demon hunter at hogwarts

Tonks' hair was slightly shinier as she left Regulus' office.

In Regulus' words: "What else can you do except believe in me?"

As the dates keep ticking, the weather is getting colder and colder in Hogwarts, Scotland.

But the atmosphere in the seventh grade Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was fiery.

As soon as the students entered the room, they found that the desks had been moved to the corner, and a stage was set up in the middle of the classroom with carpets on it, making it look like an arena.

"In order to test your learning achievements in the past three months, in today's class, we will hold a small duel club." Regulus announced the news to the students.

Barnaby Lee held his head high and glanced at the other classmates arrogantly, looking eager to try; Charlie stared at the ground, his cheeks puffed up, obviously also wanting to vent his anger at losing the Quidditch game.

During this time, Barnaby Lee often mocked him because of this matter. What was even more frustrating was that, as the loser, he could not refute.

"Mr. Li, Mr. Weasley, you two come first." Regulus indeed called their names.

This result was not beyond the expectations of others. Whether in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, or in subjects that required practice such as Charms and Transfiguration, Li and Charlie were the best in the entire grade.

"Come on, orangutan, let's see how I teach you a lesson." Li Dang walked onto the ring first and stared at Charlie provocatively.

"You can only be arrogant for two minutes, stupid hippopotamus." Charlie rolled up his sleeves and pulled out his wand, and he didn't suffer any loss.

"Please wait a moment." Just as Charlie was about to step onto the ring, another voice suddenly stopped him.

It's Tonks, but she's different from the usually happy and public Tonks. Today she looks much more gloomy and serious, and her hair has turned into a low-key and restrained black.

"What's the problem, Miss Tonks?"

"I want to be Mr. Li's opponent. I hope you can agree. Professor Black." Tonks said seriously.

Several other students immediately showed strange expressions.

"You are no match for me, let Weasley come up." Barnaby Lee's thick eyebrows twisted into a knot.

In his opinion, defeating a mere Tonks was not a big problem and did not reflect his strength; but if he was negligent and Tonks got the upper hand, he would be unable to hold his head high for a while.

No matter how you look at it, it’s a situation of steady loss but no profit.

However, to Lee's disappointment, Regulus agreed to Tonks' request after considering it for a few seconds.

Tonks walked onto the ring and stood about three meters in front of Lee.

"Out of courtesy and years of tradition, you are required to bow to your opponent before a duel."

The two people on the stage obviously had their own thoughts, and they just bowed.

"When I count to three, you can do the magic - one - two - three!"

Li suddenly raised his wand over his shoulder, and a stun spell with a dazzling red light went straight to Tonks' face at an astonishing speed.

Tonks seemed to have been prepared for this. The Iron Armor Curse was released almost at the same moment, causing Li's Stunning Curse to fly out diagonally, grazing Shaoli Shafiq's head.

"Oh?" Li raised his eyebrows, looking very interested. He waved his wand, and various curses flew towards Tonks like a barrage of curses, but they were all blocked by the opponent's powerful armor curse.

Tonks waved her wand with some dissatisfaction.

When she used the Iron Armor Curse to deal with Federico Gargson before, she could directly reflect the opponent's spell, but Li's spell was obviously much more powerful, and her Iron Armor Curse could not directly reflect back.

Li tentatively cast a few more spells, but all failed. However, Tonks's spells, which were waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, were not very accurate and did not pose much threat to Li.

The duel fell into a brief stalemate, but even so, it was enough to surprise the students.

"Did I accidentally drink hallucinogens today? When did Nymphadora Tonks become so powerful?" Shaoli Shafik asked the classmate next to her softly with confusion on her face.

"I don't know, maybe she was stimulated in some way." Charlie clenched his fists, looking like he was stimulated.

Everyone knows Barnaby Lee's strength. According to Charlie's prediction, it would be good for Tonks to last for one minute.

He secretly compared himself in Tonks's position, and finally regretfully found that he couldn't do any better.

Seeing that he couldn't defeat Tonks, Li was a little impatient.

"This trick was originally reserved for Weasley, but since you are so ungrateful - you made a mistake!"

