Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 362 Bouncy's Guardian

Dumbledore's words were like a magical bomb exploding among the young wizards.

A score of 30 in the Academy is already higher than the scores of most junior wizards in previous years.

Apart from the few Gryffindor lion cubs who received bonus points last year due to the Philosopher's Stone incident.

In the past, no matter how good my grades were, I could only get an average score of 20 points at the end of the year.

In addition, this experimental project is also linked to the spell exam.

This gave the young wizards even more motivation, especially those who loved reading like Hermione, whose eyes lit up when they heard about it.

"That sounds really interesting, I'll definitely go, what about you?"

"I'll think about it some more. I want to see if this experimental project will interfere with my learning of magic."

Moon has indeed been thinking about it.

Even when Dumbledore mentioned Professor Flitwick just now, Moon had already vaguely guessed the details of the experiment.

At the end of the school year, he approached Professor Flitwick with a complex plan.

At the time, Moon was not capable of completing the plan on his own, so he sought Professor Flitwick's help.

So now Moon has a feeling that the experimental project Dumbledore mentioned is the spell classification plan he proposed.

After the young wizards finished their discussion, Dumbledore gave them some more reminders about things to keep in mind for the new school year.

New students are not allowed to enter the forbidden forest at will.

Do not provoke the monster of Black Lake.

Second-grade students can participate in Quidditch team selections.

However, none of these things were as eye-catching as Professor Flitwick's magical experiments.

Finally, under the principal's direction, all the teachers and students sang the school song again, their voices rising and falling in unison.

Then the young wizards followed their prefect back to their dormitories.

The Gryffindor group had just reached the entrance to the common room when they saw Harry and Ron standing outside.

"The password is 'honey-eating bird.' By the way, are you two really alright?"

Upon hearing Moon's voice, Harry and Ron looked over in surprise.

"Stop talking. That flying car crashed into the Man-Beating Willow. We barely managed to get away from it, but it still ended up in the Forbidden Forest."

Ron was still complaining.

But the young wizards following behind Moon had already started to exclaim in surprise.

"Wow, we ran into the Whomping Willow, that's so cool."

"And how did you escape later?"

"Can I drive the flying car for a bit?"

At the command given by Moon, a group of people quickly entered the common room.

The young wizards couldn't wait and swarmed over.

Harry and Ron were completely overwhelmed by the chatter of their classmates.

He answered questions while explaining what he had seen in the sky.

Moon discovered that Ron really enjoyed being envied by his classmates.

From the moment he entered, the little wizard had a smile on his face.

"Of course it's fine. Let me tell you, driving a flying car is much more comfortable than riding a flying broom."

"When the flying car passed through the clouds, it felt like passing through cotton candy, and I even touched it with my hand."

"There was also a flock of large birds that flew alongside the car the whole way; it was really interesting."

Ron, who had been talking animatedly, immediately stopped showing off after noticing Percy's gaze from outside the crowd.

He nudged Harry, gave him a look, and then headed towards the dormitory.

"We suddenly feel a bit sleepy, let's talk about the rest tomorrow."

"Good night."

Harry said something to Hermione, who had a tense expression just like Percy's.

That evening, after closing the dormitory door, Harry and Ron recounted everything that had happened.

Without Percy's supervision, the two young wizards were much more uninhibited.

However, after listening, Moon immediately noticed the suspicious points in the matter.

"Didn't you see who blocked off the platform?"

Logically speaking, the person who did this could only be outside the platform.

After all, there must be quite a few wizard parents among them who are sending their children to school, so someone will definitely notice.

"No, I just pushed the cart straight into the wall and that's when I noticed something was wrong."

"Harry was also questioned by the Muggle police officers who came over."

Listening to Harry and Ron's answers, Moon fell into deep thought.

Although he hadn't tried it, the magic that could seal the platform must be incredibly powerful.

Moreover, the other party clearly seized the opportunity and deliberately blocked Harry from entering the platform.

If he had been there, he would have definitely looked around.

"We realized that time had already passed, so there was no time to observe, and we didn't even think about writing a letter at the time."

Ron explained as he made the bed.

"That's right, otherwise we wouldn't have been put in solitary confinement as soon as school started."

Harry's excitement had long since faded, and now he lay face down on the bed, his brow furrowed with worry.

