Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 167 Dumbledore’s arrangements

Dumbledore actually put a lot of effort into the arrangement of the Mirror of Erised.

It was actually his idea to place this magic mirror in that abandoned classroom.

Dumbledore originally thought that Harry would not discover the magic mirror until he received the invisibility cloak.

But he never expected that everything would develop faster and more complicated now, even slightly beyond his original expectations.

"Thestrals, strange willow trees, and a cracked scarlet moon~"

Dumbledore had been pacing around his office, thinking, since returning from the abandoned classroom.

No one knew the Mirror of Erised better than Dumbledore.

The principal even used his superb alchemical magic to transform the magic mirror so that it could become the last guard level.

But what Dumbledore saw in the mirror tonight made him unable to calm down for a long time.

"A strange black willow tree, devoid of any vitality, as if cast under some mysterious curse."

"The fact that he could see the Thestrals means he had witnessed death himself. But why did the Thestrals fly towards that crimson moon?"

Dumbledore's knowledge is far greater than that of the average person, and the same is true of the magical books he has read.

But there was a huge crack on the crimson moon.

He never remembered where he had seen or read about such a scene.

However, the principal, who is over a hundred years old, is still worried and is trying hard to recall all the books he has read.

"The scarlet moon often portends bad luck, disaster, war, and death."

Dumbledore paced back and forth, sorting out all the information he knew.

In the existing books in the magical world, all the information related to the scarlet moon is negative.

As the favorite celestial body of werewolves, vampires, and zombies, the moon often symbolizes the rise of dark forces.

However, the appearance of the scarlet moon made this celestial body even more unpredictable.

"Could it be Tom? But what is his relationship with Feiyue? Or will his return this time trigger a bigger war?"

"No, according to the prophecy, Harry is his real opponent. As for Mr. Scarlett..."

When Dumbledore thought of this, he couldn't help but become curious about Moon's secret.

He originally guessed that this little lion was arranged by his old rival to enter Hogwarts, but now it seems that this option can be ruled out.

Dumbledore knew the wizard imprisoned in Nurmengard as well as he knew himself.

His dream is to let wizards rule the world, not to cultivate a little wizard who may bring great chaos to the world.

"This information is still too little. Perhaps we can arrange a divination."

On Monday morning, the Gryffindor lions only had one History of Magic class.

After entering December, the temperature outside is getting colder and colder, but it does not prevent the little lions from taking a nap in this class.

In the classroom, only Moon was still listening carefully to Professor Binns's explanation.

Hermione had already finished reading the content of this class and was now reading the books for the higher grades.

"Magical families are also an important part of magical history. Through their evolution, you can know the other side of the magical world."

Professor Binns will talk about the evolution history of magic families today.

They were also the most important group in the early days of the wizarding world.

At that time, most people with magical talents gathered together because of the magical gene inheritance in their blood.

Because this kind of magic family controls enormous power, they inevitably influence the development of magic society.

The book lists many magical families, such as the Peverells, the Blacks, the Gaunts, and the Ollivanders.
Through the contents of the book, Moon was reminded of a family from another world that he had recently met.

The Bailey family of Myrzu Castle is the same ancient family that existed in the early history of magic.

Most of them live together as blood relatives, use magic to treat diseases for ordinary Muggles, and quickly accumulate wealth for their family.

But at the same time, they will inevitably be misunderstood. After all, Muggles don't understand magic, and they will only think of the bad side.

This is also the period the Bailey family is going through.

"After the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy came into effect, pure-blood wizarding families began to rise, and most of them occupied important positions in the magical community."

Moon now suspects that the author of this book is a pure-blood wizard.

Because the author wrote a lot of advantages of pure-blood wizard families at this stage.

Help stabilize wizarding society, improve various laws, participate in the Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamot, and actively lead the development of the wizarding world
When Professor Binns talked about this, Moon couldn't help feeling a little sleepy.

Because the pure-blood wizards he knew did not have the contributions recorded in the books.

