- Wingardium Levios! - he shouted, waving his stick diligently.
Tables and cabinets flew away, stunning pixies and students, portraits fell from the walls (painted on them Gilderoys disappeared at the very beginning of the skirmish), the door moved into the corridor with Lockhart, and in the windows crispened frames under the onslaught and power of young Longbottom.
- Well done, Neville! - Gaius shouted, in the interval between the blows. - This is the Power of Youth! I am proud of you!
He fought in the style of the "Magic Fist", that is, simply put, he struck with his hands and feet, accompanied by a small amount of magic. Nothing lethal, light deafening effect, which is not in any way comparable in power with the techniques created with the help of a magic wand. Pixie, of course, was enough for that, they were very small, and Gaius was working on his blows, looking at what could and should be improved and corrected.
Three minutes later the battle was over, and all the pixies fell.
- Lockhart-sensei! - Harry proclaimed.
Hufflepuff's students, who were not involved in the battle, looked carefully from behind desks and shelters.
- It was beautiful! Thank you for the lesson where we were able to show the full power of our Youth Force! But we can do more! I do not doubt that next time you will teach us how to deal with more dangerous creatures!
Professor Lockhart was cleverly pretending to be stunned and helpless, and Gaius exclaimed when he realized that the mentor wanted to test their cohesion and readiness to overcome obstacles.
- The professor needs help!
With these words, he rushed to Gilderoy, and Ron and Neville followed him. Hermione raised Lockhart with a spell, and they rushed up the corridors and stairs to Hogwarts' healer, Madame Pomfrey. At the same time, they worked on the transfer of a wounded comrade on the run, and, with an excess of enthusiasm and youth, Lockhart was dropped several times and hit on the corner, as well as the head of a professor of one of the statues.
- Our coherence can be better! - Harry exclaimed when the five of them left the clinic.
Madame Pomfrey's anger was further proof of that, and Ron and Neville looked away. Susan and Hermione were hiding something in their pockets.
- We have to work on the carrying of a wounded comrade! - continued to exclaim Harry with enthusiasm. - And also a wounded professor! Next time we'll take Professor Lockhart across the Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest, and if we can't, we'll cut down a few trees with our bare hands and train with the logs until we can!
- Yes!" Neville exclaimed. - By the end of the year, I'll be able to take Hagrid alone, and if I can't, I'll cook a thousand potions during the holidays!
- I will not give in to you! - Ron cried out. - By the end of the year, I'd be able to swim across the Lake ten times in a row without stopping, carrying squids with me, and if I couldn't, I'd be the best player in Quidditch next year!
- I'll be the best student of Professor Lockhart, and if I can't, then next year I'll take all the subjects that are in the program! - proclaimed Hermione.
- No, I will be the best student of the professor, and he will give me his autographed portrait! - Susan suddenly exclaimed, stomping with her foot.
- How wonderful is your rivalry! - Gaius proclaimed, crying, and immediately seized himself. - We cannot leave our eternal rivals aside!
When the wicked Madame Pomfrey looked out of the infirmary to besiege the overly loud disciples, all she heard was the clattering of her legs moving away in the direction of Slytherin's dungeons.
- In the name of the Power of Youth, I'll give you all the Mustard Mustards and Suction Banks! - She shouted in the wake of it and fled to the clinic again because Professor Lockhart needed urgent help.
The lessons went their own way, except for the fact that Professor Severus Snape was imbued with a piece of youth, and asked Harry and Neville twice as much, clearly wishing that they worked hard and fulfilled their promise to become the best in his subject and surpass the professor himself!
Professor Lockhart hadn't left the clinic yet, and Gaius shed a tear of nostalgia. Similarly, his eternal rival in the world of shinobi, Hatake Kakashi, made him pretend to be wounded and sick, thus prompting his students to take action.
- The professor showed us the way! - Gaius declared, and the team agreed with him, after which began raids in the Forbidden Forest and working out the coherence and confrontation with various magical creatures.
- I can't believe it! - I shook Draco's hands walking in the middle of Slytherin's living room. - How could you drop me three times in the same corridor?
Crabb and Goyle strolled around, sniffing their noses and shuffling shoes across the floor.
- I've been practicing all summer! - Draco proclaimed. - Do you think it was easy to climb a mermaid in the rain? And now you let me down?!
- We're this one..." said Vincent.
- We'll set ourselves on fire," Gregory added.
- We'll burn, you fool! - His hand pushed him to his side, comrade.
- Yes, we will burn and set you on fire, Draco! - Goyle rejoiced.
To be continued...