Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 37 Magical Paper Cranes

"Ugh! I still have to learn spells!" Ron complained.

When will this cycle of having to learn spells even when you discover something fun end?

Is there a time when we can't live comfortably by eating chicken legs and playing Wizard Chess every day?

Upon hearing their younger brother utter such offensive words, George and Fred immediately grabbed him by the neck with their arms, one on each side, as if they were ready to chop off his head with a thunderbolt at the slightest provocation!

George: "My foolish brother! How could you say such a thing?!"

Fred: "Little Ronnie, you're supposed to be a wizard! You don't even learn spells, what kind of wizard are you?!"

"Little Ronnie?!" Harley burst out laughing.

Ron's face turned bright red: "You're not allowed to call me that!"

Little Ronnie is his childhood nickname.

Although Ron kept complaining, his friends were now learning new spells to unravel the secrets of this strange mirror, and he couldn't "leave the group" on his own!

Even Neville is working hard to learn spells, so what reason does he have to play chess?

Besides, who's going to play with him? He can only learn by following along.

This is the principle of "one is influenced by one's company"~

As the old saying goes: Living with virtuous people is like entering a room filled with orchids; after a while, you no longer notice the fragrance.

Ted learned the basics of the magic in just one night.

The next day at noon, the group of three or four people ate a quick lunch and then headed to that secluded corridor.

Ron was still holding a chicken leg in one hand, munching on it as he walked.

As a result, Malfoy, who had been keeping an eye on these people, secretly followed them. He was still determined to steal.

However, as Malfoy turned a corner in the corridor, he came upon eight people, including the Weasley twins, standing in front of him in a semi-circle.

Malfoy looked up at the ceiling and exclaimed, "Damn it! Where am I? I'm lost!" He then turned and left without glancing at the others.

If he were to use a cane, people would think he was blind!

Ron stroked his chin. "I've never realized before that Malfoy is actually quite clever!"

After scaring Malfoy away, the group finally arrived in front of the mirror.

Ted took out his wand and pointed it at the mirror: "Reveal your true form!"

The "dust" on the mirror surface suddenly scattered and disappeared, becoming clear and bright.

However, instead of a person's reflection, a metal ornament hanging on the wall appeared in the mirror.

It was a colorful moth made of wire, with a simple incantation below it: Moth, fly!

"What does this mean?" Ron asked.

Jerry asked, "Looking for something?"

Neville: "Is that a spell?"

George scratched his red hair and said, "Fred, doesn't this look familiar to you?"

"That's right! We've met somewhere before!" Fred slapped his thigh.

Ted scrutinized the moth until it disappeared from the mirror, then used "Reveal" again, and the same image appeared.

"It looks like they want us to find this. Judging from the style of that wall, it should definitely be Hogwarts Castle. There should be a huge potted plant on the right and a staircase on the left..."

Before the second period in the afternoon, the twins approached everyone: "We found it! We'll talk about it at dinner!"

They found it, indeed, on the basement level of the right tower of the main complex, a place not often visited. Even when people did come and go, they wouldn't notice a tiny decoration on the wall next to the stairs.

"We tried, but it just moved a little." George shrugged.

Upon hearing this, Ron also extended his wand: "Moths fly~" The metal decorations on the wall merely twitched their antennae.

Harley and Hermione also tried, and their results were slightly better than Ron's; the moths flapped their wings.

Under the watchful eyes of his friends, Ted held up his wand: "Moths fly~"

The moth flapped its wings a few times and actually flew down from the wall, hovering around Ted's wand.

"Let's go, take it back!" Ted held up his wand and led the moth to the mirror.

Sure enough, once it got close to the mirror, the moth left the wand and landed in the empty area below the mirror, becoming one with it.

Then a faint light suddenly appeared on the mirror, and an old parchment appeared.

"Ding~ Solved the magic puzzle, gained 88 experience points!"

Ha! You're experienced!

Ted carefully took the parchment. It had many words on it. He glanced at it briefly and said, "This parchment was left by a senior student many years ago. It contains a spell that he invented himself."

"A curse!" Everyone was excited.

Only Ron looked bewildered: Damn it, what was I even doing?!

Ted continued, "It looks like a very interesting spell. It can magically turn paper into flying paper cranes, which are then delivered to a target. It's a message-transfer spell, worth investigating!"

This adventure and puzzle-solving was really fun for everyone, except for Ron.

