Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 29: Control Spell
Only Mike and Penelope were left in the narrow corridor. There was no electrical lighting equipment in Hogwarts Castle, and the weather was bad today, so the surrounding environment was very dim.

Mike turned around and looked at Penelope. His eyes were not as gentle as usual, but a little gloomy.

Penelope was startled by Mike's eyes and couldn't help but shrink back, a look of panic on her face. She found that the boy in front of her didn't seem to be what she had thought before.

Mike studied the expression on Penelope's face, and a blackthorn wand appeared in his hand.

"Senior Penelope, I need your help with something."

"What...what happened?"

Penelope became even more nervous when she saw Mike take out his wand. She looked at the exit behind her anxiously, and had the urge to turn around and run away.

Mike calmly went around behind Penelope and blocked her retreat. The entrance they came from was the only source of light in the entire corridor. With Mike blocking the way, the light around them instantly became a little dimmer.

"I need the specific method of learning the Disillusionment Charm." Mike went straight to the point.

"That is a control spell. Only graduates who want to apply for the Auror exam can submit an application to learn the Disillusionment Charm. I can't help you with that."

"I believe you can find a way. Aren't you the social queen of Ravenclaw?" Mike walked slowly around Penelope.

Mike's face looked particularly gloomy against the dim light around him. The figure, who was half a head shorter than her, put Penelope under great pressure.

"Don't you have Professor Flitwick? He'll teach you if you tell him."

If it were that simple, would I have to come to you?

Mike was secretly complaining but he didn't show it on the surface.

"Do you want to be a class monitor, senior?" Seeing Penelope looked reluctant, he could only use his ultimate move.

Penelope's expression changed drastically when she heard Mike mention the prefect. She had been trying so hard to please Mike during this period of time just to get him to say a few good words to Professor Flitwick, but she didn't expect that Mike not only knew her intention, but also used it to threaten her. Penelope was silent.

Seeing that Penelope remained silent for a long time, Mike was not in a hurry. He gently stroked the blackthorn wood wand in his hand, waiting for Penelope's answer.

Mike was not afraid of Penelope's rejection. From the contact during this period, it seemed that Penelope was more eager for power than he had expected. And Penelope was also able to get him the detailed learning method of the Disillusionment Spell. You know, Penelope also had many suitors among the pure-blood graduates.

The Disillusionment Charm is a kind of invisibility spell. After using this spell, the caster will feel a liquid flowing down his head and wrapping his body. After the spell is completed, the user's skin will become like a chameleon, changing with the color of the environment, but the effect of the Disillusionment Charm is much stronger than that of the chameleon.

In addition, the invisibility cloak is actually a cloak with the Disillusionment Charm attached to it. Since the Disillusionment Charm has a limited duration, a general invisibility cloak needs to have the Disillusionment Charm re-attached to it every once in a while.

The Disillusionment Charm can only last for a short time on a cloak made of ordinary materials, so the materials used for the invisibility cloak are all magical materials, and only this kind of material can make the Disillusionment Charm last longer. In the original book, Harry's invisibility cloak is different from an ordinary invisibility cloak. It is a real artifact with a permanent Disillusionment Charm solidified on it, and the invisibility effect will never disappear.

But this does not mean that you can make an invisibility cloak after learning the Disillusionment Charm. Attaching the Disillusionment Charm to the invisibility cloak requires very profound knowledge of alchemy.

This is a spell that Mike must learn this year. Before, Mike had looked for detailed learning methods of the Disillusionment Charm in Ravenclaw's library and Hogwarts library, but found nothing except some simple introductions.

The Disillusionment Charm is a control spell that must be learned to become an Auror. Ordinary wizards will never be able to learn this spell. There are many other control spells that belong to the Disillusionment Charm, the most well-known of which is the Unforgivable Curse.

However, many families have their own methods of learning these control spells, which is the so-called knowledge barrier. If ordinary Muggle wizards want to learn the Disillusionment Charm, they can only apply to the school in their seventh year at Hogwarts, except for joining the Aurors.

Not everyone can submit this application. You must have two or more professors to guarantee you to be eligible to apply.

According to Mike, the last person who submitted an application to Hogwarts and was accepted was named Tom Riddle.

After submitting the report, the professors will conduct a strict review of the applicants, and only after confirming the applicants' talents and character will they provide specific learning methods for the Disillusionment Spell.

Of course, the instructions for using the Disillusionment Charm must be stored in the Restricted Books Section of Hogwarts, but with the spells Mike currently knows, he still has no good way to deal with the magical restrictions in the Restricted Books Section. Once these magical restrictions are triggered, they will alert Dumbledore in the Hogwarts principal's office.

If you want to enter the restricted area, you have to wait until Dumbledore is not in school at least. And this year, there will be such an opportunity.

At this time, Penelope finally spoke: "Okay, I do have a way to get the Disillusionment Charm, but you have to ensure that I can become a prefect next year."

At this moment, Penelope's expression was not as panicked as before. Now that she understood Mike's intention, there was nothing to be afraid of.

"You will become a prefect, I promise." Mike stepped forward and looked Penelope in the eye.
"Then, happy working together."

Penelope said coldly as she looked at the young man in front of her who was half a head shorter than her.

After getting the answer he wanted, Mike didn't stay any longer. He put away his wand and strode towards the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor. Halfway there, he seemed to have thought of something, stopped, turned around and said, "Christmas is coming soon, hurry up." After that, he left quickly.

Penelope bit her lips lightly with her pearly teeth. She understood what Mike meant just now. He was simply reminding her to hurry up.

There is only one month left until Christmas, which seems like a long time, but it is still not enough time to get the specific learning methods of the Disillusionment Charm from those graduates who have signed the confidentiality agreement.

Michael on the other hand didn't care about all that. It would be best if Penelope could help him get the Disillusionment Spell before Christmas. If that didn't work, he had a second plan and didn't need to rely on her.

(End of this chapter)