I'm the King of Curry at Hogwarts

Chapter 209 Guardian Spell

Uncle Phil fell in love with the Roaring Deng deck after just one try. The reason was simple: he got a perfect starting hand and took down his cousin Charlie on turn six, and he couldn't stop playing it.

My cousin refused to believe in bad luck. After being slaughtered twice in a row, he finally gave in and began to humbly ask Louis for advice on how to build a deck.

He's thinking of copying a few awesome decks and then dominating his social circle.

My cousin likes playing dark magic, probably because he thinks it's cool, so Louis recommended a Dark Magic Mage build to him. It mainly relies on minions that increase spell damage, as well as the combination of dark magic creatures and sorcerer's party to quickly draw cards. The core card is the two-mana "Imprisoned Obscurus," which can be played until the end of the fourth turn to increase spell damage by two points. Combined with Saint, it can unleash a small burst of damage and deal considerable damage.

This build can also use spell power minions in conjunction with Thunder Explosion to clear the board, or provide massive damage for subsequent dark magic spells.

Everyone who has tried it says it's great.

It could be due to skill level, or perhaps the father and son were equally lucky, as they each had a 50% win rate when playing against each other, which was quite consistent.

In this way, both of them were satisfied. Although they hadn't completely overpowered each other, at least they hadn't been suppressed either. Rounding it up, not losing was equivalent to winning.

Today is a bit special; after my aunt finished her speech, she also came to Mountbatten Estate. I don't know why, perhaps to spend more time with Grandpa?

After all, the elderly are either gone or have passed away. In my grandfather's generation, besides himself, there was also a Queen Mother.

Queen Mother was actually quite good to Louis. When Louis made a mistake as a child and was chased and beaten by his grandfather, he could escape by hiding with Queen Mother. Over time, his grandfather learned from experience and began to block Louis's escape routes in advance, so that he could not call for help.

Is this your escape route, you little brat?

The lively dinner eventually came to an end, and as his aunt and uncle said their goodbyes, Louis took Catherine back to Hogwarts.

Naturally, Ye Ziyan was also traveling with them, along with Christa.

As for Tom and Jerry, they stayed at home to keep the elderly couple company.

The next day, with nothing to do, Louis went to the auditorium, intending to see if the students were studying diligently. However, he didn't expect that the students were engrossed in a battle of wizard legends.

There are all sorts of lineups, some quite bizarre, like the matchup between Seamus Finegan and Colin Crevy, where Seamus pulled a bunch of eight- and nine-cost cards into his hand—actually, Colin did the same. It's fair to say that the matchmaking system in the Gryffindor region is excellent.

What kind of evenly matched opponent?

Unable to bear watching the two fight each other any longer, Louis turned to look at Draco, who was battling Pansy Parkinson, over there in Slytherin.

Hmm, not bad, Slytherin isn't that bad... but what the hell are you, a dark wizard, doing with a bunch of Polyjuice Potion?

Do you eat fried dough sticks?

Of all the young wizards, Ron is undoubtedly the most talented. His ability to build decks is self-taught. He has even managed to build a deck of Newt Scamander's Magical Zoologist cards that looks quite decent and is already taking shape. Apart from being knocked out by Harry's incredible luck, Ron has no rivals in the entire Hogwarts.

Even Professor McGonagall was not immune to the trend; she was currently playing against Sirius Black in the main seat, surrounded by a group of people watching eagerly, trying to learn some useful decks from one of the game's creators.

But they were destined to be disappointed, after all, Sirius himself was a complete idiot.

Snape, hidden in the crowd, looked at Sirius with disdain, seemingly feeling sorry for his old rival.

This is so damn bad.

Actually, Dumbledore was planning to hold a snowman-building competition today, but since everyone is so engrossed in the game The Witcher Stories, the idea was abandoned.

As Louis predicted, the game indeed caused a huge stir in the Muggle world. Its affordable price of one thousand pounds and the cheap card packs quickly swept across Europe and then spread to other parts of the world.

