Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 290 I just wanted to protect a phoenix, what was wrong with me?

"Uh-huh?!"

Fleur was nodding her head when she heard Harry's last words and was suddenly startled.

Is there anything wrong with this logic?

It seems like... I'm just worried here because I can't defeat the fire dragons and don't know how to deal with them, right?

If I could kill the fire dragon, why would I be so nervous now?

"Just kidding." Harley smiled evilly and stuck out her tongue, "Killing the fire dragon is definitely the worst choice."

"After all, the fire dragon is leased by the Ministry of Magic from the Romanian Fire Dragon Sanctuary. If we kill the fire dragon casually, it will definitely cause considerable economic losses to the Ministry of Magic."

"The Ministry of Magic will not allow this to happen. Although it is not stated in the rules and there is no reason for us to lose money, the score will definitely be lowered by then."

Listening to Harry's words, Fleur's expression became more and more uncomfortable, and Hermione couldn't help but rub her forehead.

This reason for not killing the fire dragon... is really outrageous!

Harley was still quickly analyzing the weaknesses of the fire dragon: "The core idea of ​​the competition is to study the weaknesses."

"The fire dragon is huge, but its eyes and nose are relatively fragile, which are the two major weaknesses of the fire dragon's body."

"The eyelids of the fire dragon are different from other parts of the dragon's skin. They don't have much magic resistance. Even if they are hit by a spell with their eyes closed, it will be very uncomfortable."

"The nasal cavity of fire dragons is also a major weakness of them, but to be precise, it should be said that the combination of the nasal cavity and the oral cavity is a weakness."

"If magic is used to interfere with these two parts of the fire dragon, the fire dragon will most likely be unable to breathe out."

"And the most important thing is that at this time, the fire dragon's breath has been created,"

Hermione flipped through the heavy book in her hand and took up what Harry said,

"So the accumulation of too much dragon's breath in the fire dragon's mouth is likely to cause its own magic to lose control, causing certain harm and interference to the fire dragon."

"In addition, there is also the fire dragon's resistance to spiritual magic," Harley once again put forward a new point of view,

"Because they have almost no natural enemies in nature, fire dragons are not focused enough, and are more likely to be attracted by large creatures or dynamic creatures."

"There are two pieces of evidence for this. One piece of evidence is that when a wizard accidentally encountered a ferocious wild fire dragon in the wild, he used a stone next to his transformation spell to turn into a big dog."

"According to the wizard's story, the fire dragon immediately chose to chase the big running dog and ignored himself, allowing himself to save his life."

"I have also seen a case where someone used mental hypnosis-type magic to force the fire dragon into a deep sleep..."

Harry and Hermione talked to each other and quickly analyzed a set of plans to deal with the fire dragon.

Fu Rong was dumbfounded, she didn't have any clue yet, but others have already figured out how to solve it!

Am I a seventh-grade student, or are these two little witches in front of me seventh-grade students?

Moreover, a lot of the knowledge they talked about was completely unknown to me.

Is this genius? Love it, love it.

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In less than a morning, the three of them worked out several detailed plans that were most feasible.

It includes not only the situation where a single person faces a fire dragon, but also the situation where six warriors are on the field at the same time and face six or seven fire dragons.

The latter is obviously much more difficult than the former. After all, during the game, there may be interference from the fire dragons that other warriors need to fight or the magic released by other warriors themselves.

And Harley believes that the possibility of this happening is still very high.

Charlie also said last night that to avoid wasting fire dragons as much as possible, the best solution is to have all fire dragons and warriors appear at the same time.

However, Harley estimated that when the time came for the competition, she would not be able to use any of the plans.

After all, just relying on pure magic power and the power of Sequence Four is enough to crush him.

For Harley, these plans can only be emergency options.

"Okay, that should be all."

After putting down the quill, Harry looked at the parchment full of writing in front of him.

"There are less than three weeks left to prepare. Just take one day to boil the fire prevention potion and treatment potion."

"The rest of the time, we can do a little hands-on practice."

