Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 240 Regulus, have a good trip!

After Professor Lupine took over the processing of ordinary Inferi, Harley only left a small part of her attention to focus on other directions to prevent the emergence of fish that slipped through the net or the werewolf Professor Lupin suddenly went crazy.

She concentrated most of her energy on dealing with the two giant inferi.

It is actually very difficult for a witch who has not yet reached the level of demigod to deal with dark creatures like the Inferi, which are essentially dead corpses.

After all, most of the black magic and curses that the Witch Path is good at are ineffective on the dead, and disease auras and joy abilities are unlikely to be effective on corpses.

They are all dead, how can they get sick or be happy?

As for the spider silk, although it is powerful in terms of binding, it does not damage enough and cannot even scratch the skin of the giant.

Only black flames and ice can cause damage to the giant inferi, but it will take a long time to break their defenses.

It can be said that most of the abilities of the Witch Path are severely restricted.

But Harley is not helpless. The greatest advantage of human beings lies in the flexible use of weapons and tools at their disposal.

The previous "Law of All Laws: The Existence of the Undead is prohibited here" has marked all the Inferi approaching the island as criminals, and the "Judgment" ability has weakened the physical fitness of these "criminals".

However, while maintaining large-scale weakening, it would take more spiritual energy to formulate new laws, so Harley did not formulate new rules, but used the ability of the witch herself.

Several ice spears and black flames quickly condensed behind Harley and kept circling.

Harley waved her hand gently, and the magic mirror that had previously floated into the air instantly spit out two dim dark green lights, covering the spear.

Through the micro-manipulation of the spider silk, Harley made the materials in the magic mirror quickly form a ritual, a ritual specifically targeted at the Six Living Corpse Extraordinaries of the Alien (Prisoner) Path Sequence.

Almost instantly, ice spears and fireballs blasted towards the two giant inferi.

At the same time, Harley took a step forward, opened her mouth and let out an invisible scream!

A blue-colored illusory halo instantly surged out of Harley's body, and flew accurately towards the two giant inferi under Harley's control.

"The frozen world!"

For ordinary pain witches, they can only let the frozen world spread to a certain range around them based on their own bodies.

But Harley is no ordinary pain witch, she is extremely close to sequence four.

Under this circumstance, with long-term practice and repeated use of extraordinary abilities, Harley has been able to release the halo at a fixed point!

Fireballs and ice spears came to the giant inferi first and hit them hard in the face.

The two giant inferi took several steps back. The ice spears did not leave any obvious injuries on their bodies, but the fireballs left obvious burn marks.

Harley was not surprised by this, after all, the Inferi were afraid of fire, and the giant Inferi were also Inferi.

Therefore, the black flame's damage to them is more obvious, and the purpose of the ice spear is not to cause damage, but to add ritual effects.

At the location where the ice spear hit, a dark green light quietly emerged.

These lights are extremely dim, and even if you look carefully, it is difficult to detect them.

They are like maggots attached to the bones, difficult to get rid of, and slowly sink into the skin of the giant inferi.

The speed of the two giant inferi slowed down a bit again, their movements became stiffer, and the unknown magic power fluctuations exuding from their bodies began to slowly weaken.

The ensuing blue halo instantly passed over the giant inferi, and the ice instantly froze them, and beautiful and dreamy snowflakes floated in the sky.

The snowflakes were like sharp blades, blending into the ice and continuing downward, successfully leaving scars on the skin of the giant inferi, opening a hole that allowed the cold air to enter.

Of course, cold air can enter, and so can black flames.

The ice layer could not last long, because the ice outside the two giant inferi ice sculptures similar to the warrior pathway had begun to fall.

Although they have no intelligence and no life, the two giant inferi performed the tasks left by Voldemort very well, constantly struggling to escape the shackles of the ice.

But this period of restraint was enough. Harley waved her wand gently, and black flames condensed above her head again.

Although he activated the natural ability given to him by the witch potion of sequence seven, Harley found that using the wand for assistance made it easier for him to perform micro-management.

With the help of the wand, the black flame became more and more vigorous and excited, as if it had its own emotions and wanted to burn everything.

This time, Harley directly chose to borrow a certain amount of personality and power from the mythical creature form.

While the green light was flowing in her eyes, the power of the black flame was far greater than before.

"Goodbye," Harley said softly, slashing her wand forward.

The black flame was like a fire python, rushing towards the two giant inferi, and directly wrapped and swallowed them.

The ice on the surface of giant inferi melts rapidly, and the temperature difference between extreme cold and extreme heat makes their skin even more fragile.

The black flame followed the defensive loopholes that Snowflake had opened and invaded the body of the giant inferi.

During the last Wizarding War, giants were an important force under Voldemort, so it was impossible for Voldemort to produce too many giant inferi, lest the giants rebel and drive other dark creatures to alienation.

Since quantity cannot win, Voldemort can only improve quality.