But trouble followed. First came the underhanded tactics of the US. Given the way Britain was infiltrated, they had figured out everything about the game by the second day after its release. All they knew was that it was a new gadget developed by that moonberry juice company. The agents were even puzzled for a long time—isn't it a bit odd for a beverage company to make such a big leap?

Fortunately, the civil service system these days hasn't been ruined by the Iron Ladies; at least it can still serve some purpose. The situation with the US isn't a major problem for now; the most pressing issue is the pressure from the Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamo Council.

But Dumbledore was surprisingly resolute this time, completely unconcerned about what the Ministry of Magic and Wizengamot were saying. He would say whatever he wanted, but he would only respond with "yes, yes, yes," or appear dazed, enthusiastic, polite, and clueless when asked questions.

This was not something Louis needed to worry about; he remembered a long-forgotten recipe for crispy spider legs.

Come to think of it, this was a good item he had drawn before even enrolling, but he had completely forgotten about it. With the idea of ​​opening up new avenues and exploring new possibilities for the students at Hogwarts, adding some delicious flavors to their plates, Louis decided to show the recipes to the house-elves so they could learn something.

To his surprise, after Aslo learned the recipe, he experienced an advanced effect: the spider leg he consumed greatly restored his mental energy.

What does this mean? It means that even without sleeping, eating a serving of spider legs can quickly restore your energy. If you take a short nap of ten to thirty minutes, the effect will be doubled.

So Louis turned his gaze to the eight-eyed giant spider deep in the Forbidden Forest.

To be honest, the path with the eight-eyed giant spiders is actually quite safe, since the surrounding ferocious beasts have been almost completely devoured by the eight-eyed giant spiders.

After obtaining Dumbledore's consent, Lewis officially began the extermination of the eight-eyed giant spider.

Of course, the students didn't need to venture deep into the Forbidden Forest. Instead, they found a way to lure Hagrid out of his lair through interrogation.

And it's a method that guarantees 100% seduction.

As for Hagrid, it wasn't really a case of forced confession. Everyone at Hogwarts knew that Hagrid couldn't keep any secrets, including the little secret between him and Aragog.

Therefore, both Lupin's Defense Against the Dark Arts class and Lewis's Defense Against the Dark Arts class inevitably took the students to the edge of the Forbidden Forest to practice against the eight-eyed giant spiders.

The first and second-year wizards were too young to do anything but watch. As for actually drawing their wands and fighting the eight-eyed spider, apart from Elizabeth, Louis's cousin in the first year, and Akko from the Lovegood family in the second year, it seemed that no one dared to try.

You can't blame them for being timid. They're all first or second graders. It would be weirdo if they weren't afraid of those strangely shaped spiders that are an eyesore to the world.

After class and meals, Louis also began to busy himself with his own things.

A few days ago, when the Ministry of Magic finally withdrew the Dementors, Louis remembered that he still had a Patronus Charm and a Occlumency spell to learn.

He was currently sitting in the Potions Department office, gazing at Snape with mutual interest.

Perhaps it's more accurate to say they dislike each other.

Snape didn't actually dislike Louis; on the contrary, he always admired him. Louis didn't dislike Snape either, but he thought Snape was a bit too much like Boiling Goat.

"So, tell me, is that little monster going to cause his poor professor some trouble again this time he comes to this office?" Snape said sarcastically.

"No, Professor," Louis said modestly. "I just want to learn about Occlumency and the Patronus Charm from you systematically."

Snape forced a smile. "I need to remind you, Louis, that you can only learn Occlumency after you've mastered the Patronus Charm. Do you understand?"

"Of course I understand, learning should be done step by step." Louis certainly didn't intend to refute this. Now that he needed something from Louis, he naturally wouldn't put on a bitter and resentful look.

Besides, we're all Slytherins, there's no need for that.

Louis suddenly remembered that Occlumency could effectively resist the temptations of fallen angels and demons, which is why he wanted to study it properly with Snape.

