Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 242 241: Lao Deng’s mysterious operation!
The atmosphere in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was very subtle.

The students were so frightened that some fainted. When they saw Dumbledore appear, some of them gathered around him. Many of them approached the gate and took the opportunity to run away.

no way.

They may not have heard Aurora's name for the giant snake, but the oppressive feeling of the giant snake is real. Being able to overcome fear and respond is already a proof of their courage.) As long as Jörmungandr's huge golden vertical pupils stare at humans, that cold gaze seems to be able to freeze the souls of all things.

of course.

Ian would definitely not be affected by this. The young wizard realized the situation, and his mood was shrouded in a dark cloud, with the shadow of usury entangled him like a nightmare.

He was still worried in his heart whether his wand would make him do something wrong. Next to him, Dumbledore only slightly froze when he heard Aurora's revelation in front of the mythical creature.

His reaction was surprisingly calm.

The eyes behind the half-moon glasses showed no more than surprise. However, this did not mean that the old headmaster did not take action. He flicked the old wand in his hand.

"All students, leave the classroom immediately!"

There was unquestionable authority in Dumbledore's words.

next moment.

A soft silver light flashed, and the students in the classroom disappeared one after another like pencil drawings erased by an eraser. They were certainly not killed by Dumbledore.

Instead, he was successfully teleported to a safe place by Dumbledore. Hogwarts does have restrictions on space magic, but these restrictions only restrict ordinary wizards. Even if the old headmaster did not become a legendary wizard, he could actually lift these restrictions with his authority as the headmaster.

And solve the safety of the students.

“Ian,”

Dumbledore also spoke slowly. His voice was unusually steady as he spoke to the young wizard, but his eyes never left the towering, motionless giant snake.

“Can you control it?”

He had already determined that this was trouble caused by the little wizard.

Ian closed his eyes, feeling the magic flowing in his body and the vague connection. He was surprised to find that he could indeed sense Jörmungandr's thoughts - it was an ancient and chaotic consciousness, full of primitive hunger, and he also had a strong restraint on Jörmungandr.

"Can."

Ian nodded.

"It can communicate and speak human language."

The young wizard introduced the situation of Jörmungandr.

This caused Jörmungandr to roll his eyes.

"Is that so?" Dumbledore's eyes met with Jörmungandr's. He suppressed the influence of the other party's status and spoke to Jörmungandr in his usual calm voice.

"Then, ancient and noble being, why are you here?" The old headmaster maintained his gentlemanly courtesy, but looking at the wand in his hand, he seemed ready to fight at any time - he did not doubt Aurora's judgment that the people of the Grindelwald family always knew information that others did not know.

As for Dumbledore's questions, Jörmungandr must have heard them clearly. After all, Dumbledore's voice was much louder than the little wizard's. If it could hear what the little wizard said, it could certainly hear what Dumbledore said as well.

only.

This mythical creature seemed unwilling to pay attention to Dumbledore. It ignored Dumbledore's polite inquiries and just slowly turned its head to look at its summoner.

"Eat the old man?"

It glanced at Dumbledore again.

As soon as this sentence came out.

The expression on Dumbledore's face suddenly became complicated.

Ian was also a little confused.

And Jörmungandr spoke again.

"The magic power you gave me is not enough, I need more magic power." The giant snake opened its mouth, revealing its sharp white fangs, but what came out was not a hissing sound but a low, thunderous human voice.

have to say.

This world-devouring snake is indeed a ruthless snake that doesn't talk much, as if it has to swallow something when it appears. Its tone is full of contempt for Dumbledore.

how to say.

It is not difficult to understand that as a mythical creature, ordinary legends are indeed not worth mentioning in its eyes. The snake is now only concerned about who Ian summoned it to deal with.

Its snake eyes kept switching between Aurora and Dumbledore.

There was a puzzled look across his face.

Then, he became a little impatient, as if wondering whether it would be better to swallow both - this startled Ian, who had keen insight and perception.

"It's okay, it's okay, they are all accidents. There is no need to eat anyone for the time being." Ian swallowed, and in order to avoid accidents, he tried to cut off the connection between himself and the giant snake.

immediately.

As Jörmungandr looked confused, its body began to become transparent, and the dark scales gradually turned into wisps of black mist, and finally all of them penetrated into Ian's wand.

The young wizard shook a few times but it didn't affect the speed of the black fog entering. This was obviously different from the normal scene of the snake summoned by the black snake coming out of the cave, which disappeared after the magic supply was withdrawn.

"Fortunately, fortunately, there was no bigger trouble." Ian looked up at the destroyed classroom. After the giant snake disappeared, the punctured ceiling was particularly conspicuous. This was not a big problem. Repairs were the norm for Hogwarts Castle. I thought that our good brother Hogwarts would not blame us.

