The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

Dark magic often requires the caster to possess strong emotional fluctuations or some kind of negative thought, and Ryze's own personality makes it difficult for him to harbor genuine resentment towards people or things in the real world. But in the Contra arena, the situation is completely different.

For Ryze, the other party was just a difficult boss in the game. Ryze didn't treat it as a real person, so he could vent his resentment on this NPC without worry, just like when he was playing a game and fighting a boss in his previous life. It wouldn't affect his mentality.

Aside from those who are mentally immature or have antisocial personalities, not many people would apply the fighting and killing in games to real life, so practicing dark magic has not yet had any impact on Ryze.

Even if there is any, it is only a purely academic influence.

In the duel that brought him closest to victory, Easy Ryze's health bar was down to just over 1%, and Ryze felt he should be able to clear Easy difficulty and get the guaranteed reward soon.

Of course, Ryze himself knew that before acquiring other curse-type talents to solve this problem, he had to be extremely cautious when using dark magic outside.

Outside of the Conquerors arena, Ryze rarely uses any dark magic at Hogwarts, except when he is being taught by Quirrell.

However, during the extracurricular tutoring sessions, Rizzi gradually noticed that Quirrell's attitude seemed to be becoming somewhat subtle.

The other person's teaching speed became faster, and they also paid more attention to Ryze's ideas about these dark magics, constantly reminding Ryze not to casually learn other dark magics.

At first glance, Quirrell seems to be fulfilling the duties of a teacher, worried that his gifted student might go astray due to his obsession with dark magic, and even conducting frequent psychological talks with him about it.

But upon closer reflection, Quirrell's words seemed to indicate that he was searching for dark magic that interested him more, and was trying to stimulate Ryze's desire to study dark magic, so that Ryze would take the initiative to learn from him.

Quirrell's attitude seemed to suggest that one should indeed be cautious when learning dark magic, and not read those random books outside. As long as one learns from him, the teacher of dark magic defense, one can ensure to the greatest extent that the power of dark magic will not affect one's mind.

It must be said that Quirrell, under Voldemort's guidance, did indeed master many methods of bewitching people.

Unfortunately, these methods were completely ineffective against Ryze, who knew the plot.

He would thoroughly understand the principles of spells from an academic perspective before practicing them in the Soul Arena.

He would never let himself be led astray by the negative emotions behind those spells.

Meanwhile, through these exchanges, Ryze, relying on Quirrell's occasional micro-expressions, roughly confirmed that the other party should not be affected by the Imperius Curse.

Perhaps Quirrell struggled when he was first possessed by Voldemort last year.

But as time went by and Voldemort continued to tempt him, he had completely fallen into darkness.

By now, Quirrell can be considered a true Death Eater.

Ryze wasn't in a hurry; he prepared and then continued to observe for a while longer.

Moreover, Ryze's attitude toward this situation is very clear.

Since the other party is willing to offer these lures, he will obediently accept them all, and he will not touch the "hooks" hidden in the bait.

Ryze will learn whatever Quirrell teaches him, but he will never take any initiative otherwise.

Even whenever Quirrell made those hints, Reese would say that he just needed to follow Professor Quirrell's lead.

Under these circumstances, it was early May.

As the end of the semester approaches, a trend of reviewing has emerged in schools.

Moreover, after Ravenclaw started working hard for his final exam ranking in his dorm, a new rumor began circulating around him.

It is said that Ryze told them in their dorm room that he would teach light magic to the person who could get into the top five in the final exam.

Because of Reese's promise, the other three people in his dorm studied so hard even though there was still more than a month until the exam.

Everyone knows that Rhett Butler will definitely be the top student at Hogwarts this year, and Hermione from Gryffindor will most likely be the second.

But the remaining three spots are uncertain.

Light magic, a new magic that made a big splash in this year's dueling tournament, is still making its presence felt in newspapers around the world even though half a month has passed since the tournament ended. People keep saying that they have found the essence of light magic or a counter-curse to it, which is causing quite a stir.

But in any case, light magic is indeed very tempting to young wizards.

Although it's unclear who first started the rumor, and since Ryze himself never denied it, the first-year students immediately got into a frenzy.

