Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

If he remembered correctly, the duel location that Cassandra mentioned yesterday seemed to be in the trophy display room.

I wonder if these two groups of people will meet each other now?

It looks like a quick resolution is in order.

"But what about the wizard duel? Ron said he wanted to be my assistant, what does that mean?" Harry asked, scratching his head.

"Oh, a wizard duel is a fight between two people using only magic. If you die in a duel, your assistant will take over," Ron said lightly. He caught the look on Harry's face and added hastily, "But you know, only in a real wizard duel can people die. The best you and Malfoy can do is send sparks at each other. You two know too little magic to really hurt each other. But I bet he thought you would refuse."

"What if I wave my wand during a duel and nothing happens?" Harry put down his knife and fork and began to worry. "Malfoy must have learned a lot of spells at home."

"Then throw away your wand and punch him in the nose." Ethan said with a smile, "Is a wizard duel so inconvenient?"

"I don't have your animal-like physique, so let's talk about some simple and easy-to-learn spells." Harry said with a frown.

"Sorry to bother you." Hermione, who was sitting opposite them, couldn't help but interrupt their conversation.

"What's wrong?" Ron looked up and said impatiently.

Hermione ignored him and said to Harry: "I heard everything you said to Malfoy..."

"I knew it would be like this," muttered Ron.

"It's too dangerous to do this. Malfoy proposed the duel, and you don't know what tricks Malfoy might have prepared to deal with you." Hermione said sternly, "And if you go out wandering at night and are caught by Filch and the others, you will really be expelled, not to mention how many points will be deducted from Gryffindor, especially since you just violated the rules today."

"I appreciate your kindness, but this matter has nothing to do with you." Harry smiled and said, "If you really want to, how about teaching me two simple and practical spells?"

He originally wanted to ask Ethan for help, but Ethan had to go out to take extra classes in the evening and had no time to teach him. So he could only ask Hermione, the top student, for help.

"Under normal circumstances, I would be happy to..." Hermione's voice gradually trailed off, "But in this case... I can't help you, I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter," Harry shrugged. "This is just our business. I'm going to get ready. Bye."

"Goodbye," Ron said.

Chapter 95 Textbook-like Tsundere

That evening, in the Gryffindor common room.

After Ethan came back from the dungeon, he sat on the sofa to kill time, watching as fewer and fewer students appeared in the common room until he was the only one left. The fire in the fireplace gradually dimmed, and the entire common room fell into a quiet darkness.

The hands on the clock turned to eleven and made a low sound, indicating that curfew was finally over and he could leave.

The original intention of setting up a curfew was to prevent students from wandering around the campus at night and to prevent them from accidentally entering dangerous places due to curiosity or other reasons. You should know that most teachers are asleep at night except for those on night patrol. If something unexpected happens, there will be no one to save you.

So in a sense, the school doesn't care about your schedule. As long as you follow the rules and don't wander around the castle, no one will care even if you stay up all night in the common room. There is no lights-out time.

The reason for lifting the curfew in the middle of the night is that astronomy classes start at midnight, and students have to go out to look up at the stars during this period. It is impossible to extend the curfew from the evening to the entire night, or to start the curfew after the astronomy class.

As for the problem of someone taking this opportunity to sneak out, there is no need to worry about it. There are only a few ways to the Astronomy Tower, and any students who are not on these roads can be identified as wandering around.

Ethan bent down and went through the portrait channel, then turned back to close the empty portrait frame. The Fat Lady was out visiting friends again tonight, and she didn't know when she would be back. When he came back from the duel, he didn't know how long he would have to wait at the door.

At this time, Ethan was a little envious of the entrance to the Slytherin common room. He could enter by just saying the correct password, and there was no need to worry about no one opening the door.

The moment Ethan closed the portrait, there were extremely light footsteps on the stairs leading to the girls' dormitory. A little curly king tiptoed down the stairs and sat on the sofa facing the stairs of the boys' dormitory, quietly waiting for someone who might show up.

Outside the frame, Ethan cast an Disillusionment Charm on himself and walked to the trophy display room with ease.

The Trophy Room is a room on the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle, with doors at each end leading to different corridors. There are many crystal glass cabinets displaying various trophies, shields, medals and statues, as well as a list of past student union presidents.

The bright moonlight shone into the house from the small window close to the ceiling, shining on the metal products. Combined with the faint light on the roof, it was just enough to dimly illuminate the entire trophy display room.

Cassandra hadn't come over yet, so Ethan found a secluded corner, sat down and closed his eyes to rest.

Not long after, he heard a slight creaking sound from one of the doors in the trophy display room, followed by the sound of barely perceptible footsteps.

Ethan felt that it should be Cassandra, but to be safe, he only stuck half of his head out of the darkness and squinted his eyes to peek at the figure next to the door.