The Gryffindors loved these kinds of adventures. Hermione, on the other hand, loved solving puzzles.

Not to mention, I also got a new spell!

This paper crane message-delivery charm can only deliver messages over relatively short distances, such as within Hogwarts or a village. And the sender needs to be someone you know well. But it's still a very interesting charm.

At least this spell draws inspiration from the magical messenger owl's talent for finding people, making it quite valuable as a reference.

Furthermore, once friends learn this, it will be much easier for them to send messages to each other. There's no need to use owls or Anzu to fly around.

Ted also discovered a new way to gain experience.

Such puzzles are rare; you can only say that you've stumbled upon one.

This ancient castle holds countless treasures left behind by alumni, and countless junior students have stumbled upon them, gaining joy and knowledge along the way.

This can be considered a kind of inheritance!

After this incident, the friends' adventurous talents were unleashed, and they ran around everywhere, including the lounge, library, auditorium, kitchen, corridor, and classroom.

Harley, in particular, would wander around every night wearing her invisibility cloak, not bringing her back to sleep until 1 a.m. After a few days, she had dark circles under her eyes.

Ted gave her an idea: go to the school hospital and find Mrs. Pomfrey, tell her that she had been having trouble sleeping lately, and ask for some dreamless sleeping pills.

This stuff is a potion that puts you into a deep sleep; after drinking it, you sleep soundly and don't dream.

The enthusiastic search by everyone actually yielded some results.

One day, Jerry and Neville forgot their books and went back to get them. When they got lost on their way back, they unexpectedly discovered a door that they couldn't open.

If it's just a door that can't be opened, that's really nothing in a castle.

After all, some doors are just decorations on the wall; they are not doors at all!

But the door is decorated with strange numbers and patterns, and there's a ring of animal reliefs around it. This raises suspicion!

The Hogwarts exploration team, including the twins, reunited. The twins used a lock-picking spell, but it was useless against the Aloho Cave.

This proves that there is indeed something wrong with the door; it is sealed by magic.

The twins were very concerned about this and even told a secret.

"Ronnie is too young to know, but we overheard Mom and Dad talking about it. When Bill was in school, he and his friends opened a cursed treasure vault at school! It's supposedly a mysteriously appearing door!"

"We have to open this door! This is a great opportunity! I don't want to graduate with nothing worth mentioning."

However, the "Cursed Vault," which was highly anticipated, was opened by Ted in just two days.

Actually, the door is a puzzle, and the reliefs around the door are the conditions. There are related reliefs in the corridors surrounding the door, and you need to adjust them to match the puzzle shown on the door. Then, use a unlocking spell on the door to open it.

Inside was a wooden box, another item left behind by a former senior.

This time it's two prank toys and a prank spell—the Leg Locking Spell.

Ted gained 88 experience points.

This prank toy is over thirty years old; it's practically a souvenir.

Learning evil spells is far more exciting than learning glow spells. Especially the thought of using them on Malfoy and Slytherin.

Even Ron started to take the initiative to study.

Moreover, he actually has a talent for dark magic, having learned it an hour earlier than Harley!

That's right, Ted used his Appraisal skill to observe Ron and discovered that his dark magic was only level 2!

This is something you were born with!

Ted: Gryffindor has a traitor!

Ted, Hermione, Harry, Neville, Ron, and Jerry have formed a close-knit group, known as the Hogwarts Six, or the Hogwarts Little Friends.

Actually, one advantage of exploring a castle is safety.

Ted was delighted.

If this kind of thing can distract your friends, that's a good thing.

The Weasley twins, in particular, were always heading to the Forbidden Forest.

This year is different; this year, there's also that guy on the back of Professor Quirrell's head! If you were to bump into him while he's catching a unicorn, it would be a death sentence.

Let them stay in the castle and cause trouble this year.

During this time, Ted also discovered something: the psychic ability "Favorability" that was always with him could not only work on people, but also on animals!

This is even more pronounced in animals with less developed minds.

No wonder I had such a smooth time working at the magical pet shop.

Ted encountered Filch's cat, Mrs. Loris, several times, and after feeding her some treats, he was able to pet her.

Yesterday, Filch stumbled upon them and was so angry he almost jumped up and down. He grabbed Mrs. Lorris and left. But Mrs. Lorris was still leaning on his shoulder, gazing "affectionately" at Ted.

To masturbate Mrs. Loris in front of Filch—isn't that a form of NTR (Netorare)?

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