I, Hogwarts Second Week

Within the curtain - Owen is still confronting the gods.

The golden sword penetrates the dark clouds.

The radiance of the sun shines down, and under the division of clouds and fog, the Tyndall effect explodes.

The light fell like a beam.

At this time, the sky was gradually getting darker. It was already close to noon when he left Giant Island. Now that a few hours have passed, it is normal to feel groggy.

Under Owen's body, the woman's voice was still chattering, probably because she hadn't spoken to anyone in thousands of years.

Talks more than he does.

It was obviously very cold at first.

As he was thinking about it, a woman's voice came over.

She had long been tired of the silver dragon flying back and forth above her head like a fly, especially since Owen's strange magic could deflect all her attacks.

The physical spell did not work, and the mental pollution had little effect. This made the woman gradually find that things seemed to be somewhat out of her control.

"I am the highest mountain, the longest river, the end of all roads, and your eternal destiny that cannot be escaped."

"Face me, Starfire!" This time, the woman's voice had a hint of anger, and the sense of human emotion in her became stronger and stronger.

"Don't--bite me!"

Owen, who was soaking up the sunshine, put on a rogue face.

Before his great glory, it was good to be able to shine in the sun and remove the moisture.

He squatted half-crouched on Bakar's back, squinting at the sun in the distance.

The golden sun clung to the clouds.

Exudes the last afterglow.

However, it was the last afterglow after all, and its light could no longer block the entire sky.

On the other side of the sky, the sky has darkened. The dark blue sky is dotted with a few stars, and even the moon can be vaguely seen in outline.

Suddenly—suddenly a shooting star broke into Owen's sight.

It dragged bright smoke across the dark blue sky, performing some kind of maneuver.

?

Maneuver?

Owen blinked and confirmed that the meteor was indeed constantly changing its orbit, and it was right above his head, and from his sight, it was getting brighter and brighter.

"Oh - the east wind is coming."

Owen still held the wand, and with his other hand, he grabbed Sirocco in his arms and quickly threw it back into his backpack. Then he touched Bakar's back. The dragon seemed to have telepathy with him. , began to shrink rapidly, and when it was as big as a palm, he turned his head in confusion, waving his wings, looking at Owen who was in free fall, and his eyes that were alluding to Xinghe showed confusion.

"go in."

He grabbed the dragon and threw it into his backpack.

After thinking about it - he stretched out his left hand without a wand to cast force field magic. He even stuffed the wand into his backpack.

Then he cast a spell, and the magic wrapped the brown waist bag and drove it, sinking vertically into the sea like a cannonball.

"I'm reincarnated——"

Owen cast his final flying spell and landed next to the giant's eyeball, grabbing its eyelashes.

"Are you strong enough?"

He spoke.

The giant several hundred meters tall bent down, and countless rocks and the flesh behind the rocks were wrapped around Owen.

The woman could see clearly that the spark in front of her had reached the end of its burning.

He no longer had any magic power to fight against.

She wanted to capture him alive.

"Right, that is it!"

Owen looked at the flesh and blood that was gradually surrounding him, with a happy expression on his face.

"I have seen the sea in a dream, a lavender sea, in the gap between the void, even the sun is false, made of a glowing mass of flesh and blood.

I just don’t know if you can stand up to the real sun, boss!

Come on! Big sister who knows magic - come on! Another me in the world!

Come on! I have 100% confidence that you can withstand this blow! "

"???" Owen's nonsense made the woman in his eyes look confused.

Could it be that he knew he was about to be devoured, was he stupid?

While she had a confused look on her face, Owen's chatter was not over yet. He let go of his hand, and the flesh and blood fragments behind him were already close to his body, so there was no need to hold on to the eyelashes.

His eyes were shining, and he continued with the tone of someone who had experienced it: "It doesn't matter if you can't stand it."

"The worst thing is reincarnation! I have experience in this area. Brother, I have been reincarnated several times, and each time is better than the last time. Well, the time is getting shorter and shorter. From my early twenties to It's really unlucky to be eighteen years old and then fifteen this time - but it's hard to say what the next time will be. Besides, my brother can still take you with me. When the time comes, you can help me cushion it and use it as a cushion to deal with the bad luck. If you drop it, I'll probably get a good pregnancy."

