Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

Chapter 168 Examination and Sirius’ Resignation

"Successful!" Hermione cheered in surprise as one of the two toads in front of her suddenly grew in size and spit out a thread of spider silk from its mouth.

Although Andre was not as excited as the little witch, he still had a happy look on his face.

After coming back from Christmas, the two of them finally made the special potion that they started researching. Although there is only one more special potion of Acromantula, with this experience, they can study other magical potions in the future. The magical properties of animals are much easier.

"Does this mean that you will go to the United States during the summer vacation?" But just after being happy for a while, the little witch remembered the purpose of studying this formula, and she asked with some worry.

Andre chuckled and said: "Don't worry, this is arranged by Professor Dumbledore, there will be no danger, and we will graduate from Hogwarts one day, but the Free Magical Union will not Because I was let go when I grew up. As I told you, even though my grandfather has been dead for more than 20 years, they still have not given up on the inheritance of the Adrian family, so I have to master more powerful magic before I graduate. Only with strength can we deal with them, you’re right.”

Hermione sighed. Of course she understood this, so she didn't persuade Andre to give up his plan to go to the United States during the summer vacation. After all, she now knew that the boy could always far surpass most adult wizards in second grade. The reason lies in the Holy Acorn in his body that combines the characteristics of the Hungarian Horntail Dragon.And now, Andre still has a blank Holy Acorn in his body. If he doesn't integrate the second magical animal characteristic, it will undoubtedly be a huge waste.

"Okay, but my dad is going to take me on vacation this summer. Maybe I can ask him to change his original plan. Then we may be able to meet in the United States." Although she still had some worries, An Andre was right. He went to the United States because of Dumbledore's arrangements. Hermione was somewhat relieved, and then she talked about her holiday arrangements.

Andre had heard her mention this matter, but at that time the little witch said that Mr. Granger was going to take the family on vacation in France.

Considering that the Free Magical Union, or the mentor Ivan Van Dijk, was in France, Andre persuaded Hermione not to choose that country as a destination. After all, Ivan was there in person at Christmas. Arriving at the door of Granger's house, there was no guarantee that the guy wouldn't target the little witch. There was no guarantee of the character of the dark wizards.

Hermione obviously also listened to Andre's advice. She wrote again to Mr. Granger a few days ago and told this point, but she has not yet received a reply from the owl.

Now that today's test has been successful, there is no need to continue researching the formula of special potions for the time being. Next time we start similar research, we will have to wait until Andre is sure to use the magical properties of that magical animal to fuse it into his body. His second Holy Acorn, this matter will have to wait until he arrives in the United States during the summer vacation before he can make a decision.

After the two packed up the potion materials in the hut, they also disposed of the bodies of the two toads and the Acromantula, and then climbed out of the suitcase along the wooden ladder.

There was no one else in Hagrid's hut at the moment. After all, as the gamekeeper of Hogwarts, he also had his own work to do. He couldn't always stay here and wait for Andre and the others to finish their experiments.

However, the two of them had long been accustomed to this. After closing the suitcase and pushing it back under Hagrid's bed, they left and walked towards the castle.

After completing the research on the special potion formula, Andre naturally put aside a major issue in his mind, but then the little witch started to get busy again.

There is only more than a month left before their final exams this semester. Not only does the little witch, who is always extremely nervous about exams, devote all her spare time to reviewing, but even Harry and Ron are no longer as timid as before. I had nothing to do for a long time, and it was rare to even meet the two of them in the public study room.

Of course Andre has no sense of urgency. On the one hand, even though he is ranked first in grades, there is still no problem in being in the top ten in grade. On the other hand, he doesn't care much about the so-called performance rankings.

On the contrary, this semester's College Cup competition has come to an end early. Although the Slytherin team captain returned to school before the last game, Slytherin lost too many points in the past. Flint's The return did not change the situation this year. In the end, Gryffindor led by Wood won the championship without any suspense. After all, with Harry as a Seeker riding a Firebolt, Hogwarts really can't find a Seeker for the time being. Players at the same position who can compete with him.

As a result, No. 1 Gryffindor is ahead of Ravenclaw by more than 70 points in terms of Academy Cup scores. As long as there are no major surprises in the last month, they will be able to successfully defend the title. .

Everything seems to be going in a good direction. The only thing that still gives Andre a headache is Dobby's problem. He originally planned to rescue the house elf with the help of Draco Malfoy, but unfortunately... After Larry Farley was captured, Dobby has never appeared again, and finding him is not an easy task. He is a servant of the Malfoy family, and he usually does not go outside. Come, the only way to notify him is probably to ask Kreacher, who is also a house elf, for help. This is also the only house elf that Andre and Harry know and are relatively familiar with.

It's just that the old Black House in Grimmauld Place has been protected by the Fidelity Charm, and even an owl can't deliver the letter, so Andre actually can't contact Kreacher for the time being. He can only entrust Harry to I'll leave this matter to the old house elf during the summer vacation and wait until he comes back next semester to make plans.

Harry naturally agreed. No matter how bad Dobby's previous methods were in dealing with him, the house elf had good intentions after all. In addition, without the clues he informed them, they would not have been able to find Larry Farley so easily. Leigh and Myrna caught them, and maybe even Andre and Harry have been tied to Voldemort now.

And if it could cause trouble for the Malfoy family, how could Harry refuse such a thing? Whether it was Lucius or Draco, he didn't have a good impression of either father and son.

The day of the exam finally arrived, and Hermione began to be as anxious as she had been last year. This made people who didn't know her unable to believe that she was actually No. 1 in the first year of Hogwarts last year.

