Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

"I understand, that guy stole the cow's blood that was meant for the foals. The little guys haven't been eating very well these days. You are worried and angry, but the thief has never been found."

It can only be said that he is indeed an expert on magical animals. Even with gestures and guesses, Kettleburn can actually understand what a thestrian wants to express.

He assured the leader of the Thestrals: "Don't worry, we will definitely drive the thieves out of this forest, I promise you."

After saying that, he patted the neck of the Thestral with his remaining left hand, and the old professor led Bourne and the others to start work.

Under a beech tree in this forest glade, they found the empty oak barrel used to feed the Thestrals with cow's blood.

The old professor first released a "clean up" on the empty bucket, and then took out the vinegar paste he found from the Hufflepuff common room and spread an even layer on the inner wall of the empty bucket.

Then, under the surprised eyes of Byrne and Cedric, Professor Kettleburn forcefully twisted off the prosthetic limb installed on his broken arm.

"This is a gift that Dumbledore gave me more than 20 years ago," he explained to the two young wizards: "He cast a traceless stretching spell inside, and it can hold many useful things."

More than twenty years...

After hearing this, Bourne couldn't help feeling a little shocked; Cedric's eyes widened even more, with an incredible expression on his face.

You know, the reason why the use of the 'Invisible Stretch Curse' is strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic is because they may suddenly fail.

Unless it is made of special materials like Bourne's deformed lizard wallet, if an ordinary wizard uses it to cast a spell on something like a suitcase, it is very likely that the spell will suddenly fail at some point.

If such an accident happened in the magic world, although it would be troublesome to deal with it, after all, everyone is a wizard, so it would not cause too much trouble.

On the other hand, if the spell suddenly fails in front of Muggles, the item enchanted with this spell will explode in an instant - the wizard will definitely violate a lot of regulations in the Statute of Secrecy.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic will not only strictly control wizards' use of the "Invisible Stretching Spell", but also requires businesses that are qualified to sell products with this spell attached to them to confirm the "shelf life" of the product with customers.

When an ordinary wizard releases the "Invisible Stretch Spell", the effect of the spell can last for three or four years, which is actually very powerful.

However, according to Professor Kettleburn, the spell cast by Dumbledore lasted for more than twenty years!

This endurance is so terrifying!

This also made Bourne suddenly think of someone: Mephisto, who had fought alongside him and showed terrible endurance.

He had personally seen the chief think tank of the "Holy Blood Angels", actively embraced the "Black Rage" and the "Red Thirst", and fought a week-long battle with the Demon Prince "The Seed of Destruction". In the end, he even let the Khorne The demon took the initiative to escape back to the subspace - he must have been extremely scared at the time.

And after the battle, the head of the think tank with incredible endurance was able to calm down two incurable diseases caused by genetic defects that the Blood Angels usually talk about with disdain.

"That's a respectable man, even if he goes crazy, he doesn't look like a human being..." After a moment of emotion, Bourne shook his head slightly, letting the long-ago memory fade away from his mind.

People can't just live in the past, the road must continue to move forward.

After moving several containers filled with cow blood from the hollow prosthetic limb, Professor Kettleburn asked the strongest Hagrid to pour all the cow blood into the oak barrel under the beech tree.

"Remember to close the lid at the end." He warned Hagrid, "Don't use too much force when closing the wooden lid. The discolored ghouls are not very strong, and they will not be able to open the lid if it is too tight."

Finally, the old professor took Bourne and Cedric to the forest glade and walked around it.

Kettleburn patiently taught them how to identify the animal trails in the woods, and distributed the remaining vinegar paste to the two young wizards, and rubbed the vinegar paste on some shrub branches and leaves on the animal trails.

In this way, if the thief steals again, whether he is stealing a drink directly from the oak barrel to feed the Thestral cubs, or passing through the paths in the bushes, he will be tricked once.

As long as they are stained with vinegar paste, the color-changing ghouls will be tortured in the next few days, and they will definitely not dare to steal the Thestrals' food again.

In the Forbidden Forest, more and more raindrops fell from the gaps between the leaves. The rain became heavier, and the tops of the distant mountains were gradually shrouded in low-hanging dark clouds.

"It's almost time to go back now."

Professor Kettleburn called Hagrid over, and the group said hello to the Thestrals, and then started their return journey.

Before returning to the castle, considering that lunch time had passed, Bourne asked Hagrid for some rock biscuits when he passed by Hagrid's hut.

