Amanda's cold, mechanical tone, combined with her expressionless face, was enough to make anyone tremble and feel a chill down their spine.
Even Lucius was stunned for a moment by her appearance, only coming to his senses a few seconds later.
He narrowed his eyes, looking at the girl before him who, according to Draco, was deeply favored and biased toward by the Professors, earning Ravenclaw hundreds of points in a single year and causing Slytherin to lose the House Cup.
Of course, Draco had clearly not told him how diligent and hardworking Amanda was in her studies, nor had he mentioned the rumor that Amanda had killed a Troll by herself.
"You should be aware that this is not Hogwarts, and I am not your Professor, nor am I Dumbledore; I will not tolerate your rudeness."
As Lucius spoke, his hand gripping the Snake-headed Cane tightened.
"I apologize, Mr. Malfoy, but from the beginning until now, I do not believe I or anyone else has said anything impolite."
Amanda felt no emotion in her heart, but her hand holding her wand also tightened.
"We have maintained basic social etiquette. On the contrary, it is Mr. Draco Malfoy who has violated the rules of etiquette. You should punish your son instead of threatening Hermione and the others."
Lucius held the lower end of the cane with his left hand and pulled out the snake-head upper part with his right—which was his wand.
"Clearly, Dumbledore and the others have taught you poorly, turning you into children who cannot distinguish the situation, haven't they?"
Amanda's gaze locked onto Lucius, and by extension, Draco beside him. "Am I to understand that you are posing a threat to our safety, Mr. Malfoy?"
"I am going to educate you on behalf of your Professors and parents."
Lucius raised his head and spoke haughtily. As soon as his voice fell, Hermione and the others, seeing him draw his wand, were ready to raise their own wands against the enemy.
However, Amanda was one step faster than them. "Wingardium Leviosa."
Having determined that the other party posed a safety threat to her, and especially to Hermione and the others, she could take emergency measures according to Ministry of Magic regulations.
To protect herself using any spell she had learned among all the spells she knew...
Amanda still chose the Levitation Charm, which she had used many times with unerring success.
The Levitation Charm was cast. Lucius, not thinking for a moment that a simple Levitation Charm could do anything, was about to casually cast a Shield Charm to block it when he found that both he and his son Draco had flown into the air.
With a gentle flick of Amanda's wand, Lucius and Draco were sent flying backward.
Bang! Bang! Two sounds echoed as they crashed into the Potion Ingredients Shop behind them, and various Potion ingredients from the shop covered them both.
They completely lost their original noble and arrogant appearance; now, they both looked incredibly wretched.
The onlookers watched this scene in shock. They had originally seen the conflict between the adult Wizard and the Young Wizards and wanted to step forward to help de-escalate.
But after seeing it was Malfoy, they all stopped in their tracks, as no one wanted to cause trouble for themselves.
They never expected that in the next moment, the current head of the House of Malfoy and his certain heir would be knocked away by one of the Young Wizards using a Levitation Charm.
A Young Wizard, using a Levitation Charm, knocking away the head and heir of the House of Malfoy—these elements were easy to understand individually.
But put together, it was simply too unbelievable, making people wonder if they had seen it correctly.
The Malfoy father and son, crashed into the Potion Ingredients Shop, saw stars. Hit so hard this time, they couldn't even crawl up, only able to lie paralyzed on the ground with aching and dizzy heads.
However, Amanda clearly had no intention of stopping there. For her, aside from Hermione, her few friends, and some familiar people who could evoke a weak emotional response deep in her brain...
She felt no emotion toward other strangers, including pity and mercy.
To protect Hermione and the others, especially Hermione's safety, what needed to be done was to eliminate the threat.
And right now, the Malfoy father and son on the ground were clearly still breathing.
Amanda's brain rapidly performed an analysis. Even though they were incredibly weak now and seemed unable to get up...
The possibility of them getting up to resist still existed; it hadn't dropped completely to zero. What she needed was for this possibility to drop to zero.
Raising her wand again, the words that escaped her lips were still the Levitation Charm. The wooden boards created by the shattered shop on the ground were levitated in a uniform manner.
The sharp broken ends faced the Malfoy father and son directly. If Amanda flicked her wand once more, these broken boards would turn into countless blades, riddling the Malfoy father and son like a sieve.