"what are you saying?"

"I'm imparting experience to you, idiot!" Owen raised his middle finger towards the woman in his eyes, and said the moment he was swallowed: "Praise the sun!"

"Buzz!"

As soon as Owen finished speaking, a second sun lit up high in the sky.

In an instant - the golden curtain fell apart.

The blocked hole in the space is revealed again, and wizards and magical creatures can use phantom again.

It was just that moment - everyone forgot to cast the spell.

Just staring blankly at the sky, looking at the sun that illuminates everything in the world!

"Ah~~~"

"Ah - my eyes."

And then - they went blind.

The high temperature instantly burned their corneas. Only then did the wizard react and quickly disapparated and fled from here.

Professor McGonagall arrived with Hermione, and Sirius arrived with Slowly—Harry and Ron, who had just served as the background of the galaxy.

Directly apparate away from this sea area for dozens of miles.

The sailboat driven by the Gemini was quite unlucky.

The ship cannot apparate.

Fortunately, Tonks, who came over to deliver the order for the wizards to evacuate urgently, discovered them.

At her signal.

A dozen wizards boarded the ship.

They lowered the boat.

After applying countless layers of protective spells, he was pushed out for several sea miles in an instant as he was bumping and undulating in the sea water.

The end is coming.

In an instant, the temperature of the sun's surface descended on the sea. The giant several hundred meters tall did not even struggle. Whether it was rock or flesh, it was vaporized in almost half a second.

The god had been severely damaged, and she was still trying to repair this body. The huge amount of magic power and flesh and blood accumulated over a thousand years, and the money-free madness poured into her limbs. She was fighting against the sun.

And this was her stupidest choice - for thousands of years, the battle with the heir had made all her energy focus on magic and wizards. She lacked the ability to deal with Muggles, especially Muggle weapons in recent decades. basic understanding.

If she knew, then she would never pour out her magic power to try to preserve her body like she is doing now. Instead, she should concentrate her magic power to preserve her core.

A single thought can mean the difference between life and death.

The hundreds of millions of temperatures ignited all her flesh and blood, even her soul.

After that - there is no after.

From the perspective of people in the distance - huge clouds of water vapor rise from the sea.

Then an overwhelming shock wave spread at a speed exceeding the speed of sound. Countless amounts of water vapor were lifted up by the explosion and flew into the altitude of thousands of meters.

There was moisture like thick clouds in the sky.

The water vapor is still expanding and spreading, and it looks like clouds and mist from a distance.

Then - there was that spectacular scene.

A huge mushroom cloud covered all corners of the sky.

The spectacular mushroom cloud can be seen dozens of nautical miles away.

The shock wave spread for dozens of nautical miles, and a scorching wind could be felt throughout Sicily, the Yanin Plain and the coast of Greece.

More than an hour after the explosion ended.

Only then did human figures reappear on the nearby sea.

They dared not get close to the center of the explosion.

The true form can only be revealed at a distance greater than five nautical miles (nine kilometers).

It was Hermione and the others - the little witch did not allow Sirius to get close to the center of the explosion.

There is still a very high concentration of radiation that has not dissipated.

Even now, she is still holding up the protective spell - she doesn't know if it is of any use.

But no matter what, she had to find where the Gemini's sailboat was.

Could they--

Miss Granger dared not dwell on it.

I could only look nervously at the foggy sea.

"Curtain."

"The curtain disappeared."

Although the sea is filled with smoke at this time, thanks to the power of the hurricane, the fog is quickly dissipating. Speaking of which - this is really a good hurricane - it limits the spread of explosions to a certain extent, even nuclear weapons can Nature's creation cannot be destroyed.

Now - the hurricane has lost the intervention of external gods, it has begun to disintegrate itself, its intensity has rapidly decreased, and it has dissipated almost at a speed visible to the naked eye. As for the remaining wind force - it has begun to move slowly towards the southeast.

It is expected that its intensity will drop to the level of an ordinary storm in less than a day, and then continue to decline, and may eventually make landfall in the area where Egypt meets the Middle East.

The rain and fog became thinner, and the most intuitive thing was that the pale golden curtain disappeared.

This is the first thing everyone notices.