Hagrid, who loves baking, was very happy with the little wizard's request. Not only did he give Bourne a bag full of rock biscuits, but he also gave him a box of fudge he had just made yesterday.

……

After finishing Fudge's "interview" and leaving Dumbledore's office, Quirrell didn't dare to take a big breath until he returned to his own office and closed the door again.

His back was soaked.

Every time he got close to Dumbledore, Voldemort would hide deep in his body, leaving him alone to face the powerful white wizard.

"Lord, Lord, Master, why do you want me to contact those people?" Quirrell asked tremblingly to the soul hidden in his body.

He was referring to "those people" he met in the Great Hall of Hogwarts before going to the Headmaster's Office. If it hadn't been for Voldemort's request, he wouldn't have wanted to say even half a word to Umbridge, that old woman who looked like a toad.

"Hey, hey!"

Voldemort let out a long laugh, feeling that the face on the back of his head was a bit suffocating. Quirrell instinctively untied the turban.

"Those 'people'? Quirinas, has your memory faded? Have you forgotten what happened in Albania?"

"No, no, I don't dare."

Thinking that Voldemort was tricking him again, Quirrell said quickly: "I will never forget that it was there that I met you, my great master."

"Idiot! I said before you met me!" Voldemort yelled. And with this scolding, Quirrell's body involuntarily knelt on the ground.

"Have you forgotten that 'building up' show? Have you forgotten those guys who stripped you naked and threw you into the forest to die?"

Quirrell's eyes widened in surprise. "You mean, there are vampires among those people! Umbridge... No, it can't be her. This old woman has been working in the Ministry of Magic. She is one of those guys who plays with the magic projector!"

"Hey, hey!" Quirrell's neck twisted weirdly, making a crunching sound, and Voldemort twisted his neck. "They are very good at disguise. Even Dumbledore was fooled, but they can't fool me. !”

Quirrell felt a burning pain in his forearm. He quickly rolled up his sleeves, and a pattern of "a skull with a poisonous snake coiled in its mouth" was twisting under the skin.

"D-The Dark Mark!"

"You still have some knowledge," Voldemort snorted before explaining his origins with those vampires.

"Those guys were originally a group of students who were expelled from the Ouagadu Magic School in Africa for studying black magic. They went to France from Africa.

Later, by smuggling magical materials and organizing gangs, they quickly established a foothold in Paris.

Of course, I also had my help in this. I gave them the first pot of gold to build their business, and...the Dark Mark.

After my failure, they quickly distanced themselves from me and their benefactor.

Moreover, as the gang's strength increases, they actually plan to arrange for one of their own to enter the French Ministry of Magic - to become the master. Naturally, they were immediately attacked by the Aurors.

However, they are also considered ruthless characters.

On the eve of the gang's imminent destruction, these people actually used a vampire smuggled by them, combined with some 'self-transformation' knowledge learned from Ouagadu Magic School, to transform all the core members into vampires!

The guys then fled to Albania and hid. Then, a few years later, they met you who was traveling there. I don’t need to tell you what happened next, right? "

"No, no, that's not necessary, Master." Quirrell replied timidly, but he also really didn't want to recall his past in Albania.

That tavern was not only a turning point in his fate, but more importantly, it was also the biggest social death he experienced in his life.

"But, those damn monsters...what did they come to Hogwarts for?" Quirrell unconsciously had personal feelings as he spoke.

"What else can they do? What else can thieves and robbers do? Of course it's also for the Sorcerer's Stone." Voldemort sneered.

"I have smelled the unique smell of death from those people, and no one knows this smell better than me.

You know, becoming an inhuman monster like a vampire is not without cost, not to mention that although they are also expelled students, they are not talented students like Senior Newt Scamander, who learned from Wagadu There must be big holes in magic.

Now, they probably also need the magic stone, that powerful alchemy stone to stay alive. "

Then, Voldemort changed the subject, "However, this is also our opportunity. The bigger the mess they make, the easier it will be for us to fish in troubled waters."

"Great master, but what if their actions affect us?"

Although Quirrell has always seemed harmless from school to becoming a professor of Muggle Studies, his character actually has many flaws. Otherwise, how could he be so easily bewitched and successfully possessed by Voldemort?

He was obviously unwilling to let go of the vampires who had hurt him. In front of Voldemort, Quirrell still did not give up the opportunity to give them eye drops.