Hogwarts Study Panel

Chapter 128 Chapter 128: Salamander

Chapter 128 Chapter 128: Salamander
In the cold courtyard.

Are you sure you want to do this?

Ron asked somewhat uneasily.

"If there were other teachers listening nearby, I don't think he would have refused. Everyone knows that this rule was made up on the spot."

Harry's eyes were filled with determination. What he didn't say was that he and Ron were struggling with how to bring up Sheehan—they also wanted to join that mysterious place.

And just then, he even lost Hermione's book, which was really annoying.

He went downstairs to the faculty lounge and knocked on the door.

No one answered. He knocked again, but still no response.

Maybe Snape left the book inside? Worth a try.

Harry pushed the door open a crack and peered inside—a horrifying sight greeted him.

Only Snape and Filch were in the room. Snape had pulled his robes up above his knees.

His leg was covered in blood, a bloody mess. Filch was handing him something.

"Damn it,"

All I heard Snape say was,

"How could you possibly be watching three heads at the same time?"

"Oh—try this."

Mr. Filch produced the medicine and gauze, which greatly surprised Professor Snape.

I don't think so—

Before he could finish speaking, he heard Mr. Filch utter a name that instantly darkened his expression:

"Ah, ah, this is... it's Green..."

Upon hearing this, Harry quickly covered his mouth and saw Sheehan dart past around the corner of the corridor.

He was holding a book with a green cover in his hand.

After catching a glimpse of the furtive Harry, Sheehan nodded to him, indicating that Hermione's books, which had been confiscated and taken to the administrator's office, had been retrieved.

"Merlin...Sheen..."

Harry seemed to have figured something out. He had just taken action to retrieve the book, and Sheen had already completed his mission.

……

Ron and Harry finally united because of Neville's performance in Charms class.

"Good, very good! Mr. Longbottom, remarkable progress!"

Professor Flitwick's excited voice seemed to shake the entire classroom. He strode over to Neville and watched as he tossed the small wooden board around, even cleverly spinning it twice.

The surrounding young wizards stared wide-eyed and began to whisper among themselves.

Some say that Sheen possesses a magical ability, and Neville's daily mysterious disappearances are to seek Sheen's spell. Accepting this spell makes one extremely intelligent; otherwise, how can we explain Mr. Longbottom's rapid progress?
His progress with the Levitation spell even surpassed that of many junior wizards.

Ron and Harry were more attentive to Sheen than usual, eager to know if he would accept them.

And what about Sheen?

He's been busy learning black magic and transfiguration lately.

Starting Thursday, Professor Snape stared menacingly at his progress in dark magic almost every day.

Just like Wood, the recent captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team—

Wood demanded that all team members dedicate every second to Quidditch training, while Professor Snape demanded that Sheehan dedicate every second to Dark Arts training.

His original words are:
"Ha—our arrogant Mr. Green thinks he's so talented… But let me tell you, Green, I've seen far too many 'so-called' geniuses…" He spoke as if he wanted to devour someone.

"But I tell you, they're all dead—because they foolishly wasted their time on trivial matters!"

So no matter what, Sheen's progress in dark magic has seen a significant improvement:

[You have practiced the Divine Sharpness Shadowless Spell to expert standards. Proficiency +50]

……

[Knockback Spell: Expert Level (10/9000)]

【Divine Sharpness Shadowless Spell: Expert Level (10/3000)】

[Advanced: Three beginner-level dark magic spells can unlock beginner-level titles in the realm of dark magic]

Sheen's title in the field of dark magic is still at the apprentice level, but he has already achieved a high level of proficiency in the two dark spells he has learned.

He has even recently started learning the art of silent, unseen strikes.

Unfortunately, black magic seems to share the same principles as spells; multiple and powerful forces must coexist.

Therefore, Sheen was even more excited about tomorrow's third lesson in dark magic.

Professor Snape said that offense is extremely important, but if you don't know how to control the spell-like Grimm, do you think you can beat everyone?
Sheen then began to wonder what kind of curse it would be: numerous obstacles, being bound hand and foot, or standing still and dying?

Hogwarts doesn't have many books about the Dark Arts, and Sheehan knows even less about them accurately.

Of course, he also didn't have a strong interest in black magic.

Black magic is certainly a branch of magic with immense destructive power, but in terms of strength, Polymorph is in no way inferior. In fact, it almost completely surpasses it in terms of comprehensiveness and universality.

More importantly, Sheehan dared not study too much dark magic—it corrupted wizards, and Hogwarts had a headmaster who was determined to crack down on dark magic.

Compared to dark magic, Sheen naturally devoted a lot of time to transfiguration.

He has now mastered intermediate-level transfiguration: the ability to transform between "inanimate" and "living" objects.

And some advanced polymorphism: the transformation of objects into "magic," and multiple polymorph spellcasting.

Not long after, the day before the Quidditch match was to begin.

Sheen has been able to turn the snow on the ground into a snowman that can throw snowballs by itself, although it doesn't last long—because it always hollows itself out.

Once it hollows itself out, it will collapse softly.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Sheen frowned. He was facing a problem: the salamander was getting bigger and bigger, sometimes as big as a football.

But it doesn't obey.

It would always dart into the air, spin wildly in the courtyard, crackling and popping sparks, and making some loud noises.

Because Sheen had cast a silencing spell, it climbed onto Hermione's book without her noticing and set it ablaze with a "whoosh."

—It's like the opposite of Sheen, always doing things that Sheen could never do.

Justin laughed and said that Sheen's "devil" had been released. Sheen did not completely agree, because he felt that the devil would not be so evil as to burn books that recorded knowledge.

However, if Sheen wants it to obey, its size will shrink rapidly, transforming it into a miniature lizard.

Sheen knew that the size of the football was probably not its limit. If he recklessly poured all his magic into it, he didn't even know what kind of monster he could transform into.

No wonder Transfiguration requires caution; Sheen gained a profound understanding of this once again.

　There will be another update in half an hour.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)