I swung a sword at Hogwarts

During the holidays, John tried playing wizard chess.

The rules of this game are similar to those of chess, but it is more entertaining. John just laughed when he saw his queen being smashed by Ron's horse.

John, who had originally suspected that he was a bad chess player, felt relieved after seeing Harry kneel down eighteen times in a row.

It was snowing outside, but John didn't forget his training.

After the magic power is upgraded, the power of the spell will also be increased accordingly.

This is easy to understand. Magic is like a faucet. The water in the faucet determines the amount of water.

Previously, his magic power was insufficient, and the spells he cast were not very powerful.

The power of spells after level 3 is greatly improved, and John can learn more offensive spells.

But the first spell he learned was a defensive spell.

"Protego"

This is a defensive spell used to resist aggression, which can be used to negate most attacks.

It's a very useful spell.

After coming out of the Room of Requirement, John returned to the dormitory.

When I woke up the next morning, Basil had returned with gifts by my bed.

He opened a present from Mrs. Wick.

They were a pair of warm gloves, knitted by Mrs. Wick herself.

The second one is Dad Watson Wake, and the gift package is a four-sided cube.

After shaking it, I guess there's not enough space for a mouse inside.

After unwrapping the gift, John saw a bottle of hot sauce inside.

Just when he was confused, he saw the name of this hot sauce.

"Lao Gan Ma?!"

(Cold knowledge: Lao Gan Ma was founded in 1984)

Along with the gift came a letter from Old Wick.

After opening it, the father knew that his son liked the food from that mysterious oriental country, so he used many connections and finally got a bottle of Lao Gan Ma.

John couldn't wait to open the Lao Gan Ma, picked up a little with a fork and put it in his mouth.

The familiar taste after eleven years blossomed on the tip of his tongue, and John almost burst into tears.

Even the gifts from Hagrid and Hermione became unimportant.

in the hall.

Harry looked at the strange bottle in John's hand curiously and asked aloud, "What is this? It smells strange?"

"This is chili sauce, you can try it." John can dip everything in a spoonful of Lao Gan Ma.

Ron changed into a dark purple hand-knitted sweater and curiously tried some Lao Gan Ma. The strange taste that burst out from his taste buds contained the heritage of the ancient oriental country.

“It tastes weird, kind of spicy and kind of weird.”

Having said that, Ron still tried to dip the chicken leg like John did.

The moment I ate it, it felt like a new world had opened up.

Seeing Ron do this, Harry also tried it out of curiosity.

Soon, like Ron, he couldn't stop eating the strange taste.

Ron also sent John some fudge, which tasted delicious and sweet.

John opened the chocolate frog Hermione had given him and the frog inside nearly jumped away.

The twins were wearing the same hand-knitted sweaters as Ron, except theirs were blue and had different letters on them.

At the Christmas party, John's Lao Gan Ma successfully attracted more people's attention.

Dumbledore, who was wearing a hat decorated with flowers on her head, took a bite, but judging by his expression, he must be disappointed that it was not sweet.

After the Christmas party, both professors and students were very happy.

...

In the Room of Requirement, John had a rare change of resting place.

Taking out the chocolate frog Hermione had given him, John grabbed the frog and took a bite.

A wizard card falls out of the box.

Dumbledore above.

John didn't take it seriously at first and just glanced at it casually. His eyes stopped on the card.

Albus Dumbledore, current Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Recognized as the greatest wizard of our time,

Dumbledore's well-known contributions include:

Defeat the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945.

Discover the twelve uses of Dragon's Blood.

He and his partner Nicolas Flamel were very successful in alchemy.

Professor Dumbledore enjoyed chamber music and ten-pin bowling.

Staring blankly at the card, John's eyes fell on the name of Nicolas Flamel.

"alchemy?"

Touching his chin, John remembered that he seemed to have seen something very incredible in the records of alchemy.

It’s called…the Philosopher’s Stone?

Chapter 21: Invisibility Cloak and Magic Mirror

Eternal life is something that is pursued wherever it is.

But the Philosopher's Stone can do it. Although it is not immortality in the strict sense, it is enough.

"If I had a magic stone, it would be of great help to me in refining things."

