The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

“I mean, there’s no need to seek help from real fairies,” Professor Flitwick said. “Having a wizard like me, who has fairy blood, is enough.”

Scott looked at Dumbledore, whose gaze toward Professor Flitwick was now somewhat hesitant.

Professor Flitwick looked up and met his gaze.

“There’s no need to provoke those fairies,” he said. “That would only bring endless trouble.”

"You actually know the Fairy Song?" Professor Binns asked very directly.

Professor Flitwick's expression was somewhat strange. He clenched his fist, then nodded slightly. "I can do it, though it will be a bit of a stretch. It certainly won't be as easy as it is for a real fairy."

Professor Binns immediately said, "Then you can do it."

Clearly, he didn't want to provoke those troublesome fairies.

"Have you made up your mind, Philius?" Dumbledore asked.

“Of course, I’ve made my decision.” Professor Flitwick nodded emphatically.

"Then I'll leave it to you," Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Don't worry." Professor Flitwick looked at the golden treasure chest placed on the carpet and smiled. "Speaking of which, I can also take this opportunity to learn another language."

A stiff and terrifying smile appeared on Professor Binns' translucent face. "Of course I can teach you, if you want to learn."

“Of course… Professor Binns.” Professor Flitwick responded, then turned his face away from Professor Binns’s gaze, revealing a pained expression.

Because of the angle, Scott happened to see this scene.

It seems that it's not just today's young wizards who are afraid of Professor Binns' "hypnotic teaching".

At this moment, Professor Bins had already floated towards the wall of the office.

"Next, I will sort out the text on the box as soon as possible. Albus, please take the box to my office."

After saying this, he passed right through the wall and left Professor Frivi's office.

Immediately afterwards, Dumbledore also left with the golden chest.

"Oh, next..."

Professor Flitwick waved his wand, closed the office door, and then opened the passageway to the spell practice room.

He said to Scott, "Let's begin tonight's lesson!"

The teacher and student entered the practice room, and Professor Flitwick waved his wand to close the passageway and move the practice targets to the wall.

“From today onwards, I will subject you to rigorous wizard dueling training.” Professor Flitwick raised his wand. “It will also be practical training, and all other teaching content will be included in the practical training.”

Scott nodded solemnly, reached for his wand, and bowed to Professor Flitwick.

"bring it on."

Professor Flitwick made a "please" gesture.

"You can use any means necessary to attack me."

His expression turned very serious, and he stared intently at Scott.

"Of course, I will retaliate, and it's inevitable that you'll get hurt."

Scott nodded again, his gaze fixed intently on Professor Flitwick.

Despite his short stature and somewhat comical appearance, Professor Flitwick could exert immense psychological pressure on Scott simply by standing there.

"Armor protects you!"

To be on the safe side, Scott first cast an armor spell on himself.

Professor Flitwick simply watched his movements, still waiting for him to launch the attack.

Scott aimed his wand at the human-shaped practice target leaning against the wall.

These humanoid training targets include wooden ones, which can be broken by magic spells, and metal ones, which are difficult to destroy.

Scott's Transfiguration spell enveloped a metal practice target.

"Waaah..."

With a wolf howl, the humanoid metal training target transformed into a gigantic gray wolf, fiercely pouncing towards Professor Flitwick.

Scott certainly didn't think the Grey Wolf's attack would be effective against Professor Flitwick.

He planned that once Professor Flitwick dealt with the gray wolf, he could take the opportunity to use Transfiguration again to get more helpers.

But his plan failed.

Professor Flitwick's wand trembled, and a thick rope sprang up nimbly, wrapping around the gray wolf in the blink of an eye before bypassing the Ironclad Charm's magical barrier in the next instant.

During this time, the only thing Scott had time to do was move around and quickly set off a ring of blazing flames around himself.

But the rope didn't pierce through the flames to attack him; instead, it was pulled back at top speed, binding the gray wolf tightly.

At the same time, a beam of red light shot out from the tip of Professor Flitwick's wand, winding through the air like lightning, shattering the magical barrier in front of Scott.

"Thunderous explosion!"

Scott preemptively struck before Professor Flitwick could directly attack him, casting a powerful Explosion Charm.

He didn't choose the Stunning Curse or the Cutting Curse, those were more basic spells. He knew that Professor Flitwick could easily deflect those spells with a wave of his hand.

"Armor protects you!"

