Having escaped famine, I was accepted into Hogwarts

"Have you found the body?"

Luna shook her head: "No, there are no bodies, nothing at all."

In that instant, Kane understood. Just like himself and Maxwell, they were both dragged into the Eternal Realm by some damned king because of their Shadow Affinity talent.

Luna's mother, combined with the ability to create anti-spirit glasses that allow her to see moon spirits in the real world, possesses an absolutely formidable talent within the moon faction...

Furthermore, considering there were no corpses at the scene... it's likely that he was dragged into the Eternal Realm by some unscrupulous and wicked Eternal King...

Chapter 157 Hogwarts During Holidays

Luna, seeing Kane's constantly changing expressions, leaned closer to examine him more closely, then waved her hand.

"Hmm...do you know something?"

Kane immediately shook his head. If the story of Luna's mother being captured and taken to the Eternal Realm was true, that would be one thing, but if it wasn't true and she was actually blown to bits by a magical experiment, wouldn't that be messing with Luna's mentality?

"Hmm, your expression isn't very convincing, but I believe you because you don't have a single harasser about you."

Luna slowly put on the anti-demon glasses that were placed on the small table and said quietly.

"Harassment ghost? Is it one of those small, silvery-white, transparent ghosts?" Kane subconsciously equated this new term with the Moon Spirits on Moon Isle, but just to be on the safe side, he still asked.

Luna nodded: "You've seen them before?"

Kane had certainly seen them; they were a dime a dozen on Moon Isle in the Eternal Realm.

It's normal for Luna to say that she doesn't have the Moon Spirit, since Shadow and Moon are opposing forces that can't stand each other. And since she's been the owner of this Shadow Toilet for who knows how many times, the Moon Spirit certainly won't be around her.

Even though my thoughts are currently as tangled as a ball of yarn.

With that thought in mind, Kane wasn't in a hurry to return to Hogwarts. He still needed to ask Luna for more information, such as where that harassing fly usually appeared.

Luna raised an eyebrow: "In a classroom... there are many people studying, and many wise people, like Hermione Granger, Dumbledore, and then there are those who are troubled."

Kane nodded. Indeed, as he had expected, if the underlying nature of the shadows was blindness, chaos, erosion, fear, and devouring, then the underlying nature of the moon was the complete opposite.

It is an observation, a cycle, an enlightenment, a purity and an order.

It is quite reasonable that such a force would unconsciously gravitate towards wise people who strive to learn. Moreover, it is not only those who strive to learn and those who are wise; because the moon also has the quality of enlightenment, it will also seek out those who have troubles and encourage them to try to let go of their troubles.

In this light, Luna's naming of Moon Spirit as "Harassment Scoundrel" is surprisingly fitting.

Wearing her anti-demon glasses, Luna quietly watched Kane sitting opposite her, looking thoughtful and troubled, even though he should have been completely obscured by the harassing mole at this moment.

While the facts were indeed similar—in her eyes, countless harassers did fly towards Kane from all directions—the moment they approached him at a very precise distance, they vanished like moths to a flame.

“You’re really strange.” Luna looked at Kane for a while, watching him lean back in his chair with his head tilted back, deep in thought. She then slowly took off the anti-demon glasses she was wearing, flipped them over, and put them on Kane’s face.

“I think you might need her,” Luna said quietly.

“I do need these glasses, but I haven’t figured out how to say it yet. After all, they’re your mother’s keepsake. You just handed them over to me like this?” Kane asked instinctively, looking at Luna, whose two spirits were slowly floating beside his head.

“I’m just glad I can see these glasses; I don’t have to wear them all the time… If you feel bad about it, you could give me a hat or some jewelry. This is my home address.” Luna said, standing up and taking a piece of parchment from the luggage rack, where she wrote an address.

"I've never ordered a package before in my life, and I never expected that my first package would be delivered by you."

Luna's words were very interesting. Even though Kane hadn't agreed to it yet, she was already convinced that Kane would reciprocate.

And Kane...

