The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

After witnessing Snape's dismissive attitude towards Ryze, Penelope gave Ryze a summary of ideas she had compiled in Ravenclaw's common room, allowing Ryze to study them on his own. Even adding some ingredients to change the taste of the potion would be considered an improvement.

Otherwise, if Ryze doesn't change anything, Snape would probably be even more dissatisfied with him.

Ryze was naturally very grateful for this, but he felt that his proficiency with the ecstasy drug should soon reach the next stage. He was 70% confident that he could make an ecstasy drug with special effects within half a month.

So he plans to keep pushing himself for the remaining two weeks.

Of course, besides his hard work on potions, Ryze didn't slack off much in other subjects either, and he was still far ahead in terms of progress.

In the past two weeks, the progress of the Ultimate Flash Charm has been steady, and his Double Protection Charm can now be released normally.

He can also easily control the defensive focus of the two layers of barriers, which has some practical value in actual combat.

Now he has begun to practice other offensive spells to deal with various defensive spells, as well as footwork for duels, with Professor Flitwick.

In addition, Ryze also had to adjust his collection plan for curse energy.

As Hogwarts experienced its first snowfall of the school year in mid-November, Rizzi discovered that the unknown curse on him was gradually taking effect.

It started at 0.5 per day and gradually increased.

Today is November 23rd. Just this afternoon, Ryze discovered that he had already gained nearly 0.5 units of curse energy.

Except for 0.1 which was absorbed in the potion classroom, the rest all came from the curse on him.

This confirmed another suspicion that Ryze had in mind.

The curse on him was indeed seasonal.

Every winter, the curse would intensify, torturing him until he was half-dead.

The curse's effect is less pronounced in the remaining three seasons of spring, summer, and autumn, meaning the body is relatively weak and injuries are harder to heal; it's essentially used to help him recover.

"So the purpose of this curse is indeed to torment me? And what kind of big shot did my old man offend?"

His sudden disappearance rendered his bloodline magic unable to track his mother's whereabouts, and his divination seemed to be blocked, preventing him from divining any information related to his parents.

Ryze even began to suspect that his father, who was nearly fifty but still as dashing as ever, might have really gotten involved with the little princess of some mysterious magical family, only to be assassinated and have all information about them covered up using ancient magic.

Having grown up in an orphanage since he was conscious, Ryze didn't actually have much affection for his parents; he simply wanted to know an answer.

Since blood magic and divination abilities were ineffective, it meant that his current level was not yet sufficient to face this answer, so he naturally wouldn't rush things.

Now he can easily fill up the curse energy every day without having to put in any effort, which saves him a lot of time.

He gathered his thoughts and continued drinking his homemade calming milk while looking at the documents Penelope had given him in the lounge.

Then Terry brought him a note from Hagrid.

“Raz, Hagrid’s note says there’s a problem with your rice paddy.”

As soon as Terry finished speaking, Ryze suddenly stood up.

Chapter 90: The Clone Beast's Trail

You should know that the two things Rizz was most looking forward to in November were both at the end of the month.

One is the settlement of the crow collection mission. According to the current progress, he should be able to find 75+ crows by then, and he is already looking forward to the settlement reward.

The other one was the magical rice seeds that Hagrid had helped him obtain.

After two and a half months of living like this, he has lost all interest in bread and potatoes.

He had been waiting for this bowl of rice for ages.

When it had just snowed, he went to the rice paddies behind Hagrid's hut almost every day to check on the growth of the magical rice.

Although Hagrid assured him that "the magical rice is very frost-resistant, that's what the professor told me," Rizz, feeling somewhat uneasy, still pulled Hagrid along, and with Ari's help, they built a simple greenhouse in the rice paddy.

He then used magic to create a protective barrier around it, which made him feel much more at ease.

Anyone who dares to disturb his rice paddies will have their life ended.

Rizz glanced at the note Terry had given him; it contained only one sentence from Hagrid.

"I found some traces near the rice paddy and need your help. Hagrid."

Without saying a word, he put on a heavy wizard's robe, cast a warm spell on himself, and then, with the speed boost activated, raced through the wind and snow towards Hagrid's hut.

