Chapter 30 An Unexpected Letter (2 in 1, 4,000 Words)

"Ivan, you did a great job tonight!" After everyone left, Harry, who had just been pushed to the edge in the crowd, stepped forward and gave Ivan a big hug.

"Maybe." Ivan shrugged and then explained. "Actually, you shouldn't be so exaggerated. I spent a lot of effort to deal with the troll."

It’s not that Ivan is being modest, but the news has been somewhat distorted. In one of the versions Ivan heard, the twelve-foot-tall troll even became twenty-feet tall!

I don't want this flattery.

"Hey, come on, you are the hero of Gryffindor. We only saw you kill the troll after saving Hermione. Oh my god, that was so fast." Ron hammered Ivan's chest. , said with a smile.

"Besides, we just mentioned what happened. Who knew it would spread like this?" Harry said that they were not taking the blame.

"By the way, where's Hermione?" Ivan asked.

"I don't know, I saw it just now." Harry was also a little surprised.

"You saved her, but now she doesn't even say thank you." Ron said angrily.

"I think I left temporarily because of something." Ivan shook his head, Hermione was not such a person.

Since Hermione had shouldered all the punishments righteously before, which made the two of them change their minds about her, Harry and Ron accepted Ivan's statement.

Next, Harry and Ron mysteriously took Ivan to see a package, which contained the brand-new Nimbus 2000. This was sent to Harry by Professor McGonagall this morning. Ivan because it would be in the library It was in the museum so I just missed it.

Although he was not interested, Ivan saw the two people's excited expressions and boasted a few words without conscience, and then quickly sent them to bed.

After being free, Ivan finally had time to take a closer look at the rewards he received for killing the giant monster.

[Blood Fusion Reagent (Magic Potion Formula)

Materials required: Dried nettles, bonewort, valerian, mistletoe berries, hellebore petals, sage plum, black bat horn, mountain flower powder

Special material: 150 ml of active blood from magical creatures (note: if the blood leaves the body for more than three days, its activity will be greatly reduced)

Prerequisite: Level 6 of Potions (Note: Level 4 of Potions is required in the experience card state)]

Looking at the series of names in the required materials, Ivan felt a little dizzy. Is this too much?

Moreover, many of them were high-end potion materials, and the prices were astonishingly expensive. Even if he risked being caught and went to Hogsmeade Village or Diagon Alley to buy them, the gold Galleons he had on him would still not be enough.

The prerequisite of Level 6 in Potion Science made Ivan frown even more. Even though his Potion Science had already been upgraded to Level 3, the higher the level, the slower the improvement. The difficulty of each level increases from Level 3 up. It's even more difficult than going from level zero to level three!

Fortunately, Ivan was relieved when he saw the note in small print at the back. If he was at level 4 in potions, he would still have a chance if he worked hard, but he didn't expect that there would be a bonus to the refining of potions in the experience card mode.

For Ivan, the best thing to obtain is the blood of magical creatures. Although it has the restriction that its activity will decrease after three days outside the body, Ivan knows that Hagrid will hatch a little dragon soon.

Ivan can't defeat the adult dragon, but isn't this newborn just allowed to be bullied by him?

At that time, it would be easy to draw some blood or something, as long as everything else was prepared before Xiaolong was sent away.

Dong Dong Dong Dong

When Ivan was thinking a little, he faintly heard a noise coming from the window. He turned around and looked over, but he saw a black and gray owl tapping the glass with its beak outside the window. There was a rope tied to its leg, which seemed to be tied to something. Wearing something.

Gula?

A word appeared in Ivan's mind, and Ivan guessed that this might be the name of this owl.

He stepped forward and opened the window, and a black and gray owl flew in quickly, landed on Ivan's shoulder and shook himself, because the entire dormitory had gone to give Ivan a welcome party, so this poor little thing The night wind was forced to blow all night.

Ivan was no longer in the mood to care about the safety of an owl at this time, and all his attention was focused on the envelope hanging on its leg.

