Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 292 You, I, and I, We All Have It
But having someone spy on your daily life all the time... Although Lin Xia is not worried that Anier will do anything, she still feels a little uncomfortable.

Please be a normal person!
So on the second day after the discovery, which was the fourth day of the holiday, Lin Xia accepted Aunt Narcissa's invitation and went to Malfoy Manor as a guest.

After training in Malfoy Manor, that vague feeling of being watched completely disappeared. A thoughtful look flashed across Lin Xia's eyes as she glanced around Malfoy Manor.

In terms of family background, Anil, who has been in charge of "Transfiguration Today" for generations, is not much worse than the Malfoy family.

Annie's family is also pure blood. Logically speaking, Annie shouldn't be so afraid of the Malfoy family, unless...

Lin Xia's eyes dimmed slightly. Perhaps there were some secrets hidden in Malfoy Manor that she didn't know about.

After all, just the portrait that promised answers to any questions asked was enough to shock many families.

Even though the portrait can drive people crazy, it will not stop just because the person is from the same family.

On the other side, here at the Ministry of Magic.

Fudge finally lost some of his enthusiasm for becoming the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He stopped indulging in parties and flattery and planned to do something practical.

While checking the mailbox of the Foreign Affairs Department, he also checked his own mailbox. Among them, he saw the letter sent by Lin Xia.

After reading it, Fudge sneered: "Wishful thinking!"

When he was still in the Weapons and Logistics Support Department, in order to consolidate his power and status, he might have vigorously promoted this matter and given some benefits to the Lin family. That would not be a big deal.

But now that he has transferred to another company, the previously discussed cooperation is naturally invalid.

Although he was transferred to the Department of Foreign Affairs, he still had many connections in the original Weapons and Logistics Support Department. If the Lin family was more sincere, they could give him more benefits.

Fudge would still think of giving her a push.

As a result, Lin Xia not only refused to make concessions, but also increased the price by 10% compared to the market price. This is impossible!

Fudge sneered and said, "Children are children. The Lin family is finished. They actually gave such an important order to a child to make the decision!
Even if she begs me on her knees, telling me how naive she is, I will not give the Auror's special weapons to the Lin family for production!"

Fudge's eyes rolled and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Although Auror’s special weapons cannot cooperate with the Lin family, he can act as a matchmaker and cooperate with other families!
He is a well-known director in the Department of Foreign Affairs, but his heart has always been with the Department of Weapons and Logistics Support. If he succeeds in making the connection, he can still maintain his influence in the Department of Weapons.

Thinking of this, Fudge couldn't help but grin and burst into laughter.

Outside the office, Umbridge was suddenly startled by the sudden laughter and shuddered.

The other employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs also looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with the director. Was he too happy and became stupid?

Umbridge actually thought so in her heart.

Fudge was originally just a small employee. How did he suddenly become a phoenix overnight and gain the appreciation of Dumbledore?
But since she couldn't think of it, she didn't need to think too much and just concentrated on hugging Fudge's thighs.

Umbridge coughed heavily a few times and said in her sweet voice: "Just work hard, what are you looking at?"

After a while, Fudge walked out the door and Umbridge immediately came to greet him, her voice as sweet as honey.

"Dear Director Fudge, where are you going? Do you need me to go with you?"

Fudge looked at her and asked, "What can you do if you go out with me? After all, you are just a small clerk and you don't know anything."

Umbridge said with a smile: "I can help you carry your briefcase and praise your talent. I checked, Director Fudge, you are the youngest director of the Foreign Affairs Department in history. It is amazing that the great Dumbledore thinks so highly of you!"

Fudge laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Then come out with me."

After Fudge and Umbridge left, the other staff members could not help but say:
"Don't they know that the Department of Foreign Affairs is a leisurely department? How can they be appreciated? Isn't this a place where only people who have made mistakes are demoted?"

The other staff shrugged, "Maybe he feels things will be very different when he becomes the director."

