The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

“In addition, we have a new product coming out,” George said.

"Anti-toxic mask!" Fred pulled an ordinary white mask out of his pocket.

"Oh, you guys succeeded?" Eddie immediately stood up excitedly.

“That’s right!” Fred put on the white mask.

George explained from the side, "After wearing this mask, as long as poison gets close..."

He took a small glass bottle from his old desk. "This is a small bottle of viper venom."

He opened the small glass bottle and brought it close to Fred's face mask. Suddenly, several bandages sprouted from both sides of the white mask, tightly wrapping Fred's mouth and nose.

“Great job.” Eddie clapped his hands. “Although it didn’t catch up with the popularity of ‘Hidden Poison Wizard,’ this mask should sell well.”

“Of course, people’s fear of ‘hidden poison sorcerers’ has not completely disappeared,” George said. “We still have time to make a fortune.”

He moved the glass bottle containing snake venom further away, and the bandages on Fred's face, covering his mask, retracted.

Eddie said excitedly, "If it had been a month earlier, this invention might have swept the entire British magical world! Of course, it's not too late now."

"So? We never care about our business partners?" Fred asked Scott with a grin, taking off his mask.

"..."

Scott looked at them, unsure how to react.

For a considerable period of time, Medea and the Green Robes' attack on Edinburgh Castle was a consistently high-profile news story in the wizarding world.

Scott thought the headlines he had generated during the summer had been forgotten.

During the summer holidays, Boking Burke, the owner of Boking Burke's shop in Knockturn Alley, and two young wizards from the Axley family, Liam Axley and Jacques Axley, were all subjected to horrific poisoning attacks.

Of the three, only Liam Yaxley survived.

These two incidents caused quite a stir in the magical world at the time, with all sorts of terrifying speculations and theories circulating.

This has led people to be very afraid of the unknown methods by which the murderer could silently poison people.

Scott returned to Spain shortly after taking action, and he only heard about the subsequent rumors from Rimbaud over the phone.

In short, because of the two poisoning cases that occurred during the summer holidays, there is now a rumor in the British wizarding community about a "hidden poison wizard".

According to rumors, this "hidden poison wizard" can silently kill anyone he wants with poison, and no one knows how he does it.

This rumor, which resembles a fictional story, was first published in a magazine called "Singing a Different Tune," and later, for some unknown reason, it spread.

Of course, Scott believed that all of this had nothing to do with him, Scott Trollope.

“Hmm…” Scott said, “It’s a nice invention. I don’t think it will be useful at Hogwarts, but students might buy it and send it home.”

This mask can actually keep out his highly venomous midges—if a person wears it all the time.

Eddie said happily, "Hurry up and speed up production. I have a feeling there will be a lot of demand for these masks. Of course, I can help if needed."

“Oh, you can’t help us, Eddie,” Fred said.

George patted Eddie on the shoulder. "You're still in charge of providing the raw materials. Get more masks and bandages over."

The midday break was short, and they quickly left, using several old flying brooms hidden near the stone slide to fly above it.

Back in the third-floor corridor, they threw the flying brooms into the passageway, letting them slide down the stone slide.

Along the way, the Weasley twins and Eddie were all excitedly discussing their plan to make money with the "anti-venom masks," while Scott had mixed feelings.

Chapter 306 Medea Leaves Edinburgh Castle

The Weasley twins' new product, the "Hidden Poison Mask," has attracted much attention since its launch.

Just as Eddie predicted, although the hot news about the "Hidden Poison Wizard" seemed to have passed on the surface, overshadowed by news about Medea's capture of Edinburgh Castle, people's fear of the "Hidden Poison Wizard" silently poisoning people had not completely disappeared.

The Weasley twins had already produced some masks that sold out as soon as they were released, and many Hogwarts students even pre-ordered the product.

They stated that while they believed they were perfectly safe at Hogwarts and did not fear being assassinated with poison by "hidden poison wizards," their families were constantly in unseen danger.

Moreover, it's already the fourth week of November, and December is just around the corner, which means the Christmas holidays are just around the corner. They themselves will need the protection of this safety product during their time away from school for the Christmas holidays.

With orders piling up, the Weasley twins, who were in charge of producing the products, were extremely busy, and Scott still felt conflicted about it.

Slytherin's Departure Brings Peace Back to Edinburgh!

On Thursday morning, the front-page headline of the Daily Prophet once again sparked heated discussions at the school.

Before the Ministry of Magic's operation to retake Edinburgh Castle had even officially begun, Medea and her "Green Robes" withdrew from the castle after occupying it for only 10 days.

According to news reports, the protective magic surrounding Edinburgh Castle suddenly disappeared on Wednesday night, prompting a squad of Aurors stationed there to take immediate action.

But when the Aurors entered the castle, they found it deserted.

The report also claimed that Medea and her gang fled because of continued intimidation from the Ministry of Magic.

But the students who saw this report didn't see it that way.

Scott, of course, didn't see it that way either.

Scott guessed that Medea left because she was finally able to use the hidden magical source in the castle and drained it.

According to her own account, she had previously obtained Nagini, Voldemort's Horcrux, and this time she might be using the magical source in Edinburgh Castle to complete a perfect sacrificial ritual.

