Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

After some discussion, the professors decided not to use the purification array, but to deal with each case one by one using human methods.

Late at night, the students slept soundly, while the professors ran around, using many strange objects and magical runes.

It is also because more strange phenomena occur late at night that those strange objects that specialize in searching for certain auras have accurately captured many places.

As the first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the window, the bizarre phenomena of the demons dancing wildly subsided, but the professor had already pinpointed their location using a special artifact.

Once the students started class, the professors went to each of them one by one.

However, because these strange phenomena are extremely adept at hiding themselves, and behind each of them lies a bizarre and wondrous object, it is much more difficult for the professor to find them during the day than at night.

In some places, the professor looked back and forth many times, but he still couldn't figure out where the strange phenomenon came from, and could only give up regretfully.

So during the day, even though Hogwarts used many experienced professors, they only eliminated three strange phenomena points, not as many as the seven eliminated in one go last night.

Time flies, and another night has fallen.

This time, Lin Xia and the others were assigned a time slot from 11:00 PM to 12:00 AM.

Perhaps due to last night's cleaning, Lin Xia noticed that the strange phenomena appearing in various areas had decreased today.

By the time she finished her patrol, she had only heard of strange phenomena in two areas.

Lin Xia felt a little regretful about this.

Draco's disappointment was evident on his face.

The two returned to the Hufflepuff common room, where Draco said regretfully:
"I thought the school would be short-staffed and would select us outstanding students to help eliminate the strange phenomena. I could also see through the school's hidden methods and learn new exorcism magic."

Unexpectedly, the professor acted so quickly; he cleared away most of it overnight.

Lin Xia said, "I see that the outstanding students in the upper grades are kept behind by the professors. When we move up to the fifth grade, we might be able to get the same kind of learning opportunities."

Draco: "That's what we think, but we're no worse than those top fifth-graders, so why doesn't the school teach us earlier?"

I've always felt that the school's attitude towards us high-achieving students has changed. Although we can participate in school patrols, the professors seem to be wary of us.

Lin Xia shared this thought and vaguely guessed the reason for the professors' change in attitude towards them.

If they want the professors to stop being suspicious of them, they need to get them to find out where the evil aura that suddenly appeared in the school that night came from.

Lin Xia is now almost certain.

It's likely that when she communicated with the newborn's heart, she opened a passage to the world of evil gods, inadvertently leaking a wisp of that world's aura, which is why Hogwarts sensed it.

The school and professors' strong reaction convinced her that she could no longer communicate with the heart within Hogwarts.

Lin Xia thought that if she could take this opportunity to force out all the strange artifacts in Hogwarts and have the professors investigate them one by one, she might be able to find some items that were really related to evil gods.

Then they can pin the strange aura they discovered earlier on this item, making her the scapegoat.

This will also clear her of suspicion.

However, this matter cannot be rushed, and she does not have any items with a strong aura of evil gods on hand.

There was one before, which was Slytherin's locket, but she has absorbed all its power.

"Hogwarts is so big and hides so many secrets. Maybe we can uncover one or two little-known secrets during this search?"

Lin Xia returned to her golden wooden house and began her day of cultivation.

She told herself not to rush.

The more anxious you are, the more likely you are to make mistakes.

Time passed little by little, and soon, a week of the new semester had already gone by.

Students are gradually returning from holiday mode to study mode.

This weekend, Lin Xia, Harry, and the others went to Hagrid's cabin to help him clean and tend to the ranch.

Spring has arrived, and the Forbidden Forest has welcomed a new batch of miraculous creatures that have migrated there.

These magical creatures are shaped like a combination of a cow and a sheep. Each one is very small, only half the size of a normal sheep, and looks quite miniature.

Lin Xia flipped through the book and learned that these magical creatures were called "snail-sheep beasts." They had very poor survival skills in the wild and were usually captured by people to keep as pets.

Harry and the others were delighted to see the group of snail-like creatures.

Of all the magical creatures they encountered, these snail-goat beasts were the most docile, much like ordinary pets in both size and temperament.

