Hogwarts: This wizard wants to make progress too much

But when Ethan turned his head, he found that many were not even as good as Harry and Malfoy. Quite a few failed to cast spells and ended up falling to the ground together.

There were also some whose spells missed completely from beginning to end, and as a result, both were panting heavily with zero damage.

Just like Ron and Goyle during last year's final exams, quite a few resorted to close-quarters combat.

The older students were better, but the younger students found it an eyesore.

However, Ron had actually dealt with Seamus ahead of time. It seemed that Ron had made considerable progress under the tutelage of Voldemort's notebook!

Cassandra was still on the offensive, pressing Hermione hard. Neither of them used the Shield Charm necklaces Ethan had given them, relying on their own strength to fight.

Ethan could tell that Hermione was focused on defense at the moment, being very careful, probably because the Tooth-Growing Spell from the previous school year had left a psychological scar.

Cho Chang's opponent was Marietta Edgecombe, and their fight was no different from a turn-based game.

Although Ethan had taught Cho Chang some things, she was the least enthusiastic about learning spells among the girls, and she also spent a lot of time practicing Quidditch.

At this moment, she simply didn't have the strength to crush her peers.

Penelope also finished her battle. Her opponent was Martin Gacy, the Head Boy of Ravenclaw, a half-blood wizard.

Before this, Penelope wasn't confident that she could defeat him, but now it really didn't take much effort.

Besides these duels, Lockhart was also attracting attention.

He jumped around in the crowd, constantly reminding the young wizards: "...Stand up, Macmillan... Watch out, Miss Fawcett... Squeeze hard and the bleeding will stop immediately, Boot..."

But his reminders seemed to be a mistake. It was as if accidents happened wherever he went.

"Serpensortia!"

Draco raised his wand, and a white light burst from the tip, from which a long black snake sprang out, landing on the floor between the two, raising its head, ready to attack.

This sudden change caused the young wizards who were still dueling around to scream and run away, leaving the entire area to Draco and Harry.

Faced with this summoned venomous snake, no one else wanted to get involved.

"Don't move, Potter!"

"Let me get rid of it."

Snape glanced at Harry, who was staring at the snake, and prepared to step forward and deal with it.

"No, Professor, I can do it."

Harry refused without raising his head. For some reason, when he saw this snake, the voice he had heard in the corridor on Halloween night appeared in his mind.

Moreover, he could understand what the snake was saying, just like the boa constrictor he had encountered at the zoo last time. It even told him that it had never been to Brazil.

Could it be that the voice last time came from a snake?

Seeing Harry insist, Snape didn't interfere. Anyway, he could make an antidote, so a little suffering was acceptable.

"Hiss!"

Accompanied by a hissing sound from Harry's mouth, the venomous snake, which had just been in an attacking stance, immediately collapsed on the floor, becoming completely harmless.

"You can understand snakes?"

"Parseltongue, Harry, you're a Parselmouth, why didn't you tell me?" Ron pointed at Harry and said loudly in disbelief. The last famous Parselmouth was the Dark Lord.

The young wizards around also looked at Harry with horror, obviously understanding this point.

Moreover, many young wizards recalled the Chamber of Secrets incident. Salazar Slytherin was a Parselmouth, and now Harry was too. Maybe he was the heir, or even a descendant of Slytherin. Even Dumbledore had been deceived by him.

"Parseltongue, what's that?"

Harry looked at the young wizards around him with a blank expression. The fear in their eyes couldn't be concealed at all.

Could it be because of this Parseltongue?

"Being able to talk to snakes, that's Parseltongue, Harry!"

"That shouldn't be rare, right! Many wizards can do it!"

Harry looked at Ron hopefully, hoping to get a positive answer from him.

"They can't do it. This isn't an ordinary ability. The symbol of Slytherin is the snake, and Slytherin himself was a Parselmouth, Harry!"

In the end, Ron didn't dare to say that the Dark Lord was also a Parselmouth.

At this time, Snape walked over, looked at Harry with a rather surprised expression, and then waved his wand, turning the venomous snake into black smoke and dissipating it, and together with Lockhart, announced the end of this dueling club activity.

[Thank you to the boss Devouring God Star for the monthly ticket, thank you boss! ].

Chapter 115: Godric's Hollow

After that night's dueling club, Hogwarts had been snowing heavily for several days in a row, and it hadn't stopped even today.

But it still couldn't stop the excited young wizards in Hogwarts. The holiday started today and lasted for two weeks.

Ethan and the others also braved the heavy snow and boarded the Hogwarts Express in a Thestral carriage.

Cassandra, who had just put down her luggage and sat next to Ethan, suddenly said:

"After getting off the train later, you come with me!"

"Where to?"

Ethan looked at Cassandra beside him in confusion. Even if they were going to the Meritorious Order of Merlin award ceremony, it wouldn't be until three days later.

Was she inviting him to her house again?

Hermione and Cho Chang, who were sitting opposite, also perked up their ears, wanting to know what tricks Cassandra was playing this time.

"Didn't you say last time that you wanted to buy a house in the wizarding world?".

"You still remember?"

Ethan was also a little surprised. He had just said it casually at the time.

The main reason was that Lucius Malfoy had given him a large sum of money. Ethan also had two sources of income: the Baruffio's Brain Elixir in Hogwarts and the "Bruno Potion Alchemy Shop" in Knockturn Alley, which was enough for his usual expenses.

The magical animal products in the Forbidden Forest could also be exchanged for Galleons.

This led to Ethan's current funds being in a very awkward position. If you said it was small, the savings exceeded 80% of wizarding families, and it was even a height that some wizarding families could hardly look up to in their lifetime.

