The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Upon returning to Raven Territory, Scott devoted himself entirely to learning rune circuits, aside from his daily routine of training his Animagus transformation skills.

Even the food he ate every day was bought by Rambo from Hogsmeade.

After five days of intense practice, almost to the point of neglecting sleep and meals, he finally mastered the basic usage of that set of magic rune circuits.

After that, he finally took a good shower, slept well, and spent three days studying the [Magic Mirror], transforming it into [Magic Mirror 2.0], adding the function of remotely receiving "signals".

"Now let's test the effect."

In the oak cabin, Scott sat cross-legged in the doorway.

He placed a lizard on the floor, picked up the modified [magic mirror], and tapped the mirror with his finger.

Soon, the live feed that the lizard saw appeared on the mirror.

"Connection successful."

He turned to Rimbaud beside him and instructed, "Now take that lizard and fly as far away as possible."

“Why don’t you just let it turn into a bird by itself!” Rimbaud complained.

“Because lizards are less conspicuous,” Scott replied. “I hope to use it to infiltrate Malfoy Manor.”

"Alright alright."

Rimbaud grabbed the lizard with his claws and flew out of the oak cabin.

Scott leaned back against the wall of the cabin, legs outstretched, eyes fixed on the changing images in the [magic mirror].

Rimbaud was flying very fast, and the view of the forest flashed by in the mirror.

Since Scott said the farther the better, Rimbaud obediently flew a great distance, even flying out of the forest and heading south from the Scottish Highlands toward England.

Scott belatedly realized that he intended to send the lizard directly to Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire.

Scott had intended to test things out before letting Rimbaud do it, but after thinking about it, he didn't stop Rimbaud from doing it.

After that, he stopped staring at the Magic Mirror all the time and instead used the Book of Prometheus to communicate with Bill and Lucio to pass the time.

It wasn't until evening, when Rimbaud was nearing his destination, that he turned his attention to the image displayed in the [Magic Mirror].

By this time, the lizard being held by Rimbaud was already far from the forest where he was, and the real-time image in the [Magic Mirror] was still very clear, which made Scott feel satisfied, and at the same time a little smug.

Rimbaud flew over a small town, across a wheat field, and mingled with a flock of crows roosting in the woods.

These crows must be the ones Rimbaud sent to monitor Malfoy Manor.

Because Scott had instructed him not to approach the manor on his own, but to hand the lizard over to another raven.

The crow, clutching the lizard, took flight again.

Looking at the image in the mirror, Scott noticed that after the crow had flown a certain distance, it began to turn involuntarily, instead of moving in a straight line.

This must be the effect of a curse.

Scott narrowed his eyes.

He hadn't expected that the magical protection of Malfoy Manor was even more stringent than that of Yaxley Castle, which he had previously monitored; it even blocked ordinary birds.

Fortunately, Rimbaud, who was off-screen, must have noticed this phenomenon as well, and sent out another crow.

The two crows cawed and exchanged a few words before finally placing the lizard on the ground.

The lizard began to crawl forward on its own.

Scott stared nervously at the image in the mirror, wondering if it would pass the test.

But clearly, the lizard failed; after crawling forward for a distance, it unconsciously began to turn.

Not long after, probably at Rimbaud's command, the crows captured the lizards and brought them back to their roosting forest.

Scott heard Rimbaud squawk a few more times, and then saw it fly into the air again, clutching the lizard.

Clearly, it is trying to break through from the air.

Scott thought so too—once they reached a certain height, they would definitely escape the protective magic of Malfoy Manor.

After Rimbaud took to the skies, he seemed to fly over the Malfoy estate area as estimated.

At that moment, Scott saw a forest in the mirror, but he knew very well that it was just a magical disguise.

Then, Rimbaud released his grip on the lizard.

As the lizard plummeted straight down from the sky, at some height it seemed to pass through a layer of smoke.

Next, Scott got his wish and saw the view of Malfoy Manor from the air in the Magic Mirror.

This is a dignified and luxurious lord's mansion, surrounded by an elaborately designed garden. Every plant in the garden seems to have been carefully trimmed and looks exceptionally neat, and there are even luxurious fountains adorning the space.

The lizard successfully landed on the lawn in the garden.

