From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 221 Apparition Course
"You can take the test now, Mr. Doom!"

The wizard standing in front of Ivy was Wicky Texcross, a member of the Department of Magical Transportation of the Ministry of Magic, who was responsible for instructing the sixth-year students of Hogwarts in the Apparition course, which lasted for twelve weeks. Of course, those students had to pay the registration and examination fees of twelve gold galleons first.

According to Ivy's feeling, this is just like young people in the Muggle society would choose to get a driver's license during the summer vacation after graduating from high school. The Apparition license is equivalent to a driver's license in the wizarding world.

Apparition is not difficult, it is just a way to maximize the wizard's own endogenous magic. In short, it is to aim the magic in your body at a target, and then let them all fly over, and take your body with them, instead of returning the same way.

Therefore, it is very important to let the magic power in the body remember every part of the body, otherwise, according to the principle of minimum energy, they will only try to take away the part with the least mass.

It can be seen that Apparition is actually a very simple and crude way of traveling. As long as the three most important Ds are achieved - determination, purpose and calmness, any wizard can easily perform it. No wonder Apparition licenses are as common as Muggle driver's licenses.

Therefore, the first Apparition exercise in the auditorium was not difficult at all for Ivy, a wizard who could already use short-distance flash. He just turned his body calmly and appeared in the old-fashioned wooden circle five feet away.

It seemed that Wicky Tekros was also seeing a wizard who succeeded at the first try for the first time. He examined Ivy for a long time, hoping to find something like half an eyebrow around him.

After a fruitless search, Wickie Tekros had to announce the start of the second practice with shock, and this time he paid special attention to Ivy's movements.

After he gave the order, Ivy didn't even turn around, but just closed his eyes and suddenly appeared in the wooden circle.

Rotation is not necessary for Apparition. It is only to disrupt the work of the wizard's vestibular organ in the inner ear, so that the wizard can grasp another coordinating force in the body, that is, magic power, in the imbalance, so as to achieve the purpose of driving the transfer of magic power and taking the wizard away.

Many wizards who have used Apparition for many years are able to avoid the need to spin due to their experience, but this is the first time that Wicky Tekros has seen this ability in a student.

He looked Ivy up and down several times, but in the end he did not run over to look for evidence of Ivy's split body. Instead, he announced the start of the third practice in confusion and suspicion.

However, Ivy was no longer satisfied with simply Apparating without warning; he wanted to make some noise.

The process of Apparition taking effect is actually similar to the skills of characters in many video games that Ivy has played.

That is, disappearing from one point and then suddenly appearing from another point.

However, the virtual images that exist in computers 20 or 30 years later often have richer forms of expression than simple flashes.

For example, after reaching the landing point, it will fire a magic arrow that automatically searches for the enemy, or it will cause a large range of group magic damage at the landing point, or it will automatically enter the invisible state after flashing...

In short, there are many virtual heroes who can perform well under similar skill mechanisms, and Ivy just happens to have a reference who is not much different.

Ivy's Strixhaven-like pet, the Flame Ceramic Cat Howling Flame, has an ability called Fire Splash, which magically generates a large area of flame after teleporting to deal fire damage to targets within range.

Ivy decided to use Xiaoyan's magical ability as a model to transform his own Apparition spell.

So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ivy appeared at the other end of the auditorium with a burst of strong light and explosion.

Many students who were close to him fell to the ground, covering their eyes and ears. Even the deans who were responsible for maintaining order and helping to deal with the splits were greatly affected.

"Ivy Doom!" Professor McGonagall's furious voice rang out. "Look what you have done?"

Although Ivy's clothes were spotless and his expression was calm, he actually temporarily lost his hearing due to the explosion he caused.

He did not adjust the direction carefully when creating the explosion, resulting in the air waves rushing in all directions failing to successfully cancel each other out at his position, and thus fell into a state of severe tinnitus.

"I just wanted to try to make some noise when I Apparated. I call it a grand entrance." Although Ivy temporarily lost his hearing, he could still see the angry expression on Professor McGonagall's face, so he quickly explained, "Imagine if I could suddenly appear among the enemies in this way during a battle, I'm afraid no one would be able to hold their wands to deal with me."

"You haven't obtained the Apparition license yet! You are not allowed to change this magic without permission!" Professor McGonagall was not convinced. "For this, I want to..."

"I'm afraid I have to interrupt you, Minerva." Snape, who was standing not far away, said tactfully, "If you noticed, Mr. Doom is a Slytherin student, and it is I who should announce the punishment."

Professor McGonagall glared at Ivy and said reluctantly, "Okay, I'll leave it to you, Severus."

"Mr. Doom?" Snape turned to look at Ivy. Although the latter still couldn't hear anything, he still made an innocent expression. "Before you obtain the Apparition license, you are not allowed to use similar magic in Hogwarts. Do you understand?"

After Ivy nodded, Snape said nothing more, and together with other deans, began to treat those students who had suffered temporary blindness and deafness due to Ivy's grand appearance.

In response, Professor McGonagall simply shook her head, seemingly completely accustomed to what her colleague did.

It was ten minutes later before order was restored in the auditorium.

Wicky Tekros, who was in charge of teaching the Apparition course, ran up to Ivy and said the opening sentence.

However, the Ministry of Magic only conducts the Apparition qualification test once a year. If you miss it or are not yet seventeen years old before the test, you will have to wait for next year's test.

The sixth grade students in the auditorium all saw Ivy's success and many of them were eager to try it, so during the fourth practice of Apparition, someone soon experienced a split accident.

