Unseal at Hogwarts

"You mean, you want to use the summoning spell on the 'Shadow' card?"

During the break, Tom found Kerubelos, and after briefly explaining the basic principles of the summoning spell, he whispered his thoughts to it.

"It's not impossible." Rubelos touched his chin with his paw and said thoughtfully, "We can wait until lunch and try it quietly while everyone is in the auditorium."

"I want to try it near the Black Lake." Tom had already planned. "In the castle, not only are there more dark corners, but you may also run into students who go to the auditorium late at night. You won't have this problem near the Black Lake.

.It is brighter there. I also noticed a few days ago that as long as it is meal time, there is almost no one there at Black Lake."

But Ruberos nodded and said, "It's up to you to decide."

Tom was so excited that he was a little absent-minded in the following herbal medicine classes.

After the Herbology class, Tom made an excuse and asked Harry to go to the auditorium first. He went straight to the Black Lake and met up with Kerubelos who was waiting there.

"No one is coming, right?" Rubelos poked his head out from under the tree by the lake and looked behind Tom.

"I looked carefully when I came here, and no one noticed me." Tom impatiently took down the key and released the seal.

"Keep an eye on it for me. Someone is here to remind me." Tom held a wand in his left hand and right hand, and he didn't forget to ask Kerubelos to help him keep watch.

With everything ready, Tom took a deep breath and carefully recalled the energy fluctuations when the "Shadow" card appeared.

While he was remembering, he was searching for the movement of the "Shadow" card.

Maybe it's because during the day, the "Shadow" card temporarily lies dormant, and its energy fluctuations are almost undetectable.

But after so many experiences of sealing the Clow card, Tom finally found the location of the "Shadow" card.

At this time, the "Shadow" was trying its best to reduce its sense of existence and was hiding quietly in a small room with sundries on the basement floor of the castle.

"call--"

Tom tightened the silver-haired basswood wand in his right hand and exhaled a long breath: "I'm going to start."

But Rubelos looked at Tom who looked nervous as if he was about to go to war, squinted his eyes and smiled.

No matter how you think about a magician with such motivation, you’ll think it’s pretty cool, right?

"The 'Shadow' card is coming!"

Tom flicked his wand and shouted the summoning spell with great energy.

But Ruberos couldn't help but become nervous, and together with Tom, they stood there motionless, staring in the direction of the castle without blinking.

"..."

"..."

A minute passed, and Tom's tears were about to be blown out by the wind, but there was still no movement in the castle.

"Did it fail?" Rubelos finally broke the silence.

Tom nodded melancholy: "That's what it looks like."

"It's okay, it's okay." Seeing that Tom looked a little disappointed, Rubelos quickly comforted him, "Isn't this the first summoning? It's natural that it will fail. And didn't your professor also say that the summoning spell just sounds simple?

, it’s actually a relatively difficult spell.”

Tom didn't know if he heard it, so he rubbed his hands with the wand, waved the wand vigorously again, and shouted loudly: "The 'Shadow' card is coming!"

"Cough cough cough!"

But Rubelos suddenly coughed, and Tom was so frightened that he immediately hid the bird-headed wand behind his back.

"Ahem..." Ruberos coughed and explained, "No, no... cough... I choked myself and accidentally choked..."

Really?

Tom looked at Kerubelos suspiciously: Was he choking on his saliva?

But while Rubelos was coughing, he avoided Tom's eyes with a guilty conscience.

Hey! Looking at Tom's current situation, even shouting a magic spell seems to have exhausted his energy. I'm afraid it's impossible to seal the "Shadow" card today.

But now is not the time to attack Tom, we still need to let him maintain his confidence.

"Whoosh——"

The student walking on the stairs of the castle felt as if something was flying under his feet. He wanted to look carefully, but he didn't see anything.

By the black lake, Tom, who was still a little downcast, seemed to feel something unusual.

He followed his inner feeling and quickly looked in the direction of the castle.

A small black shadow was quickly approaching him along the grass.

Although the weather in Hogwarts was not sunny today, the sudden appearance of a fast-moving black shadow on a green grassland was still very conspicuous.

"Then...is that the 'Shadow' card?"

Tom pushed Kerubelos and stuttered a little.

But Rubelos didn't even need Tom to remind him, he had already noticed it - the black shadow was indeed approaching at a speed visible to the naked eye just as Professor Flitwick said.

"Get ready!" Ruberos also started shouting loudly, "It's the 'Shadow' card, hurry up, it's here!"

In just a few words, the dark shadow arrived in front of them.

Tom was stunned for a moment, and after being reminded by Kerubelos, he remembered to raise the bird-headed wand.

The black shadow that was still lying on the ground slowly rose from the ground after it stopped moving, like a piece of paper suddenly taking on a three-dimensional shape.

"It's about to show its true form!"

The standing black shadow gradually formed into a human shape, like a man covered in black robes.

Perhaps seeing this scene for the first time, Tom lost his usual calmness and became a little confused.

"Restore your original... ah!"

Tom raised his bird-headed wand and pointed it at the "Shadow". He thought he would be able to seal the "Shadow" card right away, and he even smiled happily.

However, the "shadow" was indeed the Clow card that Kerubelos rated as "naughty". Taking advantage of Tom's relaxation, he swayed and got into the shadow of the grass on the ground again.

"Hurry up! Don't let it run away!" But Ruberos was stamping his feet anxiously on the side, wishing he could take his magic wand and seal the "Shadow" card directly.

"Hmph!" Tom snorted loudly, and waved the silver-haired basswood wand in his right hand again: "I have two wands! Here comes the 'Shadow' card!"

Probably it was the successful summoning of "Shadow" that boosted Tom's confidence.

The "Shadow" card had just hid in the shadow, and was immediately drawn out by Tom's summoning spell.

"I won't let you escape this time."

As soon as the "Shadow" card was pulled out from the shadow, Tom replaced it with the bird-headed wand in his left hand, perfectly realizing the seamless connection of the two wands.

"Return to your original appearance, Clow Card!"

The poor "Shadow" card was barely able to show its true form, and had to start trying its best to resist the power of the seal.

However, the "Shadow" card's behavior the night before had already made Tom anxious. How could the "Shadow" be freed from its constraints and continue to be free?