Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

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The Room of Requirement, a training ground that Neville both loves and fears.

Due to the significant increase in the number of people, the venue filled with dummies and targets was expanded, appearing spacious and open.

Neville was the first to arrive. After a day of rest and relaxation, he was fully refreshed and holding Rabastan Lestrange's wand, he continued his silent fight and contest with this long-dead enemy.

Next came Cedric. This self-disciplined young man was exemplary in his every move except when he was relaxing and having fun. Before Lynn arrived, he had already found a secluded place to warm up, and mastered Freyaet's eight runes.

This is a result of talent and also the result of hard work and practice.

Next is Penelope, this beautiful young witch may not be extremely talented, but she also has her own unique talent - keen understanding and analytical ability.

Although it is difficult to become a good duelist like Doris and Boyce with such qualifications, it is not difficult to make achievements in one's field of expertise.

At least Professor Babbling thought highly of her, even as much as she valued and loved Hermione.

The spirited young wizards arrived one after another, excitedly preparing to receive Lynn's special training.

Compared with classes held less than once a week and irregular club activities, the opportunity for intensive training during the holidays is particularly precious.

This is another reason why the young wizards responded to Boyce's call to stay in school.

Lin En was delighted but also felt a little pressured by the respect and appreciation from his students.

After several months of getting along, he has clearly felt the difference between the two schools.

Although the academic performance of students at Hogwarts varies, there are always many little wizards with distinct personalities, vitality and spirituality.

This kind of aura is extremely rare among the young wizards in Beauxbatons, whose number far exceeds that of the wizards in Hogwarts.

It is this rare liveliness that makes Lynn more willing to impart knowledge beyond the classroom.

For example, today, he brought the arrows sent by the centaurs.

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Arrows, a weapon that has been eliminated by Muggle society for hundreds of years, are already very unfamiliar to wizards.

Seeing Lin En rushing over with them, most of the little wizards were confused. Boyce even asked with a smile: "Professor, are you going to teach us archery today?"

"Your small body is OK for dueling, but I'm afraid your archery is not good enough." Lin En sat on the ground, "Come here, today we will learn to be centaurs, less ornate, more natural."

"Centaur?" Boyce's face was full of question marks, but he still sat down obediently.

With him in the lead, more than a dozen little wizards came forward and sat around him.

"Professor," Hermione raised her hand as soon as she sat down, "Do you have any special intention when you talk about centaurs?"

"These arrows are also for centaurs, and they are longer than the arrows used in Muggle Studies." Penelope also said softly, she observed very carefully.

"Yes, they were given to me by my centaur friend." Lynn said, "I'm not going to teach you any new magic today, because you've already absorbed enough from classes and club activities. I want to teach you something else."

"Anything else?" Doris asked with interest, "Can you continue to teach the Fire Spell?"

"You are abusing your power for personal gain, Doris." Lin En poked her forehead lovingly and said with a smile, "It's not a specific spell. I want to use this time to improve your knowledge and ability to resist the dark arts."

"Professor...Dark Arts, are you going to teach us Defense Against the Dark Arts?" Cedric showed joy. He was already in the fourth year, but he had never taken a few reliable Defense Against the Dark Arts classes yet, relying entirely on self-study and hard practice.

"Not exactly, but I hope to teach you how to deal with crises. Not only defense and evacuation, but also active offense, so that you have the ability to defeat the opponent."

Lynn raised a finger, and a suffocating black light condensed in the air.

"Toxins, curses, injuries, destruction... There are many kinds of black magic, each of which is difficult to deal with and cure. There are also some advanced black magics that have multiple characteristics at the same time."

Lynn flicked his finger lightly, and the ball flew off into the distance, hitting a half-fallen dummy.

The ghostly glow instantly spread throughout the body, and the dummy that was strong enough to withstand level four magic suddenly collapsed and turned into countless black residues.

"!"

The young wizards who witnessed the power of black magic gasped and instinctively got goose bumps.

"Conventional methods may not be effective against black magic. Once they fail, more targeted countermeasures are needed."

As Lin En spoke, he pulled out his wand and tapped the remains of the dummy lightly. The disgusting magical aura receded like the tide, and the dummy slowly returned to its original state from the remains.

"This kind of magic is called the counter-spell of black magic." Amid the exclamations of the young wizards, Lin En said in a brisk tone, "But many counter-spells of black magic are unknown. Some black magic simply has no counter-spell. There are also some powerful magical creatures that also carry the aura of black magic and are more difficult to deal with than many black wizards. What should we do at this time?"

