Hogwarts and the Holy Grail War

“Aaaaaaa——”

Hermione was knocked flying by a punch from the ball of willow branches. Ethan quickly jumped into the air and caught Hermione in a princess hug.

"Are you okay, Hermione? Are you hurt anywhere?" Ethan asked as he held Hermione to the ground safely.

Hermione blushed and nodded: "It just hurts a little, I'm fine."

"Okay, drink this bottle of stimulating potion first, and you should feel better."

Harry, who was helping Ron clean the grass roots stuck in his hair, looked at Ron, whose hair was full of red and green, and jealousy was brewing in his heart.

Isn't this differential treatment too obvious?

Too much! (Throws wand)

"Well, your performance now... to be honest, it's really poor. It's beyond my expectation. If you continue like this, the training won't have the desired effect. I think we need to change the training method."

“How about this,” Ethan produced a bunch of boomerangs out of thin air in his palm with a puff sound and smiled kindly, “Today’s training will be to dodge the boomerangs in my hand. This is easier than dodging the branches of the Whomping Willow. It shouldn’t be a problem if you try a little harder.”

"Okay! It's settled, Ethan, don't go back on your word!"

The three of them nodded desperately when they heard this, fearing that if they agreed to Ethan a second later, he would change his mind.

What a joke! They don’t want to torture each other with the Whomping Willow anymore. This thing can really kill people.

Although this boomerang also looks outrageous, it is more reasonable than the previous ones. It must be something they can deal with if they try harder.

"Don't worry, I always keep my word and I won't change my mind."

Ethan was playing with the boomerang in his hand, and turned his head to reveal a "plan worked" smile to the side that Harry and the others couldn't see.

As expected, no matter which country, people's temperament is always harmonious and compromising.

If you tell them from the beginning that they have to dodge boomerangs to train their agility, no one will be happy and may even resist. But if you let them experience the torture of the Whomping Willow first, by comparison, they will think that dodging boomerangs is not that difficult and is still within an acceptable range.

It's all about playing hard to get.

Ever since.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

The dart thrown by Ethan made a sharp sound of breaking through the wind, and flew in arcs from four different directions towards Ron who was not far away. Ron twisted his body and barely avoided it.

"What? I hid pretty well." Ron stood with his hands on his hips, looking very proud.

clang! clang! clang! clang!

The flying boomerangs hit Ron's back of the head one by one, making crisp collision sounds.

"Ron, is it possible? I mean if. The reason why a boomerang is called a boomerang is that, as the name suggests, it can fly back!" Ethan rubbed his temple, looking as if his stomach ached.

This kid is usually quite smart, so why is his performance so bad at the critical moment?

Ron squatted on the ground, holding the back of his head, grimacing in pain: "There's nothing I can do. I can't see the boomerang flying back from behind, so I can't defend against it!"

"It's not a question of whether you can see it or not. You just dodged it and then you let your guard down and started to show off. Do you think this is a turn-based game? After the other person makes a move, they will stop and wait for you to counterattack before making the next move?"

Ethan snapped his fingers, and the boomerang that fell to the ground floated up and flew towards him. He reached out to catch the boomerang and warned him earnestly, "You have to know that in reality, no one will wait for you to hit back before making the next move. You must not be careless just because you dodged an attack!"

"Besides, the enemy will not give you a chance to breathe. They will just hit you in the face with one move after another. You must always stay alert. If you are unlucky enough to be hit, you will only be greeted with an even more violent attack."

"Also, one-on-one duels are rare. In most cases, you will face more than one enemy. It's hard to tell when someone will attack you from behind, so you must always be on guard against your back!"

Ron looked aggrieved: "But if I just turned my head to pay attention to the trajectory of the boomerang, what if you took the opportunity to throw a new one? I can't pay attention to everything!"

"No, no, no, Ron, you've fallen into a misunderstanding. Sometimes you'll see less if you only use your eyes to see things. Use all your senses and carefully feel the movements around you. Use your ears, your nose, and even your intuition!"

"Huh?" Ron looked caring for a mentally retarded person. "Ethan, you're crazy. We wizards are not Pacific naked moles. How can we react to the outside world without seeing with our eyes?"

"Okay, I have to demonstrate it again." Ethan shrugged, distributed the boomerangs to the three people, and then took out a piece of black cloth to cover his eyes. "Come on, throw the boomerangs at me. You can use any tricky angle. Do whatever makes you feel better."

"Okay, that's what you said!" Ron showed a wild smile on his face, ready to take the opportunity to take revenge.

You all heard it, this was his own request. If I accidentally hit him too hard and hurt him, you can't blame me!

But what happened next made the three people doubt their lives again.

Even with his eyes covered, Ethan's reaction was still too fast to be human. Facing the offensive of the three people who were taking 100% of their energy to avenge their personal grudges, he did not fall into any dilemma at all. Every time when the boomerang was about to fly in front of him or behind him, he would dodge it with the slightest movement without any panic.

