Silver Fang the Wolf
Time flies, and three weeks have passed. October has arrived before we knew it.
In addition to their intensive coursework, Draco and Harry also need to begin rigorous training for the upcoming Quidditch Match.
Perhaps because he was given high-quality nutritional supplements at birth, Little Silver Fang grew very quickly. His size was already almost the same as a puppy, and he had grown beautiful fur with a shiny silver-white sheen. Paired with his unique emerald green eyes, he was simply irresistible.
During breakfast, when Skylar brought it to the Great Hall, the appearance of Skylar and Little Silver Fang attracted the attention of almost all the students from the four colleges. Their gazes were filled with a mixture of envy, jealousy, and admiration. Several bolder girls even mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation with Skylar, wanting to ask where they could buy such a Silver Wolf pet.
Ron stared intently at Silver Fang, then looked down at Spotted, its fur Scabbers and missing a finger. A surge of jealousy rose within him, and he muttered, "What's so great about it? It's just a pet."
Hermione, upon hearing Ron's words, immediately retorted, "That's a wolf! I dare say no student in Hogwarts history has ever kept a Little Wolf as a pet, let alone Silver Wolf with such beautiful fur. He truly lives up to his reputation as a prominent figure at Hogwarts; even his pet is extraordinary."
For some reason, Ron got quite angry with Hermione over this, and left without even finishing his breakfast. The Weasley Twins comforted Hermione, saying, "Don't mind Ron, we also think it's really cool to have a Little Wolf as a pet."
Almost all the Gryffindor present, regardless of gender, nodded in agreement with the Weasley Twins' view.
Novels often feature a plot where upperclassmen, relying on their superior abilities, try to force their way into the protagonist's pet, only to be humiliated by their boastful attitude. Unfortunately, this didn't happen to the protagonist in this novel. After all, Skylar's family background and strength were undeniable; few upperclassmen could guarantee they could defeat him, and besides, offending the Skylar House of Malfoy was no laughing matter.
Seeing that Little Silver Fang was growing stronger and no longer needed his meticulous care, Skylar began to prepare for the Patronus Charm Exchange Meeting.
After discussing it with Cedric, Penelope, Percy, the date for the Patronus Charm Exchange Meeting appeared on the bulletin boards of the various colleges.
The event was scheduled for the evening of October 16, two weeks later. Since Skylar could not predict the number of attendees, he made a special application to the school to borrow an empty classroom that had been enlarged by the Undetectable Extension Charm, which could accommodate 100 people.
With two weeks to go before the exchange meeting, in addition to attending classes and doing homework, Skylar also takes time to play with Silver Fang, study Professor Flitwick's Dueling Notes, study the "Myriad Transformations Spell," and study Snape's Beginner Potions Notes.
Professor Flitwick's Dueling Notes contain many dueling techniques, such as how to cast spells with minimal mana to achieve the perfect effect. For example, if your opponent is hiding behind a rock, it's better to move it away with a teleportation charm than to blast it to pieces with Blasting Curse. Or, when your opponent casts Fire-Making Spell, it's better to cast an Aguamenti and fire immunity Water-and-Fire Immunity Charm.
These optimized approaches to dealing with different attacks are all lessons learned from real combat, which are invaluable to Skylar, who lacks practical experience. Of course, saying that Skylar lacks practical experience is only relative—in the past two semesters, Skylar has encountered Troll, Basilisk, Gallup, Harry, and Merlin. Among the more than 500 students at Hogwarts Skylar, who has fought against these five opponents, is actually the most experienced in terms of practical combat.
The Transfiguration theory in * The Myriad Transformations Spell * differs slightly from that of Europe Transfiguration. Europe Transfiguration emphasizes the understanding and transformation of matter, a rigorous discipline similar to physics and chemistry. However, in the distant East, Transfiguration emphasizes creativity, prioritizing meaning over form. The Transfiguration process should be spontaneous, fluid, and effortless. Yes, the drawback of this approach is obvious: a mistake during Transfiguration can have serious consequences. But—for experienced and highly skilled Transfiguration masters—mistakes? They don't exist. If one can ultimately achieve the level described in the book, their techniques will be incredibly ingenious, unpredictable, and impossible to defend against.
