The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

After escaping from the cage, Erwin discovered that the baby dragon breeding area was surrounded by tall and thick walls.

None of the dozens of young dragons who were freed were old enough to fly, and the walls were too bare to climb, so they eventually converged into a tide, and the goal of the tide was the only exit from this place.

The keeper on the night shift panicked and tried to stop him, but he was immediately knocked down before he could even take out his wand. The baby dragon stepped on his body and moved forward. Fortunately, the relationship built up by feeding him since childhood was still there, and no one was there.

The young dragon had the idea of ​​​​biting him to taste it.

But being trampled by these little guys, who were at least the size of medium-sized dogs, was not a pleasant experience. The leather protective gear on the breeder's body became tattered, and he himself fainted.

After the group of baby dragons passed by, Erwin sneaked closer and stretched out his flexible front paws to uncover the keeper's helmet.

Inside the helmet was a tan face with a big beard that Erwin didn't recognize.

Of course, he didn't expect to meet anyone he knew. A sharp light flashed on the dragon's claws, and he peeled off the protective clothing that should be made of dragon skin like a banana peeler.

After a search, Erwin found a small fanny pack. He put his front paws into it but didn't even touch the bottom.

Nice, a small traceless stretch container.

I'll borrow it for now and I'll return it to you.

He unceremoniously tied the belt bag around his body.

The dragons had already rushed into the only exit, but it was not unprotected. There was a faint light on both sides of the door, and an invisible electric current was generated in it.

The first baby dragon withstood the full force of the electric shock. It screamed and reflexively wanted to retreat, but the dozens of other baby dragons behind it did not allow it to do so. When a certain number was reached, the group's actions would stop.

interfered by individuals.

Then the switch device was exploded. The joint impact of dozens of young dragons was probably not considered at the beginning of the design. This was almost equal to the destructive power of an adult dragon.

After rushing out of the gate, the group of young dragons immediately dispersed. With their simple brains, it was difficult for them to actively coordinate their actions.

Erwin cast a disillusionment spell on himself, found a secluded place, and began to count the purses he received from the breeders. Most of them were personal items, and there was also a money bag, which contained about seven galleons.

coins.

None of this was of use to Erwin. The dead skins were all thrown in a conspicuous place. They should be easily discovered and returned to the owner.

In his opinion, there were only two valuable things in the keeper's belongings, one was a vial containing the fountain of power, and the other was a magic newspaper.

It wasn't the Daily Prophet. The newspaper was written in a language that had both French and Russian features. Erwin couldn't understand it, but that didn't prevent him from getting the information he wanted.

According to the date in the newspaper, it was the third day after he was "kidnapped" from Hogwarts. There was also a map in the newspaper. After some comparison, Erwin determined that he was in Romania.

The good news is that this is still in Europe. The bad news is that the distance from the UK is not that short. If he does not borrow any means of transportation, he will have to walk thousands of kilometers and then swim across the English Channel.

The surrounding vegetation is very lush, but the traces of artificial cultivation are very obvious and the types are single.

Erwin breathed out the flames, and sure enough, no traces were left on the shiny leaves. The surrounding plants were made of natural fireproof materials.

It was time to run away, but after taking a few steps, General Erwin heard a low, thunderous snoring sound.

With curiosity and a fearless spirit of exploration, Erwin quietly walked through the trees following the sound, not forgetting to maintain his illusion spell.

A dragon that can sneak does not need to be too timid.

After a few seconds, Erwin saw the source of the sound.

It was a huge adult dragon, with a body length of seventy or eighty meters, lying in a huge pothole suitable for its size and sleeping soundly. It was also a four-limbed pterodactyl, and it did not have the iconic sharp points on its back.

Thorn is very similar to Erwin's current form, the Norwegian Spinosaurus.

But it was so big that the normal adult Spinosaurus was only half its length.

This guy should have a biological relationship with Spinosaurus, similar to the same genus but different species, so Erwin decided to call it his big cousin.

The eldest cousin's limbs, neck and tail were covered with metal rings. There were several black iron chains on the rings, connected to the tall stone pillars standing at the four corners of the field. This meant that this huge dragon was not free.

Although those chains were thicker than Erwin's body, they were very slender and pitiful compared to his older cousin's body shape. Being able to imprison him in this way was as funny as tying an elephant with hemp rope.

Maybe those stone pillars have another mystery.

