Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

After Dumbledore tasted the butterbeer in the Hog's Head Bar, he walked calmly to the Hogwarts Castle. The reason why he did not teleport back directly was, in his words, that he drank such a high-calorie drink late at night. Finally, he had to digest it.

When Andre returned to the alchemy shop next door, Sophia, who had fallen asleep, was awakened by the sound of the door opening on the first floor.

The witch lady wearing a silk nightgown looked particularly cute when she poked her head from the second floor, if she didn't hold the grapevine wand in her hand.

Fortunately, the bright moonlight tonight allowed her to quickly discover that the person who came in was not a thief, but the boy who brought her here.

Even though it disturbed her sweet dreams, Andre's return still made her very happy.

Although she still complained a little: "I thought you would be back by dinner."

"Sorry, something else happened on the way." Before the holiday, Andre had asked the owl to deliver the letter. He told Sophia that he would go to London today to visit Sirius before returning to Huo. Germode.

Of course, Miss Witch didn't know about his other plans, so she thought he would be back before dinner.

"Have you eaten yet?" Sophia asked again with some concern.

It's just that she didn't say it. As soon as she mentioned this, Andre's stomach immediately made a thunderous sound. After leaving the Black family's ancestral home, he really didn't have time to fill his stomach. Later, in the cave He also fought with the Inferi for a long time, which naturally consumed more energy.

And just now he was just buying butterbeer for Dumbledore and didn't even think about the fact that he didn't have dinner.

Seeing Andre's embarrassed expression, Sophia couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, and then said: "Wait a moment, I'll get you something to eat."

After Miss Witch walked down the stairs, Andre discovered that the nightgown on her body was not long. Under the moonlight, her two white calves were dazzling in separate directions, and the pair of naked feet exuded a small and cute look. strength.

He didn't dare to focus on that for too long, and quickly shifted his gaze.

Sophia turned and walked into the kitchen behind the shop. When he came back to dig the basement last time, Andre didn't have time to look carefully. Now when he followed up, he realized that there were a lot more things here than at Christmas.

The witch lady not only added various kitchen utensils, but also many strange alchemy props that Andre had never heard of.

For example, there was a transparent glass box with a lot of ingredients in it. When he opened it and looked at it, he realized that the temperature of the box was much lower than the outside. Is this a magical refrigerator?

There is also the square box made of iron. Without looking, Andre can feel the magic fluctuations similar to the crucible, which means that this thing can release flames like a crucible. An oven?He thought a little uncertainly.

Before he could recognize the new items in the kitchen one by one, Sophia came over with a plate of macaroni. She saw the curiosity on Andre's face, and said with a slight blush: "I saw everything in the magazine. They said these products are a must-have for home kitchens, so they bought them.”

Of course Andre wouldn't blame her for such a trivial matter. He took the plate of macaroni with a smile and said, "Don't get me wrong, I just didn't expect you to like cooking."

"Except for weekends, there are usually no customers here, and I don't like to deal with other people, so I can only study cooking." Sophia sat down opposite Andre, holding her cheeks explained.

The macaroni with meat sauce unexpectedly suited Andre's appetite. After taking a big bite, he said, "As long as you are happy, I'm worried that you won't get used to living here."

"How could it be?" After hearing this, Miss Witch's eyes widened, and it could be seen in her blue eyes that she did not agree with Andre's words: "If I could choose before, of course I would prefer this. Life, do you think I would like being a dark wizard?"

Andre shook his head quickly. Of course he didn't mean it this way, but Sophia's change was indeed quite big.

"Forget it, let's not mention the past. At least I feel that I am very happy in Hogsmeade." Seeing that the boy didn't know how to explain, the witch lady smiled and dropped the topic again.

By the time Andre finished the dinner, which could only be regarded as a late-night snack, it was already very late. Sophia, who was trying not to fall asleep, couldn't help but yawn. She stood up and cleared the table a little. He said to the boy: "I have arranged the bedding in your room for you. You can wash up and go to sleep."

Andre felt an inexplicable warmth in his heart. Apart from his mother, no woman had ever treated him like this in his previous life.

"Then you should go to bed quickly, otherwise you will have two dark circles under your eyes tomorrow." But in the end, he failed to express his thanks and just urged Sophia to rest quickly.

"Okay, good night then."

"Good night."

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Andre got up around six o'clock the next morning.

During the summer vacation, Hogsmeade lost its student customers from the castle, and the entire village seemed a little empty.

Of course, this place is usually like this when it's not weekends. Except for local residents, there are very few outside wizards hanging out here. After all, compared to the prosperity of Diagon Alley in London, Hogsmeade is still far inferior. .

Since there was no business anyway, Andre was not polite to Sophia. He wanted to ask the witch lady to teach him the magic of Apparition.

Naturally, Sophia would not refuse. This was not a valuable spell in itself, but usually wizards had to wait until they were 17 years old to learn this spell from the magic school, and Andre was still away from his 12th birthday. It's about half a month away.

But Miss Witch didn't care about the regulations of the British Ministry of Magic. In fact, she was only 15 years old when she learned to apparate.

After breakfast, the two closed the shop and were led by Sophia to an open space outside the village. For novices in Apparition, an unobstructed location is the best place to practice this magic.

Because this kind of magic involving space movement is always somewhat dangerous, many wizards will have problems deviating from the expected target when they try to apparate for the first time.

By choosing an open space as a practice location, even if the learner fails to reach the destination successfully, he or she will not get into something like a wall, which at least avoids a large part of the danger.