Lin Xia asked Haig curiously, "What do these snail-like beasts like to eat?"

Hagrid chuckled and said, "It likes to eat meat. Weasels, minks, cats, and the like are all within its hunting range, but it will only hunt when it is hungry."

When food is plentiful, it will ignore these creatures even if they play in front of it.

When I found these curly-haired cuties, they were huddled together in a cave, shivering. Several of them were injured, but thankfully I managed to rescue them.

I discovered that all the injured ones were males. Males rarely give birth in this population; there are far more females than males. If those males die, the population will not be able to continue.

Ron touched one of the snail-goats, which had been fed and were lazily lying on the grass basking in the sun.

Ron touched it, and it didn't resist. Instead, it rubbed against his palm gently and even stuck out its tongue to lick him.

Ron fell in love with it instantly.

He asked, "Hagrid, how long will these snail-like creatures live here?"

Hagrid: "At most one spring. The Forbidden Forest is too dangerous for them. They will have to continue migrating to another, less dangerous forest."

Honestly, if the snail-goat beasts weren't such voracious eaters, gnawing on tree bark when they were hungry, they would actually be quite well-suited to living in the Muggle forest.

But they eat far too much; even ordinary cows and sheep don't eat that much. If they were released into the Muggle forest, people would quickly notice something amiss, and there would be a risk of exposure.

Even if it is a very weak magical creature, it is still a magical creature.

A thoughtful look flashed across Lin Xia's eyes as she asked, "Hagrid, can we adopt a few snail-sheep beasts?"

Hagrid only considered it for a moment before immediately agreeing.

If it were any other magical creature, it wouldn't be so easy for students to adopt it.

But if it's a snail-sheep beast, then it's simple; these kinds of magical creatures pose very little danger.

Hagrid said, "Then remember to feed it. Although the snail-goat beast is gentle, there is a prerequisite: there must be enough food."

If they are not given enough food, they will become extremely irritable and their attack power will be no less than that of ordinary wild beasts.

Although they don't bite people, they will bite other people's pets. The cats and dogs in your dorm are not as aggressive as these snail-like beasts.

The others immediately replied, "We feed them every day!"

After being cleaned, the snail-sheep beast has fluffy and fuzzy fur, and its body is light enough to be held like a doll, and it's also warm and cozy.

The spring chill lingers, and the weather is still quite cold.

Each of them adopted a snail-sheep beast and took it home, and Lin Xia then kept them in the laboratory to study.

They each had their own research topics, and Lin Xia decided to hold a lab meeting after the week to decide which research to focus on. "Ron."

As they were about to go out for dinner, Lin Xia stopped him and said:

"You've been studying runes for a week, and I see that your redrawn tracking runes are already quite good. Set them up in your dorm tonight."

Ron was a little nervous and subconsciously said, "So fast? I feel like I've only learned the basics. Maybe I should study for a few more weeks before I start setting it up."

One reason they make excuses is out of fear.

The other half felt that they hadn't learned enough.

Lin Xia said, "You've learned almost everything; what you lack is practice."

First, arrange everything in your dorm room. If you feel there's anything you've done wrong, come back to ask me tomorrow, and I'll guide you again. After I've guided you, go back to your dorm room and arrange everything again. If there's anything wrong, come back to ask me again.

When you set it up one day and feel that there are no mistakes and that it is very easy, then you have mastered this tracking magic rune array.

However, whether you can master it further after that depends on your comprehension.

Lin Xia then looked at Harry.

“Harry, you need to watch Ron while he sets things up, and point out anything you think is wrong.”

Harry pointed to himself, somewhat surprised: "Me? I can't do it. I'm not as good as Ron."

This is true.

Lin Xia made Ron learn the tracking magic rune array under her supervision, and assigned him tasks every day.

Ron has now memorized all the patterns of the tracking runes, while Harry has only been learning intermittently and hasn't even memorized all the patterns yet.

