Hogwarts: The Cat Wizard of the Moving Castle

Friday the 25th, Christmas Day.

The entire city of London has been covered in silver, and suburbs like Privet Drive are even covered with thick snow.

It was getting slightly brighter, so Harry walked out, holding a shovel in his hand, and started shoveling the snow.

Two days have passed since they returned from Turkey. At Loreton's suggestion, Mu En modified the memories of Shockleton and others.

What turned them into ordinary people was the trap left by the despicable Haierbo.

Now that the secret realm has been submerged by the deep sea, such lies cannot be verified, so - this is the fact!

As for the things stolen by the Hand of Glory over the years, trials and investigations by the Ares Mountain Council are required.

Fortunately, Shockleton and others, who have become ordinary people, have no resistance at all to the Greek Ministry of Magic's investigation, and the results can be obtained quickly.

And the Greek Ministry of Magic promised that after they recover the stolen items, they will invite Mu En as soon as possible to "appraise" the stolen cultural relics and works of art.

As for the initial reward, under the operation of Loreton, the Greek Ministry of Magic also gave the greatest sincerity.

A branch of a golden apple tree.

The golden apple tree was discovered by the Greek Ministry of Magic in the 15th century and is the only one left in the world. Now it has been sheltered and protected by the Greek Ministry of Magic.

Its naturally fallen leaves, branches and fruits have been given away by the Greek Ministry of Magic as important gifts in international exchanges.

In terms of value, fruits are a first-class national gift, followed by branches and leaves.

But in practical applications, fruits are not as valuable as branches and leaves because they are perishable and cannot be planted.

At least the branches can be used as wands.

Yes, make a wand!

Moon threw the branch to Harry... As soon as he got it, he realized that this thing was very different from the golden apple tree in myths and legends.

Of course, that's fine too.

But it is useless to him.

As I was shoveling the snow, an owl flew over very quickly, holding a square package wrapped in colored paper and tied with a flower string at its feet.

Owls in the magical world are selected and bred by wizards from generation to generation. They are very intelligent and always exude a small magic power that reduces their sense of existence.

Strictly speaking, wizards' owls are already semi-magical creatures.

Harry let go of the snow shovel, breathed into his stiff hands, and then took the package.

"Thank you." He thanked the gray barn owl first, and then looked at the small note on the package.

For. Moon Jones, I wish Professor Maomao a Merry Christmas - the gift is not a scarf! !

"How brave." Harry twitched his lips and returned to the house with the gift and snow shovel.

The house was warm, the fireplace was crackling, water was running in the bathroom upstairs, and Uncle Moon was singing.

Harry placed the presents under the Christmas tree. There are many gifts here, some from him and some from Mu En, large and small, taking up a lot of space.

Suppressing his expectations, he first turned on the gramophone, selected a Queen record and played it, and then walked into the kitchen accompanied by the melodious music.

Not long after, Mu En combed her hair, walked down slowly, yawned first, and then looked at the pile of gifts next to the Christmas tree.

"Help me take a look. Do you have my gift?" Lucifer jumped out and said expectantly.

?

Mu En looked at him in surprise: "You?"

"What look? Can't I have it?!" Lucifer crossed his hands and said with an unhappy look on his face.

Mu En looked him up and down, and then... "Tsk!"

"What sound? Are you laughing?! Are you laughing at me?"

Mu En ignored him and looked through the gifts. After a while, amid Lucifer's constant shouting, he turned back in surprise, holding a small box in his hand.

"There really is..."

"Of course." Lucifer's flames became higher and he was very proud, and then said: "Help me take it apart..."

Mu En opened the package and took out a tiny golden-red feather.

It seems he knows who sent the gift.

"Oh, my God! I knew it." Lucifer chuckled, his hand turned into a long match rope, stretched out the fireplace and took the feather.

Seeing the intoxicated look on Lucifer's face, Mu En smiled, threw the cardboard box on him and let it burn.

Then, he looked at the packages again...

A moment later, when Harry walked out of the kitchen with breakfast, he saw Moon sitting cross-legged next to the Christmas tree, making a clicking sound.

Taking a closer look, I was surprised to find that Mu En was chewing a small dried fish with some displeasure.

"Today's students are so bad! They actually gave me dried fish!!" He muttered unhappily.

Moreover, these are not just a few, many little wizards have given similar things.

It's not expensive, but it's full of heart...a very strange heart.

For example, a little guy gave him an iron comb.

In the letter, the little wizard said that this was a comb specifically for cats, because cats’ hair is thicker than human hair, so using a special comb will have better results.

At the same time, another box was opened, which was sent by Bo Jinbok. Inside was a... customized model, with an artichoke vine pattern and a nickel-plated revolver.