"Tell me," Snape said, sitting up straight. "What do you know about the Patronus Charm?"

Louis pondered for a moment, then looked up and gave his formulaic, standard answer: "The Patronus Charm is one of the most powerful and oldest defensive spells in the wizarding world, and also the most famous defensive spell. Successfully casting the Patronus Charm is extremely difficult."

The Patronus Charm can be used to ward off Dementors and some dark creatures. When casting this spell, the wizard needs to concentrate, think of the happiest thing in their heart, and recite the spell.

Only a select few wizards can summon a guardian deity in its full form using the Guardian Charm, and the guardian deity varies from person to person depending on their personality.

"Very good." Snape grinned.

Louis added, "Furthermore, I've heard that... the Patronus Charm can usually only be used by righteous wizards. If an evil dark wizard tries to use it, not only will they fail to summon a Patronus, but it will also cause the wand to backfire, summoning maggots that will devour the user?"

Snape smirked again. "Who told you that?"

"That's what the book says, Professor," Louis replied honestly.

Snape chuckled. "Only a fool would completely believe what's in a textbook. I never imagined that a little wizard like you would blindly believe what's in a book."

"Are you disappointed? Professor?" Louis squinted his eyes.

Snape's eyes were calm, and his tone was the same: "You're mistaken. I never had any hope."

"In fact, Louis, even many evil wizards can summon a Patronus Charm."

"For example?" Louis knew, of course, that pink toad from Umbridge could summon a Patronus Charm, but he couldn't resist teasing him: "Professor, are you going to demonstrate for me?"

Snape's eyes widened like saucers, but he quickly concealed his emotions, letting out a disdainful sneer and saying, "Don't waste your precious study time on such pointless tricks, Louis."

"I was just joking, Professor," Louis said without batting an eye.

"You're happy with this little prank?" Snape's expression was ambiguous. After coughing lightly, he raised his wand and said to Louis, "I think since you know the steps so clearly, I don't need to teach you how to spell it. You can imagine the happiest thing you've ever done—perhaps a fickle radish like you wouldn't have anything to be truly happy about—and then, recite the spell."

Even during the lesson, he couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark about Louis, but what he said was spot on; Louis really is a womanizer.

This is an indisputable fact, known to everyone at Hogwarts.

Louis raised his wand, racking his brains for a long time but still couldn't figure out what would make him happiest.

"How about... you demonstrate first, Professor?" Louis looked up at Snape.

"Well, well..." Snape said with a forced smile, "Could it be that Slytherin's most talented student in history can't even summon a Patronus Charm? That's quite a story..."

"Or are you saying that every little thing you do with your girlfriend, and that poor Miss Worley, isn't worth being genuinely happy about?"

Louis wasn't angry; he just wanted to get a closer look at whether Snape's Patronus was indeed a doe.

"Please demonstrate, Professor."

Louis's tone was persuasive and encouraging.

Snape snorted, quite arrogantly. He raised his arm and said to Louis, "Watch closely, Louis, I'll only demonstrate once..."

As he spoke, he waved his wand and chanted the spell in the gentlest tone Louis had ever heard.

"Expecto Patronum!"

A silvery-white, thread-like light shot out from the head of his wand, and then what shot out from the wand head turned into a thick silvery-white mist. Upon closer inspection, Louis could even see a cheerful little doe running around in the mist.

Before Louis could finish reading, Snape withdrew his Patronus.

"Did you see it clearly?" he asked expressionlessly.

Louis nodded and said with a smile, "What a wonderful guardian, Professor. I never imagined you had such a girlish heart..."

Snape paused for a moment, then said with disdain, "Have you learned anything at all? You've been talking a lot more nonsense today, Louis."

"Alright, alright, I'll give it a try..." Louis took out his Oak Heart, thinking about every little thing he had with Catherine, and flicked his arm in the air.

"Expecto Patronum!"

(End of this chapter)