PERSON@1 said in the same interview that until about halfway through the third book , his good friend PERSON@2 -- written as the smartest student in PERSON@3 's year -- would have beaten PERSON@3 in a magical duel .

PERSON@1 said in the same interview that until about halfway through the third book , his good friend PERSON@2 -- written as the smartest student in PERSON@3 's year -- would have beaten PERSON@3 in a magical duel .
