"There are more than 20,000 spells in the wizarding world, and most of them can be learned, as long as you can find that valuable knowledge."

In the living room of the Burrow, Mr. Arthur rubbed his aching wrist and explained to Merlin, who was applying ice to his head:

"But three of these spells are called 'Unforgivable Spells,' and they are all spells that are extremely destructive and capable of causing extremely terrible consequences."

"Imperius, Heart, and Reacher. Even among the notorious dark magic spells, these three spells are extremely vicious. ”

Lady Molly glanced reproachfully at her reckless husband, and the gentle lady, while examining the wound on Merlin's arm, said to him and the two children:

"The bad thing about the Imperius Curse is that it can be used to manipulate people's minds, and as long as the magic is strong enough, there is almost no limit to the number of people who can be manipulated."

"The Requirition Charm can bypass the physical and magical shields and directly annihilate the soul, and once hit, it means that a being will be killed in the most brutal way possible."

"As for the Mind Curse, it seems a little misgiving. But as any old wizard knows, the Diamond Heart Spell is the most cruel of the three unforgivable spells. ”

Lady Molly used healing magic to help Merlin heal her wounds, and she whispered:

"There's no upper limit to the amount of pain that the Heart Drill Mantra attaches to the recipient..."

"As long as the magic is infused, the pain will continue to multiply, and multiply, until the recipient goes mad or dies tragically in torment. In the Middle Ages, any wizard who used the Heart Curse was hunted down by the Aurors, and the Three Curses were strictly forbidden. ”

"But decades ago, when confronting the dangerous Grindelwald and his followers, some Aurors from the Ministry of Magic secretly used the Diamond Heart Charm to torture the dark wizards to extract confessions."

Mr. Arthur whispered:

"That's when the bad ethos started, but the Aurors are doing good things in bad ways, so no one blames them."

"But once a bad thing has a leader, then there will be more and more imitators. The Reaper and Reaper Charms have appeared very rarely in recent years, but the Mind Drain Charm has a tendency to be abused, and to make matters worse, the Ministry of Magic has no way to manage it. ”

"After all, they're using it themselves."

Lady Molly sighed with some concern, and said to Merlin:

"They don't have a straight back, and the Aurors need something to deter the offenders. But I still didn't expect that Arthur you would be so mad as to use the Heart Drill Charm on a young man who was just learning magic! Are you crazy? ”

"No, it's okay, Lady Molly."

Merlin shook his head, and said to Lady Molly:

"Mr. Arthur was also forced to do so, in fact, I should have stopped when I hit you with the Crushing Charm. It's my fault, I'm too aggressive. ”

"You saw that too, dear Molly."

Mr. Arthur lifted his somewhat swollen arm and torn shirt, and said to his wife:

"I was beaten badly by Merlin... I was confused for a while, but thankfully it didn't cause a catastrophe. ”

"Isn't it!"

Ron, who was standing on the side and listening to the story with his ears pricked up, screamed:

"Dad, you lost? Merlin beat you? Hell, he's self-taught with magic! It's only been 3 years! ”

"Smack"

Mrs. Molly put a hard face on Ron's head and said:

"No swearing in the house! Merlin's talent is good, much better than yours, you should really study magic by heart, Ron! You're from the Weasleys too! We're a pure-blood wizard family! ”

"yes, Ron."

Merlin set aside the ice cube above his head, and he said to Ron:

"I was able to beat your father just by tricks, he is a powerful wizard, and I can feel that he still has a lot of hole cards to use, probably to save my face."

Merlin smiled, his explanation causing Ron and Hermione to nod, and the two young wizards also felt that it must be Mr. Arthur's mercy.

But actually, Arthur does have wizard's hole cards, but Merlin... He also has his own hole cards that he hasn't used.

After dinner, Arthur invites Merlin to take a walk outside the Burrow. They walked along the creek to the grove behind the Burrow, and in the light of the setting sun Arthur took a snuffbox and smoked it, and then said to Merlin:

"Your strength is amazing, Merlin. I can tell you now what I want you to help with. ”

Arthur looked back at Merlin and said:

"I need you to help me protect a child... Just a week, and if you can, don't let him feel your presence. ”

"You mean, Ron?"

