From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 326 Charmander and...Charizard?

"You did a great job that day, Cassandra," Ivy praised.

This is still the Fire Dragon Area of the magical animal breeding and reproduction base, and standing in front of him is the sorcerer Cassandra.

After the duel with Harry, Ivy had several weeks of peace. People stopped talking about the Triwizard Tournament and instead focused on Harry's dueling skills.

After returning from the world of Arda, Ivy discovered that there were some disadvantages to raising the attributes too high.

At least the passive listening and perception effects brought by his high perception attribute made it difficult for him to calm down in crowded places, and he even had to rely on the help of magic.

And when people in the castle mentioned his name, the noise became even harder to ignore.

So when Cassandra's actions were successful, he was quite satisfied to regain this peace.

"That's just my job." Cassandra was still very humble in front of Ivy.

Ivy waved his hand and continued, "Although I asked you to do this, I will definitely not be stingy with your reward. Come on, let's perform the ceremony now and link you and Nobetha together with a magic chain."

This was a new challenge to Lord Ivy's ability. Although he was already a qualified nine-ring spellcaster, he still had no experience in using magic to turn a fire dragon into a pet.

What's more, Nobeta is a native species of the wizarding world. Ivy must make certain local adjustments to the Chain Magic Contract of the Contractor in order to perfectly adapt to this situation.

"Blood is a very good ritual material, whether it's dragon blood or wizard's blood." Ivy stood up from his chair and explained loudly.

"And in order to link your body and mind together, I need to use your blood to outline the venue for the ritual magic." Ivy waved his hand, and the Grimoire of Destruction automatically appeared in front of him, and two huge narrow-mouthed bottles emerged from it.

It was a veritable blood bottle, and the blood inside was taken from Norbeta and Cassandra in advance. And taking advantage of the fact that the items stored in the Room of Requirement would not be affected by time, it was absolutely preserved.

The blood that is slightly thicker and emits stronger heat is Norbeta's dragon blood, while the one that looks ordinary in comparison is the blood of the wizard Cassandra, which is very easy to distinguish.

Ivy controlled the blood in the two bottles to fly out, and quickly outlined two identical ritual arrays on the flat ground. Their essence was actually very simple, just a variation of the first-level spell Find Familiar.

However, the contract object is a fire dragon like Norbeta, which has great potential, so Ivy borrowed some parts from animal companions. They can not only connect the fire dragon and the wizard, but also allow the two individuals to have a magical connection like a real magic pet and its master.

The reason why it is called a real magical familiar is that the magical pet obtained by the spell "Find Magic Familiar" is actually a magical spirit creature created by the magic power of the spell system. In essence, it is a secondary transformation and utilization of the magic power of the caster. Therefore, from the perspective of magic, the magical familiar is a part of the caster himself.

However, the extra pets that the contracted magician obtains through the Chain Magic Contract, such as imps, pseudo dragons, quasers, or goblins, are other creatures that actually exist outside the material plane. They are individuals bound by the contracted magician's master using his own great power. They are rewards given to the contracted magician who serves him.

Therefore, when Ivy casts the spell, he cannot completely copy the ritual spell of finding a magical pet.

However, using conjuration magic to create a magical link between Cassandra and Norbeta is an essential part of the process.

With Ivy's precise operation, the two magic circles were completed in less than a moment.

Ivy connected his spirit with Nobetha and urged it to enter. Although it was not necessary, Ivy felt that the voluntary attribute was also an important part of the pet contract.

Fortunately, fire dragons are creatures that possess both gregarious and solitary attributes, and immature individuals like Norbeta tend to rely on powerful leaders.

So after receiving Ivy's urging in the mental link, Norbeta walked into the ritual array drawn with Cassandra's blood very obediently.

"Stand inside, Cassandra," Ivy pointed to the ritual circle drawn with dragon blood, "I promise you, it won't hurt."

