Harry Potter: The Rise Of Malfoy

Chapter 50.

Time passed swiftly. Three weeks went by, and October arrived without notice.

Alongside their busy class schedule, Draco and Harry also had to begin intense training for the upcoming Quidditch matches.

Perhaps because it was given high-quality nutritional supplements at birth, the little silver grew quickly; its size was similar to that of a puppy, and it had already developed a stunning coat of shiny silver fur, complemented by its distinctive emerald green eyes, making it beloved by all.

During one breakfast, Soren brought it to the Great Hall, and the sight of him with the little silver captured the attention of nearly all the students from the four houses. Their looks were filled with a mix of envy, resentment, admiration, and more. A few bold girls even gathered the courage to approach Soren, wanting to inquire where they could acquire such a wolf pet.

Ron gazed intently at the little silver, then glanced down at the scruffy, one-toed Scabbers, feeling a wave of jealousy rise within him. He muttered, "What's so special about it? It's just a pet."

Upon hearing Ron's remarks, Hermione shot back, "But that's a wolf pet! I dare say no student in Hogwarts history has ever brought a little wolf as a pet. Besides, I've never seen such a beautifully colored silver wolf breed. It's no wonder he's a notable figure at Hogwarts; even his pet is so unique."

For some reason, Ron ended up directing his frustration at Hermione, leaving without finishing his breakfast. The Weasley twins reassured Hermione, saying, "Don't mind Ron; we think having a little wolf as a pet is indeed really cool."

Almost everyone present in Gryffindor, regardless of gender, nodded in agreement with the Weasley twins' viewpoint.

In many novels, there is often a storyline where older students, relying on their strength, try to forcibly acquire the protagonist's pet, only to have their arrogance backfire. However, unfortunately, this did not occur with Soren. After all, Soren's family background and strength were apparent, and few older students would dare to claim they could defeat him, not to mention that offending the Malfoy family is no trivial matter.

Noticing that Little Silver was growing stronger and no longer required such careful attention, Soren began preparing for the Patronus Charm exchange meeting.

After discussing with Cedric, Penelope, and Percy, the date announcement for the Patronus Charm exchange meeting was posted on the notice boards of various colleges.

The event is set for the evening of October 16, two weeks later. Since Soren could not anticipate the number of attendees, he specifically requested the school to borrow a classroom that had been magically expanded, which could hold 100 people.

With two weeks remaining before the exchange meeting, in addition to regular classes and homework, Soren would also take time to play with Little Silver, study Professor Flitwick's dueling notes, research the "Transfiguration Charm," and look into Snape's introductory potions notes.

Professor Flitwick's dueling notes contain numerous dueling techniques, such as how to cast spells with the least amount of magic while achieving just the right effect. For example, if an opponent is hiding behind a stone, instead of using the "Bombarda" to shatter the stone, it would be better to use the Disillusionment Charm to move the stone aside. Another example is when an opponent casts a Fire-Making Spell; rather than using the Water-Making Spell to extinguish the flames, it is more efficient to cast a Shield Charm on oneself.

All these experiences of optimally responding to different attacks are gained from real combat and are extremely valuable to Soren, who has limited combat experience. Of course, it should be noted that when saying Soren lacks practical experience, it is relative—over the past two semesters, Soren has faced trolls, snakes, a Grindylow, Harry, and Merlin; among over 500 students at Hogwarts, he actually has one of the richest practical experiences.

The transfiguration theory in the "Transfiguration Charm" differs slightly from the European transfiguration techniques.

European transfiguration emphasizes the understanding and transformation of matter, akin to a rigorous discipline like physics or chemistry. However, in a distant Eastern country, transfiguration emphasizes creativity, focusing on intention rather than form, with the transformation process being free-flowing and unrestrained.

Indeed, the downside of this approach is clear; if the transformation goes wrong, it can lead to serious consequences. However, for experienced and skilled transfiguration masters, mistakes in the process are simply non-existent. If one can ultimately achieve what is described in the book, it can be said to be clever, versatile, and unpredictable.

In comparison to these two books, Snape's potion notes are rather unremarkable. They do contain many improvements to potion-making steps and are indeed valuable materials, but they fail to give Soren a sense of "opening the door to a new world."

Soren did not plan to keep these notes to himself; he used the Doubling Charm to replicate them for each of his classmates in Slytherin, including the less communicative Goyle, Crabbe, and Millicent Bulstrode. Coming from pure-blood families and being well-informed, they understood the value of the notes, so Soren effortlessly garnered their appreciative glances.

In addition, Soren did not set aside his core plan of exploring Hogwarts and improving spells.

After successfully improving the Levitation Charm, Lumos Charm, Sonorous Charm, and Fire-Making Spell, he now set his sights on the Water-Making Spell.

The Water-Making Spell is a charm that allows the caster to produce a stream of clean, drinkable water from the tip of their wand, typically used to obtain drinking water in the wild or to extinguish flames. However, in the original story, "The Half-Blood Prince," Severus Snape demonstrated its effect in class, creating a high-pressure water jet that knocked the unsuspecting Professor Flitwick off his feet. It is evident that the water pressure produced by the Water-Making Spell can be adjusted through spell modification.

What worries Soren even more is whether the Water-Making Spell can only create the purest water. Or can the density and pH levels of the water also be adjusted through spell modification? Following this line of thought, if the modification is successful, a Water-Making Spell that releases strong acid would add a "corrosive" property to the spell, while one that produces viscous water would incorporate a "sticky" characteristic.

Perhaps there could even be many other variations that Soren cannot yet imagine; thus, one can see how enormous the potential of the Water-Making Spell is.

