Chapter 280: The Dragon's Trail
Professor Moody's? Has he been healed? Then it should be no problem, I know that the professors must have a way, and you are reluctant to get rid of it, right? In Hogwarts, apparition magic is not allowed. β
Hermione suddenly looked a little surprised, and then hurriedly cheered for Harry-
"So before, when the fire dragon was out of control, Charlie had to run to your side to pull you...... But when in the field, as long as they are within the professors' line of sight, they can immediately rush to the scene. β
"Huh? Is that so? Harry's eyes were full of confusion, he really didn't know about it, "By the way, what is Apparition?" Magic? β
Not to mention that Hermione was a little reluctant to popularize the knowledge points about "illusion shifting", and theoretically, what she said was really right.
If you are in a school, if the distance is relatively far, say more than 500 meters, then whoever is in danger will have to ask for more blessings.
Because no matter how responsible the professors are, even if they run at a terrible speed of 100 meters and 4 seconds, it will take a full 20 seconds to reach your side...... Don't expect them to be able to cast spells while running, or to cast spells with precision at a distance of 500 meters
Because of the aiming problem of the wand pit daddy, unless it is a group attack spell in some sense, the kind that can hit a large area with a single spell in the past.
Otherwise, even Dumbledore could only pray for luck, the effective range of a medium-caliber sniper rifle is generally about 800 meters, don't expect a stick to be comparable to those intricately designed weapons of war.
And even so, a successful sniper takes time, needs to be calibrated, the wind deviation needs to be taken into account, and it is calculated and corrected on the spot according to the actual weather conditions and battlefield conditions, and it is absolutely impossible to say that the muzzle of the gun will be accurately exploded in the enemy's head...... The snipers who set the record for ultra-long-range sniping are of a high level, but there is also a lot of luck.
One can imagine how numb the wizards are when it comes to ranged attacksβ
Don't be fooled by the stereotype, after all, they're not really a remote profession at all.
On the other hand, if they were outside the school, the professors' mobility would probably be epicly enhanced, because they could apparition and no longer be suppressed by the environment in Hogwarts......
It can be said that as long as the warriors did not leave their line of sight, or did not survive even a second or two in the face of danger, and died on the spot, then the professors of the school would definitely have time to rescue.
In addition, the new project is only based on pragmatism, allowing the warriors to track and reconnoitre the whereabouts of the fire dragons, and find out what kind of secrets are hidden behind their actions.
No longer in a defined area, facing a specific fire dragon head-on, passing by it within a limited time to steal the golden eggs in its nest...... Not such a dangerous, rigid, and meaningless prescriptive project.
So strictly speaking, the new project is really much safer, with a professor-level adult wizard as an assistant, and plenty of freedom to decide for yourself how to act, how to make a plan, whether to quietly scout for clue information, or go directly into the dragon's lair to adventure......
Basically, it's entirely fair to say that as long as Harry doesn't get dazed and wants to be a dragon slayer hero, wants to take on a dragon head-on, and recklessly sends himself under the nose of a dragon, then there won't be much danger.
The most important thing he needs to think about at the moment is actually how to use a magic wand to find his way in the natural environment, forage for food, protect himself, etc., although with Professor Moody as an assistant, there will be no difficulty.
However, even if you can think of it on your toes, the performance in this area is definitely a plus point.
There was no possibility of cheating in this matter, and the other three warriors, as senior students, were obviously much better than Harry, who had just entered the fourth year and had not yet attended classes for two weeks.
Now, while everyone was going to the auditorium to enjoy the evening, the reason they stayed in the Gryffindor common room was to help Harry strengthen his life skills in this area.
At least he has to master the basic life curses such as "waterproof and moisture-proof", "clear water like a spring", and "repair as before", right?
Otherwise, not to mention the problems of rain, cold, lack of water and thirst, etc., just the difficult trek in the wild environment, if Harry can't fix the spell, I'm afraid that within two days, he will appear as a bare-ass savage in the real-time broadcast image that the audience sees.
At that time, he had better pray that the wizarding world would have a technology-matched coding method, holy light, shady, mosaics, and the like.
It's also best to pray that crazy woman Rita Skeeter doesn't make a fuss about this, preaching "healthy and good ass", "British butt lifting" and the like, Harry will definitely kill himself in grief.
