Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 224: The True Meaning of Wizard Swordsmanship and the Patronus Spell
"teacher!"

"Mike!"

Harry and Arthur, who were not far away, reacted almost at the same time and ran towards the two people who fell to the ground.

After a careful examination, Harry was relieved to find that Mike was fine except that his legs were still shaking and his robes were a little dirty. As for Arthur, he was about to help his teacher up when Vesemir pushed him away.

"Get lost! I'm not too old to get up!"

Arthur, who was pushed away, stood aside with a wronged look on his face, watching his teacher struggling to get up. However, the sudden attack just now consumed a lot of Vesemir's physical strength, causing his good leg to still tremble and he couldn't get up at all.

After trying several times to get up without success, Vesemir cursed Arthur in his heart. He said he didn't need to help him, so he really didn't help him? Shouldn't he hold on a little longer in such a situation?
In desperation, Vesemir secretly gave Arthur a look, but Arthur didn't understand Vesemir's real meaning at all, and thought the teacher was telling him to get away.

So... took a few steps back.

Vesemir's dark old face turned red, and he yelled at Arthur: "Asshole! Come and help me!"

"Oh……"

Arthur just said "oh" and didn't refute. He walked forward with a wronged look on his face and helped his teacher up.

The long-term experience he gained from being with Vesemir told him that he should never say too much at such times, otherwise he would definitely get beaten again.

At this time, Mike on the other side finally recovered. He rushed to Vesemir in one step, holding the wooden sword that Vesemir had cut off, and cursed:
"F**k you! *******! You despicable old man who only knows how to use dirty tricks! You should go to hell! Fucking hell..."

Mike cursed very badly and Arthur's face turned black, but Mike continued to curse as if he didn't notice, with no intention of stopping.

He was using swearing to ease his fear. If Vesemir's sword had been a little off, he would have gone to meet the goddess of luck. Of course, he might have been reborn in another world.

After all, he is Lucky Boy Mike.

Vesemir remained indifferent to his curses. He waited quietly until Mike finished cursing before saying calmly, "Stupid thing! I've taught you for so long, don't you know the true meaning of wizard swordsmanship now?"

Upon hearing this, Mike, who had calmed down a little, became furious again. He raised his fist and was about to rush forward to beat Vesemir up, but was held tightly by Harry and Arthur.

Vesemir, who suddenly lost Arthur's support, almost stumbled and fell to the ground. He was so angry that he hit Mike on the head and roared, "I am really not suitable for this kind of secretive teaching method! You idiot! The true meaning of wizard swordsmanship is to use every possible means, that is, the most insidious way!"

Arthur and Mike were stunned when they heard this. Arthur looked at his teacher with a puzzled look and said, "That's not right, teacher. You didn't teach me this way. I still remember you said..."

Before Arthur could finish his words, Vesemir's fist came down on his head, knocking Arthur down with his head in his hands, cursing at Vesemir as he hit him.

"You are also a fool. Are you a wizard? You are not! You can't Apparate! You can't become invisible! You can only chop, chop, chop!..."

While Vesemir was beating Arthur, Mike fell into deep thought.

During this period, Mike's teacher was more like Arthur than Vesemir. All daily training and sparring were done by him and Arthur. Vesemir was a hands-off boss just like himself.

Arthur is an upright and kind person with a strong personality charm, just like his name, Arthur, King Arthur! He is like a sun, giving warmth to those around him. His smile is as diligent and kind as the spring breeze with the fragrance of flowers, making people can't help but get close to him.

Because of his ability, Arthur has become the idol of all the witches in the factory. From young girls to grandmothers, they would dress up and hang around in front of Arthur whenever they get a chance. And Mike knows of 12 witches who have confessed their love to him!
There are also some married women among them!!

Sometimes when you stay in the sun for too long, you forget the feeling of the shadow covering your whole body. Unconsciously, Mike was influenced by Arthur and began to think like a gentleman.

But now that I think about it, it seems that I... have never been a decent person?
In a sense, it seems that I am the same kind of person as Vesemir!
The same unscrupulous means, the same unscrupulous means to achieve the goal, the same despicable...

