Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 31 Magic Array

The little wizards who had spent their first weekend at school returned to class again. Almost everyone agreed that Professor Highmore was in a bad mood, and the freshmen who bore the brunt of it were the ones who bore the most anger.

"Recently, I heard a rumor in school."

Toby walked slowly in the ancient magic classroom, his hair was always drooping in front of his eyes, not pushed back.

No one dares to look at the eyes hidden behind the hair.

In just one week, the students understood that Professor Haimer was the most difficult existence to mess with at this time.And whenever he passed a student, that student would lower his head even lower, whether it was Neville who had been in contact with him, or Hermione who was the proofreader.

Everyone knows that Professor Haimer is famous for his unselfishness, and he treats the students of all colleges with the same attitude—especially when he is in class. In his eyes, there is no difference between colleges, only the difference between good students and poor students.

Toby seemed determined to bypass every student, and he continued in a calm tone: "This rumor has something to do with me, and it also has something to do with the devil."

"I can only say that you may not know me well enough, nor do you have a good understanding of ancient magic."

He walked back to the desk and glanced at the students' lowered heads one by one.

"You will realize that I am much more terrible than the devil."

There was no sound in the classroom, not even a loud gasp.

"Now, everyone turn to the seventh page of the textbook!"

There was a series of sound of flipping books from below. Judging from the anxious movements of the students, everyone was worried that they would be the last one.

"From today, you will officially learn ancient magic."

Toby finally brushed his hair back and gave a smile that scared the little wizards.

"Magic circle."

"This is an extremely partial category of magic. Only the lost city at the bottom of Loch Ness has the most complete inheritance. Now, I bring this inheritance back to Hogwarts. I hope you can listen carefully to each section Lesson, lest I turn myself into a monster, or summon some monster inexplicably."

Just as he finished speaking, one arm was raised high.

"Miss Granger."

"Professor, what do you mean by turning into a monster and summoning a monster?"

"Good question."

Toby spoke as if he was waiting for someone to ask a question.

"This is the original purpose of the magic circle. It is somewhat similar to the summoning spell, which conjures objects out of thin air. I have noticed that there are many speculations that the city at the bottom of the lake has become a ruin, but there is no lack of food. As we all know, due to Gamp Because of the law of transformation, transformation cannot directly conjure food, but the magic circle can do it, but more accurately, it is summoning, summoning food."

"So you must describe each magic circle well in the process of learning, so as not to summon any weird things. As wizards, you also need to pay attention to yourself. A failed magic circle may turn you into a monster, even if You are not within the scope of the magic circle."

"This is the danger of ancient magic, which requires precision and constant vigilance."

The students looked at him with fear enough, but Toby felt that it was not enough, and needed to fuel this fear again.

"It's better for me to show you an example myself."

The students wanted to refuse, but no one dared to say this.

At the same time, the magic ball melted and fell to the ground again. Fortunately, this time it only covered a small area near the podium and did not surround the entire classroom again.

When another hexagram circle flashed by, the small area completely changed its appearance and became the bottom of the lake. The shrunken Professor Haimo was swimming on the mudflat at the bottom of the lake, where a completely different path had already been drawn. The six-pointed star array looks extremely complicated.

Everyone stared at this scene with their eyes wide open—the magic circle started to work, and a layer of dim light emerged from it. It just looked very ominous, and even looked a little evil.

Immediately afterwards, a strange-shaped thing suddenly appeared in the open space. Its figure was blurred and shrouded in a faint mist, but even this looked scary enough. The body showed an irregular shape, and the lake water was inexplicably red It's stained red, like—

"The product of deformation failure that appeared out of nowhere may also be deliberately created by a dark wizard, hidden in a certain corner of the world."

Toby explained: "This is a failed magic circle, and what was summoned was extremely terrifying. Fortunately, I was at the bottom of Loch Ness and wiped it out with the largest horse-shaped water monster, otherwise something might happen. what."

"As for the specific appearance of this monster, I deliberately blurred it out. At least it is at the same level as the illustrations in forbidden books in the library. It is not yet time for you to see it with your own eyes."

No one wants to watch this monster, and they don't understand why Professor Highmore said the word watch so naturally.

The magic ball returned and floated beside Toby.

"According to my guess, if you compare it with magical animals, this monster is at least 5X dangerous, which is the same as the fire dragon. So, I think you all know what to do in the future."

The students stared at him palely, they forgot to nod.

For some reason, Harry inexplicably thought of the picture of the cattle grazing with the whole body turned upside down. Although he hadn't really seen it, it should be as scary as the monster at the bottom of the lake.

Fortunately, Toby's next words confirmed the reason why this course was chosen as a formal course. The magic circle was not so terrifying to such an outrageous level.

"At this stage, you still don't have access to the content of the six-pointed star circle. Even if you want to imitate the mistakes I showed, you can't do it. Most of the spells can be realized with the pentagram circle, which is also the lowest level of magic. formation."

"Generally speaking, a magic circle is composed of magic core, outer circle map, magic attraction, potential, outer magic ring, outer magic script and other components. This is the same as using a magic wand to cast a spell, requiring correct wand gestures, spells, Focus, and intention."

"All you need to do is to understand the magic circle, and use the magic circle to describe the magic you have learned in other classes. I have communicated with Professor Flitwick in advance. As a starting point for learning the magic circle, the levitation spell is a good one. Choose, this will also become your homework for this class, draw the correct magic circle on the parchment, and then hand it in."

When he said this, Toby suddenly paused.

The hearts of the students thumped.

They saw Toby looking at them with a smile they never wanted to see.

"Any student who makes a mistake in their homework will receive my personal tutoring."

"At the beginning of the next class, I will also test whether you can draw the magic circle independently in class. If you can't do it, you will still accept my personal tutoring."

He blocked the possibility of students plagiarizing their homework in one fell swoop—in the classroom test, all students who cheated would immediately reveal their true colors.

Crabbe and Galton looked embarrassed, and they looked at Draco for help.

But Draco didn't even dare to look at them. He had already received a reply from his father Lucius, who told him not to mess with Professor Highmore no matter what—he was the one who dared to provoke the ancient curse himself. Leitlin, even Lucius didn't expect Toby to be alive.

In the pale silence, another arm was raised high.

"Miss Granger."

"Professor, besides pentagram and hexagram, are there other levels of magic circles? For example, seven-pointed star? Isn't seven a number with magical power?"

"Interesting thought."

Toby praised: "I once had the same confusion as you, but unfortunately, so far I haven't been able to discover the existence of the seven-pointed star circle, let alone what it is used for."

Al on the flying carpet nodded solemnly and tried his best to shoulder the responsibility of teaching assistant.

It didn't even look at the magic ball next to it, as if it didn't exist at all.

(End of this chapter)