Hogwarts: Dirge of Magic

Chapter 107 The Destroyed Herb Greenhouse

Riddler, get out...

Really annoying!Xifa complained.

The latter sentence should mean that the person who controlled Professor Dumbledore noticed that he realized that the professor's behavior was inappropriate, and he was watching his performance.

If professors were real audiences...

So, Professor Dumbledore wanted to temporarily distrust him, that is to say, the professor personally entered the play, let others manipulate him, and waited for the mastermind behind the scenes to take the bait?

Will it be so?Or, am I the real audience, and the professor is the mastermind watching me perform?

...It's a little messy... Anyway, it's a three-way game to see who gets caught first.

If the professor is pretending to cooperate, then everyone is an assassin in the dark, and whoever makes a move will be the first to be exposed.

From this point of view, it is better for the lives of oneself and others to tend to those of their peers.

Xifa secretly made a decision in his heart.

Previous sentence...do we need to wait until Saul grows up?

From this point of view, even if I encountered a thunderstorm recently, I would lack the conditions to cause the transformation to fail.

It's a pity that I didn't tell myself this condition, but only told myself the timing of success...

I don't know how many times I have tried before...

Anyway, Sol is going to grow up, let's talk about it when it transforms once and has the ability to call thunder and lightning.

Xifa frowned and thought, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

Elise said that the Animagus ritual has been optimized by her to the best, but compared with traditional magic, there has not been a qualitative change, that is, the transformation speed is faster.

That said, I'm not wrong in my guess, the biggest reason Fantastic Beasts' Animagus failed was because of a lack of magic power... or lack of origin.

Xifa thought of the unicorn giving birth, the body was too weak and the little unicorn could not be born successfully.

Yuan-increasing potion!As generations of wizards multiplied, the bloodlines of magical animals became thinner, requiring enhancement potions to strengthen them.

Incremental medicine plus awakening secret medicine, if the magic power is not enough...

It doesn't matter, if you use the Enrichment Potion and Animagus Potion, the spiritual sea damaged by saving Elise will be repaired during the transformation, and you can easily absorb the natural power.

I just don't know how long it will take to accumulate enough magic power to transform...

......

The seemingly short conclusions took Xifa nearly an hour.

While Xifa was thinking, Luna obediently lay down opposite Xifa, her eyes wide open, looking at Xifa's handsome face.

Unknowingly, she fell into a deep sleep amidst the rhythmic sound of Bang Bang's fingers tapping on the table.

Usually, the three of them spend the night in the hall of thinking. Although the body is rested, the spirit is still exhausted.

However, in this case, you only need to take a nap, like taking a nap to refresh yourself.

"Thank you for your hard work. Another month! Sol will have the ability to call thunderstorms!"

With a slight sigh in his heart, Sifa bent down and picked Luna up in a princess hug.

Thinking about it, Xifa still cast the mage's hand to help him relieve the pressure on his arm, and then cast another illusion spell.

Only then did I walk lightly on the way to the Room of Requirement.

Luna, who was sleeping, felt the familiar breath, and couldn't help shrinking her body to find a more comfortable position...

In the Room of Requirement, Cifer puts Luna down to rest on a cot.

I came to Elise who was looking through the materials, and handed the prophecy paper to her.

After discussing with Xifa for a long time, Alice finally relaxed her research on Animagus.

"There seems to be no problem in the process, but you need to use great perseverance to stay awake throughout the process. Once you lose your mind, all previous efforts will be wasted."

The above is Alice's evaluation of the Xifa plan.

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A week later, Vice Principal Fergus suddenly asked the prefects to announce that the House Cup Quidditch competition would resume.

For a moment, the lifeless Hogwarts was filled with vigor and vitality.

Both senior and junior, they were discussing who was on their house's Quidditch team.

Still, more than half a year has passed, and whoever retreats to practice ball skills has improved by leaps and bounds.

It took a week to sneak in, and four Quidditch teams from four colleges were born.

It's the weekend of the week again.Another two weeks plus two weeks, or about a month.

Six group games will complete the three-week Saturday and Sunday.

