The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

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After hearing Scott's words, Michael fell silent.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, asking, "You're telling us to leave England, leaving you all here alone?"

“You should understand, Mike,” Scott said. “Your presence here worries me.”

Michael looked somewhat saddened, and he asked in a low voice, "Have we become a burden to you, son?"

"I……"

Scott opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

"Okay, I understand what you mean."

Michael laughed again and patted Scott on the head.

“But you’re still a minor, kid! Whether you’re a wizard or not, you’re just our son, and we have to watch you grow up!”

"but……"

Scott wanted to say something more, but Michael interrupted him.

"No buts!"

He patted Scott on the head again.

"The situation isn't as bad as it seems, is it?"

He said calmly.

"Because of the last Wizarding War, in the current wizarding world, your headmaster's views are the politically correct ones."

He gestured for Scott to sit down, and then sat down himself to begin enjoying his lunch.

"Didn't you say that the faction represented by your headmaster is gaining the upper hand because those dark wizards' homes are facing repeated searches by the Ministry of Magic?"

Scott nodded.

"Therefore, those people are too cautious to give the enemy any leverage at a time like this. Besides, you haven't provoked any of those crazy enemies yet."

Scott, however, had a different opinion.

“You’re talking about wise and intelligent wizards,” he said. “But there are always crazy and stupid people everywhere, and those are often more dangerous.”

For example, his most ruthless enemy, Stryner, was not a calm person.

"Alright, son."

Michael gestured for him to stop talking.

"You should trust your father."

Michael said proudly.

“My family has lived in this town for hundreds of years. If someone really comes looking for trouble, I can at least guarantee that I can get Millie out of here safely.”

“You know wizards can apparite, right, Mike?”

Scott looked at him with distrust.

"You can also disguise yourself as anyone using potions."

"Given those guys' habit of looking down on us, they wouldn't be so careful in their pretense."

Michael said dismissively.

“How about this, we can move to the old house your grandfather left behind. It’s on another street near the sea.”

He smiled at Scott, leaned closer and whispered, "There's a passageway in the backyard of that house that leads down the cliff to a secluded dock."

Scott looked at him in surprise.

Michael said smugly, "As long as strangers come to town asking about our family, I'll get the news, and that's enough time for me to take Millie and leave by boat."

"..."

Scott was somewhat helpless.

In short, he was unable to persuade Michael and Amelia for the time being.

But he did not give up.

With a few days left in the holiday, he had already decided that he would get his parents out of England before the holiday ended, no matter what.

……

Chapter 106 Scott's Plea for Help

Scott shouldn't have provoked any enemies who would attack his family yet, but the exposure of his address is still a worry that makes him uneasy.

He didn't dare gamble on the probability of such a thing happening.

The town was too small for Michael and Amelia to hide in.

Moreover, they took the wizards' abilities far too lightly.

Two Muggles couldn't withstand the wizard's methods, not even with guns.

Scott had decided that if he couldn't persuade him himself, he would have no choice but to ask Professor Flitwick for help.

In the following days, Scott finally stopped appearing in the newspapers.

This means that journalists like Rita Skeeter have stopped paying attention to him.

Scott also had some guesses about this.

After all, he wasn't a celebrity. Even if reporters forced a romantic relationship between him and the deceased in their articles, it would only attract attention for a short time.

It's already quite an achievement for an ordinary student to garner two articles from Rita Skit; the public is more interested in celebrity gossip.

Scott breathed a sigh of relief.

From this incident, he can basically draw a conclusion—the Ministry of Magic's investigation into Travers' death has been largely concluded.

This is also why a journalist with a keen sense of smell like Rita Skeeter didn't continue to investigate the cause of the accident.

Now, their focus has shifted to the Travers family's business empire and the social question of whether house-elves are reliable.

Scott put down his newspaper and looked at Amelia, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

"Oh, darling, stop talking."

Emilia alertly raised her hand to stop Scott from speaking.

Scott has been trying to persuade her and Michael to move out for the past few days, but it doesn't seem to be working; they both seem to have made up their minds.

Scott sighed, turned and went upstairs.

He decided to write to Professor Frivi for help.

He returned to his room and quickly wrote a letter, which he then handed to Shay.

"Go and deliver this letter to Professor Flitwick for me."

Scott gently patted the owl's head and opened the window.

Shay spread its wings and flew away, calling out to Rimbaud in the tree as it passed through the yard, as if showing off that it was more useful than the blackbird.

Rimbaud was not a real bird after all; his "wisdom" was bestowed upon him by Scott's magic.

However, Scott's magic was not enough to endow it with much intelligence for the time being.

So it couldn't understand Shay's desire to show off, and just barked twice in response.

Scott sat down at his desk and took a thick notebook from the drawer, opening it to the air.

This notebook contains some knowledge that he thought would be useful, which he copied from the school library a few years ago, including some content from the restricted book section.

In the past few days, besides persuading his parents to move, he has also been taking the time to look up information about brain block surgery.

Before Travers' death, Scott could confidently "open his mind" to Hogwarts, certain that no one at the school would read his mind, but now he was no longer so sure.

Because he knew very well that there were still some doubts about the Travers affair.

Professor Flitwick would certainly believe him, but that doesn't mean Snape would.

Dumbledore would indeed restrain his powers from using Legilimency on his students, but that doesn't mean Snape would do the same.

In the original book, there are frequent descriptions of Snape staring directly into Harry's eyes.

It's hard to say whether Harry was lying or whether he was remembering Lily Potter through those green eyes or whether Legilimency was used to determine if he was lying.

Scott had already seen the principles behind Occlumency, but he hadn't paid much attention to it before.

In his past thinking, this kind of magic would be very slow to learn on his own, but it was also impossible for him to practice like Harry in the "original book".

He couldn't possibly find a mind-stealing wizard to let him rummage through his brain for practice.

But in the past few days, when Scott actually started learning the spell, he was surprised to find that he was actually quite good at it.

He quickly found the reason.

Basic brain shut-off involves clearing the mind of thoughts and emotions so that the mind-seducer cannot find any emotional connection to the memories the lie detector is trying to conceal.

When performing Occlusive surgery, it is most important to keep the mind blank and calm.

A very relaxed or overly excited brain is highly susceptible to invasion. While sleeping, a person's thoughts and emotions are also completely undefended.

Similarly, when a person is very excited or angry, their emotions are also defenseless.

Scott speculates that the reason Harry couldn't learn Occlumency in the original book was because he couldn't control his emotions.

Especially when facing Snape, he probably couldn't suppress his feelings of disgust and antagonism.

Unlike Harry, Scott is very good at controlling his emotions.

Of course, besides his personality and talent in this area, there is also the reason that he has experienced past and present lives, making him more mature psychologically.

In short, Scott's brain occlusion surgery had already been quite effective within just a few days.

While he couldn't use Legilimency to deceive others silently like Snape, it was enough for Scott.

Reaching Snape's level is not something that can be achieved in a short time; further improvement can only be achieved through persistent and gradual effort.

However, Scott is not a double agent. He doesn't need to deceive others silently. He can justifiably refuse to let others' magic enter his mind.