Hogwarts: The Strongest Animagus Ever

After the few people left, Dumbledore's face showed a deep worry. He was just comforting Magg and the others just now. If the Balrog really couldn't stay in this world for a long time, it would be fine. If it couldn't go back, it would definitely be a disaster far more serious than the resurrection of the Dark Lord.

At this time, the students who retreated to the edge of the Forbidden Forest were already walking towards the castle under the leadership of the heads of each college.

Although Hogwarts is now calm, the scene that just happened still makes them frightened, especially the mysterious creature that destroyed the castle and flew through the air.

That powerful feeling of oppression made everyone terrified.

However, the feeling of surviving a disaster made everyone feel excited. For a moment, everyone was discussing what had just happened.

"What on earth was that thing just now? I felt like I was set on fire just by looking at it."

"I feel like a giant dragon with fire all over its body, and its claws are exactly like dragon claws!"

"Nonsense, that's not a dragon at all, it's a demon from the abyss. I've seen similar records in magic books. It has horns on its head and a tail behind it!"

"Isn't the Abyss Demon a legendary creature? How could it exist in reality?!"

"But there is no such creature in the textbooks on magical creatures. Even a red dragon wouldn't be covered in flames."

"..."

In the Ravenclaw team, Charles looked at Charlotte, who looked a little pale, and asked:

"Are you okay? Where did you go just now?"

Charlotte shook her head and said, "It's okay, I was just scared just now. That mysterious creature is so scary!"

Seeing Charlotte's lingering fear, Charles laughed:

"I didn't expect you to be so timid, but that thing is really scary. The castle of Hogwarts is enchanted, and it looks like paper in front of it!"

As he spoke, his gaze fell towards the castle that no longer had its spire.

Charlotte nodded and looked towards the dilapidated castle, hoping that Dumbledore would not be angry. After all, he had helped him get rid of Voldemort's remaining soul, so he should have made a profit.

But I didn't suffer any loss. It's just that I consumed a lot of magic power when I transformed just now, which made me feel a little weak.

The Fire Demon form is indeed powerful, and every move he makes is filled with immense power. If it weren't for the exhaustion of his magic power, Charlotte really wanted to maintain this state.

Just now, he beat Voldemort like beating a dog, it felt so good!

"It seems that I need to merge the blood of a magical creature as soon as possible, otherwise I can only be a real man for five seconds each time, which is really a waste of experience."

Chapter 33: The Panic in the Wizarding World

London, Ministry of Magic.

On the first basement floor, in the office of Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge, after everyone saw the image in the crystal ball, everyone's face was filled with horror.

Just some scattered images were enough to make them feel the power that could destroy the world.

If the Abyss Flame Demon really appeared in front of him, he would probably be burned to ashes without even a chance to escape.

After a moment, Dirk Cresswell, Director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, asked very seriously:

"Professor Dumbledore, I have a few questions. First, why did the Balrog appear in Hogwarts? Second, according to the records in the books, the Balrog is an evil and chaotic creature. It will indiscriminately attack any creature it sees, but it has not caused much damage to Hogwarts."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Dumbledore.

Just as Cresswell said, the appearance of the Balrog was too strange, and his actions after appearance were also very weird.

Dumbledore took out a red crystal and said to everyone:

"My personal guess is that it was because of the powerful magic of the Philosopher's Stone. The remaining soul of Voldemort and the Death Eaters also appeared with the Balrog. However, they were all burned to ashes in the Balrog's flames. As for why the Balrog did not wreak havoc on Hogwarts, I have no idea why."

After the words were spoken, the office fell silent for a moment.

This short sentence contains several pieces of information. The first is that Hogwarts actually has a philosopher's stone that all wizards dream of. Only legendary alchemists can refine this ultimate magic item, which is said to be able to make a potion of immortality.

Secondly, Voldemort was still alive. Everyone thought he was dead. After all, he was hit by the Killing Curse, which was said to be fatal.

However, when they heard that Voldemort's remaining soul was burned to death by the Balrog, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Connery Fudge suddenly said:

"Professor Dumbledore, since you suspect that this Philosopher's Stone may have attracted the Balrog, in order to prevent this from happening again, I suggest destroying the Philosopher's Stone immediately!"