The most direct representative is Malfoy from Slytherin. Apart from maintaining a noble appearance, Moon can't see any advantages in him.

"The wizarding world is constantly evolving, and magical history is constantly recording changes."

"After the eighteenth century, although the pure-blood families faced great challenges, their glory continued to exist."

After Professor Binns read this sentence, Moon fell asleep completely.

He really didn't want to listen to a self-congratulatory history written by a member of a pure-blood family.

History of Magic class ended promptly at eleven o'clock.

If there is one thing that Professor Binns has going for him in class, it's that he never runs late.

When the professor left through the wall, Hermione woke Moon up.

"Let's go, don't you want to go to the library to look up information?"

“Oh~~~, okay!”

Moon yawned loudly, feeling relieved from not getting enough sleep last night.

"This is the first time you've fallen asleep in class."

Hermione said curiously as she packed up her books.

"I didn't expect the history of pure-blood families to be so boring."

After the two little wizards finished packing and were about to leave the classroom, a dark shadow suddenly appeared at the door.

Snape had actually been waiting for Moon to come to him.

Ever since they agreed to exchange potion materials for spells last week, he had been wondering when Moon would come.

Especially after Dumbledore said that Moon still had a big secret, he became even more curious about Moon's magical materials.

After he finished explaining the preparation of the Felix Felicis Potion to the sixth grade students this morning, Snape quickly came from the basement to the History of Magic classroom on the second floor.

When they saw Snape appear, not only was Moon stunned, but all the Gryffindor little lions stood still unconsciously.

"Moon Scarlett, we should talk."

When the little lions heard the stern professor only called Moon's name, they ran out of the classroom quickly, feeling relieved.

"Do you need me to wait for you?"

Hermione asked quietly.

"Oh, no, I don't think it will be resolved so quickly this time."

After Hermione left, Moon and Snape were the only ones left in the History of Magic classroom.

"I hope you didn't lie to me. Now it's the agreed time!"

Moon never thought that Professor Snape would be so anxious that he would block him in the History of Magic classroom.

"Professor, I won't run away. If you do this, others will think I've made another mistake."

Moon complained somewhat helplessly.

"I don't have time to care about what other people think. Now take out the things immediately."

Snape said this coldly, extending his right hand. Moon could only pull out a small bag of batfish float powder from his pocket.

He had prepared this when he left the dormitory this morning.

He originally planned to give it to Cedric first, but he didn't expect that Professor Snape would intercept it.

"Here are ten ounces, Professor."

Moon mentioned the amount of the potion ingredients very clearly, and then looked at Snape expectantly.

"I know the contents of the agreement. Two spells. That won't be a problem for me."

After Snape took the package, he opened it and looked at it carefully.

After realizing that it was not prank material, he pinched out a small handful and put it to the tip of his nose to sniff it.

"Hmm~, the material is correct, but it's not ground finely enough, and there are still a lot of impurities in it. The price of two spells might be..."

Moon had never thought that Professor Snape would bargain.

In Moon's opinion, the more cold-blooded people like Snape are, the more likely they are to leave without caring about the price of the materials after throwing down the money.

"Professor, the quality of the batfish maw powder is the same as last week. We have already discussed it."

After hearing Snape's words, Moon hurriedly reminded him.

"Of course, I know."

Snape said impatiently before closing the packet of materials and holding it tightly in his hand.

"Well, if you have no objection, Professor, I would like to learn the [Untraceable Extension Spell]."

Moon had already decided which spell he wanted to learn when he arrived at Hogwarts.

This spell is very useful for him at the moment.

As long as the capacity of the suitcase can be expanded, Moon will be able to bring in more materials, which will also bring greater benefits.

"The Traceless Extension Charm? No! This is a spell that can only be learned by seventh graders. You can't master it now."

Snape said as he took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and stuffed it into Moon's hand without saying a word.

"You should learn this one; it's not difficult and easy to master."

After listening to Snape, Moon curiously opened the folded parchment and looked at the contents on it.

"This is... Professor, you are committing fraud!"

There were indeed two spells written on the parchment, but they were a spell and an antidote.