It looks so exquisite!

In the letter, Bo Jin introduced to Mu En that when he was in the United States, he was almost killed by this thing called a "gun" when he was wandering on the street at night.

I didn't expect Muggles to be so powerful.

Mu En was suddenly confused... Will this guy give him a set of RPG rocket launchers next year?

Mu En played with the pistol and turned it around on his fingertips, then put it away, clapped his hands and stood up.

When he came to the dining table, while eating breakfast, he unfolded the letter that Dumbledore had given him along with the candy.

Originally, he thought it would be a letter about the progress of pure-blood families or the Ministry of Magic and past unjust cases.

Unexpectedly, not only were these things not mentioned.

Instead, Dumbledore only mentioned something about Fawkes' condition in the letter.

However, Mu En learned more about Fox. When Pettigrew exploded, he had just broken out of his shell, and his own messenger's flames resisted Peter's demonic flames.

This shouldn't be something a newly born little phoenix can do.

In the letter, Dumbledore also described Fox's changes, including faster growth, more vitality in the flames, stronger healing power of tears, etc.

It's like completing a leap in life level. Although the step is not big, it is indeed somewhat different from ordinary phoenixes.

At the end of the letter, Dumbledore also asked vaguely about Lucifer's past relationship history.

what is this? I want to ask if Lucifer was a scumbag before? !

About this question…

Mu En glanced at Lucifer who was having fun.

This is really not the case. As a nerd, Lucifer met Fox...it can only be said to be fate.

After having breakfast and clearing away the kitchen garbage, Harry also started to open the gifts.

Hermione sent him a gadget from Austria, while Malfoy selected a book for him in his study.

"High-end Magic Revealed ⅰ"

And left a message: "I have read this book when I was eight years old. Let me read it to you."

There are also many gifts, such as a jar of cockroaches from Dumbledore, and an animal mask sent by the Weasley twins, which turns out to be a snake head when worn, and teased him in the letter as "the descendant of Slytherin".

And...an unsigned gift.

Harry took it apart and an old notebook fell out.

"This is..." Harry picked it up, opened the pages, and immediately saw Famous.

Lily Evans.

At the same time, a note tucked inside also fell out.

"Don't waste your talents and bring shame on her."

Harry looked at the note blankly, then turned his gaze to Moon.

At this time, Mu En was holding a small bottle and muttering: "Why is it a useless thing like the Spiritual Elixir again?"

And in Mu En's hand, there was also a small note. Harry quickly noticed that the color, thickness, and size of the note... seemed to be exactly the same as the one he held.

"Uncle Moon, who gave this to you?" Harry asked quickly.

"Severus." Moon casually clenched the note into a ball and threw it backwards. The ball of paper fell directly into the fireplace and ignited.

There is a sentence written on it - I owe you once.

This is so Severus, you can't expect words like "thank you" to come out of this man's mouth.

So Mu En planned to remind him twice when he got to school!

At the same time, he also saw the old notebook and notes in Harry's hand.

"It seems that Professor Snape gave this to you? Are his previous notes?"

Harry nodded blankly, then shook his head: "It was indeed given to me by Professor Snape, but... this is my mother's notebook. The professor warned me - don't waste my mother's talent."

"Oh, yes. I once heard Dumbledore mention that your mother did very well in Potions, and your father's family still relied on potions to make a fortune. How is your Potions class now?"

"Trying to refine the fifth-year potion." Harry nodded, and then focused on his notes again.

"Uncle Moon, Professor Snape and my mother are..."

"I don't know about this either." Mu En shook her head helplessly: "You may have to find the answer to this question yourself."

"Okay." Harry nodded helplessly, and then suddenly thought: "By the way, Hermione said she wanted to come over two days after Christmas to be with Mr. Granger, did you know?"

"Of course." Mu En nodded and opened the last package.

What was unexpected was that inside was a candy and three or two drafts bound together.

"Dear Mr. Moon Jones.

Merry Christmas, I don’t know what you like, so I bought some candies to express my feelings.

Thank you for not reporting the fact that I was an Animagus to the Ministry of Magic and other organizations, and for giving me the opportunity to change.

I have deeply realized my mistake. As you said, I am indeed not a qualified reporter. I have gone astray before, but fortunately you corrected me from the wrong path.

Regarding what happened at Hogwarts in the past few days, other subordinates and writers of the newspaper intended to publish some misleading reports.

From this, I realized that because of my achievements, I had set a wrong example and harmed the entire journalism industry.

Fortunately, it was not too late. I intercepted those manuscripts and communicated with Principal Dumbledore to guide the report towards the facts.

At the same time, I have also sent several manuscripts I wrote about recent events at Hogwarts, and I would like your help to correct the errors.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Once again, I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Rita Skeeter. "

Looking at Rita's letter, Mu En couldn't help but laugh.

