Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

Fortunately, Professor Flitwick seemed to be joking, so he quickly followed Jordan's words and changed the subject.

"Okay... I believe that after the duel club has been in operation for two years, our students have roughly understood this point—that is, two-player battles and single-player battles are completely different concepts.

The most important thing in heads-up is the control of magic power, the grasp of rhythm, and the direct collision between two different magic systems. Whoever is more powerful wins. This is almost an iron law.

但2对2的时候就不一样了——2对2并不是简单的两组1对1，单纯的暴力并不能让你在双人配合当中取得优势，它更强调对于场面的控制，以及双人是否能够作为一个"整体'进行移动。

Lee, I heard that you and the Weasley twins are good friends. You should have a good understanding of this. "

Lee Jordan didn't think about it: "Yes, the two of them are absolutely unsolvable in a double duel. You dare not attack any of them rashly, because the two of them are like one person."

Unlike Ms. Gourd in the previous two games, Professor Flitwick is also a funny person, so his explanation of the game and Lee Jordan simply complement each other

"Yes, that's the thing. 2 vs. 2 is not a simple division of labor. Those who thought that "you chop the vegetables and I cook the pot" are called cooperation have paid a heavy price.It involves casting speed, as well as support magic that Ilvermorny performed very well, and it also has higher requirements for the positioning of both sides.

Many magics that are impractical in duels will become very scary in duels, such as continuous control magic, or high damage but side effects

Big magic.

Well, on the basis of understanding this, let's take a look at Ilvermorny's diagonal formation - two people in front and one behind - left and right, this formation can maximize

Increase the opponent's attack surface greatly and carry out effective division of labor.

The person in the front, the time from casting the spell to hitting the opponent is relatively short, so it is often the main attacker, while the person in the back is either a support type, or an autistic spell system that is afraid of interference and needs the help of teammates Take control of the scene. "

Li Qiaodan took a look at the scene - and found that, as Flitwick said, Stewart in the front - has been controlling the tornado and the small fireballs from time to time are attacking, while the senior warrior Bout has acted as a support instead Those who use all kinds of wonderful spells are protecting the safety of the two.

"And what about Durmstrang?" Jordan asked, pointing to Dems^^Terang standing one behind the other.

Professor Flitwick understood it at a glance, or this small thought could not be hidden from him who had been immersed in this way for a long time.

"Obviously, the tight front and rear positioning is to ensure the safety of the casters in the back row.

"He says.

Lee Jordan still doesn't understand: "But the one behind is Krum, which means...

"In other words, Krum, who is hiding behind, is probably going to make a big move. Flitwick answered his question straightforwardly.

Chapter 360 IX

What kind of big move Klum is doing, Lee Jordan can't tell at all based on his current level.

But an obvious fact is that the tornado summoned by Ilvermorni and the others is getting stronger and stronger.

As Professor Flitwick explained just now, the formation of the two warriors of Ilvermorny belongs to the "diagonal position". The "attendant" Stewart in the front position is the main attacker, while the senior warriors behind are supporting instead.

While throwing a small fireball at Krum and the two of them, Stuart was distracted to control the tornado beside him, appearing to be able to handle it with ease.

It's not that Krum didn't think about knocking Stewart unconscious first to make him lose his fighting power, but the support from Bu ^[Si] made their several attacks fail.

Whether it was pulled by the invisible thread or the long-range rebound spell, it was difficult for Durmstrang to attack Stuart effectively.

So they logically thought of going to attack the oblique Bout—in that case, they should kill the supporters behind them first!

But the problem is that the invisible silk thread seems to be a two-way magic. Not only can Boote use it to help the front row adjust his position, but Stewart can also use it to help Boote dodge Durmstrang's attack.

What's more troublesome is that Durmstrang chose to attack the back row. Because of the position, they were tantamount to exposing the flanks to Stewart in front, so that he could throw fireballs more recklessly.

Even now, Durmstrang and the others couldn't discover Bout's characteristic—he was better at defense and support than offense.

When a wizard does nothing, he relies on various shields and defensive spells

When bouncing back, unless you cast spells that far exceed the upper limit of the opponent's capacity at one time, it is difficult to break through the 5 (inch square defense.

The duel continued in this stalemate for a while, until the female man finally discovered that the inconspicuous tornado had begun to blow the sand and gravel on the ground.

This tornado has been doing nothing since it was called out. At most, it disturbed Durmstrang's line of sight in the middle of the battlefield. Christopherson didn't even notice when the tornado became so huge. Because she didn't see any move by the people of Ilvermorny to strengthen it.

At this moment, Stuart threw a fireball at them again, and then she bounced it off impatiently with the Iron Armor Charm.

The fireball was bounced into the open space, and because it was close to a water source, the ground was very wet, so it did not ignite the moss on the ground.

