Chapter 125 The Invisibility and Clone
Draco's training barely finished until nightfall.
However, the way it ended was somewhat unexpected; he didn't catch the Golden Snitch, nor was he knocked down by a bludger or quaffle. Instead, he was so exhausted that he accidentally fell off his broom.
Dobby finally got a chance to shine, catching Draco steadily before anyone else, thus preventing his intimate contact with the ground.
Aaron controlled the magic carpet to fly in front of Draco, looking at him with a smile, "How do you feel?"
"This was just an accident.
If I persevere a little longer, I'm sure I can catch the Golden Snitch."
"I believe you can do it, but let's call it a day for today's training!"
"Why call it a day?"
Draco's brows furrowed slightly. An afternoon of high-intensity training had significantly improved his familiarity with the Golden Snitch, bludgers, and quaffles. He could now judge which ball was flying over just by its sound.
He could now barely manage to move with ease on the field. Ending the training now was akin to surrendering when victory was just a step away, and he was truly unwilling.
"You're in too poor a state right now. Training requires a balance of work and rest."
"I can do it."
"But I can't." Aaron rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Gines once said something I think is quite reasonable: 'The teacher always suffers more than the student.'
This afternoon, I swung the bat almost two hundred times, and my arms are a bit sore.
I ran away from home because I was too tired. If it's still like this at your house, then what's the point of me running away from home?"
Hearing this, Draco smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Sorry."
"Alright, it's already dark." Aaron yawned and walked towards the Castle on his own, "Let's eat something and get some good rest!"
Draco shrugged and followed him.
Lucius and Narcissa were sitting in the hall. Seeing Dracoenter, they exchanged a smile.
"Father, Mother, I..."
"No need to say anything." Narcissa pulled him in front of her, "We've all seen your performance. Your father said it was satisfactory, but I think it was quite good.
You're only twelve years old, and to persist for so long, even until the very last moment, that's already commendable."
"Cough, cough!" Lucius coughed once, then gave Draco a satisfied smile, "Although you didn't catch the Golden Snitch, you didn't disgrace the Malfoy name."
Draco was somewhat flattered but still straightened his back, "I am a Malfoy."
"Uncle and Auntie, I'm a bit tired, so I won't disturb you any longer." Aaron said, picking up Abey and heading upstairs.
"Hey..." Draco called out to him, "Aren't you staying for dinner?"
"No, I think Uncle and Auntie probably have a lot to talk to you about.
Besides, I haven't slept in for over two months. You can't possibly not grant me even this small wish, can you?"
"Draco, we should try our best to satisfy our guests' requests." Lucius said, then looked at the House-elf standing behind them, "Dobby, go prepare dinner for Mr. Aaron and his pet."
"Yes, Master, Dobby will go now." The elf said immediately, rushing towards the kitchen.
Aaron also went upstairs and returned to his room.
He washed his face, lay on the bed, and rolled around twice—it was a long-lost comfort.
Here, there was no Gines, no urging from various teachers, and certainly none of those messy courses.
Although he was at someone else's house, this feeling of ease was like having stood for a lifetime but finally sitting down today.
To celebrate this hard-won moment of freedom, Aaron was silent for a while before opening the system store.
[magic Category: @Transfiguration (1000 magic Points, includes Animagus); Blank; Blank; @Patronus Charm (200 magic Points); Blank]
[Material Category: @phoenix feather (30 magic Points); @dragon blood (20 magic Points); @Mandrake (5 magicPoints); @Bezoar (1 magic Point); @Rhinoceros Horn (3 magic Points)]
[Item Category: Blank; @magic Crystal (100 magic Points, possesses powerful magic, can power magic arrays); Blank; Blank; @Collector's Edition quaffle (30 magic Points, priceless in the eyes of Quidditch fans)]
He currently only had four hundred twenty-two magicPoints, which seemed like a lot, but in reality, every expenditure had to be carefully considered, as if he wished he could split a penny in half to spend.
"Even if I don't get what I want, I can't spend more than twenty-two."
Aaron looked at the blank item slots in the magic Category, constantly reminding himself in his heart to spend rationally.
