Lu Mingfei: Hogwarts repeater

Chapter 5 The Return of Lu Mingfei’s Medicine King
  The early morning sunlight shines in from the window and falls evenly on the sleeping boy.

Lu Mingfei's eyelids moved, and finally slowly opened them, staring at the ceiling that had become familiar.

He did not rush to get up, but stretched his limbs lazily on the bed, allowing his brain to start slowly and gradually become active.

"It's been a month." Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

If we count from the night when we entered this world, it is just over a month.

For the past month, Lu Mingfei had been studying under Snape's high-pressure and high-frequency assessment policy and sarcastic teaching.

From the very beginning when reading required reading in a dictionary, to the later hassle-free reading; from knowing nothing about wizards to basically knowing what they are; from being uneasy about the world to being completely at ease and at the mercy of others...

The third point is undoubtedly because of the previous point - through understanding the wizard, Lu Mingfei knew Dumbledore's identity.

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, winner of the Order of Merlin, First Class, President of the International Federation of Wizards, and Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot. Nominated by the Minister of Magic many times, he is recognized as the greatest wizard of our time!
  To sum it up briefly, it can be summed up in four words - No. 1 in the world.

Such a fierce man is still ready to help him, so there is nothing to worry about. Just lie down and let others control him and that's it!

Lu Mingfei showed no resistance to hugging his thigh.

In short, after this period of study, Lu Mingfei has basically adapted to life in this world, and feels that there is nothing wrong with living like this... If I have to say it, Snape is eyeing him covetously. .

Because of the bottles of precious potions that Snape took out that day, Lu Mingfei willingly became the "experimental subject."

After several days of testing, Snape finally determined that the potency and duration of action of these potions on Lu Mingfei had more than doubled, and some could even last for a long time!

This also led Snape to want to do some other research on Lu Mingfei, such as drawing some blood or something... Lu Mingfei was not very resistant to this. It was just for a physical examination, and it was not What a big deal.

But Snape didn't mention it at all, but the look he looked at him changed from "looking at a fool" to "looking at a fool with treasures all over his body"... This didn't seem to be something to be happy about. transformation.

Lu Mingfei was lost in thought when the hourglass appeared in front of him again. Most of the shiny silver sand has flowed to the lower half, and there is only a small amount left on it... It is estimated that it will be completely flowed out today.

Lu Mingfei only noticed this hourglass recently. Because this hourglass will only appear when he is distracted or confused, and will disappear once his attention shifts to other things. Lu Mingfei's various study tasks during this period can be said to be quite urgent and arduous, so naturally he doesn't pay much attention to it. I care about it, that is, I have recently adapted to it and have free time to think about it.

I don’t know what will happen after this thing is shed?
  Lu Mingfei thought to himself and made a decision - he would ask Snape.

If possible, Lu Mingfei would try to avoid asking Snape questions and choose to investigate on his own. Although Snape would give accurate answers every time, the various "modal words" attached to them sounded somewhat uncomfortable. Lu Mingfei really didn't know how Snape developed such a character. ...If he talks like this, isn't he afraid of being beaten to death?

Or do you think, like yourself, that hugging the lap of Dumbledore, the most powerful person in the world, makes you feel at ease?
  But it's a pity that Lu Mingfei couldn't find the answer to this matter, so he had to ask.

Shaking his head, Lu Mingfei got up and deftly asked the house elf Bion to bring him breakfast. After finishing the meal, he went to the underground Potions classroom by familiar means. Before Snape could arrange a study task for him, he proposed it first. Question about hourglass.

"The hourglass can only be seen when distracted, and is it almost running out?"

After Snape heard this, his usually expressionless face turned into a frown, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I didn't notice it before. Is there something wrong with this thing?" Lu Mingfei realized something was wrong through the change in Snape's expression.

This matter might be more serious than he thought.

"You should be vigilant when facing any object of unknown origin, especially something that only you can see. This is basic common sense as a qualified wizard, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Snape mocked coldly.

