The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

He had already fought against Carlo before and knew his level. Judging from the magical fluctuations he sensed, the other party hadn't made any significant progress.

Even in poor condition, Scott is confident that he can now deal with a wizard like Carlo without much effort.

While sensing Carlo's location, Scott took out two bottles of potions from the shapeshifting lizard skin bag, opened them, and drank them directly.

Sensing the energy gradually returning to his tired body, Scott casually put the potion bottle back into his leather bag before taking out his wand.

Without uttering a sound, Scott's wand traced a smooth arc in the air.

Thick white smoke silently billowed from the wand, piling up and rising from beneath his feet before rapidly spreading.

It was already nighttime, and as the smog in the air gradually thickened, visibility decreased.

When the smoke enveloped Carlo's location, his magic stopped moving and then began to run in the opposite direction.

Scott smiled silently and began to walk forward.

As he moved, the area shrouded in smoke grew larger and larger, and Carlo never managed to escape that area.

Scott silenced himself and approached Carlo step by step until he could hear the other man's breathing.

"S..."

Just as Carlo was about to say something, Scott decisively took action.

He collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Scott chanted a spell softly, and a red light pierced through the smoke, striking Carlo precisely in the head.

Then he heard the sound of the other person falling to the ground.

To be honest, this result surprised Scott a lot.

He was always on guard against the magical items that the other party might be carrying.

He never expected that Carlo would dare to sneak into Hogwarts to cause him trouble without making any preparations.

Who gave him the courage?

Gryffindor?

Or has this guy completely gone mad?

Although judging from the changing magical fluctuations, Carlo had indeed fainted at this moment, Scott still played it safe.

He waved his wand again, and a long rope shot out from it, binding Carlo, who was lying on the ground, completely.

He then used the wind to disperse the smoke in the vicinity.

It was only at this point that he realized Carlo was still wearing an invisibility cloak.

The ropes he summoned only bound an invisible outline.

Scott walked a short distance from Carlo and frowned.

He was thinking about how he should deal with this person.

Deep down, he certainly wanted to kill him, but this was Hogwarts, and he couldn't guarantee that Carlo's arrival and his actions wouldn't be noticed by anyone afterward.

"trouble."

Scott muttered to himself, then kept pulling wooden blocks from the shapeshifting lizard skin bag and throwing them on the ground, waving his wand to turn them into mice.

A large group of rats scurried across the ground and quickly gathered on Carlo's body, constantly burrowing in and out of his clothes.

Before long, the two mice worked together to carry Carlo's wand over and place it at Scott's feet, and the other mice followed and ran back.

It seems that Carlo has nothing left.

Scott was completely relieved.

He walked over to where Carlo was, frowned again, and kicked him.

Ding dong.

The sound of metal falling onto the stone slab was faint yet crisp, quite distinct in the quiet night.

Scott tried to react, but it was too late. An exceptionally thin, blood-red beam of light struck his chest abruptly before he could react.

Scott felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his body flew backward uncontrollably for several meters before crashing onto the stone slabs on the ground.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

He clutched his chest and struggled to sit up, staring at the still unconscious Carlo with a grim expression.

At this moment, a short figure appeared beside Carlo.

It is a house-elf.

"Waaah..."

The house-elf whimpered and began casting a spell to awaken Carlo.

"Wake up, my little master."

A beam of white light shot out from its fingertip and enveloped Carlo.

"Well……"

Carlo made a sound quickly, and he struggled to sit up.

He said in a hoarse voice, "Well done, Tata! Quick, cut this damn rope!"

“Tata will do it right away!” the house-elf Tata said softly. “Please keep your voice down, young master. This is Hogwarts! It would be terrible if we were discovered!”

"Then hurry up and do it!" Carlo growled.

"Tata will do it right away!"

Tata stretched out her finger again and used magic to cut the ropes binding Carlo.

Carlo pulled back the hood of his invisibility cloak and glared menacingly at Scott, who was sitting on the ground.

“Heh heh…heh heh…” he chuckled nervously in a low voice, like a demon. “Long time no see, Scott Trollope.”

Scott listened to his footsteps, watched as one of his hands emerged from the invisibility cloak, picked up a shiny metal button from the ground, and then watched as his head "floated" a distance away to pick up his wand.

"hey-hey."

Carlo suppressed a laugh and slowly walked up to Scott, looking down at him.

"How about that?" Carlo's face was full of malice. "Hehe... You lost this time, Trollope."

He held out the hand that was holding the metal button and waved it in front of Scott.

"Want to know what happened? Hehe..."

He opened his mouth wide and put the button into his mouth with his hand.

"Hehe... I put it in my mouth." His voice was a little muffled, but his tone was full of smugness.

"I see."

Scott calmly replied, then braced himself with one hand on the ground and stood up.

"Using yourself as bait to ambush me with a magical artifact you held in your mouth, well done, Carlo."

"you……"

Carlo's eyes widened, and he took several steps back, raising his wand and pointing it at Scott.

"You... how are you alright?" he blurted out involuntarily.

“You did a great job, Carol,” Scott said. “You almost succeeded. Unfortunately, I was lucky this time.”

He pointed his wand at Carlo with his right hand, while his left hand pulled a gold card from the inner pocket of his robe.

It was that identity card from the Scholars' Alliance.

Scott's condition at this moment was far from good.

Although the potion restored some of his strength, waves of fatigue still surged through his body.

He showed no emotion on his face, but held the card between two fingers and waved it at Carlo.

"I didn't expect this thing could help me withstand your sudden attack."

As he spoke, he smiled deliberately.

Carlo's eyes widened even more, almost as big as the eyes of his house-elf Tata.

"Go!" he shouted. "Take me away now, Tata!"

"No, little master! There are mice! Lots of mice!" Tata responded in a panic.

A large group of rats are frantically attacking it.

Carlo's expression changed, and he quickly reached up to put on the hood of his invisibility cloak before disappearing from Scott's sight.

However, his magic was still clearly visible to Scott.

“No rush, Carlo,” Scott said with a smile. “It’s a rare treat that you’re back at Hogwarts, so don’t rush off… wear your armor!”

"Die! Be shattered to pieces!"

Carlo's Shattering Curse was blocked by Scott's timely Ironclad Curse.

"Petrify them all!"

Scott decisively swung his wand, successfully hitting Tata, who was surrounded by rats, cutting off Carlo's escape route.

"Die!" Carlo suddenly roared, "Crucio!"

Scott was horrified the instant he sensed the extremely malicious magical fluctuations of the Crucifixion.

He dragged his somewhat heavy steps, narrowly avoiding the unforgivable curse.

But then another slender red beam of light hurtled toward him.

"Damn it! You should be out of energy!"

Carlo roared wildly, reactivating the button-shaped magical item.

A raven just in time darted out from the tip of his wand, blocking the red beam of light.

"Gah!!!"

The crow collided with the red beam of light, letting out a terrible cry.