Chapter Seventy-One: Thoughts
"Yes, it's the Silent One, not the Wand!" Hermione was pleasantly surprised, and whenever she discovered a new secret or solved a difficult puzzle, Hermione would jump with such excitement.
"But what kind of magic is the trace, and how does the Silent make the trace disappear?" The willingness to solve a puzzle and then can't help but explore a new one, which seems to exhaust the mysteries of the world, is very admirable, but with Hermione's current knowledge reserves, it would be a bit of a bull's head if she didn't give up trying her best to find the answer to this question.
"Hermione, without any references, it's hard to come up with the right answer based on conjecture. Since this magic comes from the Ministry of Magic, when you graduate and work at the Ministry of Magic in the future, you should be able to find clues. Of course, you can also ask our headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, directly, there is nothing he doesn't know, but it is unknown whether he is willing to tell us the details of the magic of the Ministry of Magic. Maple looked at Hermione's brows furrowed, and couldn't help but remind.
"And although we don't know how it works, discovering its flaws and loopholes can already let us know how to practice magic without being warned!" Instead of giving a direct answer, Maple prompted, "Traces can indeed detect magic, but they can't detect who the caster is. ”
"So when there was a wizard with no trace around them casting spells around them, the Ministry of Magic had no idea who the real murderer was!" Hermione snorted coldly at Maple, looking still angry at Maple for causing her warning, but then after figuring out something, her face immediately showed an excited expression: "If there is an adult wizard by your side, even if you use magic, the Ministry of Magic will not know if you have broken the rules!" ”
"So the Weasley brothers can completely ignore the school rules and use magic at home, but they don't know it!" Maple said happily, trying to pretend he didn't already know the secret.
"yes, as long as we go to Ron's house, we can practice magic." At the thought of being able to practice magic, the gloom on Hermione's face finally disappeared completely, and she no longer had the anger of Maple.
In fact, if it weren't for Maple's nonsense, Hermione wouldn't have found out, but if Maple dared to say something to ask for credit, there was a high chance that Hermione would be beaten up.
"If we had stayed at Ron's house for the holidays, I wouldn't have time with my mom and dad!" Suddenly thinking of this, thinking that she could practice magic, but ignoring her parents' feelings, Hermione lost her way again.
"Maybe we can write to Ron and ask if there's a way for his father to let us go back and forth between your house and Ron's house, and we'll go to Ron's house to practice magic while your parents go to work, and we'll be back as soon as they get off work." Maple said.
"There's a magic called Apparition and Manifestation that can do that, but it's not going to be learned until we're in the fifth grade." Hermione said with some regret that there was no wizard who didn't yearn for this spell.
Hermione mentions Apparition, but she doesn't think of Floo powder and portkeys, both of which are common and frequently used in wizarding families, perhaps because they are too popular to be mentioned in books, so it's normal for Hermione not to know.
Maple knew but didn't say it directly, anyway, as long as he wrote to Ron, the result would be the same whether he said it or not. Although Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, worked in the Department of Misuse of Muggle Items at the Ministry of Magic, which was seen as a place for retirement, his connections were tough.
He was able to ask someone from the Ministry of Magic's Department of Transportation to open a back door for him to temporarily connect his home to Harry's house, and also to Hermione's house. However, if it is a long-term connection, perhaps in addition to opening up the relationship, you also need to add some gold. So Maple was going to write a letter to the Weasley brothers, because they wouldn't be like Ron, who would make a fuss about the gold in the letter.
Once the letter was sent, all that remained was time to wait.
"It's Harry's birthday tomorrow, are you ready for your birthday?" Hermione asked.
"Is it Harry's birthday? I almost forgot, or you have a good memory, Hermione! Maple said, thinking for a moment Maple continued, "I want to give Harry some of the best food, I heard him say last year that his food at his uncle's house was not good. However, I wanted Emily to help me mail the gift to Harry's uncle, who was shocked by my words at the train station, but without proving our relationship, I don't know how much he trusted my words next. Although Harry's uncle's family used to be harsh on Harry, they were Harry's only relatives after all, and if they could get along better, I think Harry would be happy too. ”
"You're so thoughtful, Maple!" Hermione said admiringly, but then asked, "Who is that Emily, who made Harry's uncle react so much?" Also, how did you meet? ”
Maple thought about it, and then felt that her experience didn't seem to have anything to say, so she told Hermione about her vision of founding the Light of Hope and her specific actions.