The two groups with the highest points will have a final on Sunday, and the last week will be the exam week, and the holiday will be after the exam.

It was the weekend, and Xifa and Luna went to the Quidditch pitch to watch a game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.

Although her college lost to Gryffindor, the wonderful game made Luna, who was walking back to the castle, chirp with excitement to explain the game to Xifa.

"At that time, if Kevin, the Chaser of our academy, didn't pass the ball, he just charged hard and made a fake swing..."

"If Mellie, our house batsman, hits the Quaffle at Robin, Gryffindor Chaser, instead of Cassie, Gryffindor Seeker, just keep Robin from scoring that ball. , they catch the Snitch and it will be a tie. There will be overtime..."

"That's not right, didn't they still score in overtime!"

......

In short, although Ravenclaw caught the Golden Snitch, Gryffindor scored a crucial goal at the last moment.

Making Ravenclaw plus 150 points is ten points worse than Gryffindor.

Lose!

Seeing Luna's little face flushed with excitement and anger, Xifa sighed and dragged her around the black lake to relax.

Elise didn't come, she didn't like this kind of lively occasion, and the potion that Luna brewed needed to be supervised, but fortunately, Thunderbird Sol stayed by her side to accompany her.

In fact, Luna would have been Ravenclaw's Seeker, and if she had played, the game would have ended as soon as the Snitch came into view.Luna who has strengthened her body is just that strong.

Originally, senior sister Avinia came to Luna, she knew how strong Luna's flying talent was.

When Luna was not in school, the most shining meteor on the Quidditch pitch was Luna.

At that time, the seniors appointed Luna to be the Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.

However, when Luna was enrolled in the last semester, the school stopped the Quidditch competition because the professor could not supervise because of the tense situation.

The situation is still tense now, but the negative emotions in the students' hearts need to be vented, otherwise the friction between the little wizards will intensify.

It takes a lot of energy for the professors stationed at the castle to deal with these conflicts on a daily basis.

So, when the professor complained about the increasing friction among the little wizards one after another, Vice-Principal Fergus decided to resume the Quidditch game.

That day, when Avinia-senpai explained her purpose to Luna.

There was joy in Luna's eyes. She had been waiting for this day for a long time, and she liked the game of Quidditch very much.

To be precise, she likes to fly and likes to show off her flying talent.Moreover, his body has been strengthened, even if it is normal, his eyesight is far superior to that of ordinary people.

It can be said that with her, the Ravenclaw team cannot lose.She is confident that the game will be over when the score does not exceed [-] points.Even if there is interference from external forces, she is not afraid of her current physique.

As a good friend of the vice-principal's granddaughter, and a wizard from the vice-principal's own college, making an exception for Luna in the first grade to join the Quidditch team is a matter of no pressure.

However, after the joy, Luna thought of something.

Joining the Quidditch team required her to practice with the rest of the team and spend a lot of time playing three group matches.

If it is the final directly, then she will participate without hesitation and win honor for the academy.

It's a pity that with these hours, she can afford Sol's rations for a week.

In this regard, she had no choice but to reject Senior Sister Avinia with great regret.

After some tugging and pulling, Avinia-senpai finally left with an unbelievable expression on her face. Obviously, Luna likes Quidditch so much. At that moment just now, the sparkle in her eyes was not artificial.

Leaving behind the promise that if you want to come back, you are welcome anytime, sophomore year, you have to play the team requirement.Elder Avinia disappeared around the corner in a daze.

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Today is a fine day, with white clouds covering the bright sun.

It will not be exposed to the scorching sun.

The breeze came, gradually calming down Luna's mood.

"Xifa, let's go back and eat..."

At this moment, there was a sound of splashing into the water in the distance.

"Tom!" a sharp cry made Sifer's heart skip a beat.

Tom Riddle?He fell into the water? !

Xifa was shocked, and ended the conversation without changing his expression.

Holding Luna's hand and looking around, I saw a few young wizards in gray robes calling anxiously from the shore.

It seemed that they were low-grade students from the outer court, that is, Hogwarts students who were not eligible for the sorting ceremony.

