Hogwarts Summoning Guide

This is where dreams begin, and where dreams come true.

When Bai Lin awoke, a week had passed. He didn't know how much mandrake juice he had used to break the petrification spell the man had cast on him at such close range. Fortunately, Ms. Pomfrey was a knowledgeable healer. She was proficient in various healing spells, could concoct magical potions, and even knew some Muggle surgeon treatments. In her words, "Any method that can save lives is a good method!" This statement made Bai Lin deeply respect her, despite her usually stern demeanor.

Snape himself described what happened in the drawing room to Bai Lin. He spoke slowly and calmly, but he explained every detail very clearly, giving Bai Lin a sense of being there.

"So, it was Mr. Bagman, the Director of the Department of Magical Sports, who slipped in with the compound potion?" Bai Lin asked thoughtfully, lying on his hospital bed. He had a feeling that things weren't that simple.

"I'm afraid so. We later found the real Mr. Bagman in the Ministry of Magic's carriage. He was badly injured, but not in mortal danger. Polyjuice Potion is only effective if the person being transformed is safe," Snape said expressionlessly.

"I still think Crouch has some issues..." Bai Lin muttered, frowning.

"Stop thinking about it! The fake Mr. Bagman was subdued by Mr. Crouch. He shouldn't be suspected. Scrimgeour has also found out that all the unusual arrangements were ordered by the fake Mr. Bagman. He has every right to interfere in any arrangements, even allowing Potter to participate in the Goblet of Fire... That despicable guy, it's a pity we still don't know who he is..." Snape said.

Bai Lin nodded, indicating that he accepted Snape's suggestion. Snape didn't linger; he dusted off his robes, stood up, and bid farewell to Bai Lin. Before leaving, he gave Bai Lin a small vial of potions, saying that drinking a little would quickly restore energy. Snape was a genius in potions, and Bai Lin was quite interested in the potions he had concocted, thanking him repeatedly. Snape shrugged and walked away leisurely.

Bai Lin took the bottle of potion in his hand and, sure enough, the system immediately popped up a notification:

Obtain a superior Vitality Potion: A magical potion carefully crafted by a potion master, for three people. Restores 50 mana and 50 stamina within 10 seconds of consumption. First use grants a permanent 2 mana boost.

Without hesitation, Bai Lin took a sip, about a third of it. The taste was sour and refreshing, like a cucumber that had been pickled for three to five years. But the effect was also very obvious. Bai Lin, who was originally weak and powerless and whose magic power was depleted, felt that he had recovered more than half in a short time. Moreover, the magic power of his character was shown to have increased to 103, which can be described as taking another step forward.

Walking into the next ward, Yuxi was comforting a somewhat dejected Catherine. Catherine seemed to attribute the incident that caused so many people to be injured to her own negligence, easily believing the fake Bagman, which allowed the dark wizards to succeed, almost killing Bai Lin and harming so many teammates.

Although Yuxi was also seriously injured, the Dark Wizard of the Wild Hair only used an ordinary dagger, and Madam Pomfrey easily healed her knife wound. However, she was still somewhat weak for the next few days due to excessive blood loss.

Upon seeing Bai Lin enter, both ladies quickly stood up to greet him. However, after taking only a few steps, Catherine slowed down, her face somewhat pale, while Youxi threw herself into Bai Lin's arms and kissed him, her joy evident.

"You scared me to death! I'm so glad you're alright!" Youxi hugged Bai Lin's neck tightly, as if she wanted to squeeze her body into Bai Lin's body and become one with him.

Bai Lin patted You Qian's back affectionately. You Qian seemed to remember something, quickly let go, walked to Catherine's side, forcibly pulled her over, and pushed her in front of Bai Lin.

Yuxi said, "Kerry, Sister Catherine, you two should make up!" She blinked her big eyes as if she were talking about something trivial.

Catherine was extremely embarrassed, her face flushed red, and she hurriedly said, "Yuxi, I...I...I didn't mean to steal your boyfriend...I just..." If she explained that she had no feelings for Bai Lin, no one would believe her, because only the person most valued by the warrior would willingly become a hostage in the competition. Her actions had already proven that she still regarded herself as Bai Lin's sweetheart.

