The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

"Oh! That's what it is!"

Listening to Link's explanation, Hermione pretended to be enlightened and echoed.

Regarding Black's family, Hermione, who was concerned about Harry's safety, had already used the endless time obtained by the 'time twister' to find out.

And the reason why she deliberately raised this topic now was because she wanted to test whether Link was the one who attracted the dementors to persecute Harry.

Of course, Hermione knew how reckless and dangerous this behavior was.

Link is not an idiot like Draco Malfoy, who can be easily tricked out of information.

Facing a smart guy like Link, Hermione's clichés would most likely be seen through.

And if Link is, as Lupine said, he is someone to be wary of.

Then she herself would most likely be in danger due to such a reckless move.

However, Hermione really couldn't accept Lupine's statement.

Hermione has been suffering from inner torture in the past few days. This painful torture forced her to take the initiative to find Link in an attempt to prove that Link was a truly good person.

Fortunately, Link passed the first topic test she threw easily.

But the cautious Hermione would not let Link go so easily.

After thinking for a while, Hermione decided to explore a few more topics.

"Um, Link, speaking of Christmas gifts..." Hermione pursed her lips nervously and said, "Do you like the Christmas gift I gave you?"

As soon as Hermione said this, Link cut the sausage with a knife and fork in response.

Because to be honest, he opened so many gifts this morning that he had already forgotten what Hermione gave him.

But you can roughly guess it just by guessing.

It’s nothing more than sneakers and signed posters of some stars.

After wiping his mouth with a napkin to organize his words, Link smiled and said:

"Of course! I specially customized a few display cabinets for them, and I plan to put them next to my bed later. To be honest, this is quite risky. You know, John and the others are very greedy for those things. If they find out, they will probably You have to pester me every day to ask for it again.”

"You must not give it to them!"

Hearing this, Hermione stood up almost instinctively and spoke loudly. Then she realized that she had overreacted and sat down again with a blushing face.

Looking at this scene, the corners of Link's mouth turned up unconsciously.

He knew very well that he had guessed correctly.

So Link took advantage of the victory and pursued it and continued:

"What are you thinking? This is a gift you gave me. I won't even let them touch it!"

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Hermione lowered her head lower.

At the same time, he whispered softly like a cat meowing:

"You, I also really like the gift you gave me."

"Hey, as long as you like it."

Link said cheerfully.

Unlike some other passers-by, the gifts from people close to Hermione, Harry and others were personally selected by Link, and Hermione's gift contained an autographed copy of the book he specially asked Newt for. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and a magical cat wand that can fly by itself and play with cats.

The latter was specially selected by Link for Hermione's new big ginger cat, Crookshanks.

Of course, Link himself doesn't actually like Crookshanks.

Because it has part of the catnives bloodline.

The catnives, on the other hand, are strange cat-like creatures with various spots on their fur, extremely large ears, and a tail like a lion's tail.

Newt's wife has two cats. Link saw them last time when he visited his house. They were so ugly that they had no friends.

Crookshanks has fully inherited the appearance of the catnives. In comparison, the cats raised by Mrs. Pince who also have part of the catnives blood can simply be described as fairies.

Link kept thinking wildly in his mind, but at the same time, Hermione raised her head slightly and said with some embarrassment:

"Actually, I'm just talking about the book Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. As for the cat-teasing stick, Crookshanks doesn't seem to like playing with it very much."

After saying that, Hermione took out a black and white magic photo and placed it in front of Link.

Above the photo, the magic cat wand was flapping a bunch of feathers wildly, but the ugly cat whose face looked like it had been smashed by a hammer was just lying on Hermione's bed motionless.

The most exaggerated thing is that the way it looks at the cat-teasing stick is very human, as if it is looking at a retarded person.

The smile on Link's face immediately disappeared.

Seeing this, Hermione comforted her and said:

"It's not your fault. Crookshanks has always had a weird personality. He's not even close to me and often runs away."

"It's okay, I'll give you some catnip next time. He'll definitely like that stuff." Link said expressionlessly, "Also, if it's not close to you, I suggest you lick its pee, so that it will I will never leave you."

Hermione's mouth opened in surprise at this time.

If catnip is relatively normal, then the method Link described later is a bit unacceptable.

Seeing her expression, Link chuckled and explained:

"I'm not lying to you. When a cat is young, the mother cat will lick the kitten to stimulate the kitten to defecate. So if the cat turns its back to you and raises its tail, it is actually showing kindness to you and inviting you to act like a cat. Lick it like a mother. As long as you take action at this time, it will become your closest friend. It's like you signed a contract with it. Do you understand what I say? "

Link said something disgusting, which made Hermione frown.

But there was something moving deep in his heart.

If what Link said was true, wouldn't Crookshanks become obedient?

By then, her relationship with Ron should have improved a lot. After all, the obedient Crookshanks will no longer harass the poor rat Scabbers.

Thinking of this, Hermione said:

"No, no, no! That's disgusting! I would never do it!"

Link smiled and spread his hands without saying a word.

It was only then that Hermione realized that she had unknowingly been led astray by Link.

After reciting the true purpose of her trip several times in her mind, Hermione pursed her lips and said:

"Link, what do you think of Dementors?"

Hearing this, the smile on Link's lips became even brighter.

In fact, as the topic progressed to this point, Link could already hear Hermione's intention to test him.

Hermione must have noticed the anomaly between him and the dementors for some reason, and suspected that he was the culprit who caused the dementors to enter the Quidditch pitch and scare Harry out.

As for these doubts, Link had already thought of ways to deal with them.

