On the arena, the Slytherin defender shouted a curse: Serpensortia! A flash of light shot from his wand, and a poisonous snake flew towards Fred.
Fred, completely unfazed, controlled his puppet to shoot a series of fireballs, turning the snake into charcoal. Then, the puppet's limbs split off and flew in four directions towards the opponent.
The Slytherin defender didn't know which one to block, and as a result, his limbs were suddenly bound.
Fred controlled the puppet to throw him off the arena. His so-called enchanted armor and potions were completely useless.
"Fairy Tail has found a way! Those two Weasleys can simply control their enchanted puppets to bypass Slytherin's unique advantage, since all that matters is being knocked off the platform."
"Yeah, that Weasley boy has gotten smarter. He's probably afraid the other side will use a powerful spell barrage like the Gryffindors did, so he's only sending out the puppet's limbs while keeping the body to protect himself."
"But this probably won't last until the end of the tournament. The Slytherins aren't idiots; they'll definitely think of a way to counter them. Plus, just knocking them off the platform doesn't exhaust Slytherin's combat power. What is Fairy Tail thinking?"
"It's probably because of that girl off the platform. She defended the Fairy Tail arena for a while, and she knocked two people off the platform in less than two minutes. She's terrifying!"
"That powerful?!"
Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor arena, the attacking young lions were extremely frustrated. The challenger looked at the semi-circular shield made of solid rock and mentally shouted in his head. "Ron Weasley, you coward! Get out of that tortoise shell and duel me honorably, one-on-one!"
"I'm sorry, Rogers," Ron replied calmly from behind his rock fortress made of Earth Magic. After defeating his last opponent, he had decided to take a defensive strategy. "My job is to hold you guys up. To be honest, you should be happy you're facing me. If Ginny were here, you'd probably be heading to Madam Pomfrey's."
He wasn't lying. Ginny had been training in the advanced destruction magic, Crush. The magic was extremely unstable. Although Victor had been personally guiding her, there wasn't enough time. So Ginny could only manage to not accidentally destroy things in her daily life.
And just as the young lion was frustrated about how to crack Ron's "tortoise shell," a strange silence fell over the Ravenclaw arena.
"Professor Flitwick, what do we do now?" a young eagle asked, looking distressed. "He's just one person, but we have no way to deal with him!"
BANG!
Another young eagle flew off the platform and landed on the grass!
That's right.
Cedric, as the Vice Guild Master of Fairy Tail, was using Skyscraper, a magic that specializes in the mind and can be used for a variety of different things.
Just like now, Cedric stood expressionlessly in the center of the arena, his wand in hand. He had turned the entire arena into his domain. Anyone who entered would be hit with an overwhelming wave of sleepiness and pass out.
Just now, three fifth-year students had fallen asleep. The young eagles had to spend a lot of time waking them up, and they couldn't think of a way to defeat the person on the arena.
Professor Flitwick frowned, looking at Cedric on the platform, and then at the empty space behind him. After a moment of thought, he said, "First-year to fifth-year, get in line and take turns going up. I'll cast a Wakebrew on you. Last as long as you can, even if you can only get off one curse."
"Diggory is alone. We'll just fight a war of attrition!"
"Yes!" the young eagles immediately agreed. The first-years led the charge, and the fifth-years brought up the rear, taking turns to wear Cedric down.
Meanwhile, compared to the other arenas, the Hufflepuff arena was the most exciting. The first person to attack was Luna. Golden-red flames covered her body. The Hufflepuff's sleeping spores and exploding pepper mist instantly turned to dust as soon as they touched her flames.
The Hufflepuff defender was shocked and tried to use a Mandrake, but before he could even take the plant out of his bag, Luna had already made her move. She gently waved her oak wand and uttered a spell: Expecto Patronum!
A holy, silver-white light shot out of her wand, and a silver-white rabbit hopped out of thin air. The Patronus rabbit circled Luna once and then pounced on the Hufflepuff, performing a rabbit kick that sent him flying off the platform.