Yuqian grabbed Catherine's hand with one hand and Bai Lin's hand with the other, saying, "You two... I know what happened before, and I also know that Catherine is regretting it terribly. Rather than seeing you two suffer so much, I think, from now on, the three of us will be together!"

As the saying goes, "If you don't say something shocking, you'll die trying," and when Youxi spoke, Bai Lin was embarrassed. Although he couldn't claim to be incredibly devoted, and even knew he was somewhat of a womanizer—not only was he possessing the cute Youxi, but he also had entanglements with Lulu and Yan Nishuang, and still harbored feelings for Xue Lin and Catherine—thinking about it, he felt like a jerk. However, he prided himself on not being a heartless person and would never abandon or betray Youxi's deep affection. But today, Youxi's initiative to propose this "solution" still caught him somewhat off guard.

"I don't know how this way of getting along will turn out in the future, but I think we can give it a try. We have a lot of enemies, and we might encounter an accident someday... I'm already fully prepared... So what are we waiting for? Let's embrace today and not let anyone be sad!" Youxi said in one breath, her face flushed with nervousness and eagerness, but Bai Lin thought she was even more beautiful today and couldn't help but step forward and hug her.

"Sister Catherine!" Yuxi pulled Catherine over as well. Bai Lin immediately felt warm and soft embraced, and a sense of happiness rushed to his head. He felt much lighter. Looking down, he saw that Catherine was still wearing the "Tears of the Angel" necklace that he had given him, but it was hidden in the collar of her Beauxbatons faculty uniform. He felt a surge of warmth in his heart and kissed Catherine on the forehead.

After a brief moment of tenderness, Youxi recounted the events of that day to Bailin. The perilous nature of the events left Bailin drenched in cold sweat. When she spoke of Catherine personally stabbing the middle-aged dark wizard to death, Catherine's expression froze. Although the man deserved his fate, the guilt of having stained her hands with blood still overwhelmed her, causing her considerable pain. Bailin quickly embraced her and gently comforted her.

"I think there's someone else behind this..." Bai Lin finally voiced his deduction.

Both girls were startled. Yuxi, still somewhat shaken, said, "So many people have died, is the mastermind someone else? Wasn't it said that the fake Mr. Bagman was the one who started it all? Didn't the Barty Crouch you suspected earlier turn out to be him?"

"There are many doubts. For some inexplicable reasons, I learned Barty Crouch Jr.'s motives. His target was not me, but Harry. Harry was the key to Voldemort's resurrection."

Voldemort's soul remained on Earth due to the Horcrux (actually, Professor Quirrell was used as a temporary Horcrux), becoming a half-human, half-ghost monster. To be fully resurrected, he needed to use dark magic to reshape a body. I've read in some ancient dark magic texts that reshaping a body requires three essential ingredients: the father's bones, the servant's flesh, and the enemy's blood. Voldemort's greatest enemy was Harry.

Catherine, being exceptionally intelligent, immediately grasped the key point: "I heard you say that the Mystic killed his father's family with his own hands, so he should be able to find his father's grave easily... The flesh of the servants shouldn't be a problem either, there must be Death Eaters working for him... And the blood of the enemy shouldn't be difficult either, right? There are many opportunities in this competition..."

Bai Lin said, "Voldemort wants to capture Harry. He not only wants to resurrect Harry with Harry's blood, but also wants to kill Harry in front of all his subordinates. Only in this way can he make up for the prestige he lost—the prestige and glory of a demon king who died after the baby reflected the Killing Curse."

Catherine and Yuxi exchanged a glance, and Yuxi said, "As long as they're not in Hogwarts Castle, a dark wizard can use the Portkey to teleport Harry to Voldemort's side!" As she said this, both girls broke out in a cold sweat.

Catherine added, "A Portkey can be anything. That fake Bagman has plenty of opportunities. For example, in the first match, during the draw, he could just play a little trick on the bag, and Harry could reach in, touch the Portkey, and be teleported away immediately. Or he could put the Portkey on one of the hostages in the second match, and Harry would touch the Portkey and be teleported away when he tries to untie the hostage's ropes... He could even put the Portkey in the Warriors' Quarters, and just say, 'Mr. Potter, could you please get that for me?' and he could get it, right?"

