#176 - Hagrid's Thoughts

After obtaining the Invisibility Cloak, Mune's plan for dealing with Montoya could be optimized once again.

Invisibility Cloak + Monocular Glasses.

This would allow Mune to scout the opponent's deployments and equipment effectively, preventing possible magical traps.

Invisibility Cloak + Sleeping Face Fungus Spore Powder.

This would allow for a great surprise attack, releasing the spore powder when the opponent is completely unprepared.

Preventing the opponent from having time to form an effective attack, completing absolute control of the battlefield.

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Invisibility Cloak + Professor Flitwick's training plan.

Enhance Mune's spell attack ability, interfere with the opponent's perception, making it impossible for the enemy to accurately judge his position and movement trajectory.

It can also perfectly evade the opponent's attacks, avoiding substantial damage.

In addition, the Invisibility Cloak can also ensure that Mune can safely retreat and escape pursuit when the battle situation is unfavorable.

Of course, when using the Invisibility Cloak, it must also be noted that this alchemical item is not always effective.

The timeliness must also be taken into account.

After reviewing the entire plan, Mune had a new discovery.

"I also need to find a way to cover up the scent on my body and be careful not to make too much noise, so that I can ensure everything is foolproof."

Mune had already learned from the two captured wizards that Montoya knew a magic that could transform him into a strange animal.

At that time, his sense of smell and hearing would be strengthened, which was also a point that Mune had to consider.

"The smell might be solved with potions, as for the sound, spells are still better."

After formulating the new plan, Mune carefully stored the Invisibility Cloak.

At the same time, he also told Bouncy to be sure to put away the phoenix feather, after all, these two things were too precious, and going to another world would inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

On Wednesday morning, Mune got up and began to study the newly borrowed "Ancient Curse Techniques: Exploring the Original Marks of Magic".

This book records a very large number of ancient magic gestures.

From simple, entry-level gestures to extremely complex, advanced gestures that require deep magic control, all are covered.

Moreover, the book has detailed action breakdowns for each gesture.

Including the degree of bending of the fingers, the direction of the extension of the arms, and the coordination of the body's posture.

And the author also paired these gestures with a large number of accurate hand-drawn illustrations.

In fact, when Mune first learned [Mirror Light Reverse Tide], he didn't understand why the Unbelievers couldn't cast magic just by moving their hands, but also had to move their arms and body.

Now he knows that these actions are all necessary procedures for casting ancient magic.

"No wonder the gestures of ancient magic were abandoned, these large number of movements are not only superfluous, but also extremely exhausting."

Mune now feels more and more that the direction of wizards in the world of Hogwarts researching magic is very correct.

Using a wand with spells is far more convenient than gestures with spells.

For example, [Mirror Light Reverse Tide] has four sentences when spoken in ancient language.

Each sentence will have three sets of complex actions.

The last sentence in the spell "Mirror light shines, reverse tide surges, those who come shall return, protect my body!"

Mune must complete a set of actions to generate the shield.

This action is divided into three groups: start, build, and stabilize.

Only when all three groups of actions are completed and coordinated with the spell will this spell take effect.

Mune has now mastered this spell, but he used to imitate it.

Now, after reading the information on ancient magic, he knows the true meaning of these actions.

What Mune has to do now is to break down these actions one by one, understand their meaning, and finally transform them into wand waving actions.

This is the only way to complete the true transformation of [Mirror Light Reverse Tide].

After Mune had just roughly browsed through the contents of "Ancient Curse Techniques: Exploring the Original Marks of Magic".

The portrait door of the common room suddenly opened, and Mune curiously looked over, usually no one comes in or out at this time.

"Did you go to see the Mirror of Erised again?"

Seeing Harry appear, Mune knew that this little wizard must have been wandering the castle at night again.

He knew that Harry was actually very attached to that mirror,

Even if everyone else decided not to go again, he would definitely try it himself.

"Yes, I knew that only you would be here at this time, where's Hermione?"

Hearing Harry's question, Mune realized that something seemed to be missing in the common room.

"I don't know, maybe she didn't get up today?"

Mune just glanced at the place where Hermione usually sat, and then looked at Harry again.

"How is it, did you see the person you wanted to see?"

Mune knew the reason why Harry went to find the Mirror of Erised.

