At this moment, Ron, who was running through the crowd, also had a fluctuating expression.
From the first time he met Charle, he hadn't had a good impression of him. Afterward, he often told Harry and Hermione behind Charle's back that Charle might not be that amazing at all.
Now, Charle had achieved results that even Professor McGonagall, the Head of Gryffindor, was amazed by.
And this wasn't even the end?
Ron subconsciously comforted himself.
He might just be good at Transfiguration, but he can't possibly have such deep attainments in Charms as well.
Besides, even though Professor Flitwick is small, I heard he's a dueling champion.
A first-year wizard dueling Professor Flitwick in Charms will definitely be defeated in just a few moves.
But beside Ron, Hermione, even though she was running out of breath, her tone was still exceptionally certain.
"Impossible."
"I know Charle Evans too well."
"The first time I met him, I also thought what he wanted to do was impossible, but the facts have proven that he has succeeded every single time."
"So I am certain that he never does anything he isn't confident about. I believe this even more firmly than I believe I am smart."
"For him, nothing is impossible. He is always creating miracles."
Ron's face turned a few shades greener.
"Miracles?"
"There is only one miracle in the wizarding world, and that is Harry!"
Harry, who was beside them, felt a wave of awkwardness and quickly changed the subject.
"Look, there are so many people gathered around the Charms classroom ahead!"
Ron and Hermione looked ahead and indeed found that the area was packed tightly.
Just as latecomers like them were worried about not being able to see what was happening in the classroom, the desks, chairs, and benches in the classroom began to fly up one by one, stacking layer upon layer, and under the effect of Transfiguration, they created a platform for people to stand on.
On one side of the platform was Charle, holding his Mithril Wand, and on the other side was Professor Flitwick, the Head of Ravenclaw.
Professor Flitwick's eyes showed a look of admiration.
"Beautiful Transfiguration. No wonder I heard from the students that Minerva actually approved your request for exemption."
Charle also praised.
"Professor's Levitation Charm is also quite spectacular. Such a large range, multi-target levitation, and all floating at the same height, amazing."
Professor Flitwick chuckled.
"Alright, Charle, let's stop flattering each other here."
"I admit your Transfiguration is impressive, but you are currently applying to me for exemption from Charms class. I won't be looking at your Transfiguration skills."
"You need to show me how well you've mastered Charms. Transfiguration is not within my assessment scope."
A fervent look gradually appeared in Charle's eyes as well.
"I also want to experience how far Professor Flitwick, as the Charms professor at Hogwarts and reportedly a dueling champion for over a dozen sessions, can take Charms."
Charle's words were not empty boasts.
Professor Flitwick, who had little screen time in the original work, was definitely in the first tier below the level of Dumbledore, Voldemort, and Grindelwald.
Dolohov, the elite Death Eater who could kill Lupin in a duel, was easily defeated by Professor Flitwick in a duel, showing that his strength was far above that of Lupin, a core member of the Order of the Phoenix.
The Transfiguration duel with Professor McGonagall had provided Charle with a lot of Transfiguration material.
However, compared to Transfiguration, Charms was undoubtedly much weaker for Charle.
Apart from having superb attainments in the Lumos spell and a few sacred spells, he had only dabbled in other spells.
Getting a wave of material from Professor Flitwick would greatly reduce the point consumption when Charle subsequently deduced these spells.
At this point, Professor Flitwick and Charle exchanged dueling bows, and then the professor motioned for Charle to make the first move.
Charle didn't hesitate and immediately cast the Stunning Spell he had learned from a spellbook.
Then, his Mithril Wand traced a beautiful arc, and another Disarming Charm followed.
With his attainments in the Banishing Charm and the Patronus Charm, although he couldn't completely replicate them, by analogy, these low-level spells were truly not difficult at all, and he used them as standard as a textbook.
Professor Flitwick said in surprise.
"Not bad, standard incantations."
