Reborn at Hogwarts

Two arms protruded from the wall, quietly approaching the middle-aged man.

And the wizard who was regarded as the target was still unaware of the approaching danger, and was still searching for Ivan in the alley with a wand in his hand.

"Bernard! Behind!"

Just when the arm was about to touch the middle-aged man's body, an eager roar came from behind him.

Bernard suddenly woke up, without thinking, he raised his wand and pointed behind him.

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

The spell burst out from the tip of the staff, and Bernard immediately turned around and looked behind him.

To his surprise, the spell did not directly hit the enemy's body as he imagined, but landed on the wall. While setting off a burst of flying sand and rocks, it also left a huge crater on the solid stone wall Hole.

Bernard was horrified to see that amidst the flying gravel and dust, a pair of arms that seemed to be assembled from stones quickly retracted to the wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"What the hell is this?"

Bernard got goosebumps.

He subconsciously clenched his wand, raised his hand and cast another blasting spell. The spell hit the place where the arm disappeared with great precision, but this time it didn't stir up any movement other than a few pieces of rubble.

The arms made of sand and stones have disappeared without a trace.

"Unheard of magic."

The old witch who was sitting in front of the potion shop walked up to Bernard with a gloomy expression. She had actually entered this "maze" just now, but she just hid around the corner and didn't show up, trying to catch her opponent by surprise.

Now it seems that she was the one who was really caught off guard.

The old witch stared sullenly at the place where the arm disappeared.

"Langer, we're right here, wait for Wolfe to come over before doing anything, that little brat won't be able to escape."

Bernard glanced at the old witch, frowned and said.

The scene just now was too weird, and Bernard, who claimed to be well-informed, couldn't help but feel a little chills in his heart, and he had the idea of ​​changing tactics.

Hearing this, the old witch Lange glared at him fiercely.

"Don't be silly!" Lange said through gritted teeth, "The master has just returned, and the power has not yet re-developed. Now is a good time for us to make meritorious deeds... just a young boy, even if he has mastered some of us. Magic that has never been seen before, but he is just a child after all, can't the two of us work together to deal with him? Do you want Wolfe to take our credit?"

Although these words seemed a little reckless, they really spoke to Bernard's heart.

As a newcomer who just joined the "organization", Bernard hasn't really met the so-called "master", and he doesn't know whether there are some promotion methods inside, but "resolve problems for the master" must be Can't go wrong.

"Don't lift the spell yet, or he might run away with that weird magic."

After making a decision, Bernard and Lange had a brief exchange, and the two separated.

Obviously they are planning to split up to find Ivan.

...

Where did that damn brat go...

The old witch Lange tightly held the wand in her hand, her cloudy eyes glanced around vigilantly, and she took extra care with every step she took.

She wasn't worried that Ivan would escape.

The "Flip the Front" she used before is a very profound spell, known as the "Maze Curse."

As the name suggests, this spell can change the environment and form a real maze, and the people trapped in it can only escape by brute force and counter-spell.

Lange didn't think a small child had the strength to break her spell violently.

"Um?"

Lange suddenly stopped in surprise, frowned and looked around.

Beside her... Unknowingly, a thin mist gradually spread.

There was no sign of the mist appearing, and when Lange found out, she was already wrapped in it.

Lange quickened his pace and took two steps forward, but found that the fog seemed to be moving with him, always surrounding him.

After thinking for a while, Lange couldn't help sneering.

"It must have been made by that kid..." she thought, and opened her mouth slightly, ready to call Bernard directly.

After all, she is also an old wizard who has experienced many battles, and she is not panicked at this moment, nor is she so swollen that she is ready to rely on her own strength to catch that kid pretending to be a ghost, but plans to call Bernard over first. help.

Although under the influence of the "Maze Curse", the alley split into several roads and turned into a maze with no exit, but the complexity is complicated, limited by the original area, the maze formed by the alleys is not too big Yes, it's a little louder here, and Bernard, who is going the other way, can hear it.

This is also the basis for the two to act separately without fear. ,

However, just as Lange opened her mouth, she suddenly found that she could not make a sound.

No, it's not that she couldn't make a sound, but her mouth was blocked.

Suddenly, there seemed to be an invisible hand tightly covering her mouth, so that she could only make a weak "whooping" sound.

After a brief panic, Lange quickly calmed down.

A wizard who must cast spells by chanting spells is not qualified.

On the surface, the old witch pretended that her mouth was covered and lost her fighting power, but she quietly raised her right hand holding the wand, pointing it in front of her.

There was nothing there, but Lange believed the enemy was there.

It turned out that her guess was not wrong.

The instant her wand was raised, a figure was outlined in the air.

It doesn't have the appearance of a human being. From the outside, it looks like a human figure made of water.

Its left hand twisted strangely, extending a part outward, and it was tightly covering Lange's mouth at this time.

"you……"

Lange squeezed the word through his teeth.

The next moment, she saw that the upper body of the "water man" in front of her was completely motionless, but one foot was lifted up quickly, and it kicked hard on her hand.

"No no no!"

The strength of this kick was astonishing, and Lange felt as if her five fingers had been kicked off. Under the stimulation of severe pain, her eyes were bloodshot all of a sudden, and she struggled desperately, and at the same time began to step back, thinking Out of the control of the "water man".

But the empty right hand of the "water man" trembled slightly, and immediately stretched out like a tentacle, pressed it on the top of Lange's head, and then quickly turned around twice, directly "tying up" her entire head .

Now Lange's entire face was restrained by the "water man" arm, but she could see the outside world through the "clear" arm. This unprecedented strange situation made Lange's There was a great sense of fear in my heart.

She desperately grabbed and scratched at her two arms, but the touch from her fingers was icy cold, as if she had really pressed into the water, but it had a very real feeling.

Gradually, the feeling of suffocation began to flood Lange's brain.

By the way, my wand... Didn't my wand fall on the ground... There should be a sound... Bernard must be on the way...

This thought slowly passed through Langer's brain, which was already starved of oxygen.

However, when she tried her best to look sideways, she found in despair... when she let go of her hand due to severe pain, the magic wand that fell to the ground was now floating in the air as if lifted by an invisible force. middle.

If you observe carefully, you can see a tiny stream of water splitting from under the feet of the "Water Man", condensing into a transparent hand under the wand.

This guy... why is he so cautious... Does the sound caused by a wand falling on the ground have to be taken into account...

"More than that, Ms. Lange."

At this moment, the water man suddenly came over and said something in a very low voice.

His voice seemed to come from the water, and it sounded a little weird and dull.

"Didn't you realize that you are now supported by the pooled water? I also prevented you from suddenly starting to stomp and kick, and the stone hitting the wall made a sound."

The face of the "water man" was very close, and Lange stared straight at him, as if he wanted to see the murderer clearly at the last moment of his life.

It's a pity that until she completely lost consciousness, the face that appeared in front of her still didn't have the facial features it should have.

This should be regarded as Ivan's first official confrontation with the enemy, right? Being chased and running around doesn't count.