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Originally, the seven rooms and the Sorcerer's Stone were specially designed by Dumbledore to lure Quirrell and train Harry. Unexpectedly, Quirrell did not make a move according to the expected result, abandoned the stone, and escaped.
Dumbledore thought it might be Snape's warnings several times, which made Quirrell realize that he had been aware of the situation. So he temporarily gave up the opportunity to resurrect Voldemort and ran away.
However, he always felt that the stone would definitely lure Quirrell and Voldemort's souls. Therefore, it has not been removed and continues to be placed there. From the end of Harry's first year to the beginning of Harry's third year, there hasn't been any progress from Quirrell himself.
Of course, part of the reason was that he felt that the defense put on the Sorcerer's Stone was effective. After all, it is basically impossible to secretly steal the stone under his supervision and many school professors.
Unless it is directly destroyed, returned to Nicholas Flamel, or placed in Gringotts or anywhere else within Hogwarts. He didn't expect that. Instead of inviting Voldemort and his Death Eaters, he invited an unknown alchemist and an American wizard.
In the sixth room, Dumbledore finds that Snape's puzzle is not effective.
In the fifth room, he saw the troll fainted on the ground.
When he came to the fourth room, he saw fragments of stone statues all over the place.
When he came to the third room, he saw a heavy wooden door that was broken into several pieces.
When he came to the second room, he saw the Devil's Snare was weakened.
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When he came to the first room, he didn't see Fluffy but only saw a palm print printed on the top floor. This person is not only stealing the stone but also stealing the dog.
No matter how much Dumbledore was confused by various traces in several rooms, Jerry broke the mirror as soon as he entered the mirror world.
The magic rule of the Hungarian Mirror World is that as long as Jerry breaks the mirror he came in, no one else can enter the Mirror World unless they also have the same magic. In the mirror world, everything is the opposite, and it is no different from the real world in other aspects.
Because the mirror world is originally a special space projected by the real world, as long as you know the way to open it, you can enter and exit the world.
Like the Knight Bus, the space gaps they can travel through are similar, and they have always existed in every world.
Walking in the mirror world, returning to the castle's third floor, and then returning to the Slytherin common room, Jerry found a mirror and left the mirror world.
Will the stone be useful for him in the future? Of course, it will.
Although Jerry himself can be said to have immortality because of his meditation, his family can't live as long as him.
In a situation where Aisha, Haas, and others are old, at least the longevity potion was made by the stone to maintain their longevity until he found a new solution.
Moreover, although the longevity potion is not perfect, it can be regarded as a kind of longevity. It is also a valuable source of other things than just potions because it has the ability to turn stone into gold.
No matter what world he goes to, there is a high probability that things like gold are valuable currency. With the stone, he no longer has to worry about money after entering the new world.
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But what he said in the letter is also true. He really intends to study the alchemy of the stone and maybe make one himself in the future. The owl will also regularly send an elixir so Nicholas Flamel can continue living.
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In the suitcase,
Jerry looked at the Time card, the Time Turner, and the Sorcerer's Stone on the table and couldn't help sighing, "I guess there's still a long way to go."
In the next period of time, he will not only study time magic but also study the stone, learns to use the stone to make longevity potions and turn stones into gold. He also needs to pay attention to his regular meditation session to keep his body in shape.
At the same time, he had to use the Time Turner proficiently to study all the courses in the third grade. With his current strength, classes such as Charms, Potions, Herbology, and Transfiguration are not a big problem because he already taught himself in advance.
However, taking classes is still helpful. At least the professors can help him check and fill in the gaps, inspire him, and make his foundation more solid. But he was still interested in the Divination class that he started in the third grade.
Jerry had always thought that divination and prophecy were unreliable. Still, after thinking about it, since a wizard as powerful as Dumbledore and a person like Voldemort paid so much attention to the results of prophecy, it meant that divination and prophecy are useful.
In addition, there is also a Dream card. If he can learn and master this magic, he can prepare in advance if there is any danger in the future. Therefore, thinking about this, he will be busy for the next period of time.
Fortunately, although the duration of Time Turner is limited, the number of users is not limited.
There were three classes in the morning: Divination, Muggle Studies, and Arithmancy. They all start at nine o'clock at the same time.
He can go to the Divination class at nine o'clock and use the Time Turner to return to nine o'clock after the class. Go to the Muggle studies. After the Muggle class, use the Time Turner to return to nine o'clock and go to the Arithmancy class.
Even after that, he could go back to the suitcase at nine o'clock to study magic or leave Hogwarts to do other things.
He can go to the Ministry of Magic to find a way to get one of their magic cars, study the technology or deal with some other things. He can do all that easily while all the other students are already tired just visiting one class.
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At 8:50 in the morning, when Daphne, Pansy, Draco, and others came to the classroom door in the East Tower, they saw Jerry and Hermione sitting in the first row of the classroom, holding their book.
"To be honest, Draco is also good. Although it is a lot worse than Jerry, it is at least a lot better than others." Pansy patted Daphne and glanced at Draco, then at Goyle and Crabbe behind him.
Everyone has their idol, but wanting to turn idols into partners is unrealistic. She has always been more realistic. Even though she likes Jerry, she chooses Draco instead.
Among the Slytherins, Draco is only inferior to Jerry in terms of appearance and grades. Although a little childish, he comes from the Malfoy family.
The Malfoy family is a well-known family in the wizarding world. It is still a first-class family even if it declined a little because of the first wizarding war. Draco's father is not only on the school's committee but also has deep ties with the Ministry of Magic.
"I won't give up. I have to study and work hard on this year's final exam. I must surpass that Mudblood!" After listening to Pansy's words, Daphne not only did not get discouraged but clenched her fists, and her whole body was full of energy.
"Ehh, whatever makes you happy, I guess." Seeing that she could not persuade her best friend, Pansy shrugged helplessly.
Daphne fell in love with Jerry at first sight. In the hall of the first-year opening banquet, Daphne was captivated by Jerry's appearance and elegance.
On the other hand, Pansy didn't really care about Jerry very much at first, but only after he showed enough excellence that she begin to have a good impression, so she was not as captivated as Daphne.
Arithmancy is a very interesting class. It's a class about using numbers to predict what will happen in the future so as to get a more accurate answer.
After Jerry took the class, he still felt quite rewarded. He believes that this class's content is similar to Muggle's class of using big data to predict and calculate the future in science.
It's just that Muggles use scientific means to collect big data and analyze it with algorithms, while Arithmancy uses numbers and magic principles to make guesses.
They are all traceable methods. As long as you're smart enough and the power is strong enough, some predictions that are relatively accurate can be obtained.
But there are also disadvantages. Because Arithmancy requires a lot of power when predicting the future, the farther the time is, the worse the accuracy.
Therefore, even a wizard who is proficient in Arithmancy can hardly predict what will happen in a day or two. Predicting what would happen in the next hour would already be considered powerful.
The advantage is that the accuracy is relatively high. Although there are countless possibilities for the future, the future predicted by Arithmancy is relatively more inclined to be the most probable one.
However, at the end of the class, Professor Septima Vector, the teacher of the Arithmancy class, reminded all the students in the class.
The content of Arithmancy can only be used as a reference. The future is always changing. When performing one, the future has already begun to change. Never take the content of Arithmancy as what would happen later. Otherwise, the future will definitely be different than anticipated.
At that time, after listening to the professor's words. Jerry suddenly understood why Voldemort was going to kill Harry after learning about the prophecy.
Because the prophecy said the greatest possibility of the future, not what was destined to happen, as long as Harry was killed in advance, this possibility in the future will not occur. It's a pity that when Snape eavesdropped on the prophecy, he only heard the first half and didn't hear the second half, so Voldemort died in the end.
After learning the prophecy, Dumbledore tries his best to help Harry, probably in order to keep the future in the prophecy unchanged to a greater extent.
After the Arithmancy class, Jerry and Hermione left again for the Divination Class in the North Tower. It's just that when Hermione was about to use the Time Turner again, Jerry raised his hand to stop her.
"Hermione, I think you'd better eat something to energize you now."
They have been spending a total of six hours attending both Divination and Muggle Studies class. Running back-and-forth classes without any breaks would only tire them.
"Oh, glad you mentioned it. I'm really hungry right now."
Just now, she didn't realize it because she was too focused on the classes. Now that Jerry mentioned it, Hermione's stomach started to growl.
"Eat this, and after the Divination class is over, we will go to the hall for lunch."
Jerry reached out, took out four sausages from his bag, and heated them with magic. He handed two pieces of it to Hermione.
Hermione's eyes lit up, "Thank you so much."
She likes Jerry not only because Jerry is excellent in all aspects but also because when she is with Jerry, she doesn't have to worry about many things. Jerry can make her feel very comfortable over everything.
After eating the sausage and making her stomach less hungry, the two turned the Time Turner again.
"Hey, Jerry, Hermione. Wait for us!" Just before nine o'clock, when the Divination class was about to start, Harry and Ron rushed to the classroom and complained to both of them.
It turned out that the two of them forgot the location of the classroom and finally found it with the guidance of Sir Cadogan.
"There's a piece of information about all the classrooms in the common room. I told you to memorize them last night, but you just wanted to go back to the dormitory and play cards!" Hermione rolled her eyes.
Hermione is not a gentle and good-natured girl, she belongs to the strong, smart, decisive, and assertive girl, and she is quite ruthless when she talks about people that are not doing things right.
"Welcome to the Divination class!"
At this time, a middle-aged witch walked into the classroom nervously.
She wears a pair of oversized glasses and wears a thin and transparent shawl with many glittering metal sheets. There are countless beads and chains around her long neck, and she also wears many bracelets and rings on her arms.
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However, Jerry knows that this professor has some gift in Divination magic. The famous prophecy came from her mouth, and the prophecy did come true in the end.
But that was beyond anything that she usually does. Her usual prediction activities are probably to make a hundred predictions, while most of them are not going to be true, whilst some may be real.
Jerry had checked the relevant information before regarding this professor. Although her Divination level is not good, she is really good at teaching him some Divination.
She is the great-great-granddaughter of the famous Cassandra Trelawney, a witch who was born with the ability to foresee the future using the Inner Eye. Prophecies made by Seers are recorded by the Ministry of Magic and stored in the Department of Mysteries.
Or suppose you haven't heard about Cassandra Trelawney. In that case, you're probably familiar with the name Gellert Grindelwald because he was also a Seer who predicted the second Muggle World War that had not yet happened in 1927.
Therefore, Jerry thinks that the professor's class can be listened to and referenced. If he really wants to master Divination that can predict ten or several decades, he also needs to spend time and study it.
Or when he gets the Dream card, he can study it later.
"So, you've taken Divination class, which is the most profound class of all magical arts. I must tell you that if you don't have the gift, I can't do anything about it. Books can teach you, but they'll only do a small portion of it."
After Professor Trelawney asked everyone to open their books, they began to set up a prediction practice ahead of time.
Jerry's understanding is that Divination magic is very deep, and it has nothing to do with the textbook and her teaching if you are not good at it. The main reason is that you don't have the talent to do so.
On Jerry's side, Hermione was shocked when she heard that books did not help the subject much. Because in her opinion, no matter what class it is, books are very important. It is precisely because she spends time previewing and reciting books in advance that she can be more efficient than others in the class.
"Today, we will learn the basics of Divination. Tea divination or Tessomancy, please turn to the fifth page and start the divination in two groups." In this way, Professor Trelawney began her teaching after making up some terrifying prophecies for a few students.
Jerry closed the book three hours later and sighed, "This doesn't make sense at all."
After the class, he didn't find any logic and magic principles from what Professor Trelawney explained. He didn't learn anything just now.
"I think the Divination class is a mess. She's obviously just making up those things." When Hermione put away the book, she complained.
Apparently, she felt that Arithmancy is more believable because it has some logical procedure. In comparison, this kind of divination by observing the characteristics of the future by using the sixth sense is no better than just random guessing.
After the class, the secondary classes will begin in the afternoon.
In addition to Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, etc., the secondary classes for the third grade also have the Care of Magical Animal class. In the afternoon, Gryffindor and Slytherin will take the Magical Animal class together, and it will be the first time Hagrid teaches in Hogwarts.
The class subject is to understand the personalities of hippogriffs, get along well with them, and ride them around the Forbidden Forest.
The whole process went smoothly, except that Draco said something rude and was attacked by the hippogriff. But it was blocked by Jerry with the Protego Charm. After the class, Jerry stayed alone instead of returning to the castle.
"Jerry, thank you so much just now. If students are injured in my first class, I'll be in trouble." Hagrid held Jerry's hand, his eyes full of guilt and gratitude.
He was very concerned and nervous about his career as a teacher. He didn't expect that a major incident would happen. If Jerry hadn't reacted quickly, he might have ended his role as a teacher today.
Jerry smiled and shook his head, then took out a small box from his robe, "Hagrid, you are one of the best magizoologists in the world. Today was just an accident, and it's not your fault. By the way, I'm staying here to give you something that I accidentally bought in Greece. I think you'll like it!"
Hagrid was a very enthusiastic person when it came to magical animals. He knows everything about it, such as how to care for Norbert or a dragon, Thestrals, a three-headed dog or Fluffy, and so on. So Jerry also intends to give him some small gifts in return.
"This is a chimera and a griffin!" Hagrid opened the box and immediately let out a voice of surprise.
Because he saw two magical animal cubs in the box, one with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a fire dragon. In contrast, the other one was an eagle head with a body of a lion with a tail. These two are the famous Greek magical animals Chimera and Griffin.
"I'll leave it to you. I'll be going now!" Rejecting Hagrid's invitation to dinner, Jerry told Hagrid not to tell others that he had given him a Chimera and a Griffin and waved away.
Chimeras and Griffins are like dragons. The Ministry of Magic restricts them, and cannot be owned privately. But the box he holds has an Extension Charm attached, which the Ministry of Magic does not allow.
