Chapter 207: Catherine's Patronus
"The Heavenly Destiny Xuanniao descended to give birth to business."
Ye Ziyan muttered this verse from three thousand years ago.
"Did I go to the wrong school?" Louis asked a little deranged, "I went to a magic academy in particular, how did I get all the things that cultivate immortals?"
"Cultivating immortals?" Ye Ziyan asked suspiciously, and then suddenly said, "You mean refining qi, right? That one...... Well, that's just Sister Jade casually talking, in fact, the magic world of Seris is also a wizard, and there are no onmyoji in the Neon Country, everyone is practicing witchcraft."
"Okay." Louis breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that there was no skewer.
"As for the Xuanniao, it's just a very mysterious magical animal." Ye Ziyan continued: "According to legend, more than 4,000 years ago, when Emperor Yu's concubine Jian Di was playing in the suburbs, she swallowed an egg of a Xuanniao, so she became pregnant and gave birth to the ancestor of the Shang Dynasty."
"Therefore, the Great Shang clan has always considered themselves to be the descendants of the Xuanniao who have attained the Mandate of Heaven, so they have always worshipped the Xuanniao as a totem." Ye Ziyan looked at the Xuanniao Patron Deity on Louis's shoulder, and continued: "Legend has it that Xuanniao has a natural affinity with the Yin Shang clan, and the Wu Zhu and Patron Saint of the Yin Shang royal family are usually Xuanniao, and the most outstanding Wu Zhu will be recognized and followed by Xuanniao, and your mother, Ziyu, had a Xuanniao by her side back then."
"You're getting more and more mysterious, Leaf." Louis squinted at the leaf goose, not that he didn't believe it, but it was too sensational: "Followed by a swallow...... It's a novelty - are they as fast as owls?"
"There are two forms of the bird." Ye Ziyan explained unhurriedly, "Generally speaking, Xuanniao usually appear in the form of swallows, and in battle, they will transform into the form of phoenixes and launch attacks on the enemy."
"Phoenix? Like Fox?" Catherine, who had been eavesdropping on the side for a long time, interjected and asked.
"No, little moon, it's a matter of translation." Ye Ziyan shook his head and said, "Actually, the Phoenix and the Phoenix Immortal are two species, just like the traditional dragon of Seris and the Doragoon dragon of the West."
"I prefer to call them long and fenghuang rather than forcibly distort their original image in order to cater to Western translations."
As he spoke, Ye Ziyan waved his wand, and a vivid phoenix phantom appeared in mid-air: "In the myth of Seris, the phoenix has little to do with the immortal bird, and the phoenix does not have the characteristics of being reborn from the fire, which is a misinformation after Buddhism was introduced to Seris."
"Pheasant head, snake neck, swallow jaw, turtle back, fish tail, colorful, six feet high, Xu ......" Ye Ziyan's wand was pointed at the phantom phoenix as a whip, "In addition, in the legend of Seris, the phoenix symbolizes auspiciousness, nobility, and benevolence, and is also used as a metaphor for the virtue and conduct of a gentleman...... Well, the topic is a bit crooked, anyway, as for talking about Xuanniao, you can understand it as a black phoenix."
As he spoke, the long seven-colored tail feathers of the phoenix phantom fluttered in the air like streamers, looking very gorgeous.
"Understood." Louis closed his eyes and imagined for a moment, snapped his fingers, and the Xuanniao on his shoulder snapped, flapped its wings, and completed a gorgeous transformation in mid-air in the eyes of everyone. ….
A blue bird with a pheasant's head, a snake neck, a swallow's jaw, a turtle's back, and a fish's tail appeared in mid-air, and its long tail feathers swayed in the air, like a water chestnut drifting with the tide, which was very beautiful.
It's pretty good, that's Louis's first impression.
"I suggest you learn from the Animagus, Louie." Ye Ziyan sincerely suggested, "Generally speaking, the wizards' Animagus shapeshifters are exactly the same as the Patronus."
"Didn't you say that Animagus couldn't transform into Fantastic Beasts?" Louis asked curiously.
"Are you an ordinary wizard?" Ye Ziyan's rhetorical question made Louis thoughtful.