Not to mention Ravenclaw, where the learning atmosphere was already very strong, even Gryffindor students who didn't usually like to study would try if they felt they had a chance.

The situation was similar on Hufflepuff's side; the little badgers were also very eager for light magic, and although getting into the top five was a bit difficult, some of them still tried.

Even more surprising was what happened on Slytherin's side.

Not only did the pureblood wizards who wanted to use this opportunity to make their presence known to Ritz start studying hard, but even Malfoy, who had suffered repeated losses at Ritz's hands, seemed to take the rumor to heart.

After several months of bad luck, Malfoy seemed to finally realize the Malfoy family's tradition of being a fence-sitter.

Now that Rizz has won the duel, it's the height of the Black family's fame.

So it's nothing for him to bow his head to Ryze.

Ultimately, this is just a minor conflict between them who are "pure blood relatives".

Ryze was, after all, his maternal uncle. In terms of blood ties, apart from Sirius, Andromeda, and Bella who was still in Azkaban, his mother's side was the closest to Ryze.

Once he gets into the top five in this final exam, it wouldn't be impossible for him to bow his head to Ryze in person and reconcile with a smile.

Anyway, Malfoy never wanted to live that kind of unlucky life before Easter again.

Chapter 245: The Fire Dragon Emerges from its Shell

This rumor was initially just something Anthony and a few others joked about in the lounge, but unexpectedly, everyone took it seriously.

Ritz himself didn't care. Anyway, according to Professor Flitwick's idea, he planned to add some of the light magic content to the sixth-year advanced class textbook next year for students to take as an elective.

Then gradually lower the learning threshold.

After all, Hermione and he are definitely going to take up two of the top five spots, so it wouldn't hurt to teach the remaining three spots to a few top students in the lower grades in advance.

Terry and his friends never expected that their joke would increase their competitive pressure so much.

They weren't in a hurry to learn light magic, after all, Sirius had never been stingy with such things.

Rizz would help them master almost any magic they could learn. They already knew the principles of light magic; all they lacked was the precision of their magic and practice.

What they cared about was their "face" as Ryze's roommates.

To help them improve their grades, Reese prepared a very detailed review plan and knowledge outline for each of them.

This is a perk that other Ravenclaw students don't have. If they still can't get into the top five, they'll really have no face to see Rizzi.

Teenagers always have a strong sense of self-esteem and collective honor.

That's why even Michael, who used to love chatting with pretty girls in the corridors, has recently been staying in the library, diligently taking notes on those dry magical histories.

Then, at breakfast that day, Hedwig brought Harry a note from Hagrid.

The note contained only four words: It's about to hatch.

Harry nervously showed the note to Reese, and Ron quickly leaned over, his eyes full of anticipation.

Unlike the others, Ryze was not impatient. He still went to Hagrid's hut every two or three days to absorb the curse energy.

Because the dragon itself carries a very strong curse, the curse energy in Hagrid's hut has indeed been quite active recently.

Rizz also learned about the process of hatching dragons in the past few days and gave Hagrid a lot of advice.

Besides Hagrid, he should be the person who knows the most about that dragon egg.

He had a premonition that the dragon eggs would hatch in the next few days.

Now that he had received Hagrid's message, Ryze looked up, his gaze passing over the magically enchanted roof of the Great Hall as he looked out at the sky.

“Don’t worry,” Rizz said calmly, looking away. “It will be around the end of the first class in the morning, when you’ll be having your herbalism class. The greenhouse is very close to Hagrid’s hut. If you make it there during your half-hour break, you should be able to see the little guy hatch.”

Hearing Reese's words, Harry subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, while Ron, standing beside him, was so excited that he almost spilled the milk in his hand.

“Really? The timing was perfect!” Ron exclaimed softly. “I thought I’d have to take the whole morning off. You know, apart from wizards who specialize in studying dragons, an ordinary wizard might never see a dragon hatch in their entire life.”

Harry was also very happy. Although he knew that keeping a dragon was illegal, his curiosity about the mysterious creature still prevailed. Moreover, with Rhett Butler, the "top student," involved, they were not worried about any danger they might encounter.