However, Hagrid is also the type of person who doesn't like to follow the rules. He is not worried that Hagrid will be in trouble as long as he can keep it a secret.
"Alright, time go to the Room of Requirement tonight to seal the soul in Ravenclaw's diadem. Then go to the Ministry of Magic in London to get a magic car and do some meditation. However, it might cost me a lot of red stars. Fortunately, the Voldemort souls should give me plenty of red stars later."
On the way back to the hall for dinner, Jerry started making plans for the evening.
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Herbology class is on Fridays in September, October, and Halloween. Jerry was in a group with Hermione, plucking the plump pink pods from a plant's branch, peeling beans, and placing them in a wooden barrel.
Ron came over and said, "Did you see the announcement in the Great Hall? Tomorrow we'll be visiting Hogsmeade!"
"Oh, tomorrow?" Jerry's heart moved.
If he remembered correctly, Sirius would sneak into the castle quietly at the Halloween dinner tomorrow. While everyone is in the hall, he will try to get into the Gryffindor Common Room.
"It's a pity I can't go with you. My uncle and aunt didn't sign my form." Harry said dejectedly beside Ron.
"Harry, you can just go next time. There is also Sirius Black, who was wandering around." Hermione comforted.
Ron thought about it and said, "Sirius is not a fool. He won't go to Hogsmeade and act rashly. Harry, ask Professor McGonagall if you can go this time. Waiting for next year is just too long."
"No need. I've asked her, and Professor McGonagall said I can't go without a signature from a guardian because that's the rule." Harry lowered his head.
"Harry, don't worry. Tomorrow you need to bring your invisibility cloak and wait at the statue on the fourth floor. I will find a way for you to go to Hogsmeade." Jerry recovered from his thoughts and smiled.
He knew that Sirius wouldn't hurt Harry, so Harry had no problem going to Hogsmeade.
Children and adults are different. For an adult wizards, they wouldn't feel like going to Hogsmeade. But for a young wizard who has never been to Hogsmeade and has been looking forward to going, it's something that they yearn for. It would be too pitiful if all the students went there and Harry was left alone in the castle.
Hence why he wanted to help Harry by sneaking into Hogsmeade.
Just a while ago, he had traded the Marauder's map from the Wesley twins with various prank magic props he bought from Greece. The Wesley twins had memorized all the exits at Hogwarts, and with their current magical abilities, they could easily evade Filch.
So the map was basically useless for them, and Jerry was willing to trade them for a new prank magic item they'd never seen before. Of course, they would agree since Jerry gave them the catnip to deal with Mrs. Norris.
As for Jerry, of course, he has his own purpose in having the map. At least tomorrow, when Sirius enters the castle tomorrow, he needs to know where he will be at that time.
"That's a bad idea." Hermione looked hesitant.
There are many similarities between Hermione and Professor McGonagall. They are both adventurous in their bones, but on the surface, they are very disciplined people. When Hermione heard that Jerry was going to take Harry to Hogsmeade by going against the rules, her first reaction was that it was wrong.
"It's okay, even if you really meet Sirius. As long as you don't leave me, I have the confidence to protect you safely. Moreover, sometimes we have to be more rebellious a bit. Life's not fun if you keep on following the rules, isn't it?" Jerry winked at the three.
At this time, Hermione, Harry, and Ron suddenly remembered that although Jerry was only in the third year like them. But Jerry was superior to them. With his own power, he managed to take down more than a dozen Dementors and defeated fifteen Aurors at the same time.
In terms of actual combat power, Sirius definitely has nothing to Jerry.
"Jerry, do you really have a way to sneak Harry to Hogsmeade?" Ron was confused.
Jerry answered, "You'll find out later!"
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The next morning.
Under the supervision of Filch. Jerry, Hermione, and the others waved goodbye to Harry sitting on the stairs and followed the group towards Hogsmeade.
After everyone disappeared, Harry hurried back to the Gryffindor dormitory on the eighth floor, picked up the invisibility cloak hidden under the bed, and went straight to the fourth floor.
Jerry, Hermione, and Ron after arriving in Hogsmeade Village. They quietly left and went to the Honeydukes shop specializing in candy.
"Why are we here?" Standing in front of the store, Hermione asked in a low voice.
Jerry heard the words and smiled, "Because there is a secret passage leading to the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle in this shop. Wait here for a while. I will go through the secret passage and take Harry over."
"How did you know?" Ron looked surprised.
"From your brothers, of course."
Jerry got up and walked towards the Honeyduke store.
"They never told me there was a secret passage to Hogsmeade." Looking at Jerry's back, Ron's mouth twitched.
Hermione added after hearing Ron's complaint, "Neither did they tell you that the Sorting Hat was a Sorting Hat, not 'a test that would hurt us a lot'!"
When she entered the school that year, she would not have been so nervous if she hadn't heard Ron's words. Ron remembered the pranks his two brothers had done to him from childhood until now and suddenly felt that the incident just now really didn't seem to be a big deal.
It was nothing compared to turning his favorite teddy bear into a giant spider, nearly making him an unbreakable vow at age five, and feeding him sour bubblegum.
The most likely thing that would happen is that they would never tell him that there's a secret passage to Hogsmeade, but a secret passage to the Forbidden Forest and the nest of an Acromantula.
"Someone's coming!" In less than twenty minutes, Hermione suddenly pointed to the door of the store with a surprised voice.
Jerry was walking towards them from the door and waved at them. Although there was no one beside Jerry, Hermione was keenly aware of the shallow footprints on the ground next to him.
She knew that it was Harry who was using the invisibility cloak.
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"There are more than 200 kinds of owls in the post office. This is so amazing!"
"Honeyduke has launched a new marshmallow with so many flavor options."
"Hey, wanna go to that Three Broomsticks Inn?"
"I drank a butterbeer, and I feel warm. It was amazing."
It was almost evening, and under the lead of the professors, all the students returned to the castle from Hogsmeade. The students who went to Hogsmeade for the first time in the third year were discussing excitedly all the way to the castle.
When they entered the Great Hall, it was already decorated with hundreds of pumpkins lit by candles and a swarm of live bats flying around. Many flaming orange banners float above the brewing storm ceiling.
"You guys go and sit first. I'll go back to the common roof because I have something to do." Walking to the door of the hall, Jerry greeted other students, turned, and walked towards the Slytherin common room.
After a while, it is estimated that Sirius will sneak into the castle, and it will not be easy to execute his plan after entering the hall for a while.
On the first floor, Jerry did not go back to the common room but walked directly into the abandoned classroom next to the stairs, took out the Marauder's map, and waited quietly.
"I'm sorry, Sirius!"
Jerry will capture Sirius with his hands today and then use him to collect ten thousand Galleons from the Ministry of Magic. That will increase his popularity when releasing his new book.
As for Sirius being caught and sent back to Azkaban, it's not going to be much of a problem. Since most of Azkaban's Dementors now are Jerry's contracted creatures, he will soon catch Pettigrew and replace Sirius.
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As time passed, the dinner began. On the Marauder's map, the dot representing Sirius appeared in the lobby on the first floor.
At the entrance of the hall, Sirius. Who transformed into a dog with Animagus carefully observed the situation in the hall, and after confirming that no one was there, he cautiously walked in.
If he persuaded James not to trust Pettigrew, Voldemort would not have been able to find their house, and James and Lily would not have been killed.
Until this summer vacation, he saw Scabbers in the form of Peter Pettigrew lying on a boy's shoulder from a newspaper and learned that Pettigrew would follow the boy to Hogwarts where Harry was.
So he used Animagus to escape all the Dementors and successfully escaped from prison, and came to Hogsmeade through the secret passage and sneaked into the castle.
Tonight, everyone will be celebrating Halloween in the Great Hall, and he will take down Pettigrew in one fell swoop.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Sirius, and before he could react, a blue magic light shot at him. Under the blue magic light, Sirius immediately transformed from animal to human form.
Turning to look at the young wizard standing behind him, Sirius showed a shocked expression.
In his Animagus form, his sense of smell and hearing are far superior to normal humans, and he is very vigilant. How could someone come close to him and didn't even notice the person at all?
"So it's you, Sirius Black. You're here to kill Harry, right?" Jerry did not attack Sirius but shouted loudly.
Just after he discovered Sirius on the Marauder's map, he came to the floor immediately, but before he came, he cast a Disillusionment Charm, used his Flight Spell, and used a spell that would disguise his scent.
At the same time, Dumbledore, who was about to announce the start of the dinner. He knew something was wrong, and it involved Jerry.
"The dinner is canceled. Prefects should lead all the students to their common room, and the other professors will go out with me to capture Sirius."
"Harry? I'm not here to kill Harry. I'm…"
When Sirius heard Jerry's words, he was stunned for a moment. He was about to explain when he suddenly saw the hall's door being pushed open, and then Dumbledore walked out with a group of people. He quickly turned into a dog again and ran away from the hall.
"Where are you going?"
When Jerry saw that Dumbledore and the others were all emerging, he immediately used the flight spell, spread his wings, and quickly flew toward Sirius.
Seeing Jerry suddenly grow a pair of wings, all the professors, including Dumbledore, were stunned. This was more surprising than seeing Sirius turning into a dog. After all, they all know about Animagus but have never seen or even heard of people flying with wings behind their backs.
"Jerry, it's too dangerous. Don't go after him!" At this time, Snape was the first to react to stop Jerry from flying. He quickly flew to chase him.
"Stay here to protect the other students. I'll go take a look." Dumbledore ordered other professors and also flew after him.
Apparition cannot be used in the castle. With the exception of Dumbledore and Snape, the two can at least catch up with Jerry and Sirius.
"Almost got you!"
Seeing that Sirius was close, Jerry accelerated and landed directly in front of Sirius. He raised his hand and used the Patronus Charm.
His giant appeared. No matter whether Sirius used a physical or magic attack, it was not effective against Jerry's patronus. It is also hard to attack Jerry, that is flying in mid-air.
When Dumbledore and Snape rushed over, Sirius had already been stunned to the ground by Jerry's patronus.
"Jerry, are you alright?" After Snape arrived, he first cared about Jerry.
After finding he was fine, he looked at Sirius with a sneer, "I didn't expect to see you tonight."
Recalling the moment when they were at school. Sirius often hung out with James Potter, but now he was easily brought down by his proud student, and Snape couldn't have a better feeling than that.
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On the headmaster's office.
"Mr. Carmen. Can you tell me what's going on here?" Dumbledore looked at Jerry with curiosity and wariness.
Professor Snape, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Sprout on the side also showed curious expressions.
Jerry smiled slightly, always maintaining his good attitude.
"When I returned to the castle from Hogsmeade Village. I walked to the entrance of the Great Hall and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. I had a new idea about the theory of flight magic that I was researching recently. Went back to my common room to note it."
"When I came back, I found that the dinner had already started and ran to the hall. It just happened I met Sirius, who had transformed into an Animagus on the way there."
"How do you know that the dog was Sirius?" Professor Flitwick asked in surprise.
Only seven wizards can legally transform into Animagus, and Sirius is not among them.
Jerry paused, glanced at Professor McGonagall respectfully, and then replied, "Because of Professor McGonagall. In the previous class, Professor McGonagall taught us about Animagus, and I am very interested in the transformation of an Animagus."
"When I saw the dog, I found that its eyes, movements, and demeanor were very humanized. In addition, no students in our school had dogs as their pets, and I just guessed that this might be an intruder."
"Unexpectedly, I tried to use the Animagus reversal spell on the dog, and it really recovered its human form, and it turns out to be Sirius."
"I remember that after Mr. Carmen got out of class, he asked me about the transformation of Animagus. I also recommended to him a few books to read. I didn't expect him to learn the counter-spell so quickly." Professor McGonagall nodded satisfactorily, admiring Jerry's learning attitude and ability.
"Hmm, it's all good then. You're brave and also caught Sirius alone. You're worthy of being a student in the Slytherin house. I would like to add one hundred points for your action." A happy smile appeared on Snape's face, and he gave Jerry a reward instantly.
The other professors did not object to Snape's actions. Because they also feel that Jerry's performance today was deserved.
"Mr. Carmen, your performance today is excellent. Can I ask you? Is it because you had some special bloodline in your body when I just saw you grow wings and fly?" After Dumbledore affirmed Snape's decision, he looked at Jerry again.
The four professors also raised their ears at the same time.
Jerry pretended to be embarrassed and scratched his head, "It's not blood. It's magic. Recently, I have been studying flight magic, such as Levitation Charm, broom and high-level flight magic that Professor Snape taught me."
"I always feel that flight magic is a very interesting magic, and maybe there are more and better developments and uses. I went to Greece during my summer vacation, and I finally developed a new magic through some inspiration and the knowledge I learned before."
"It is the new magic that can use flight magic combined with wings to fly. This magic is not only faster but also more stable. I also created some new offensive and defensive magic related in addition to this magic."
After talking for a while, he took out a thick book from his book, put it on Dumbledore's desk, and continued, "Here is the record of my research on flight magic and the new flight magic. I plan to write it into a book called "The Theory of Air Magic and Flying Magic"!"
Listening to Jerry's professional and meticulous answers, Dumbledore and the four professors were stunned. They thought that Jerry's wings were related to his bloodline. Wizards have magical animal bloodlines, such as trolls, giants, veelas, and werewolves.
Maybe Jerry has some magical animal bloodline of a bird in him, so he can grow and fold his wings. But they didn't expect it to be a new kind of magic.
Wizards who can create new magic are all amazing wizards. They who can create new magic while they are in school are gifted, just like Voldemort and Snape.
Being able to think about perfecting an unpopular magic system and researching and developing new flight magic during school days can no longer be described as genius. It's magically genius.
Picking up Jerry's notebook, Dumbledore began to flip through it quickly. He verified that what Jerry had just said was not a made-up story but a fact.
