HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

"I feel like her Transfiguration skills are already comparable to Professor McGonagall's."

There is no dueling class at Hogwarts, so everyone can only judge their fighting ability based on the professor's performance in class.

In everyone's opinion, Professor McGonagall could cast spells silently, turning still objects into animals and small objects into large objects.

Ariana seems to be able to do it all.

As all 20 interviewees stood opposite Ariana, everyone's attention was focused on today's duel.

"Before, I doubted whether Colin could fight 1 against 20 people, but now I have no doubt at all. She just has the ability." This consciously put Ariana and Professor McGonagall on the same level.

"We are all young wizards, why is there such a big gap between us?"

Ariana heard the discussions around her and looked at Adrien provocatively.

"I've already said that today's interview, besides screening the right candidates for the job, will also allow you to showcase your abilities. Now that everyone's gotten to this point, do you want to join us?"

The interview process discussed with Adrian before was that one person would compete with Ariana once, let her score herself, and finally select the 10 people with the strongest fighting power.

But now she suggested that 20 people come together.

"In that case, how are you going to determine which 10 people have the strongest fighting power?" Adrian frowned at her.

Ariana smiled and explained, "You're participating in this interview not only for the job, but also to demonstrate your fighting ability. But this is not the way to demonstrate my fighting ability."

After understanding what Ariana meant, Adrien was very surprised.

Adrian was worried that even if it was a one-on-one match, it would be a round-robin battle and she might not be able to hold on. But now it was a one-on-many match.

"So you want to show your fighting power against 20 people? You have to know that 6 of us 20 are in the 7th grade." Adrian's face was full of solemnity.

Ariana didn't explain, just chuckled and pulled out her wand.

"It doesn't matter even if all 20 of them are in the 7th grade. I'm not afraid of losing or being embarrassed. What's more, I can't lose." She said this with great dominance.

"You are too confident." Adrian said.

He felt that with Ariana being so provocative, the fighting spirit of the dozen or so mixed-bloods around him was probably at its maximum.

Ariana said nonchalantly, "Come on, let's see if I have the confidence."

Since it was a one-on-many duel, there was no etiquette for dueling. Before Draco could shout "start", Adrian immediately released the disarming spell.

He didn't know how to use silent spells yet, and Ariana didn't use the Shield Charm to defend herself. She just used her wand to send out a stream of air, and the Disarming Spell missed.

Since it was a melee, Ariana didn't wait for the opponent to be ready, and ignored the asymmetry in strength between the two sides. She directly used the flying spell and turned into black mist and rushed forward.

When the people present saw this situation, they immediately went crazy.

"I heard that Colin learned the You-Know-Who's flying spell from Snape. It seems to be true. The black fog is the typical sign."

"This must be a very advanced magic. She really can learn any spell at once."

Adrian looked at the black mist rushing towards him and immediately shouted to the half-blood beside him, "Use the Iron Armor Charm for defense."

The speed of the black fog was so fast that he felt a pain in his stomach as soon as he finished speaking. He was hit by something like a wooden stick and flew out, hitting the railing that Ariana had transformed.

The opponent was so vulnerable that Ariana lifted the flying spell, returned to normal and stood not far away.

"The weapon I'm good at is the longsword. You shouldn't be distracted by reminding others. This is a personal battle." She was reminding Adrian that this was an interview duel.

Ariana's years of fencing training were not in vain, so the last time she fought against Snape, she was holding a transformed steel sword in her other hand.

Just now, Ariana observed through the eye spell the armor spell used by these twenty people, and no one could block her steel sword, so one second before the steel sword hit Adrian, she transformed the steel sword into an iron stick.

Otherwise, Adrian would have been bleeding all over the floor.

"I'm not out yet." As the leader of the mixed-bloods, how could Adrian be willing to be eliminated just like that?

"Then get up and continue. I won't use the flying spell again."

She originally wanted to fight with all her strength to show respect, but these people were just as Snape described, they were no match for her at all, and using all her strength would be a bit of bullying.

The situation of the half-bloods in Slytherin has indeed improved since Ariana entered school, but years of bullying have made them subconsciously gather together.

Seeing how powerful Lianna was, the 19 half-bloods gathered around Adrian, intending to get his advice on what spell to use for a collective attack.

Chapter 142: It can stabilize the magical world, right?

Adrian understood what his companions meant, and before they could speak, he shook his head to deny what they were about to say.

"This is not a team battle, but our interview. Only the top ten in terms of combat power can be hired, which means we must give our all." Although they are companions now, they are also competitors.

