Chapter 59: ch-59
The Repairing Spell is a spell commonly used by wizards in their daily lives, but it is also a very evil spell.
Because almost everyone in the wizarding world has mastered the repair spell, many things can be passed down for three generations, and the characters are still there - although no one knows how many times they have been repaired.
It seriously affected the economic development of the wizarding world.
If everyone stops spending, how can we earn your money?
What Professor Flitwick is going to teach today is just the simplest repair spell, which can only repair items made of a single material. It is not enough for objects with complex structures or made of multiple materials, not to mention magical items with magic powers.
Each young wizard was given a plain white porcelain plate, and Professor Flitwick asked them to smash it themselves and return the intact disk to him before the end of get out of class.
For a moment, the classroom was filled with the crisp sound of porcelain plates breaking.
Harry looked at Ronald in shock: "Why did you smash the plate so badly?"
His plate broke into five or six pieces, but Ronald's...it was just crumbs!
"I finally have a legitimate reason to throw something, so of course I have to use more force to avoid any loss." Ronald said nonchalantly. He even felt a little regretful that he should have jumped up and smashed the plate hard to the ground.
Harry's expression was even more indescribable. "But the more serious the damage, the harder it will be to repair it, right? We have to return the plate to Professor Flitwick before get out of class is over."
The hearty smile on Ronald's face disappeared and moved to the face of Malfoy across the aisle.
Compared to Riddle's difficulty, these two idiots are more suitable to be his opponents.
Malfoy has been keeping a low profile these days.
He has not provoked Tom again.
Instead, he has been carefully thinking about Lucius's teachings to him.
To sum it up, there are a few key points: bully those who can be provoked and those who preach, follow the strongest, and those who can bring benefits.
He couldn't do the latter part, but there was no problem with the former part.
Malfoy said sarcastically: "Weasley, if the plate can't be repaired, you have to pay the professor. Do you have enough pocket money?"
Ronald's face turned red. Harry stood up for his good friend and started arguing with Malfoy again, with both men evenly matched.
Look, this is what it means to be matched with an opponent of similar strength.
Beside Daphne, Tom had finished repairing the plate.
There was no 943 bonus this time, because Hermione was faster than him.
Tom was thinking about the limits of the repairing spell.
The magic wand is probably the most common magic item. As the wizard uses it, the magic power in the wand will increase day by day.
Therefore, in the public's perception, a magic wand cannot be repaired by magic spells - if it is broken, it is broken, and you can only buy a new one.
Even if you forcibly splice it with magic tape or a repair spell, only the appearance will be intact, and the core inside will also be broken, and casting spells will become unstable.
But Harry used the Elder Wand to repair his wand. Was it because the repair spell broke through the inherent cognition, or was it because of the Elder Wand?
Tom put this question to Andros and got a ridiculous answer.
"There was no such thing as a repair spell in my time. If you ask me, I will answer you correctly."
"Do you know anything about the Elder Wand?" Tom asked another question, "Or the legend of the three Deathly Brothers. Are they real wizards?"
This time Andros finally turned out to be reliable.
In the study space, Andros recalled the past years.
"The three Peverell brothers? They existed not that long ago from my time, only about a thousand years ago, so there are many rumors and records about them."
"All three are powerful wizards. As for whether they are the sons of the god of death? That is unclear, but they are indeed three brothers."
"The eldest is best at fighting, the second likes to study magic items, and the third has a gift for prophecy."
"But suddenly at a certain point in time, the three brothers parted ways unhappily, and there has been little news about them since then. I don't know how it turned into a fairy tale."
"In our time, they were historical figures, not mythical ones."
"As for the Elder Wand... I heard that the eldest brother has a very powerful elder wand, but the wand will become stronger as the wizard becomes stronger. You can't say that this is a gift from the god of death. I once fought with the offspring of the third brother, and I was a loser."
Tom listened to the gossip quietly, more seriously than when he was studying.
In fact, the legend of the three brothers is not much different from that of Andros. In the Muggle world, Andros became Hercules. In the wizarding world, although his existence is clear, much of the information is from fragments of information, and perhaps a lot of it is just hearsay.