"Many upper-year students aren't as good as you. No wonder you dared to apply for exemption from Charms class."
While speaking, it didn't affect Professor Flitwick's casting at all.
He waved his wand without chanting an incantation, but an invisible wall of bronze appeared, easily blocking Charle's two spells.
Charle's pupils slightly contracted.
"Silent casting?"
He knew this technique too, but it was limited to the spells that Deep Blue had deduced.
And silent casting, as well as the more advanced wandless casting, had a drawback: while faster without incantations and a wand, the power of the spells would decrease significantly.
Yet, even so, Professor Flitwick's Shield Charm easily blocked the two spells Charle cast.
That could only mean that in Professor Flitwick's view, the level of skill displayed by Charle's two spells was easy for him to handle.
Indeed, Professor Flitwick then said with a smile,
"But if that's all there is to it, then the matter of skipping classes is out of the question, Charle."
Immediately, he waved his wand repeatedly, and spells rained down on Charle like a storm.
Since there wasn't even the sound of an incantation, Charle had no way of knowing what these spells were.
What's more, Professor Flitwick's casting speed was too fast; the spells came one after another, and even if Charle could identify them, he wouldn't have time to cast the corresponding counter-spells for all of them.
Fortunately, Charle's mastery of the Shield Charm was also profound. After all, he had already deduced the Dragon Armor Spell, so the ordinary Shield Charm was naturally even more powerful.
Accompanied by equally silent casting, an invisible wall, even more resilient than the one Professor Flitwick cast, stood firm, blocking the incoming spells.
This time, Professor Flitwick was clearly surprised.
"Silent Shield Charm?"
"And the strength is so high?"
"Well done, Charle, this move of yours is truly amazing. Ninety-nine percent of the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic are not as good as you!"
Then, a serious expression appeared on his face, along with a hint of excitement.
"Since that's the case, I can't underestimate you. I'll have to get serious."
"Come, let me see where your limit is."
Then, Professor Flitwick stopped talking completely. On the dueling platform, there was only the sound of his rapid incantations.
Spells that were clearly much more powerful than before whistled in, causing Charle's Shield Charm to spark.
Under such dense spell attacks, the silent Shield Charm was clearly no longer enough.
Charle concentrated and held his breath, letting out a low shout.
"Protego!"
A thicker barrier rose.
But under Professor Flitwick's onslaught, which was like a magical machine gun, it wasn't long before this Shield Charm also began to falter.
Charle watched these colorful spells being gradually pushed back into the corner of the dueling platform.
However, there was no sign of anxiety on his face; instead, there was a look of joy.
Because as Professor Flitwick cast spells, Deep Blue's notification sounds kept ringing out like a screen refresh.
Host has obtained Stunning Spell material, subsequent deduction required points decreased.
Host has obtained Disintegration Spell material, subsequent deduction required points decreased.
...
Charle simply stopped counterattacking and focused on casting the Shield Charm, wanting to see how many more tricks Professor Flitwick had up his sleeve.
On the surface, this naturally put him at a complete disadvantage.
The Hogwarts students who had come to watch the duel couldn't help but be mesmerized by Professor Flitwick's magical performance.
"Professor Flitwick is really strong."
"These spells are almost all different, and the casting speed is too fast, the spell power is also terrifying."
"Charle only attacked twice at the beginning, and now he's completely suppressed, only able to use the Shield Charm to defend, with no room to breathe."
The young wizards of Ravenclaw were proud of this, after all, this was the head of their Ravenclaw house.
Ron in the crowd quietly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Hermione and Harry beside him.
"See, I told you, Charle should only be good at Transfiguration. Isn't his application to skip Charms class about to fail?"
"Hermione, Charle isn't as amazing as you said."
Hermione, however, remained silent, always looking at Charle with a determined gaze.
At this moment, Professor Flitwick, who had completely gained the upper hand, joked,
"Charle, you use the Shield Charm beautifully."