Although he had never seen his biological parents, Mune's life was not so unfortunate.

But Harry was different, even for him, not going back to 4 Privet Drive for Christmas was already the best arrangement.

"No, but I should never go again."

Harry said as he walked to Mune's side and sat on the sofa.

He now wanted to talk to someone.

Seeing Mune show a puzzled look, Harry directly stated the reason without waiting for him to ask.

"I just saw Dumbledore in that abandoned classroom, he gave me some advice, saying that the mirror will be moved away tomorrow."

[Dwelling on dreams and forgetting to live is no good, remember that.]

Harry always remembered what Dumbledore had just said.

Although he couldn't fully understand it now, he knew that this headmaster would not have any bad intentions.

And after Mune heard Harry say this, he instantly guessed that the owner of that footprint should be Dumbledore.

"Are you saying that the mirror belongs to Dumbledore, and he saw everything you saw in the mirror?"

Mune asked curiously.

"That's right, according to him, his invisibility magic is very clever, and ordinary people can't see through it at all."

Harry said, also remembering the situation when he and Mune used their wands to check the half footprint.

"Did he see the reflections of other people?"

Mune quickly asked.

"He should have seen it, anyway, he mentioned Ron being the male student council president, which only happened in that mirror."

Although Harry didn't know what Mune was asking about, he still told the truth.

And after Mune heard Harry's retelling, he knew the reason why he got the Invisibility Cloak.

Dumbledore should have seen Mune's strange reflection in the mirror, and then had the phoenix Fawkes send the Invisibility Cloak.

"Did Dumbledore say anything else?"

Mune didn't know how much this headmaster knew, he could only speculate through Harry's words.

"There was nothing else, he only said that I would see the Mirror of Erised again, hoping that I wouldn't worry at that time, and also said that someone would help me, but I don't understand the meaning of this sentence at all."

When Harry said this, Mune's eyes were fixed on him,

The contents of the letter from yesterday automatically appeared in his mind.

"Help Harry, but what help does Harry need?"

Mune didn't know what Dumbledore wanted to express.

From Wednesday morning, Mune had not seen Hermione again.

It wasn't until the first Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the morning that Mune saw Hermione's roommate Lavender, and he curiously asked her.

"Oh, Hermione caught a cold and went to the school infirmary last night."

"A cold? Is it serious?"

"I don't know. Oh, right, she said she wanted to borrow your class notes and asked you to make them as detailed as possible."

Lavender's tone carried a hint of displeasure when she said this.

Because when she offered to lend Hermione her notes this morning,

Hermione hesitated for a long time before ultimately deciding to borrow Moon's notes.

Although Lavender knew that Moon's study habits were more meticulous than anyone else's, she still felt a little frustrated by Hermione's attitude.

"Alright, I'll go to the school infirmary tonight and bring her the notes."

Moon wasn't sure why Hermione had caught a cold, but he knew that after the weather turned cold, many sneezing young wizards appeared in the castle.

The content of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class didn't require any note-taking for most young wizards.

All that was needed for this class was a textbook.

Especially for Hermione, who had already finished reading the entire first-year Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook.

So, for Moon, he only needed to focus on learning his own things in this class.

That's right.

More than three months after entering Hogwarts, Moon finally learned something from Quirrell's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Moon had originally been thinking about finding a potion to mask the scent on his body, but after smelling the familiar garlic smell, he knew what to do.

Of course, Moon wouldn't use garlic to mask his scent, because that would only point out his location to the enemy.

As for what to use to replace the garlic, Moon remembered that among the 32 herbs he cared for in the Herbology Club, there was one that was very suitable as a garlic substitute.

Invisibility cloak combined with magical herbs.

This was considered an optimization of Moon's tactical preparations, which would invisibly increase his chances of winning.

As for how to carry the herbs, Moon thought of Hermione, who had already provided a good example.

"Looks like I have to personally go and see that little witch tonight."

Because he had finally learned something from the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Moon's perception of Professor Quirrell had improved slightly.

However, this professor seemed to be busy with something recently and hadn't asked Moon to discuss the Defense Against the Dark Arts club again.

After Herbology class on Wednesday afternoon, Moon took Bouncy to Hagrid's hut as agreed.

