Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 339: The Olive Branch of the Order of the Phoenix

Moody was petrified.

Very thorough and long-lasting.

Because Mike didn't hold back at all, he used all his strength to cast a powerful first-level petrification spell.

In fact, when it comes to combat power, Moody, the veteran Auror, is quite strong and he shouldn't be subdued so easily by Mike.

But due to Dumbledore's orders, Moody was unable to take the initiative.

He originally planned to withstand Mike's spell, and then counterattack reasonably to give the little brat a memorable lesson.

The plan is beautiful, but the reality is very full.

Moody still underestimated Mike's strength, so Moody was fixed in this room in a funny posture with shit in his hands.

Seeing Moody being subdued, Shuke, who was hiding behind Mike, ran out and kicked and beat Moody, looking loyal.

The petrified Moody's body was as hard as rock. Shuke kicked him a few times and felt pain in his hands and feet, so he had to stop.

But thinking of his embarrassing appearance just now, Shuke felt unsatisfied.

Suddenly, Shuke's eyes fell on what Moody was holding in his hand, and he smiled maliciously!
……

Mike, who was standing by, naturally knew that Shuke was seeking revenge, but he didn't say anything.

Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with what Moody said just now. Although his teacher, Professor Flitwick, had now become a knowledgeable and wise scholar, the blood of a duelist still flowed in his veins.

This resulted in Professor Flitwick's spell system always being straightforward, and as a result, his student's spell system also became powerful but unusually monotonous.

Originally, Mike didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, judging from the surface, his current fighting power was indeed too strong.

But Moody reminded him today that there are no useless spells, only incompetent wizards!

No matter how common a spell is, if it is used properly, it can exert unexpected power.

Mike actually knew this from Victor a long time ago, but he didn't take it to heart at the time.

Now that Moody reminded him again, Mike also remembered this.

Mike's original plan was to ask someone to teach him about this area. After all, he might not have to use these tricks, but he couldn't ignore them.

And Moody happened to be a very suitable professor.

But, who made this guy the worst? It would be fine if he just talked bad about Mike himself, but he actually dared to talk bad about Professor Flitwick, which Mike absolutely could not tolerate.

Without Moody as his teacher, Mike could only start brainstorming alone.

The first thing that came to his mind was the Tongue-Locking Curse, which was invented by Snape just like the Shadowless Curse.

This spell consumes very little magic power and is released quite covertly. Its effect is to make the tongue of the person who is cursed stick tightly in the mouth and cannot move, so that the person who is cursed cannot speak.

When Mike first discovered this spell in Snape's textbook, he thought it was just a prank spell similar to the "Fuchsia River", so he didn't take it seriously.

But now that I think about it, I am shocked to find that this spell is too powerful as a combat spell!
In battle, as long as your opponent is under this spell, he will not be able to chant spells!
Once the curse is released, it means that the person under the curse has completely lost his combat effectiveness!
You should know that not everyone can cast a silent spell, and even if the person who is cursed knows how to cast a silent spell, the power of the spell released by the silent casting will be greatly reduced, unless he is going to use the 'Hanging Bell' (this spell is one of the very few spells whose power does not decrease or may even increase after being released silently)'.

In this case, if the person who was cursed was of similar strength to Mike, it was still unclear whether the 'Curse Stop' used by the other party could remove his 'Tongue Lock and Throat Seal'.

Thinking of this, Mike became more and more excited. At the same time, he also put the silent and wandless spell training of "Spell Stop" into his daily routine.

He doesn't want to be defeated in the same way in the future!
Mike was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice the sun setting.

It was not until the moon was high in the sky that a sharp and urgent alarm woke Mike from his thoughts.

Mike was not too surprised when he was awakened. The alarm was caused by the 'Screaming Spell (an alarm spell that can remind the owner of intruders around the house)' that Moody placed around the villa. And because the 'Screaming Spell' was unusually sensitive, the alarm that sounded at this time should mean that a guest had come to the door.

It was already completely dark, but the room was brightly lit - this was Shuke's work.