"Practical practice?"

"Well, that's right." Harry nodded, "Counting the time, Hedwig should have delivered the letter."

"Godfather will need some time, but considering Professor Dumbledore's help... then everything should be in place in about three days, or no more than a week at the latest."

"Then it's decided, let's brew the magic potions we need to use today."

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During the few days of waiting, in addition to brewing potions, Fleur also practiced a lot of magic that might be used.

As for those usual classes, Fleur would only attend Transfiguration, Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts classes.

Fleur chose to give up on Potions, Herbology, and other elective courses available at Hogwarts and Beauxbatons.

Harley is still participating in various courses normally and has not used the right of Warriors to apply to the professor and dean before the game to not attend classes.

Even the Transfiguration Club and the Charms Club, as well as Professor Snape's confinement and Professor Babbling's private lessons, Harry was not absent.

In addition, Harley also spent several afternoons asking Professor Sprout for advice.

As for the unique magic of several other magic schools, the magic of the Magic Institute is too biased towards the Eastern system, and there is no record at all in the Hogwarts library.

And considering that there are no related books at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, and you can't tell anything from the name alone, Harley doesn't waste time on the shikigami magic that magic masters.

As for the magic that other magic schools are good at, Harley herself is involved in it, and her level is even much better than that of the warriors from other magic schools.

Even with the unique secret book that Fleur prepared to use to subdue the fire dragon, Harley believed that her level was far superior to hers.

Harry dared to pat his chest and promise that as long as he wanted to, he could easily achieve magical effects no matter whether it was on humans or magical animals, no matter what gender or orientation he was.

Only the plant magic of Kastrobushe is very mysterious, but there seem to be clues.

After looking through the books in the restricted area but not finding much relevant information, Harley chose to ask Professor Sprout specifically.

After all, Professor Sprout has worked in the field of herbal medicine for so many years, and he must have his own unique understanding.

And Professor Sprout is worthy of being a master in the field of herbal medicine. He usually seems to be unassuming, but he is very proficient in plant-related magic.

As soon as he heard that Harley was preparing for the Six Wizards Tournament, Professor Spratt immediately showed off a lot of magic without reservation.

In addition to those magics developed purely to benefit the development of herbs, such as spells for weeding herbs and curing diseases, Professor Sprout also showed Harley a variety of unique magics for manipulating plants to fight.

Under the control of Professor Sprout's magic, even the most ordinary magic plant, the Devil's Net, which a first-year wizard can deal with, has changed.

They seemed to possess human wisdom in an instant, their size became larger, and they were no longer afraid of light and fire.

As for those dangerous plants learned by senior students, such as bubble pods, poisonous tentacles and fang geraniums, they have become more dangerous in the hands of Professor Sprout.

For example, the shiny beans spit out by Bubble Pods are originally harmless, but they will immediately take root and sprout when they come into contact with solid objects, and bloom quickly.

However, after being strengthened by Professor Sprout's magic, these beans have become extremely parasitic and can directly lodge on solid objects they touch, and severely weaken the host from all aspects.

Professor Sprout even demonstrated a special magic that caused a broken branch of the Whomping Willow to instantly drain the nutrients contained in the surrounding ground and turn it into a giant Whomping Willow with lush branches.

Each whip wielded by the Whomping Willow can shatter the stone slabs strengthened by reinforcement magic, which is several times more powerful than the Whomping Willow in Hogwarts.

Harley has also had the experience of fighting against the cultivator path sequence five druids in the Church of the Earth Mother. She has seen the druids control plants to fight, and has experienced the power of these extraordinary abilities.

But Harry felt that Professor Spratt was probably better than these druids in terms of comprehensiveness and combat effectiveness.

However, Professor Sprout herself was not particularly satisfied. She told Harry that there used to be more powerful plant magic in Hogwarts.

According to Professor Spratt, there was a mysterious and powerful plant called "Oriental biting cabbage" at that time.

Using this plant combined with a unique magic can even produce a power more powerful than the Death Curse!