He's not some kind of devil, of course he'd reciprocate. Besides, he's not some scoundrel who enjoys stealing what others love; he'd definitely return the glasses to Luna after using them.

If this were just an ordinary accessory, or even a luxury item, she could accept it without a problem. But for Luna, these glasses were truly her mother's keepsake.

If someone were to actually take possession of another person's mother's belongings, how would they be any different from a beast?

At this point, Kane quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that. I will definitely send you all the hats I can make. And I'm just borrowing these glasses. I will return them to you personally after I'm done."

Kane used his Transfiguration to conjure an eyeglass case, though he actually wanted to conjure a safe, but felt that would be too conspicuous.

Just as he was about to put the demon-proof glasses back into the glasses case, Luna shook her head: "Aren't you going to ride a broomstick back to school later? Maybe you can use them as windproof glasses?"

Kane: "emmmm...."

Although Luna's suggestion was indeed tempting, Kane ultimately did not do so. Luna, meanwhile, looked out the window at the dark streak of light flying rapidly toward Hogwarts, pouted, and then quickly smoothed it out.

Soon, Kane returned to his loyal Hogwarts once again.

At this point, Hogwarts had no young wizards left; in fact, most of the professors had also left. After all, while the Hogwarts faculty and staff had an extremely high rate of widowhood and singlehood...

But they are not like Kane and Dumbledore; they both have families.

Dumbledore preferred to consider Hogwarts his home, while Dumbledore's old house? That was just a house.

Of course, it could also be because this place is closer to the bar owned by his brother Aberforth, at least in terms of space.

Kane is truly pitiful. Although he doesn't lack Galleons now, once he leaves Hogwarts, he's still a poor, destitute man with no roof over his head.

So much so that dinner at Hogwarts was unusually quiet tonight, with Kane, Dumbledore, Lupin, Hagrid, and Mr. Filch, who had only just recovered at the end of the term.

For some reason, perhaps out of sheer stupidity, this person believed some bizarre rumors and genuinely thought that Kane was the mastermind behind the Basilisk and the true heir to Slytherin.

When I first recovered, I was genuinely scared for a long time.

Of course, I'm still afraid now. I only dare to eat at the same table as Kane when Dumbledore is watching. I leave quickly after only a few bites, not even knowing if I've eaten enough.

Hagrid was the same. Although Hogwarts was on holiday and there were no classes, the caretaker of the Forbidden Forest still needed him. Lupin instinctively wanted to go with Hagrid, since they hadn't seen each other for so many years and he wanted to chat with his old friend.

However, Kane reached out and pulled him down. Now only the three of them remained in the Great Hall. It was time to plan how to deal with the curse on Lupin.

Chapter 158 Surprise

"Looks like you've had a great time away from Hogwarts for half an hour?" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow as he watched Kane pull an elegant glasses case from his hat.

"Pretty much. I've found a clue to communicating with the moon." Kane said, taking out his anti-demon glasses from his glasses case.

Dumbledore raised an eyebrow: "These glasses look familiar. They belong to Miss Lovegood?"

"To be precise, it belongs to her mother. Through these glasses, you can see a small, silvery-white, transparent ghost called a Moon Spirit."

Kane placed his glasses on the table, and Dumbledore picked them up and put them on. He looked at Kane, then at Lupin, and said, "There's nothing there."

Kane then remembered himself and quickly stood up and walked at least ten meters away: "How about we look at it now?"

Dumbledore first glanced at Kane, still nothing, then looked at Lupin, and this time it made sense.

"It seems these cute little elves don't like you, Kane."

"It would be strange if they liked me," Kane said casually.

Lupin stared curiously at Dumbledore's glasses, wondering what kind of elf it was. "Let me see too!"

Dumbledore understood the expression on Lupin's face and was about to reach for his glasses with one hand when Kane interrupted him: "Both hands, Dumbledore, please take care of these glasses."

"Oh, of course, of course I will." Dumbledore quickly and carefully took off his glasses with both hands, not handing them directly to Lupin, but placing them steadily on the table and looking at Lupin.

The latter also very carefully picked up the glasses with both hands and put them on his face.