As Ryze spoke, his gaze also fell upon the Slytherin table not far away.

Malfoy was actually sitting not far away, pretending to be cutting sausages on a plate, but his ears were twitching slightly and his head was glancing over from time to time, clearly eavesdropping on what was happening here.

Ryze didn't point it out.

He was eager to see if Malfoy would choose to inform on him again.

......

After the first class ended, Harry, Ron, and Hermione practically ran towards Hagrid's hut.

Ryze didn't attend classes with them, but he was faster.

Even though he was taking classes in the castle, he arrived at Hagrid's hut faster than Harry and the others.

Hagrid, beaming with joy, welcomed them into the house.

At this moment, Hagrid's cabin was as hot as a sauna.

This is the temperature that the book says is the most suitable for hatching dragons.

However, people's attention is not on these trivial matters right now.

A slightly higher temperature is fine, but the dragon eggs are more important.

The dragon egg was placed on the table, and a deep crack had appeared on it, indicating that it was in the final stage of hatching.

Even Hermione, a model student, couldn't help but move a little closer at this moment.

After waiting for a few minutes, with a sharp cracking sound, the eggshell finally cracked open completely.

Immediately afterwards, a small, dark creature covered in sharp spikes struggled to crawl out. Its umbrella-like wings were wet, and tiny sparks were spitting from its nostrils.

To be honest, newly hatched dragons are not very good-looking.

It was very thin, and its eyes bulged outwards.

“This is what a Norwegian Spinosaurus looks like when it’s first born…” Hermione exclaimed softly. It was indeed completely different from the adult form described in the book.

"It's so beautiful, isn't it?" Hagrid was so touched that he reached out his finger to tease it.

The newborn Charmander bit Hagrid's finger just seconds after it was born, revealing its aggressive nature.

"My God, look, it knows its mother!" Hagrid, however, didn't take it seriously at all.

The teeth of a mere young fire dragon cannot break through the defenses of a hybrid giant.

He took it as her being affectionate with him.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to Xiaolong, Ritz keenly sensed a gaze flash past the window.

He turned to look at the window and saw a head of light golden hair quickly disappear below the windowsill.

Malfoy did indeed arrive and witnessed the birth of the fire dragon.

"What's going on?" Harry noticed Rizz's reaction and quickly jumped to the door, where he saw Malfoy's departing figure.

"It's Malfoy!"

He looked at Ryze with some panic, wanting to know what to do.

Ryze, on the other hand, spread his hands, looking completely unperturbed.

"Don't worry, he won't tell anyone about this, at least not yet."

The lessons of the past few months were still fresh in his mind. If Malfoy didn't want another six years of bad luck, he wouldn't have carelessly leaked this information; he would have simply tried to use the secret to gain more benefits.

Moreover, even in the original work, the other party only reported the matter to Professor McGonagall when Hagrid and his companions were about to send the dragon away.

"I'll go talk to that 'little dragon' outside. Let's focus our attention back on this little dragon for now."

Chapter 246: Fire Dragon Nober

Taking care of a newborn fire dragon is indeed no easy task.

Anyone who tried to get even a little closer to this ugly guy would be met with his sharp teeth bared and sparks flying as he lunged at them.

Ron almost got bitten by this guy, but Ryze quickly sent Aery to give Ron a protective shield, which prevented Ron from getting hurt.

It should be noted that even a newborn dragon carries a curse on its teeth that is comparable to dark magic. If it bites you, even in the wizarding world, the swelling will not go down for a week.

"This little guy is too irritable," Ron said with lingering fear, carefully keeping a certain distance from the little fire dragon.

After seeing Ron almost get bitten just by getting close, and hearing Rhett mention the effects of being bitten by a dragon, Harry and Hermione were less willing to approach the little dragon.

"Oh, it's just not used to it yet, it'll be fine in a few days." Hagrid didn't seem to care at all, and even offered his fingers to the other to play with as a teething toy.

Only a half-giant like Hagrid could withstand the dragon's naturally violent nature.

Of course, Ryze wasn't afraid either.

After all, he now possesses the magic of an ordinary wizard, so dealing with a baby dragon that is only a few days old should not be a problem.

This is indeed a very rare experience.