A day at Hogwarts.

Chapter 400 Learning New Magic
"It's you??"

"It's you?!"

In a wizard tavern in Berlin, Charles and the vampire sister Marlene looked at each other, and Erica, who had followed them out of concern, looked relieved.

Marlene said seriously, "If I had known that the student was you, I would have charged a higher tuition fee."

"No, your singing is so bad, why do you want to learn this magic? Do you want to kill people?"

Charles scratched his head and asked, "What magic are you going to teach me?"

Jack just gave him the time and place to learn a magic to deal with Horcruxes, and he didn't know any specific details. He didn't expect that the other party was actually an acquaintance.

Marlene frowned, sighed, and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go to Erica's house first."

Erica said happily, "Great, you can help me with my work again!"

The three of them soon returned to Erica's house. Just like every summer, the flowers in the garden were in full bloom, butterflies and bees were flying among the flowers, and fish were jumping out of the water from time to time in the lake next to it.

Charles and Marlene sat on the grass by the lake and stared at each other for a long time. After a while, Marlene said, "Before I graduated, the principal came to me and asked me to teach someone the magic of singing. The reward was very high."

"I didn't want to agree at first because I found a job in the orchestra, but since the principal had always taken good care of me and she had contacted the orchestra, I agreed. I didn't expect it would be you."

"You also know that our school is known for its music and dance, and I study singing."

"In singing, there is a kind of magic that can touch the soul, which can be directly applied to the souls of the audience and mobilize their emotions. Covering your ears is useless at this time."

Charles nodded. He had heard her mention the music magic in Germany before. Someone once used the sound of a flute to cast a spell and lead all the rats in a town into the river.

Different places have their own strengths in magic. Music magic is extremely rare in the UK, but it is something that wizards in Germany are good at.

Marlene frowned and continued, "You know how good you are at singing. If your singing voice is matched with this magic... well, maybe it can persuade Erica not to continue researching garlic planting."

Erica patted her on the back and pouted, "This is too cruel."

Marlene said with a fierce look, "If you study that damned garlic again, I will tie you to the waterwheel and let Charles sing to you!"

Charles ignored the two of them and started to fight, wondering what the old man was trying to do.

First of all, the core of the Horcrux is the soul fragment above.

Secondly, there is some kind of network connection between soul fragments, which can transmit information under certain conditions.

Third, singing magic acts directly on the soul.

After confirming these three points, it became clear that the old man wanted to use less irritating magic to attack the several Horcruxes in his hands, just like slow cooking over low heat, to try to indirectly attack Voldemort through the links between the Horcruxes.

And maybe Harry.

After Marlene and Erica finished playing around, she continued to teach Charles: "Although this magic is used for singing, it can also be used for speeches and conversations."

"Grindelwald knows that he cast a spell on the Muggle leader of Germany decades ago, allowing him to incite the Muggles with his speeches."

Charles thought so too. Grindelwald had teamed up with the mustache man in the past, so maybe this method was proposed by him and the old man.

"Huh?" Charles suddenly thought of something, "So this magic can be used for mental suggestion, right?"

Erica immediately said, "Yes, she uses this magic when she goes shopping to bargain, and it sometimes works."

Charles asked curiously, "Why does it only work sometimes?"

Marlene shrugged and said, "The effect of this magic is affected by the opponent's willpower."

"If the boss thinks the minimum price for an item is five marks, but he insists on asking eight marks, it's easy for me to get him to agree to sell it to me for six marks, but it's not easy for me to ask for three marks."

Charles nodded and said, "I see. That's quite useful."

Marlene snorted coldly and said angrily, "I tried to persuade Erica not to research garlic anymore, but she was determined and it was useless!" Charles smiled and said, "Erica, if your garlic can be bred, tell me and I will help you sell the seeds."

Erica smiled and said, "Thank you. It is expected to be stable next year."

Marlene grabbed Erica's neck and said, "You are a vampire, you should be ashamed!"

Erica immediately reached out to tickle her, and the two vampires soon rolled into a ball on the grass.

"Pfft!"

Rolled into the lake together.

Charles ignored the two idiots and told them to take a shower for the whole afternoon and make their own lunch.

In the afternoon, Erica went to the garden to weed and fertilize, while Marlene began to concentrate on teaching Charles magic.

This type of sound magic does not require a wand to cast when used by oneself. Its actual use is a bit like casting a spell without a wand.

Marlene demonstrated a sound magic to Charles. She faced the lake and opened her mouth when a bird flew by. Charles didn't hear any sound, but the bird dived into the water.

Charles asked in surprise: "Ultrasound or infrasound?"

Marlene was confused and didn't understand what it meant.

She said: "This is a magic that students in our school must learn. If someone is plotting against you, it can make you dizzy. If you use a lot of force, it can make you pass out, and your eyes, ears and nose will bleed."

Charles thought about it and realized that this effect might not just be a sonic attack.

Marlene continued, "This kind of magic is the simplest. It's sound magic. It can be used to familiarize yourself with spellcasting."

"Of course, you can't practice in front of people."

"By the way, it can also be used to drive away mice and bugs in the house."

Charles raised his eyebrows. It looked quite useful.

Marlene opened her mouth wide to let Charles see how her tongue moved while she cast the spell, while she whispered the words.

Her tongue was very deft and she could do the trick in the blink of an eye, so there was no need for any incantations now.

Now, to demonstrate to Charles, she slowed down the movements, did it once, and then explained the key points.

Then Charles opened his mouth and tried to do it again. Marlene watched him carefully in front of his mouth and pointed out any mistakes he made.

After more than an hour, Charles rubbed his sore cheeks and said, "It's not easy to learn this kind of magic. My face is sore and my tongue is cramping."

Marlene said as a matter of course: "Of course, there is no such thing as easy success."

"When we first started learning, we had to look in the mirror to see if our movements were correct. After school, we couldn't even chew bread and had to eat porridge."

Charles remembered something and asked, "You also taught Erica this magic, right?"

Marlene replied, "That's for sure. She used to be bullied a lot, so I had to teach her some self-defense magic."

Charles was about to start practicing again, and before that he said, "It seems that she has also worked hard."

"No," said Marlene, "I practiced with her tongue myself, and she learned it quickly."

Charles blinked and said, "Good boy, you two know how to have fun."

Marlene licked her lips with a wicked smile and asked, "Do you want me to teach you the same way?"

(End of this chapter)