493. Jokes, skulls, wooden boxes

That night, Scott and the others stayed outside the castle for a long time.

Not seen in a while, each of them seems to have a lot to talk about.

After talking about Voldemort, they talked about the Triwizard Tournament, Scott's study and life in France, and what happened at Hogwarts in the past.

During this time, Roger attempts to connect to Scott's [Magic Mirror] communication.

George said, "Oh, I think it was because Fred couldn't communicate with you, so he found Roger." ”

Scott wanted to just hang up and block it, but he was afraid that something would really happen over there, so he picked it up.

But unsurprisingly, they saw Fred's face next to Roger.

"Damn it!" Fred yelled, "What the hell is going on......"

"Okay, they're fine."

Scott decisively hung up the comms and blocked Roger's [Magic Phone].

After that, the group began to talk about what they had just talked about, until Filch approached them with a magic lamp, and they finally returned to the castle.

After saying goodbye to George and returning to the common room, Scott sees Autumn waiting here.

Cho handed a letter to Scott.

"Scott, help me get it to Cedric."

"Oh, I'd be happy to be a messenger."

Scott took the letter and shook it in his hand.

"I think Cedric will be happy that you've eaten him to death, Autumn."

He said in a mocking tone.

"That guy Cedri didn't even invite a dance partner to the Ball."

"Oh......"

Qiu's little sisters held their faces and coaxed, and laughed again.

Qiu laughed generously, "I only found out about this later, I didn't expect it...... I mean, before the Santa Ball, he asked me, and I didn't forbid him to find a dance partner. ”

"You've made a lot of money, Autumn. Cedric is not only an exemplary student, but also a model boyfriend. ”

Marietta Ekmo also bumped Qiu's shoulder and said with a look of envy.

"Oh, you must have some love secrets, share them with us!"

The other girls were also envious.

"I don't have that kind of thing......"

Watching the girls laugh and leave, Eddie touched Scott's arm, "It's really yours, they actually believe it?" I didn't expect Cedric to be a cunning guy too. ”

Scott said amusedly, "You think I'm lying to him?" No, I'm telling the truth. ”

"Are you kidding?" Eddie's eyes widened, "That's the Christmas Ball!" ”

Scott nodded affirmatively.

Eddie was even more surprised, "Oh, he's really good at pretending, I mean Cedric." ”

"He's just showing loyalty to love." Milton retorted, "I think it's the right thing to do. ”

"Stop making a fuss, Milton." Eddie waved his hand, "That's the Christmas Ball!" What kind of occasion does a person sit alone? Definitely going to be like a fool! ”

Scott, who was sitting on the couch, heard this and glanced up at him.

"I only did one opening dance, too." "The rest of the time I sat with Cedric like two fools," he said. ”

"No, you're different, Scott."

Eddie smiled awkwardly.

"After all, your dance partner is Fleur Delacour, the warrior of Beauxbatons, and the most beautiful girl there, which is enough for everyone to envy you."

"Thank you."

Scott gave him a standard smirk and turned his head down the stairs leading to the schoolgirls' dorm room.

Luna was walking down with a nice little castle in her arms.

"This is the home I made for Sereno."

She placed the small castle on the table.

Looking at this delicate and beautiful castle, Scott couldn't help but reflect on whether it was too rough for him to put the "summoned beast" directly into his pocket.

Luna bent down and called softly.

"Sereno, see who this is?"

A small figure pushed open the door above the castle and appeared on the balcony.

"Squeak, Scott!"

Sereno let out a scream and flapped his transparent wings to fly in front of Scott, landing in the palm of his outstretched hand.

"Long time no see, are you alright, Sereno."

Scott said with a gentle smile.

"Oh, I'm fine, I love Luna and the house she gave me......"

Sereno danced as he flew to Luna's side.

"I like you too, Sereno."

Luna said with a happy smile.

Scott chats with Seleno and Luna for a while, and then "visits" Sereno's home - which gives him the feeling of being in a dollhouse with a little girl.

Milton and Sereno can also talk, and he has even written several songs for Sereno.

Only Eddie was a little out of place.

