"Mixed-Blood" Special
In a charming little garden on the edge of Beauxbatons Castle, snow lay like a thin layer of icing, evenly covering the bushes, sculptures, and benches.
Phoebe took a small wooden box carefully sealed with magic from Lucien, opened it a crack, and felt the unique magical fluctuations emanating from it. A look of surprise and joy appeared on her face.
"A living rootstock of the Purple Moon Vine? How did you find it so quickly?"
This was exactly the rare material she had been desperately seeking, yet it only grew stably in certain secluded valleys of Britain.
Not long ago, Phoebe hurriedly went to Madame Maxime to inquire about the acquisition channels, but she didn't expect that Lucien would be delivered to her in the blink of an eye.
"This is thanks to a friend of mine," Lucien said, waving his hand. He had seen Phoebe in a hurry and, remembering that this plant happened to be found deep within the Forbidden Forest, he brought it back along the way.
At the same time, he also thought of Liuguang.
After nearly two years of growth, both I and Liuguang are now much stronger than before. Perhaps it's time to find a suitable opportunity for the little Qilin to officially "make its appearance"?
Since they were new to the Wizarding World at the time, caution was paramount, and they didn't allow the little Qilin to be truly exposed to the public.
But just as everyone knows that the Phoenix Tears can heal wounds, and the ashes of rebirth have many uses, everyone also knows that Dumbledore has a Phoenix, but no one dares to mess with Fawkes.
Because they can't beat Fawkes, and they certainly can't beat the old man behind Fawkes.
Phoebe sincerely thanked her and carefully put the box away.
The two walked and talked in the quiet, snowy garden, and the conversation naturally turned to the realms of magic and alchemy.
As they chatted, Phoebe suddenly stopped. Moonlight shone on her delicate profile. She hesitated for a moment, then spoke:
"Lucien, there's something I've always been curious about... That night, when you were improving the Fountain of Fair Fortune, and even earlier, when you were processing the food of the Abraxan with flames, I... I felt a very special resonance. It wasn't ordinary magical fluctuations, more like some kind of call or attraction?"
Lucien was somewhat surprised to hear this, and he carefully inquired about the specific timing and feeling of Phoebe experiencing the resonance.
"The feeling is most noticeable when flames appear in your hand," Phoebe added, her gaze unconsciously falling on his right hand.
Lucien seemed to be deep in thought, then raised his right hand, his mind racing.
As the magic flowed, the crimson flame magic mark on the pad of the middle finger clearly appeared, radiating a warm and restrained halo.
"Yes! That's the feeling!" Phoebe's blue eyes widened slightly as she confirmed.
Lucien suddenly realized, and a guess formed in his mind.
"Phoebe, are you more skilled in fire magic? Or perhaps you have a naturally sharper perception of fire than most people?"
Phoebe nodded. "Yes. My maternal grandmother was Veela, and I think I probably inherited that from her. Besides fire, I'm also quite sensitive to the wind element."
"That makes sense." Lucien nodded slightly, confirming his own idea.
He recalled accounts of Pure-blood Veela —that they would take on bird-headed forms under extreme emotional states and could unleash blazing flames.
It's unclear whether Phoebe, being Half-blood, possesses similar Transfiguration abilities, but she has inherited an affinity for fire.
The magic runes Lucien used to manipulate and harmonize extremely pure and active fire elements, which had a peculiar attraction for Phoebe.
It's very similar to elemental Magical Creatures like Thunderbird and Kelpie.
The conversation naturally turned to Veela lineage and the unique nature of "Half-blood" wizards.
According to Phoebe, aside from the magic of human wizards, she can indeed cast a small amount of racial magic derived from Veela blood, but the quantity is limited and the power is far less than that of a true Veela.
"I only have one-quarter of the bloodline," she explained. "My mother, for example, could use far more racial magic than I could, but not all of it."
"Half-blood often mean more unique talents and possibilities," Lucien said, recalling records from the History of Magic.
For example, the legendary wizard Merlin is said to have both human and Incubus blood.
This allows him to unleash many mysterious spells unique to Incubus; there are even legends that he can use dreams to travel through time, glimpse the distant future, and learn the knowledge and magic of that future era...