Hogwarts: I will never become the Dark Lord

Chapter 112 I'm afraid the curse will kill him!

"Jerry, what does Snape want with you? How's Filch?"

When Jerry and Hermione finally left the infirmary and stepped back into the hall, it was already noon. They had barely sat down at the long table and hadn't even picked up their cutlery when Harry, Hermione, and their two companions sat down beside them with their plates.

"Harry, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!"

"But I really didn't do it!"

“Nobody said you did it. Professor Dumbledore trusts you completely! Filch is fine too!” Jerry explained after taking a sip of juice.

"Great!" Harry breathed a sigh of relief. "Hermione, how much longer until Polyjuice Potion is ready? We need to hurry and ask Malfoy to find out the truth!"

"What does Malfoy know?" Jerry thought to himself.

"There's no use in rushing now; the potion will take at least two more weeks to prepare!"

"Will it take this long?! Well, let Merlin protect us, and let nothing else happen at Hogwarts!" Harry said, somewhat annoyed. Every attack seemed to involve him, and now everyone was starting to suspect he was the mastermind!

"Harry, don't overthink it!"

Seeing Harry's worried expression, Jerry offered a word of comfort.

No matter how much you think about it, you won't understand! It's all Dumbledore's scheme. You're just a pawn. The waters here are too deep for you to handle!

A week later, Jerry and Hermione were strolling in the hallway when they noticed a small group of people gathered around the bulletin board, intently reading the words on the parchment that had just been posted there.

Harry, Ron, and Neville were also gathered around the bulletin board, and as soon as they saw the two, they beckoned them over.

"They're starting a dueling club! The first meeting is tonight at eight," Seamus Finigan said excitedly, standing to the side.

“I’ve heard about the Duel Club from others. Professor Flitwick was a dueling champion when he was young!” Hermione said with great interest as she looked at the announcement.

"Forget it, I don't want to duel with a Slytherin! Apart from Jerry, I don't think any Slytherin student would abide by the dueling rules!"

“I don’t want to either!” Neville shook his head as well.

“The school probably wants to train us through the dueling club to defend against attacks!” Hermione said thoughtfully.

“All I care about right now is who’s going to teach us tonight? Does anyone know?” Harry asked the people around him, but everyone shook their heads.

"Jerry, do you know anything?" Hermione glanced at the people around her, then tugged at Jerry's sleeve and whispered to him if he knew any inside information.

"Duel Club, who else can pull off something this high-profile?" Jerry shrugged and pointed at the announcement.

"Huh? Could it be Lockhart?" Hermione asked doubtfully. "What can he teach us? I haven't seen him cast a single effective spell since school started!"

"Don't worry too much about the dueling club, it's useless. If you really want to practice spells, I'll teach you tonight!"

"Mr. Green means the Duel Club is dispensable, is that right? Then what brilliant idea do you have?" Snape stood behind the two of them, looking down at them, and asked.

"Heh! No, I was just joking with Hermione!" Jerry turned to look at Snape, forcing a cheerful smile, inwardly cursing, "Doesn't he know how useless he is?"

Lockhart is a complete idiot, not even as good as Quirrell last year. Forget about curses, evil spells and other dark magic, he can't even figure out a disarming spell!

Practicing with each other isn't very effective either; the spell practice might end up turning into hand-to-hand combat!

After all, their amateurish magic is definitely not as effective as fists and feet!

It would be better to let him bring out the puppets he crafted in the House of Requirement to spar with the students.

The doll chases after the student with a knife, while the student runs ahead. To avoid getting hurt, the student uses a spell to repel the doll!

This training is definitely more effective than the Duel Club!

"Come with me for a moment, I need to talk to you!"

"Professor, what can I do for you?"

Jerry followed Snape to a corner not far from the bulletin board and asked.

"Hmph! I've always heard other professors say you're very talented. Well then, tonight I'll test your skills and see if you're as much of a fraud as the savior who was just standing next to me!"

Harry: ...

"Professor, are you sure you want me to duel with my student? Aren't we going a bit too far?" Jerry sneered.

Professor Snape, I am not very good at this, but tonight I will fight ten of them!

"Lockhart is your teacher tonight, what does it have to do with me? Of course you should practice with him!"

"I knew that old bat was up to no good!" Jerry cursed inwardly.

If you want to teach Lockhart a lesson, just say so!

"What, are you scared?" Snape looked at Jerry and said sarcastically.

To his surprise, Jerry nodded after hearing his sarcasm.

Am I being too harsh on Jerry Green? Snape thought to himself.

Lockhart is a professor, after all. Asking a second-year student to deal with a college professor is a bit too much to ask!

"I'm afraid I might accidentally use too much force and kill him with a magic spell!" Jerry said confidently.

Snape: "..."

I'm still too conservative!

……

"Jerry, what does Professor Snape want with you?"

