Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

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"I have to stop now. If I release too much at once..."

"Don't worry, professor. I still have some spare time. It's better to say that what just happened was just a warm-up for me."

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"Merlin's beard! You can't go on like this. Your body won't be able to bear it..."

"Don't underestimate me, Professor."

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Half an hour later.

Ethan walked out of the Charms classroom refreshed and pulled up his trousers with satisfaction.

In the Charms classroom, Professor Flitwick waved his wand and used spells to slowly clean up the mess in the classroom, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"It's been a while since I really taught a student. This is really fun." He looked in the direction where Ethan left and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect that he has such a natural talent for magic. Professor Figo has really found a treasure this time."

"Ah sneeze!"

Ethan sneezed inexplicably in the corridor.

"Is that little fangirl thinking about me again? Oh, my charm that has nowhere to go!"

He rubbed his nose and ran down the marble stairs to the auditorium.

Work hard!

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In the Great Hall, Ethan was concentrating on stuffing chopped steak into Yorkshire pudding. Opposite him, Hermione stared at him intently, with the word lemon written all over her face.

"It's no use looking at me like that, Hermione. I promised Professor Flitwick that I wouldn't use those spells carelessly."

Ethan said without even looking up, stuffing the meat-filled Yorkshire pudding into his mouth and chewing it in big mouthfuls.

"It's just a demonstration." Hermione muttered softly, feeling very resentful.

Ethan swallowed the food in his mouth, crossed his hands and made a "Da-Mei" gesture, and said, "Demonstration is not enough. Once it starts, there will be a second and a third time. We must nip it in the bud before the situation develops out of control."

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to think about it then just don't. Why are you talking so horribly about it?" Hermione fiercely cut the bacon on the plate into small pieces to vent her anger.

As usual, the owls poured into the hall, looking for their respective owners. A brown long-eared owl circled and landed beside Ethan, placed a letter next to Ethan's plate, and then flapped its wings and flew away.

"That's strange. Who would write to me?" Ethan stroked the black cat that was baring its teeth in protest at the long-eared owl, and was very confused.

"Could she be your fan girl? After all, she is the invincible Ethan who battled against the dark wizard with his wits." Fred said sarcastically.

"Just open it and you'll know." Ethan ignored the second half of Fred's sentence and opened the letter to read.

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Ethan:

I'm sorry to hear so suddenly, but I have to go to the Ministry of Magic to discuss something with George. I'm afraid the trip to the Restricted Section will have to be postponed. I'll owl you when I get back.

Professor Figo

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Ethan's face darkened visibly.

Oh my god, I just finished the side quest and was about to enter the main quest, but the quest NPC ran away.

"Ethan, what's wrong with you? Did your fangirl really confess to you?" Fred saw that Ethan looked unhappy and asked perfunctorily.

"Open up the world, Fred. Maybe he's a fanboy." George made a precise addition from the side.

"Nothing," Ethan said with a wry smile, "By the way, Fred and George. I remember you said you had sneaked into the restricted area before, right..."

Fred and George jumped up, one of them covered Ethan's mouth and the other strangled Ethan's neck. They looked around vigilantly and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that no professor was passing by nearby.

"What truth are you talking about? You can't say that here." Fred gasped with lingering fear.

“Wuwuwu…” Ethan pried George’s hand away from his mouth, panting, “Puh, puh, puh, it smells like fish.”

"That's right. It would be terrible if the professors heard it. It would be Gryffindor that would be deducted points!" said George.

"Oh, so there is one?" Ethan wiped his mouth and showed a "planned" expression. "Don't worry, I just want to ask you a few questions."

"Boy, are you going to cause trouble?" Fred released his hand that was strangling Ethan's neck and said with a wicked smile.

"Then you've asked the right person." George extended his hand to Ethan.

"How can that be called making trouble? That's called exchanging knowledge." Ethan held George's hand, smiled as if they had reached a consensus, and walked out of the hall arm in arm with the Weasley twins.

Well, since Professor Figo asked me to wait for him to come back, I can only wait, but if I have to wait, it is better to study hard in the library for a while. If I accidentally enter the restricted book area during this period, there is nothing I can do...

Yosi, it's time to start the main quest!

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Saw something interesting today.

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Chapter 18: Night Attack Prince and the Silent Cat

11:45:14 pm, Gryffindor Tower.

Ethan, who was dozing on the bed, opened his eyes. He sat up gently and listened carefully to the even breathing of the other four people, confirming again whether they had fallen asleep.

[Very good, everyone slept soundly. ]

Ethan climbed out of bed, put on his robes quietly, put his wand into his sleeve, and looked back at the others before walking out of the dormitory.

[Brother, I'm going out to have fun, ciao~]

Ethan closed the door gently, slowly walked through the rest of the dormitory rooms in the tower, and went down the spiral staircase to the Gryffindor common room.

The remaining fire in the fireplace was still flickering with a faint light. Ethan used the dim light to adjust his clothes to ensure that he would not make any low-level mistakes such as stepping on his shoelaces or robe and falling down in the next action.

It's always a good idea to err on the side of caution.

