Hogwarts' Natural Magic

Chapter 148 Nico is missing

"Sure enough, he's back!"

Fan Er had already climbed onto the outside platform at this time, and the turret that had trapped it for thousands of years could no longer stop it, but it was not happy at all, the snake's face was full of shock and fear.

Bree walked to the big tree that the turret was leaning on and looked around. The heavy snow fell down and melted on Bree's face. Before he could apply the warming spell, he shuddered and exhaled a breath of white mist.

"Nico, go up and take a look and see if there's anything strange."

"Yes, my lord!"

The elf wings behind Nico flapped, and soon found a metal hole on a branch of the big tree.

"My lord, here!"

Bree rose against the wind and stepped on the branch of the big tree. He stared at a hidden green hole in the thick trunk, thinking carefully.

"This is your shape, Ver."

Vern, who climbed up, heard Bree's words and immediately stretched his tail in.

"Brie, we must find him. Even if I...die, don't let him go!" Vern gritted his teeth and stared at the tree trunk, saying bitterly: "This tree was transformed by his wand. It turns out that He cheated Death just for his so-called Philosopher's Stone!"

"He even said he wanted to sacrifice me..." Verle lay aggrievedly at Bree's feet, looking at the hole where the reaction occurred. As the hole expanded, it was obvious that it could only accommodate Verle or Nico.

Bree frowned.

"Split the tree."

Grabbing Nico and Val, Bree jumped up and jumped.

Immediately afterwards, he used natural magic power in his hand to condense the magic spell he had discovered from Snape's notes - Shen Feng Wu Ying!
A dark green blade was swung out from Brie's hand, and a violent collision sounded. The huge tree was cut in half and began to fall down.

"It will hit the castle below, sir!"

Bree knew he was ready.

Brie stared closely at the fallen tree. The strong magic power around him continued to spread, shrouding the tree. As the magic power from the environment surged in, the tree slowly rose into the sky.

"go with!"

The big tree was forcibly lifted by Brili's magic power, and was thrown into the flower bed to be planted. At the remaining stump of the big tree's original position, a strange secret doorway came into view.

This leads down to the turret.

Brie stepped into it cautiously, but the magic around him never receded, forming a strong flow of magic around him, making the surroundings buzz.

"Elsie dedicates everything to wizards, and hopes that the world can punish those sinful creatures full of class."

There is such a sentence floating on the secret door, and below there is a riddle that opens the secret door - What is true justice?
"Don't get caught up in the current situation and take action against me."

A magic flame surged out of Brie's hand and attached to the secret door. The alchemy magic on the secret door was scorched by Brie's magic power. Soon, the protection of the secret door was forcibly broken open by Brie.

The secret door shattered, and a dark stone step was exposed to the wind and snow. The surrounding cold wind blew in, creating a lot of empty echoes. Below was an underground stone chamber.

The clattering sound made by walking on the stone steps made Ver tremble a little, and Nico followed behind Bree carefully, always alert to the surroundings.

Bree sensed it for a while with natural magic.

"There are no mechanisms here, maybe there are, but the big tree that was one of the supports has been destroyed."

There is a powerful alchemy circle here, connected to the turret and the big tree. The big tree as the source of energy has been destroyed, and the place has lost its effectiveness.

In the stone chamber, there is a half-finished corpse, but it is pieced together from a heart and a bunch of unknown materials.

Bree looked at the body strangely, because many of the materials on it were purchased by him, and some were even part of the unicorn buried in the yard.

"Elsie is really not picky."

Bree stepped forward, and under the wolf fang necklace Yana gave him, he clearly heard the voice transmitted by the corpse - let the world have punishment and punish those evil creatures.

This is coming from the heart. Perhaps the heart is the only one possessing this half-finished body. Even the consciousness of the unicorn's corpse is completely asleep. I really don't know why he is still so persistent.

"What shall we do?" Val nestled into Bree's arms, looking at Elsie's body in disgust as he controlled it.

"Of course we have to dig out his soul. Since he wants to be resurrected, we will make it happen for him."

Then kill him!

"Nico, go get the necklace and the box from the table."

"Yes!"

Box's soul necklace is inlaid with the Soul Magic Stone, which possesses the authority of part of the soul rules and can ensure the immortality of the soul. This is the secret of Box's survival to this day. Using it, Bree is confident to remove the El in Ver's body. Get the west soul out.

