Chapter 134: Ridiculous but True Things
Albert was stunned, of course he knew who Mog McDoug was. It was a good friend of Bud Broad and a famous contemporary magician, who is said to be named after Adebay Wolfflin, the author of The Theory of Magic.
It's just that......
How is the Mog McDoug in front of him different from what he imagined, I should say......
"What's wrong?" Mog McDoug, noticing the momentary confusion on Albert's face, asked, confused, "Is there anything on my face?"
"I thought it was ...... You'll be a little younger. Albert hesitated, but he couldn't help but express the doubts in his heart.
"I'm sorry. It's me who lost my words. ”
"Young...... Haha, no need to apologize, I really don't get young anymore. McDoug didn't mind Albert's gaffe at all, and smiled and pointed to the couch inside, "Come in first, Bud should be back soon." ”
Albert sat a little reservedly across from McDoug, but his eyes were drawn to the parchment on the table, all in runey script.
"It seems that Bard is right, you do have a high level of attainment in this area. McDoug took a sip of the black tea and looked at Albert nodding his head, looking satisfied.
Albert also noticed McDoug's gentle smile, what to say?
The other party looks at himself very specially...... Also familiar.
"I thought Isobel's talent was good enough. McDoug said softly, "She's one of the best kids I've ever seen." ”
"Isobel?" Albert cast an inquiring glance at the middle-aged man in front of him.
"My distant niece. McDoug nodded at the parchment full of ancient scriptures, and asked Albert with a smile, "Bard and I are going to write a book on ancient scriptures, are you interested in participating?"
"Me?" Albert thought he had heard a ridiculous thing about inviting a child to write a book together.
"It's you who write, not us. Professor Broder pushed the door open and walked in, heading at Albert and saying, "You came a little earlier than I thought, what do you want to drink?"
"Milk tea. Albert was stunned for a moment, then replied instinctively.
Professor Broad flicked his wand, and a cup of bubbling milk tea appeared in front of Albert out of thin air.
"I can see that you have a high level of attainment in ancient magic scripts, so I recommend you to Mogg. Of course, the main job of writing the book is for Mogg to do, and we just help to be a thug for him. ”
"It's incredible. Albert said honestly.
"Can I too?" asked Albert tentatively, "and if I did, it would be the funniest joke of the century." ”
"Don't say that, you're special, more dazzling than Isobel. McDoug explained, "I think you'll probably be put to use, don't you mind?"
"Don't mind. ”
"Of course, I think you're going to learn a lot along the way?" McDoug said with a smile, "Reacquaint yourself with Mog McDoug." ”
"Albert Anderson, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Mog McDoug. Albert reached out and shook his hand, and although it felt very unreal, it seemed that he knew a terrible guy.
"Are you going to write a textbook, or are you going to ......?"
"No, it's a more advanced book, it's not for students to read, it's about something deeper than the study of ancient runes. McDoug explained, "You may not have touched that realm yet, but ancient magic texts do contain special powers, and some ancient spells use them. If Dumbledore was willing to help, we would be moving much faster. ”
"Now, there are very few people who really understand how to use ancient magic scripts. Professor Broad did not hesitate to praise himself, "Mogg is an expert on this. ”
"No, no, Bud, at least I have one in front of me. McDoug smiled and nodded his head towards Albert's wooden bracelet, "The workmanship is a bit rough, but there's no denying that this is the prototype...... You wouldn't mind lending me a look at your results, would you?"
"Huh?" Albert realized what he was talking about, took off the wooden bracelet, and handed it to McDoug.
"If it were me, I would recommend that you use yew wood to do it, although the Dharma Protector Tree also has a special effect, it is not perfect for activating the power of rune runes. McDoug's fingers brushed over the runes on the wooden bracelet, looked at Albert with interest, and asked, "Unfortunately, you haven't really mastered how to use it yet." ”
Albert's eyes lit up as he stared at Mog McDoug, and he felt that his doubts about the runes of Rune were likely to be answered by the other party.
"Don't worry, you're already a lot ahead of the curve, at least Bud doesn't understand these things. McDoug turned his head to look at his friend and whispered.
"I'm not you, I haven't done research on this. Professor Broad paid no attention to his friend's quips, "You are nowhere near as good as me in practice." ”
"Each has its own strengths. McDoug's face didn't show any embarrassment as he looked at the parchment on the table, "Okay, I guess we should focus on our work." ”
"May I ask?" Albert asked, picking up a piece of parchment, "where did you get these things, I say, these runes on them?" ”
"It's one of Ravenclaw's legacies. Professor Broder didn't care how shocking this was, and just said it.
"Legacy?" Albert was surprised, but quickly calmed down.
"Yes, heritage, Ravenclaw wisdom. McDoug said, "It's amazing, and I'm going to summarize it and write it into a book so that others can interpret it, and one day, people will realize the magical power of the ancient scriptures." ”
"I've never seen any magical power in these words. Professor Broad reminded aloud.
"Because you don't know enough about the Runi script. McDoug unceremoniously pointed out the problem, "Okay, let's get started!"
With a wave of his wand, parchment and quills appeared out of thin air, and he began to prepare to take notes.
It was a tedious job, and Albert could hardly believe that he was involved, and when he came out of Professor Broad's office, he was in a trance, and his head was still buzzing, constantly echoing what he had heard and experienced during this time...... Although I understand it, my brain can't handle this confusing knowledge well for a while.
Albert didn't even realize when he was returning to the Gryffindor common room, when he was resting with his eyes closed, and his whole brain kept recalling the strings of runes and the words that McDoug had said until he fell asleep unconsciously.