Mike, whose brain finally came to his senses, was excited and was thinking about new tactical methods.

Vesemir's combo just now was pretty good, and the flashbang version of Luminescent Flash was also pretty good. I'll go back and study how to integrate it into actual combat. That would be awesome!
The Shadow Shift and Teleport sword technique is also good. It seems that I need to learn it as soon as possible!
I have to continue my research on the Disillusionment Spell. When I face a strong enemy, I can just turn invisible and then appear behind him to backstab him! Hehehe!

……

The more Mike thought about it, the more excited he became, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. Harry, on the side, looked at Mike with a silly smile on his face and Vesemir who was beating up his student, and felt a little at a loss.

Vesemir finally stopped fighting ten minutes later, he was tired. Mike on the other side finally recovered, and seeing Vesemir stopped panting, Mike immediately went over to him, and used Transfiguration to create a recliner for Vesemir to lie down on, and then called Beta, who was always invisible beside him, to get some cold drinks for his teacher.

"You little brat, why are you so nice to me all of a sudden? Do you have any conspiracy?"

"How could that be, teacher! Isn't it normal for students to respect their teachers?"

Taking the iced juice handed over by Beta, Vesemir moaned comfortably and then said, "If you have something to say, please tell me now while I'm in a good mood!"

"Hey, then I'll tell you!" Mike's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "Do you have any other tricks to trick people? Teach me!"

Mike spoke the second half of his sentence in a very low voice, so that basically only Vesemir could hear it.

When Vesemir heard this, his expression froze for a moment, then turned into an obscene grin.

"Good boy, now you know the true meaning of wizard swordsmanship!"

"I understand! Isn't the essence of wizard swordsmanship dirty? The dirtier the better!"

Hearing this, Mike also showed a sly smile on his face. The sly smiles of the old and the young complemented each other. Harry, who was not far away, couldn't help rubbing his eyes. He seemed to have just seen an old and a young fox grinning...

……

In the following days, Mike stayed in the factory all day long to learn the true meaning of swordsmanship from Vesemir. He didn't know until he learned it that Vesemir was actually a great villain!
Things like invisible backstab and teleport sneak attack are all basic operations for him!

For Vesemir, there is no dirtiest trick, only dirtier tricks!

Under Mike's guidance, Harry also began his practice. The practice here was not only magical practice, but also included physical exercise.

Of course, Harry's purpose of training was not for swordsmanship, but simply to strengthen his body. Harry envied Mike's muscles very much, and he thought that if he was as strong as Mike, his fat cousin would not bully him anymore.

At the beginning, Mike thought that he was just a kid with a flash in the pan and would give up after practicing for a few days. After all, physical exercise is much harder than learning spells, and children of Harry's age rarely can persist.

But Mike obviously underestimated Harry's resentment towards his cousin. No matter how hard or tired Harry was, he never said he would give up and he persisted to the end.

On the other hand, while Mike was constantly learning the 'true meaning of swordsmanship', he was also preparing for the new school year.

Mike, who has read the original novel, knows very well that due to Black's escape from prison, the Ministry of Magic will cooperate with Hogwarts and send Azkaban guards: Dementors to guard Hogwarts.

Dementors are evil creatures of dark magic. They always wear a rotten cloak and their whole body looks as if it has been soaked in water, making them very ugly.

The scary thing about them is that they feed on the emotion of happiness. Wherever they pass, all the happy emotions will be sucked away by them. You will remember the most terrifying things and feel that everything is boring.

They also have a special move called "Dementor's Kiss", which uses the mouth hidden under the hood to suck out the human soul, turning the person into a living dead.

It is precisely because of their ability that Azkaban, where they are stationed, has become the most terrifying prison in Europe, because there is no happiness in this prison, only despair.

In order to deal with them, you need to master a powerful defensive spell: the Patronus Spell!
The incantation for the Patronus Charm is 'Expecto Patronus', and the trick to releasing it is to try to make yourself happy when using it in order to mobilize your positive emotions.