As for how to ensure that he was killed, that phalanx was needed.

After Nico brought the things swayingly, Bree opened the box, held the phalanges in his hands, and the necklace was worn on his chest.

Brie's eyes were covered with a layer of faint purple light, which was a symbol of the opening of the spiritual awareness totem.

In his eyes at this time, the Soul Magic Stone exuded rules that were very similar to those he saw at the source of the world. He touched it with natural magic and easily mobilized these powers.

"Soul detention!"

This is a spell that Bree created when she was studying soul magic last year. She even used it to catch Peeves and accidentally created the little Peeves.

Now, using the power of the soul stone, this curse once again showed its power, directly covering Ver's snake body.

Brie grabbed Ver's seven inches and said, "Close your eyes, Ver."

A burst of magic poured into Ver's body. In Bree's eyes, every part of Ver's body was now clearly visible. As the soul magic deepened, a fluorescent seed hidden in Ver's mind caused got Bree's attention.

This is the same state as the fragmented soul in the heart of the house elf Dobby, which is absorbing Ver's power to ensure its own vitality.

"Elsie?"

When Bree squeezed his hand, the soul magic pulled out the seed and floated in mid-air, and Val also felt as if he had been reborn, excitedly said: "The contract is terminated, Bree, Elsie and I The contract is terminated!"

Verte's eyes filled with oil, and he wanted to kiss Brie a few times. Brie threw Ver aside and said disgustedly: "Put your tongue away, you haven't dealt with this guy properly yet."

Thinking of Elsie's treasure that Box had always wanted to get, Bree hesitated. Maybe the seed contained all of Elsie's alchemy knowledge, but looking at Ver's excited look, Bree laughed at herself.

"Am I not good at the knowledge that others can research? It's just Elsie's alchemy."

Bree threw the soul seeds onto the half-finished corpse, sketched a fire spell on the finger bones, and also threw it onto the corpse.

Soon, the soul took root, wrapped around the body, and the finger bones merged into it, becoming part of the body.

Alchemy lines appeared on the surrounding stone walls, but the big tree was broken and there was no energy supply. Bri waved his hand, and the natural magic power was integrated into the magic circle.

The surrounding wind was strong, and the drifting snow outside was drawn in and kept spreading.

Gradually, the wind stopped, and a strange voice appeared.

"The body is not sound, and it doesn't even have a head... It's such a useless thing!"

Elsie moved her fingers, and a faint blue object emerged from the chest, gradually forming a vicissitudes of life of a man's head.

When he saw the intact Vern and Brie staring at him, he was stunned, and then said sharply: "You are the one who discovered my turret, right? He is such a good boy, and he also brought some nice one."

Feeling the unicorn bones in this body, Elsie squeezed the palms of her hands and said with strange satisfaction: "This time, the God of Death will never reject me again. I will definitely be able to make the magic stone and walk into the curtain!"

Elsie, who excitedly told her purpose, suddenly remembered Bree in front of him. He stretched out his hand viciously and grabbed Bree.

"Children who find me alive should go to the God of Death and wait for me!"

"Ah, this, what is this!"

"My finger!"

A dark purple flame burst out from Elsie's finger, and instantly turned into a giant snake and swallowed him. The powerful fire continued to burn Elsie's body and even soul.

"No, what have you done? Stop quickly. I can bring you endless knowledge and powerful power!"

Elsie struggled to fight the flames on his body, and even tried to separate his soul. Unfortunately, he couldn't do it, and could only continue to be burned in pain.

"Your return may not be against the rules, but it has touched my bottom line, Elsie."

Bree looked at Elsie's burned and exposed heart, his eyes flashed, he smiled and raised the soul stone on his neck and said: "Look at what this is, maybe today we can completely make it complete. "

"Magic stone!"

Elsie looked at it with astonishment and fascination.

"Give it to me, I can complete it, give it to me!"

Elsie rushed towards Bree like crazy. His whole body was covered in flames, and his thighs were only supported by the bones of unicorns. Just as he approached Bree, Bree stretched out his hand and grabbed it. He pulled hard on his heart and took the semi-finished magic stone belonging to Elsie in the center of his heart.

