Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 165: Top Eight Draw (Part )

"I didn't expect to run into you so soon, Senior Carol!"

"Yes, Mac. Let's see how much you've learned from Professor Flitwick."

Since both of them lowered their voices deliberately, this explosive conversation was only heard by a few people on the stage. After hearing the conversation between the two, Lockhart unconsciously smiled, but then he quickly suppressed it.

After Mike and Carol finished drawing lots, the other contestants quickly drew their lots as well. Every time Lockhart held up the paper and announced the number, there would be cheers from the audience.

Although he knew it was not a good idea to think that way, Mike still found this scene very funny. These audiences were like robots, being controlled by Lockhart, the "mechanic".

With the draw completed, the schedule for the top eight to four of the first Hogwarts Dueling Tournament was officially released.

Game 1, Mike vs. Carol

Second match, Cedric VS Slytherin's Silpa (passerby)
The third match, Bruno, the male student council president of Gryffindor VS Maupass (passerby) of Gryffindor
Game 4, Willy from Slytherin vs. Cade from Slytherin (passerby)

Everyone at Hogwarts was actually dissatisfied with this list because it was too suspicious.

Except for Cedric's match, which was not a civil war, the other three matches were all civil wars within the same academy. Moreover, all four matches were between the seeded players from the four major academies and the self-reliant players who advanced from the auditions.

This makes people wonder whether the lottery box was tampered with by someone to deliberately achieve such a controversial and topical result.

But even so, the audience gave them the biggest applause the moment the list was released. After all, even if they didn't say it, everyone actually had some jealousy towards the seeded players from their own academy in their hearts.

Why can you skip the previous games and advance directly to the quarterfinals? Why are you chosen instead of me?

Out of this jealousy, everyone hopes deep down that those players who have stepped onto that stage step by step will be able to defeat those seeded players who came in through the backdoor. After all, by then they will be able to say something like 'I'm going to lose anyway, so I can do it too'.

But will things really develop as they hope?
At least Mike was certain that he and Cedric would never lose to their respective opponents.

After the drawing ceremony, Mike just left the auditorium from backstage when he bumped into Franklin who was waiting outside the door.

"Mike, you finally came out!" Franklin said in a depressed mood, "It's really terrible to face Senior Carol in the quarterfinals. The damn Lockhart must have tampered with the lottery box!"

Franklin looked like an eggplant that had been frosted. Mike looked at him with a confident smile and said arrogantly, "It doesn't matter. I will win the championship anyway, whether it's Ravenclaw's or mine!" "But, but, Carol is very strong. She's a senior in the seventh grade." Franklin seemed to be shocked by Mike's confident speech. He stuttered, "Besides, senior Carol can turn into a groundhog. I've asked around. It's a very powerful human transformation technique."

"Kang Mang! That's an Animagus, bro!"

Seeing Franklin still at a loss, Mike explained helplessly: "Don't you take Transfiguration classes seriously? Animagus Transfiguration is a very advanced Transfiguration. People who have learned this Transfiguration can transform themselves into an animal. People who have learned this Transfiguration are called Animagus.

Although Animagus Transfiguration appears to be very powerful, it has many limitations.

First of all, it is extremely difficult. Since the ability of Animagus to transform into animals is often used by people to commit crimes, the Ministry of Magic requires all Animagus to register with the Ministry of Magic. This is both a praise and publicity for these Animagus and a supervision of them. There are only seven Animagus registered in this century, and Professor McGonagall is one of them.

The reason why there are so few is because it is really too difficult. In the process of practicing Animagus, there is a great probability that the learner will fail, and the price of failure is to become a half-human, half-beast monster, or lose self-awareness and become a complete beast.

Secondly, the Animagus cannot transform into any animal at will. Each person can only transform into a fixed creature. The animal that can be transformed is related to the personality and weight of the person who casts the spell, and it cannot transform into a magical creature. Another interesting point is that the Animagus's outfit before transformation will be reflected in the appearance of the transformed animal.

Take Carol for example. The groundhog she turned into during the last competition had the same fur color as her Hogwarts robes, and there was sky blue fur around her collar, representing the Ravenclaw tie.

Carol's Animagus transformation also reveals her personality traits from the side. She is good at socializing and will try her best to avoid head-on confrontation with others, but can show infinite courage in critical moments.

Finally, since they can’t transform into magical creatures, Animagus is really not very strong, especially since Carol’s transformation is still a marmot. It might work if you launch an attack without others knowing, but it’s really useless after you’re exposed.”

After patiently listening to Mike's story, Franklin's confused face was full of confusion. After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "Where did you get so much strange knowledge? I remember that your Transfiguration skills were not very good."

Seeing Franklin's reaction, Mike knew that everything he had said just now was in vain. He shook his head helplessly and said no more. He turned and walked towards Professor Flitwick's office, while Franklin followed Mike closely.

In the past few days, due to the need to conduct a comprehensive search of the place where the crown was found, Mike has been banned from entering the Room of Requirement to practice spells. Fortunately, Professor Flitwick had anticipated this before leaving and gave Mike the key to his office, allowing Mike to practice in the hidden spell training ground in his office.

Although the training room that Professor Flitwick spent a huge amount of money to build in his office was still a little inferior to the Room of Requirement, Mike was already very satisfied at this moment.

The battle for the top four will begin tomorrow, and Mike must hurry up and study Carol's fighting style.

(End of this chapter)