Earth Mage, Hagrid

Katelyle did not stay long in Severus Snape's office.

However, he still gave Snape books on how to cultivate Dark Elemental Magic. Katelyle believed that with Snape's talent, getting started would be very easy.

As for the application of magic, Katelyle had no need to worry at all.

Snape's diligence, strength, and resourcefulness were hardly lacking.

Thus, after Katelyle left, Snape could not wait to begin meditating and cultivating in his office.

A cottage at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

Carrying a bottle of wine, Katelyle arrived outside the cottage and lightly knocked on the door.

The door opened, and the large Hagrid appeared. Upon seeing Katelyle outside, he immediately grinned. "Professor Kate, you finally came! I've been waiting for you forever."

"Come in, quickly!"

Katelyle smiled and entered the cottage under Hagrid's enthusiastic welcome.

Hagrid said somewhat bashfully, "Professor Kate, have you eaten? If not, I made some sandwiches."

Hearing that, Katelyle instinctively looked at the table, and the smile on his face could not help but twitch.

Those sandwiches were simply unbearable to look at. It was impossible to imagine how delicious they might be...

Katelyle had long heard about Hagrid's cooking skills.

It was truly hard to put into words. In this regard, Katelyle firmly believed that Harry Potter and the other two must have deep personal experience.

The smile returned to Katelyle's face as he said, "Thank you, Hagrid, but I'm already full."

"Besides, I brought you something good."

As he spoke, Katelyle handed the bottle of wine to Hagrid.

Looking at the wine Katelyle offered him, Hagrid immediately broke into an excited smile. "Hey, Professor Kate, I just love you."

"Heavens, this is Madam Rosmerta's mead—my favorite."

After taking the mead, Hagrid twisted open the cap as he spoke and eagerly took a drink.

"Good! This tastes absolutely wonderful."

Then, seeing Katelyle across from him, Hagrid said apologetically, "Oh, I'm sorry, Professor Kate. I should have poured you a glass, but I love it too much."

Katelyle smiled. "No need to be polite. I brought this specifically for you, so it's yours."

Hagrid smiled, feeling much more at ease.

Katelyle took out a Crystal Ball and placed it on the table. He then said to Hagrid, "Hagrid, before I teach you magic, I first need to know what kind of magical affinity you possess."

Once it came to business, Hagrid immediately put away the mead and tucked it into his coat pocket. Only then did he feel at ease enough to listen to Katelyle teach him magic.

"What do I need to do?" Hagrid examined the Crystal Ball and asked.

"You only need to place your hand on it and channel your magic power into it," Katelyle explained.

Hagrid did as he was told. His enormous palm gripped the Crystal Ball, and magic power poured into it. Yellow light immediately emerged from the Crystal Ball.

"Professor Kate, what does this mean?" Hagrid asked curiously as he looked at the yellow glow.

Katelyle smiled slightly. "Yellow energy represents Earth Element energy!"

"Earth Elemental Magic suits you very well, Hagrid."

"As a member of the Giant Tribe, your movements are noticeably slower than others', making it easier for magic to hit you."

"But once you learn Earth Elemental Magic, you can summon Earth Armor onto your body, arm yourself, and gain even stronger defense."

"Besides Earth Armor, Earth Wall is also a good defensive method. As for offensive methods, there are Earth Spikes, Earth Rift, Earth Dragon Bullet, and more. It is excellent in both attack and defense."

As Hagrid listened to Katelyle's words, his breathing quickened, and he became filled with anticipation.

As a member of the Giant Tribe, his stature was undoubtedly very small.

Yet the Giant Tribe were fierce warriors. Wielding massive weapons and charging into battle was their instinct.

With the support of Earth Elemental Magic, his combat strength would undoubtedly become even greater.

"Professor Kate, you're practically my god."

"Please teach me Earth Elemental Magic. I can't wait to become even stronger."

Katelyle laughed heartily. "Hagrid, don't rush. We need to take this step by step."

"First, you need to learn to sense the power of earth that exists in this world—that is, Earth Element energy. Otherwise, even if you possess magic power, you won't be able to cast Earth Elemental Magic."

"This is crucial."

"Once you can sense and control Earth Element energy, you can construct spells."

Katelyle displayed ample patience while teaching Hagrid magic.

For a Giant, learning magic was not an easy matter. This had much to do with their constitution.

Fortunately, Hagrid was a half-blood, which made him somewhat special.

Thus, after spending some time on it, kind-hearted Hagrid finally sensed the existence of the power of earth and condensed Earth Element energy in his palm.

It was not until night was about to fall that Katelyle left Hagrid's cottage.

At that moment, Hagrid, just like Snape, was studying with great seriousness.

For instance, Hagrid was currently working very hard on controlling his magic power to turn a pile of sand into various shapes without letting it collapse.

"Kate, you're finally back. If you hadn't returned soon, I would have thought you'd left."

Katelyle returned to his little house and discovered a pumpkin lantern hanging from the railing by the door. A small flame burned inside it.

With Katelyle's arrival, the small flame suddenly swelled into a fist-sized Fireball. It transformed into a human face and spoke to Katelyle with some excitement.

Hearing the voice, Katelyle picked up the lantern and walked inside, smiling. "Dumbledore, what did you want to see me about?"

Dumbledore replied, "I heard from the first-year students that you and Snape discussed Potions in class today. Those little ones admire you greatly. They said your teaching was even better than Snape's, and they very much want to attend your Potions classes."

Katelyle smiled. "Dumbledore, I think you should give up on that idea. Teaching Elemental Magic Studies is enough to keep me busy."

"Snape is a genius. His Potions knowledge is more than sufficient for those new students to learn from."

Katelyle understood Dumbledore's intentions and decisively declined.

Dumbledore said somewhat unwillingly, "All right. I only think it would be a shame to waste such talent."

"If they have any questions they want to ask me, I'll be happy to clear up their doubts." Katelyle sat on the sofa, made the pumpkin lantern float in the air, then prepared himself a cup of coffee with a smile.

Dumbledore knew he could not force the matter, so he smiled. "That would be wonderful."

"Also, I have good news for you. The Elemental Magic Academy has been built according to your requirements. Your Elemental Magic Studies classes can officially begin the day after tomorrow."

Katelyle smiled upon hearing that. "That really is good news."