Bai Lin stood up and paced back and forth a few times, saying, "There can only be one far-fetched explanation: Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr. are both extreme perfectionists. They want Harry to win the final championship and then be killed by Voldemort as the champion, which would satisfy Voldemort's ego to the greatest extent and bring the greatest panic to the British wizarding world. My involvement made them think that Harry might not be able to win the championship, so they tried every means to get rid of me."

Yuxi sighed and said, "I've read about the mysterious man's life. He was extremely proud and confident, and was indeed a perfectionist. He wouldn't be satisfied with killing Harry in obscurity; he wanted to tell everyone that the Dark Lord, who posed a huge threat to all of Europe, had returned."

Bai Lin clapped his hands and said, "Back to the previous question, the Photon Demon is a perfectionist, as is his fanatical follower, Barty Crouch Jr. In the first match, his tricks against me failed, mainly because he underestimated me. So, for the second match, he prepared for two months, with a meticulous plan and multiple layers of protection. The underwater monster was the first layer, the Blood Axe Erickson lying in ambush on the stone island was the second, the mind-controlled Catherine was the third, and the red-haired pirates posing as a rescue team were the fourth. If it weren't for good luck and everyone's all-out rescue efforts, I would definitely be dead by now. Tell me, how could someone who can make such a meticulous plan not have a way out for themselves?"

Bai Lin thought to himself: In the original story, Barty Crouch Jr. became Mad-Eye Moody and had been at Hogwarts for the past year, so he could only steal from Snape's storeroom to gather the ingredients for Polyjuice Potion. But now that he's an official of the Ministry of Magic, he only needs to arrive at Hogwarts a day or two before the competition, so he can prepare enough potions outside and doesn't need to be a thief at all. In this way, the little tricks that he and Snape set up have become the other side's tools, and they have successfully caught each other in the crossfire.

"Old Barty Crouch subdued the fake Bagman with a freezing spell, which makes me even more suspicious. Although the spell Old Crouch used didn't seem wrong at first glance, his use of the freezing spell in that collapsed environment was quite remarkable... Or perhaps, he was just trying to silence him?" Bai Lin said.

Catherine frowned again and said, "That makes sense! As long as we kill the fake Bagman and smash his head, no one will know who died. Regardless of whether we know his identity or not, we can use this opportunity to get away! It's practically the perfect crime!"

Bai Lin gave Catherine a thumbs up and said, "This match taught me one thing: we must never sit idly by and wait for the enemy to come to us. Our enemies are not only ruthless but also cunning. If we always passively wait for them to show up on their own, we'll be in trouble. Now that old Crouch has left Hogwarts, his next match will be the third one. I wonder what new tricks he'll pull this time. I won't even mention targeting me; I'm afraid it might hurt other innocent people!"

Catherine also stood up abruptly and said, "What are you planning to do? Take me with you! This competition has taught me something: bad people exist objectively. It's not that I can avoid them and they will stay away from me. On the contrary, the more I want to live a peaceful life, the more those bad people will try their best to destroy everyone's peace and stability. Since I can't escape them, I've made up my mind. I want to join your team and fight alongside you!"

Bai Lin was taken aback, scratching his head. Catherine's inner world seemed to have undergone a significant change over the past few months, and her experience in this competition had only strengthened her resolve. Although Bai Lin felt that bringing Catherine into the team would bring her some danger, what was coming would come sooner or later. She wouldn't be spared just because she wasn't in the team. Being in the team would at least make communication easier, and she could use points to exchange for equipment and runes to enhance herself—it was entirely beneficial.

Bai Lin looked at Catherine. He knew that Catherine hadn't suddenly become so righteous and wanted to fight violence with violence. She was still the same gentle and kind Catherine. She was just willing to give up some things to help him.

Bai Lin looked at Catherine gratefully and extended a team invitation to her. Catherine accepted the invitation without hesitation. Immediately, a golden light appeared before her eyes, and she, like the other team members, obtained the secondary system of the Summoning Compendium.

You have successfully joined Bai Lin (Kaelin White)'s team, and some system privileges have been granted to you.

You are the 7th member of the team. You can check the list of other members yourself.

Obtain the team channel information box and gain Level 3 access to the habitat.

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Catherine may need some time to adjust to these new things, and Bai Lin will also need some time to adjust to their current life as a trio.