Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

After the drill, Sirius asked everyone to work in pairs to conduct actual combat simulations, and he would be there to guide each student on what they did wrong.

This way he can complete his first lesson and also allow him to master the magic level of every student in the class as quickly as possible.

However, the reality made him laugh and laugh a bit, because most young wizards did not know any offensive spells at all. After all, this was not taught in the spells class.

And their Defense Against the Dark Arts course last semester was taught by Quirrell. The only thing the professor knew was to let the students listen to him read an entire class.

This resulted in the fact that except for students like Andre and Hermione who liked to study on their own from textbooks, no young wizard could use a decent spell to attack his opponent.

So this practical lesson that Sirius had planned so carefully ended in failure. He could only take the students back to the original classroom and teach them the most basic spells.

"I think Sirius is too impatient. He didn't even ask us about the progress of the second-year students in Defense Against the Dark Arts and started practicing directly." After class, the little witch followed Andre and the two Get ready to spend the rest of the afternoon in the common study room.

"Yeah, but at least he taught everyone the disarming spell later on." Andre nodded. This Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson successfully aroused the interest of all the little wizards at the beginning, but it was really difficult in the second half. A bit of a hip stretch.

But when these children reach the sixth grade, they may understand that Sirius and Professor Remus Lupin next semester (if nothing else happens) will be the ones they meet while attending Hogwarts. The most reliable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, because the remaining three are Moody, who was replaced by Barty Crouch Jr., Umbridge from the Ministry of Magic, and Snape, who is particularly targeted at Gryffindor. .

By the way, even after class, Hermione didn't talk to Harry and Ron anymore, as if they didn't exist. It seemed that the sequelae of the quarrel at lunch would not be eliminated in a short time.

Andre had no choice but to hope that time would erase their mutual grudge.

Since it was still the first day of school, there were only a few senior students in the study room who were going to take NEWTs. For them, there was basically no free time this school year. They wanted to get that valuable book in the British wizarding world. For the highest certificate, you must seize every minute to study, especially those who have signed up for multiple exams.

Apart from them, there are no other students in the study room. Andre and the little witch are the only two unique existences. After all, most of the little witches have not yet been immersed in the vacation that just ended, and they cannot learn so quickly. Adapt to school life.

"Are you reading a book on potions?" Hermione asked with some curiosity when she saw that what Andre had taken out was a book on the combination of potion ingredients. This was not the textbook they needed to study this semester.

"Yeah, I've become interested in potions recently." Andre replied with a smile.

In fact, he was not really interested in the knowledge of potions, but because after fusing the second Holy Acorn, he urgently needed a second special potion in order to complete another magic potion besides the Hungarian Horntail Dragon. A magical animagus transformation.

But the formulas Camille left for him, apart from a few types of fire dragons that overlapped with the hornets, were only the methods for making potions with the characteristics of the horse-shaped water monster and the invisible beast.

This obviously didn't meet Andre's expectations. He didn't have much interest in those two magical animals with great limitations.

Just wanting to invent a brand-new potion with special properties is obviously not an easy task. Even with the formula passed down from his ancestors as a basis, Andre must learn a lot about potions, especially about various potions. Only by investing more energy in the function of materials can this be accomplished.

"I also like Potions. It feels a bit like chemistry in the Muggle world. It would be great if Professor Snape didn't have any prejudice against us Gryffindors. Now I don't dare to ask him about Potions after class. Question." As a second-year student who could brew polyjuice potion according to the book, Hermione was naturally very interested in potions.

It's just different from other subjects. In this class, besides listening carefully and studying on her own, she has no other way to improve her level. Unlike the Transfiguration and Charms classes, Professor McGonagall and Flitwick Professors welcome students to ask questions after class.

The two of them just read their books and chatted occasionally until the dinner bell rang. Then they packed up the things on the desk and walked out of the study room together.

After entering the auditorium, the little witch deliberately chose a seat far away from Ron and sat down, sandwiched between two people who were having a cold war. Andre could only helplessly smile bitterly at Harry next to Ron.

It's just that he and Ron shared a dormitory after all, so they still bumped into each other at bedtime.

"I really don't understand, why is she so arrogant? Andre was able to turn into fire last semester... Um, I mean Andre was selected into the advanced class by Professor McGonagall last semester." Ron sat on his bed and complained to several roommates about Hermione: "She just turned a beetle into a button. If I had previewed this magic, I would definitely be able to do it, don't you think?" Harry."

What could Harry say?He could only nod. Ron was his best friend after all, and the main reason why that incident happened at noon was not actually Hermione's performance in the Transfiguration class. Ron was not really that stingy.

The root cause was Hermione's scolding of the two of them last night and the yelling letter sent by Mrs. Weasley this morning. Ron, who had nowhere to vent, said the wrong thing for a moment, and then immediately said the wrong thing. The little witch who fought back also made things become more and more out of control.

In fact, Harry himself has not been in a good mood today. He is still worried about Mr. Weasley's situation.

At noon today, he also met a fan who ardently admired him. He was a first-year student, and he seemed to be named Colin or something. Anyway, the other fan kept filming him with a camera, and he was ridiculed by the annoying Malfoy for this. Ichiban.

For Harry, this was not something that made him happy. Originally, he didn't like everyone talking about what happened more than ten years ago when they heard his name. After all, his parents were also He died in that incident.

"She also said that the two of us were lying, but the wall on platform nine and three-quarters was indeed enchanted. She didn't even have any evidence, so she accused us of making excuses. I can see through her."

Ron was still chattering about his grievances, but Andre had already covered himself with a quilt. He had to get up in the middle of the night to go to Hogsmeade to bring Norbert back, so he had to get some sleep first. Okay, anyway, Harry is here to listen to what Ron has to say.

