Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

Then it was his turn.

Looking at a few young people who were obviously younger than those around them and still looked childish, he finally understood everything.

How could he, who was once a prominent figure, endure such humiliation and contempt? He roared, and regardless of the consequences, he used his best magic to fight back.

And then... no more.

Actual combat is the best classroom and the best catalyst for a wizard's growth.

Although they had never experienced a real life-and-death fight, the few people who had experienced it countless times in the virtual space of the gap between time and space were just a little uncomfortable with the old wizard's crazy attack at first.

After a brief flurry, they, familiar with the rhythm, immediately used tactics they had practiced countless times and turned from defense to offense.

Doris's elemental magic, Cedric's rune magic, Fleur's mental confusion, Boyce's duel magic, none of them could defeat the opponent individually, but when they joined forces, they made their opponents, who were determined to die, dizzy.

Except for Pavla, who was half a logistical assistant and still couldn't move freely, the four-member team led by Doris fought more and more bravely, which surprised Nico and Brian who were worried.

They finally understood what Lin En meant by "no risk" and finally put their minds at ease.

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Lynn didn't show up until the battle was over.

Just as he said beforehand, he was just a spectator in tonight's battle, neither participating nor supporting.

Instead, it was Nico who took action himself and saved the life of the old wizard who was almost set on fire by Doris.

If we want to dig out the remaining false gods, these red-robed men who are slaves but also hold high positions are important clues and must not be wasted.

The tense heartstrings finally relaxed, and the young men who were on the battlefield for the first time felt the bloody smell of the battlefield, which mixed with the burnt smell, giving people a strange association.

"Well……!"

Pavla covered her mouth and rushed away, and before she could find a hiding place, she started retching.

The smell, which was similar to that of barbecue, made her feel nauseous and she wanted to vomit all the bile.

Cedric hurried after him, even though he was feeling very uncomfortable.

Next, Boyce and Fleur recalled the enemies who fell before them. For the first time, they realized the true power of magic - rather than just telling, observing and imagining.

Life is so fragile in front of it that it is not worth mentioning, just like a piece of cotton wool floating in the wind.

Everyone around them tacitly pretended not to see anything - they were not as good as these young people when they first saw blood, it's human nature.

Only Doris managed to remain calm. She walked slowly, step by step, away from the crowd that was cleaning up the battlefield and casting Confusion and Oblivion spells on the Muggles around them. She tried her best to restrain her physiological instincts and walked out of the town.

Lin En was still in the woods where they met at the beginning. When he saw her coming out alone, he didn't say much. He just walked up to her and patted her shoulder gently.

"Well done, I saw it all."

"I……!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, Doris almost couldn't hold it in. She covered her mouth tightly and her stomach churned.

"There's no one else here. Don't worry. Andrew is busy doing chores for Brian." Lynn said.

"I...I didn't!" Doris straightened up stubbornly, and her rosy face before she left was now pale.

She tried to suppress her emotions and asked in a low voice, "Are we qualified this time?"

"Well, very good. You didn't even use the protective magic I left on you." Lin En praised, "From this point of view, you are better than many people in there."

Doris's complexion looked visibly better, but Lynn's next words made her mouth pout again.

"After Christmas, you will continue to participate in the action until the new semester starts - I will not accompany you."

The old wizard burning like a torch, the smell between barbecue and charcoal, and the impending death. Thinking that all this would happen again in the near future, Doris finally couldn't help it and rushed out in two steps at a time.

"Wow--!"

This is the "last lesson" from student to wizard, and also the first step from peace to war.

Although it is a bit embarrassing, everyone will be like this at the beginning. This is the inevitable difference between human nature and animal nature.

The inky night gradually dissipated, and the eastern horizon began to show a hint of gray and light.

Chapter 526 What Really Matters

Since this life-and-death struggle before dawn, everything seems to have undergone subtle but real changes.

After returning to school, the five young people, each with their own thoughts, felt that everyone around them had become alienated - as if they were in two completely different worlds.

The peace and tranquility of the past seemed to have become a distant past in an instant, the sounds of laughter and play were vague and blurred, and even the championship that had once pitted Cedric and Fleur against each other was nothing when it came to the balance of life and death.

The first person to notice something was wrong was Harry, who was overjoyed at having found a dance partner.

Just as he was about to go find Hagrid to tell him the good news, he saw Cedric and Pavla snuggling together and walking into the Forbidden Forest.

But he didn't really care about that.

Seeing that they didn't notice him, he rushed to Hagrid's room and shared the good news with his friends.

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Harry is more casual, but his good friend Hermione is a meticulous and perceptive young person.

After worrying about the secret of the golden egg for many days, she finally decided to ask Lin En for advice.

Coincidentally, as soon as she entered the office, she saw Furong, who looked a little strange, and Doris and Boyce, who were sipping from their teacups, behaving in a completely different manner than usual.

"Professor, excuse me for disturbing you," she whispered, glancing at the three people out of the corner of her eye who shouldn't be together.

"Sit down first, Hermione." Lynn said, "You three should take a good rest for a few days after you go back. We can discuss this seriously after the holiday. How about that?"

"Okay, Professor."

It was the first time that Hermione heard Fleur speak in such a quiet and gentle tone. There was no trace of her usual arrogance. Her gait was even a little erratic when she left.

Doris was not much different from Boyce, except that she stayed a little longer than Fleur. When she left, Doris forced a smile, which made her confused.

"Professor, what happened to them?" Hermione asked tentatively after everyone left.

