Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

There's no principle behind learning and using magic. Everyone just knows that chanting spells, summoning emotions, and using magic power can make it happen, and so they can do it...

"What a world where you can do whatever you want..."

Vaughn sighed secretly and temporarily suppressed his curiosity. That was not what he should be thinking about now.

Next, under Crouch's care, Vaughan continued his studies.

There were several times when he failed, and Vaughn found that his emotions were fluctuating - long-term concentration was too exhausting, and fluctuations were inevitable - so he decisively withdrew his magic power.

It was successful at all other times, and there was not a single separation accident throughout the process.

Including the things he carried with him, nothing was lost. This speed of progress shocked Crouch.

This kind of shock is not due to Vaughn's learning ability. He has seen countless geniuses in his life, and his son Battie Jr. is a genius.

What shocked Crouch was Vaughan's self-control and character. In terms of the difficulty of the spell, Apparition was actually not that difficult. The difficulty lay only in "calmness". Maintaining calmness and stability, and maintaining stable emotions and magic power for a long time, was extremely exhausting.

Normally, a wizard who has just started Apparition will be most efficient during the first few practices.

Because this is the time when your mental state is the best.

Afterwards, as the spirit is exhausted, it is inevitable that attention will decrease, distraction, fatigue, etc. will appear, and efficiency will begin to drop sharply. Many split accidents occur at this time.

But throughout the night, until dawn, when the two finished their practice and returned, Crouch did not find any signs that Vaughn was unable to hold on.

He even improved with every practice.

"monster……"

Crouch quietly made this evaluation in his heart.

What comforted him was that Vaughn was not strong in every aspect. In the next few days, Vaughn, who gradually mastered the Apparition, began to try the Fiery Curse, which he had known before but had never practiced because it was relatively dangerous.

Then, his practice efficiency dropped rapidly.

In the early morning of five days later, still on that remote and flat lawn, Vaughn chanted the Fiery Curse. His wand-swinging movements, magic power, and emotions were all impeccable.

But as the spell was completed, only a streak of sparks shot out from the tip of his wand...

Crouch's lips curled up into a slight smile, trying not to appear too gloating.

Vaughan swung his wand again, but the fierce fire that was said to burn everything did not form at the tip of his wand, and the sparks quickly dissipated.

But he was in a good mood and just rolled his eyes at Crouch: "Laugh if you want to!"

Just ignore him.

"system!"

Vaughn silently summoned the system panel:

[Host: Vaughn Weasley]

[Magic Scale: 463 (500 for an ordinary adult wizard)]

【天赋：魔咒学7、黑魔法6、变形术8、魔药学10、草药学6、占卜学2 (满值为10)】

【魔咒：大脑封闭术LV5(MAX)、铁甲咒LV5(MAX)、缴械咒LV5(MAX)、飞走咒LV4（11/16）、漂浮咒LV4（10/16）……摄神取念LV3(1/32)、幻身咒LV2（4/8）、神锋无影LV2（4/12）、粉碎咒LV2（0/8）、消失咒LV2（0/12）……新增：幻影移（显）形LV0（2/3）】

[Potions: "Vaughn Beauty" series, Wolfsbane Potion, etc....]

【Reputation Points: 0】

Looking at his talent column, Vaughn pondered:

"Dark magic talent is 6. This value is even worse than I expected. It seems that 6 to 7 is a watershed. If a value of 7 is considered excellent, then 6 is at most just above passing. There is a huge difference in the learning of magic!"

Of course, the reason why Vaughn was in a good mood was that according to the agreement between him and Dumbledore, Dumbledore was no longer shameless and gave Gryffindor a lot of extra points. So, he would most likely complete the main task and get a talent point by the end of the semester.

At that time, you can choose either the spell talent or the black magic talent.

That is his confidence.

Besides, judging from the current needs, black magic is not urgent.

Putting aside his talent for the moment, Vaughn glanced at the column of his spells, which was a densely packed list.

For more than a month, he still did not relax his practice of spells. Except for a few spells, he had made some progress, but some spells were obviously starting to slow down.

For example, the flying spell and the floating spell, these spells that have reached LV4, have not made any progress in the past half month.

Nor could Vaughan place his precious reputation on them.

Fortunately, these spells are enough for now.

"Hmm? My magic scale... Last month, it was still 456. Based on the normal monthly increase of 6 points, it should be 462 now. How come it's 1 point more..."

As he thought about it, Vaughn's eyes accidentally swept across his sleeves, and when he saw his wrists exposed, he suddenly realized:

"I'm starting to develop..."

He had previously speculated that the growth of magic power was related to talent and the body's development cycle, but due to a lack of samples and statistical data (others didn't have a system and couldn't quantify it), it was difficult to accurately calculate its growth trend.

Now, the change in the magic scale undoubtedly confirmed Vaughn's guess.

"I'll be 12 next month. Calculating the time, I'm indeed entering a period of rapid development... This is the period in a person's life when the biggest changes occur. According to Muggle biology, various trophic hormones and target gland hormones that have been nearly dormant since birth begin to activate in a pulsed manner during this period..."

"The growth of bones, muscles, and internal organs is merely an external manifestation. The essence of puberty is the activation of internal hormones. Is the growth of magical power also related to these factors?"

Vaughan was intrigued.

Although magic power cannot be observed, every wizard can sense it. It determines the power of a wizard's spells and the number of times he can cast spells. It is the energy source of the magic system.