[Hanging fuchsia] and [Fuchsia falling to the ground]

"Professor, this should be considered a spell."

Snape completely ignored Moon's protests. After stuffing the parchment into Moon's hands, he wanted to turn around and leave.

"We didn't agree that removing the curse wouldn't count, did we?"

Moon was really surprised to hear that Snape actually used the loophole in the transaction to prevaricate.

But he certainly wouldn't suffer in vain.

"Professor, don't you need potion ingredients?"

Moon, who had done business before, knew very well that since the most important raw materials were in his hands, he should be the one setting the price.

Even if the previous agreement was not clear enough, Moon would be able to fill this loophole as long as there was a next transaction.

"Ho~"

Snape let out a small laugh before turning back to Moon.

"This potion's ingredients are very basic. Ten ounces is enough for me to study for a long time. If you want to use it to get spells from me again, you'd better give up the idea."

In Snape's view, this time when he made a deal with Moon, he had actually violated the rule he had set not to have too much interaction with Gryffindor.

Now that he has obtained the ingredients for the potion, he will naturally choose to withdraw.

After Snape finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to Moon's expression behind him and prepared to leave on his own.

"But Professor, I have another potion ingredient. Don't you need it too?"

The footsteps that were originally moving with the wind in the corridor suddenly stopped.

Moon guessed that Snape must be having an ideological struggle at this time, because he tried to take another step several times, but stopped abruptly.

"You better not lie to me."

As Snape spoke, he slowly turned around with a very serious expression on his face.

"Of course! Look! That's it."

Moon had already taken out another small bag from his pocket when Snape turned around.

"This is."

Before Moon even started introducing Snape, he had already walked over quickly, grabbed the bag and examined it carefully.

"Or a creature from the sea?"

Snape just sniffed it briefly and then looked at Moon in confusion again.

"Yes, this is a kind of sea snail that lives in the craters of the seabed. Their shells are very hard and can be used as a potion material to replace dragon scales."

After listening to Moon's introduction, Snape pinched out a handful of the powder and muttered a spell that Moon didn't hear clearly.

Just after this spell was completed, Moon noticed that white smoke was coming out of the materials in Snape's hand, and then the professor frowned unconsciously.

"It's not as powerful as the magical energy contained in the fire dragon scales, but this energy is gentle enough to be an excellent material for refining a potion to stop bleeding and heal wounds."

Snape used just one spell to determine the true purpose of the fire snail shell powder.

However, after confirming the authenticity of the potion ingredients, Snape became even more confused.

He originally thought that Moon's ability to come up with a potion ingredient was just a fluke, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Tell me, where did this come from?"

"Obviously, Professor, it comes from the sea."

Hearing Moon's answer, Snape took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to explode.

"Of course I know it's a sea creature! I'm asking how you discovered it? It's only been a week."

In addition to being surprised by the emergence of new potion ingredients, Snape was even more surprised at how Moon discovered these two potion ingredients within a week.

"Uh, Professor, my family has a large sailboat that's perfect for ocean salvaging."

What Moon said was true. Both materials were salvaged by the sailors on the Scarlet Moon themselves and then processed by Chris.

While Moon was answering questions, Snape kept staring at him coldly. There was even a moment when he subconsciously wanted to use magic that violated school rules to explore the memories in Moon's head.

However, just as this thought emerged in his mind, Snape recalled what Dumbledore had said.

"Mr. Scarlett must have many secrets, and I don't know much."

Recalling these words, Snape looked back at the potion ingredients in his hand.

He now felt that he knew more than Dumbledore.

Seeing the professor in front of him regain his calm expression, Moon subconsciously took a step back.

He knew that this was usually a sign of Snape going crazy.

"Professor, if you like the materials, you can take them first. I can give you the spell later."

"No, Mr. Scarlett, the [Invisible Extension Charm] is indeed not suitable for you now, but this should be fine."

　Thanks to Heath Ice Tea for the tip. I will update 10,000 words tomorrow.

　　
　
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