The tip of Lee's wand exploded, and a huge python quickly jumped out of the fire and landed next to Tonks. It was more than five meters long. It raised its head and was ready to attack.

At the same time, Li raised his wand and formed an angle with the python, ready to respond when Tonks took action.

For this unexpected situation, Tonks was obviously a little unprepared, and the slightly trembling tip of her staff moved back and forth between Li and the python.

"Admit defeat, Tonks. I don't want to hurt the feelings between my classmates too much." Li threatened.

Tonks responded with a snowball charm.

There was just something wrong with the accuracy of the spell. From the perspective of the attack, it was definitely not aimed at the python. However, Li Dong didn't even move. The big snowball with a diameter of more than one meter rolled past his left side and hit the wall until it shattered. .

"What are you doing? Tonks, I know your aim. If you want to hit me, you have to aim at it first." Li raised his wand while mocking his opponent.

Next to it, the python hissed and swam toward Tonks, spitting out its worms, and the attack was imminent.

Both sides quickly took action.

"Flying flocks of birds!"

"The wind whirls suddenly!"

"Quickly imprisoned!"

"Stop stiff legs!"

After a dazzling spell, Li used a hurricane to blow away the flock of flamingos that Tonks had conjured to obstruct his view, and Tonks took the opportunity to use a confinement spell to tie the python into a tight knot.

But Tonks herself was hit by Lee's leg-locking spell and lost her balance and fell to the ground.

Seeing Li approaching step by step, she tried her best to crawl two meters to her right.

"No need to try to struggle." Li stepped forward, raised his wand and said coldly, "Collapse!"

Tonks was knocked unconscious, but unnoticed by Lee, Tonks silently cast her last spell before passing out.

Li was about to wait for Regulus to declare victory when he heard a burst of exclamations from his classmates.

The next second, a sharp pain came from the back of his head, and then the world started to spin.

Li bit his lip hard and used his willpower to force himself to stand firm, only to realize that the target of Tonks' final flying spell was the missed snowball piled in the corner.

At some point, the snowball turned into an ice ball.

"interesting……"

Regulus walked onto the ring, pointed his wand at the tangled python and said, "The snake's shadow disappeared into black smoke."

The python disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Then he pointed at Tonks and said: "Resume quickly."

Tonks opened her eyes drowsily.

"Barnaby Lee wins."

Li rubbed his head and walked off the ring without saying a word.

The results were not surprising, but the process was quite different than imagined.

This duel gave other students a lot of inspiration.So in the remaining three groups of duels, the little wizards kept making strange moves and the fights were extremely fierce.

"Generally speaking, you have barely reached my passing mark. It should be more than enough to cope with the NEWTs exam." Before class, Regulus concluded, "But if a bad guy appears in front of you, you You cannot defeat him with test scores. If you are negligent, the price you pay may be irreparable. So, my advice is...never be satisfied."

After class, Tonks took her time pretending to pack her schoolbag and did not leave immediately, even though no textbooks were used in this class.

"What's the matter?" Regulus waved his wand, removed the temporary arena, and returned the classroom to its original state.

"I know my strength is still far behind. Could you please... help me with tutoring after class?" Tonks said hesitantly.

"We can consider it," Regulus said with a smile, and Tonks' eyes lit up.

"But I'll have to wait until I find the right place," he added.

After returning to the office, Regulus found two letters lying on his desk.

One of them was from Andromeda.

Dear Regulus:

Nymphadora plans to become an Auror.

But you know what's going on with You-Know-Who lately, and I don't want to see her in any danger.

I can see that Dora agrees with you, and it would be great if you, as a teacher she admires, could persuade her to change her mind.

Hope you can help me with this.

Andromeda

After reading the letter, Regulus thought for a moment, then picked up the quill and wrote on the parchment:

Most of the time, children do not want their parents to interfere too much in their lives.You should be aware of this.

After writing this line, Regulus read it silently several times, finally shook his head, tore the sentence off, crumpled it into a ball and threw it into the trash can, and then wrote again:

If your daughter isn't going to support the Dark Lord, it's just as dangerous to stay home and cook a meal as it is to pick up a wand and go to the front lines.I think she should be given more skills to protect herself, at least for future use.

After sealing the reply envelope, he opened another letter.

