Lynn's cold, mechanical tone, combined with her expressionless face, was enough to make anyone tremble and feel a chill down their spine.
Even Lucius was stunned for a moment by her appearance, only coming to his senses a few seconds later.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at the girl before him who, according to Draco, was deeply favored and biased toward by the Professors, earning Ravenclaw hundreds of points in a single year and causing Slytherin to lose the House Cup.
Of course, Draco had clearly not told him how diligent and hardworking Lynn was in her studies, nor had he mentioned the rumor that Lynn had killed a Troll by herself.
"You should be aware that this is not Hogwarts, and I am not your Professor, nor am I Dumbledore; I will not tolerate your rudeness."
As Lucius spoke, his hand gripping the Snake-headed Cane tightened.
"I apologize, Mr. Malfoy, but from the beginning until now, I do not believe I or anyone else has said anything impolite."
Lynn felt no emotion in her heart, but her hand holding her wand also tightened.
"We have maintained basic social etiquette. On the contrary, it is Mr. Draco Malfoy who has violated the rules of etiquette. You should punish your son instead of threatening Hermione and the others."
Lucius held the lower end of the cane with his left hand and pulled out the snake-head upper part with his right—which was his wand.
"Clearly, Dumbledore and the others have taught you poorly, turning you into children who cannot distinguish the situation, haven't they?"
Lynn's gaze locked onto Lucius, and by extension, Draco beside him. "Am I to understand that you are posing a threat to our safety, Mr. Malfoy?"
"I am going to educate you on behalf of your Professors and parents."
Lucius raised his head and spoke haughtily. As soon as his voice fell, Hermione and the others, seeing him draw his wand, were ready to raise their own wands against the enemy.
However, Lynn was one step faster than them. "Wingardium Leviosa."
Having determined that the other party posed a safety threat to her, and especially to Hermione and the others, she could take emergency measures according to Ministry of Magic regulations.
To protect herself using any spell she had learned among all the spells she knew...
Lynn still chose the Levitation Charm, which she had used many times with unerring success.
The Levitation Charm was cast. Lucius, not thinking for a moment that a simple Levitation Charm could do anything, was about to casually cast a Shield Charm to block it when he found that both he and his son Draco had flown into the air.
With a gentle flick of Lynn's wand, Lucius and Draco were sent flying backward.
Bang! Bang! Two sounds echoed as they crashed into the Potion Ingredients Shop behind them, and various Potion ingredients from the shop covered them both.
They completely lost their original noble and arrogant appearance; now, they both looked incredibly wretched.
The onlookers watched this scene in shock. They had originally seen the conflict between the adult Wizard and the Young Wizards and wanted to step forward to help de-escalate.
But after seeing it was Malfoy, they all stopped in their tracks, as no one wanted to cause trouble for themselves.
They never expected that in the next moment, the current head of the House of Malfoy and his certain heir would be knocked away by one of the Young Wizards using a Levitation Charm.
A Young Wizard, using a Levitation Charm, knocking away the head and heir of the House of Malfoy—these elements were easy to understand individually.
But put together, it was simply too unbelievable, making people wonder if they had seen it correctly.
The Malfoy father and son, crashed into the Potion Ingredients Shop, saw stars. Hit so hard this time, they couldn't even crawl up, only able to lie paralyzed on the ground with aching and dizzy heads.
However, Lynn clearly had no intention of stopping there. For her, aside from Hermione, her few friends, and some familiar people who could evoke a weak emotional response deep in her brain...
She felt no emotion toward other strangers, including pity and mercy.
To protect Hermione and the others, especially Hermione's safety, what needed to be done was to eliminate the threat.
And right now, the Malfoy father and son on the ground were clearly still breathing.
Lynn's brain rapidly performed an analysis. Even though they were incredibly weak now and seemed unable to get up...
The possibility of them getting up to resist still existed; it hadn't dropped completely to zero. What she needed was for this possibility to drop to zero.
Raising her wand again, the words that escaped her lips were still the Levitation Charm. The wooden boards created by the shattered shop on the ground were levitated in a uniform manner.
The sharp broken ends faced the Malfoy father and son directly. If Lynn flicked her wand once more, these broken boards would turn into countless blades, riddling the Malfoy father and son like a sieve.
Lynn instinctively moved to continue, but behind her, Hermione, Maranhao, Marietta, Penelope, and even Harry and Ron all pulled her back in unison.
Ron used his height advantage to snatch Lynn's wand away, while the four girls each grabbed one of her arms.
Harry suddenly stepped forward to block Lynn, cutting off the view of others from the outside.
Although they were also very angry at the Malfoy father and son's actions, they knew very well that Lynn couldn't kill... at least not here in public.
There was still a huge difference between teaching someone a lesson and killing them outright!
The wand was snatched away, yet the wooden boards in mid-air remained levitated. Every onlooker present took a step back in unison.
Even Hermione, who was holding Lynn tightly, looked at her with a face full of surprise. Wandless and Non-verbal Spells...?
Lynn turned her head mechanically to look at Hermione. She actually didn't need a wand or to chant an incantation to use the Levitation Charm.
Using a wand and chanting only made her Levitation Charm more powerful.
So now, if she wanted to, she could still turn the Malfoy father and son into sieves.
But she felt from Hermione's actions that she didn't want her to do that.
Meeting Lynn's gaze, Hermione knew what she meant without her having to speak; she was trying to ask if she didn't want her to continue.
"Stop, Lynn. You can't kill them here."
"That's right, don't dirty your hands." Harry, standing in front of her, turned his head slightly and added.
Maranhao, Marietta, and Penelope, who were also holding her arms, nodded vigorously in unison.
Looking at Hermione with eyes like stagnant water, Lynn's voice had no ups or downs. "Okay."
As soon as the word was spoken, the wooden boards that had been levitating in the air all fell to the ground.
The six of them, including Hermione, breathed a sigh of relief. Ron stepped forward and handed the wand back to Lynn.
"Sorry, I was just too anxious just now."
"It's fine." Lynn shook her head and took back her wand.
Holding the wand, Lynn's indifferent gaze swept over the surrounding onlookers. Didn't they need to go to work? They could actually watch for so long.
The onlookers felt a chill all over their bodies when Lynn's gaze swept past them, and they turned and ran away for their lives.
How is this a Young Wizard! How could this be a Young Wizard!
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