NABC Chapter 388 Dumbledore's Gift
Chapter 388 Dumbledore's Gift
Chapter 388 Dumbledore's Gift
As there was still unfinished work, after parting with the Weasley brothers, Mike did not return directly to the lounge, but came to the Masonic base to work. By the way, he instructed Victor and Benjamin to give the Weasley brothers appropriate help, but not too much.
After all, if the Weasley twins really blew up Hogwarts Castle, they would have nowhere to go to school.
But when Mike returned to the dormitory late at night, he was shocked!
The general arrangement of items and furniture in the dormitory was the same as when Mike left, but there was a small cloth bag on his desk.
Mike, who noticed the abnormality, entered combat mode almost instantly, without even using his wand, and completely covered it with two layers of transparent shields composed of armor protection and comprehensive protection.
However, the expected attack did not come, and the room was silent except for the whistling sound of the strong wind outside blowing against the windows.
But Mike did not relax his vigilance at all. Instead, he held up the shield and carefully observed every corner of the room. Half an hour later, when Mike was sure that there was nothing threatening elsewhere in the room, he looked at the small cloth bag on the desk.
In the field of vision of magical perception, the small cloth bag exuded a faint magical light, which showed that the items inside were indeed extraordinary items with magical powers, but they did not have strong lethality.
Only then did Mike breathe a sigh of relief.
Some people may think that what Mike did was completely unnecessary, but in fact, it is indeed a very scary thing to have such a package suddenly appear in your room.
You know, Mike takes his own safety very seriously.
Therefore, in addition to the original forbidden magic of Hogwarts, his dormitory was also added with a large number of protective spells and warning spells. Normally, he could see clearly even if someone passed by his door. In addition, there were anti-Apparition spells and anti-Apparition spells originally in Hogwarts Castle. Mike dared to guarantee that no one in the entire Hogwarts could enter his room without his permission.
Even the house-elves in the kitchen are not allowed - after getting the two brothers Shuke and Beta, Mike refused the room service of the Hogwarts house-elves.
But in such a room with defenses comparable to those of Gringotts after being robbed, a package suddenly appeared!
Mike was amazed by this!
Taking a deep breath, Mike shook his wand at the package on the desk, and the package floated up and opened automatically in mid-air, revealing the items inside.
It was a small bottle of transparent liquid, two beautiful fiery red feathers, a letter and a small rolled-up note.
The wand shook again, and the letter, the only item that did not have any magical reaction, automatically disassembled, unfolded, and floated in front of Mike.
It was clearly written in ordinary black ink:
Remember, legends are all about belief and emotion.
Gift Mike
Your friend - Albus Percival... Dumbledore
Seeing this, Mike's frown instantly relaxed, and he also understood what was going on.
Phoenix Fox!
As one of the most powerful and unique magical creatures, the Phoenix possesses an advanced Apparition technique that is extremely difficult to counter, which makes it extremely efficient as a messenger. This package must have been sent here by Dumbledore at the request of Fawkes.
And the most crucial thing is what Dumbledore said in the letter!
The key to legend lies in belief and emotion!
These words made Mike's heart beat faster involuntarily.
Many people have always believed that there is no hierarchy of strength in the wizarding world, because there are too many unexpected situations in battles between wizards. Even a fully armed Auror can die at the hands of a small wizard if he is accidentally ambushed.
But in fact, there is a clear classification in the wizarding world, that is, legendary and ordinary!
The gap between these two realms is as huge as a pile of earth placed on Mount Tai!
Even Snape, who has almost reached the pinnacle of ordinary wizards, becomes like a child, powerless to fight back when facing legendary wizards like Voldemort and Dumbledore.
However, what is strange is that the gap in strength between these two realms is so huge, but no wizard has ever reached the level between them.
Almost all wizards, at best, are about as strong as Snape. There is no one who is slightly inferior to Dumbledore and others, but can completely crush top professors like Snape.
This situation is like there is a special lock that firmly locks the upper limit of the strength of ordinary wizards like Snape. Legendary wizards like Dumbledore and Voldemort are the ones who broke this lock. After breaking that shackle, their strength is no longer limited and increases several times in an instant!
Now Mike's strength is gradually approaching that layer of shackles. If Mike's guess about the legendary realm is correct, then the words Dumbledore sent are very meaningful, because there may be a key to open the shackles hidden in it!
But what do beliefs and emotions mean?
Does it mean that breaking through shackles requires firm belief and extremely stable emotions?
Or does it have other meanings?
Mike scratched his head in distress. He was really confused now!
Mike gritted his teeth, suppressed his curiosity about the 'key' and put the letter into his bag.
Then Mike turned his attention to the remaining items on the desk.
There was nothing interesting about the other things. After knowing that the sender was Dumbledore, Mike had already guessed what the liquid in the small bottle and the two beautiful feathers were.
If nothing unexpected happens, they should be Phoenix Tears (which can cure various injuries including poison) and Phoenix Feathers (a rare magical material that can be used to make wands and in various potion making and magic rituals). The only thing left and the only thing that makes Mike curious is the rolled-up piece of paper.
It was a very ordinary roll of parchment, and there were even some rough edges on its edges due to unstable force when it was torn, but it exuded a faint magical aura, which meant that some kind of spell was cast on it.
Mike carefully directed the note to open in mid-air by itself, and saw that the note was blank with nothing written on it.
