After returning from Diagon Alley, there are still 2 months until school starts.
Schelling has already memorized a vast amount of knowledge about spells and potions. Now that he has a wand and a cauldron, he can start practicing casting spells and refining potions. All he needs is to transform the knowledge in his mind into practical skills through repeated practice.
Schelling continued to practice every spell he knew every day until he was able to master every spell as he commanded it.
Mr. Ollivander is right. This wand is indeed a perfect fit for Schelling. When you hold it in your hand, the magic in your body seems to be indistinguishable from the wand. No matter how you cast any magic, you will feel comfortable and natural. .
It is worth mentioning that Xie Lin secretly discovered that this wand seemed to have an amplifying effect when casting black magic. The power of the black magic he cast was often stronger than other spells.
Two weeks later, Schelling was very happy to receive the wizard's robe from Madam Malkin. He looked at it several times with admiration before packing it into his luggage to be taken to Hogwarts.
The time soon came to September 1st.
The Malfoy family arrived at King's Cross station.
After crossing platform nine and three-quarters, Sherrin suddenly saw a dark red steam locomotive parked beside the platform. The sign hanging on the train read: Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock.
Thick smoke from steam locomotives swirled over the noisy crowd, cats of various colors walked under people's feet, and owls hooted shrilly.
There are so many people here. Some are saying goodbye to their children, while others are exchanging holiday thoughts.
The two brothers bid farewell to their reluctant parents and boarded the Hogwarts Express.
Xie Lin and Draco shared a box. Xie Lin took out today's Daily Prophet and was about to read it carefully when Crabbe and Goyle also ran in. "Draco, Xie Lin, do you know?" ?" they both said excitedly, "Potter, Harry Potter, he's on this car too, it's spread all over the train."
"Hmph, I knew it a month ago." Draco felt that he needed to maintain his big brother's momentum. "I met him in Diagon Alley a month ago. Since you said so, I will take you to get to know him. Let's go together, Xie Lin?"
The four children walked down the aisle, Crabbe and Goyle following like two bodyguards. Looking at Draco's arrogant look next to him, Xie Lin felt as if Draco was leading his little brother to find trouble.
"This is it," Gower said as he reached a cubicle. Draco opened the door immediately. Harry Potter was sitting inside, and sitting opposite him was a red-haired boy with freckles on his face, tall and thin, with a stain on his nose. Sherrin recognized this as Ron.
"Hey, Harry, how are you doing during your summer vacation?" Draco asked loudly, "Everyone in the car is talking about you sitting here."
"Well, not bad." Harry said hesitantly. He had already learned something from Hagrid and believed that the Malfoy family were all cunning and evil people, and it was better to have less contact with them.
But Draco didn't notice Harry's abnormality at all, and was still talking to himself: "This is Crabbe, this is Goyle, they also want to get to know you." Finally, Draco also noticed next to him The red-haired boy raised his eyebrows, "I guess you must be a child of the Weasley family. My father said that all of your family have red hair, and there are so many children--"
Xie Lin coughed lightly, Draco suddenly stopped. Xie Lin looked at Ron, whose face turned red, and said: "Hello, I am Xie Lin Malfoy, and this is my brother Draco. He just said His words were not intentional, and I apologize to you on his behalf."
It's a pity that the bad impression has been planted. Neither Harry nor Ron looked good at this moment.
Just at this time, a little girl also walked to the cubicle door, followed by a little boy with a round face, who looked a little timid. "Did any of you see a toad? Neville lost a toad." The little girl had thick brown hair and a pair of big front teeth. She had a loud voice and her words sounded a little arrogant. Xie Lin recognized that this was Helen. Sensitive.
Sherrin said: "I've heard of you, Neville. Are you from the Longbottom family? Your parents are both great Aurors. My name is Sherrin Malfoy, and this is my brother Draco."
"Really?" Neville, who had been lowering his head, suddenly raised his head, a different kind of light blooming in his eyes. This was the first time he heard a positive comment about him, even if it was just for his parents.
Schelling continued: "I haven't seen your toad, but I thought I could help you find it."
Hermione looked curious, "How are you going to find it?"
Xie Lin showed a confident smile, took out his wand, and whispered: "Here comes Neville's toad."
After a while, a toad flew in through the window.
"Leif!" Neville stretched out his hands to protect the flying toad and shouted ecstatically.
Hermione's eyes widened and she said, "Is this a summoning spell? Why did the toad fly in from the window?"
"The toad just flew over from other carriages." Schelling turned his head and said to Neville, "If you don't want to lose it again, it's best to put it in a cage."
After saying that, Xie Lin saw that Draco, Harry and Ron were all unhappy, so he pulled Draco away.
The restless Draco was unwilling to be lonely and ran to the carriages of Goyle, Crabbe and others to get to know some other first-year freshmen. Xie Lin returned to the box alone, took out a sandwich and newspaper, and started reading while eating leisurely.
Suddenly the compartment door was opened again, and two tall blond girls walked in. The girl standing in front quickly glanced at Xie Lin with a scrutinizing look, then walked into the compartment, and the girl behind quickly followed. .
Xie Lin did not recognize them, but Xie Lin, who was observant, recognized their origins from the family crests on their robes. The girl who entered the carriage first came from the Greengrass family, and the girl who followed later came from the Shafiq family. Both of them came from the same Holy 28 pure-blood family as herself.
In the original work, there is very little detail about these two families. The more impressive Greengrass family is Draco’s future wife, Astoria Greengrass. Most of them have a short lifespan due to their bloodline curse. In the original work, Astoria died at the age of 37.