"Well, didn't anyone tell him that the salaries of the Foreign Affairs Department are based on commissions? The director only gets 5 gold galleons more than our guaranteed salary. Is that a lot?"

An employee who was short of money muttered, "I think I still have enough. I'm short of money. Who can lend me two gold Galleons?"

"No, no, no, I have no money this month. If you dare, go and borrow from the new director. I think he likes to hear compliments. Maybe if you can please him, he will be willing to give you money."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

There was actually an employee who secretly took note of this incident.

……

Time flies and it is the last day of the holiday.

During these days, Lin Xia practiced archery as usual during the day, and visualized the flying giant python and practiced "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Secret Record: The Furnace" at night.

After several days of practice, she has discovered the best way to practice the two together. She only needs to adjust her breathing rhythm and change her body rhythm to integrate them well.

At the beginning, she just thought that the two systems were independent of each other and therefore did not interfere with each other.

But when she tried to improve efficiency, Lin Xia discovered that although the systems were independent, they could be combined together to achieve the effect of 1+1>2, so she spent some time thinking about it.

In the Xuandian realm, she absorbed magic power even faster.

In the Bait-Eating Realm, she used herself as bait, and in the Foundation-Building Realm, she could fish, with big fish eating small fish. But when she came to the Mysterious Realm, it was like she had a pool of magic power in her body.

The entire magic pool is her bait. She only needs to continuously emit delicious scent to attract the free magic power outside to jump into the pool.

Once they jump into the pool, they can never escape, and they serve as her backup food.

It was also after practicing in Malfoy Manor that Lin Xia felt that this manor was indeed very different from her own manor.

For example, when she is in the Xuandian realm and practices at home, she needs to continuously expand the range of absorbing magic power in order to absorb a sufficient amount.

But Malfoy Manor is different. It only forms a pool of magic power in the body, and magic power of different attributes will come one after another.

If Lin Xia didn't know that the magic pool she generated had never changed, she would have thought that her skills had improved again when she saw these big fish jumping in one after another.

Lin Xia also slept in Malfoy Manor at night, looking up at the crescent moon in the sky with deep eyes.

Since it is not a problem with the technique, it can only be a problem with the location.

The next day.

Lin Xia and Draco arrived at the King's Platform under the escort of Narcissa.

Aunt Narcissa greeted the wizards around her and her face was all smiles when she mentioned Lin Xia and Draco.

"They are all excellent students, so outstanding. How do you usually teach them?"

"Hahaha, the child has become successful on his own. Lin Xia's parents are often away exploring, so they entrusted Lin Xia to me. They have all received the enlightenment of aristocratic education." "How about starting a tea party? I'm really worried about my son who is in Slytherin. He only got a B in his grades! He also said that he made friends with an aristocrat named Gress or something."

"Hush - are you talking about Slytherin's Greg? Wasn't that the only victim of the Chamber of Secrets incident?"

"Everyone else was just petrified. Only this student, Gress, is truly dead. I don't know what to do with his family..."

Lin Xia and Draco boarded the train, and the sound of the ladies' discussion outside gradually faded away from them.

Lin Xia asked in a low voice: "Has the incident involving Grace spread out?"

Draco said solemnly: "I just found out about this too."

With this in mind, they went straight to the train to look for the Weasley twins.

When it comes to selling information, they are the most professional among the students.

When Lin Xia and Draco found them, the Weasley twins were talking loudly about it.

As the first people to enter the secret room, the twins told everyone about Gress's abnormality and horror.

George: "Gress has been dead for a long time, and that blurry face is always changing."

Fred: "His voice is always changing, sometimes it becomes high-pitched, sometimes it becomes rough. Oh, and he can communicate with the basilisk. I think he is ordering the basilisk to attack us!"

The little wizards huddled together, their faces pale, as if they were watching a horror movie.

Although they were trembling, their half-closed eyes seemed to say: they still want to listen!

George: "Just when we were about to be killed by the basilisk, suddenly, the principal's phoenix flew in and pecked out the basilisk's eyes!"