Of course, John was just thinking about it.

The Philosopher's Stone seems to be something of legend, and no one has ever seen it in reality.

However, this reminded John that he could start with alchemy and perhaps master Fairy Foundry more quickly.

"Maybe it's in the restricted section. I can go take a look."

John immediately cast an invisibility spell on himself.

He left the Room of Requirement and approached the library on the fifth floor.

To make sure he wouldn't be caught, John took out the Marauder's Map.

"Harry is coming out?"

John saw Harry coming out of Gryffindor Tower and guessed that he was out for a night stroll.

Judging from his direction, it seemed like he had the same goal as mine.

But when he arrived at the restricted area, John didn't see Harry.

Just as he was wondering, he saw the bolt on the restricted book area opened automatically.

"Invisibility cloak."

With the answer in his mind, John remembered that Harry had an Invisibility Cloak, and now it seemed that he had received it.

Before the door closed, John followed behind and walked in.

He had the intention of teasing Harry, and was not in a hurry to reveal himself. Instead, he watched Harry take off his Invisibility Cloak.

Harry held the lantern in his hand and swung it back and forth on the bookshelf, looking for any trace of Nicolas Flamel. He was so nervous that he even heard faint whispers from the book, not knowing whether it was an illusion or reality.

Searching through this vast sea of ​​bookshelves, Harry had to find a place to start.

He placed the lamp carefully on the floor and looked along the bottom of the bookshelf, trying to find a book of some interest.

Suddenly he saw a large black and silver book and pulled it out without thinking.

"stop!"

It was too late for John to stop it when he saw the book, and Harry was startled by the low cry and subconsciously opened the book.

"what--!"

A shrill, blood-curdling scream cut through the silence.

The whole book was screaming, and Harry felt a sting in his ears and slammed the book shut.

But it was too late, the screaming did not stop, and Harry stepped back nervously and knocked over the lamp.

In his panic, he no longer cared about the sound of his words.

Putting the book back on the shelf, he put on his invisibility cloak and ran outside.

Filch, who came running over after hearing the noise, had fury in his eyes, and Harry passed right under his outstretched arms.

Harry was running at full speed and had no idea where to go. Without the lantern, he couldn't tell where he was.

Finally he stopped in front of a tall suit of armor, and heard Filch's voice telling tales.

Snape and Filch came around the corner, and Harry could only step back, carefully and silently squeezing into an open door on the left.

Harry leaned against the wall, listening to the footsteps gradually fading away. He took a deep breath, relaxed, and took off the Invisibility Cloak.

Just when he thought everything was fine and was about to take a look around the room, the half-closed wooden door was opened.

Harry didn't see anyone come in, and he felt as if the place was haunted.

The hair on his body stood up and he stepped back in fear.

Suddenly, Harry felt a touch on his shoulder and he opened his mouth to scream, but a hand covered his mouth.

"Shh, you'll get us points for doing this."

"John?"

Harry heard a familiar voice and turned to look, John seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

John was helpless. If he had known earlier, he would not have been so naughty. Now Snape knew that someone went to the library and kept hanging around there.

"That voice just now was you? How did you do that? Do you also have an invisibility cloak?"

Harry was surprised by the three questions. John was a little confused and tried to change the subject, "How about we take a look at this place first? I have never been here before."

After hearing what he said, Harry began to pay attention to this place.

It looked like an abandoned classroom, with many desks and chairs piled against the wall, forming large black shadows.

There was also an upside-down wastebasket, and on the wall facing them there was something that didn't fit in with the surroundings.

John also noticed the mirror. It was a very imposing mirror, very tall, almost as high as the ceiling.

A gorgeous golden frame, supported by two claw-shaped feet.

There was another line at the top, and John read it out, "ERIS STELLA ERHELU AYITUBI KAFFRU AYITON VOHRS."

A very strange mirror.

Being a Gryffindor, Harry walked over without any fear.

The next second, Harry stood in front of the mirror, terrified.

"what happened?"

John walked over, confused as to why, Harry's breathing became rapid and the color drained from his face quickly.

"There are a lot of people in the mirror, at least a dozen, and they are all behind me."