Elsie's pupils darkened, her face froze, and she murmured: "Complete it and bring punishment to everyone."

"boom!"

Elsie's body and soul collapsed, like rotten dead wood, shattering into countless pieces.

"This is the Philosopher's Stone that represents the power of death."

Brie clearly sensed the power contained in the magic stone. Unfortunately, it was only a semi-finished product. It might not be as useful as a knife when it came to killing people, but it could also resist the gaze of the God of Death and snatch the soul of the dead from the God of Death.

This is also the reason why Ver's soul can be made into alchemical items intact after being killed by Elsie. When observing Ver's body, Bree discovered this. Ver's soul is too complete and completely It is different from the so-called alchemical products of life.

Generally speaking, the method of using the soul to lock into alchemical items and turn them into life alchemy products is crude, and the soul will become very damaged. I have not heard of anyone who can completely turn a living soul into an alchemical item. .

“Geniuses and madmen… both Box and Elsie.”

"Maybe there's something wrong with Nico Flamel."

Bree looked at the mess around him, waved his hand, cleaned up the place, walked out of the underground stone room, and used the transformation technique to seal the place.

Looking at the big pitted tree stump, Brie looked at the big tree on the other side that had begun to wither.

"Let's turn this place into a utility room, and put some flower planting and farming tools there."

Pulling the wide-eyed Ver in his arms, Nico on the other side snorted: "Sir, you can throw Ver out now. His contract is gone and he should be given freedom! "

"Shut up, you little thing!" Ver spit out a mouthful of lamp oil and exploded sparks in the air, threatening Nico. Ver said: "Brie, I still have a contract with you, although I can no longer control the turret. , but it’s still much more useful than this little one.”

With that said, Vern raised the snake's head and said, "I'm going to clean the house right now; look at what happened today, it must be a mess."

Ver stuck out his tongue and climbed upstairs hissingly.

"Hmph, shameless snake."

"What happened here?"

At this time, Professor McGonagall's voice came from outside the passage. She hurriedly opened the door. The sound of the turret tree breaking just now resounded throughout Hogwarts, and Dumbledore happened to go out at this time. Professor McGonagall, who was taking care of the little wizard on the first floor, rushed up and saw...

"Brie, did you cut down the tree?"

Bree nodded and thought for a moment: "This tree is the wand of the owner of the turret. It is starting to wither."

The big trees in the flower garden now have withered branches and leaves, like an old man.

"That's not a reason. I think you have something else to say."

Professor McGonagall frowned as she looked towards the tunnel of tree stumps, then continued to stare at Bree.

"Yes, the owner of the turret has left some trouble, and I must do it."

Professor McGonagall heard this and immediately said: "Then you have to go out with me. I will ask Dumbledore to come and take a look later. You can only come in before making sure there is no danger."

Professor McGonagall grabbed Bree's shoulders, and Bree looked at her helplessly.

"Professor McGonagall, there is no danger here anymore. If the source of the big tree is broken, the magic here will disappear."

Following Bree's words, the powerful ignore spell on the turret completely disappeared, completely exposing this place to the sight of others. If anyone looked here outside the castle at this time, they would be able to see the turret standing on the east tower. .

"No, it must be confirmed by the professors, otherwise I won't be at ease."

Professor McGonagall rubbed Bree's head and then said: "Then let me test it."

With that said, she stepped into the turret regardless of Brie's stop.

Bree had a headache. There were many books in his study that did not belong to Hogwarts. Those books were all related to the soul. There was also the restricted book "Slytherin" on the table. "Secret", this is a big trouble!

But Bree was obviously overly worried. When Professor McGonagall walked into the turret, checked around with her wand, and looked at the alchemy materials and gadgets on the first floor, she studied them quietly for a while.

"I heard that you are studying alchemy and selling it through Malfoy and Miss Child. It seems that you are very talented in this area. Maybe I can help you find Dumbledore to introduce a scholar in this area to help you. You You can study with him during the holidays.”

Speaking of this, Mag suddenly rubbed his head in annoyance.

"Sorry, I actually forgot that he already gave the Philosopher's Stone to Dumbledore. He has lived enough."

Professor McGonagall smiled apologetically at Bree, and then looked seriously at a dead dragon egg in the tank that had just been opened.

"explain."

"These are dead dragon eggs that I bought in Diagon Alley and...well, Knocking Dump Alley."