Because it clearly says Ivan Halske,

Ivan untied the rope and held the envelope in his hand but did not have the courage to open it. The expression on his face changed again and again, and finally he sighed.

He had long known that such a day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Ivan hesitated for a moment and opened the envelope. What made him feel a little relieved was that the content of the letter was very ordinary. It just asked him about his current situation at Hogwarts, which college he was assigned to, and so on. It was Asia Hals, her own mother.

There were also three gold galleons attached, and there was a small note underneath, telling him to send a letter back when he was short of money.

But the more caring the content of the letter was, the more guilty and worried Ivan felt.

Needless to say, he felt guilty. Although this time travel was not under his control, after all, he had inexplicably replaced the other person's child halfway. Of course, Ivan could not accept it with peace of mind.

The worry comes from Dumbledore's ambiguous evaluation of his mother and the conspicuous dark magic fear curse in the system column.

Thinking of the Fear Curse, Ivan was somewhat speechless. Generally speaking, any normal mother would teach dangerous black magic like the Fear Curse before going to school.

And the teaching process can never be cheerful and peaceful, otherwise, he would not feel the fear when he recalled it before. It was obvious that this mother had personally let her child experience what fear was in order to make it quick.

These unknowns made Ivan feel uneasy, which made Ivan urgently need to have at least enough strength to protect himself before returning home and leaving school.

The fastest way to improve your strength is to make the blood fusion reagent you just obtained. So even though Ivan felt that the three gold galleons in the letter were a bit hot to handle, he still put them away in the end.

There is no way, he is so short of money now

"Cuckoo~" Gula, the black owl who delivered the message, had been waiting for a long time to see Ivan. He was dawdling for a long time and had to tap Ivan's head with his beak as a reminder.

Ivan also woke up from his meditation. The most urgent thing now is to reply to the letter. While bringing his Maka's food box to Gula to make him a little more patient, he ignored Maka's protest and picked it up tangledly. Quill pen.

After pondering for a long time, Ivan wrote down some interesting things that happened in school recently on a blank piece of paper.

Ivan originally planned to mention the troll, but he deleted all relevant content before sending the letter.

Not long after he entered school, he defeated a troll in a single challenge. Ivan estimated that his mother's first reaction was to run to school in horror and question Dumbledore, instead of being proud of him.

It's better to keep a low profile and don't cause too much trouble.

After a while of revising, deleting, and subtracting, Ivan closed the envelope and sealed it for the owl Gula to return the way he came.

After doing all this, it was already getting dark, and Ivan pulled the quilt and lay down on the bed.

In a daze, Ivan suddenly thought of a question. When Dumbledore mentioned the surprise, was he referring to the welcome party or this letter?

Early the next morning, Ivan, who had only slept for less than two hours, reluctantly got up to go to class. Harry and Ron had the same experience and kept yawning.

However, after the three of them got up and looked at each other's thick dark circles, they all couldn't help laughing, and their spirits were lifted a lot.

After a night of fermentation, Ivan's killing of the giant monster seemed to have spread throughout the school, causing Ivan to hear whispers wherever he went.

Ivan couldn't help but quicken his pace, and the situation got better after arriving at the Transfiguration Classroom.

Hermione arrived earlier than the three of them. Now she was sitting quietly on the right side, turning the pages of the book. The seats next to her were also occupied.

Several little Gryffindor witches were chattering without knowing what they were discussing, and asked Hermione from time to time. The latter looked very impatient. It was not until she saw Ivan that a look of joy appeared on her face. , put down the book and get ready to come.

"Okay, kids, class is about to begin now. Get back to your seats!" Professor McGonagall walked in at just this moment, frowning and looking at the messy classroom.

Ivan, Harry, and Ron quickly found three empty seats and sat down, while Hermione had no choice but to sit back.

Professor McGonagall glanced at Ivan consciously, then cleared her throat and said to the little wizards who were already seated.

"I think I should have said when I first started school that Transfiguration will be one of the most complex and dangerous magics you can learn at Hogwarts. As long as you can learn it well, Transfiguration is enough to solve your problem. Most of the problems encountered.”