Amanda instinctively moved to continue, but behind her, Hermione, Cho Chang, Marietta, Penelope, and even Harry and Ron all pulled her back in unison.
Ron used his height advantage to snatch Amanda's wand away, while the four girls each grabbed one of her arms.
Harry suddenly stepped forward to block Amanda, cutting off the view of others from the outside.
Although they were also very angry at the Malfoy father and son's actions, they knew very well that Amanda couldn't kill... at least not here in public.
There was still a huge difference between teaching someone a lesson and killing them outright!
The wand was snatched away, yet the wooden boards in mid-air remained levitated. Every onlooker present took a step back in unison.
Even Hermione, who was holding Amanda tightly, looked at her with a face full of surprise. Wandless and Non-verbal Spells...?
Amanda turned her head mechanically to look at Hermione. She actually didn't need a wand or to chant an incantation to use the Levitation Charm.
Using a wand and chanting only made her Levitation Charm more powerful.
So now, if she wanted to, she could still turn the Malfoy father and son into sieves.
But she felt from Hermione's actions that she didn't want her to do that.
Meeting Amanda's gaze, Hermione knew what she meant without her having to speak; she was trying to ask if she didn't want her to continue.
"Stop, Amanda. You can't kill them here."
"That's right, don't dirty your hands." Harry, standing in front of her, turned his head slightly and added.
Cho Chang, Marietta, and Penelope, who were also holding her arms, nodded vigorously in unison.
Looking at Hermione with eyes like stagnant water, Amanda's voice had no ups or downs. "Okay."
As soon as the word was spoken, the wooden boards that had been levitating in the air all fell to the ground.
The six of them, including Hermione, breathed a sigh of relief. Ron stepped forward and handed the wand back to Amanda.
"Sorry, I was just too anxious just now."
"It's fine." Amanda shook her head and took back her wand.
Holding the wand, Amanda's indifferent gaze swept over the surrounding onlookers. Didn't they need to go to work? They could actually watch for so long.
The onlookers felt a chill all over their bodies when Amanda's gaze swept past them, and they turned and ran away for their lives.
How is this a Young Wizard! How could this be a Young Wizard!
On this day, the Wizards watching seemed to feel the fear once dominated by the two Dark Lords.
The people around scattered and fled. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, along with the other children and Mr. and Mrs. Granger, finally squeezed out of Flourish and Blotts.
They had just seen the scene at the entrance of Flourish and Blotts.
But at that time, everyone was constantly backing away, and they couldn't find a chance to squeeze out. Look at Lockhart, who was standing at the very back of Flourish and Blotts; he had been squeezed until his face was black and blue.
"Children, are you all alright?" As soon as they squeezed out, Mrs. Weasley anxiously checked the seven children who had just faced the Malfoy father and son one by one.
Merlin's beard! That Lucius Malfoy used to be a Death Eater; who knows if he secretly cast some nasty curse on these children.
Perhaps they should all be taken to St Mungos for a check-up.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger were also nearby, checking the children using the Muggle medicine they knew, especially Amanda.
Her brain was already abnormal, and she had just received such stimulation. What if something happened?
On the other side, the Malfoy father and son were swaying as they stood up from the shattered Potion Ingredients Shop.
They only felt their heads were aching and dizzy, as if the world around them was spinning.
If they went to a Muggle hospital for a check-up now, they would get one result: a concussion.
Seeing them get up, Mr. Weasley, standing at the very front, drew his wand with a solemn face. The usually gentle man now looked like an enraged lion.
It made one feel as if he were still that stalwart of the Order of the Phoenix who could hold his own even when Voldemort was at his most arrogant.
"Malfoy, have you fallen so low as to attack children? If you want to fight, I'll fight you!"
With a roar, Molly behind him also stood up abruptly, drawing her wand to stand by her husband's side.
She could ignore Lucius's mockery of her and her husband's poverty, but she could not tolerate Ginny feeling inferior because of his mockery.
Failing to provide better conditions for the children was what they considered their fault as parents; this should not become a reason for the children to feel inferior.
Fred and George also put away their usual joking manner and stood behind their parents with Percy, drawing their wands.
Looking at the two adult Wizards glaring at him from across, and the group of Young Wizards behind them, Lucius leaned against the nearby wall, teetering.
