Natural Magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 15 The hidden east tower
Bree touched a brick next to the portrait. There were tiny moss on the brick, which was caused by the moist air from outside passing in through the gaps, but other than that, Bree felt the magic.

Because of her special gift, a force of nature, Bree is well aware of the problem here.

"Dong dong..."

The wand on Bree's wrist popped out into his hand, and Bree tapped it lightly.

With the sound of thumping, a portrait slowly opened. This is a hidden place leading to the top.

As he walked past the moss-covered walls and stairs, he soon saw light. The first thing Bree felt was the cool breeze and silence.

This is a tower on the east side, where the setting sun cannot shine.

"rustle…"

Bree saw the green leafy branches swaying above her head and said with interest: "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you. Are you saying hello to me?"

There is a small platform outside the tower, and on the platform there is a big tree with luxuriant foliage, which is very verdant, closely leaning on the tower, and there are stone benches and chairs under the tree; It's inconspicuous, but you can still see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Hogwarts as far as the eye can see.

When looking here from outside Hogwarts, the tree and tower cannot be seen. It is obvious that a powerful ignoring spell has been cast here, and it can only be seen from a close distance.

Bree came out of the small passage under the tower, and when he looked up, he could see the pointed house on the small tower, which looked abandoned for a long time.

Going around the stone stairs on the small platform, Bree came to the door of the Point House and knocked on the wooden door. Of course, there was no response.

"Araho Cave is open!"

"Bang!" The wooden door was opened.

"Empty, ahem, well, dusty."

It can be seen that no one has been here for a long time, or has not discovered this place, but now it belongs to Bree's secret base.

"Clean up!"

“Smells fresh!”

After a dozen spells were thrown away, this corner house could be seen. The walls of the house seemed to be mixed with bronze, the floor was made of a precious stone, and there was some magic in it, but Bree didn't know much about it. It can be guessed that it is probably fireproof.

The room is very spacious, like a small classroom, and there are large windows on all sides. It is temporarily unobstructed and the wind can blow in at will.

"There's also an attic here."

Looking at the stone door next to him, Bree saw the winding stone staircase. He followed the stone staircase upstairs and used the cleaning spell. Soon Bree saw a locked small door.

"Clang." Brie hadn't even used the opening spell, but the door lock was overwhelmed.

After several consecutive cleaning spells, Bree walked in.

Because the traceless stretching spell has been cast here, the space has been expanded, so it is no smaller than the space below.

The walls are also mixed with bronze and are divided into two parts. The west side is like an office area, which is very large, and the back is the bedroom, which is a normal resting size; and it is not empty. The office area is full of bookshelves and books, and there is also a There is a large solid wood table and chairs leaning against the wall, and there is a bronze snake lamp on the table.

"Oh, here comes someone. You are the first to discover this place in so many years, kid."

"Are you alive?" A bronze snake lamp, this is normal in Hogwarts, many facilities are conscious.

"I can't say that, but I can say this. It doesn't matter. Don't worry. Hogwarts will not harm little wizards. Even if I am not a part of Hogwarts, I still need to abide by this rule."

Not a product of Hogwarts?
"Alchemy items, I mean, that guy is the master of alchemy, and I, the gadget he made, helped him light and clean the house, but I was lucky, that guy liked to be clean, so I'm alive to this day, while the other alchemists The products were all sold by him, or destroyed as defective products..."

"Don't ask why, because that guy spent his whole life pursuing the magic stone, so he was very poor and arrogant. His powerful alchemy knowledge drove him crazy until his death. He was so poor that he couldn't even afford a tomb, and even his soul. Betrayed to the God of Death, nothing will be left... You may dislike my nagging, but you have to listen to it."

"Yeah." Brie agreed casually, but was looking around.

"Don't look at it, they are all that guy's books." Bronze Snake said angrily: "He almost sold me for an alchemy book. Fortunately, he made a new one and sold it!"

"Come here, kid, as long as you sign an equal contract with me, I will give you all the books here!"

It was a contract of equality. Bri didn't understand why. He scratched his head and squinted his eyes, and said innocently: "Why isn't it a master-servant contract?"

"You want to be my servant, good boy, knowledge is really priceless..." The bronze snake spit hot oil with tears in its eyes, and Brie's smile turned fake.

"You should pick your own wick."

Bree walked around the bronze snake lamp and carefully leaned forward. Well, the sleeping area was also empty.

"Don't look at it. After that guy died, all valuable things here were paid to the creditor because of contract magic. Except for me and these books, everything was clean."

