After regrouping the young wizards, Snape briefly and perfunctorily informed them of what to do next and then went to set up the venue, leaving Professor Flitwick and Glenn to explain the future ranking and other matters of the Duel Club to the young wizards.
"Today's event is just to give you an initial taste of dueling. The official start of the Duel Club will be scheduled for this time every Saturday and Sunday."
"The results you achieve in this activity will also be recorded as part of your final exam scores."
Professor Flitwick had already collected the duel badges from the young wizards earlier and had now handed them back to Glenn.
After explaining the most basic precautions, Professor Flitwick stepped back, leaving space for Glenn to explain the use of the duel badges to the young wizards.
Glenn stepped forward, and Hermione, who had communicated with him in advance, also stepped out from the crowd and came to his side.
Glenn opened his left hand, and the duel badge appeared in his hand, which he handed to the young girl. She took it and wore it on her chest.
"The badge has two functions," Glenn began, his deep, rough voice emanating from his mouth. He didn't intend to say much more and directly began a brief explanation.
"Firstly, during a duel, it will automatically scan the wearer's real-time physical condition. If it detects a spell capable of disabling the wearer's combat ability is about to hit, it will automatically cast a Shield Charm to block the attack."
"At the same time, the badge will emit a red light, indicating that the wearer has been defeated in this duel."
Without giving others any time to react or digest this information, Glenn suddenly raised his hand, his wand pointing directly at Hermione.
"Stupefy..." Glenn incanted. Although he paused slightly, the Stunning Spell was still accurately cast, hitting the unprepared Hermione standing beside him.
"Ah! Hermione!" The young witches exclaimed in shock.
Are you kidding? A spell from someone at a professor's level is not something young wizards can withstand!
The duel badge on Hermione's chest flashed blue, an invisible barrier immediately appeared, instantly neutralizing the Stunning Spell upon contact.
The young girl remained unharmed, and her badge began to emit a red light.
Instantly, a wave of tangible resentment was directed at the white mask Glenn wore.
"Don't worry, it's a demonstration. The professor told me beforehand, it's okay," Hermione hurriedly reassured her friends as they transitioned from shock and concern to anger and annoyance towards Glenn.
Emmmm, I'll save Glenn's reputation!
"Oh, is that so? Then it's fine." The young witches blinked blankly. Seeing Hermione was indeed unharmed and not frightened, their newly risen anger dissipated.
Glenn ignored the reactions of those present. After demonstrating the first function of the duel badge with Hermione, he immediately began explaining the second function.
"Secondly, in the upcoming duel rankings, another item linked to the duel badge is the Duel Leaderboard." Without turning around, Glenn raised his hand, guiding the young wizards' gaze to a large screen hanging on the wall.
Glenn slightly turned his face towards the young girl, who understood and activated the duel badge, connecting it to the leaderboard.
The pitch-black screen of the leaderboard flickered, then displayed the following information:
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[(This is an avatar) Crookshanks Win Rate: No Data Rank: One]
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"By activating the duel badge and connecting it to the leaderboard, you can transmit the wearer's identity information and ranking win rate. The identity information is bound to the individual, and the avatar and name can be changed."
"Setting aside the avatar and name, the ranking operates on an exchange system."
"If a lower-ranked person wins against a higher-ranked person, their rankings will be swapped. If the higher-ranked person wins, their ranking rises by one, and the lower-ranked person drops ten places."
"If either party disagrees to duel, the duel cannot proceed, and the duel data will not be recorded on the leaderboard."
"In addition, the duel badges will only be distributed during the Duel Club sessions on Saturdays and Sundays. After the event, they will be collected uniformly."
"However, the top ten wizards in the school ranking can receive their exclusive duel badges as a reward."
"No badges will be distributed tonight. Next time the event takes place, Professor Flitwick will handle this matter."
"That's all." After speaking concisely, Hermione also removed the badge she was wearing and returned it. Glenn took it, turned, and left, leaving Professor Flitwick to guide the young wizards in the next steps.
As they had discussed earlier, Glenn, Snape, and Professor Flitwick each took charge of a section of the dueling area.
Considering their own management capabilities and the combat abilities of the young wizards, as well as the orderliness and convenience of on-site management and the efficiency of the event, Snape and Professor Flitwick decided to divide each area into several smaller venues.
The young wizards were gradually dispersed into the three venues by Professor Flitwick, and as for Hermione, she was naturally assigned to Glenn's side.
The reason was simple: the young girl's obvious hints... and Professor Flitwick's understanding of these two little ones made it impossible for him to refuse this option.
"Once you've decided on your opponent, you can come to the stage. Wizards not dueling should sit at the edge of the venue." Glenn's deep voice instructed, unobtrusively performing alchemy. In the area he was responsible for, rows of wooden seats rose up.
Clearly, this move once again elevated the status of the Night Watchman professor in the young wizards' perception, and his straightforward style, along with the skill he displayed in the duel arena, made the young wizards assigned to him dare not act rashly. Even the naughtiest ones obediently followed instructions.
"Ginny, how are you feeling?" Seeing Glenn give the signal to start the activity, Hermione didn't hesitate and immediately invited Ginny, who wasn't very noticeable, to be her activity partner. "If you're feeling okay, shall we team up?"
The reason was simple. Although the heir of Slytherin wouldn't be foolish enough to attack young wizards in public, it was still better to keep an eye on Ginny's behavior.
Moreover, Hermione could use this opportunity to test how deeply Ginny was controlled and whether the "Sanctity" within her could affect Ginny's condition.
There hadn't been a good opportunity to assess Ginny's state through this method before. Now, the Duel Club inadvertently provided Hermione with this chance.
But that being said, in reality, she just wanted to involve the increasingly withdrawn young girl in the activity with her.
Hermione gathered the power of Sanctity into her hand.
The girl who hoped to save others reached out her hand.
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