Scott even speculated that Medea's earlier attack on the Merlin Order's headquarters was an attempt to sacrifice the soul fragments in the Resurrection Stone ring.

He silently counted Voldemort's seven Horcruxes: the diary, the Resurrection Stone ring, Ravenclaw's tiara, Hufflepuff's cup, Slytherin's locket, Nagini, and Harry Potter.

Dumbledore accidentally awakened Medea while destroying the diary.

At that time, Medea and Hogwarts Castle had a vow, and according to the vow, the fragments of Voldemort's soul in the diary were used as a suitable sacrifice.

Now Medea has obtained the Resurrection Stone Ring and the Voldemort Soul Fragment from Nagini, meaning she has already sacrificed three fragments.

Ravenclaw's crown has been purified by Ravenclaw himself.

According to Ravenclaw, she used gentle purification methods in order not to damage the crown.

Because it was purification rather than destruction, the soul fragments in the crown have returned to Voldemort's main soul through the connections between souls.

Scott later realized that he had inadvertently revealed the fact that the crown had been purified during a phone call, and judging from Medea's reaction after hearing that the crown had been purified, she was also aware of the effects of the purification.

Of the three remaining Horcruxes, aside from Harry's being the most unique, according to the "original book," Scott knew that Hufflepuff's golden cup was in Gringotts and Slytherin's locket was in the Black family's house.

Among these, Harry's unexpected creation of a Horcrux was truly surprising.

There's a complicated story and an unsung hero behind Slytherin's locket. In short, the real locket was switched by that hero, and if you specifically look for it, you can only find the fake one in the seaside cave where Voldemort originally hid the locket.

Hufflepuff's golden cup is the easiest to find.

It was entrusted to Voldemort by his loyal Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange for safekeeping, and it was hidden in the Gringotts Lestrange family vault.

Medea is now searching the homes of the Death Eaters and may soon find Gringotts' vaults.

The Ravenclaw mentor in the portrait told Scott that Medea could only be fully resurrected by sacrificing Voldemort's complete soul.

This signifies that the relationship between these two blood-related ancestors and their descendants is one of irreconcilable conflict.

Whatever Medea and Voldemort want to do, they must defeat each other first before they can do what they want.

Medea must sacrifice Voldemort's soul to fully revive in order to gain his complete power.

Voldemort couldn't do anything else in peace until he got rid of Medea, who was eyeing him covetously.

This is also why Scott wanted to secretly "help" Voldemort.

Once Voldemort regains some of his power, Scott will no longer worry about Medea finding any Horcruxes other than Harry's. Horcruxes are ultimately just fragments; the main Horcrux is the real deal.

Although Dumbledore may be a common enemy of the two, Scott felt that these two were the only two people who could not cooperate.

Scott waited until early December when Rimbaud finally brought the news he wanted: Buddy Crouch's home had been found.

“What do you want to do?” Rimbaud asked Scott.

Scott pulled a small wooden figure that he had prepared beforehand from the lizard skin bag. "Put this in Crouch's house."

"What's the use of this?" Rimbaud looked at the tiny wooden figure in Scott's hand, no bigger than his little finger, with some disdain. "You said that Barty Crouch Jr. was controlled by his father with the Imperius Curse. Could it possibly break the Imperius Curse?"

"The Soul-Stealing Curse can only be lifted by the will of the person under its influence. The person under its influence needs to use all their attention to resist the voice that controls their actions."

Scott held the little wooden figure in his hand.

"From now on, don't let it come into contact with other wizards."

He gave instructions to Rimbaud.

"Put it in when Old Barty isn't home. It will automatically find the wizard in the house, which is Little Barty, and then keep repeating some words in his ear before self-destructing over a period of time."

"What did you say?" Rimbaud asked curiously.

"Remind Little Barty that his master is in danger and needs his help."

He added.

"Of course, I don't know if this will work or not. I'm just trying it out. This method mainly depends on whether Little Barty's crazy loyalty to his master can break through the barrier of the Soul Reaper Curse."

“But…they have house-elves.” Rimbaud hesitated.

“That’s where the crows come in handy,” Scott chuckled. “Perhaps the crows can help distract the house-elves for a while.”

Chapter 307 The Reopening of Arithmetic Divination

That evening, Scott received feedback on the operation from Rimbaud.

Scott had just finished an event at the Enchanted Club when Rimbaud flew in through a high window and landed on his shoulder as he climbed the spiral staircase of the Ravenclaw Tower.

Scott returned to his dorm room, put down his books, and then went to the bathroom.

After setting up a silencing spell in the cubicle, he sat on the toilet and talked to Rimbaud.

"The operation went smoothly," Rimbaud told Scott. "While the house-elf was screeching and chasing away the other crows, I threw the little wooden figure into the room through the window."

“Thank you, Rimbaud,” Scott said softly.

Rimbaud was still somewhat hesitant. "Are you sure your plan will succeed? We can't be sure if that thing can free Barty Crouch Jr. from the Imperius Curse. The crows are still watching from afar, and so far, I haven't received any news of him escaping from his home."

“Of course I’m not sure,” Scott said. “It’s just an experiment. If it doesn’t work, we’ll think of something else.”

“Well, anyway, I’ll let you know once I get news that Barty Crouch Jr. has escaped,” Rimbaud said.