What he was saying was, did the person who was going to challenge this have to be Snape?
If you had been someone with a better temper, you wouldn't have been dealt with so badly!
Do you really think you can beat the professor just by having two magical items?
Isn't that a bit too much?
Argus met Lockhart's resentful gaze and couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
Lockhart dusted himself off, got up, and chuckled dryly.
"Professor Snape has set a very good example for us."
"To deal with an opponent you cannot defeat, you should strike first, just like Professor Snape!"
"Whoa!"
A commotion arose from the young wizards below, making Lockhart's face even more embarrassed.
He couldn't wait to find another way to get revenge.
After the battle, he understood that the Headmaster of Hogwarts was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
He doubted he could beat any one of them.
The other professors, such as Astronomy Professor Aurora Sinistra and Divination Professor Sybil Trelawney, probably wouldn't stand a chance even if they tried.
They might not even bother with him!
The only feasible option was...
He turned his gaze toward the door.
The Aurors' strength shouldn't be comparable to the deans', right?
How about... trying to contact them?
Yes! He would try them! If that didn't work, he would find someone who looked weaker; as long as he could win, there would be room for explanation!
"Thank you for your cooperation, Professor Snape. Next, I will choose one of the Aurors as my opponent."
"Let me show you what to do if you suddenly encounter danger in the wild!"
Lockhart's gaze swept over the figures outside the door, carefully searching for his next target to establish his authority.
The one on the far left had a scar on his face and looked fierce; he didn't look like someone to mess with!
The bearded guy behind him didn't seem like a good person either; he had killed at least a few dark wizards. They couldn't choose him!
The one-eyed guy next to him didn't look like a good guy either; he was definitely skilled in dark magic. Choosing him meant you were bound to get tricked!
Who should he choose...?
After looking around for a while, he finally settled his gaze on the short man leaning his head to one side on the door frame.
This one looked rather sleazy, but he should be able to beat him!
He was the one!
"That gentleman with his head tilted to the side by the door frame is not a good role model for the little wizards."
"I'll have you as my opponent this time!"
The man by the door frame looked around, pointed to himself, and seemed unsure.
Lockhart interpreted his behavior as a sign of guilt.
Lockhart said impatiently, "Yes, it's you, sir!"
"Please come up on stage!"
The man leaning against the door frame slowly straightened up.
He had originally looked to be only about 1.7 meters tall, but suddenly he became over 1.9 meters tall!
He was significantly taller than the surrounding Aurors!
Lockhart immediately panicked!
"Wait...wait a minute! I wasn't talking about you, sir!"
"What I said...what I said was..."
He hurriedly searched for the next easy target, and his gaze finally settled on an older man with glasses.
"Sir with glasses, please come up and demonstrate for me."
The bespectacled man grinned and stepped out from the crowd.
He rummaged in his pocket for a while, then pulled out a few bottles of potions and gulped them down.
When he looked up again, his aura was completely different!
Lockhart was dumbfounded!
What kind of tactic was this?!
You promised fair competition, but you actually spent money on in-game purchases?
What was the point of even fighting?!
"No, it's not you! I'm talking about…it's that person…" Lockhart was sweating profusely.
Suddenly, he noticed a man among the Aurors who looked rather gentle.
His eyes lit up immediately!
"Sir with chestnut hair! Please come up here for a moment!"
The moment Argus saw the man, his eyes immediately showed sympathy.
You have such good taste!
Of all the people, he was the one chosen!
They were truly fearless!
As it turned out, Lockhart always managed to pick the toughest opponent from among a group of people.
Alan Mitchell walked onto the stage with a smile, raised his wand, and bowed to the crowd.
"Thank you for the invitation, Professor Lockhart. Please go easy on me."
Lockhart felt reassured by his refined appearance!
Every Auror in the Ministry of Magic was proud and arrogant. Someone so polite must be a pushover who was used to being bullied.
Now he could finally give a proper performance!
"Don't worry, sir. As a renowned wizard in the magical world, I know how to act."
"I would never hurt you!"
Snape sneered.
He wasn't a fool like Lockhart, whose head was filled with nothing but fame and who didn't even recognize the Aurors stationed at Hogwarts.
On the very first day these Aurors arrived to take up their posts, he had noticed the Auror Director of the Ministry of Magic.
The opponent might appear unassuming, but his actual skill level was far beyond that of an ordinary Auror!
Only Lockhart would treat the other party as an easy target!
Snape made no attempt to dissuade him.
He quietly waited for the show to begin.
Lockhart was still lost in his fantasy of regaining his reputation and was oblivious to the reactions of the young wizards around him.
He casually took out his wand, fiddled with it a few times, and struck a pose that looked rather cool.
"Prepare for the duel!"
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
Lockhart reacted quickly, releasing the Disarming Charm the instant the countdown ended.
However, Alan had been walking on the edge of death for many years and had often experienced life-and-death battles!
Especially after becoming an Auror, he had fought countless battles against dark wizards!
No matter how fast Lockhart acted, he couldn't match Alan's seasoned experience.
"Expelliarmus!"
The dazzling red light was only slightly less intense than Snape's Disarming Charm.
Two beams of red light collided!
Lockhart was suppressed almost instantly!
This time Lockhart was prepared, gritting his teeth as he channeled magic into his wand.
He tried to regain face!
However, the Disarming Charm cast by the wand itself was only at level two, and no matter how much magic power was increased, it could only maintain its current state.
With Lockhart's violent output, coupled with the pressure of Alan's Disarming Charm, the wand made a cracking sound under the strain!
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Lockhart was knocked to the ground again.
At least Alan gave him some face and didn't send him flying like Snape did.
It simply knocked him to the ground, rendering him unable to continue fighting.
Seeing that the battle was over, Alan bowed with his hand on his chest.
"Professor Lockhart, you flatter me."
At this moment, Lockhart felt like fainting on the spot when faced with the mocking and strange looks from a group of young wizards.
His face felt a burning pain!
He got up from the ground.
He tried to show off his standard eight-tooth smile as usual, but found that he just couldn't manage to smile.
He got solo killed twice in a row and he was still laughing?
Have you no shame?
Lockhart hastily ended the dueling club event without even promoting his own book.
Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the classroom door slowly closed.
Argus couldn't help but sigh. Just as he was thinking about how to comfort Lockhart so that this big fish wouldn't get away, Snape came to his side.
He casually tossed out a sentence.
"Mr. Grindelwald, don't forget to come to my office tomorrow afternoon."
"I have something good for you to handle!"
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