Compared to these two books, Snape's Potions Notebook is not worth mentioning. While it does contain many improvements to Potions- making procedures and is indeed valuable information, it fails to give Skylar the feeling of "opening the door to a new world."
Skylar had no intention of keeping this notebook to himself. He used Gemino Curse to make a copy for each of his Slytherin classmates, including Goyle, Crabbe, and Millicent Bulstrode, with whom he had little interaction. Coming from Pure-blood families, they were well-informed and knew the notebook's value perfectly well, so Skylar effortlessly earned their grateful looks.
In addition, Skylar did not abandon his core plans to explore Hogwarts and improve spells.
After successfully improving the Levitation Charm, Lumos, Sonorus Charm, and Fire-Making Spell, he now set his sights on the Aguamenti. The Aguamenti allows the caster to spray a stream of clean, drinkable water from the tip of their wand, typically used to obtain drinking water in the wild or to extinguish fires. However, in the original story, Seamus Finnigan "Explosive Prince," actually used it in Charms to create the effect of a high-pressure water gun, sending the unsuspecting Professor Flitwick flying. Clearly, the water pressure emitted by the Aguamenti can be adjusted through spell modification.
What intrigued Skylar even more was whether the so-called Aguamenti could only produce the purest water, or whether the water's viscosity and pH could actually be adjusted through magical modifications. Following this line of thought, if the modification was successful, wouldn't Aguamenti that could release highly acidic water add a "corrosive" property to the spell? And wouldn't Aguamenti that could release viscous water add a "sticky" property? Perhaps there could even be many other variations that Skylar couldn't currently imagine, demonstrating the immense potential of the Aguamenti.
This wasn't just Skylar's unrealistic fantasy. He remembered that in the original book, there was a spell in the sixth-year Charms about liquid transformation, turning vinegar back into wine. Note that this wasn't Transfiguration, but a change produced by the spell itself. In Muggle chemistry terms, the spell reversed the oxidation process of the vinegar. This shows that spells do indeed have the ability to induce chemical changes in liquids.
Skylar has already explored the Room of Requirement and the Forbidden Forest; his next target is the Secret Passage on the fifth floor that he had Dobby clean and repair during the summer holidays.
The Secret Passage on the fifth floor was hidden behind a large mirror. This round mirror was as tall as an adult. As long as you recited the incantation "Revelio Mirror" in front of the mirror, a deep path would be revealed in the reflection. Skylar reached out and touched the mirror, only to find that his hand passed directly through the other side of the mirror, just like when he passed through the Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King's Cross Station.
Although he knew the Secret Passage was unlikely to be dangerous—after all, the Weasley Twins had used it multiple times in the original story when they were younger, and it had been cleaned and repaired by Dobby not Dobby ago— Skylar still cautiously put on his Night Star Cloak, gripped his wand tightly, and slipped into the path in the Mirror World.
Skylar whispered, "Lumos!" The lit tip of his wand illuminated the entire tunnel. Its slope wasn't steep, and it was easy to go up and down, but the end was nowhere in sight. The tunnel wasn't straight down; it made many turns along the way. Skylar estimated that he had walked for about half an hour before reaching a large cave space.
The place was deserted, except for four stone walls and two tunnel entrances (one of which was the entrance Skylar had entered through). The stone walls showed signs of recent magical repairs, and it wasn't hard to imagine that before the repairs, these four stone walls must have been covered with numerous cracks, which is why they collapsed under the weight of years of accumulated snow.
These traces of magical repair were likely Dobby's work, but a long, conspicuous crack appeared abruptly on one of the stone walls. This was strange; given the House Elf' dedication to cleaning and repair, it was unlikely they would leave such an obvious oversight. Skylar then tried casting a Mending Charm on the crack, but it had absolutely no effect—something was definitely amiss!
