Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

"Aesop, you seem to be worried." Dean asked worriedly.

It had been some time since they went to the treasure house of the 28 sacred tribes under Gringotts.

These days, they have been living in seclusion in Ilvermorny, Aesop's birthplace and the place destroyed by Gormlaith.

It is not far from the Komgari Valley where Gormlaith lives and the small village where Serent is located.

The reason why Dean chose this place was so that he could monitor Gormlaith - Aesop's aunt had been very quiet since she was severely injured in the last battle, living a reclusive life in the valley, but Dean suspected that she was planning to do something secretly. Things, especially the fact that Delphi never showed up, only aggravated his worries;

On the other hand, Dean can also secretly observe and test Serente nearby. He is not yet confident about handing Aesop over to Serente. He must make sure that he is responsible enough and can protect Aesop from the wind and rain. Only then will I let go completely.

Another reason Dean didn't want to say was that the name "Ilvermorny" here was similar to the training mission. He was somewhat superstitious and believed that cultivating Aesop here would achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Dean taught Aesop everything about magic, starting from the basics.

Dean's own free time was filled with rare medieval magic books that he raided from Flourish and Blotts later that day.

During this period, the lives of the two of them were very fulfilling: Aesop's magical talent was outstanding in itself, and coupled with Dean's careful teaching, the progress could be described as rapid.

As for Dean, thanks to diligent reading and systematic help, most of the task of "knowledge is power" has been completed, and the resulting gain has made him even more unfathomable.

In addition, through this period of surprise teaching, Dean also increased the completion rate of "Development Task: The Legend of Ilvermorny" to 30%, his evaluation also rose to C, and he obtained the Animagus Crow form.

For Dean, who has mastered the thunderbird form, the crow form is somewhat useless. What matters more to him is that it activates the bond with Aesop, and the benefit it brings is "Aesop's growth."

Aesop's growth: Under your guidance, Aesop's magic talent will be fully demonstrated. You will gain magic boost from her. Every magic spell she masters will be fed back to you. She and her future disciples will Be your solid backing.

Dean still doesn't know the full meaning of this gain effect, but it is enough for him to teach Aesop more seriously.

What confused Dean was that as Aesop's understanding of magic deepened, he began to become depressed, so he had the question just now.

"Nothing, teacher." Aesop shook his head, still not wanting to talk more.

Dean didn't force it: "Then we will teach today..."

"I'm sorry, teacher, I want to take a break today. Can we talk about it tomorrow?" Aesop asked uneasily.

Dean was stunned. Aesop showed great enthusiasm for knowledge and had never refused his teaching like he did today.

Something must be wrong with her!

"Aesop, are you free now? I think we should have a good talk." Dean put on a heart-to-heart attitude.

Aesop obviously hesitated for a moment before reluctantly nodding.

"I can see you're scared - what are you scared of?" Dean asked.

"I'm afraid that my aunt will come to visit me again." Aesop said tangledly, "This place is not far from Komgari."

"I have set up shielding magic nearby. Gormlaith will not find you." Dean comforted, "Besides, even if she does come to the door, I will drive her away again, just like before. .”

"But you can't protect me forever. One day I will face her alone." Aesop said worriedly.

"So you are worried about this..." Dean pondered for a moment and said: "Then you should make yourself stronger as soon as possible - you are doing very well now, and your progress has far exceeded my expectations. At this rate It won't take long before you go down and you will have enough strength to compete with Gormlaith."

"But I'm still worried." Aesop said uneasily. "I'm worried that my ability is not enough, and in the end it will bring disaster to the people around me."

"Or..." Dean hesitated, "help you kill Gormlaith before I have to leave?"

"No!" Aesop screamed and stopped him: "You don't have to do this. It's not worth dirtying your hands for Gormlaith."

"Then... only by making yourself stronger can you be foolproof." Dean was a little confused, and Aesop's reaction was very unusual.

"Teacher, I think I haven't worked hard enough..."

"No, you are already the hardest working and most talented witch I have ever seen." Dean unconsciously thought of Hermione Granger. Aesop and Hermione have many similarities and are equally smart. The same effort; the difference is that Aesop looks more pessimistic than Hermione, and is more easily affected by such bad emotions.

This is probably related to the environment in which Aesop grew up. Gormlaith's abuse to her made her very insecure, causing her to often belittle herself.

"No, teacher, you don't know." Aesop covered his face in pain and said, "You have never asked me what I encountered or got in the Gaunt family's treasure house."

"I just think it's your private matter. If you are willing to share it with me, of course I am all ears; if you don't want to say it, I can't force you." Dean said gently.

He must admit that in the days after he left Gringotts, he was indeed full of curiosity about Aesop's experience in the treasure house. He had always restrained himself from asking Aesop questions, although he knew that if he asked, Aesop would definitely Tell him the truth.

At that time, Dean just felt that he should not destroy the trust he had finally built with Aesop. Compared with Aesop's experience, the most important thing was to make good use of this trust and complete the training task as soon as possible.

Later, Dean gradually forgot about this matter, because Aesop did not show any skills beyond his professor, nor did he bring out any treasures, so it is very likely that she found nothing in the treasure house.

Now that Aesop suddenly mentioned that experience, Dean naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Teacher, if I said that I only had a dream after entering the treasure house, would you believe it?" Aesop asked nervously.

"Dreams can sometimes reflect reality, I'm not surprised." Dean still has one sentence he hasn't said, that is, "Dreams can sometimes predict reality."

"That dream was very strange." Aesop showed an expression trying to recall. "In the dream, I seemed to have arrived in a very strange place and started a new life there... However, just when I thought happiness was coming, my aunt Suddenly appeared in front of me, cruelly destroying everything... I had a hunch that that dream might be my future, so I was very worried and scared."

"A strange place?" Dean showed a thoughtful expression, "Aesop, you have actually been to very few places. That strange place may not be that far away."

"No, the phenology there is completely different from here. I suspect it is another continent!" Aesop said with great certainty.