If you said it was a lot, it still didn't count. Those pure-blood families with long heritages could all crush Ethan in terms of money. If he wanted to brush up on achievements, it was probably still far away.

As a result, Ethan had the idea of buying a house at the time, and he had mentioned it to Cassandra and others in the Ravenclaw secret chamber.

Later, he thought that he wouldn't live there for long in a year, and it wasn't like he couldn't live in a Muggle house, so there was no need for it at all.

Then he gave up the idea and never mentioned it again.

He planned to buy a large manor directly after graduation in 1983.

At that time, because Voldemort had returned, many pure-blood families would definitely die out. He could get their thousand-year-old manor without spending a single Knut. How perfect was that?

He didn't expect that this casual remark would be remembered by Cassandra, and she even found a house.

"Of course I remember. The location is in Godric's Hollow, also in Devon, not too far from my home."

When Cassandra heard that Ethan wanted to buy a house in the wizarding world, she communicated with her mother.

Although she didn't pay much attention to how many properties her family had, Cassandra still remembered that her family had many houses.

"Alright! I'll go with you later."

Although he didn't plan to buy a house for the time being, Cassandra had already prepared it, so it was not good to refuse. It would just cost some Galleons.

It's just that Ethan really didn't know that Godric's Hollow was in Devon. (Godric's Hollow didn't say the specific location, but both are in the southwest of England)

"Ethan, what do you think is the chance of victory for your dueling club?"

While saying this, Hermione glanced at Cassandra. This was the most discussed topic in Hogwarts recently.

She felt that Gryffindor had no chance of winning the House Cup this year, and there was no need to compete. It was still Slytherin and Ravenclaw's show. The remaining two houses were just accompanying them.

Other students basically thought the same way.

But if Slytherin and Ravenclaw want to finally decide the winner, they still have to rely on the dueling club.

Although Harry and Ron basically didn't lose any points this semester, and Hermione herself kept raising her hand to answer questions, Gryffindor's score is still third.

And the gap between the top two is very large, almost three hundred points.

The main thing is Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions, the professors of these two classes are too evil.

One specializes in giving points to Ravenclaw, and the other specializes in giving points to Slytherin. Ethan alone has scored more than two hundred points in Defense Against the Dark Arts from October to now.

Snape also saw Lockhart constantly giving points to Ravenclaw, and he also started to farm points.

It's easy for a professor to be biased and farm points. They can give points for any simple question, so that the scores of the two houses have exceeded six hundred, which is higher than the end of a school year under normal circumstances, when the House Cup is about to be awarded.

This made the little wizards of the other two houses very angry, but there was no way to change this, and in the end, it could only be left unresolved.

McGonagall not deducting points from Harry and Ron at the beginning of the school year was already the greatest extent of favoritism. It would be a little difficult for her to give Gryffindor crazy points in Transfiguration class.

Not to mention Professor Sprout, an honest person, she can't do the shameless things that Snape and Lockhart do.

"I feel like the chances are pretty good."

Luna is considered very good in the first year, and the possibility of winning is quite high.

I will play in the second year, so there is no need to say more.

In the third year, Cho Chang and others should also have a chance to win after drinking the magic-boosting potion Ethan gave her.

In the fourth year, if there are no accidents, Cedric will win. There are indeed no classmates in the remaining three houses who are more outstanding than him. The twins are good in all aspects, but they have spent too much energy on research, and they are not cheat players like Ethan, who can take care of everything.

In the sixth year, Penelope's strength should be the strongest now, followed by Percy Weasley.

"When you meet Cassandra…"

… …

Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

"The plane ticket has been booked for you, it's with the driver. You know the license plate number. Go directly to the driver in the parking lot to get it, and then let him take you to the airport. The flight takes off at 8:30 in the evening. When you get to the airport, find a phone and communicate with your family."

Ethan was explaining some things to Penelope, who had just returned from maintaining the magic. He originally planned to take her to the airport, but since he was leaving with Cassandra, he could only let her go by herself.

The plane ticket was told to his mother in advance using the wizarding communicator, and she was asked to find someone to book the plane ticket for tonight.

"Okay, I got it."

Penelope is not a delicate little girl who insists on being sent off. She immediately pulled her suitcase and walked towards the parking lot.

After sending Penelope away, there was nothing to say. Hermione and the others were all picked up by their parents.

"Are you done?"

Belinda Woley walked over with Cassandra, sighing inwardly.

She could only tell herself that excellent men are always so attractive to women.

"Yes, we can leave now."

Ethan nodded a little embarrassedly. Ethan was so used to it in front of Cassandra, but he was still quite embarrassed in front of her mother.

"That's good. Cassandra said you learned Apparition?"

"Yes, I do!"

"How is it going?"

"The proficiency is quite high."

"That's good. If you can Apparate, you don't need me to take you. You can go directly to the manor later, and I'll take Cassandra with me."

The more people you take, the greater the burden, and the distance from London to Exeter is not short, more than 300 kilometers away.

As for why Ethan learned this spell when he was not old enough, she didn't want to ask too much. Anyway, her family is not from the Magical Transportation Control Department, so why bother so much?

This was also information she learned when chatting with her daughter before. If it weren't for this, she would have to pull Amos, who was still working overtime at the Ministry of Magic, over.

"I know the location, no problem."

Last time at the Weasleys' Burrow, Ethan used Apparition to return to Surrey. The distance between the two is similar, and Ethan still remembers the location of Cassandra's home.

"Okay, then I'll take Cassandra over first."

After speaking, Belinda Woley took Cassandra's hand and disappeared from Ethan's eyes in a burst of spatial distortion.

Ethan followed closely behind and launched Apparition. The next time he appeared, he was at the Woley family's manor.