Skylar activated his Magic Eye and indeed saw magical fluctuations in the crack. However, these fluctuations weren't the hazy white he usually saw; instead, they were a somewhat eerie dark green, unlike the work of a wizard. They seemed more like traces of magic left behind by Sprite or Goblin. Since Dobby's magic had no effect on them, Skylar was more inclined to guess that this cave space was related to Goblin.
Although Goblin cherish their unique magic as their very life, it doesn't mean that all wizards are ignorant of it. One of the books that Skylar acquired from his grandmother Druella's mansion contained records of Goblin magic. It was written by a cruel ancestor of the House of Lestrange. This ancestor was obsessed with studying magic and, in order to study the different magical systems of wizards, Goblin, and Sprite, he kidnapped many Goblin, tortured them with various cruel spells, and extracted a little bit of the secret of the magic used by Goblin and Sprite.
While this book cannot be said to truly analyze the magical systems of Goblin and Sprite, it serves as a rudimentary introductory text. Although Skylar cannot cast Goblin magic, this does not prevent him from understanding the magical traces on the crack. Moreover, with the Magic Eye, the magical fluctuations on the crack are perfectly clear to Skylar.
Skylar decided to try an ancient and rare spell. He first used Severing Curse to carve an intricate magic circle on the stone wall around the crack, then stood three feet away, pointed his wand at the magic circle, and shouted, "Magic divides into myriad forms, all things return to one!"
A warmth emanated from the Thestral Wand in his hand, and Skylar's magical power flowed into it like a burst dam. A white halo emanated from the tip of the wand, spreading outwards in concentric circles like ripples in water—a phenomenon that had only occurred the first time Skylar held the wand. The magic circle seemed to come alive, radiating waves of magical energy, and an Ancient Runic Magic Symbols appeared on the stone wall— Skylar recognized the rune as "Kaunaz," meaning "Sacred Fire" or "light."
Although Skylar had read in numerous historical documents that writing could possess magical power, and knew that every Ancient Runic Magic Symbols had been used for spellcasting in the Middle Ages, witnessing the magic emanating from a rune firsthand was still an eye-opening experience for Skylar. At that moment, the Ancient Runic Magic Symbols detached from the stone wall, floated in mid-air, radiating a scorching aura, and finally vanished without a trace, transforming into a streak of crimson-gold fire.
What Skylar didn't know was that the instant the firelight disappeared, his pupils suddenly reflected the exact same firelight, which then slowly faded away from his eyes as if it had been diluted.
"Is this the legendary ancient runic magic?" Skylar murmured to himself. "This flame seems different from the Fire-Making Spell of modern magic... Besides light and heat, it also seems to have traces of soul magic. I seem to sense a passion and thirst for knowledge within the flame—no, no, it should be a guidance and inheritance of knowledge..."
(Note: "Kaunaz" represents "Sacred Fire," "passion for knowledge," and "emphasis on inheritance," which the author obtained by consulting the Muggle ancient rune dictionary and is not a fabrication by the author.)
Looking at the crack again, the magical fluctuations were gone, and Skylar closed it with a Mending Charm. Continuing through the cave, they eventually arrived at an empty shop in Hogsmeade Village. The shop had been abandoned for a long time, covered in dust and cobwebs, and even smelled strongly of mildew.
Looking out from a window of the empty shop, you can see an old bar with a conspicuous wild boar's head hanging on its sign. Clearly, this shop is not located on the main commercial street of the village, but on the same secluded side street as the Hog's Head Inn, which explains why it can't be rented out.
Skylar didn't want to get caught for wandering Hogsmeade Village, so he turned and went into the tunnel, retracing his steps to end his adventure for the day.
On the surface, this adventure may seem fruitless for Skylar, but it actually opened another door to Magical Theory for Skylar. Not only did he gain knowledge by witnessing the magic of the Gruni firsthand, but it also inspired Skylar to try casting spells using the Ancient Runic Magic Symbols was fairly proficient in.