"I can't do magic. So I can't teach you magic."
Mrs. Figg put the vegetable basket aside and sat down in front of Dudley and said regretfully.
Dudley could hear the deep disappointment in these words.
Being born in the magical world but unable to learn magic is beyond words a pity.
"Even if I know magic, I can't teach you. To learn magic, you have to go to Hogwarts. This is the rule of the wizarding world."
Mrs. Figg said as she began to tidy up the messed up room.
One cat is enough, but three cats and a monster book are like a paradise.
"Hogwarts?"
Dudley also began to help organize it, and at the same time he was also thinking about whether to tell Mrs. Figg about the current status of the monster books.
You shouldn’t have to pay for it yourself, right?
What currency do wizards use? It seems to be some kind of gold coin.
"Yes, that's the best magic school in the world." Mrs. Figg immediately became energetic when she mentioned Hogwarts.
"Harry will definitely study there in the future."
The tone was full of yearning.
After hearing this, Dudley was fascinated, learning magic... really wanted to learn magic...
"Then can I also go to Hogwarts?" Dudley asked mysteriously.
Mrs. Figg shook her head. "I don't know, kid."
She was not expecting Dudley to ask this. There is no child who doesn't yearn for magic after learning about it.
In fact, Mrs. Figg also knew that Dudley would most likely not be able to go to Hogwarts.
Muggles and Muggle children are basically still Muggles.
The large number of Muggle wizards is based on the huge Muggle base.
Not to say there is one in ten thousand, but it is not far off.
Pick a Muggle child at random, and the probability of him being a Muggle wizard is not much smaller than winning the lottery.
As the two of them chatted about each other, the room was quickly packed up.
"Okay, kid. I'm going to prepare dinner. Harry will be out of school in a minute."
When Mrs. Figg was about to close the door to the room, Dudley took out a black-covered book from somewhere.
"Mrs. Figg, may I read this book?"
"Magic Potions and Potions", several large characters were written on the cover.
This is the first year Potions textbook at Hogwarts.
The author is Arseny Giger, a wizard who is very good at making potions.
As for why a squib would have magic books in his home...
If she can't learn it, why can't she buy it and have a look?
What if Mrs. Figg's magical talent awakens one day?
Without any relevant regulations, Squibs cannot buy magic-related books.
So it makes sense.
As for the monster book, it was an accident.
"Please."
"I really want to learn magic."
Dudley said quickly before Mrs. Figg refused.
He said this from the bottom of his heart, he really yearned for magic.
As someone who lived on the edge of magic and non-magic, Mrs. Figg knew very well how Dudley was feeling at this moment.
Maybe it was Dudley's sincere eyes, or maybe it was Dudley's words 'I really want to learn magic' that touched Mrs. Figg.
She agreed to Dudley's request.
It would be too cruel to refuse a child's request and tell him that he is destined to never become a wizard in this life.
Mrs. Figg is a good person, and good people have soft hearts.
In fact, according to the provisions of the Magical Secrecy Act, Muggles are not allowed to have access to magic, not even magical knowledge.
However, Dudley is in a special situation. His younger brother is the famous Harry Potter, and his aunt is Lily Potter. He is destined to know magic and be exposed to the magical world.
It doesn't matter whether Dudley really has magic talent or not. If you have magic talent, it doesn't matter if you just learn potions in advance. If you don't have magic talent, you can't cast magic anyway, so it doesn't matter anymore. Many potion ingredients are not available in the Muggle world. .
Dudley had planned to take this potions book for a long time. He had already set his sights on this book when he was tidying up the room.
You don't need to know magic to learn potions.
As Potions Master Professor Snape said in the first class - "In my class, you don't need to wave your wand stupidly, let alone recite spells."
In a sense, as long as they have the materials, even Muggles can make potions.
"By the way, Mrs. Figg, I gave it a...beat, and it seems to be in a bad state."
Dudley handed the soft monster book to Mrs. Figg and took the initiative to confess.
"Did you die?"
Just pay.
Mrs. Feige waved her hand indifferently: "Don't worry, the monsters' vitality is much stronger than you think. Don't say you beat me up, even if you are hit by an adult with a hammer, it will be fine. You see it’s like this.”
Mrs. Figg pinched the spine of the book and shook it.
Dudley, who had been hammered to death by the Monster Book, slowly opened his eyes.
"Dudley, it's actually very easy to deal with this book. Let me give you a demonstration. You just need to touch its spine... huh?"
The expected violent reaction did not appear. After waking up, the monster book neither struggled nor bitten, but its eyes were dull and its four eyes were facing one side, and its tongue was drooping and drooling.
It's over, I was punched stupidly...
At least it was a severe concussion.
Dudley wanted to cover his face in embarrassment.
Mrs. Figg was silent for a while, and then continued: "It's okay if there are problems. I just don't like this book either."
'Anyway, I'm carrying it for others. '
Mrs. Figg added silently in her heart.
From then on, in addition to going to school and exercising every day, Dudley would stay at Mrs. Figg's house and gnaw on the book "Magic Potions and Potions".
Mrs. Figg originally thought that Dudley was just out of curiosity about magic and would not be able to persist for long. After all, potions was the dullest and most boring subject in magic except the history of magic.
Unexpectedly, Dudley couldn't put down this book.
Harry was also very puzzled by this. Although Dudley had studied hard before, he had never been so crazy, almost to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat.
That was Dudley, who had even forgotten to eat.
During this period, Harry was also curious to see what book Dudley was reading, but gave up when he saw the pages full of text.
It is impossible to take the initiative in learning, as long as you keep your grades up or down.
I didn’t even read the content carefully, and I don’t know if I will regret it in a few years.
The page Harry was reading happened to introduce the difference between Aconitum scapularis and Aconitum wolfsbane.
To be tested.
Dudley was happy during his stay at Mrs. Figg's house. There were cats, magic books, and he could make delicious food freely.
Life is full of joy.
It is so refreshing to swim in the ocean of knowledge.
A month later, Dudley finally finished reading the entire book "Magic Potions and Potions".
The only thing missing now is practice.
Mrs. Figg would definitely not let a child who was not even a wizard do such a dangerous thing as making potions. She was a squib after all, and there was nothing she could do to stop it if anything happened.
So Dudley's potion learning ended here.
Dudley was wondering if he could get another magic book from Mrs. Figg to read, when the system prompt that had not appeared for a long time sounded again.
"Complete the learning task: finish learning the first magic book."
"Reward: Activate Shinji Matou's magician talent."
This system is not good at all. Sometimes it is an afterthought.
We don’t proactively release tasks, and we always notify you of rewards after you complete them.
