Hogwarts Summoning Guide

As Vera sang, Bai Lin turned around again. The students, watching the "broom knights" being carried away for treatment by the "enthusiastic audience," swallowed hard, gripped their wands tightly, and rushed back to the safe zone the moment Bai Lin turned around.

But the second line of the song was very short. Bai Lin turned around again. Many candidates in the front row ran wildly because there were no obstacles in front of them. However, they could not stop in time or cast spells to defend themselves. Dozens of them were swept down by the Shadow Arrow Rain.

In the third round, the older students put on "armor" to protect themselves before starting to walk, and the younger students also learned their lesson. They no longer simply pursued speed, but instead jogged with light, quick steps so that they could stop in time.

Sure enough, when Bai Lin turned around after singing a line, only a dozen or so people hadn't stopped and had been mercilessly knocked down. There were enthusiastic Hufflepuff students outside the arena keeping score for everyone, and Li Jordan was also explaining why so-and-so was knocked down.

"It looks like a game, but it actually tests many of the students' abilities..." Professor Pomona whispered. Professor McGonagall nodded in agreement.

"Stay close to Cedric!" Hermione winked at Harry and Ron. She had discovered a trick: if you follow behind an older student, you can use their height to shield yourself, which greatly reduces the chance of being discovered and attacked. Cedric was a top student in Hufflepuff, a fifth-year academic star, and was regarded as a role model by the entire school for his erudition, composure, and calmness.

Ron nodded and whispered to Ginny behind him, who then told Luna, but Harry and Luna seemed not to hear him.

Hermione's words were overheard by Fred and George. These two rascals had a winning strategy, but they could only use it as a last resort. Following Hermione's advice in the early stages would naturally be more successful. Their target was the chubby Crabbe, whose size was enough to block out the twins.

As the fourth round began, Cedric's steps were light and steady. He held his wand tightly in his hand, confident that he could stop in time and block the greatly weakened Shadow Arrow from Whitescale. Ron followed closely behind him, and Ginny followed behind Ron.

Hermione and Harry didn't follow either of them. They each had their own pride. They looked at each other, their eyes filled with pride and amusement.

However, by the fifth round, nearly half of the candidates had been eliminated. The remaining candidates had already traversed most of the arena, and everyone had cast protective spells on themselves. They were now very close to Bai Lin, whose Shadow Arrows had become significantly more powerful and accurate. Bai Lin also cast a protective spell on himself, as there was no guarantee that someone might sneak up on him from behind; getting injured was a minor matter compared to losing face.

In the sixth round, Crabbe slipped and was mercilessly hit by Whitescale. The twins lost their cover, and only then did they realize that Malfoy was right behind them, using them as cover. They were speechless for a moment.

In the seventh round, Malfoy lunged forward and crashed into Harry. When Bai Lin turned around, he saw Harry fall to the ground. Although he had a slight bias, this was an exam, and he wasn't going to go easy on Harry. He wanted to teach Harry a lesson: don't just focus on distant threats and forget about your opponents.

A Shadow Arrow flew past, but Harry rolled away and used Obstacles of the Wind to create an earthen wall that rose from the ground, blocking Bai Lin's Shadow Arrow. His reaction was incredibly fast.

"Ha!" Bai Lin exclaimed in admiration, and also used the obstacle course, making the last seventy or eighty feet of the road bumpy and uneven, with one foot low and the other high.

In the eighth round, Malfoy slipped and, instead of being knocked down by Harry's retaliatory knockdown, he ran right into the muzzle of a gun, was hit by a Shadow Arrow, and fell headfirst into a mud pit.

In the final fifty meters, the twins used their signature move: short-distance teleportation, a common occurrence in movies where they would suddenly appear out of nowhere, startling their mother.

Bai Lin, however, had already anticipated this move. The moment the song ended, Bai Lin turned around and summoned Xue Feng. Xue Feng immediately pounced into the safe zone to the side. The twins teleported over and crashed into Xue Feng, knocking them to the ground and stopping them in the final round.

Finally, more than forty students won by virtue of their excellent control and defense, achieving an O (excellent) score. Enthusiastic students on the sidelines have also compiled a list of the top 20 eliminated students. Thus, a spectacular Defense Against the Dark Arts class that shocked the entire school came to an end.

Snape lowered his head, glanced at the numbers he had calculated with his fingers, and muttered in a voice so no one could hear, "Twenty Shadow Bolts cast... Kaelin White, your magic has surprised me once again..."

Harry didn't greet Bai Lin as usual, but Hermione rushed over and gave him a big hug: "Professor, that's amazing! I got my 9th O!"

Bai Lin was also very happy for Hermione. He always believed that one should reap more rewards through one's own efforts, and Hermione was a practitioner of this idea.

"Um, Professor, where are you going during summer vacation?" Hermione asked shyly.

"Um, I guess I'll be spending most of my time at the zoo... I'm about to start an arena event, I'll be very busy..." Bai Lin said, stroking his chin.

"Really?" Hermione suddenly blushed and ran away.

"What's that little brat thinking!" Bai Lin muttered, walking over to check on the students he had personally taken down. He had brought some snacks he bought from Charlie Street; it was better to give them a little treat after beating them up, lest their parents come and complain...

After finishing his school business, Bai Lin changed his hairstyle and bought an old cloak from Hogsmeade. He covered his face, looked in the mirror, and thought that if he used Transfiguration to slightly modify his facial features, then unless someone knew him very well, they probably wouldn't recognize him.

Holding his own letter of introduction, he found Patrice. Perhaps humans are seen the same way humans see humans; apart from their clothes and hairstyles, they all look pretty much the same. Patrice didn't recognize Bai Lin, but carefully examined the letter in his hand.

"Nightmare, is that your name?" Patrice asked.

"Yes," Bai Lin replied succinctly in a hoarse voice, having written down everything that needed to be explained in the letter.

"You don't want the prize money, but the carcasses of the animals you kill are yours, is that what you mean?" Patrice said, frowning, her mind racing with calculations. Even if the challenger won, the carcasses of the dead animals could be sold for a lot of money, but it would never be as much as the prize money.

Bai Lin also understood Patrice's mentality. If he wanted the bonus, he could accept it once, but Patrice would definitely not cooperate if he wanted it a second time. In order to reliably obtain the fairy's beast, this was a win-win strategy.

"No black magic, no flying brooms, no ranged weapons such as bows and crossbows, and no wide-area attack props that could harm the audience..." Patrice listed a whole bunch of rules and regulations, and finally said, "Your opponent will be drawn on the spot during the match."

"If the other two challengers fail, I want to challenge the three-headed beast!" Bai Lin said.

"How do you know those two will fail?" Patrice asked.

"Because they are just appetizers, I am the main character," Bai Lin said coldly.

The world depicted by Bai Linshuo can be found in "Hogwarts Summoning Guide".