Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 412 412. Scott's summer vacation routine
In the following days, apart from continuing the Ravenclaw tutor's courses step by step and completing the homework assigned by her, Scott also spent the rest of the time at home studying A few gadgets.

It is a pity that although these gadgets look undamaged on the outside, they are just a little worn out, but in fact they have all been damaged to a certain extent and have lost their original magical effect.

Scott can only roughly judge their role, but he is not sure.

Scott didn't have a single ring to fit on any finger except that one, which was extraordinarily small.

After careful perception, Scott checked some information and found that this kind of ring is not uncommon. It is a magical item used by some wizard families to protect young wizards.

It's called the Nanny's Ring, and it's generally used by wizarding families who don't want to trust house-elves.

It contains no powerful magic, and its only function is to provide soft protection when the young wizard bumps or accidentally hurts himself.

And the reason why this ring is so small is that it is generally worn by children.

After finding out, Scott put down the ring first and continued to investigate the other three things.

Mirrors, Brass Scales, Sailor's Astrolabe.

It's just that he didn't learn alchemy very deeply, and more often he could only rely on his extraordinary magic power perception to detect, so the progress was not too smooth.

Alchemy is an exceptionally complex magical art and a comprehensive magical discipline.

This subject will involve knowledge of various other magical subjects.

If you want to learn alchemy well, you must be proficient in ancient runes. The rune circuits that produce magical effects through the combination of complex and changeable ancient runes are the core of alchemy's magical effects.

In addition, alchemists also need to have a deep understanding of subjects such as potions, herbs, magical animals, spells, etc., because mastering these knowledge is the prerequisite for alchemists to successfully refine magic items.

Even if a wizard is proficient in ancient runes and has learned how to engrave an effective rune circuit, if he does not know how to match various magical animals or materials such as minerals and herbs, he will not use potions or spells to create If he had to process these precious materials, he would definitely not be able to complete a successful alchemy work.

However, because the knowledge involved is too much and too complicated, different alchemists should have various techniques when performing alchemy, and there is no uniform standard.

Just like these few second-hand items in Scott's hands, they obviously did not come from the same alchemist.

If Scott wants to disassemble and analyze their composition smoothly, and interpret the rune circuits in them, then besides understanding these different alchemy techniques, he also needs to be extra careful.

Violent cracking is not advisable, even if it is cracked with traditional alchemy techniques, if you are not careful, the rune circuit in the magic item will completely collapse.

It's not that Scott didn't turn to the Ravenclaw mentor for help, but this time the mentor didn't provide him with the same direct help as before.

"Now is the holiday, I adjusted your study plan. So you have time to try to crack them yourself, my apprentice, go try it, hope you can get some fun and progress from it."

Of course Scott agreed, but at the same time he was eager to try.

Although he didn't major in alchemy, fortunately Scott has his "cheating" means - magic perception.

Since Scott's magic perception was awakened after he entered Hogwarts in his first year, under the double promotion of his effective exercise and the natural growth of physical magic power, this natural ability that belongs to him has been strongly grown and enhanced.

Not only is the range of perception expanded, but also the perception of subtle magic power has become more sensitive and refined.

Scott's method of deciphering magic items is simple to say, that is to use magic perception to carefully perceive the nature of the magic power contained in the magic item, so as to infer the composition of the magic power circuit.

Different ancient runes have different characteristics in perception, which gives Scott some convenience.

However, because many runes can not only be expressed in the same way, the runes that make up the rune circuit also need an extraordinarily precise combination, which undoubtedly added a lot of trouble to Scott.

Although Scott does not lack opportunities to learn rune circuits, whether it is a Ravenclaw tutor or [Knowledge Bank] can meet his learning needs, but this kind of cracking itself is also a kind of learning and exercise, so he is also happy in it.

As the mentor said, he can have fun and progress from it.

Lucio, who is in contact with Scott on [Book of Prometheus] almost every day, is doing the same thing, even more obsessed than Scott.

He doesn't have the "cheating" means like Scott, and can only crack it in a conventional way, which makes his cracking progress slow.

And Bill, since Scott's authority in [Knowledge Bank] has been elevated, he and Bill no longer need to communicate through normal letters, which makes their exchanges more frequent.

Since Bill has always been very generous in sharing a lot of precious information he found in his work in Egypt, Scott also reciprocated and shared his progress in Transfiguration with him.

In this regard, Bill was very happy and excited, after all, he had written such a paper.

Scott's progress made his conjecture no longer a theoretically impossible conjecture, which he said gave him great encouragement and confidence.

It's just a pity that he doesn't seem to have Scott's strange talent in transfiguration. Although Scott explained the theory from his practice in detail, Bill couldn't restore it in actual use.

But Bill was not discouraged and decided to provide Scott with more help.

[...This is a miraculous talent, and you should be proud of it.

This is a study that interests me, and though I cannot use it myself, it would be my honor if I could be of some help to you in theory...]
As the eldest of the Weasley family, Bill is a very good wizard.

And he's genuine, friendly, open-minded, and knowledgeable, making him a great friend for sure.

Scott is also very honored for this.

Of course, apart from these, there is another indispensable ritual in Scott’s summer vacation routine, which is the Animagus preparation ceremony that must be carefully performed at sunrise and sunset every day.

As time passed, he had gradually felt a subtle second heartbeat in his body began to sound.

Everything is ready, he just needs to wait for a storm that belongs to the Scottish Highlands.