Mike sighed and prepared to get up to check, but when he stood up his eyes fell on Moody who was still standing in the room.

Unlike during the day, the Liu Xiang in Moody's hand had completely disappeared at this moment, but there was still a faint stench in the room.

Mike looked carefully for a long time and found that Moody's stiff face was covered with a layer of dark brown muddy paste, and this was the source of the stench in the room.

Mike frowned in disgust, he naturally knew that this must be Shuke's work.

Logically speaking, he was happy to see Shuke punish Moody, after all, Moody insulted the person he respected the most.

But this is really disgusting, isn't it?
Mike glared at Shuke in dissatisfaction, while the latter hid aside with a sad look on his face.

Carefully avoiding Moody, Mike walked to the door with his mouth and nose covered and opened it.

A familiar face appeared at the door.

"Professor Lupin! Why are you back again?"

Mike said with some surprise that he still had a good impression of Lupin.

Lupin obviously had a very good impression of Mike. He smiled politely at first, then said:
"Is Moody still here with you? We've been looking for him for a long time and can't find him."

"Yes, he attacked me. I guess he wanted to teach me a lesson." Mike spread his hands and said, "But unfortunately, he obviously underestimated his enemy. So, it turned out like this..."

As he spoke, Mike stepped aside and showed Lupin the situation in the room.

"Oh! This is really strange!" Before Lupin could say anything, a pleasant female voice came out from the darkness not far away, "A retired Auror hero was petrified by a student! This is so interesting, hahahaha!"

The sound was getting closer and closer, and when the laughter sounded, a hot girl appeared in front of Mike.

The moment he saw this person, Mike was stunned.

Because the hot girl in front of you has fiery red hair, and the ends of her hair are constantly changing color!

A strong sense of familiarity came over him, and Mike was sure that this must be a character that appeared in the original book, but because the memory was too old, Mike really couldn't remember who this person was.

Perhaps noticing Mike's surprised look, the girl made a face at him as if she was teasing a child.

Then, something horrifying happened.

I saw that the beautiful face in front of me suddenly turned into a hairy and terrifying beast face.

This sudden change startled Mike. He jumped back instinctively and yelled, "Wow! WTF!"

When the girl saw Mike's embarrassed look, she looked as if she had succeeded in a prank.

"Tonks, stop it. Is there anything going on around here?" Lupin quickly came out to smooth things over. "Hey, Mike, this is Tonks, one of us."

When Lupin said this, Mike instantly remembered the identity of the hot girl in front of him, 'Disguisemagus' - Tonks. As for this person's 'name', Mike still couldn't remember it.

'Metamorphogs' is an extremely rare talent. People with this talent can change their hair color and appearance at will. Tonks's is even more magical. Her hair color will change instinctively with her mood.

What really made Mike remember this character was that in the original book, Tonks fell madly in love with Lupin and launched a passionate offensive.

It’s a pity that Lupin is a great sage who has never been in love. Faced with Tonks’ sudden attack, the first thing he felt was uneasiness. After all, the age difference between the two was too big, and Lupin himself was a werewolf, and he didn’t want to delay Tonks.

So Lupin never accepted Tonks, and the two of them died together at the hands of Voldemort in the end.

"Hahaha, everything is normal around here." Tonks said, "You must be Mike, Mr. Lupin often mentions you!"

Tonks' voice brought Mike back from his memories. He looked at Lupin and Tonks meaningfully, then said:

"Hello! Come on in and sit down. By the way, your hair is really interesting!"

"I think so too!" Tonks said with a smile, "It's innate!"

Lupin sighed. Tonks's personality was too lively for him to adapt.

The two entered the villa and finally saw Moody in the middle of the living room.

Looking at Moody's face covered with shit, Lupin and Tonks were stunned. They stood there in a daze for a long time before Lupin said:

"I think it's better for us not to let him recover yet."

Tonks quickly agreed, "Yes, if he were to recover now, he would definitely tear this place down."