"Wow! No matter how many times I see it, it's still shocking. If someone told me that a first-year witch could cast a full-fledged Patronus, I would have thought they were under the Imperius Curse!"
"Forget the Imperius Curse. I think the Flames of Annihilation around her are the main point! What kind of magic is that? It's the third time I've seen her use it as a protective measure!"
"It looks a bit like phoenix flames..."
"But no matter what, Hufflepuff is in trouble now. Their magical plants are useless. And the Patronus Charm is one of the most powerful and ancient defensive charms in the wizarding world. According to the rules, Hufflepuff can't send anyone above third year, and the students under third year can't stand a chance against a Patronus Charm."
"Then they'll just have to fight a war of attrition. That girl is from the Lovegood family, right? Logically speaking, her flames shouldn't last too long!"
"War of attrition? There are two more girls from Fairy Tail standing below the platform!"
Below the platform, the Hufflepuff students didn't know what to do when they saw that their magical plants were useless. Seeing their distress, Professor Sprout thought for a moment and then said with a resolute expression, taking off her mud-stained gloves, "We have no choice. We'll play our trump card. Get Rolf up there!"
The Hufflepuff students beside her were shocked and quickly reminded her, "Professor, are you sure? That's our trump card for the team match!"
"Don't worry about that for now. Go get Rolf!"
"Yes!" The student agreed and quickly ran to the back of the Hufflepuff team.
A moment later, Rolf Scamander ran up, panting, with a large case in his hand. "Professor, I… I'm here!"
"Rolf, go give it a try," Professor Sprout said, patting Rolf on the shoulder. "But remember, don't show all your cards. After all, we'll be counting on you in the team match."
"Alright. Just watch me, Professor!" Rolf replied confidently, and excitedly carried his case onto the platform.
The surrounding spectators were very confused by Hufflepuff's actions. They didn't understand. That third-year student was defeated by the Lovegood girl, and now a first-year was going up? How could he win?
But soon, Rolf's actions gave everyone the answer. The Scamander boy placed his family's case on the ground, and with a click, he opened the latch. He smiled up at Luna and said, "Hehe… be careful. I choose you, come out, Kano!" With that, a dark shadow flew out of the old case.
"Holy cow! What is that?!" The stands erupted in an uproar.
On the platform, a winged serpent-like creature with legs suddenly appeared. It was covered in blue-green feathers, and its wings were purple-red. It was coiled up, its head held high, and it was at least two meters tall. Its eyes were fixed on Luna, emitting a cold light.
"Oh! My goodness!" Hagrid, who was watching from afar, was suddenly very excited. "That's an Occamy! It's beautiful!"
An Occamy is a two-legged winged creature with a serpent's body and a head like a dodo. It has sharp, small teeth in its mouth, and feathers on its body. It can freely change its size. It is native to South Asia.
Occamies usually feed on mice and birds. They have a gentle nature but will attack anyone who gets close, especially when they are protecting their eggs, which are made of the purest, softest silver.
"That case… is he a Scamander? Are magical creatures allowed in this tournament?"
"You obviously didn't pay attention to the rules. Besides the spells that can cause death or permanent injury, any other method is allowed."
"Then this is a problem. This Occamy is an adult. The Lovegood girl's flames can at most singe its feathers."
The stands were filled with chatter.
Victor, who had also noticed the situation, was surprised. "Oho~ The Scamander family's ancestral case has been passed down to Newt's grandson? I didn't expect Hufflepuff to have this kind of trump card, but unfortunately, they chose the wrong opponent."
On the platform, Luna tilted her head, looking at the Occamy with great interest. She wasn't the least bit panicked. She was extremely curious about this magical creature she had never seen before.
"Miss Lovegood, do you still want to fight?" Rolf stood triumphantly beside Kano. He believed that he had already won.
After hearing Rolf, Luna blinked, thought for a moment, and then turned to look at Victor, asking for his opinion.
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