Some of the magic theories in the book are something he has never seen before, and in theory about the new flight magic, he has seen some familiar theories about it somewhere else.
Perhaps, the third-year student in front of him could really be a wizard who could usher in this era. Just like him, Grindelwald, and Voldemort.
"Mr. Carmen, you are truly a genius."
After hearing Dumbledore closing Jerry's book, several professors also began to talk about Jerry's usual performance in class. Saying that Jerry would often be in class, and some of them made were confused about Jerry's out-of-the-box way of thinking and questions.
Among them, Snape said the most. Because in addition to classes, he often opened a small session for Jerry, so he naturally knew more about Jerry's performance at school.
After some discussion, they found that Jerry's talent is already at an extraordinary
Some of the usual bits and pieces have already reflected Jerry's talent and extraordinary.
At this moment, a flame rose from the fireplace in the principal's office, and a small old man in a dark green coat and a pinstripe robe stepped out from the fireplace. Then came a middle-aged witch with blond hair and a tall wizard with a camera.
"Oh, Principal Dumbledore. Thank you so much for helping us in catching Sirius. My head's going to explode if he keeps running around the public."
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After the stout old man emerged from the fireplace, he dusted himself off and approached Dumbledore with a smile, embracing him warmly.
Dumbledore, seemingly expecting the old man's arrival, showed no signs of surprise.
He pointed towards Jerry, who stood by the desk, and explained with a smile, "You should thank Jerry Carmen for discovering Sirius and apprehending him single-handedly."
"Jerry Carmen?" The old man looked at Jerry in surprise, then seemed to recollect something and smiled.
"Ah, yes! Mr. Carmen is a talented Seeker on our Quidditch team. I never expected him to possess such formidable magical abilities and excel at Quidditch!"
"The truth is, Minister, your arrangement of Dementors and Aurors for patrolling left Sirius with nowhere to escape. I happened to seize the opportunity and catch him," Jerry replied, deliberately giving credit to the Minister, aware that the old man before him was Cornelius Fudge, the current British Minister of Magic.
Fudge's eyes lit up upon hearing Jerry's words, and he looked at Jerry with admiration. "Mr. Carmen, you will undoubtedly be the backbone of our wizarding world in the future!"
Under the protection of Dementors and Aurors, it was undoubtedly the Ministry of Magic's failure to prevent a dangerous Death Eater like Sirius from infiltrating the school.
When the words left Jerry's mouth, it turned into an accomplishment of the Ministry of Magic. Fudge couldn't help but appreciate this articulate young wizard.
"Minister, why have you come so late?" Dumbledore interjected, steering the conversation.
Fudge wasted no time and quickly expressed his intentions, "Headmaster Dumbledore, as you know, the entire wizarding world has been in unrest due to Sirius."
"I've faced scrutiny from the International Federation of Wizards. Now that Sirius has been apprehended, we must publicize the news to restore stability. I've brought Rita Skeeter, a reporter from the Daily Prophet."
Fudge meant to announce Sirius's arrest through the morning newspapers, allowing all wizards to learn about it and calm the storm.
"Indeed, the wizarding world needs tranquility. Please have Ms. Skeeter interview Mr. Carmen. He knows the process of discovering and capturing Sirius best." Dumbledore agreed, nodding and smiling before waving Jerry over.
"Mr. Carmen, this will require some of your night's rest. Feel free to reject it." Dumbledore said.
"It's my pleasure!" Jerry stepped forward to join Ms. Skeeter, the female reporter and looked at her with narrowed eyes, a half-smile forming as if he was brewing something.
Initially, the news of Sirius's arrest in this interview alone was a major breakthrough.
However, it was now not Hogwarts's professors or headmaster who had discovered and captured Sirius, but a third-year student.
This was undoubtedly another sensational revelation.
Moreover, this third-year student was exceptional in his own right. He was not only a talented Seeker on the English Quidditch team but also a star player who had led the team to victory on numerous occasions.
Ms. Skeeter could already envision the high demand for tomorrow morning's newspapers.
Perhaps, she could even embellish the truth and add more captivating content to fill the pages, such as fabricating complicated romantic relationships involving the third-year wizard at school.
That way, it would undoubtedly sell out by tomorrow morning.
"Mr. Carmen, please follow me. I'd like to conduct a private interview." Ms. Skeeter eagerly pulled Jerry towards the corner of the headmaster's office, with a photographer closely following behind.
The interview had to be held away from the prying eyes of the headmaster and the Minister, as sensitive questions would be difficult to ask or include in the article.
Jerry obediently followed Ms. Skeeter to the corner.
"Mr. Carmen, could you please share how you discovered and subdued Sirius?" Ms. Skeeter took out a journal and a dazzling green quill from her crocodile leather handbag, preparing to conduct the interview.
"No problem at all!" Jerry repeated the account he had given earlier to Dumbledore and the others.
"What? Your Patronus is a Giant? And you've created new flying magic? Are you planning to write a book on air magic and flying?" Through the interview, Ms. Skeeter quickly grasped the concept of true genius.
However, despite this, the content she recorded in her notebook with her shorthand pen included many additional private details, making it even more sensational and captivating.
For example, when mentioning Jerry's Patronus being a Giant, she added a paragraph about how Jerry fell in love with a Giant girl while traveling in Greece, so he summoned the Giant Patronus.
When describing Jerry's creation of the flying technique, she omitted that Jerry received guidance from the school professors and studied various magic books, instead adding that Jerry had a playmate who was a blood-cursed orc when he was an orphan.
The girl eventually transformed into a Pegasus and flew away, inspiring Jerry to create a new flying spell with white wings out of longing for her.
Even the magic book titled "The Theory of Air Magic and Flying" that Jerry was planning to write became a tribute to the blood-cursed orc girl who became a Pegasus.
As for how Jerry discovered Sirius, Ms. Skeeter described a scenario where Jerry and his little girlfriend were on a date in the woods outside the castle during a Halloween dinner at Hogwarts.
They coincidentally stumbled upon Sirius, who was plotting to enter the castle and harm Harry.
Sirius kidnaps Jerry's girlfriend, prompting Jerry to use his newly learned flying technique and the Patronus Charm to engage in a fierce magical duel, ultimately defeating the dreaded Death Eater and rescuing his girlfriend.
By the end of the interview, Ms. Skeeter had already come up with a headline for tomorrow's newspaper: "Sirius Arrested: Jerry Carmen, Prodigy or Genius?"
"Alright, that concludes today's interview. Thank you, Mr. Carmen, for your cooperation," Ms. Skeeter exclaimed excitedly as she closed her notebook, intending to conclude the interview and hastily begin drafting the article she had already planned.
Meanwhile, Jerry clicked his fingers, using a mind control spell to discreetly retrieve Ms. Skeeter's notebook and swiftly scan its contents.
"Ms. Skeeter, are you writing news or making up a fairy tale?" reading Ms. Skeeter's notes, Jerry felt his temples throbbing, his patience wearing thin.
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Rita Skeeter, the most famous female reporter for the Daily Prophet, was known for always finding valuable news and writing popular articles.
However, Jerry knew that only a quarter of her stories were true, and she made up the rest for attention.
So when Fudge mentioned Rita's name, Jerry was already suspicious.
True to his expectations, the news she had fabricated about him was far from what he had anticipated.
She had created a series of false stories, including three imaginary girlfriends for him: a chance encounter with a giant, a childhood sweetheart's blood-cursed Orc, and a witch from school.
"The Exotic Land Reclamation of Vegetable Skeletons."
If tomorrow's newspaper published the content as Ms. Skeeter wrote, it would indeed be breaking news.
After all, who doesn't enjoy reading gossip, especially when it involves geniuses? But now, all the character development Jerry had worked so hard on will be ruined!
Jerry's intention was to create a talented individual who could become a great wizard like Dumbledore, not a prodigal wizard with peculiar tastes.
"Mr. Carmen, please return my notebook. You have no right to take it!" Ms. Skeeter's expression changed when she saw Jerry magically taking away her notebook. Her attitude suddenly shifted.
"And you don't seem to have the right to fabricate these stories indiscriminately, do you?" Jerry smiled and didn't return the diary.
Rita narrowed her eyes upon seeing this. "What are you implying? Those are the facts you mentioned in the interview just now, and they will be published in tomorrow's newspaper. It doesn't matter; you can keep the diary. I have already memorized its contents!"
"Are you not afraid that I will inform Minister Fudge and Headmaster Dumbledore about this right now?" Jerry pointed towards Dumbledore and Fudge, who were still chatting at the desk.
Ms. Skeeter smiled and covered her mouth. "Mr. Carmen, it seems you are still quite young. So what if you tell them? As long as I will it, those contents will appear in the newspaper tomorrow. As long as I'm not breaking any laws, not even they can do anything to me!"
She only cared about the explosiveness of her news and how many Galleons she could earn, and nothing else mattered. She became famous by writing the book "Armando Dippet: Master or Moron?" about the former headmaster of Hogwarts, and everything she wrote came true.
Besides, she wasn't afraid of Jerry's current threat, considering she had recently written an article satirizing the Ministry of Magic's lax security, allowing Sirius to escape prison.
Jerry didn't feel annoyed upon hearing her words. Instead, he took two steps forward, placed the diary back in Ms. Skeeter's hand, and leaned in close to her ear.
"I'm referring to your Animagus ability, transforming into a beetle to eavesdrop on gossip. It seems you haven't registered with the Ministry of Magic either. If I were to make this public, guess what might happen? Will you be arrested by the Ministry of Magic? Can you continue being a journalist?"
After that, Jerry gracefully walked towards Fudge and Dumbledore.
On the other hand, Ms. Skeeter shrank back, immediately grabbing Jerry's arm, and with a complete 180-degree turn, she smiled and said, "Mr. Carmen, please don't…don't be impulsive. Let's discuss this calmly. If you believe there are any revisions needed for tomorrow's report, you can suggest them, and I will make the changes immediately until you are satisfied!"
Ms. Skeeter didn't understand how Jerry had discovered her secret, as she had never revealed it to anyone.
But she knew that if it were exposed, her career would be ruined, and she might face a lawsuit from the Ministry of Magic.
After a hearty meal, she could still tell what was more important; at the moment, preserving her career was her top priority.
This news was already explosive enough, even without any fabricated stories. Jerry smiled, patting Ms. Skeeter on the shoulder, and reassured her, "As long as you write truthfully, I won't utter a word."
After speaking, Jerry gently removed Ms. Skeeter's hand from his arm and returned to the desk, standing next to Snape.
Seeing Jerry approach, Minister Fudge half-jokingly remarked, "Oh, it looks like the interview is finally over, and I can go home and get some sleep!"
"Yes, Mr. Carmen has clarified everything. Everyone will know about Sirius' replacement early tomorrow morning, and we can all go back." Ms. Skeeter hurriedly approached the photographer, afraid that Jerry might say something against her at that moment.
Jerry simply smiled and didn't say much. In fact, as long as Ms. Skeeter didn't cause any trouble, he wouldn't expose anything. After all, it would be difficult to explain how he knew about Ms. Skeeter's Animagus transformation.
However, if she did cause trouble, he wouldn't bother going to the Ministry of Magic to expose her. He had countless ways to deal with her without being detected by the Ministry.
"Professor Snape, about the bonus?"
Jerry lightly touched Professor Snape's arm and whispered.
Snape, who knew Jerry well, immediately understood his intention. After coughing, he addressed Fudge, who was about to step into the fireplace.
"Minister Fudge, according to the previous bounty offered by the Ministry of Magic, Jerry should receive a bonus of 10,000 Galleons. I was wondering when it would be paid out."
Minister Fudge paused with his short and stout figure and then turned his head, smiling forcedly. "Oh, yes, I almost forgot about that. Tomorrow, the Ministry of Magic will send 10,000 Galleons to Gringotts and deposit them into Mr. Carmen's vault."
It wasn't that he had forgotten; he simply wanted to see if he could avoid paying the bonus altogether. After all, 10,000 gold Galleons was not a small sum.
But he didn't expect it to end that way.
"Many thanks to Minister Fudge. You know Jerry is still an orphan, and this bonus means a lot to him!" Snape remained expressionless but conveyed something to Jerry.
Jerry stood beside Snape, silently complimenting his head of the house.
"If it weren't for him being a Seeker for the English Quidditch team, I would believe you!"
When Fudge heard Snape's words, he inwardly grumbled but replied generously, "That's what Mr. Carmen deserves. At the Ministry of Magic, we always keep our word. It's just 10,000 Galleons, after all!"
He grabbed a handful of Floo powder and disappeared in flames.
Once all three of them had left, Snape glanced at Jerry. "Alright, Jerry, it's getting late. Go back and rest."
"Thank you, Professor!" Jerry chuckled twice, bid farewell to Dumbledore and the other professors, then turned and left the headmaster's office.
Within a few hours, he had earned 10,000 Galleons, and with the release of his magic book, he would receive another substantial sum. It was safe to say that he would no longer have to worry about Galleons for a while.
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Meanwhile, in Azkaban Prison, located on an isolated island in the North Sea.
Sirius Black was forcefully pushed into a huge cell by two Aurors. He wore heavy shackles, feeling frustrated and defeated.
Six Dementors inside the cell confronted him, the terrifying creatures known for sucking out happiness and leaving despair in their wake.
"Sirius, it's all because of you that the Ministry of Magic has been so occupied lately. The Minister personally ordered us to have six Dementors keep a close eye on you and ensure you don't escape!"
One of the famous Aurors remarked before closing the iron door and leaving the particular cell explicitly built for Sirius.
Even the Aurors preferred not to spend more time than necessary in the presence of Dementors.
Sirius resigned to his fate, lay silently on the ground, seemingly accepting the impending attack from the Dementors.
His wand had been confiscated, and the enchanted shackles he wore rendered him unable to transform into his Animagus form and escape Azkaban as he had done before.