It was Cassandra, and she came alone.

Ethan breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, he was particularly afraid of seeing Alanna coming here with Cassandra.

Well, it’s because if Alanna is around, it’s hard to use some unethical AOEs, not because of any other reason.

Cassandra raised her wand and looked around vigilantly. She saw a dark figure walking out from behind the cabinet and reflexively pointed her wand at the shadow.

"Don't be nervous, it's me." Ethan, who was being pointed at, gave a French salute, indicating that Cassandra didn't need to worry.

"It's you." Cassandra breathed a sigh of relief and put down the wand pointing at Ethan. "I didn't expect you to come here alone."

"What else? We agreed on a one-on-one fight. I wouldn't bring someone to ambush you, would I?" Ethan shrugged. "Miss Cassandra, if you're still worried, you can search the place first. I can wait."

"No need!" Cassandra snorted. "Since Mr. Ethan is so frank, it would be too narrow-minded of me to be so suspicious. Just tell me when you are ready. I can start anytime."

"Always be ready." Ethan pulled out the wand from his sleeve and gently held it in his palm.

"Okay," Cassandra said with a cruel smile, "Let's get started."

Soon, this man will be defeated miserably by me. Judging from his frivolous appearance, he probably hasn't realized his situation yet.

I really look forward to the scene where he kneels down and begs for mercy. It must be very interesting. If I had a camera, I might be able to take a picture and bring it back for Alanna to appreciate.

The two men stood face to face, holding their wands upright in front of their chests like swords, with the tips of the wands pointing up above their heads.

"Let me make it clear first. The duel is limited to ordinary spells and evil spells in the dark magic. Poison spells and curses are prohibited." Cassandra looked at Ethan through the wand and said bluntly, "This is because you have only been in school for a week and have not learned a lot of knowledge. If you rashly use these dark spells, no matter who you are, you will suffer unpredictable harm. Do you understand?"

Black spells are a type of spell related to black magic. Like all spells, black spells will exert specific magical effects on the target, but the effects are mainly negative.

According to the degree of negative impact, black curses can be roughly divided into three categories:

The evil curse with the least negative degree will only cause slight discomfort to the target; the poisonous curse with medium negative degree will cause a certain degree of pain or harm to the person; the curse with the greatest negative degree will cause intense or even irreversible pain or harm, and the three unforgivable curses all belong to this category.

Of course, the boundaries between these three types of dark spells are very flexible, and the same spell may be divided into different levels of dark spells depending on the amount of magic power used or the intention of the caster.

For example, the spell "All Fly Away" originally belonged to the category of evil curses, because the effect was only to repel the enemy, and the damage to people was limited. But if it was used by Ethan, a hacker, the damage could be so high that it could be classified as a poison curse or even a curse.

"Understood." Ethan nodded and smiled, "Thank you Miss Cassandra for your concern."

"It's not because I care about you!" Cassandra's face flushed slightly in the moonlight, and she whispered, "I just want to ensure the fairness of the duel! Using your own advantages to engage in an unfair duel will damage the honor of our Volley family, that's all!"

"Yes, yes, Miss Cassandra doesn't care about me at all. I was just being sentimental." Ethan replied while holding back his laughter.

The sense of déjà vu of the remarks just now was too strong, it was simply a textbook example of tsundere speech.

In a sense, this young lady is surprisingly easy to understand.

Well, let’s open a new bounty with no time limit.

Now there are 78 monthly tickets, 1954 recommendation tickets, 5452 rewards, and 41 blades.

First, when the number of monthly tickets reaches 100, one chapter will be added on the same day. When the number of recommendation tickets reaches 2000, one chapter will be added on the same day. When the number of blades reaches 50, one chapter will be added on the same day. When the reward amount reaches 7000, one chapter will be added on the same day.

After that, for every additional 50 monthly votes, one chapter will be added on the day the number is reached. For example, one chapter will be added on the day the number of monthly votes reaches 150, and so on.

For every additional 1000 recommendation votes, one chapter will be added on the same day. For example, when the number of recommendation votes reaches 3000, one chapter will be added on the same day, and so on.

For every 50 additional blades, one chapter will be added on that day. For example, when the number of blades reaches 100, one chapter will be added on that day, and so on.

The last part is about rewards. For every additional 2000 in reward amount, one more chapter will be added on the same day. For example, when the reward amount reaches 9000, one more chapter will be added on the same day, and so on.

Also, when the average subscription reaches 100, an additional chapter will be added on that day, and thereafter, an additional chapter will be added every time the average subscription increases by 100.

The above chapters are all 2000 words long, and at most two chapters will be added every day. If there are more, they will be postponed to the next day.

After all, if there really is a rich guy who rewards me with a treasure chest or something, I definitely won’t be able to type so many words on the same day (dreaming).

