The light arrows arrived in an instant.
Dana knew very well that these light arrows from Godric had their "sharpness" deliberately removed. They would hurt him greatly, but they wouldn't be fatal.
However, while this type of War Magic was highly effective on large battlefields, it was somewhat clunky in a one-on-one duel.
"Whoosh!"
Dana simply Apparated, evading the arrow rain.
He appeared behind Godric, and an Expelliarmus hit Godric. Godric's sword flew out of his hand and towards Dana.
A smile appeared on Dana's face. He had won this battle.
But the emerald on the sword's hilt made Dana's pupils contract—
If he remembered correctly, the Godric's sword was inlaid with a ruby!
He quickly transformed into a Dementor and floated backward.
As expected, the flying sword transformed into Godric in mid-air and shot out two bolts of lightning with his bare hands.
The lightning struck the Dementor's body, causing no damage. Dana returned to human form and immediately spat out a mouthful of dragon's breath.
Godric was in mid-air, with no way to evade. Just as he was about to be hit by the dragon's breath, he curled his body, crossed his hands to protect his head and face, and a round shield abruptly appeared in front of him—
The dragon's breath was blocked by the shield, and Godric landed on the ground.
And the Devil's Snare from before had already spread, about to form an encirclement.
Godric laughed heartily, waving his hand:
"No more fighting, no more fighting, I surrender! You're simply not human!"
On the surface, Dana had won, but Dana knew that if Salazar had not changed Godric's hair to green, causing a flaw in his Transfiguration, he might have been taken down by Godric in close combat.
So he had only narrowly won.
Dana, who had been somewhat overconfident after receiving all of Merlin's magic, became much more cautious after this battle, never daring to underestimate anyone again.
Godric was known for being simple-minded, but when he fought, he still had endless tricks—if Morgan le Fay were alive today, with her ability to trick even the ancestor Merlin, he might truly fall into a trap.
Morgan le Fay wouldn't hold back like Godric. If he accidentally fell victim to a curse, he wouldn't even have a place to cry!
"Clap, clap, clap… "
The other three founders walked over, clapping.
"Mr. Emrys, it's been a long time since we've seen Godric frustrated. You're truly amazing."
Godric then asked:
"How did you see through my Transfiguration?"
Dana shrugged and pointed to his head—
"There, it's green."
Godric was startled, touched the green hair on his head, then grinned:
"Hahahahaha, so that's it! It was like that!"
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Today's feast was both to welcome the new young Wizards and a banquet hosted by Hogwarts Fort for Dana.
So it was much more lavish than usual, which was evident from the delighted expressions on the young Wizards' faces.
Dana had a particular fondness for mushroom bacon soup—it was simply because other dishes were practically inedible for him.
During the meal, Ravenclaw introduced a six or seven-year-old girl to Dana:
"Merlin, this is my daughter, Helena Ravenclaw."
Dana smiled and nodded at the little girl—this Helena would later become The Grey Lady, the ghost of Ravenclaw House.
Helena looked at Dana curiously:
"I heard you defeated Godric? That's amazing!"
Dana shook his head:
"No, I was just lucky. I still have a lot to learn."
The little girl giggled:
"Winning is winning, how can there be such a thing as luck? Besides, you're already so powerful, what else do you need to learn? Mom said you can even move through space without opening a portal!"
Dana quietly pointed to Godric's green hair:
"For example, this green hair that Mr. Slytherin Transfigured for Mr. Godric, I don't know how it can be so lasting and stable, even Mr. Godric's own Transfiguration can't cover this green!"
Godric, engrossed in drinking, didn't notice Dana and the little girl's whispers, but Salazar, who was nearby, heard them.
He leaned into Dana's ear:
"Do you want to learn? I have many more such little tricks, I can teach you all of them."
Salazar Slytherin was not a generous person. As the founder of the new Slytherin house, every one of his actions had a purpose.
So Dana asked:
"What kind of reward do I need to pay?"
Salazar stroked his long beard:
"I want to go to Greece for a while. During this time, I'd like you to teach my students."
At this time, Hogwarts did not yet have a Castle, nor was it divided into four houses.
Normally, the education of young Wizards was uniformly handled by the four founders, but in the medieval Wizarding World, apprenticeship was popular, and Hogwarts was no exception. Each founder recruited some apprentices. On weekdays, the apprentices served their teachers' daily needs, and in return, their teachers taught them some unique skills.
So, the students Salazar referred to were his apprentices, such as Bostwick and Yaxley, whom he had met when entering earlier today.
If Dana remembered correctly, the surnames Bostwick and Yaxley were later part of the Sacred Twenty-Eight.
"Okay, no problem."
Investigating the Folkestone Nunnery could be done at any time.
And in order to have more chances of winning against Morgan in the future, he had originally planned to stay here to learn dueling skills from Godric. Now, being able to learn Salazar's unique skills was an unexpected bonus.
Salazar Slytherin nodded in satisfaction.
So the next day, after handing Dana a notebook, Salazar left gracefully, embarking on his journey to Greece—
Dana was eighty percent sure that the old man was going to seek the knowledge left behind by the despicable Herpo the Foul. Because when he had used Avada Kedavra, the astonishment in Salazar's eyes was impossible to hide!
As for why he didn't learn directly from him—it was probably due to his inherent arrogance.
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...
Thus, the third-year student of future Hogwarts transformed into the earliest Professor at Hogwarts, besides the founders.
Today was the first class Dana taught his apprentices after Salazar Slytherin left.
Murray Yaxley and Hornasek Bostwick, as Salazar's eldest apprentices, led their younger peers in welcoming Dana.
After the applause, they introduced themselves.
Among the young Wizards rescued from the London Heresy Tribunal earlier, two had become Salazar's apprentices: one was the clumsy Brown Weasley, who had almost had his nuts kicked, and the other was the perpetrator, Teryl Stevenson.
After the young Wizards finished introducing themselves, Dana briefly introduced himself:
"I am Merlin Emrys. Until Mr. Slytherin returns, I will be teaching you."
Although Yaxley and Bostwick were about the same age as Dana, they had already heard of Dana's reputation from Helena Ravenclaw—being able to defeat Mr. Godric in a sparring match, this peer, though young, was certainly more than capable of teaching them.
Whispers came from the crowd:
"He said his name is Merlin? Is he the legendary Merlin?"
It was Brown Weasley who spoke.
"I've seen portraits of Merlin, and he does look a lot like Mr. Emrys, it's just… it's just…"
Teryl Stevenson stepped on Weasley's foot:
"Why don't you know anything? Emrys is Merlin's name in the Druid language!"
"Oh! So he really is Merlin? Ah! I know what's different! He doesn't have a beard!
That's incredible, merlin's beard! This is truly shocking!"
Teryl Stevenson raised her head proudly:
"So it's correct that we bowed to Mr. Salazar as our teacher! Even the legendary Merlin is our teacher's student!"
Brown Weasley scratched his head:
"Where did you hear that Merlin is the teacher's student?"
"I secretly saw it! I saw Teacher Salazar give Merlin a notebook and even told him to study hard!"
Dana, at the very front, had a face full of black lines.
Good heavens—the rumor that "Merlin came from Slytherin" originated here!
And among those involved in this rumor, there was even the later staunch Gryffindor, Weasley!
One can only say that history is often unexpected!
As for Teryl Stevenson… Dana hadn't heard of the Stevenson surname in the Wizarding World, so was this girl Muggle-born?
So early Salazar was also inclusive in his teaching. What then caused him to become so prejudiced against Muggle Wizards?
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