Under Professor McGonagall's angry expression, Bree sighed, mentally cursing Elsie for being such a troublemaker and causing him trouble.

Professor McGonagall closed the lid as if she had never seen it before, and did not look at the things here again, but walked up to the second floor.

On the second floor, Ver was pretending to be a normal oil lamp, sitting on the lampstand. When Professor McGonagall saw the transfiguration-related things on Bree's table, she nodded with satisfaction.

"There is no dangerous magic here, but as the tree fell, the magic power contained here began to fade. I will go under the secret door and have a look. You can stay here after you are sure it is safe."

If it were Harry Potter, McGonagall would definitely not say this, but McGonagall understands that Bree has the power to protect herself. It is like Chunk Alley. Its existence is reasonable. McGonagall has also been there. She hates it. But I also understand that it is indispensable.

"Always be wary of magic, Bree."

After touching Bree's head, Professor McGonagall walked towards the big tree stump without taking a closer look. However, when he opened the secret door of the big tree stump and felt the traces of fire inside, Professor McGonagall's face turned completely dark. .

"Bree Ord!"

"Professor, only this magic can destroy a dead character. It was taught to me by the owner of the turret. I was deceived by him." Brie lowered her head and did not dare to look at Mag. She just whispered: "I Can control the fierce fire."

Professor McGonagall took a deep breath and said, "You must come to my office every day during the Christmas vacation until classes begin. I have to let you know more about how wizards die in the magical world because they are not careful! "

"You should know the terror of the fire, it can swallow the entire Hogwarts!"

After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, she left the turret angrily.

"You should be lucky that Dumbledore is busy today and won't know about this, and I will arrange a meal for the little wizards later, otherwise your confinement will start from now on!"

After Professor McGonagall left, Bree breathed a sigh of relief.

"The next time you do something, you should use a silent spell to avoid being discovered."

Looking at the big tree standing in the flower garden, Bree first cast a powerful ignoring spell on the turret, hiding it again, and added a silence to prevent the outside world from discovering this place through sound, and then threw it out A fierce fire completely destroyed this big tree.

Returning to the table on the second floor of the corner building, Bree sat down slumped, but now she could legitimately move all the books in Box's study, hoping that the Weasley twins would not be angry.

"Well done Ver."

Bree praised Val for putting away the books on the table, and he went to the bookshelf and took out the books again.

"boom…"

The "Secrets of Slytherin" that had been placed in a panic fell down, and happened to turn to one of the pages. The snake language on it recorded an interesting incident between Salazar Slytherin himself and Godric Gryffindor. , is also a very un-Slytherin thing - Slytherin helped Gryffindor refine his sword, and Gryffindor also engraved a rose on the bottom of Slytherin's locket.

Bree flipped again, this time about Ravenclaw's diadem.

Ravenclaw pursued wisdom all his life. Her daughter seemed to appear out of thin air and grew up in Hogwarts. Although his daughter Helena inherited Ravenclaw's appearance, she did not have her mother's extraordinary wisdom. Therefore, Ravenclaw, who loved her daughter, made a crown, hoping that her daughter would embark on a journey of wisdom like her.

However, after the diadem was made, Ravenclaw kept it and did not let his daughter touch it, but took it with him.

According to the book "Secrets of Slytherin", the gem in the center of the crown was obtained by Ravenclaw when he was young and has extraordinary power.

……

Christmas is a long time, and Professor McGonagall has temporarily put aside her worries about Bree. She believes that during these few days, Bree has received a profound vigilance education about learning magic.

"You must have no idea how I've been here these past few days, Cedric."

At the dining table, Bree said to Cedric who was walking next to her: "What's the matter?"

Cedric looked helpless. He was thinking about how to tell this because it was so embarrassing.

"Xiu Xiu bribed another male Xiu Xiu and deceived me and my father. Now he has escaped to who knows where."

"The Department for the Protection of Magical Creatures is now looking everywhere for it."

Cedric sighed helplessly, he had a hunch that the Niffler would cause big trouble.

"Excuse me, this is the Slytherin table, Mr. Diggory."

Draco glanced at Cedric and sat on the other side, while Tom, who was following him, looked directly at Cedric, making Cedric get up embarrassedly and walked to sit opposite Bree.