"What about you, Sister Moon?" Ye Ziyan looked at Catherine, "What is your Patronus Charm?"
"Me?" Catherine was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "I don't know the Patronus Charm, because I'm more ...... Well, it's going to be a little bit hot, so no
I'm worried that the Dementors will trouble me, so I haven't studied the Patronus Charm."
As she spoke, Catherine unexpectedly blushed and felt weak.
Honestly, this was a spell she should have mastered.
"Why don't you try it here?" Lewis suggested.
Catherine glanced at Louis and pulled out her wand.
She took a deep breath and asked, "What should I do?"
"Focus your energy, think about the happiest and happiest thing you've ever encountered in your life, and then release the spell, understand?"
Louis added, "Don't mispronounce the spell, it's expe."
"I see." Catherine nodded, then closed her eyes, raised her right hand, and for a long time, she suddenly opened her eyes, her wand pointing forward, and gave a coquettish scold.
「Expe! (Calling the Divine Guard)"
Catherine was a genius, especially a Defence Against the Dark Arts genius, and I really didn't know what she was thinking about happy things, the thick mist almost filled the room.
A blue cat came out of the smoke, and Louis looked closely to see that it was actually a ragdoll cat.
Tsk, I really can't imagine that some people are domineering and leaky viper senior sisters on the surface, but behind the scenes, they are actually a soft and cute kitten?
Catherine obviously didn't expect her patronus to be a cute kitten, and she stood there helpless, not knowing what to do for a while.
Eventually, she dissipated the Patronus Charm.
Louis looked at her with a look of ill intent.
Feeling Louis's gaze, Catherine snorted, "Say whatever you want."
"I'm just curious what the hell came up with you to make you so happy?" Louis asked with a grin.
The conscience of heaven and earth, Louis just asked casually, but after Catherine heard his question, her face suddenly turned red, and even the slender jade-white swan neck was dyed with layers of red glow.
You're blushing with a bubble teapot!
Louis, who was familiar with Catherine's mood changes, of course, knew that he must not continue to talk at this time, and if he said more, Catherine would inevitably get angry and ignore him for several days.
Women, sometimes they just can't afford to play like this.
He was also eighty percent sure that he knew what Catherine was thinking at that time, and then again, there were some things that he knew quietly, and there was no need to get to the bottom of it. ….
He thought back to the fog that filled the room just now, and thought about the happy times between the two of them that Catherine might have recalled, and he couldn't help but smack his lips.
There really is nothing wrong with it.
Louis turned his head to look at Ye Ziyan: "Second wife, what is your patron saint?"
"What a second wife! How can you keep your mouth shut?" Ye Ziyan's eyes widened, as if she didn't expect Louis to call her that.
"What should be done and what should not be done, what should be seen and what should not be seen are all done, what else can't be called?" Louis looked at her with disgust: "Hypocrisy, real hypocrisy, tsk."
Ye Ziyan was not as embarrassed as Louis expected, but smiled warmly: "Got it, husband."
It's a bit of a mess for Louis now.
He quickly changed the subject: "Ahem, what is your Patronus?"
Ye Ziyan smiled secretly, it turned out that this shameless little villain was also afraid, she took out her wand, recited the spell of the Patronus Charm, and summoned her Patronus Saint.
Ah, it's a lop-eared rabbit.
"It's so cute." Catherine said subconsciously.
"Looks like we're really a family of little animals." Louis said sadly, "I am a swallow, the little moon is a cat, and the leaf is a lop-eared rabbit, oh my God......
It seems that in the first grade, Catherine became a prophecy.
Yes, the next day I met Catherine at the Room of Requirement, the one who said they were the one for the critter party
Morning.
Louis's memory was still good, but Catherine thought for a while before she remembered that sentence.
"I didn't expect that Mr. Fawn was not a fawn, but a little swallow." Catherine's poisonous tongue came up again.
"But a fawn crashed into someone's heart, didn't it?" Ye Ziyan was on the side to help.
Catherine breathed a sigh of relief, she found that she was becoming less and less dominant, this Aunt Ye was really annoying, always helping Louis when she had the upper hand and helping her when Louis had the upper hand......
