The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Eddie asked him, "What's wrong? Can't you bear to do it?"

“Of course not.” Milton frowned. “What you’ve done is handing someone else leverage. The Ministry of Magic can be unfair to Scott, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be unfair to Roll, who was born into a pure-blood family.”

"As long as they can't trace it back to us, that's fine," Eddie retorted defiantly.

Roger said irritably, "Do they need to investigate? Roll knows what he did. As long as we do as you say, they will definitely know who did it."

“We can be more careful and make it so they can’t find any evidence,” Eddie said, his eyes darting around. “Unless Roll admits first that he sent Scott a tampered letter.”

"Perhaps they don't need evidence; pure-blood families can always do many illogical things."

Milton shook his head in disagreement.

"Moreover, if confessing first would lead to Scott's conviction as well, I think Roll would do it without hesitation. You haven't seen that letter; she's probably gone mad."

"What should we do then? Are we really just going to let it go like this?" Eddie asked.

“Let’s tell the professor about this, and then notify the Ministry of Magic. At least that way, maybe Rol will behave himself,” Milton said, looking at Scott.

At this point, he seemed to have suddenly made a great decision and continued, "Moreover, I can ask my father for help. Although he is just a lowly clerk, if he can get Mrs. Zabini to help, perhaps he can successfully get Roll to receive the punishment he deserves."

Roger added, "My dad has friends at the Ministry of Magic, who might be able to help."

“Sorry,” Eddie shrugged. “I can’t help with this.”

Scott smiled immediately upon hearing this, knowing that his roommates genuinely wanted to help, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

“I’m glad to hear you say that,” he said, “but it’s still not necessary. Please don’t make things difficult for Mr. Grevis and Mr. Davis.”

Milton and Roger wanted to say something more, but Scott stopped them.

"No need to say anything more, let me handle this myself," he said in an unquestionable tone.

"So how are you going to solve this?" Eddie asked curiously.

Scott smiled mysteriously. "Some things are better left unsaid."

Then, despite Eddie's curious and persistent questioning, he still refused to tell him what he was going to do.

Milton and Roger weren't that curious; they just told Scott that whatever he was going to do, it was best to wait a while before saying anything, and not to give the other side any leverage.

Scott readily agreed.

He had already come up with some ideas just now.

In short, his cousins ​​Carol and Roll have thoroughly offended him, and if he doesn't retaliate, he's not Scott.

Moreover, his counterattack will not be targeted at Carlo or Rohr alone.

As for the specifics of how to do it, he still needs some time to prepare.

After taking a shower, Scott took out his ancient rune notebook and sat on the bed to read it.

Before long, Eddie, whose curiosity was still not satisfied, sneaked up next to him to peek, perhaps forgetting Scott's magical perception ability.

Steker simply smiled and let him watch.

"Is this ancient magical script?" Eddie said disappointedly. "I thought you were preparing a method of revenge. Why did you suddenly start learning it?"

Scott glanced at Eddie's anxious expression and wanted to say something like, "The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is."

But since no one could understand his words, he swallowed them back.

Of course, he wouldn't tell Eddie that the set of magical runes he was currently looking at in his notebook was the very method of revenge he was preparing.

This is a set of spell circuits with a deceptive effect, derived from the letter William wrote to him.

At the time, with Ravenclaw's help, Scott discovered the trickery in the letter, and later, under Ravenclaw's tutelage, he mastered the spell circuit.

Of course, the rune circuits that Scott possessed were different from the set that William had hidden in the letter, or rather, Ravenclaw had optimized this set of rune circuits.

Scott was tricked at the time; the bewitching effect of the magic runes hidden in the letter immediately made him want to go to the appointment, but this idea was not strong and could be easily dispelled after he discovered it.

After Ravenclaw optimized this set of rune circuits, the effect has changed somewhat.

The optimized magic rune circuit does not have an immediate bewitching effect, but rather tends to subtly etch a certain idea into a person's mind.

As time goes by, this idea will become more and more profound, until it is so deeply rooted that it can no longer be easily dispelled.

Scott's plan was to find a way to give Carlo a gift, preferably one that he would love.

Scott could hide the magic circuit within the gift, subtly implanting a thought into Carlo until that thought blossoms and bears fruit.

Of course, he also needs to be careful not to force the implanted idea. It is best to strengthen or transform some of Carlo's original ideas so that they can be left undetected.

Scott's plan starts with the relationship problems of Carol and Roll, cousins ​​who are also engaged.

Carol was willing to risk attacking Scott for Roll, which clearly shows that he liked his fiancée.

