Magical Studies at Hogwarts

"Ike, don't worry, we will keep you safe."

Professor Flitwick stood up on tiptoes and patted Ike on the shoulder, comforting him.Although he knew that his student was strong and smart, he felt that at this moment, Ike needed a little comfort from his teacher.

"Sorry, Filius." Dumbledore sighed softly, "It's cruel to say that. As I mentioned before, we can't give Mr. Strider much help."

"Albus! Oh my god!" Professor McGonagall exclaimed, she was surprised that Dumbledore would say that, "Are you kidding me?"

"No." Dumbledore shook his head, "The life-and-death contract is a very strange magic. From the moment the magic takes effect, both parties can only rely on themselves. Anyone who helps one of the parties will affect the final result."

"It's like there is an unknown being acting as a referee. Everything you do will add a weight to your side of the scale. Every help from others will decrease a little."

"If Mr. Strider relied on our help to get rid of the spell caster, I'm afraid that even if he wins, he will die because of too few weights."

"As far as I know, that's what happens."

Ike remained silent until Dumbledore finished speaking before he raised his head, with determination in his eyes.

"Professor, don't worry about me, I will deal with him..." He looked back at Roger who was lying motionless on the bed.

"As soon as possible...as much as I can..."

Professor Flitwick, Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout all looked at Ike with worried eyes, while Snape still had that cold expression.A smile appeared on the corner of Dumbledore's mouth, he pushed up the glasses on his nose and said, "Then Mr. Strider, we can only wish you success."

Ike nodded, looked at Roger again, turned around and walked towards the door.

"By the way..." As soon as he walked to the door, Ike heard Dumbledore's exaggerated voice coming from behind him, "I almost forgot..."

"If you obtain some magical props or magical creatures from others through your own efforts, it does not count as help from others."

"As I get older, my memory is really bad..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ike's figure had disappeared.

After leaving the campus hospital, Ike went straight back to the dormitory.As soon as they entered the door, they saw Stewart and others who were full of worry.

"How's it going? Ike." Stewart asked immediately when he saw Ike come in.

"I can't reveal too much." Ike shook his head, "All in all, things are very troublesome."

"In the next period of time, our training will stop. You must act together as a four. No matter what you do, don't do it alone."

"What about you?" Terry asked.

"I have something important to do." Ike sat on the chair and sighed, "But I can only do it alone."

"He is here for me. As long as you don't leave alone, I don't think there will be any danger."

"But what do you do?"

"Don't worry about me." Ike smiled, "As long as I can find the attacker, I will easily kill him!"

"Although it's inappropriate to say this, I can't guarantee your safety when I'm with you."

The faces of the four Stewarts were a little ugly, as if they were complaining that they were not strong enough to help Ike.It seemed that Ike's words were too blunt and hurt them.

Ike looked at the four people and took everything in his eyes.But there is no way, what he said is also true.

Comrade Xiao Fu is in the dark this time. Who knows when he will swing an Avatar from the corner again?

What if Ike doesn't react this time?

People always slack off, and Ike can't guarantee that following the four Stewarts will always protect them, just like he can't guarantee that they won't be attacked if he acts alone.

But in the end, the probability is much smaller.

Besides, there are professors.

"Believe me, as long as everyone gets together, there will be no danger. Try to follow the crowd and never, never, never be alone..."

This Easter holiday was destined to be uneventful, and when Ike woke up the next morning, Stuart and Terry were still up.

Instead of waking them up like before, Ike simply washed up and left the dormitory.

After sitting in the auditorium for a while, the four Stewarts came in together.As he said last night, he even called Padma, Morag and Morty.

There were seven people there, but none of them looked energetic.

Apparently, Stuart and the others told the ladies what Ike said last night in the morning.

Maybe in an hour or two, all of Hogwarts would know.

In fact, the little wizards have no independent opinions and are not very courageous. Even the Gryffindors will subconsciously gather together after most people have gathered together.Even if there are some loners, they are only a few here and there and will not affect anything.

As long as he is familiar with Ike and has a good relationship with him, his goal will be achieved.

After waving their hands, a few people ran to the seats next to them and sat down.As soon as he sat down, Stewart whispered about the various rumors he had heard this morning.

There are all kinds of versions, some Death Eater sneaked into the school, the Dark Lord ran in, the Heir to the Chamber of Secrets took action again, etc.Every story is well-written and sounds like truth at first glance.

After a while, breakfast started.The little wizards had just taken a few bites when hundreds of owls rushed in, hovered on the ceiling, and dropped letters and newspapers.

A letter happened to fall in front of Terry. When he opened it, Terry's expression changed.

"My parents already know..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Morag, who had received the latest "Daily Prophet", let out an exclamation, hurriedly spread the newspaper on the table, pointed to the cover article and said: "Look here! It says the school is going to be closed!"

"This is impossible!" Stewart was shocked. He took it over and looked at it again. Then he looked at Morag with resentful eyes and said, "Morag, you are wrong. It only says it is possible."

"Maybe! It's not a sure thing!"

"The school will not be closed." Ike came up and looked at it once, and then said calmly, "Dumbledore will not let the school be closed."

"Of course, we don't rule out the Ministry of Magic taking some action. After all, three students have been attacked. This is a big deal."

The auditorium was completely blown away. After reading the letters and newspapers, the little wizards shouted loudly and screamed piercingly. Ike even heard the crying coming from the Hufflepuff long table next to him.

"Quiet!"

Just when everyone was in chaos, Dumbledore suddenly appeared in front of the professor's chair and silenced the noisy auditorium with just a few words.

"I think everyone knows what happened last night..." The professors appeared in their seats one by one. Dumbledore was still standing, scanning the auditorium with his eyes, and said calmly, "...Indeed, Mr. Davis yesterday Was attacked late.”

"However, Hogwarts will not suspend classes!"

"I assure you that Hogwarts is still safe and will protect every student!"

"Of course, in this extraordinary period, I would like to emphasize a few things to prevent another attack from happening again:"

"First of all, no one is allowed to enter all the abandoned classrooms in the castle. Don't act alone, stay with your friends."

"Secondly, no one is allowed to leave the castle until the Easter holidays are over, unless you get a letter from the dean!"

"Again, no one is allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest..." Dumbledore glanced at the twins with a meaningful look in his eyes. "Night travel is prohibited. After the curfew, I hope you will all lie on the bed in the dormitory..."

"at last……"

"Quidditch is suspended indefinitely until we find the culprit."