"That kind of power -" the dog godfather said solemnly, "it is appropriate to disappear."

"Have the Outer Gods been destroyed?" Harry asked.

"I think so."

Looking at the sea, Sirius couldn't think of anything that could survive under such an attack.

While he was talking, a ball of broken iron suddenly squeezed out of the sea.

When the broken metal surfaced and opened like petals, they realized it was a ship.

"Merlin, please! We almost died!"

"Thank you to the guy who invented the Infinite Stretch Spell, otherwise we would definitely be beaten to a pulp." The twins' voices came from the sailboat that was no longer like a ship.

The water pressure at the bottom of the sea almost crushed them, but thanks to the magic spell and the infinite extension spell, they did not become canned people under the sea.

"Thank God you are still alive!" Ron rushed over.

Shouting.

"What are you talking about! How could we die?" The twins rejoiced - and then one of them punched Ron.

They were about two nautical miles (3.7km) away from the Veil when it exploded.

The curtain itself extends over one nautical mile (1.85km).

In total, they were more than 4.5km away from the explosion. This is the biggest reason why they are lucky enough to survive.

Of course - compared to the excitement of the little wizards.

Others - especially Sirius, Professor McGonagall and the others, could not see any happy expressions on their faces.

Because someone - was bombed head-on within 1.85km.

"Go back, don't run around anymore." Professor McGonagall had a straight face, suppressing the turbulent emotions in her heart, and stared at the little wizards 'viciously'.

Today, she had to send these little guys home, no matter what, and then have a good chat with their parents.

Then have a good chat with Dumbledore.

Then she would talk to Rozier, whom she least wanted to meet.

Then - then - a voice may have been lost forever in Hogwarts, a voice that annoyed her all day long, but now there is only an empty voice left.

"Yes! Don't run around anymore." Sirius turned his head to the side and said in a strange voice.

"But--"

Hermione looked at the sea and wanted to speak.

She naturally noticed the strange expressions of the professors, but - under Professor McGonagall's serious eyes, she did not open her mouth in the end.

It seems that everything has settled.

The dust-like water vapor falling from the sky slowly descended, splashing down like a curtain.

What is hidden in the sea water is destined not to be discovered for a short time.

In the coming period, this sea area is destined to serve as a hell for a moment.

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A week later.

Italy - Sicily - the town of Etna.

This is the town that Owen and the others visited just after arriving in Sicily.

A tourist attraction for wizards.

But it's definitely different now than before.

There are almost no people on such a huge island.

After what happened, no wizards would come here again, even if this was a holy place for summer vacations.

Even next year - the year after - and many years from now, we will experience a long cold wave here.

However, it would be wrong to say that the town is completely lifeless.

In the tavern also named Etna, a few shouts could still be heard. This is one of the few angry people on this wizarding island.

"I just live for this glass of wine!"

In the dim tavern, apart from the boss, there was only one customer left.

It was a strange guest, he looked quite young.

She has delicate facial features, long silver hair, purple eyes, and frighteningly fair skin, as if she has been playing hide and seek with the sun all her life.

However, this kind of fair skin does not make people feel weird or uncoordinated. Instead, it gives people an elegant and mysterious feeling.

Wearing the ancient robes of a wizard from the court of Camelot. The main color is white, with various pink decorations.

It looks very childish. The last person to like this bright color and magical decoration was Dumbledore.

In his hand lay a piece of dead branch, or a cane.

This wizard can wear large petal-shaped earrings. Compared with Luna's, it makes sense to use a piece of dead wood as a walking stick.

"One more drink, please, with some ice and lemon." He shouted energetically while sitting on the bar counter, holding a glass wine glass.

The owner of the hotel, the wizard named Trask, did not dare to neglect, and quickly stepped forward to give the man a refill.

He was so well-behaved simply because just now, this man used a gorgeous golden sword and blasted open the door of his tavern.

Then he asked him very kindly if he wanted to buy a drink.

Put the sword on his neck and ask him if he can buy a drink

What can he do!

"Huh-ah!"

The man drank it all in one gulp, and the cool feeling went down his throat and into his stomach.

"This is what it feels like to be alive!"

"Oh! By the way, Mr. Trask!" The man put down the wine glass and waved it gently, and the wine glass turned into petals and scattered.

