Chapter 74 New Ideas

"One, two, three."

"Disarm you!"

"Petrify you all!"

It was a tie.

"Come again."

"Disarm you!"

"Imprison them now."

It was still a tie.

...

This was a head-on battle.

Lu Yunkai and Hermione faced each other and exchanged more than thirty sets of magic, but there was still no winner.

The spectators at the scene were beginning to get bored.

"Otherwise, let's try a different way of fighting. If we keep going like this, who knows when the fight will end."

Finally, Lu Yunkai, who was already a little impatient, spoke up.

He still had to rush to the Room of Requirement to use the teleportation cabinet hidden inside to deliver potions to Madam Zabini! There was no time to waste here.

"How do you want to compete?"

"Normal fight, don't do any one-on-one confrontation." Lu Yunkai glanced at Lockhart who wanted to stop him, "Or I'll just admit defeat."

"You don't have to admit defeat." Hermione nodded, "Then let's fight normally!"

"Count to three, officially start?"

"Okay."

"One, two...three!"

The two counted three at the same time, and didn't give Lockhart any time to react, and attacked at the same time.

But this time, neither of them stopped after only one move.

Hermione cast three disarming spells in a row, while Lu Yunkai used an armor spell to defend and a petrification spell to counterattack.

Compared with the last time the two fought, the tactics were reversed. It seemed that Hermione wanted to compete with Lu Yunkai to see who could cast spells faster, but Lu Yunkai made a steady defensive counterattack.

Lu Yunkai dodged one of the three disarming spells, and took two with a defensive spell. His body shook slightly, but it was not serious. Hermione squatted lightly and dodged Lu Yunkai's petrification spell.

In the first round, the two were still tied.

But this time, they didn't have to wait for the same move, and the second round of the two started at the same time.

Hermione seemed determined to defeat Lu Yunkai with the speed of casting spells today, and Lu Yunkai did not slow down. The two of them were like two butterflies on the duel stage, dodging and flying up and down.

The originally boring duel suddenly became exciting and interesting, and the audience in the audience cheered.

And Lockhart's voice trying to stop the two was drowned in the cheers of the audience...

However, in the eyes of outsiders, such a duel is much more interesting, but the two people on both sides of the duel also know that when the duel becomes what it is now, it is actually more than just magic cultivation.

On-the-spot response, rhythm control, and more importantly, physical strength.

Dodging magic attacks is a very physically demanding thing. And in this matter, Lu Yunkai, as a man, has an innate advantage.

In addition, Lu Yunkai had an advantage over Hermione in the first two items. After a period of accumulation, the advantage finally turned into a winning advantage.

Dodging the disarming spell that Hermione had cast due to fatigue and panting, and the spell was almost incoherent and the power was reduced, Lu Yunkai returned two spells in a row.

First, the fainting spell, and then the disarming spell.

These were the 97th and 98th spells that Lu Yunkai cast after changing the duel method.

According to Lu Yunkai's estimation, the fainting spell should be dodged, and the disarming spell should be able to hit Hermione, who was almost unable to walk.

Then it was a hard-fought victory.

However, things seemed different from what he imagined.

Hermione cast a spell to knock away the disarming spell that Lu Yunkai attacked, but was concentrated by the fainting spell that was cast first and should have been prevented.

With a plop, she fell to the ground.

And Lu Yunkai didn't stand firmly and sat on the duel stage.

He let out a long breath.

The students who had been waiting for this moment for half a day burst into cheers.

Although the two second-year students' fight was not very technical except for the speed of casting spells, they won because they fought with passion.

It was good to watch, but the winner had been decided. Lockhart, the host who had not dared to come out to maintain order, finally came out to show his presence.

Lu Yunkai and Hermione were deducted five points each for not following the duel rules, and then helped Hermione to remove Lu Yunkai's fainting spell.

Of course, he did not forget to arrange for someone to send Hermione to the infirmary.

As the other party in this duel, although Lu Yunkai won, he felt a little sorry, so he volunteered to follow him to the infirmary.

Of course, in addition to worrying about it, Lu Yunkai had other things to ask her.

...

"What did you mean just now? Why did you avoid the disarming spell, but insisted on taking the fainting spell?"

After Madam Pomfrey left, Lu Yunkai asked Hermione who was lying on the bed.

"You are so stupid. I really don't know what Daphne likes about you."

Hermione glared at Lu Yunkai in annoyance.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly. You won't be able to say it when Harry and Ron come." Lu Yunkai interrupted Hermione's anger.

Just now, when Madam Pomfrey was treating Hermione, Hermione was impatient and wanted Madam Pomfrey to leave. When Lu Yunkai saw that she was fine, he wanted to leave, but she forced him to stay.

And Lu Yunkai only noticed when he followed Hermione to the infirmary that Harry and Ron did not appear at the duel between him and Hermione today.

This is very strange.

If Lu Yunkai still doesn't understand that she wants to talk to him, then he is really stupid.

"Don't worry, the two of them went to see Hagrid today." Hermione smiled and shook her head, "They will feel embarrassed no matter who wins or loses our duel. It's better not to watch."

"Are you doing this just to avoid them?"

"And Daphne! I don't want her to think that there is something between you and me... It just so happens that I can kill two birds with one stone."

"It's hard for you." Lu Yunkai smiled when he heard this.

This girl is really thoughtful.

"There is no way, this is better than the idea I thought of before." Hermione sighed softly, "At least I can ask you a question safely."