To his surprise, however, the Dementors did not immediately attack him. After a while, Sirius sat up, puzzled by their unusual behavior.
"What's going on here? Are they playing some kind of game? I've never seen Dementors behave like this before!"
One of the six Dementors was being collectively attacked by the other five, and surprisingly, the five Dementors were not affected by the single Dementor's attempts to harm them.
It seemed as if they had no intention of attacking Sirius himself.
Unbeknownst to Sirius, the Ministry of Magic had transferred nearly all the Dementors from Azkaban to pursue him, leaving only a few to cooperate with the Aurors in guarding the remaining prisoners.
Among the Dementors now guarding Sirius, only six were under contract with Jerry, while the rest were not.
Through his contract with the Dementors, Jerry had ordered them to keep Sirius safe.
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A month later, after Sirius had been captured.
Jerry set aside a book about Time Tuners in the library and looked at Hermione, who appeared exhausted.
"Why don't you use the Time Turner to set aside specific hours for rest? Otherwise, your body won't be able to handle it," Jerry suggested, noticing Hermione's fatigued appearance.
"I tried, but for some reason, I always feel like my mind and body can't fully recover. Maybe it's better to take a break from using the Time Turner after next week's vacation and no classes," Hermione replied, putting down her quill and rubbing her tired eyes.
"Could it be due to jet lag?" Jerry pondered, considering the effects of disrupting the body's natural rhythm.
While the Time Turner had no limit on usage, it did have a maximum time limit of five hours.
This meant that even if Hermione used the Time Turner to schedule periods of rest when she felt tired, her body wouldn't fully recover due to physical reasons.
The human body is accustomed to working during the day and resting at night, so disrupting this pattern can lead to a sense of fatigue.
Additionally, Jerry had to consider the complications of simultaneously meeting multiple versions of himself and the risk of others discovering his time-manipulation abilities.
With over ten courses and a significant amount of homework, managing his time effectively was becoming a challenge.
Furthermore, Hermione's situation was also influenced by her menstrual cycle, which could contribute to her current condition.
Jerry, being different due to the "Meditation," only needed to meditate for a certain amount of time each day to restore his body and mind fully, so he didn't face the same issues as Hermione.
"Hermione, come with me. I might be able to help you with this," Jerry offered, placing the book back on the shelf and guiding Hermione out of the library.
As they left, a group of young witches in the library expressed their disappointment.
Since the Daily Prophet had published the news of Jerry's capture of Sirius and his creation of new flight magic, Jerry had become an idol for almost all the young wizards at Hogwarts.
His reputation had surpassed many more renowned wizards, and there were rumors that the Merlin Order planned to award him the Merlin 3rd Class Medal—an unprecedented achievement for a student.
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"Jerry, what are you doing? Isn't it too early for us to be doing this?" Hermione blushed and muttered with her head lowered as they entered an abandoned classroom on the fourth floor of Hogwarts Castle.
Jerry cast a locking spell on the door and activated an Imperturbable charm. He turned to Hermione, a puzzled expression on his face.
"Hermione, I didn't catch what you just said. What's the matter?"
"N-nothing, it's nothing," Hermione stammered, waving her hand hastily, her face growing redder.
Jerry couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
He had brought Hermione here, locked the door, and cast the Imperturbable charm not for inappropriate reasons but because Hermione had been overloading herself with the Time Turner, causing strain on her body.
He intended to teach her "Meditation" to help her recover.
Wizards, having wizard blood in their veins, had the potential to develop and obtain longevity through Meditation.
Hermione, being a witch, had the same potential.
"Hermione, listen carefully. I will teach you an essential magic that can help you quickly recover your body and mind and enhance your magical power.
But you have to promise me that you won't teach this magic to anyone without my consent. Can you do that?"
Jerry said, placing his hands on Hermione's shoulders and speaking earnestly.
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On the verge of closing her eyes, Hermione felt Jerry's hand on her shoulder, causing her to freeze in place.
When she heard Jerry's tone's seriousness, she took ten seconds to process what was happening and replied somewhat regretfully, "Okay, I promise you, I won't teach anyone else the magic you taught me!"
Seeing Hermione's disappointment, Jerry's mouth twitched again.
"Okay, this magic is called Meditation, and the principle behind it is like this…"
Under Jerry's guidance, Hermione began learning about meditation.
"This magic is truly… amazing!"
Four hours later, as Hermione stepped out of the cabin with Jerry, her tiredness had vanished, replaced by a radiant glow.
Although she hadn't fully mastered the meditation technique and was starting, Hermione had already experienced the benefits of practicing Meditation.
The exhaustion from using the Time-Turner to study had disappeared entirely.
"In the past few days, we've been using the Time-Turner for five hours daily to come here. I believe that before the Christmas holiday, you should be able to master the Meditation fully!"
Jerry told Hermione as they went to the Great Hall for dinner.
Hermione was indeed a magical genius, and although Meditation was complex, it seemed to come naturally to her.
Jerry believed that in about four or five days, Hermione could fully master Meditation.
He even thought that without a wizard's blood, Hermione's exceptional mind might allow her to harness magical power through Meditation alone.
Apart from Meditation, Jerry also taught Hermione Occlumency to shield her mind from Dumbledore's penchant for Legilimency, where he could read people's thoughts.
Initially, Jerry hadn't intended to introduce Meditation to this world. Still, now that he had dealt with Voldemort and his strength was comparable to Dumbledore's, he felt less need for strict control.
Moreover, it was beneficial for Hermione to learn about Meditation earlier, as relying solely on Meditation for longevity was not easy, even with Jerry's improvements and optimizations to the original technique.
Therefore, starting early would provide her with more hope.
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Two days before the holiday, in Hogsmeade village.
The weather had reached its coldest point of the year, and heavy snowfall the previous night had transformed Hogsmeade village into a picturesque winter wonderland.
With the threat of Sirius Black being no longer present, the school allowed the young wizards to visit Hogsmeade before the holiday.
Unfortunately, Harry still couldn't join Jerry and the others through the usual route to Hogsmeade village and had to rely on the secret passage on the fourth floor.
In the woods, two hundred meters from Hogsmeade village, Harry removed his invisibility cloak and indulged in the snacks he had just purchased with Jerry, Hermione, and Ron.
"Jerry, are you really not spending Christmas with us at school?" Hermione asked, her mood slightly down as she nibbled on a toffee.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione had all decided to stay at school for this Christmas holiday.
Harry didn't want to return to his aunt's house, Ron wanted to spend time with his parents and visit his brother, and Hermione wanted to use the Christmas break to review the subjects they had covered during the last semester.
But to their surprise, Jerry didn't fill out a school settlement form to stay at Hogwarts on Christmas just like last year.
Harry and Ron couldn't hide a tinge of regret in their eyes.
"Next year, I promise I'll spend Christmas with you. This year, I'll release my first magic book, 'The Theory of Air Magic and Flying,' in Diagon Alley."
Jerry patted Hermione's head comfortingly.
Hermione's eyes sparkled with admiration upon hearing that Jerry would release his magic book.
Harry and Ron had grown used to such things. They struggled to understand their textbooks while Jerry was already publishing his own magic books, widening the gap even further.
It was undeniable that Jerry's ability to single-handedly handle Sirius Black was remarkable.
"Shall we have a snowball fight instead?" Ron suddenly suggested, looking at the thick layer of snow on the ground.
Without waiting for a response, he grabbed a handful of snow and playfully threw it at Harry, who was nearest to him.
Harry initially ignored it but soon found himself covered in a "white mane" of snow.
And so, the snowball melee began.
The boys and girls, aged thirteen or fourteen, formed snowballs and ran around, laughing and enjoying the carefree spirit of youth, stirring a sense of excitement within Jerry.
After a while, Harry, Ron, and Hermione realized they were covered in snow, while Jerry remained pristine.
They stopped the melee, locked eyes with Jerry, and focused on him.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Jerry, laughing and watching the three of them, occasionally dodging snowballs, understood their intentions when their eyes turned unkind.
"Jerry, this is Gryffindor versus Slytherin!" Ron declared, puffing out his chest and forming a snowball the size of his fist.
Jerry sighed helplessly. "But it's three against one. Isn't that unfair?"
"It can't be helped. It's your bad luck to be alone!" Harry said, patting the snow off his head and creating a snowball more giant than Ron's in his hand.
"Hermione, are you so merciless?" Jerry asked half-jokingly, looking at Hermione.
Hermione blushed and raised her head, replying arrogantly, "You left us for Christmas vacation, so consider this your punishment!"
However, her snowball was noticeably smaller than the others.
"Well, since you're all like this… don't blame me for being ruthless!" Jerry's face revealed a mischievous smile. He swiftly bent down, picking up a large handful of snow, his hands moving like a blur.
Within seconds, he had formed three snowballs, which he launched simultaneously.
And so, the 1v3 snowball battle began.
Fifteen minutes later, still immaculate with no trace of snowflakes on his body, Jerry looked at the snow-covered Harry, Ron, and Hermione, whose heads and shoulders were barely visible, and smiled. "Are you going to continue?"
However, Harry, Ron, and Hermione didn't respond because, at that moment, a thought simultaneously struck them, "What the hell just happened then?"
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"Jerry, if you weren't so ordinary-looking, I would have thought you had the blood of a giant like Hagrid." Ron remarked, brushing off the snow from his body and pulling out his plump pet rat, Scabbers, from his pocket.
He checked that everything was fine with Scabbers and then turned to complain to Jerry.
Harry and Hermione nodded in agreement with Ron's statement. They were amazed by Jerry's quick reflexes and agility during the snowball fight.
In fact, Jerry had rolled a massive snowball that flew higher than any of theirs, scoring him a "Home Run."
Jerry laughed at their comments and didn't provide an explanation. Instead, he looked at Scabbers in Ron's hands with expressive eyes.
"Ron, your pet seems to have recovered from its illness. It looks like it has gained quite a bit of weight!" Jerry observed playfully.
"Indeed! Since Halloween, Scabbers suddenly became energetic and developed a huge appetite. It's even fatter now than before it fell ill!" Ron replied, holding up Scabbers proudly.
After returning from Egypt, Ron's pet rat, Scabbers, seemed to fall ill during the summer vacation.
It refused to eat, shivered frequently, and kept losing weight, despite Ron's attempts to use a rat booster from the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley.
However, Scabbers miraculously recovered after Halloween, regained its appetite, and no longer showed any signs of illness.
It seemed to be enjoying its days sleeping in Ron's pocket.
"Be careful not to let him get too fat. Sirius Black has been captured and sent back to Azkaban," Jerry warned with a smile.
Jerry knew deep down that Scabbers had never been sick.
It was all a ruse. Scabbers, in fact, was Peter Pettigrew, an Animagus who had been hiding in Ron's family for twelve years.
He had been afraid of Sirius Black finding him and had lived in constant fear, which explained his previous illness-like behavior.
"Do you remember the spell I used to transform Sirius from his Animagus form back into his human form?" Jerry suddenly asked the group as they prepared to leave.
Hermione raised her hand eagerly and responded, "Yes, it's a restoration spell that can forcibly revert a wizard Animagus to their human form."
"Exactly. And if the person is not an Animagus but a normal animal, the spell won't work and won't harm the animal in any way," Jerry explained.
"Jerry, why are you mentioning this spell suddenly?" Harry questioned, sensing something unusual.
Jerry smiled mischievously and gazed at Scabbers in Ron's hands as he playfully said, "Because I suspect Ron's pet, Scabbers, is actually an Animagus!"
"What?!" Harry, Ron, and Hermione exclaimed in shock, their eyes widening in disbelief.
Even Scabbers froze in Ron's hands, sensing the gravity of the situation.
"That's impossible! Scabbers has been with our family for over ten years. You must be joking!" Ron protested, looking at Scabbers, unable to fathom that his beloved pet could be an Animagus.
"Why don't we find out for sure? It won't harm him, after all," Jerry suggested nonchalantly, drawing his wand from his robes.
At the sight of Jerry's wand, Scabbers panicked and attempted to escape Ron's grasp. Ron struggled to hold onto his tail but was forced to let go when Scabbers bit him.
"Revert to your original form!" Jerry commanded as Scabbers landed on the ground and made a dash to escape.
A magical blue light emitted from Jerry's wand, hitting Scabbers precisely.
In an instant, Scabbers transformed rapidly, resembling the growth of a tree in fast-forward.
First, his head emerged, followed by his limbs, and finally, his body.
Within moments, the spots on the ground were replaced by a short, stout man with sparse, messy hair and a bald spot on top of his head. He appeared wretched and filthy.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Peter Pettigrew!" Jerry greeted him with a smile, acknowledging his true identity.
Peter Pettigrew, also known as Scabbers, was shocked and couldn't comprehend how his disguise had been uncovered after successfully masquerading for twelve years.
However, his bewilderment didn't last long. As soon as he regained his senses, he turned around and sprinted toward the depths of the grove.
After all, he wasn't facing an ordinary wizard but a formidable opponent who had defeated Sirius alone without a scratch.
Without his wand, it was better to prioritize escape.
"You may be swift on those short legs, but it's futile!" Jerry exclaimed, pointing his wand at Peter Pettigrew.
"Petrificus Totalus!" he incanted, casting a simple full-body immobilization spell that pinned Peter Pettigrew in place.
Confusion filled Harry, Ron, and Hermione as they tried to process the shocking revelation of Scabbers' true identity.
"Jerry, how did you know Scabbers was an Animagus? And why did you call him Peter Pettigrew? Wasn't Peter Pettigrew supposed to be dead for twelve years?" Hermione inquired urgently.
Jerry motioned for the trio to approach the immobilized Peter Pettigrew and then retrieved the Marauder's Map, handing it to them.
"It all started with this Marauder's Map that Fred and George gave me," Jerry began, explaining that he had spent significant time studying the map's magical properties.