On this day, Scott was writing a paper in his study when Emilia's voice came from downstairs.

"Scott, your phone!"

"Okay, Mom."

Scott stood up and ran downstairs, taking the phone from Emilia.

After getting along for a period of time, Emilia is no longer trying to change Scott's holiday life.

Of course, Michael's persuasion is also credited for this.

Michael is very aware of Scott's situation, and also believes that the most important thing for him at this stage is to improve his strength.

"Scott!"

It was Roger's voice.

"Hey, Roger, is Milton in the paper?"

Scott made a joke.

"How do you know?" Roger blurted out.

"What?" Scott was a little dumbfounded, "Merlin knows, I was just joking, what happened?"

Roger laughed, "But you guessed it right, brother. Milton was in the newspapers. In addition to the local newspapers in Vienna, there are also British newspapers."

Listening to his laughter, Scott was relieved.

Since Roger smiled so happily, it seems that nothing bad happened to Milton.

"Let me guess," Scott said. "Is there a famous musician who discovered Milton's talent and was shocked by it?"

"Oh, you guessed it right again!" sighed Roger.

"It's actually true..." Scott didn't know what to say, "Although it's not surprising given Milton's talent, it still sounds magical..."

"But that's how it happened! Milton played his original cello piece on the street, wowed a famous musician passing by, and he was unearthed!"

Roger was clearly excited.

"Milton's talent in composing music and cello playing skills are fascinating, and some people are even willing to hold a concert for him. The news spread back to the UK. After reports in many newspapers today, he may have become a well-known music prodigy in the UK!"

"So our wizard friend has become a celebrity in the Muggle world?" Scott still felt a little magical.

"That's right, that's it!" Roger said loudly, "I think many students who live in the Muggle world have seen today's newspaper, oh, they will not be mistaken, and there is a photo of Milton in the newspaper! "

Roger vented his excitement, and finally left the phone number of Milton's current residence.

"Milton called me and he wanted us to go to his recital! Oh, I've given him your number, I think he'll call you soon, pity Eddie The boy has already gone to the United States..."

After hanging up the phone of Roger, who had become a chatterbox, Scott finally digested what he said.

However, he was also happy for Milton.

It was clear to Scott that Milton's love for music far exceeded magic.

For Milton, becoming a world-renowned musician and performer is more in line with his dream than becoming a powerful wizard.

He was ready to attend Milton's first recital.

That afternoon, Scott got a call from Milton.

"Congratulations, musical prodigy from England."

The first thing Scott did when he picked up the phone was to congratulate him.

"Oh Scott, thank you, this trip has been a dream for me."

Milton's voice was tinged with palpable excitement and a note of confidence.

As a roommate with whom he lived day and night, Scott realized that this was something he had never had before.

That feeling is like the seedlings that were suppressed under the stone finally broke through the obstacles and stretched out completely.

Milton on the other end of the phone couldn't wait to start talking about this magical music journey.

Scott listened quietly, not interrupting his sharing.

After waiting for Milton to finish speaking, Scott congratulated again and promised to support his recital.

"Oh, it's just a small recital, not too formal." Milton felt a little embarrassed, "After all, I'm just a newcomer."

"But that must be your starting point." Scott encouraged again.

"Thank you."

Milton didn't know how many words of thanks he had said.

"I didn't think about it, I mean, I didn't want to be famous, but I hadn't found my mother. You know, then I thought, if I'm famous, maybe she'll see me in the papers."

"Sure," Scott said.

At the same time, he also understood the reason why Milton suddenly responded to the trend and became high-profile.

"I don't know where she is now, maybe not in Austria, not in England," Milton continued, "but I think if I keep working hard and getting more fame, wherever she is, one day I will Let her see me in the paper."

At this moment, Scott noticed a real change in Milton.

Not the kind of change brought about by the loss of musical talent due to the trade with Medea, but the change due to natural growth.

He has become confident and firm, with his own goals and ideals, and the motivation to struggle.

Scott joked in his heart that the title of "British Jade" might really disappear.

With such emotion, Scott once again devoted himself to his research.

A day later, Lucio shared his progress on [Book of Prometheus].

[Scott, you must not think of it.

I've managed to decipher the silver bracelet that's about to break, the one you perceive water and light on.

Due to the rarity of water and light rune circuits, I had high hopes for it.

But unfortunately, it has let me down so much.

I never thought that its function is just cosmetic.

Water, water that keeps skin hydrated.

Light, radiant light.

At the moment when I successfully cracked it, I felt a little desperate...]
"puff……"

Seeing Lucio's "letter" and the listless handwriting in the "letter", Scott laughed unkindly.

I have to say that this kind of thing should be common, but Lucio's expectations for that bracelet were too high.

After laughing, he started to give Lucio advice.

[You should not despair, my friend.

I think you can make a lot of money, after all, there are so many wizards and witches who love beauty.

Especially our peers, they are often keen on the love game where you chase after me...]
Lucio wasn't too happy about Scott's idea.

After all, he is not short of money, only knowledge.

After thinking about it, Scott made a deal with Lucio.

He used the [Nanny Ring] he cracked to trade this set of rune circuits to himself.

While Lucio didn't want to make money with the beauty bracelet, Scott saw it as a business opportunity.

As long as this set of rune circuits is handed over to the Weasley twins and Eddie, they will definitely earn him more Galleons.

(End of this chapter)