Hogwarts: I will not become the Dark Lord

Chapter 23 Patronus Curse

"Professor Flitwick, please wait, I have something to ask you."

After the Charms get out of class, Flitwick heard someone calling his name. Looking down from the high platform, he saw Jerry's figure and asked: "Mr. Green, is there any problem?".

"Professor, I recently discovered a dark magical creature, the dementor, in the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". The book states that only the Patronus Charm can expel it, but I haven't found this in the library yet. I want to ask you for advice."

"Ah, it's the Patronus Charm. It's a very advanced spell. You're only in the first grade, so it's normal that you can't access it. So, come to my office after you finish your meal. It's on the eighth floor of the West Tower. Let’s sit down and talk slowly.”

After hearing what Professor Flitwick said, Jerry was a little surprised and quickly thanked him. He liked this kind of professor who loved to teach students.

"Excellent students always get special treatment. Mr. Green, I'll wait for you in the office." After that, he left the classroom.

Jerry didn't stop for long and trotted all the way to the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall and sat down next to Hermione.

Hermione saw Jerry devouring his food as soon as he sat down and asked curiously: "Jerry, I see you went to see Professor Flitwick as soon as get out of class was over. What happened?"

Three days have passed since the Potions class, and both of them tacitly did not mention the Potions class again. The relationship between Jerry and Hermione seemed to have returned to the past, but neither of them noticed that the relationship between them There seemed to be some subtle changes in the relationship.

"Nothing, just asking Professor Flitwick for some knowledge about the Patronus Charm." Jerry answered Hermione's question while eating.

Hermione asked: "Is it a spell to repel dementors?"

Jerry gave her a thumbs up, look, this is the top student! As soon as I mentioned the magic spell, she knew what it was for, unlike the Harry trio opposite, who all looked at the two of them, not knowing what they were talking about.

"Great, Jerry, do you know this magic spell? Can you teach it to me?"

"Ahem, I'll go to Professor Flitwick's office later. Wait until I learn it first. I'll teach you if I can."

Seeing Jerry eating so fast, Hermione couldn't help but patted him on the back, then handed him a glass of fresh pumpkin juice and said with concern: "Jerry, eat slowly, don't choke."

After drinking the pumpkin juice, Jerry said goodbye to Hermione: "I'm leaving first. I'll see you in the afternoon for flying lessons. By the way, if Tom asks you for food, just give him some water. Don't give him other food. , I’m helping it lose weight.”

Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

On the eighth floor of the West Tower, Professor Flitwick's office.

"Please come in!"

"Professor Flitwick, here I come!"

"Mr. Green, please sit down. Would you like some juice?"

Jerry shook his head and replied: "No, Professor, I just drank a large glass of pumpkin juice."

Professor Flitwick: "Okay, Mr. Green, you want to learn the Patronus Charm, right? That is a very advanced spell. I want to test you first to see if you have the ability to learn it."

After speaking, Professor Flitwick waved his wand, and a practice dummy appeared in his office.

"Don't be shy, Mr. Green, show me the spells you know. I want to see how well you master other spells."

Jerry nodded, raised his wand to the dummy, and cast the spells one by one according to the spells he knew in the system list.

"Fluorescence"

"Wingardim Leviosa"

"Flying around"

"Total petrification"

…

"Shattered to pieces"

"Fire is raging"

“Cleaned up like new”

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More than half an hour later, after Jerry showed off all the spells he knew, he turned to look at Professor Flitwick.

Flitwick looked at Jerry in shock, "Damn, this young man!"

"Mr. Green, did you grow up in a wizarding family? When did you start learning magic?"

"No, Professor Flitwick, I grew up in an orphanage, and I learned most of the magic by myself when I was bored during the summer vacation."

Flitwick wiped the sweat from his head and patted his chest. His eyes showed a little bit of happiness and relief, and he thought to himself: "Fortunately, what you came to ask me about is the Patronus Charm, not some weird black magic." .”

"Mr. Green, I noticed that you are not only talented, but also so keen on learning. Almost every time I come to the library, I can see you immersed in reading. Really, the Sorting Hat's decision is regrettable, it should You're in Ravenclaw, not Slytherin."

Jerry also nodded, agreeing with Flitwick's words.

"Okay, Mr. Green, you have passed my test. If you want to learn the Patronus Charm, I can teach you."

"The Patronus Spell is a very powerful magic that can protect yourself and others from harm. First, we need to relax our body and mind. When the mind is relaxed, our thinking will be clearer."

"Then, try your best to recall something happy or something full of love and hope. Next, we need to use a spell to summon the Patronus. Remember the spell: Expecto Patronum"

"Come on, Mr. Green, do as I say and try it again."

"Huh~" Jerry took a deep breath, straightened his body, held his wand tightly, stared firmly at the phantom of Dementors created by Flitwick's magic in front of him, and recited the Patronus Charm aloud: Expecto Patronum.

Jerry felt his heartbeat synchronize with the rhythm of the wand, which drew a semicircle in the air, as if drawing an invisible round shield to protect him and everything around him.

The tip of the wand flashes brightly, forming a lively halo. The halo flew into the air and turned into a majestic raven. It was noble and majestic, like a mythical beast from ancient mythology. The Dementor also turned into a wisp of blue smoke under this strong light. , dissipated in the air.

"Successful!" Jerry said in surprise, looking at the raven in front of him. Its whole body is gray and translucent, but its eyes shine like red gems, mysterious and eye-catching like a ghost wandering in the fog.