"Can you tell me what's under the secret compartment on the right side of the cabinet at your feet?"

The man said calmly, but it scared Traisk to the point where he broke into a cold sweat.

His eyes widened.

There were earth-shaking waves in my heart.

Damn—damn!

I knew I couldn't hold these things in my hands for too long, something was going to happen - something was going to happen, and now something happened.

In fact, it's not his fault - a few months ago, he wanted to give these things away as soon as possible. But because of the Maelstrom, the Ministry of Magic sent many Aurors to the island. At that time, he actually had the opportunity to send them away, but he was cautious and decided to wait - maybe he would evacuate when the Ministry of Magic felt bored with this. It’s over.

It would be safer to send him off by himself at that time.

But he never expected that waiting and waiting would lead to war!

After that incident, the Italian Ministry of Magic directly blocked the island. Now the entire country is under martial law, and he can't find a way out or an excuse to leave.

Once someone discovers what he is doing behind the scenes.

Then - sentencing him to jail for the rest of his life is considered light, but I'm afraid that he will be directly rewarded with an Avatar and let him be reincarnated directly.

"Sir." Trask didn't have the guts to hide it, joking - he would not believe that the other party was really just here for a drink unless his IQ dropped to zero.

Can this be an ordinary person who can accurately tell where he hides his things?

Lying is pointless and may cause unnecessary trouble.

So - he would rather give up his car to save his handsome man.

"I'll give you all these goods, as long as you let me go." He begged with a very low posture.

Hearing the sound, the man in front of the bar was still smiling. He slowly stretched out his white hand and waved it in front of the boss's eyes.

Seeing this, Trask immediately bent down and handed him a suitcase that was in the secret compartment.

"Yeah - thank you for your cooperation." The man said, "But - I forgot to tell you - before I came, the Auror seemed to have known about what you committed."

As he spoke, he walked towards the outside of the tavern.

There was a playful smile on his face.

"What?"

Trask looked at him in shock.

This place has never been discovered by an Auror in all these years.

All this stems from his caution.

If the Aurors found out about his activities, would he be free until now?

So the fact is - that man tipped off the Auror in advance before coming to his tavern.

"You—" Trask, who had made up for everything in his mind, took out his wand and shot a spell at the man in a rage.

The gray curse roared and hit the man who had already walked out of the tavern.

But the scene of the man falling to the ground that he expected did not appear.

He watched helplessly as his spell 'passed' through the man's body.

Like the wind passing through the flowers.

Purple flowers bloomed on the road in front of the tavern.

The man was nowhere to be found.

Only his voice remained in the air: "Remember to capture Mr. Tavern without any help - well - although I like the human world, but when it comes to individuals, actually, what the hell, that, um! Okay, I I always think it’s better not to say anything!”

The petals floated into the distance, and Trask's face was full of horror.

He stood motionless, his gray eyes reflecting the image of him being tied up by a tree, but clearly - there were no vines on his body.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the world.

The place where magic once flourished most, Cairo, the capital of Egypt, the shining pearl on the Nile, one of the oldest cities in the world.

When people think of Cairo, they will naturally think of the pyramids.

On the plains covered with yellow sand, these majestic stone tombs of ancient Egyptian emperors are still showing the majesty of the tomb owners to the world.

Yes - this pyramid, known as one of the seven wonders of the world, is a witness to the glory of the ancient Egyptian dynasty, and it stands in the city of Cairo.

Walking in the city, as long as your line of sight is not blocked, you can see it from any direction.

But Egypt is not just about pyramids, there are ancient ruins everywhere in Cairo.

The last century, during the British colonial years in Egypt, was also the prime time for the British Museum to flourish.

Hey - now it’s time to talk about that classic joke.

Question: Why are the pyramids in Egypt?

Answer: Because the British cannot move.

Yes - after hundreds of years of continuous depletion of the British Empire's sustainability, the locals now regard the British, not to say they love each other, but at least they hate them.

This started with Miss Granger getting off the plane.

You can see the vague sight around him.

But compared to a few decades ago, it is much better now, as a tourist destination loved by Muggles.

Millions of people come here every year.

There are tourists from all over the world, which effectively dilutes the hatred of the locals towards the British.