As the night got darker and darker, the castle, which had been busy all day, began to gradually become quiet.

Ron, who had vented his anger, had already fallen into his own dream, and there was only the sound of breathing one after another in the dormitory.

Andre also woke up at this time. He used a small timer magic on himself before going to bed, which could create a slight sting after the time. This ensured that he would not oversleep, and at the same time, It won't wake others up.

Taking the wand and space pocket, he quietly walked out of the dormitory alone.

Then, with the help of his increasingly proficient Disillusionment Charm, he easily got out of the Gryffindor common room. Even the Fat Lady didn't notice which unruly little lion was actually hiding in the Gryffindor common room on the first day of school. The night tour began.

The advantage of having the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor is that after Andre leaves the lounge, he doesn't need to walk for half a day in the castle. He can reach his destination by just walking through a corridor, which greatly reduces the risk of him being patrolled at night. of professors discovering it.

However, when he walked to the tapestry where the troll beat Barnabas the fool, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the stairs leading downstairs.

This made Andre a little nervous, and he quickly stood up against the wall while holding his breath.

After about half a minute, a vague figure came to him.

Because of the darkness of the night, Andre could only roughly confirm that this was a girl. Her slender and tall figure was not common in Hogwarts. He always felt that she looked a little familiar, but even if he couldn't see her face clearly, There was no way to identify who this late night traveler was.

The only thing that was certain was that she was not a teacher at the school. Professors did not need to patrol the castle in the dark.

But the girl's next move surprised Andre again. She actually walked back and forth in front of the wall opposite the tapestry three times.

This was the way to enter the Room of Requirement. He didn't expect that besides him, there were other students in Hogwarts who knew about the existence of this secret room.

After the girl pushed open the door that appeared on the wall and entered the room she had summoned, Andre came to the place where she originally stood with a solemn expression.

The scene that happened in front of him made him even more aware that he had to get the bones of the bird and snake as soon as possible. If the method of entering the Room of Requirement was not only known to him, Harry and Hermione, then putting Norbert here would undoubtedly greatly increase the risk.

And why did that girl just come to the Room of Requirement late at night on the first day of school?What room did she enter?

These are all questions that puzzle Andre.

It's just that the magic set up in this secret room left by the founder of Hogwarts is too profound. With Andre's current knowledge of magic, it is completely impossible to crack it.

So he could only make clueless guesses, but he couldn't get the truth right away.

Ten minutes later, the door on the wall reappeared. Andre wanted to take a closer look at which room was behind the door. Unfortunately, he did not dare to get too close, and when the girl opened the door and came out, it happened to block his view. In the end, he couldn't find any clues.

After the girls went downstairs and left, Andre returned to the wall. Although such an accident happened, he still had to go to Hogsmeade to pick up Norberta, otherwise the little female dragon would have no one to take care of it. , it would be terrible if we cause any trouble again.

As for the girl's matter, we can only leave it to be investigated later.

Thinking about the Hog's Head Bar in my mind, and then walked back and forth three times, the secret passage to Hogsmeade quietly opened.

Unlike last time when he walked the whole secret passage, this time Andre just roughly estimated that he had left the confines of the castle and directly apparated back to the basement of his home.

This at least saved him half an hour of traveling back and forth, and he didn't have to risk being discovered by the old man Aberforth by getting out of the back kitchen of the Pig's Head Bar.

The basement was also dark at this time, but most of the fire dragons had certain night vision capabilities, coupled with their sense of smell that was far more sensitive than humans, allowing Norbert to spot Andre's arrival immediately.

It raised its body excitedly, causing the chains that bound it to rattle.

Andre hurriedly lit up the lights in the basement with his wand. Norberta's reaction also reminded him that just now he could completely transform into a half-dragon form, so that with his eyes capable of night vision, he might be able to recognize the person who entered the room and responded to requests. Who is the girl in the house?

Unfortunately, it was obviously too late to think of this solution now, and he could only sigh in frustration.

Patting Norberta's head, the little female dragon blinked her big bell-like eyes, then stretched out her huge tongue, wanting to lick her master.

But Andre was startled by its behavior and jumped back quickly to avoid the saliva-filled tongue. He didn't want to have to wash his pajamas in the middle of the night.

I don’t know where it learned this habit. Ever since she drank the spirit control potion made by the Holy Mistletoe, Norberta has always liked to use licking to express closeness. But as far as Andre knows, crawling Animals do not have such living habits.

Could it be that when it was just hatched, it stayed in Hagrid's hut and was corrupted by Fang's Cult?

"Okay, Norberta, I'm here to take you out of here." Ignoring the little female dragon's depressed expression because of the failed licking, Andre removed the chains one by one.

In fact, when he lived here before, he no longer tied Norbert with chains. Under the influence of the spirit control technique, the Norwegian Spinyback Dragon behaved more obediently than a well-trained hunting dog.

But last night he had to go back to school, and it was obviously somewhat dangerous to leave Nobela alone in Hogsmeade, so he had to give the little female dragon the same treatment as when she first arrived to ensure that no accidents would happen. It didn't produce any bad emotions about it.

After putting Norbert in his pocket, Andre apparated into the secret passage, and then returned to the eighth floor of the castle along the original path. Fortunately, no accidents happened when he came out of the secret passage gate this time. After all, there was no accident in the school. Even if there were indeed others who knew about the Room of Requirement, they wouldn't all show up tonight.

By the time he relocated the little female dragon back to the room where it had been waiting for last semester, it was already past two o'clock in the night. Even if he had slept a while ago, Andre was still very sleepy. Anyway, for the fire dragon, it was one or two It was completely normal to go without food for a whole day, so he didn't bother to prepare food for Norberta anymore, but went straight back to the dormitory.