The wizard who introduced himself as Jabari Nwadike spoke as he casually pointed a finger at himself:
"Scourgify!"
Wentworth blinked in surprise—wandless magic!
He knew all too well how difficult it was to perform wandless spells with such ease. Even though it was merely a trivial Cleaning Charm, the ease with which Jabari cast it demonstrated remarkable spellcasting proficiency.
At that moment, Jabari pressed on impatiently:
"Hey, have you made up your mind? Just six Galleons. Six Galleons, won't cost you a loss, won't trick you either, but it'll save your status as a student at Uagadou School of Magic. Can't get a better deal than that."
Wentworth gave a faint smile and replied dismissively:
"I understand your logic. The problem is, I'm not a student at Uagadou. So your school rules don't apply to me."
Jabari froze, clearly caught off guard by Wentworth's answer.
He hesitated, then cautiously asked:
"You're not one of our students? Then who are you?"
Wentworth pointed at his chest and introduced himself:
"Wentworth Dumbledore, Hufflepuff House, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Jabari's expression shifted at once. He blurted out:
"Hogwarts? You mean the one in Britain?"
Wentworth gave a light nod.
At that, Jabari lost all the enthusiasm he had moments earlier. His tone turned cold.
"A Hogwarts student… what business do you have in Mountains of the Moon, the sacred grounds of Uagadou?"
Wentworth opened his mouth to explain, but Jabari waved him off before he could say a word.
"Forget it. Whatever you're up to, it's none of my concern. I don't care. But…"
He gave Wentworth a sideways glance, his voice tinged with sarcasm.
"But from the look of it… you haven't figured out how to get up there, have you?"
Wentworth didn't deny it. He simply shrugged.
"That's right. From what I can tell, Uagadou must have cast a powerful area-based enchantment over this mountain. Not only does it prevent detection by Muggles, but it also blocks entry by outside wizards. Before you showed up, I was trying to decipher it."
Hearing this, Jabari burst into laughter. He crossed his arms and leaned against a nearby tree.
"Break that enchantment? Don't be ridiculous! Uagadou has stood for over a thousand years. No wizard has ever broken that spell. Without a Dream Messenger's Token or someone from inside to guide you, entering Uagadou is impossible. Even Gellert Grindelwald had to snatch a Dream Messenger's Token before he could challenge the school."
Wentworth was taken aback. He hadn't expected that the challenges his grandfather had once spoken of included Uagadou.
He asked:
"What's a Dream Messenger's Token?"
Jabari widened his eyes in disbelief.
"You don't know what a Dream Messenger is? Oh right, I remember the Headmaster saying it's unique to Uagadou."
He puffed up with pride and explained:
"The Dream Messenger is how Uagadou notifies young witches and wizards that they've been accepted into the school. Basically, it's our version of a Hogwarts letter."
"The current Headmaster sends it out, and it appears in the dreams of magical children. When they wake up, they find themselves holding a token, a stone etched with special markings."
Wentworth was clearly impressed.
"What a high-level method," he murmured, marveling.
Seeing his interest, Jabari grinned.
"Well, of course. We're Uagadou, the finest school of magic in all of Africa!"
As he spoke, he reached into his robes.
"Look, this kind of stone…"
"Wait, where's my Dream Messenger's Token?!"
The smugness vanished from Jabari's face. He began patting himself down in a panic, rummaging through every pocket.
No matter how thoroughly he searched, he couldn't find the token he kept on him at all times. His expression turned grim.
"This is bad, really bad! Without that Token, even I can't get back into Uagadou!"
While Jabari was on the verge of panicking, Wentworth gave a light cough. When Jabari looked over, Wentworth pointed and asked:
"Is that the Dream Messenger's Token you're talking about?"
Following Wentworth's finger, Jabari spotted a stone beneath a tree. Strange runes shimmered faintly on its surface, glowing with fleeting traces of magic.
It was lying right under the very tree from which Wentworth had earlier suspended Jabari with a Levicorpus charm.
Seeing it, Jabari let out a long breath of relief.
"Merlin's beard, that nearly gave me a heart attack. If I'd lost it, I'd be sleeping on the mountain tonight!"
As he spoke, he walked toward the tree. But just as he bent down to retrieve the stone, it suddenly whooshed through the air, right past him.
Before Jabari could react, it landed squarely in Wentworth's hand.
Wentworth studied the stone closely and muttered:
"These engravings… they resemble ancient runes, though they seem unstructured…"
Just then, a spell shot toward him:
"Expelliarmus!"
But Wentworth calmly tapped his own chest and cast:
"Protego!"
A ripple of energy shimmered around him, dispelling the incoming spell.
Without even glancing up, he said:
"Using your wand outside school grounds? That's a violation of Uagadou's rules, Jabari Nwadike."
But Jabari's voice came back coldly:
"Who said I used a wand?"
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TN: This fanfic has been fully translated and is available on my Patreon —— patreon(.)com/PrimalDemon [remove the parentheses ( )]