Even after the three men had thrown all the thick stacks of boomerangs in their hands, Ethan was still not touched.

"How is it? Although it hurts to practice, you will be really strong after practicing, right?" Ethan took off the black cloth covering his eyes and whispered to the three demons, "As long as you can endure a little bit of pain now, you can also reach this level."

"But……"

"No buts, Harry. If you want to become stronger, you have to pay a price. Only those who endure hardships can become the best!"

"But... no, I will try my best! Come on!" Harry gritted his teeth and his eyes became firm again.

"Good, very spirited!" Ethan nodded with satisfaction, very pleased, "That's the kind of determination we should have! I'd rather shed tears and sweat during training than bleed on the battlefield!"

Chapter 118 Ghost!

After another week of training.

"Come on, I'm ready."

Early Friday morning, on the lawn next to the Whomping Willow.

Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and together they began throwing their boomerangs at Harry who was standing between them.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!

Several boomerangs drew arcs from all directions and converged towards the same point. Harry, standing at the point where the trajectories overlapped, had a serious look on his face, but did not move.

Just as the first two boomerangs were about to hit Harry in the face, he moved.

Harry first dodged the boomerangs that were attacking from the front and back by turning sideways, then he rolled sideways to avoid four boomerangs that were flying from four directions in a circle, and then he turned his head slightly, and the last two boomerangs passed by the back of his head.

But it was not over yet. The eight boomerangs that flew out quickly flew back and headed towards Harry again.

Without any extra movements, just three consecutive back flips, Harry dodged all eight boomerangs.

Pop, pop, pop.

"Very good, Harry, you did a great job." Ethan clapped his hands slowly and praised sincerely, "Now you can dodge the attack of eight boomerangs at the same time. You are the only one among the three who can dodge this number at the same time."

Hermione and Ron also dropped their boomerangs and applauded.

You have to know that Hermione could only dodge six boomerangs at the same time, and Ron was even worse. He had just done the training before Harry and could only dodge five.

It’s not that Ron was really incompetent, but when he was dodging the last two boomerangs, his left foot accidentally tripped over a pit and he lost his balance, so he failed to dodge and ended up being the last one.

But according to Ethan, temporary reaction in crisis is also a part of strength. If it were him, even if he was in the same situation, he would have enough reaction time to readjust his position, so Ron didn't feel wronged to be last.

After all, I am an unlucky guy.

Harry panted and wiped the beads of sweat from his head, feeling very satisfied.

Ethan was right. After mastering it, the sense of accomplishment was really strong.

Ethan, I love you!

"Well, I am happy to announce that the second phase of training is now over and you can start your journey!" Ethan cheered and applauded himself.

"Huh?" Harry blinked, looking confused. "Is this the end?"

Is it okay to say that I haven't practiced enough?

"Well, you are already very powerful." Ethan said, and suddenly took out his wand and cast a spell at Harry: "Flame."

The fire line quickly spread from the tip of the wand to Harry's face in mid-air, but Harry dodged it by just tilting his head slightly.

"This..." Harry stood there in a daze, looked back at the disappearing flame, then looked at the wand in Ethan's hand, his face full of confusion.

It can be said that he had no reaction at all to Ethan's spell just now, but his body actually dodged automatically.

When did you become so strong?

"That's right. You may not feel it, but your physical fitness has far surpassed your peers. Even wizards of the same grade as me may not be able to hit you with spells easily." Ethan put away his wand, looking relieved. "I have nothing more to teach you in this regard. If you are still not satisfied, you can try to play with the Whomping Willow on your own as I said before. This should not be too difficult for you now."

"Isn't that right, Ethan? Didn't we only train you the basics before? What about the rest? Are you planning to teach people only half of it?" Harry asked hurriedly.

"Yes, I had planned to give you advanced practical training today. But training requires a combination of work and rest," Ethan patted Harry's shoulder, "I remember you are going to play a Quidditch match against Slytherin tomorrow, right? Don't think too much about it today, relax yourself, eat well, rest well, and get enough energy to prepare for tomorrow's game."

"Ethan is right, Harry, don't be too tense. It's good to relax a little." Hermione agreed and advised Harry.

"Okay, let's take a rest today." Harry pouted and agreed reluctantly.

"Don't be too stressed, Harry. After you finish the game, when we move on to the next stage of training, I'll take you to Hagrid's Hut and let me show you some of my special moves, okay?" Ethan promised Harry with familiarity.

"Ah, does it have to be there? Can't it be away from the Forbidden Forest?" Ron said with a look of resistance.

"What's wrong with the Forbidden Forest? It won't eat you." Ethan frowned.

"Oh, yes, Ethan, you really don't know about this." Ron slapped his head and began to explain to Ethan, "It has been rumored for a while that the Forbidden Forest is haunted!"