"But your other spells are too ordinary. Being so lopsided means you can't skip my class."
"But just for your Shield Charm, I'm going to award Hufflepuff one hundred points."
Charle, however, smiled.
From just now until now, he had collected dozens of materials from Professor Flitwick!
Although he might not use all of these spells, the value was immeasurable when calculated this way. He had truly had a blast.
Facing Professor Flitwick's teasing, Charle admitted,
"Indeed, my other spells are quite ordinary. I haven't specifically practiced them much. I just glanced at them in spellbooks and used them casually."
"There aren't many spells I've specifically studied. The Shield Charm is one, and another one I can use is the Lumos Charm."
"Professor, please guide me."
Hearing Charle's words, not only Professor Flitwick but also the Hogwarts students watching were stunned.
Then, a wave of sourness rose in their hearts.
Most of the people present couldn't even cast the Stunning Spell and Disarming Charm that Charle had just used; they weren't even written in the textbooks.
Yet, Charle said he just casually used them after glancing at them in spellbooks, without studying them carefully at all.
Is this the difference between people?
However, upon hearing Charle say that another spell he was good at was the Lumos Charm, everyone felt a wave of confusion.
The Lumos Charm was one of the most basic spells.
Even first-year young wizards who had just attended their first Charms class could already successfully cast the Lumos Charm.
Such a spell, and Charle said he had specifically studied it?
What was there to study about it?
And he even wanted Professor Flitwick to guide him?
Professor Flitwick also felt curious. He reduced the frequency of his spell attacks slightly and motioned for Charle to show him his Lumos Charm.
The next moment, Charle raised his hand, and a dazzling light, like the sun, poured out from the tip of his wand.
This was the Flash Spell he hadn't used for a long time.
When the Flash Spell was first developed, although it was indeed like a flashbang, it was far less dazzling than it was now.
However, with the subsequent development of the Lumos Charm, spells like Eternal Blazing Sun, Blade of Night, and Sunless Sun appeared, and the Flash Spell also became stronger and stronger through feedback.
More importantly, Charle's recent mental transformation brought a huge boost to basic spells like the Flash Spell.
All these factors combined created this dazzling light, like the sun.
Except for Professor Flitwick, who reacted extremely quickly and immediately created a dark area, everyone's vision inside and outside the Charms classroom instantly went white. They couldn't see what was happening at all.
Professor Flitwick couldn't help but praise repeatedly.
"Is this a new spell derived from the Lumos Charm?"
"To be able to radiate the light of the Lumos Charm to such an extent and create a flashing effect."
"Charle, your mastery of the Lumos Charm is truly profound."
At this moment, a strange smile appeared at the corner of Charle's mouth.
"Is that so?"
"Then perhaps your praise is a bit premature, Professor."
Immediately, his Mithril Wand in his hand waved again, and the Laser Spell followed.
The thin beam of light contained the power to cut through metal and stone, and it was also strengthened by Charle's mental transformation.
Dense beams of laser condensed into a net, covering Professor Flitwick.
Wherever the laser net passed, the transformed arena floor was cut into neat squares, making Professor Flitwick's expression solemn.
He waved his wand like the wind and let out a low roar.
"Protego - Triple Casting!"
The next moment, three invisible barriers instantly appeared in front of Professor Flitwick, blocking the Laser Spell that Charle had unleashed.
At this point, Professor Flitwick was more than just praising; the astonishment on his face was undeniable.
He had thought that modifying the Lumos Charm into the Flash Spell was Charle's limit.
Just seeing this move, and considering Charle's previous mastery of the Shield Charm, Professor Flitwick could actually have agreed to exempt Charle from attending classes.
But he never expected that the Flash Spell was not Charle's limit, and that he had even developed a damaging spell on top of that?
The magnitude of this leap was truly immeasurable!
Just based on this achievement, Professor Flitwick felt it was enough to publish a top-tier paper in the wizarding world.
