Hogwarts: Dirge of Magic

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Three people knocked on the door of the desolate and dilapidated hut that had been unoccupied for a long time.

No one responded...the three looked at each other.

After several attempts, Ogg's bold and rough greeting still did not come from the house.

Sifa reached out and pushed the wooden door, and the door was locked.

Looking down, looking at the small burrs on the wooden board under his feet being crushed by several footprints, Xifa was thoughtful.

"No one? Who wrote that letter to us? Or did Xiaobai send it?"

Alice gathered the white hair that was scattered around her face, and her sky blue eyes flashed with puzzlement.

Facing Elise's gaze, Sifer shook his head, but he didn't understand either.

After thinking about it, Xifa walked to the next window and looked into the room through the gap.

"There are traces of life, not very obvious, but it is enough to prove that someone lived in it."

After looking at it, Xifa narrowed his eyes and said softly.

"Someone lived? Didn't Ogg live here?"

Hearing this, Luna calmly spread her arms around her chest, reached for the black package on Baisi's thigh, and pulled out her wand from it.

So does Elise.

When he came between the two and saw that they were prepared for protection, Xifa closed his eyes and began to perceive the cabin in front of him with all his heart, trying to find the strange aura.

Soon, under the guard of the second female, Xifa shook his head, indicating that the two could relax.

"There is no smell of other things. Ogg should have gone out to the Forbidden Forest. Maybe he didn't expect that we came here without even writing a reply."

Hearing this, the tense bodies of the two relaxed.

It is impolite to open someone else's room with the Unlocking Charm—alahoo opening—even a friend who lives and dies with them.

The three of them sat down on the steps at the door.

If the lake is full of vigor and vitality, this place is quiet and serene.

Because there was no little wizard running and flying in front of him, and the leaves swayed with the wind instead of continuously rippling like a black lake.

At this time, the two girls were sitting gracefully, with their waists straight. Unknowingly, their body contours had begun to appear. Perhaps because of the awakening of their blood, Luna developed faster than Iris.

Their expensive attire in bright colors contrasted strongly with the blue and black tattered wood around them.All the bright spots in the vicinity are concentrated on them.

Well, that's right, Xifa couldn't help but look at them a few more times before looking ahead and chatting.

The tops of the trees swayed in the wind, and a few unknown birds suddenly appeared above them.

The cabin hidden in the woods is under the shelter of a big tree, so it is difficult for the wind to blow into it.

The surrounding area is very quiet. If the three of them keep silent, they can easily hear the breathing of the people around them.

While Luna and Elise were talking about the knitting skills they learned in the orphanage.

Sifa suddenly raised a finger.

"Shhh—listen—"

Alice and Luna quickly ended the topic and listened in the direction indicated by Sifa.

"Horse hooves?" Luna said first, and then the two nodded in agreement.

Could it be the horsemen coming here?

The three stood up and used magic to clean up the debris behind their clothes.

"Da da da——" the sound is getting closer, and it's not just the footsteps of a centaur.

Soon, the visitor appeared in the sight of the three.

It was Ogg, and he rode a black odd-looking horse, presumably.

Behind him, several more followed.

"Who!" Seeing someone at the door of the hut, Ogg, who had only gone out and was still angry, didn't think much about it, he sternly asked without hesitation.I also started copying guys in my hands.

"It's us!" Xifa waved his hand and responded.

Take a closer look, hehe, it is indeed the three of Xifa and the others, but this look...

The difference was a bit big, and Ogg didn't recognize it for a while.

He rushed to the front of the three before he apologized to the three.

"I have experienced some bad things in the Americas, and now I am a little sensitive."

Ogg patted a wooden board next to the gate, pulled it open, and stretched his hand in again.

With an operation, the door opened with a sound.

Ogg walked into the hut and went straight to a door on the side.There is a warehouse made by him with the traceless expansion spell, in which there are all kinds of feed and rations.

"Sifa? Sifa!"

Entering the room, Alice suddenly realized that Sifa was not around, turned around, only to find that Sifa was observing those black creatures at the gate.

Yes, Xifa doesn't know night riders...

Seeing Sifa looking at her, Elise asked Luna to explain to Sifa, and went to the house to help Ogg by herself.Just now, out of the corner of my eye, I seemed to have caught a glimpse of Ogg calling for them to pass.

Walking on the road, she heard the sound of Ogg moving heavy objects, as well as Sifa's incomprehensible inquiries.

"This is?"

Xifa had a guess in his mind, it was from the vague memory of his previous life.

I don't know why, but as long as the memory about this magical world is blurred or lost.

You know, since my own Occlumency has entered the second stage, I can package and organize memories into books.

Everything I have experienced in the past and present lives can be recalled with insight, except for the above-mentioned memories.

"This is thestral!" Luna walked slowly to Xifa's side and explained softly.

Thestrals are a species of pegasus.