In addition to the problem of deviation, the more serious problem is of course the possibility of splitting. Once the magic power is not controlled well during the transmission process, it may cause the wizard's body to not reach the destination intact.

If no one is watching over it, dismemberment can easily lead to the eventual death of the wizard who cast the spell.

That's why the Ministry of Magic has set up a special examination for Apparition, requiring wizards to pass the examination and obtain a certificate before they can legally cast this spell.

Given Andre's age, it was certainly impossible for him to apply for the exam, and no Ministry of Magic official would agree to such a request.So he could only study in private and couldn't use it in public places to avoid being caught by the Ministry of Magic.

In order to teach him this magic, Sophia specially prepared a bag of lime powder. She drew a white circle in each of the four corners of the open space, and then said seriously: "Clear goals, firm determination and calmness." Casting is the key to completing this magic.”

Andre nodded. He had previewed Apparition before, and he still understood the general theory.

"Your target is the white circle I drew on the ground. The first step is to focus 100% on it." Sophia continued to guide: "Then the second step is to use firm determination. Occupy the space you want! It’s better to have every part of your body longing to be there.”

Andre did as Miss Witch told him very honestly. He stared closely at a white circle more than ten meters away, and then imagined in his mind that he was going to enter there. As early as last year, he had already understood that determination was crucial to Magic works.

When she saw that Andre was ready, Sophia continued: "The last step is to rotate your body and turn yourself into void with the help of the wand. Remember, turn calmly and don't be too hasty."

Without hesitation, Andre acted as he was told, and then he just turned half of his body, and a familiar sense of oppression followed. But unlike following other people's apparition, after he reopened his eyes, he There was no dizziness.

"Very good. The first time I used Apparition, I wasn't as accurate as you." Sophia's voice came not far away.

Looking at the position under his feet, he was only about two meters away from the white circle he set as the target.

This is indeed a good result for someone who is apparating for the first time.

Andre then tried several more times, and the accuracy of the transmission became more and more accurate, and in the end it basically would not appear outside the white circle.

Preliminarily speaking, he has learned this magic.

However, if you want to apparate to a place out of sight, you need further practice to ensure that no accidents occur.

It was almost noon, and Andre took the initiative to stop practicing.Being able to roughly learn Apparation in one morning, he had nothing to be dissatisfied about.

And Sophia smiled at his happy look, stepped forward, took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, gesturing for him to wipe the sweat from his forehead. In July, Britain had entered midsummer, and it was extremely hot even in the morning. .

When Andre took the handkerchief, Sophia said to him: "Those powerful wizards generally don't need the assistance of wands when using Apparition, and unlike us, we usually make noises when we teleport. If The magic control is not perfect, and it can even be as violent as an explosion. But I have seen...I mean the instructor of the Free Magic Guild. When he casts this magic, if you don't listen carefully, you won't even notice any sound."

Of course, Andre knew this. He had personally experienced Dumbledore's Apparition. The most powerful white wizard in the wizarding world also did not need a wand when teleporting, and there was only a very slight "bang" .

Of course, this ability is of little use at ordinary times, but if it is in combat, its concealment is much higher than that of an ordinary wizard's phantom appearance.

In contrast, the first time he followed the black market Portkey merchant for Apparition, the other party made a loud noise.

However, after integrating the characteristics of the fire dragon, Andre felt that he should be able to use this magic without relying on a wand after becoming proficient. However, if he wanted to lower his voice, his magic control level would have to be further improved.

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Lunch was a French meal carefully prepared by Sophia.

The small dining table is filled with all kinds of sumptuous food. It can be seen that the witch lady must have put a lot of thought into it.

"So you plan to leave for Norway next week?" Sophia asked with a smile, watching Andre start devouring it eagerly.

Being used to eating the food made by the house elves in Hogwarts, and tasting the craftsmanship of Miss Witch again, it naturally felt particularly delicious, so Andrei stuffed foie gras into his mouth and replied: "Yes, during this time After a little more familiarity with Apparition, I’m about to go.”

"Then I'll go with you." When she said this, Sophia's face was full of seriousness.

In fact, Andre still can't figure out how this witch lady transformed from a prisoner to what she is now. Her self-consciousness is probably too high.

"Okay, I will take you with me when the time comes." However, he did not refuse. It is always good to have one more person to help.

His knowledge of the Norwegian wizarding world was limited to books, and he had no clue where the ancient druid successor Voldemort killed. There were too few clues about this matter.

Before there was time to extract more words from Voldemort, the other party had already fled because of Quirrell's death. The only thing that was certain was that the Dark Lord would definitely not tell lies to him due to his arrogance.

So before heading to Norway, he actually had a plan to execute, but it was just inconvenient to mention it to Miss Witch.

"Then how are we going to go this time? Are we going to Diagon Alley to buy a door key?" Sophia asked again.

"No, we will return to the UK from Hungary just like we did last time. I will turn into a fire dragon and fly you there." Andre replied without thinking: "It is easy for someone to find out your whereabouts if you buy a door key. I I'm worried that there are still people in the Free Magic Guild watching me. Since they can wait so long for my grandfather's inheritance, there is no reason to let me go so quickly."

When talking about this dark wizard organization, Sophia was a little silent. After all, she came from that organization, and the memories there were obviously not good for her.

"But they certainly didn't expect that I would go to Norway during the summer vacation and fly there directly." Andre probably thought that Miss Witch was worried, so he added.