Tsk, let me just say, how could Riddle fall into the water, he almost made people fall into the water.

It seems that it is a student named Tom from the outer courtyard.

Alice once said to herself by the lake that there is a big squid in the black lake, and when a little wizard drowns by the lake, it will send the little wizard back to the shore.

Obviously, the young wizards in the outer courtyard did not know this information.

Now that he was bumped into by himself, Xifa made a strong hand.

The dirt rolled, and he and Luna rushed to their side quickly.

"what happened?"

Of course Sifa asked what they were doing.

Waving the magic wand in his hand, the aquatic plants by the lake began to grow, and then intertwined to form a vine.

Pulled the struggling little boy out of the water.

"It's all my fault, Tom wants to protect me..."

The gray-robed girl knelt beside Tom who was lying face up on the ground, and several other young wizards also released a boy who looked somewhat similar to Tom.

It looked like he wanted to jump down to save someone.

Cifer didn't ask why they weren't doing magic... that would be rubbing salt on their bruised magical talents.

Apparently, a group of them were playing by the lake. The little witch in front of him slipped and was about to fall into the water. The boy fell into the lake himself in order to save her.

"Quick Recovery"

"Whirlwind Sweep"

...

A series of spells removes the water stains from the boy and stimulates him to wake up.

Without exchanging greetings with them, Xifa waved his hand and said goodbye to them.

If it weren't for the Quidditch competition, these little wizards from the outer court would have no chance to come here to play.

By the way, Tom...it's really a popular name.

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After lunch, he walked out of the Great Hall, and through the gate of Hogwarts Castle, Sifa saw a group of Aurors from the Ministry of Magic rushing here.

What happened?

Afterwards, Xifa shook his head, giving up his desire to follow them to the destination to watch the fun. He hadn't done anything recently, so he definitely wasn't looking for him.

Could it be that the little wizard named Tom died?Doubt that you did it yourself?

Seeing the group of Aurors walking towards the back of the castle, Sifa guessed.

Such a bloody thing, I will never encounter it!

The next day, Miranda-senpai found the three of them in the auditorium.

She has some Charms questions to ask.

So, the three of them took Senior Miranda back to Ravenclaw's common room.

Luna and Xifa went back to Xifa's dormitory first, while Alice explained to Miranda-senpai in the common room.

Cifer and Luna and Thunderbird Thor fought for a while.

Alice walked in with a solemn expression.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem that is difficult to solve?" Xifa was a little puzzled.

Could it be that Miranda-senpai raised some excessive questions?

"No..." Alice shook her head.

"Yesterday, during the Quidditch match, the herb shed was vandalized!"

Hearing this, Luna, who was teasing Sol, jumped up suddenly.

"What!" She screamed, frightened Sol circled in the air, and then slowly waved his wings vigorously in front of the three to express his dissatisfaction.

However, Luna disappointed him, pulling him aside without even looking at him.

With her hands on Alice's shoulders, she looked excited.

With a dignified expression, Alice nodded again, indicating that it was true.

"Yesterday, the Aurors we met were here to deal with this matter. By the way, report to the Ministry of Magic that Hogwarts will purchase some strategic materials."

Oh my god... Luna has such a loveless expression.

Xifa looked a little puzzled, the herbal medicine shed was damaged, what did it have to do with Luna?

The distraught Luna naturally couldn't answer Xifa's question.

Seeing the confusion on Sifer's face, Alice hugged Luna to comfort her, and explained softly to Sifer.

"For a long time, Luna has always purchased some materials from outsiders. For many herbs, Luna goes to the herb shed to collect wool."

"Professor Bernice Leslie doesn't care?" Sifer was shocked.The Herbal Greenhouse is run by Bernice Leslie, Professor of Herbology and Head of Hufflepuff.

"Of course not. Luna also needs to prepare some oxytocin for Professor Bernice Leslie as a deal."

Hearing this, Xifa breathed a sigh of relief. If Professor Bernice Leslie helped Luna for free, then the favor would be too great.

