Scott, though a little speechless about Michael's backsliding, can also understand.

As a father, Michael was just worried about his safety.

"I've always been cautious." He analyzed himself to his father, "Maybe it's because I haven't had the opportunity to verify it since I grew in strength, so I'm a little restless." ”

Michael shook his head.

"You're still too young, my son, don't play all your hole cards easily, this is a truth you should have understood a long time ago."

Scott shrugged his shoulders.

"Although the truth is clear, whether you can do it or not is another matter."

Michael looked him in the eye and said, "You have to think about what is most important to you." ”

"Of course it's you and Mom." Scott said with a grin.

Michael was stunned for a moment, then laughed too.

"You'd better keep that for Millie." He said with the corners of his mouth curled.

Scott pouted, "I'm telling the truth. ”

Michael coughed, his face serious again.

"I mean, you should get to the point, and the most important thing for you is to get through the catastrophe that the prophecy revealed."

Hearing his father's words, Scott also restrained the smile on his face.

Michael put his hand on his shoulder and made eye contact with him.

"You have to get rid of something, Scott, and don't let anything else take your attention, and go all out to deal with the prophecy."

Scott looked into Michael's eyes and saw not only concern, but also a lot of worry.

He remembered talking to Michael on the first night of the summer vacation, and the sadness and powerlessness in his father's tone.

For as long as he can remember, the image of his father Michael in this life has been powerful and almost omnipotent.

The man was always calm and immobile, as if nothing could knock him down.

But now he has seen his father's weakness twice.

That's something that wasn't supposed to be on Michael.

It's all because of himself, because he's in a world he can't set foot in.

Scott opened his mouth, but for a moment he was speechless.

There is nothing he can do to stop Michael's worries, and he can only be glad that Emilia doesn't know this, and he can't prove that he can survive the future, because even he himself is not fully confident.

Not only that, but even Tutor Ravenclaw said that he lacked the accumulation of time and could not reach their level of strength in a short period of time.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Michael sighed, "If you don't have faith, we can leave, no matter where we go." We can go to any country in the world, even the North and South poles at both ends of the earth, uninhabited islands in the ocean. ”

"Nope."

Scott reflexively said no.

He knew very well that prophecy was impossible to escape and that evasion would not solve anything.

Besides, hiding XZ is not what he wants.

"I'll pick myself up, work harder, be more focused, be more cautious." He looked into Michael's eyes and said word by word.

At this moment, Scott's heart suddenly became firm.

Even if it's Salazar? Slytherin, he didn't want to throw in easily.

"In that case, let's do it." Michael said, "Anyway, I'll be ready for the road ahead." ”

Scott had no choice but to acquiesce.

After breakfast the next day, Scott summoned a portrait of Ravenclaw in his room.

"Mentor, please tell me if there is a way to become stronger faster." He asked in a pleading tone.

Ravenclaw looked at him a few times and asked gently, "Did something happen?" ”

"My enemy is Salazar? Slytherin, I'm going to have no chance of winning like this, am I? Scott said seriously, "I don't want my father to worry too much about me." ”

Ravenclaw said, "The route I have planned for you is the best, magic cannot be achieved overnight, only by following the steps can you go further." ”

Scott shook his head, "But I'm not sure if I'm going to have a future if I go on like this." ”

Ravenclaw smiled, "That prophecy already tells us that you won in the end, didn't you?" ”

"It's not like you can win by doing nothing."

"Of course you're not doing nothing, you're always improving, kid."

"But I don't think that's enough."

"There is no shortcut to the accumulation of knowledge, because of impatience, your request just now is already very substandard, my apprentice."

Misalignment......

Scott was stunned.

I remembered the black dragon I had made with Transfiguration before.

Although the black dragon had a terrifying appearance, a huge size, and could even simulate a dragon's breath and spit fire, it was really just a façade.

It wasn't really a living thing, just a model that could fly and breathe fire, and all the action was controlled by Scott.

