Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

I spent a fairly pleasant day with the Weasley children. They spent all their time playing Quidditch except for eating. Surprisingly, Ginny, who had not started school yet, was flying very well. , even her brother Ron can't compare to her in many cases.

Andre's mood improved slightly after he returned to Hogsmeade that night.

During the rest of the summer vacation, apart from continuing to train Norbert in the basement and reading some books about ancient magic texts, he only occasionally visited the Burrow a few times at the invitation of the twins and Ron.

During this period of time, he was able to barely understand the books he brought out from Black's old house, but to his disappointment, there were no records about ancient warlocks.

The only gain worth mentioning was that the method for refining large-space props that he had always wanted to find was mentioned in the book about alchemy.

This involves a relatively rare magical animal - a bird snake. Using a box made of their bones, and then casting the Traceless Stretch Spell, the space obtained will be very large, even if it can accommodate a fire dragon.

But it is not easy to get the bones of birds and snakes, because the eggs of this animal are made of pure silver, which has led to them being poached in large numbers by wizards. Now even in the black market of Knockturn Alley, It is also difficult to find materials related to birds and snakes.

But at least he knew what materials were used to make it, which was good news for Andre. At least he had a direction to look for, and he no longer had to wait for Sirius to help him find out the information like before.

And next semester, without Sophia here to take care of him, he can only bring Norbert into Hogwarts again. This is undoubtedly risky, but there is no other way now, unless he can get the bird in a short time. Use the snake's skeleton to make a box that can accommodate the fire dragon, and then give the box to Hagrid for safekeeping. Otherwise, Andre's only option is still the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor of the castle.

But until the end of the summer vacation, he still couldn't buy the materials he wanted from Knockturn Alley.

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Because he lived in Hogsmeade, Andre did not go to London to take the Hogwarts Express. After all, the end of the train was just outside the village. It would be faster for him to walk there directly than to get to London first and then take the train. Much more.

So he waited until nightfall, anticipating that the train was about to arrive at the station. Andre took the luggage he had already packed and set off for Hogsmeade Station, where he would take the train with the second-year students pulled by the Thestral carriage to the castle.

As for Norbert, Andre is not ready to take it into the castle now. Anyway, after he gets to school, he can return here at any time through the secret passage. It will be safer to do this at night when no one is around. .

When he reached the station outside the village, Hagrid had been standing there for a while holding a lantern. When he saw Andre coming, he immediately raised his arm and shook it vigorously: "Hi, Andre." Lie, this way!"

"Are they coming soon? Hagrid." Andre walked over carrying his suitcase.

"It's about this time. The Hogwarts Express is usually not late." Hagrid nodded, and then suddenly lowered his voice and said: "How is Norbert? And where are you going to put it when you return to school? ?That Miss Daddario hasn’t come back yet?”

"Um, yes, she is still in France." Andre was a little stunned by Hagrid's last question. He almost forgot about the lies he told Aberforth and Hagrid, "This In a few days, I will bring Norbert back to the secret room where she stayed last semester. Don't worry, Hagrid. I will take good care of it, but you have to work hard to prepare some food for it. You know, I am in the castle. There’s not that much raw meat to feed it.”

"Of course there is no problem. This matter is all on me. If it weren't for the fact that coming to Hogsmeade every day during the semester is too conspicuous, I actually think it would be more appropriate to leave Norbert there." Hagrid said with some regret. said.

Andre was actually troubled by this problem, but then he suddenly remembered that the big man in front of him was an out-and-out expert on magical animals. Although he looked tall and thick, he would start serving as the Career of Magical Creatures class next year. of professorship.

Thinking of this, Andre immediately asked: "By the way, Hagrid, do you know about birds and snakes?"

"Birds and snakes? Why do you ask this?" Hagrid was a little confused. He said, "Of course I know that this is a magical animal that can change its own size, but generally speaking, birds and snakes live in the Far East and South Asia. , it’s not common here.”

"I need the bones of a bird and snake, preferably complete," Andre said. "I saw a method of making alchemy products during the summer vacation, which requires the use of bones of a bird and snake. This prop is ready to be made." In the future, we can use the Traceless Stretching Spell to expand a huge space, enough to accommodate Norbeta. So if we can find the bird snake, we can put Norbeta in a box and leave it to you to take care of. "

This statement obviously moved Hagrid's heart. His beetle-like black and shiny eyes widened, and he began to desperately recall the memories of magical animals like birds and snakes in his mind.

But at this time, the sound of the whistle in the distance was heard, and the Hogwarts Express carrying a busload of students was about to enter the station.

As a receptionist, Hagrid obviously didn't have extra time to think about other things. He had to say to Andre: "When I go back and look for it carefully, I remember that I came into contact with a bird and snake, but there should be a lot of them." It happened years ago.”

Of course Andre had no objection. He was just treating a dead horse as a living doctor. Unexpectedly, Hagrid actually had contact with birds and snakes.

Afterwards, a violent friction sound between the rails and wheels rang in their ears, and the Hogwarts Express had stopped in front of them.

"Andre!" After the car door opened, it didn't take long for Andre to hear Hermione's shout, but it was a little strange to him. There seemed to be anxiety in the little witch's voice, and she didn't know what was going on. matter.

"What's wrong?" Andre asked when he saw Hermione squeezed out of the crowd.

"Ron and Harry are missing!" said Ginny, who was behind the little witch. The little girl's face was equally ugly. After all, one of the missing ones was her brother, and the other one was the object of her admiration.

"After getting in the car, Ginny and I searched around the car, but we never saw the two of them." Now that Hermione saw Andre, she calmed down her nervousness a little.

"So, where are George and Fred?" Andre had some guesses in his mind, but there were still some things he didn't figure out.