All the half-blood wizards present were stunned. This was completely different from their previous strategy. Suddenly faced with a leaderless situation, they were inevitably confused.

Silas, who usually had the best relationship with Adrian, spoke first, "You're right. We can't defeat Colin. We can only use all our abilities to strive to enter the top 10 in combat power and obtain a position as a member of the club's staff."

So, they each held their wands tightly and used their best spells to attack Ariana.

Ariana used to say that under the influence of Dumbledore's peace-loving ideology, all the students at Hogwarts had turned into helpless little lambs.

But she said that based on the fact that no one cast the Shield Charm when they threatened Gryffindor in the hall. In fact, she had not actually felt how weak the fighting power of the Hogwarts students was.

Now I feel it personally.

Ariana did not use the flying spell to attack, nor did she take the initiative to attack, allowing the mixed-blood wizards on the opposite side to cast messy spells on her armor spell.

Not only did she not feel any force from the attack, let alone any threat at all.

This was so different from the feeling of dueling with Snape that she found it hard to accept the disparity.

Moreover, these attack spells for fifth, sixth, and even seventh graders were actually prank spells.

Things like maces, snot curses, and even hair growth curses were used.

Even the disarming spell that Ariana thinks is the most practical has only been used by six people so far, and the effect is weak.

If Ariana absolutely could not allow the lightning wood wand to be threatened in any way, she would really want to remove the armor spell and let their disarming spell hit her to see if her wand could be disarmed.

Unfortunately, the lightning-struck wooden wand is like another heart to Ariana. Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, she would not use this wand to experiment.

After having a clear understanding of everyone's combat power, Ariana raised her lightning-struck wooden wand and cast a group binding spell and a disarming spell.

Everyone was frozen in place, and their wands were held in Ariana's arms.

In this situation, there is no need to test their fighting power one-on-one.

"I will give the list of 10 selected people to Adrian later. The selected people will come to the club classroom for a meeting this afternoon." Ariana said loudly.

Not only the 20 people involved in the melee, but also everyone watching the fight understood that Ariana was not going to have another one-on-one duel.

Not only did Ariana think it was unnecessary, but the audience also saw that there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides.

Many people started talking in low voices.

"Actually, the fighting ability of Slytherin half-blood wizards in Hogwarts is quite good, but I didn't expect them to be so vulnerable against Colin."

"Who says not? She only used four spells throughout the whole process. The flying spell at the beginning, then the armor spell for defense, and finally the binding spell and disarming spell that decided the outcome."

"You missed one, there's also the iron rod she transformed into."

Not only were the students discussing this one-on-many melee, but Dumbledore, who was watching the battle upstairs, also gave his evaluation.

It wasn't admiration for Ariana, but an increasingly vigilant attitude.

"Severus, Ariana is already the most influential young wizard in Hogwarts." His face was no longer as kind and gentle as usual.

Snape knew this fact when he went to stop the victory party of the game last night. It can be said that he had already seen it before.

Not only did the young wizards at Hogwarts admire her, but Snape also heard that the head of the Slytherin wizarding family was interested in contacting this little girl.

The mysterious man only received such treatment after he became powerful. It can only be said that the timing of Ariana's appearance was too coincidental. At this time, the magic family was in urgent need of a powerful wizard representative.

"Colin is very afraid that the You-Know-Who will cast a Killing Curse on her, and she will definitely not stand on the side of the Death Eaters. What are you guarding against?" Snape could only try his best to ease the situation for Ariana.

Dumbledore was a man of great character. How could he not hear that Snape was speaking for Ariana? He was also very clear about the other party's purpose, which was to fear that Snape would suppress Slytherin.

"I'm not preventing her from joining the mysterious man, but I'm afraid that she will go as far as the mysterious man. Now even you can't beat her, and I will definitely be defeated by her in the future. If she goes astray, who can stop her?" This is what he is most worried about.

Dumbledore admitted that he would subconsciously favor Gryffindor, but he had no intention of suppressing Slytherin.

It can be said that what he wanted to suppress were the factors that undermined the stability of the wizarding world, and Slytherin just happened to appear at the right time.

Snape also understood what the old man meant. He sneered and said, "How can you be sure that your approach is correct?"

Dumbledore declared, "At least my approach can stabilize the wizarding world, can't it?"

In the past, Snape did agree with Dumbledore's ideas. After all, compared to the You-Know-Who's reforms that involved mass killings, Dumbledore's approach would not result in so many deaths.

