A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 615 Return to the original owner
Felix briefly mentioned Percy's report before heading out.

Ms. Burns nodded to show she understood.They walked out of the small lounge, and everyone outside waited anxiously. At least so far, the ownership of the snakewood wand is still a mystery.Nephew Stewart was whispering in the corner.

"Come on," said Felix quietly.

"Where are you going?" Melville Stewart asked with wide eyes, glancing at his uncle out of the corner of his eye, and Blaise shook his head slightly, so he and the others looked at Felix again.

"Where the snakewood staff is, I will go there of course." Felix said, "As for who it belongs to, I don't care, you can discuss it yourself."

These words were still tendentious, and both Uriah and Vice-Principal Greg looked happy.Melville wanted to say something, but his uncle held his arm and stopped him, seeming to agree to this approach.

A group of people walked out of the minister's office.The door slammed shut from behind.

Felix could no longer use magic when he left the Ministry of Magic, so people kept greeting him warmly or paying attention to him along the way.When passing by the foyer, a few sharp-eyed Squibs noticed his back and looked suspiciously, but before they could react, they had already boarded the escalator and came out of the red telephone booth.

"We'll meet at the gate of the Ilvermorny school, okay? I don't know the way very well. I need a guide—Uriah?"

Uriah nodded and walked to Felix.He glanced at the vice-principal, "Mr. Greg, then I'll be with Mr. Hype. You—"

"You don't have to worry about me." The vice principal said with a smile.Spurte glared at him, didn't speak, and strode towards a deep alley.

Felix pulled Uriah into Apparition, and after several appearances, he had already appeared on the border of the United States. Uriah looked around, trying to identify the direction, and then his mouth opened wider and wider.

"There seems to be a—"

black market……?His expression was awkward, and he couldn't help guessing what Mr. Haipu was doing when he first came here.And he guessed that Mr. Haipu didn't have the habit of reporting abroad... Well, at least there was a reason for this incident.

"I once fished nearby." Felix looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest. The scenery near the place where they landed was very desolate, except for the salty waves and the washed black stones, there was nothing to see.But memories color this deserted beach.

"It's up to you to lead the way."

"of course."

It took some time on the way, and finally, they appeared halfway up the mountain, and saw a majestic building group looming in the clouds and mist on the top of Mount Greylock.For the last part of the journey, the two walked all the way, and Felix also took the opportunity to learn about Uriah's recent progress.

"I only met Voldemort once, and that was the day he took the snakewood wand." Uriah said softly. When they walked through the mountains and forests, he introduced his experience for nearly a year, "Only I have seen his strength. , and after being cross-examined repeatedly, Congress appeared to be concerned."

Felix knew the horror of Voldemort's Killing Curse. Moreover, the snakewood staff recovered after sleeping for hundreds of years, and happened to meet the most suitable owner for it. Naturally, he seemed excited and cooperative enough. The unlucky headmaster was not necessarily weak. , but definitely careless.

"Afterwards, I joined the Auror team, and I didn't actually do anything. Apart from training, the only meaningful thing was to lead the team to wipe out a few black markets..." Uriah glanced at Felix strangely.

"After a while, there was news that Voldemort was looting everywhere. I applied to lead a team to pursue him, at least to investigate his purpose, but was rejected by Congress, and then around late June and early July, came a vague According to the news, Voldemort seems to have fallen."

"But the news has not been confirmed yet," he said calmly, "At that time, the Auror team existed in name only, so I left and came to England with a few partners, just in time for you to capture the remnants of the Dark Lord... Dumbledore Mr. once called on all those who are threatened by war to unite, so I joined your action and followed the black wizard who was arrested for half a month..."

Felix was slightly taken aback.

Uriah's experience is really strange.The Magic Congress of the United States is obviously pretending to calm down the anger of wizards in the country, so they formed a "revenge team", but they don't want to make too much noise and attract Voldemort's attention - there is a very interesting The question is, is the Magical Congress of America afraid of Voldemort?
Felix thought, not necessarily, but definitely extremely afraid.They may have learned more about the inside story from Dumbledore, and know how terrible Voldemort is. In particular, many people in Congress may have experienced the pressure of another Dark Lord first-hand, and they never want the war to burn on their side.

