Harry Potter’s Book of Sin

Chapter 19 The Embarrassing Patron Saint

This is a magic whistle that imitates the vibration frequency of the wings of the "tree tooth bee". This creature is not only a natural enemy of the willow, but also a social insect that most magical plants fear-they only eat plants that can move. .

Maca walked over, stretched out his hand and patted its thick rhizome that was exposed on the ground. The roots of the tree immediately moved aside tremblingly, revealing a deep, dark hole in the ground.

This is a sloping cave, the size of which only allows one person to lie down and slide down.Maca frowned, took the suitcase she was carrying in her arms, and then slipped in.

The slope didn't last long, and soon Maca came to a tunnel that needed to bend over to move forward.

All light was cut off in the tunnel, and the surroundings were pitch black.Maca clutched his head that hit the top wall, fumbled and pulled out his wand, but he couldn't help but pause halfway through the draw, and finally put it back.

The Ministry of Magic has left traces on every finished wand, and minor wizards under the age of 17 who use magic outside the school will immediately be monitored.Especially in such a place with few people, it is very eye-catching, whether it is not necessary or not, even if he should still be within the scope of Hogwarts.

He took out a small glass bottle from the inside pocket of his robe, shook it vigorously, and made a rustle of grit.

A soft gleam appeared in the darkness and gradually became brighter.If you look into the bottle carefully, you will find that there is a peculiar haze filled with light and fog, which has a tendency to become thicker and thicker.

"When I make enough money, I must buy a pocket that is easy to carry," Maca weighed his robe, which was filled with various bottles and cans, which looked heavy.

Some of them are medicines, some are semi-finished products, and some are even just a kind of material, but without exception, they are some very practical gadgets.

"...Or make one by yourself." He really couldn't bear his money bag.

As he bowed his head and walked forward, he wondered what was there, and soon he felt that the tunnel was gradually leaning upward.Before long, a faint light appeared in front.

Maca pulled out the cork of the bottle that was continuously fluorescing, and with a soft sound of "pop", the light mist inside diffused in the tunnel and dissipated in a short while.

The haze in the bottle was gone, only a small half bottle of fine black sand remained at the bottom, and Maca plugged the cork back again.

Many potions and even simple materials can be used to exert the same effects as spells, some are even more powerful than spells, but the threshold for use is extremely low.

Of course, you have to prepare in advance and then take them with you at any time.But the flaws do not cover up, this is one of the reasons why potions are expensive.

Over time, many potion formulas were crushed into pieces by the wheels of history, leaving them in their once glorious era.But there is also a new generation of pharmacists working hard for this, whether it is to restore the formula or try to innovate, the potion has always maintained its position in the magic world that cannot be ignored.

"...So, I would never agree without 200 gallons."

In the corner of the Hogshead Bar in Hogsmeade, a little wizard wrapped in a shabby hooded cloak sewn from gray felt cloth, speaking peacefully with a vaguely western country accent Saying something.

The hoarse voice, like his vocal cords being sharpened by a file, made people want to frown.

Opposite him, a wizard who wrapped his bare skin layer by layer with a lot of bandages was bargaining with him with the same uncomfortable, fuzzy voice.The voice sounded like it made people wonder if there was an old phlegm in his throat.

"No! Keke, this medicine of yours is a new product, before seeing its effect... Keke... I can't put it in my store for sale.

"But in terms of testing, cough cough... the price is too expensive for trial supplies!"

The little wizard's tone was still calm, and he said flatly: "In this case, the transaction failed."

After that, he stood up on the table and walked straight to the door.

"Oh-heh heh, wait, damn it!" the bandage wizard said feebly, "I pay! But heh heh... you have to count me cheaper-if you want to cooperate for a long time!"

"150 gallons, effective payment." The little wizard who had already reached the door turned his head and said impatiently.

"Sheng, hehe...a deal."

The bandage wizard waved his hand feebly. He really wanted that kind of practical new product-if the effect was so good.

That little wizard is naturally a disguised Maca.He stuttered himself for a while, avoided the biggest shortcoming that might be encountered in the negotiation-his age, and then steadily gained the upper hand in a reciprocal confrontation.

