Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

The curfew has been postponed tonight due to the Christmas party.

Kevin and Hermione lingered outside until very late before leisurely making their way to the Gryffindor common room.

While passing through a secluded garden, they bumped into Professor Snape, who was out there cracking down on teenage romances.

However, there was another person standing next to Professor Snape, the headmaster of Durmstrang Institute, Karkaroff.

At that moment, Karkaroff rolled up his sleeve, revealing the slightly wriggling Dark Mark on his arm.

Karkaroff looked somewhat uneasy, as if he were talking to Professor Snape, but Professor Snape's expression remained indifferent.

Because they were too far away, Hermione couldn't hear what they were saying, and she couldn't see what was on Karkaroff's arm.

Kevin, with his sharp eyes, noticed that it was the Dark Mark of the Death Eaters, but he didn't say anything.

Not to mention Karkaroff, even Professor Snape was once a member of the Death Eaters.

Karkarov also noticed the two people in the corridor not far away and quickly pulled down his sleeves.

Seeing Kevin and Hermione still strolling hand in hand so late, Snape snorted and said in a gloomy tone, "Curfew is coming soon, why aren't you going home? Do you think the house is your home?"

"What are you saying?" Kevin scratched his head. "Isn't that right?"

Snape's forehead veins bulged; he felt he hadn't given Kevin enough homework.

However, Hermione wasn't as stubborn as Kevin, and quickly pulled him away from there.

Hermione pinched Kevin on the way.

You should be grateful that Professor Snape isn't catching them dating, why are you even provoking him?

Kevin, with his head held high, solemnly declared that this was their teacher-student/friend relationship, something little Hermione would never understand.

Then I was pinched again.

When they returned to the lounge, it was just curfew.

Harry and the others had already returned. The young wizards were all unusually excited tonight, and even after returning, they didn't go to sleep immediately.

Upon seeing Kevin and Hermione return, they even cheered, "The warrior and the princess are back!"

This made Hermione, who was usually shy in public, hurry back to her dorm.

Kevin went back to change back into his usual clothes, just as Harry Ron came in.

"Kevin, where did you and Hermione go to the ball tonight? We couldn't find you after you finished dancing."

Harry asked Kevin as he changed his clothes.

"Hmph, kids shouldn't meddle in adult matters."

Kevin didn't answer Harry's question, but just chuckled.

"I already told you, you don't even need to ask to know. Judging from his behavior, he's definitely taking Hermione out to play again, and then leaving us out."

Ron, standing to the side, remarked that he knew Kevin's true nature perfectly well.

However, Kevin would refute Ron on one point: "Ron, do you think it's possible that only you and Draco want to go out and have fun, while Harry is busy chasing after his sister?"

This sentence immediately broke Ron's defenses and silenced him.

Harry quickly covered Kevin's mouth to stop him from being so sarcastic. He had finally managed to appease Ron, and he was afraid that Ron would get angry and try to break him and Ginny up again.

Seeing Ron's face growing increasingly dark, he quickly changed the subject.

"Ron, didn't you say Draco recently met someone named Ashley? Could you tell Kevin about it?"

At this point, Ron finally recovered and told Kevin about the conversation Draco had with him at the ball that evening.

In Ron's own words, Draco, who has a thing for young girls, has recently set his sights on a second-year junior.

Watching Ron earnestly smear Draco, Kevin thought to himself: I think you're just jealous that he has girls and goes to bars, while you don't even have a target.

But then Kevin suddenly remembered that he'd been chasing after Hermione since first grade, so maybe he was one of them...

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Kevin shook his head, resolutely denying it.

However, Kevin became a little curious.

He also didn't know who Draco's future wife would be.

......

The next day, Harry was awakened by a cold sweat.

He had another nightmare last night, the same dream, the same scene.

The difference was that this time he dreamed of a cemetery, with a statue of Death holding a scythe in the middle of it.

This nightmare has made Harry, who has recently become somewhat complacent, feel a renewed sense of crisis.

This reminded him once again that he was still deeply involved in a conspiracy against him.

Thinking about this led Harry to finally begin researching the details of the second competition.

His first priority was to ensure the smooth running of the competition, so as not to give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage.

There was still more than a month until the second match, so there was still plenty of time.

So Harry started thinking about how to breathe underwater for an hour while dealing with the potential dangers.

"Kevin, do you have any ideas?"

At this moment, the group found a fallen tree trunk to sit on by the frozen black lake.

"Learning a bubble spell or eating a gill sac herb can help you breathe underwater."

Kevin looked at the frozen black lake and said calmly.

"The Bubble Spell?" Even Hermione, the encyclopedia's daughter, had never heard of this spell.

"It's about creating a breathing bubble to cover the mouth and nose, helping the wizard breathe underwater."

"However, if one is not skilled at using it, or if the breath bubble stores too little fresh air or cannot expel the exhaled carbon dioxide, it can easily cause the wizard to suffocate without realizing it."

Harry was initially pleasantly surprised that there were such convenient spells, but upon hearing that they might suffocate him, he immediately calmed down.

"What is that cheek pouch grass?" Harry asked another question.

"A plant that, when eaten, can temporarily give humans the function of fish gills; however, this ability is highly uncertain and may not last more than an hour."

"Of course, if you're confident you can speedrun the levels, then it doesn't matter."

"Gill-shaped grass is not a common thing, but spells are a real skill that's never a bad thing."

"So my personal suggestion is that you learn spells. If you really can't learn them, I have a piece of gill grass here."

Harry nodded after listening. Kevin made a good point. Anyway, there was still plenty of time, and he could practice the Bubble Charm in a safe environment.

"So Kevin, have you learned the Bubble Spell yet?"

At that moment, Ron asked.

"I don't need the water bubble spell, nor do I need the gill pouch grass; I have other methods."

Kevin smiled, took out his spell and pointed it at the frozen black lake.

Soon, the ice layer closest to them suddenly shattered, and a column of water shot into the sky.

As Kevin waved his wand, the thick column of water transformed into a water dragon in the sky, swirling above everyone's heads.

The three children stared in astonishment at the water dragon; Hermione was also seeing Kevin use this move for the first time.

"It's just a simple water control spell. Look at Black Lake."

The three looked at the black lake and discovered something even more bizarre.

Beneath the broken ice surface lies a vertical underwater tunnel.

The nearby water flow seemed to be blocked by an invisible wall of air, and could only bypass this passage.

"Kevin, I want to learn this move!"

Harry and Ron both exclaimed in surprise.

"Okay, you can learn the Vulcan Command first, and then I'll teach you."

Upon hearing this, both Harry and Ron deflated. Harry hadn't even learned how to use the explosive flame technique yet, and Ron was still learning how to use the billowing smoke technique.

Although Hermione, who is always with Kevin, has learned the Flame Burst, it is unstable, not to mention the Vulcan Command.

Harry had no choice but to obediently learn the Bubble Charm first, since Kevin hadn't learned it before, so he had to study it on his own.

Fortunately, Ron, as Harry's good friend, also studied with him and could discuss things with Harry, which was much better than studying alone in a boring way.