Wind and Eagle Wings at Hogwarts

Chapter 447 447. Conditions for opening the channel

On a new morning, Professor Flitwick's arrival broke the tranquility of the Burrow.

Regarding the prophecy, Scott has not told other people, so he only said that he has something to do with Professor Flitwick.

Although Fred and George were curious about it, Scott had no intention of telling them about the trouble.

He just said goodbye to them and the others, thanked Mrs. Weasley emphatically for her care, and left with Professor Flitwick.

And, of course, Rimbaud.

After leaving the Burrow, Professor Flitwick took Scott and Rimbaud to an uninhabited hill with apparition.

"So, do you know how to get to the druid's place, Scott?" Professor Flitwick asked, "or will someone show us the way?"

Scott took out the Portkey that had taken him to the Sea of ​​Oaks.

After a whirlwind, they appeared in the underground stone room that Scott had been to.

Lighting up the lighting spell, Scott found that the stone wall he had destroyed had not been repaired.

Because of previous experience, this time Scott didn't hang around in the passage connecting the stone chamber, but directly broke through the roof of the passage with a spell, and came to the ground together with Professor Flitwick.

"Is this the Sea of ​​Oaks?"

Professor Flitwick looked around, marveling at the endless oak forest.

Scott told Rimbaud, "Go find Savannah, Rimbaud, and tell her that the professor and I have arrived."

"no problem."

Rimbaud nodded, spread his wings and flew into the sky.

"Let's just wait here, Professor." Scott turned to Professor Flitwick, "It's too easy to get lost in this oak forest. Last time I had a hard time getting to the center."

Professor Flitwick nodded without objection.

He said enthusiastically: "Druids are a group of old-fashioned people. I know their existence, and I once wanted to get in touch with them out of curiosity, but they are very exclusive."

"In the final analysis, there is no difference between a druid and a wizard." Scott said, "They are both humans who manipulate magic, but they study magic in different directions."

Professor Flitwick nodded, "Although I have only read a few words in books, their magic is indeed unique."

Scott smiled, "I'm interested in their transfiguration. Unlike wizards, Animagus will have a fixed form, and druids can transform into different animals."

Professor Flitwick was obviously also very interested, "Unfortunately, only they themselves know how they did this."

The two stood there chatting and waiting. Half an hour later, Rimbaud flew back.

"I've seen Savannah, she's coming soon." It fell on Scott's shoulder.

Scott unfolded his magic perception, and soon noticed that two waves of magic power were rapidly approaching their location.

"I feel amazed every time I perceive their magic power." He couldn't help but say, "Pure magic power is almost integrated with nature. In such an environment, it is more difficult to perceive than the magic power of wizards."

Likewise, he cannot rely on magic sense to identify a druid's personality by magical properties.

Soon, footsteps sounded.

Scott looked up and saw two gray wolves, one big and one small, running fast through the woods, like shadows passing by.

Soon, two wolves came to them.

The little wolf elongated and turned into Savannah whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

"Long time no see, Scott! Professor Flitwick!"

The girl is completely different from the one she used to go to school at Hogwarts, having put on the traditional druid clothes.

Those unrefined feathers or animal bone decorations gave her a wild look.

Perhaps because of the running just now, her face was as red as her hair color.

"Welcome to the Sea of ​​Oaks."

At this moment, the gray-haired giant wolf turned into an old man with gray beard and hair.

He has a pair of eagle-like eyes, and his vision of seeing people is particularly sharp.

There are two thick gray and white eyebrows above the eyes, and the long beard on the chin is braided into several braids, and it is also decorated with some colorful beads and strips of cloth.

"Hi, I'm Savannah's grandfather, Patrick Doherty."

The old druid first took a deep look at Scott, and then politely greeted Professor Flitwick.

"Thank you for taking care of my granddaughter at Hogwarts, Professor."

"Oh, that's all my business, Mr. Doherty."

Professor Flitwick shook hands with some excitement.