"If we can't resist, just like you taught us, use a sleight of hand to cover our escape," Penelope said without hesitation.

"That's one way, but we can't all run away, right?" Lin En smiled encouragingly, "When we have to face it, we need some special means, such as these feather arrows."

"Professor, there is rooster blood and feathers on it, right?" Luna began to sing. In her eyes, there seemed to be no secrets in the world.

"You're right, Luna," Lynn said. "Professor Snape should have told you the origin of the basilisk in class, but he didn't say that this is also its Achilles' heel. The rooster can bring death to the basilisk."

"But professor, why did the centaurs give you these things?" Doris frowned. She had noticed something unusual. "Professor Snape said that the basilisk was fifty feet long and its scales were very strong. What's the use of such an arrow?"

Her question resonated with the young wizards, and as they followed the clues, a terrible possibility arose in their minds.

"Doris asked a very good question, and it's what I wanted to tell everyone." Lynn stood up and waved his wand at the dummy. A fifty-foot-long giant snake appeared vividly in front of everyone, with a bright red feather on its head.

"There is indeed a basilisk lurking in the Hogwarts Castle right now, and it has lived for thousands of years."

Standing under the giant snake, Lynn's expression was extremely serious, which shocked all the little wizards except Hermione.

Even the bravest young wizard would feel a chill in his heart when he thought that the dark life, which ranks among the most dangerous among 5X-level creatures, was right in Hogwarts.

Chapter 100: The Weakness of the Basilisk

"Professor...Professor...are you kidding us?" a fifth-year Gryffindor wizard asked tremblingly.

Although he knew that the basilisk behind Lin En was just a transformed puppet, those big yellow eyes still made him fearful.

The huge body, hard scales, long and sharp fangs, and those terrifying eyes that anyone who sees them will die... Not to mention a young wizard of this age, even for a well-trained and experienced Auror, it is not easy to deal with an adult basilisk.

As soon as these words were spoken, several little wizards looked at Lin En eagerly, hoping to find the same smile as usual on his face, and a teasing "It's just a joke" that would make everyone feel at ease.

But Lynn just emphasized again: "There is indeed a basilisk in Hogwarts, and the centaur's prophecy has verified this."

These words dashed the little wizards' extravagant hopes, and an atmosphere of depression began to spread.

"Why are you so panicking?" Doris stood up suddenly and said casually, "Professor, if we get rid of the basilisk, can we get a special contribution award?"

This tone made Boyce laugh. The fearless Hufflepuff prefect grinned and laughed so hard that he fell backwards, which also made Doris glare at him fiercely.

But with this commotion, the tense atmosphere suddenly dissipated to a large extent.

Lin En looked at the two of them approvingly and said softly, "If anyone can really do it, I will definitely support you. But compared to solving it, another problem is more urgent. We must learn to resist it first."

He pointed casually: "Pavla, what's the scariest part of the basilisk?"

"It's the eyes, Professor." The inconspicuous girl with brown pigtails said without hesitation. Her name was Pavla Field, the only fourth-year student in the Stargazer Club besides Cedric.

"Very good, it's those eyes that are deadly." Lin En said encouragingly, "Compared to the venom that can kill people in a few minutes and its body weighing several thousand pounds, the eyes are the biggest threat."

He threw the feather arrows on the ground to each little wizard, took one for himself, and used magic to hover in the air.

"The centaurs' forging skills are excellent, but they are still not as good as alchemy. Their arrows have limits in terms of hardness and sharpness, like this."

The hawthorn wood wand burst out with unprecedented magical power, and the arrow flew out suddenly with a piercing whistle like a cannonball, its speed instantly reaching the limit and poking straight at the dummy.

"Bam—"

Amid the dull explosion, the little wizards turned their heads in surprise.

Only the tip of the well-made arrow was left, the rest of it was completely shattered in the impact, leaving no trace.

Even so, the hard arrowhead only slightly embedded itself into the dummy's body.

"See? This is its limit. The basilisk's scales are at least as strong as this dummy's. And, as Doris said, an arrow is nothing to a basilisk's huge body."

Lin En's explanation made the little wizards even more confused. Doris asked, "What are they used for?"