He revealed that the map used detection magic and a touch of Legilimency to capture and display the name and location of every person in the castle.
The map could even detect invisible individuals or those in their Animagus form.
"With this map, I discovered that Scabbers, or Peter Pettigrew, was masquerading as a rat," Jerry explained. "And it seems that Pettigrew's disappearance and death were not as they seemed."
The trio listened intently, absorbing the newfound knowledge about Scabbers' true identity and the complex events surrounding Peter Pettigrew's supposed demise.
Jerry had delved into the secrets of the Marauder's Map, gaining a deeper understanding of its magic.
He had replicated the map based on the principles of detection and mind-reading, allowing him to track the movements and identities of those within the castle.
The Weasley's large clock, which displayed the location and status of each family member, shared similarities with the Marauder's Map, further solidifying Jerry's comprehension of its enchantments.
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"Jerry, you have the Marauder's Map and found out that Pettigrew, who had been dead for many years, was in the castle? And then you found out Pettigrew moved in the same trajectory as Scabbers, so you became suspicious?"
After listening to Jerry's explanation, the three understood the Marauder's map functionality and why Jerry thought Scabbers was Pettigrew.
"Yes, I thought it was a problem with the map before. But the Sirius incident made me think that maybe it wasn't the Marauder's map that had a problem. But Scabbers might be an Animagus form for Pettigrew."
Jerry nodded and looked at Ron again, "Originally, I wanted to tell the principal about it. But considering that Scabbers is your pet, I thought I let you know about it first and then make a decision after you understood the situation."
"Thank you, it's just… I don't know what to do now. Why did he turn into a mouse and hide in our house?" Ron looked at the guy in front of him. He couldn't believe the fact about the pet he kept in his pocket every day.
"In "The Important Magical Events of the Twentieth Century", it is recorded that Peter Pettigrew was killed by Sirius twelve years ago, which also killed many Muggles at that time. He was recognized as a hero in the wizarding world and was awarded with an Order of Merlin medal." Hermione recalled the book she had read and said all the information about Pettigrew.
"Why should an innocent person turn into a mouse and hide? Why should everyone think he's dead? Why is the first thing he did after being restored to a human form to run away?" Jerry asked several questions, which suddenly made them fall into contemplation.
After a while, Harry was the first to notice that Jerry had something to say, "Jerry, do you think Pettigrew isn't a hero as the book says, but there's something else he kept as a secret?"
Jerry nodded, indicating that he had guessed correctly.
At this time, Ron frowned and had a different point of view, "I don't think he's a bad guy. Why not unbind him and let himself explain the situation?" Ron still has some feelings for Scabbers, knowing that it's been his pet for some years.
Hermione shook her head, "I think it should be handed directly to the professors and the principal. We can't be so sure that he'll be telling the truth. He might attack us directly once we set him free."
Seeing Hermione's answer, Jerry nodded silently.
Under normal circumstances, the safest solution in handling wizards like Pettigrew was to hand it away to the adults. It is obviously not a normal situation they can handle easily.
"Hermione is right, but I happen to have something here that can confirm whether he is a good person or not, why he didn't die back then, turn into a mouse, and hid in Ron's house." Jerry smiled and took out a small bottle of potion from inside his robe.
"What is that?" Ron looked at the potion with a curious look on his face.
Jerry replied, "Veritaserum."
"What? Veritaserum? That's a very difficult potion. I remember to use 5 mg of Sri Lankan vulture's bile, 3 grams of Boroxia grass, 3 grams of grass buds, and…"
Seeing that Hermione seemed to want to explain the entire recipe and the method for creating Veritaserum. Harry interrupted her.
He asked, "What does it do?"
Hermione looked a little unhappy but continued to explain,
"It's a potion that can make spits out any truth. Three drops are enough. However, the materials are rare, and making one is extremely difficult. Even Professor Snape couldn't make much out of it. You should pay more attention in the potions class as it's been explained before. Anyways, Jerry, did you make this yourself?"
"Yes, I bought a lot of herbs and materials about Veritaserum when I traveled to Greece, and I tried to make it according to the method taught by Professor Snape, but I didn't expect it to be successful. If you are interested, you can make one too. I have quite a few leftover herbs and ingredients for it."
Jerry opened the cork on the bottle and put three drops of Veritaserum into Pettigrew's mouth. Although the herbs for Veritaserum are rare, as long as he can buy them, he can use his magic to grow them and multiply them every time.
Therefore, Jerry can collect a few baskets of various herbs for making Veritaserum by simply harvesting them. Others, like the auxiliary vulture bile, grass, etc., are not a problem. Because he also bought a lot of them beforehand.
Seeing the Veritaserum, Pettigrew's eyes immediately showed a look of horror. His body was restrained, and he couldn't resist it.
After dropping the Veritaserum potion, Jerry the spell then tied it firmly with Incarcerous Spell.
The Incarcerous Spell is different from the Petrifying Charm. It is an extension of the Transfiguration Charm. It can make ropes and then bind the target. It is a magic spell specially invented to deal with some animals with high magic resistance, like a centaur.
Of course, it can also be used to tie Pettigrew so that he can speak normally and answer questions while his body is being restrained.
"Alright, Pettigrew, tell us what happened. Why you turned into a mouse and hide in Ron's house?" Hearing Jerry's words, Harry, Hermione, and Ron all stepped forward and started asking questions.
Under the influence of Veritaserum, Pettigrew began to answer one by one.
Half an hour later, Harry's eyes were red. He drew out his wand angrily and yelled at Pettigrew. However, Hermione took away his wand before he could cast his magic.
"Harry, I think you need to calm down and think about it. If you kill Pettigrew now, no one will know that Sirius was wronged, and he'll still be locked up in Azkaban."
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"Harry, calm down. Hermione is right. He can't die yet." Seeing this, Ron also stepped forward and stopped Harry from killing Pettigrew.
"Ron, would you kill him even if he's Scabbers?" Harry struggled to break free from Ron's arms, but Ron was a bit stronger than him.
Ron tried to push Harry to the ground and then replied loudly, "I feel sick knowing he's Pettigrew, but if you kill him now, you'll regret it."
Under the effect of Veritaserum just now, Pettigrew has already told everything that happened.
It turned out that because of Voldemort's influence back then, Pettigrew was scared that things were going to be bad for him and acted as a secret agent for Voldemort.
Sirius was afraid that it would be too obvious that he was the one who kept the secret. He persuaded James to change the keeper to Pettigrew.
As a result, he brought Voldemort to them, causing both Harry's parents to be killed, and at the same time, the death of Voldemort because of the magic being rebounded.
Sirius sensed Pettigrew's betrayal and chased him down. Pettigrew had an idea spell to blow up an entire street, shouted that Sirius was the traitor, and cut off one of his own fingers. He finally turned into a mouse to survive and escape.
Pettigrew did not appear in public because only his death could confirm Sirius' identity as a Death Eater. Secondly, he is afraid that the Death Eaters will also be after him.
Because in the eyes of those Death Eaters, Voldemort died and lost his body because of him.
He chose to lurk at the Weasleys family, hoping to learn about the news in the wizarding world. Once there are signs of Voldemort's comeback, he can immediately get Harry and give it to Voldemort to gain his trust again.
His parents wouldn't have died if it weren't for Pettigrew's betrayal. He wouldn't have been an orphan, and he wouldn't have lived under the stairs for so many years. Even when he saw the Mirror of Erised for the first time, what he saw was a picture of a family living happily together.
"You're right. I can't kill him. I'll use him to save Sirius." After hearing Hermione and Ron's persuasion, Harry finally calmed down.
Although he grew up in a bad family, Harry is kind-hearted and wants to save his godfather, Sirius, rather than kill Pettigrew for revenge.
"Well, we definitely shouldn't kill him. But we could at least hit him a few times to at least vent your emotions." Jerry looked at Pettigrew and proposed.
Harry's eyes suddenly lit up as soon as his suggestions were brought up. Ron and Hermione looked at each other and turned around tacitly, apparently agreeing with Jerry's idea.
For a while, there was some screaming in the woods.
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In the evening, at the principal's office.
Dumbledore and the professors were looking at the guy who was tied in front of them. He had a bruised nose and a swollen face.
They couldn't see his face clearly, looked at Jerry, and Harry couldn't help laughing.
"Is this really Peter Pettigrew?"
"Yes, he is Peter Pettigrew. You only need to ask Madam Pomfrey to treat the wound on his face to confirm it's him." Jerry stepped forward and smiled.
"Headmaster, he is indeed Pettigrew." At this time, Professor Lupin stepped forward.
As the closest friend back then, even if Pettigrew was beaten into what he's now, he was still able to be recognized.
"Since it is confirmed that it is Pettigrew who died twelve years ago, can you explain what happened?" Professor Lupin confirmed that there was no need to waste time, so Dumbledore went straight to the topic.
Jerry and Harry brought Pettigrew to the castle and came to the office under the eyes of everyone. They said that Sirius was wronged, and they found Pettigrew, who was presumed dead.
Now, he wanted to know what was going on.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron all looked at Jerry. He coughed, took a step forward, took out the Marauder's map, and began repeating the same thing he had explained to Harry and the others before.
It's just that he left out the part about using a Veritaserum to extract a truth out of his mouth and changed it to Pettigrew himself to submit the whole story about it.
The Ministry of Magic has strict regulations on the use of Veritaserum. It can only be used during interrogation, and it is definitely illegal for Jerry to use it privately as a student.
As for why Pettigrew told the truth, maybe he was desperate. Dumbledore himself could do Legillimency, which can be used as a way to verify that story before handing it to the Ministry of Magic.
As soon as the truth came out, they were shocked, and most of them were mad, especially Hagrid, Lupin, and Snape. If it wasn't for Dumbledore's presence, Jerry felt that Pettigrew would be tortured again, both physically and magically.
Hagrid has always had a good relationship with Harry. Lupin is best friends with James, Sirius, and Pettigrew. As for Snape, he didn't care about James' life or Sirius' wrongful sentence. What he cared about was that if Pettigrew hadn't brought Voldemort, Lily wouldn't have died.
"So that's how it is. Well, Mr. Carmen, Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Weasley, I'm glad that all of you are okay. This matter is very important. I will contact Minister Fudge now and take Pettigrew to the Ministry of Magic for further investigation. In addition, I will take care of Sirius later."
Dumbledore had doubts about Sirius being a traitor back then, but the evidence was overwhelming at the time, and Sirius thought that Pettigrew was dead. So there was no way to confirm his innocence.
This is also the reason why he clearly knew that Sirius might be hiding in the secret passage under the Whomping Willows, but he did not go to catch him. You must know that the secret passage was created for Lupin back then, and he also planted the Whomping Willows.
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"No, I don't want to go to the Ministry of Magic. Remus, we are best friends. Trust me, what they say is not true. I only hide because of the Death Eaters. Sirius is a murderer who escaped prison just to kill me."
Pettigrew heard that he was going to be taken to the Ministry of Magic and sent to Azkaban and suddenly began to break down. He was trying to get his friend's sympathy to vouch for him.
"Friend? If you hadn't betrayed us, we'd always be friends. James and Lily wouldn't be dead, and Sirius wouldn't be locked up in Azkaban. All of that was because of you, and I don't have the patience to take action on you." Lupin resented him.
After listening to Lupin's answer, Pettigrew was shocked. He looked at Ron again and pleaded, "Ron, I'm your pet, Scabbers. Please save me. I don't want to go to Azkaban."
Ron took a step back and looked at Pettigrew with disgust, "No, you aren't. Get off me."
Seeing that there was no hope, Pettigrew collapsed to the ground. He was a coward since he was a child, but he was assigned to Gryffindor by the Sorting Hat. Maybe the Sorting Hat felt that he was even more unsuitable for the other three houses.
He likes to follow strong figures because it makes him feel safe. When he was in school, he always followed behind strong people like James and Sirius and became one of their important friends.
It is a pity that he once again lost his sense of security after graduation, facing the Dark Lord and Death Eaters. If he had been braver back then, not siding with the Dark Lord and had always stood by his friends, would he be better in a better situation now?
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On the next day, something shocking to the entire wizarding world was reported in the Daily Prophet.
After confirmation by the Ministry of Magic, it turned out that the traitor was not Sirius but Pettigrew. Now Pettigrew has been arrested by the Ministry of Magic and sent to Azkaban, while Sirius has been freed.
The person who captured Pettigrew and the truth was uncovered by a third-year student named Jerry Carmen. In order to express his contribution, they officially awarded him the Order of Merlin Medal.
Since then, the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin in wizarding history has been born. Jerry Carmen's popularity was pushed back again, even more popular than before.
That night, Fudge came to Hogwarts again and brought Jerry the medal himself, along with Sirius. It's just that Sirius wants to see Harry and Lupin after a long time.
On the next day, the Christmas holiday officially began.
Early in the morning, Hermione, Harry and, Ron, Jerry left the castle and took the Hogwarts Express back to London. Pettigrew was sent to Azkaban, and Sirius became Harry's new guardian.
Harry wouldn't need to go back to his aunt and uncle's house but could stay in a new home with Sirius. Harry was so happy about this result that he didn't sleep all night.
As for Jerry himself, he has gained both fame and fortune.
Not only did he get 10,000 Galleons, but he also received the Order of Merlin Medal. He also let everyone in the entire wizarding world know that he was not only a powerful Seeker but also a powerful wizard.
This also had a very big publicity effect for him to publish his book. Publishing books can not only spread knowledge and increase his fame but also gain a lot of Galleons. Money will save him a lot of unnecessary trouble in the wizarding world.
Although he now has the Sorcerer's Stone, which can be turned into gold, gold, and Galleons are different. Just like normal money is changed for the wizarding world's currency, it can be exchanged for a small amount, but not a universal method of payment.