"Sawanna is a good student, but unfortunately, she failed to graduate from Hogwarts."

"She has her own way to go." The old Druid said in a blunt tone, "It is enough to have seen the magic of wizards."

"Of course, oh, I'm just a little pity." Professor Flitwick smiled awkwardly.

Scott on the side was a little helpless.

He asked Professor Flitwick to accompany him because he wanted him to support him, but Professor Flitwick was really not a strong person, and he was a bit too upright, so he fell into a disadvantage after only opening a few words.

Fortunately, Savannah's grandfather was not a cunning guy, but his temper was a bit stubborn. It didn't take long for the atmosphere of the conversation to gradually improve.

"I'm sorry, because of those things, grandfather has been in a bad mood." Savannah told Scott quietly.

"It's okay, we interrupted." Scott smiled politely.

"You are still so polite." Savannah seemed a little unhappy, "But you are not like that to Luna."

"Maybe it's because I took the liberty to interrupt, so I'm a little embarrassed." Scott smiled awkwardly and politely.

"you……"

Savanna wanted to say something else, but the eagle-like eyes of the old druid immediately swept over.

"Sawanna, you should remember your duty." He said in a warning tone.

Savannah's originally lively expression immediately became depressed.

She lowered her head and replied, "I see, grandfather."

Scott felt the sharp eyes falling on him move away, and quickly changed the subject.

"Your brother, how is Aaron doing now?"

"Oh, don't worry, he can't do anything now." Savannah said, "His unauthorized actions made me very angry. After becoming a priest, I trapped him with the power of the sacred tree. After mental and conscious recovery Until the body, he can only be trapped there."

"Is that okay?" Scott glanced at the old druid who was talking to Professor Flitwick.

"This is also the punishment my grandfather wanted to give him." Savannah said, "We all hope that he can reflect on his mistakes..."

"Come here, boy."

At this moment, the old druid beckoned to Scott.

"Hi, Mr. Doherty."

Scott glanced at Professor Flitwick, and walked over obediently.

The old druid didn't answer, just staring at him closely with those sharp eyes.

Scott felt some pressure, but didn't flinch.

After a long time, the deep grooves on the old druid's face became more relaxed, and his eyes became more peaceful.

"I also want to apologize to you for the trouble that boy Aaron has caused you."

Scott said politely: "Sawannah has spoken too modestly on behalf of Aaron about that matter. Since Aaron has already been punished, let's forget about that matter."

In any case, now that he was asking these druids, he couldn't care less about Aaron's attempt to trick him.

"Your guess is correct. We do have a way to open the channel, which is a method other than using the scabbard power of the sword in the lake." He said to Scott, "but opening the channel is a big event, and it is also a difficult one. decision. We have not yet reached a conclusion on this.”

"So, which view do you prefer?" Scott asked him.

The old man's eyes became sharp again, "Although the old man is old, he doesn't want to run away without a fight."

It seems that this priest of the previous generation is also inclined to take the initiative.

Scott was overjoyed.

"That……"

The old man raised his hand to stop what he was about to say, "I must tell you, kid, opening the passage is not an easy task. Although we have the method, we still lack some conditions."

Scott quickly said, "Please tell me in detail."

The old druid frowned, and the deep gully on his face appeared again.

"Perhaps Savannah told you."

Having said that, he gave Savanna a stern look.

Savannah quickly lowered her head.

"Humph."

The old druid snorted coldly.

"Opening the passage requires the complete power of the holy tree. It's a pity that Slytherin once peeled off the bark of the holy tree to record the history observed by [Clairvoyance], which greatly damaged the holy tree."

"However, 1000 years have passed." Scott asked puzzled, "Has the sacred tree still not recovered after such a long time?"

The old druid's face became even uglier.

He said angrily: "Through the hard work of our generations, the sacred tree was almost restored, but because of that boy Aaron's presumptuous claim..."

He took a deep breath.

