Hogwarts: Dirge of Magic

"Ogg and the unicorn..."

Another new week.

free time on a given day.

Sifer raised his concerns with Dumbledore.

Dumbledore pondered for a moment, and then answered: "Ogg is fine. Like Newt, he is a very pure person for magical animals, and he is also a rare adult man who has been recognized by unicorns."

Xifa was taken aback, so the herd of unicorns also existed?

"Yes, there is more than one herd of unicorns in the Forbidden Forest. The reason why the Forbidden Forest is called the Forbidden Forest is because we know so little about it. It is really too vast."

Xifa didn't take it seriously, not to mention that ancient wizards were all nerds and nerds. Now, wizards started to go out of the house to communicate with the outside world, but war broke out again.

It's just that there are not enough people to find out the Forbidden Forest.

After confirming that Ogg did not intend to seduce Luna, Sifer asked a few questions about magic, and then ended the conversation.

On the weekend, the little wizard happily ran around in the castle.

Laughter, cheers... from time to time came from the large lawn outside the castle.

At this time, Luna and Alice have gone to the Forbidden Forest together.

Xifa originally wanted to read books, practice magic, and then go to the kitchen to cook a delicious meal to welcome the second daughter back.

However, the sudden appearance of Fox disrupted his plan.

The professor needs me urgently?Surprised, Sifer hurriedly put on his coat, and reached out to grab Fox's tail feathers.

In a burst of flames, Xifa came to the office of the transformation class on the second floor.

A little ahead of time.

Since Xifa said to himself, there may be an internal response in the castle.

Dumbledore took some free time from time to time to patrol the castle.

Not to mention, this inspection really made him find something wrong.

Including but not limited to mechanisms designed by Peeves that will cause harm to little wizards.

Poisonous herbs discarded by seniors.

There are even scrapped black magic necklaces in the secret passage.

...

Of course, these are nothing.

As long as it is not fatal, the professor and the school doctor have plenty of ways to make these pretentious little guys alive and kicking.

However, the last few inspections made him feel a little weird.

He always felt that something was watching him, observing him silently, even monitoring him.

However, that feeling faded whenever he took Fox on tour.

It would be fine if that was all, but when he saw a few little wizards, they would suddenly become very stupid in a remote corner, as if they were in a daze.

If one or two happen to happen a few times, it doesn't mean anything, but when dozens of little wizards have this situation, he is not calm.

He had a guess, but he wasn't sure.

In Hogwarts, how could someone quietly bypass the ancient and powerful protection magic and curse the little wizard?

So, he hurriedly wrote his discovery into a letter and sent it to Nicole Flamel, an alchemist with hundreds of years of life in Paris.

Today, Nico's letter finally arrived.

He couldn't wait to open it, and after reading the letter, he thought about it and decided to call Xifa, because he didn't want the elf to know about it.

Back in time to Sifa Advent.

"Professor, is there anything I need?"

As soon as Sifa landed, he looked around, saw Dumbledore looking out from the window sill, and asked quickly.

"I found some abnormalities. The letter is on the table. Take a look for yourself."

Dumbledore replied without looking back.

"So serious...who are you spying on?!" Xifa murmured in his heart, and stepped forward to pick up the two letters above the small wooden box.

The first letter above is the letter that Dumbledore explained to Nicole. After reading it, Xifa understood Dumbledore's recent discovery.

The second letter was naturally Nico's reply.

With his back turned to Dumbledore, Dumbledore did not see Sifer's shocked eyes.

In this letter, after Nicole Flamel greeted Dumbledore briefly, he wrote down the information and opinions he had found.

Dumbledore could sense that someone was watching him and was afraid of Phoenix.

That should not be something that magic spells can do, but an unknown existence.

The phoenix is ​​immortal, and every time it is fatally injured, it will turn into a flame and re-nirvana, so it is also called the phoenix.

Since Fox can make the unknown retreat from fear, it should be related to life and death.

Nico boldly guessed that this should be something similar to a ghost.

You must know that in the magic world, normal ghosts are translucent, and they are intangible entities that can communicate.

But what if someone invents a spell that can make ghosts invisible?

After reading a lot of information.

Nicole Flamel has found an old antique that he has not been able to imitate until now.

I was young and strong back then, at least not as haggard as I am now.

A wizard named Marco Polo was lucky enough to come into contact with the relics of the mysterious ancient oriental country.

Once, he wanted something from himself but couldn't pay the price, so he had no choice but to mortgage part of his harvest to himself.But he never thought that he didn't come to redeem it until he died.

What shocked Xifa was what Nico said.

Inside this small, unopened wooden box is a compass and its instruction manual.

"Professor, can I open it?" Sifa asked quickly after calming down.

"Of course." Dumbledore still didn't look back.

If Xifa turned his head, he could see that Dumbledore's eyes were on the corners of the lawn, with a worried look on his face involuntarily.

Magic items are delicate, especially unknown magic items, it is best not to touch them casually.

But Nicole Flamel wasn't going to send himself a Dark Artifact unprotected.

Moreover, Xifa is not a reckless person, he never messes with unknown things.

Xifa carefully opened the small wooden box.

Sure enough, what caught my eye was a disc with complex and familiar lines, and a round wooden stick lying beside it.

What a stick!Here are the scrolls!Sifer wanted to slap himself.

Seeing that there was nothing dirty in his hand, Xifa carefully took out the scroll and spread it out for a look.

Oh, traditional characters!Xifa took a rough look at it.

The general meaning is.

The needle tip of the compass points to the target, and the mana is injected from the bottom of the compass. If it is suspended on the hand and the base does not move, and keeps pointing to the north all the time, the positioning is successful.

Gone?What about the formula used?Just such a rude infusion of magic (mana)?

"professor?"

Nicole Flamel said he couldn't fake it, it might be the only compass in the world.

Because there is no second Marco Polo to find the remains of the second ancient country.

"Try it, I've tried it. Normal magic power won't work, you should need the magic power of an elf."

Yes, Dumbledore tried before Sifer didn't come.

Hearing this, Xifa carefully picked up the compass.

The compass seemed to be made of some kind of metal, metallic but as light as cork.

There are some densely packed small dots on the reverse side.

Xifa turned it over and saw that it was an ancient text with a small font.

Squinting, still very laborious.Cifer grabbed the quill nearby and magically transformed it into a magnifying glass.

Frowning, he translated with difficulty.

"When a person dies, he becomes a ghost, when a ghost dies, he becomes a ghost, when a ghost dies, he hopes, and if he dies, he becomes a barbarian."

"If you don't see it, it's called Yi; if you don't hear it, it's called Xi."

......

After reading it, Xifa put down the compass and rubbed his sore eyes.

"Professor, are you saying that the one watching you secretly is a ghost?"

"Yes, I have this idea. I called you here to let you try this."

Xifa thought for a while, and his eyes lit up. "Professor, how do normal ghosts maintain themselves?"

"The ghosts in the castle are all protected by the castle, which provides them with a source of magic power. Other ghosts should have similar things to supplement them."

Dumbledore finally stopped looking outside, he turned his head in surprise, and then put away his expression.

Xifa can understand these words?You know, I'm still lucky...

"If someone destroys the source of ghosts' magic power, and replaces them with another method to control them, and keep them in a state where they seem to be scattered, will it cause this faint sense of prying eyes?"

"Sifa, your guess may be the truth, but we still need to verify it!"

After listening, Dumbledore smiled for the first time in recent times.

Intuition tells myself that this compass can easily help me find the mastermind behind the scenes.