Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 253: Rebirth, the transformation of the scales of fate, leaving the Forbidden Forest, Draco's aunts
Another long ten days passed.

Lin Xia, who was buried deep under the forbidden forest, underwent many changes in his body during these 10 days.

She returned to her original appearance in the womb, then slowly grew into an adult, and then gradually became what she should be.

But this time, her body was no longer in a strange state of collapse, reorganization, and then collapse and reorganization again.

This growth is a complete process from embryo to adult.

Lin Xia is growing very steadily, with no signs of collapse.

When she once again transformed into the way her body was supposed to be, suddenly, an invisible wave of energy spread outwards.

The surrounding flowers, plants and trees moved without wind, and were bent down by the weight of this energy.

At the same time, some birds and animals were frightened and fled in all directions.

Even the herd of lightning elk living near the lake were affected by this unknown force and immediately left the lake.

They couldn't explain why this behavior happened, as if their subconscious was telling them to leave.

There is an invisible force driving them!

But this force is very gentle.

It did not carry any malicious intent, but was just slowly announcing its arrival.

So although the various creatures left in a panic, they were not frightened to the point of telling other creatures to leave quickly.

This also prevented the secret spies from noticing the abnormality in the forbidden forest at the first time.

After running out of a certain range, these creatures settled down again, and then ran leisurely, drank water, and basked in the sun...

Also because this huge force is very gentle and is only sensed by nearby creatures, it does not have much impact on the forbidden forest.

For the subconscious of the forbidden forest.

This force has no malicious intent, so it has not been awakened.

If any powerful being came and could awaken the Forbidden Forest, then the consciousness of the Forbidden Forest would no longer need to be dormant.

Because from time to time a strange object like the Philosopher's Stone would fly into the Forbidden Forest.

There are so many powerful things!

As long as they have no ill intentions towards the Forbidden Forest, the Forbidden Forest will let them do whatever they want.

Lin Xia, who was buried deep underground, had his eyelids trembling unconsciously.

The next second, she slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes changed from light amber to bright gold.

Just by looking into her eyes, one can feel a sense of shock and oppression.

Lin Xia's eyes flickered as she quickly glanced at the surrounding environment.

When she regained consciousness this time, she felt extremely hungry.

This was hunger in the physical sense; she hadn't eaten for a long time.

At the same time, her perception became sharper, more than three times sharper than before!
In the past, she had to use extrasensory spells to amplify certain senses in order to know many details.

But now she doesn't need to use the super-sensory spell, just a random scan will allow her to analyze a lot of things. This is the powerful improvement brought by perception ability.

Countless pieces of information flashed through her mind, and Lin Xia realized that there was no oxygen left in the deep pit she had dug.

The reason why her body didn't feel any discomfort was that her physique had become strong again and could withstand extremely harsh environments for a long time.

Lin Xia slowly recalled what happened after she fainted.

She knew that she had woken up halfway, and she used the Scales of Fate and the Philosopher's Stone to sacrifice to each other, and used her flipping ability to swap the sacrifices.

After that, she fell into a state of extreme comfort.

Then, she woke up.

Thinking of this, Lin Xia looked down at the scales of fate mark on her wrist.

The next second, she summoned the Scales of Fate.

The shadow of a scale immediately appeared in front of her. Lin Xia couldn't help but be surprised. This scale of fate was completely different from the one she remembered.

The sacrifice of the Philosopher's Stone, a first-class treasure, was rewarded with a complete transformation.

Do not……

Lin Xia shook her head slightly. It shouldn't be said to be completely transformed, but rather restored to its original appearance.

The original scale of fate was a rusty bronze scale.

Now the rust on the scales of fate has faded away, and the color has also changed slightly, no longer bronze, but transitioning to gold.

Overall, it looks more like a light gold.

Lin Xia looked at the scales of fate carefully.

The balance of fate in this state has not yet recovered to its full shape.

She noticed that half of the pattern on the back of the scale was blurry.

