Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 223, Section 221: The Wizarding World's Supercar

Harry quickly put away his wand, and his Patronus vanished. He looked at the Dementor, who was half-beaten to death, with a face full of apology.

"Harry, congratulations, you've fully mastered the Patronus Charm."

It was Dudley who spoke, and he immediately offered Harry his heartfelt blessings.

"It's just a Boggart that was turned into a Dementor by a Confusion Charm. I can just catch another one. There are plenty of these things out there anyway."

Hearing Dali's nonchalant tone, Lu Ping's eyelids twitched.

That's a Dementor. A very dangerous dark magic creature. You're making it sound like catching a Dementor is as easy as catching a goblin on the roadside.

"What kind of family does Lily's sister come from? I've never heard James and Lily mention it before."

Lupin, of course, wouldn't listen to James mention it, because when he and Lily first met Penny, they almost got into a fight with Vernon.

Dudley pulled a potion from his pocket and threw it at the Dementor, which quickly recovered from its injuries.

"Look everyone, Harry has mastered the essence of the Patronus Charm. Is there anyone else willing to come up?" Lupin asked encouragingly.

With Harry setting a good example, the young wizards eagerly signed up to participate.

Even with such a wonderful teaching tool, the time allotted for a class is limited, and not all young wizards can practice it, so the earlier the better.

Not everyone is named Harry Potter, and not everyone has Harry's talent.

Most junior wizards are not yet able to form a Patronus; they can only release some silver threads. This level of Patronus Charm is basically ineffective against Dementors.

The eagerly participating young wizards walked off the stage, their faces paling.

The fastest one didn't even last three seconds.

Facing Dementors head-on is not something everyone can do. Most wizards are mortals, and even in real combat, it takes a lot of time to grow in skill.

At the same time, the Dementor seemed a little uneasy; it was quite full.

This situation continued until wizards from other disciplinary groups came to power.

The second Na'vi.

He quickly and successfully cast a proper guardian spell.

His guardian deity is a cabbage.

Yes, it's the kind you see in the castle gardens.

The third successful person was Ron.

He summoned a Niffler.

Well, wizards' patron deities are usually ordinary animals, but magical creatures can also appear. For example, Dumbledore's patron deity is a phoenix.

The fourth is Hermione.

Hermione is indeed a top student, but top students aren't omnipotent. Her strengths lie in spells and transfiguration, while dark magic and defense against it are her weaknesses.

Her guardian is a cat, but it's not quite solid enough to tell its exact breed.

The last one is Draco.

Logically, Draco should be second only to Harry in mastering this spell, but he insisted that since he couldn't be first, he should be the last to appear.

So they only appeared at this moment.

"Protect the Gods!"

The threads emanating from the tip of the wand formed a silver peacock, and judging from the long tail feathers trailing behind it, it was indeed a male peacock.

Apart from the five mentioned above, none of the other junior wizards succeeded; only a few managed to gather together and produce some blurry animal figures.

Defense Against the Dark Arts class was spent fighting Dementors.

Even the young wizards who didn't succeed benefited greatly from this practical lesson, and it's believed that they will be able to fully master it before long.

"I think I'll go back and practice the Guardian Charm properly, so I won't assign any homework today."

Lupin's suggestion after class won everyone's approval, including Hermione, who loved homework the most.

"No homework means I have time to practice other spells."

Hermione said this after Dudley corrected her.

The best choice is to do the right thing within the limited time available.

After class, the young wizards, though their lips were slightly pale, were in high spirits as they walked out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, eager to attend another session.

This excitement lasted until they returned to the lounge.

Soon, news of Sirius Black breaking into the Gryffindor common room and nearly destroying a young wizard's dormitory spread throughout Hogwarts, causing the once peaceful campus to erupt in chaos once again.

Fudge received another pile of complaint letters that filled his entire desk.

This once again proves that the Dementors are completely incapable of finding Sirius Black; they serve no purpose other than causing panic among the young wizards at Hogwarts.

On the very day Sirius Black broke into the Gryffindor common room, Harry received an anonymous package with no name on it.

After Harry unwrapped the thick, oil-paper packaging, what was inside caught his eye.

Inside is the best flying broomstick in the wizarding world right now—the Firebolt.

This is the standard broom for the Quidditch World Cup, the most coveted and desired broom for every wizard who loves Quidditch.

It can accelerate to 150 miles per hour (241 km/h) in ten seconds, which, in layman's terms, is equivalent to a top-of-the-line supercar.

Of course, this thing is worthy of the title of the wizarding world's supercar. It is currently the most expensive flying broom, and its price is simply unaffordable for an ordinary wizard, making even Harry, who owns an entire treasury, hesitate to buy it.

In four words, it's incredibly expensive! Absolutely rip-off!

Harry was surprised to receive such an expensive gift, but he was also curious about who had sent it to him.

Harry asked Dudley if he had bought it, since among the people Harry knew, only Dudley had the financial means.

But Dudley made it very clear to Harry that it wasn't him.

Dudley would buy Harry a house, but he would never buy him a broom.

It wasn't Dudley, nor was it Hogwarts professor Dumbledore, and it certainly couldn't be his good friends Ron and Neville.

It couldn't have been Draco who gave it to him, could it?

Harry stared intently at Draco for a long time, until the man felt uneasy under his gaze, before finally shaking his head.

The Malfoy family may be wealthy, but Draco clearly doesn't have that kind of financial resources.

In the end, Harry got the answer from Dudley.

"It's probably Sirius."

As Dudley spoke, he distributed several bottles of potions to the members of the discipline group. These were magical potions he had made before that could grant the power of four different animals, and it was always good for everyone to have some on hand.

No one would take Dudley's words as casual remarks. In the eyes of others, anything Dudley said was likely true.

"It's Sirius Black."

Harry glanced at the 'Firebolt' with great regret.

If it really was a gift from Sirius, then he could only hand it over to Professor McGonagall and the others to handle.

He doesn't fly Quidditch, but he can't refuse a wizarding world's "supercar".

(End of this chapter)