Seeing that Charle seemed eager to continue, Professor Flitwick quickly called a halt.
"Alright, alright, let's stop here."
He said half-jokingly,
"If we keep fighting like this, I'm afraid you'll just pull out a Sun Spell. Let's not accidentally injure the nearby students."
"Charle, you don't need to attend my class. If you have any questions about Charms, just come to my office to discuss them."
At this moment, the young Hogwarts wizards beside them had just recovered from their vision being completely white from the Flash Spell.
Hearing what Professor Flitwick said, everyone's eyes showed confusion.
What happened?
Just a moment ago, weren't they still seeing Professor Flitwick suppressing Charle? How come after that flash of light, Professor Flitwick just stopped fighting?
What exactly did Charle do?
At this moment, Professor Flitwick and Charle had already performed the etiquette for the end of a duel.
Professor Flitwick looked at Charle, filled with emotion.
"To have researched the Lumos Charm to this extent, you are truly the first person I have ever seen."
"Those two spells just now, did you create them from the Lumos Charm? What are their names?"
Charle nodded.
"One is called the Flash Spell, and the other is called the Laser Spell."
Professor Flitwick patted Charle's shoulder.
"To have created two spells at this age, one of which is a powerful offensive spell, Charle, you are indeed the strongest genius I have ever seen."
He paused, then said with great certainty.
"Headmaster Dumbledore at your age was far inferior..."
As soon as these words came out, they were truly like a clap of thunder, leaving everyone watching with blank minds.
"Self-created... spells?"
"Aren't spells written in textbooks? They can be self-created?!"
Some knowledgeable Ravenclaw students murmured.
"Of course spells can be self-created. For example, the most famous Killing Curse was created by the mysterious person."
"The creators of other spells can also be found."
"But what is certain is that creating spells is by no means easy. Even the seemingly most insignificant Lumos Charm, its creator is listed in the history of magic because of this act."
"..."
As soon as their words came out, everyone present felt their heads buzzing even more.
"So, just the two self-created spells Charle used today are enough for him to be recorded in the history of magic, and twice at that?!"
"Damn, is the gap between people this big?"
"We're still learning the spells in textbooks, and Charle has already started creating spells?!"
In addition, Professor Flitwick personally said that Charle's talent was the strongest he had ever seen, and even asserted that Dumbledore was far inferior to Charle back then.
Such words also caused a shock in everyone present.
Before, everyone was just guessing that perhaps Charle would be the strongest genius in the history of Hogwarts.
But when comparing him to Headmaster Dumbledore, most people still felt that Dumbledore was the most talented.
But now, Professor Flitwick saying this was undoubtedly much more credible, essentially settling the matter.
Charle's talent indeed surpassed Dumbledore's, and he deserved the title of the strongest genius in the history of Hogwarts!
At this moment, Professor Flitwick seemed to remember something and said to Charle.
"Charle, your dueling skills are also quite good. You already have the qualifications to join the British Wizarding Duel Club."
"Just right, as the honorary chairman of the club, I invite you to join."
Charle was stunned for a moment, and readily accepted.
The wizards in the Duel Club should all be relatively strong in one-on-one combat. Having a name here might also allow him to come into contact with some unique magic, so Charle naturally wouldn't refuse.
Seeing Charle agree, Flitwick also smiled and applauded.
"Then give yourself a nickname. It has to be a bit imposing, just like my nickname in the club is the King of Gale, because my spells are as swift and fierce as a gale."
"There is also a wizard who is good at using a wand in conjunction with a long sword, whose nickname is the King of Blades."
"How about you give yourself a similar one?"
Charle pondered for a moment.
He didn't want his nickname to reveal too much about himself. It would be best to make people focus on the aspects he had already shown and ignore the parts he had hidden.
Immediately after, Charle said.
"I'll keep a low profile. Just call me..."
"King of Lumos?"
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