Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 69: 68. Spiritual Bond Potion and Creative Students

On the one hand, such an impatient person is not suitable to be a shaman, so it is a good thing for him to leave early. On the other hand... Harry had deliberately made such a big noise just to attract the attention of these students.

He was not afraid at all that students would run away because of this. Instead, it would help him screen out a group of people with unqualified character.

In fact, even if some students passed the test of the spiritual bond potion today, Harry would still set up various tests in future courses and then eliminate those who he thought were not suitable to become shamans.

In order to prevent someone from doing evil after mastering the power of the shaman, Harry must be cautious.

"...These are roughly the positions of shamans in this world, and the general principles we need to follow when doing things." In view of the limited time and the fact that this was the first class of the club, Harry did not go into details.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sunlight hanging overhead at noon had become softer, emitting an orange glow.

"I think, after hearing so much... you probably can't wait to try it out?" Looking at the students' eager eyes, Harry suddenly said.

"Yes!!!"

A very neat and loud shout from many people in unison.

To be honest, the four colleges have rarely been so united.

"Then let's get started now." As he said this, Harry picked up a bottle of potion from the table next to him - to be honest, the potion on this table had attracted the students' attention for a long time. It was Hagrid who moved it here when Harry started the class.

There were even two boxes of potions placed next to the table, highlighting the large quantity so that they could be drunk when full.

"Don't worry. Do you remember what I just said?" Harry raised his voice and said, "Only a very small number of people will be loved by the elements and all spirits from the day they are born. For such people, they can easily gain power from the elements and all spirits, and can communicate with them at will. This is a very rare talent."

"Professor Harry! Even you are not allowed to do this?" a student suddenly shouted.

"Yes, even I can't do that," Harry shook his head and said, "but I do have a little trick to share with you. If you have established a connection with the elements and can communicate correctly, then the magic power of the wizard itself will be very pleasing to the elements. If you can add the wizard's magic power when you perform sacrifices or cast spells, you will get twice the result with half the effort."

"For most people, the Spiritual Bond potion is the bridge we need to embark on the path of shamanism." Harry raised the bottle of brown-black potion in his hand, trying to let the students in the back see it. "The so-called spiritual bond is a potion that can establish a connection between our spirit and the elements of nature."

"This potion not only uses a variety of herbs that can help us relax our minds and focus our spirits, but also incorporates magic into the production process. It can open the door of our hearts and allow us to see elements that ordinary people cannot see and establish connections with them. Once this connection is established, it will be permanent."

"Each kind of spiritual bond potion corresponds to a different element. When establishing a connection with a different element, you need to drink a different spiritual bond potion. For example, these potions next to me right now are all earth spiritual bonds."

"Can you let me drink the spiritual bond potion corresponding to the fire element, Professor Harry!" Fred suddenly stood up and shouted.

"Gryffindors as passionate as us have to be with the element of fire!" George supplemented his brother's words.

Their words can basically represent the voice of the majority of Gryffindors, and the classification of the four houses also makes students subconsciously choose symbols similar to their own house.

"I'm sorry, but starting with the fire element is a bit too difficult for you," Harry joked, "I don't want you to be sent to the school infirmary smelling like barbecue. Madam Pomfrey will kill me."

The students burst into laughter.

"Hey, Fred! How many nuggets do I have to pay for a taste of your barbecue?"

"Damn it! Why Nat? At least say a few Galleons?!"

"How many Galleons are you charging for this even without any seasoning? What a profiteer!"

"Hahahahahaha."

"..."

As expected of the Weasley twins and their friends, even their jokes were more harsh than those of ordinary people.

Shaking his head, Harry decided not to get involved in the cannibalistic conversation and continued.

"For a novice shaman, it is easiest to start with the earth element because among the four elements, earth is usually the most peaceful."

"But I must tell you in advance that not everyone can see the existence of the elemental soul after drinking the soul bond potion. This is why I said at the beginning of this class that 90% of people will not come here again." Harry said seriously: "I hope you can keep a normal mind to deal with this fact. Keeping a peaceful mind will make it easier to gain the favor of the elements."

"Honestly, on your path to becoming a shaman, the easiest step is to drink the potion and see the elements." Harry sighed, "Remember the elemental state of this world that I mentioned at the beginning?"

"...The elements are sleeping?" a student answered subconsciously.