He never expected to be placed in solitary confinement so soon after the start of the semester.

"Don't worry, there won't be any surprises with this year's confinement punishment."

Moon was also packing his luggage while trying to persuade Harry.

Harry looked over curiously when he saw what Moon took out of the suitcase.

"What's in this little box? Why is it locked so many times?"

“I felt something was off about a laptop, so I locked it up.”

"Something's not right. Can we take a look?"

The more unusual something is, the more it attracts the attention of the lion cubs.

Seeing that Harry's curiosity had been piqued again, Moon firmly shook his head.

The reason he brought the box along was because he was worried that someone with ulterior motives would covet it.

Now that he has it by his side and can keep an eye on it himself, he can feel more at ease.

"I'll show it to you after I figure out exactly what this thing is."

"Ok."

Harry lay helplessly on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and slowly spoke again.

"So, what exactly is Professor Flitwick's experimental project? Do you have any inside information?"

"Don't think too much about it. I think there will be an announcement soon. Let's go to bed early tonight."

After returning to Hogwarts, Moon resumed his usual routine.

I get up early to read books and study magical runes.

After a summer of research, Moon learned a lot more about runes.

Including those learned from the Malfoy family's collection of books, the total number of runes has exceeded thirty.

This also gave Moon the confidence to create simple rune magic circles.

And this is the foundation of alchemy.

After all the students had finished washing up, the group went to the auditorium for breakfast.

But Beng Beng, who guarded the little box all night, is still fast asleep in the tree hollow.

Moon thoughtfully brought back a sumptuous breakfast from the auditorium and placed it at the door of the tree nest.

Seeing that Bengbeng was sleeping soundly, he didn't disturb the little guy.

When Moon returned to the hall, Lady Lorris found him with small, quick steps.

"Meow~" (Where's Beng Beng? Didn't it come back with you?)
I haven't seen Bengbeng for two whole months.

Mrs. Lorris paced anxiously around Moon's trouser leg, howling incessantly.

"Bengbeng is here, but he worked the night shift last night and is still asleep."

Moon ate his breakfast and casually placed a piece of sausage at his feet.

"Meow~" (Delicious~ What is Bouncy doing tonight? I can help too.)
After swallowing the sausage in a few bites, Lady Lorice finally lay quietly on Moon's shoes.

"It's guarding something important, and it would be great if you could be with it." —The castle caretaker on the night shift at Hogwarts.

Mrs. Lorris's nighttime reconnaissance abilities far surpass those of Filch.

With the cat's help, Moon felt a little more at ease.

"Meow~" (You're welcome~)

As Mrs. Lorris spoke, she took another bite of the sausage Moon offered her. After finishing it, she tilted her head and remembered her task.

"Meow~" (By the way, my owner needs to talk to you.)
"Filch? What does he want with me?"

As Moon spoke, he looked up and surveyed his surroundings, quickly spotting the castle caretaker in a corner of the hall.

Seeing Filch waving incessantly, Moon finished his pumpkin porridge in one gulp and quickly walked over.

Filch casually hugged Mrs. Lorris, who had run back earlier, and turned to leave the hall.

“Mr. Scarlett, welcome back to Hogwarts. Professor Flitwick has asked you to come over.”

Moon was still a little uncomfortable with Filch's respectful attitude.

He quickly waved his hand.

"No need to be so polite. Just tell me where the professor is, and I'll go there myself."

"It's alright, let me take you there."

Filch was very firm in his stance, and he led the way quickly while stroking Mrs. Lorris.

"Actually, I also want to thank you for exposing the Finkley family's fraud."

Upon hearing Filch's words, Moon immediately understood.

It seems Filch is also one of the duds in this magic training scam.

"I see. By the way, did you get your tuition refunded?"

"It was returned; Professor Flitwick helped me get it back."

"That's good."

The two chatted as they walked toward the Ravenclaw Tower.

Professor Flitwick's office was on the top floor of the tower, very close to the eagles' common room.

The school did this so that the young wizards could save time.

An automatic ascending and descending spell was cast on the stairs in the tower.

Once you step onto the stairs, you'll soon reach the eighth-floor rooftop.

As Moon was about to enter the professor's office, Filch called him back again.

“Mr. Scarlett, uh.”

"Why, is there anything else?"

