The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

The experiment was done in the morning, the champagne was opened at noon, and people woke up at night.

When Ash woke up, in his arms was a girl who fell asleep due to exhaustion of energy.

Perhaps because of the previous enthusiastic response, the girl's fair and tender skin had a hint of pink.

The pale cherry-colored lips are soft and delicate, and the subtle lip lines are just like the lines of petals, as if they have accumulated morning dew, exuding a moist breath, and are the most clumsy but also the most positive in response.

Ash lowered his head slightly and kissed the girl's pink lips gently.

Although the champagne had just been opened, the sprayed wine had already been 'cleaned up', and not even the slightest trace could be seen on the white sheets. Therefore, the air was not filled with the strong smell of alcohol. Instead, the girl's sweet citrus scent lingered on the tip of her nose, making people yearn for it.

Although using magic for this kind of thing is a bit unusual, for Ash, how can magic be such an inconvenience?

Ash gently pushed the girl in his arms to get out of bed, waved his wand gently, and the clothes that were scattered around were neatly put on him.

Click!

Ash opened the room slowly and just as he was about to leave the room, he saw a silver-haired lone wolf with a scar on his left eye standing quietly at the door.

His movements did not pause, he walked out of the room very naturally and closed the door behind him.

Ash looked at the girl with a serious expression and asked in a deep voice:

"How long have you been waiting here?"

"Sa, how long?"

Lapland tilted his head, with a slight smile on his face, "Let's start from Texas and enter the master's room."

The girl's smile was extremely sweet, but her silver eyes flickered slightly, and there seemed to be a dangerous luster in her eyes.

"Tsk."

Ash couldn't help but feel pain in his back, and the werewolf girls were naturally very good. Without exception, they all had extremely high loyalty to Ash, so Ash would rest assured to leave the core experimental data to them for safekeeping.

But a wolf is a wolf after all. Only those who are wild are called wolves, and those who are not wild can only be called domestic dogs!

He never doubted the loyalty of the werewolf girls, but he also never doubted their wildness.

Shiroko and Setsuna were able to pursue the situation when they first transformed, and even asked Ash to open the champagne for the sake of the propagation and growth of the tribe. Texas can endure it until now because of the lack of contact!

And with the precedent from Texas, you can use your lower body to think and figure out what Lapland wants to do now!

Although Ash is not opposed to this, people can't indulge in creating humans all the time.

That's not right.

Ash immediately ordered:

"Lapland, come with me. I have something very important that I need your help with."

As he spoke, he walked out of the experimental base without looking back.

"Yes, Master!"

Lapland's mood immediately rose, and he quickly followed Ash excitedly.

Look, the master still trusts her more!

Texas is just a velvet ball for the owner to vent his anger on. If anything happens, he has to go to Lapland!

"really."

Ash breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little lucky in his heart.

Although these werewolf girls were deeply influenced by him, not to mention being dismissive of others, at least they regarded human life as nothing. But in the final analysis, they are still young girls who are not familiar with the world and lack understanding of the intrigues between humans.

To put it bluntly, it is easier to deceive.

However, although Ash was just a delaying tactic, he was not completely deceiving the girl. He did have something to do.

Like, retrieving his lost inheritance.

On the way out of the experimental base, the girl in a happy mood softly hummed an unknown nursery rhyme, and even her steps became much brisker.

As a result, Ash's eyes were attracted to the girl, and his eyes moved down step by step from the girl's delicate facial features.

The girl wore a black jacket with a stand-up collar that tightly wrapped her upper body, but the hem only tilted to both sides of her abdomen, revealing her fair, flat belly and navel.

And completely different from the conservative top, the girl's lower body was wearing black hot pants, black short boots that barely reached her ankles, and her slender and shapely white thighs were naked in the air.

And this is what Ash loves most about werewolf girls.

Bai Xi likes to wear short skirts to show off her slender legs as delicate as snowflakes. Her calves are wrapped in white socks, as if they are forbidden objects.

Texas likes to wear black pantyhose, which is completely opposite to others, and can even be said to be unique. However, although the black stockings did not expose her fair and delicate thighs at all, it made her look even more sentimental.