Dumbledore said calmly:

"As you wish, Minister Fudge!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed on Dumbledore's wand, and the Philosopher's Stone that countless people dreamed of began to crack into pieces, and then completely disappeared before everyone's eyes.

Cornelius Fudge was slightly stunned. He never expected Dumbledore to be so straightforward, so straightforward that it made people feel that this was not the Philosopher's Stone at all, but an ordinary stone.

Then he said:

"This Balrog incident is of great importance. I will hand it over to the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, and the Department of Mysteries to handle. I hope you can find the Balrog's trace and find an effective way to deal with it in the shortest possible time."

After everyone nodded in agreement, they left the office.

In the corridor outside the door, Rufus Scrimgeour, the head of Auror Command, quickly caught up with Dumbledore and said:

"Do you really think that the Balrog was attracted by the Philosopher's Stone?"

"Of course not." Dumbledore said, "If I say that I suspect someone has mastered the magic ritual to summon the Balrog, then the first people to suspect are me and Hogwarts, so I can only say that I hope the Ministry of Magic can be more vigilant."

After Dumbledore finished speaking, he stood in a fireplace, sprinkled a handful of Floo powder, and disappeared.

On the other side, the Leaky Cauldron.

A gray owl flew in, dropped a rolled-up newspaper on the bar, and flew out again.

Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, looked at the newspaper in confusion and said:

"The Daily Prophet? Since when is the Daily Prophet delivered at night?"

As soon as he finished speaking, more owls flew in one after another, all holding a roll of newspaper in their claws. When everyone saw this scene, they all looked confused.

"Merlin, what the hell is this!"

At this moment, a wizard who had opened a newspaper let out a scream. Hearing the scream, the wizards in the bar opened the newspapers in front of them one after another.

The next moment, the entire bar was in an uproar.

There was a picture in the most prominent position in the newspaper, which was the one where Charlotte broke through the roof of Hogwarts.

The huge demon wings, the blazing flames, and the two long curved horns on the head, the strong sense of déjà vu immediately makes people feel a breath of brutality and wantonness.

"Abyss Fire Demon? How is this possible!"

"A Balrog appeared at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The powerful magical creature destroyed the roof of the castle and disappeared!"

"This can't be fake news, isn't the Balrog a legendary creature?"

"The Ministry of Magic has issued a statement. They have set up a special team to investigate the Balrog incident. If you can provide the Ministry with true and effective information, you will be rewarded."

"The Daily Prophet's special correspondent speculated that the Abyss Balrog might have been summoned by Dumbledore. His purpose is to control the wizarding world!"

"It's this woman who only wants to create chaos in the world. How could Dumbledore be such a person? If he really wanted to control the wizarding world, he only needed to cooperate with the great evil lord Grindelwald or the mysterious man. There was no need to summon the Balrog."

"That's right. Moreover, the Fire Demon is an evil and chaotic demon. There is no distinction between friend and foe. How can we control it after summoning it?"

"..."

Not only the Leaky Cauldron, but everyone around the world who subscribed to the Daily Prophet saw the news. For a moment, everyone in the entire wizarding world was in danger, fearing that they would encounter the Balrog as soon as they went out and be burned to ashes by a breath of flame.

The culprit who caused this incident was lying leisurely on his bed in the dormitory.

After half a day, the magic power in the body was restored a little, and Charlotte's face was not as pale as before.

After today's Fire Demon incident, all students were asked to return to the common room and were not allowed to walk around the school at will. Charlotte took this opportunity to take a break.

At this time, Charles pointed to a corner of the Daily Prophet and said:

"Look, Charlotte, here is a news report related to you. The Department of Magical Games and Sports has issued new Quidditch rules. Wands are not allowed to enter Quidditch matches in the future. They said that the game method used by Charlotte Elvis has greatly affected the order of Quidditch games. You have changed the rules of Quidditch by yourself!"

Charlotte spread her hands and said helplessly, "I don't want to either. Anyway, I don't plan to participate in the Quidditch Dad competition after I get in, so it doesn't matter."

He participated in the competition just for those skill points, and now that he has received the reward, he naturally will not participate in this competition anymore.

Now the only thing he wanted to do was to find a third suitable bloodline as soon as possible.

Chapter 34: Two hundred credits added at once

The appearance of the Balrog made the students and teachers of Hogwarts really nervous for a while.

