Hogwarts in the shadows

A golden castle stands in the middle of a vibrant meadow.

It sparkles in the sun and is really quite sexy.

An adult witch who looked 70% like Hermione was playing with two children, who looked like twins, boy and girl, judging by their age.

The boy looked like him and the girl looked like Hermione.

Hephis looked at this scene, and his heart couldn't help but be moved.

Damn it, for Hermione.

He must go back too.

Hephis walked quickly in the direction of adult Hermione.

But just like before, it’s so close yet so far away.

Damn, isn't this his territory?

Why can I only look but not touch?

Hephis calmed down. Since it didn't work, he decided to find a way to go back.

Hephaestus began to look for his target.

A dragon? Or an egg?

Finally, he found a dragon egg in an inconspicuous corner, exactly the same as the one he saw at Hagrid's.

The shadow turned into a hammer and smashed towards the dragon egg.

The dragon egg broke.

A half-developed Norwegian Ridgeback appeared before him.

The entire space began to shake.

The little dragon stared at Hephaestus fiercely, and waves emanated from its body, impacting Hephaestus' body.

Hephis felt a sharp pain in his head, as if something was piercing his brain.

Is it mental power?

His shadow turned into a knife and slashed at Xiaolong. Xiaolong was completely unable to move and was cut in half by the knife.

The little dragon turned into a point of light and merged into Hephis' body.

Comfortable.

An unprecedented feeling of comfort filled Hephis's body.

His body began to grow taller, his muscles became stronger, and a faint golden light flashed under his skin.

The hazy illusion began to break down.

Darkness swept across the entire space, and Hephis took one last look at the adult Hermione and the two children before losing consciousness.

Principal's office--

Dumbledore was eating some fizzy bee candy happily.

Suddenly he stood up, grabbed the wand and came to Heidan. His agile movements did not seem like those of a centenarian.

Theodore was also startled by him, and after seeing clearly, he stared at the black egg nervously.

There was movement in the black egg.

"Boom boom boom..." It sounds like the sound of a heartbeat, and it's getting louder and louder.

After a while, when the sound disappeared, the shadow slowly opened, revealing Hephesus who was stretching lazily inside.

Hefes was a little confused, rubbed his eyes, and confirmed that it was Old Deng.

"Principal, good...evening!" He glanced at the sky outside the window and immediately changed his words.

"Hephis, you're awake, how do you feel?" Dumbledore said gently.

"It feels okay." Things were a little different from what he expected, but it was okay, it could be handled.

"Mr. Nott, please help me call Professor Snape." Dumbledore looked at Theodore.

At this time, Theodore was looking at Hephes, who was safe and sound, with a look of joy on his face, and he didn't hear anything at all.

It was not until Dumbledore said it again that he left reluctantly.

"Thank you, Headmaster Dumbledore." Hephis bowed and said.

"Actually, I didn't help much. Theodore was really worried about you."

"That's thanks to you, isn't it?" Hephis said meaningfully.

"I think it's better for children to be more naive."

"I've already started learning magic, am I still not naive?"

“Learning will be safer if there is a teacher by your side.”

"Teachers will like kids like me who have strong self-learning abilities."

"It's not good to be too self-taught, it can lead to danger."

"As long as the young eagle is not out of the care of the caregiver, it will never grow up."

"The young eagle will break away only when it has the ability to survive on its own."

"Bang" the door of the headmaster's office was pushed open with great force, and Snape strode towards Hephes.

Interrupting the two people's enigmatic conversation.

Snape grabbed Hephaestus by the collar and tried to lift him up.

I tried hard but couldn't lift it, and I tried harder but still couldn't lift it.

Hephis reacted quickly, and quickly raised his toes and pulled up along with Snape's movements.

Dumbledore secretly raised the corners of his mouth.

The corner of Snape's mouth twitched, but he couldn't retract his outstretched hand.

"Professor Snape, good evening!" Hephis broke the awkwardness and spoke first.

"Hephaestdam, what tricks are you playing again, hiding yourself in an egg." Snape said gloomily.

Hephesus felt warm in his heart. Snape was so good that he even thought of a reason for him and directly made excuses for him.

"Professor, I was practicing a defensive magic, but I don't know what happened and I couldn't get out of it." Hephis just went along with it.

"Defensive magic? Your family's collection of books?"

"Yeah, I saw it at the old house during Christmas."

"Even if it's family magic, you're not allowed to practice it without supervision."

"Okay, Professor, I'll pay attention next time."

“The lockdown continues on Saturday.”

"Okay, Professor."

Theodore had no idea what was going on and could only stare blankly.

Dumbledore watched the two of them perform a double act with a calm face.

After the two finished their performance, he spoke up, "It's getting late, you two should hurry back to the dormitory. If you're hungry, go find An An directly."

"Good night, principal. Good night, professor." Hephis took Theodore and bowed to the two of them, then left the principal's office.

"Severus, you should go back too."

"Dumbledore, Humphreys is a good boy."

"I know."

"I will try to teach him."

"Severus, I believe you."

Snape hesitated, but didn't say the rest of the words. He just turned and left.

After returning to the dormitory, Hefeth asked Theodore about the situation again.

After realizing what happened this time, he was still too reckless.

Fortunately, Theodore responded in time, otherwise he would have died before reaching the misty illusion.

Then the two of them talked about the incident of swallowing the dragon egg, and Hephis selectively told Theodore some of it.

In fact, the whole process is not complicated.

If you swallow the shadow of a magical creature, you will most likely have to fight with the magical creature in a hazy fantasy.

If you win, you can come back alive.

The only thing worth noting is that wizards in Twilight Zone do not have wands.

Then it’s time to test the harvest.

First, Hephis grew five centimeters taller, then his weight doubled, his strength doubled, and his physical strength also improved to a certain extent.

Finally, his skin has a certain magic resistance.

He was immune to some of Theodore's minor curses.

Control spells, he can basically recover in one or two minutes.

What surprised Hephis the most was that his Shadow Fruit seemed to have awakened.

It’s just that his awakening is not complete, and he can now directly control other people’s shadows.

It’s just that the distance is a bit short, only fifteen meters.

But Hephis was very satisfied. After all, it was just a dragon egg. It was already very good to be able to strengthen it so much.

The most troublesome thing now is Hermione's side.

He's been in a coma for four days, and Hermione must be very worried.

Although Dumbledore gave a reason, he still needed to give a more detailed explanation.

Hefeth felt a little overwhelmed, and he definitely couldn't tell the truth.

The part about the ancestors is okay.

It’s just that Hermione is a little too smart and hard to fool!