It's a pity that I didn't know what happened at the time, and this magic didn't stay.

In the next few days, Professor Spratt gave Harley unreserved guidance and taught her various knowledge.

And Harley lived up to Professor Sprout's hard work and spent four days of free time to learn these magics.

However, she has only just learned it. If she wants to have a deeper understanding of these magics, she still needs a lot of practice.

Of course, for Harley, this was enough. After all, she originally just wanted to understand Castrobshe's fighting methods.

Moreover, there are more important things waiting for Harley.

Sirius is here.

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Exactly two weeks before the game, Sirius appeared in Professor Dumbledore's office, accompanied by an old man.

When Harry received a small note from Professor Dumbledore and came to the principal's office, the two old men were laughing and chatting.

Fox also stood on the table in front of the old man, enjoying a handful of fresh herbs.

Sirius, on the other hand, was drinking black tea, listening to the old people talking, and staring at his great-grandfather.

Although it was their first meeting in reality, Harley quickly remembered the old man's identity based on the photo in the newspaper——

Newt Scamander, an internationally renowned expert on magical creatures, wrote Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the former Hogwarts Care of Magical Creatures textbook.

But it is obvious that although this old man is quite famous in the magic world around the world, he is not popular.

Because when Harry entered the principal's office, the first thing he heard was the soul question from Professor Dumbledore:

"So...you smuggled yourself to England again this time, right? Newt?"

The old principals on the wall had their eyes closed and suppressed the smiles on their lips.

Those who couldn't bear it would choose to cover their mouths or even bury their heads in their clothes.

After all, we are all professional principals and have received professional training. We must not laugh when faced with this situation unless we can't help it.

But there was no trace of embarrassment on Old Man Newt's face, and he even nodded with a depressed look on his face:

"Yes, it's really hateful! I obviously just want to go back to England and my dear hometown!"

"Those bastards from the British Ministry of Magic! They don't want me to come back!"

"It's time for you to reflect on yourself, Newt!"

An old headmaster who was born in Hufflepuff couldn't stand it anymore.

"Think of all the cities you've been to! Think of poor New York and Paris!"

"Why don't you think they let you go? You really embarrass the Hufflepuffs!"

"Cough cough cough." Professor Dumbledore suddenly coughed several times, obviously remembering something bad.

He happened to notice Harley at the door, with a look of surprise on his face that didn't seem to be fake:

"Ah, Harley! You're finally here! We've been waiting for you for a while!"

Fox also let out an excited cry. The herbs in front of him were no longer fragrant, but they plunged into Harley's arms.

After saying hello to Principal Dumbledore and being ruffled by Sirius, who was very excited to see his goddaughter, Harry bowed slightly to Newt:

"Hello, Mr. Scamander. This is the first time we meet. My name is Harry Potter. Just call me Harry."

"Hello, Harley."

Newt raised his hand in a friendly manner, as if he was the old man lying on the deck chair and sunbathing at the entrance of the Muggle community.

If there is anything about him that is different from those old men, it is that he does not hold a fan or tea cup in his hands, but tightly holds an inconspicuous black suitcase.

"It seems that Fox likes you very much. This is really unusual. After all, the Phoenixes are so vigilant. Even Fox's face was full of vigilance when he saw me for the first time, as if I wanted to capture her. "

"These characteristics have prevented me from raising a phoenix so far...I mean, effectively protecting a phoenix."

Newt sighed and sighed harmlessly.

Fox in Harley's arms suddenly raised his head and let out a long series of rapid and sharp chirps.

"Pfft!" Professor Dumbledore laughed directly and unabashedly,

"Newt, do you know? Fox just called you a liar and called you a shameless lie."

"Ahem... I'm a magizoologist, so there's nothing wrong with protecting the Phoenix."

Newt looked a little embarrassed;

"I swear to you, Fox, I really just want to help you find a partner, study the reproduction of Phoenix, and let your race flourish."

"I just made a mistake that any magizoologist would make!"

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(Thanks to the "Nine-tailed Yanhu" boss for the reward!)