Fred: "Harry, our Gryffindor champion, bravely pulled a gleaming silver sword out of a tattered hat and killed the basilisk!"

A little wizard asked: "What about Gris?"

George sighed: "The principal's phoenix discovered his abnormality."

Fred sighed as well: "And then the Phoenix killed him."

The little wizards chattered and discussed: "It must be an alien, it must be an alien! Only aliens are so weird!"

Only Lin Xia and Draco, who knew the inside story, looked at each other. After these little wizards had dispersed, Lin Xia asked in a low voice:
"You spread this, and the school is willing?"

George shrugged. "In fact, Professor McGonagall immediately told us to shut up and not talk about it."

Lin Xia smiled slightly, "Professor McGonagall knows you very well."

Fred: "But we argued with Professor McGonagall that the Chamber of Secrets belongs to Hogwarts and we are students of Hogwarts. We have the right to know about the Chamber of Secrets."

George: "That's the way to keep the rumors from spreading further."

Fred: "Slytherin doesn't have a treasure trove that rivals a country, and he didn't leave anything behind except a basilisk."

As you can imagine, Professor McGonagall was convinced by the Weasley twins.

Draco didn't know what he was thinking about. He looked around and whispered, "Then why didn't you tell me the secret—"

Before the last note fell, George interrupted: "I can't say that."

Fred's expression also became unusually serious. "Speaking out would cause panic among everyone, and the wizarding world would fall into chaos."

George: "You'd better not spread it."

Lin Xia said calmly: "Of course we won't tell anyone, but you revealed too much information, I believe someone is already suspicious."

George smiled and said, "Lin Xia, there are many smart people in this world, and we can't hide anything from them."

Lin Xia stopped talking about this topic.

Now, it seems that some people have already known about the "resurrection of the mysterious man".

She searched for a while, "Where are Harry, Ron and Hermione? Why can't I see them?"

George said, "They have already found a box and sat down. Harry said he wanted to teach them something mysterious, and he also asked Fred and me to learn it too."

They walked and chatted.

We passed many little wizards along the way, and they were all talking about what they had done during the holiday and the incident of the Chamber of Secrets.

Unlike the dark cloud-shrouded atmosphere before, the little wizards felt relaxed this time.

Lin Xia asked: "Have you guys already learned well, so that's why you're out playing?"

George shook his head and said disdainfully, "Let Ron learn first. He's too stupid. I'm afraid if we learn it all at once, it will be a blow to Ron."

Fred agreed, "After all, Ron has grown up, and he should have some self-respect."

Lin Xia:......

If you had found out about this when Ron was using an old wand, wearing old clothes, and using an old cauldron, Ron wouldn't have been on such a bad terms with you until now.

Every family has this hard-to-recite sutra!

Lin Xia pushed open the door of the box and walked in. The Eye of Destiny suddenly activated at this moment, and Lin Xia saw strings of words flash quickly above the heads of several people.

[Idle], [Full of energy], [In a state of excitement], [Child of destiny who has just awakened], [Blessed by the Phoenix]...

However, the next second, Lin Xia almost couldn't maintain the calm expression on her face.

[Learn the Slytherin Soul Tempering Method], [Learn the Slytherin Soul Tempering Method], [Learn the Slytherin Soul Tempering Method].

1, 2, 3... I counted correctly, the same words appeared above Harry, Ron and Hermione's heads.

As soon as Harry saw Lin Xia, he said excitedly: "Lin Xia, I will teach you a spell. As long as you keep chanting this spell in your mind and visualize the pattern, your spirit will become very good, and you will understand the use of the spell faster!"

Lin Xia: "...Harry, where did you learn this spell?"

Harry said embarrassedly, "Principal Dumbledore taught me this and said it would be of great help to me. I asked him if I could teach it to other people, but he said it was up to me."

Lin Xia took a deep breath and said calmly, "That sounds great. Please teach me as well."

After Harry recited the spell, a picture of a giant flying python appeared in Lin Xia's mind, exactly the same as the one that appeared when she was practicing.

(End of this chapter)