The Bard of Hogwarts

Chapter 154 The Control of the Second Magical Beast and the Phoenix

Autumn of Arad Calendar 930.

A collection of essays titled "The Fallen Warriors" suddenly appeared, starting in Hutton Mar and spreading throughout the continent through the hands of countless adventurers.

The tranquil Grand Forest, the bustling Sky City of the West Coast, the eternally frozen snow-capped mountains, the chaotic Northmar, and even the Dark City of the Dark Elves…

People met the young man who wove rings from straw, the princess who went mad for love, the blacksmith who sacrificed himself to forge weapons... and also a magician known as the Lanternman.

……

shelter.

Ino stood quietly on the frozen path.

At the end of the path, another fork appeared, a road made of countless parchments.

Each parchment is inscribed with a different story in shimmering gold ink.

Similarly, the shelter has undergone tremendous changes, most notably the frozen path.

The road has become wider and longer.

What used to be a narrow path only three or four feet wide and ten meters long has now been expanded into a wide road over a hundred meters long and five or six meters wide.

The roadside was even decorated with red maple trees, but strangely, the tall and straight maple trees did not grow beautiful red maple leaves. Instead, they grew parchment-like leaves.

"Friendship? Fame? Legend?" Ino murmured, looking around. The huge changes in the shelter made him think about his experience.

"I abandoned my ambition..."

With a soft sigh, the figure in the shelter vanished abruptly, along with the suitcase beside it.

Silence returned, except for the maple leaves on the parchment, swaying gently.

……

Hogsmeade Village.

A small building steeped in history.

On the second floor of the room, the ceiling, like an unusual suspended ceiling, was covered with blue spider webs.

In the very center of the spider web, a three-foot-tall blue eight-eyed giant spider was lying quietly, and interestingly, a thick book was spread out in front of the giant spider.

Upon closer inspection, the book on the spiderweb turned out to be a classic: Newt Scamman's *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*.

In the room, Ino leaned against the bed, quietly watching the figure reading on the ceiling.

Before we knew it, half of the summer vacation had passed, and it was already the end of July. More than 20 days had passed since we left the Arad continent.

"Lina, if the sanctuary could add another magical creature, what kind would be most useful?"

"Add?" A cold voice came from the ceiling, and after a moment Lina poked her head out.

"You mean, like you control me, you control a new species?"

A few months ago, he wouldn't have cared about a simple question. Although he felt that Lina was a bit too mature when she first spoke, he didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a characteristic of the eight-eyed giant spider.

Until the last time I left Middle-earth, after waking up in the shelter and sharing the sensations of the Ice Blue Flower, hearing the word 'control' again now always feels a bit awkward.

"We are friends! That will never change!"

Ino offered a somewhat helpless explanation, though he himself felt it sounded rather weak. After all, as the other party had said, he had absolute control over the eight-eyed giant spiders hatched in the sanctuary.

"Forget it! Let's not talk about this anymore, it's already like this!" The cold voice came from the spider web again, but there was a hint of helplessness and compromise in its tone.

Perhaps some things don't need to be said aloud; unspoken understanding is the best way to get along. With a light complaint, she skipped over the previous topic.

"If the species you're referring to are from that book, I only have two suggestions: the Thunderbird and the Phoenix, but I'd recommend the Phoenix more. As for the other junk, you really don't need to bring it in, including that giant lizard called a fire dragon."

Upon hearing the names Thunderbird and Phoenix, Ino could only turn his head away with a wry smile.

That's quite a bold statement. Putting aside the rarity of phoenixes, there are only two phoenixes in the vast magical world that have any connection with wizards: one is Spark, the mascot of the New Zealand Mottola Macaw Team, and the other is Fawkes, Dumbledore's messenger.

Aside from these two, I haven't heard of any other phoenixes that have interacted with wizards.

As for the Thunderbird, although it is not as rare as the Phoenix, it is not something that can be obtained easily, not to mention that a Thunderbird egg is required.

"Forget it! You read your book, I'll think about something else." Lying in bed, Ino responded weakly.

"Incompetent!" A chilling voice echoed from the ceiling.

This made him instinctively shudder, and after realizing what he meant, he complained, "It's not that I'm incompetent, it's just that I really can't find it! You're still so stupid..."

"On the second shelf is 'Ravenclaw Door Knocking Questions,' a book about fire versus the phoenix. Think about it yourself. If fire can give birth to hope, why can't it give birth to the phoenix? Magic requires study, not lying in bed all day."

After speaking, Lina retreated to the spider web and resumed reading. However, her tone always carried a hint of exasperation.

The room gradually fell silent.

Ino did not respond; his mind was filled with questions about the phoenix and fire.

The phoenix dies in flames and is reborn in flames, but which came first, fire or the phoenix? If we're just answering the question, there are many answers.

It can be described as a cycle, or it can be applied to philosophical idealism: there is no fire or phoenix, and what we see first is what existed before.

But if you want to study fire and the phoenix, it's not something that can be solved by just talking.

"Let's give it a try..." With a muttered word, Ino's figure suddenly vanished.

Lina acted as if she hadn't seen the person disappear, continuing to use the spider silk to hold the pages together and quietly flipping through the book.

……

Faraway Egypt.

Beneath the magnificent pyramids.

Arthur Weasley stood together with his entire family.

In front of them stood two reporters from the Daily Prophet, one responsible for reporting and the other for taking photos.

"Mr. Weasley, could you please move the children closer together? And the one with the mouse, if you really want it out of the country, then carry it on your head or shoulder."

The reporter in charge of taking photos couldn't help but complain that this whole family seemed to have drunk a pint of euphoria. It's just a photo, it won't even take a minute, why are they all jumping around like that?

"Ron! Stand still! And you all, get yourselves in line."

Under Mrs. Weasley's forceful intervention, everyone obediently huddled together and then revealed a very happy smile.

Similarly, Ron did not place the freckles on his head as the photographer suggested, but instead held them in his hands in a conspicuous position on his chest.

"Click!"

The shutter clicked, and a fresh family photo was taken.

Xiao Di's sharing today: Jarvey the "Tu Ba Mink"

British Magic Classification Level: Xxx

Appearance characteristics: The tupa mink looks like an oversized ferret.

Habits: Ground squirrels spend most of their time underground. They like to eat gnomes, but also moles, rats and field mice.

Abilities and Functions: Groundhogs can talk, although they are not yet intelligent enough to engage in true conversation. Groundhogs can only utter a few short (usually rude) sentences in rapid succession.

(End of this chapter)