"You should all have heard that just yesterday, Mr. Hals relied on his superb transformation spells and outstanding mind to successfully kill a giant monster in the corridors of Hogwarts!"

"For this, Professor Dumbledore adds a full twenty points to Gryffindor House!" Professor McGonagall finally added.

When Professor McGonagall finished speaking, there was an uproar in the audience, and there were waves of discussions, and Ivan suddenly became the focus of everyone.

Although many young wizards have heard this news before, after all, it came from the mouths of Harry and Ron, so it may not be credible, but now it is a stone hammer!

Ivan was not happy at all when he was suddenly praised by Professor McGonagall, because based on his experience, it was usually followed by the word "but", which was in line with the speaking flow of ordinary teachers.

Sure enough, then Ivan heard Professor McGonagall continue.

"But I want to solemnly warn you that the troll is a very powerful and dangerous creature. It is definitely not something that a little wizard who has not graduated can defeat! Hals is the only case. Even the black man who taught you Professor Quirrell from the Defense Against Magic class was so frightened that he fainted at the Halloween party!"

After saying this, Professor McGonagall's eyes became sharp and he continued.

"If I were to know that someone else was doing similar dangerous things, I would definitely advise Professor Dumbledore to expel him."

"And even for Hals, defeating the giant monster is not as easy as you think." After finishing speaking, Professor McGonagall glanced around and noticed that the little wizards below all silenced, and then looked at Ivan, She gave him a look, telling him to show off.

Ivan immediately stood up knowingly, with a solemn expression and a deep tone.

"Yes, Professor, I swear, the troll is definitely one of the most difficult opponents I have encountered in the past eleven years!"

As soon as Ivan finished speaking, bursts of laughter came from below, because many smart little wizards understood the hidden meaning in Ivan's words.

As a first-grade, eleven-year-old little wizard, in their opinion, the troll should be the first opponent Ivan encounters, and of course the most difficult to deal with.

Professor McGonagall was very dissatisfied with Ivan's perfunctory attitude. She preferred Ivan to talk about the fear in his heart when facing the giant monster, as well as the thrilling process, so as to give these children who are ready to act a vaccination.

Ivan shrugged nonchalantly, and in his heart he admired Professor McGonagall's clever methods.

First, he used his defeat of the troll to stimulate the enthusiasm of the young wizards to learn the transformation spell, and then used an official speech to set a tone for the matter and put an end to the increasingly exaggerated rumors.

After all, blocking is worse than opening up. Instead of concealing this matter and letting everyone guess, it is better to use it as a model to promote its positive effects. Using expulsion as a warning prevents some young wizards from thinking "if he can do it, so can I" and go further and further down the road of seeking death.

The last thing is to suppress his reputation so that he will not be complacent after defeating the troll.

The only pitiful person is Quirrell, who is used by McGonagall as a background to highlight the strength of the trolls. After today, he will probably become the laughing stock of Hogwarts.

Ivan, who was far older than eleven at heart, had roughly guessed what Professor McGonagall was thinking in a short period of time.

If possible, Ivan wouldn't mind cooperating with Professor McGonagall. After all, keeping a low profile is the way to go. Unfortunately, there are some doubts about the process of killing the giant monster. The more he talks about it, the more mistakes he makes.

Otherwise, Professor McGonagall would have to ask him again what his intentions were in transforming a pile of sharp iron thorns.

As a result, Professor McGonagall carefully prepared the opening remarks, but due to Ivan's uncooperative attitude, only half of his expectations were achieved.

This led to Professor McGonagall solemnly reminding Ivan before the next class that if she continued to answer questions without her consent in class, she might consider using a silence spell to allow Ivan to shut up for a while and give other students the chance to speak. A chance for the little wizards to show off.

Ivan looked at his only double-digit academic performance points and the fact that he still had 799 proficiency points to upgrade in Potions. He could only express with difficulty that he might consider the professor's valuable opinions and compete fairly. , try to raise your hand to speak.

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