Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 131, page 129: Prefect Shaffer is a decent man.

"Disarm you!"

A red light accompanied a crisp shout, and the wooden wand fell to the ground.

Under the impact of the curse, Alex's body flew high into the air and then fell heavily back down.

"She's only a second-year student, so why couldn't I break her spell?"

Alex struggled to his feet, his face slightly contorted. He had attacked almost stealthily, but Hermione had not only blocked the spell but had also killed him.

How can the reaction speed be so fast?

It's no wonder Hermione's reaction speed isn't fast; Dudley has practiced sneak attacks and counterattacks with her quite a bit, and failure means being 'punished'.

Not only him, but many of the young wizards present were caught off guard. From their perspective, Alex had just drawn his wand and cast a spell when a flash of light appeared before his eyes, and he was defeated. The whole process was swift and caught everyone off guard.

Some of the young wizards who had just arrived said, "As soon as I got here, I saw Alex flying into the air."

"Sarva is wrong, it's Prefect, you've learned the lesson of respecting the strong, haven't you?" Hermione said softly, trying to imitate Dudley's tone to appear calmer.

If it were any other time, she would have already started lecturing Alex, pointing out which syllables of the spell were mispronounced, which movements were unnecessary, and what else was incorrect.

Dali had told her before that in situations like this, she needed to put on an act and act accordingly.

Only in this way can one establish the demeanor of a strong person.

"I wasn't prepared just now, I was careless. Let's do it again, I want to have a fair and just duel with you!" Alex shouted at Hermione, completely ignoring the stares of the other young wizards.

I was really careless; I didn't expect the other party to react so quickly.

He refused to believe that he could really lose to a mere second-year student.

It must have been a coincidence.

She must have been planning to ambush me too, and it just so happened that we ran into each other.

Ron stared at the other person with wide eyes, amazed at the thickness of the other person's skin.

A fair and just duel? They really dare to say that!

Needless to say, the way the other young wizards looked at Alex was... well, you get the idea.

You, a sixth grader, ambushed a second grader and got killed in the process, and now you're challenging them to a duel? And you're a girl?

"The three of you can come at me together." Alex was, after all, a prefect, one of the best in his year at the academy, and a respectable person.

Knowing he was in the wrong, he blushed and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"Okay!" Ron almost agreed immediately; he had been wanting to teach the other guy a lesson for a long time.

But he's not the main character this time.

And he really can't beat Alex.

"Prefect Alex, being defeated by a sneak attack is embarrassing enough." Neville picked up Alex's dropped wand from the ground and gently wiped away the dust. It was made of the same material as his father's wand, rowan wood.

He gazed at Alex with his neither large nor small brown eyes and spoke from the bottom of his heart.

"You can't beat Hermione, so why humiliate yourself?"

Neville spoke sincerely, while Alex listened with embarrassment.

"Neville, give him the wand," Hermione said to Neville, then turned to Alex: "It seems your lessons aren't over yet."

Neville obediently handed the wand to Alex.

Taking the wand, Alex didn't act rashly this time. Instead, he straightened his clothes and said, "The three of you can go together. I promise I won't take advantage of you this time."

Once is embarrassing enough; if it happens again, regardless of victory or defeat, it will be the ultimate humiliation.

We must win, and we must win spectacularly.

"I'm enough on my own."

Hermione waved her hand, and Ron and Neville tactfully stepped aside. The other young wizards held their breath, quietly waiting for what would happen next.

The second-grade members of the discipline group are facing off against the sixth-grade head.

In a duel, the first thing to do is bow.

"Then, Miss Granger, you'd better watch this time." Alex twirled his wand in his hand, then pointed at Hermione with a slightly gentlemanly air, saying, "Ladies first, you can go first."

Alex tried to save face.

"Petrify them all!" Hermione raised her hand and cast a spell.

Standard gestures, standard pronunciation, standard movements.

A textbook example of offense.

"Armor Protection"

Almost the instant Hermione uttered the spell, Alex cast a curse on himself.

The Armored Protection Charm, also known as the Ironclad Charm, is the most versatile protective charm. It instantly creates an invisible wall around the user, reflecting simple spells back at the enemy, and also possesses the power to resist a certain degree of malevolent curses.

This spell is quite difficult; even some adult wizards cannot master it.

Alex's ability to master this spell signifies his exceptional talent.

To put it bluntly, perhaps even some Aurors haven't mastered this spell.

Faced with the curse that bounced back towards her, Hermione's first reaction was not to cast the Ironclad Charm on herself, but to wave her wand and cast another curse.

"Petrification lifted!"

Hermione doesn't know the Iron Man Charm, which has little to do with the difficulty level; the main reason is that she hasn't learned it yet.

Even with Professor Flitwick's extra help, Hermione couldn't master the seven years of Hogwarts spells in just one year, not to mention that the Ironclad Charm wasn't a spell taught in the textbooks.

The absence of the Ironclad Charm did not necessarily mean Hermione would lose. Faced with the two spells cast by Alex wielding his wand, Hermione easily tapped the air several times with her wand.

"He collapsed unconscious," "Get well soon."

"Completely shattered to pieces" and "Restored to its original state"

The best way to counter a spell is to use its counterspell, which can dissolve the spell with very little magic power. Powerful wizards are always very knowledgeable, and this is a required course in wizard duels. Almost every spell has a counterspell.

Only a very few spells have no counter-spells, such as those three spells.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be called an unforgivable curse, because there's no way to undo it.

Hermione was completely focused, her mind exceptionally clear. No matter what spell Alex cast, she had a way to counter it, much to the delight of the young wizards around her.

Except for the fact that Hermione cast the first spell at the beginning, Alex was on the offensive the whole time.

The offensive was extremely fierce; if someone else hadn't had Hermione's knowledge, they would have been defeated with the slightest carelessness.

After all, he's in sixth grade, and he only has one year left before graduation. Moreover, being an outstanding class leader is practically synonymous with Alex.

If he doesn't let his guard down, he's still quite strong.

"At least I passed the OWLs exam with nine O's."

My goal is to become an Auror!

"And I'm guaranteed to win!"

Seeing that he couldn't subdue Hermione for a long time, and that his spells were being neutralized by Hermione with counter-spells that consumed very little magic, Alex showed no impatience whatsoever, but instead revealed a triumphant smile.

(End of this chapter)