After seeing Jerry's success, Flitwick clapped happily and then said: "Mr. Green, although I have praised you many times, I still want to emphasize again that your talent is really extraordinary."

"In all these years, I have never seen anyone succeed in trying the Patronus Charm for the first time and successfully summon a Patronus. Now, you may be the youngest wizard who can cast the Patronus Charm. ”

Chapter 24 The strange patron saint

Jerry looked at the mirror in front of him and the patron saint standing above him, showing a strange expression.

Most wizards' patronus are related to things they love deeply. For example, Severus Snape's patronus is a deer because he loves Lily deeply; Nymphadora Tonks's patronus is a wolf. , because she loves Lupin deeply.

Do you like Tom that much?

Looking at the raven's blood-red eyes, Jerry himself felt a little shuddered. He couldn't understand why the patron saint summoned by the Patron Saint Curse, as an upright spell, had such terrifying eyes.

Professor Flitwick was also carefully observing the eyes of Jerry's Patronus, and he also felt a little strange.

Flitwick had never seen a Patronus with such terrifying eyes, which made him feel a little uneasy.

However, after some discussion between the two, he and Jerry still could not come to any conclusion. Finally, Professor Flitwick guessed that this might also be because of Jerry's talent.

After all, Jerry had surpassed many older wizards by succeeding on his first attempt at casting the Patronus Charm.

"Professor Flitwick, if you cast the Patronus Charm with malice, what would you summon?"

After hearing Jerry's words, Professor Flitwick did not answer directly. Instead, he turned to Jerry with a smile and asked, "Jerry, what do you think magic is?"

Jerry thought for a while and said, "Professor Flitwick, my understanding of magic is a mysterious force that can fulfill people's wishes."

"Whether it's transfiguration or other magic, wizards control and use this power through wands to change things around them as they wish. Spells are like wizards telling their wishes to the mysterious power in order to get the results they want. .”

After hearing Jerry's answer, Professor Flitwick's eyes showed deep appreciation. He praised: "A very wonderful metaphor, and so appropriate. Because of this, no one can cast the Patronus Spell with malice, because it is contrary to your 'wishes'."

Jerry nodded. It is the same reason that the use of black magic requires the wizard to have great malice.

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Although he failed to figure out the problem with the eyes of the Raven Patronus in the end, Jerry gained a lot from this trip. After opening the system panel, the spell column already showed: Patronus Charm Lv1, 37.6%. A teacher taught me how to make it very fast. It is estimated that I will be able to upgrade after practicing a few times.

After leaving Professor Flitwick's office, Jerry did not return to his dormitory, but went straight to the lawn outside Hogwarts Castle. Hermione and Harry were already waiting here.

Since last week, Harry and Ron have been whispering in Jerry's ears, eagerly looking forward to riding their broomsticks and flying into the sky.

However, to be honest, Jerry didn't have much interest in such an uncomfortable flying tool as a flying broom. He was wondering why, even though wizards had mastered such magical magic, there were so few entertainment projects. It seemed that there were no other sports except that dangerous sport - Quidditch.

"Jerry, you're back! How is your study with Professor Flitwick going?"

Jerry replied confidently: "Hermione, are you questioning my talent?"

Hearing Jerry's words, Hermione was a little excited, grabbed Jerry's hand and said, "Have you learned it yet? Show me quickly?"

"I'll show it to you some night, with glare."

Harry, Ron, including Neville, all felt that Jerry and Hermione were terrible. They had already finished class and had to go to the professor for tutoring. It was too busy.

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A few people sat on the grass and chatted for a while, and then Slytherin students arrived one after another, including Malfoy.

Perhaps because he saw Jerry sitting there, Malfoy did not step forward to provoke Potter. Instead, he and his companions bragged about riding a broomstick and scaring Muggle helicopters.

After hearing Malfoy's words, the surrounding students from wizarding families began to share their experiences of riding broomsticks when they were children. Even Ron couldn't help but start bragging that he once almost hit a Muggle glider.

Harry heard the words of the people around him, showing a longing expression, and began to imagine the feeling of flying in the sky.

Hermione and Neville were a little worried about their flying lessons, after all, they had never tried such an adventure.

Jerry is completely fearless. He is extremely confident in the power of his talent. Now he has a feeling that you can do whatever you want and I am invincible.

The students around were discussing broomsticks and Quidditch enthusiastically, and a few students even started arguing over the different views on Quidditch and Muggle football.

Children from wizarding families think that football only has a ball that cannot fly and is really uninteresting, while students from Muggle families think that Quidditch is not a sport at all and is simply risking their lives.

"Jerry, Harry, have you ever ridden a broomstick?" Hermione asked the two of them worriedly, listening to the chaotic discussions around them.

Jerry shook his head and said to Hermione, "No, and I hate riding a broomstick."

Unlike Jerry, Harry was looking forward to flying on a broomstick and participating in Quidditch matches.

Ron said: "You don't understand. I have always dreamed of riding a broomstick and representing the college in the Quidditch match. Alas, it's just a pity that the first grade is not allowed to participate in the Quidditch match, otherwise I would definitely sign up."

"What are you doing? Why don't you stand up quickly and start class!" A stern voice appeared, interrupting everyone's conversation.

Everyone looked back and saw that their flying teacher, Ms. Huo Qi, was here.

"Okay, now please stand in two rows, put a broomstick at your feet, and then pay attention to my command, hurry up, hurry up."

Soon, the students stood up according to Ms. Huo Qi's request, and a broomstick was placed at each person's feet.