Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 118 Firebolt

blake is still at large

Sirius Black, arguably the most vicious prisoner ever held at Azkaban, is still at large, the Ministry of Magic confirmed today.

"We are doing everything we can to bring Black back to justice," Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge said this morning. "I implore the wizarding community to remain calm."

Some members of the International Confederation of Wizards accused Fudge of informing the Muggle Prime Minister of the crisis.

"Honestly, as you know, there's nothing I can do about it," said Fudge angrily. "Blake is a desperado. Anyone who touches him, whether wizard or Muggle, is in danger. I want assurances from the Prime Minister that he will not Not revealing Black's true identity to anyone. Tell the truth! Even if he did, who would believe it?"

Muggles are told that Black carries a gun (a metal wand that Muggles use to kill each other) and the wizarding world knows that Black killed 12 people with a spell 13 years ago and is concerned about such a massacre will appear again.

The front page of the Daily Prophet delivered today features a large portrait of Sirius Black.

"Tch!" Sirius put down the newspaper in his hand, and made a disdainful voice, "That idiot Fudge only has this ability."

At this time, five days have passed since he was "brought" back to the space by John.Although he still looked as thin as a mummy, his complexion was much better than before.

The long hair that looked like messy seaweed before has been tidied up again, and the pale face is no longer gloomy, but has regained a bit of the temperament of the Black family.

With the help of the potion, the yellow and crooked teeth became neat and white.

He was no longer wearing the previous prison uniform, but a black shirt and trousers, and a dark green coat.

I have to say that Sirius is indeed very handsome. After rearranging it like this, he looks obviously a handsome and handsome uncle.

Tall and thin, handsome and elegant, with elegant and beautiful black hair, a pair of eye-catching gray eyes, and a careless arrogance in every gesture, free and unrestrained, handsome and charming.

John ignored Sirius in front of him, he was concentrating on carving the wand wood in his hand.

The wand that Sirius snatched before was usable but not suitable at all, so John came to help him make a wand today after letting Sirius rest for a few days.

According to John's memory, Sirius' new wand was a 12-inch long red oak wand with a core made of phoenix tail feathers.

In order to save time, John made the wand directly according to the matching in memory.

But I have to say that this combination is actually very suitable for Sirius Black.

The mahogany wand is an infallible reflection of its owner's fiery temper.

In fact, the characteristic that really fits with red oak is that it has a quick response that is different from ordinary people.This makes it a perfect dueling wand.

It is not as common as English Oak, and its ideal owner is gentle and attentive, quick-witted and adaptable, often the inventor of unique spells, and a good guy in battle compared to others.

Even though Sirius is indeed stupid, he actually fits these traits quite well, certainly not all of them, at least gentle and careful John doesn't see it, careless stupidity is obvious.

Seeing that John ignored him suddenly, Sirius, who had been staring at John for a long time, suddenly said, "Are you scolding me in your heart?"

"Yes!" John replied without looking up.

Hearing John's answer, Sirius felt that all his words had been choked in his throat, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

John took out the phoenix tail feather he bought, carefully processed it and stuffed it into the wand, and then cast magic to close the gap on it.

After finishing all this, John handed the newly baked wand to Sirius.

"Try it."

Hearing John's words, although Sirius was still a little depressed because of John's words just now, he obediently took the wand from John's hand and waved it around.

I saw a brilliant light bursting out from the top of the wand, and I could tell that the wand was very excited.

Sirius looked at the wand in his hand in surprise. He even felt that this wand was more suitable for him than the first wand he bought in Ollivander.

John nodded and said, "Sure enough, this wand is very suitable for you."

Hearing John's words, Sirius slightly restrained the surprise expression on his face, and said seriously: "Thank you, John."

John waved his hand, didn't say anything, stood up and walked towards the house. He still had experiments to finish.

Seeing the back of John disappearing, Sirius couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

John is still the most talented wizard he has ever seen, even if his best friends James and Lily are not as good as each other.

But what made him a little upset was why John was accepted by the slug as a disciple to teach Potions.

As he thought about it, he seemed to remember how many of Lily's potion notes were in his possession.

After clearing his grievances, he will copy these notes and send them to John, so that he can see what a real potion genius is, so as to persuade John not to recognize the slug as a teacher.

If John knew Sirius' plan, he would only superficially agree, and after learning the knowledge from these notes, he would send them directly to Professor Snape to see if he could get some new potion knowledge in exchange.

Just like what John thought, John didn't want to know about the things of their generation. Anyway, if he can learn knowledge, he can earn money.