But just when Mike was puzzled about this, a light blue light emerged from the parchment and formed a string of English words in the air - three parallel elm trees on the west side of the small lake in the middle of the forest, twenty miles west of Norwich.
Mike frowned in confusion.
This string of English letters made Mike a little confused. The only thing he could think of was the address.
and many more!
Address? A name of a spell suddenly flashed through Mike's mind - the Fidelius Curse!
As we all know, every house protected by the Fidelius Curse has a secret keeper. As long as the secret keeper does not tell others the exact address of the house, that person will not be able to find the location of the house even if he puts his face against the window of the house!
Could this strange address be the address of a house protected by the Fidelius Curse?
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Mike's face.
If his guess is true, then Dumbledore is most likely in that house!
But what can we do about it?
Mike had no interest in Dumbledore's whereabouts. If something really happened in Hogwarts, he didn't believe that Dumbledore would not show up!
"call!"
A gust of wind suddenly sounded, and the light blue text floating in the air changed shape again. After displaying "Don't tell anyone", it finally turned into light powder and disappeared.
Smiling and shaking his head, Mike threw the useless note into the trash, then couldn't wait to take out the letter and study it carefully.
……
A week later, in the Ravenclaw boys' dormitory, Mike screamed and tore Dumbledore's handwritten letter into pieces.
During this entire week, Mike gave up almost all activities. Except for the necessary eating and classes, all his time was spent on studying the letter. He even conducted a detailed magical test on the letter, but the final result was still nothing.
What is the key to legend lies in belief and emotion?
Mike gasped, his bloodshot eyes staring at the debris on the ground.
Now he really hated Dumbledore.
There are always some people in this world who like to do this kind of mysterious things, as if others don’t deserve what they give if they haven’t gone through untold hardships!
Now that you've given it all, can't you speak plainly and make it clear?
Why use this method?
In the final analysis, they are just stingy. They want to give you things but feel unwilling to do so, so they deliberately create some difficulties to make things difficult for you. In this way, if you cannot solve those difficulties, they can frown and shake their heads on their faces, and say something sarcastic like "what a pity" with a smile in their hearts.
After complaining about Dumbledore in his heart, Mike pushed the door and left. He was still some distance away from the peak of ordinary wizards, so there was no need to spend all his time studying that sentence.
If you don’t have the time, you might as well ask Dumbledore directly next time you see him!
As soon as he opened the door, Mike found many Ravenclaws standing outside his dormitory, all looking at him worriedly.
"Mike, what happened?" Franklin asked worriedly, "You look terrible now."
Looking at Franklin and the classmates around him, Mike's inner anger was slightly compensated by being touched.
During these few days, Mike locked himself in his dormitory all day long, and even his meals had to be brought in by them. He must have been concerned by his classmates because of his abnormality.
After a long sigh, Mike smiled with dark circles under his eyes and said:
"I'm fine now, thank you for your concern."
Franklin immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that. He was the person who had been with Mike for the longest time, so he knew Mike very well. Since Mike said it was okay, then it was really okay.
"Let's go eat. I'm almost dying of suffocation after so many days. I want to relax today!"
Mike said as he grabbed Franklin and started walking out the lounge door.
Franklin's expression suddenly became extremely frightened. He pulled Mike's arm and tried to retreat, but how could he compare to Mike's strength?
So Mike and Franklin pushed open the eagle-head door knocker, but as soon as the door was opened, a red dragon head made entirely of flames attacked them!
"Oh!"
The huge fire dragon's head hit Mike's armor directly, and except for creating ripples on the shield, it did not cause any damage to either of them.
"This..." Mike looked at Franklin who was hiding behind him with a puzzled look, "What's going on?"
"Have you forgotten, Mike? You asked the Weasley brothers to find Benjamin and Victor, and then the two of them provided George and Fred with some weird things, including magic drones and various prank potions that can cause herpes, tumors and spit slugs. And today is the day they carry out their plan!"
Mike was also stunned when he heard this. His mind had been completely focused on Dumbledore's letter these days, so he forgot a lot of things. Now that he thought about it carefully, the Weasley brothers seemed to have really informed him that they were about to implement their plan, but he didn't care at all.
"Mike, I think we should go back." Seeing Mike's thoughtful look, Franklin advised, "Those fireworks and potions are really scary. With the drones, those fireworks almost always hit their targets. Although they are not powerful, they still hurt when they hit people! And the scariest thing is that the Weasley brothers also added a lot of prank potions to those fireworks. If you get hit, you will feel uncomfortable for several days!"
Mike turned his head and looked at Franklin and said:
"Is that why you're all hiding in the lounge?"
"Yes! The Weasley brothers are kind enough to inform us in advance and ask us to hide in the common room and not go out today. Most of the people being attacked outside are from Slytherin. Oh, and of course Umbridge. She is always inseparable from the Slytherin people."
Hearing this, the expression on Mike's face eased a little. If the Weasley brothers really carried out such inhumane revenge on all teachers and students, then Mike would really have to consider the character issues of some members of the Freemasonry.
Those who are reckless and brutal are not among the partners Mike wants to win over!
Thinking of this, Mike walked out the door. Today was the day the Weasley brothers were leaving Hogwarts, and he wanted to see them off in person.
Franklin, who was behind him, was very scared when he saw this, but he gritted his teeth and followed.
So, the two of them, one in front and one behind, walked slowly towards the auditorium, facing the continuous sounds of explosions coming from all around!
(End of this chapter)