The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

She glanced at Scott and Milton, then opened her book again, her face once more showing a pained expression.

"With the power of the greatest magical device, the Knowledge Bank, we will reclaim what was traded under the Hermes Oath, on the premise that both parties agree."

Grapland slammed his finger on the inside of the book as he spoke to Scott through gritted teeth.

"That's 1000 credits in total. Remember, kid, I need to pay 500 credits for your friend!"

Scott remained unmoved by her expression.

"So the oath Medea used is called the [Hermesian Oath]?" He had a look of "I've learned something new" on his face.

This behavior earned him a fierce glare from Grapland.

I won't answer your questions; go find the answers yourself using your credits!

She walked up to Scott, her once warm and friendly smile gone.

“Listen, kid, credits aren’t easy to earn.” She tiptoed and whispered in Scott’s ear, “I risked a lot of danger fighting a centaur and finally learned some obscure knowledge about centaurs, which I exchanged for 500 credits!”

Judging from her tone, it was as if she wanted nothing more than to bite Scott's ear off.

Scott's eyes darted to her, glancing at her.

The unexpected incident that happened to him, Eddie, and the Weasley twins when they went to the Forbidden Forest last time has finally been answered.

So it was this guy.

In order to obtain some knowledge that was not included in the [Knowledge Bank], he actually impersonated a dark wizard to attack centaurs. What a ruthless character.

Scott recalled what had happened and immediately concluded that Grapland's operation was probably premeditated and deliberate, aimed at fleecing the centaurs.

This young lady really took a big risk for those 500 credits.

However, the fact that she could exploit the centaur, which has been studied by many magizoologists, is quite impressive.

"Remember, you owe me a favor!"

Grapland said another harsh remark, and before Scott could retort, she strode away.

Her attitude could be described as fearless; she wasn't worried at all that Scott would inform on her and tell the professors that she was the "dark wizard" who had attacked the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest some time ago.

Perhaps they thought Scott had absolutely no evidence.

Unbeknownst to her, her words had been recorded by Scott's eagle brooch.

Tonight, Scott specially pinned the eagle-shaped brooch that could record sound into the lining of his robe.

Of course, he won't inform on them for the time being.

Because he knew very well that unused chips were more valuable.

While he was deep in thought, Grapland had already walked up to Milton, exhaling a large cloud of sage smoke.

“Tell me your full name, lucky boy!” she said to Milton with a hint of malice.

"Cough...cough..."

Milton coughed from the smoke and took several steps back, covering his nose.

He managed to utter his full name with difficulty, “cough cough… Milton Weaver Grevis.”

Grapland coughed and spoke clearly, "I, Stephanie Grapland, hereby grant Milton Weaver Gravis temporary authorization to use the [Book of Prometheus]."

After saying that, she placed the heavy Book of Prometheus into Milton's hands.

"come over!"

She reached out and grabbed Milton by the collar, dragging him towards Cachini.

"Let's begin."

As she spoke, she shoved Milton again.

"Hold the book carefully, then stand face to face with Kachini!"

Milton glanced back and saw Scott give him an encouraging look.

Grapland immediately raised his hand and smacked Milton on the head. "I said stand still!"

Milton quickly stood up obediently, facing Cachini.

"Let's begin."

Grapland, with a pipe dangling from his mouth, touched the Book of Prometheus held by the two men with both hands, then strode back.

Soon, the books Milton and Cachini were holding began to turn automatically.

The pages were flipping faster and faster, yet it seemed like there would never be an end to them.

Some obscure symbols jumped out from both books at the same time, merged together, and formed an illusory scale pattern that appeared between the two people.

In an instant, a gust of wind rose, and Milton's long hair was blown about.

The illusory balance pattern in the air grew brighter and brighter, and weights gradually emerged on both sides of the balance.

Then, the balance scale regained its equilibrium amidst the swaying, and then quickly rotated 180 degrees, reversing the orientation of the weights on both sides.

"ended."

Grapland continued walking forward.

As she moved, the illusory scale pattern vanished as points of light, and the books in Milton and Kacchini's hands fell silent.

"How are you, Kacini?" Grapland asked Kacini, who had his eyes closed.

“I feel great, like I’ve finally become whole again.” Kachini opened her eyes and smiled brightly. “Thank you, cousin.”

Scott raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this address.

Grapland smiled. "I'm glad you're satisfied. Just remember not to do anything foolish again."

Kacchini nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Scott, Eddie, and Roger also walked up to Milton.

Eddie asked eagerly, "How are you? Have you changed back, Milton?"

Milton lowered his head, his long hair obscuring his face.

"I...I'm fine." His voice trembled with tears as he spoke, "It's just...I didn't want to cry...I don't know why...I just couldn't help it..."

Scott and his two companions exchanged glances.

[I never expected this...]

[really……]

[The crybaby Milton is back!]

After exchanging glances, the three began to comfort Milton.

“That’s a good thing,” Scott said.

“Congratulations, Milton, you’ve finally achieved your goal!” Roger said.

“That’s great, the Milton we know is back!” Eddie said.

Scott inexplicably felt that he was very familiar with Roger and Eddie.

After all, before Milton's transformation, they had already spent several years with Milton, whom Scott called "the English Daiyu".

For [the English Daiyu], crying for no reason is really a common occurrence.

Grapland quickly reached out and snatched the book from Milton's arms. "This kid, he's dripping tears on my book! Give it back to me!"

“I…I’m sorry,” Milton said, his voice choked with emotion.

He looked up, tears still streaming down his face.

"Hahahaha..." Kachini suddenly burst into loud laughter, "This is the Milton I know!"

Milton's face immediately turned bright red.

He wiped away his tears haphazardly with his hands, looking extremely embarrassed. "I really didn't want this to happen..."

At this moment, Eddie said to Scott and Roger with a grin, "Artists are all emotional. I had only heard this saying before, but I didn't really understand it. But now, the concrete effect of this saying is actually being presented to us!"

Scott and Roger laughed when they heard this.

A few seconds later, Scott suddenly stopped laughing.

“Someone’s coming,” he said.

Everyone immediately shut their mouths.

Scott's magical perception was well-known within Hogwarts, and even Catchney and Grapland had obviously heard of it.

Grapland swiftly drew his wand and waved it, extinguishing all the candles burning in the event room.

"Hide!"

She whispered something, then pulled Kacchini behind a curtain.

Eddie and Roger pulled Milton aside and hid on the other side of the huge piano.

“Scott!” Eddie called out in a low voice.

However, by this time Scott had already determined the identity of the person who had come.

“No need to hide,” he said with a smile. “It’s Fred and George.”

He had barely finished speaking when a soft knock sounded on the door of the activity room.

"Scott."

A similarly hushed voice came from outside the door.

"Open the door quickly. You know we have the ability to tell you're inside."

"If you don't open the door soon..."

"We're about to use the unlocking spell."

Scott said helplessly, "I'll go open the door. If this continues, they'll attract Snape, and that will be terrible."

"Shh! Shh!" Eddie shushed several times, clearly terrified that Scott's words would come back to haunt him.

Scott had already walked quickly to the door and unlocked it from the inside.