"Two uses. The first is deterrence." Lin En raised his finger. "The basilisk is afraid of the rooster, not only the crowing, but also everything related to it. The centaurs use magic to increase the deterrent effect."

Several little wizards immediately hugged the feather arrows in their arms tightly, feeling very safe.

"As for the second one," he said with a smile, "Cedric, let me ask you, what other known basilisk-killers are there?"

"Professor, it's the Phoenix. The Phoenix's tears can detoxify and it won't kill you." Cedric answered immediately, without any error.

"Very good, Professor Snape will be satisfied." Lynn said approvingly, "Remember what is the most dangerous thing about the basilisk?"

"Eyes... You mean, use this to shoot its eyes?" Cedric picked up the arrow in his hand and said uncertainly, "But the basilisk's eyes are protected by magic, even stronger than scales?"

"The blood of the rooster is the nemesis of this kind of protection. Although it is not as good as the phoenix, it is enough."

Lin En waved his hand, and the arrow embedded in the dummy flew out instantly and went straight to the basilisk puppet.

"puff--"

The yellow snake pupils burst open like a balloon filled with water.

The invisible magic barrier had no effect at all, just like ice and snow being melted by flames.

"This……"

Boyce jumped up, his eyes wide open.

But soon, in his excitement, he discovered another problem.

"Professor, how do you hit the basilisk's eyes? If you look at it, it will die. If you don't look at it, you won't be able to find the target."

"This is the problem you need to discover and solve during your training, Boyce. Think about the techniques I taught you earlier and look at your companions, and maybe you will get some results."

As Lin En spoke, he walked to a corner of the training ground and sat down. With a light wave of his wand, the exploded basilisk's eyeball returned to its original state.

At the same time as it was recovering, the basilisk puppet, which was as still as a sculpture, seemed to come to life.

"Ssssssss—"

"ah!--"

The giant python spit out its tongue, and the little wizards screamed.

"I have added a persistent eye disease spell to its eyeballs. Other than the poison, its other properties are no different from those of a basilisk. You can start training now. If you feel pain in your eyes or the armor spell on your body is triggered, immediately withdraw from the battlefield until the winner is decided."

Leaning leisurely on the dummy, Lynn's ease formed a sharp contrast to the little wizards' fear.

It was not until then that they understood what Lynn meant by “coming to your door on your own initiative”.

A 5X-level magical creature that even top Aurors had to be careful with appeared before their eyes, twisting its huge and flexible body and baring its fangs.

"Clear water is like a spring! Don't look into its eyes! Let's hold it back! Move!" In the panic, Cedric took the lead. The rune on his palm lit up, and he instantly crossed a distance of more than ten meters and came to the side of the basilisk.

Clear water gushed out from the magic wand, covering the ground in an instant, leaving small puddles.

The firm and powerful words were like reassurances, which helped the nervous crowd cheer up and come out of their fear and shock.

Doris was the first to respond. She rushed forward and shouted, "Use the angle of water refraction to determine the position! The two of us will hold it back, while the others will dodge. Use the light spell, the fog spell, and the floating guns for cover! Boyce, destroy its eyes for me!"

As he spoke, football-sized fireballs shot into the air, without any aim, and hit the approximate location of the basilisk's head.

A gentle glow lit up, which was the joint work of Penelope and several senior wizards to weaken the terrifying sight.

Thick mist rose up, enveloping the little wizards in a messy formation and blocking their vision in the distance. It was Neville and Luna who had changed back to their wands and were casting spells with all their strength.

Silver metal balls of various sizes floated into the air, shining brightly and sweeping aimlessly.

In the crowd, Boyce watched Cedric and Doris moving swiftly and raised his wand above his head.

The arrows piled on the ground rose into the air at the same time, hovering behind him, with a faint glow of magic on their arrowheads.

"Hey! I've been wanting to try this for a long time!" With a grin, he swung his wand down heavily like a chopping move.

The sky was filled with feather arrows crisscrossing and shooting towards the basilisk like a heavy rainstorm.

Beside him, the little wizards who were ready for battle raised their wands and cast a variety of spells.

In an instant, the sounds of explosions, shouts, and collisions mixed together and echoed endlessly.

Chapter 101 Tom? Just a textbook

Five minutes later, the training ground was in a mess.

The basilisk was still as powerful as ever, but there were more marks on its body and head, especially a few burn marks.

The dusty little wizards sat crookedly in the open space, sighing.