"I wanted to ask if your magic ring allows me to cast spells?"

Seeing Filch's earnest gaze, Moon stood still without making a move.

"terribly sorry."

"Oh, no, no, I'm the one who should apologize. I shouldn't have caused you trouble."

Filch bowed slightly to Moon as he spoke, then quickly walked downstairs.

Watching the old man's retreating figure, Moon shook his head helplessly.

Although he couldn't empathize with the Squib.

But Moon knew very well that this was true for Squibs living in the magical world.

Being unable to cast spells is truly a tragic thing.

After knocking, Moon entered Professor Frivy's office for the first time.

This was also the most artistic office Moon had ever seen in Hogwarts.

The entire room is decorated primarily in blue and bronze tones.

Various teaching aids are hanging from the ceiling.

A spinning teacup, a dancing magic wand, a color-changing quill pen.
Many musical instruments are hanging on the wall, including harp, violin, trumpet, and saxophone.
There was also a small piano in the corner, which looked like a custom-made one by Professor Flitwick.

On the professor's desk was a bronze eagle statue.

The statue even made a sound after it noticed Moon entering.

"Which spell can break the petrification curse?"

"Curse-stop and quick recovery."

Moon blurted out the answer instinctively, and then a chocolate frog card was spat out of the eagle's beak.

"Here you go. You'll get a reward if you can answer the questions correctly."

Upon hearing Moon's voice, Professor Flitwick, who had been engrossed in writing at his desk, smiled and waved gently.

The card held in the eagle's beak fell directly into Moon's hands.

Moon took it and glanced at it, only to find that it was Dumbledore again, the same character on the card.

He has already collected three identical ones.

"Professor, is there something you need from me?"

Moon casually put the card in his pocket and asked directly.

"Of course it's an important matter. Please sit down and take a look at these documents."

As he spoke, Frivi pushed a large book on his desk toward Moon.

“You mentioned the power rating of spells to me last school year. I’ve already developed a simple standard. You can take a look and see if you have any further ideas.”

Moon picked up the large book and found a line of large characters written in bold on the title page.

Spell Strength Rating System

"Professor, is this the experiment that Headmaster Dumbledore was talking about?"

“That’s right. I plan to select 5 to 7 junior wizards from each grade to participate in testing the strength of spells and, incidentally, to check whether the standards I set are appropriate.”

"Actually, many of the viewpoints in the book are upgrades to your original theories, so I hope you can take a look and then offer your own thoughts."

While Professor Frivi was explaining, Moon had already opened the book in his hand.

The plan for the experiment is very detailed.

It includes six steps in total, covering everything from spell rating standards, team building and testing, spell selection at each level, phased testing, and magic data integration.

Professor Flitwick has now completed the first task.

Based on his previous teaching experience, Professor Flitwick has developed a grading system for single spells.

It includes five aspects: destructive power, range of effect, duration, mana consumption, and risk of backlash.

Having only read half of it, Moon knew that the content was completely beyond his current level of knowledge.

"Professor, I think your standards are very detailed, and I have no questions."

Moon didn't believe that he could surpass a professor with 30 years of teaching experience with just one year of study.

Being able to come up with even a simple idea is already beyond his level.

Seeing Moon's humble demeanor, Professor Frivi put down his quill.

“Don’t worry, Scarlett. I’ve seen your abilities firsthand, so I plan to give you a very challenging task.”

"What mission?"

"Come be my spell tester!"

Just as Professor Flitwick was trying to persuade Moon.

In the Gryffindor common room, Bouncy finally woke up.

Lying on the soft little bed, I had just stretched when my little ears twitched.

Then it quickly lay down by the door and looked down.

"Chirp!" (What are you doing? This is my box!)
Ron's gray mouse did not answer.

Upon seeing Beng Beng, he even adopted a fierce expression.

Bouncy jumped directly from the tree nest onto the box, unafraid of the fat rat in front of it.

Just as both sides were about to fight, the dormitory door opened a crack.

Banban seemed to sense the danger.

It deftly twisted its body, dodging a sharp cat claw.

"Meow~" (If you dare bully Bouncy again, I'll eat you up!)

Upon seeing another large cat arrive, Banban ran out of the dormitory without hesitation and crawled into the sewer drain in the washroom.

(End of this chapter)