The cold wind at the edge of the Forbidden Forest stung Ryze's face like a knife, but it meant nothing to him.

When he arrived at Hagrid's hut, he asked Hagrid a question before he could even stand still.

"Hagrid, what's wrong with the rice?"

Hagrid was squatting to the side of the greenhouse with Tooth when he heard the voice and quickly waved: "Riz, come and check this place. The greenhouse is fine. The protective charm you set up worked very well. That little guy didn't get in."

Ryze's anxiety finally eased somewhat.

He said that he was somewhat unsettled during that period, and that casting a protective spell on the greenhouse was the right thing to do.

He walked quickly over and saw a faint silver mark on the snow beneath Hagrid's feet.

“This is…” Ryze crouched down, carefully examining the mercury-like marks on the beach.

After sensing that there was no curse energy on it, he carefully took some through his dragon-skin gloves and smelled it.

"Is this blood?" Ryze looked at Hagrid.

Hagrid lowered his voice, a hint of heartache in his tone: "You're right, you're really perceptive. If my judgment is correct, this should be the blood of an invisible beast."

“An invisible beast?” Ryze quickly recalled the strange creature.

It has a gentle temperament and looks somewhat like a silver gorilla. It has a certain precognitive ability, and its fur can make it invisible when it encounters danger.

Therefore, even if the other party is not aggressive at all, it is still rated as a magical creature of the XXXX level.

These furs are also the main material of the invisibility cloak, and are very expensive magical materials.

For this reason, after entering the 18th century, wizards often went to capture invisible beasts and collect their fur to make invisibility cloaks.

Although this does not harm the cloaked beasts, most hunters keep them imprisoned for long periods to harvest their fur, hindering their normal reproduction.

As a result, by the 20th century, the number of wild cloaked beasts had become quite small.

Although the Ministry of Magic has enacted many laws to protect invisibility beasts, it still cannot prohibit the private trade of invisibility cloaks.

So much so that even Hagrid, a macabre expert, had only seen traces of the Invisible Beast before, and had never actually seen it.

As Hagrid spoke, he pointed to several spots he had marked, showing the movement trajectories of the seven wounded cloaked beasts.

"It must have been injured for some reason, so it escaped from there to the outside of the Forbidden Forest. As a herbivorous creature, the magical rice seeds must have been very tempting to it, so it scratched around here for a while. However, because of its injury, it failed to succeed, so it went to other places and ate some wheat and bean sprouts that had not yet grown. Finally, because Tooth smelled an unfamiliar scent and woke me up, it ran away."

Hagrid said that after discovering that the other was injured, he and Tooth had been searching for him in the Forbidden Forest for a whole morning.

It was still snowing, and the other party was a magical creature skilled in concealment. They only searched for a while in the Forbidden Forest before losing track of its location.

It was at this time that Hagrid remembered Ritz's divination abilities and wrote her a note asking for her help.

“If we don’t find it quickly to check its injuries and treat it, it probably won’t survive the winter in this freezing weather,” Hagrid said, wiping his eyes with a touch of sadness.

When winter was mentioned, Reiz frowned slightly.

Well, since this guy didn't touch the rice paddy, he'll step in and help it survive the winter.

He was also somewhat curious about the cloaked beast, a rare creature.

After all, their fur is more valuable than the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider. A pound of naturally shed invisible beast fur is worth four or five hundred gallons, and the Ministry of Magic releases very few quotas each year.

And the better-quality furs obtained from hunting sell for even more on the black market.

If he finds that invisible beast, he can clean the fur around the wound during the treatment process, and then pluck some more when grooming it later. Even if he doesn't sell the fur, it would be excellent material for research.

“Let’s begin then. I’ll use divination on this blood to see if we can find its current location,” Ryze thought of something and looked at Hagrid again. “But if that’s the case, I’ll have to enter the Forbidden Forest.”

Hagrid's expression faltered slightly, then he waved his hand and said, "Dumbledore said that a young wizard as outstanding as you can be a little less demanded. Besides, we're treating an extremely rare invisible beast, and I'm with you, so it's fine."

Did Dumbledore say this to Hagrid?

However, he had originally planned to start his Forbidden Forest adventure after receiving his new reward at the end of the month, so now he could first familiarize himself with the environment of the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid.

