The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

“Arrogant Mr. Stirner, it seems this duel will not yield any new results.”

Scott, with sarcastic remarks, took the opportunity to have the giant eagle swoop down.

"You're running low on energy? I wonder if you can still crush my 'work' like you did before?"

The giant eagle flew like a gust of wind to the top of Stirrner's head, its sharp talons reaching for his shoulders.

But Stryner did not dodge.

He tilted his head back, revealing a tyrannical smile.

The giant eagle's talons pierced through the flesh of his shoulder, and blood gushed out.

“I told you!” he said through gritted teeth.

Then, with a heavy heart, he raised the wand.

"Thunderous explosion!"

This guy is insane...

Scott curled his lips into a smile.

But as expected.

A violent explosion rang out.

He leaped from the eagle's back, his cloak billowing behind him as he escaped the explosion, retreating rapidly to the other side of the stage.

As expected, the giant eagle was reduced to wood chips in the explosion, and Stirner himself collapsed, his body charred black.

Scott looked surprised and innocent, spreading his hands out to Snape in the audience.

Meanwhile, the lion and badger that had cooperated to kill the black snake transformed back into tables and chairs.

"Idric!"

Several Slytherin seventh-year students pushed through the crowd and charged forward aggressively.

Snape began, “Get Stirrner to the school hospital.”

"professor?"

The seventh-grade students stared at Snape in astonishment.

"That kid seriously injured Idris in the duel!" someone emphasized angrily.

“Get Stirrner to the school hospital,” Snape repeated, staring at them expressionlessly.

"Yes, Professor."

The students lowered their heads.

They went onto the stage and used a levitation spell to make Stirrner float in the air.

Scott stood on the other side of the stage watching this scene, unmoved by their gazes.

Snape only went on stage after those people had taken Stryner away.

“You win, Trollope,” he said coldly. “Get out of here.”

"I understand, Professor."

Scott bowed politely, then turned and walked off the stage.

Snape did not mention Tistrilner insulting Scott, nor did he mention Tistrilner being injured.

Scott did not mention it again.

This was probably an unintentional understanding that he and Snape reached in this matter.

Snape wouldn't deduct points from Slytherin for Stryner calling him a "Mudblood," nor would he deduct points from Scott or Ravenclaw for Stryner's injury.

It's like a transaction.

Don't say that Stirrner's injury was caused by his own Explosive Curse.

Given Snape's level of expertise, he could easily see through Scott's manipulation of Stryner.

Moreover, if Snape wanted to stop the explosion, he was fully capable of doing so.

He allowed Scott to teach Stryner a profound lesson, and then did not pursue the matter further.

That's sincerity.

Scott couldn't very well use that incident to get Snape to deduct points from Slytherin's score.

After all, there doesn't seem to be any specific punishment in the school rules for using insulting words to verbally abuse classmates, so professors can only handle such situations on their own.

Overall, Scott was fairly satisfied with the outcome.

From now on, probably no one will be so foolish as to utter that word to him again.

Anyone who wants to provoke him will think twice.

This will indirectly reduce some of his troubles.

But he didn't come away without losses.

The most significant one is—

Looking at the many students from the three colleges cheering for him, he knew that he could no longer remain a low-key, unremarkable wizard apprentice.

And then there's... the unfriendly look Scott gave the other group—

He gained even more hatred from Slytherin.

Scott, however, didn't seem to care.

As a Muggle-born wizard, if he wants to live a good life, or even achieve something, he must confront the extreme pure-blood advocates.

This was bound to happen sooner or later.

It's impossible for things to go peacefully.

Extreme pure-blood advocates are unhappy to see the rise of Muggle-born wizards.

This can be seen from the historical experience of Nobi Leach.

Mr. Leach is a legendary figure.

He is the only Muggle-born Minister of Magic in Britain.

But when he took office, several extreme pure-blooded Wisengam members "resigned in anger".

Later, Leach was forced to end his term prematurely due to a mysterious illness.

There are suspicions that this was a conspiracy orchestrated by the purebloods, with Draco Malfoy's grandfather, Abraxas Malfoy, being involved.

Of course, Scott didn't want to become Minister of Magic.

He had no interest in politics.

He could only guess that the pure-blood wizards who now held the upper echelons of the British wizarding world would do everything in their power to prevent any Muggle-born wizard from succeeding in any form.

and so……

Since they are enemies, there's no point in hating them.

……

Chapter 88 Sequel, December, Weekend

The Dueling Club activities had a significant impact on Hogwarts.

The most obvious change is that there are more young wizards in schools who are interested in transfiguration.

In the past, Transfiguration was considered more complex than other magic courses, which deterred many students from studying the subject in depth.

Their goal often remains at the level of barely mastering the classroom teaching content.

But Scott's "demonstration" at the Duel Club seemed to ignite everyone's enthusiasm for Transfiguration.

More than one person has remarked to Scott that using shapeshifting in combat is "really cool."

In short, many people have started to try it.

They wanted to emulate what Scott did at the Duel Club.

But it's not easy.

As more and more people sought Scott's advice, he discovered that many Hogwarts students' understanding of Transfiguration was limited to simply knowing how to use it.

How to effectively utilize Transfiguration in combat?

This is difficult for them.

The idea of ​​"turning inanimate objects into something alive" is a major obstacle for many younger students.

But those older students who mastered this transformation technique also had their own problems—

Most people's animals created by shapeshifting are rather stiff, let alone being able to flexibly control one or more shapeshifting creations to participate in battle.

Scott himself knows this all too well; the more Transformation creations he controls at the same time, the more difficult it becomes.

In the past, even he could only manipulate a maximum of three transfiguration artifacts for relatively simple activities.

For example, on the night of "Searching for the Slytherin Heir," he used Transfiguration to create three giant eagles that carried him and the Weasley twins.

That was the most he could do at the time.

How can we get them to participate in battle flexibly, or even cooperate with each other?

That is impossible.

He can only control one at most.

Scott now appears to be able to control three or four because his shapeshifting abilities have entered a new stage—

While the products of transformation cannot be "fully automatic," they have achieved "semi-automatic" operation.

Although he still needs to use his magical perception to guide the battle, it's much easier than before.

In short, Scott felt that although some students were currently very enthusiastic about learning Transfiguration, this enthusiasm would soon wane once they fully realized the difficulty involved.

The second impact of the Dueling Club on Hogwarts was the deepening conflict between Slytherin and the other three houses.