Petrificus Totalus!"
As Ivan uttered the Petrification Curse, a gray-white beam of light shot from his wand, flying towards Malfoy in the distance.
Mid-air, the complacent Malfoy had not anticipated Ivan's move at all, and was squarely hit by the Petrification Curse.
His originally pale skin turned into a rigid gray in less than half a second, his expression and movements frozen at the moment of petrification.
In this state, Malfoy couldn't even move a finger, let alone control the broom beneath him, and immediately fell straight down from the high altitude.
Of course, although his body was petrified, Malfoy's consciousness remained intact.
However, if he had a choice, Malfoy would rather have known nothing.
After all, falling from a high altitude, watching the ground getting closer and closer, this feeling of gradually approaching death was enough to make anyone collapse.
If he hadn't been petrified, Malfoy would have started screaming at the top of his lungs.
And the moment Ivan hit Malfoy with the Petrification Curse, he turned to Hermione and said,
"Hermione, now!"
The clever little witch understood Ivan's plan the moment he made his move, but now Hermione clearly didn't have time to blame Ivan.
She only managed to glare at Ivan before shouting loudly,
"Wingardium Leviosa!"
At this moment, Malfoy was terrified to the extreme, imagining himself being smashed into several pieces in a petrified state.
Malfoy even imagined how the elder Malfoy would torture Ivan, Harry, and the others to avenge him after his death.
Just when Malfoy had even imagined that the Malfoy family might decline due to his unfortunate death, his rapidly falling body suddenly stopped.
Malfoy was suspended in mid-air, neither up nor down.
Miss Granger, who had successfully cast the spell in time, breathed a sigh of relief, and Ivan also quietly lowered his wand.
"Malfoy!" When Malfoy landed safely, the Slytherin students immediately surrounded him.
The Gryffindor students were gloating, after all, Malfoy's arrogant appearance before was really annoying.
And the only one who was dissatisfied with this was Miss Granger.
"Ivan, how could you use the Petrification Curse on Malfoy? You know, you almost killed him!" Hermione glared at Ivan angrily, her eyes full of disbelief.
"So, your Levitation Charm was very good.
If Professor Flitwick saw it, he would definitely give you extra points," Ivan said with a smile.
Malfoy certainly wouldn't die from his Petrification Curse.
At most, he would just suffer a little.
Even if Hermione's spell failed, wasn't there still him as insurance?
"Yeah, maybe Professor Flitwick will even expel you!" Hermione said angrily.
It shouldn't be that bad, right?
Ivan scratched his head, thinking that at most he would lose some points, and maybe have to polish trophies or take a night tour of the Forbidden Forest?
If it was the latter, Ivan thought it would be pretty good.
Of course, Ivan absolutely didn't plan to go to the Forbidden Forest this semester, no way.
After all, Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort, often liked to wander around in the Forbidden Forest.
Who knew if he would run into bad luck and bump into him?
So, it was better to keep a low profile.
If he didn't actively seek death, Hogwarts would still be very safe before the fourth year.
Ivan recalled his unreliable golden finger.
With four years of time, plus the cheat of the system, he should have the strength to protect himself, right?
Ivan thought as he walked towards Malfoy.
Halfway there, he was stopped by several Slytherin students.
The leader was a Slytherin that Ivan vaguely remembered, seemingly named Blaise.
"Haas, what are you doing here?" Blaise frowned, clutching the wand in his hand.
Faced with external enemies, the Slytherin students were still very united.
Although Malfoy usually acted arrogantly, there were still many students willing to stand up for Malfoy now.
A group of people vaguely formed a posture of surrounding Ivan.
Needless to say, the loyal little lions of Gryffindor stood behind Ivan, and both sides drew their wands, although these beginner spells might not be as useful as fists.
Ivan shook his head, raised his hand to stop Ron, who was preparing to roll up his sleeves, and said to Blaise.
"I'm here to help Malfoy remove the Petrification Curse.
I believe you all saw clearly what happened just now.
Malfoy provoked it first."
Blaise seemed hesitant, but after thinking about it, he signaled everyone to step aside.
Ivan, as he said, removed the Petrification Curse from Malfoy.
Malfoy's calves were still trembling because he had just experienced a great ups and downs, but in order not to lose face in front of everyone, he still stubbornly got up from the ground and shouted sternly at Ivan.
"How dare you curse me! You're finished, Haas!"
"Really?" Ivan looked at Draco Malfoy and said.
"What would happen if I told the professors about you snatching Neville's Remembrall and flying without permission?"
Ivan approached Malfoy step by step, his tone suddenly serious.
"I heard that Filch likes to take disobedient children to his office, then tie their hands with chains and hang them from the ceiling, and then do strange things with leather whips and wooden sticks."
Malfoy was quite frightened for a while, because there was indeed this rumor among the older students in the school.
He even forgot that if this was true, Ivan, who had violated the school rules, would also enjoy the same treatment as him.
Ivan saw that the effect was good and prepared to continue, but before he could speak, he heard Madam Hooch's voice behind him.
"You, you, how dare you!"
Madam Hooch, who had sent Neville to the hospital wing and rushed back in time, saw Malfoy falling from the sky on the way, and now she saw the Gryffindor and Slytherin students looking like they were about to draw their swords, and she was immediately very angry.
In particular, Harry, who was holding the Remembrall, happened to be riding his broom down from the sky with a dazed expression, which made Madam Hooch even more angry.
Ivan covered his face helplessly.
He had calculated everything, but he hadn't calculated that Madam Hooch would come back at this time.
He had originally wanted to have a good talk with Malfoy, but now he was probably done for.
Thinking carefully, Ivan realized that he seemed to have dug a hole for himself.
If he hadn't saved Neville with the Levitation Charm before, Madam Hooch would still be in the medical room worrying about Neville now.
Thanks to book friend Miao Shi Huiyi for the reward of 20,000 starting coins, and You Ni Zhen Jimo for the reward of 500 starting coins.
Also, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!