There is no flesh on their bodies, the black fur is tightly attached to the skeleton, and every bone is clearly visible.

If it wasn't for the skin, I suspect they are skeleton horses, Sifa smiled in his heart.

Their heads resemble those of dragons.

At this time, their pupilless eyes were white, staring at the two of them intently.

It seemed that they were very interested in this group of beautiful women and handsome men. In their many years of serving little wizards, they had never seen such dressed little wizards.

Wings grew out of the bumps between the thestral's shoulder bones—big, black, tough wings that looked at first glance like a gigantic bat, that is, a large reptile.

"They can fly, and they can fly at speed and range, and they're great for transoceanic travel."

"Only those who have seen death can see them."

As soon as Luna finished speaking, Ogg came out of the house carrying two large wooden barrels.

"You can see them, damn it, I'm not surprised!"

Ogg was surprised at first when he heard the conversation between the two, and then he thought that the three of them could save himself from the black wizard in the Forbidden Forest.

Witnessing death seems to be quite a normal thing...

Just when Ogg hung the large wooden barrel on the back of the Thestral with great force.

Elise's loud shout came from behind the onlookers who wanted to come forward to help.

"You two! Come and help! What are you talking about outside!"

"Come here!" Xifa hurriedly pulled Luna into the room.

There was a series of rushing high-heeled shoes colliding with wooden boards.

......

Ogg's magic manipulation is not good, but he can touch the barrel with his own hands.

The three of them disliked the strange smell of the wooden barrel.

It is carried by the hands of a master.

Xifa is in the warehouse, Alice is outside the warehouse, and Luna is outside the room. The three of them form an assembly line, with wooden barrels floating slowly in the air.

Finally, the barrels landed at Ogg's feet, and he tied them to the Thestral's back.

Looking at the only free Thestral among the crowded Thestrals, the four of them looked at each other in blank dismay.

It seems... three people can only walk?

Ultimately, Elise and Luna aren't walking on dirt in high heels.

At this moment, the four of them rode the Thestrals through the Forbidden Forest.

Beside them...uh...beside the three of Xifa, there were several wooden barrels floating.

Since three Thestrals were needed to carry three people, the three had to spend a little effort.

The Thestrals Ogg brought back happened to carry two barrels each.

Now the three of Xifa each have to take one, and they have to use their mage's hands to hold it in the air for the extra ones.

I thought that riding a horse was a difficult thing, but after Xifa experienced it himself, he became addicted to it.

Thanks to the special body structure of the Thestral, no saddle is needed, and Xifa, a rookie who has never learned horsemanship, can sit firmly on its back.

With his legs stuck in the hollow of the Thestral's wings, Sifa squinted his eyes to enjoy the feeling of walking in the forest.

The sunlight casts on the ground through the young leaves, leaving mottled marks.

That is, the smell of these casks is a bit overwhelming.

Boo—the sound of the lid opening.

"Is this... American Boss fly maggot?"

Luna's voice was a little unbelievable, and Sifer, who was squinting and enjoying, was shocked.

I go!

His eyes widened and he sat up straight.The violent struggle made the Thestral below him snort in dissatisfaction.

Fortunately, these thestrals are domesticated by Hogwarts, they have to pull the entrance carriage once a year, and they will not attack little wizards because of this little friction.

After realizing it, Xifa also quickly stroked the Thestral's neck, letting him shake his head in enjoyment, expressing his forgiveness for Xifa.

With a sigh of relief, Sifa raised his head and waited for Ogg to give them an explanation.

I don't know how Luna recognized it, but what could be a good thing called maggots?

"This is a ration, high in protein and high in nutrition, which can allow young birds to grow quickly and recognize their master after breaking out of their shells."

Ogg said sadly, "We originally prepared a bird egg for each of you, but in America, we had friction with another group of people and only brought back one egg."

"What bird eggs? Do you still need to travel to America yourself?"

Alice asked a little puzzled, and Sifa didn't understand even more. He knew almost nothing about magical animals.

"Could it be..." Luna's eyes lit up.

America, a bird, needs so much rations.

"Thunderbird!" Ogg raised his tone slightly, "That's why I placed it in the Forbidden Forest."

According to the school's relevant regulations, dangerous creatures cannot be brought to the castle, and there is no saying that they cannot be placed in the Forbidden Forest.

Xifa is clear, no wonder, there are very few traces of Ogg's life in the hut, and he may have gone to live in the Forbidden Forest.

"Here we are, and this is one of the camps I left behind in the Forbidden Forest."

Drilling out of the woods, the eyes suddenly opened up.

It is a tender green grassland with bright spring, and there is a tree with thick branches but short in the middle. To put it bluntly, it is a very fat tree!

On the branches a few meters above the ground, there is a simple log cabin.

No need to think about it, the thunderbird egg that Ogg gave himself is in this log cabin.