Merlin glanced at the kitchen and said:

"Did something happen?"

"No, not Ron. It's Harry. ”

Arthur lowered his voice and said:

"He's a friend of Ron and Hermione, a... How to say, a child with an important identity. ”

"Something has happened within the British Ministry of Magic recently, there is news that some officials of the Ministry of Magic are intent on imprisoning Harry and stripping him of his wizarding status, and His Excellency Dumbledore, the head of Hogwarts House, is trying to unblock the joints, which may take a week. During this time, we must need to protect Harry from anyone. ”

Arthur sighed a little helplessly:

"But we are all officially registered with the Ministry of Magic, and if we are found out, we are likely to implicate our families. Only you, Merlin, are a person who suddenly appeared, and you are not yet British, and do not operate in the UK, so you are not registered with the Ministry of Magic. It's up to you to protect him. ”

"As long as you're careful and don't get into a conflict with those bastards at the Ministry of Magic, there's no problem."

"Harry? You mean, Harry. Porter? ”

Rubbing his forehead, Merlin recalled the name, and he said:

Hermione mentioned this name repeatedly in the letter, and she said that Mr. Potter was a very famous child in the wizarding world, and it was said that he was related to the Dark Lord?

"Yes, you could think of Harry as a child of Destiny or something."

Arthur spread his hands and said briefly:

"His parents were powerful wizards who died fighting the Dark Lord and were true heroes."

"The Dark Lord has died, or rather, been missing for more than a decade, although there is news that he has returned. But we've been monitoring his forces, and the Ministry of Magic is acting, and they're not going to make a big deal of it. The danger Harry faces now comes mainly from within the Ministry of Magic, which is the department I serve, but unfortunately, after a long time, this system that is supposed to maintain order has also become corrupt. ”

"Harry, poor boy..."

Mr. Arthur clenched his fists, and he said indignantly:

"He was used by the incompetent Minister of Magic, Fudge, and his henchmen as a tool to seize power and suppress Dumbledore."

"Wait, Mr. Arthur."

Merlin interrupted Arthur by saying:

"You're saying that I want to protect a child who is seen as a thorn in the side by the Minister of Magic, under the watchful eye of the British Ministry of Magic?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

Arthur asked, Merlin shook his head, he looked at the distant sunset, and said:

"No, it's too much trouble, they have an absolute advantage, and if the officials want to trouble Harry, it's too easy. We can't just be passive and put out fires, we have to find a smarter way... I mean, we're going to have to get out of the way with the Ministry's open face. ”

"Let Harry go to America, let him disguise himself as a Muggle. My organization is capable enough in the Muggle world to cover his tracks, and I will be there for him for the rest of the 7 days, and there should be no problem. ”

Merlin looked at Arthur and said:

"No matter how powerful the British Ministry of Magic is, it can't control the affairs of North America, right?"

"In that case..."

Arthur frowned and thought for a moment, and then he said:

"It's not impossible. The U.S. Magical Council does hate other forces reaching into their territory, and I haven't heard of any Death Eaters in North America. The problem is, the Ministry of Magic won't let Harry leave England so easily, and they will do everything they can to stop it. ”

"It's simpler."

Merlin took out his phone and dialed a number, he winked at Mr. Arthur, and said:

"We don't need to hide at all, we just need to get things done."

He pressed the dial button, and after a few moments, he spoke to the man on the other side of the microphone:

"Hey, Gatler? I'm Merlin... There's one thing, I need your help. ”

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On July 5, 1995, in a villa at No. 4 Privet Road in London's Little Whinging District, the phone suddenly rang. Dursley was taken aback.

The 16-year-old almost completely inherited his father's appearance, with an unusually high obesity from face to stomach, and even so, this somewhat rude kid still likes to steal sweets from his parents, and after being discovered, he pushes everything on his cousin Harry. Potter.

With crumbs of doughnuts still on his lips, he ran to the phone and picked up the telephone, only to hear a very serious and indifferent voice inside:

"This is the London Police, Vernon. Is Mr. Dursley here? ”

"Daddy! Father! Someone from the police station called! ”

Dali was startled, he shouted a few times at the top of his voice, and soon a chubby, bearded, tired man, probably in his 40s, walked into the room.