Setsuna's transformation was incomplete, and her calves were still furry, with the snow-white hair reaching her knees, but the part that was close to the absolute realm showed just the right amount of snow-white skin.

The four of them are different and have their own characteristics. They have their own unique talents, and the legs are no different.

In addition, Bai Zi also has her own unique advantage over the other three - she has no tail.

So at least Shirako wouldn't slap his waist with her tail when opening the champagne like Setsuna and Texas did...

Under the bright moonlight, the pretty werewolf girl gently shook her tail and asked slightly excitedly:

"Master, do you want to ride me?"

"Can."

Ash thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

He has been to Phoenix Mountain, and theoretically he could just use Apparition to go there.

But the last time he went there was a hundred years ago, and no one knew what changes a century of vicissitudes would bring there. If he apparates over hastily, splitting his body would be a trivial matter, and he might just get stuck in the mountain and not be able to get out!

Yes, Apparition is the most convenient way to travel in the wizarding world, but it is also the most dangerous.

Because the specific implementation of phantom appearance is to allow the user to disappear from their current location and arrive at any place they have been.

The risk is that if the wizard is not proficient enough in using it and the construction of the destination in his mind is not complete enough, it may lead to 'split'. A minor dismemberment may only result in the loss of a piece of flesh on the shoulder or an arm, while a serious dismemberment may result in the loss of the head or half of the body. In this case, even Merlin would not be able to save it even if he were alive.

Of course, this danger is only for wizards who are not skilled in the use of Apparition.

For Ash, even intercontinental apparation is not difficult, so he is worried about the second risk - the picture does not match the actual thing.

For example, the location constructed in the wizard's mind is a wilderness he has visited before. Under normal circumstances, he will appear directly in the wilderness.

But the problem is that nothing stays the same despite the changes in the world.

For example, a place that once was a plain in the wizard's mind may now have grown into a forest.

So when he Apparates over, he'll just get stuck in the tree.

Even if a high-rise building has been built in that place, the wizard who 'teleports' there will even be directly stuck in the wall.

And even if the plain is not suitable for tree growth and no one builds a house there, there may be a passing wild animal that happens to be standing at the location where the wizard wants to apparate, causing the teleported wizard to be directly 'stuck' in the body of the wild animal. Both sides were stuck together.

Although this sounds outrageous, in the wizarding world, behind every outrageous example is an even more outrageous incident.

For example, there was an Auror from the Ministry of Magic who often used Apparition to travel between the Ministry of Magic and his living room. But one time his wife bought a new sofa for the living room, and it happened to be placed in the spot where the Auror often Apparated.

As a result, when the Auror came home from get off work, he happened to be 'stuck' in the sofa, and it happened to be the 'backrest' part of the sofa. This caused his body below the chest to be completely 'integrated' with the sofa. Can't be saved.

Of course, the accident was later proven to be the intentional murder of the Auror's wife, and she was imprisoned in Azkaban, but this painful lesson still left many wizards feeling like a stick in their throats and a thorn in their backs.

This is why most wizards don't like Apparating, preferring instead to travel by broomstick, floo powder, or portkey. Although they are not as 'convenient' as Apparition, at least they are safe.

Even pure-blood families that always pride themselves on being ancient are the same.

For example, every time Lucius goes to Diagon Alley, he also uses Floo powder instead of Apparition.

After all, although the former is not decent, the most it will do is stain the clothes with soot, which can be solved by cleaning them up.

The latter, while decent, is extremely risky.

Although under normal circumstances there will be no accidents, once an accident occurs, there is no way to save the person.

Ash was worried about this too.

Although in his impression there was flat land outside the cave in Phoenix Mountain, who knows what the situation is now?

He didn't want to risk getting stuck on the cliff by apparating over.

In comparison, wolf riding is much safer.

In Ash's sight, Lapland's body changed rapidly, from a tall girl to a giant wolf nearly three meters tall. Under the bright moonlight, her silver-white hair reflected the dazzling light.

Both Lapland and Texas tried to compete with Bai Zi for the status of alpha wolf, but both ended in failure.

But their choices are different.