But after being influenced by Ariana, Snape felt that being a little radical was not a bad thing. He really didn't like the timid magical world today.

It can be said that Snape's following of the mysterious man was in line with his values, but Lily's death only deterred him.

But Ariana is not as radical as the mysterious man, and she is also taking the path of reform, isn't she?

"That's just your wishful thinking. She doesn't think this magical world is normal." Snape no longer thinks the magical world is normal.

Dumbledore looked at Snape seriously after hearing this, and his tone was cold.

"This is what I'm most worried about. Tom initially used the slogan of revolutionizing the wizarding world to attract so many people, but what happened later? It was only after he became increasingly extreme that I intervened."

The slogans shouted by the mysterious man were not only about the supremacy of pure blood, but also about the supremacy of the strong. It was just that the slogan of pure blood was pushed to the forefront by the magic family, which made others mistakenly believe that he was only pursuing pure blood.

Snape snorted coldly upon hearing this, "Perhaps you can then make a prophecy of a savior to use against the third generation of the Dark Lord."

The little brat is only in the first grade, and she has always adhered to the bottom line and done nothing. But now she is on guard everywhere and is directly given the treatment of the mysterious man. Does this old bee really have no selfish motives at all?

Dumbledore knew Snape's subtle accusation. He shook his head and said, "Ariana doesn't believe in prophecies. She only believes in herself."

She can't listen to anyone's voice. If she doesn't take the right path and no one restrains her, the magic world will be doomed because of her.

"So you are admitting that you intervened in Potter's prophecy?" Snape's tone also took on a hint of severity.

Chapter 143 It was the mysterious man who chose Harry

Lily's death filled him with guilt, and he had initially mentioned that he would raise Harry.

But Dumbledore said he would arrange everything. Snape knew his situation. He couldn't even take care of himself, so how could he take care of a child? So he didn't insist.

It wasn't until Harry entered Hogwarts that Snape was shocked to see a skinny, malnourished child.

Not to mention that Lily grew up in a wealthy family and the Potter family is also a magical family, why did Harry have such a miserable life?

Instead of questioning Dumbledore, Snape investigated the situation himself, and what did he discover?

Snape knew that Harry was given to be raised by Lily's jealous sister, but he didn't know that Dumbledore didn't pay any child support. Did this old bee have his brain covered in sugar?

From this moment on, Snape had a rift with Dumbledore, and even when it came to Ariana's affairs, he only reported selectively.

Maybe Ariana was right. Professors like them were so used to being arrogant that they didn't even know that ordinary people needed living expenses.

Dumbledore was unaware of Snape's anger and was still talking about Ariana's problem.

"Ariana suspected me the same thing, but I wasn't the first to say that prophecy, was I?"

This prophecy was first proposed by Sybil, and Dumbledore didn't take it seriously at first, but things did develop as predicted. He couldn't help but believe it, but he didn't dare to believe it completely.

Snape had already put away his angry thoughts and said indifferently, "It's true that you didn't say it first, but since you used this prophecy, it's hard to say that this prophecy has nothing to do with you."

Maybe when he heard the prophecy and reported it to the mysterious man, it was all a conspiracy? Now he dared not trust anyone.

Dumbledore frowned and said, "It was not I who made this prophecy come true."

It was You-Know-Who who chose Harry, wasn't it?

Snape was being overly conspiratorial, and Dumbledore certainly didn't use the prophecy against You-Know-Who.

At most, after the mysterious man disappears, he will use this prophecy to set up Harry as the savior to appease the people of the magical world.

Snape didn't want to waste time talking to this old bee. He said coldly, "Just tell me what you want me to do. I can't always refuse you, can I?"

Although there was a rift between them, they were still in a cooperative relationship, and Snape could not possibly break off relations with the other party.

At least we have to wait until Ariana grows up, otherwise Slytherin will really be bullied into the mud.

Dumbledore said helplessly: "I don't know what I should ask you to do. The most I can ask you to do is to keep an eye on her."

This is indeed the problem Dumbledore is facing at the moment. Although he is worried that Ariana will grow up crooked, she has not done anything after all. Even if he is on guard, he cannot go too far.

Snape agreed easily: "No problem, leave the surveillance work to me. At least it won't be as easy to be discovered as those ghosts."

Snape felt that this task was best given to himself. He could ease the situation in the middle if there were any problems, such as the Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse. Now Dumbledore had no reason to object to the little brat's research.

Dumbledore could see that Snape wasn't very concerned, and he felt even more helpless about it.