Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

At the same time, Lin Xia was here.

She was still in Professor Babel's office, studying the Complete Book of Ancient Magic Spells.

In this special place, she could not sense the passage of time.

When I feel tired from studying, I close my eyes and take a rest. After waking up, I simply wash up and then get back to studying.

This was a very valuable learning experience, no less than if she had run to consult a dangerous forbidden book. Moreover, the knowledge imparted to her by the forbidden book was not necessarily the ancient magic text she needed.

This book, "A Complete Collection of Ancient Demonic Spells", is obviously specially arranged from low to high difficulty.

At the beginning, Lin Xia made rapid learning progress thanks to her profound knowledge of ancient magic scripts, and the spells she came into contact with were also relatively common ones.

When Lin Xia transitioned from ordinary spells to medium spells, his learning progress immediately slowed down.

She needs to analyze each spell carefully, and the spells are very complicated. Whether she can remember them completely also tests the wizard's memory.

Lin Xia began to understand a little bit why the ancient magic spell disappeared from the long river of history.

Because it takes too long to cast, it is far less convenient than modern spells.

From this perspective, the modern spell system reduces the difficulty of casting spells, allowing every wizard to cast them.

From these spells, she also learned new ancient magic knowledge.

There are ready-made spells for reference, through which she can further deepen her understanding of the new magic text.

This improvement is an improvement in the overall foundation.

Lin Xia estimated that once she had thoroughly mastered this entire book of magic spells, not only would her knowledge of ancient magic runes improve, but her skills in magic rune formations would also be raised to a pretty good level.

That day, she got stuck in an ancient magic spell of medium difficulty. After two days of hard thinking, she finally understood the meaning of the spell and couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a brilliant idea. Ancient wizards were able to combine the two extreme properties of water and fire and invented Pyroblast. After adding water, the power of fire was not reduced, but increased instead."

Lin Xia felt that this ancient magic spell was far beyond the reach of spells like "Flame" and would be even more powerful, perhaps three or four times more powerful.

But the ancient magic spell is not without flaws. Not only is it very complicated to recite, but it also takes too long to accumulate power in the early stages.

If put on the battlefield, he would probably be killed by other wizards before anyone could finish the spell.

The spell composed of ancient magic runes is not for ordinary wizards, but for elite wizards.

It is no wonder that there were so few people who could become wizards in ancient times, but if one could become a wizard, he or she would definitely be the elite among the elites.

While studying, Lin Xia gradually became aware of the gap between her and Professor Babeling.

This book "Ancient Magic Spells Collection" should have been compiled by Professor Barbling. If she could compile this knowledge, then she must have learned it.

Originally, Lin Xia felt that he had learned at least 50% of the ancient magic code from Babeling, if not 70%.

It was not until she read this book that she realized that she might not have learned even 1/10 of what Babel had learned.

Lin Xia would never think that this book "Collection of Ancient Magic Spells" contains all the knowledge about spells in Babeling's mind.

Judging from Barbie's attitude, this book is more like a book for laying the foundation.

If she can learn it, she can proceed to the next stage of learning. If she can't learn it, she can slowly understand the knowledge in the book.

Occasionally, when she feels tired from studying, Lin Xia will walk to the window to look at the scenery outside.

Although this is an enclosed space and she cannot get out, the scenery outside the window is constantly changing, with both day and night.

So Lin Xia did not lose her sense of time in this space.

But being in it, she couldn't judge whether the speed of time flow here was different from that in the outside world. Only when she really got out of here could she know the specific ratio of time flow.

Lin Xia had a vague feeling that the flow of time in this space was different from that in the outside world.

According to the day and night calculation here, it took her 10 days and 10 nights to transition from low difficulty to medium difficulty.

After reaching the medium-difficulty ancient magic runes and spells, the learning speed slowed down. Lin Xia estimated that it might take a month to complete the knowledge of medium-difficulty ancient magic runes and spells.

But by this time, the winter vacation of Hogwarts had long passed. As an excellent student in the school, if she did not report to school, it would definitely attract the attention of the professor.

Professor Babel will have to release her then.