I don't want to be so long-winded, mainly because things like this must be explained clearly, otherwise I'm afraid there will be an argument (guarding against possible consequences).

That's all for now, I'll update as usual tomorrow morning, ciao~

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A belated PS after the bounty was opened for a month:

OK, guys, everyone, look at me. Look at me, I have something to announce!

I'm a fucking idiot!

The reward amount was set too low again, and it was all given out within one day. I have to add 11 chapters. It will take me forever to pay it back!

Chapter 96 Wait a minute, let me add some buffs first

"You..." Cassandra gritted her teeth, wanting to be ruthless but unable to find a reason to vent.

As expected, I really hate this guy named Ethan!

After the two of them exchanged greetings, they placed their wands at their sides and bowed slightly. Then they turned back to back and took three steps forward, then turned back to back again and raised their wands to face each other in a universal duel stance.

"When I count to three, you can start casting the first spell, understand?" Cassandra confirmed.

"Wait a minute, I want to say two last words before we begin the duel." Ethan said, maintaining his dueling stance.

"Okay, go ahead." Cassandra was a little confused, but still agreed to Ethan's request.

Anyway, it has come to this point, and I don’t think he can come up with any tricks. He is just making a last-ditch effort.

Ethan coughed lightly and began to sing: "It's so quiet in the trophy display room now, and there's no Filch patrolling at night. As expected, I will be invincible today..."

"Ah? What are you talking about?" Cassandra looked confused.

"Don't interrupt, I haven't finished yet." Ethan waved his hand and continued, "Although the pocket watch Mayuri gave me doesn't work, it doesn't matter. There is nothing to be afraid of. I will definitely return intact. When the time comes, I will go to eat barbecue and marry my fiancée from my hometown..."

Ethan became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally he even gave himself a thumbs up: "Now I am Super Ethan! I am invincible!"

After putting a bunch of flags on himself, Ethan returned to his duel stance and said, "Okay, let's get started."

Since Cassandra is unwilling to use high-damage black spells in the duel for the sake of fairness, I must also lower my own strength for the sake of fairness.

After putting all these debuffs on myself, my level will probably be almost the same as Cassandra's, so it will be a evenly matched duel.

Come on, Cassandra, let's fight it out in a fair fight!

"Ah." Cassandra, who was full of questions, came back to her senses and blinked. "Okay, I'll count to three and then we'll start."

Although I didn't understand what he just said, I felt that some mysterious aura had changed silently.

I always feel like I can win if I keep going like this!

God is on my side. It is impossible for Ethan to win over me! I believe I can defeat this guy within five moves!

"one two three!"

Cassandra yelled the start signal and jerked her wand forward.

"Smokey!"

Thick smoke suddenly spurted out from the tip of the wand, instantly enveloping Ethan and blocking his vision.

Cassandra took two steps back and withdrew from the range of the smoke. After adjusting her position, she stretched out her wand forward again and muttered to herself.

"Ten thousand bullets fired at once."

A liquid metal-like fluid appeared out of thin air beside Cassandra, and the smoke released around Cassandra gradually condensed into dozens of small metal balls. Then they suddenly shot into the smoke, covering the entire area where the smoke was.

This was a tactic Cassandra had already thought of before. She first blocked Ethan's vision with smoke, and then used a silent spell to cover a large area of ​​fire. Although they couldn't see each other, as long as the attack area was wide enough, there would always be one or two hits that would hit him.

"Deletrius."

Ethan's voice came from the smoke.

The thick white fog dissipated, and Ethan emerged from the smoke intact. He raised his wand and said, "Good tactics, Miss Cassandra. If the attack just now was replaced by a sharper object, I might not be able to defend against it."

Cassandra pursed her lips. Ethan was right. She originally wanted to condense arrows or sharp blades to attack Ethan, but at the last moment, somehow, she suddenly changed her mind and switched to small balls that would cause less damage.

“Alas,” Ethan sighed, “Miss Cassandra, you are going to make it very difficult for me. You have even shown mercy to me, so how can I bear to attack you seriously?”

"Shut up!" Cassandra was embarrassed and annoyed. "I don't need you to be soft on me!"

She said, waving her wand again.

"The Upside Down Golden Bell!"

The invisible spell instantly hit Ethan, causing his body to float upside down in the air.

"It's great that you can cast this spell instantly." Ethan was hanging upside down in the air, commenting calmly, "If you follow it up with a 'Falling to the Ground' or a 'Fainting to the Ground', the battle can be ended - of course, for people other than me."

Ethan said, nodding his wand lightly at Cassandra.

"Locomotor Wibbly."

Cassandra's legs lost strength instantly, and she fell to the ground helplessly, her legs twitching constantly.

Then, Ethan pointed his wand at himself again: "Liberacorpus."