It's a pity that Harry probably didn't understand the seriousness of this matter, and in Hermione's one-on-one lessons, he soon fell asleep again in a daze.
Hermione wanted to wake him up, but given that he hadn't had a good night's sleep in all this time, she gave up with a sigh.
I just hope that in three days, he will be ready......
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United Kingdom.
Near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in a relatively remote house in the famous village of Hogsmeade.
"Minister Fudge shows a strong side and angrily accuses Dumbledore of being irresponsible......"
Noah naturally didn't know what happened between Hogwarts and the other two schools after he left, and how many twists and turns there were, he just saw the relevant follow-up from the Daily Prophet.
Wizarding newspapers in Britain seem to be more accessible than in the United States, and some owls serve as newspaper vendors in addition to their duties as postmen.
They fly around the main areas of the wizarding world every day with brand new newspapers, and wizards can buy newspapers directly from them if they come across them, just by putting coins in a small bag strapped to their legs.
Aside from being less punctual and more random, there aren't many drawbacks.
Of course, some unlucky wizards may not have seen a single newspaper vendor owl all day, or simply read today's newspaper in the evening, and any news is outdated.
Therefore, many people pay more attention to the news of the wizarding world, pay attention to the timeliness of information, and generally prefer to subscribe directly, so that there will be a special responsible owl to deliver it on time every morning without delay.
"Sure enough, they wouldn't have taken my warnings so easily...... But it's no different from taking the initiative to find death, if you don't find the ancient dragon species, it's okay, if you really find it, maybe none of them will survive, and you don't need the ancient dragon species to do it, those dragon priests will send them on their way. β
After reading the main page of the newspaper, Noah sighed, but he was not too surprised by this, mainly because the British wizard's manipulation made him a little stunned.
ββNot only did it not stop the triwizard competition, but it also simply took advantage of the situation, kept pace with the times, and directly combined the project with the actual situation, which was based on pragmatism......
Can you still play like this? It was an eye-opener for him.
However, he soon understood what the main reason was, considering that Britain was originally a small place, and it was said that the number of real wizards registered was only a few thousand-
Of course, the actual number must be much larger than this number, otherwise, considering their prices, tax rates, and the number of civil servants, it would be impossible for a magical society of this size to function, and it would have completely collapsed long ago.
- And the Ministry of Magic can only use hundreds of people, at this time, this situation is really like a skyscraper is on fire everywhere, and their little manpower can't save it.
I'm afraid that I can't help it, and it's normal to make this decision.
"But that's fine, at least I have a little more chance...... And there's a benefit to their magic broadcasting like this. β
Tossing the newspaper aside, Noah went to the window and closed the curtains, then went back to bed and lay down, his hands on his head and his eyes closed.
"At least when something goes wrong, everyone knows what's going on, so that even if they want to not recognize the birth of the ancient dragon species, it's impossible, and they can buy people some time."
In the dim light, it was faintly visible that there seemed to be black scales on his cheeks, slightly refracting the luster......
This seems to be dragon scales.
After he became a dragonborn that day, he decisively left Hogwarts and found a place where no one knew about it, resting and adjusting his state - he was not seriously injured, but he was not used to some kind of change in himself for the time being.
That day was just the beginning, not the end, and the metamorphosis process of becoming a Dragonborn was still ongoing and not directly completed.
He found that after he regained his human form, soon, jet-black scales began to appear on his hands and feet, cheeks, chest and back, etc., which were extremely hard, no different from dragon scales, at most they were smaller in size and more dense.
Of course, he didn't panic about this, because the scales slowly faded back into their skin, lurking under the hardened skin.
After the dragon scales appeared all over his body, and then returned to normal, this means that the transformation of the dragon soul into his entire person from the inside out is completed, and he is no longer a simple human, but a dragon descendant of a half-dragon and a half-human, human body and dragon soul.
The process was not far off, and he estimated it a little and found that he had now completed most of the transition period.
The rest of the process could be completed in about three days, and exactly three days later, the Triwizard Tournament project would be restarted, and he could be in time for it......
It's just that if you go, can you change anything?
According to the information obtained by Noah, the real ancient dragon species is so powerful that it is terrifying to death, and he also does not have a specific concept, only knowing that no matter how strong he is, it is not enough for the other party to shake his tail......
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