Well, only the most outrageous ten-meter guardian angel is real.
It's like Lu Bu, recognizing his adoptive father, snatching Diao Chan, the three heroes fighting Lu Bu are fake, but the most exaggerated shooting of the halberd at the gate is actually real.
"Legends are the least reliable, yet the most reliable things."
After recalling the glorious years, Andros taught: "Wizards are gods. This sentence is still applicable even in your era. It's just that when gods fall to the human world, there are only a few century kings who can still stand high above."
"When you reach this level, you will become part of the myth in the distant future."
At night, Tom showed Hermione the existence of the Room of Requirement and asked Hermione to do so in the same way as he taught Daphne.
Everyone needs to lay a foundation, just like people who play football or basketball do not need to learn all kinds of advanced tactics and difficult technical moves right away, but need to develop a sense of the ball first.
The gap is revealed.
Daphne's limit is eighty Stunning Spells, while Hermione can only do sixty. This is the difference in magic power between the two, or it can be said to be the difference brought by blood.
There are often strong half-blood wizards. Snape, Voldemort, and Dumbledore are all half-blood.
But the first generation of Muggle wizards?
Looking through all the history books, there is no example of the first generation becoming strong. There may be forgotten fallen pearls, but the number is definitely pitifully small.
In terms of the speed of learning spells, Hermione was still far ahead. She had never learned the Stunning Spell before today, and it took Tom half an hour to teach her.
Another thing that Hermione is stronger than Daphne is willpower.
As long as Tom formulates the training methods and content, she will do her best to complete it, but when facing Daphne, she needs to coax and deceive her and take care of the little princess's emotions.
During the second class on Saturday, Tom came up with a good idea.
He brought Hermione and Daphne to the Room of Requirement and asked them to train together.
Sure enough, given the level of conflict between Daphne and Hermione, this time there was no need for Tom to urge her, she was competing with Hermione on her own, and reached the goal much faster than before.
It was not until the next day that Daphne realized that Tom had tricked her and she started to act coquettishly and complain.
"Tom, I don't want to study with Granger every day. She's just a lunatic." Daphne said her ultimate goal: "Can we have separate classes?"
"I don't have enough time."
Tom shook his head. "At most, we can have separate classes during the weekdays, but on the weekends it's a whole afternoon, and I have other things to do."
Daphne thought about it and it made sense. It took a lot of time for Tom to prepare the medicine for her.
So I agreed.
From then on, Tuesday night belonged to Daphne, Wednesday belonged to Hermione, and the weekends were spent together as a three.
After dealing with the annoying girl, Tom started to take care of his own business.
At eleven o'clock, he came to the kitchen, ordered himself a midnight snack as usual, ate slowly, and waited for the target to appear.
A quarter of an hour later, the Weasley twins showed up on time.
This is the standard time they come to the kitchen (bhfg). Gemini is not surprised to see Tom here and they see him every now and then.
"I came here specifically to see you." Tom had just finished his meal. He wiped his mouth gracefully and went straight to the point.
George and Fred looked at each other and smiled widely.
"Looking for us? Looks like something interesting is going to happen."
Tom waved his hand and said, "I just want to find out a secret passage leading to the outside of the castle. It's not that interesting.
Hogwarts closes its gates at night, so going out through the main gate is risky, so Tom prefers to take the secret passage.
"What are you going to do?" George and Weasley asked in unison.
Tom did not hide it: "I want to go to the Forbidden Forest. I always heard that the Forbidden Forest is a restricted area for students, but the more I hear, the more curious I become."
Curiosity was one thing, but Tom wanted to go to the Forbidden Forest to purchase goods.
The potion materials sold in Diagon Alley are not as complete as one might imagine. It would be a waste if we don't make use of such a good source of goods.
In fact, Tom also thought about whether he should build a good relationship with Hagrid. The half-giant is a nice person. If they become friends, it should not be a problem to ask him for some materials.
But after careful consideration, Tom decided to give up.