However, since Christopherson noticed the relationship between the tornado, she finally discovered that the moment the fireball exploded on the ground, the tornado became even bigger.

Although she didn't understand that the way tornadoes are formed is the updraft and vertical wind shear caused by unstable energy, and she didn't know how many years American wizards have studied tornadoes, but this did not prevent her from judging from experience that it was Iraq. Fameni's people have no intention of doing so.

"They're intensifying that tornado with flames!" she yelled behind her

Krum nodded sullenly, indicating that he knew about it.

"It's going to be over soon," he assured, "whether it's a tornado or whatever."

Of course Christopherson knew his plan, so he didn't say anything, but continued to attack.

From just now until now, the spells they use are not complicated, such as stun spells, banishing spells, binding spells, etc. Even if ordinary students don’t know how to use them, at least they have heard of them.

But from now on, Durmstrang's duo began to use some Nordic-style magic,

"The ground is freezing and the sky is freezing!"

"Snow abuses ice glutton!"

Seeing that Durmstrang's people suddenly stopped targeting their own shields and started using ice and snow magic, how could the Ilvermorny warriors not know that their little schemes had been seen through.

But what's interesting is that although these ice and snow magics did block the rise of the updraft, they made the tornado stronger in the short term.

This can only be said to be scary without culture—the formation of a tornado is a complex multi-factor process, so the short-term alternation of cold and heat has caused a more severe vertical wind shear, which is beyond the comprehension of wizards.

Seeing that their plan was seen through, the two of Ilvermorny immediately stopped covering up.

Bout stopped his action of continuing to maintain the defensive front, suddenly changed his offensive, and began to use the transformation technique on the tornado, changing its nature.Stuart also no longer used those fireballs that seemed to be so powerful but actually missed at all, but used strong lights to try to interfere with the counterattack of the Durmstrang warriors.

— Time, danger abounds here in Durmstrang.

After the tornado is changed in nature by the transformation technique, the effect can be said to be immediate

If it was like a kitten with its belly exposed just now, now it is a hungry tiger, and just now it looks like it can't even blow on a blade of grass, making a tooth-piercing whistling sound. Where there are flying sand and rocks, no grass grows, and a

It was a completely different body a few minutes ago.

Even Professor McGonagall, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but let out a "huh"—this kind of air deformation was something she had rarely seen in the past few decades.

First, it gave the rotten leaves wrapped in the tornado a metallic texture, and then gave a part of the strong wind the nature of flowing water... Although it was a coincidence, the difficulty of this magic still surprised Professor McGonagall.

It's a pity that Bout is already in the seventh grade, otherwise Professor McGonagall will let him come to Hogwarts to study for a while anyway.

Krum tentatively manipulated the tornado with Transfiguration, and found that his understanding of it was completely inferior to those of the two Americans, so he gave up.

It seems that the people of Ilvermorny have planned everything for this moment.Although escaping seems to solve the problem, Krum can't guarantee that if he escapes, people from the British Ministry of Magic will directly punish him.

It should be counted... In the "drama circle", this is just a conflict between warriors, no one will die, so as long as one side loses, the outcome of this room will be decided.

Fortunately, Krum didn't intend to run at all.

"Trying to save another 2 minutes, but it looks like they're not going to give us a chance. oo Heather, go for it!"

Christopherson nodded, then reached out and took out a stone from his arms, and threw it to the ground.

"Torn apart!" she cried, aiming her wand at the stone.

With the sound of her chanting, this seemingly ordinary piece of stone was naturally shattered into pieces.

The people watching the game were inexplicable, and no one knew why the warriors of Durmstrang suddenly smashed a stone in the middle of the game.

But they soon knew - because something collapsed in the distance

Production said.

Afterwards, the whistling sound of the rushing river reached the ears of everyone present, and even the slight vibration of the ground could be felt.

The two of Ilvermorny were taken aback, because they finally understood what Krum and the others had done.

They must have blocked the mountain stream with magic while they were in ambush.And the piece of stone that was crushed should have used simultaneous deformation, and it was connected with the "eye" on the embankment.

"You're crazy!" Boot yelled at Krum.

No wonder Krum's attack is so weak. It turns out that most of his magic power is used to block the water.

Krum didn't even bother to talk nonsense with them. Not only did he not reply to Bout's rant, he even added a dimension to what he did.

"Create wind and waves!" He took out his wand and pointed his finger behind him.

Now the audience can also see what Krum and the others have done-the mountain stream that broke the embankment is rushing towards the warriors in the depression.Moreover, the torrent, which was originally mixed with mud and stones, became faster under the blessing of Krum's magic.

That was the magic used by the Nordic Viking wizards to control ships, and Krum used it for duels, which is a bit overkill.