Lapland chose self-exile, while Texas chose to remain among the wolves.

This also shows the difference between the two werewolf girls.

Lapland is more unruly, while Texas is not obsessed with the status of alpha wolf. She is more easily satisfied than Lapland...

Well, that’s not accurate either.

After all, Texas is not that satisfied in some aspects, and can even be said to be insatiable.

And Lapland was not always rebellious, she just disobeyed Bai Zi's leadership.

Just like now, this unruly giant wolf still lowered its head obediently and lowered its body to allow Ash to better mount her.

Ash leaned down and leaned into the giant wolf's ear, whispering:

"Lapland, continue south along the edge of the Forbidden Forest, don't go deep."

"Ouch~"

Lapland roared softly, and the silver giant wolf moved through the dense woods as fast as the wind. The hair on its body fluttered in the wind like tumbling ripples, carrying the owner on its back and rushing towards the destination quickly.

——

Phoenix Mountain is actually part of the Forbidden Forest.

Yes, the Forbidden Forest is not only the forest near Hogwarts, but also the mountains and lakes adjacent to it, and even the narrow coastline. After all, the purpose of its existence is to provide a residence for those non-human magical creatures, so the area cannot be too small.

If placed in the Muggle world, the Forbidden Forest should be considered a nature reserve.

There are many similar nature reserves, such as the Fire Dragon Reserve in Romania and the Hebridean Islands.

Just like the purpose of human nature reserves, the purpose of the "forbidden forest" is to protect the ecological balance and maintain biodiversity while ensuring the sustainable development of the wizarding world.

Because in a sense, wizards and magical creatures are actually interdependent.

The configuration of wizards' wands and various potions requires the use of other magical creatures as materials, and magical creatures are also able to thrive in the nature reserves divided by wizards.

It is no exaggeration to say that the extinction of any kind of magical creature will seriously endanger the existence of the wizarding world!

The most important among them is naturally the fire dragon.

So far, at least 70% of wizards in Europe use wand cores with dragon heartstrings!

If the fire dragon becomes extinct, even if the wizarding world can find a new magical creature to replace the dragon heartstring to make a wand, the overall strength of the wizarding world will undoubtedly continue to decline.

After all, the power of bullets fired from a rifle and bullets fired from a pistol are different.

And at least in this aspect, wizards are much smarter than Muggles.

They understood the principle of sustainable development very early, so they kept various magical creatures in captivity early.

When Lapland approached the Phoenix Mountain cave step by step under Ash's guidance, the silver-white giant wolf suddenly stopped in the forest.

Ash's expression moved slightly, he took the initiative to get off Silver Wolf, and asked in a low voice:

"Did you find anything?"

Lapland quietly changed back to his human form, sniffed his nose, and whispered:

"Master, there are people in front of you, many people, and the smell is very mixed."

Ash's expression moved slightly, and he immediately cast the Disillusionment Curse on himself and Lapland, and quietly sneaked into the vicinity of the Phoenix Mountain Cave.

But before they arrived at the cave, they found two wizards guarding the intersection on the only way to the cave!

"really!"

Ash's eyes were cold and he immediately guessed the identities of these people.

Poachers!

In the wizarding world, just like the dark wizards who are repeatedly banned, poaching is also repeatedly banned!

This is actually quite normal.

Some people eat pork, and some people sell pork.

The magic world consumes huge amounts of magic materials, and formal channels simply cannot meet the needs of all wizards.

The ‘black market’ naturally emerged, and even the existence of Knockturn Alley was recognized by the Ministry of Magic.

Because although the Ministry of Magic cracks down on poaching, it does not completely ban it.

Most wizards also maintain a neutral view on 'poaching', and even think that their existence is necessary.

For example, Hagrid thinks so too.

When he encountered a poacher, his first reaction was not to report it or capture it on the spot, but to try to exchange it for various rare magical creatures from the poacher, such as Aragog, which he bought when he was a student. There are also wolf cubs kept under the bed, as well as the three-headed dog Luwei that was only raised in the past two years, as well as thunderbird eggs and fire dragon eggs...

This is how all his dangerous 'pets' came to be.