It was as if a bucket of cold water was poured on them out of thin air. When the students realized this, the enthusiasm they had shown when Harry took out the spiritual bond potion just now suddenly cooled.

"Yes, the elements are sleeping," Harry confirmed. "I've already said that the relationship between the shaman and the elements is equal. Since they are equal, when the shaman wants to establish a connection with the elements, the elements naturally have the right to refuse this connection."

"It would be fine if the elements were very active and able to communicate freely and autonomously. You could use your eloquence and charm to convince the elements and establish connections with them. However, the elements in this world have fallen into a state of near silence."

"They are very weak and not very active. They are even unable to communicate with people directly. They only have a reaction close to instinct. After you drink the potion, all you have to do is to make the element's instinct not reject you, but accept you. This way, you can establish a connection with the element."

"Okay, I got it!" Ron didn't know what he was thinking about, but after hearing Harry's words, he seemed to have gotten angry and immediately drank a bottle of Earth Spirit Contract - Harry had given it to several of his friends in advance.

Ron closed his eyes and felt for a few seconds, then opened his eyes and looked around his body.

"No?" Ron showed a disappointed expression on his face. "Don't I have any talent, Harry?"

Ron didn't see any shadow of the earth element at all. He only saw the people around him - several professors were also staring at him, and he suddenly felt a little nervous.

"...Why are you in such a hurry?" Harry said speechlessly, "I haven't told you that you can drink it yet. The Spiritual Bond Potion can only take effect in a sacred place, not anywhere else... Drink another bottle later, you'll probably have diarrhea tonight."

"Ah? This..." Ron's face turned green.

Ron's joke did relax the students a little when they learned that the difficulty had increased, but not much.

Under Harry's leadership, the professors and students followed him to the direction away from the Black Lake, closer to the mountains near Hogwarts, and finally arrived at an area of gray-white rocks exposed on the surface. Many students used to fly here on broomsticks in their spare time, but when they came here again today, they found that this place had become different from what they remembered.

The grayish-white rocks were wrapped with circles of flags. Each flag was small and had incomprehensible words written on it.

But compared to these flags, the most eye-catching are indeed those thick totems. There are five in total, four of which are of similar height and thickness. They are made up of red, green, white and the color and texture of the wood itself. There is a thinner circle in the middle of the totem. The upper part can be clearly seen to be a cow pattern, and there are extensions similar to cow horns on both sides.

It's taller than this, not so short↓
In addition to this, there is an even taller totem, and the other four shorter totems are based on this totem. This tall totem is located in the center of the entire open space, and the other four totems surround it in four directions.

The color of the pattern on this main totem is the same as the other four totems, but this totem is obviously composed of three sections. The bottom section is still in the image of a cow, while the middle section is in the shape of an eagle. As for the highest point of the totem, there is also a wooden windmill, which is slowly rotating in the cold November wind.

It probably looks like this. The angle of the windmill is not very good for screenshot↓

These totems were all made by Harry during this period of time by selecting suitable wood in the Forbidden Forest and then carving them. They uphold the style of the Tauren Shamans and also reflect the Shamans' beliefs.

Even the surrounding upright stones have been carefully arranged, turning this place into an altar for the shaman.

"Honestly, Harry," Dumbledore said jokingly, looking at the obviously decorated horns on the totem, "No wonder you always say you are a minotaur. I now understand a little bit."

This is not difficult to guess, after all, Harry has never wanted to hide or conceal anything.

"Thank you very much, Headmaster Dumbledore. Thank you for your generosity in allowing me to build a shamanic altar on the land that belongs to Hogwarts." After standing still, Harry bowed to Dumbledore again, "May Mother Earth bless you."

Even though they had heard Harry bless others in the name of Mother Earth several times in the past, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall did not know what the Earth Mother actually meant until today. When Harry introduced the history of shamans just now, he naturally could not avoid Mother Earth and Sky Father, two beings who had a profound influence on the Minotaur Shamans.

"I am glad to see that magic is flourishing, Harry," Dumbledore said with a smile, "especially after your first lesson."

Although he was still skeptical about what Harry said about the elements naturally reviving in a few hundred years, such a major event naturally required more evidence. However, based on what Harry had shown so far, Dumbledore was still willing to try to believe it... After all, what Harry said about the changes in wizard society was not a lie.

In fact, Dumbledore and one of his friends had foreseen these things decades ago, just like Harry today. The two of them had worked hard for this and were committed to changing the entire wizarding world... but those were all things of the past.

