"Then next..." Lockhart said with a slight stutter, "I think it's best to teach you how to stop unfriendly magic, yes, unfriendly, just like I wrote in the book... recorded my personal experience."

"Please volunteer a pair - Longbottom and Finch-Fletchley, what do you think? Professor Hep, Professor Snape, we'd better leave the stage to them..."

Felix played with his wand carelessly, "Good suggestion, Professor Lockhart. But before that, I think it's necessary to let the young wizards understand what a real duel is like, even if it's a duel of performance nature."

Lockhart's expression was dull for a moment, "This, I..." He looked around and found that the young wizards in the audience were very interested in this, and he couldn't say anything.

"Professor Snape, what do you think?" Felix asked Snape, who had been silent.

The Potions Professor looked at him with a deep and unexpected look, and he grinned, "Do you want to duel with me, Felix?"

"It's just an exhibition match."

Neither of them considered Lockhart.

Snape looked at him deeply, and without saying anything, he drew out his wand.

Lockhart, who was standing aside, suddenly found that he had miraculously escaped from the center of the vortex. His face became enthusiastic again, "It seems that we have to add a duel to our course temporarily. Let us welcome the two professors!"

This time the applause from the audience was enthusiastic. Ron said to Harry happily, "Honestly, I have waited for this day for too long! Do you think Snape will be hospitalized?"

As a "powerful fan" of Professor Hep, he naturally stood on Felix's side.

"It was just an exhibition match." Hermione emphasized, but she still jumped up and down on tiptoe.

Lockhart retreated to the edge of the stage and cast a "loud voice" on himself - thanks to the book signing speech, he was quite proficient in this spell.

"Now I will comment on it. Although this is just an exhibition match, a real duel is not like this. It requires a more acute detection of danger in advance - for details on this, please read my published works." Lockhart talked freely, "But - this is still very good for you. Bow down..."

However, neither of the two people on the field paid attention to him, but chatted with each other for a few words.

"Felix, what do you want to do?"

"Professor, I just came to see and help."

"Don't lie to me!" The two were very close, which made this conversation only audible to each other.

"Is it because the professor is proficient in Legilimency?" Felix teased. Snape

snorted. In his eyes, this former student did things with a strong purpose, and his current behavior was naturally classified by him as "Felix's first step to seize power."

The two bowed, each took seven steps back, turned around and looked at each other, and raised their wands to their chests at the same time.

"As you can see, the two professors hold their wands in a common dueling position," Lockhart performed his explanation duties, "This is one of the three common dueling positions. Next, I will count to three, and they will cast the first spell."

The students below held their breath, which was completely different from Lockhart's "demonstration" just now.

"One... two..."

"Snape won't be killed instantly, right?" Ron shouted excitedly.

"I don't think so, my God--" Hermione was about to say that Professor Heppe admired Snape very much, but she was quickly shocked by the dazzling scene on the stage.

"Three!"

Snape shouted: "Expelliarmus!" A dazzling red light flashed, and the spell quickly flew in front of Felix.

Felix turned his wand and smoothly released an "Ironclad Charm". An invisible magic barrier blocked in front of him, deflecting Snape's spell. Then he gently shook his wrist, and the magic barrier emitted a dazzling white light and flew quickly forward.

Snape cast two spells in a row before he broke through Felix's Armor Charm, and the magic barrier quickly dissipated.

However, the white light of the Armor Charm obscured Snape's vision. When he subconsciously turned his body position - years of habit saved him once, three dim black lights passed by him, and the closest one was almost touching his nose.

All this happened in a flash, from Snape's strong first move to Felix's defensive counterattack, and using the white light to cover up and quickly release three spells to sneak attack, it took less than three seconds.

Lockhart: "..."

The young wizards: "..."

The duel continued, and Snape did not dare to take it lightly. He had not taken action for almost ten years. Although he had not given up his exploration of magic, his main focus was still on improving potions.

However, he was quickly picking up his previous combat experience. After several thrilling escapes from danger, he finally began to fight back.

The two people's spells kept flying, but they both tacitly did not hurt the students by mistake.

Various defensive spells, offensive spells, and disarming spells cut through the air, making sharp whistles. The distance between the two people sometimes quickly closed, sometimes moved away, and their feet kept moving slightly.

After a spell flew by his hair, Lockhart wisely jumped off the stage, but he still commented loudly: "The duel was a bit intense... Did you see their steps? Move, move, don't stand there stupidly!"

Lockhart was still a good speaker, at least he was very eloquent. Through his explanation, many young wizards suddenly realized and saved his image.

However, Snape sneered at this. He quickly picked up a spell and took the opportunity to counterattack. He felt that the power of Felix's spell was gradually increasing, which made him more and more stressed.

Damn, this kid is putting pressure on me!

"Why do I feel that Professor Hep's spells are getting thicker and thicker?" Even many young wizards noticed this, but with their knowledge, they could only judge the strength of the spell from the "appearance".

Snape's wand was shaking violently, and a strengthened version of "Protector of Armor" was blocking in front of him. Two hot red lights hit it, making a "dong dong" sound, and the magic barrier was torn open.

Amazing magical attainments...

Snape's face was already sweating.

The young wizards in the audience were dazzled. For the first time, they realized that the so-called duel was not just about casting spells face to face. There were too many tricks involved in casting speed, timing, defensive means, pace, awareness...

But they didn't know that neither of them used their full strength.

Felix turned his head slightly to avoid a red light, and used this brief gap to turn his wand and cast a spell, quickly assessing the limit of the potion professor.

Professor Snape's strength should not be like this...

The next second, Felix's heart suddenly became alert, and he threw out three armor spells in a row, letting it fly far away and blocking the way.

A powerful red spell streaked through the air, quickly passed through the first and second barriers, and then rushed towards the third barrier fiercely.

The young wizards widened their eyes. They might not be able to judge the strength of the spell, but Snape's spell left a burning track in the air and pierced through the armor barrier in one fell swoop. They saw it clearly.

"Boom!"

A violent roar resounded throughout the hall.

Felix's third armor spell worked, deflecting Snape's surprisingly powerful spell.

He smelled a hint of dark magic...

You have integrated the characteristics of dark magic into the Disarming Spell, Professor, you really exceeded my expectations.

Do you have a stronger spell? Do you have a backup plan...

Snape was far from relaxed as he had imagined. He did have some spells hidden, but they were all dark magic and could not be used in public. And judging from Felix's performance, even if he used them, the effect would not be great.

He has surpassed me...

Snape has never realized this so clearly as at this moment.