A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 122 Summer Vacation Life

Owen walked slowly through the narrow and dark alley for a while, and there were very few stalls along the way, only a few old witches who were trembling to close the stalls and looked around with dark eyes from time to time. They couldn't see the invisible Owen, only one The figure wrapped tightly around his body sniffed vigorously, as if he smelled a strange smell.

A poor guy was dragged into a dark alley by several wizards, slightly breaking the deadly atmosphere here.A few old witches grinned gloatingly, but the speed of cleaning up the stalls was even faster.

Owen is not used to this kind of thing. Although he only stayed in Knockturn Alley for a day, he also witnessed a lot of crimes in the shadows.He found himself adapting to this very quickly, and didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

He walked out of the entrance of Knockdown Alley, turned to the left, and walked through a few short alleys into the Leaky Cauldron, borrowing the fireplace here to return directly to Shafik Manor.Although the fireplace is also available at the Borgin-Bock store, Owen doesn't want to deal with that old fox Borgin at this stage.

Accompanied by the flames soaring high, Owen returned to the manor covered in ashes, and waved his wand to sweep away the dust on his body.He took a deep breath of the fresh air that smelled of roses at home, and his expression became much happier.In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with Knockturn Alley, but it is too dirty, which makes him dislike it.

Melet poked two claws out of his pocket, and then a small head popped out at once.She hopped out of Owen's pocket and played on the rich dark rug.

Owen touched his pocket and took out the candy that Natasha stuffed him.He shook his head amusedly, opened the candy wrapper and stuffed the red candy into his mouth, then his expression twisted slightly.Well, the strawberry-flavored sour popping candy, the ridiculously sour candy jumps around in the mouth like a little mouse, a naked test of people's ability to accept.

"Finally willing to come back from Diagon Alley? Your mother and I thought you wanted to spend the night there." Mr. Albert was fiddling with some magic items piled on the ground, and he still didn't forget to raise his head and make a joke.

"Good evening, Dad. Actually, I didn't tell you that I went to Knockturn Alley." Owen leaned over with a smile and looked at those things one by one, and said in a brisk tone.He doesn't like lying very much, and prefers to tell partial truths, or truths that are late.

Albert's eyebrows jumped, he turned his head and glared at Owen, and said angrily: "Well, you can indeed do this kind of thing with your courage. I think you'd better talk to Owen before you die next time." I also left a message for your mother, if you disappear someday, we will know where to find you, or collect your body for you."

"I just went to see the current situation of the bookstore, and sent some books to Natasha on the way. I have learned the disillusionment spell, so I can protect myself." Owen picked up a bright red rose through the handkerchief and examined it carefully. Speak lightly.

He felt that Natasha, an assistant, was worth cultivating. She was able to have the current combat power without going to school and lacking a lot of basic knowledge. Obviously, her talent was very good, and she was trustworthy at present.It happened that he had a lot of books on hand, so he sent some of them over so that Natasha could make up for her shortcomings.

"Disillusionment Curse?" Albert clicked his tongue, looking at Owen as if he was looking at a little monster, "This is a spell that is difficult for even an adult wizard to master. Who would have thought that you have this talent?"

"Did you not know until now?" Owen raised his eyebrows, "I thought you had seen me clearly for so many years, Dad." Didn't he always act smart since he was a child?Have you ever seen a five-year-old kid stump you with a math problem?

"But you make me not have the fun of educating children..." Albert shook his head with a sigh, "How long has it been since I beat you?"

"You can have another one." Owen seriously suggested.He doesn't think he is a suitable heir to the family. He prefers a free and unfettered life and a changing stage. The important task of inheriting the family business and spreading branches and leaves for the family is not suitable for him.

"Forget it, those naughty children in other people's homes make me flustered." Albert shook his head resolutely.

Owen squinted at his father who was out of line, and no longer thought about the future, but just studied the rose in his hand.It looks like a flower that has just been cut from the outside. On the green branches, there are sharp thorns between the vibrant leaves, and there seem to be crystal dewdrops on the layers of big red petals.

"What does it do?" Owen asked with interest.

"This is called the oath of true love." Albert smiled meaningfully, "You can drip your own blood on the flower, and then give it to someone else, the person who takes the flower from you and smells its fragrance I will fall in love with you deeply and cannot extricate myself."

"The effect is similar to a love potion?" Owen was not very interested in it for a moment.

"But the effect of this love spell is long-lasting, like the flower that never fades. Only when the person is pricked by its sharp thorns, or the rose is destroyed, the spell will lose its effect. " Albert smiled mysteriously, "I bought it from a sneaky Bulgarian, and it cost me a lot of money at the time."

Owen nodded, twirling the flowers in his hands casually.Obviously, this is a very powerful black magic item. If it is handled well, it can control a person for a lifetime.

He casually put the rose back to its original place, and continued to look at other items.

"Huh? I thought people of your age should be very interested in it." Albert looked at Owen in surprise, "Although I won't give it to you, it's easy for you to learn bad things..."

"I don't think I need to fall in love at my age, Dad. And, do you think I need to use this kind of thing to get love?" Owen raised the corners of his mouth and showed a very charming smile.

"It can't be said for sure, emotions are always unpredictable. What's more..." Albert was so cute, he pretended to look Owen up and down for a while, and then continued, "With all due respect, Owen, You're a little too pretty..."

"Really? Dad, after you bought this rose, who must have used it?" Owen pursed his lips, "Or, did you prepare this for Mom?"

Facing this proposition, the joking smile on Albert's face disappeared instantly.He took a hiss and glanced at the door instinctively. After not seeing Ms. Adeline's figure, he was secretly relieved, then glanced around, picked up a walking stick and looked at Owen fiercely. , but Owen had already walked towards the restaurant as expected at this time.