There was no curse in the entire letter, but instead he attributed all the mistakes to himself.

At the same time, he also used this incident to mention that he was in the newspaper office and intercepted the Daily Prophet's negative report on Hogwarts. Give credit without taking credit.

Finally, he was given a draft and asked for corrections. In other words - she is willing to be Mu En's mouthpiece and speak for him in public opinion.

"Interesting, he is a smart man." Mu En stood up.

It's not bad to keep such a person as it will be beneficial and harmless.

"Harry, help me reply to this address." Moon threw the envelope to Harry.

"Okay." Harry nodded: "What's the content?"

"The Hog's Head Bar." He threw the draft and letter into the fireplace casually.

"The address of the Pig Head Bar is enough. She will ask about other times herself." Mu En said again.

"good."

After doing all this, he lay on the sofa and read the manuscript left by Haierbo.

Haierbo can be regarded as a successful ancient Greek wizard, and he is very powerful.

especially…

"...my teacher Thales..."

"Tales." Mu En raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Herbo was a student of Thales. No wonder his secret place appeared in Miletus.

Haierbo also studied the way of water deeply, and the symbol of snake has been bound to water for a long time in the theory of magic elements.

For example, Slytherin has the most standard water and snake as the main elements.

Triton… Thales… Herbo…

It seems that there is an obscure thread running through them.

While thinking about it, he continued to look through the manuscript.

Until Harry had packed up all the gifts including Moon's, then cleaned up the packaging and colored paper residue, and stood next to him.

"What's wrong?" Mu En asked.

"Uncle Moon, I think... I want to ask about the making of wands, and I also encountered some difficulties with the Koch snowflakes that compress magic power." Harry said quickly.

"Wand making?" Moon became a little more serious. He nodded and stood up, leading Harry towards the basement.

"First of all, I support Ollivander's remarks to a certain extent. Whether a wand is compatible with a wizard is a very critical thing.

Especially when everyone's wands are of similar quality, it is even more important whether a wand suits the owner.

This is why I said you should make your own magic wand.

The wand you made does not need too many guidance runes, but more runes that need to increase the magic power, that is..."

With that said, Mu En opened the door of the underground study room, and an old tome automatically flew into his hand from the bookshelf.

"These--"

As he spoke, he opened the book and pointed at the rows of runes on it.

"They are all formulas. You just need to apply them. It's so simple that it will kill you."

As he said that, he put the book in Harry's hand: "Where's the golden apple branch."

Harry took the book, and then quickly took out the golden apple branch from his pocket.

This branch has two bends, but when it is straightened, it should be taller than himself and only slightly thinner than his wrist.

Because the bark has been removed, the xylem is even more golden.

"You have memorized the rough processing of the materials, right?" Moon asked. He had given this knowledge to Harry two days ago.

"Yeah." Harry nodded: "But I haven't accurately grasped the characteristics of this material, so I don't know what processing method to use.

There are also some concocted materials in the book, but I looked up the information and found that they... don't exist.

So it is necessary to additionally search for the properties of these materials and then find suitable substitutes in the drugstore in Diagon Alley. "

Just can’t find it, some materials simply don’t exist in this world! !

Obviously, this was the step that stumped Harry.

I can’t say how difficult it is step by step, but when combined, the workload and complexity are not that difficult.

Mu En thought for a moment, and he rarely gave a direct answer. But after listening to Harry's story, he did find some difficulties.

In this case…

Thinking about it, he took the golden apple branch and said, "Next, I can give you some suggestions and directions.

Then you can coordinate the next work based on your own goals. This can eliminate many unnecessary procedures. "

"Okay." Harry nodded quickly.

Afterwards, Mu En came to the workbench and took out a piece of paper.

"First of all, I think it goes without saying much about the magical properties and tendencies of golden apple wood. At this point, it can perfectly match the four elements.

So next, the first question we explore is what kind of fifth element it is suitable for. "

"The fifth element?" Harry was a little surprised. He had only heard of the theory of the four elements, and it had been gradually abandoned by modern wizards.

After all, with blazing fire and clear water, anyone can set fire and control water.

"Ancient scholars considered earth, water, wind, and fire to be the four major elements that make up the material world. Among them, wind is an invisible and insubstantial thing; fire is a tangible and insubstantial thing; water is intangible and insubstantial; and earth is intangible and insubstantial!

The combination of the four elements is life.

From this, the so-called fifth element was born, which is our spirit. "

Speaking, Mu En pointed to her head.

"Do you still remember what Ollivander said about 'the wand chooses the wizard' and 'the wand also has people who like it or not'?"

Harry nodded, this was unforgettable. Ollivander's gestures and words were like that of an old madman.