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Dust Mildewe is one of the most famous publishers in the wizarding world. This publisher publishes many famous wizards' books and then sold in major bookstores.
It has its own branch in almost all countries in the world. If you publish a book in this publishing house, your book will appear in most bookstores in the wizarding world.
Today, the branch in Diagon Alley welcomes anyone who wants to publish their books, and perhaps they will also help Jerry in doing it.
"Mr. Carmen, please rest assured, we will arrange everything. I promise that your book will appear in the most prominent place in bookstores worldwide after Christmas."
When Mr. Fair, the director of the publishing house, read Jerry's book from the beginning to the end. He immediately stood up from his seat excitedly.
Originally, he was not optimistic that Jerry was going to publish a book and even sneered a little because he didn't believe the Daily Prophet boasting about Jerry's power.
As if they were exaggerating the content of the news to gain traffic. As the director of the publishing house, he should be more careful with it.
The reason why he heard his proposal was because Jerry is famous. Even if the book he publishes is bad, at least with his current reputation, he can still sell the book to a certain extent.
However, after reading the entire book, he immediately changed his mind.
He can be sure that the knowledge involved in Jerry's book is absolutely groundbreaking and has great potential for development. Once sold, it will definitely cause quite a stir and even be recorded in history.
"The key figure in bringing magic to a new level is Jerry Carmen, a great wizard of our time." Maybe there will be such a record in the magic history book in the future.
"Okay, Mr. Fair. I'll leave it to you then."
Jerry didn't care about the changes in the attitude of the director. He just needed to know what he should do, and everything was set. This is just the first one. There are still many books he will publish in the future. There is no need to waste too much time on this matter because he can leave it to someone who can do it.
Of course, he planned on doing something else for tonight: going to Azkaban.
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Jerry came out during this Christmas holiday with things to do.
The first is to find a publishing house to publish his book, which has been completed. The process was very smooth, and the result was to his expectation.
The second is to seal all the remaining Voldemort Horcruxes while earning some red stars, which will be used for Time Turner, and insist on using it until he finishes the third year.
The third thing is to go to Azkaban and make a contract with the remaining Dementors. After half a year of meditation, his strength has increased, and he can make more contract magic. He also needs to remove all the Death Eaters in Azkaban.
Because when he returns to the main world to go to his college, he will focus on biological experiments on the blood of wizards. Since he wants to devote himself to biological experiments, he must have experimental samples, and he can't just rely on speculation.
Now in his suitcase are specimens of various magical animals, and there is even Nagini, but there is no wizard in it. It's not Jerry's style to abduct some innocent wizards for experiments, so he thinks the Death Eaters in Azkaban is a perfect choice.
Afterward, he took some Dementors so as not to let these Death Eaters make trouble in the suitcase. When they are done, all of them will be killed. He will gain several amount of red stars, and it will not be a loss anyway.
After leaving the publishing house, Jerry Apparated from Diagon Alley and appeared on the outskirts of London.
"Let's go to Azkaban!"
Taking out the Thestral from the suitcase, Jerry released the Disillusionment Charm and rode it straight to the isolated island in the North Sea, where Azkaban is located.
Although his current flying speed is not much slower than Thestrals, he doesn't know the exact location of Azkaban. He has to rely on the Thestrals to get there.
For his Thestral not to be lonely in the suitcase, Jerry secretly took a few Thestrals of the same age as him from the Forbidden Forest before the holiday and placed them there to accompany him.
Far from the land, on an isolated island with a large Muggle Repelling Charm, stands a magical prison built of large rocks. The shape of the prison is simple, and it looks like a castle in the Middle Ages.
It is the wizarding prison in the British wizarding world, Azkaban.
"After two hours, we're finally here." Jerry put away the Thestral, looked at the tall building surrounded by Dementors in front of him, and stretched out his hand.
The Dementors that were patrolling around Azkaban immediately flew towards him as if they had received some signal. Among them, six did not respond. The other twenty or so Dementors also forced them to fly over.
"There are only a few Aurors here. That's good to know."
Handing over the six dementors that had not been contracted yet, Jerry learned from the Dementors that only three Aurors were stationed in Azkaban today.
This is normal. Azkaban's guard task is to watch the Dementors. They maintain the basic order of the prison and use magic to ensure food for the prisoners. Even Aurors don't want to spend long hours on an island with a bunch of Death Eaters and Dementors.
This is why Sirius easily escaped from Azkaban prison after casting Animagus and dodging the Dementors.
"Let's go inside and have a look."
He cast himself a Disillusionment Charm, and Jerry flew straight into the prison with his Dementors.
In a spacious lounge on the second floor of the prison, the fire made the whole lounge look unusually warm compared to the cold weather outside.
"The warmed butterbeer is really good. In three days, we'll be out of this stuff. I hate dementors. The endless cold wind and the waves kept me awake." A chubby wizard complained while refilling his two colleagues' cups with a warm butterbeer.
However, when he raised his head, he found that his colleagues who were sitting opposite the sofa had fainted on the sofa at some point.
"Come on now, how come you guys passed out so easily? We just drank three glasses tonight." The wizard's first reaction was not that his colleague might be attacked but that they were drunk.
But soon, he found out that something was wrong. Because he found that his consciousness began to sway, but it was obviously too late. After the wizard also fainted on the sofa, Jerry's figure slowly emerged from behind him.
Just now, he used the Disillusionment Charm to hide and block the magical fluctuations of the Stunning Charm so that he could silently knock down the three Aurors guarding Azkaban.
After finishing the last defense of Azkaban, Jerry sent all the Death Eaters and Dementors into the suitcase and then sent a prisoner similar to Lockhart and the Aurors to an isolated island outside the prison. After all of this was done, he summoned Ebony Maw from the suitcase.
"Can you lift this building from the ground?"
"Let me try." He looked at the Azkaban prison in front of him and began to activate his ability fully.
After a while, the entire Azkaban began to shake gradually. With a loud bang, Azkaban Prison literally came off the ground.
"Wingardium Leviosa." Seeing that Ebony Maw seemed to be very struggling, Jerry immediately used the Levitation Charm that was improved with other magic systems.
Under the action of the spell, the weight of the entire Azkaban prison was suddenly reduced to less than 1% of its original weight, reaching a point where Ebony Maw could easily control it.
Jerry opened the suitcase. Ebony Maw controlled Azkaban and flew in like that. It was Jerry who saw the Azkaban was fine and decided to move it into his suitcase.
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Early in the morning, the sun rose from the sea level and shone on the Auror's face from the window of the cabin. The Auror slowly opened his eyes and then seemed to realize something. He immediately shook his head to wake himself up and touched the wand around his waist.
When he touched the wand, he breathed a sigh of relief. Pulling out his wand as quickly as possible, the Auror began to observe the situation around him.
At present, he is in a cabin. Two colleagues in the cabin still faint, and next to the two are more than a dozen prison inmates bound by ropes.
The Auror stepped forward to release the spell for his two colleagues and then recounted what happened last night. Obviously, they were attacked last night, and some prisoners in the prison were also tied to this cabin together.
Fortunately, the perpetrator didn't take away the wand in their hands, and no one is here right now, so they at least have a chance to fight back. After the three discussed it, they held the wand, used the Unlocking Charm to open the door, and decided to check the situation first.
The door opened, and the familiar sea, trees, and landscapes came into their eyes. There is nothing else outside the door. It is the isolated island where Azkaban is located, and the cabin is next to the prison would be.
However, when they turned their heads to look in the direction of the prison, The Auror exclaimed, "Merlin's beard? What happened to Azkaban? How did the Azkaban Prison disappear?"
It turned out that the Azkaban prison that should have existed on their right had disappeared without a trace, leaving only an empty area.
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Two days later.
Diagon Alley, in the room on the second floor of the Leaky Cauldron, Jerry stretched out his hand and opened the Daily Prophet newspaper he just bought from downstairs. The newspaper reported that Azkaban, the Death Eaters, and the Dementor two days ago were missing.
Many wizards have speculated whether it was the work of the remaining Death Eaters, but the ability to take the entire Azkaban away is a bit scary. Therefore, the entire British wizarding world is now tense, and even the people in Diagon Alley were less.
Those Death Eaters imprisoned in Azkaban were all die-hards Voldemort followers, and all of them were famous, no less than Sirius at that time.
Before, Sirius had already made everyone panic. But now most of them had run away, not to mention those who turned against each other.
Fudge has once again been called into question by everyone and has been privately called by many wizards as the Worst Minister of Magic to date.
Fudge could only promise in the newspapers that all the dangerous Death Eaters would be retrieved before the end of the Christmas holiday, and the Death Eaters who had robbed the prison would be arrested and served justice.
"I'm sorry, Minister Fudge. Your promise may not be fulfilled." Putting the newspaper down, Jerry shrugged.
He didn't care about the fact that he had moved Azkaban and the Death Eaters inside and troubled the Ministry of Magic. Fudge wasn't his friend anyway, so he didn't need to care about Fudge's feelings.
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"I didn't expect that this Ravenclaw diadem has this kind of thing." After putting down the newspaper, Jerry took out Ravenclaw's diadem from the suitcase and studied it.
After returning to Diagon Alley from the island, he originally planned to collect other Horcruxes and seal Voldemort's soul inside. But because of a little accident, it was delayed for another two days.
This was discovered after he accidentally put the Ravenclaw diadem on his head.
Originally, he thought that after sealing Voldemort's soul, the Ravenclaw diadem would be useless, but when he put the diadem on his head, he found that it did not seem to be the case.
Because this diadem was made by Rowena Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts, and it is a powerful magic item. Its unique magical ability is to increase the intelligence of the wearer. In fact, this is similar to the necklace Jerry gave Hermione.
It's just that this diadem needs to be inspired by the wearer's magic to have an effect. As long as it is worn on the head, it can increase the wearer's intelligence, and wizards or Muggles can use it.
However, compared with Jerry's own "Refreshing", it is still far from the same. At most, it is similar to the effect of the necklace.
Overall, it's not very useful to him, but he can give it to Aisha when he returns to the main world to improve her intelligence.
Voldemort chose to make Horcruxes not because of their reputation and because they are extremely powerful magical items themselves. Not only this Ravenclaw diadem, Hufflepuff's Cup, and Slytherin's Locket is presumed to have some magical effects.
Just like Gryffindor's sword, it has the special property of infinitely strengthening its power by absorbing it, and it can also escape at any time and be summoned by a real Gryffindor.
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12 Grimmauld Place, the home of the Black family.
Sirius was sitting on the sofa in the foyer on the first floor in his pajamas, looking at the Daily Prophet in his hand, gritted his teeth, and said angrily.
"Peter Pettigrew, don't even think about running away like this. I will definitely find you again."
Just two days after he met Harry at Hogwarts, he was in a good mood and saw the news that all the Death Eaters had been rescued, including Pettigrew, who had just been sent in.
In his eyes, Pettigrew does not deserve a life sentence. It's too weak of punishment for Pettigrew.
"Go back to your kitchen. I'm sick of seeing you."
At this time, the house-elf Kreacher just happened to pass in front of Sirius. He sneered and kicked him. Every time he sees Kreacher, he seems to remember all the bad memories his family had given him.
Kreacher got up and glanced at Sirius. He returned to the kitchen where he lived in accordance with Sirius's order. Sirius hated him, and so did Kreacher.
In his eyes, Sirius is a traitor to this family, an ungrateful bastard. If Sirius is not the only legitimate heir of the current family, he will never obey orders.
In his heart, the most beloved master is Regulus, the younger brother of Sirius.
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"It's really magical!"
On 12 Grimmauld Place, Jerry couldn't help but let out a sigh when he looked at the residence.
At this time, the home of the Black family had not yet become the base of the Order of the Phoenix, nor had Dumbledore cast the Tongue-Tying Charm. Therefore, he can still find it here according to the address in the memory of his previous life.
The purpose of coming to this place this time is also simple: to get Voldemort's Horcrux hidden in the house, Salazar Slytherin's locket.
If he remembered correctly, Voldemort borrowed Kreacher from Regulus and used Kreacher to hide the locket somewhere in the cave. After that, he was left alone, leaving Kreacher, who knew this secret, in the cave full of Inferius.
He didn't expect that the house elf was not affected by the Anti-Apparition Jinx, and he teleported back to Black's family home and told Regulus the whole story.
After Regulus learns the truth, he asks Kreacher to take him back to the cave again, find the locket, and ask Kreacher to take the locket away, and think about a way to destroy it.
It is a pity that a house elf could not destroy Voldemort's Horcrux and Slytherin's locket, so they remained in the Black family house.
Jerry walked towards the tattered door using illusion to change his appearance and disguise himself as a middle-aged wizard in his forties. Maybe because no one had lived for a long time, the paint on the door had peeled off at this time, and it was covered with scratches from left to right.
He picked up the silver door knocker like a big snake on the door and knocked, and soon a middle-aged wizard appeared from behind the door.
"I'm sorry. Who are you looking for?" Sirius looked at the unfamiliar middle-aged wizard in front of him and asked with a puzzled face.
Jerry took off his hat and replied with a smile, "I'm looking for you, Mr. Sirius Black."
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On the sofa in the living room on the first floor, Sirius frowned as he looked at the wizard who called himself "J" in front of him, "You said you were going to take something from my house?"
"More like an exchange, and it will definitely satisfy you." Jerry smiled calmly.
Sirius frowned even tighter, "Sorry, I don't need to exchange anything with you. You can leave now." A strange wizard suddenly visited and said that he wanted to exchange things in his house, which made him feel a little strange.
Inheriting the Black family's heritage with a long history and enough endowment, Sirius is not interested in this strange exchange.
Hearing that Sirius refused so bluntly, Jerry was not discouraged in the slightest but replied confidently, "I'll show you the items to be exchanged, and you can decide. If you still insist, then I'll leave immediately."
"Alright then, let's have a look." Sirius hesitated for a moment but finally agreed.
