Courage is the Hymn of Mankind, Dodo?

"What targets is Anesthetic Spray suitable for?"

"Wizards, Muggles, magical creatures..."

"Wrong. Without the protection of magic, a Muggle who uses this potion will be directly paralyzed."

"Oh, oh."

As he went back and forth with Lucien in questions and answers, Harry rapidly took notes.

Harry had only just finished writing when Lucien spoke again.

"What is the usage taboo for Deodorizer?"

"Uh, I... I don't remember."

"It must not come into contact with open flame, or its power will be no less than Confringo."

"..."

The more he taught, the more Lucien discovered the problems were far from small.

Harry did have talent when it came to potions, that was true, but it showed more in practical brewing.

When it came to purely testing this kind of theory, he could not remember it firmly instead, especially the details of potion usage.

So before, this kid had only remembered the rough effects and just smeared them straight onto other people's faces when he needed to use them.

No, he could not let him go out like this.

Lucien thought it over. Harry would not have any effect on his own magical attainments, but he could make Lucien's reputation in the education world go down the drain.

Brewing potions could still keep to the original practical exercises, but as for his theoretical knowledge—mm, recitation, dictation, homework, exams...

For no reason, Harry, who was still writing furiously, seemed to feel a chill.

After finally finishing the tutoring session, Harry rubbed his wrist, which had gone stiff from writing too much.

"Lucien, thank you for helping treat me yesterday."

"That transparent liquid must have been very expensive, right? I'll repay you..."

Harry had originally wanted to say he would compensate him with Galleons, but when he had previously asked Lucien for tutoring, Lucien had said not to insult him with money, and Lucien did not look like someone short on cash either.

"Uh, then I'll go find a few more books at Gringotts. It's to thank you for helping me this time!"

"Oh right, Hagrid has already gone to Gringotts for me. He should be able to bring back the books we agreed on before today."

Lucien nodded and did not decline.

It really was not hard to have Liuguang spit out a little saliva, but the value of Qilin Saliva itself was right there.

And judging from yesterday's performance, Liuguang's Qilin Saliva basically had the effect of making flesh regrow over bare bones. It was far stronger than the local Qilin Saliva described in books.

Mm, it looked like the little Qilin was also an inexhaustible treasure trove.

He could also study the effects of other materials from Liuguang's body, such as shed scales, hair...

Speaking of which, could he use these to trade for ingredients with Snape? He remembered that when he had gone to Snape's office back then, there had been quite a few good things in there too.

"Lucien, did I do something wrong last night?"

Hearing Harry's sudden question, Lucien was somewhat surprised.

"Oh, why do you ask?"

Harry lowered his head and said listlessly, "If I'd just run then, maybe none of this would have happened."

"Fortunately, the one who got bitten was me, not Ron or Hermione, because I was showing off..."

Faced with Harry's self-blame, Lucien did not comfort him directly, but asked an unrelated question instead.

"What do you think learning knowledge is for?"

Harry did not understand why Lucien was asking this.

"To make yourself smarter?"

Lucien first nodded, then shook his head.

"Learning knowledge can be for understanding the world, for solving problems, and also for arming the spirit..."

"But knowledge is definitely not for showing off, nor for putting yourself and your friends in danger."

At first, Harry was still listening in confusion. By the end, he lowered his head again in embarrassment.

Seeing the future savior in this state, Lucien chuckled softly again.

"But there was absolutely nothing wrong with the courage you had in that moment to protect your companions."

"Courage has always been humanity's greatest hymn."

Harry raised his head and listened to Lucien's words in a daze.

"Of course, besides courage and knowledge, sometimes you also have to learn a righteous retreat!"

Though he did not quite understand, Harry still nodded heavily.

"All right, Harry. Memorize all of this first. I'll have you write it from memory when I get back."

After assigning Harry the memorization task, Lucien left the hut.

Once he had gone a little deeper into the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Lucien summoned Liuguang.

"Come on. Let's see what magical creature you found."

Ten minutes later.

Lucien was still using the combination of the Illusion Charm and Invisibility Essential Oil as he recorded a group of magical creatures not far away:

Diricawls.

Plump bodies, incapable of flight, covered all over in downy feathers.

The Diricawl Lucien was staring at abruptly vanished, then instantly appeared again not far away.

Well now, that was quite an interesting ability.

The quill continued writing:

Capable of using a short-range teleport with an extremely fast activation speed.

Writing this, Lucien remembered something very interesting he had read in a book.

Diricawls, as magical creatures, were actually recorded in the Muggle world as well.

Only, Muggles had named them "dodos."

Yes, the very dodos believed to be extinct.

Because these birds could vanish freely, and Muggles had no idea, they assumed they had hunted them to extinction.

But that had instead promoted awareness of animal conservation among Muggles, leading them to consciously reduce excessive hunting and indiscriminate killing.

So the International Confederation of Wizards had decided that there was nothing wrong with not letting Muggles know Diricawls still existed.

Looking at these cheerful little fat birds playing, Lucien thought of the records he had read in books before coming into contact with the magical world, as well as the skeletons displayed in museums.

Mm. It was pretty good that they went undiscovered.

After recording the physical traits and habits of this second magical creature, he still had to measure their body data.

Lucien thought it over and decided to use this opportunity to run a test.

Had Fang's and Fawkes's closeness to him before been because of the Lord of Qilin's special nature? Did it work on other animals too?

With a wave of his wand, he lifted the Illusion Charm and dispersed the Invisibility Essential Oil on himself at the same time.

Lucien's presence was instantly exposed to the senses of those Diricawls.

In a flash.

All the Diricawls vanished.

Lucien patiently waited a few seconds.

One, two—the flock of Diricawls returned to their original spot one after another.

From more than ten meters away, they observed Lucien, who had just suddenly appeared.

Seeing the way those little fat birds poked their heads around, Lucien gained some understanding too.

Right now, he really did seem to make animals feel affinity toward him. Otherwise, once these Diricawls had run off, they would not have come back.

They were not foolish roe deer, after all, the kind that would turn back to see exactly what an unknown danger was after encountering it.

Mm, as wild magical creatures, this flock of Diricawls probably had a stronger sense of caution.

Better not approach rashly, or he would probably really scare them off.

If this animal-affinity trait of his really had come from the Qilin, then...

"Liuguang."

The little Qilin's figure quickly appeared beside Lucien.

The moment the little fat birds saw the Qilin appear, they jumped straight up.

After seriously sizing up Lucien again, one Diricawl hopped over.

Immediately afterward, the flock of Diricawls rushed over one after another.

Most circled around Liuguang, while occasionally, a bolder Diricawl rubbed against its leg.

Only one Diricawl chick stood in front of Lucien, looking at him curiously with a pair of pure eyes.

Lucien crouched down and picked up this already "extinct" "dodo."

Hello there, little one.