Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

No, I'm not going, I absolutely refuse to go.

"It's troublesome."

Witt sighed, and after much deliberation, decided to stay inside.

We're in an unfamiliar place, and we won't be able to find our way if we go out. It's better to stay inside and wait for Rozier to return.

If he were to encounter real danger, Witt wouldn't be some delicate little baby.

Hagrid flew in with divine power, and Witt decisively switched to Hagrid's card.

The abundant power within him gave him a sense of peace.

What kind of dark wizard is he? If he really dares to come, he's also somewhat skilled in martial arts.

In the original story, Hagrid was attacked by six Aurors with a Stunning Charm, but he was unharmed and even had the strength to fight back, holding his own against six opponents.

This is enough to demonstrate Hagrid's strength.

If we're really going to compare, without the Killing Curse, Hagrid's fighting ability might even be stronger than some of the school's professors.

The only problem is that dark wizards don't follow the rules like Aurors.

Witt looked around and decided to dig a tunnel in the house so that he could escape if the place was surrounded by dark wizards.

It's always good to be prepared.

"Stop playing dead, get out here and get to work," Witt said, pulling the Serpent Demon out of his clothes.

“I won’t let you go far. Go outside and walk around the house, help me check the surrounding terrain, and see where it would be best to dig this tunnel.”

Chapter 49 Rozier, the Dark Wizard, a notorious smuggler.

3 a.m.

Witt was awakened by the sound of the door opening. He cautiously emerged from the tunnel, peeked out, and saw Mr. Rozier covered in blood, sitting with difficulty on the sofa.

"gentlemen."

The person who came out of the inner room where the Viterbi secret passage was located asked in a low voice, "Are you alright? Do you need any white safflower essence?"

Although it was a question, Witt still readily handed the white saffron essence to Rozier.

Thank you.

Rozier slowly took the white essence and sprinkled it on the wound, saying in an extremely weak voice, "Run, child, they'll be catching up soon."

Upon hearing this, Witt helplessly spread his hands.

"I don't even know where I am, where do I go?"

"Besides, it's winter now, and the outside is all snow. Every step leaves a footprint. How am I supposed to run?"

Rozier coughed violently twice and said weakly, "It's my fault for dragging you into this."

Witt (｀ー')

No, you're giving up the fight just like that?

Cheer up!

"What exactly happened? If they don't have many people, I might try to take them out." Witt gripped the Blood Oath tightly and asked tentatively.

There was no other way; the secret passage wasn't finished yet, and in the dead of winter, there was no way to escape. We couldn't just wait to die.

"Kill them?" Rozier was amused by Witt's words, his chest heaving as he coughed up a few laughs.

"Child, run! I'll stay behind. Maybe they won't chase you."

Witt sent the serpent demon to guard the window, and drew his wand, gripping it tightly in his hand.

"I will never entrust my life to someone else."

“Sir,” Witt said in a low voice, “I have a magical artifact that can unleash an extremely powerful attack. If we can gather them together, perhaps we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop.”

Rozier's eyes lit up, and he struggled to his feet: "Really? If we can gather them together, I might be able to use that thing to lure them all into the house."

"Then you can use that magic to wipe them all out at once, that would be perfect."

“Things? You mean they want to steal your things?” Witt asked.

"I stole their things."

"why?"

Rozier casually remarked, "It was driven by greed."

“I wanted that item, but their price was too high for me to afford, so I killed their men and stole it.”

Rozier's words made Witt's vision go black.

He never imagined that the person he thought was a good person was actually the mastermind behind this whole affair.

Sure enough, anyone who can look Snape in the eye is no easy character to deal with.

"You won't kill me to silence me, will you?"

Witt asked in a joking tone.

“Why would I kill you?” Rozier regained some strength, his voice much calmer: “Slughorn is an old friend of mine. You were introduced by him, so I won’t lay a hand on you.”

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell on you afterwards?"

In response to Victor's question, Rozier drew his wand and waved it casually. Several parchments flew out from the bookcase and landed in front of Victor.