His gaze moved toward Amanda, who still had an indifferent face behind them. Damn it... is she really a Young Wizard?
Is this an ability a Young Wizard should have?
Noticing his gaze toward Amanda, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley took a step across to block her, and everyone present stepped forward in unison to shield her.
Hermione even pulled her directly into her arms, her gaze full of wariness as she looked at the backs of the people in front.
"Heh, we'll see." Lucius calmed down, knowing the situation was not in his favor. He grabbed Draco, and the father and son stumbled away together.
Seeing the Malfoy father and son leave, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hermione rubbed Amanda's hair in her arms and remarked, "Amanda, you're really amazing."
Amanda blinked blankly. Amazing? She was just a student; what was so amazing?
"Exactly!"
"What you did was simply—"
"Fantastic!" ×2
Fred and George agreed with Hermione's statement with their usual perfect rapport, and the other Young Wizards also praised Amanda with smiles.
Mr. and Mrs. Granger looked at Amanda lovingly, while Mrs. Weasley looked at her husband with some concern.
"Should we take them to St Mungos for a check-up? I'm afraid Malfoy might have used some dirty trick."
"Alright." Since it concerned the children's safety, Mr. Weasley agreed without hesitation.
While the nearby Mr. and Mrs. Granger were asking what St Mungos was, Amanda walked with steady steps toward the Potion Ingredients Shop across the way, which was now a pile of ruins.
Hermione and the others exchanged glances and followed Amanda.
Seeing Amanda walking toward them, the clerk and the shopkeeper of the Potion Ingredients Shop felt their breath hitch.
Merlin preserve us, please don't let her be coming to hit us. They were innocent!
To their surprise, after Amanda arrived in front of them, she bowed deeply without hesitation.
Apologizing politely, "I am sorry for destroying your shop. I will pay double for the damages."
The shopkeeper and the clerk looked at each other in surprise. There would actually... be compensation?
The Malfoy father and son had left without even mentioning it just now; they thought this young girl wouldn't mention compensation either.
Straightening her body again, Amanda's gaze quickly swept through the shattered shop.
Through the broken wooden boards, she calculated how many Galleons it would take to rebuild this wooden wall, and then calculated the total amount of various Potion ingredients through the scattered ingredients and the boxes that held them on the ground.
Of course, Amanda calculated based on the measurement of every Potion filling its box.
After calculating these compensation amounts at the maximum, Amanda concluded it was five hundred Galleons.
Double compensation meant she needed to pay these two, the shopkeeper and the clerk, one thousand Galleons.
Taking out her Money Pouch, Amanda began to pour out Galleons.
Although only five could be poured out at a time, everyone present already knew this was a special function of the Money Pouch.
Hermione and the others wouldn't rush Amanda, and the clerk and shopkeeper simply didn't dare to.
It wasn't until they saw that Amanda had already poured out enough Galleons to buy both of their shops that they hurriedly waved their hands.
"Enough, enough! Our shop only opened recently, and the Potion ingredients weren't all full to begin with. This money is already enough to buy both our shops."
Amanda just shook her head, stopping only after pouring out a thousand Galleons. She looked up at the shopkeeper and the clerk, her voice without any fluctuation. "One thousand Galleons. You can count them."
The shopkeeper and the clerk both hurriedly waved their hands. "No need, no need. It's definitely enough."
Even though they both said they didn't need that much money, this young girl still paid the absolute maximum and even doubled it... She's a very good person. Indeed, it's still the Malfoy family's fault. Just like the rumors, a family that produces Death Eaters even bullies Young Wizards!
Not only did the shopkeeper and clerk think so, but the merchants of Diagon Alley's Flourish and Blotts and the surrounding merchants also saw Amanda's subsequent compensation behavior.
Originally, she was acting in self-defense, only wanting to protect herself and her friends, and she was so polite afterward.
In stark contrast to the attitude of the Malfoy father and son, this immediately made these merchants' impression of Amanda soar.
A Young Wizard who was wealthy but not stingy, powerful yet reasonable, and who also valued her friends—who wouldn't like her?
This led to the merchants of Diagon Alley giving Amanda's actions today a good deal of positive publicity for some time to come.
It directly reversed her somewhat terrifying image.
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