Hermione looked at Jerry, who had been somewhat excited ever since his conversation with Snape, and asked.

Upon hearing this, Jerry pulled Hermione aside and, after looking around, said, "Snape wants me to spar with Professor Lockhart tonight at the Duel Club! Don't tell anyone else about this yet."

"How could this be! Professor Snape would never let you do such a thing! Professor Lockhart may be a bit lacking, but he is still a professor! How could you possibly be his match!"

"Don't worry, Hermione, you'll be fine!"

"No, Jerry, you'd better go and refuse Professor Snape right now! Have you forgotten Harry's hand injury last time? What if..."

"Don't worry! We're just having a simple practice!"

……

At 8 p.m. sharp, everyone quickly returned to the auditorium.

The previous dining table had vanished without a trace, replaced by a gilded stage on the wall, illuminated by hundreds of candles floating in the air.

The ceiling turned as black as velvet once more. Almost all the students in the school had arrived, crowding together, each clutching their wand tightly, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation.

"Do you two know which professor is teaching us tonight?" Harry, his friends, and Jerry squeezed through the crowd to get to the front, next to Jerry and Hermione.

“Aren’t the professors already here?” Jerry said, pointing to Snape and Lockhart standing in front.

"Oh no~ Merlin's underwear! The two most annoying professors!" Ron exclaimed in a panic, looking ahead. "Harry, I think we should step back!"

Looking at Snape and Lockhart, Harry swallowed hard, nodded, and retreated to a more crowded area at the back.

Chapter 113 Is it so hard to acknowledge that others are excellent?

"Come closer, everyone! Can you all see me? Can you all hear me? This is great!" Lockhart waved for everyone to be quiet and shouted loudly.

"So I tell you, Professor Dumbledore's generous support has given me the opportunity to open this little dueling club to help you train yourselves adequately for any eventuality. If you ever need to protect yourselves, or want to learn about the self-defense techniques I use, they are described in detail in my published works," Lockhart continued.

“Now let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape,” Lockhart said, grinning. “He told me that he himself has some knowledge of dueling and has very generously agreed to help you in our courses.”

“Professor Snape, let’s demonstrate for the students first! Don’t worry, I’ll control my spells. It’s just a simple demonstration, and I’ll make sure your Potions teacher returns to you unharmed!” Lockhart assured him, his tone brimming with a mysterious confidence.

“I think we should still teach students how to defend against unknown dangers. Let’s find a student to demonstrate for you!” Snape said, frowning as he looked at Lockhart, who was still grinning.

"Alright then! Although demonstrating with students won't fully showcase my perfect spell, I'll reluctantly agree!" Lockhart's face showed a hint of regret as he helplessly spread his hands.

However, he was overjoyed. He was worried that Snape was too strong and that he would be embarrassed. Now, the other party had actually sent a student!

"Jerry Green, come up here!"

“Jerry…” Hermione held his hand tightly.

"Don't worry! This is Hogwarts, everything will be fine!"

After comforting Hermione, Jerry walked to the front.

"Hermione, why is Jerry going up to duel Lockhart instead!" Harry ran to Hermione's side after hearing Snape's words.

"Yeah, I'm really looking forward to Snape dueling Lockhart, and then both of them getting seriously injured!"

Hermione shook her head slightly, her lips pressed tightly together, her gaze following Jerry's figure.

As Jerry strode confidently to the front of the stage, the surrounding students erupted in cheers and applause, creating an unprecedented climax.

The Slytherin students were especially excited, as they knew all too well Jerry's true strength!

That's terrifying! It's practically their blood and tears story! Those students who were disciplined by Jerry still avoid him whenever they see him!

"Won't it be dangerous? After all, Lockhart is a professor, and Jerry is just a student!" said a little badger who didn't know the truth.

"You're talking nonsense! He's Jerry Green from Slytherin! How could he possibly lose! Do you know how strong he is?" A girl from Slytherin retorted loudly after hearing this.

"Exactly! Do you know how hard Jerry works?! Aren't you even a student at Hogwarts?!"

“Is it hard to admit that others are great?”

Little Badger: "..."

"Professor Lockhart, should we stipulate the spells we'll be using later?"

“No need!” Lockhart patted his chest confidently. “How about this, I’ll just use the Disarming Charm, Jerry, you can use any charm you know!”

When Jerry saw Lockhart's appearance, his lips twitched slightly. Damn it, he even put on an act!

I also have a fire shield, can you withstand that?

Jerry slowly turned around, faced the other person, and bowed deeply, silently praying in his heart that if anything happened, he should not look for him, but for Snape, because it was all Snape's doing!

Then, they held their wands up to their chests like swords.

“As you can see, we grip our wands in the traditional dueling stance,” Lockhart said to the noisy students. “On a count of three, we will cast our first spell. But rest assured, neither of us will take the other’s life lightly.”