Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 146 Dumbledore’s Trust

When they were on the Scarlet Moon, Mimir had introduced to Moon this strange creature with eight legs in the sea.

He said the creature was actually quite intelligent.

Moon remembered that he had only met Black Lake once.
That was when he had just successfully made the magic wand and came to the Black Lake to test the "wand magic".

I didn't expect that just that one experience would make this big guy remember it for so long.

Moon was not relieved until Bongbong told him that the giant squid did not want to cause trouble but really liked that kind of magic.

"what should I do?"

After the giant squid agreed, Moon looked at the two animals in front of him in a daze.

Facing such a large sparring partner for the first time, Moon really didn't know what to do.

"Haw?"

After Bengbeng helped to ask, the giant squid asked Moon to cast the [Iron Armor Spell] first.

Moon wondered if the giant squid could see the range of his spell.

In order to avoid being accidentally injured during sparring, he walked towards the shore again.

When the squid saw that Moon had finished casting the spell, he hesitated for a moment, then immediately stretched out a huge arm and gently stirred the surface of the Black Lake.

Wow!

A water arrow as thick as an adult's arm flew directly towards Moon.

呲!
[Iron Armor Curse] seemed to have no defensive capabilities.

Moon was also drenched.

Seeing Bengbeng grinning evilly beside him, Moon had no choice but to cast a [Drying Spell] on himself.

"Can you reduce the power of the water arrows a little bit?"

Moon didn't know if the other party could understand him, so he just raised his head and shouted.

When the giant squid was about to attack again, Moon cast a [Waterproof and Moisture-Proof] spell on himself in advance, and then the [Iron Armor Spell] for defense.

呲!
After discovering that Moon was able to defend himself, the giant squid's other arms began to shoot water arrows.

Its speed is even faster than when Moon casts the [Leg Lock Spell]!

After just one round, Moon's defense was broken again.

Fortunately, my clothes didn’t get wet this time.

After practicing for more than ten times, Moon was already exhausted, but the giant squid hadn't had enough fun and was waiting for the next time with joy.

Just as Moon was sitting on the shore to rest, a rough voice suddenly came from the distance.

"Who? Who's there?"

"I've already warned you, stay away from the Black Lake. It's dangerous to be dragged in!"

When Hagrid's voice sounded, the giant squid sank quickly into the Black Lake and disappeared.

"Hagrid, it's me~"

Moon didn't let the people in the distance keep shouting.

Seeing the giant squid disappear completely, Moon knew that this big guy probably didn't want to see other people, so he turned around and went to meet it.

"Oh, Moon, I just saw that giant squid come ashore!"

Hagrid was surprised when he saw Moon, and then he kept pointing in the direction of Black Lake and wanted to go there.

"Yes, that big guy was just practicing spells with me."

"What!"

Hagrid opened his mouth wide in surprise!

"It's helping me practice spells. What's wrong?"

"No, no, it's okay. I just didn't expect it to come out to help the little wizard!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either."

Moon was actually no less surprised than Hagrid.

But he could vaguely feel that this giant squid didn't seem to have any bad intentions.

Seeing that Hagrid no longer planned to go to the Black Lake, Moon also asked his doubts.

"Hagrid, I feel like the giant squid is very friendly. It won't drag the little wizard into the water, right?"

"It's usually very friendly and doesn't like to move around much, but lately it's been coming to the surface a lot for some reason."

When Hagrid said this, he lowered his head and gazed at Moon and Bongbong, as if to say, it turned out to be you.

After noticing Hagrid's eyes, Moon smiled embarrassedly.

"I'll be more careful next time. By the way, do you know when it came to the Black Lake?"

Hearing that Moon would come again later, Hagrid frowned.

Although he himself is from Gryffindor College, the little lion's recklessness sometimes makes him feel helpless.

"I don't know exactly when it arrived, but the professors once talked about it. They said that this giant squid was caught by the then-dean Godric shortly after the school was founded."

Godric Gryffindor, the Head of the Lion House at the time of Hogwarts' founding.

Moon had read about this famous man in Hogwarts: A History.

If the giant squid really came to the Black Lake at that time, it would have been at least nine hundred years ago.

