Chapter 371: Leaving Albania (Second Update)
Jon had been in Albania for the past month, in no hurry to leave.
On the one hand, he needs to wait for the branches of the Calabar-Tree of Souls to grow quietly in the Aquarius...... Otherwise, if the branch withers during the bumpy journey, he will have to come back and get another one.
On the other hand, he is actually quite interested in the magic of the indigenous Albanians, which originated in the African magic family.
After the events in Transylvania and earning the title of "Vampire Slayer", "Vampire Terminator" or "Vampire Butcher" - Jon has actually earned the friendship of the inhabitants of Eagle's Nest Mountain, and he is very popular here.
Moreover, the local residents do not have the concept of "ancestral magic cannot be passed on".
So for the past month, he has been doing a lot of magical "communication" with these Albanian Kruja wizards.
In terms of language, however, there are certain obstacles.
After all, in the whole of Kruya, except for the elder Phoenix and Sandru, there is no third person who can speak English.
As a warrior in the Eagle's Nest Mountain, Sandru needs to go out on patrol often and have his own missions...... He couldn't be there for Jon all the time, to answer Jon's questions, or to be a translator.
And Elder Phoenix, as the de facto head and number one leader of Kruya, could not have so much spare time.
When Jon ran into a problem, he had to use sign language to communicate with the other wizards in the area......
Fortunately, he is still quite popular in the local area, especially a few young witches, who are happy to communicate with him in this way.
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The biggest difference between African magic and Norse magic is that traditional African magic is more accustomed to relying on the shaman's own mood swings to manipulate magic, while Norse magic is used to controlling magic through runiwen.
For wizards of the Norse magic system, they need to use a wand to channel magic, which can make the effects of spells more accurate and effective, especially Transfiguration and Charms, which are often difficult to cast without the use of a wand. Only a handful of wizards are able to cast spells without a wand.
Wizards of the African magic system are not accustomed to using wands, as the presence of a medium can affect the spread of their emotions - so they are more accustomed to casting spells without wands and silently, which are very common.
However, as a price, the wizards of the African magic system generally have poor control of spells and the accuracy of their magic.
Jon spent a month in Kruja and often saw an adult wizard make some very low-level mistakes when using simple everyday spells such as Fire Charm, Water Boil, or Flying Charm.
And if you are a graduate of Hogwarts, even a simple "Iron Armor Charm" will not be able to use it well......
So from the 16th century to the 19th century, when a large number of colonial wizards invaded the continent, the local indigenous wizards found that they were no match for them, especially when dealing with some colonial wizards who were good at using black magic.
Faced with colonial wizards who were much smaller than them, the African wizards in the battle suffered heavy casualties, and even some Muggle colonists with guns easily killed them...... Unable to defend their homeland, they fled deeper into the continent, and by the end of the 19th century, almost all African shamans had fled into hiding around Uganda in Central Africa.
It wasn't until Gellert Grindelwald was defeated that Albus Dumbledore proposed that "wizards from all nations return to their homeland", which allowed African magic, which was on the verge of being lost, to flourish again......
However, compared to spells, African magic has its own unique features when it comes to transfiguration magic, especially Animagus magic.
When Jon was in his third grade, he had learned the entire process of Animagus' transformation in a book in the forbidden section of the Cutting-Edge Transfiguration Guide......
However, after communicating with Sandru and the other Crua wizards, Jon discovered that the description in the book was actually very flawed. The real Animagus magic was even more wonderful and incredible than he had ever imagined.
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However, on the last day of August, Jon unexpectedly received a letter.
The envelope was painted with two golden cross-crossed wands, each with three stars popping up on it. It comes from the headmaster of Beauxbatons School of Magic: Lady Olim Maxim.
I opened the letter and read it briefly—it introduced the do's and don'ts of Beauxbatons for new students, and attached a list of subjects for Beauxbatons' fifth-graders.
After a brief pause, Jon realized that he was still a fifth-year student at Beauxbatons.
A year ago, Christopher Patrick transferred from Durmstrang to Beauxbatons, and then "by chance" became an exchange student to Hogwarts...... And now, the exchange period has ended, but his student status has not disappeared......
Of course, it is impossible to study, and it is impossible to continue to study in this life!
After all this experience, Jon couldn't go back to school as a well-behaved student, and he couldn't continue to prepare for the exam in order to get a few. LS certificate and work hard.
In fact, he doesn't feel like he needs them anymore.
In Jon's opinion, practice can learn more than school, and for example, he learned no less in a month in Kruja than he had learned from his teachers at Hogwarts the year before.
Moreover, Astoria's situation no longer allows him to waste a lot of time when he returns to school...... In the coming months, he must help her craft a complete Horcrux in order to give her a chance to survive.
Although I am no longer ready to go to Beauxbatons, it is not a good habit to say goodbye or ignore it.
Beauxbatons is an old-fashioned school of magic, although it has always been known for its leniency...... But there are no restrictions on its students, magic or something. Just as he hid in the remote Albanian mountains, this letter could be sent smoothly to his own hands.
Jon prepares to head to Beauxbatons tomorrow, September 1st, when school starts.
He and Madame Maxime then withdrew from school, cancelled their status as Beauxbatons students, and returned to England from France along the way.
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As he pondered, Jon shifted his gaze to the last line of the letter—
"Please be sure to reach the highest point within a radius of 10 kilometers at 5 p.m. tomorrow and wait a moment!
Headmaster of Beauxbatons School of Magic, Olim Maxim. ”