Mike lay down on the sofa with a slightly raised mouth. He didn't care at all about how the two of them planned to deal with Moody. Instead, he asked:

"How's Harry doing?"

"It's terrible," Lupin frowned, "Although we have saved Harry's wand, I don't know what's wrong with the people in the Ministry of Magic! This is obviously just a small matter, but they insist on making a big deal out of it!"

Tonks's red hair turned darker when she heard this, and she said:

"Yes, the people in the Ministry of Magic must be crazy. They actually want to bring Harry to the Wizengamot Court!"

"Oh, that's really bad news."

"Who says it isn't?"

Tonks complained, and suddenly she seemed to remember something and rushed over to Mike and said:

"By the way, Mike. I have moved Harry to a safe place, and considering the attack Harry suffered, I suggest that you should come with us as well!"

Mike raised his head to avoid Tonks' sudden poke and replied:
"Are we going to the old Black house at 12 Grimmauld?"

"how do you know!?"

Tonks looked surprised. Seeing this, Lupin held his forehead and explained:
"He has a good relationship with Sirius. But Mike, are you really not going to consider this? Although you are quite capable, it is still too dangerous for you to live here alone."

"Yes, and from what I heard from Dumbledore, he seems to want you to join the Phoenix..."

"Tonks!"

Tonks was interrupted by Lupin halfway through her words. Tonks was not annoyed by being interrupted, but covered her mouth instead.

"Order of the Phoenix?" Mike smiled faintly, "Sorry, I don't think I want to join for the time being. And you don't have to worry about my personal safety. I will hire the best team to protect me."

After these words were spoken, Lupin and Tonks had different attitudes.

The questioning look on Tonks's face flashed away, and she said to Mike in the gentlest tone possible:
"Little brother, now is not the time to show off. You have to know that the current situation is really..."

"Show off?!"

A sharp voice interrupted Tonks's words. Everyone looked over and saw the house-elf Shuke jumping up and down, shouting angrily,
"Ma'am, do you know who is standing in front of you? This is Mr. Mike Townley, the chairman of the Los Santos Magic Group, the founder of the Hogwarts Los Santos Student Aid Program, and the champion of the Triwizard Tournament!"

Shuke named a lot of names at once, which directly frightened Tonks. Tonks turned her head and looked at Lupin blankly, as if questioning the authenticity of these things.

Lupin's expression was very complicated at this time. Unlike Tonks, he never treated Mike as an ordinary child from the beginning, because he knew Mike inside and out.

In fact, Lupin even suspected that the reason why Dumbledore wanted Michael to join the Order of the Phoenix was because he coveted Michael's huge wealth!

You have to know that the Order of the Phoenix was created by Dumbledore to fight against Voldemort. Basically all of its members are extremely powerful, and for such a high-tech team, the resources and wealth consumed in the battle are also quite astonishing.

Although Dumbledore is the most powerful white wizard today, he is not a wealthy man. His personal property is pitifully small, so the Order of the Phoenix actually lives a very hard life.

And if Mike really joins the Order of the Phoenix, then the funding issue...

Shaking his head, Lupin shook off the dirty thoughts in his mind and said:

"It's true, Mike is indeed a great entrepreneur."

Tonks' hair suddenly started to change randomly and disorderly. She pointed at Mike with a look of shock on her face, saying "you you you" for a long time but no one could say anything.

Finally, Lupin came to the rescue.

"Mike, since you have decided this, we will take our leave."

After that, after Mike nodded, Lupin used a spell to move the petrified Moody. Tonks wanted to continue saying something to Mike, but Lupin stopped her with his eyes.

Mike smiled and sent the two of them out the door. Lupin carried Moody, while Tonks looked at Mike with a worried look on her face and said:
"You must be careful! If anything happens, remember to come to Grimmauld 12 to find us first!"

"remembered."

Mike's smile grew even brighter.

"You have to work harder too. This certain person is very difficult to deal with."

Hearing this, Tonks' dark hair suddenly turned pink, and she shuddered and lowered her head shyly.

(End of this chapter)