Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

It was Christmas vacation now, and there was still more than half a year before next summer's summer vacation. There was no need for Andre to make a decision in a hurry, so after discussing it with Hermione for a long time, they shelved the issue for now.

In the next few days, just as Dumbledore said, there were no more accidents.

On Christmas Eve, Andre gave several specially prepared alchemy tools as gifts to Mr. and Mrs. Granger. He gave Mr. Granger a fake wand because Hermione said that her father was obsessed with magic. , although this fake wand cannot actually perform magic, it can be used as a trick prop, such as conjuring a bouquet of flowers.

For Mrs. Granger, Andre prepared a complete set of kitchen supplies, such as a brush that automatically cleans the pot, a shovel that can remind whether the food is cooked, etc. These are all inspirations he got from Sophia's kitchen. , Aunt Monica is naturally very satisfied. After all, it is only [-], and there are no such smart household kitchenware on the market for her to buy.

Of course, both of them also gave a gift in return. Mr. Granger gave Andre a Montblanc pen, and Mrs. Granger probably gave it to Hermione when she proposed to invite the boy to her house for the holidays. She started to make preparations, and she actually knitted a wool sweater. Although this gift was not expensive, it made Andre feel warm from the bottom of his heart.

Naturally, the supplies given by the Grangers were all Muggle supplies, but Hermione specially purchased a set of potions books for him from the Flourish and Blotts Bookstore in Diagon Alley, apparently remembering the boy's obsession with potions some time ago. Heart.

As for what Andre gave Hermione, he made a shorthand quill himself. This prop was not expensive to buy at an alchemy prop shop, but after all, it had different meanings. The little witch also liked this gift very much.

Without the interruption of the Free Magical Union, the holiday seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. Before Andre had time to reflect on Muggle life for a few more days, he and Hermione were driven to King's Station by Mr. Granger again.

After waving goodbye to their father, the two passed through the wall leading to platform nine and three-quarters. Fortunately, they did not encounter Harry and Ron's last dilemma, and the wall was as easy to pass as ever.

However, this also reminded Andre of Dobby. Because of his existence, this house elf might not be able to be saved by Harry as he was originally. It would be a bit cruel to let him stay in the Malfoy family.

We have to find a way to get Lucius to send a piece of clothing to Dobby, but that guy will definitely not come to Hogwarts in the near future. Dumbledore returns to the school. He is the culprit who instigated the other school directors to remove the principal, and he is also with Larry Farley, who was caught, was still involved in some unclear relationships, and he was probably busy getting rid of these troubles during this period.

Forget it, let's wait until we get back to school to have a headache. It really doesn't work. As the heir of the Malfoy family, Draco Malfoy can throw a sock to Dobby. If he wants to plot against that kid, it will be much harder than plotting against Lucius. Much simpler.

Thinking like this, Andre smiled unconsciously.

"What's wrong with you? You're smiling like this all of a sudden?" But his inexplicable smile made the little witch next to him frown, and it always felt a bit creepy.

"Oh, it's okay, I just thought of some happy things." Andre prevaricated. He was not going to tell Hermione about Dobby. This girl was already very dissatisfied with the status of house elves, and she would still do it in the future. Establish a house-elf rights protection association and even formulate a complete charter. If she knew now that there was a house-elf pursuing freedom, things would not end well. With Hermione's character, she would definitely He would rush directly to Malfoy and yell at him for his mistakes.

Because the Hogwarts Express happened to be arriving at the station at this time, the little witch did not continue to ask questions. She took Andre's hand and walked towards the train.

After getting on the bus, the two found an empty box and entered. It didn't take long before they saw Ron and Harry finding the place together.

"Didn't you go back to school with Sirius?" Seeing Harry appear, Andre asked curiously. A few days ago, he and Sirius followed Dumbledore back to Hogwarts.

Harry smiled and replied: "We went back to school first, but on Christmas Eve Mr. and Mrs. Weasley invited me and Sirius to spend Christmas at their house, so I spent the rest of the holidays at the Burrow. "

It turns out that's the case, Andre suddenly realized. Just when he wanted to say something, Ron behind Harry complained with a dissatisfied look on his face: "You three are really not interesting at all. There is no such interesting thing." Tell me, I won't know that you actually went to deal with the dark wizard until Harry and Sirius arrive at my house."

These words stunned Andre and Hermione. They were people who took great risks to ambush the Free Magical Union, and at the end of the matter, if Dumbledore hadn't appeared, Andre would have He should have been brought back to France by the mentor named Ivan.

How did it get into Ron's mouth and become a very interesting adventure?

So Andre turned his attention to Harry. He didn't know what the story Ron heard was described.

Harry just smiled bitterly but didn't speak.

This made Andrei probably guess that it was Dumbledore who told Sirius and the others not to leak Ivan's existence. In this way, it is indeed not very dangerous for them to deal with the dark wizards of the Free Magic Union. Andre solved most of it by himself.

Since it was because everyone deliberately concealed the information, Andre certainly would not be angry at Ron's words. He smiled and said: "I will bring you with me next time. This time it was mainly Sirius's idea, and he also wanted Let Harry see a real dark wizard, so I brought him with me."

Ron sighed and said: "Forget it, I'm just saying that if I really encounter a dark wizard, I will definitely be scared to death. After meeting the mysterious man last semester, I had nightmares for several nights. Woolen cloth."

Well, it seemed that Ron had a relatively clear understanding of himself, and they stopped dwelling on this topic and started talking about how their vacation was.

When night fell, the train finally arrived at Hogsmeade Station. Since it was the return to school after the Christmas vacation, not the beginning of school=, Hagrid did not come here to pick up anyone. Everyone got on a train pulled by the Thestral. The carriage galloped towards the castle.