Jerry took out a suitcase. A man bound by ropes and in a coma appeared on the living room floor.
When Sirius saw the figure on the floor, his eyes shrank, and he stood up, "Peter Pettigrew!"
But soon, he realized something, quickly pulled out the wand around his waist, pointed at Jerry, and shouted, "Who are you?"
All the Death Eaters in Azkaban were only rescued two days ago, and now a strange wizard came to him with Pettigrew, which made it hard for him not to doubt the identity of the strange wizard in front of him.
"Mr. Black, please put down your wand. I have no bad intentions coming here and I just want to make a deal with you." Jerry was still sitting on the sofa.
Sirius squinted and then replied, "I'm afraid that won't work. You need to tell why Pettigrew is in your hands, or I'll tell you to the Ministry of Magic, and the Aurors will take care of everything that you've done."
"Well, that's unnecessary."
As soon as Jerry's voice fell, the shadow under Sirius suddenly came alive and spread up along his body, knocking off the wand in his hand and then turning it into a black rope.
Considering that Sirius was Harry's godfather, he planned to take back the locket as politely and friendly as possible. But he can only use force now since it can't be achieved.
"Protego!"
Just as Jerry was about to go to the second floor to find Slytherin's locket, a magical light suddenly hit him from the kitchen, but he quickly blocked it with the Protego Charm.
"I forgot he has a house elf." Turning his head and looking at him, an old-looking house elf attacked him.
Although Kreacher hates Sirius, a house elf's loyalty makes him take action to save his master.
Jerry strikes again with Shadow magic. Only this time, it was avoided by Kreacher with Apparition. Most house elves can cast spells without wands and silently, and the casting speed is not slow.
Seeing that Kreacher disappeared, Jerry did not panic. He thought about it carefully and waved his hand, shooting a magic light to the position beside Sirius.
A wave of space fluctuations flashed through where Kreacher had just appeared, Jerry's pre-predicted magic hit him, and he was completely petrified.
After studying space magic for so long, Jerry is naturally very familiar with the fluctuations of space. After Kreacher disappeared, he immediately noticed that there were some fluctuations next to Sirius.
"What are you going to do to us?" Seeing that Jerry also defeated Kreacher, Sirius asked resentfully.
"Don't worry. I have no bad intentions. I'll explain it to you later when I get the thing." After stopping Kreacher, Jerry waved to Sirius and walked up the stairs to the second floor.
After a while, he returned to the living room on the first floor with the locket he found in the glass cabinet on the second floor. Sirius looked at the locket in Jerry's hand, showing a puzzled look. Obviously, he didn't know about it, but when Kreacher saw the locket, his eyes suddenly filled with horror.
"This is Salazar Slytherin's locket, one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, and my purpose is to seal Voldemort's soul in the Horcrux to prevent him from coming back." Jerry took out his doll as he explained to Sirius.
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He extracted Voldemort's soul from the locket, then opened the fourth layer of the doll and sealed it inside.
"It's done!"
"What do you mean by Voldemort's Horcrux? What did you do?"
Sirius watched Jerry as he took out a soul from the locket that no one cared about it in his home and put it inside the doll he had brought.
Jerry put away the locket, picked up the doll, walked to Sirius, and untied the restraints on him, "If you are interested, I can tell you about it. But I hope you understand that I have no bad intentions, so please don't try to attack me."
"Fine, I won't do that again."
Sirius knew the wizard's strength in front of him and was afraid of what he could do. Because if not, he and Kreacher would not be so easily defeated. Since Jerry did not show hostility to him from beginning to end, he nodded and sat back on the sofa.
Seeing this, Jerry put the doll on the table and began to explain, "I'll start with Voldemort himself. Voldemort made several Horcruxes for immortality. So, I invented a sealing magic that can seal Voldemort's soul so that he cannot revive again."
"That locket just now was Voldemort's Horcrux. The one I just sealed is one of Voldemort's soul."
After listening to Jerry's narration, Sirius was a little stunned. He was shocked by the fact that Voldemort made Horcruxes and was also shocked that the wizard in front of him was powerful enough to handle Voldemort's soul alone.
So far, four Voldemort souls have been sealed, and there are still more to be sealed.
Jerry obviously saw Sirius' doubts and continued, "This house elf of yours, Kreacher, knows about it. After all, this locket was obtained by your brother."
"What does this have to do with my brother?"
Sirius looked at Kreacher in surprise and then ordered, "What do you know?"
With a wave of the hand, he released the spell on Kreacher. He remembered the only one who was good to him, even sacrificing himself at that time, and couldn't help but shed tears from his eyes.
"The Dark Lord borrowed me from Master Regulus, and then…"
Hearing Kreacher's story, Sirius's face changed, and finally, he sighed, "My foolish brother. I thought Voldemort killed him because he was not strong enough, but I didn't expect it to be like this."
"I should be going. There are still more Horcruxes left to be sealed, I have to seal them quickly to prevent accidents." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Jerry put away the doll and got up to leave.
"Do you need my help?" Because of Kreacher's confirmation, Sirius believed Jerry's words even more.
Jerry shook his head, "No, I already know the remaining Horcruxes and their locations. I can quickly seal them all in two days."
"Can I ask? Did you take those Death Eaters from Azkaban?" After hesitating for a while, Sirius still asked some doubts in his heart.
Jerry didn't deny it either. He just smiled and replied, "Yes, including those dementors. I don't think the current Ministry of Magic is trustworthy. Even some of them are still Death Eaters. I'm afraid that they may do something in the future. But rest assured. They will never appear in this world again in the future."
When Sirius heard these words, he was a bit shocked. Because his first reaction was that Jerry might have killed all those Death Eaters.
"Can you ask how you knew all of these? Of course, you don't need to answer."
Although he was a bit weird about Jerry's ruthlessness in dealing with them, he also felt that he did the right thing. However, he still wanted to figure out as many things as possible so that he could go to Hogwarts and report this important information to Dumbledore after Jerry left.
"It's okay. I am a prophet who has opened the Third Eye, and I am born with a very powerful ability to predict the future, so I have seen a lot of things from the future time, and I always feel that what I do now is my responsibility."
He finished speaking the reason he had thought up in advance and without waiting for Sirius to react. Jerry Apparated and disappeared from the place.
After Jerry disappeared, Sirius was stunned for a while before he picked up Pettigrew on the ground, brought Kreacher, grabbed a handful of Floo powder, and threw it into the stove. The stove's flame was completely emerald green under the Floo powder.
"Hogwarts!"
With a loud shout, all of them disappeared in an instant.
Under normal circumstances, to ensure the students' safety, the Floo network inside Hogwarts Castle is closed. Unless there are special circumstances, such as the last time Fudge personally visited.
Sirius's stove is connected to Hogwarts because he plans to spend Christmas with Harry in the castle, so he specially asked Dumbledore and Fudge to make one.
Of course, Dumbledore agreed, and Fudge temporarily opened the Floo network for him because the Ministry of Magic had wronged Sirius for twelve years.
"Sirius, there are still three days until Christmas. Why are you here? Is that Pettigrew on your hand?"
In the principal's office of Hogwarts, Dumbledore was sitting on the sofa knitting a sweater, and when he saw Sirius and Pettigrew appear, he suddenly showed a surprised look.
He was the first to know that Azkaban had disappeared because Fudge came to Hogwarts immediately to ask him.
"I have something very important to tell you. It has something to do with Voldemort, Azkaban, and the Death Eaters." Sirius put down Pettigrew and said in a hurried tone.
When Dumbledore heard that it had something to do with Voldemort, he also put down the half-knitted sweater in his hand, showing a serious look.
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Meanwhile, Jerry Apparated and returns to his room at the Leaky Cauldron again. Telling Sirius about the Horcrux and sealing Voldemort was actually his intention.
The purpose is to give Dumbledore peace of mind through the mouth of Sirius. Otherwise, with the addition of the Sorcerer's Stone stolen and Azkaban disappeared. It would be hard for Dumbledore to connect the dots that something bad is coming later.
If Dumbledore thinks that Voldemort borrowed the Sorcerer's Stone, and begins to gather his Death Eaters to prepare for the second wizarding war, then things will be chaotic. This is not a good thing for Jerry. What he needs is a peaceful wizarding world.
Although Dumbledore may not necessarily believe the information he gets, at least he will not think that this Wizard named "J" is on the same side as Voldemort. Dumbledore himself didn't know that Voldemort had made some Horcruxes before.
Finally, as for his fake identity, he will probably use it more later in the future.
"Now, what can you do?" Entering the suitcase and picking up the locket, Jerry began to carry out various experiments and research on it.
After seven or eight hours from day to night, Jerry finally figured out roughly the effect of the Slytherin Locket. To put it bluntly, it is mind control, and in layman's terms, it can also be called hypnosis.
It's different from the Imperius Curse, which must be controlled continuously. Once the Imperius Curse is stopped, the target will recover. Slytherin's locket can be used to control the target for a long time. But like all mind control magic, if the target's will is strong enough, then it can be immune to the effect.
No wonder when watching the movie at that time, whoever took the locket would be influenced by Voldemort's soul inside. The effect is not primarily because of Voldemort's soul but in the effects of the Slytherin Locket.
When he watched it, he was a bit confused. Why did other Horcruxes not show the ability to affect the spirit of others?
After all, powerful enemies are generally not weak and weak enemies are not particularly important to control or not. But he is currently strong. He is not much weaker than the four founders who created Hogwarts, and their magical items will only help him a little.
If this is an ordinary wizard, whether it is Ravenclaw's diadem or Slytherin's locket, if it is used well, it can greatly improve their strength.
Putting away the locket, Jerry left the suitcase and walked in the direction of Gringotts.
According to the memory of his previous life and the information he had obtained from Bellatrix Lestrange. Voldemort's Horcrux, the Hufflepuff Cup, is hidden in the Lestrange vault at Gringotts.
Twelve years ago, before he was killed, Voldemort gave the two Horcruxes, the Hufflepuff Cup, and his diary to his two most trusted followers, Bellatrix Lestrange and Lucius Malfoy.
Bellatrix hid the cup in her vault at Gringotts, and Lucius hid the diary in his family's manor. Bellatrix is really loyal to Voldemort, and Lucius follows Voldemort only because of Voldemort's power and status.
Therefore, he needs to sneak into Gringotts and quietly take away the Hufflepuff Gold Cup from the Lestrange vault in Gringotts. It was a vault comprised of the Lestrange family's wealth from generation to generation.
Gringotts is known as the safest place in the world except for Hogwarts, not only because there are many wizards, goblins, and a powerful dragon as a guard. But also because there are various detection magics in the entire Gringotts vault.
Fortunately, these are not a problem for Jerry. Because he can take care of it easily by blocking his magic fluctuation, the Gringotts magic detection alarm is basically ineffective to him.
Jerry estimated that Quirrell could get past the heavily guarded Gringotts to Dumbledore's Vault No. 713, where the Sorcerer's Stone was hidden because Voldemort taught him the same spell as him.
It was already midnight. The doors of Gringotts were locked and closed.
Instead of going through the main entrance, Jerry went around to a window on the side of Gringotts. He opened the window with a spell and sneaked in after applying several charms to make himself undetected.
Several guards were patrolling inside Gringotts, but because of the many spells attached to Jerry's body, they were completely unaware of his presence.
When he flew to the track of Gringotts, he did not use the cart at all but flew directly along the track to the location of the vault.
Normal thieves need to use a cart to go to the underground vault. Because few people can use the Flight Magic, and using the cart will inevitably alert the goblin guards. Gringotts built the vault deep underground for a reason.
However, his Flight Magic will be common magic once Jerry's book is released.
Because Jerry's magic book disassembles the principle of new magic in detail and how to learn them more effectively and easily, it will be easier to learn, unlike Apparition.
After flying along the track to the location of the underground vault, the first thing that caught his eye was not the vaults but a dragon bound by chains.
It was a Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon, the largest dragon in the world, and Jerry thought it was at least twice as big as Norbert.
It is not difficult for him to contract dragons. He could go to Romania, where Ron's brother Charlie is located, and there will be plenty of dragons for him to pick up on.
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Jerry did not use his contract magic on dragons lately but chose the contract Dementor.
The main reason is that dragons are powerful, but they will be an easy target. If it is in the magical world, it is of course strong, but in a modern society like Marvel, it is easy to be hit by modern high-tech weapons.
With the dragon's strength, it is definitely not easy to kill, they will definitely be injured. Dragon has a high magic resistance. He doesn't plan to start a war. He can contract the dragon later.
Unlike Dementors, modern weapons, and most magics and abilities are basically incapable of doing anything to them. Although their attacks are not very strong or deadly, they have strong controllability in large amounts.
When encountering a strong enemy, releasing more than 30 Dementors together should do. Therefore, when he saw the huge Ukrainian Ironbelly in the underground vault of Gringotts, he just glanced at it in amazement and flew to Lestrange Vault.
"Their defense magic is pretty strong."
Looking at the pile of magic on the gate of the vault, Jerry directly used his own magic sword, which instantly disintegrated all kinds of protective magic. Without all kinds of protective magic, a simple Unlocking Charm can easily open the door of the vault.
"Wow, there's a lot of things here." The moment he opened the vault, Jerry was almost blinded by the golden light reflected.
The entire vault is filled with countless Galleons, gems, swords, helmets, shields, and other valuable treasures in the wizarding world. On top of all these items, there is a golden cup, which is Hufflepuff's Cup, one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Without touching the treasures that had the Geminio Charm, Jerry flew directly over to get the Golden Cup first. He then broke all of the magic that was put on the treasure and fit all of them into his suitcase.
He closed the door of the vault again and added the magic to the vault again. After that, as long as the vault door is not opened, no one will know that the treasure inside has disappeared.
The last few members of the Lestrange family are now in his suitcase, so at least in a short time, it is impossible for anyone to discover this incident.
