Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

About two hours later, Andre came up from the basement. With the threat of basilisk venom, he finally learned more information from Voldemort's soul fragment.

Of course, given that Ravenclaw's diadem was placed in the Room of Requirement before Voldemort really gained power, the information he obtained now may not be accurate.

But at least one thing that is certain is that when Voldemort returned to Hogwarts and sought the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, he had not yet been promoted to the field of rules, but at that time, he had already had a preliminary understanding of this realm. It is said that He learned this from a customer of the Bojin Bock store. As for who the customer was, the young version of Tom Riddle did not tell Andre. According to him, he did not know the other person’s true identity. Identity, after all, most customers of Bojinbok are accustomed to hiding their identities. There is a shop selling black magic items.

Andre didn't know whether what Voldemort said was true or false. Although his Occlumency had made great progress, and now he could even easily face Voldemort reading his mind, but he didn't know about the magic of Legilimency. There has been no opportunity to study. There are no relevant books in the school library, and Veritaserum obviously cannot be used on a soul fragment.

He could ask Voldemort for advice. This man was also a master in Legilimency, but Andre could not guarantee that this man would sincerely teach him magic, in case the other party set some small traps during the teaching process. , it will also cause him more trouble, so instead of taking risks, it is better to learn from Dumbledore in the future. Although the principal may not teach him this magic now, at least he can rest assured that he will refuse it directly at most and will not deliberately do anything.

In addition to the news that Voldemort did not advance to the rules field in his youth, Andre's most important gain was to understand the true division of this level.

The customer at the Bojin Bock store told Voldemort that starting from the realm of promotion rules, wizards finally appeared in levels. The lowest level was like Eva Gray who had just set foot in it, and was called a junior warlock. After that, there were Intermediate and high-level, according to Andre's speculation, Ivan is probably at the intermediate level, while Teresa and Dumbledore may be high-level warlocks.

As for the members of the High Table, it's very simple. Regardless of their strength, they are all called ancient warlocks. Some people call them legendary warlocks. However, the level of modern wizards has not reached this level so far, and naturally there is no way to make this decision. Real division.

Voldemort said that when he was traveling around the world, he once tried to enter this field, but to no avail. Without the guidance of a strong person in the field of real rules, even with his talent, he could not easily get promoted.

And the reason why he dared to start a turmoil, or a war, on the basis of a high-level warlock, actually did not really rely on his own strength. From the beginning, Voldemort's strength was far from Dumbledore's opponent. The only thing he could make Dumbledore afraid of were Horcruxes. Even a high-level warlock could not kill a wizard with multiple Horcruxes. And Dumbledore was not a god after all. Once Voldemort turned his attention to ordinary people, Wizards are also very troublesome for Mr. Principal.

Of course, another point is that maybe Voldemort actually had the strength of a warlock when he really started to rebel. This is not impossible. Ravenclaw's diadem was put into the Room of Requirement too early by his body. Much of the information held by that soul fragment is outdated.

The conclusion that Andre has drawn now is still ambiguous in the end. It is basically a guess based on the existing information. More specific clues need to be obtained from Dumbledore or Voldemort.

But in any case, it is a good gain for Andre to be able to understand a little about the division of the rule field. Although Sophia has read a lot of books about the rule field in the United States, she does not know these. Knowledge, that should be information that only real elders have the authority to view.

Anyway, at present, his two biggest enemies are Voldemort and Theresa. Among the two, Theresa may be even more powerful, but Voldemort with the Horcrux is too difficult to kill, especially when one of his When the Horcrux was still Harry's, if he wanted to completely eliminate the Dark Lord, he could only let Harry die calmly and then bring him back from the brink of death. This was a very delicate operation, and perhaps it was precisely For this reason, Dumbledore, who obviously has more powerful strength, is so troublesome. When facing Voldemort, he seems a little timid and dare not really let go of dealing with this dark lord.

Fortunately, this problem is still a headache for the principal himself. There is no need for Andre to worry too much. The most important thing for him now is to improve his strength. It is best to advance to the rules field before the sixth grade and at least become a junior warlock. , in that case, even if Dumbledore chooses to use his own death to awaken Harry's courage to sacrifice, as in the original plot, Andre will also be able to have a certain ability to protect himself at that time.

After all, once Dumbledore dies, he will definitely not be the only one to face Voldemort. Teresa, including the mentors of the Free Magic Guild who know that he is pregnant with the Holy Acorn, and even Eva Gray, may be outrageous. Entering the UK.

Now Andre is a little eager to start school early so that he can go to Dumbledore for advice on how to quickly enter the field of rules and become a junior warlock.It's not that he had to wait until school started to go to Dumbledore, but it seemed that the principal was not staying in the castle now, because he wrote to Dumbledore as soon as possible after returning to England. After all, when the summer vacation started, it was Dumbledore who Lido had taken him to the United States, and now in the blink of an eye he had returned to Hogsmeade with Miss Witch. This news must be told to the principal.

Maybe that Francis is still waiting for him to return to the redwood forests in California.

So Andre wrote down the details of his being kidnapped by Teresa and Ivan and then successfully escaping in a letter, and sent it to Dumbledore.

The principal's reply didn't say much. He asked Andre to stay in Hogsmeade for the rest of the summer vacation and not to walk around at will, especially not to go abroad again. As for his stay in Hogsmeade, As for the questions asked in the letter regarding the promotion rules, you can naturally come to the principal's office for personal consultation after school starts.

Naturally, Andre had no other choice but to be patient and wait.Speaking of which, this was the first time in his two lives that he expected the summer vacation to end soon.