"But I don't seem to be a wizard, at least... not yet?" Lu Mingfei replied subconsciously.

Snape opened his mouth, but was unable to say the sarcastic words immediately.

Lu Mingfei's words really didn't matter. Not to mention that he hadn't cast a spell yet, he didn't even have the standard wand for a wizard!
  This is actually a bit strange at first glance - he clearly said that he wanted to speed up the progress of learning Occlumency, but he did not let Lu Mingfei try any magic or release any spell for a month, but continued to assess and train him. Various theoretical knowledge...

But Lu Mingfei didn't raise the slightest doubt or show any urgency.

Because this is Dumbledore's arrangement.

Lu Ming was not good at anything else. He was quite skillful and natural in holding his thigh. He mainly followed orders. His idea is simple - when you have the best legs in the world, why should you use your own brain and exert your subjective initiative?

Snape is the same as Lu Mingfei on this point. Although he didn't say so, judging from the fact that he decisively took Lu Mingfei to the principal's office, it was proven by his actions.

……

"Just listening to the description of the shape, I can't think of any known special items, but it's obvious that it won't be an ordinary hourglass."

Dumbledore took back his wand and said, "Lu Mingfei, are you sure you saw it just now, right?"

Just now, Snape brought Lu Mingfei to the principal's office, and after telling him about the hourglass, Dumbledore conducted various tests on Lu Mingfei just like the last time he "mutated".

"Yes, there is a little less sand in it. I feel that it will all flow out tonight." Lu Mingfei nodded. It was a big deal. He described it as carefully as possible. "It's just a feeling. I can't explain it clearly. After all, it disappears as soon as I fully concentrate.”

"When did you first see it?" Dumbledore asked again.

"It seems..." Lu Mingfei tried to think back for a while, "The morning after I first arrived here?"

"Are there any other similar phenomena?"

"No more." Lu Mingfei shook his head quickly, "It's because it was too hidden and my life was so full during this period that I didn't notice it. If I really noticed something strange like this, I would definitely tell it! "

"It's been going on since the second day here...Severus, what do you think?" Dumbledore looked at Snape aside.

"If he had even the slightest bit of vigilance, he wouldn't have delayed the matter to this point..." Snape said coldly, "There is not much time to test now. We can only guess at several possibilities and prepare countermeasures."

Lu Mingfei shrank his neck, thinking it was happening again. Professor Snape typically attacked the person first and then gave the answer... Could this be the legendary knife-mouthed man with a soft heart?
  But Lu Mingfei definitely didn't dare to say this in front of Snape.

"A reasonable proposal, let me think about it," Dumbledore thought for a while. "Some kind of countdown will definitely change. No matter what it is, it should be reflected on Lu Mingfei's body after all... It seems that tonight We’re going to be here for a while, what do you think?”

Lu Mingfei nodded like a fool, his psychological sense of security instantly felt.

What else do you need to worry about when the world’s No. 1 is standing by? Besides, if it's a problem that Dumbledore can't solve, then there's no point worrying about it!

"I suppose," said Snape, obviously displeased, "that I can't be of any use."

"A Potions Master can play a big role in times like this," Dumbledore had a different opinion, his blue eyes winking at Lu Mingfei playfully, "I heard, Almost all medicines will have extraordinary effects on Lu Mingfei and last for an extremely long time?"

"Those potions are not cheap." Snape's usually stern face suddenly changed. If it were written in words, it would read as "heartache".

"The school will..."

"I'll give it to you." Lu Mingfei suddenly spoke, interrupting Dumbledore.

"You?" Snape glanced at Lu Mingfei with his cold eyes and snorted disdainfully, "Mr. Lu Mingfei, you don't have even a copper nut on you!"

Lu Mingfei knew about Copper Nat, which is the currency circulating in the wizarding world. It is divided into Copper Nat, Silver Sickle and Gold Galleons. The exchange ratio between these currencies is quite strange - 29 Nat is equal to 1 Sickle. , 17 Si can equal 1 Galleung. The purchasing power of 1 copper Nat is basically equivalent to a few dollars in Lu Mingfei's original world.

