"You said Lockhart took the credit for other people's deeds?" Hermione asked in shock.

"Keep your voice down!" Ron said.

After dinner, the three of them hid in the corner of the common room and discussed in a low voice.

Ron rummaged through his bag and took out three pieces of parchment. "Take a look, Hermione."

The little witch immediately took them and buried her head in reading.

After a while, she raised her head and stammered, "How is it possible? This kind of thing! I mean, how did Lockhart do it? Let others sell the story to him?"

Harry suddenly said, "It may not be sold to him, or he may have robbed it."

Ron and Hermione looked at him blankly. There were too many things hidden behind this guess.

Time went by and it was Thursday.

The hall was decorated again, and the square gilded stage in the center was crowded with little wizards.

When Felix and Snape appeared together and stood in the center of the stage, the little wizards had different moods, with surprise and regret mixed together.

"Professor Snape?" On the stage, Felix glanced at him.

Snape shook his head expressionlessly, so Felix took a step forward and tapped himself with his wand, "Quiet, little wizards--"

"Our class will begin soon."

Felix turned around in a circle, and wherever his eyes went, the crowd became quiet.

"Before we start, there are a few things that need to be explained in advance."

Felix's eyes were calm, and his voice rang in the ears of every little wizard, "First, Professor Lockhart, who was originally in charge of the duel course, was busy with personal affairs. He generously entrusted the course to me and put me in charge of it;"

the little wizards whispered, "I don't think so." Dean Thomas said to Neville on the side, "If you ask me, Lockhart is even more confused in the new semester. He even forgets the words in the acting class."

"I think he has been under too much pressure these days. I am like this sometimes. My mind goes blank when I am nervous." Neville whispered.

"Speaking of which, I was surprised that no Auror suddenly rushed in to take him away."

After a brief pause, Felix continued: "Second, Snape will be a special guest professor to provide guidance and advice for our dueling course throughout the whole process;"

The discussion in the audience became louder.

"——As for the third, it is about the dueling course itself. After discussing with Professor Snape, we all agreed that the time and format of the course should be fixed. So in the future, our course will be held every two weeks, at 8 pm on the second Thursday."

After the young wizards digested this information, Felix waved his wand, and the ceiling of the auditorium became dim. At the same time, the milky white light, like an inverted bowl, enveloped the stage and the figures of the young wizards.

Some noisy voices seemed to blend into the open wilderness and became low and inaudible.

"Now, we officially start the class."

In the solemn silence, Snape said in his unique calm tone: "Wizard duels are a long-standing tradition. As time goes by, after removing some bloody and barbaric rules, we tame it in a cage and make duels a means to show the charm of wizards themselves."

Many young wizards noticed that in this environment, Professor Snape's voice actually had a strange charm bonus.

Ron whispered: "I have always felt that Snape has a talent for telling ghost stories."

"What did you say?" Hermione tilted her head. But then she found that her voice became hazy and low.

"It's the effect of magic." Harry said, but the other two could only see his lip shape.

"--But the foundation of dueling is still there. Many people's entire life's understanding of dueling is just like trolls, foolishly waving their wands and competing with each other in the strength of magic and the pitch of their voices." At this point, Snape's gaze fell on the little wizards of Gryffindor College, "but dueling itself is a sophisticated skill. If you are willing to spend a little time, you will realize that the World Wizarding Duel Conference publishes relevant guidance books every few years."

Snape rarely explained his views on dueling today. Although his words left the little wizards confused, they could feel Professor Snape's respect for dueling.

Halfway through his speech, Snape still couldn't change his habit of secretly implying something about a certain professor. He said, "Although Hogwarts doesn't have the tradition of dueling and combat magic like Durmstrang, a lot of content has been included in one course."

Snape gently raised the wand in his hand, his eyes staring stiffly at the front, and squeezed out a few words from his teeth, "Yes, Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"But this course has never played the role it should have over the years, which means that some students don't even have the most basic ability to judge danger."

In the solemn and depressing atmosphere, many young wizards felt as if they were back in the Potions class.

This professor always has the ability to control the atmosphere around him.

Next, Felix clapped his hands to focus the attention of the young wizards on him.

"Today's lesson is about the Disarming Charm. We have seen its effects in the first dueling class. It is a very useful spell."

Felix listed some of the advantages of the Disarming Charm. "It is easy to learn, effective, and low in danger. It is suitable for daily practice or some formal dueling occasions."

"Has anyone mastered this magic?"

A few arms were raised, most of them were young wizards in the senior grades. "The proportion is much lower than I expected." Felix shook his head.

He called up a seventh-year Gryffindor student.

"Professor Hep, my name is Albert Balk." The acne-faced student said excitedly, "I am going to apply for the Auror position in the Ministry of Magic. I have been preparing for this for two years."

Felix understood.

At Felix's signal, Balk waved his wand, and a red spell flashed, performing a standard Disarming Charm.

Next, he introduced in detail the method of learning the Disarming Charm, and used Balk as a "teaching aid" to let him try to use the spell repeatedly.

Under his demonstration, many young wizards had a basic understanding of this spell.

"Next-"

Felix waved his wand, and hundreds of parchments flew out from the suitcase in the corner, and they flew accurately in front of each young wizard.

Harry nimbly picked up one, and looked at the dense introductions and classifications on it, and his scalp was a little bit throbbing.

He looked at the stage, and Professor Hep said calmly: "I don't think you can learn a spell in just two hours. In fact, if ten of you can succeed, it will be beyond my expectation."

"The content on the parchment is for you to practice after class. I will explain how to use it later."

"Now, let's do the formal practice."