Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

"Professor McGonagall, is this also a sixth-grader this year?"

“Werther is special,” McGonagall explained calmly. “Professor Dumbledore granted him special permission to learn Apparition ahead of time.”

Upon hearing that it was Dumbledore's decision, Tykroth nodded slightly and remained silent.

The Apparition Charm consists of two steps: the first step is to teleport, making oneself disappear from the original location, and the second step is to appear, making oneself appear at the designated target location.

When beginners practice Apparition, they need to set a clear goal and limit the range of movement, usually a brightly colored wooden circle.

Lock your mind onto the wooden circle, ensuring that your mind and eyes are filled only with the circle and nothing else. Finally, chant the incantation and desperately squeeze your body through.

"Apparition".

Witt appeared inside the wooden circle, staggering several steps before coming to a stop.

Professor Flitwick was the first to shout with joy.

"Witt succeeded, Slytherin gets a three-pointer."

Even Tykroos couldn't help but glance at Witt a few more times.

Witt shook his head; this feeling was really unpleasant. Apparition was somewhat similar to a combination of Vanish and Summoning spells.

Recite the incantation to make yourself disappear from the main plane and enter a strange space, and then let that space spit you out.

The landing point is the point you've focused your attention on.

If your thinking is unclear, you're likely to end up with a jumbled mess of thoughts.

Of course, this is an extreme case. In general, it will only split into two halves at most. Moreover, the Apparition Charm has a protective function. In the second after you are spat out, your fragmented body is not completely disconnected from that strange space.

At this moment, your body may appear to be fragmented, but it is actually still a whole.

If someone casts a spell in time, you can be restored to your original state.

For example, after Witt, some sixth-grade students thought that Apparition was nothing special, and if first-graders could do it, they could too.

Then their legs remained in place, but their bodies appeared inside the wooden circle.

The four deans acted almost simultaneously, casting spells to turn them back into their original forms and then launching into a tirade of abuse.

Due to the complexity of spatial teleportation, the protective measures in the spell can only last for a maximum of one second. If someone is watching, it's fine, but if no one is watching, one second is probably not enough for a person to recover from the dizziness of spatial teleportation, let alone use magic to heal themselves.

Clearly, those impetuous students greatly annoyed the professor.

"Don't force the use of magic if you haven't prepared properly," McGonagall said sternly. "That's how I taught you. The success or failure of magic is something you can feel. After six years of study, you should be able to tell when magic will succeed and when it will fail."

"Forcing yourself to cast a spell when you sense something is wrong is extremely dangerous."

"Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, one point deducted each."

In the Apparition class, many students also failed, but they only stumbled in place, and the most serious one was falling to the ground; they did not split into two.

A wizard can sense whether the magic is going smoothly or whether the incantation is being recited correctly. Just like many experienced masters, your experience will tell you that this won't work and that continuing will cause problems.

In such situations, experienced wizards usually stop casting spells and prepare themselves again before making a move.

Only a few reckless individuals would forcibly cast a spell when they know something is wrong.

A small percentage of these people will be able to successfully cast spells, but most will suffer a backlash from the magic.

If the flow of magic is not smooth, and you still force the casting of a spell, who else will have problems if not you?

Witt has no sympathy for those people.

He needed to hurry up and continue practicing the Apparition Charm. Beginners need to rotate their bodies to enhance the effect of the spell when using the Apparition Charm, and Witt had just succeeded after rotating.

Experienced practitioners do not need to rotate; it is best to eliminate the chanting process as well.

Silent spellcasting is a relatively advanced magical technique, and most Aurors possess this skill.

The ability to cast spells without a wand is the dividing line between top wizards and ordinary wizards.

In Africa, hand gesture spellcasting is a technique that mimics the wand, a pseudo-wandless spellcasting method. This method is relatively primitive and can be considered the ancestor of the wand.

The advantage is that the wand won't fall, but the disadvantage is that casting spells is slower than a wizard using a wand, and the learning curve is steeper.

Witt's goal was to learn silent Apparition, and since the restrictions at Hogwarts only lasted for an hour, he had no time to waste.

One, two, three, four.

With continued practice, Witt's Apparition became smoother at a visible speed, and the other students, including the four deans, all stopped.

Did this kid hide his true abilities in my class?

McGonagall and Flitwick had the same thought at the same time.

To be honest, they already thought highly of Witt, but seeing how hard he was going at this moment still seemed a bit outrageous.

