Chapter 41: Parseltongue (Ch 41)

As the duel entered the final round, the intensity increased a lot.
In addition to using various spells learned in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, many young wizards also used some minor evil spells circulating in the school.
Although its power is average, it is simple and quick, and sometimes it can yield unexpected results.
Chen Feng monitored the entire scene and nodded slightly. So far, no young wizard had used extremely destructive black magic. Most of them relied on new spells they had mastered in the past semester.
Actually, it’s normal if you think about it.
In the past, although Hogwarts taught various spells, there were very few opportunities to actually practice them, let alone use them in battle.
This is absolutely not allowed.
As a result, the young wizards are more proficient in the evil spells passed down from generation to generation in the school than in classroom spells.
In this Defense Against the Dark Arts assessment, there is no restriction on the use of any spells except the three Unforgivable Curses. Naturally, some people will cast lesser evil spells with higher control.
Chen Feng was watching on the stage, feeling quite amused and helpless.
If the young wizards had been able to devote some of their enthusiasm for practicing evil spells to other spells before he came to Hogwarts, perhaps their fighting power would have been much higher than expected.
Unfortunately, the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts class almost became a theoretical class, with very few opportunities for practice.
This situation changed with his arrival and a series of reforms.
It’s just been one semester, or if you count carefully, only four months.
Even with his analysis, it still takes a lot of time to practice if you want to make great progress in the use of spells.
It should be noted that once you learn a spell, you cannot use it in actual combat.
It’s like archery in the Muggle world. As long as they are not naturally stupid, ordinary people can quickly learn how to bend the bow and draw the arrow.
However, this is just the beginning. If you want to really hit the target, it is not easy at all.
Not to mention shooting techniques such as moving target shooting, three-shot shooting, and hitting the target from a hundred paces away.
Generally speaking, in the world of Harry Potter, most spells are easy to learn but difficult to master.
Of course, there are also spells that are very difficult to learn, such as Legilimency and Occlumency.
Furthermore, everyone has different talents, and the progress that can be made may vary.
At this moment, the sound of the magic horn rang out at the right time. Chen Feng came back to his senses, gathered his thoughts, and looked towards the second grade arena with flashing eyes.
The two parties fighting at this moment happened to be old enemies Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
“Potter, the title of savior will not bring you any improvement in strength. Today, I will defeat you in front of everyone and prove to all wizards that the savior is nothing more than this!”
Malfoy raised his head, looked down at the calm Harry, and said this.
“You are too arrogant, Malfoy!” Harry pursed his lips, his eyes firm, and gripped his wand tightly. “We can only know who will win after a competition.”
“Well, come on!” Malfoy snorted coldly, picked up his wand, and said loudly, “Faint!”
A beam of magical light rushed out at an extremely fast speed and arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.
However, as a Quidditch Seeker, Harry had an extraordinary reaction speed. He raised his wand and cast an “Armor Protection” at the critical moment.
“Bang!”
A loud bang was heard, accompanied by a dazzling burst of light. It was obvious that the power of this attack was much greater than imagined.
“The flames are blazing!”
Malfoy took advantage of the situation and ran quickly along the ring, holding his wand in both hands, and cast a large-scale attack spell.
Rolling flames gushed out from the front of the wand, turning into a stream of flames, burning the ring, distorting the air, and rushing straight towards Harry who had just resisted the ‘fainting’ spell not far away.
“Oops!”
Outside the ring, Ron saw this scene and his face changed instantly, filled with worry. If he was hit by this move, he would undoubtedly lose.
Hermione on the side also frowned, feeling the situation was tricky.
There’s no way, Malfoy’s attack pace is too fast.
It starts with ‘fainting’ and is immediately followed by ‘blazing flames’. If it were an ordinary little wizard, it would be impossible for him to react in time, and failure is inevitable.
However, Harry is not an ordinary person. At the critical moment, he cast the ‘Spring Water’ spell, summoning a large amount of fresh water, which just blocked the ‘Raging Flames’.
At the same time, he moved sideways, leaving the area encroached by the flames, raised his magic wand, and shouted loudly: “Expel your weapons!”
Harry had a special feeling about the Disarming Charm, which always seemed to help him no matter in normal training or in magic duels.
Now that I had the opportunity, I used it without hesitation.
Seeing this scene, Malfoy was shocked, but thanks to the Defense Against the Dark Arts training this semester, he did not stand there in a daze, and successfully released the “Armor Protection” at the moment the Disarming Spell approached him.
“boom!”
But Harry’s proficiency in the Disarming Charm was too high, and ordinary Shield Charms were difficult to resist.
At this moment, Malfoy’s whole body shook, and he flew backwards involuntarily, somersaulted several times, and fell on the edge of the ring.
Fortunately, with the Iron Armor Spell as a buffer, he did not lose immediately.
Without time to think, Malfoy, lying on the ground, rolled over to avoid a curse that followed, and then shouted, “Oolong out of the hole!”
“Hiss!”
A dark poisonous snake appeared out of thin air, with a triangular head, cold vertical pupils, and looming fangs, which made people feel fear involuntarily when looking at it.
Moreover, the venomous snake was extremely fast. It crawled along the ring as if flying close to the ground, and pounced straight towards Harry.
“not good!”
Below the ring, Ron, who was originally very happy to see Harry successfully break through and gain the upper hand, couldn’t help but scream again.
The poisonous snake summoned by magic on the ring is extraordinary. Its speed and toxicity far exceed those of ordinary snakes.
“Harry is in danger now!”
Hermione also became worried. Although she knew that she would not be hurt because of the protective bronze medal, the trauma brought by being attacked by such a big venomous snake would be difficult to erase.
“Good job, Draco!”
Unlike the Iron Triangle who were worried, Malfoy’s two followers were excited when they saw this situation and started cheering loudly.
On the ring, looking at the venomous snake attacking at high speed, a thought came to Harry’s mind: “I can control it!”
This idea came out of nowhere, but for some reason it was very firm, like an instinct or a talent. He couldn’t help but think of his previous experience of visiting the zoo.
At that time, he also encountered a giant python, and was able to talk to it. It was very strange. Perhaps it was related to his awakened magic power. With this thought in mind, he no longer hesitated and said, “Go back and attack the person who released you!”
To him, these words sounded like normal human speech, but to others, they sounded like a horrible, low hissing sound.
Whether it was Malfoy on the stage, the many young wizards in the audience, or the professors who were paying attention to the competition, all of them looked solemn.
When some young wizards heard this strange sound, they even showed a look of fear on their faces.
“Snake-mouthed man! Harry is a snake-mouthed man!” The scream suddenly spread, causing a commotion.