The time soon came to August 1993, 8. As the school was approaching, everyone also received the third grade book list one after another.

John looked at the quail-like "Monster Book of Monsters" in front of him, which Hagrid had sent him in early August.

Hogwarts Professor of Magizoology retired this year, and as a teaching assistant, Hagrid was naturally helped by Headmaster Dumbledore and officially became a professor at Hogwarts.

The excitement in Hagrid's letter to John at that time can be said to be very obvious. He said in the letter that he would definitely let everyone experience the cuteness and friendliness of magical animals.

Regarding this point, John remained skeptical. According to Hagrid's different views from ordinary people, the cuteness and friendliness he said should be two other words in the eyes of other little wizards.

So in John's reply, he naturally suggested that Hagrid should choose some weak magical animals to teach, such as low-X magical animals such as bowtruckles, cat raccoons, and velvet.

Instead of just playing with high-X magical animals such as hippocampus, three-headed dog, etc.

Regarding John's suggestion, Hagrid is still very willing to listen to it. After all, in Hagrid's heart, John's status is no less than that of Dumbledore.

John put the book in his hand aside, and ticked off the book list in his hand.

After checking in this way, he basically has all the books on this year's book list, except for "Putting Through the Fog to See the Future" written by Cassandra Vabraski.

This is the textbook required for this year's divination class.

Regarding divination, John didn't believe in it at all. As for why, of course, it was because of his own existence.

His existence is a challenge to the so-called prophecy. If prophecy and divination are really useful, why didn't anyone predict his existence back then?

And as John has always said, it is really stupid to put the so-called destiny on the language, instead of trying to strengthen oneself to change the status quo and change the destiny.

It's like John didn't count on Harry now, he is now using his own way to solve Voldemort.

John took some Galleons from the drawer, and when he was about to leave the space and go to Diagon Alley, he wondered if his nose would become sensitive after turning into a dog.

Sirius appeared at the door of the room, looked at John and said directly: "Are you going to Diagon Alley? I want to go with you too!"

"Then you have to wear the collar I made for you and the dog leash." John said directly.

In order to help Sirius cover up his own fluctuations, John made a concealment collar, which Sirius wore after he turned into a black dog. Even if he appeared in front of an Auror, the other party would not notice his strangeness, and would only think that he was a real dog. dog.

Sirius thought for a while, then nodded: "No problem."

Looking at the other party agreeing to such a condition, it seems that the other party is indeed suffocated in the space. Presumably, Sirius is originally a character that pursues freedom. From his flying motorcycle, it can be seen that this is Mr. Weasley's flying Cars were years ahead of their time.

Soon, when John stepped out of the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron, he had a dog leash in his hand, and the other end of the rope was tied to the collar of the black dog's neck.

"Good morning, Mr. Williams! Is this the new pet you bought?" Tom greeted John warmly.

As the owner of the tavern, in this well-informed place, he naturally knows the identity of John, the youngest recipient of the Merlin Medal in history.

"No, it was temporarily fostered by someone else." John replied.

Sirius, who had transformed into a black dog, was looking at his surroundings excitedly. He hadn't seen the outside world for 12 years. Even the Leaky Cauldron, which he hated back then, looked so different.

"Let's go." John gently tugged on the rope.

Only then did Sirius come back to his senses, and obediently followed John into Diagon Alley.

Holding the excited Sirius, John moved forward.

On the way, any wizard who recognizes John's identity will come forward to greet him, and John naturally responds with a smile.

Soon John passed the broomstick shop, and Sirius was immediately attracted by the latest broomstick in the cabinet.

Firebolt

This latest high-speed broomstick features a streamlined design, a high-quality ash wood handle, diamond-polished, and a hand-engraved registration number.

Each carefully selected birch branch at the end of the broom has been milled into a streamlined shape, giving the broom unrivaled balance and exquisite accuracy.

The Firebolt can accelerate from rest to 150 miles per hour in ten seconds and perform magic braking.

Price negotiable.

According to the information John gave him, Harry inherited his father's talent and was the Seeker of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the first grade.

And now this brand new flying broomstick, the Firebolt, was simply tailor-made for Harry.

Immediately, Sirius couldn't walk anymore, and all he could think about was buying one for Harry.

John naturally also noticed the Firebolt that Sirius was staring at.

He knew what Sirius was thinking without even thinking about it, and said directly: "Let's go, I'll order one for Harry when I get back."

"Wang Wang!"

Hearing Joha's words, Sirius let out a happy cry and wagged his tail.

"..."

John could barely see what this guy was doing.

(End of this chapter)