[Okay, this is the final save point. From now on, you can only clear the level with one life. ]

Ethan looked at the embers in the fireplace, carefully recalling the details that the Weasley twins had told him during the day.

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11 hours ago, Transfiguration Courtyard.

"If you want to go to the restricted area, it's best to go at night." Fred pulled Ethan to sit down in the corridor and said, "Wait until the administrator, Mrs. Pince, gets off work."

"But it's not completely safe at night. The portraits in the corridor are always monitoring every move in this school," George said, "not to mention the patrolling prefects and teachers. So you need a way to make you invisible."

"Disillusionment spell." The twin brothers said in unison.

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【Well, let's try out the new spell we learned. 】

Ethan raised his wand and danced it around his head in a small circle. He had a strange feeling, as if someone had cracked an egg above his head, and something cold flowed into his body from the top of his head.

He looked down at his body; the color and texture of his clothes seemed to have become exactly the same as the carpet under his feet, like a human chameleon.

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"Teachers won't teach you something like the Disillusionment Charm," Fred spread his hands, "so you have no choice but to learn from us."

"But our control is not very good," George added, "so to be on the safe side, you'd better re-cast the spell every once in a while."

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[The afternoon test lasted about an hour. Be conservative and reapply every half an hour.]

This is not a game where you can reload the game if you fail to infiltrate. If you are discovered, you will face a big deduction from Gryffindor, so don't take the risk and wait until the spell is about to wear off before refreshing the time.

No, it's better to be cautious in this situation.

Ethan bent over and crawled out of the portrait passage, closed the empty portrait of the Fat Lady, and walked down the marble stairs.

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"Be sure to be fully prepared when you go out at night. The Fat Lady often goes out to visit friends at night, so be prepared to not come back all night." Fred stood up with Ethan and sat down in another place to avoid passing students.

"Once you leave the Gryffindor common room, beware of Filch the caretaker," George said, leaning his hand against the pillar as he stood. "And especially his cat, Mrs. Norris."

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Ethan moved slowly on the stairs. The changing stairs really wasted a lot of time for him. He finally waited until the last flight of stairs connected to the road leading to the main hall of Hogwarts Castle, and then he slid down the stairs as fast as possible and came to the corridor on the first floor.

[Very good, let's continue like this, we'll be at the library soon.]

Ethan walked along the wall while encouraging himself secretly.

But he couldn't go any further. A dark grey cat was sitting sideways in front of the door leading to the main hall, licking the fur on its paws gracefully, blocking his way.

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"Mrs. Norris?"

"That's right, Mrs. Norris." Fred nodded. "Filch doesn't know how to use magic. A simple Disillusionment Charm will allow you to walk past him with a swagger."

"But the cat will tip off Filch." George sat down and put his arm around Ethan's shoulders. "Mrs. Norris has a very keen nose. Once she smells you, you'd better run as far as possible."

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Mrs. Norris seemed to have suddenly realized something. She raised her head vigilantly, looked around alertly, and sniffed the air carefully with her nose.

【not good! 】

Ethan secretly cried out that something was wrong.

Mrs. Norris locked onto his direction, stood up, and walked towards him slowly, making a low gurgling sound in her throat.

Ethan slowly moved backwards. The more he was in such a situation, the more he could not lose his composure. He had to force himself to calm down. If he made any mistakes due to panic and Mrs. Norris noticed it, all his efforts would be wasted.

In this way, the man and the cat slowly moved from the corridor to the marble staircase. Ethan turned around and looked at the staircase behind him, which had turned to another direction, and realized that he had reached a point where he had no way back.

[It's over. There's no turning back.]

Ethan's breathing became heavier as he looked at Mrs. Norris who was getting closer and closer.

[Calm down, Ethan, calm down. Use your little brain, there must be a way to divert the cat's attention.]

Mrs. Norris approached slowly and began to bend her waist.

【Yes! 】

Ethan slapped his head and thought of a solution.

He stretched his wand forward and chanted silently in his mind.

[Lumos——]

A faint red light came out from the tip of the wand. Ethan shook his hand slightly, and the light left the wand and went straight to Mrs. Norris.

『Lumos Locomotor』

"Meow--"

Mrs. Norris cried out in dissatisfaction, but was soon attracted by the red light, and her claws kept catching the moving spots of light.

Ethan held his breath and continued to control the light spot with his wand, leading Mrs. Norris up another staircase leading to the basement.

【Finally solved. 】

It turns out that no cat can resist the temptation of the moving little light spot.

Ethan watched the staircase move to another place, then he breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, walked around the staircase and returned to the corridor, slowly groping towards the door of the main hall.

[What would happen if this trick was used on Professor McGonagall when she turned into a cat? ]

Ethan suddenly had this thought for no reason, then shuddered and immediately shook his head to deny the idea.

Forget it, I'd better not do that.

It's hard to say what Professor McGonagall would do. If he really did that, he would die miserably, and even Professor Figo wouldn't be able to save him.

Ethan cast an Disillusionment Charm on himself again, took a deep breath, and gently opened the door to the main hall.

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Everything can be Gardevoir~