When he saw the mythical light swirling on the system panel, Char couldn't help but clench his fists, his heart filled with ecstasy. He had never imagined that his first mythical ability would be obtained under such circumstances.
Although, strictly speaking, the Patronus Charm at this time was not a true mythical ability controlled by him. The strength of his magic power was not enough to support him in releasing the Patronus. The reason he could now condense the World Tree Patronus was mostly due to the selfless help of Ms. Hufflepuff. After this, if he wanted to release the guardian of the World Tree again, he would have to rely on himself. He was afraid he was still a very long way from fully mastering this mythical ability.
But anyway, the most difficult step had been completed. Compared to building an ability from scratch up to a mythical level, mastering the mythical Patronus Charm would definitely be much easier. For Char, the gift from Ms. Hufflepuff was a reward far beyond his imagination.
But the next moment, the joy in his heart about gaining the guardian of the World Tree quietly faded away. His eyes fell on Ms. Hufflepuff's Patronus. The remaining silver light was only the size of a grain of rice. It was hard to imagine that before this, it had been an extremely bright silver light. Even Ms. Hufflepuff's voice, coming from it, had become extremely vague, as if it might dissipate at any time.
Char took a deep breath, a look of sadness in his eyes. Although he had only spent a short time with the Hufflepuff lady, she could definitely be called a selfless elder. The gift she had given him made him feel unworthy.
And at this time, the emotion in the Hufflepuff lady's voice did not show any reluctance to disappear, only joy for Char's success. "Child, your Patronus is actually the World Tree. This is definitely an achievement worthy of being recorded in the annals of magical history. You know, although both are myths, the World Tree's status far surpasses that of the Titans. Even the twelve main gods of the Olympus era, or even the God King, are not as worthy as the World Tree. You will definitely become an incredible wizard, surpassing everyone recorded in magical history!"
Then, Ms. Hufflepuff spoke again to comfort him. "As for my disappearance, my child, there is no need to be sad. My life ended a thousand years ago. The will of this guardian that remains in this world is only to provide some help to the young ones who come after us, to the best of our ability. If I can help you condense the World Tree Guardian, then the mission of my will has been accomplished. Don't dwell on sadness. I have to explain something to you during this final moment."
Immediately, the Hufflepuff lady mentioned something that shocked Char. "The issue of magical talent is not unsolvable. There is a very precious potion that can increase talent. Your aunt, the current Head of Hufflepuff, came here before and took the only remaining ancient herb. I think she's collecting the ingredients for your talent growth potion. I just didn't tell you because I was afraid you would have too high expectations and end up disappointed."
Hearing this, Char's heart trembled. A wave of sour emotion surged in his heart. It turned out that Aunt Sprout had been quietly collecting materials for his talent growth potion. Although he had never heard of the specific formula, even the Hufflepuff lady said that this potion was extremely precious. It was conceivable how difficult it would be to collect all the materials in this era. Even if his aunt was a master of Herbology and the head of Hufflepuff, the price she would have to pay would be unimaginable.
Char silently tightened his grip, his eyes becoming more determined. Maybe he couldn't give much back now, but at the very least, the house must win the House Cup this year. And there was Antonius Dolohov, the Sprout family's enemy, the butcher who always made his aunt grit her teeth and wished she could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin. In his heart, Char pronounced the death penalty on him.
At this time, the Hufflepuff lady spoke faster, her tone changing from joy to extremely solemn and serious. She emphasized one thing to Char. "The International Statute of Secrecy. Char, if anyone wishes to overturn the International Statute of Secrecy while you are able, no matter who it is—the dark wizard named Voldemort, or someone else, even your headmaster Dumbledore—it must be stopped. Otherwise, the wizarding world will face a catastrophe."
Char's expression couldn't help but become strained at this moment. He really didn't expect that Ms. Hufflepuff, before she left, would specifically mention the International Statute of Secrecy. Fortunately, he had taken a History of Magic course, so he was familiar with this law, which was signed in 1689 and officially established in 1692 to protect the entire magical world from being discovered by Muggles. But he really couldn't understand why the will left by one of the four great masters from a thousand years ago would be so concerned about it.
Ms. Hufflepuff didn't give any detailed explanation. Her voice trembled slightly. "I can't tell you the reason behind this. Unless your Occlumency skills can also reach the ultimate level of wizards, the more you know, the less safe you will be. The only thing I can reveal to you is that we established Hogwarts a thousand years ago because we faced a powerful enemy. Wizards were like candles in the wind, their fate hanging by a thread. What we did was just to hide and keep the flames burning in the wizarding world. After so many years, the wizarding world has indeed gone from being on the verge of extinction to thriving. But the enemies that once forced our group of wizards into hiding are far beyond our imagination. If the International Statute of Secrecy had not been passed in time, preventing the existence of wizards from being made public, perhaps the current magical world would have ceased to exist. It's not some genius wizard who protects wizards, but this law. But I'm afraid that many self-righteous wizards simply don't understand this. When they try to overturn the International Statute of Secrecy, enslave Muggles, and attract the attention of Muggles, disaster for the entire wizarding world won't be far away. Unless you are as powerful as the Titans of the past, remember to uphold the International Law of Secrecy."
Char's heart trembled. From the Hufflepuff lady's voice, in addition to solemnity and seriousness, one could even hear a hint of fear. The enemies of the magical world she mentioned... this witch, who at her peak stood at the pinnacle of the magical world and whose system ratings indicated she was likely a thrice-ascended witch, was frightened? Even Ms. Hufflepuff attributed most of the credit for the wizarding world still existing and thriving to the International Statute of Secrecy? Char couldn't imagine what kind of enemy would cause the founder of his house to react like this. There was no mention of this at all in the original book. But as Ms. Hufflepuff said, when you are not strong enough, the less you know, the safer you are. The more you know, the more dangerous it is. Char didn't ask. These secrets might be revealed naturally when he became strong enough.