He looked at Sereno as if he were looking at Kim Galleon, and kept whispering to Scott to sell more "toys" like this.

Not surprisingly, he gained a long-lost [Milton's eyes].

Before returning to the dormitory, Luna took Scorpra aside and looked at him quietly for a few moments.

Looking at the subtle changes in Luna's eyes, Scott understood what her magical eyes seemed to be seeing again.

"You're going to have an adventure, Scott."

Luna whispered in a flickering tone.

Scott remembered his plan to go to the Tower of the Earth's Center on the summer solstice to retrieve the Heart of the Sacred Tree.

"Wait."

Luna suddenly turned and ran towards the stairs.

"What happened?" Eddie turned his head and asked, "You confessed to her?" ”

"Get out." Scott said.

"Okay."

Eddie turned his head away in disguise, and kept peeking at Scott's reaction.

Scott ignored him.

After a while, Luna ran down the stairs again.

"Here's what you're given."

She shoved a small white animal skull into Scott's hand.

"It's ......"

Scott looked at the skull in his hand.

The skull itself is not unusual, but the surface of this skull is unusually smooth, and even faintly emits a glowing white light.

The most bizarre thing is that the eye socket of the skull is inlaid with two red beans.

"This is what my dad bought from a Peruvian wizard." "The skull of a small alpaca with a large acacia bean, which the Peruvian wizard said could resist curses. ”

Scott felt it carefully, and there was indeed a slight amount of magic in this skull.

But can you resist the curse...... Let's just say it's not good.

"Thank you."

He gathered his skull.

Anyway, it was also Luna's kindness.

Like the harassing fly, the siphon, the aura thruster, and the airship Li ...... she handed him last time

It's hard to say whether it has any effect, but it is indeed a thought.

"That way, your adventure won't be in jeopardy." Luna nodded, "You'll get what you want." ”

"I think so." Scott said with a smile.

"Goodnight, then."

With a wave of her hand, Luna ran to the table and picked up Sereno's castle, running back to her dormitory again.

"Let's go, let's go back too."

Scott greeted and returned to his long-lost dorm room with Eddie and Milton.

Eddie is curious about the "gift" that Luna gave him, so Scott shows him the weird little alpaca skull with red bean eyes.

"Luna says it's a curse-resistant item?"

Eddie said with a frowning face as he looked at the strange shape of the skull.

"I think that's the curse itself."

Milton also took a closer look, "Although the shape is a little weird, there is no bad atmosphere. ”

Scott shrugged his shoulders, sat down at his desk, and pulled out all four "summoned beasts" and placed them on the table.

"Okay."

He whispered to the "summoned beasts".

"It won't be as beautiful as the castle in Sereno, but I've decided to make a place for you to live in."

The "summoned beasts" understood his words and let out excited cries.

Scott thought for a moment and pulled out a small wooden box from the shape-shifting lizard's leather pouch.

This wooden box was the one where Lucio placed the four materials when he gave them to him.

"Exactly, there are four squares here, and you have a familiar atmosphere." He whispered, "Just ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, the four little ones approached the box, and Edgar and Horus flew up.

After a while, they consciously found their own lattice and stuffed themselves in.

“……”

Scott watched the scene speechlessly.

"It's so cute."

"It looks like a cute toy box now."

Milton and Eddie, who were behind him, commented.

"Nope."

Scott picked up the small wooden box and poured the four little ones on the table.

"I haven't started the transformation yet."

As he spoke, he drew his wand and began to cast the Traceless Stretching Charm.

"Scott ......"

Milton lowered his voice like a thief.

"This ...... It is illegal to use the Leave No Trace Stretch Charm without permission. ”

"I know."

Scott reached into the box compartment and probed for size.

"But sometimes we always do small things that are illegal for convenience."

If you think about it carefully, he has done countless illegal things, and the so-called debts are not overwhelming......

"Come on."

Eddie said disapprehantly.

"There are so many Death Eaters who use the Unforgivable Curse, and the Ministry of Magic hasn't imprisoned them all in Azkaban."

"Makes sense."

Scott said, ripping another piece of parchment and tearing it open, placing the note in the lattice, and picking up his wand again.