"...Then Ms. Burns officially announced the end of the war. Within a few days, Mr. Greg came to me, hoping that I could introduce Ms. Burns to him. You almost know everything after that."

Uriah finished.

Felix nodded, and they walked up a winding stream, from which white mist rose.He asked again: "Is the Stuart family famous?"

Uriah looked strange.

"It's famous in some respects. The history dates back to the school's founding days, and the two principals had four children: two adopted sons, and a pair of biological twin sisters."

"Ah, The Chadwick Book," said Felix.

"It was written by Chadwick Boot, a very capable wizard whose descendant family is quite prominent in North America to this day... Another adopted son was named Webb Boot, who grew up to be In order to hire Aurors, I met a beautiful Scottish witch during a mission, and returned to England with my wife after marriage. Of course, what I want to say has little to do with these two adopted sons.”

"The fate of the twin sisters is completely different, probably because they each inherited the talents of their parents." Yuria said with emotion: "The youngest daughter Leona was born with magical abilities, and she stayed at school as a black magician when she grew up. Defense professor, never married. Her twin sister, Martha, was a Squib, from whom Stuart's descended—"

Felix nodded, "She finally chose to leave the magic world?"

He can fully understand the girl's mood.He could find two similar examples, one was Harry's mother and aunt, two blood sisters who also had only one displaying magical talents, and he speculated that their relationship was not good; another example was Filch , his living environment has something in common with Martha, they both stay as squibs in an environment full of little wizards, while Filch has a withdrawn and weird personality, and loves to blame others.

But Martha Stewart's situation must have been more embarrassing, because her parents were the founders of the Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

……

"At that time, there was no exclusive wand." Uriah made a small joke, but immediately became serious, "Martha married peacefully when she grew up, and has lived as a No-Maj ever since. Stayed in touch, but that link ended with her death."

"After more than 100 years, things turned around. Some of her descendants had magical talents, and we later called them the first head of the Stewart family. When the little boy showed magical abilities, his elders passed on the family traditions from generation to generation. Notes and legend told him, and thereafter from the first day of his enrollment, he claimed to be a descendant of the founder of the school, although that is true."

"His last name is a problem," Felix reminded Uriah.

Uriah pouted.

"That didn't matter, because the boy changed his surname back to Stuart when he came of age, 'in keeping with family tradition,' in his words. With this fame, he later married a well-known magician. The witch of the family was his wife, and with the help of his wife's family, he rebuilt the Stewart family. After that-some people speculate that he may leave a will before his death, because since then, every generation of Stewart descendants has tried to use magic as much as possible and prestigious Family marriage. This is almost an open secret and a joke, that is, how much blood of Ms. Isolt Thayer does the Stewart family still have?"

"But thanks to this strategy, the Stewart family and many magical families have successfully established in-law relationships, although some people hate their practice and are unwilling to intermarry with them. Including the Calderon-Bout family. But in general, Stewart has been very influential in recent years."

"Just like this matter, Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is unwilling to make a big deal and attract criticism..."

Ilvermorny Castle appeared in front of him, and Felix saw Mr. Greg and his nephew Stuart from afar.As they approached, Melville said defiantly: "You are too slow."

"You used the Portkey?" Felix raised his eyebrows, "That really saves effort."

Melville's face flushed suddenly.Blaze Stewart put his arms around his nephew's shoulders, and said politely: "Mr. Haipe, we have arrived. I'm curious. Are you going to put the snakewood wand back in its original position? I mean ...plant it back?"

He thought it was humorous, pointing to a fenced field where there was a bottomless pothole.

"Almost," said Felix cheerfully.

"Then I'll wait and see." Blaise Stewart shrugged and narrowed his eyes.He stopped talking, but looked around, as if expecting someone to jump out.At this time, the main gate of Ilvermorny Castle opened, and a dozen people stepped out from between two tall stone statues of a man and a woman. They were dressed in blue and raspberry robes, and Felix was very impressed with the colors of the Ilvermorny school uniform. He was no stranger—he had seen many times during the Tournament, and he knew that these people should be the professors in the school.

"The one standing at the front is Mr. Zekariya, the new headmaster." Yuria said to Felix.