Ignoring Lupin's surprised exclamation and odd reaction upon putting on his glasses, Dumbledore looked at Kane with great interest.

On the other side, Lupin was still circling around, looking at the Moon Spirits through his anti-demon glasses, until Kane patted him on the shoulder, took off the glasses from his face and put them back on his own, which made him realize what was happening.

“What is that?” Lupin asked.

"Moon Spirit? As the name suggests, it can be understood as the spirit of the moon."

"The one in the sky?" Lupin asked.

“Theoretically, it can’t be the one in the sky, but if I were to find a moon here that can be compared to the one in the sky, then it would have to be the one in the sky.” After Kane finished speaking, he took out a pocket watch with a perpetual calendar, day of the week, and moon phase from his pocket. He had dug it up when he was digging up a grave.

He glanced at the moon phases: "The full moon this month is still seven days away. I will observe the differences between the regular moon and the full moon to find out which moon we should try to reach."

As he spoke, he headed toward the stairwell. It was already evening, and he planned to go to the astronomical tower in advance to arrange the seats.

Lupin quickly followed, after all, this was ultimately his own business, and he certainly couldn't let Kane handle everything alone.

And he had more questions to ask.

"What if neither of the two moons is the one we're looking for?"

“Then we’ll probably really have to leave Hogwarts, and we might even have to go out to sea,” Kane said casually, raising an eyebrow.

Soon, at the Astronomy Tower, Lupin used magic to build two incredibly comfortable human nests, and Kane had already changed into his pajamas and crawled into one of them.

He doesn't plan to go back to his dorm to sleep today; sleeping at the Astronomical Tower is a good option.

There was moonlight, stars, and a cool breeze, and this open-air feeling reminded him of the days he spent sleeping outdoors in the Eternal Realm.

But now is not the time to reminisce about those days, because as the glowing clouds on the horizon gradually thinned, the moon was about to slowly emerge.

Seeing this, Kane took out his glasses case from his pocket, put the anti-demon glasses on his face, and then put them back in the case with a disappointed look. He then closed his eyes and went to sleep.

Lupin, standing to the side, was also completely bewildered by what he saw. So, this meant they had failed?

He guessed correctly; Kane's attempt to observe the moon had indeed failed.

Because from the perspective of the anti-demon glasses, the moon hanging high in the sky is still the same calm moon, and has not turned into a ferocious eyeball. Well, perhaps it's because it's not a full moon today.

A week later, when the moon is full, take another look.

Seeing that Kane had fallen asleep, Lupin chose not to disturb him and wrapped himself up tightly in his own bed, intending to drift off to sleep, but unfortunately, he failed.

Well, maybe he was just excited to be back at Hogwarts, or maybe Kane really did find a magical artifact somewhere that seemed to allow him to communicate with the moon.

In short, I probably won't be able to sleep tonight.

Early the next morning.

Kane climbed out of the hut, took out his clothes from his hat, dressed himself, and looked at Lupin, who was not far away, leaning on the railing of the Astronomical Tower, looking at the Black Lake in the distance.

"You're up so early?" He greeted him casually, while Lupin shook his head. "I didn't sleep all night. I'm planning to visit Hagrid. Do you want to come along? By the way, I haven't asked yet, what's your relationship with Hagrid like?"

“Great, it just so happens that I needed to go to the Forbidden Forest anyway.”

Kane rubbed his face with great interest. He planned to go to the Forbidden Forest to gather some living wood to make a teleportation wand. After all, he had been studying magic for so long, and every time he saw Dumbledore and some adult wizards use Apparition, he was extremely envious.

However, that magic is like a driver's license in Muggle society; you need to meet an age requirement, and I'm not old enough right now.

However, since Apparition is not allowed, he can just use his teleportation wand to teleport manually, and no one will bother him then.

Kane, happily envisioning a bright future, arrived at the Great Hall with Lupin. The two ate a casual meal and then left Hogwarts Castle, heading towards Hagrid's Hut.

Hagrid, who was chopping wood in the courtyard, saw the two of them from afar, put down his axe, and waved to them excitedly.