Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Eric found Snape's restrained emotions somewhat abnormal, but Eric didn't judge other people's views on love.

He just wanted to know how Snape would react to this.

Snape turned and stared at Eric, his voice devoid of any emotion: "What did you say?"

The atmosphere on the field froze, and Snape's expression was as cold as ice, completely different from before.

Eric smiled. "You heard what I said, Professor."

Snape stepped forward: "You're asking for it."

A terrifying aura emanated from them, startling everyone present except Eric.

This was the first time they had ever seen Snape so angry.

Hermione secretly tugged at Eric's sleeve from behind, but Eric waved his hand to indicate that everything was alright.

Eric's assessment of Snape was quite objective.

He is now an important figure in Dumbledore's camp, playing a significant role, and his feelings for Lily are deeply moving.

However, this cannot mask his flaws in personality and interpersonal relationships.

Snape had no friends and always kept to himself. His impoverished and awkward upbringing shaped his cold and aloof personality.

This kind of personality wouldn't be a problem for an ordinary person.

But Snape was a Potions Master and the Headmaster of Slytherin.

His favoritism towards Slytherin was not just posturing; it was simply selfishness and a disdain for the other three houses.

Essentially, Snape was an unequivocal advocate of the theory of bloodline.

He looked down on Muggles and half-blood wizards.

Such people have a strong sense of hierarchy and, when they have power, they don't care about the feelings of those who feel they are of a lower rank than themselves.

This goes against Eric's beliefs, and Eric would not respect such a person.

It's clear from his interactions with Lily that Snape actually harbored feelings of inferiority.

During his student days, he craved power and strength, idolized the Dark Lord, and his eventual choice to become a Death Eater was genuine.

If Dumbledore hadn't ultimately chosen to trust him, Snape would either be dead or stuck in Azkaban at this point.

He never dared to express his feelings to Lily, and he was unwilling to accept Lily's advances because he was afraid that it would change the course of his life.

When Snape graduated from Hogwarts and faced a choice between Lily and the Death Eaters, he chose to become a Death Eater.

Keeping his feelings for Lily hidden was Snape's own choice.

Everyone has secrets and past events they don't want to talk about, and Lily was Snape's secret.

Now that Eric had pointed out his lie, Snape looked at Eric as if he were looking at a dead man.

Chapter 100 Fierce Fight

Snape said, "Pull out your wand."

Those around were taken aback. The referee said, "Professor, Eric, he..."

He was halfway through his sentence when Snape glanced at him, and he immediately fell silent, not daring to continue.

Snape said, "Clapton attacked his classmate outside the dueling arena. He seems very confident in his abilities. Well then, I'll teach you what a duel is all about."

Hermione exclaimed in surprise, "You're going to fight Eric? But you're a professor, and he's just a student."

Snape said, "I am also an instructor in the Duel Club, and like Professor Flitwick, I am qualified to instruct the participants of the Duel Club."

Hermione's face turned pale.

Snape was absolutely right. Just as Professor Flitwick allowed Cedric and Eric to duel, Snape had that authority.

As the dean, and actively involved in the dueling club's affairs, Snape could theoretically make that request of Eric if he insisted.

But it's clear to anyone with eyes that Snape didn't mean that at all when he talked about the duel.

If looks could kill, Eric, who was being stared at, would be riddled with holes by now.

“Pull out your wand,” Snape said, enunciating each word clearly.

Eric smiled and readily agreed, taking his wand in his hand.

Harry and Ron also looked very unhappy.

They knew Eric was strong and could easily defeat Cedric, but they had little concept of high-end combat power.

Eric is strong, that's true, but Snape is strong too.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a professor.

In their eyes, Snape and Eric were figures they had to look up to.

In terms of strength, there is no difference.

Like Hermione, they both wanted to stop the fight, since the whole thing started because of them. Eric was standing up for them, but from their perspective, they couldn't persuade Eric or change Snape's mind.