He really does improve every time, and he gets a few points faster each time.

"Voldemort was just like that back then," a strange thought suddenly popped into McGonagall's mind.

(This book uses the timeline of Fantastic Beasts.)

McGonagall taught Voldemort back then, but it was so long ago that many memories are no longer clear. Now that I think about it, Voldemort didn't seem to have performed as well as her when he was in school.

Slytherin!

This kid, no way.

McGonagall was willing to believe Witt, but Voldemort's influence was so great that she became somewhat paranoid.

If Witt knew what McGonagall was thinking, he'd probably be speechless.

The first-grade curriculum consists of simple spells. How can I possibly stand out from the other students? What good is it if I can calculate addition and subtraction points the fastest? It won't create a significant difference.

He can't exactly use a wand to cast the Crucifixion Charm on his classmates and then go around showing off his magical abilities, can he? If he actually did, Professor McGonagall would be unhappy.

An hour later, the course ended, and only a few sixth-grade students successfully used Apparition.

Witt is using the best method; he can now teleport without any auxiliary actions, simply by waving his wand and chanting a spell.

It is estimated that after another two or three lessons, he will be able to master the technique of the silent spell.

Time flew by, and two weeks later...

Witt saw Hermione, Harry, and the other two in the Hogwarts library.

Hermione was making a study plan for the year-end exams, and Harry and Ron looked reluctant, but they couldn't stop Hermione's incessant nagging.

Fortunately, Hogwarts' library was large enough, otherwise Witt would probably have had to borrow the books to read.

“Oh, I feel like I’ll never be able to memorize this book in my entire life.” Ron was the first to break down. He threw down his quill and stared blankly out the window.

Like a caged bird yearning for freedom.

Hermione is that cage.

Harry, meanwhile, was flipping through his book in frustration, not saying a word. He had a lot of homework to do.

"Hagrid, what brings you here?" Ron asked in surprise when he saw Hagrid, still in a daze.

Upon hearing this, Victor suddenly looked up. Hagrid never came to the library, at least not even once this year, despite Victor spending every day there.

"Serpent Demon, follow him and see if Hagrid's book is related to dragons."

Witt lowered his head. If Hagrid really came to the library to look for books related to dragons, it meant that his plan could begin.

Chapter 60 Hagrid: Who doesn't know I keep my mouth shut?

"Owner."

The serpent demon swam over and quickly returned, whispering, "The books Hagrid holds are all related to fire dragons."

"Alright, come back now."

Witte put the serpent demon into his sleeve, returned the borrowed book, and hurriedly left the library.

Taking advantage of the situation is what we call "utilizing" it.

Now that Hagrid has obtained the dragon egg, the rest is quite simple.

All you need to do is give it a little push.

Everything then happened naturally and logically.

*

Harry repeatedly confirmed Hagrid's hut.

“Hagrid, only you know how to get through to Fulve. You won’t tell anyone else, not even the professors at Hogwarts.”

"right."

“Of course,” Hagrid said proudly. “I’m keeping my mouth shut. No one but me and Dumbledore will know how we got through to Fulve.”

"That's good." Harry breathed a sigh of relief and began to fan himself with his palms. Spring had only just arrived, and it was so hot in the room during this cold snap.

"Hagrid, could you open the window? I'm so hot."

"No." Hagrid glanced nervously toward the fireplace.

"What's this."

Harry walked toward the fireplace, and in the center of the fire, beneath the kettle, was a large, dark egg.

Hai Ge stroked his beard nervously, unsure how to explain.

Ron, being very understanding, answered for him.

“These are dragon eggs. My brother showed me pictures of them. Hagrid, where did you get them? They must have cost a fortune.”

"I didn't spend any money," Hagrid chuckled. "I won it by drinking in the village and playing cards with a stranger."

"You know, the Ministry of Magic has been cracking down on contraband lately, so that person is probably eager to get rid of him."

"Dragon egg!"

George and Fred both poked their heads out of the window at the same time, their eyes gleaming as if they had spotted some new and exciting prey.

That's it, Ron slapped his face with his hand. If George and Fred find out about this, he's finished.

“What are you doing here?” Hagrid stared at George and Fred nervously. “I warned you that students are not allowed near the Forbidden Forest.”

Given George and Fred's personalities, how could they possibly resist such a huge temptation as the Forbidden Forest?