My stupid brother:

Don’t be surprised if you don’t see anyone when you go home on the weekend.

I'm taking Harry out, and Arthur Weasley from the Ministry of Magic has invited us to the village of Ottery-St. Catchpole and let me see his Ford.

Although I strongly suspect that he was having trouble modifying the car and needed help from a professional like me.

Also, it was said that that bastard Wormtail was raised in their house for nine years?I have to have a good chat with them about this.

Sirius

Regulus' reply was brief: Have a good time.

Considering that there is no one at home on the weekend, Regulus doesn't plan to go back to No. 12 Grimmauld Place. In fact, he doesn't like traveling via Floo because it feels like he is out of control.

He decided to go to Hogsmeade for some fun.

The Three Broomsticks Pub has always been one of the busiest shops in Hogsmeade Village.

First, it’s because the proprietress, Mrs. Rosmerta, manages the business well.

Secondly, it is also because the only competitor, the Pig Head Bar, perfectly plays the role of foil to his peers.

Regulus ordered his favorite firewhiskey and dessert and sat in the corner.

Not far away, Gryffindor's goalkeeper Oliver Wood was talking about Quidditch, making the girls around him look very helpless; while Percy Weasley, who was usually serious, was trying to join a group of Ravenclaws. The ranks of working girls.

At the bar, Trelawney, the divination teacher wearing thick glasses and wearing several layers of colorful shawls, seemed to have had a dispute with Mrs. Rosmerta.

"I forgot to bring money out. I came here because of the sudden guidance of fate. If you are willing, I can help you reveal some future destiny..."

"Listen, Sybil, I don't care how fate leads me, I just know that this bottle of wine in your hand is worth two galleons..."

For the sake of his colleagues, Regulus stepped forward and placed the two galleons on the counter, and said softly to Mrs. Rosmerta: "I'll pay for it."

"Ah! It's Professor Black! You look uneasy. In order to repay your help, I can give you some guidance on your destiny." Trelawney turned around, saw the person who helped him to rescue him, and immediately said seriously.

Regulus immediately regretted his meddling.

"Can fate guide me to find a place where I can practice magic without being disturbed? The office is too small." He decided to find an excuse to get rid of Trelawney.

Trelawney rolled her eyes, seemingly deep in thought.

Regulus shook his head and sighed: "Since fate didn't tell us..."

Trelawney suddenly grabbed his left forearm, and Regulus subconsciously shrank back.

"There is a Troll Tapestry on the eighth floor of the castle. You can go there and walk around, maybe you can get lucky." Trelawney didn't seem to notice Regulus's little movements, and her voice was not as mysterious as usual. , it seems that I have made a lot of determination.

Then, she turned back into the talkative divination professor.

Regulus decided to believe Trelawny's words once, follow the guidance of fate, and try his luck.

Later that day, after the students had all gone back to their dormitories to rest, Regulus came alone to the place Trelawney had mentioned.

On the wall is a heavily moth-eaten tapestry showing a troll in a tutu beating a wizard with a stick for trying to teach him how to dance.

"I'm absolutely crazy."

Regulus found nothing and muttered to himself, facing the white wall opposite the tapestry.

"Are you here to find the toilet too?" A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting his thoughts.

Regulus looked around and saw Dumbledore in purple silk pajamas. The old headmaster was not wearing his half-moon glasses, and the wrinkles on his face looked deeper.

"I remember there was a very high-standard toilet here with all kinds of chamber pots in it. I always thought this was the principal's privilege." Dumbledore pointed to the white wall and said to himself, " It seems that I remembered it wrong. As I get older, I tend to forget things more... Or maybe this toilet only appears when someone is in urgent need?"

After saying that, Dumbledore chuckled and went down the stairs, seemingly going to find the toilet.

Regulus had a thought in his mind.

Combining the words of Dumbledore and Trelawney, he concentrated on what he urgently needed and walked back and forth in front of that section of wall.

When he turned around for the third time, a very smooth door with a copper handle appeared on the wall.

He opened the door and walked in, and was immediately shocked by the sight in front of him.

"The principal's privileges are really good."

Facing the dazzling array of various necessary toilet utensils throughout the house, Regulus sighed sincerely.