After Ian let out a long sigh, wiped the non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, and silently apologized to his good brother in his heart, he turned around and looked at the other two people in the classroom.

then.

The young wizard then realized that Lockhart and Dumbledore, played by Aurora, were both staring at him closely.

"I really don't know what happened!" Ian raised his hands in surrender, his expression and heart were really aggrieved, "I used the standard 'Black Snake Out of the Hole' spell!"

As the saying goes, the story of the boy who cried wolf sometimes happens so quickly, because just now Ian had just been seen replacing one thing with another, and his good friend Aurora looked at Ian with suspicion.

She seriously suspected that Ian was using some very high-end summoning ritual. Otherwise, how could he have summoned such a terrifying mythical creature like Jörmungandr?

Think of this.

Aurora's mind flashed through several scenes that she had seen when she was looking at Ian. It was for this reason that she could recognize Jörmungandr, who had been shrunk many times.

"There's something wrong with you! Very wrong!"

Aurora judged her friend with a firm tone.

"..."

The young wizard was a little speechless.

At this moment, Dumbledore nodded, expressing his belief in the young wizard, "Perhaps Ian is right, he himself doesn't know what happened."

After he finished speaking he looked back at Aurora.

"As a professor, you need to calm the frightened students." Dumbledore obviously knew that Aurora was substituting for him in the class. After all, Aurora was his apprentice, not Grindelwald.

Without his consent, Aurora would not have been able to substitute for the class. It was precisely because Dumbledore knew the level of his apprentice that he agreed to let Aurora play Lockhart for a short time.

"Okay, Principal."

Aurora nodded and didn't ask anything else. She just watched Dumbledore walk forward, put his hand on Ian's shoulder, and disappeared into the classroom with Ian.

After thinking for a moment, Aurora began to repair the classroom and went out to look for the frightened students - without using the forgetfulness spell, she began to make up a clumsy lie.

"You are just under the influence of the Confusion Spell."

"Yes, Ian was very dishonest and secretly used other magic."

"I'll find a way to punish him."

Aurora's lie might seem clumsy to Ian, but it works very well for the second-year students. After all, the person who spoke like this was Professor Lockhart, who everyone thought was very powerful.

……

And just as Aurora was helping to calm the impact.

the other side.

Ian had already Apparated to the familiar headmaster's office under the guidance of Dumbledore - it was the same as usual: silverware was spinning and spewing smoke, the phoenix Fawkes was napping on the perch, and the portraits of past headmasters on the wall were either snoring or reading. However, after seeing the arrival of the little wizard.

The portraits of past principals hanging on the wall all reacted, their eyes were focused on Ian, some were amazed, some were praising him.

"Merlin's beard!" The portrait of Headmaster Dalis was the first to discover Ian and exclaimed, "Is this the child who can be called the youngest legend in history?"

"As soon as I saw him, I knew he was extraordinary!" Principal Dai Lisi might have been speaking in hindsight, but her praise for Ian was indeed from the heart.

of course.

The premise is that the portrait is indeed intentional.

"To be honest, I never thought Hogwarts would be blessed with such a young legendary wizard!" A former headmaster was amazed and full of admiration. "And Dumbledore! He has also become a legendary wizard! This will be the most glorious era after the Big Four!" Headmaster Armando Dippet was also very happy.

As a decisive and responsible headmaster, he always hopes to make Hogwarts glorious again. Of course, there are happy headmasters and there are also furious headmasters.

"That damn thing, the Sorting Hat! It should be thrown into the toilet! Replaced by a more accurate way of sorting! How could such an outstanding student not be from Slytherin?"

Some principals were furious.

"Bullshit! He's a natural Ravenclaw!"

The principal immediately refuted.

"Such a genius should belong to Slytherin! He is a pure-blood!" No need to guess who this headmaster is. Phineas Nigellus is furious in the picture frame.

As long as this principal jumped out, he would inevitably cause ridicule from other principals. As for the quarrels of previous principals, Ian just bowed slightly and did not get involved in the "war" of the portraits.

of course.

No matter how these headmasters argued, they all agreed on one point - compared to most wizards, Ian no longer needed to be proud of attending Hogwarts.

Rather, Hogwarts will be honored for having produced such a legend. This is also the main reason why Phineas Nigellus thinks Ian should belong to Slytherin.

One who can create glory.

Slytherin.

This was the real selection standard of Slytherin College before the pure-blood theory became popular. Although Phineas Nigellus did not implement it, it did not affect him from using it to practice double standards.

"professor."

Ian watched Dumbledore walk to the bookshelf and stand there for a long time without making any move. He finally couldn't help but ask, "Do you know what happened to my magic?"

Hear the words.

Dumbledore also stopped searching and turned to look at the somewhat nervous little wizard. His expression remained calm. "First, I want to know what happened to you."