Professor Flitwick finally began chanting a spell, using the Ironclad Charm to block Scott's Explosive Charm.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Scott didn't even have time to breathe before he used two of his most familiar Transfiguration Charms in quick succession.

"Waaah..."

Two new gray wolves appeared, baring their fangs and claws, and pounced on Professor Flitwick from different directions.

Professor Flitwick calmly flicked his wand, and two beams of blue light separated, striking the two leaping gray wolves almost simultaneously. As if frozen in an instant, both wolves were completely immobilized.

At this moment, Scott had cast another Ironclad Charm on himself.

Although Professor Flitwick could easily break his Armored Charm, its presence could buy him some time.

"Smoke swirling around!"

With the Ironclad Charm in place, Scott immediately cast a Smoke Screen Charm, hoping to find an opportunity by leveraging his magical perception advantage.

Under the cover of the smoke, Scott only had time to rescue his three gray wolves before Professor Flitwick used the same method as Black, employing the household magic Whirlwind Sweep to directly break the smoke spell.

Scott changed his strategy, assigning two gray wolves to attack and one gray wolf to guard him.

This choice made him feel a little relieved.

However, even though he tried his best in the following time, he was still unable to break through Professor Flitwick's defenses and was eventually defeated by the professor's precise counterattack.

"Well done, Scott! You did better than I expected."

Professor Flitwick raised his hand to dispel the petrification curse on Scott.

After the duel ended, the professor became amiable again and didn't hesitate to praise his student.

"Your combat strategy is very clear, and your use of spells is already quite advanced. You are already much stronger than the average seventh-year graduate of Hogwarts."

After praising him, you should also analyze his shortcomings.

"As for the shortcomings, the biggest one is still the lack of combat experience."

Chapter 364 Duel Training, Savannah's Reply

Upon hearing Professor Flitwick say that he lacked combat experience, Scott nodded in agreement.

Although Hogwarts has now added a wizard dueling class to its Defense Against the Dark Arts curriculum, the intensity of the training is still far from meeting Scott's needs.

As Professor Flitwick commented, his matches against his classmates were simply a crushing defeat, and he didn't get any training benefits.

He could have practiced with Black or Lupin in dueling class, but Professor Black never returned to Hogwarts after the cause of his brother's death was discovered.

Later, he simply resigned.

As a result, the Potions Professor at Hogwarts maintained a visibly good mood for several days.

Remus Lupin, formerly a teaching assistant, has now officially become the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

With only one person responsible for teaching, Professor Lupin couldn't find the time to train Scott as a duel opponent.

For various reasons, Scott's combat experience has not grown much, and he has been able to think about the tactics he can use through hypothetical methods.

Combat is unlike anything else; it's not a skill that can be improved simply by burying yourself in study.

Without sufficient combat experience, even if Scott's spellcasting skills are superb, his polymorphism is excellent, and he learns many powerful spells, he will not be able to perform well in combat.

In such a situation, if the opponent is a wizard whose strength is inferior to his, he can crush him with his own strength. However, if the opponent's level is equal to his or only slightly inferior, he is likely to suffer due to insufficient combat experience.

Professor Flitwick's intervention this time solved Scott's immediate problem.

“Again,” Professor Flitwick said to Scott without letting him rest. “You can only gain combat experience through actual combat.”

"Yes."

Scott twisted his hand, which was a little sore from waving his wand so frequently, and nodded in agreement.

However, this time he was defeated even faster.

In addition to physical exhaustion, Professor Flitwick had also increased his attack frequency in this duel.

While Professor Flitwick couldn't unleash a wide array of spells like Dumbledore, the spells he cast were still far superior to those of Scott.

His combat experience and skills far surpassed those of his student, Scott. Even using only some basic spells, he could easily overpower Scott with his experience and skill.

In duels, he always manages to make the most appropriate response at the most appropriate time.

With precise spellcasting, smooth transitions, and agile movement, the combat process is as fluid and pleasing to the eye as flowing water.

As a renowned wizard dueling champion, Professor Flitwick is more difficult to deal with than you can imagine when he gets serious.

This time, Professor Flitwick gave Scott a good rest.

Of course, during the rest, he patiently explained some practical tips he used in combat.

Scott was very grateful and wrote it down.

And so, Scott and Professor Flitwick repeated the duel and rest process until the day's training finally ended just before curfew.