After hesitating for a moment, Xifa said, "Since this kind of thing happened in the herb greenhouse, shouldn't we visit Professor Bernice Leslie?"

In addition to comforting her, you can also see what herbs survived the disaster.

It was about herbs, Luna's thoughts turned extremely fast.

When Xifa's voice fell, she understood Xifa's secret purpose.

Luna broke free from Alice's arms immediately, and wiped away the tears that didn't exist.

Pulling Alice, she rushed out the door.

Xifa also wanted to catch up, and trotted to the door, only to notice the resentful Sol.

He took out a barrel of Thor's favorite rations from his pocket.

He threw it on the ground and told it not to go out, then hurriedly chased after the second daughter who disappeared at the end of the aisle.

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The herb shed is at the back of the main castle, which is why the Aurors came to the back of the main castle.

Entering the shed to check, there is no complete annihilation as imagined, but only one shed is completely destroyed.

Here they met Professor Bernice Leslie, who was hard at work replanting the herb.

"It's you! Come and help! I will reward you afterwards."

As far as the three of Xifa are concerned, their workmanship is still good, and they helped him clean up the mess, so he was very relieved.

Although the area of ​​the herb greenhouse was destroyed in a mess, Professor Bernice Leslie did not greet the three of them angrily.

Seeing Professor Bernice Leslie smiling gently at him, the three of them couldn't say any words of comfort.

It's all here, and I know that the professor is the big boss who supplies Luna with potions.

The three of Xifa worked hard without any complaints.

As he was doing it, Sifa felt that something was wrong.

These herbs seem to be detoxifying herbs.

Mandrake, Grimace Chrysanthemum, Hopping Mung Bean...

With a move in his mind, Xifa asked, "Professor, are all the detoxification herbs planted in this greenhouse?"

"Yes!" After hesitating for a moment, Bernice Leslie seemed to have heard about the deeds of the three.

She went on to say, "Don't spread the word, the mature mandrake here is an important raw material for lifting the curse."

"The prisoner was very cautious. He destroyed this place, but I found out that he wanted to destroy the shed next door. The most annoying thing was to let him escape. There are no traces left, and the Aurors have checked carefully."

"If you let me know who it is!" The more she said, the more angry she became, and finally, Professor Bernice Leslie said through gritted teeth.

The professor's talent is in herbal medicine, and he is not good at magic such as combat. It is normal to invite an Auror.

The gesture of making good old Professor Bernice Leslie seem to have really pissed her off. .seven

Xifa quickly signaled Luna to go up to comfort the professor.

Under Luna's comfort, Professor Bernice regained her peace of mind.

With the help of the three of them, the herbal medicine shed was revitalized.

However, the herbs inside are all seedlings. Even if the environment is suitable and with the help of accelerants, it will be difficult to mature in a short while.

Professor Bernice Leslie told the three of them that none of the potions they needed had been damaged, and they just had to come and get them if needed.

Back in the dormitory, Xifa warned the two not to act alone in the future.

"What's wrong?" Luna answered immediately in a silly way when she learned that her herbal medicine was not damaged.

Xifa straightened out his thoughts and told the second daughter his guess.

Can't put it, can the professor have a problem?

Although he didn't say it out loud, Xifa could still see this sentence from the faces of the two of them.

Simply, Xifa didn't hide it, and told the two of his experiences and the reasons for his speculation.

"In other words, the murderer might cast the scarecrow curse again. He destroyed the mandrake just to prevent Hogwarts from having an antidote?"

Sifa nodded in agreement.

"Then Professor Dumbledore?" Luna said hesitantly.

"The professor is supposed to be acting. He is waiting for the black hand behind the scenes to show his flaws, so we will intervene, just protect ourselves." Xifa said with a wry smile.

It seems that the Shadow Empire sent a second shadow, not necessarily, maybe the little wizard in the school was cast with the Imperius Curse, or it was an undercover agent, or... seizing the house...

In conclusion, there is nothing wrong with being careful.

In this way, the three returned to the days of acting together again...

Three weeks passed quickly, and in the week of the Quidditch final, Xiaobai brought a letter from Ogg to the three of them again.