Rozier, the dark wizard, is a notorious smuggler.

Wanted by the U.S. Ministry of Magic, wanted by the German Ministry of Magic, wanted by the Russian Ministry of Magic...

There was a thick stack of at least a dozen sheets.

Witt chuckled twice: "You really do have a wide range of businesses."

With arrest warrants issued by over a dozen countries, he's not worried about being caught in a bind; there's really no need to worry about Victor betraying him later.

"Wait, you just told me to run, right?" Witt suddenly realized something was wrong.

Rozier calmly explained, "It means exactly what it says. I can't escape now, and there's no need to drag a kid like you down with me."

"But now that there's a better way, I still hope to survive for a while so that I can finish something."

To be honest, Witt felt the old man was lying, but now that he was on the wrong path, there was no way to get off.

What kind of people did Slughorn introduce him to? I'm going to have to complain about it when I get back.

In a terrible mood, Witt even stopped calling the professor.

Witt misunderstood Slughorn. Although Rozier was a dark wizard, he had an excellent reputation in the underworld and had never broken the rules in decades. That's why Slughorn introduced Rozier to Witt.

Who would have thought this would happen?

Inside the room, Rozier was still rambling on.

“They won’t come in if I’m not inside, and it’s all snow outside. If you go out, there’s a very high chance they’ll find you.”

After much deliberation, Rozier still couldn't come up with a perfect solution.

“Actually, we can hide in the secret passage,” Witt suggested in a low voice. “That way, nothing will happen.”

"As for the attack, I have a pet that can help me use that magical item. I don't think they'll notice a snake hiding in the snow."

"A secret passage?" Rozier asked in surprise. "Where would I find a secret passage in my house? I don't know anything about it."

"I just dug it up."

Witt helped Rozier up, then handed the Blood Pact over to the Serpent Demon, telling him to go outside and hide in the snow.

Once everyone has arrived, they will capture the entire enemy force.

Immediately afterwards, Witt led Rozier into the secret passage he had just dug.

He said it's better to be prepared.

Although the secret passage hasn't been dug yet, it has still come in handy.

“Mr. Rozier, reinforce your armor to protect yourself, lest it collapse later.”

The previous incident had put Victor on guard, and he planned to further deplete Rozier's magic power to weaken him.

If Rozier really intends to discard him after he's served his purpose, Witt will give him a good beating with his fists.

Rozier didn't doubt Witt's words. What kind of magic could a little wizard have? What he was more concerned about was how Witt had managed to dig such a deep secret passage under his house.

From the time Witte entered until now, only half a day has passed, and the height has already reached several meters, seven or eight meters.

Noticing Rozier's confusion, Witt explained in a low voice, "I have superhuman strength."

Rozier nodded noncommittally and asked, "What about the soil?"

“I just grabbed a random box and expanded it with a Seamless Stretch Charm,” Witt replied casually.

Space expanded purely by spells is unstable; the larger the space, the easier it is to collapse. But it's just a pile of mud; if the space collapses, so be it. Werther doesn't care at all.

"Seamless Stretching Spell?"

Rozier narrowed his eyes: "This is a rather advanced spell; some graduates don't even know how to use it. How did you learn it?"

“I’m a genius.” Witt was completely devoid of humility.

Rozier: This kid really dares to say that.

I wonder which pure-blood family raised him, Buzz! I've never heard of that surname before; it's probably a newly emerging pure-blood family in recent generations.

Rozier chatted idly with Witt inside the cave, while outside, the Serpent Demon's mouth trembled from the cold.

Luckily, it was a magical creature; if it were an ordinary snake, it would have been frozen solid by now.

"Next time, next time, I will never go out with my master in the dead of winter again," the Snake Demon secretly vowed in his heart.

Just as the Serpent Demon was freezing and could hardly stand it, nine wizards, accompanied by seven swallow-tailed hounds, tracked him down from afar.

Many of them were injured, and the number of people had decreased by four compared to before.

They also suffered heavy losses in this pursuit.

If we can't take down Rozier and get our things back, then this loss will be truly enormous.