"I just came across some new things and I'm not used to them." Lin En didn't intend to go into too much detail and asked, "It's vacation now, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Ah... that's it." Hermione remembered her original purpose and took out a piece of parchment from her schoolbag. "We have been studying the golden eggs recently and are a little troubled."

This question made Lin En feel a little enlightened. He was able to escape from the hustle and bustle and tension of many days and return to the campus and the things he was familiar with.

"Sometimes I envy you, Hermione," he said suddenly, briskly.

Hermione looked at him suspiciously.

"Professor, what's wrong with you?"

"No, nothing, just some emotion." Lynn snapped his fingers, and the thin parchment flew from Hermione's hand and landed steadily on his desk. "I really hope that you and your friends can always be so happy."

"We may not be so...well, I must admit that Harry and Ron are happy now."

"You are all still young, and this is how you should be." Lin En looked at her happily, "You should also smile more."

"But the second round will start soon--"

"There are still two months left. I know you're working hard, but if you keep going like this, you'll have wrinkles around your eyes."

Lynn shook the parchment in his hand and reminded seriously.

Hermione quickly raised her hands to cover the corners of her eyes. She fumbled for a long time before she figured it out and glared at him fiercely.

“Okay, okay, I won’t tease you anymore.” Lin En blinked, looking relaxed. “Since you came to me, I can’t let you go back empty-handed—I’ll give you a hint.”

As he spoke, he picked up the quill and scribbled a few words on the blank space below Hermione's paper, then handed it back to his disciple.

"…The sound is affected by the environment?"

Hermione lowered her head and read out Lynn's prompt, her beautiful eyebrows slightly wrinkled.

"I can only give you so many hints. The rest is up to you to analyze and discover - but I have to remind you that Christmas is coming soon, and you should make some preparations like other girls." Lynn said gently.

Hermione smiled shyly, revealing her two front teeth that had shrunk at some point, making her face look even smaller, and her always aggressive aura was also somewhat subdued.

"I'll seriously consider it, Professor." She said softly, then looked at Lynn playfully, "You too, Ms. Fox must be looking forward to this dance, right?"

"You kid——"

"Hahaha! I'm leaving first, Professor! Merry Christmas in advance! Remember to sign for me! I need to borrow these books after Christmas~!"

Without giving Lynn a chance to react, Miss Granger grabbed the parchment and ran away, leaving behind only a string of silver bell-like giggles.

There was also a foot-long book application form left on the table without anyone noticing, with a smiley face symbol on it.

"…It must have been broken by Doris!"

Lin En muttered softly, his face tightly stern, but his eyes were filled with a rare, pure smile in many days.

Picking up the assistant's list of books, he picked up the feather pen without even looking at it, signed his name next to the smiley face symbol, and then snapped his fingers.

The parchment with the ink not yet dried flew out through the crack of the door like an arrow, faster than Hermione could run.

Immediately afterwards...

"Ouch! Professor—!"

The little witch's scream came from afar, full of dissatisfaction and complaints.

Lynn smiled even more happily.

But as he laughed, he sat down again thoughtfully, looking out the foggy window - it seemed that another heavy snow was brewing in the sky, and the weather was getting colder.

"The Christmas ball... Christmas..."

Before the sound faded away, the tall figure disappeared in an instant, and a wooden sign indicating a temporary exit floated slowly to the outside of the door and was hung up with familiarity.

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At home in Birmingham, Miss Fei, who was resting in bed, was looking at the ceiling bored.

There was no work, no one to chat with, and even sleeping was completely impossible.

It is relaxing, but it is also really boring.

"I don't know what that guy is doing..."

With a slight grumble, she tightened the thick quilt around her body and fell asleep with her eyes closed.

At this moment, a teasing voice came from outside the door without warning.

"I'm preparing your medicine for today, of course."

"Eh? Why are you back?!"

"What, you're not welcome?"

Smiling, he walked to the bedside and caught her hand that was about to hide under the quilt. Then, he leaned over and gently kissed her smooth forehead.

"Don't you have a lot of important things to do?" Euphemia asked in a muffled voice, caught off guard.

"I do have some things to do, but they are not important." Lynn put the potion aside and smoothed his girlfriend's hair. "What is more important than your body?"

"Huh... I didn't realize that. Didn't you have a very fulfilling life these past two days? I heard from Amanda."

"I knew she was the one who was reporting me again and trying to sow discord between us." Lin En gritted her teeth.

“Don’t come on, you’re not serious.” Giving Lin En a shy and coquettish look, Miss Fei said disdainfully, “Tell me, what’s the matter with coming back so early? I’ve almost recovered anyway.”

"It's really nothing. I just came back to accompany you. Isn't it boring to stay at home alone?" Lin En looked innocent.

Seeing that he was not pretending, Euphemia smiled with satisfaction: "That's reasonable, but I don't want to drink the medicine. Alex's potion is too hard to drink. It's bitter and has a weird taste."

Her delicate nose wrinkled slightly, and she still found it hard to accept the thought of potions whose effects were as impressive as their taste.

"It's the last day. How about I cook tonight to make up for your little tummy?" Lynn showed his patience and doting like a child. He took the potion that he had made in the morning and helped the dodging Euphemia up.

Then he was punched in the chest with great force.

"You have a little belly!"

The murderous gaze was fixed on Lin En's face, with a hint of anger.

But having said that, she knew very well that good medicine tastes bitter, but she still drank the whole bottle of medicine with a sad face.

Although it can't be said that the medicine cured the disease, the tightness in the chest did improve. Coupled with Lin En's timely healing magic, it was like a big stone was slowly moved away.

"…I feel much better now. Help me up. It must be very tiring for you to handle so many things by yourself, right?"