each with different effects. According to the weapon held by the opponent, different casting techniques could be chosen, but the most common one was to counter the wand.
Elwyn's requirement for everyone was to cast the Disarm Incantation as quickly as possible, at least within two seconds.
He could now do it instantaneously. He only needed to wave his wand and make specific movements, instead of holding the wand and chanting the incantation.
That would be too stupid, especially when you were using such a basic incantation.
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