But it was different for Raoul; that girl's heart and soul were filled with thoughts of the already deceased Miss Travers.

What Scott wanted to direct was a drama about a sycophant turning evil.

Chapter 319 Mission, Truth and Falsehood, Standoff

Two things.

"In the Forbidden Forest," Scott said to Rimbaud.

"First, investigate Elijah Caro's preferences; second, find an item that contains his magic."

Rimbaud stood on the branch, listening quietly at first, then flapping his wings and shouting, "You're making things difficult for me, Rimbaud!"

Scott smiled and said, "I believe in you. You can do it."

"No! I can't do it!" Rimbaud said angrily. "Then teach me how to do it!"

Scott thought for a moment, “Let’s wait until the Christmas holidays. Things will be easier if Carol goes back to England for the holidays.”

“What if he doesn’t come back?” Rimbaud asked.

“Then let’s go to Durmstrang,” Scott said. “Of course, we can wait until next year.”

“It’s almost New Year’s Day now,” Rimbaud said.

“In the meantime, let’s find the location of the Carlo family, the old way,” Scott said.

"I see."

Essentially, as a product of Scott's transformations, Rimbaud would not disobey Scott's orders, so he reluctantly accepted the mission.

Scott smiled with satisfaction as he watched Rimbaud fly away.

Clearly, Rimbaud was already a mature raven.

As time goes by, it will become smarter and more human-like, and will be able to accomplish more difficult tasks.

The products of transformation can also grow? This was something Scott hadn't anticipated.

Of course, he later realized that it was all thanks to that one-time use magic stone, and only such a treasure could give the raven, a product of shapeshifting, infinite possibilities.

Thinking of this, Scott couldn't help but covet the Chamber of Secrets that belonged to Slytherin and Medea, perhaps containing the method to create a one-time-use Philosopher's Stone.

But he quickly suppressed his greed.

Because he felt that the possibility was unlikely.

He had no intention of rashly entering that secret room.

Regardless of whether he could break open the door to the secret chamber, even if he could, there was no guarantee that Medea wouldn't have a backup plan.

After all, there was also a portrait of Medea in her youth in the secret chamber.

Moreover, Medea also possesses a special Portkey, which is why she was able to escape from Dumbledore's sight. Who knows if she can use that Portkey to instantly return to that secret room?

It's best not to take the risk.

Scott removed the spell he had cast and prepared to leave the Forbidden Forest.

Then he saw Grapland emerge from the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

So he stopped.

When Grapland got a little closer, Scott greeted her, "Hello, Miss Grapland."

"Hello," Grapland said with his usual friendly smile. "We meet again, boy. May I call you Scott?"

“Of course,” Scott said with a smile.

Grapland exhaled a puff of white smoke, his lips curving into a smile, revealing two deep dimples on his somewhat round face. "You can also call me Wilmina."

Scott nodded.

The two walked out of the Forbidden Forest, and Grapland wiped the mud off his boots on the grass.

Scott had no intention of continuing his conversation with the teaching assistant, so he said goodbye.

Grapland, however, said jokingly, "Last night, and now, this is the second time in a short period of time that I've caught you sneaking into the Forbidden Forest, Scott."

Scott chose to thank her directly, "Thank you for not deducting points from my score, Wilmina."

Glapland gave him a smile. "I won't ask you what you were doing in the Forbidden Forest. Everyone has their own secrets."

Scott responded with a smile.

Grapland shook his pipe. "Go ahead. Oh, and remember to remind those two Ravenclaw girls that if they want to go into the Forbidden Forest to see the little guy, they'd better find me first, and I'll take them there."

“I’ll tell them what you said. Goodbye, Wilmina.” Scott waved and turned to leave.

He didn't turn around. In his perception, Grapland remained standing still, seemingly watching his back.

Scott was certain that the teaching assistant was hiding something.

She is probably not the real Wilmina Grapland.

The real Wilmina Grapland graduated from Gryffindor, a fact Scott has confirmed, but this teaching assistant is more likely a Ravenclaw.

Of course, this conclusion was not only based on Luna's intuition, but also on Scott's own perception.

He didn't tell Luna that, in his perception, the teaching assistant's magic was more akin to Ravenclaw's "colors."

Although the teaching assistant has not shown anything unusual so far, at Scott's request, the crows have not relaxed their surveillance of her.

Of course, this teaching assistant was recruited by Dumbledore, or it could be a special arrangement by the old headmaster.

Scott decided to find an opportunity to talk to Dumbledore.