"But I have blood!" As soon as Lu Mingfei said this, the office suddenly became quiet. Dumbledore and Snape stared at Lu Mingfei at the same time.

"I mean... you see, I have lived here for free for so long, drank so many potions from Professor Snape, and been tutored. Principal Dumbledore, you have also helped me a lot... although you have been They didn't even ask me about my remuneration, but I felt a little bit guilty." Lu Mingfei scratched his head and explained his whim just now with a bit of embarrassment.

"Since I can turn into a dragon and have an abnormal reaction to potions, it means that there must be something special about my body and blood. I understand that Professor Snape may have been worried about scaring me before not making the request, but now this The hourglass countdown is coming soon, and I don’t know what will happen...

What if I go back suddenly, just like I suddenly came to this world that day, then I must at least leave something to repay you.

Another thing is, if this is a terminal illness that cannot be cured, I might as well make some contribution..."

When Lu Mingfei said this, his bad-mouthing instinct started up again.

However, these words were indeed spoken from the bottom of his heart, and he even felt a little moved by himself as he spoke, making his nose feel sore. In his fifteen years of life, there were only a handful of people who were so wholeheartedly kind to him without asking for anything in return. Even though Snape was so harsh in his words, he never neglected to answer questions or stingy with potions in his studies. (Although it is nominally a test, the potions are indeed good things).

For this reason, he felt that it was not a big deal to pay a little blood, or even cut some flesh. Lu Mingfei had seen in the "Standard Encyclopedia of Magic Spells" that there was a magic spell that could quickly heal wounds and promote flesh growth... Is it painful?
  Dumbledore and Snape were both silent. They are all well-deserved masters of Legilimency. People who have mastered this kind of magic to the master level can easily judge the authenticity of the other person's words without invading other people's brains, as if passively. They naturally knew that Lu Mingfei's words were completely sincere.

"Silly idea." After a long while, Snape snorted coldly, tossed his long black robe and turned around to leave.

"Child, even if you have a real treasure hidden in your body," Dumbledore said gently to Lu Mingfei, "it still belongs to you, and we will never covet it."

"I just don't have any money, otherwise I wouldn't think of giving blood," Lu Mingfei scratched his head, "Besides, you guys really helped me a lot..."

"This is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Lu Mingfei. Our purpose is to teach and cultivate children like you." Dumbledore ended the topic and placed a plate full of candy in front of him. , "Would you like some candy? The sizzling bees are good, but actually I prefer the pile of cockroaches..."

"There's no need for a pile of cockroaches!" Lu Mingfei quickly refused.

Cockroach pile is a kind of magic candy. Its appearance is the same as that of American cockroach. Even its slender tentacles and feet will shake under the influence of magic. Although Dumbledore swore that it was definitely candy and delicious, but Lu Mingfei still firmly refused.

He's not worried about the taste of this stuff, he's worried that if one day it gets mixed up and he doesn't recognize it when he eats it...it's scary to think about it!
  ……

Snape returned not long after he left, and brought with him various potions, so large that they could fill a wide table.

"I want to drink all of these...?"

Lu Mingfei looked at the magic potions, which he knew were precious, and then looked down at his stomach. For the first time, he wondered if someone might have overdosed on the potions and died.

"Don't dream until night, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Snape mocked, picking through the pile of potions and taking out a few bottles. "Others are for various situations and are used in a targeted manner. For example Invigorating potions, tranquilizers, bone-producing spirits... these are the only bottles you can drink right now."

"Bafe's brain-refreshing potion, intelligence-enhancing potion, enhancement potion... and even a blessing potion?" Lu Mingfei looked at the bottles picked out by Snape and was particularly surprised. He had personally experienced the effects of these potions. Yes, he naturally knows the magic of these potions themselves and how they will be enhanced on him.