Cedric looked at Draco's arrogant look and whispered to Bree: "Is he okay again?"

"Well, the kid is having a tantrum."

Bree smiled and shook his head, Draco snorted and didn't refute Bree, he chuckled because the two new girls from Gryffindor had arrived.

"Oh, look, what a lovely girl, just a bit rude, there must be many people who like him, haha, maybe a little boy will confess his love to Pote on Valentine's Day in a few days, it's so funny! "

Draco leaned next to Bree, holding his stomach and ignoring the glares of Harry and Ron, while Hermione, who was still looking like a lion cat, jumped up, and in the surprised eyes of some young wizards who had just finished their vacation, Eating the dinner Ginny had set out slowly.

As for Harry and Ron, they are now in the spotlight.

Professor Flitwick, who just came back from the teacher's table, rubbed his eyes even more. He was sure that he remembered the genders of Harry Potter and Weasley correctly.

Professor Snape was still staring intently at Harry, who looked exactly like Lily when she was a child.

"Harry Potter, look, how attractive you are." Draco's output remained the same. Harry and Ron on the opposite side were already blushing, but in such an occasion and state, they obviously did not dare to speak. , because as soon as it is said, it is a girl's voice, which will cause a bigger joke.

Ginny thoughtfully pulled the fried chicken leg away from Ron.

"Girls can't be so rude when eating, and you want to just pick it up and chew it!"

"Now you are my sister."

Ginny babbled, restraining Ron's behavior like an old mother, which made Ron think that his mother was standing next to him. As for Harry, Ginny only glanced at him from time to time, and then blushed and twisted. Open, dare not look more.

"Oh damn, damn Merlin why did he let the potion go wrong!"

Ron sighed weakly, but Ginny patted his bent waist.

"Don't be so hunchbacked!"

"Oh……"

Cedric also stared at Harry and Ron, but quickly turned his head and looked at Bree secretly.

"Maybe Harry would be more likeable as a girl."

At this time, Bree said: "Otherwise, why would even Draco, who always had a bad face, laugh at Harry?"

Hearing Bree's words, Draco immediately had a bad look on his face, glared at Harry fiercely, and turned back.

"Oh, don't make such a joke. Harry and Harry are the same to me. They are a nuisance."

After saying that, Draco saw Cedric staring at Bree. He smiled evilly and said, "Maybe Bree would look better dressed as a girl."

Tom on the side also looked over, with a gentle look in his eyes.

The wand in Bree's hand was shining brightly, and a sense of danger spread slightly.

"Maybe I didn't say that I was learning human body transformation recently, or maybe my transformation would be irreversible."

"Cough, cough, cough." Draco was choked by the juice he just drank, and hurriedly said, "Don't, you black crow, if you dare, I'll..."

Draco thought for a while and realized that he had nothing to threaten Bree, but he still said sternly, "I'll use your magic camera to take a photo of you sleeping and give it to Sprout." The professor hangs on the wall of the Guardian Ode Club!”

childish……

Bree thought to himself and continued to enjoy his dinner. In the past few days, he had to move all Box's books to the turret and build a utility room on the tree stump at the door of the turret.

……

As time passes, Christmas passes in a hurry, the cold winter slowly leaves, spring gradually wakes up, and a burst of sunshine and ambiguity fills Hogwarts.

And Bree, who had walked to the black lake to bask in the sun, was sitting next to a tree.

"Valentine's Day."

A weak wind blew by, gently touching Bree's face with mist, soothing him from the fatigue caused by replenishing his soul alchemy knowledge and Professor McGonagall's nagging during this period.

Bree smiled slightly, hesitantly took the gift box Luna gave him.

"What is this? I don't think you would think of giving it a Valentine's Day gift."

Luna jumped lightly, slowly sat down next to Bree, pointed to the black lake in the distance, and said with a look of surprise: "The gift of spring."

"I'll share it with you."

"You will definitely like it, open it now."

Luna looked at Bree expectantly, and Bree looked melodiously at the black lake in the distance, and saw the big octopus in the lake spitting bubbles, and then came back to open the gift box.

It is a small bottle with a water plant growing in it.

"I picked this at Black Lake yesterday. Today is Valentine's Day. You can give it to the person you like."

On Valentine's Day, give something from someone else to the person you like?