This is a commercial negotiation that both parties are relatively satisfied with.No matter how unwilling the bandage wizard behaves, he is determined to win this new product.

A new type of stealth potion, what an attractive business opportunity this is!

After the bandage wizard tried it, the two signed a two-part magic contract to finalize the long-term deal.

"The purchase price is two hundred, three or seven is divided into... a good deal!"

After returning to the screaming shed, Maca hung the torn cloak directly in the old wardrobe in the house, and then spit out a small piece of stone from his mouth, and his voice finally returned to normal.

He flicked the magic contract scroll made of delicate parchment with his fingers, showing a slightly excited smile.

Of course, for the moment, he who has just credited 1200 Jin Jialong has just filled in the material cost of the previous practice.And then he will continue to practice the preparation of other potions, it is still long before he becomes a rich man!

"No wonder there is always a sentence on the title page of a potion book,'This is an endless road paved with Jin Jialong'." Maca sighed. The excitement just now has already changed with the change of mood. Disappeared without a trace.

...

Ever since Maca settled the sales channels for the potion, everything seems to be going smoothly.The study and research of various subjects are progressing slowly and practically with daily investment.And what makes Maca particularly happy is that he has made a real breakthrough in the patron saint curse!

On a quiet night, Maca was standing in the wide room provided by the House of Request.

Yes, after a lot of searching and memory, he finally found this place-it is located on the eighth floor of the castle, opposite the tapestry of "Giant Stick Beat Silly Barnabas".

God knows how many times he wandered back and forth like a fool in front of countless oil paintings, tapestries and stone statues in order to find the exact location!

"Call God to guard!"

Maca stood upright in the center of the room, erected the magic wand in front of him like a saber, and concentrated all his energy and attention on the tip of the magic wand. As the pure silver-white light became brighter and brighter, He escaped from Maca's wand by himself.

For a while, light circulated arbitrarily around Maca, forming a faint silver-white haze.

Since Maca started practicing the Patronus Mantra, he has always only been able to reach this step.It can even be said that when he tried to practice for the first time, he was able to release this silver-white haze full of hope and full of life.

But as he practiced again and again, the haze became more dense again and again, but he was always unable to summon his patron saint.

This can't help but make Maca re-study the basic theory of this spell.

He once again looked up a large number of classics, but found nothing special.Most of the theory of this curse is vague, but it requires users to concentrate on thinking and recalling those happy and beautiful things.All in all, it is positive emotions.

In desperation, Maca had to focus on the various instances of successfully casting the Guardian God spell.

Finally, the effort paid off, and the case of using the patron saint to save his loved ones, let him find a new breakthrough.He found that when the user is forced by the situation and hopes to protect a specific object, that's when the magic spell exerts its true power!

"...Guardian."

Maca remembered the scene when she first saw Luna in the cemetery.

In the sunset, the girl's long light golden hair exuded a faint halo.She stood in front of the cold tombstone and looked at her deceased mother without a word. In the entire gray-toned scene, only her back was so vivid;

Under the stars, when Maca subconsciously avoided her mother's topic.She told him frankly that it was indeed a sad story, but she had to know how to face it directly;

Before parting, Maca even only remembered her silver-gray eyes. In those dim eyes, there was hidden the desire to see him, a friend who was about to leave temporarily.

Following Maca's memory, the dense silver-white light mist swirling around his body suddenly surged and turned into a translucent silver eagle hovering around him.

Maca looked at the huge eagle in front of him, with an awkward expression on his face.

"...How should I face Dean Sprout in the future."

Among the four colleges of Hogwarts, the eagle is the symbol of Ravenclaw. It represents justice, keenness, sternness, vision, and superiority.

When the Sorting Hat allocates Maca, it first considers Ravenclaw College. Although he was eventually placed in Hufflepuff for unknown reasons, it undoubtedly shows the fate of Maca and Ravenclaw. shallow.

At this moment, the eagle's patron saint, besides being related to the emotion of "Hope to protect Luna", I am afraid it has something to do with this.

"Anyway, go to bed!"

Maca waved his magic wand to dispel the patron saint curse, and then left the responsive house with a sense of complexity.