Chapter 130: The Duel Part 3

Chapter 130: The Duel Part 3

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Dialogue

'Thoughts'

-Author's notes-

Chapter 130: The Duel Part 3

The red spark of light was held in place at the tip of Harry's wand.

From where Draco stood, it appeared Harry had suffered a clean hit, but he quickly realized that if Harry had been hit, the red light from the spell should have dissipated.

"What is this?" Draco didn't understand how Harry was holding his spell in such a way. It was something he had never seen before.

In fact, of all the people in the room, only the two Professors and the few seventh-year students who came to watch were familiar with this technique.

During seventh-year Defense Against the Dark Arts, students are taught about two defensive moves that one could perform during a fight.

One was 'deflect,' and the other was 'hold.'

To deflect, one must create a protective layer around the wand, like a miniature Protego charm, and use it to bash spells away. This allows for a gain in tempo, as the caster can use the momentum to throw their own spell while the opponent is recovering.

The 'hold' version is considered a lot more advanced. One needs to create the charm in a very specific shape to contain the opponent's magic. A slight mistake could lead to the spell detonating in one's face, and because of this, the 'hold' is considered a much more dangerous option.

That downside leads people to prefer deflecting spells or simply dodging them, while 'hold' is rarely used, not even in professional dueling.

The fact that Harry had opted for this was a show of how confident he was in his own abilities.

"Impressive, Mister Potter!" Professor Flitwick appeared delighted.

The charm had enough potency to cleanly cut the wooden wand, along with the tip of one of Draco's fingers.

The blonde boy screamed as he fell down on his butt.

Draco looked up and saw Harry towering over him, his wand aimed directly at him.

The Slytherin boy could not take his eyes away from Harry's. The bright green color of Harry's eyes reminded Draco of the Killing Curse right now.

He would never forget the day his father demonstrated this curse to him.

He was told it was forbidden by the Ministry, but he would need to learn it regardless.

His father told him that this was a very important spell to know, along with the other two Unforgivables, and that all proper wizards should have mastery over them.

Draco listened to everything his father said. He wanted to be a proper wizard like him one day. At that time, the green light brought Draco a feeling of joy.

But now, it made him feel nothing but dread.

'He is going to kill me!' Draco thought as he stared into Harry's eyes.

Pure white light appeared at the tip of Harry's wand. "Reducto!"

"Noo!" Draco yelled. 'This is it! I'm really going to die!' He thought.

"Mister Potter, stop!" Professor Flitwick yelled as he pulled out his own wand.

"Daddy!" Draco called with a loud scream.

"Just joking," Harry said with a grin.

All the pressure and dread that Draco was feeling disappeared all of a sudden.

"Incarcerous." As Harry cast the spell, a white rope came out of his wand and wrapped tightly around Draco, preventing him from making a single move.