Noah successfully ran into two groups of people who were still confronting each other on the first floor.
These Slytherins and Gryffindors had obviously just come out of the administrator's office, and were ready to say a few harsh words to each other before leaving.
Seeing that they didn't take out their wands, and the expressions of unwillingness on each other's faces, Noah guessed that the deans of the two colleges hadn't come out to Filch either.
Noticing his arrival, the two groups of people who were obviously in opposition turned their heads and looked over.
The Slytherins rolled up their sleeves modestly, and some of them looked at Noah's expressions that were very straightforward and brought scrutiny.
This is not a friendly signal.
Noah nodded to them and turned to look at the group of Gryffindors: "Sorry, I want to challenge you to a wizard's duel."
Everyone could see that he was in a bad mood at the moment. The Slytherins raised their eyebrows and looked at Noah in surprise, but their expressions softened a little.
The Gryffindors opposite were shocked. Some of them felt guilty about Noah's anger. One Gryffindor even apologized directly: "We are sorry, Lannister, this matter is We’re not right.”
The two houses have been feuding for a long time. It is common for them to curse or throw curses. It is indeed their fault to say that a Slytherin should come to Gryffindor, but it does not mean that this group of senior students are willing to accept it. An invitation to a duel from the lower classes.
When we got back, they asked the guy with a high mouth to clean the bathroom!
"Either let the culprit come out, or you can come one by one." Noah was unmoved, "I bet my honor as a Slytherin."
The Slytherins looked at him more gently now.
Of course Noah didn't do this to please them, but for himself.
He didn't want this behavior to become an excuse for a fight between two houses. Although he didn't think Slytherin was superior, he was now a Slytherin student and was willing to protect the reputation of the house.
So as soon as he threw these words out, the Gryffindors on the opposite side knew that this duel was not going to be a good one.
They looked at each other, and Gryffindor, who was the first to say those words unhesitatingly, gritted his teeth and stood up: "Then I will fight you. But no matter I win or lose, I will apologize to you."
Noah glanced at him faintly and nodded.
As a result, the confrontation was no longer ongoing, and the two parties began to walk toward the courtyard.
The use of wands is not allowed in the corridors, but it is different outside, especially the area near the flying class, which is the place for duels tacitly approved by the professors.
Soon the news of Noah's duel with the senior Gryffindor spread throughout the school.
Although class was about to start in half an hour, there were still a large number of students who heard about it and came to watch the duel.
A second grader challenges a fourth grader to a duel! This incident can definitely be selected as one of the major events of the year at Hogwarts.
The two deans who just came out from Filch: "..."
Snape's expression darkened visibly, and even Professor McGonagall frowned subconsciously.
…
The fourth grader who dueled with Noah was called Hanson Andre. Gryffindor, who did not deal with Slytherin on a daily basis, had a rather impulsive personality but was not an unreasonable person.
For example, at this moment, standing opposite Noah, he was thinking about how to give way to this second grader without leaving any trace.
At that time, he was talking loudly and without restraint, without thinking carefully about what he said.
Now that the real owner came to my door, I felt no regret at all.
The two of them saluted each other with their wands in hand, pointing their wands at each other.
A lot of students had gathered around, and they all became quiet when they saw that the duel had officially begun, looking forward to the duel between the two.
Andre didn't attack for a long time, so Noah chose to strike first.
"Expelliarmus!"
The disarming spell is the most basic spell in a duel, but it is not something that a young wizard who has just entered the second grade can master.
This was just a tentative blow. Andre, who didn't expect Noah to use this spell, subconsciously avoided this blow that was not too fast.
After all, he often threw curses with Slytherins and had quite a lot of fighting experience. He narrowly avoided this attack on one side of his body.
Noah was not surprised that his next spell had already arrived.
"Leg stiff, stop dead." It is still a relatively basic spell, but this one is much faster than the disarming spell just now.
The light white curse hit Andre instantly. The Gryffindor, who had just avoided the disarming curse, was hit in the leg by this spell without any defense. His legs were immediately locked together. He fell directly to the ground before he could stand up.
As soon as he landed, the third spell arrived: "Expelliarmus."
The wand he had been holding in his hand when he fell to the ground flew out and landed on the grass behind him.
The scene was completely quiet for a moment.
This duel ended too quickly, no, to be precise, Noah cast the spell too quickly.
When it comes to reciting incantations and casting spells, all senior wizards can do it, but no one can recite three incantations in a row like Noah.
Reciting a spell sounds simple, but in fact it is easy to bite your tongue or bite your tongue when you recite it too fast, and it is also difficult to mobilize the magic power for casting a spell.
Different spells require different spells and spell-casting actions, as well as corresponding methods of mobilizing magic power. These are all factors that limit the speed of wizards casting spells. If they want to cast spells continuously in such a short period of time, only powerful wizards who master silent spells can do it.
A normal wizard duel is more like a turn-based game, and the short dodge period in the middle is the CD recovery of game skills.
Therefore, the strength that Noah is showing now seems a bit incredible. He recited three spells without stopping and successfully used them... Isn't he really casting a silent spell? !
What broke the silence was Noah's cold voice: "I won."
Only then did everyone come back to their senses, and then they burst into loud cheers.
Montaigne and others rushed forward and hugged Noah's shoulders with rare excitement: "Noah, you are so awesome!!!"
The three roommates shook Noah's shoulders excitedly, noisily as if they had won the College Cup.
Noah: “…”
Noah couldn't escape the clutches of these guys for a while.
After everyone's enthusiasm gradually subsided, they hesitantly remembered that this was a duel.
Andre, whose classmates helped him cast the spell, walked toward Noah. The other little wizards tacitly made way for him, allowing him to reach the opposite side of Noah smoothly.
Andre took a deep breath and solemnly apologized: "I'm sorry, Noah Lannister, I apologize for my incorrect remarks before. You are a very good wizard and an excellent Slytherin."
The Slytherins burst into louder cheers, but some reserved Slytherins nodded and cast provocative glances at the Gryffindors.
Oh, look, your fourth graders can't beat our second graders! What a bunch of stupid lions!
