Hogwarts Crawler.

He tapped the oak barrel with the Dark Staff, and Dobby poked his head out of the barrel with his eyes lighting up.

It woke up on the way, but was locked by the ingot and couldn't leave the oak barrel. Now it can come out, doesn't it mean——? !

However, the next moment, Dobby still stayed where he was.

"Don't try. The seal has only expanded from the oak barrel to this room."

After a few seconds of thinking, Dobby emerged from the oak barrel and bowed tremblingly to Adam:

"Dear sir, what can I do for you, Dobby?"

"The diary is now in my hands."

Adam looked at Dobby and took out the diary with only four pages left. When Dobby saw it, his big eyes widened even more.

"So, you don't have to protect Harry Potter anymore."

Adam had mixed feelings when he said this, after all, Dobby's protection had only had a counterproductive effect so far.

"Oh my God! Harry Potter is saved!"

Dobby jumped a few times excitedly, and then suddenly cried out:

"Dobby doesn't have to disobey his master anymore! Bad Dobby! Dobby is an unfit house-elf!"

As he spoke, Dobby slammed his head against the floor.

Adam was stunned. Only then did he remember that Dobby's release was actually a coincidence. Under the current circumstances, old Malfoy probably would not come to Hogwarts... In other words, Dobby would continue to work for the Malfoy family for free.

But the problem didn't seem to be big. After all, he hadn't thought about liberating the oppressed people around the world, let alone liberating the house-elves. He had no idea about Dobby.

Dobby was indeed brave, and he did protect Harry when he died, but to be honest Adam didn't like it.

Its fanaticism for Harry was entirely derived from the story of Harry as a savior. It betrayed its loyal master for the sake of an image in the story. After the betrayal, it just talked to itself and used the way it thought was best to protect the savior it imagined. This seemed somewhat absurd to Adam.

It is undeniable that Dobby and Harry established a deep friendship in the later period, but in the beginning, Dobby treated Harry like a illegitimate fan who wanted to protect his own brother.

After Dobby calmed down, Adam reminded it to find Harry and explain everything that had happened before, and then let it go. If Harry felt it was necessary, he could find a way to free Dobby himself.

As for learning house-elves' magic, there are too many house-elves in Hogwarts, and they live next to the Hufflepuff dormitory. I believe they will be happy to help Adam.

Ever since Dobby was dealt with, there were no abnormal security risks in the castle, and Adam and his school life returned to normal.

Adam spent half a month thoroughly studying the Bone-Parting Curse that Lockhart had accidentally created, and transformed it into a magic circle version.

This kind of magic has some similarities with card-dispelling magic, but it is more targeted. Under the temptation of delicious food, Adam's research progress is faster than ever before.

Now this spell can no longer be simply called a bone-removing spell. It can remove bones, scales, shrimp threads, snail shells, fruit cores, rotten leaves, solids in liquids, and anything else that the caster considers to be "impurities".

Yes, the effect of this magic is also very idealistic. For example, it is entirely possible to assume that cartilage is not an impurity when it is released, so the cartilage will be preserved - the same applies to the fish head and tail fin. The fish will not become strange in shape and affect the appetite after deboning.

Uther said this spell was amazing, and Cologne said it was brilliant. Bernard was very active and asked for a plate of roasted chicken legs from the kitchen:

"Try it quickly!"

Adam stretched out his hand and wiped the air above the chicken leg, and all the bones of the chicken leg disappeared, leaving only the cartilage parts of the head and tail.

"Adam, you may even go down in history with this magic!"

Cologne said excitedly while gnawing on a chicken leg.

“Braised carp!”

Eugene was also very excited. Although he really liked the braised method, the bright red color really affected his ability to pick bones. Before, he could only try braised hairtail, but now he could finally try it without any taboos.

Adam was also deep in thought, thinking about what new dish to serve next.

Just before Hufflepuff was about to have a wave of fun, Lockhart jumped out to cause trouble again.

Perhaps he was dissatisfied that he was no longer the focus of everyone's attention after the castle had been peaceful for so long, or perhaps it was because Adam was busy studying spells and ignored him during this period, which gave him confidence. In any case, Lockhart still set up the Dueling Club.

What made Adam even more unbelievable was that Professor Dumbledore actually agreed - Harry would never believe that the old headmaster didn't know that Hogwarts was now safe!

The headmaster's control over the entire castle is quite terrifying. Portraits, ghosts, and even house-elves are all the headmaster's eyes and ears, not to mention the various protective magics that may have other functions.

So why did Professor Dumbledore allow Lockhart to mess around here?

Confused, Adam followed the crowd to the so-called duel club.

It is called a duel club, but in fact it is just a tidy up of the auditorium. The long tables that originally belonged to the four colleges were moved away, and a fancy duel stage was built in the center. It does look quite formal, but with the backdrop of various floral decorations it looks more like a stage.

At this highly anticipated moment, Gilderoy Lockhart walked onto the stage.

He was wearing a purple robe today, which shone brightly in the light of hundreds of candles in the air, and beside him was Professor Snape, whose face was so gloomy that Adam recalled the time when he drew Harry in the lottery.

Walking to the center of the stage with a leap of faith, Lockhart waved his hand for silence and shouted:

"Come around, come around! Can everyone see me? Can everyone hear my voice? Ah! That's great!"

Lockhart had that signature smile on his face:

"Well, Professor Dumbledore has allowed me to start this little duelling club to fully train you all in case you ever need to defend yourself in the way I have done so many times before - see my publications for details."

After advertising his work, Lockhart raised his hand and motioned everyone to look at Professor Snape beside him.

"Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape, who I invited to come and instruct you all. In addition, he also recommended a young assistant to me and refused to provide me with more information - what an interesting little surprise, isn't it?"