Wizards also like this place. The gods and ancient ruins in Egypt are beyond imagination. The traces left by ancient wizards are all over this country. Every wizard who comes here can feel the vicissitudes of history and time.

A spiritual journey.

"This is Miss Granger, please."

As soon as I walked out of the airport, I was greeted by a group of young people wearing Egyptian clothes.

They all have loincloths + crotch skirts + karasilis.

Because the weather was getting hotter, the leading girl wore a thin and transparent kalasilis, which is a short linen robe. She folded a piece of cloth twice the length of the robe in half and dug a hole with a drill in the middle. A wide turban with sleeves left and then sewn together, with trim that hangs down to the legs.

Hermione frowned because she saw a golden carriage parked on the roadside. The magical creature pulling the carriage was something she had never seen before, and the Muggles around him turned a deaf ear to it.

"You are—" she began.

"We are tour guides sent by the Ministry of Magic." The pleasant voice came from the mouth of the girl in charge, which was very comfortable to listen to.

She wore strong purple eye makeup, her eyes were clear amber, her lips were painted bright red, and her black shoulder-length hair was combed into braids. Her exotic temperament was unforgettable at a glance.

"My name is Nefer, Nefer Tali." He looked at the girl who was about sixteen or seventeen years old.

He walked forward, put his right hand gently on Hermione's shoulder, and pressed his cheek against it.

?

Miss Granger did not escape.

The cheek-to-cheek ceremony is also one of the most common etiquettes in the West. However, this kind of etiquette usually only occurs with familiar people. The two parties are at least acquaintances. Strangers will not perform the cheek-to-cheek ceremony.

Moreover - the girl in front of me just kissed her. This is no longer etiquette. Kissing each other on the cheek is not allowed. Unless it is between relatives, between mother and daughter, or between son, kissing on the cheek is done.

"Um - hello!" But this abrupt courtesy didn't make Hermione think anything else.

Wizards - it's normal to use Muggle etiquette incorrectly.

Especially in the closed magical world, in other countries.

Maybe the girl in front of me had never heard of this kind of etiquette in Britain and read about it in that book, and it was her first time to use it. She should be more generous and stop fussing over such trivial matters.

"I have heard your legend, Miss Granger. You are particularly popular in Egypt. All the little wizards in our school know you." The girl said enthusiastically.

"Thank you!" Hermione responded with a smile.

Her trip to Egypt this time was registered with the British Ministry of Magic. The Egyptian Ministry of Magic knew that it was not an accident.

As for the school Naifel mentioned - it should be an Egyptian magic school.

Yes – there are magic schools in Egypt too.

In fact, there are a total of eleven so-called magic schools in the world that have been certified by the Federation.

There are many schools that are not accredited by the federation. Countries such as India, New Zealand, Central Africa, etc. all have their own magic schools. How can Egypt, which was once the brightest star in the history of magic, not have a magic school? .

"The award ceremony of the Ministry of Magic will not be held in a few days." Nefil said with eyes shining, "The Order of the Amon Crown has never been awarded to a foreigner!"

Amun, the sun god and main god in Egyptian mythology.

Miss Granger won this medal for her outstanding performance on the battlefield.

In addition, Italy, Greece and other countries have also applied to the Order of Merlin for the Order of Merlin.

With Hermione's contribution, it was easy to get the second-level medal.

Even level one is more than enough.

However, the Order of Merlin is obviously not applicable in the ancient land of Egypt. As an ancient magic dynasty, how could they recognize an order named after a foreign wizard?

This is why Hermione was awarded the Order of the Crown of Amon.

"Hmm -" Hermione nodded, acting very indifferent to this kind of thing. This investiture ceremony just gave her an excuse to leave England.

Otherwise she would not have come all the way to Egypt.

The medal can be sent back to the UK, or it can be awarded by the British Ministry of Magic on your behalf.

While Hermione was talking to the Egyptian girl, her parents were curious about the golden carriage.

Yes - Hermione was traveling with her parents on this trip to Egypt.

Because of Professor McGonagall's home visit, her parents were very worried and dissatisfied with some of her actions.

Taking advantage of this investiture ceremony - she happened to bring her parents over for vacation, of course to reassure them.