#181 - Rune magic circle

After listening to Moon's explanation about the enhanced protection checkpoints, the two young wizards reacted differently.

Ron couldn't help but feel nervous for the culprit after hearing that the three-headed dog would also become extraordinary.

He had seen Fluffy while wandering the castle at night, and its size and appearance alone were enough to make one's blood run cold.

Harry, on the other hand, simply nodded faintly after listening to Moon's solemn instructions.

"Alright, I'll try my best not to touch those protection checkpoints, but if I really encounter a dark wizard, I'll still find a way to stop them."

Moon felt very helpless, knowing that Harry had such a personality and that it was difficult to change his mind once he had made it up.

"Okay, if you really need any help, you can tell me."

Moon wasn't sure if Dumbledore meant this by 'help'.

But now that his good friend wanted to protect the Sorcerer's Stone, Moon felt that he could also contribute a little.

He got up on Thursday morning.

Moon began to study the alchemy enhancement runes.

This rune was one of the first he came into contact with, originating from the main body of the alchemical key.

Through the alchemical notes of that deceased magician, Moon knew that the main material of the alchemical key was a special kind of meteorite iron.

The magician of the No-Maj world had added three magic arrays to it, mainly consisting of enhancement runes.

Through actual observation and reading materials, Moon learned that the alchemical systems of the two worlds were not very different, which allowed him to use the materials in the Hogwarts library to carefully distinguish and learn about the alchemical creations of the other world.

Every alchemical creation was covered with runes.

Each rune contained unique magical energy and attributes, and combining them according to certain rules and sequences could form a magic array.

The runes themselves had a certain amount of magical power, but it was very limited.

If they were to exert more powerful and complex magical energy, only magic arrays could achieve this.

However, the arrangement and combination methods of each magic array were different, and the effects produced would also be different.

The main magic runes would play a decisive role in this.

"[Seven] is really a magical number."

Moon learned from the materials in the library and the magic array on the alchemical key that the simplest magic arrays were usually composed of 7 runes, which was the simplest type of magic array.

Moon currently only mastered three runes, and these three could not be effectively arranged and combined.

So he had not mastered a single magic array yet.

But this did not prevent Moon from using runes to strengthen Fluffy's collar.

Runes themselves possessed small amounts of magical energy, and even without using magic arrays to connect them, they could still exert their own effects.

So now, for Moon, he only needed to engrave the enhancement runes on the collar wood to achieve this goal.

Of course, rune engraving was not as simple as carving it with a carving knife.

When the level of the alchemist was insufficient, the relevant incantations must be recited when engraving runes to ensure that the runes were effective and had magic power.

In addition, rune engraving also had requirements for the material it was carried on.

The material for engraving runes must not have too many impurities and negative energy.

Moon and Hagrid chose to use purple sandalwood this time, which was the most basic type of material.

Of course, if the runes were to form a magic array, ordinary wood would not work, as they simply could not withstand such a huge amount of magical energy and would inevitably fail.

But with only runes, ordinary wood was perfectly acceptable.

In addition, what Moon needed to master was the ability to carve runes.

Because there could be no mistakes in the carving of runes, it must be completed in one stroke.

If there were any omissions in the middle, it was likely to cause the magical energy carried by the runes to fail to be retained.

Therefore, if Moon wanted to get an enhanced version of the collar, he had to ensure that there were no flaws in the carved runes.

"What are you carving again?"

The morning common room was undisturbed, which was the perfect time for Moon to practice attentively.

However, soon after he started, a little witch appeared in the common room.

"This is an alchemical rune, why are you back? Is your cold better?"

Hearing Hermione's voice, Moon still didn't look up, and his eyes were still fixed on the carving knife in his hand.

"Much better, I have to say Snape's medicine works well."

Hermione noticed Moon's focused expression, and her voice became even softer.

After she responded softly, she sat on the sofa next to her and waited quietly.

In fact, Hermione's condition had been brought under control last night, and she wanted to return to the dormitory to make up for the missed courses at that time.

It's just that Madam Pomfrey stopped her and asked her to leave only this morning.

And now it was just past 6 o'clock, and Hermione had anxiously appeared in front of the fireplace in the common room.

"Puff ~"

After blowing away the wood chips on the wood, Moon looked at the 32nd carved rune with satisfaction.

This time he finally succeeded in one go.

Even without the monocle, Moon could feel that there was a weak magical energy in this small rune.

"Actually, you should rest more, there are no important courses these two days."

After Moon admired his rune work, he looked up at Hermione, "Forget it, I've only been away for a day, and you've already started studying sixth-grade knowledge. I can't imagine, if I'm a few days late, are you going to prepare to graduate?"

Hearing Hermione's teasing, Moon smiled helplessly.

"How is that possible? This is just a rune, which will be learned in the third-year elective course."

"Don't lie to me, I've already seen a little of the third-year rune course, this course doesn't teach how to carve runes on wood."

Moon knew that Hermione had the habit of previewing content beyond the syllabus, but he didn't expect that this little witch had already started to come into contact with the content of elective courses.

"Does the rune elective course really not teach carving? What does it teach then?"

Moon didn't know the content of the rune course and asked curiously.

"Of course, it's enough to just recognize the runes, after all, this course is very complicated."

Hermione sighed helplessly when she said this.

She knew how terrifying Moon's memory ability was, so simply recognizing runes would be almost no pressure for Moon.

But the same content was completely different for others.

Ancient Runes had its own symbol system and grammatical rules.

Not only was the number huge, but the meaning of each text would change according to the context and writing style.

In addition, alchemy runes were not like ordinary textual knowledge, they were often abstract and difficult to understand magical symbols.

Moreover, there was a relationship of mutual connection and evolution between these symbols, which required young wizards to be able to sort them out clearly.

Therefore, this course was a huge test of students' memory. "I have to work harder, otherwise I might really be left far behind."

After Hermione finished speaking, she ran back to the dormitory to get the textbooks she wanted to study.

When she was about to open the book and prepare to study, she couldn't help but look up at Moon curiously.

"What are you researching alchemy for? Are you going to come up with a new invention again?"

After spending so long together, Hermione had a deep understanding of Moon's learning habits.

She knew that the little wizard in front of her would usually only learn relevant magical knowledge if there was an actual need.

Then, in the process of practice, he would constantly test the correctness of the knowledge he had learned until he finally mastered it.

And now seeing Moon carving alchemical runes, Hermione couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, just making a collar for a big dog."

Although Moon did not explicitly point out the identity of the big dog.

But Hermione subconsciously thought of the three-headed dog guarding the trapdoor.

"Is the protection going to be strengthened again?"