From Karma Taj to Hogwarts

Chapter 168 The Night of the Full Moon

Time flies, and in the vicissitudes of the ivory tower of Hogwarts, the study and life of the young wizards are as full of laughter and laughter as ever, not unlike the increasingly tense situation outside.

The autumn wind blows louder and cooler as time goes by, bringing a hint of winter chill to the highlands where Hogwarts is located.

1938 11 Month 6 Day.

This is the day of the full moon that Sivan has been waiting for.

Of course, he used a different method to judge the phases of the moon - the Eastern lunar calendar. November 11 of the Gregorian calendar is the fifteenth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, which happens to be two days before the beginning of winter.

That night, a full moon like a jade plate hung in the night sky.

The sky was filled with stars, not a single cloud could be seen, and it was exceptionally clear.

A wisp of meteors quietly crossed the sky and fell into the silent lake, causing ripples to appear on the mirror-like surface of the lake. Looking carefully, it was the cool wind of late autumn blowing across the water from a distance, causing shallow ripples, and bringing with it a trace of mist that ruffled the corners of the young man's clothes.

Xiwen stood on the top of the astronomy tower and looked up at the starry sky. Behind him were the colorful stars crushed in the big lake, all of them swaying quietly in the breeze.

"Are you ready?" Helena's figure emerged from under the tiles of the astronomy tower, and she asked with a worried look on her face.

"Don't be nervous. This is just the first step, there is no danger." Xiwen smiled softly at Helena and comforted her.

Helena was startled for a moment, then said with a strange expression: "It seems that I was supposed to be the one to comfort you, so why did you become the one to comfort me?"

"Maybe it's because you care about it that you mess up." Xiwen raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile.

"It seems you are not nervous at all." Helena curled her lips and said to Xiwen. "Then you start quickly, I'll help you keep an eye on it."

Xiwen nodded and took out a small box from his pocket. The box contained dozens of mandrake leaves, all of which were selected from the herbal medicine store in the most suitable size.

Then, Xiwen took out a blade of grass and stuffed it into his mouth.

"The taste is better than expected, but it's not convenient to talk with it in your mouth." Xiwen said vaguely while holding the blade of grass in his mouth.

"Aren't you going to use magic to stick it on the roof of your mouth?" Helena looked at Xiwen who spoke vaguely and asked, holding back a smile.

"That's right, but I still want to experience a little bit how others feel when they learn Animagus transformation." Xiwen nodded and said with a smirk.

However, when he smiled evilly, the mandrake blades accidentally spurted out of his mouth and floated over the railing of the astronomy tower towards the vast lake.

"Uh, what a failure! I really don't know how those Animagus kept it in their mouths for a month without making any mistakes." Xiwen's voice became clearer now, and he sighed. "Fortunately, I prepared twenty leaves, which will definitely be enough!"

Then he solemnly took out another mandrake leaf and stuffed it into his mouth.

"So why don't you quickly set up the spell and wait to waste another piece?" Helena looked at his actions with some humor and said helplessly. "I remember that such a small leaf is quite expensive."

"Money is not a problem." Xiwen shook his head and said vaguely.

But when he saw Helena's eyes widening, he finally used Karma Taj's small sealing spell to fix the mandrake leaf on his roof of the mouth.

"This is much better." After setting up the seal, Xiwen's articulation became like a big tongue and he said unaccustomedly. "Aside from the strange touch and the discomfort of the thickness of the upper palate, there are no other problems!"

Helena looked at his performance and nodded slightly.

"But there is actually one problem that remains unresolved." Xiwen suddenly became distressed again and sighed.

"What's wrong? Isn't the first step of preparatory preparation completed?" Helena asked curiously.

"Now I want to know what animal I will turn into, so I need to use the Patronus Charm for reference." Xiwen said. "If my patron saint is an animal like a pig or a mangy dog ​​that will lower my demeanor, then this Animagus doesn't have to learn!"

"Don't be ridiculous, I don't believe you would give up a very useful magic just because the transformed form doesn't look good." Helena retorted with a look of seeing through.

"Yes, I will continue to learn even if it doesn't look good." Xiwen's eyebrows suddenly drooped and he said listlessly. "But if my Animagus transformation will make me lose face, I'll have to wait and see if I have the chance to use it in the future."

"Okay, okay, let me see how far you have learned the Patronus Charm first." Helena interrupted his complaints and said with interest.

Xiwen did not refuse, drew out his wand, pointed forward, and read loudly——

"ExpectoPatronum!"

Wisps of silvery white light poured out from the tip of the wand, like a thick mist, but it had no tendency to condense into a solid substance.

After watching the white mist spew out for a long time, Xiwen reluctantly put away the magic spell and looked at Helena helplessly.

Helena looked at Xiwen, frowned and thought for a while, and then said: "Actually, the Patronus Charm appeared a long time ago, and even in my mother's time there was no shortage of opportunities to use it to drive away dark creatures. "

"In my opinion, this spell does not have such high requirements for the ability to control magic. What it requires more is extremely strong positive emotions, or happiness, or happiness."

"So, what is your happiest memory?" Helena looked into Xiwen's eyes and asked with raised eyebrows.

"The happiest memory?" Xiwen fell into thinking.

Looking at the past and present, whether it is the twenty years in Kamal Taj or the twelve years in this world, there are many memories that can be called happy - playing and playing with my brothers on the top of the Himalayas The joy of hearing the teacher teach spells in person, the feeling of coming into this world and being touched by maternal love, the joy of getting along with classmates at Hogwarts...

After all, Xiwen has always been a very contented person. But it is precisely because of this contented character that it is difficult for him to find the happiest memories in his heart.

"You haven't thought about it yet?" Looking at the pensive Xiwen, Helena's expression gradually became dangerous.

Xiwen looked at Helena's dangerous eyes with some confusion, wondering what mistake he had made.

Occasionally, he caught a glimpse of some windows with some light on the main tower of the castle, and felt an extremely warm and faint feeling of familiarity.

Xiwen was stunned.

"My happiest memory is walking hand in hand with you in the starry night, looking at the stars in the sky and watching the lights of the tower turn on and off..." he said softly to Helena.

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