"Oh my God, Maple, you're great!" Hermin said movingly, picking up Maple and giving him a kiss on the face.
Maple blushed at first, but then it occurred to her that the culture of the West and the East is different, and kissing is a normal etiquette, not necessarily between boyfriend and girlfriend.
"Actually, at first, I just wanted to hone my state of mind in the mortal world, and after solving the problem of Silence, my magic power has exceeded my own boundaries, and if I want to control these magic powers, I must improve my mental power." Maple said, and said to Hermione, "Actually, with your talent and comprehension, it's perfectly fine to be in the third grade now, but your magic level is limiting your growth. ”
"Is there anything you can do?" Hermione asked with concern when she heard Maple mention the question.
"I think the level of magic should come from our spirit and body, and the spirit comes from our experiential thinking and knowledge reserves, and the body can only grow step by step. I think at this age, the energy of the body should be in a state of overflow relative to the spirit, that is, your magic power has not yet reached its limit. But my situation can't be replicated, and I don't know how to help you! Maple said, seeing Hermione's momentary lost expression, Maple smiled again-
"I don't know, but maybe it does!" Maple pulled out a bottle and said.
"Is this the potion you gave us last time?" Hermione said with interest.
"Elixir of Fortune, Potion of Luck, drinking it will make your wishes come true!"
"Thanks to your potion last time, otherwise I wouldn't have been a match for the man who controlled Fred!" Hermione still struggled to think about it, especially after she learned more about the Diamond Heart Charm.
"Drink a little! I guess a fingernail will do the trick, maybe all we're missing is an idea! Maple said that he had already drunk it a second time in search of Mary, and although the amount of the two drinks had not been added up to half a day, Maple still thought it would be better to let Hermione, who had only drunk it once, use it.
A smile immediately appeared on Hermione's face, the feeling of drinking the elixir was so wonderful, Hermione felt that all her troubles had been swept away, and her problems seemed to be solved.
"Maple, do you still have that spiritual connection charm?" Hermione asked, following the feeling of the elixir.
"And some more!" Maple took out a few and said, but the magic power of these talismans is seriously lost, and only the runes on the dragon skin still have magic flowing, and the dragon's skin has a strong resistance to magic, but the spells drawn on the dragon skin can also be kept for a longer time, which is a good material for solidifying the magic power. Seeing this, Maple couldn't help but think that maybe the dragon's blood could complete the role of cinnabar in the yellow rune and solidify the magic power on the rune paper.
"That little bit of magic should be enough!" Since it is the judgment of the elixir, it should be correct.
"Just as our spirits are connected, so are our magic!" Hermione commanded Maple and said, "After we are mentally connected, we will hold each other's wands, just like at Ollivanders, let the magic flow along the wand, but don't cast the spell!" ”
"Won't the traces react?" Maple asked again.
"Not now!"
This means that it is okay before the effect of the elixir ends, but it is not guaranteed after the effect of the medicine, right?
"Hermione, now write down the whole idea of the magic connection, and then try it again when you get to Ron's house!" Maple said cautiously.
"Hmm!" Hermione nodded as well.
The next day, the Weasley brothers wrote back, telling Maple that their dad had settled the matter and that they could connect with Hermione's house this afternoon, and that Harry had violated the ban of secrecy laws as Hermione. Then in the letter, he teased Maple that he had let Harry and Hermione take the lead, but he hadn't violated the ban once, which was really disappointing to them.
"Harry broke the law too?" Hermione said in surprise after reading the letter, and then said in confusion, "By the way, how did they know that Harry and I had received a warning?" ”
"Did our affairs make it to the Daily Prophet?" Hermione said worriedly.
"I've heard them say that Mr. Weasley works for the Ministry of Magic, and I think they listened to his father!"