Chapter 68 A True Warrior...

After hearing Lockhart's words, Adam suddenly had a bad feeling for some reason.

In particular, Professor Snape's expression actually looked a little better at this time, and he even glanced at him.

I have to say Lockhart is really something. After Adam had no time to deal with him, he managed to win back some of his former loyal fans with his words. This remark still drew a wave of applause.

"Thank you - thank you all for your encouragement. Now how about we invite that little assistant up here?"

Lockhart winked at Professor Snape mischievously, acting as if he had a good relationship with Professor Snape.

Professor Snape's face tensed for a moment, then he revealed a somewhat gloomy smile:

"Adam Reed."

Adam: “???”

I? !

No...no one told me there would be an extra show today!

While Adam was stunned, Professor Snape looked at him again:

"Come here quickly."

"Don't be shy! Relax! Adam - where are you?"

Lockhart had no suspicion at all - although he had suspected that someone was plotting against him, he had never doubted these students. After all, how could a student have such amazing abilities?

Because of this, when Professor Snape said he wanted a student to demonstrate sparring with him on his behalf, he agreed without hesitation and even felt that it was just what he wanted - a student was always much easier to deal with than a professor.

Under everyone's gaze, Adam silently walked onto the dueling stage and looked at Professor Snape beside him.

"Relax."

Professor Snape's expression remained unchanged. He raised his hand and gently patted Adam's shoulder. His voice was barely audible:

"Just use the spell I taught you—you know which one."

The corners of Adam's mouth twitched.

You taught me two spells in total, one is Hanging Bell and the other is Shadowless. The difference between these two spells is quite big. Could you tell me which one to use specifically?

Seeing Adam walking up to the duel stage, Lockhart's expression was a little unnatural. The painful memory of being bitten by the Chinese biting cabbage and sent to the medical wing suddenly flooded into his mind...

He doesn't call the roll in class, and the teaching experience before was quite bumpy, so he still can't match the students' names with the specific students. He only knew who Adam was when he saw Adam come on stage.

However, Lockhart quickly adjusted his mentality. Although the previous experience was painful, it was magic arranged in advance after all, and it did not prove that this student was very strong.

I'd like to take this opportunity...

"Come here kid, I won't hurt you, just relax and follow the procedure-"

Lockhart waved at Adam with a smile on his face.

Professor Snape patted Adam on the shoulder and went downstairs, leaving Adam and Lockhart on the dueling stage.

"First, Mr. Reed and I came to the opposite sides of the dueling stage, and then we bowed - yes, that's right!"

After bowing, Lockhart turned his wand around in his hand a few times and slowly prepared to speak:

"remove--"

"The Upside Down Golden Bell!"

"Tsk..."

“Wow——!”

Amid the astonished gazes of the students, Adam looked at Lockhart, who was hanging upside down in the air, with an innocent look on his face:

"Professor, can't we attack after bowing?"

"..."

Lockhart's face flushed red, probably due to congestion in his brain. Anyway, he was silent for a few seconds before speaking:

"Ah, yes, of course I know that. I just wanted to demonstrate it to everyone - your attack intention is too obvious. Of course, I can't fall for such a trick in a real duel."

Adam nodded and glanced at Professor Snape who had just made a "tsk" sound in the chaos. It seemed that he had guessed wrong... But wasn't his invisible sword a bit too much? What if the blood thorns scared the classmates?

In comparison, he still preferred the script-killing scene he had prepared for Lockhart before, which killed people without shedding blood.

Lockhart struggled in the air for a few moments, and began to tell everyone about his previous duel with a dark wizard, and how he defeated a former duel champion, occasionally casting a Stopping Spell on himself or other spells that Adam had never heard of.

Finally, Lockhart, whose vision was beginning to darken, smiled awkwardly at Adam:

"Mr. Reed, I want to test how well you have learned the counter-spell to this spell. It's not that I don't know this spell. I have seen this little trick several times during my travels..."

"I have not yet learned the counter-spell to this spell, Professor."

Adam suddenly spoke, with an innocent look on his face that only a good little badger could have:

"So you better come down by yourself."

"..."

Lockhart's face turned even redder, even a little purple:

"Uh...yeah...I'll be down right now...hey!"

Fluttering in the air like a hooked fish, Lockhart looked at his classmates and gave a weak smile:

"There seems to be something wrong with my wand. Is there anyone who can help me contact Pomfret...someone..."

Under the shocked gaze of his classmates, Lockhart fainted with his head tilted and even foam coming out of his mouth.

"Ahhh, save him--"

"Quiet."

Professor Snape walked onto the stage and waved his wand, and Lockhart fell down with a "click". Adam seemed to hear a sound similar to a broken bone. He hoped that the dueling stage was okay.

Glancing at Lockhart, Professor Snape could see that he was in a good mood. He glanced at the students in the audience and said in a long voice:

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"It seems that your Professor Lockhart has suffered a serious injury again... I'm afraid the matter of the Dueling Club will have to be postponed. Let's all go back."

"No! Wait...I'm fine!"

Under the shocked gazes of the crowd—Professor Snape's eyelids twitched—Lockhart struggled to get up, his face still slightly flushed, but he still managed to put on a smile:

"It's okay, it was just a small accident... I'm not traumatized, I'm fine."

"Professor Lockhart..."

Adam spoke with mixed feelings. This is a true warrior. He rarely put a bit of respect in his tone:

"Why don't you go to the medical wing and have a look..."

Look at your red eyeballs and the blood flowing from your nostrils... Don't die on this duel stage!

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm fine! I've encountered much more difficult situations than this more than once during my travels - er, I mean the wand didn't work."

Lockhart tried to do some fancy moves with his wand, but it slipped out of his hand halfway through. He ran over and picked it up again without changing his expression: