The days at Hogwarts

A similar situation happened twice. Loren narrowed his eyes. Damn it. Why should I suffer like this when a hot woman can do what she wants in one go?

Professor McGonagall waited patiently by the side, while Hermione was a little worried. Although this new friend had a bad temper, she still hoped that they could attend Hogwarts together.

Finally Ollivander turned his back and took out another black wand.

"Oh, applewood, phoenix tail feathers, exactly ten inches."

Loren held the wand and felt at ease. He waved the wand and a gentle breeze blew through the entire store.

Both of them showed satisfied smiles, and Ollivander went on to introduce: "Applewood is suitable for wizards with lofty ideals. They are always good at dueling and most of them live very long. Phoenix tail feathers are very picky. They always have strong personalities, but when they meet a recognized owner, they will release extraordinary potential."

Each wand cost 7 Galleons. After paying, they went shopping for a while. Loren bought a spectacled owl to use for delivering letters. It looked a little silly, but Loren thought it was very cute.

On the way back, Professor McGonagall repeatedly stopped the two from waving their wands. She warned them that magic was very dangerous and that they should not cast spells at home except for those marked as safe. Someone once misread a spell and summoned a bison standing on his chest. After entering school, they will learn how to cast spells correctly.

It's not certain how much the two of them took in after hearing it.

"Remember to write to me!" Hermione waved and skipped towards her parents, eager to share what she had seen and heard today.

Loren once again experienced the feeling of being squeezed out of a rubber tube. After getting the ticket and saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall, Loren felt that the position of professor at Hogwarts was not so easy after watching her disappear with a snap.

When he got home, he remembered that he had forgotten to ask Professor McGonagall why other young wizards could not detect the landing point of Apparition, but he could, and what that extraordinary talent was.

But Loren didn't worry too much about it. After all, there was still a lot of time to come, and magic was more surprising than he thought.

Chapter 10 Simple and Pure Joy

After returning from Diagon Alley, Loren read the textbooks several times and began to try some absolutely safe spells.

Professor McGonagall told a story about a man who almost lost his life because of a single wrong letter when reciting a spell. Loren would not dare to try such a spell lightly no matter how brave he was.

The introduction to "The Standard Spells, Elementary" lists some spells that are absolutely safe and will not cause any irreparable consequences even if you make a mistake.

Loren is familiar with "Daisies, Sweet Cream and Sunshine", which has a note that this magic can coat some objects with a layer of yellow similar to daisies and sunshine. "Rabbit Eyes, Harp, Clear Water Turns into Wine" can add the smell and taste of wine to clear water. The others are also similar short sentence combinations, all of which are household magic with little effect.

From the format, it can be seen that this spell is very different from the more rigorous [Restored as New] and [Fluorescent Flashing] that follow.

The magical world divides spells into four major categories: Transfiguration spells, Hex spells, Breaking spells, and Healing spells.

In "The Standard Book of Spells, Elementary", author Miranda Goshawk mentioned that spells are about adding specific properties to objects, making them do something, rather than making them become something, the latter being the category of Transfiguration spells.

There are only nine spells formally taught in the first-grade textbooks, namely the Softening Spell, the Cutting Spell, the Levitation Spell, the Repairing Spell, the Unlocking Spell, the Locking Spell, the Illuminating Spell, the Repelling Spell and the Fire Spell. They are all relatively basic spells used to help young wizards get started.

The book not only contains methods of casting spells, but also mentions the evolution of the nine spells, the era and environment in which the inventors lived.

For example, the unlocking spell [Alaho], which originally meant "friendly to thieves", was brought back from Africa by a British wizard, who later became a famous thief as he wished and directly contributed to the invention of the anti-unlocking spell.

Before this, the more popular unlocking spells were "Open Door", which literally means to blast a big hole in the door, and the earlier and cruder "Open Sesame".

Most spells evolved from Latin. Loren could vaguely get a glimpse of the rules of spells from their origins and evolution.

After reading the textbook, he began to try to cast a spell. They lived in the mountains, far away from the residents of the town, so they didn't have to look for a place deliberately, but Loren's favorite place was still the small lake.

The first thing to try is [Restore to original condition].

Loren tore a 5-pound note into five pieces and placed them on the stone, then cast a spell on one of the pieces in an attempt to create five notes. It was a clever idea, but it failed.

The piece of banknote that the magic wand was touching seemed to have some kind of attraction that pulled the other four pieces over, restoring them into a complete banknote. There were still some obvious marks at the joints.

After trying it, apart from the regret that he couldn't get rich from it, Loren had a feeling that the ending tone of a certain word should be raised a little bit. After the adjustment, he indeed found that casting the spell would be easier.

After repeatedly casting the spell several times with the adjusted intonation, you will feel that it would be better to lift your pinky finger when waving the wand.

After trying this idea several times, the banknote was finally restored almost intact, with no trace of the joints.

This seems to be something similar to magical intuition. Intuition is a word he learned in his previous life. The logic of normal people is A=B, B=C, so it can be concluded that A=C, and some people with intuition can directly conclude that A=C.

Or it could be said to be proficiency. After repeated practice, one can clearly feel the progress. Loren is not sure whether this is the body's inherent magical talent or the golden finger of a time traveler.

Every little bit of progress would make Loren feel a huge difference after a period of time.

Of course, this kind of self-correction seems to be covered up after a certain level of proficiency. At the beginning, Loren's floating spell required a combination of emotion and graceful and rhythmic movements. Later, even if he recited the spell stiffly and waved the wand straight, he could still achieve a good effect.

Loren loves the spell [Open Door]. Although the textbook does not explain how to cast this spell and mainly teaches the more subtle [Open Door]. However, he loves the effect of the explosive penetration.

He began to try again and again, and his intuition worked. He adjusted his tone and posture, and the wand also emitted light, but there was no effect. The red light hit the stone and there was no reaction at all.

During dinner that night, Loren had a flash of inspiration and fired a shot at the door of the cabin.

With the clear voice of the child, "The door is open", a big hole was blown in the wooden door that had served the Bates family for who knows how many years. After a whole day of correction, Loren's spell was surprisingly effective this time, and Bates was so angry that he almost turned into a werewolf on the spot.

Finally, Bates' anger subsided when Loren agreed to take charge of the kitchen work until school started on September 1st.

Things did not end here. When Loren realized that the condition for achieving "Open Portal" really required a door, his exploration began.

At first, they used wood to build a crude door in the open space, and then blew it open easily.

He went to the cave where Bates hid on the full moon night and used a spell to bombard the boulder at the entrance of the cave. At first, he could only blast out a small black dot on the stone. After Loren's unremitting efforts, he blew through the boulder on a sunny morning.

There was an explosion, and a football-sized hole appeared in the center of the boulder. It was black, as if it had been blown open by gunpowder.

Loren looked at this scene and felt a wave of satisfaction in his heart.

After that, Loren seemed to have awakened, and regarded the target of the bombardment as the door that blocked his entry, and then kept [opening the door]. In the 90s in Britain, Loren felt the simple and pure joy of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year in his previous life.

With continuous practice, Loren's [Open Door] was corrected into a strange spell. The spell should not be the original [Open Door], but the pronunciation was strange and a little unclear.

He didn't know what spell to call it now, but happiness was everything.

The rocks and trees on the mountain were destroyed. The roar continued, and the scene Bates saw when he came up was even worse than when he turned into a werewolf.

Bates was shocked to see the destructive power of the wizard. This was just an 11-year-old child who had not yet entered school, but he was already an RPG with unlimited ammunition. It was even more unimaginable for an adult wizard.

Fortunately, Loren did not use the spell on animals, and Bates felt relieved. He was just a child, and although he was a little naughty, he was still kind.

This view lasted less than two days.

Loren started frying fish. Bates calculated that the two of them could not finish all the fish they caught in an afternoon in a week. Finally, he couldn't help but beat Loren up and took the fish down the mountain to sell.

At night, Loren leaned on the stool and felt wronged, but he didn't dare to say it. Frying fish was fun, but he couldn't fry it anymore.

I stroked the silly spectacled owl in frustration and tried to think of what to write to Hermione. But in the end I gave up. I couldn't say that I had been playing with firecrackers for almost a month.

Just as he was about to let the spectacled owl go to find food on its own, it had been like this for days. Little Hanhan had a very comfortable life in the mountains, but the feathers felt so good that Loren was a little addicted and kept petting the owl.

The little spectacled owl blinked its eyes, and the white stripes on its face jumped. The cat felt aggrieved, but the cat couldn't say anything.

In addition, during this period Loren read the book "Wandering with Werewolves". The story is a good story and the novel is a good novel.

Apart from the heroic appearance and perfect smile of the brainwashed Lockhart (with pictures, yes, with beautiful illustrations), the little knowledge about werewolves was of little help to Grandpa Bates.

"Alchemy: From Beginner to Mastery", it took Loren less than five minutes from opening the book to putting it at the bottom of the box.

And I decided to open it at least after school starts, because it requires too much pre-requisite knowledge. It's not an introduction at all, it assumes that you can only start learning alchemy after you have mastered several subjects about spells and potions, which is ridiculous.

Chapter 11 On the Hogwarts Express

At the end of August, Loren slowly finished the first-grade textbook he brought back. He read the subsequent "Standard Spells" as a story book and did not dare to try to practice it easily.

Bates also got used to Loren, who was a little crazy when practicing magic, and many of the housework at home was replaced by Loren using housework spells within a safe range.

He didn't know what to do all day, just pulling his beard and sucking his teeth as he sipped the wine that Loren made from water.

Finally, Bates could not stand it any longer, so they packed their bags, entrusted the sheep to the mayor, and set off for London a few days in advance.

With a few days of free time, Lauren wanted to visit Harry or meet Hermione in advance, but he couldn't remember their addresses.

Harry seemed to live on Privet Drive, but he had no idea where it was. The Grangers ran a dental practice, but he had no idea where it was.

Maybe he could let the spectacled owl deliver the letter to Hermione, and he would follow behind. But that was too stupid, Loren decided to give up, since school was about to start anyway.

Bates walked on the busy streets again. The last time he saw such a scene was decades ago. London was no longer the London of decades ago. It was really a bit sad that it seemed like a lifetime ago.

Bates wandered around for a few days and made a decision secretly that only he knew about, without telling Loren.

The two of them had a great time for a few days and bought a lot of clothes.

Bates always thought that even if the wizard school had uniforms, it was always better to have a few more sets of underwear, and there should be winter clothes in winter. Until Loren's two large boxes were filled.

Finally the first day of school arrived. The two got up early, had breakfast and rushed to King's Cross Station.

Bates looked at the bustling station, which seemed no different from any other station. He muttered, "Platform nine and three-quarters, weird."

Loren walked all the way to the ninth platform and stopped.

Only then did Bates notice the little boy who looked a little lost next to him. He guessed that this must be the place.

"Hey! Boy, cheer up!" Bates showed no sadness of separation at all.

Loren sniffed, "I was just thinking about what to say to comfort you, an old man."

"I don't need any comfort. You little bastard, you've been able to take care of yourself since you were a child. I'm not worried about you at all." Bates grinned.

Loren was somewhat speechless.

"Remember to write back. Well, let's say goodbye here, little one." Seeing this, Bates' tone softened.

"I'll miss you, Grandpa Bates!" Loren felt that this sentence was really like a child's, and after saying it, he pushed the cart towards the ticket gate.

Bates watched the child run into the wall and disappear, and the people around him didn't react at all.

"What an amazing guy!" Bates' tone became a little emotional.

He turned around, and his originally straight body and shoulders suddenly drooped, and his expression became somewhat sad.

After walking a few steps, he wondered if Loren could see him through the ticket gate. So he pulled himself together and walked out of the station.

Bates dragged himself to sit on a bench outside the station, turbid tears streaming down his face. He put his hands over his face and said, "It's really abominable. It makes an old man like me so embarrassed."

……

Loren, who was heartless, walked through the ticket gate and followed the crowd to get on the crimson steam locomotive. With a heavy heart, he put away his luggage. He found an empty carriage, sat down by the window and looked around.

He saw two red-haired twins pushing each other past, and a fat boy walking cautiously with a toad in his hand... Some of the people matched the impressions in his distant memory, not exactly the same, but with distinct features.

After looking for a while and seeing that no one came to share a cubicle with him, Loren closed his eyes and planned to fall asleep.

It's an old habit. I sleep as soon as I get on the bus and get off at my destination. I feel refreshed. And here I don't have to worry about pickpockets. I would be sorry if I didn't sleep.

I'll wake up later and see if I can catch some of the Hogwarts specialty "peanuts, melon seeds and mineral water". Loren is very interested in magical snacks.

After squinting for a while, she was awakened by someone tapping her face with a sleeve. When she opened her eyes, she saw Hermione with a puffy face in front of her.

"Loren Morgan! I finally found you!"

"More than a month! I waited for your letter every day, but you didn't write to me until the start of the school year!" Hermione said as she pulled the sleeve of her robe over Loren's head.

Loren quickly grabbed Hermione's hand, saying that if he continued to hit her, she would lose her hair prematurely.

"An unexpected situation! The little owl has just been bought and is not familiar with the environment yet. We need to take it to Hogwarts to let other owls teach it." Loren pointed at the little spectacled owl and talked nonsense, and decided to deal with it first.

The poor cat was pecking at bread crumbs on the shelf and was suddenly implicated. However, it had no way of protesting and could only tilt its head.

Cat head is wronged.jpg

Hermione believed it. After all, carrier pigeons need to be trained, kittens and puppies need to be trained, and owls that deliver letters also need to be trained. This makes sense.

She sat down opposite Loren, intending to exchange the knowledge she had learned in advance and some things she had learned about the magical world.

Before she could speak, Loren deflected the question, "Do you think the Hogwarts Express is powered by magic or machinery? What's the power source?"

As expected, Hermione's attention was diverted and she began to explain her guess.

Loren responded in a disjointed manner, occasionally making up stories and trying to cover them up.

"I think we should use coal, and it has to be carefully selected coal. Washed coal is not acceptable."

“This water-washed coal…”

Every time Hermione asked a question that Loren couldn't answer, he would start to shift the focus. This trick is called as long as I move fast enough, my teammates' question marks can't catch up with me.

Seeing Hermione looking at him with sparkling eyes, and listening to his nonsense, he felt that it made sense. Loren's vanity and bad taste were greatly satisfied. Is this the joy of amusing children? I experienced it, I experienced it.

He doesn't care if there will be any consequences, as long as he is happy.

The cart that Loren had been waiting for finally arrived. He paid for a little of each and invited Hermione to taste them with him.

Hermione resisted this kind of wasteful spending, and she had snacks prepared by her mother. But she was still a child after all, and she finally couldn't resist the temptation and fell. Loren, this bad boy, is too hateful.

Although Hermione fell into depravity with Loren, she still insisted on paying half of the money to Loren, even though he repeatedly refused.

From Bibiduo's weird-flavored beans, pumpkin pie, to licorice wands, and some other weird foods, both of them had a good experience.

Loren expressed regret that the strange-flavored beans didn't taste like any weird booger.