Seeing this situation, the two of Ilvermorny didn't hesitate anymore. They immediately gave up control of the tornado, quickly took out the door key, and activated it.

There's no way, they don't have the confidence to use Apparation in this situation, let alone fly away without any flying props.

As for running away?Ha, are you kidding me?Can you run?

Chapter 370 Cheating is a Glorious Tradition of the Tournament

This game, which was enough to be talked about by the audience for a long time, finally declared its end in a mess amidst the cheers of the magicians.

After seeing Ilvermorny's people fleeing, Krum and the others simply activated their Portkey and teleported themselves back to the game scene to avoid the flash flood.

Seeing them reappear, everyone gave their applause without hesitation.

The magic duel between the two sides is both confrontational and grand, as well as new magic from a foreign country that has never been seen before.There is no doubt that this thrilling battle is enough to make the crowd who come to watch the game talk about it for a long time.

It's just that the Warriors can let it go, but the Ministry of Magic can't.Because of the out-of-control tornado and the sudden eruption of the mountain stream, it was enough to alarm the local Muggles.

And they were indeed alarmed-the local Muggle weather station immediately issued an extreme weather warning, and issued an evacuation warning to the locals through TV, radio, and even home phones.

But most of the locals didn't take it seriously, and even took it as a joke

If the eruption of the mountain stream may be due to the melting of snow, and it is within the scope of their understanding, then tornadoes, things that have only been heard on TV and radio, are really "out of the box" Some.

Anything can happen in the bad weather in the UK, and tornadoes are not uncommon. There are more than 30 tornadoes every year. The probability of occurrence per square mile is even greater than that of the United States, but most of them occur in the southeast coast, plain areas, and mountain tornadoes. This fact is too much nonsense.

"I'm afraid the weather announcer is too drunk? April [-]st hasn't arrived yet!" They taunted the local radio station's weatherman while listening to the radio.

The Muggle's unresponsiveness and numbness finally gave the Ministry of Magic a chance to move, and the Aurors and the curse-breakers of the Reversal of Accidental Events Team had to curse and grumble while helping Durmstrang and Ilvermorny. The "kids" pick up the pieces.

There are tornadoes in the sky, muddy water on the ground, and it is still the coldest January. Even though the staff of the Ministry of Magic are experts in Charms and Transfiguration, it is still not enough for them to clean up these things immediately. Arrest, not to mention I'b. The logouts are also responsible for erasing the memories of local Muggles who have noticed something strange.

Fortunately, the task of negotiating with Muggle high-level officials was kicked by them to the Department of International Affairs and Cooperation, otherwise they would really be bored to death.

This is not over yet, thinking that these warriors have not finished the competition, and there will be several such duels in the future, the staff of the Ministry of Magic can't help but feel a little irritated, even if they know that they will get a fortune. The same goes for the expensive overtime pay.

"Which bastard designed such a game process?!" They couldn't help complaining.

In the Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office, Gilderoy Lockhart sneezed loudly.

"What, it's freezing?" Moody asked aloud.

"No, maybe some beautiful lady remembered me again, this kind of thing is very common." Lockhart rubbed his nose, "But then again, it's really cold here, can't you light the fireplace? ?”

He looked at the fireplace sealed up by Moody, and couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

"No," Moody replied firmly, "I would never give anyone the chance to sneak into my office."

Lockhart was noncommittal, as he felt Moody's persecution paranoia had flared up again, but given Voldemort's eyes on everyone, it was appropriate to let the symptoms

It doesn't hurt to have a flare up

"There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent a thousand days from a thief." Lockhart said, "Our task is to attract the thief, not a snake with a bow and a snake." Moody also disagrees with Lockhart's philosophy. .

"I'm still concerned about Hazumba and it's their turn to roll the dice again soon," he interrupted.

Heart

Lockhart hurriedly looked again at the flying carpet of the Marauder's Map, but he still couldn't find any suspicious names on it.

Before rolling the dice, Cedric glanced at the room map on the screen.

He and Harry had reached room 15, and they still had an "8" dice that didn't work, so they were undoubtedly in a very favorable situation.

But the three schools behind are also very tight in pursuit, and as long as the opponent is willing to roll the dice, they may launch a snipe attack on the two at any time. Their leading position is not safe

Even if the situation was a bit difficult, Cedric didn't intend to use the number "8" so early. Firstly, it was for emergency needs, and secondly, it was also because after watching a wonderful battle, he felt that his blood was dying. Some boiling.

Cedric suddenly realized that he had a faint hope that the people behind would catch up and challenge the two of them.

This idea only appeared in Cedric's mind for a moment, and then he threw it to the back of his mind. As a well-trained top student, he would not let his emotions break through his reason.