Bree laughed out loud at Luna's actions.

But Luna continued: "I have prepared a lot, for Hermione, for Digory, for Malfoy, and for Ginny, too..."

Luna's eyes were clear and she said seriously: "I think the original intention of the festival is to commemorate something, so let's commemorate the arrival of spring."

"In this way, spring will be our lover."

Saying that, Luna stretched her arms and legs happily and yawned widely.

"Did you sleep well last night, Luna?"

Bree asked concerned.

"Well, I think the bug flies are here again. They threw one of my shoes out. I found it next to the castle last night."

Damn it, shoes?

Bree's smile became a little lighter. He had recently heard that Luna was ostracized by Ravenclaw because Luna's ideas were so strange that even the little wizards around her couldn't understand them. Let them have some illusions, thinking that Luna has no friends and is a strange girl.

"Perhaps it wasn't the Gadfly, you see, you took all the presents I gave you."

Bree pointed to the rabbit hairpin Luna was wearing and the heterochromatic glasses in her pocket.

"Oh, yes, that must be another little guy, too naughty."

Luna didn't tell anyone in her dormitory at all, which made Bree a little helpless, but more importantly, she respected this smart girl's choice.

"If you encounter difficulties, you can talk to me, Luna, after you find them."

"Of course. We're friends, Bree."

After finishing the conversation with Luna, Bree returned to the messy hall. The surrounding walls were decorated with large pink flowers with glittering sequins; there were also many heart-shaped colorful paper-cuts that kept coming from Floating down from the ceiling.

At this time, Lockhart, who was wearing a pink robe and looking energetic, was standing on the teacher's bench, loudly announcing a special program for Valentine's Day, which was to invite twelve people with wings on their backs, apertures on their heads, and A dwarf with a harp and love arrows, these things can help the little wizards deliver letters of love.

But their expressions were as gloomy as Snape's, which was simply chilling.

No, Snape's expression was even worse at this time. He was glaring at Lockhart with his dead fish eyes, because beside Lockhart, both Harry and Ron were caught, and they were also given the power by Lockhart. special responsibilities.

"Oh, these two little wizards will help Professor Lockhart deliver Valentine's Day gifts to the little wizards to convey the professor's love for everyone."

Lockhart covered his conscience and said very sincerely: "Every young wizard must be accepted, because I have discussed it with the headmaster..."

In the hall, at the teachers' table, Harry, Ron, and even Bree, who had just walked in, looked at Dumbledore, who was wearing a festive robe and drinking honey water with nine spoons of sugar.

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, his eyes flickering, but he quickly remembered the matter.

"Oh, yes, I hope the arrival of spring will make the little wizards not sleep so easily. When I passed by the History of Magic classroom yesterday, I thought a troll attacked Professor Binns who turned into a ghost."

Dumbledore was obviously joking, but Bree, who happened to have experienced the history of magic yesterday, still remembered the snoring that woke him up from his sleep.

At this time, Goyle and Brak were glared at by Draco, and they looked at each other confused and continued to deal with their lunch with their heads down.

Lockhart continued: "Every little wizard must wear a rose brooch that represents love today. If you take it off, house points will be deducted. But as long as you wear it today, every house will get one." A mysterious gift."

Lockhart said in a deep voice: "It's definitely beyond everyone's imagination, and you will definitely fall in love with it."

Bree, who had just sat down, frowned and looked at the rose brooch handed over by Harry with a blushing face. She sighed and pinned it on the wizard's robe, because everyone had endured nausea and put it on. He couldn't be special. What's more...

When Snape faced Harry who was pushed up by Lockhart with a reluctant look on his face, he suppressed the veins on his brow and there was nothing wrong with him.

Tom touched the brooch and said meaningfully to Bree: "This rose is a bit prickly, Bree."

Indeed, this brooch has a strange aura and can slightly detect some traces of dark magic. It is a method used by Aurors to explore cases of dark wizards.

However, this kind of item is very expensive to manufacture. It would cost a lot of Galleons to do such a large-scale test, and Hogwarts can't afford that much money.

And before Bree took the brooch handed over from Harry, she used magic to block the breath on it.

It seems that this Lockhart is looking for Ravenclaw's diadem. It's not his thing, but he really cares about it.