If he wants the black dragon to have the ability to act autonomously like Rimbaud, and even generate intelligence, he can do it with his current level of transfiguration, but he is limited by the lack of magic power.

He was a little out of strength that day after creating the Black Dragon.

Thinking about the crux of the matter, Scott looked at the Ravenclaw in the painting again.

"Dear Mentor, is there any way to make my magic grow quickly?"

Ravenclaw smiled again, "Yes." ”

Scott's eyes lit up, "Please tell me." ”

"But are you really going to do that?" Ravenclaw asked, "I must warn you that the methods I know are risky. ”

"So have you used it?" Scott asked curiously.

Ravenclaw nodded, "Yes, the environment in the wizarding world in the past was much bloodier and crueler than in modern times, and we will use some methods that have been abandoned in modern times to enhance the magic power." ”

"Please teach me back." Scott asked again.

"You have two options." Ravenclaw said, "One is potions, and the other is magical rituals. ”

Scott thought about it and asked, "Can't you use both?" ”

Ravenclaw shook his head, "Don't be too greedy, it can have unpredictable consequences, and wizards of the past have proven it with their lives." ”

I see.

Scott said regretfully, "Then please tell me about the difference between the two methods." ”

Ravenclaw nodded slightly.

"The potion is called a magic enhancement potion, and the advantage is that it is safe and stable, but the disadvantage is that there is not much magic power that can be increased, and the potion materials are difficult to find."

"The magic ritual is called Bloody Plunder, and the advantage is that the mana increase is extremely considerable, and the disadvantage is that the method is cruel and bloody, there is a high chance of uncontrollable side effects, and the materials are extremely precious and hard to find."

"Bloody Plunder......

Scott unconsciously repeats the name of the magic ritual, and the nature of the magic ritual can be imagined from the name.

"Are you interested in bloody plunder?"

Ravenclaw said meaningfully.

"Then you need to prepare a unicorn horn, a mermaid's tail, two dragon hearts, a pair of Thestrals' wings, ten tears of the phoenix, three heads of the Runi snake, a poison pouch of the panther, a centaur spine, and all the blood in the body of an adult wizard."

"This ......"

Scott was a little dumbfounded.

It wasn't that easy for him to get his hands on.

There are some things that money can't buy.

Other materials aside, there are basically no wizards in the wizarding world who dare to hunt dangerous poisonous leopards.

Because the leopard is arguably the most dangerous animal in the world, it is said that it will take more than a hundred skilled wizards to work together to subdue it.

It's terrifying.

And most importantly......

"All the blood in an adult wizard's body? Can't it be a little bit for everyone? ”

"I can't." "It has to be the same person, and preferably someone you're related to, or even as close as possible, to reduce uncontrollable side effects." Of course, you can't do that. ”

"What are the side effects?" Scott asked.

"I guess it's going to be weird." "A lot of wizards don't care about their appearance. ”

Scott swallowed, "It's a rare method that few people use, right?" ”

He figured it out, this method is actually not reliable.

"No, it wasn't too uncommon in wizarding families in the past." Ravenclaw is telling a ghost story, "Old wizards leave their blood for posterity before they die." ”

"You ......"

"I didn't use this method, but as far as I know, the Slytherin family has this tradition."

“……”

Scott was silent for a few seconds.

He couldn't help but ask, "So Slytherin looks weird?" Could it be that Voldemort lost his nose because of this? ”

A smile appeared on Ravenclaw's face, "I don't know about Voldemort, but Salazar is really not handsome, his face was a little wrinkled when he was young, and he didn't have hair. ”

“……”

Scott couldn't help but touch his smooth face and then his straight nose.

No, I'm not willing to sacrifice that much!

He shouted from the heart.

"Please tell me how to make a potion of enchantments!"

The Ravenclaw laughs from the bottom of his heart.

"I'll leave it to you."