"In short, he destroyed the key step of the complete restoration of the holy tree. Because of the existence of that kid, the power of the holy tree has not been able to reach its full potential."

"This……"

Scott was disappointed.

"Aaron once told me that he still needs three years, oh, from now on, it will take more than two years to return to his body. That is to say, even if you want to open the channel, you have to wait for more than two years after?"

More than two years later, he also graduated, and it may be too late by then.

Who knows when Medea will wake up?

Who knows when Slytherin will be resurrected?

Time was running out, and he seemed unable to wait that long.

"No, you're wrong." The old druid shook his head, "It's been longer than that, even if Aaron's kid managed to leave under the protection of the holy tree, we want to restore the full power of the holy tree It still takes a long time."

"How long exactly?" Professor Flitwick, who had been listening in, asked.

"Half a year." The old druid said, "Even if we plunder the power of other oaks in the Sea of ​​Oaks to supply the sacred tree, it will take at least half a year."

Professor Flitwick shook his head, "But we can't wait that long. Ms. Slytherin fell into a deep sleep because of the mysterious man's curse. The period before she breaks the curse and wakes up is our best chance."

"We have a faster method, don't we, grandfather." Savannah said suddenly.

The old druid glanced at her, then at Scott.

"There is indeed a faster way to restore the holy tree to its full strength." He said in a warning tone, "but the other method is full of unknowns, and it is also accompanied by fatal dangers."

"Please tell me." Scott said calmly.

In any case, he must listen to it.

"Find the lost heart of the sacred tree." The old druid replied.

"The Heart of the Sacred Tree?"

Scott was a little dumbfounded.

The sacred tree not only lost its bark, but also lost its heart?
After all, it is the sacred object of your druids, shouldn't the sacred tree stand in front of you?Is it too much, too much trouble?
It is really not easy that the holy tree is still alive.

It may be that his expression accidentally revealed his inner thoughts. The old Druid said a little annoyed: "The heart of the holy tree is the crystallization of the power of the holy tree. Although it grows slowly, it is a renewable resource."

Since it can be regenerated, why don't you have it now?
Scott expressed this meaning with his eyes.

The old druid was even more annoyed, "Because the damn Slytherin seriously injured the holy tree, and it hasn't fully recovered until now!"

Well, Scott got it.

He asked as calmly as possible, "So, where is the lost heart of the sacred tree?"

"I don't know if you've heard the legend about the land of silence, the tower extending toward the center of the earth." The old man said helplessly, "That's a legend that prevailed thousands of years ago..."

Before he could explain any more, Scott had already started reciting.

"A place of silence, a tower extending toward the center of the earth. Seven people set out and one returned. One died in the fire, one died in deep water, one died in the top of a tree, one died in the bottom of the tower, one died in falling rocks, and one died in the ground Six people died of the curse, and the one who escaped by chance will not be able to escape the shadow of death for the rest of his life."

The old Druid looked at him in surprise.

"I didn't expect that there are still wizards who remember such legends."

"It's all a coincidence."

Scott was also surprised.

He quickly found a wooden box from the shape-shifting lizard skin bag, and took out the animal skin that recorded this event in ancient magic text.

"I just got this a while ago."

He unfolded the animal skin in his hands, and the other three looked closely.

In order to accommodate Professor Flitwick's height, Scott squatted down.

"Oh, thanks."

Professor Flitwick glanced at the hide, and quickly recognized the meaning of those ancient runes.

"Is this... is this real? Is it the Stone of Stenness on the Isle of Melanes?"

"Of course it's true." The old druid nodded affirmatively, "A druid from Doherty's family was one of the seven, and he died during the expedition to the ruins. , the treasure he carries with him, the heart of the sacred tree is left there."

"This……"

Professor Flitwick shook his head vigorously.

"If that's true, it's obviously very dangerous out there. Yes, too dangerous for me to risk my students there!"

"If you want to open the channel in advance, this is the only way." The old druid said.

(End of this chapter)