The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

He recalled the black dragon he had created using Transfiguration.

Although the black dragon had a terrifying appearance, a huge size, and could even mimic dragon breath, it was actually just a facade.

It wasn't a real living thing, but just a model that could fly and breathe fire, and all its actions were controlled by Scott.

To give the black dragon the same ability to act independently, or even develop intelligence, as Rimbaud did, his current level of Transfiguration was capable of doing so, but he was limited by insufficient magic power.

He was somewhat exhausted after creating the black dragon that day.

Having figured out the crux of the problem, Scott looked at the Ravenclaw in the painting again.

"Respected mentor, is there any way to increase my magic power rapidly?"

Ravenclaw smiled slightly again. "Yes."

Scott's eyes lit up. "Please tell me."

“But do you really want to do that?” Ravenclaw asked. “I must remind you that the methods I know of are risky.”

"Have you used it?" Scott asked curiously.

Ravenclaw nodded. "We have. The magical world used to be much bloodier and more brutal than it is now, so we used some methods that have been abandoned in modern times to enhance our magic."

“Please teach me,” Scott pleaded again.

“You have two choices,” Ravenclaw said. “One is a potion, the other is a magical ritual.”

Scott asked, "Can't we use both?"

Ravenclaw shook his head. "Don't be too greedy. It will have unpredictable consequences. Wizards of the past have already proven that with their lives."

It turned out to be the case.

Scott said regretfully, "Then please tell me the differences between the two methods."

Ravenclaw nodded slightly.

"The potion is called a magic-enhancing potion. Its advantage is that it is relatively safe and stable, but its disadvantage is that it does not increase magic power by much, and the potion ingredients are hard to find."

"The magical ritual is called Bloody Plunder. Its advantage is that the increase in magic power is extremely considerable. Its disadvantages are that the method is cruel and bloody, there is a high chance of producing uncontrollable side effects, and the materials are extremely precious and hard to find."

"Bloodshed plunder..."

Scott unconsciously repeated the name of the magical ritual, the nature of which could be imagined from the name itself.

Are you interested in bloody plunder?

Ravenclaw said meaningfully.

"Then you will need to prepare one unicorn horn, one mermaid tail, two dragon hearts, a pair of Thestral wings, ten phoenix tears, three runeheads, one venom sac of a stag leopard, one centaur spine, and all the blood from the body of an adult wizard."

"This……"

Scott was a little dumbfounded.

These things won't be so easy for him to get his hands on.

Some things are simply unavailable even if you have the money.

Leaving aside other materials, virtually no wizard in the magical world dares to hunt the Poison Leopard.

Because the venomous leopard is arguably the most dangerous animal in the world, it is said that it would take more than a hundred skilled wizards working together to subdue it.

Extremely terrifying.

the most important is……

"All the blood in an adult wizard's body? Couldn't it be a little from each person?"

“No,” Ravenclaw said. “It has to be the same person, and preferably someone related to you by blood, or even closer, to reduce uncontrollable side effects. Of course, you can’t do that.”

"What do you mean by side effects?" Scott asked.

“They’ll probably become grotesque,” ​​Ravenclaw said. “Many wizards don’t care about their appearance.”

Scott swallowed hard. "This method is rarely used, is it?"

He realized that this method was actually unreliable.

“No, it wasn’t uncommon in wizarding families in the past.” Ravenclaw said as if telling a ghost story, “Old wizards would leave their blood to their descendants before they died.”

"you……"

“I did not use this method, but as far as I know, the Slytherin family has this tradition.”

"..."

Scott remained silent for a few seconds.

He couldn't help but ask, "So Slytherin's appearance is strange? Is that why Voldemort lost his nose?"

A smile appeared on Ravenclaw's face. "I don't know anything about Voldemort, but Salazar certainly wasn't handsome. He had too many wrinkles when he was young, and he was bald."

"..."

Scott couldn't help but touch his smooth face, and then his straight nose.