But Lin Xia believed that Professor Barbour would not do such a troublesome thing. She only needed to adjust her study time to finish during the winter vacation, and she could go out to report after finishing her studies.

"The power of time and space!"

Lin Xia felt a little yearning in her heart, wondering when she would be able to control this kind of power.

A thought flashed through her mind: if she could find a time converter and sacrifice it, would she be able to gain the corresponding power?

As soon as this thought came to mind, Lin Xia dismissed it.

The balance of fate still stores the power she had put in before, and she will use up this power.

Before she figured out the intentions of the Scale of Fate and had it completely under her control, she had no intention of finding new sacrifices for it. This would only increase its power and make it easier for it to fight against her.

Lin Xia looked at the vibrant scenery outside the window and felt a little more relaxed.

Just yesterday, the scenery outside the window was a field of ice and snow, but now it has turned into a green grassland.

The scenery is different every day, but the only thing that is certain is that there will be day and night.

This allows her to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the four seasons while she is busy studying.

Lin Xia rested for a while, then sat back down at the table and opened the "Compendium of Ancient Magic Spells".

She snapped her fingers, and the automatic quill and kraft paper on the table flew up, circling around her body, diligently recording the knowledge points in her mind.

These recorded ancient magic texts required her to recite them over and over again to deepen her memory before she could fully understand them.
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While Lin Xia was working hard, Draco, who started the heir course as soon as he returned home, also entered a new stage of learning, transitioning from the political tactics taught by his father to actual combat.

"You have been very smart since you were young. You are more tactful than me. When you encounter something that interests you, you will take the initiative to strive for it and learn about it. When I was your age, I would just wait for others to discover it and then bring it to me automatically."

Lucius's grey eyes were lost in memories, which made him look a little dazed.

But soon, he returned to his indifferent look.

Only when he looked at his son did he reveal a hint of tenderness.

“At that time, my father told me that my personality was good because I was silent and no one could guess what I really liked.

You are more smooth-talking than me, but at the same time it is very easy for others to guess what you are thinking. I teach you the art of politics, but I just want to prevent others from figuring out your true thoughts from the details.

But political schemes are only a small part of the story. The Malfoy family’s current status is not entirely due to political schemes.”

Lucius said slowly: "No matter how powerful the scheme is, if there is no strong military force to maintain it, it will be in vain. On the contrary, if you have absolute military force, what you say is the truth, and someone will automatically give you what you want.

Draco, pick up your wand and fight me with all your strength. I want to know your current strength!"

Draco's expression became serious, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

He knew that his father would show no mercy in a fight.

This was his experience from fighting his father over the years.

Since he was very young, his father always asked him to attack with all his strength in every battle. However, after he came to Hogwarts to study, he could only return to the manor during the winter and summer vacations, so the battles with his father gradually decreased.

Draco drew out his wand, held it upright in front of his chest, bowed slightly, and performed the fighting etiquette set by the Malfoy family.

The next second, his eyes turned cold, and the person standing in front of him was no longer his father, but a ferocious beast.

He has to defeat this beast to escape danger!
Draco kept giving himself hints in his heart, and he quickly threw a "shatter into pieces" move.

A magical flash like blue lightning quickly fell in front of Lucius and was about to fall on him when it was suddenly blocked by an invisible force.

With a "bang", the magic flash exploded, spewing out bursts of white smoke.

Draco hadn't even thought about hitting the target with one strike.

His father's combat experience was far more mature than his. Since he had taken the initiative, he naturally had to take advantage of it.

After throwing down "Shattered into Pieces", he quickly followed it up with "Flaming".

Just as the blazing magic flash of fire came in front of Lucius, before the "blazing fire" could exert its power, a powerful "shattering to pieces" followed.

Three magic attacks came one after another, with the rhythm well controlled.

These three attack magics are the ones he is most confident in at the moment and they have a relatively short casting speed.

In addition to these three spells, if he wants to cast more powerful attack spells, he must find a cover for himself to buy enough time to cast the spells.

Battles do not necessarily reflect a wizard's overall strength; rather, they test his ability to respond in real time.