In the past, she thought that these patterns were blocked by rust, but now that the rust has disappeared, many of the patterns have not appeared.

Lin Xia's eyes flickered slightly. She estimated that it would take a long time for the pattern to be completed.

A thought naturally emerged in her mind, and she roughly knew what the opportunity was for these patterns to be completed.

——Sacrifice a strange object.

It would be best if it was a rare item like the Philosopher's Stone, the more the better.

Lin Xia looked down at himself again.

Her body had been wrapped in the invisibility cloak, and her clothes were all intact.

This made it difficult for her to tell whether everything she remembered before was a dream or not.

If her body was really broken into pieces and reassembled over and over again, there would be many tiny traces left on her clothes, and they would become dirty.

But Lin Xia looked left and right and could not see anything, as if all this had never happened, as if she was still the same as at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Lin Xia couldn't help but clench his fists, feeling the power of his palms, the mobilization of his muscles, and even the recovery of his body strength...

These forces collided with each other, forming a stable and counterbalancing force.

With just this one action, Lin Xia knew that what happened before was not an illusion.

Her body is stronger than before!
There was a faint trace of magical power in the air that was mobilized, and Lin Xia subconsciously wanted to absorb it. In just 1/10 of a breath, this trace of magical power was absorbed into her body.

There is no way to escape!
During this process, she did not use the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Secret Records: The Furnace".

This is incredible.

Lin Xia thought for a while and was about to practice some skills, but at this moment, the destiny compass, which had not appeared even when his body kept collapsing, suddenly moved.

The destiny compass slowly turned and stopped at the "divination" column.

Lin Xia's mind moved slightly, and she silently said, "Stay, or leave?"

Above the Zhiming Compass, a light cyan tortoise shell phantom exploded, and lines of different shapes appeared.

She carefully observed the patterns for a while and roughly understood the following information.

The turtle shell did not give any consequences for staying or leaving immediately, but instead conveyed this message:
“Bad things accumulate little by little over time.”

After reaching such a conclusion.

Lin Xia did not intend to test it again, but quickly left the place. She took one last look at the deep pit, pulled out her magic wand, and planned to destroy it while digging upwards.

But after taking out the magic wand, Lin Xia realized that the air here no longer had any magic power.

If she wanted to use magic, she could only use the magic power in her body.

She was in the forbidden forest.

She didn't even know whether it was day or night, and she couldn't waste the precious magic power in her body.

Thinking of this, Lin Xia took out the diving equipment stored in the storage ring.

She had just used the extrasensory perception spell and discovered the sound of a river flowing nearby. There must be an underground river here.

She can travel to another place through the dark river.

After the body's perception becomes stronger, even if you just use ordinary extrasensory spells, the body's perception will reach an incredible level.

After a while, she found the underground river.

Lin Xia looked back at the dense space again, aimed his fist at the rock, and punched it down hard!
The space she dug out was originally very small.

Even if you want to find an underground river, you have to use excavation tools to break the rocks and dig a path.

The space where they were hiding was hit by such a huge force, and the delicate balance immediately disappeared, and the space was completely buried by the falling rubble.

Lin Xia jumped into the underground river and continued to look for a way out.

She could cast a Bubblehead Charm on herself, the better to swim at the bottom of the river.

But after thinking about it, I still wanted to save magic power, so I chose to swim like an ordinary person.

……

On the other side, Hogwarts.

Draco asked his mother Narcissa for the contact information of his aunt Bellatrix.

He communicated directly with his aunt through letters.

But my aunt doesn't seem to like writing letters.

He sent a letter to Lestrange's estate every day, but his aunt would reply every three or four days, and her replies were very brief.

What she meant was that the Malfoy family should exchange the rare portrait of the head of the family with her.

So Draco tried another way of asking.

He said that he was not here to negotiate with her on behalf of the Malfoy family, but only on his own behalf, and wanted to make an exchange with her.

He also didn't need all the steps to make the rescue potion, he just wanted a recipe.

I wonder if these remarks irritated Bellatrix.

