Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

Witt released the dark wizard and threw him down, then immediately waved his wand.

"The soul leaves the body."

After subduing the dark wizard with the Imperius Curse, Witt returned his wand to him and commanded, "Lead the way."

Fire Ash Snake Tavern.

This tavern is located in a desolate valley, a remote place with no villages or shops in sight and no connection to the Floo Network.

You can only find this place by having someone you know guide you.

Before the dark wizard, controlled by the Imperius Curse, even entered the room, he heard a familiar voice coming from inside. He immediately turned around and respectfully greeted the voice.

"He's inside."

Clearly, the other party still chose to risk delivering the goods to the employer, get the money, and then escape.

When Witt arrived, the two sides had just completed the deal; one was holding a fire crossbow bolt while the other was counting money, clearly indicating that the transaction had gone very smoothly.

They were happy, but Witt was not.

With a bang, the masked Victor kicked the door open.

Such a flamboyant act instantly attracted the attention of all the tavern's guests.

In the instant their eyes met, a powerful magic gathered in Viter's pupils.

"All of them will be petrified."

More than a dozen wizards were instantly frozen in place. The dark wizard who had snatched Witt's broom instinctively tried to escape when he heard the door being kicked, but the Serpent Demon had already been watching him closely and was not about to give him a chance to run away.

Immobilizing more than ten wizards at once consumed a great deal of Witt's magic power; in just that short moment, he lost about ten percent of his magic power.

The greater the magic consumption, the stronger the effect.

The powerful petrification spell cast by Snake Eyes will immobilize these people for life until they die, unless a special potion is used to remove the spell.

Even if you try to force it open with magic like Dumbledore, you might not be able to.

Ordinary wizards don't have the strength and methods of Dumbledore.

Moreover, Dumbledore was hitting Voldemort, who had Horcruxes to protect him.

Without Horcruxes to save their lives, ordinary wizards will have their petrification spells broken, and the petrified person will shatter instantly.

He died instantly.

Witt, his gaze fixed on most of the people in the tavern, swaggered in wearing a mask and said, "Someone, bring out your manager."

Not everyone in the tavern turned their heads; the petrification magic hadn't frozen them in place, so quite a few people were still able to move.

But no one dared to look Witt in the eye.

In an instant, without even taking out his wand, he froze most of the wizards in the tavern in place.

Moreover, the spell was so powerful that several people in the tavern tried to break it for their companion, but none of them succeeded.

Without needing to exchange a glance, they immediately understood that Victor was someone they couldn't afford to offend.

Some guests who came alone secretly backed away, preparing to use Phantom Teleportation to leave.

Victor ignored them; he was wearing a mask, and no one recognized him.

As long as the main objective is there, it doesn't matter to Witt whether the others leave or not.

Witt's main purpose in entering was to give the people here a hard time, so that the subsequent conversation would go more smoothly.

He was pressed for time and didn't have time to play games with these dark wizards.

After Victor sat down, a burly, fierce-looking wizard emerged from the back of the tavern.

He was still cursing as he left, but when he saw the dozen or so wizards held captive by Vittoria in the tavern, and some people who wanted to leave but dared not, his expression immediately became kind.

As the owner of the tavern, although most people like to come here wearing masks, I can't help but come so often.

Over time, he became very familiar with many people.

Among the people Vitti resided in, there were several formidable figures whose strength was comparable to his.

Even against the weaker opponents, he could only take on three at most, and all of them were controlled by Witt in the first encounter.

Where did this ruthless person come from?

The tavern owner, Parker, cautiously walked over and sat down opposite Witt, politely asking, "Sir, who has offended you by starting such a big fire?"

“It’s nothing,” Witt sneered. “It’s just that someone laid a hand on me and almost hurt my family. I’ve always liked to settle scores and seek revenge.”

"I just want to bury those who did it, along with their employers, neatly in the ground. Boss, could you please do me a favor and find out who the employers of those two people over there are for this mission?"