"If I remember correctly, your magic didn't change like this when you demonstrated it in the Charms class this morning." It can be seen that Dumbledore has been paying attention to Ian's situation.

"Forehead……"

Ian nodded.

Somewhat unspeakable.

However, seeing the gaze from Dumbledore, he sighed and told the truth. He told him about his attempt to borrow his wand during the lunch break.

"You know, I met Merlin in the past. He once told me that there is a power hidden in the core of my wand that even he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration."

"So... during lunch break, I plan to talk to my wand and ask it to lend me that special power, which seems to belong to the power of God."

"I didn't expect... my wand is so honest." Because of what happened in the lounge before, Ian could only put what Merlin told him not long ago into the time of traveling through time and space.

of course.

The young wizard was never stingy when it came to using modifiers. Ian did not hide the matter of borrowing power, and at the same time, he asked Dumbledore with a little concern.

"You say, with this kind of loan, my wand won't tell me to go back 9 out of 10, will it?" He was still worried about this problem, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the little wizard was best at judging others by his own standards.

"..."

Dumbledore actually had a lot of guesses in his mind. He even wondered if Ian had received some kind of blessing in the past, but what the little wizard said really made his eyes twitch.

I understood every word.

But putting these words together... Dumbledore felt it was absurd. Borrowing power from one's own wand? This must be a sudden idea that came from a brain problem!
The most important thing is that he actually borrowed it... Is it true that every wizard has his own wand? Dumbledore couldn't help but look at Ian's wand several times.

He observed carefully, but did not detect the special power that Ian mentioned. However, the core of this wand is indeed special. Everyone used to think it was a unicorn feather, but now it seems that Mr. Ollivander might have made a mistake. As for the reason for the mistake, it is not important now.

"Perhaps your wand is indeed special, Ian, just as special as you are." Dumbledore first sighed, and then suddenly changed the subject.

"However, I would say that a wand alone is not enough to allow you to summon mythical creatures. The wand is merely an extension of the wizard's body, a... portable key."

The old principal's theory is the mainstream theory today.

but.

However, it was also inconsistent with what Merlin had said before - according to common sense, Merlin's words were of course more credible, but Ian felt that he couldn't think according to common sense at this time.

A light bulb went off in his head.

He thought of the raven corpse he had used to complete his Animagus form.

perhaps.

This is the key.

And the magic wand is really a key?

An amazing idea struck the young wizard - what if... what if the body of the raven contained the true power of the gods? The magic wand might really be just a key!
It’s certainly hard to go wrong with Merlin!

but!

He might not be fooled! Ian thought that if it were him, he would not miss the opportunity to play a trick on Merlin, and as Merlin's mentor, he would definitely know how to deceive Merlin.

Think of this.

Ian suddenly felt enlightened.

but.

He still had a doubt.

"Professor, even if what you said is true, since I have already opened a certain door, my magic should not only be affected by this black snake coming out of the cave, right?"

Ian spoke carefully.

Dumbledore also raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

"Did you use any other magic just now?"

He looked at the little wizard.

"Ah."

The little wizard responded calmly.

"I used a little bit of the Killing Curse... I also used a variation of the Illuminating Curse to hide the colors, but nothing special happened with either spell."

Ian no longer had the habit of hiding the use of the three unforgivable curses.

of course.

Hearing that the young wizard used this magic in class, Dumbledore's eyes twitched noticeably again, and he took a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down.

"I think I may know why."

As expected, he was the wisest man of this century. After thinking for a while, Dumbledore seemed to have found some clues and walked back to his private bookcase.

"The magic of the black snake coming out of the hole is very ancient," Dumbledore's voice was particularly clear in the quiet office. "'Serpens' is the Latin word for snake, and in many secret books, snakes are deeply connected with demons."

His fingers suddenly stopped on a thick black book and he gently pulled it out. The gold-plated letters on the cover gleamed in the sun: Dark Powers: Spell Transmutation.

When Dumbledore turned around.

Ian noticed a complex emotion flashing across the old man's eyes.

"So some versions of this spell can even be used to summon demons - of course, this is just a legend." Dumbledore's blue eyes behind his half-moon glasses flashed with inquiry, "But I think that the situation you encountered may be related to the special nature of this magic itself that can connect with demons."

"Perhaps if you present your other magic in another form, we can get the answer to your question." Dumbledore stared at the book in his hand.

His eyes were more lively than when he faced the mythical creature before.

After a long time.

He then handed the book to Ian.

"Okay, Professor."

Ian took the book, and the moment his fingertips touched the cover, a strange sensation spread along his fingers. When he saw all the words on the title page, his pupils suddenly contracted.

I saw.

There is a small line of words under the title of the book.

Dark Forces: Spell Transmutation

--Tom Riddle
(End of this chapter)