She is a complete British, okay, this hand is balanced on the mainland, and she can't play without eating ten old British Zhengmi flags in one meal.
"So, what did you come back for?" Catherine looked at Louis with an unkind gaze, as if she wanted to bite him.
Louis spread his hands and said honestly, "I wanted you to practice Occlumency, I was supposed to practice with Snape, but I suddenly don't want him to peek into my memory."
"So you're not going to let me peep?" Catherine asked, narrowing her eyes, a little unconvinced that Louis would show her his secrets without hesitation.
But Louis laughed, "I'll never have any secrets in front of you, little moon."
Catherine froze, and then, her countenance thawed like a spring breeze and rain, and a soft smile hung on her face. She grabbed Louis's hand and dragged him into the bedroom.
"Wait, daylight......" Louis hurriedly stopped Catherine's movements.
Catherine froze, and stepped on him a moment later.
"It's all over my head! I'm taking you to practice Occlumency!" Catherine reprimanded with a sneer. ….
It turns out that men and women are not tired of doing anything, and the same is true for practicing Occlumency.
Catherine was a little skeptical about Occlumency, but after Louis said that "Occlumency was effective in preventing last summer's, and avoiding being possessed by angels and demons", she didn't hesitate anymore and changed to a very positive attitude.
After several days of practice, Louis was finally able to block out some emotions and simulate some false and real memories, and Catherine was the same, and even won.
After all, Catherine is 18 of the Defence Against the Dark Arts talent, and learning Occlumency is like grabbing a snail with three fingers - nine out of ten.
The price is that Louis was seen a little bit of a mess when he was a child, and Louis ...... Louis was a little sluggish.
There were so many things he had seen, what he shouldn't have seen, and he really couldn't imagine how Catherine would take a bath with Solan Liane on Christmas Eve at her age.
How old are the people! Louis thought viciously in his heart, and from time to time he was still recalling some details in his head, and as he recalled, he used this to carefully criticize Catherine in his heart.
The day before school started, when Louis went out, he happened to see a sluggish Harry, holding his arm ready to knock on his door.
"Yo, isn't this Scarhead?" Louis laughed and called out the new nickname he had given Harry.
Draco actually took it.
Harry didn't say anything, looked up at Louis, lowered his head and sighed heavily.
"Something happened to the kidneys?" Louis learns to speak with a Maxx accent.
"I-" Harry opened his mouth, but it felt like a fish in his throat.
Louis called him in, don't pestle at the door spy Qin Qiong or Wei Chigong. Harry walked into the room, sat down on the couch, and said with a sad expression, "I think I may be wrong for Professor Snape—"
"Tell me?" Louis grabbed the jug of juice and poured Harry a glass of moonberry juice.
Harry took the juice cup, took a big sip, and began to tell the story.
……
"You call this control?" Snape looked at Harry, who was a little out of strength, with a look of disgust, and dragged out his voice.
"I've practiced a lot
It's been hours! I need to rest!" Harry staggered out of his seat and said breathlessly.
Snape pounced like a bat and stopped Harry, his tone unfriendly, but one of rage, "But the Dark Lord will never rest!"
At this point, he saw Harry's unconvinced expression, an expression of disgust to the extreme.
"You and Blake are really one and the same, snorting and chattering like two little kids about how unfair life is, maybe you don't even notice that life is unfair, your father already knows this, so he treats others unfairly!" Snape finished the long passage in almost the fastest tone of his life, and Harry was a little overwhelmed.
But hearing Snape's unfriendly mention of his father, Harry was angry and immediately retorted, "You talk nonsense! My father was a great man!"
"Your father is not as good as a pig and a dog!" Snape growled in disgust, grabbed Harry by the collar with one hand, grabbed him from the edge of the table, and threw him back onto the stool.
Third-year Harry was a match for an adult in terms of strength, and he staggered back to his seat.
「Legiliy! (Regents!) Snape roared under his breath.
「Protego! (Armor for protection!) Harry drew his wand, snapped, and quickly, without speaking of martial virtues, swooped up and bounced off Snape's Dementor.
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