But after a few days, everyone quickly began to forget the fear they had at that time, and started to talk about this incident from time to time.

The damaged roof was restored in just three days, and there is no sign of damage at all.

Charlotte has been very free recently. Apart from attending classes every day, she spends time in the library studying magic knowledge like crazy. Magic is a very large system, and every branch in it is enough for any wizard to exhaust his entire life's energy.

However, Charlotte soon discovered that her level of knowledge and magic had completely surpassed the level of first graders, and even second and third graders.

If possible, he could go directly to the fourth grade classes.

Once this idea came to Charlotte's mind, it couldn't be shaken off. Hogwarts didn't seem to have any precedent of skipping grades, but there was no school rule that explicitly prohibited it.

"Shiloh Elvis!"

Snape found Charlotte in a daze, called him up and asked:

"Please answer what kind of herbs can be added to the hiccup potion to change the taste of the potion without changing the potion's efficacy, and explain why."

This is no longer a question that first-year students can answer. Their understanding of potions classes is limited to the skilled operation of various equipment and the process of brewing some simple potions.

The combination of medicinal materials is already a relatively advanced theoretical knowledge, which requires not only knowledge of alchemy, but also deep knowledge of herbal medicine.

Snape was clearly trying to make things difficult for Charlotte; he couldn't tolerate anyone daydreaming during his classes.

"Mint leaves, Professor Snape."

"Why?" said Professor Snape. "At what stage do you add the mint leaves?"

Charlotte said very calmly:

"Mint leaves have a sweet and refreshing taste. They can cover up the odor of many medicinal materials and effectively improve the discomfort caused by taking medicines. In addition, mint leaves will not conflict with the medicinal materials used to make burp water. However, mint leaves will quickly lose their activity in high temperatures, so you have to wait until the burp water is refined and the potion has cooled down before adding mint leaves. Fresh mint leaves are best."

Snape was a little surprised. He didn't expect Charlotte to answer his question so easily.

"Adding mint leaves to the prepared burp water is just a shortcut. It's barely the right answer. If you can come up with another solution, I'll forgive you for being absent-minded in my class."

Hearing this, Charlotte was extremely speechless. I just deserted my post, are you so petty?

But this also aroused Charlotte's rebellious psychology. You want to embarrass me, so I won't let you succeed. He looked up at Snape and said:

"What if I answer it correctly and can also come up with a third one?"

Snape stared at Charlotte and said in a deep voice: "From now on, every time you come up with a solution, I will give Ravenclaw ten points!"

Hearing this, Charlotte said:

"The first method is to add lavender. However, the lavender must be added five minutes after the Flobberworm mucus is added. Otherwise, the potion may lose its efficacy because lavender will affect the performance of the lionfish bones added at the beginning."

"The second one is horklapp juice. This method is no different from mint leaves. The third one is mistletoe berries. Add them immediately after adding mimosa to the cauldron. The fourth one is almond oil and licorice..."

Charlotte began to talk about her solution in a torrent of words.

From adding one additional herb at the beginning, to the end, after Charlotte added six additional herbs to the hiccup potion, she was able to not only maintain the medicinal properties of the potion, change the taste of the potion, but also change the color of the potion to other colors.

Everyone went from being shocked and unbelievable at first, to finally getting used to it, and then to becoming numb.

It didn't stop until Charlotte listed ten solutions.

Snape said expressionlessly:

"Very good, Ravenclaw..."

"Wait a moment!"

Charlotte suddenly interrupted Snape and said with a smile:

"Professor, I haven't finished yet. Your question just now was about changing the taste of burp water. The ten solutions I mentioned before were all to make burp water taste better. Now I have ten more ways to make burp water even more unpalatable. Please wait a moment and let me finish..."

"No need!" Snape said with a sullen face, "Ravenclaw, add 200 points!"

Snape did not doubt that Charlotte could come up with ten more solutions, because among the previous ten solutions, two were very unpopular knowledge, and the number of people who knew these two methods in Hogwarts School could be counted on one hand.

This shows that Charlotte has a very thorough understanding of potions. Maybe after a lot of practice, Hogwarts will have a new potions master.

The other students were simply shocked.

They were not shocked by Charlotte's profound knowledge of Potions, but by the fact that Snape actually added 200 points to Ravenclaw's credits in one go.