Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Luna instinctively covered her ears, bracing herself for the impending shock.

But Eric suddenly stopped at that moment.

To everyone's surprise, he turned around, smiled, and said to Hermione beside him, "Would you like to give it a try, Hermione?"

"Huh?" Hermione was stunned.

“I know you’ve been secretly practicing this spell.” Eric smiled gently, as if the approaching Dementors didn’t exist. “Give it a try. Practice makes perfect. You know the spell.”

Hermione blushed, gritted her teeth, and finally nodded in a panic. She took out her wand, pointed it forward, walked up to Eric, and shouted, "Palmtops of Protection!"

A puff of white smoke shot out from the tip of Hermione's wand, condensing into a ball that vaguely resembled an animal. Just as it was about to succeed, it failed to continue and dissipated into the air.

Hermione stammered, "I...I asked the professor how to use this spell, but I've never tried it before..."

“It’s alright, it’s already very good.” Eric’s warm smile remained unchanged as he comforted Hermione. “You will do it. I believe in you because I see the most precious thing in you.”

"But for now, leave it to me."

Before Hermione could respond, Eric turned back to the dozen or so Dementors that had pounced on the stands and whispered, "Dissipate."

The next moment, Eric lightly waved his wand, without uttering the incantation for Patronus, and instead directly detonated the magic he had just gathered.

Dumbledore, watching from a distance, looked in surprise toward Eric's location.

boom!

A blinding white light burst forth.

It was also a massive shockwave, but compared to Dumbledore's earlier one, Eric's Patronus Charm was more blatant and its range was more concentrated.

After all, he didn't need to deal with the Dementors that were spreading across the entire stadium; he only needed to face a small portion in front of him.

As for the Dementors who were fleeing toward Eric...

They seemed to see the sun.

Chapter 83 The Immortal Dementor

A silent spell!

Eric's understanding of the Patronus Charm has reached a new level.

They've reached the point where they can use spells without having to chant incantations.

At the same time, like Dumbledore, he imbued the magic he released with a Patronus Charm.

The feeling was strange; for the first time, Eric felt so directly that the guardian he had summoned was in sync with his senses to some extent.

It was as if he could enter the perspective of a guardian deity and come into close contact with the Dementors in front of him.

Eric did not summon a physical guardian spirit as would be the usual method.

Instead, the guardian deities are compressed and spread out to form a large net composed of guardian deities.

This time, Eric didn't bother trying to change or control the acacia wand in his hand.

He knew for sure that the wand in his hand would no longer stand in his way...

The input of magic was incredibly smooth.

His magic seemed to be drawn into the wand in his hand, seeping into the wand's interior in a wondrous way through the cracks in its surface.

Then, compression, stacking, and so on...

freed!

Of course, this concept doesn't exist in the eyes of ordinary people.

Even older students who knew about the Patronus Charm would never have imagined using it in this way.

This did not diminish the Dementors' fear of the young wizard before them.

They sensed the same aura of Dumbledore in Eric!

This is an aura that could bring them utter destruction.

Eric twisted the summoned guardian spirit, attaching it to the released magic and hiding it within it.

From Eric's perspective, the guardian he summoned has now become a rather wide semi-circle, no longer the giant eagle form it used to be.

This was something he had come up with, imitating Dumbledore's approach.

The power of the Guardian Spell did not decrease; on the contrary, it increased.

Because the quality of the Guardian Charm has not decreased, it can still damage Dementors, while at the same time, the Guardian Charm's coverage has greatly increased.

It covered a small portion of the sky in front of Eric.

Eric's burst of magical power, after Dumbledore's, once again drew everyone's attention.

With such a commotion, it's hard not to notice.

Amid the continued heavy rain, those in the stands only saw a blinding flash of white light, followed by a loud bang, making it impossible to see what had happened.

Only a small number of perceptive older students can see some of the subtle changes.

The air around Eric also seemed to distort and tremble.

Just like Dumbledore did!

Cedric Diggory, still standing next to Harry, stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what he was seeing.

Eric's magical power subtly instilled a sense of fear in him.

When their vision returned and everyone looked over, they were all shocked by their discovery.

Many people even doubted whether what they were seeing was real.

Where Eric stood, the section of the stands in front of him had completely vanished.

The wooden stands and railings were blasted open, leaving a large hole as wide as half a classroom.

Eric stood in the center of the stands, still holding his wand horizontally, while the stands in front of him were shattered, revealing the wooden and brick structure inside.

Judging from the vanished stands, Eric's magic range was not large compared to the magic Dumbledore had just unleashed, but its power was exceptionally terrifying.

It's important to know that the stands weren't directly attacked by Eric.

They were just caught in the crossfire.

The stands were vandalized, or at least incidentally damaged.

Eric's target remains the Dementors.

Most importantly, the group of Dementors that charged at Eric just now have all disappeared!

Yes, they're gone!

The cheers that erupted because of Dumbledore ceased without anyone noticing.

Those who were close to Eric watched this scene in disbelief.

Those who were further away and couldn't see Eric clearly asked the people in front what had happened, and then they all looked shocked, unable to believe what they were hearing.

A first-year student, just like Dumbledore, repelled all the Dementors with a single spell?

No, Dumbledore repelled them, while Eric simply and cleanly destroyed the Dementors...

At least they can no longer see those Dementors.

How is this possible?

"Albus, what is that...?"

In the stands where Dumbledore was, Professor McGonagall had somehow appeared beside him and asked him a question.

Dumbledore squinted at Eric's location and said softly, "As you can see, Minerva, we've discovered a prodigy."

"What a terrifying talent! He learned the magic I used in one go. Even I, at his age, couldn't have done any better."

Professor Minerva McGonagall hesitated, "But I heard he rejected you."

“I never ask you to be loyal to me on a personal level, Minerva, just as I am to Eric. I am simply doing what I believe is right, and you naturally gather around me,” Dumbledore said. “He will understand this, and it is precisely because he understands it so well that he has rejected my offer.”

After saying that, Dumbledore turned to Professor McGonagall, smiled, winked, and said, "Perhaps that's why I admire him so much."

“Like another Tom?” Professor McGonagall murmured.

“No, he’s not like Tom.” Dumbledore shook his head firmly. “Completely different.”

Professor McGonagall said expressionlessly, "As long as you've thought it through."

"I will, don't worry about me, okay, Minerva?"

A gentle breeze blew by, and their hushed conversation was lost in the air, as if it had never happened.

On the other hand, if we were to say who was most deeply affected by Eric's magic, it would only be Hermione and the others who stayed by Eric's side.

They came into direct, close contact with the magic Eric used.

Hermione and Ron had seen Eric's Patronus Charm on the train, so they were both prepared.

I thought Eric would summon a mighty giant eagle like last time to repel the attacking Dementors.

Unexpectedly, the magic Eric used still far exceeded their imagination.

Eric directly caused a small explosion.

Right in front of them.

Ron stared at Eric's retreating figure with his mouth agape, and realized that he was trembling uncontrollably.

This is a natural fear that arises from seeing a strong person.

He tried to stop his trembling body, but failed; it continued to shake.

“See that, Hermione? That’s how the Patronus Charm should be used,” Eric laughed.

Hermione stared wide-eyed at Eric, unsure of what to say.

After a long pause, Hermione finally asked, "But... I've read the book, the Patronus Charm can't kill a Dementor..."

“Oh, don’t worry, I didn’t kill them,” Eric replied, then pointed his wand in the air to the spot where the Dementors had been.

From a spiritual perspective, some details that are usually invisible become crystal clear in Eric's eyes.