Wizards have strong instant response capabilities and can often find ways to break through difficult situations and turn defeat into victory.

And a flash of inspiration from this type of wizard in every battle is very likely to determine the direction of the battle.

Draco didn't think he had a great talent for fighting, so his original plan was to take a stupid approach, first quickly suppress his father with firepower, then find a shelter, and then find an opportunity to break through.

But there are also many dangerous aspects.

For example, the magic reserves of both sides are not equal, and magic is his most obvious shortcoming.

The magic power in his body was only enough for him to cast seven or eight spells, while the magic power in his father's body was enough for him to cast dozens or even tens of spells.

Therefore, in this battle, what he needs to overcome is the problem of too little magic power reserves in his body. Only by truly solving this problem can he have a chance to compete with his father.

But when Draco turned around and prepared to find cover somewhere else, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Since his magic power reserves are a shortcoming, why should he fight a long-term battle?
The longer the battle drags on, the more obvious his shortcomings become, making it even more impossible for him to win.

Rather than hoping for a loophole on his father's side, he felt that his side would collapse first.

In just a second, Draco decided to implement a tactic he had never thought of.

Lucius here.

When Draco fired attack magic at him, he put up his "armor protection".

This defensive magic is very practical and is one of the few defensive magics that can resist most attack magics.

Moreover, because the "Armor Protection" is invisible when it is used, it can be easily hidden.

Many wizards, when fighting, don't know when others use armor to protect themselves.

Draco fired so many attack spells right at the start that Lucius quickly guessed what was in his mind.

He felt a little disappointed.

This way of dealing with things is too common!

With the approach Draco took, he would only be given the chance if his opponent underestimated him.

Otherwise, if he encounters wizards whose magic reserves are stronger than his, he will not be able to defeat them.

Lucius sighed in his heart. Draco was only in his third year and still had a chance to grow.

He will then arrange more tactical theory and practice classes for him to increase his combat experience.

At this time, Lucius was surrounded by smoke, which was caused by the collision between attack magic and defense magic. Because he was not sure about Draco's position, he did not launch an attack immediately.

Draco's magic reserve is a weakness. He concluded that Draco could only attack forcefully at the beginning. If others seized the opportunity to defend, then as long as he could hold on through this wave, the next wave would be others' home court.

Compared with previous battles, this time Draco took a strong attack from the beginning, which was actually smarter than before.

In the past, he didn’t even know how to take the initiative, and just stood there stupidly and got beaten.

Lucius was originally planning to wait until the smoke cleared before launching the attack, but at this moment, he suddenly heard a slight sound of running.

The voice instantly alerted him.

The smoke and dust made it difficult for him to identify the direction and see the scenery, but the sound he just caught could not be ignored.

Lucius carefully cast a large-scale attack magic.

The magic power is not high, just want to cast it quickly to test if anything is approaching.

"The meteorite collapsed."

Lucius used local materials and performed his magic on the stones under his feet.

The next second, the stone floated in front of him, broke into many small stones, and flew in all directions.

Lucius moved his ears and listened carefully, but did not hear any unusual sounds.

He frowned, wondering if the sound of running he just heard was just an illusion?

His years of combat experience made him dare not ignore the noise he just heard.

So he decided to use the more powerful "Meteorite Collapse".

Just as he was gathering strength, Draco's face suddenly appeared from the smoke. He quickly approached him, raised his fist and hit him hard.

Lucius had a circle of armor around him for protection, so the blow only hit the defense.

Lucius raised an eyebrow. "Close combat? That's quite interesting."

He let Draco hit him with his fist and slowly raised his wand, determined to teach him a lesson he would never forget.

However, the next second, Draco smashed forward with his right hand, raised his wand with his left hand, and cast a spell at the same time: "Shatter into pieces!"

The spell was cast very quickly, and because it was used very skillfully, it was quite powerful.

When attacked at such a close distance, the "Armor Protection" suffered a double attack, and the invisible protective shield began to crack.

The protective shield didn't last long before it was shattered by Draco's fist.

Draco finally broke through Lucius's defense! (End of this chapter)