Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

As someone who lives on the edge of magic and non-magic, Mrs. Figg understands very well how Dudley feels at the moment.

Perhaps it was Dudley's sincere eyes, or perhaps it was Dudley's words "I really want to learn magic" that touched Mrs. Figg.

She agreed to Dudley's request.

It would be too cruel to reject a child's request and tell him that he is destined to never become a wizard in this life.

Mrs. Figg is a good person, and good people are soft-hearted.

In fact, according to the Magical Secrecy Statute, Muggles are not allowed to come into contact with magic, not even magical knowledge.

However, Dudley's situation is special. His younger brother is the famous Harry Potter, and his aunt is Lily Potter. He is destined to know magic and to come into contact with the magical world.

It doesn’t matter whether Dudley really has magical talent or not. If he has magical talent, it’s harmless as long as he learns potions in advance. If he doesn’t have magical talent, he can’t cast magic anyway so it doesn’t matter. Many materials for potions cannot be bought in the Muggle world.

Dalinar had planned to get this potion book for a long time. He had set his eyes on this book when he was tidying up the room.

You don't need to know magic to learn potions.

As Professor Snape, the potion master, said in the first class - "In my class, there is no need for you to wave your wands around foolishly, nor to chant spells."

In a sense, as long as the ingredients are available, even a Muggle can make a potion.

"By the way, Mrs. Figg, I gave it a beating, and it seems to be a little bit off."

Dudley handed the limp monster book to Mrs. Figg and confessed.

"Did he hang up?"

Just compensate.

Mrs. Figg waved her hand nonchalantly, "Don't worry, the monster books of the monsters are much more tenacious than you think. Not to mention you beating them up, they will be fine even if they are hit by an adult with a hammer, just look at this."

Mrs. Figg pinched the spine of the book and shook it.

The monster book that Dudley thought was killed by his hammer actually slowly opened its eyes.

"Dudley, it's actually very easy to deal with this book. Let me show you how. Just touch the spine. Hmm?"

The expected violent reaction did not appear. After waking up, the monster book neither struggled nor bit. It just had a dull look in its four eyes, each looking to the side, and its tongue drooped, drooling.

It's over. I was hit dumb.

At least it was a severe concussion.

Dudley wanted to cover his face in embarrassment.

Mrs. Figg was silent for a while, then continued: "It's okay even if there are problems. I don't like this book either."

"I'm carrying it for someone else anyway."

Mrs. Figg added silently in her heart.

From then on, apart from going to school and exercising every day, Dudley stayed at Mrs. Figg's house and read the book "Magical Pharmacy and Magical Potion".

Mrs. Figg originally thought that Dudley was just curious about magic and would not be able to persist for long. After all, Potions is the most boring and tedious subject in magic besides the history of magic.

I didn't expect that Dudley could not put this book down.

Harry was also puzzled by this. Although Dudley had studied very hard before, he had never been so crazy before, to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.

That was Dudley, he even forgot to eat.

During this time, Harry was curious and wanted to see what book Dudley was reading, but he gave up when he saw the huge pages of text.

It is impossible to be proactive in learning, just keep your grades level.

I didn’t even read the content carefully, and I don’t know if I will regret it in a few years.

The page Harry was looking at happened to be explaining the differences between Aconitum naviculatum and Aconitum chamaejasme.

It needs to be tested.

Dudley was happy during the time he stayed at Mrs. Figg's house, where there were cats, magic books, and he could make delicious food freely.

Life is full of joy.

It is so refreshing to swim in the ocean of knowledge.

A month later, Dudley finally finished reading the entire book "Magic Potions and Liquids".

Now all that’s missing is practice.

Mrs. Figg would definitely not allow a child who is not even a wizard to do something as dangerous as making potions. After all, she is a Squib, and she will not be able to stop it if anything happens.

So Dudley's study of potions ended there.

Dudley was just thinking about whether he could get another magic book from Mrs. Figg to read when the system prompt sound that had not appeared for a long time rang again.

"Complete the learning task: finish learning the first magic book."

"Reward: Activate Matou Shinji's magician talent."

This is the bad thing about this system, sometimes it will be hindsight.

They don't proactively post tasks, and they always notify you of rewards after you've completed them.

Please vote for me. Collection and voting are very important during the new book period!

Anyone else reported my "Legs Playing with the Year" Easter egg?

Feedback received from the backend.

Damn it, I just want to give out some benefits.

Chapter 11: Extensive knowledge is a prerequisite for becoming a spellcaster

Name: Dudley Dursley

Race: Muggle (true)

Occupation: Magician (fake), Ripple Messenger

Power: 9

Agility: 6

Constitution: 15

Mana: 0

Magic: None

Magic gift: None

技能：铁山靠（LV5）、拳击（LV3）、语言（LV2）、数理化（LV2）、生理（LV2）、手工（LV1）、枪械（LV1）、弓箭（LV1）。

Special: Ripple Qigong (LV1).

There are a bunch of various things on the ability column, well, everything except magic, and these are activated by gaining experience points through daily eating.

The system explained to Dudley: "Extensive knowledge is a prerequisite for becoming a spellcaster."

This reason made sense, and Dudley accepted it.

In short, it is with these and Dadley's own efforts that he has created a perfect academic master personality.

By the way, the items in the skill column can be upgraded through the experience gained from daily eating, but the special ones cannot be upgraded and need to be practiced by yourself.

Dudley didn’t know what the highest level of his ability was, but level 3 boxing was enough to make him invincible in all the major universities.

