The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

“You’re the only one left, Eddie,” he said. “Get on.”

“Really? You’re the only one left, Eddie.” Roger immediately revealed a malicious smile.

Eddie pulled out his wand and stepped forward. "Don't think you're guaranteed to win just because you're a year ahead of me, Roger."

And just like that, the two who had originally been on the same side immediately parted ways.

Chapter 205: Combat Training Ends

"One! Two! Three! Go!"

As Scott swung his right hand down, the fight between Roger and Eddie began.

"He collapsed to the ground, completely unconscious!"

Roger was the first to swing his wand in attack.

Eddie, however, immediately moved sideways at the start, dodging Roger's stun spell ahead of time.

The instant the red beam of the Stun Spell struck the back wall of the classroom, he waved his wand.

"Petrify them all!"

"Pretty cunning, huh?" Roger dodged the petrification spell by stepping aside, and pointed his wand at the same time.

"A desk flew in."

A desk behind Eddie flew rapidly toward Roger, with Eddie standing between them.

Just as the desk was about to hit his back, Eddie quickly turned around and waved his wand backward.

"Immobulus!"

The blue beam of light struck the desk, and the rapidly moving desk instantly came to a complete stop as if frozen.

"All of them will be petrified."

At the same time, Roger's voice rang out, and a beam of petrification spell struck Eddie in the back, freezing his body in place, just like the desk.

"How are you, Eddie?"

Roger casually tossed his hair and stepped forward to lift the curse from Eddie.

Eddie retorted stubbornly, "Oh, Roger, if you want me to be convinced, you shouldn't be using spells that you only learn in fourth grade."

“Even so, you still can’t win, Eddie,” Sroger said with a laugh. “After all, I’m a year older than you, and I’m stronger than you in terms of magic alone.”

"The battle is over."

Scott clapped.

"Roger's skillful use of the Summoning Charm deserves praise!"

Roger tossed his hair again and said smugly, "Don't be too surprised, this little trick is nothing to brag about."

"Eddie, you can go now. It's my turn again!"

Fred waved to Eddie and stepped forward.

"Fred?"

Roger's expression changed slightly, and he turned to Scott, saying, "Referee, I need to rest. I was too exhausted from the fight with George."

After saying that, he ran behind Scott.

Fred immediately raised his head smugly, glanced at Roger with disdain, and then beckoned to Cedric with his finger.

"Come on, Cedric, I won't lose to you this time."

“Okay, Fred.”

Cedric smiled good-naturedly and stepped forward.

Scott called for them to start, then sat back down at his desk on the edge of the classroom to watch the two men's second fight.

“I might have to break up with Kacchini,” Roger said abruptly.

Scott turned his gaze away from Fred and Cedric's fight and glanced at Roger.

“I thought you’d finally found true love,” he said. “After all, this relationship of yours has lasted much longer than any of your previous ones.”

“Yes, I thought so too.” Roger shook his head.

Scott knew why he said that: "Because of a clash of ideas?"

Roger frowned. "I can't change her mind. She's living in a fairy tale."

“You should have known this already,” Scott said. “This time you didn’t break up with her as decisively as before, which means you still have some lingering feelings for her?”

"Perhaps," Roger said softly, "but if things continue like this, we will eventually part ways, and I already foresee it."

Scott said nothing more and turned to look at the battle on the field.

He didn't want to get involved in other people's relationship problems.

At this point, the battle between Fred and Cedric had reached a stalemate.

Cedric accepted Scott's advice and his fighting style became much more flexible, always using only one hound as an assistant in combat.

Fred also became completely serious.

In fact, the Weasley twins' Transfiguration abilities are quite impressive as well.

Cedric's hounds were repeatedly untransformed by Fred using the Restoration Charm, forcing Cedric to replenish them with the Transformation Charm.

Moreover, since it was training, neither of them used any spells that could harm the other, such as cutting spells or shattering spells, which limited their attack methods.

In short, once both of them got serious, it was really hard to tell who was better in the short term.

But Fred still lost the battle.

The reason was that George kept giving him advice loudly.

Perhaps due to a conditioned reflex, Fred would always subconsciously consider George's suggestions, which actually disrupted his fighting rhythm.

Fred, having lost the fight, charged over aggressively and began hand-to-hand combat with his twin brother.

Scott ignored the twins rolling on the ground and chose to send Milton up to fight Cedric.

This live-fire training exercise continued until just before curfew.

Apart from Scott, everyone present had been through several battles.

Apart from Eddie and Milton, who always lose, everyone else has both wins and losses.

Scott didn't play, but he did give his friends some personal advice.

After the training, he felt that everyone had made progress, even Eddie and Milton, who had improved significantly after several battles.

On the way back to the dormitory, Roger said excitedly, "It seems that this kind of combat training is useful. My thinking about combat is much clearer now."

“These kinds of events could be organized regularly,” Eddie said, seemingly still wanting more. “What do you think, Scott?”

Milton nodded in agreement.

All three of them looked at Scott.

Scott said, "I'd certainly be happy to help if I have the time."

When he said the first half of the sentence, his roommates all showed delighted expressions, but when he said the second half, their expressions immediately changed.

Eddie sighed. "It seems like this kind of training is unlikely to happen again."

Roger and Milton both nodded in agreement with him.

"Why do you say that?"

Scott knew he was usually very busy, but...

“You can organize this kind of training yourselves, without me being there, right?” he said to the three of them.

Roger shrugged. "You know, practice alone isn't enough; we might need some advice."

“You could ask some upperclassmen for help,” Scott suggested. “Or you could have the Weasley twins find some of the better combat seniors in Gryffindor and start a new dueling club.”

Eddie's eyes lit up. "Maybe this is a good idea."

“We can try to push it forward,” Roger nodded.

Milton also agreed with this approach, saying, "Gryffindor, indeed, has the potential to succeed."

They all agreed that the idea of ​​forming a fighting club should be directed to the upperclassmen of Gryffindor.

After all, the students at Ravenclaw aren't that enthusiastic.

Especially older students.

At Ravenclaw, students in sixth grade and above generally have already found their direction for the future.

They are the most self-centered group in the self-absorbed Ravenclaw academy.

Chapter 206 May, News, Good Friends

Before we knew it, May had arrived.

The Scottish Highlands are experiencing their most comfortable and pleasant time of year.

The students of Hogwarts finally got rid of their heavy winter gear and changed into lighter clothes.

The entire castle seemed to have fully awakened from its long silence; the girls became even more youthful and beautiful, and their laughter seemed to be much more melodious.

Under the warm, bright sunshine, Scott sat on the grass by the Forbidden Forest, leaning against a large tree.

He held an old book in his hands, reading it leisurely.

A flapping sound rang out, and a large raven descended from the sky, landing beside him.

It has a lithe figure, flowing wings, and is exceptionally majestic.

The raven's beak kept opening and closing, as if it were saying something, while Scott would occasionally open his mouth in response.

The voices of the man and the crow conversing seemed to be confined to a few steps around them, completely hidden from view.

After a while, Scott smiled and waved gently.