It's simple, just tell the truth while concealing some of the facts.

After all, he really didn't attract those dementors.

After making his decision, Link sighed and said:

"Hermione, to be honest, you really don't need to test me. I actually don't know what the abnormal problem between myself and the dementors is. But I can tell you responsibly that I did not attract and The ability to command dementors. The dementors on the day of the Gryffindor-Hufflepuff match were not caused by me."

"Ah... Link, you, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant, I..."

Hermione stammered.

She had imagined many situations before coming, but she never expected that Link would tell her the matter directly. At this time, she was really anxious.

Her little hands rubbed her robe under the long table for a while, and then Hermione said in a hurry:

"Actually, I just want to ask you if you want to learn the Patronus Charm! During this period, Professor Lupine has been giving me, Harry, and Ron special training. I can barely release it now!"

After saying that, as if to prove her words, Hermione hurriedly took out her wand, closed her eyes and began to draw circles in the void.

Through the extrasensory spell, Link could clearly sense that a strange positive emotional energy was slowly gathering on Hermione's wand through her circular movements.

After drawing for a full 5 minutes, Hermione finally opened her eyes and said:

"Call God Guard!"

The next moment, a layer of silver-white light as light as gauze spread from the tip of Hermione's staff.

The range of this light is not large, but it can indeed give others a warm and peaceful feeling.

Seeing this, Link applauded with great approval.

The Patronus Charm is not a third-rate spell that can be easily learned.

As the only defense against black magic passed down from ancient times that can expel dementors and Voldemort bats, those who want to release the spell must focus on recalling the happiest memories they can think of in order to generate positive emotional energy.

At the same time, the spell caster also needs to use the wand to draw circles in a specific arc to guide and accumulate the energy, and finally release it by chanting the spell.

And when the spell caster practices the Patronus Charm to a high level, he can summon a physical Patronus.

Its shape is usually a dazzling silver animal. Each wizard's patron saint is different, and its shape can reflect the wizard's personality.

The most important thing is that the effect of the physical Patronus is several times that of the non-corporeal Patronus that Hermione just released.

However, the scope of the physical Patronus is not very large, so when used to expel dementors in a large area, wizards will mostly use non-physical Patronuses instead, just like what Dumbledore did on the Quidditch pitch. Do that.

Generally speaking, underage wizards cannot learn the Patronus Charm. Even if they can learn it, the Patronus they release will be non-materialized.

In terms of learning difficulty alone, the Patronus Charm can even be comparable to Occlumency.

But precisely because of its extremely high learning difficulty, powerful effects, and requirement for positive emotional energy, for a long time in the past those wizards who could release the Patronus Curse were considered to be in vain fighting for a noble cause. Wizards, in certain periods, were able to release physical Patronuses and were even one of the thresholds for becoming a member of the Wizengamot.

Although the effect is not very good, it is considered outstanding that Hermione can successfully release such a difficult curse.

And seeing Link applauding her, Hermione was not only a little proud.

She raised her head slightly and said:

"Not bad, I've been practicing for a long time! How about it? Link, do you want to learn?"

Hermione deliberately used two long words to emphasize the meaning. Link knew the hidden meaning. She specified that she was using a time twister.

As for whether you should learn the Patronus Charm, you can actually learn it.

After all, since the Patronus Curse can suppress and expel dementors, it might also be able to have an effect on Mike, who is also full of negative energy.

At the same time, Link is also very curious about what his patron saint looks like.

But there was no need for Hermione to teach.

Because when Hermione was demonstrating just now, Link had already memorized the specific wand circle technique needed to release the Patronus Charm through the Supersensory Spell.

And as a wizard who is proficient in Occlumency, Link also has unique advantages in controlling his own emotions and brewing positive emotional energy.

Now that the energy source and spell casting techniques have been basically mastered, Link feels that he may be able to directly start trying to release the Patronus Charm.

With this in mind, Link did not respond to Hermione. Instead, he took out his wand and began to draw circles in the air, imitating the other party's previous movements.

Hermione's eyes widened in surprise when she saw this scene.

She really didn't expect that Link would start trying to cast a spell without saying anything.

Reason told her that a method like Link's would never be successful. You should know that she had to use the time twister to practice for more than a month before she could barely release the Patronus Charm.

But deep down in her heart, Hermione was still looking forward to it.

'If it were Link, maybe he could actually do it!But if Link did it on the first try, who was she?A mediocre waste? '

With such complicated thoughts in mind, Hermione stared at the wand in Link's hand that kept drawing circles, blinking without blinking.

On the other side, things were just as Link expected.

After using the self-hypnosis method of Occlumency to remind himself of the feeling when he defeated Quirrell who was possessed by Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest, Link noticed a steady stream of positive emotional energy emerging from his heart, and Finally gathered on the wand.

This made Link feel something.

Maybe he could really learn the Patronus Charm in one go.

Gathering his mind, Link continued to gather positive emotional energy. Only after the circle drawn by the wand in his super-sensory spell vision was completely filled with silvery-white energy did he finally stop what he was doing.

At the same time, Hermione opened her mouth and read in disbelief:

"Call God..."

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Halfway through reciting the spell, Link's expression suddenly changed and he suddenly stopped reciting.

And the energy condensed at the tip of the wand instantly turned into a silver-white fireworks visible to the naked eye and exploded.

Looking at this scene, Link's face became extremely gloomy, and his body staggered due to the sudden explosion.

"Link! Are you okay!?" Hermione was startled, hurriedly walked around the long table to support Link, and said in a nervous but relieved tone, "You are too impatient!"