A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Happy times are always short-lived, I have to hurry up and go, no, I have to run."

After I leave, please thank Mr. Lucius for his hospitality today.

"What? You're leaving?" Draco asked in surprise. "That's so sudden! Did we fail to entertain you properly?"

“It has nothing to do with Malfoy. My family found me,” Aaron said with a wry smile. “It’s just that it happened much faster than I expected.”

I originally thought I could at least hold them off for two days, but it seems I underestimated them.

A white shadow darted down the stairs, and Abe, with a backpack in his mouth, placed it on the table.

Aaron quickly changed his luggage and tossed the magic carpet to Draco, saying, "Hurry up and fold it for me, we don't have much time left, probably less than an hour."

Draco, caught up in the tension, quickly folded the magic carpet into a square and stuffed it into his backpack. "Wait, are you being too nervous?"

How did you know your family was following us?

Aaron quickly zipped up his backpack and then rolled up his sleeves.

"This is..." Draco's eyes widened as he stared blankly at the light green magic circle flashing on Aaron's arm.

"Just in case, I left a little something extra in the note I left for Genes."

A very simple magic circle. This magic rune is almost worthless; it only gives a warning when it gets close to another magic circle of the same origin, just like it is now.

"You can do this too?"

"I don't think the school taught about magic circles, did they?"

"Um...I only know a little bit," Aaron said in a deep voice. "You should read more books when you have time!"

If you have some free time, go to the library more often; maybe you can learn this too.

"hehe!

You really overestimate me. I haven't even mastered all the spells yet, how could I possibly have time to study another magic subject?

"But isn't this a bit too simple?"

"Can't your family see that there's something wrong with that piece of paper?"

"Under normal circumstances, it's impossible to hide it from the outside world. Even ordinary wizards like us can spot the problem if we look closely."

However, I left the note with my great-uncle, who was too preoccupied with his worries to check if there was anything wrong with it.

When he finds Genes, he'll definitely give him a good scolding first. At that point, Genes probably won't be in the mood to check the note.

Moreover, the magic circle I left behind is a one-time use one; its effect lasts for a maximum of two days, and it will gradually weaken. At first, no one will notice anything wrong, and later, they'll have even less reason to suspect anything.

Draco shrugged, then gave Aaron a thumbs up. "They're so lucky to have a young master like you."

"Haha! I'll take that as a compliment." Aaron smiled sheepishly. "By the way, do you have any paper? I was planning to leave him another note."

Draco immediately became interested. "Want to do this again?"

"Of course not. This trick is only useful the first time; it's meaningless the second time."

"Wait a mininute."

Draco quickly went upstairs and took out a piece of paper and a quill pen from a drawer.

Aaron took the paper and wrote a line on it without hesitation, then placed a cup on top of it.

Draco walked closer curiously, then turned away in surprise. "Isn't that a bit mean?"

"There's nothing I can do. My opponent is too shrewd. I can only try to influence his emotions." Aaron said, slinging his backpack over his shoulder and walking towards the door.

“It’s too dangerous for you to just walk like this. What if you run into him on the way?” Draco said with some concern. “Why don’t you just hide at my house?”

Chapter 129 Timely Completion of the Strategic Shift

"Forget it!" Aaron smiled and declined Draco's offer. "I've played hide-and-seek with him a lot before, but he always manages to find me."

"If I don't increase the distance, I won't be confident I can escape."

Draco's expression became somewhat unnatural upon hearing this. "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"It's that exaggerated. I seriously suspect they cast a spell on me, but I don't know."

Aaron walked out the door, then suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Draco. "Genes will be here in a little while. Pretend you don't know anything and just pretend I'm a guest."

Don't say anything unnecessary, just let him see the note on the table.

Also, if you speak alone, you're bound to give yourself away a little, so it's best to have your parents cooperate.

"I understand," Draco said, half-laughing and half-crying. "Where are you going next? Do you need my help?"

"No need, you can't help anyway."

"You underestimate me! Malfoy still has some influence in the wizarding world and the Muggle world."

"Really?" A playful look appeared on Aaron's face. "I'm planning to go to the Weasleys. Are you sure you can get your hands on that family?"

"Weasley?" Draco paused for a few seconds, wondering if he had misheard.