It would have been better if Ivy hadn't said this. Once he said this, Cassandra, who was originally eager to try, became hesitant. Because the last time Ivy said something like "it won't hurt", he used the tattoo needle to prick Cassandra's body for a long time, and she almost had PTSD.

After looking at Ivy again with a confirming look, Cassandra resigned herself to her fate and walked into the magic circle in front of her.

"That's right." Ivy said with satisfaction, "I am your leader and the source of your power. How could I harm you?"

Then, without waiting for Cassandra to react, Ivy activated the ritual magic.

The blood that made up the rune array emitted a fluorescent light, and then immediately chains made of light blue spiritual essence rose from the blood. The chains passed through the fire dragon's black scales and pierced deeply into Norberta's chest. The same happened to Cassandra on the other side. The light blue spiritual essence chains passed through her back and came out from her chest.

Ivy heard Cassandra gasp sharply and Norberta let out a piercing howl.

The two chains that pierced through his chest were no longer pure spiritual essence, but had a hint of blood.

The more chains penetrated into the chest, the more bloody links there were. The two chains quickly extended past each other and then penetrated into the chests of the man and the dragon again.

The lights of the ritual magic circles no longer flickered, and the blood that composed them turned a lifeless purple-black color, like clumps of dried and coagulated blood.

The two spiritual chains closed in the chests of Cassandra and Norbeta, officially completing the magic ritual. As the last bit of light faded, the spiritual chains also disappeared, but the heart chain linking the magician and the fire dragon would not disappear.

"I seem to have another perspective..." Cassandra said as if she was sleepwalking, "Nobeta's eyes are different from those of humans. Her perspective is much wider..."

The little dragon Norbeta also seemed very uncomfortable, shaking his head covered with ferocious thorns back and forth, but no matter how he shook his head, he couldn't get rid of the dizziness caused by the dual perspectives, so he simply closed his eyes and retracted his head under his wings. After Norbeta closed his eyes, Cassandra immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Ah... much better now..."

"Very good." Ivy clapped his hands for his creation. "This magic ritual was a perfect success. Generally speaking, as long as you are within 100 feet of each other, you can communicate with each other through telepathy, and even share each other's vision and hearing like just now. But fire dragons and wizards are both magical creatures. I am not sure to what extent this telepathic distance can be extended. So you'd better adapt to it so as not to affect your normal life."

"According to my speculation, after Norbeta becomes your magical familiar, both of you will be strengthened to a certain extent. You should be able to cast spells through Norbeta, but you still need to figure out how to do it. I think taking out some of Norbeta's heartstrings to make a magic wand will definitely strengthen this connection, but I still need to think about how to do it without hurting it."

Regarding this point, Ivy's immature idea of using flesh and blood magic to proliferate some flesh and blood, but even the dark wizard who created the black magic subcategory of flesh and blood magic in history probably never thought of applying this spell to a living fire dragon, so what the consequences will be, still needs to be verified by Ivy.

"Similarly, the fire dragon's resistance to magic should be reflected in you to some extent, and it may even amplify your fire magic. This is also something that needs time to verify and discover. But in general, the magic chain contract between you and Nobetha was successfully completed under my auspices!"

Finally, enduring the dizziness brought by the extra perspective, Cassandra returned to Hogwarts alone to rest.

And Ivy's work for the day is not over yet, because as Professor Victor, a dragon expert, he also needs to help the Hogwarts magical animal breeding and reproduction base to welcome four female dragons incubating eggs sent from the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary and the Welsh Dragon Sanctuary.

Professor Victor's temporary expert certificate was obtained by Dumbledore. At first, Ivy thought it was a cheating tradition in the Triwizard Tournament, but the responsible headmaster of Hogwarts told him sternly that this was to prevent the appearance of the dragon from harming other dragon experts and the flowers and plants in the Forbidden Forest.

Ivy, who can kill even a hundred-meter dragon, is not afraid of a few large lizards that are no longer than 50 feet, but it is still possible to go over and have fun.