"This giant squid is so old!"

After Moon finished speaking, he looked at the huge black shadow in the Black Lake. He suddenly wondered if this big guy would be bored staying here.

"It should be. I think it should be the largest squid in the world."

"Does it usually have enough to eat?"

After gazing at the lake for a while, Moon suddenly remembered how the squid enjoyed eating the conch, and asked with some doubt.

"They shouldn't be starving. There are fishmen in the Black Lake. They like to herd fish. These should have ended up in the giant squid's stomach."

Murlocs are also a kind of magical creature with a gentle temperament.

Last time, Bengbeng said that he made a group of strange-looking friends in the Black Lake, and Moon suspected that it was them.

"Grazing the fish, that's probably not enough~"

Thinking about the giant squid's reminder, Moon decided to bring more fire snails next time.

Even if you can't fill the other person up, it's good to change his taste.

"I'm not sure either. I'm only responsible for guarding the Forbidden Forest, and I rarely pay attention to what happens in the Black Lake."

Hearing Hagrid say this, Moon actually felt fortunate that this was the case.

Hagrid is now the warden of the Forbidden Forest, and he has already stuffed countless things into it.

If he were to see the Black Lake again, this safe area where first-year students had to take a boat to go to school would definitely become a dangerous magical forbidden area.

"Oh, by the way, since you're here, go check out the magical oak I found!"

"Did you find it so quickly?"

Moon had just agreed with Hagrid last week to repair the wand, but he didn't expect that Hagrid would find the magical wood in less than a week.

"Yes, I originally wanted to buy one from Ollivanders, but they said they had one that was especially suitable for me."

Moon knew that Ollivander had very high skills and vision in making wands.

If the master says it's perfect for Hagrid, then it must be.

As Moon and Hagrid headed towards the Forbidden Forest Hut together, a warm smile appeared on the headmaster's tower in the castle.

Dumbledore had actually seen the little wizard when Moon arrived at the Black Lake.

He not only witnessed the exchange between Bongbong and the giant squid, but also watched the entire sparring session between Moon and the giant squid. "I suggest strengthening the Devil's Snare's defensive capabilities."

"Need to practice these common spells."

"And gain the trust of the Guardians of the Black Lake."

"It seems that Mr. Scarlett can be completely ruled out as a suspect."

Moon, who had already left Black Lake, didn't know.

It was only three months after he entered Hogwarts that he truly gained the headmaster's trust.

It was already late when Moon arrived at Hagrid's hut.

Hagrid first hung a dim oil lamp on the pillar in the room, and then took out a paper package from the box.

When Moon saw the material of the package, he felt it looked familiar.

Because it was exactly the same package he had received when he bought his wand from Ollivander's Wand Shop.

"Because I've been busy recently, I wrote a letter to Ollivander. I didn't expect him to ask Professor Ollivander to send this to me."

As Hagrid spoke, he had already opened the package and pulled out a piece of wood about 20 inches long.

"This oak looks so familiar."

The first time Moon saw the wood, he felt like he had seen it somewhere.

"Of course, Ollivander explained that he had sealed the oak since learning my wand had been broken, and then you saw it."

Hagrid had a big smile on his face as he spoke.

Moon actually learned more information from this sentence.

There must be some hidden story behind Hagrid's wand being broken.

When Ollivander found out, he sealed up the wood from the same tree as Hagrid's wand.

"If all magical wood comes from the same tree, then using it to repair a wand will definitely be the closest to the original."

Moon said as he carefully examined the wood in his hand.

Although this piece of wood has been cut from the tree for a long time, it has been well maintained and you can even smell the fragrance of the aged wood.

"Olivander's craftsmanship is really good."

Moon took a look and felt that the wood must be worth a lot of money.

"Of course, his wands are very popular all over the world, and the wood maintenance must be first-class."

Moon had long known that Ollivander's Wand Shop had a huge influence, so it was normal that it could sell wands all over the world.

Of course, Moon thought he might be able to open a store selling other items in the future.

After all, he has the whole world at his back.

"Since I already have the wood, I'll make it after watching the game on Saturday!"