"What do you want to tell me?"

"How much do you know about the Slytherin heir?" Hermione glanced outside the door and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know. Do you think I did these things?"

"If you doubt you, I won't ask." Hermione shook her head, "Does Malfoy know?"

"He doesn't know more than me or you." Lu Yunkai shook his head, "He just doesn't like Gryffindor."

"That idiot, he kept saying that the heir of Slytherin raised a monster, I really thought he knew something." Hermione complained a little annoyed, "We even wanted to use Polyjuice Potion to turn into Goyle and Crabbe to trick him!"

"... Polyjuice Potion is something in the restricted area, how did you get its formula?"

"You are not the only one who can get books in the restricted area. Don't tell me you didn't use magic in the restricted area before going on stage just now." Hermione said with a confident smile.

"You know?"

"Do you think you can tie with me in a head-on magic duel?"

"You're just bragging!" Lu Yunkai looked down on Hermione, "If it weren't for that stupid duel rule, could you still hold out for thirty moves against me?"

"Humph. Anyway, I've been investigating the matter of the Slytherin heir recently." Hermione didn't want to get entangled with Lu Yunkai on this issue, "Harry insisted that he heard a strange voice in his ear before the two attacks, saying some terrible words, so I suspect that this matter may..."

"Harry is absolutely impossible."

"... Nonsense!! It's not your turn to guarantee Harry!" Hermione was a little unhappy about Lu Yunkai's interruption, but she was not angry, "I thought that Harry might have heard the voice of the monster raised by Slytherin. Maybe if we follow this line, we can find the heir."

"Good idea." Lu Yunkai nodded.

"That's why I came to ask you! Who knew that you, a Slytherin, would know nothing about anything." Hermione rolled her eyes at Lu Yunkai.

"Who told you that students of Slytherin College must know everything about Slytherin?"

"That's true, but you're really disappointing." Hermione waved her hand in frustration, "It was a waste of time. If I had known, I would have drunk Polyjuice Potion and asked Malfoy!"

"Knowing more may not be a good thing. Do you remember how you were forced to face Voldemort last year?" Lu Yunkai shook his head with a hint of meaning.

"Even if I don't care, Harry won't give up. He's going crazy now to prove that this matter has nothing to do with him, and he wants to teach the person who framed him a lesson. And he really cares about the strange sound he heard."

"It's up to you then." Lu Yunkai sighed, pulled a hair from his head, and handed it to Hermione.

"Thank you." Hermione naturally understood what Lu Yunkai meant. As a second-year student who can even be said to be the most talented student in potions in the entire Hogwarts, Lu Yunkai, who knew the existence of Polyjuice Potion, naturally knew its formula.

In short, it is a potion that can turn you into another person after taking it, and the hair of the person you are turning into is needed as a "medicine lead".

Lu Yunkai's action is to tell Hermione that if you still want to get information from Malfoy, it's up to you. I don't mind you asking under my identity.

"Please be careful... You don't need me to make the potion for you, right?" Lu Yunkai asked with a helpless smile.

"No, I can still handle this thing."

"Well, then I'll leave. I guess Harry and Ron will come to see you in a while." Lu Yunkai felt that staying here was a bit boring, so he planned to leave.

"It will take me about two or three days to make the Polyjuice Potion... After four days, I hope you don't stay in the Slytherin lounge that night."

"Okay."

After listening to Hermione's last instructions, Lu Yunkai walked out of the infirmary.

At this moment, two figures rushed in from outside the infirmary.

Without looking, Lu Yunkai knew who they were.

"Yunkai! Is Hermione okay?"

"What could possibly happen!" Lu Yunkai glanced at Harry, who was worried, and sighed, "I can't possibly use any dangerous spells on her."

"Can't you be more lenient with Hermione? She lost again this time, and she will challenge you again next time!" Ron complained to Lu Yunkai beside him.

"...Do you think Hermione is the kind of person who would be willing to let me win?" Lu Yunkai rolled his eyes at Ron, "Okay, you guys go in and scold me there, I'm leaving."

After saying that, he walked out of the infirmary without waiting for Harry to say anything else.

Seeing that there were no people in the building, Lu Yunkai went straight to the Room of Requirement.

He extracted a batch of potions from the system and put them in a space bag. He put them into the item transfer cabinet like the last two times, closed the cabinet door, waited for a while, and opened the cabinet door again. The space bag inside was gone, and it turned into a note.

Received.

Mrs. Zabini's handwriting.

Lu Yunkai took the note out of the cabinet, but did not leave immediately.

Sitting on the ground, Lu Yunkai was thinking about what Hermione had just said about the monster that attacked people.

It is true that he always cared about Voldemort, the mastermind behind the scenes, and Ginny, who was controlled by him, but he forgot about the monster that took action directly.

Since there is no way to bypass Ginny to destroy the notebook for the time being, it seems to be a good idea to find a way to deal with the monster first. Without the monster, even if Ginny is controlled by Voldemort, it is unlikely that she will directly attack people with a wand, right?

But what kind of monster is that? It can petrify people and scurry around the school without anyone noticing...

Lu Yunkai's eyes casually glanced at the old Slytherin banner that was casually crumpled on a sofa not far away.

The cobra head embroidered with gold thread on the dark green background that had become dark due to age looked extremely ferocious.

The monster raised by Slytherin...

Could it be a snake?