In the frame, her portrait slowly fades away, leaving behind a dense patch of words.

It is the recipe and production method of the enchantment potion.

Scott hurriedly took out a pen and paper to copy.

"Protector Tree Fruit, Mandrake Rhizome, Devil's Net Twigs, Daffodil Buds, Amporrhage, Moonstone Powder, Chirac Fish Fin Thorn ......"

In the beginning, there are still some common herbs and ingredients.

Gradually, however, he discovered that the materials needed for the potion were as valuable as Ravenclaw had claimed.

The most precious part of it even overlaps with the materials needed for bloody plunder.

The blood of the unicorn voluntarily donated, the tears of the phoenix, the heart of the dragon, the beard of the mermaid, the tail hair of the Thestrals, the birthfall of the horseman.

Of course, there's more to it than that.

Scott wrote the whole paper, looking at the recipe, still a little embarrassed.

It's easy to say that you can buy some things with money, but many things can only be picked up by yourself, which is undoubtedly very difficult.

Not to mention that the process of making potions is also very tedious, taking at least half a year.

Scott's modest level of potions was not enough to guarantee a successful craft, and a Potions Master had to be hired to complete it without risk.

Potions Masters aren't that easy to find.

The closest Potions Master to Scott was Snape, and the professor had no time to make such troublesome potions for him.

The last time Snape followed Voldemort to Azkaban to rob the prison, his name had been in Ms. Burns's notebook, and the Ministry of Magic wanted warrants had been issued.

As a double agent, Snape has lost one of them, and he will probably not be able to see him at school next semester.

It is not known who Dumbledore will find to replace Snape as Potions professor.

Maybe it's Professor Slughorn who appeared in the "original", or maybe someone else.

Now, if Scott wanted to ask a potions master to make a potion for himself, there was really no way.

He thought about it, and he had to ask Professor Flitwick or Dumbledore for help.

As he thought about it, the figure of Ravenclaw reappeared in the frame.

"Looks like it's been copied."

"Yes, Mentor, may I ask ......?"

"Huh?"

Scott asked cautiously, "Can I use this lost recipe to get a Potions Master in exchange for the finished product?" ”

Ravenclaw has no opinion, "If you can do it." ”

"Thank you."

Hearing the affirmative reply, Scott felt a little more at ease.

It's not that he doesn't want to be self-reliant, it's that he really can't.

The rest of the day, Ravenclaw didn't talk about it again and started a new lesson.

Scott also put aside the potions for a moment and began to listen to the lecture seriously.

After dinner that day, Scott made a "video call" to Professor Flitwick using [Magic Mirror].

"Good evening, Scott, oh, is this your home in Spain?"

Professor Flitwick's face appears in the mirror.

"Good evening, Professor Flitwick."

Scott showed the professor his room.

After a few small talks, Scott went straight to the point.

"Professor, I'd like to ask you a favor, I wonder if you know any Potions masters other than Professor Snape."

"Oh, of course, I know other Potions professors, including the one who invented the Wolf Poison Potion"

——— haven't finished writing, I'll make up for it later

Ravenclaw has no opinion, "If you can do it." ”

"Thank you."

Hearing the affirmative reply, Scott felt a little more at ease.

It's not that he doesn't want to be self-reliant, it's that he really can't.

The rest of the day, Ravenclaw didn't talk about it again and started a new lesson.

Scott also put aside the potions for a moment and began to listen to the lecture seriously.

After dinner that day, Scott made a "video call" to Professor Flitwick using [Magic Mirror].

"Good evening, Scott, oh, is this your home in Spain?"

Professor Flitwick's face appears in the mirror.

"Good evening, Professor Flitwick."

Scott showed the professor his room.

After a few small talks, Scott went straight to the point.

"Professor, I'd like to ask you a favor, I wonder if you know any Potions masters other than Professor Snape."

"Oh, of course, I know other Potions professors, including the one who invented the Wolf Poison Potion"

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