When selecting the guards, he made a careful choice. The two giant inferi he chose were full of muscles.

Soon, the smell of burnt feathers spread, and the two giant inferi collapsed completely before landing ashore, turning into two torches and dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Harry just looked at them silently, then waved his wand.

Invisible spider threads appeared, and a vast web was laid around the island.

This is not only to guard against the Inferi, but also to guard against Professor Lupine who doesn't know whether to leave his sanity behind.

Although I feel sorry for Professor Lupine, he has turned into a werewolf and exudes aura similar to that of the Rose School and the Celestial Sect.

Harry had seen this situation many times, where everyone seemed to have been replaced.

So she won't be sad or mourning now, she will just be wary of it.

"Professor Luping, the giant inferi have been dealt with, and the ordinary inferi can be released ashore."

After completing the simple precautions, Harry said loudly that he wanted to test whether Professor Lupine still had wisdom.

Contrary to Harry's expectations, Professor Lupine, who had turned into a werewolf, seemed to still have the ability to think, and no longer desperately shot away the inferi.

Of course, he did not try to return to the spider web, but stood on the edge of the island, only defending that direction.

With the cooperation of ice and cobwebs, Sirius soon let out a cry of surprise:

"Harry, I saw Regulus!"

As he spoke, Sirius waved his wand and conjured two ropes, tightly binding an inferi on the spider web.

He was a handsome young man, his facial features were very similar to Sirius's, and he seemed to be what he looked like when he was young.

He was wearing a dark green robe, which seemed to be well preserved due to the power of magic.

"It's Master Regulus!" Kreacher also shouted in surprise,

"Old Kreacher's respected mistress, old Kreacher has met Master Regulus again!"

"Then I'm going to make a quick decision," Harley said softly, waving her wand.

The spider web in that direction broke instantly, leaving only a few threads still tightly binding Regulus.

Sirius flicked his wand hard, and the rope that tightly bound Regulus flew back instantly.

Sirius looked at his brother at his feet, his eyes turning red unconsciously.

"Everything is petrified!" Sirius pointed at Regulus and shouted, making him stop struggling, and then shouted back to Harry,

"Okay, Harley, get rid of all these Inferi!"

As he spoke, the tip of Sirius' wand ignited a flame and spread rapidly.

Harley no longer uses ice, but fully activates the power of the black flame.

The Inferi that climbed ashore were quickly burned up under the flames, while the Inferi behind seemed to be unaware of what was happening ahead, and were still emerging from the water one after another.

After an unknown amount of time, all the Inferi in the cave were finally cleared away.

Silence returned to the cave, with only the flame at the tip of Sirius' wand shining.

Professor Luping, on the other hand, stood farthest away from everyone, neither changing back to his original form nor taking the initiative to come over.

Sirius looked at his good friend and turned into a big black dog, wanting to communicate with his friend.

But just as he made a "woof" sound, a magic spell suddenly passed through the air.

"Human form restored!" Harley muttered the spell silently for a long time, and finally uttered a clear word.

The light hit Professor Lu Ping, and Professor Lu Ping's body stiffened instantly.

Then, the black hair on his body retracted into his skin in full view of the public, and the wolf's head began to shorten, turning back into a human face...

In less than a minute, Professor Lupine was back to being the pale, thin man.

Upon seeing this, Sirius immediately rushed over, first circling Professor Lupin for a long time, and then remembered that he was going to transform into a human form.

"Remus, how are you feeling? You are not hurt, are you?" Sirius asked anxiously as soon as he returned to his human form.

Professor Lupine shook his head: "I feel okay, just a little weak, probably the sequelae of turning into a werewolf and back again."

"So Uncle Remus, why did you suddenly turn into a werewolf?" Harley also walked forward and asked with concern.

However, she and Professor Luping maintained a distance of two physical distances, leaving a certain amount of caution.

Professor Lupine hesitated for a moment, and then said in a guessing tone: "I don't know, but I feel like I have become complete."

"I've never felt so good, so...complete, since I was bitten by another damn werewolf, that Greyback?"

Professor Lupine uttered the last word in a slightly puzzled tone. Obviously, it was difficult for him to describe his current state.

Harry nodded, waved his wand, and Professor Lupin's wand flew up from where he stood before turning into a werewolf, and returned to Professor Lupin's hand.

"By the way, Harley, what was the spell you used to force me back into my human form?"

Professor Lupin put his wand back into his pocket, then dusted himself off and asked.

"The Humanoid Restoration Spell," Harley explained, "a spell invented by an old wizard that can force a werewolf back to its original shape on a full moon night."

"However, the spell cannot permanently transform the werewolf back into its original shape. It can only ensure that the deformation is suppressed for about 12 hours."

"The Lockhart of last school year stole this memory from the old wizard and wrote down the humanoid restoration spell in his notebook."