His identity is not good enough.
First, there was the Slytherin student named Tom Riddle. Let alone being friends with him, Hagrid might even tell Dumbledore directly if he went to the cottage on the ranch.
After hearing Tom's purpose, the Geminis immediately gave him a positive look. He was a fellow traveler, and he was so brave.
"Secret passage? No one knows secret passages better than George and I." said Fred.
"It's safe, reliable, convenient and gives you a flying experience," said George.
"but--"
The two of them sang in unison: "You must answer a question before we can tell you the location of the secret passage and how to open it."
"Problem? What problem?" Tom looked at them puzzled.
The two of them leaned their heads together and whispered mysteriously, "We noticed...you've been very popular in Slytherin recently.
"Very welcome."
"And was called to Dumbledore's office."
"So what happened in between?"
Tom thought for a moment, "Last weekend, maybe Malfoy was upset with Harry, so he wanted to bully me to improve his position in Slytherin. In the end, I beat him up and hung him on the wall for a night."
"Since then, perhaps out of fear of me, my classmates' attitudes toward me have become much better."
Tom didn't lie, he just selectively told the truth.
"Wow~"
The twins sighed in unison, saying that Tom was simply an extra-member of Gryffindor, doing what they had always wanted to do.
They have the means and the brains to succeed, but they don't have the courage.
Hanging Slytherin students on the wall blatantly, do you really think Snape is dead?
The reason why Geminis can always be naughty and not be targeted by professors is because they know what they can and cannot do and they have a good sense of propriety.
Only when there was an internal fight within Slytherin could Snape not take sides and could only help neither side.
Is it too late for them to transfer to Slytherin?
The twins extinguished the thought as soon as it entered their minds. Regardless of whether Snape would accept them or not, Professor McGonagall would tear them into pieces and pack them up and send them to their mother before that.
"Riddle, you are a character." George said solemnly, and Fred nodded frantically.
"Can you tell me the secret passage now?" Tom said, not caring about the two of them.
Is it a compliment, or a joke?
He just wanted to get the information quickly, take a walk in the forbidden forest and go back to sleep.
Sleep is essential during the growth stage. You must sleep for eight hours a day.
"If you want to go to the Forbidden Forest, the hunchback witch statue in the corridor on the west side of the main building is the most convenient. The secret passage leads to the barn. To open the secret passage, you need to turn her palm.
Aim at the chest."
Tom nodded and took note of it. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by Fred again.
"Don't be so anxious, Riddle. The Forbidden Forest is not as simple as you think. It's just a forest. There are many ways inside. Danger will come if you are not careful."
George followed suit and said, "Last time we accidentally broke in, we couldn't see it at all and got kicked more than ten times. If we hadn't escaped from that area, we would have eaten some more."
suffering."
Tom went back to his old ways and listened humbly to Gemini sharing his experience with him.
The main thing is to note the distribution areas of various magical animals. This is of great reference value to him. Many magical animals are the guardians of herbs. If you find them, you will most likely be able to find them in the surrounding area.
Find the materials you want.
Even...they are a material in themselves.
The twins are probably the ones who know the Forbidden Forest best besides Hagrid.
Half an hour later, their desire to share faded a little, and they finally stopped listening.
After thanking her, Tom left the kitchen, put on an Invisibility Charm and came to the hunchbacked witch on the second floor, and turned the witch's arm as the twins said.
The mechanism was triggered, and the pedestal of the hunchback witch began to rotate and move to the other side. A large hole appeared on the floor. With the help of the candlelight on the wall, Tom walked down the stairs.
.
"The fluorescence is always bright!"
The tip of the magic wand emitted a warm white light, illuminating the way forward. After walking for about ten minutes, Tom saw a long staircase in front of him. At the end of the staircase was a
Exit and you'll be inside the barn.
The barn was at the edge of the forbidden forest, not far from Hagrid's cabin. The lights in the cabin were off, and it seemed that Hagrid had also gone to sleep.
Tom smeared some colorless and odorless mosquito repellent on his body and plunged into the forbidden forest.