"Haunted?" Ethan said with disgust, "It's not like you haven't seen ghosts before. There are so many in Hogwarts Castle and you're not afraid of them. What's so special about this?"

"Well...it's still a little different." Ron scratched his head and began to explain in detail.

"There was a third-year student named Pither Perseber. On Halloween, when he went to the hall to prepare for the dinner, he forgot to take something and went back to the Gryffindor common room. As a result, he saw a red beam of light rising from the depths of the Forbidden Forest from his dormitory. It was very strange." Ron told the story in detail, and even he shuddered at the end. "The next day, he told his classmates about it. Those classmates definitely didn't believe it and said he was bluffing."

"But guess what? When Piser and his classmates were playing wizard chess in the dormitory at night, the red light appeared again. Now those who were skeptical had to believe it after seeing it with their own eyes."

"Didn't the professors know about this?" Ethan asked.

"I was told that Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall went to search the Forbidden Forest together, but they found nothing." Ron wiped the sweat from his forehead. "What's even weirder is that the red light appeared again that night after the professors finished their search. Not only Gryffindor, but even a few Ravenclaw students saw it."

"Later, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick found out about this and waited in the Forbidden Forest to see who had done it. Later, they also saw the red light, but when they followed the direction of the light, they found nothing there, only an empty lawn."

"Then the story spread. People said that there were some strange things in the Forbidden Forest, such as the ghost of an ancient black magician, so everyone was very secretive about it and didn't want to talk about it anymore. You were taking extra classes when the news spread, so you didn't know about it because you were not in the common room as an audience."

Chapter 119 Hagrid Has Not Sleeped Yet

"Ron, is this true? Isn't this another outrageous version that has been circulated dozens of times?" Ethan's face darkened, and a memory that he didn't want to be mentioned came to his mind.

It was the second week of school. Some bastard spread the story of his fight with Rosier in Hogsmeade, and the story became more and more outrageous, until it was basically unrecognizable.

At the beginning:

"Hey, you know what? The new transfer student Ethan and the pervert Rosier from Slytherin had a fight in Hogsmeade over a minor dispute. Rosier even used the Avada Kedavra curse! But Ethan actually survived. He's so strong!"

After sending it to a few people:

"Hey, do you know? The new transfer student Ethan couldn't stand the perverted Rosier from Slytherin, so he challenged him to a duel in Hogsmeade. During the duel, Rosier actually used the Avada Kedavra curse! But Ethan resisted it easily. He is really too strong!"

After spreading in a small circle:

"Hey, do you know? The new transfer student Ethan couldn't stand the perverted Rosier from Slytherin, so he challenged him to a duel in Hogsmeade, deliberately tempting him to release the Avada Kedavra curse during the duel, and then resisted it himself to shock Rosier psychologically, and used this to send Rosier to Azkaban. He is so strong!"

After widespread publicity:

"Hey, do you know? The new transfer student Ethan couldn't stand the pervert Rosier bullying his girlfriend, so he challenged him to a fight in Hogsmeade. During the fight, Rosier was tempted by him to release the Avada Kedavra curse several times, but he easily resisted it and used his power in the Ministry of Magic to send Rosier to Azkaban. He is so powerful!"

The version that came back to Ethan on Sunday night:

"Let me tell you, the new transfer student Ethan is actually a criminal who was released from Azkaban and went to school at Hogwarts under a different name. His new girlfriend at school was bullied by the pervert Rosier from Slytherin, so he tricked Rosier into Hogsmeade and beat her inhumanely. During that time, he even withstood 200 Avada Kedavra curses cast by Rosier in a desperate resistance. He is truly a role model for our generation!"

Ethan: ???

Fortunately, I listened to the advice of Professor Dumbledore and others, reviewed the whole matter and made it public. Otherwise, if it were spread a few more times, I would have become a strange image in the eyes of other students.

I'm afraid he will become a plague god that can stop children from crying at night.

outrageous.

"It's 100 percent true." Ron said seriously, "If you can't trust us, can you trust the professors?"

"Oh, I think I understand..." Ethan put his hand on his chin and looked towards the Forbidden Forest, thinking silently.

The red light he knew should be the characteristic of the counterfeit and pirated ancient magic.

But that red light should only be visible to me. Professor Figo and Alanna couldn't see it before. How come it can be seen by ordinary people now, and so many people can see it at the same time?

Regardless, this thing looks like a lot of fun, a lot of fun.

How can you not join in the fun of such a good thing?

Yoshi! It’s decided, let’s take action tonight!

"Even if that's the case, it's something that happened deep in the Forbidden Forest. We're just hanging around the edge of the Forbidden Forest, there won't be any danger." Ethan looked up at Ron and said, "Besides, if anything really happens, Hagrid and I will protect you. What are you afraid of?"

After all, his fighting power is there. Whether he can defeat any strong enemy he encounters is another matter. Even if he can't defeat them, at least he has the ability to escape with the three of them.

Sorry, knowing TP means you can do whatever you want.