This is not just an unrealistic imagination from Soren; he recalls that in the original book, there was a lesson in the sixth grade about a spell for liquid transformation, specifically one that turns vinegar back into wine. Note that this is not Transfiguration, but rather a change brought about by the spell itself. Using Muggle chemistry principles, it can be explained that the spell reverses the oxidation process of vinegar. Thus, it is evident that spells indeed have the ability to apply chemical changes to liquids.

Soren has already explored the Room of Requirement and the Forbidden Forest, and his next planned exploration target is the fifth-floor passageway that Dobby cleaned and repaired during the summer vacation.

The fifth-floor passageway is hidden behind a large mirror, which is high enough for an adult. As long as one recites the spell in front of it, the mirror will reveal a deep pathway. Soren reached out to touch the surface of the mirror and found his hand passing directly through to the other side, just like the feeling of crossing the wall at Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station.

Though he knows the passageway is unlikely to pose any danger—after all, it was frequently used by the younger Weasley twins in the original book, and it was recently cleaned and repaired by Dobby—Soren still prudently donned the Invisibility Cloak, gripped his wand tightly, and then ventured into the pathway of the mirrored world.

Soren whispered, "Lumos!" The tip of his illuminated wand brightened the entire tunnel, which was not steep and easy to navigate, though it had no visible endpoint. The tunnel was not a straight drop; it twisted many times along the way. Soren estimated he walked for about half an hour before arriving at a large cavern space.

This place was empty, with only four stone walls and two tunnel entrances (one being the entrance Soren came in through). The stone walls showed signs of recent magical repairs, and it's easy to imagine that before being repaired, these walls must have been filled with numerous cracks, which led to their collapse under years of accumulated snow.

These magical repair traces should be Dobby's handiwork, but a long and conspicuous crack unexpectedly appeared on one of the stone walls. This was strange; given a house-elf's obsession with cleaning and maintenance tasks, it was unlikely such a noticeable oversight would be left behind. Soren immediately attempted to cast a Repairing Charm on the crack, but it had no effect—indeed, something was amiss!

Soren activated his magical eye and saw waves of magical energy at the crack. However, this magical energy was not the hazy white he was used to but rather a dark green that seemed somewhat eerie. It didn't look like the work of a wizard but rather more like a trace of magic left by a sprite or veela-type creature. Since Dobby's magic had no effect on it, Soren leaned towards the suspicion that this cavern space was related to fairies.

Although veela hold their unique magic to be as precious as life, it does not mean that all wizards are completely ignorant of it. One of the books he inherited from his grandmother, Druella, contains records about veela magic, compiled by a cruel ancestor of the Lestrange family. This ancestor became obsessed with researching magic and had kidnapped several veelas in order to study the differing magical systems between wizards and veelas', torturing them with various cruel spells to extract a hint of the secrets behind the magic used by veelas and house-elves.

Though this book may not fully analyze the field of veela and house-elf magic, it serves as a qualified and basic introductory text. Even if Soren could not cast veela magic, it did not hinder his understanding of the magical traces on this crack. Moreover, with the magical eye, the fluctuations of magic on the crack were crystal clear to him.

Soren decided to try an ancient and rare type of magic. He first used a slicing charm to carve a complex magical circle around the crack on the stone wall, then stood three feet away, pointed his wand at the magical circle, and shouted: "Magic divides myriad laws, all phenomena return to one!" a strange incantation.

The wand transmitted a warm sensation at the grip, and the magic from Soren flowed into the wand uncontrollably, like a burst dam. The tip of the wand emitted a white halo, rippling outward in circles—as this scene had only occurred when Soren first grasped his wand.

The magical circle seemed to come alive, releasing waves of magical energy, and a profound ancient rune appeared on the stone wall—Soren recognized this rune as "Kaunaz," symbolizing "fire" or "light."

Although Soren had read in numerous historical documents that written words could hold magical power and knew that each ancient runic symbol had been used for spellcasting in the medieval era, witnessing a runic symbol emanate magical energy firsthand was still an eye-opening experience for him—at that moment, the ancient rune detached from the stone wall, floated in mid-air, radiated intense heat, and ultimately transformed into a brilliant golden-red flame that disappeared without a trace.

What Soren didn't know was that at the precise moment the flame vanished, his pupils suddenly reflected the identical flame, which then slowly faded away as if it were being diluted.

"Is this ancient runic magic?" Soren murmured to himself. "This flame seems different from the fire spells in modern magic… Aside from light and heat, it seems to carry traces of soul magic; I feel a passion and thirst for knowledge within the flames—not quite, it should be more about the guidance and inheritance of knowledge..."

Looking again at the crack, the magical fluctuations had subsided, and Soren closed it with a repair spell.

Continuing through the cave space, he finally emerged in an empty shop in Hogsmeade Village, long abandoned, filled with dust and cobwebs, and he could even smell a heavy musty odor.

From a window of the empty shop, he could see an old pub, with a distinctive wild boar head hanging on its sign. Clearly, the shop was not located on the village's main commercial street but rather on a secluded side lane alongside the Boar's Head pub, which explained why it remained unrented.

Soren didn't want to get caught wandering around Hogsmeade Village, so he turned and slipped back into the tunnel, retracing his steps, and concluded his adventure for the day.

On the surface, this adventure seemed to yield no rewards for Soren; in truth, it opened another door into the realm of magical theory for him. Not only did he witness ancient runic magic, expanding his knowledge, but it also inspired him to attempt various ideas using the ancient runes he was relatively proficient in.

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