Yes, it may be rude to say that, but that kind of statement is... really crazy.

Mu En's voice appeared again: "Actually, this is correct, but the anthropomorphic technique is too strong.

The meaning of this sentence is actually which fifth element is suitable for different materials - that is, what kind of spiritual qualities are suitable.

Just as ash favors the staunchly loyal, aspen favors dueling and martial desires.

As for golden apple wood, we can trace its origins from mythology and find out the meaning of this material in mysticism.

In Greek mythology, the golden apple is a symbol of wisdom, or to be precise, the desire for knowledge and curiosity.

Therefore, we can boldly speculate that a wand made of it is naturally suitable for scholar-wizards who are more curious and rational. "

"So...Uncle Mu En, do I need to change my mind to fit it?"

"What a silly thing!" Mu En laughed.

"You are a human being, and you want to change yourself in order to win the favor of a dead creature? This is putting the cart before the horse.

What you have to do is make it work for you. A wand is not just made of wood, right? "

"Oh, that's it." Harry nodded suddenly: "We need to know the characteristics of golden apple wood in order to change and neutralize it, not to adapt to it ourselves."

"Of course, otherwise it would be like wearing clothes that don't fit and having a hairstyle that doesn't fit your face. It won't look good anyway."

This metaphor…

"And the characteristics of the golden apple branch are actually quite suitable for you." Mu En said: It just needs more subtle adjustments. So it involves the magic pattern array and other materials.

On the array, remember who the guardian of the golden apple tree was in mythology? "

"Snake!" Harry replied immediately.

"That's right, so for the rune array and branch trimming, you can use several snake pattern templates in the book I gave you.

Then in terms of materials, we give priority to minerals and powerful magical biological materials.

For magical beast materials, you can ask Hagrid yourself. He knows a lot and can give you good advice.

As for minerals, there is no need to consider various crystals because there are better choices. "

As he spoke, he took out a piece of golden orichalcum.

"Adamantine is more rational and makes people lack certain desires. Mithril will strengthen spirituality and make people lose their minds. Combining these two with golden apple branches will only overextend the advantages and turn them into unnecessary disadvantages.

Orichalcum is just right. It is honest and steady, but also has the meaning of protection and defense.

It can be used as a good addition to golden apple branches, and it will not curb people's martial arts. "

"That's it!" Harry nodded, and the three major passes were pointed out, which made him feel more relaxed.

"Go ahead. If you are really unsure about anything, you can continue to ask me." Mu En handed the golden apple branch and orichalcum into his hands...

However, this work was still far more difficult than Harry imagined, and it took a lot of time...

Dong dong dong——

"Please come in." Harry continued to make combinations of rune arrays on the paper without raising his head.

Just like doing math problems one by one, what formula should be used in different places and what template should be used.

And these formula templates will undergo thousands of changes based on his data and needs.

It wasn't until he was surprised to feel the scent of lemon on the tip of his nose that he suddenly reacted, raised his head, and suddenly a pretty face rushed up to him.

"Ouch!!"

Harry put down the pen in his hand blankly, and then smiled: "You can't scare anyone with this red face, Hermione."

"Okay." Hermione rubbed her hot cheeks. The temperature in Moonlight Castle was much higher than outside, and it was indeed a bit hot.

She smiled helplessly: "I thought I could finally take revenge for what happened in the lounge."

"Where's Mr. Chris?" Harry asked curiously.

"He and Mr. Jones were planting trees in the garden outside. My aunt sent two lemon trees, so he brought one over." Hermione replied, and then curiously asked what Harry was doing.

Harry quickly told Hermione all the stories about this holiday, and the little girl couldn't stop talking.

However, when the story was finished, Harry was keenly aware of something unnatural on Hermione's face.

"What's wrong?" he asked quickly.

"No, it's nothing." Hermione shrugged reluctantly.

But Harry just looked at her and said nothing.

"Okay...Actually, after what happened before the holiday. I want to ask Mr. Jones to do some special training for me. I feel...a little useless."

"It's useless?! Hermione, why do you have such thoughts?" Harry said in confusion: "You are the first in your age group in terms of academic performance. If this is called useless, I don't know how many people will cry."

"It's not that it's useless..." Hermione lowered her head: "It's...weak, it's just that I'm too bad, that's what it means. As you said, I don't know how to practice, I just read books and get some rigid knowledge. .”

"Isn't this enough... Of course, I'm not against you asking Mr. Jones for special training. What I mean is that you are not weak."

"Harry, don't lie to me like a little girl." Hermione crossed her hands angrily, her face flushed.

"I already know how useless I am. What did Mr. Jones say in dueling class... Paramecium, can perform simple life activities, that's all."