"Oh, actually, there's no need to rush. I want to watch Harry's game too, and the times of Quidditch matches are totally unpredictable."

Hagrid said as he took the wood from Moon, repacked it and put it back in the box.

As for when a Quidditch match will end, it is indeed completely unpredictable.

There is no time limit for this kind of game, and the game ends only when the Seeker catches the Golden Snitch.

According to Hermione, who has read Quidditch Through the Ages no less than eight times, the longest Quidditch match ever recorded is six months.

This was because both sides of the game were unable to find the Golden Snitch and chose to give up.

Of course, the Hogwarts House Cup should not have such a long record.

Because the main job of the young wizards is to study, the longest record of the Academy Cup is only three days.

For Hagrid, he could wait this long. After all, it had been decades since his wand was broken, so a few days wouldn't make a difference.

"By the way, Hagrid, do you know Professor Dylan Ollivander?"

After hearing Hagrid say that the professor had brought him a package, Moon wanted to find out more about alchemy.

"This professor is... well, he's always researching weird alchemy stuff and rarely sees people. He suddenly showed up to deliver a package that day and it startled me."

Through Hagrid's description, Moon deduced that Professor Ollivander must be an alchemy fanatic.

"No wonder I seldom see him at school."

Alchemy is the most difficult course at Hogwarts and also has the least enrollment. Logically, the professor should not be very busy.

But Moon hadn't seen this professor since he entered Hogwarts.

"Yes, Professor Ollivander often misses classes because of alchemy experiments. Professor McGonagall is very troubled by this matter. By the way, why are you asking about him?"

"Oh, I want to learn something about alchemy, but I don't know where to start."

"No way, Moon, you're only in the first grade!"

"I just want to understand."

Seeing Hagrid's surprised expression, Moon knew that no first-year student would specifically learn this.

But Moon won't give up just because no one is learning.

He knew very little about the magic of the other world to begin with, and now that he had finally obtained an alchemy key, he naturally wanted to find a way to study it.

"By the way, Hagrid, I saw that Dumbledore won the gold medal in alchemy in his seventh year. I think he must have been exposed to alchemy very early."

"Dumbledore, he is the greatest wizard."

After spending some time with Hagrid, Moon discovered that Hagrid had no reason to worship Dumbledore.

Even though Moon felt that studying alchemy for only two years would not lead to such great achievements.

But Hagrid still believed that as long as it was Dumbledore, it would be possible.

It was already late when I finished checking the wand wood.

Hagrid knew that the road might not be safe, so he took Fang with him to send Moon back to the castle.

"I know you're still not giving up on alchemy, but I still want to remind you that if you go to see Professor Ollivander, don't tell him that you've ever successfully made a wand."

"Why? Does he mind this so much?"

Moon was a little surprised that the Ollivander family would mind making wands.

"These should be their family's secrets. I don't know much about them. Anyway, just remember my advice."

Regarding the study of alchemy, Moon has actually been exploring it on his own.

He had come to Hogwarts this week with that obscure alchemy notebook.

After Moon studied for a period of time, he was able to understand part of the content.

This key must have been made by a group of people, but Fao Holmes was responsible for recording the entire process.

Moon had learned from the contents of the notes that this group of people were the Faithless, and that they had been making keys for a full ten years.

The entire key consists of three parts, the main body of which is made of meteorite iron, which is very hard.

The teeth are inlaid with a kind of magma amber, which contains very strong fire magic energy.

The handle of the key is covered with a layer of golden snake skin, and Moon cannot find out its specific function for the time being.

"To be able to use so many materials to create a small key, it seems that the magic cage that the Faithless wants to break must be very powerful."

Moon could only find some basic books on alchemy in the Hogwarts library.

Among them, "The Origin of Alchemy" divides the entire alchemical item into five parts: material, structural technology, runes, magic circle, and magic effect.

Moon's current understanding of the alchemical key is only about its material and the weak magical energy attached to it.

"I still don't have enough research materials. The Restricted Section should have a lot of relevant information, but which professor should I contact?"

　Thanks to the book friend DS for the reward

　　
　
(End of this chapter)