Ryze nodded quickly, then took off his dragon-skin gloves, put on Ravenclaw's ring, grabbed a handful of snow stained with the blood of the invisible beast, and began to perform divination.

The invisible beast was injured, and its magic power had weakened considerably.

Moreover, the medium used is its blood, which can increase the success rate of divination.

After consuming nearly 100 mana points, Ryze saw a faint line before his eyes, winding its way into the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

“I ‘saw’ its trail,” Ryze said, standing up as he finished his divination and pointing somewhere in the Forbidden Forest. “That’s the direction. Let’s hurry over there!”

Hagrid didn't hesitate and immediately grabbed Awful and led Rizzi into the Forbidden Forest.

Chapter 91: A New Special Raven, Rescuing the Invisible Beast

After entering the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid's massive figure walked ahead, shielding Ryze from much of the wind and snow.

As for Toothpick, once inside the Forbidden Forest, it kept its tail between its legs and stayed obediently between Hagrid and Rhett, not daring to wander off at all.

Rizz knows that although Yaya looks fierce, he is actually very timid and lazy.

Knowing that it was no longer needed to take the lead, it showed absolutely no intention of making any move.

I really don't know how Hagrid, such a big, burly man, raised Tooth to be the way he is now.

The two people and the dog followed the trail, crossing thorns, and walked into the forbidden forest for about half an hour.

During this time, Hagrid also kept explaining to Rizzi what kinds of magical creatures were found in each area.

"The centaur tribe is not far ahead. Those guys are not easy to talk to. I rarely deal with them, so we have to be careful."

Upon hearing the name "Centaurus," Rizz's heart stirred slightly.

Centaurs are a rather magical race.

The talent for divination, which is extremely rare among wizards, is quite common among centaurs.

However, over thousands of years of development, divination by wizards has evolved into many different methods, such as using seashells, crystal balls, tarot cards, and so on.

Centaurs, on the other hand, still use the most primitive form of astrological divination, and rely on this ability to maintain a neutral attitude in the wizarding world, refusing to serve anyone.

This attitude naturally helped the centaurs avoid many disasters throughout history.

Meanwhile, after entering the modern era, with the development of humankind, these centaurs also accepted the arrangements of various magical governments and moved to forests that were enchanted and would not be discovered by humans.

Of course, most centaurs, even without the arrangements of a magical government, can find suitable places to avoid the attention of wizards and Muggles.

The centaur tribes of England migrated into the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts over a century ago and have maintained a relatively close relationship with Hogwarts ever since.

If you have the chance, you could observe the other person's astrological readings and see if you can learn anything from it.

As Ryze was thinking this to himself, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a bright red light.

It's the Raven mission!

Rizz's eyes brightened as he looked at the raven perched on a branch.

When he got up this morning, he quickly walked through the castle and found no trace of ravens inside.

He had originally planned to take a quick walk around the castle in the afternoon, but he didn't expect that the ravens would spawn here today.

As expected, the Raven quest has a chance to appear in the Forbidden Forest.

Thinking this, Rizz quickly touched the raven as he passed by.

The special crow quest has been activated.

Task Requirements: Observe and interact closely with 10 magical animals of level XX or higher, and record their characteristics. (Current progress: 0/10)

Task completion reward: Random attribute forging tool (gold)

Mission deadline: one week

Rizz was somewhat surprised by the sudden trigger of the special raven crossing mission.

This should be his only special raven quest in November. Although it doesn't give runes, the reward of a gold attribute forging tool isn't bad.

After all, the task wasn't too difficult, although it required close contact and observation.

However, level XX magical creatures are basically harmless, and level XXX creatures are only slightly troublesome, but capable wizards can easily deal with them.

After walking for more than half an hour in the Forbidden Forest, Rizzi had already seen six or seven different magical creatures, guided by Hagrid.

Besides, Hagrid even let Lou Williams handle things, so there shouldn't be any problem getting some other "cute little guys" for Ryze to come into contact with.

And they were about to reach the hiding place of the wounded cloaked beast.

“It’s right there, Hagrid,” Ryze said, focusing his attention as the trail became clearer, pointing to a not-so-obvious hollow under a tree root.