There were some minced meat and blood stains on the damp ground in front of my eldest cousin. It had just been fed. It was really outrageous that even adult dragons were kept in captivity in this place.

Erwin circled around the huge dragon with a look that looked at something strange, and then quietly left.

He was suddenly full of curiosity about this place.

The noise coming from there showed that the escaped dragons were very noisy, and the chaos could continue for a while. The management's response was quite slow, and it might also be because there were too few people on duty at night.

This gave Erwin time to wander around the area.

He discovered more than a dozen adult dragons one after another, all of which were imprisoned and raised in captivity. They were no different from the young dragons before, except that the space was larger, they ate more, and they all looked listless.

This forced Erwin to make an inference.

It is feasible to hide wizard society from the secular world, but it is too difficult to completely hide the existence of a huge and highly identifiable species like a dragon. If a dragon flies directly over a city, then

How many vanishing spells are needed to erase the effect?

Are most dragons kept in captivity like this and under the control of wizards?

It's interesting. If this is true, it means that the upper echelons of the wizarding society still have some brains and skills.

Erwin doesn't plan to wander around anymore. Fundamentally speaking, this fire dragon breeding base has nothing to do with him. He just needs to know more about it. It's really time to run away now.

This was a completely unfamiliar place, and the breeder didn't have a map in his pocket. Erwin definitely didn't know the way, so he simply chose a direction with less movement.

Anyway, just keep moving forward.

Halfway through, he saw the golden-horned young dragon chasing a dozen house elves, forcing them to use Apparition constantly. The young dragon was so excited that the house elves scattered screaming.

He ran away, his big frog-like eyes full of fear.

It seems more like Hogwarts, most of the work in this fire dragon breeding base is done by house elves.

The primary obstacle to the development of wizarding society is insufficient population. The number of wizards is already small. Excluding the mediocre and dark wizards, there are only a handful of people who are truly capable and willing to do things. In Erwin's view, house elves are some clever people.

A race of servants trained by wizards to solve this problem.

"A History of Magic" is really outrageous as a history book. It doesn't mention a single word about anything that is even more secretive. Erwin can only roughly guess that house elves may have been domesticated by wizards who captured wild elves.

It's like humans domesticating wolves into dogs, except that house elves are intelligent and can communicate using language.

This kind of creature is born with very good magic power and spell-casting ability. Erwin can't apparate yet, but they can skillfully use this advanced magic to avoid the attacks of the horned drakes, and they can use it multiple times in a row without any problem.

Tired look.

However, these poor little guys can only dodge and have no ability to fight back. Erwin estimates that certain laws may have been incorporated into their genetic blood as genetic codes, which should roughly be:

House elves must obey their masters unconditionally.

House elves cannot use wands.

House elves cannot learn and use offensive magic.

House elves may not harm any human wizard in any way.

These are just Erwin's speculations. He doesn't know whether there is a conflict or priority between the laws.

Intelligent, absolutely obedient, and harmless in any way, house elves can be said to be extremely useful tools.

Erwin ignored the horned baby dragon and let it play carefree.

He continued running in the dark night, and after a few minutes, he encountered the real obstacle, an invisible wall.

It may not be accurate to describe it as a wall, because the wall is similar to an extremely viscous colloid. Erwin can take two steps forward, but then he will encounter extremely huge resistance.

This is the real wall of this fire dragon breeding base, a powerful invisible barrier. The cost of maintaining such a large-scale barrier must be staggering.

The cutting spell is useless. This spell can only cause physical cutting effects and has no effect on intangible objects.

Erwin could only lament that he still had too few spells.

He could only arouse all the magic power in his body, and he felt the heart of the young dragon's body beating vigorously, and the blood flowing throughout his body, giving him a faint feeling of heat.

This shows that dragons cannot simply be classified as cold-blooded animals.

He began to try to use the most direct method to break through the invisible soft wall, one step, two steps, three steps. However, just after taking the fourth step, Erwin's magic power could not hold on, and he was ejected directly.

It broke a small tree as big as a bowl.

As soon as he got up, his dragon form was solid and he didn't even feel much pain.

Turn around and leave without hesitation. There is no point in continuing to try. You must make new plans.

Poor those young dragons, they seem to have gained freedom, but in fact they have escaped into a larger prison cell, and now they are nothing more than turtles in a urn no matter how much fun they have.

Erwin didn't want to be in this situation forever.