Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

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Chapter 158 Snape's Suspicion

"Me?" Lycos was stunned.

Something's wrong... Whether in the original book or the movie, Harry's duel opponent should be Draco.

It was also because of this duel that Draco used the snake-summoning spell "Serpensortia", which exposed Harry's fact that he was a Parseltongue.

Eventually, the young wizards began to suspect that the savior was actually the heir of Slytherin because of Parseltongue.

But now, Snape called Lycos onto the stage to act as Harry Potter's opponent...

Lycos raised his head in confusion and looked at the malicious smile on Snape's face.

"That's not the case... Do you have to hold a grudge like that?"

Looking at this greasy face, the corners of Lycos' mouth twitched slightly.

He suddenly remembered that when school started, he had wanted to find Snape to report Voldemort's information, but he gave up because of the Unbreakable Vow... Snape thought that the new student, Lekos, was here to play a prank and was very angry.

In Potions class, the person Snape called on to ask the most questions was Harry from Gryffindor, followed by Lycos.

However, Lycos was not a careless little wizard like Harry. He had notes compiled by Cassandra and had memorized most of the Potions textbook. Snape rarely asked Lycos questions that he had no idea about.

Therefore, in the second-year Potions class, Snape rarely asked Lycos questions anymore.

Lycos almost forgot that he and Snape had a conflict...

However, what Lecos did not expect was that after the Potions class had finally calmed down, Snape actually started to take revenge in the Dueling Club class.

I've never seen such a vindictive person...

Under the gazes of the young wizards, Lycos shook his head helplessly and walked onto the stage on the side of the auditorium.

"Don't hold back. The harder the better." When Lycos passed by Snape, a sinister voice sounded in his ears, "If you satisfy me, all the things that happened when you entered school will be written off."

Lycos paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

So that's how it is... Snape knew very well that with Draco's level of magic, he couldn't fulfill his wish of beating up Harry, but Lycos was different. He definitely had the ability to easily defeat the so-called savior.

In that case, why not let Lecos and Harry duel.

Not only can it teach Harry Potter, whom Snape hates, a lesson, but it can also make Lycos, who has a grudge against him, expend more energy. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone!

Lycos sighed slightly and looked at Harry, who was already standing on the stage, looking a little overwhelmed.

In order to ease the relationship with Snape, I have to bear with you...

"Faced with your partner—"

Lockhart, who had no idea what Snape had said to Lycos, stood on the stage and loudly presided over the duel.

"bow!"

Opposite Lycos, Harry held his wand upright in front of him and bowed politely; Lycos saw this and did the same.

"Wands up, ready!" said Lockhart. "On the count of three, cast your spell—no high-injury magic, just something to disarm the enemy—we don't want any accidents."

"I don't think these two second-year guys can use any powerful magic." Snape suddenly interrupted Lockhart.

He didn't want this duel to end so easily with just a Disarming Charm. How could he let Lycos beat Harry up then?

Draco's eyes twitched in the audience, and he instantly recalled the scene on the first day of school when he encountered Lycos casting the Killing Curse... He looked at Harry with a look of mourning and acceptance.

"And with me watching here, nothing will happen to them..." Snape curled his upper lip slightly and said slowly in a sarcastic tone, "Isn't that right, Professor Lockhart?"

"Ah, indeed!" Lockhart added hastily, puffing out his chest. "With me here, everyone will be safe!"

He couldn't let Snape take the spotlight alone. In such a situation, even if his own ability was not up to par, he had to persevere and take on the task to avoid being looked down upon by the students.

"Since everyone has no objection, why not start this exciting duel!"

"one two Three--"

As Lockhart counted to three, Lycos saw Harry raise his wand over his shoulder and shout, "Expelliarmus!"

A flash of red light shot straight towards Lycos.

Although it was Harry's first time using this spell, the effect was unexpectedly good... but compared to the dazzling red light like a waterfall that Snape had just shot at Lockhart, this red light was just like a weak little water column.

Lycos simply turned sideways and easily avoided Harry's disarming spell.

While avoiding the spell, he still had the leisure to glance at Snape out of the corner of his eye and found that Snape's eyes were very strange. He did not have a trace of pleasure in Harry Potter being beaten. Instead, he stared at Lecos with a strong curiosity in his eyes.

Lycos's wrist, which was about to be raised, suddenly stopped.

The Potions Professor's focus was not on Harry Potter, but on Lekos himself... ?

"Rictusempra!"

Before he could think about it, Harry threw another tickling curse that made the whole body itch.

This spell was faster than the previous one, and Lycos was still thinking about Snape's attitude, so he subconsciously used his habitual action, wrapped a piece of black flame on his wand, and casually knocked Harry's Creaking Curse away.

Snape's eyes narrowed.