Fortunately, it was already mid-September when he completed the control of the Leviathan characteristics in his body. After continuing to study the ability to transform objects and monsters with Sophia for a period of time, the Hogwarts owl also sent the purchase letter for the new semester. Sent to the alchemy shop.

"Do you want me to accompany you to Diagon Alley?" Sophia's face showed a trace of desire. Although the two of them had been staying together during this period, she still hoped to go out with Andre.

Valley</span>Andre naturally has a headache. He is very sure that if he takes Sophia to Diagon Alley in London, he will definitely meet the little witch. Although he has not seen the little witch since returning to Hogsmeade. He talked to Sophia about his previous confession at the Undersea Palace, but he also understood that the relationship between the two had changed somewhat.

But even though he had a headache, he couldn't refuse Miss Witch. In the end, he could only pretend to be happy and nodded in agreement.

Speaking of the little witch, he also wrote to the other party after returning to England. After all, Hermione had previously said that she wanted to change Mr. Granger's wishes. The family went to the United States for vacation together. The main purpose was to meet Andre in the United States. , but now that he has returned to the UK, and there is a scary person like Teresa in the United States, so he naturally does not want the Granger family to go there. If something unexpected happens, it will be too late to regret it.

So in the end, Mr. Granger and the others chose Greece for their vacation. Fortunately, Andre didn't know that the headquarters of the Free Magic Union was in the Aegean Sea, otherwise he would have to stop it again.

Of course, after Ivan's death, the other mentors of the Free Magic Guild have not yet paid attention to him. After all, the contact between mentors was not frequent, and Ivan traveled secretly. After Theresa returned to the United States, If this news hadn't been revealed, no one else would have known about the mentor's death for a while.

As for Stephanie, although she did not return to Liberty Island, they were not too anxious. After all, if the other party completed the task, they would be rewarded with a Holy Acorn. They might absorb the Holy Acorn somewhere and prepare to advance. Woolen cloth.

Only Ms. Mary knew that there had been no news about her student since he went to the United States, but she also hid this information from other tutors, not knowing what she wanted to do.

Naturally, Andre doesn't know these things. He is hiding in England anyway, and with Dumbledore's protection, he doesn't have to worry too much about what the two organizations under the high table dare to do to him in the short term. He sent an apprentice-level opponent to deal with him, but after integrating the characteristics of Leviathan, he was no longer the one who would be oppressed by Stephanie and had no power to fight back. Even if he didn't use the ability to transform into monsters, He also has the confidence to confront the opponent head-on. Of course, because he still has too little magic, he may still not be able to defeat the apprentice, but it is easy to escape, not to mention that once he uses the power of the rules, even Stephanie may not be able to defeat him. She is his opponent, and now there is Sophia by his side. Even though the witch lady still does not understand the ability to transform objects and demons, with the improvement of her authority in the magic sea, her current strength is not comparable to that before.

When he went to Diagon Alley to buy textbooks and materials, there was no need to carry too many things. The suitcase that kept Norbert in his care had been sent back to Hagrid not long ago. After all, it was easier for Hagrid to help the little ones with his back to the Forbidden Forest. The female dragon gets food.

So Andre and Sophia used the Floo network to arrive at Old Tom's Leaky Cauldron without making any preparations.

He also applied to the Ministry of Magic to open the fireplace in the alchemy shop after returning to China. With a fireplace that can be connected to the Floo network, traveling is much more convenient than before. After all, although he has mastered Apparition, due to his age, It has not been registered with the Ministry of Magic, so it cannot be used openly.

"Hi! Andre!" Sure enough, as soon as he came out of the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron, Andre heard the little witch's voice. It seemed that after receiving the owl's letter, Andre couldn't wait to bring Mr. Granger there. here.

"Hermione, Uncle Wendell." Andre greeted Mr. Granger politely, and then introduced Sophia to them. Of course, the witch lady was still said to be his distant cousin.

"What you said in the letter was unclear." After the few people got to know each other, Hermione immediately pestered Andre and began to ask him why he came back from the United States so soon during the summer vacation: "What happened? You Aren't you planning to capture a thunderbird? Did you find that magical creature so quickly?"

Andre smiled bitterly. It wasn't that he wanted to hide Hermione intentionally, but he just didn't want the little witch to worry. After all, he escaped from the hands of two warlocks, Ivan and Teresa. That experience was completely acceptable. It was said that he had a narrow escape from death.

"I'll tell you the specific details when we get to school." Facing Hermione's questioning, Andre finally chose not to deceive the other party. Of course, he couldn't tell her here. The Leaky Cauldron was not a place where secrets could be exchanged. It’s a place where the regulars here are more interested in listening to gossip and watching the excitement. As someone who has worked here for two months, Andre has a very deep understanding of this.

Hermione's brows furrowed, but she could still see that this was indeed not a suitable place for conversation, so she did not continue to ask questions. Instead, she turned to look at Sophia and said, "Miss Daddario." , it’s really a joy to have you back this time. I heard Andre said you were missing in Norway before, and I was worried that he would never find your ‘cousin’ again.”

When talking about her cousin, the little witch deliberately emphasized her tone, obviously indicating that she knew the identity of the other party.

Sophia was not angry. She smiled and said: "I am indeed very lucky. I thought I would never be able to return to the UK. I didn't expect to meet Andre in the United States."

"Cough cough cough." Andre quickly pretended to cough and interrupted the conversation between the two. Although he had mentioned Sophia's return to Hermione in a letter before, he did not tell him how the two met. So now there is no problem for the little witch to suspect Sophia. After all, it is not normal for a person who has been missing for a year to suddenly appear. But Andre himself knows it, and of course he cannot allow two girls to be like this. Tit for tat continues.

"I think we should go to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore to buy this year's textbooks first. There will be more students waiting in line and we will have to queue up."