Seeing Eric's actions, Snape sneered, waved his wand, and changed the arena where Harry and Malfoy had just fought.

The ribbons and pillars that created the dueling arena flew up, moved horizontally, changed length in the air, and landed around Snape and Eric, transforming into a standard dueling arena.

Apart from Eric, the onlookers, seeing this scene, realized that Snape was serious and all backed away, leaving only Eric inside.

Malfoy laughed and shouted from the sidelines, "You're asking for it, Clapton! Just wait, Potter, you're next!"

Harry and Ron's expressions turned even more grim.

Standing inside the arena, Snape said, "You will pay the price for your arrogance today."

“We’ll see, Professor,” Eric replied.

In this duel between the two, no one present was qualified to act as referee.

For a moment, all the other matches stopped as almost everyone watched the duel between Snape and Eric.

Professor vs. student – ​​this is a once-in-a-century occurrence.

Once Eric was ready, Snape's eyes hardened, he pointed his wand forward and shouted, "Petrify them all!"

Snape's spell was powerful, completely different from the spell Harry had cast on Malfoy earlier.

A thick beam of white light shot out from the head of Snape's wand, and just by looking at it, one could feel the surging magical power emanating from it.

A sharp gust of wind, accompanied by Snape's spell, blew outwards, knocking down two Slytherin students who were watching. They quickly got up and retreated further away.

This is an air vibration caused by the natural emission of magic, which has already been able to affect the people around it.

Harry gasped in surprise.

Eric, being the direct target of the attack, is likely in grave danger.

Hermione turned pale and grabbed Colin beside her, saying, "Colin, you have to go find Professor Dumbledore right now. Only he can stop Snape. Fighting the professor, whether you win or lose, will not benefit Eric."

Colin nodded hurriedly, then turned and ran out of the crowd.

Hermione turned to look at Eric's location again, just as Snape's spell struck Eric's spot.

A blinding flash of light streaked across the sky, so bright that Hermione couldn't open her eyes.

With her eyes closed, Hermione heard an unsettling scraping sound, like someone rapidly scratching across a blackboard with long, sharp fingernails.

A moment later, Hermione opened her eyes anxiously and saw Eric still standing there unharmed.

A thick, semi-transparent halo appeared in front of Eric, vaguely resembling a shield.

The shield is also engraved with exquisite patterns.

Eric miraculously blocked Snape's all-out attack without sustaining a scratch!

There was total silence.

Seeing this, no one could believe their eyes.

Snape didn't hold back; he struck with all his might.

Although it was just a common petrification spell, which almost every student above the third year knew, no one present dared to say they could definitely block Snape's attack.

Whether judged by speed or power, Snape's attack far exceeded their comprehension.

But Eric did it.

Is that human being?

When Dumbledore announced Eric's acceptance into Ravenclaw, some people questioned his abilities and age.

The wizarding world has no internet, and the flow of information is time-sensitive.

Even though Eric is famous, many people still don't know the outcome of his duel with Cedric.

But now they have no more questions.

Chapter 101 Fierce Battle (2)

Snape's face remained cold, unmoved by Eric's armor charm. Without needing to chant a spell, he unleashed another magic spell.

At the same time, he unconsciously accelerated the circulation of his magic power, and the instant the previous spell was cast, he chanted, "Expelliarmus!"

Two spells, one in front and one behind, circled and attacked Eric.

Like Cedric, he unleashed two spells simultaneously, attacking from two different angles at the same time.

This is a fairly common technique for using advanced spells.

The challenge lies in quickly coordinating the details of releasing two different spells within a short period of time, such as emotions and spell-casting gestures.

This technique is very useful in duels.

The same technique, when used by Snape, was far superior to what Cedric could achieve.

Snape not only cast spells faster, but also with no decrease in power.

Normally, when releasing two spells simultaneously in a very short period of time, very few people can unleash the maximum power of both spells.

Because time was too short.