The blood curse is a very advanced and rare curse magic that can plant a curse on the blood of a family. All descendants of the family have a certain chance of activating the curse.
There are many types of curses, some will shorten people's lifespan, some will make people extremely unlucky, and some will eventually turn people into beasts. Unless the bloodline is severed or a counter-curse is found to break the curse, the curse will be passed down to future generations forever.
Apart from the Greengrass family, the current known host of the blood curse (Maledictus) in the wizarding world is only Nagini, the giant snake that surrounded Voldemort after his return. The blood curse carried by Nagini and the Greengrass family's The difference is that although he will not die prematurely due to the loss of lifespan, he will irreversibly mutate into a giant snake.
Schelling searched his memory and found that the Shafik family left no records in the original book. However, he had read the rich collections of books by the Malfoy and Black families, and his understanding of the magical world far exceeded that of the readers of the original book in his previous life.
It is mentioned in the book "Born Noble: The Wizarding Genealogy" that the Shafiq family is a branch inherited from Merlin's mortal enemy and King Arthur's half-sister, the black witch Morgan Le Fay. Historically, the Shafiq family The family once had a powerful figure known as the "Dark Queen". It is said that the villain Maleficent in the Muggle fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" is based on this Shafiq family. Based on the black witch.
Xie Lin took the initiative to speak, "Two beautiful ladies, I am Xie Lin Malfoy, nice to meet you. Is there anything I can do for you?"
The girl who walked into the carriage first replied calmly: "Hello, Mr. Malfoy, I am Daphne Greengrass, and this is my friend Meredith Shafiq. We were just in another hotel with your brother. We met in the box, but... uh..." At this point, her face turned red, and she didn't know how to continue.
Compared to Daphne's friendly attitude, Meredith acted a little cold. She snorted disdainfully and said in a slightly mocking tone: "Your brother and Pansy Parkinson... seem to have the same interests. ah……"
Xie Lin was now sure that the two of them had just had a bad fight with their brother's friends, so they decided to change carriages, and unexpectedly they ended up in his own car. Just listening to Meredith's tone, it seemed that she almost said the insulting word "Bitch". It's no wonder that Xie Lin knew Pansy's character very well, her words were harsh, and she was very self-centered. It must have offended a lot of people.
Xie Lin showed a friendly smile, "I guess my ignorant brother must have accidentally offended the two ladies. I am here to apologize to you on his behalf. Please give these two small gifts to the two ladies generously." Accept it as an apology!"
After saying that, Xie Lin took out his wand and lightly tapped the cup on the table. The cup split into two parts and turned into a golden daphne flower and a purple jaggery. "This daphne flower matches Miss Daphne." Your name is Renmeihuajiao; this Jiaoqinsha flower is given to the beautiful and noble Miss Meredith, which just shows your gorgeous and elegant temperament."
Although Xie Lin's pretentiousness was inevitably suspected of trying to please beautiful women, his superb transformation skills really shocked the two women. During the subsequent journey, the way the two women looked at him began to change, and their words became warmer. The three of them each talked about their family backgrounds and their longing for Hogwarts.
The two women also enthusiastically asked Xie Lin about various magic issues. Only then did they realize that Xie Lin had considerable attainments in spells, transfiguration, and potions, and there was something special in his eyes when they looked at him. A bit of adoration and awe.
It was evening when the train arrived at the terminal. The platform where the freshmen got off was small, dark and a little weird. The cold wind blew through the robes, making a whooshing sound.
The school did not keep the new students waiting too long. A lamp swayed silently above the students' heads, and then a rough voice shouted: "Freshmen! Freshmen come here!"
Hagrid, who is almost three times as tall as the freshmen, is holding a magic lamp in his right hand, with a smile on his bearded face, "Come on, follow me. Are there any freshmen? Watch your steps! Okay, one day Freshmen, follow me!"
The freshmen followed Hagrid through a rugged mountain road, and suddenly there was a sound of admiration in front of them.
At the end of the path, a black lake suddenly opened up, glowing with sparkling waves. On the high hillside across the lake stood a majestic castle, shrouded in unfathomable darkness. There are many spiers on the castle, and the windows twinkle under the stars. There are small boats docked on the shore of the lake, swaying gently with the ripples.
Hagrid shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get on the boat! There can be no more than four people in each boat!"
A dozen small boats rowed across the calm lake to the opposite side. Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle reaching into the sky.
Upon arriving at the castle gate, Professor McGonagall led the new students into the auditorium, followed by the sorting ceremony.
Unexpectedly, Schelling, who is pure-blooded, ambitious and full of schemes, was sorted into Slytherin by the Sorting Hat.
After dinner, the students returned to the lounges of different colleges under the leadership of their prefects.
Slytherin's lounge is located in the dungeon of the castle. The vast lounge is filled with green lights. The walls and ceiling are made of black Gothic marble. Looking out the window is the bottom of the Black Lake, with occasional water monsters. Grindylow and giant squid swim by.
Different from other colleges, the noble snakes have their own rooms and bathrooms. They do not need to live with any roommates and have more private space. Xie Lin was very happy about this. It was really a suitable college for him. He had many plans in Hogwarts, and the fewer people knew about them, the better.
Xie Lin chose a remote and quiet room. After locking the door, he snapped his fingers and with a bang, a dirty house elf appeared in the room. It was Dobby.
House elves and wizards practice completely different magic systems. They can apparate freely within the scope of Hogwarts. As one of Dobby's masters, Schelling's soul contract allows Schelling to use his thoughts at any time. The ability to summon Dobby. What a great ability, Xie Lin couldn't help but sigh. In this year, Dobby will become indispensable for him... to run errands.