As Moon walked down the path outside the castle, he saw Hagrid leading Fang back from patrolling the Forbidden Forest.

"I knew you'd come at this time, so I hurried back."

Hagrid was very happy to see Moon.

He reached out his big hand, first put Bouncy on Fang's back, and then walked towards the hut with Moon.

Moon's gaze remained fixed on Hagrid's little red umbrella.

He had encountered Hagrid patrolling the Forbidden Forest before, and at that time, the gamekeeper would carry a giant crossbow and Fang with him.

Now the giant crossbow was gone, and he only carried a small red umbrella.

Of course, Moon knew that the little red umbrella contained the wand that had been repaired last week.

But seeing a tall wizard carrying a small red umbrella to patrol the Forbidden Forest still made Moon feel that the combination was a bit strange.

Noticing Moon's gaze, Hagrid lowered his head and quietly said to him.

"It's brilliant, much more useful than that giant crossbow."

Listening to Hagrid's statement, Moon knew that the other party should have tried using the wand to cast spells in the Forbidden Forest many times.

"What exactly is in the Forbidden Forest?"

Hagrid used to carry a giant crossbow when patrolling the Forbidden Forest, but now he carries a wand.

This couldn't help but make Moon curious. What exactly was in the Forbidden Forest that required Hagrid to face it so seriously?

"Oh, actually it's nothing much. Most of them are very cute, such as the white giant spiders, unicorns,

centaurs, Thestrals, Hippogriffs..."

Hagrid knew all the magical creatures like the back of his hand, remembering very detailed information, including territory, preferences... ． .

However, Moon couldn't agree with him saying they were very cute, especially the white giant spiders.

"Besides these, is there any danger? You still always carry your ~ umbrella."

"Oh, this!"

Hagrid raised his little red umbrella and then explained.

"It's not for dealing with those little cuties, but for dealing with those fierce animals that break into the Forbidden Forest, and some poachers."

Through Hagrid's description, Moon learned that Hogwarts' Forbidden Forest was the largest gathering place for magical creatures in the entire British magical world.

Many greedy fellows would risk entering here just to obtain the fur and flesh of these magical creatures.

To deal with them, Hagrid had to patrol the Forbidden Forest once every day.

While Hagrid was talking, the group finally returned to the hut.

As soon as the door opened, Fang, carrying Bouncy, immediately ran to the corner.

There was a newly woven wooden basket placed there.

"Fang, stop it! That's not for eating."

After Hagrid noticed Fang's actions, he immediately ran over and took a round thing out of the big dog's mouth.

Moon also curiously followed, because he heard Bouncy's happy voice.

"What is this?"

Moon repeated Bouncy's question.

"Oh, it's a Pygmy Puff. This is how I found to strengthen the obstacle."

As Hagrid spoke, he showed Moon the thing in his hand.

This was a magical creature a little smaller than Moon's fist. It was covered in creamy yellow fluff and was spherical overall, making it very cute.

Perhaps it had just been taken out of Fang's dog mouth, the Pygmy Puff kept shivering in Hagrid's palm.

"How is this used? It doesn't seem very strong."

Moon already knew that Hagrid's obstacle was a fierce three-headed dog, the big fellow that had once bitten Snape.

But the fluffy, soft little guy in front of him didn't seem to have any abilities besides being cute.

After hearing Moon's question, Hagrid first put the Pygmy Puff in Moon's hand, then walked to the door and closed it.

"This little guy is indeed not strong. Many people use it as a pet, but it also has one advantage."

As Hagrid spoke, he walked to the head of the bed, where a record player he had recently borrowed was placed on the cabinet.

After he set the record player's needle, soothing music began to play.

The little guy in Moon's hand jumped up happily after hearing the music, and it jumped more and more vigorously.

"You see, that's how it is. Pygmy Puffs jump very vigorously when they hear music, and Fluffy, ~,

You understand."

Moon already knew from Hagrid's words how to pass the three-headed dog obstacle.

Music, sleep.

"Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret!"

Seeing Hagrid's somewhat nervous expression, Moon said with a firm look.

"Oh, of course, I believe you."

As Hagrid spoke, he looked out the door again with some concern.

Moon curiously put the Pygmy Puff back in the wooden basket and asked.

"By the way, since you found a way, what did you ask me to do here?"