HP: The Moon Over the Magic Academy

Chapter 58 Alchemy Ancient Demon Runes

The study at Malfoy Manor was indeed quite well-stocked.

Spells, potions, defense against the dark magic, divination, the history of magic...

Draco looked at the books, still feeling they weren't enough.

Find the golden snake statue, turn its head counterclockwise, and the bookshelf on the left will slide away with a click, revealing a secret room.

Draco led Landric inside, and Landric realized that the outside world was nothing compared to this place.

It was filled with books that Hogwarts forbids reading.

Landric's eyes lit up.

Draco felt a pang of sadness; he regretted bringing his brother to the study sooner.

He had given Landric gifts from time to time before, and although Landric always said he liked them, he knew Landric didn't really like them that much.

Landric stopped at the entrance to the secret room.

"Little Dragon, does Godfather agree to let you bring me to this secret room?" This room contains not only forbidden books, but also dark magic items and family secrets.

"Dad might have disagreed before, but now that he knows that person will come back someday, he's not as restrictive towards us anymore. Besides, we're family."

Landric lifted his eyelids slightly and glanced at Draco.

family?

Draco and Narcissa, Lucius are a family; he and Tana are a family.

Even if two families have a very good relationship, it's impossible for one family to openly reveal its secrets to the other.

Should they be completely bound together? Or should they completely trust each other?

Landric didn't say much.

They avoided the family archives and focused their attention on the forbidden books that interested them.

Draco pursed his lips. "How suspicious you are, brother."

"Don't just stand there. Forget about Potions and the history of magic; they're not very cost-effective right now. Find some spells that are good for both defense and offense."

"Huh? Looking for them in these banned books?"

Landric's mind was a bit of a mess at this point. He had acted on his impulse, but he didn't know what to do.

Curse, curse...

Defense...Attack...

Let's prioritize defense first, since you can only deal damage if you're alive.

"Look for any books about Patronus protection," because we'll need them soon.

Landric had just assigned Draco a task when Draco shifted his feet, picked up a book with his right hand without even turning his head, and said, "This."

Landric was speechless, "You've been in here quite a few times."

Draco was shocked and winked at Landric, "Brother, don't talk nonsense. You can't joke like that."

Landric: Hehe^_^, walls have ears, right?

Draco: There are portraits in the study outside.

Landric: So how do you usually get in?

Draco: While the portrait is asleep.

6.

A bizarre scene unfolds in the secret room: the silver-haired boy is expressionless, while the platinum-haired boy is making faces.

I don't know how they figured out what the other meant.

Landric really didn't want to talk to Draco anymore, so he took the book from his hand.

[Expecto Patronum is a defensive spell primarily used to ward off Dementors—dark creatures that drain joy and hope.]

Effect: When successfully cast, it summons a "Guardian," a silvery-white, glowing animal-shaped entity that can dispel Dementors and, in some cases, repel other dark magic.

Difficulty of casting: Requires the caster to concentrate on recalling their most intense and happiest memory while simultaneously chanting the incantation "Expecto Patronum".

The happiest memories...

Landric stared at those words for a few seconds, then tossed the book to Draco, "Try this."

Draco was furious. "Brother, is it possible that he only learned it when we were in fifth or even sixth grade?"

"So you can't do it now?" Landric asked with a look of disdain.

Yes...of course I can! Even if I can't, I still can! Take the words off your face, they're hurting my eyes!

Draco angrily took the book and went to a corner to ponder it by himself.

Landric, having achieved his goal, turned around with satisfaction to find a spell that he found amusing.

Draco watched Landric's retreating figure, wondering why he had taken the book only to end up not studying it himself.

Landric felt the sharp gaze on his back, pulled out a book, and threw it back at the person behind him.

The person behind him quickly turned to the side, indicating that he understood and was imitating him.

As Landric searched for books, he thought about alchemy, which had previously interested him.

Books flashed by before my eyes, and suddenly I stopped looking at one.

Ancient demonic runes?

Almost instantly, Landric recalled a novel he had read in his previous life where the protagonist's weapon had an "enchanted" state.

What if it's alchemy combined with ancient magic runes?

Landric's breathing became rapid, and his hand that touched the book felt like it had been kissed by static electricity.

This idea, which had never appeared in the magical world before but was extremely likely to succeed, lingered in Landric's mind.

As is widely known, Voldemort was terrifying largely because of the three Unforgivable Curses he created.

So, what if there were something that could resist this curse?

What if, when the two are combined, they could create an effect of traveling through time and space?

"Hehehe..."

Draco paused in his flipping through the book, then continued reading as if nothing had happened.

When it's time for him to know, his brother won't hide it from him.

From afternoon to evening, the two stayed in the secret room, unaware of when Narcissa and Lucius returned.

It was only when Narcissa coughed by the door that the two were interrupted.

Draco immediately stood up and carried Landric away, saying, "Stop looking. There's a limit to how much you can look."

Landric was extremely reluctant to leave; he hadn't finished reading it yet.

Narcissa led the two children to the dining table and earnestly urged them to eat.

Feeling the little dragon tugging at her skirt under the table, Narcissa obediently said, "Rand, why don't you stay today? It's getting late."

Landric turned to look out the window and realized that it was indeed very late.

"My mom's side..."

"Haha, don't worry, baby, your godmother has already told Tana."

"Okay," he agreed.

Narcissa watched her son eat even faster and sighed inwardly, "He's being eaten to death."

But Rand seemed completely oblivious; the future was a long and uncertain one.

Thinking of Landric's naturally detached nature, she couldn't help but feel sorrow for her son.

If she could, she wouldn't want her son to like Rand, not because Rand was bad, but because it would be difficult.

But after only one school year apart, Draco's possessiveness grew stronger and stronger...

He used to be unwilling to let anyone touch the things Rand gave him, but now Draco has hidden them somewhere, and he won't even let anyone see them...