In the latest reply, Aunt Bella wrote the recipe directly on the envelope and wrote in an extremely provocative tone:
[Even if you know the formula, what does it matter? Without knowing the complete production process, if you make a mistake in one step, the antidote will turn into an irreversible poison.

If you make too many mistakes, it becomes increasingly deadly and just one drop can kill you!

Draco, I will give you the formula to see if you dare to experiment. I heard that you have a good talent for magic, but in my eyes, it is nothing special. 】

Draco handed the letter to Harry and Ron to read.

Ron couldn't help but smack his lips and said, "Draco, are you sure she is really your aunt? Why do I feel something is wrong? Is this how you would treat your nephew?"

Harry also found it outrageous.

But since he grew up in an uncle's family that didn't love him, he could understand it to some extent.

Harry said, "Your aunt has never been close to you since you were little, right?"

Draco nodded: "I don't know the details, but my mother never contacted my aunt. It was said that she didn't get in touch with her until many years later.

She seldom talked to me about my aunt. I have another aunt besides this one, and my mother even disliked that aunt a little and didn’t allow me to mention her name. "

Harry asked curiously, "Do you know the name of your other aunt?"

Draco nodded. "I know. I once heard my father mention her. Her name is Andromeda Tonks."

Ron recalled something: "I don't think I've heard of this family."

Draco said, "Aunt Andromeda married an ordinary man, so she changed her last name."

"Well," Ron shrugged, "This is a bit strange. I remember that pure-blood families like yours would not look for ordinary people as husbands."

Harry asked curiously, "Draco, I heard that pure-blood families like to marry each other, so which family did your mother belong to before?"

Draco said, "The Black family."

Ron remembered something again, his eyes lit up: "I've heard of this name, Sirius Black, I heard he was imprisoned in Azkaban!"

Harry: "Azkaban?"

Ron: "A prison full of Dementors, trust me mate, this is not the place you want to know.

It is said that people there will encounter a Dementor's kiss every day. The Dementors will take away all your positive emotions of happiness, warmth, and joy, making you muddleheaded and like a walking corpse. Although you are still a human, you don't look like a human. "

Harry: "Okay, that sounds terrible. So why was Sirius Black put in Azkaban?"

Ron: "What else can it be? It is said that he helped the You-Know-Who. He deserves it. All those who helped the You-Know-Who should be imprisoned in Azkaban!"

After he finished speaking, Ron finally reacted and glanced at Draco nervously.

Draco didn't say anything at all.

He doesn't care.

If he were the arrogant person he used to be, he might be angry about outsiders slandering his family and demand a duel.

But ever since his trip to Corner Alley, Draco had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

He was not sure whether his father really had nothing to do with the mysterious man.

But one thing is certain, that is, he has nothing to do with the mysterious man.

Draco drove Ron and Harry out of his laboratory. He now needed to rearrange this hard-earned formula.

See if you can come up with a new configuration.

Ron looked around at the detention door and asked, "Harry, do you think Draco can succeed? Is the ability he gained from the forbidden book really that powerful?"

Harry shook his head: "I don't know, but I choose to believe him. Draco rarely does things that he is not sure of. He is relatively calm and rational."

Ron asked again: "Have you heard from Lin Xia?"

Without waiting for Harry to answer, he muttered to himself, "Draco doesn't have it, so we certainly don't have it. It would be great if Lin Xia was here. Maybe she could come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties."

Harry thought so too.

But he also knew that there were some things they had to learn to handle on their own without anyone's help.

Waiting is not a solution.

Ron and Harry went to the infirmary to visit Hermione again.

Madam Pomfrey was changing the dressing for Hermione who was hiding under the quilt, and she kept saying, "Don't do this again next time. It will stimulate the body to grow in the opposite direction."

Ron and Harry heard these words as they entered the door.

Ron asked casually, "What growth is being stimulated?"

Looking up, they saw Hermione's cat ears, which had become even furrier.

Ron blurted out again: "Hermione, why is your cat's hair getting longer?"

(End of this chapter)