Seeing Char so steady, Ms. Hufflepuff's increasingly ethereal voice also revealed a sense of relief. "Yes, that's good. We just need to remember one thing: be low-key and diligent. Before you are strong enough, never stand out. Ordinary people are the happiest."
That silver light, the size of a grain of rice, gradually scattered into firefly-like stardust. The lady's voice also faded away. "Ah, wait, wait, there's one last thing. I once asked the goblins to help me forge a golden cup, and I collected a lot of precious metals at that time. Given the morality of the goblins, they must have hidden some. If you can use it and you have the ability to defeat the goblin, you can go and collect the debt. It's all my money—"
Little bits of silver stardust finally faded into the soil of the small greenhouse. Ms. Hufflepuff was completely gone.
Char looked melancholy, keeping all the words left by Ms. Hufflepuff in his mind, especially the news about those precious metals. Before, he had been thinking about repairing Demeter's silver cup, but many of the materials mentioned by Sirius were now extinct. He had already given up hope. But now, the news given by Ms. Hufflepuff was a different approach. The metals used to make the golden cup... many of them overlapped with the materials mentioned by Sirius. If they could be found, perhaps repairing Demeter's silver cup would not be impossible.
A firm idea emerged in his mind. "Hufflepuff's gold cup. It must be returned to its original owner. How can we allow a fragment of a noseless monster's soul to defile the heirloom of our house, the last relic of Ms. Hufflepuff in the world?" He considered it a way of repaying her gift. If there was a chance, he must welcome back the gold cup.
Taking a deep breath, Char cheered up from the shock of losing a kind old elder. The person was gone, and the living still needed to work hard. His gaze fell on the Patronus Charm that was surging with mythical light, and his eyes showed an eagerness to try. Although he was still far from being able to summon the guardian of the World Tree, which meant there was no way to freely control this mythical spell, the impact of mythical abilities would definitely be different from before, right?
"Give it a try," he murmured. Then, he waved his wand with a serious expression. "Expecto Patronum!"
Accompanied by the sound of the incantation, a heavy feeling came over him, as if a mountain was bearing down on him. The wand in his hand had never felt so heavy. He felt as if he could hardly lift it. Even if his wand was not made of ash, which is the toughest among all wand materials, there was also a legend that the World Tree was a giant ash tree. The ash wand might have some unique advantages in releasing his own World Tree Patronus. Otherwise, he highly doubted that the wand would break simply from casting the spell.
At the same time, the powerful pressure he had felt before also came upon him. His flesh, which had just healed, began to tear again, and his capillaries exploded into clouds of blood mist. Everything went dark before his eyes, his head was splitting with pain, as if all his energy was being drained away, and he almost fainted on the ground. And the Patronus Charm released at such a great cost, however, its movements were far less than before the World Tree guardian was condensed. At the tip of his wand, just a wisp of silver smoke, thinner than a hair, emerged with difficulty under his gaze. However, its degree of solidity seemed to be very different from when it was used previously. He even felt that this was not silver smoke, but a real silver thread. Although it looked similar on the surface, the gap was so huge that it was simply immeasurable.
But before he could feel the impact of the World Tree guardian more carefully, this wisp of silver smoke dissipated. Only Char was left with a look of surprise on his face. "It took so much effort," he thought, "and how long does this wisp of silver smoke last?"
He couldn't help but smile bitterly. If he wanted to successfully summon the complete World Tree guardian, how difficult would that be? At least, he would have to have legendary magic power to have even a little hope. He turned around and looked at the system panel, which showed that his magic power was still a little short of the platinum level. He couldn't help but shake his head. "About improving the Margarita variety... it needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Otherwise, at this rate, we probably won't even be able to reach the target by the time we reach the final battle in the original storyline."
But after some frustration, when his eyes saw the rest of the changes on the system panel, joy filled his eyes. Not to mention the huge gain he had gotten from Ms. Hufflepuff, just harvesting the guardian trees brought in a lot of profit. The first was his resistance to dark magic. With dozens of bonus light balls stacked together, this ability was directly upgraded to the platinum level. With his magical perception at the moment, he could already feel some magic particles emitting a sacred aura appearing within his own magic power. It seemed that this was how resistance to dark magic manifested itself. When being attacked by dark magic, these sacred magical powers would weaken it. For Char, this undoubtedly gave him an extra layer of security when facing dark wizards and various dark magic creatures. His legendary life had already made his "blood tank" frighteningly thick. It was just that he didn't have any resistance to magic before, so he had to take all the damage he received. But now, even if the level of resistance to dark magic was not too high, it was enough to make most dark wizards feel deeper despair when facing him than when facing a three-headed dog.
Then, the platinum light flickering from the ability granted by Occlumency also caught his eyes. There was no need to explain the benefits of this ability; he had already benefited greatly from it. In addition, Ms. Hufflepuff had specifically pointed out that one must possess Occlumency skills close to the ultimate level of wizards in order to learn a secret of the magical world. This made him pay even more attention to it. At this moment, his Occlumency was blessed with a bright platinum light, getting closer to the diamond level, which also reduced a lot of hard work for him.
But beyond these capabilities, the most surprising thing for Char was still a clear diamond light.
[Comrehension of Defense Against the Dark Arts (Diamond Level)]
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