If anyone can crack its secret or summarize the law of growth, then that person will have mastered the most convenient path to strength.

The reason for saying this is not because of how strong the effect is after the magic power is increased, but because it is most likely to grow explosively.

This involves a special phenomenon in this world that every little wizard must experience before the age of 10 - magic awakening, or magic riot!

Before this special phenomenon occurred, young wizards had no magical abilities, and at that time, they were no different from Muggles or Squibs.

It was not until the awakening of magic that a clear line was drawn between the extraordinary and mortals, wizards and Muggles.

From a biological perspective, the awakening of magic is like the beginning of the evolution of the essence and level of life!

Generally speaking, every young wizard will only experience one magic awakening, and it is this time that helps them break away from their original life class. Even the subsequent growth of magic power is just the "afterglow" of that awakening!

If... a person could experience a few more magical awakenings...

With this tempting idea in mind, Vaughn quickly opened his bag, took out his notebook, and wrote down his thoughts.

Crouch had a strange expression on his face. He saw Vaughn was in a daze for a while (looking at the system panel), and then suddenly took out a notebook and started writing furiously with an excited look on his face.

I couldn't help but worry that this confident and proud child might have suffered too severe a blow and developed some mental problems.

Fortunately, his worries did not come true.

Crouch only saw that after Vaughan wrote something in his notebook, his mood suddenly became very good. He was smiling until dawn and the end of practice.

And today seems to be his lucky day.

In the afternoon, Vaughan, who was searching for memories of Barty Crouch Jr. in the basement, was called out by Crouch, who handed him an invitation.

"The Wizengamot has initiated the voting process and decided to hold a resolution vote tonight. Amelia Burns asked me to bring this to you. You must attend tonight."

Vaughn took it, flipped through it a few times, and then put it away. He casually asked, "Did you vote for or against?"

Crouch said sternly, "Do I have a choice?"

"Tsk, be cheerful. We are partners. The establishment of the Werewolf Affairs Committee will only benefit you. Barty, are you really willing to spend the rest of your life just messing around at the International Magic Exchange and Cooperation Department?"

"Are you really willing to be suppressed by an idiot like Fudge? He's not a very kind person. Look, he dared to kick you to the Cooperation Department last year. Maybe in two years, he'll even force you to retire!"

Vaughan tried to pat Crouch's shoulder, but found he couldn't reach it, so he patted his arm and beckoned.

Crouch's face twitched, and he said dryly, "There's nothing wrong with life now..."

"But I'm very dissatisfied, Barty!" Vaughn's expression turned into a half-smile. "As a partner, I think it would be more in my best interest if you became Minister of Magic in the future, don't you agree?"

Crouch was silent.

Vaughn didn't push him and resumed his smiling face. "You have to be more proactive, Barty. All the votes today were sent by owl, right? You have to use your connections and ask your old friends. If there are any who didn't vote in favor, ask them to send a new one. I don't think Amelia will mind!"

Crouch: "...You are so shameless..."

"Thank you for the compliment. This is a necessary quality in politics!"

……

Ministry of Magic, Office of the Minister.

When Umbridge came running in breathlessly, the respected Minister Fudge was just gulping down a glass of sherry.

Seeing his expression, Umbridge quickly slowed down her movements to prevent the minister, who was in a bad mood, from taking his anger out on her.

"Your Excellency, I've heard that the Wizengamot will be voting tonight. When I arrived, owls carrying the votes had already begun arriving at the Ministry."

Fudge drank another glass of sherry. Although the alcohol content was not high, he was still a little drunk.

He sneered and said, "What other bad news is there? Tell me all at once!"

Umbridge was silent for a moment before she said tactfully, "I heard that Dumbledore, who hasn't been around lately, started visiting Wizengamot members more frequently yesterday."

"Amelia Burns wrote letters to at least ten wizards, and... and Barty Crouch..."

She paused, and Fudge, who was drinking, immediately glared at her with eyes that were cold yet seemed to contain fire.

She quickly said, "Barty Crouch left for a while and just returned. He publicly announced that some of his old friends had sent the wrong tickets and asked Amelia to review them... Amelia agreed..."

boom!

A wine glass fell at her feet, and she quickly covered her mouth in fright, listening to the respected Minister Fudge cursing: "That stinky woman! And that old dog Crouch! Did you see it? Umbridge, they are so arrogant now that they want to ride on my head and piss... Old dog! I should have finished him off last year!"

It's not that Fudge didn't try.

He scolded Dumbledore, Amelia and Barty Crouch for their arrogance, and in the days after the inquiry, he did not hide his arrogance when he frequently contacted the representatives of the pure-blood families in the Wizengamot.

The outside world believes that his counterattack is likely to be after the establishment of the Werewolf Affairs Committee.

In fact, those people don't understand politics very well, and Fudge doesn't want the Werewolf Affairs Committee to be established smoothly.

This has nothing to do with personal likes or dislikes, but the fact that this institution, from its concept to its entity, is a challenge to his authority.

The most correct approach is to prevent the Werewolf Affairs Committee from having any chance of being established and to kill it directly, so as to maintain his face and the position under his butt.

Unfortunately, Fudge couldn't do it.

Fudge was able to sit on the high position of Minister of Magic because he was elected by the Wizengamot. It was the Wizengamot that gave him the legitimacy to inherit the highest power in the wizarding world.