Following the direction Victor pointed, the tavern owner cursed under his breath.

He did know who the employer was, but the problem was that he couldn't afford to offend that person.

......

"What's wrong?" Noticing the tavern owner's hesitation, Victor tapped the table and asked, "The other party has a powerful background."

Parker nodded slightly.

To be honest, he really hoped that Witt would back down, because if he revealed the information about that employer to Witt and Witt failed to kill him, his tavern would be finished.

But if he didn't speak up, he couldn't afford to offend this ruthless man in front of him.

Meeting the tavern owner's expectant gaze, Victor calmly asked, "How does it compare to Voldemort?"

Voldemort!!!

The moment the name was uttered, everyone in the tavern who could move used Apparition to run away, ignoring the fact that some of their companions were frozen in place.

Pike also wanted to run away, but with Witt pointing his wand at him, he didn't dare to move.

"Sir...my lord."

Parker forced a fawning smile onto his fierce, fleshy face: "That one is certainly no match for the mysterious man. May I ask who you are?"

"It's good that we can't compare."

Witt said coldly, "Tell me your address, and I'll spare your life."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Parker dared not hide anything any longer and revealed all the information he knew. If the tavern couldn't be opened, so be it; saving his life was the priority.

"France, the Lestrange family?"

Witt tapped the table lightly. Interesting.

Pureblood wizards usually have a main lineage and branch lineages. If a wizarding family has more than two children, only the eldest son can inherit the family property. The remaining child can either stay at home to help the head of the family manage the family or take a sum of money to other places to start a new lineage.

For example, the Porter family has branches in the United States.

The same goes for the Lestrange family.

This family originated in France, where their cemetery is located.

The British side is the branch from the French side.

Although it is a branch, the Lestrange family in England is equally old and wealthy because it separated very early on.

Unfortunately, both heirs of the British family were imprisoned in Azkaban for following Voldemort.

His brother Rodolphus also married Bella, a veritable cuckold's horns.

Although there was no affection between them, Bella's overt behavior was unbearable for anyone, and it's a mystery how Rodolphs managed to put up with it.

He's in France.

Witt scratched his head; this was troublesome.

Could it be that he's planning to hunt me down overseas this summer? Cross-border manhunts aren't something that can be resolved in a day or two.

Let him off the hook today.

With a casual flick of his wand, Witt tossed the fire bolt and the two dark wizards into the suitcase, then erased the memories of the tavern owner and the unfortunate men who were frozen in place.

He fabricated a memory of how he backed down after learning that the family was the Lestrange family.

Only then did he leave the Fire Ash Snake Tavern.

On the way back, Witte wrote a letter to Rozier, asking to borrow his key to the French gateway.

After visiting the Malfoy family, Witt will go to France to personally meet this so-called Lestrange family and see what they are capable of.

If the other party is truly capable, then let him live another year.

But what if you don't have enough strength?

Witt never held a grudge.

The next day, Witt took Sena home.

This time they chose to go back by car.

"Wirt, have a safe trip." Seamus really wanted Wirt to stay a few more days, but after what happened yesterday, he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

He could only personally escort Victor to the car as an apology.

In the afternoon, just as the two returned home, they saw Aunt Mei walk in with a letter in her hand.

The envelope was printed with a symbol that Witte must have been very familiar with.

"Senna, your Hogwarts acceptance letter."

Upon hearing this, Sena, who hadn't dared to sleep all night and was dozing off, suddenly stood up, took the letter she had been longing for from Aunt May's hand, and ran into her room as fast as she could.

Looks like he's planning to sleep with the envelope in his arms.

Aunt May didn't suspect anything; Sena used to lock herself in her room every day.

Rather, this kind of behavior is the normal situation.

Escaped.

Witt wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, determined to keep it a secret.

Grandpa York and Aunt May are both Muggles, so even if they knew about this, it wouldn't change anything.

Rather than making them worry unnecessarily, it's better to say nothing.