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If there is anyone at Hogwarts who has the deepest research on potions, it is undoubtedly Snape, but the headmaster of Slytherin has always disliked Andre and the Gryffindor little lions.

Valley</span>So wanting to get advice from Snape outside of Potions class was undoubtedly a problem that even Andre couldn't solve.

But fortunately, as a time traveler, he still knew some other shortcuts. When Harry was in sixth grade, he got an old Potions textbook signed by the Half-Blood Prince. In fact, the owner of this textbook was Sev. Professor Les Snape.

When he was a student, Snape was already at a level in potions that many adult wizards had never achieved. Some of the improvements to the potions formulas he wrote in that textbook could even allow Harry to obtain Snape decades later. Raghorn, and was mistakenly thought to have inherited the talent from his mother, Lily Potter.

There is no doubt that if he gets this old textbook, Andre can at least take a big step forward on the road to improving the potion formula.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for several accidents that happened this semester, Andre would have been ready to find this potions textbook. However, the enemies lurking in the castle made him temporarily put aside his research on potions.

Now that both Myrna and Larry Farley have been caught, even Voldemort will be unable to cause trouble in Hogwarts in a short period of time, so Andre naturally returns his focus to Potions. .

After all, the sacred acorns in his body are treasures that people like Ivan miss so much, and there is no reason for him to leave one of them empty.

There were no accidents in searching for the old potion textbook. Andre easily obtained this somewhat old book based on the impression in his memory.

He didn't hide this from Hermione, he just told a little lie, saying that he happened to find it in a certain room in the castle.

The signature on it also made it impossible for the little witch to guess that this was actually a textbook used by their potions professor when they were students.

Compared with Harry using the knowledge in the textbook to win the favor of Professor Slughorn, Andre just used it as a sample for research and study. Of course Hermione would not raise objections. After all, she just couldn't see it later. This is tantamount to cheating.

Not only that, Hermione also helped him a lot when learning the improved formulas in this book. Although Andre had left the little witch far behind in terms of magical strength, but when it came to In terms of basic knowledge, he might not be as good as Hermione.

The little witch has memorized almost all the textbooks for this grade, and has even begun to preview some knowledge for next year.

It’s no wonder that she was able to beat Andre and win the first place in her grade last year.

"It's really strange. The potion prepared according to the notes here is actually more effective than what was originally recorded in the textbook." It has been more than a week since they returned to school, and the two of them are currently nestled in the suitcase. In that cabin.

Originally, the best place to brew potions was the Room of Requirement, where they could even perfectly recreate the scene in the Potions classroom for the two of them. However, when he captured Milna last time, Andre had already revealed this secret room to Professor McGonagall, so naturally they can no longer treat it as a secret base.

Now that the Room of Requirement has been abandoned, suitcases naturally become the second choice.

Of course, the box with Norbert in it had been re-stored back to Hagrid on the second day after returning to school. The two of them came here during the weekend. After all, if they left the suitcase in the castle Here, Norberta's food problem is enough to give Andre a headache.

Most of the potion formulas or preparation methods in the textbook were modified by Snape, the Half-Blood Prince in Hermione's mouth. The two of them tested it here many times, and each time they came to the conclusion that the modified formula was the same. Or the method is much better than the original effect.

This was something that the little witch found difficult to accept. She had always had great respect for books, but the reality forced her to bow her head and admit that the half-blood prince who took notes was indeed better at potions than the author who wrote the textbook. More outstanding achievements.

"Don't worry about this. What we need to learn is how the half-blood prince came up with these techniques, and how he knew that replacing these materials would have better results." Of course Andre was not surprised by this, Snape was able to serve as the Potions Professor at Hogwarts not because of his identity as a double agent, but because of his true ability. Not to mention the notes in this textbook, what he usually taught students in the classroom was also improved by himself. recipe.

What Andre wanted to study from this old textbook was not actually those better techniques and ingredients, but Snape's ideas. His ultimate goal was to make a new potion with special properties, which required He learned how to distinguish the role of various materials in a potion, and then how to match the auxiliary materials after replacing the main materials.

"Is this a magic spell?" While Andre was still thinking about the potion ingredients, the little witch suddenly exclaimed. She pointed to a line of spells in the textbook and asked in surprise.

Andre picked up the textbook and took a look at it, and immediately understood that this was the Shadowless Curse invented by Snape. This magic is not considered black magic, but it is also a curse. It is more powerful than the usually used splitting spell. Generally speaking, its magic power is more concentrated, and the damage it causes to the enemy is naturally greater.

Without the reminder from the little witch, he never thought of this matter. Although Shen Feng Wu Ying is not very powerful compared to the three unforgivable curses, as a white wizard, this magic can make up for his attacks. The defect of insufficient strength.

But this is not the focus now. After all, he will definitely stay in the Hogwarts castle before the summer vacation. Without Milna as a lurker, he no longer needs to pick up the wand to fight.

"It is indeed a spell. If I guessed correctly, this should have been invented by the half-blood prince himself. There is no such thing in the spell book." After writing down the spell of Shen Feng Wu Ying, Andre handed the textbook again. He gave it to Hermione, and then continued to think about the pile of potion ingredients in front of him.

The little witch said in disbelief: "But this is a student's textbook. Could it be that this half-blood prince was able to invent spells when he was a student?"

"Well," I have to say that Snape's talent is indeed outstanding. Inventing new magic is not a big deal, but it is not an easy task for a student. It's just that Andre couldn't tell the little witch this. Who is the original owner of this book, so he could only vaguely say: "Maybe he is a genius, or maybe he saw it from other places. I am just guessing."