This is Vernon. Dursley, Harry. Porter's uncle, the head of the business at the Graning Company.

A successful businessman, but not a good father and a good guardian.

"Hey, hello, officer. I'm Vernon, what's the matter? ”

Vernon politely asked the officer on the other end of the phone, and the phone from the London police station said very businesslikely:

"Between 1991 and 1994, you responded to 57 letters to the police about paranormal events about your nephew. A senior agent from the European Division of the World Security Council has arrived in London specifically for your nephew's affair. ”

"Mr. Vernon, we now inform you that you are invited to come to the London Police Station at 8 o'clock this afternoon, with your wife, son, and nephew. That officer will be waiting for you at the police station! Don't be late, thanks. ”

With that, the phone hung up.

Mr. Vernon, holding the telephone, looked dumbfounded.

Indeed, in the past few years, he has been overwhelmed by the supernatural events that his nephew Harry has made. In fact, he didn't like Harry in the first place, and his wife didn't like the nephew either, despite their true blood relationship.

Vernon tried to resolve his nephew's problem through legal means for some time, but never received a response. He was already desperate, but today, the positive response of the police department made Vernon a little overjoyed for a while.

"Dalí! Go and call your mom back, and tell Harry to clean up and change into a decent outfit! We went out in the afternoon! Oh God, have you finally heard the prayers of your faithful believers? ”

That afternoon, in the office of the London Police Department, the costumed Dursleys were sitting in chairs waiting for the officer's arrival.

And Harry, who was wearing a set of tracksuits that didn't fit well. Potter looked at the scene in front of him with a puzzled expression.

He didn't know what his uncle was crazy about, so he had to take him to the police station.

"Bang"

At 4 p.m., the office door was pushed open.

Dressed in a gray suit and rimless glasses, Merlin walked into the office with an indifferent expression, and he looked at the few people in front of him, the kind of cold and formulaic look that made the Dursleys a little afraid.

Merlin stretched out his hand and looked at his watch, he seemed to be busy, he put the paper in his hand on the table, flipped through the page, and asked in a very straightforward tone:

"Mr. Vernon, I'm a high-ranking agent under the World Security Council, and you can call me Merlin. I'll deal with it about your nephew Harry. Jimmy. The supernatural event that happened to Mr. Potter... Who is Mr. Potter? ”

Merlin's gaze swept to the four people in front of him, and under his questioning, Harry subconsciously stood up and said to Merlin:

"Hello sir, I'm Harry. Porter. ”

Merlin looked at him expressionlessly, and after a moment, he shook his head and said to Vernon:

"Mr. Vernon, you said your nephew could do magic, did you?"

"Yes, of course, sir."

Before Vernon could speak, his wife, a lady with a sharp voice, spoke:

"He inherited her mother's evil abilities, he will use magic, that is the power of evil, it will invite misfortune!"

"Nope! Lady! ”

Merlin said coldly:

"There is no magic in this world, don't be misled. Everything can be answered in science, and my job is to debunk these ancient superstitions! ”

He looked at his watch again and said to the crowd in front of him:

"I'm going to take Harry. While Mr. Potter is away, my organization will conduct a thorough examination of him, and if we find an anomaly, then we will notify you again. Now I need two guardians to sign this document. ”

"Do you agree with me taking him?"

Merlin asked.

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley looked at each other, then nodded desperately:

"Of course! Take him away, and better never send him back! ”

With that, they quickly signed the paperwork and left the police station with their son Dali.

In the office, only Harry was left behind. Potter, and a calm Merlin.

Harry was only a young man of 15 years old, he looked at the mysterious chief in front of him with some fear, Merlin noticed Harry's gaze, he looked up, walked over to Harry, pulled something from his waist, shook it in front of Harry's eyes, and then smiled at him.

It was a wand, a red wand.

The person in front of you...

It's a wizard!

"Don't be afraid, Mr. Potter."

Merlin patted the thin young man in front of him on the shoulder, and he leaned down to meet him in the eye, and he whispered:

"Little Hermione, I say hello to you... For the next 7 days, I will be your temporary guardian. ”

"Ready to travel to North America?"

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