"Can we drink the spiritual bond potion now? Professor Harry!" Some students already shouted impatiently.

It can be said that these students have been in agony all the way. No one knows whether they can become one of the 100 people who remain in the Shaman Club. If they had not come to this class today, they would not know these things about the Shaman priests.

But now that he had seen with his own eyes the powerful elemental power displayed by Harry, it was definitely more powerful than most wizards could ever possess in their lifetime. Most importantly, he had learned information that he had never thought of before, that wizard society was gradually declining...

To be honest, many students at that time were in a heavy mood, because this was not a matter unrelated to them. It was not only related to themselves, but also to their future offspring. Because of this, when they learned that shamans could save this declining trend, an unprecedented sense of historical mission came into the hearts of these students.

Well, for young students, this sense of mission makes them full of motivation - although most people find it difficult to maintain this motivation for more than three days.

But at least at this moment, they don't want to be the one who can't shoulder this mission because of lack of talent.

Harry turned around and saw that everyone was holding a bottle of Earth Bond Potion in their hands, including Dumbledore and several professors - even Quirrell was holding a bottle in his hand.

"Drink it," Harry said aloud, "and then go look for it - right here in this area, look for the existence of elements, feel their breath... gain their trust - drink it."

The next moment, everyone drank the Earth Spirit Contract at the same time with extremely similar movements, followed by a gurgling sound.

The course has reached this point, and the rest can only be left to talent and luck. Even Harry has no good way to help his friends.

A big fire was lit in front of the main totem. Harry chanted prayers to worship the elements in the Minotaur language for a long time. When he turned around, he saw a hilarious scene.

Harry knew that most of the students at Hogwarts were full of imagination and initiative, but he didn't expect that these guys would be... well, imaginative and proactive to this extent in order to get in touch with the elements.

The most common postures were those where their limbs were spread out in a "big" shape, lying on their backs or facing the ground. At first glance, it looked like a murder scene. Some people even pressed themselves against the rocks like they were making air-dried bacon, which almost made Harry laugh out loud.

Compared to them, these strange-looking people were the most normal. Harry even saw seven or eight shiny heads growing very neatly on a piece of ground, as if several people had grown out of the ground. At first glance, they looked quite scary, as if someone had buried the students of Hogwarts alive.

"...Is this another idea of yours?" Harry couldn't hold it in any longer. He walked quickly to the pile of dead heads and said, "Fred?"

"Oh, Harry, you seem to have some prejudice against the two of us... By the way, I'm George," the red-haired boy said seriously.

"Don't interrupt, and you are Fred," Harry said unhappily, "Come out quickly, aren't you afraid that someone might accidentally kick your head off if they don't see the result while walking?"

"But Professor Harry, I think we will be closer to the Soul of the Earth in this state!" A student who was also buried in the ground with only his head sticking out said excitedly behind Fred, "Look, no one can be closer to the earth than us, right? The elements will definitely be pleased if they see this!"

"Not to mention that the elemental is not conscious yet. Even if he really saw it, he would just think that you guys are crazy. They will stay away from fools." Harry rolled his eyes and said, "This is the first time I see someone burying himself in the ground just to become a shaman."

As he spoke, even Harry himself started laughing.

"Well, now that you've said that," Fred sighed with regret, "Speaking of which, Harry, you never seem to have made the mistake of distinguishing between me and George. Is this also the ability of the shaman?"

"That's right," Harry nodded. "If you become a qualified shaman, you will also have this ability... In our eyes, everyone's spirit is different, even twins who grew up together and have a tacit understanding are the same."

Fred sighed at his failure in pulling off the prank.

Mobilizing the earth element to dig out these idiots who had buried themselves in the ground, Harry immediately rushed to the next wave like a firefighter.

The students of Hogwarts have endless imagination, and the existence of magic allows them to turn this imagination into reality.

The most important thing is that the shamanism thing is brand new, so even the professors present didn't know whether these students' attempts were useful, let alone whether they should stop them - when Fred and others buried themselves in the ground, Professor Flitwick happily helped.

But I have to say it’s a very interesting feeling.

Dumbledore was sitting cross-legged in a hollow. He said to Professor McGonagall, who was standing higher up, "Are you sure you don't want to give it a try? Minerva, I think this might really work."

(End of this chapter)