The Patronus Charm is the most famous spell known to wizards and is also one of the most powerful defensive spells. It is an extremely complex and difficult spell to cast, which can summon a semi-material positive energy, that is, a Patronus.

The greatest function of this positive energy collection called the Patronus is to drive away Dementors and Voldemorts, and these creatures have no other means of defense.

The inventor of the Patronus Charm is unknown, but the spell has long been associated with wizards fighting for noble causes, and wizards who can conjure a corporeal Patronus are often promoted to high positions in the Wizengamot and the Ministry of Magic.

It makes sense for people to do this, since Dark wizards cannot cast the Patronus Charm.

History has proven countless times the consequences of dark wizards using the Patronus Charm, which is to summon a bunch of maggots to devour the caster bit by bit.

This is exactly the key issue that Mike is worried about.

His original plan was that he should learn the Patronus Charm, and then use the opportunity to teach others the Patronus Charm to recruit many subordinates.

However, he might not be able to cast the Guardian Body Charm at all.

Because he really couldn't be sure whether he was a dark wizard now.

After all, he tends to be dark in both his behavior and his thoughts.

There are many different opinions as to why the Patronus Charm can backfire. Mike's guess is that even if a wizard is nominally a dark wizard, as long as he has the desire to protect others or has other pure and strong positive emotions, he can use the Patronus Charm.

Mike's evidence is Snape.

There is no doubt that Snape is a thorough dark wizard in a broad sense. He masters powerful dark magic and has killed many innocent people.

But he was able to cast the Patronus Charm.

To some extent, Mike's guess was correct, but he still didn't dare to try it.

He doesn't want to joke with his own life!

Fortunately, Mike had a good teacher. When Mike asked Professor Flitwick about this problem indirectly, Flitwick gave him a reassuring answer:

The Patronus Charm's backlash on dark wizards is not simply because they are dark wizards. The Patronus Charm is not a dark wizard identifier. The reason why those dark wizards are backlashed is that when they have been using dark magic such as the Killing Curse for many years, the negative emotions inherent in the dark magic have eroded their minds. People with weak wills can easily lose themselves under this erosion and become madmen controlled by negative emotions.

This does not mean that dark wizards do not have positive emotions, but that the negative energy in their brains is generally much more than the positive energy. The Patronus Charm is essentially an emotional energy amplifier. If you have more positive emotions in your brain, it will release the Patronus Charm. If the positive energy is too much to a certain extent, it can release the physical version of the Patronus Charm. However, if there is too much negative energy, it will be backfired.

After understanding the reason, Mike finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now he could finally boldly try to practice the Patronus Charm. He believed that he was not a madman with evil thoughts in his mind.

In a secret room in Mike's villa, Mike stood in the middle of the room, and beside him, Shuke and Beta stared at Mike vigilantly. As long as Mike's spell showed any sign of backlash, they would take action.

At this time, Mike closed his eyes and prepared himself. The trick to releasing the Patronus spell was to recall happy things to fill his heart with joy.

Mike had more joyful emotions, and the first thing he thought of was the days when he lived with his family.

But then he shook his head. This was not the happiest thing.

Mike has a clear understanding of himself. He is essentially a selfish person. Although his biggest wish as an orphan since childhood is to have a complete family, this joy is not intense enough.

So, was it the moment when you succeeded in committing a crime and became rich overnight?
Once again, Mike rejected the idea.

Suddenly, Mike opened his eyes, and there was a light of joy in his eyes.

He thought of an incident that once happened, an incident that once brought his joy to its peak.

Rebirth!

Of course, what could be more joyful than being reborn after death?
Mike quickly closed his eyes, recalling the rainy night when he was reborn, and the ecstasy he felt after his rebirth.

Mike put himself into the situation, and gradually, his breathing became rapid and his heartbeat became faster and faster.

When his emotions reached their peak, Mike opened his eyes again. There seemed to be a burning flame in his eyes, and the next second, Mike waved his magic wand.

Suddenly, a bright white light appeared...

(End of this chapter)