"I'm so hungry, what's for dinner tonight?" Owen said lazily, turning his head and blinking his left eye mischievously at his father.

More than half a month has passed since the summer vacation. During this time, the family first collected a part of the magic stone potion as a backup, which is the main material for making the elixir of life.

Then, they successfully brewed a batch of elixir and stored it. This potion is not difficult to brew.In fact, it is not enough to make people live forever, but it can delay aging to a large extent, and as people get older, the number of times they need to drink medicine will become more and more frequent until it loses its effect completely.Nicole Flamel lived on it for more than 600 years, but his osteoporosis was so weak that he could hardly walk.

Although the elixir of life has various defects, it is something that countless people dream of. Even a small amount of elixir of life can prolong life and maintain youth.

In addition to researching the Sorcerer's Stone, Owen's parents are also dealing with contraband in the manor, responding to the upcoming magic item inventory by the Ministry of Magic.They had to hide some magic items in a house elsewhere, or in a secret room somewhere.Even though the Shafik family is a pure-blood family with high influence, they still have to follow the rules of the game on the surface and accept the "surprise" inspection by the Misuse of Magical Items Department.

As for Owen, he spent most of the first week after the holiday at home loafing.After returning to a stable environment, he and Melet, who hadn't relaxed for almost a whole year, lazily basked in the sun for a few days. Although he couldn't tan himself as he wished, he felt relaxed. Not a lot.

After spending a few days leisurely like this, the restless Owen started his normal study and training. He is currently focusing on the study of advanced theories of spells and in-depth research on black magic.

Owen often practiced black magic alone in the training room of the manor after Lady Adeline gave him a better way to shield himself from traces of probes.He has become very accustomed to using the malice in his heart to cast spells, and he has a smooth feeling when casting black magic, which is more and more suitable and handy.It has to be said that for Owen now, black magic is easier to cast than ordinary magic, and it can also exert stronger power.

He is also more and more able to feel the charming charm of black magic. As long as he practices hard step by step, he can increase his power little by little. improved.If you pursue the feedback of black magic, this speed will be much faster.

At present, Owen has learned a lot of black magic spells, such as the fear spell that can make people see the deepest fear in their hearts. It is said that this spell was created by wizards studying Boggart; It is a curse with a good effect; you can summon the body-binding curse of thorns to bind the enemy, and then you can add poison or curse to the thorns according to the situation...

Owen is very interested in curses. As a vital category of black magic, its greatest advantage is that it can harm enemies remotely and is hard to guard against. However, this does not mean that curses can only be used remotely.In fact, you can use the wand to point directly at the enemy and say the curse. Although you give up the advantages of concealment and difficulty of prevention, the power is often stronger.

Recently Owen is researching the Piercing Curse, a spell that can emit a red beam of light to pierce through the enemy's body, and has a certain magical power to slow down the healing of injuries.This kind of spell is like the "Thousand Blades" spell he mastered before, it can kill people if used well, and it has good growth potential.

As long as he combines the advanced theory of curses, he can add more powerful black magic curses to the piercing curse, such as preventing wounds from healing, making people bleed, corroding and expanding wounds, painful and even fatal toxins, etc.It can also enhance the power of the piercing spell, such as making the wound it causes expand from the thickness of a finger to the size of a fist, or increasing the attack range of the piercing spell, making it a "thousand arrows" spell.

Owen also plans to go to the Muggle world in a few days to make some gun modifications. As physical "magic wands", they can often play an incredible role in certain special situations.

In the evening, the family of three gathered around the dining table to have dinner.Although the family is not restrained when they get along with each other, they are well-educated and always follow the impeccable dining etiquette they have cultivated since childhood. Every move is extremely elegant, and the atmosphere is relaxed and harmonious.

"...The magic items at home are all cleaned up. It's really a big project." Mr. Albert leisurely swayed a glass of wine, "Ah, I remembered, I have to go to the party of the Slug Club tomorrow. To be honest , I don't think that kind of party is any fun at all."

"But I have to do Professor Slughorn a little bit." He took a sip of his drink. "He used to be Head of Slytherin, Potions Professor. Of course, now that Severus has replaced him, He's amazing for his age, isn't he?"

"Yes, he is a very good professor." Owen nodded with a smile, skillfully cutting a piece of steak.

"I have to attend the meeting of the Wizengamot in a while, and they have a lot of things to do." Albert raised his eyebrows, with a mysterious expression on his face, "Actually, something happened recently Very interesting thing..."

Adeline and Owen, who had already figured out his way, didn't ask any questions, so he could only smack his lips in boredom and drink the high-end red wine in the glass tastelessly.

"Since you are not interested, then I won't say anything." He raised his chin slightly arrogantly.

Ms. Adeline pursed her lips, then looked at Owen: "By the way, the owl sent you an invitation to your cousin Roland's birthday party today. Will you go there?"

"Then go." Owen said indifferently.He has a good relationship with the two cousins ​​of the Rozier family. Rhine Rozier is one year older than him, and Roland Rozier is one year younger than him.

"Rhein went to Durmstrang the year before last, right? I'm afraid Roland will go to school there this year. It's a wise choice. I feel more and more that it is a stupid decision to let you go to Hogwarts." Albert squinted his eyes He said, "Since Dumbledore likes to bring danger to the school... Owen, do you want to consider transferring to Durmstrang?"

"A tempting proposal." Owen thought about it seriously for a moment, "Forget it, it's too cold over there."

"If that's your wish." Albert drank the red wine in his glass.

After a peaceful dinner, the family took a stroll in the garden.Plants that love the night are blooming with bright flowers, and the beautiful fluorescent lights dance with the wind, making people feel like they are in a sea of ​​fireflies.

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