"Lex, fight back!"

Lockhart couldn't bear to see his "favorite student" in the class being suppressed by his opponent, so he walked up and wanted to give Lecos some guidance.

He first glanced at the audience, then said in an enigmatic tone:

"Everyone, watch me show Lycos what a real duel is—when your opponent points his wand at you, you do this."

As he spoke, Lockhart raised his wand and waved it left and right, trying to make complicated tricks, but accidentally dropped it on the ground.

Snape's narrowed eyes returned to normal and he sneered twice.

Lockhart hurriedly picked up his wand from the floor of the stage, saying awkwardly, "Oops, sorry... my wand got a little overexcited."

Harry also stopped casting the spell and looked at Lockhart with a puzzled expression.

"Professor, what was that move you just demonstrated?" Harry asked curiously.

"¥……*%!" Lockhart mumbled something jumbled, then said cheerfully, "When faced with an enemy attack, do as I did just now, little ones!"

"What did you do, drop your wand?" Harry asked puzzledly.

But Lockhart didn't listen to him at all, and waved his hand -

"Go on, the duel continues! Harry, keep attacking... Lex, remember to fight back!"

So Harry could only return to his seat helplessly and cast another tentative spell: "Tarantallegra!"

Lycos frowned and waved his wand casually:

"Flipendo."

He casually cast a repulsive spell, which knocked Harry's dancing spell and Harry himself away, landing on the edge of the stage.

Then, Harry's legs began to twitch uncontrollably, as if he was doing a quick step dance.

"Oh, Lycos has fought back, and the effect is quite impressive..." Lockhart couldn't find a place to show off his presence, so he turned into a commentator for the duel. "Next, can our little Harry perform any other spells?"

"Oh! Look, he hasn't given up yet—"

Even while dancing, Harry was still struggling to raise his wand, and another Disarming Spell shot towards Lycos.

Harry seemed to have a special talent for this spell. Compared with the last Disarming Spell he had just cast, the red light this time was obviously brighter, and the flying speed was also a bit faster.

But for Lecos, the spells cast by a second-year wizard were still not good enough.

"Locomotor Mortis!"

Lycos took a light step to the side of his body, and then a leg-locking curse flew back and hit Harry squarely.

It's strange that a magic with a single function like the Leg-Locker Curse is actually classified as a "curse". After Lycos learned it from Tom Riddle's diary, he used it very smoothly.

Now, Harry was hit by his own dance spell and Lycos's leg-locking spell at the same time. He wanted to dance madly but couldn't move his legs. The muscles in his thighs and calves kept twitching, and he felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to roll on the ground.

"Oh! It seems that Harry's dancing spell was cured by Lycos's spell. Could it be that Lycos was kind enough to recite the antidote to his opponent?" Lockhart's voice sounded again.

"That won't do. We can't do this kind of thing in a real duel!"

As the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Lockhart didn't realize Harry's condition at all. Instead, he was deceived by the fact that he stopped dancing and thought that Harry's dance spell had been broken.

Snape, who was also on the stage, could see Harry's distress, but he had no intention of speaking out to seek justice. He just smiled with glee.

Lycos took the opportunity to glance at Snape out of the corner of his eye.

At this time, Snape seemed to be obsessed with appreciating Harry's predicament and did not pay too much attention to Lycos. His eyes looked very happy.

Even in such an uncomfortable situation, Harry raised his wand again and wanted to continue to resist...

"Except you..."

Before the next disarming spell was finished, Lycos frowned slightly and raised his wand again:

"Expulso (Sand and Rocks)."

In order to prevent injuries, the Sand and Rock Curse did not hit Harry directly, but hit the stage in front of Harry, using the force of the edge to push Harry off the stage.

"Wow--"

The whole place was in an uproar.

The young wizards never expected that Harry, the savior of the wizarding world, would be beaten without any chance to fight back!

Especially Lecos on the stage not only has superb strength, but also has an extremely handsome face. These two things combined attract the attention of the young wizards.

"I've rebelled!" a junior witch suddenly exclaimed. "I suddenly feel that Professor Lockhart is not as handsome as Hayden... No, he's much worse!"

A group of Lockhart fans glared at her.

"How could you betray me? Aren't you my favorite Professor Lockhart?" they asked.

"But when the two of them stand together, Hayden is indeed more handsome!" The little witch still didn't repent.

So, the two groups quickly started arguing with each other.

Lycos watched this scene, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly... He turned his gaze to Lockhart and Snape, and clearly saw that Lockhart's face darkened several shades.

"Does this mean I win?" he asked, not caring whether Lockhart was unhappy or not.

"Of course." Lockhart shook off some of his unhappy emotions and nodded excitedly, feeling that he had caught a big news.