Penelope Clearwater, the head girl of Ravenclaw and the girlfriend of Percy Weasley, the head boy of Gryffindor, lost an arm temporarily in this split accident, but Professor Flitwick, who was standing not far away, fixed it for her in the blink of an eye before she even had time to shed a tear.

"What happened?" Penelope asked in confusion, "I think I just lost an arm?"

"Splicing, which means that a part of the body is separated during the Apparition process, usually happens when the determination is not strong enough. You must always focus on the goal." Wicky Tekros's voice attracted everyone's attention again. He did not explain this matter clearly before the practice began, perhaps with the intention of warning the students, but Ivy's success completely overturned his calculations. Fortunately, everything is back on track now.

Wiggy Tekros noticed that many people were still secretly looking back at Ivy standing at the back, and had to remind them: "Mr. Doom's Apparition was successful because his determination was unprecedentedly firm. But I advise you not to be like him and start thinking about flying before you learn to walk. It is very dangerous to cast other spells during the Apparition process. Once your determination is shaken, you may pay a very tragic price."

"With the professor around, the female student's splitting did not bring any serious consequences." Vicky Tekros continued, "But everyone, what if you don't meet other wizards who can help you when the split happens? Every year, many wizards lose their lives due to their unskilled use of Apparition. Each of you must be vigilant!"

"Okay, let's do it again. Remember the three Ds," said Weekey Texcross. "Also, Mr. Doom, please don't make any more noise."

Ivy didn't say anything, but nodded firmly.

An hour later, Ivy's successes were still the envy of all students. Wicky Tekros did not comment on this, but announced that the class would continue next Saturday.

After saying this, he left the auditorium with the four deans.

"To be honest, this is the first time I see you in a sixth-grade class, Mr. Doom." The person who came to Ivy was the Slytherin female head teacher, Gemma Farley. Like Penelope and Percy, she was also a sixth-grade student this year.

"My schedule is the same as that of fifth graders, but the principal gave me some special privileges to cope with OWLs." Ivy nodded and spoke to her briefly.

"As it should be." Gemma Farley seemed proud of it. It can only be said that Slytherins are indeed a group of people who are eager for privileges, and as the most special one among them, Ivy has always attracted envious eyes.

Ivy was still thinking about what excuse to use to get out of the situation, but Gemma Farley, who was standing opposite him, was no longer prepared to continue the conversation.

"I know you are always busy, Mr. Doom, so I won't waste any more of your time. We are just having a small dinner, and I wonder if you would like to come?"

"Dinner? In Hogwarts?" Ivy raised his eyebrows. Although he was a member of Slytherin, Ivy had little interaction with other students in his college. He was not going to seek emotional support from these people, nor would he have conflicts of interest with them, so it was difficult for him to talk to them all year round. If there really was a dinner held in Hogwarts, he might go there to take a look, at least to recognize all the students' faces, instead of looking at the Serpentine badge on their chests to identify them.

"Of course not, in Hogsmeade. The Travers and Greengrass families have booked a house large enough for the banquet." The smile on Gemma Farley's face was perfect, and you could tell at a glance that she was well-trained.

"Heh." Ivy chuckled, "We are still students, Miss Farley."

"I...I see," Gemma Farley's smile faded a little, "So, you won't be there, right?"

"Like you said, I'm always busy." Ivy shook her head. "But maybe I can send two representatives, Mr. Malfoy and Miss Wallace from the second year, to represent me."

"Okay! I understand." Gemma Farley smiled again. Perhaps in her opinion, this was also a response from Ivy.

Before she left, Ivy added: "Remember, I said 'representative.'"

"Of course!"

Ever since the multi-person duel on the first-year entrance day, the relationship between Ivy and the other students in Slytherin College has been strange. They are in awe of Ivy's power, but are reluctant to let go of their reserve, and only express their kindness in some places.

Usually, that kindness meant helping Ivy with some trivial matter, perhaps sending a couple of house-elves who were more considerate and thoughtful than they could be themselves.

Ivy would not look up to any of them just because of what they did. Because interpersonal relationships are usually no different from wars. What you can't get on the battlefield, you usually can't get at the negotiation table. What's more, this is a magical world, and the ultimate violence is not controlled by capital and the state machine, but by the wizards themselves.

Magic is power, remember?
Ivy didn't know whether those families who believed in pure-blood supremacy understood this or not, but he himself regarded it as a model.

While magic can't determine a person's worth, it can affect the way Ivy sees them.

As a wizard, if they can't even make good use of magic, which is the foundation of a wizard's career, then Ivy will certainly despise them.

After Ivy told Malfoy and Cassandra about the task of attending the dinner on his behalf, their reactions were very different.

Malfoy was very excited, and regarded this as Ivy's trust in him, and promised that he would not embarrass him.

As for Cassandra, she seemed much calmer and asked Ivy a question: "What do you need me to do?"

"Eat well, drink well, and have fun."

Because in Ivy's opinion, the so-called dinner party does not represent the views of any pure-blood wizard family, nor does it have any impact on the current situation in the British wizarding world.

A minister who only wants the whole British magic community to praise him, a headmaster who keeps a low profile in school, and a demon who is struggling to survive in the forests of Albania. As long as these three people don't have any big problems, there will be no big trouble in the British magic community.

Minister Fudge, who seemed to be in a state of great prosperity, was actually the most problematic of the three. However, as the biggest destabilizing factor in the wizarding world, Ivy had no intention of dealing with him, so she just let him do whatever he wanted.

(End of this chapter)