Several white peacocks were strolling on the lawn when they spotted the lizard and immediately surrounded it.

Fortunately, the lizard Scott created using shapeshifting had an instinct to escape, and it quickly slipped into the neatly trimmed bushes, escaping the peacock's pursuit.

The peacocks gathered around the bushes and began to sing.

"Oh, damn it, what are you all doing? Stop arguing."

At that moment, a boy's voice, strained and muffled, rang out.

Upon hearing that somewhat familiar voice, Scott couldn't help but laugh.

Sure enough, not long after, Malfoy, who hadn't been seen for a while, appeared on screen.

He walked over to the peacocks and waved.

"Be quiet."

He lowered his voice and scolded, then simply squatted down.

"Seriously, don't make a fuss, or you'll die a terrible death, and even your father and I won't be able to save you."

Only then did Scott get a clear look at Malfoy's appearance.

In just over twenty days, the boy seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and his once chubby cheeks had become sunken.

His eyes bulged slightly, his eye sockets were deep, his face was haggard, and his expression was filled with unease and fear. His already pale complexion was as white as paper.

"Draco."

At that moment, another familiar voice rang out.

"Professor Snape."

Malfoy quickly stood up and walked off the lawn.

"Your break time is over."

Snape's tone was cold.

"Yes, Professor."

The lizard hidden at the base of the bushes moved, and the image in the [Magic Mirror] changed angle, showing Scott seeing Malfoy walking dejectedly to Snape, who was dressed in a black robe.

"Come on, you must finish today's lesson."

Snape glanced at Malfoy without expression, then turned and walked into the manor.

“Yes…” Malfoy followed behind him, asking in a somewhat excited tone, “Professor, will I be able to join you soon, Master…”

Snape suddenly turned around and said coldly in a warning tone, "Don't bring up your master's affairs rashly, Draco. Remember, you are not yet capable of doing anything for your master, so do what you are supposed to do and don't act on your own."

"Yes, Professor."

Malfoy became dejected again.

The two quickly entered the manor one after the other.

Malfoy seemed frustrated that he couldn't join the Death Eaters, but Scott, watching this scene, understood that Snape had only said that to protect him.

Moreover, Scott was thinking even more at this moment.

Snape's appearance means that the double agent is still successful, which also means that Dumbledore has successfully tracked down Voldemort.

Scott didn't know why Dumbledore hadn't taken action, but after thinking about it, he guessed it might be because of Harry's presence.

Harry has unwittingly become Voldemort's Horcrux, and Voldemort cannot be killed until Harry's problem is resolved.

At the same time, Scott also abandoned his original plan to report to Dumbledore after discovering Voldemort's whereabouts.

However, now is not the time to think about these things. At this moment, he is more interested in exploring the secrets hidden in this manor.

The lizard quickly sprang into action again.

The lizard, only a finger's length long, went unnoticed and quickly traversed the large garden, climbing onto the exterior wall of the building.

As Scott had programmed it, the lizard crawled toward the windowsill of the manor building.

Through a window on the first floor, Scott finally saw the Carol siblings he was looking for.

At this moment, the Carol siblings and several Death Eaters were sitting together talking. Malfoy's parents were also among them. Unfortunately, although it was summer and the windows were open, their voices did not carry outside.

This is clearly the effect of magic.

The lizard perched on the windowsill, its dusty body almost blending into the gray slate.

For safety reasons, in Scott's plan, this lizard would not enter indoor spaces.

At this point, the decision seems clear.

Separated by only a window, not even a sound could escape, clearly indicating that magic had been set up inside the room, and it would be discovered if one was not careful.

Scott tried hard to decipher the lip movements of the speaker in the video, only to find that he didn't have that skill.

He could only make out the faces of those people, but he realized that he didn't recognize any of them at all.

Even Barty Crouch Jr., who escaped home thanks to him, was not known to Scott.

But Scott still remembered the faces of these people.

Before long, the people who had gathered together seemed to have finished saying what they wanted to say and left the room one after another.

After they left, the lizard that had been lying on the windowsill started moving again.

Scott saw the view from the gate of the manor building.

Apart from the Malfoys and a young wizard, everyone else walked out of the door.