Felix looked curiously at Ilvermorny's new headmaster. He looked about six to seventy years old, with dark skin, a broad forehead, and gray hair.After introducing each other, Felix took out the snake stick and walked to the deep pit. The people around fell silent and observed him silently.

There was a strange hissing sound from Felix's mouth, like the sound of a snake spitting out a letter, but the sense of oppression was much stronger. None of the people present would be afraid of a snake or two, but they couldn't ignore this hoarse, Evil voice.

The surrounding light dimmed, as if it was devouring the surrounding light with Felix at the center.

"What kind of sorcery is this?" Melville covered his ears and shouted backwards. It was too late for his uncle to stop him. Sure enough, several professors showed contemptuous eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Parseltongue." The new principal Zecariya said with a smile on his face: "Ms. Isolt Thayer's daughter, Leona, has inherited this rare ability. Here, did you call someone else?"

Figures of wizards suddenly appeared, and they were overwhelmed by this strange scene as soon as they appeared.

"They are my friends." Blaise Stewart forced a smile and said bluntly.His eyes were still fixed on Felix, and he had a premonition that his plan had gone awry.Felix Heap can speak Parseltongue!What is his background?Could he also be a descendant of Salazar Slytherin?
And he seems to really be able to control the snake stick, just like the Dark Lord.He felt hot, maybe the Parseltongue is the key to controlling the snake stick?But in a blink of an eye, his heart became cold - as Zecariya said, except for Isolt Thayer's daughter Leona, the Stewart family has never had a descendant who mastered the Parseltongue. Could it be that the decision of the first generation Patriarch was really wrong?While reducing the number of squibs in the family, it also diluted its own pure blood?
The smile on Blaize's face disappeared, and he was so distraught that he didn't even care about the allies he summoned.

The snake wooden staff floated away from Felix's hand, suspended in mid-air, the body of the staff was radiant, emitting dazzling light, the roar of the snake was amplified thousands of times, the light became dimmer and uncertain, and the surrounding colors seemed to be Get messed up.

The wizards onlookers watched this scene in astonishment.

Finally, Felix finished chatting with the snake stick, and he said in Parseltongue: "Sleep deeply, and new vitality will emerge from your body." The snake stick suddenly turned into a ball of fluorescence, and fell straight into the deep pit.

A bright, vibrant grass-green light bloomed from the depths of the soil, and the surrounding land suddenly grew a puff of green grass blades, covering the exposed deep pit in the blink of an eye.Immediately afterwards, the brown soil near the center began to squirm, and a small soil bag bulged.A tender green sapling came out tenaciously. It was only the size of a fist and grew rapidly, as if it had been cursed with expansion.

When the sapling grew to the height of a person and the thickness of an arm, the growth of the snake tree slowed down. Its leaves and roots flashed with fluorescent lines from time to time. Every time it flashed, it would grow taller and wider in a subtle way .

This state may last for an hour or two, or a week or two, but it grows gratifyingly, and it will become lush and lush like before.Students at Ilvermorny can watch and even enjoy the shade.

Felix looked at his results and was very satisfied.

"This is how it returns to its original owner. The snakewood staff fell into a deep sleep, and no one can wake it up. Oh, even the function has not changed. Its leaves still have excellent healing effects - Principal Zekariya , can I pick a branch as a souvenir?"

Principal Zecaria was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is your exclusive right, Mr. Haip. All the teachers and students of Ilvermorny should write a letter of thanks to you." "Oh, don't— —" Felix muttered, stepping on the soft grass, he stepped forward and broke off a branch about a foot long.

Neither of them talked to the Stewart family.

Felix put away the still alive snakewood branches, and prepared to take them to Professor Sprout after returning to see if there was any possibility of transplanting them.Better call Severus too... Dumbledore had recently expressed the idea of ​​hiring a second Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and he should be made aware of it.

"Mr. Haipu, the school professor and I want to apply protective magic to the recovered medical snake wood, why don't you let Uriah take you to the castle?" Principal Zekariya said with a smile: "The library in the school may It is not as old as Hogwarts, but it is definitely not inferior in number, I believe you will be able to gain something."

"That would be best," Felix agreed readily. "I'm interested in the books at Ilvermorny."

(End of this chapter)