"Refresh!"
A blank item slot was filled with a new magic.
[@Disillusionment Charm (100 magic Points, also known as the Invisibility Charm, can make the body blend with the surrounding environment, but note that the effect of invisibility varies from person to person.)]
Gollum!
Aaron swallowed, feeling that today was his lucky day.
Not only did he successfully escape, but he also drew the Invisibility Charm he had been longing for, and it was on the first try. His luck was unparalleled.
As for the final 'effect varies from person to person,' Aaronguessed it meant that the stronger the person, the better the invisibility effect, and that this spell might not fool powerful Wizards or those with strong intuition.
He was currently only a Magician. The Disillusionment Charm he cast might barely fool a Archmage, but in the eyes of a Grand Magister, it might be a joke.
However, this wasn't important; being able to fool ordinary people's eyes was enough.
With this spell, he wouldn't have to worry about the amount of invisibility potion to take when escaping. He could drink as much as he wanted, or even finish it all at once.
Aaron suppressed his excitement and looked at the next blank item slot, investing another magic Point.
[@Prior Incantato (100 magic Points, activates when the spell of one wand clashes with the spell of another wand with the same core, forcing one wand to replay, and the forced wand will eject spell objects from its tip in reverse chronological order.)]
Aaron looked at this explanation, was silent for several seconds, and then ruled out this magic.
It sounded like a big deal, but in reality, this spell was useless to him.
Identical wand cores, requiring the wand core materials to come from the same part of the same magical creature, is a very strict condition and difficult to encounter.
The second point is the clash of spells, which requires the spells cast by both combatants to be at a stalemate.
Only by meeting these two conditions is there a possibility of triggering Prior Incantato. This spell seems to be prepared for people with close relationships, such as siblings, parent-child, or master-apprentice, who have turned against each other for some reason.
Aaron's wand was carefully selected by Ollivander. Even if he was unlucky enough to encounter a stranger who met the conditions for casting Prior Incantato, he still had a backup wand to prevent Prior Incantato from being triggered.
Moreover, he planned to gradually abandon external objects like wands in the future and specialize in wandless casting, which would make this spell even more worthless.
"Indeed, luck doesn't last forever."
Aaron shook his head and refreshed Prior Incantato away.
But he refreshed it more than ten times in a row afterwards, yet none of them satisfied him. They were either spells he had already learned or ones with no practical value whatsoever.
However, just when he thought his luck had run out, the last refresh made his eyes widen, giving him a feeling that things had finally turned for the better.
[@thought form (2000 magic Points, a clone created by consuming half of one's own magic energy. The clone completely obeys the commands of the main body, possesses independent consciousness, and has the same abilities as the main body.
After the clone dies, it automatically returns to the main body. The thought form can also be recalled anytime and anywhere when the main body needs it, to replenish its losses and gain the thought form's memories and abilities.)]
Hiss!
Aaron excitedly sat up from the bed, his eyes gleaming, startling Abey, who was lying beside him.
Cloning magic! The cost-effectiveness of this magic far surpassed that of the Disillusionment Charm.
With a clone, it was equivalent to having a highly efficient cultivation device. He could completely delegate classes, homework, fights, and studying to the clone.
Although delegating everything might be unrealistic, it could at least relieve half of his pressure.
Moreover, with this skill, he wouldn't have to deliberately hide his strength anymore.
After creating a thought form, his strength would become half of his original, and then with a magic ring that sealed half of his abilities, it would be half of half.
At that time, he would be an ordinary Intermediate Wizard, at most slightly stronger than a regular Wizard, considered an average genius, perhaps even inferior to Harry Potter, which could greatly reduce his presence.
"Beautiful, excellent, outstanding, simply unparalleled." Aaron was so excited he was incoherent, "System, this time I must give you a thumbs up, it's amazing."
"This system reminds the host, before celebrating, you might want to look at the price."
"That's not important." Aaron said indifferently, "Compared to the clone's abilities, let alone two thousand magic Points, even twenty thousand... well, twenty thousand is really unaffordable.
But for two thousand, it's absolutely worth it."