The bronze snake slowly climbed off the bronze lamp, and used lamp oil to draw a strange magic circle on the solid wood table. It looked familiar to Bri. This was the sign of the contract. Bri had seen this in a miscellaneous note in a second-hand bookstore. The breath of each formation is the same, fair and without lies.

"I just want to live. The magic crystal left by that person is almost out of power. I need you to add some for me. He said that the first person who comes in will help me. He has never lied to me, even if He wavered to sell me!"

Bree put her hands on the table tentatively, and after confirming that there was no danger, she said, "I can directly inject magic into you, as long as you can guarantee that there is no danger, and of course, you have to let me read these books."

Bree nodded at the bronze snake curiously and said with a smile, "I don't need a slave."

"My name is Bree Storm Old, if I can help you." These books are mine.

The bronze snake was stunned, and its bright yellow pupils stared blankly at Bree's sincere eyes, then lowered its head and whispered softly: "I don't have a name, but I gave myself one - Ver... Of course, this is Hogg Watts, I swear on my wick that I will keep you safe in the East Corner, forever, as long as I live."

The contract on the table worked and was quickly bound to Brie and Ver. Brie immediately felt that Ver could no longer hurt him. Then Brie put his finger on the bronze lamp and said: " Directly inject magic power?"

"Oh, wait, you have to know that the little wizard's magic power is unstable."

Climbing onto the bronze lamp again, he said nervously: "The magic power of a wizard is relatively constant. What is consumed when casting magic is not magic power, but spiritual power, which represents the effect of your magic... So I want to give Bronze To inject magic into the lamp, you need a spell, and you have to learn it quickly, because of the awakening and the contract, I don't have much lamp oil left to support it."

"Oh, I thought you were going to absorb my magic power directly." Brie actually wanted to give the lamp oil the natural magic power in his body to see what would happen. He always felt that the natural magic power was not his but An Qing's. What the memory brings is likely to take him away.

"Come, learn from me, keep the fire burning."

"This spell is very simple, but it requires a very determined person to use it, and it also requires some talent. I hope you have it, otherwise it will be very troublesome."

"The fire never ends!" Bree pointed the wand to Ver's forehead, and saw that all the surrounding light was absorbed, and the whole house quickly fell into darkness. In the end, the darkness was also sucked in, but the light was very bright. It's about to appear, it's the bronze snake lamp that's on.

The surroundings slowly returned to their original appearance, as if the light and darkness from outside were filling the place.

"You are very talented. Maybe you can fulfill that guy's wish and make a magic stone. No, no, no, you'd better not do it...it will make you poor."

The Philosopher's Stone... sounds familiar, but it doesn't matter, this is not the focus of today.

"ssssssssssssssssss..."

"?"

Bree watched with confusion as Ver spit out the letter, and the lamp oil spilled from its mouth, turning into sparks and disappearing into the air.

Verne said briskly: "Hiss, it's been a long time since I stuck out my tongue like this."

Brie smiled and said nothing, but took out the diary and looked at what was written on it - meditation.

This is the purpose of Bree coming here. The Bronze Snake - Ver and the East Tower are just unexpected gains.

"What are you looking at?"

Ver crawled to Bree's hand, looked at the words in the diary and said: "Oh, ancient magic, but it was extinct in that person's time. There may still be some spread, but it is definitely not in the hands of wizards, because My wick is made of a green snake that knows some ancient magic. I was caught by that hateful guy before I had any wisdom at that time. Otherwise, after so many years, I would have dominated one side... instead of being trapped in this place. Tower, save lamp oil to survive.”

"I just want to try meditation." Brie nodded the little snake's head that suddenly slumped.

"Oh, don't be kidding, Brie, you can't touch these magics, hahaha, you whimsical young kid." Verre regained his energy in an instant, rolling on the table with laughter, and kept spraying lamp oil sparks .

Bree looked at Ver and tried to use the natural magic power in his body that had been hidden by him.

But when a trace of friendly, ancient magic appeared on the tip of Bree's wand, Ver immediately became speechless, swallowed the lamp oil, and looked directly at Bree and said: "You are not some ancient purebred magical creature. Right?"

At the time, Ver didn't have control over such pure ancient power. Except for magical creatures that were so ancient that they had disappeared, Ver could not think of anyone who could cast such ancient magic. However, it seemed to be a little different.

"Something's wrong. This is different from how I felt before. Ancient magic is always free. It won't stay in one place forever, but it stays in your body obediently and is so kind to you." Following the magic, Ver looked at Bree inquiringly and said, "You are a monster. I have never seen a wizard like you."

"monster……"

Brie quickly put away her magic power, looked at Ver and said, "Can I believe you?"

When Verle heard what Bree said, he said unhappily: "Of course, we have made an oath, and I will protect you."

(End of this chapter)