Bafe's brain-refreshing and intelligence-enhancing agents can significantly increase his thinking speed and even his IQ! When taking them, Lu Mingfei's learning efficiency increased more than ten times. It can be said that he has a true photographic memory, can learn at a glance, and draw inferences from one instance!
  The enhancer was based on Lu Mingfei's already enhanced strength. That time, Lu Mingfei tried it on an open field and jumped directly to the second floor with all his strength!

Not to mention the blessing elixir, in those few days Lu Mingfei truly realized what it means to be a "Chosen One"...

After testing the potions, Snape never gave them to him again. One is because the raw materials of these magic potions are expensive and the production is cumbersome and complicated. The other is the fear of "magic potion dependence" and unknown side effects.

But now, he actually wants to drink all these potions at the same time?
  Lu Mingfei didn't even dare to think how strong he would be by then!

What should I call him, Medicine King?

Soon, Lu Mingfei drank the potions one by one. While feeling the magical changes taking place in his body, Dumbledore waved the wand in his hand and added defensive spells with different functions to him one after another. Purification, detoxification, physical isolation, mental barrier... In the end, Dumbledore also thoughtfully performed Occlumency on Lu Mingfei again.

By the time all preparations were completed, the sky outside the window had already begun to dim.

"We're almost there, there's still...another minute or two." Lu Mingfei sat on the chair. After taking the potion and entering the "super brain" state, he could see the hourglass more easily and perceive it more clearly. .

When the matter came to an end, he was still a little nervous. He first looked at Dumbledore, then at Snape, and opened his mouth awkwardly: "Do you really want me to bleed some blood?"

"Remember one thing." Snape glared at him and said coldly.

"what?"

"The hourglass has two ends. Since it can be turned back, it can also be turned back." Snape said, "I don't know what will happen then, but if you travel through time again, it means that one day you will return.

So, if that is the case, when you come back, I will randomly check all the knowledge you have learned during this period. If there is anything you have forgotten or made wrong... then just wait and see. "

Lu Mingfei: "??!"

"Don't..." Lu Mingfei said in horror, but only halfway through his words, an hourglass appeared in front of him - this time, Dumbledore and Snape could see the hourglass!
  The hourglass is simple, with a metal frame made of bronze, engraved with ancient and mysterious patterns, and a transparent glass in the middle. All the luminous silver sand on the upper end falls into the lower end the moment the hourglass appears.

Dumbledore reacted almost instantly. A pure white cursed light shot directly between the hourglass and Lu Mingfei the moment the hourglass appeared, as fast as lightning!

But the spell failed in the end - just as it was about to arrive, Lu Mingfei, who screamed in terror, disappeared together with the simple bronze hourglass.

"Portkey?" Snape said belatedly.

"No," Dumbledore tapped his wand, and a few sparks flashed from the tip of the wand, but in the end they just dissipated in vain in the air. Finally, he shook his head and put away the wand, "I can't trace any spatial fluctuations at all... There are so many magical things in the world, are you right, Severus?"

"Has he really returned to his original world?" Snape frowned.

"I hope so." Dumbledore blinked.

……

"No?"

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, and his horrified shouting turned into confusion when he saw the ceiling.

The marks on the ceiling were strange yet familiar.

Strange because he hasn't seen it for more than a month.

Familiar because he had seen it for several years before.

Lu Mingfei carefully twisted his body, looked at his cousin Lu Mingze who was sleeping soundly on the lower bunk, and then lay down again.

He hesitated for a moment, as if he was having a fierce inner struggle. Finally, he reached out his hand, grasped the iron railing on the edge of the bed, and slowly exerted force.

The hard iron railing deformed easily under his grasp.

Lu Mingfei let go of his hand and breathed a sigh of relief. He lay flat on his back, staring at the ceiling, hearing his heart pounding and feeling the intense joy rushing through his body.

He is back.

Not a dream!

(End of this chapter)