This time, he used Transfiguration to turn the strips of paper into miniature landscapes that were scaled down to equal proportions.

The lattice belonging to Sirein is the undersea coral reef, the lattice belonging to Gorzan is the desert Gobi, the lattice belonging to Edgar is volcanic rock, and the lattice belonging to Horus is dense mountain forest.

With all this done, Scott reached out and scooped up the four little ones, threw them into their respective compartments, and leaned over the small wooden box to observe.

Since the lattice had been expanded by the Traceless Stretching Charm, the space inside was large enough for a few of the little ones to start having fun as soon as they entered.

Sirein filled his lattice with water and began to swim freely, Gorzan burrowed straight into the dirt, and Edgar and Horus were flying around.

Scott found the materials and made a few mini magic lamps to inlay inside the lid, and finally closed the lid.

"Will they not be able to breathe?" Milton asked worriedly.

Scott stood up and stretched.

"Don't worry, the boxes aren't sealed, and they're not real creatures."

"Damn the Ministry of Magic."

Eddie stared at the small wooden box.

"If they don't control the Traceless Stretching Charm, this is a business opportunity that will definitely make money."

Scott couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this.

"I'm going to take a shower."

He found a change of clothes and left the dormitory with his toiletries.

After taking a shower, lying on the long-lost, familiar bed, Scott couldn't help but sigh comfortably.

"I think I'll get a good night's sleep......"

He whispered a word, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but that night, he dreamed of the skull.

When he woke up the next day, although he had forgotten the specific content of the dream, a scene in the dream made him remember it vividly-

It was a deep, pure darkness, like his dark vision.

The eerie skull became the only light in the darkness.

Unlike the real thing, in the dream, the skull turns into a transparent crystal, and the whole glows warmly.

Not a shimmering glow, but a more intense, pure white light.

Of course, the eye area of the skull is still red, like some kind of red crystal that can emit light.

Sitting on the bed, Scott looked thoughtfully at the skull on the bookshelf next to the bed.

He got up from the bed and tucked the skull into the shape-shifting lizard's leather pouch.

After thinking about it, he found another shape-shifting lizard skin pouch that didn't have a Traceless Stretching Charm, and put the small wooden box containing the "Summoned Beast" inside.

Finally, he hung two shape-shifting lizard skin pouches side by side on his belt.

After washing up, he said goodbye to Milton and Eddie, who had not yet gotten out of bed, and left the Ravenclaw Tower to Dumbledore's office alone.

"Let's go."

Dumbledore was waiting for him.

"Let's go to Beauxbatons and have breakfast with them."

The industrious Phoenix Fawkes took the two to faraway France and appeared directly in the hall on the first floor of the tower.

The hall was empty at this time.

"Oh, Professor, I think they must have slept late last night."

Scott said with a smile and sat down at the long table.

Dumbledore smiled and nodded, and sat down at the top of the seat.

The house-elves quickly brought them breakfast.

When Scott was almost full, the others came down from the second floor one after another.

"Oh! Scott! ”

"Professor Dumbledore!"

Soon, everyone gathered around the two of them, babbling and asking questions.

"I heard you went back to Hogwarts yesterday?"

"What the hell is going on?"

"Professor, did you take him back?"

"Oh damn ......"

"You should pay for your actions."

Both Fred and Roger stared at Scott "viciously".

Scott looked at the dark circles under the eyes of the two of them and immediately laughed.

He ignored them, and instead took Cho's letter from his pocket and handed it to Cedric.

"Cedric, Autumn letter to you."

"Oh, thank you."

Cedric took the letter quickly, and couldn't help but smile on his face.

At that moment, Dumbledore put down his knife and fork.

"Everybody sit down first." He said kindly.

Soon, everyone sat down and looked at him expectantly, waiting for an answer.

"Let's have breakfast first, and then we'll talk about it when we're done." Dumbledore said with a smile.

The faces of the people who were disappointed instantly collapsed.

"No!" Fred immediately protested loudly, "We want to know what happened yesterday!" ”

Dumbledore was still smiling.

"Of course, after breakfast, I'll explain it to you."

Scott swears he'd never seen such a "tough" breakfast.