Everyday Players at Hogwarts.

Chapter 520 The Mysterious Tree Shepherd
"Seeds, do they have to be planted in the soil?" Harry couldn't help but picked up a red seed.

In his eyes, the seeds were as red as blood, as if beating with his heartbeat.

"Have you heard of the Tree Shepherd?" Hagrid did not answer directly, but had a mysterious smile on his face.

"I've heard of it, but I only know that it is a lost school of magic, and I don't know the details," said Neville.

He couldn't help but look at the seeds in Hagrid's hand.

Could this be related to the tree shepherd?
“The Tree Shepherd is a byproduct of the ancient wizards’ research into immortality.

The specific idea is actually very simple and plain.

That is, the normal lifespan of a wizard is no more than two hundred years old, while the lifespan of trees is very long.

In Brazil, there is a legitimate Carinthus tree, called the Patriarca Floresta tree, that is three thousand years old.

The purpose of the tree shepherd is to link his life with the life of the tree, so as to gain a longer lifespan." Hagrid said.

But Ron was a little bit incredulous, "These are for us? For us to become tree shepherds?
Is this more precious than the Philosopher's Stone?
You know, Nicolas Flamel only lived for about six hundred years!"

"Hagrid hasn't finished his words yet!" Harry looked at Ron helplessly, then at the red seeds in his hand. "This is holly berry, a species of holly. Holly can live for three years if it's maintained normally. If it's really like what you understand, Ron, then my life span has been shortened, hasn't it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the seeds in your hand, Hagrid, are seeds of holly, cherry, willow, yew, and hawthorn." Draco on the side guessed confidently.

"How did you - I know! This is related to the material of our wands!" Ron said belatedly.

"So my seeds have the shortest lifespan." Harry couldn't help but shook his head and laughed.

Harry had learned about wandlore and even studied wand trees.

Although wand trees are different from their counterparts, like wizards and Muggles, their branches can be used to make wands.

But their lifespan remains the same as their Muggle counterparts.

Willow, the material of Ron's wand, generally has a lifespan of 20 to 30 years, and a few species can live for more than a hundred years.

The second is Na'vi cherry wood, which generally has a lifespan of 50 to 70 years. If well cared for, it may survive for up to a hundred years.

Next is the Draco hawthorn tree. This tree has a long lifespan, usually living 60 to 70 years without aging, and some can even live for more than 150 years.

Ginny's yew tree is even more amazing. Like other yew trees, it has a long lifespan. The oldest yew tree today is near the cemetery of St. Snog's Church in Wales, UK, and is at least 5 years old.

It is said that the wood of his brother's wand is yew.

"The tree shepherd genre was a failed attempt.

Just like the Dumbledore family tried to achieve immortality through the phoenix.

But while the quest for an extension of lifespan failed, the tree herders discovered that as the contracted trees grew, they also died.

Their magic power will also transform accordingly.

But this is only limited to young wizards, whose magic is still very active. According to Professor Castrobuse, they still contain the original, pure vitality that remains from the womb.

Only this kind of magic can transform the tree according to the contract." Hagrid said.

"die?
So does that mean the seeds with the shortest lifespan are the best? What about Ginny's?
It's very likely that Ginny is dead, but her tree is still alive!" Ron asked quickly.

He also knew a thing or two about yew trees.

After all, yew is the material of Voldemort and his sister's wands.

Harry had done some research and he had asked out of curiosity before.

"Not entirely Ron.

Then let me tell you about the knowledge of the contract tree." Hagrid said and took out a notebook.

“The contract tree is the tree that the wizard contracts with.

But only the Wand Tree can be used as a Contract Tree.

Moreover, mature trees will reject wizards, and only tree species will be "willing" to accept the magic power of wizards. This means that tree shepherds need to find tree species that can grow into magic wand trees from tens of millions of tree species.

And it also needs to be in harmony with the wizard's magic.

These two requirements were like a natural barrier that blocked the development of the tree herders, to the point where their art was lost.

As time progressed, tree shepherds received inspiration from wand makers.

Wandmakers have discovered that the Bowtruckle can easily identify wand trees, and the same can be said of the species.

The tree species that are suitable for wizards are often the wood of their wands.

These two discoveries allowed the tree herders to continue.

Today, the tree shepherd system has been passed down in Castrobus for hundreds of years.

They also have a better understanding of the tree shepherd system.

Although the wizard's magic power will transform with the natural death of the contract tree, this is not a necessary condition.

If the lifespan of the contract tree is too long, the tree shepherd can also undergo magical transformation in advance through the growth cycle of the contract tree in the four seasons.

But this depends on the talent of the tree shepherd himself.

Over the past hundred years, among the many tree shepherds, the best ones even underwent transformation when the contract tree just sprouted.

But there are also stupid people, because the lifespan of the contract tree is too long, and it has never undergone a transformation until its death." Hagrid looked at the notebook and read it word by word.

“So, these trees will be connected to us after they are planted?

What if they are destroyed by someone else?
Will it have an impact on us?" Draco immediately thought of the disadvantages.

In other words, the moment he heard the introduction, he imagined a tree shepherd enemy and thought of preventing the enemy from growing by destroying the enemy's contract tree.

“Being destroyed does have an effect, according to one unfortunate fellow who doesn’t want to reveal his life, it’s like being hit hard on the head.

Other than that, there is no impact, does it count as magic and other wizards cannot undergo additional transformations? "Hagrid looked at Draco and said.

"What about the curse?

Cursing through the connection between the tree and the wizard?" Fred and George, as outsiders, speculated.

"Wizards can unilaterally cut off this kind of connection." Hagrid gave Fred and George a displeased look.

"What does transformation mean?"

"Have you made any progress in magic?" Harry and Neville asked respectively.

They both have a desire to improve their strength.

"You all know that every wizard has his or her own special areas of expertise.

After the magic power transforms, a new ability will be born by combining with the field in which one is good at.

Like Metamorphmagus, it does not require a wand and is an innate ability that is like instinct.

I asked the professors at Castrobuse, but these birth abilities are as important to a tree shepherd as the color of his underwear.

Only a few are willing to reveal it.

Because the abilities they were born with are not very outstanding and are very common. "

"Common?" Harry asked.

Hagrid thought for a moment and then said, "Let me give you an example. There was a wizard who was particularly good at creating fire spells.

Well, like a blazing fire.

His ability after the transformation of magic is that he can create fire directly without a wand."

(End of this chapter)