Of course, Andre could actually understand her mood. The little witch paid much more attention to grades than the average little wizard. She would not have the same mentality as Harry and Ron that just passing the test would be enough.

Anyway, after the results come out in a few days, Hermione will naturally let go of her current nervousness, and Andre will not do any extra persuasion. After all, if nothing else happens, the little witch will still be the first in the grade this year. .

GuIt’s not that Andre is not confident enough, but that he is too purposeful in learning magic. He will not waste time memorizing a lot of knowledge that cannot improve his own strength, especially things like the history of magic. Course, the large section of historical information above is just a story to him at most. If the ghost professor is interested in explaining the historical information about ancient magic techniques, then he will listen carefully. Unfortunately, this is obviously impossible. matter.

The practical exam was as difficult as ever. Even Dumbledore was impressed by his current level of magic. Even Potions, which was originally considered a weak point, has made great progress due to his sleepless research in recent times. If Snape had been the Potions professor instead, Slughorn would have been invited to the Slug Club.Of course, in fact, with his current status as the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin, even if his grades in Potions class were surprisingly poor, the old professor who likes to collect outstanding students would probably also extend an invitation.

But when it came to the written test, Andre was not so relaxed. Except for Transfiguration and Potions, he was still able to do it with ease. The other courses were probably slightly better than Harry and Harry. After all, it took a lot of money to study special potions. It took him a lot of energy, and he is not the kind of academic who can get first place even while sleeping in class. The good results he can achieve this time are already accumulated in the past.

Speaking of which, it was precisely because of the need to study potions that made Andre give up his original plan for this semester.

He originally planned to obtain the NEWT certificate in Transfiguration in his second grade, but he had just completed the research on the potion formula just before the exam. There was not much time for him to review the theoretical knowledge of Transfiguration, so he could only Sorry to Professor McGonagall.

Of course, Professor McGonagall would not blame her favorite student for such a thing. Being able to obtain the OWL certificate in the first grade is enough to prove that she was correct in enrolling Andre into the advanced class in advance the year before last. This has never been done by a student. feats accomplished.

As for the NWET certificate, waiting until you are in third grade to take the exam is also a great thing.

After all the exams were over, Harry and Ron were like sparrows out of the cage, completely letting themselves go. During this time that was not a holiday but did not require classes, they almost spent it on the Quidditch pitch. It is said that Ron already had plans for next year. Plans to try out for the Gryffindor team.

But Andre was not very optimistic about him. Although Ron's level was not bad in terms of pure skills, he was not courageous enough, especially when there were many people.

He remembered that Ron originally became the goalkeeper of Gryffindor in the sixth grade, and he was able to pass the selection in the final stage. It was Harry who deceived him and told him to drink the Felixir, which allowed him to overcome himself. nervousness.

But next year Harry won't be able to get magical potions like Felixir, and Professor Slughorn still doesn't know how to enjoy his life in that Muggle mansion.

Speaking of the magic potion, Andre actually wanted to brew one. He might be able to use it when he goes to the United States this time. Unfortunately, the formula for this potion is not difficult to find. The magic potion is in Snape's book. There was it in the medicine textbook, but it would take at least half a year to make the potion. Even if he started brewing it as soon as he got the old textbook, he wouldn't be able to use it until this summer vacation, so In the end, I had to give up this tempting idea.

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Two days before the year-end dinner, Andre and the others received bad news. It wasn't bad news to be precise, but for Harry, it was indeed a bit hard to accept.

Sirius told them that he would no longer serve as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts next semester because Dumbledore had given him a new task and he was not interested in teaching and educating people. It's not that I like him too much. Being able to stay at school honestly this semester is out of consideration for taking care of Harry.

As for his new mission, it is naturally inseparable from Voldemort. The Dark Lord has not surfaced since Larry Farley was captured. No one knows where he is hiding now and what he is planning behind the scenes. What a conspiracy.

The Ministry of Magic has always refused to acknowledge the resurrection of Voldemort. According to Fudge, Larry Farley and Myrna were confused by an unknown dark wizard. Voldemort must be dead anyway. , will never appear in the British wizarding world again.

No matter how Dumbledore felt about this matter, since the Ministry of Magic was unwilling to make efforts to find Voldemort's whereabouts, he could only arrange for members of the Order of the Phoenix to do this.

Sirius is undoubtedly a good choice. He is an illegal Animagus who has not been registered with the Ministry of Magic. No one else knows his identity. It is naturally very suitable to use this magic to track and search.

Of course Harry couldn't bear to part with his godfather, but Sirius said that he would still take him to Black's old house to spend the second month of summer vacation together, so he didn't complain anymore. After all, he also knew that Voldemort had always been thinking about him. , and even thought about taking Harry out of Hogwarts when performing the tasks assigned to him by the Free Magical Union.

But Andre was a little surprised by this result. He originally thought that Sirius could defeat the legendary curse set by Voldemort and served as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for two consecutive years. You must know that the accident that happened this year can be related to this class. It doesn't matter at all, it can't involve Sirius in any way.

Unexpectedly, Dumbledore himself chose to let this curse that was not known to be true or false continue to ferment.

Andre also couldn't figure out what the principal planned, but in this way, their candidate for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor next semester was confirmed. They could help him fight against free magic on Christmas. Remus Lupine of the Guild was definitely the perfect choice.

Perhaps it was also because Lupine had been trapped at the bottom of the wizarding world for a long time that Dumbledore asked Sirius to carry out the mission of finding Voldemort, and let Lupine enter Hogwarts to spend at least a relatively stable life. Time.