"At the end of last school year, he tried to kill me, but I killed him instead, and this spell fell into my hands as one of his legacies."

When he heard that someone was trying to kill Harry, Sirius was instantly furious.

After hearing that the person was dead, he breathed a sigh of relief and angrily spat on the ground aside:

"Damn trash! You deserve to die!"

Professor Luping, who already knew all this, just sighed and focused on this spell:

"Is this human body restoration spell really so effective? I mean...if it were a werewolf on a full moon night, would it still be as effective?"

Harry shook his head: "Sorry, Uncle Remus, I'm not sure."

"According to what Lockhart recorded in his notes, the old foreign wizard seemed to have turned the werewolf back into human form on the night of the full moon."

"But I only managed to learn this spell before Easter, and I planned to try it on your next full moon night."

"If it is true, I am going to write this spell into a paper and publish it to save more werewolves."

Listening to Harley's words, Professor Lupine's eyes shone with excitement.

Because of his identity as a werewolf, he has suffered discrimination for too long and cannot even find a good job.

Although Damocles invented the wolfsbane potion, this potion can only keep werewolves rational on full moon nights and cannot eliminate those werewolf characteristics.

But judging from the previous effects, this humanoid restoration spell can temporarily transform the werewolf back into humanoid form!

Moreover, the materials for Wolfsbane potion are expensive, difficult to brew, and the overall price is extremely high. Only wealthy potion masters are qualified and interested in brewing it.

Werewolves who are poor and have low social status have no access to this kind of potion master. Even if they are lucky enough to come into contact with one, they basically have no ability to purchase it.

The Humanoid Restoration Spell is just a spell. Apart from the difficulty of learning it, it can be said to cost nothing!

It is no exaggeration to say that Harley's move gave the werewolves hope for a new life!

"Now that Remus is fine, let's return to the Black Mansion." Sirius picked up his brother's body and spun it around subconsciously.

His body was unreal for a moment, and then he sat back on the ground: "f...k!"

Sirius stood up and rubbed his head: "I'm such a stupid person, I forgot again that you can't apparate here..."

Sirius' voice trailed off, and he suddenly turned to look at Kreacher.

"Wait, why can Kreacher apparate here?"

Professor Lupine rolled his eyes and resisted his desire to hit Sirius on the head:

"Have you forgotten? When we went to the Hogwarts cafeteria, those house elves could apparate in Hogwarts."

"Later I checked the books and found that the house elves' magic system is different from ours, and the anti-Apparition in Hogwarts is ineffective against them."

Sirius slapped his head: "Yes, I remember you mentioned it, but I forgot about it."

Looking at Sirius, Professor Lupine couldn't help but sigh: "I think the old principal Phineas is right, read more books, Sirius!"

Sirius immediately retorted: "James definitely doesn't know about this either!"

"So does this have something to do with you reading more books?" Professor Luping couldn't help but slap the old man on the back.

Sirius was stunned for a moment, then decisively changed the subject: "Kreacher, take us back!"

"Yes, Master Sirius!" Kreacher said respectfully, his eyes never leaving Regulus's body.

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The group soon returned to the old Black house, and Hermione was sitting in the living room, flipping through the astrology book she had just borrowed.

But judging from the fact that she looked up at her watch twice before turning a page, Hermione's mind was probably not on the book.

When she saw a figure appearing in the open space in the living room, Hermione immediately stood up and rushed over in three steps.

"Harry, you're not hurt, are you?"

"It's okay," Harley shook her head, "It's just an Inferi, it can't hurt me at all."

Phineas on the wall yawned, feeling that Hermione was doing something unnecessary.

His eyes wandered around the people who came back, and finally settled on the young man lying on the ground.

Phineas was half-lying on a leather chair, enjoying a glass of wine from a Hogwarts portrait with Mrs. Black.

But after seeing Regulus' body, he sat up in confusion.

"Regulus..." Phineas whispered the name, his voice full of complicated emotions.

This child is his favorite junior, and the only one whom Phineas evaluates as a true Slytherin——

He is wise, powerful, has high emotional intelligence, cunning yet brave and kind, and he can even be kind to house elves.

He didn't tell anyone his opinion at first, but planned to quietly guide Regulus, hoping that he would become the second Slytherin-born headmaster of Hogwarts.

As a result, his incompetent juniors, Mr. and Mrs. Black, made Regulus join the Death Eaters, and Regulus later died silently.

This incident made Phineas, who was used to seeing death, sad for several days.

And now that he saw his junior again, even though it was just a corpse, Phineas still felt filled with emotion.

After a long time, Phineas picked up the wine glass in his hand:

"Regulus, my favorite junior, have a good journey!"

As he spoke, Phineas poured the wine in the glass lightly, and the wine in the glass spilled all over the frame.

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(Thanks to the two big guys "Nine-tailed Yanhu" and "Dream Awakening Already Enlightened" for their rewards!)