While Hermione pretended to be a shy fan getting close to her idol, a certain Watchman Professor, Snape had also completed the repairs on the dueling platform.
Although the dueling platform was in a terrible state after the two had bombarded it, this was Hogwarts, and the repairs were relatively easy.
"Good as new," Snape's deep voice cut off as he finished the final repairs on the dueling platform and put away his wand.
Professor Flitwick had just finished discussing matters related to Lockhart with Madam Pomfrey, who had been urgently called over by the young witches, and returned to the platform.
"What should we do next? Should the dueling club continue tonight?" Flitwick asked, looking up at Snape with some annoyance. "Couldn't you have controlled yourself? Lockhart just got discharged today and now he's back in the hospital."
Snape did not accept the blame nor did he want to reflect, "You warned that guy at the start, but he insisted on going his own way, leading to this outcome, so it's not my fault."
"Lockhart brought this upon himself."
"The absence of an insignificant professor doesn't affect the event much. Tonight's plan remains unchanged, and the dueling club can continue."
Even Professor Flitwick, usually a good-natured person, couldn't help but roll his eyes at Snape's blunt sarcasm. He knew that Severus felt no guilt for his actions and didn't reflect on them at all.
He shook his head, deciding not to lecture the man further. Before sending Lockhart away, Professor Flitwick had carefully checked the young wizards present and confirmed that they were all unharmed.
Since that was the case, let the event continue.
...
After the duel, and after the young witches caused a commotion, most of the young wizards who were shocked by the battle or frightened by the powerful explosion spell gradually regained their composure.
The shock that had been deeply hidden due to surprise could no longer be contained, and combined with the sense of relief from surviving, it burst out completely, instantly igniting a lively atmosphere in the hall.
This extremely cool and thrilling magical duel allowed those who had just entered the magical world to more directly experience the wonder of magic.
The young wizards were amazed by the duel demonstration between Snape and Glenn, and lively discussions ensued.
Of course, the most boisterous were the young snakes from Slytherin house.
"Did you see that?! That's our Head of House!" Draco was particularly excited, leading the cheers with enthusiasm.
Compared to other young snakes, Draco knew another secret: the true identity of the Watchman Professor was actually his good friend and fellow Slytherin, Glenn Hawthorne!
Although he didn't know why Glenn wanted to hide his information, since he did, Draco certainly had to help him keep the secret.
Even so, knowing a secret that others didn't always makes a young person happy, especially when those involved in such a thrilling demonstration are close to him!
Draco was really high right now!
However, only the first and second-year young snakes followed Draco's lead in cheering Snape's name. The older students maintained their elegance, but the smiles on their faces and their red hands from clapping revealed their heartfelt joy.
"...I say, we should really pay attention in Professor Snape's Potions class from now on," Seamus Finnigan's eyes were shining. Although he often got scolded by Snape in class for cauldron explosions, he was deeply attracted by the power of the explosion spell Snape had cast. "I wonder if Professor Snape would be willing to share his insights on casting explosion spells with me?"
"We need to behave better." Dean Thomas nodded frantically, feeling more fear than anything else. "...Hogwarts rules shouldn't allow professors to physically punish misbehaving young wizards, right?"
Ron frowned, "Harry, seriously, if I could travel back a year, I'd give myself a slap."
"How could we have been stupid enough to want to go against a wizard of Snape's caliber? That explosion spell just now, if it hit us, not even potions could save us, right?"
He clicked his tongue in wonder, "Snape is really annoying, but there's a reason he became the Head of Slytherin."
"So envious, if only the person standing on the stage receiving praise was me." Ron seemed to see his future self in his mind, a look of intoxication on his face. "Do you think we'll be able to reach Snape's level of power in the future, Harry?"
"Harry?"
Harry was still immersed in the explosive high-level duel. He had just entered the magical world not long ago, although it had been less than two years, the initial enthusiasm for magic had already been worn down by the various tedious and difficult courses and assignments.
But he felt that today, he truly recognized the real face of magic.
It was so powerful, wonderful, transcending the ordinary world, that extreme violence, the soul-stirring oppression...
...was captivating.
"Ah, ah? Oh, um, um." Harry felt his shoulder being shaken vigorously, and he finally came to his senses, realizing Ron was calling him. But he didn't know what Ron was calling him for, so he responded vaguely.
Seeing Harry finally respond, Ron continued to talk about their future, already elevating their future to the level of great wizards like Dumbledore, and happily swimming in his fantasies.
"That Watchman Professor we've never seen before is also very strong, to be able to fight evenly with a Head of House like Snape as a newly hired professor, although he was slightly inferior in the end, it's still impressive." Seamus had inexplicably come up with a "professor-level" strength classification, already standing from the observer's angle, pretending to comment on the duel between the two professors.
His seemingly authoritative commentary attracted many young wizards, even though Seamus hadn't seen the details of the battle clearly, it didn't stop him from using his imagination.
Harry was inexplicably drawn to Seamus's commentary and secretly made up his mind.
"Starting tomorrow, I will definitely study hard!"
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