Even so, Lin Xia discovered that Harry had a very keen talent for rune arrays.

He may not be able to draw very well, but he can quickly find fault with things.

He can quickly detect anything that is wrong and will subconsciously avoid doing anything wrong.

However, his abilities were limited, and no matter how much he tried to avoid it, it still wouldn't work.

This seems contradictory, but it's also quite normal.

Take chefs and food critics, for example.

A chef can cook, but he may not be able to taste where the dish can be improved.

Food critics may not necessarily cook, but they certainly have a discerning palate.

Lin Xia felt that Harry was somewhat like a food critic.

He had only average talent for drawing runes, but he could always find the flaws in them.

If Ron could team up with Harry, the two could actually complement each other.

Ron's talent in drawing runes was only slightly better than Harry's.

But what can you do when the two of them live in the same dormitory?

Lin Xia said, "Harry, although you are not as good as Ron in your studies, your intuition is very sharp. You see, after he finished setting up the rune array, he pointed out the parts that felt wrong and let Ron figure them out himself."

She looked at Ron: "If you really can't figure it out, come and ask me tomorrow. If you think you've figured it out, then change it according to your own ideas."

Ron said in a low voice, "That's a magic rune array. Can I really modify it?"

Lin Xia smiled and said, "The magic rune array truly relies on ancient magic runes like the Rune Rune. Each ancient magic rune has a certain power, and by combining them in different orders, a magic rune array can be formed, which can exert even greater power."

However, the magic runes we know now are all passed down from our predecessors. This doesn't mean that these magic runes are necessarily the best or the most correct; it just means that arranging them in this way can produce the desired effect.

"The spells we use now have been revised many times to reduce the difficulty of casting them."

However, according to the ancient methods of training wizards, each wizard has different talents and abilities, and the spells they use will also be different, as will the magic runes.

The most suitable magic rune array must be modified according to one's own conditions in order to unleash its full potential.

Although the runes are based on runes, activating these runes requires the wizard's magic power.

Only those with similar magical abilities can activate it quickly.

Take Gryffindor's sword, for example. Harry was able to pull it out because his abilities matched the sword's requirements.

This tracking rune array was set up by Ron, and it ultimately needs to be activated by Ron, so it is most appropriate for him to make the modifications.

All Harry could do was point out what didn't make sense.

The two of them returned to their Gryffindor dormitory, feeling dizzy.

Everyone was resting tonight, so there were no patrols and we returned to our dorms quite early.

When the dormitory door opened, Neville was still holding a book and reading.

Mikel was writing something at his desk when he heard Ron and the others return, so he turned around to look.

Starting this week, Mikel, as an outstanding student, will also be joining the patrol.

He felt a little uneasy.

Seeing that Ron and the others had returned, he wanted to talk to them about what he should bring with him besides the self-defense items the school had given them.

The strange phenomena were accompanied by the babbling of evil gods. Although Mikel had a system, it was difficult for him to gain experience points.

He didn't want to waste all his precious experience points on blocking the evil god's ramblings.

If you can find something from the outside to resist, then use external objects first.

Mikel stood up, walked over to Ron and Harry, and saw that they had returned with serious expressions. He took out a mithril pen and some materials from his seamless retractable ring and began to write and draw on the spot where the desk had been.

"What are you doing?"

Ron, holding his mithril pen, had already started drawing, while Harry watched from the side.

Mikel couldn't help but ask Harry.

Harry's gaze remained fixed on Ron's drawing, and he replied casually, "Drawing runes."

Neville was also drawn over and stood next to Mikel.

Because Harry and Ron looked rather serious, Neville didn't dare to speak, and instead quietly asked Mikel.

"We didn't learn how to draw runes in our Ancient Runes class, so how come Ron and Harry know so many Ancient Runes?"

After he finished speaking, Neville felt a tickle on his calf, as if something had rubbed against it.

Looking down, he saw two tiny snail-like creatures rubbing their fluffy fur against Neville's legs.

Neville's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "What is this? It's so cute!" (End of Chapter)