No, I'm not willing to make such a big sacrifice!

His heartfelt cry.

"Please tell me how to make a magic-boosting potion!"

The Ravenclaw in the painting is laughing from the bottom of his heart.

"I will leave it to you."

In the picture frame, her portrait slowly faded away, leaving behind a dense array of words.

It contains the recipe and preparation method for magic-enhancing potions.

Scott quickly took out paper and pen to copy it down.

"Guardian Tree Fruit, Mandrake Roots, Devil's Web Twigs, Narcissus Buds, Two-Ear Grass, Moonstone Powder, Chirac Fins..."

It started with some common herbs and materials.

But gradually, he discovered that the ingredients needed for this potion were indeed as precious as Ravenclaw had said.

The most valuable parts even overlap with the materials needed for bloody plunder.

The blood voluntarily offered by unicorns, the tears of phoenixes, the heart of dragons, the whiskers of mermaids, the tail hair of Thestrals, and the placenta of centaurs.

Of course, the materials needed are far more than these.

Scott filled the entire page with notes, but looking at the recipe, he was still somewhat perplexed.

The things that can be bought with money are fine, but many things can only be obtained by finding a way to get them yourself, which is undoubtedly very difficult.

Not to mention that the process of making potions is also very complicated and takes at least half a year.

Scott's potion-making skills were not outstanding enough to guarantee success on the first try; he would need to hire a potion master to complete the task without risk.

Potions masters are not so easy to find.

The closest Potions Master to Scott was Snape, but the professor was too busy to make such troublesome potions for him.

Last time, Snape accompanied Voldemort on a prison break in Azkaban, and his name was already on Mrs. Burns's little notebook; the Ministry of Magic had even issued a warrant for his arrest.

As a double agent, Snape has already lost one of his identities, and we probably won't see him at school next semester.

It's still unknown who Dumbledore will choose to replace Snape as Potions Professor.

It could be Professor Slughorn, who appeared in the "original work," or it could be someone else entirely.

These days, if Scott wanted to hire a potion master to make him a potion that would enhance his magic, he really wouldn't have any connections.

After thinking about it, he realized that he could only ask Professor Flitwick or Dumbledore for help.

As he was thinking about this, Ravenclaw's figure reappeared in the frame.

"It seems the copying is complete."

"Yes, Professor, may I ask..."

"Ok?"

Scott asked cautiously, "Can I use this lost recipe to trade for the finished product from a potions master?"

Ravenclaw had no objection, "If you can do it."

"Thank you."

Hearing the affirmative answer, Scott felt somewhat relieved.

It wasn't that he didn't want to be self-reliant, but that he simply couldn't.

For the rest of the time, Ravenclaw did not bring up the topic again, but instead began a new lesson.

Scott also put the potion matter aside for the time being and began to listen attentively to the lecture.

After dinner that day, Scott used the Magic Mirror to make a "video call" to Professor Flitwick.

"Good evening, Scott. Oh, is this your home in Spain?"

Professor Flitwick's face appeared in the mirror.

"Good evening, Professor Flitwick."

Scott showed the professor his room.

After a few casual words, Scott got straight to the point.

"Professor, I would like to ask you for a favor. I wonder if you know any Potions Masters other than Professor Snape?"

“Oh, of course, I do know some other potions masters, including Damocles Belby, the inventor of Wolfsbane, who graduated from Ravenclaw.”

“My Ravenclaw mentor gave me a recipe for a mana-boosting potion, and I think…”

Scott truthfully told Professor Flitwick about obtaining the magic potion recipe and his entire plan.

Professor Flitwick immediately agreed to his request, "Oh, I can try to contact a few Potions Masters for you. If any of them agree to the deal, I will let you know immediately."

"Thank you so much, Professor," Scott said repeatedly.

After the call ended, he simply took a picture of the formula and sent it to Professor Flitwick.

If all goes well, he just needs to wait for the potion to arrive.