I took a look at the Slytherin table, and sure enough, many guys' brooches were stained with a hint of gray. There were also some from other houses, but they were not serious and were within a reasonable range.

Professor McGonagall looked around, nodded with satisfaction, and gave Lockhart a slightly appreciative look, thanking him for the donation.

Lockhart forced a smile, and let his twelve cupids go.

At this time, an owl flew over in a hurry, and Brie could tell at a glance that it was an alchemical owl, because it had no soul, and although it was lifelike, it was ultimately a fake.

The owl dropped a box and placed it in front of Dumbledore. Dumbledore looked at the pink box in front of him in surprise. An explosion occurred as soon as he touched it.

Of course, it was just a joke, and out of the pink smoke, some colorful balloons floated out with a sharp dagger.

There was also an old voice.

"Oh, Dumbledore, Happy Valentine's Day. Although your lover is not here, please let me use it in this way. After all, it is too strange to give a knife on Valentine's Day, but I hope you like it. It is really precious. The material, I remember it was given to you by that person. In order to build it, I extended my life a little longer, which is really troublesome."

When the sound ended, Dumbledore took the handle of the knife with a smile, and put the plain knife away without even pulling out the scabbard.

As he waved his hand, the balloons increased in number one by one and flew up to the ceiling, once again decorating the hall.

"Oh, a gift from an old friend. Thank him, otherwise things will be too troublesome later."

Dumbledore squinted his eyes and smiled, hiding the nostalgia in his eyes. At the same time, he apologized and walked upstairs.

Bree looked at Dumbledore's figure thoughtfully. The dagger just now made him a little curious. Just after Bree finished lunch, nine dwarfs rushed over. Bree put down the knife and fork and picked up the Dumbledore. Na's gift said: "I'll go to the corner tower to see Nico."

A few days ago, Bree had agreed to let Nico come down to eat, but today she was nowhere to be seen.

The nine dwarfs who ran over looked sad, holding pink letters one after another, and said loudly in a high-pitched and festive voice: "Brie Olde, here is..."

"Bang bang..." Before the nine dwarfs got close to Brie, they were pulled to the wall one by one by Brie's magic. They were entangled in ribbons and their mouths were tightly strangled.

Soon, the rest of the dwarves rescued them, but they didn't dare to trouble Bree any more. They returned the letters to the girls and boys one after another, and picked up the letter of the next one.

"Harry Potter!"

……

While the children were making a fuss downstairs, Bree walked to the corner and found that Nico was missing. Val was being tightly tied with sheets, his mouth blocked by an unknown white cloth, whimpering, and his eyes full of lamp oil. He looked at Bree who walked in.

"what happened?"

The entire turret was in a mess, the books had been turned over, and the drawers of the table that had not been unlocked by anti-locking spells were also opened.

"Bree! A Niffler broke in! It stole my Galleons!"

Vern had a sad face and kept sobbing.

"Where's Nico?"

Fan'er raised his head and said as thinly as a mosquito or fly: "He was also kidnapped conveniently."

"what!"

Bree walked to the messy study and immediately said: "The traces are revealed!"

A wave of magic power appeared, and soon some footprints appeared on the ground, and a figure of Xiu Xiu appeared, rummaging around in the study room very quickly, and then ran away again.

Brie cast magic and followed the footprints to leave, only to see a lamp and a doll falling on the ground...

lamp?
baby?

Is this the original dark light in the drawer?
Voldemort is gone!

And this doll was given to Nico by Niffler for Christmas.

"This one is Sniff!"

Brie picked up the doll and after careful inspection, she found that there were some special marking magic on it, which was cast by blood. This Sniff had a premeditated plan!
He followed the footprints and walked out immediately. He could only maintain this searching magic while the breath had not dissipated. As for the herbal medicine class in the afternoon, he hoped Professor Sprout could understand him.

Following the increasingly faint footprints, Bree walked to the front of the Forbidden Forest.

The noon sun was very warm, but the Forbidden Forest was still full of early spring chills, and some mist spread in it, making it difficult for Bree to see the situation in the far distance of the Forbidden Forest.

"Go, take me to find Xiu Xiu."

Bree threw out the doll in her hand, reversing the magic in the doll's body. When the doll landed, it immediately stretched its limbs and walked toward the Forbidden Forest with sharp eyes.

(End of this chapter)