So that night, Ivy saw four fire dragons being escorted to the forbidden forest by more than thirty researchers from the Fire Dragon Protection Area.

The ordinary green model is the native British fire dragon, the Welsh Green Dragon.

The scales are silver-blue, and the smallest one is the Swedish Shortnose Dragon. It has the hottest flame that can even melt steel.

The red one is from China and is also called the Dragon Lion. The flames it spews out are in a very peculiar mushroom shape, very similar to a fireball, so its name is called the Chinese Fireball Dragon.

The largest one had the worst temper and was a cousin of Norbeta, who had just completed the Chain Pact with Cassandra. It was a pitch-black Hungarian Horntail.

A sturdy man with burn marks on his skin walked towards Ivy. He was not short, with conspicuous red hair and freckles on his face. Charlie Weasley, that was his name.

"Professor Victor, right?" Charlie asked, "Dumbledore said you were the dragon expert at Hogwarts? But I remember you taught Defense Against the Dark Arts for a while?"

"You know a lot, Mr. Weasley." Ivy looked closely at the dragons behind Charlie. They were all sleeping soundly, either because of large doses of sleeping potions or because of the stunning spells cast by several people together.

"Well, is there a suitable place to store them?" Charlie looked at the overly dense trees in the Forbidden Forest. "The temperature of their flames is very high. If they are not handled properly, they may set the entire Forbidden Forest on fire."

Originally there was a large open space in the Forbidden Forest, but now it has been transformed by Hogwarts professors and the construction team of the Ministry of Magic into a breeding and breeding base for magical animals. Therefore, these dragons can only stay in cages unhappily.

"I'm afraid that's exactly why I came here." Ivy cursed inwardly. He didn't expect that he would be drafted into the army by that old bastard Dumbledore, and he used such a high-sounding excuse.

"Uh..." Charlie obviously didn't understand what Ivy meant, and asked hesitantly, "Then where should we send them?"

“Just leave it where it is, just wait a moment…” Ivy pulled out from the void the mithril staff jointly crafted by the dwarves and the Maia - the Heart of the Mountains, the Friendship of the Lonely Mountain.

Under the illumination of the torches held up by the staff of the Fire Dragon Reserve, the Arkenstone on the top of the staff bloomed with beautiful brilliance.

Charlie's breathing stagnated, and he stared at the wonderful light in a daze. But after a moment, the sturdy dragon researcher woke up and took two steps back in amazement: "What is this, a magic wand?"

"Almost." Ivy was very satisfied with the expression on his face. "Mr. Weasley, please ask your colleagues to find something to hold on to. It may be very bumpy next."

"Bumpy?" Charlie repeated in confusion, but still waved and shouted obediently to the other Fire Dragon researchers.

Thanks to Charlie's long-standing good reputation, these fire dragon researchers were willing to obey.

So in less than a few minutes, all the wizards held onto the trees around them, and the entire forbidden forest became surprisingly quiet.

Seeing that no one was moving around anymore, Ivy slammed the mithril wand in his hand to the ground and began to cast his spell.

As Ivy began to call upon the magic of the earth, vibrations began to emanate from beneath his feet.

It then became bigger and bigger, and the fire dragon researchers, who were originally reluctant or confused about the situation, now hugged the trees around them of their own accord.

The rocks began to rise and the ground began to collapse.

As a native of the wizarding world, Ivy's ancient magic can play a very good role in this land. Moreover, mithril is an excellent magic-guiding material. Under the amplification of the Arkenstone, the effectiveness of ancient magic becomes extremely exaggerated.

Geological movement occurred rapidly in this woodland. In just one minute, a mountain made entirely of huge rocks rose from the ground. Ivy was also very considerate and dug caves in the four corners in advance.

"This is the temporary dormitory for the fire dragons." Ivy nodded with satisfaction under the horrified gazes of the fire dragon researchers. "Although it's still a little short of the magic to cover it up, it's night now, so we can add it slowly."

　Oops! Caught up!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)