"Wait, are you sure you mean Weasley? The Weasley I'm thinking of?"

Aaron nodded, without denying it.

Draco exploded like a powder keg, "No, you can go anywhere, but not there, absolutely not there."

“Um... I know the Malfoy family and the Weasley family don't get along very well, but Gaius and the Weasleys don't have any grudges between them.”

And no one would have imagined I'd go to Malfoy's archenemy's house; it was my best refuge at the moment.

call!

Draco took a deep breath. He could hear Aaron's determination, but he still wanted to try to stop him.

Otherwise, it would be awkward for a guest from the Malfoys to go to the Weasleys' house, especially since that person is his best friend.

"Weasley might not take you in, and you definitely won't be comfortable there."

That family was extremely poor. Forget about having a decent guest room; you'd probably have trouble even sharing a bed with them.

Also, your food there is a problem; it's a miracle the Weasleys can even feed their entire family.

Aaron chuckled, "Don't worry, I'm not that dramatic."

Moreover, I had thought of this before I ran away and had prepared some things.

To be honest, all I want is a safe haven to get through these next couple of days; I don't really care about the conditions.

"Aaron, do you...do you really have to go there?"

"Unless there is a safer place, the Burrow is the best option."

"So you're saying you wouldn't go there if there were a safer place, right?" Draco asked hesitantly, looking troubled. "Actually, Malfoy Manor is quite large, and it has several secret rooms..."

"Stop talking." Aaron immediately interrupted Draco, his expression becoming extremely serious. He was afraid that if he listened any further, it would involve the Malfoy family's secrets.

Moreover, he now has a psychological aversion to locked rooms. The memories of those locked rooms in his house are exceptionally vivid, and just thinking about them makes him want to cry.

"Don't mention your family's secret room to outsiders in the future."

"Hmm..." Draco said dismissively, "It's just a cleared-out secret room, it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

“That won’t work either.” Aaron shook his head seriously. “The reason it’s called a secret room is because it hides secrets.”

Secrets can be big or small, but since they are secrets, they must be kept.

"Alright!" Draco shrugged, saying helplessly, "Looks like I can't persuade you otherwise, but thankfully you'll only be there for two days at most."

If you've been wronged in any way, you must tell me when you go back to school, and I'll get revenge for you.

puff!

Aaron couldn't help but chuckle. "Don't take things so seriously. The Weasleys' living environment is probably much more relaxed."

Besides, I've never been one to compromise. Even if I've been wronged, it's not your place to avenge me.

After saying that, Aaron picked up Abe and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute." Draco stopped Aaron and handed him his Nimbus 2001. "You're not planning to walk hundreds of kilometers on foot, are you?"

"Don't worry, I have a magic carpet."

"But the speed of the flying carpet..."

“Direction is far more important than speed,” Aaron said meaningfully, then walked out of Draco’s sight.

However, he didn't go far. After turning a corner, he put Abe down.

"Do you smell anyone else?"

Abe shook his head and muttered, "No, there are only the two of us here."

"That's good."

Aaron took out the remaining invisibility potion, ready to use it all at once.

But when he opened the bottle, he suddenly remembered something and regretfully put the medicine away.

He has now mastered the Disappearance Spell and can become invisible anytime, anywhere.

But magic requires wizards to cast. Without wizards, or when wizards have lost their magic, potions will play a crucial role. So it's best to keep this half-bottle of invisibility potion for when you need it.

Aaron glanced at Abe, who had changed his clothes, stretched out his finger, and silently recited the incantation for the illusion spell.

A moment later, Abe's body became transparent, and then he cast the same spell on himself.

This was Aaron's first time using the Disillusionment Charm, but he was quite satisfied with the effect. It blended in with the environment, and most people couldn't even tell it was there.

Moreover, with his current magical abilities and control over the Disappearance Charm, he can remain invisible for a long time at a time, which is no less effective than drinking an invisibility potion.

"go!"

Aaron glanced at the fading magic circle on the back of his hand, jumped onto Abe's back, and pointed it in a direction.

The Holy Dragon immediately spread its wings and flew at high speed toward the humble dwelling.

......

Just over twenty minutes after they left, Genes also flew to the gates of Malfoy Manor.