As for the strength and agility stats, Dali has no idea what level they are at because he has no comparison, but he thinks they should be pretty good.

At least when it comes to strength, Dudley has never been afraid of anyone.

After hearing the system prompt, Dudley clearly saw that the magic column had increased from 0 to 0.5.

At that moment, Dudley's heart was beating fast with excitement.

Although it is only 0.5, and although this 0.5 magic is nothing compared to the other items, it is at least an improvement from nothing to something, and it is a historic step.

"Does the Second Master really have a talent as a magician?"

Dudley's little heart was greatly shocked.

"It's not that Shinji Matou doesn't have Magic Circuits, but that they are completely solidified, just like a river that is completely blocked and stops flowing. Therefore, he cannot use his Magic Circuits to refine his own vitality into magic power. If a huge amount of energy is used to break open the Magic Circuits, Shinji Matou can also use magic."

"Please continue to work hard to complete the task, and try to activate more magic circuits or add magic imprints, so that you can become the strongest spellcaster as soon as possible."

The system actually displayed two comments, which answered Dudley's doubts for once.

Break through and use magic

Dudley keenly captured a few key words.

"If you have magic, doesn't that mean I can have it, too?"

Dudley imagined him strolling around Hogwarts reading, holding a wand in his left hand and a magic book in his right hand.

Then he saw the race column with Muggle (true) and a magic value of 0.5.

You have to take one step at a time and eat one bite at a time. At this stage, you should just focus on eating the potion.

Three months passed quickly, and Dudley, who turned into a study maniac, emptied out all the magic books in Mrs. Figg's house during this time. Although there were not many books in total, most of them were basic subjects for first graders.

After all, Mrs. Figg is a dud, so there is no point in buying too many. There are many unclear parts in the book that cannot be explained to Dudley.

But thanks to Mrs. Figg, Dudley's theoretical knowledge of magic has been greatly enriched, and at least he is no longer blind to magic.

"Kids, it's time for us to go home." Mr. and Mrs. Dursley arrived as expected, and they also included Harry in the group.

Not only did Vernon successfully negotiate that big deal, but he also secured a number of additional orders, successfully taking the position of sales manager. He earned a large sum of money from commission alone, which meant that the Dursley family's living standard would rise to a higher level.

Originally, the Dursleys were worried that Dudley wouldn't eat well at Mrs. Figg's, but they gave up the idea after seeing Dudley's visibly stronger physique.

Given Dudley's size now, no one would believe you if you said he was on the high school football team, but in fact he is only in the fourth grade.

Of course Dudley was not the only one who had changed. Vernon's belly had swelled up like a balloon after not seeing him for three months. It was obvious that his living standard had been pretty good during this period.

Seeing the round belly that shook with every step he took, Dudley was already considering having Vernon exercise with him every day, as being overweight is really bad for the body.

Before leaving, Dudley reluctantly returned the book "Magical Pharmacy and Potion" to Mrs. Figg. This is a very good introductory book on magic. It not only talks about potions, but also contains a lot of knowledge on defense against the dark arts. Every time Dudley reads it, he has new insights. It is Dudley's favorite book.

"If you like it so much, take it away." Mrs. Figg said and put the book in Dudley's hand.

To Mrs. Figg it was just a book, and she could buy it any time she wanted.

In the end, Dudley didn't accept it. On the one hand, he had memorized the contents, and Mrs. Figg's house was not far from them. If he wanted to read it, he could come over anytime. I believe Mrs. Figg would welcome him. On the other hand, and most importantly, the Dursleys didn't like magic, and they didn't like anything related to magic.

This is Penny's concern.

Dudley was a filial child. He didn't want to make Penny unhappy, so he wouldn't mention anything about magic in front of them unless he could resolve Penny's knot.

I believe this day will not be too long.

At night, everything was quiet, with only the faint street lights and stars dotting the dark sky. There was no one on the street, only a few dogs quietly sniffing the trash cans on the roadside. The roar of cars came from afar, and then disappeared into the night. Occasionally, one or two night birds chirped on the branches. The moon hung in the sky, casting a faint silver light, reflecting everything around, as if the whole world was surrounded by soft light.

Harry and the Dursleys had already fallen into a sweet dream, while Dudley, who was on the second floor of the house, was cooking something in his room. On the table was a crucible and some simple laboratory equipment, such as a beaker, a measuring cylinder, a capillary tube, a funnel, a test tube, and an electronic balance.

These ones.

Of course, Dudley couldn't cook over an open fire in the room, so he used an induction cooker.

The experimental equipment was all purchased by Dali at a chemical equipment store. The measuring cylinder can measure the volume of the liquid, the electronic balance can accurately weigh grams, the mixing test can be carried out through the beaker, and the experimental results are then recorded in a notebook.

To be honest, although wizards' magic is amazing, they are still quite backward in brewing potions. They use some primitive equipment. Even well-known potion masters still rely on feelings and experience most of the time.

Not scientific at all.

The green-brown liquid in the crucible slowly turned into light blue with constant stirring, and Dudley's face finally showed a satisfied expression, which indicated that he had succeeded in brewing it.

Carefully scoop out the liquid in the crucible, slowly pour it into test tubes, then insert the stoppers and put them away in the cabinet next to you.

Dudley heaved a sigh of relief after he had done all this.

In order to calculate the exact value and successfully brew the potion, Dudley hasn't had a good rest for several days.

Fortunately, it was successful. Looking at the liquid in the test tube that was as blue as the Aegean Sea, Dudley felt very satisfied.

Chapter 12 I Don’t Say Hello (New Book Period Vote Request)