The Bard at Hogwarts

Someone once said that the day after Halloween is Christmas.

At first, Ino scoffed at this statement, but now he believes it a little.

Time flies.

Two months passed, just like a phoenix's apparition. Before people could react, everything was over.

Outside the castle, Ino walked alone on the lawn with a suitcase.

He did not choose to stay in school during the Christmas holiday as usual. After all, according to the time, a new trip is about to begin.

And no matter which story he goes to, a suitcase is an indispensable item.

In the magical world, he can use the shelter as a temporary storage space, but it does not work when entering the story world.

After all, the story world is essentially within the shelter.

It's like entering a room and then entering the room again. Unless you walk out and come in again, it will not be possible at all.

So before leaving, he also helped Hagrid move the magical animals in the box.

Together, the two rebuilt a small house deep in the forbidden forest to hold the little guys collected by Hagrid. Otherwise, after just one trip in and out of the shelter, there would be no living creatures in the box except the eight-eyed giant spider.

When he thought of the eight-eyed giant spider, Ino couldn't help but recall the scene just now.

Those little spiders with wings have also grown to the size of a washbasin. Probably because they have half of the genes of the little devil, the size of these hybrid spiders has also been shackled.

The largest one is only two feet long, with a pair of miniature wings on its back. It looks a bit scary at first glance, but after getting used to it, you can also find their advantages - cute and ugly.

As for the most valuable toxicity and spider silk, nothing special has been found so far. Either they are not produced at all, or the time is not enough, nothing more than these two points.

However, as time changes, Ino is not so enthusiastic about the improvement of the eight-eyed giant spider, and everything is left to Hagrid to play.

What he cares more about now is ancient runes and alchemy.

The books of the Gaunt family opened a new door - human alchemy, or as the Gaunt family said, it is called blood alchemy.

In fact, the content is very simple, and it can be summarized in one sentence: engrave the alchemical circuit or ancient runes directly on yourself.

For example, just like the runes in the eyes of the basilisk, as long as you can understand and master them. You can use the method inherited by the Gaunt family to engrave it in your own eyes, so that you can have the ability to kill the basilisk by looking directly at it.

To be honest, Ino was a little moved by this knowledge.

Of course, he didn't want to operate on himself, but thought of the characteristics of ice and snow magic.

He also guessed the purpose of Lina sending the book, which was nothing more than a casual remark at the beginning that she wanted to dig out the eyes of the basilisk and put them on the frost anaconda.

Now after reading the Gaunt family inheritance, he found that engraving the alchemical circuit for the transformed species is really possible.

Because all the premises are derived from the characteristics of ice and snow deformation.

To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the transformation of volume and form. A foot of ice becomes a foot of ice and snow. It's that simple.

The deformation magic of ice and snow completely abandons the magic of traditional deformation, such as a button turning into a pig.

But everything has its pros and cons.

The ice and snow deformation did not cut corners, and it looked a bit silly at first glance, but it also gained another characteristic - almost eternal existence.

Just like the Antarctic glaciers, as long as the ambient temperature is right, they will be permanently frozen and exist forever.

When he thought of the ice and snow puppets with countless magical magic, Ino was rarely excited.

This has nothing to do with age and experience, just like no matter how old a boy is, he will not refuse a favorite figurine, not to mention that this figurine can also have various magical abilities.

"Kula Daiyamendo..."

Ino thought of a distant memory, a girl with frost blood in a fighting game, who was once nicknamed the "Ice Girl".

Compared with those cards, or figurines less than one foot tall, 169 of the same height, one-to-one real-life figurines are more interesting.

"What do you need house elves for when you have dolls!"

On the path outside the castle, Ino hummed in a brisk tone.

Because of Dobby's existence, he has been hesitant about buying a house elf. On the one hand, he thinks about the convenience of raising a house elf, but at the same time he is afraid of buying a different kind and thus betrayal.

Now, he finally doesn't have to think about these annoying problems.

...

At the same time.

Gryffindor common room.

Harry signed his name on the letter of commitment to leave school during the holidays handed to him by Percy. Although it was just a name, the joy he felt was indescribable.

Unlike being homeless before, he now has his own home, the Black family's ancestral home: No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

Today, Harry received a letter from his godfather, which also contained an invitation to Ino, and he had to send it before the Christmas holiday.

Seeing Harry's actions, Ron pulled his friend's robe.

"Where are you going?"

"Send a letter to Ino!" Harry's face was filled with a smile.

"Send a letter?" Ron rolled his eyes helplessly, and felt that Harry was a little out of tune after signing.

"Do you want to go into the snake's nest alone, or look for someone in the castle?" Harry's expression froze when he heard this. He also realized that it was unrealistic to look for someone in such a big castle.

As for entering the Slytherin common room alone, there was no need to think about it. Gryffindors were not short of courage, but they were not reckless in everything.

Seeing Harry remain silent, Ron couldn't help curling his lips, and at the same time signaled Harry to look the other way.

"Well, let her do it! She is the only one in the whole Gryffindor who won't be embarrassed. After all, it's all over the castle..."

Following Ron's gaze, Harry also saw Hermione who had just walked out of the girls' dormitory.

"Are you gossiping about me again?" Hermione looked at the two with an unhappy expression.

On Halloween, she and Ino got into the pumpkin carriage once, but after almost two months, the gossip not only did not fade with time, but became more and more intense.

"No! We were talking about wanting you to deliver a letter to Ino, sent by Sirius." Facing the serious Hermione, Ron explained with a guilty conscience.

After all, three of the twelve versions of gossip about Hermione circulating in the castle were made up by him after much thought.

"Harry?" Hermione looked aside.

Compared to Ron's nonsense, she still believed in the more honest Harry.

"Yes, the godfather replied. He invited Ino to visit the ancestral home during the Christmas holidays. The address and time were written in the letter." Harry honestly told the whole story.

"Here, I'll help you deliver it." Hermione glanced at the letter in Harry's hand.

...

Looking at Hermione's back as she left, Ron turned his head a little unnaturally.

"Dude, you don't think she's really going to the Slytherin nest, right? Look at her arrogant expression. It's more like she's going to demonstrate than delivering a letter."

Harry didn't think much about it, but with Ron's reminder, he realized the problem belatedly.

The two looked at each other, stood up and chased after him.

Today Xiaodi shares magical animals:

Quintaped / Hairy MacBoon

British Magical Classification Level: xxxxx

Origin and Distribution: Quintaped is only distributed on the northernmost island of Drea in Scotland. Because of the presence of the pentadactyl on the island of Dria, the island is set as unmappable.

Appearance: The pentad's body is close to the ground, covered with thick reddish-brown hair, and each leg ends with a deformed foot.

Habits: The pentad is a highly dangerous carnivore that has a special liking for humans and is extremely hostile to them.

Related knowledge: In ancient runes, this five-legged creature symbolizes "5".