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After quietly returning to the room of the Leaky Cauldron, Jerry entered the suitcase for the first time and sealed Voldemort's soul in the golden cup in the doll.
As for its ability, it didn't take him long to figure it out. Because it's really simple.
The Golden Cup is a magical item made by Helga Hufflepuff and its ability is that as long as you can think of food or drink, the cup can be instantly transformed into it. Magic cannot make food directly, because it does not conform to Gamp's Law.
Although Hufflepuff is powerful, she cannot break this law. However, after Jerry's research, it was found that the magic Hufflepuff used on the cup was actually a coincidence.
Because the cup does not permanently change food, but only converts the air in the golden cup into the desired food or drink. Which will become air again shortly after. The food and drinks in the cup just give you a taste and cannot really be used to satisfy your hunger.
If you don't have food and water, the cup can produce countless food and water. But after that, you will still die of starvation and hunger.
However, from another point of view, it is definitely a way for people who were on a diet to satiate their hunger.
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The next day was peaceful and there was no big news of the theft from Gringotts. Apparently, the goblins were unaware of Jerry's actions last night.
Jerry left the Leaky Cauldron early in the morning and used his Thestral to find Little Hangleton and several kilometers away from Little Hangleton, he found his destination – Gaunt's Shack.
It was here that Voldemort killed his father, grandfather, and grandmother with the Killing Curse, made a second Horcrux from a ring containing the Resurrection Stone, and modified his uncle's memory to bear all the sins.
Now, the ring was in the old, dilapidated house in front of him.
After a while, with the help of his magic sword, Jerry quickly destroyed the various defensive magics left by Voldemort and obtained the last Horcrux in the underground storage room of the house.
Apparating back to the Leaky Cauldron, Jerry sealed the last piece of Voldemort's soul in the doll.
Since then, Voldemort's body and soul that is in the diary, diadem, Harry's body, locket, gold cup, and ring have all been sealed in the doll. Jerry also gained a lot of red stars because of this.
Throwing away the ring, took out the Resurrection Stone on the ring, Jerry studied it a little. Because in his opinion, the so-called Resurrection Stone that can resurrect people is nothing to him.
He felt that the stone didn't really bring the soul of the dead back, but just created a virtual image based on the user's memory. The second of the three Deathly Hallows brothers may have committed suicide because he finally discovered this fact and could not accept it.
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December 25, 1993, Christmas, in the Great Hall.
Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Sprout, Flitwick, Trelawney, Sirius, Filch, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and two other first-year and fifth-year students sat at a long table.
"Merry Christmas!"
Dumbledore picked up a large silver firecracker and handed it to Snape next to him, motioning for him to pull it away before the meal began. Snape pursed his lips, although he was a little resistant, he took it and stretched out his hand to explode it.
At this moment, a figure with a suitcase appeared at the entrance of the hall, "I don't know if I missed Christmas lunchtime."
"Jerry!" Seeing the figure at the door, Hermione suddenly stood up from her seat in surprise and then rushed towards him.
"How did you come here?"
"I guess I should thank the Knight Bus for still operating during the Christmas holiday." Jerry let go of Hermione and smiled back.
Snape looked at Jerry and Hermione in front of him with a smile like an old father's on his face.
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In June 1994, on the first night of summer vacation, in the room of the Leaky Cauldron.
After closing the door, Jerry jumped into the suitcase and sat cross-legged on the ring outside the villa. After the previous test, his level has reached level 299, which is only one level away from level 300 and he has been stuck in that level for two months.
Today, he finally will make a breakthrough. He will be able to break through to level 300 and truly gain longevity tonight.
Closing his eyes and using the few remaining red stars to activate his "Refreshing", Jerry began to enter a state of meditation.
The energy from the outside world is sucked into his body in large quantities. After a magical and complex operation, while strengthening the body and soul, it is transformed into a magic power.
After meditating continuously for a week, a large amount of energy suddenly poured out of Jerry's body, wrapping his entire body like a chrysalis.
After three days, As if the sound of eggshells shattering suddenly sounded, the chrysalis that enveloped Jerry instantly turned into air, as if it never existed at all. As the chrysalis disappeared, Jerry slowly opened his eyes.
"Finally!"
Feeling the body that seemed to be reborn from Nirvana, Jerry couldn't help showed a big smile on his face.
After breaking through the 300th level, not only his magic power has improved a lot, but he feels that every cell in his body is full of power.
His body immediately began to form an appearance and after a few seconds, he turned into a little boy that was four or five years old.
His mind moved again, and his body grew rapidly again, and soon returned to his current appearance. But he did not stop, continued to stimulate his cells, and his body changed its age again.
This is not an illusion, but an ability that someone can automatically acquire after gaining this power. You can manipulate cells and transform your body into any age.
This is why in the world of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", some of the wizards can live forever. Some are old looking like Merlin, some are middle-aged looking like Balthazar and Horvath, and while some are also young looking.
When they broke through the 300th level, the age they want to show can be determined by themselves.
If you like old age, you can maintain the appearance of an old man, and if you like younger, you can make yourself look younger.
"Well, I guess it's time to go back."
After regaining his youthful appearance, Jerry opened the panel and looked at the number of red stars left in it, and knew that he should return.
During this year, he used the Time Turner frequently. Which caused the number of red stars to be consumed very quickly. However, the results are also very gratifying.
Because of the Time Turner, he can not only attend classes normally during this year but also learn more knowledge in this world. He studied a lot of potion making, alchemy enchanting, space magic, time magic, and many other aspects.
Now, he can make high-level potions such as limb healing potions, and he has also made a good breakthrough in alchemy. His robot soldiers can now move through space gaps like the Knight Bus.
He also finally learned about time magic.
The Hour Reversal Charm is a spell that reverses five hours of time, but because this spell is extremely unstable and dangerous, it must be used with the sand of time, which is a rare material, to maintain stability.
It can be seen in the hourglass in the middle of the time converter. According to the information he has found, the sands of time were found in the pyramids of Egypt. At present, it has been used by the Ministry of Magic to make all the Time Turners and there are no more remaining.
The Immobulus is a spell in the second-year textbook. It is mainly used to immobilize Muggle items and small creatures, it also involves a small portion of time magic.
Now what Jerry can do is use his own magic to fix the time in a certain area. Of course, the larger the area and the longer the time stood still, the more magic power it will consume.
However, since he has only learned a bit now. There are several disadvantages when using it. When casting the magic, he must concentrate fully and cannot make any movements. Otherwise, the effect will be canceled immediately.
However, he felt that with this, he should be able to improve it.
The knowledge involved in time magic is too small. To truly achieve something, it cannot be done within a year or two. It requires a lot of relevant knowledge about it.
Coming out of the suitcase, Jerry was about to open the panel to return when an owl suddenly landed on the window of the room and dropped a letter at him.
Picking up the letter and looking at the sender, it turned out to be Meyer and he knew immediately what was about.
The content of the letter was to inform him of the location and time of the Quidditch World Cup.
Since the end of the Christmas holiday, Jerry take a day out almost every week or two to go to various places to participate in the playoff stage of the Quidditch World Cup with his team.
A total of more than 50 teams from all over the world are against each other. It was not until two days before the holiday that the semi-finals were completed and the last two teams, Ireland and England competed.
Because of Jerry, a Seeker who has never lost, the England team advanced all the way, finally defeated the Ireland team, and paved their way to the final
According to Meyer's letter, the final venue is in England, and the date is selected for August 22. Because the Ministry of Magic needs to make a stadium that can withhold about 100,000 wizards at the same time.
"Wait until I come back next time for the finals!"
He threw something to eat for the owl delivering the letter, and after it left, Jerry reopened the panel and clicked the back button.
After a while, he returned to his villa in Queens, New York.
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However, just as the group rushed out, three screams suddenly sounded.
The captain hurriedly looked back and saw that the three team members on the far right were swept away by a stone dragon that was standing still in the fountain.
"Run!"
Seeing the dragon crawling out of the fountain and rushing towards them quickly, the captain didn't dare to delay at all. He didn't care about the three team members who fell into the statue's hand.
Jerry watched the three below broke into the villa and wave the statues to stop chasing them.
In the villa, plenty of statues still have not come out. After all, only a few ordinary people came this time, and Jerry is just testing what it can do.
These statues are good, but their movement speed is a bit slow. He will have time to improve it later.
"Now, let's see how the defense works inside." After following the three people into the villa, Jerry continued to tail them.
An emerald green bamboo can be seen just a few steps after entering the door. The big bamboo hit the team member walking in the front and fell to the ground.
The captain and the other remaining team member quickly ducked their heads and tactically rolled.
"What the hell?"
When the two came back to their senses and saw who the person who attacked them was, they couldn't help but curse. It turned out that the one who just attacked them was a giant panda holding a green bamboo.
Next to the panda is Donald Duck with a cane and Mickey Mouse with a donut.
However, after a while, the two of them realized that the statue might be the same as the one on the outside. They immediately raised their weapons to suppress their movement speed and backed up to the second floor.
They couldn't throw grenades in this room because the three steel statues on the opposite side are going to be unscathed while they will be killed first.
Therefore, the best strategy is to suppress its movement speed, retreat to the second floor, and wait for the supporting helicopter to take them away.
However, just as the two of them retreated to the stairs leading to the second floor, the entire staircase suddenly came alive, turning into a slide. The two of them had just retreated, and they didn't expect this situation to happen.
It turned out that in this villa, not only was the statue cast with a spell, but Jerry also enchanted the staircase. It is also a staircase with its own mind; not everyone can step on it.
The captain knew that the mission had failed at this time and quickly shouted into the earphone, "Plan A failed. Execute Plan B immediately!"
Plan A is to send an elite team to sneak in secretly, stun the target with anesthesia and take them away quietly. Plan B is to enter and take away the target as fast as possible by all means.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was knocked unconscious by Donald Duck with a cane before hearing the reply from the other side.
"There is Plan B? It seems that it is really the army." Jerry couldn't help showing a smile when he heard the words of the team leader who was knocked out.
He wanted to see what else they could do.
"An airstrike?" With keen senses, he soon heard the sound from outside and went out to see that two helicopters were rapidly flying towards the villa from a distance.
At the same time, the two steel eagle statues also opened their eyes at the same time.
"Let's see what they can do." Jerry shook his head.
The helicopter flew over the villa, the two ropes were quickly lowered, and they were precisely dropped on the balconies outside the villa's two bedrooms, and then the soldiers fell down the ropes skillfully.
Obviously, this plan B is to directly use the helicopter to drop off the second floor and then take away the people in the house. Jerry floated in the air, looking at the soldiers on the balcony.
He saw that those soldiers had just arrived on the balcony and were about to kick open the glass door leading to the bedroom violently. The curtains on both sides of the glass door suddenly came alive, and then they moved to face the soldiers who were about to kick the door.
Being slapped by the curtains, this situation suddenly made the soldiers stunned.
However, it wasn't over yet. The floor under their feet also came alive. First, they threw them all into the air with force. They fell to the floor below, where many statues were waiting for them.
The curtains and the balcony floor were also cast with a spell. Most of the things in the villa were enchanted by Jerry, and they all had their own thoughts.
Even if you break through the guards outside and break into the villa, you will have to face everything in the villa. Not only various statues but also tables, chairs, cabinets, washing machines, refrigerators, etc.
For example, if you are walking cautiously. Maybe a certain piece of wooden floor will suddenly bounce you up and throw you away to the door.
Seeing the two helicopters trying to escape, Jerry gestured toward the eagle on the roof. The two eagles immediately spread their steel wings and rushed toward the helicopter.
After a while, the eagle's steel claws tore the two helicopters apart, and the pilots inside were also forcibly brought to Jerry by the eagle.
"Reparo." He used the Mending Charm to repair the damaged parts of the villa.
Hearing the sound of sirens in the distance, Jerry threw all the soldiers who attacked him into the suitcase. As well as their equipment and vehicle. At the same time, he Apparated to release the spell on his family members and then returned to his villa.
The police who came because of the reports of the surrounding residents turned around a few times and saw nothing unusual. Thought they were being tricked and drove away from the scene.
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However, just as the group rushed out, three screams suddenly sounded.
The captain hurriedly looked back and saw that the three team members on the far right were swept away by a stone dragon that was standing still in the fountain.
"Run!"
Seeing the dragon crawling out of the fountain and rushing towards them quickly, the captain didn't dare to delay at all. He didn't care about the three team members who fell into the statue's hand.
Jerry watched the three below broke into the villa and wave the statues to stop chasing them.
In the villa, plenty of statues still have not come out. After all, only a few ordinary people came this time, and Jerry is just testing what it can do.
These statues are good, but their movement speed is a bit slow. He will have time to improve it later.
"Now, let's see how the defense works inside." After following the three people into the villa, Jerry continued to tail them.
An emerald green bamboo can be seen just a few steps after entering the door. The big bamboo hit the team member walking in the front and fell to the ground.
The captain and the other remaining team member quickly ducked their heads and tactically rolled.
"What the hell?"
When the two came back to their senses and saw who the person who attacked them was, they couldn't help but curse. It turned out that the one who just attacked them was a giant panda holding a green bamboo.
Next to the panda is Donald Duck with a cane and Mickey Mouse with a donut.
However, after a while, the two of them realized that the statue might be the same as the one on the outside. They immediately raised their weapons to suppress their movement speed and backed up to the second floor.
They couldn't throw grenades in this room because the three steel statues on the opposite side are going to be unscathed while they will be killed first.
Therefore, the best strategy is to suppress its movement speed, retreat to the second floor, and wait for the supporting helicopter to take them away.
However, just as the two of them retreated to the stairs leading to the second floor, the entire staircase suddenly came alive, turning into a slide. The two of them had just retreated, and they didn't expect this situation to happen.
It turned out that in this villa, not only was the statue cast with a spell, but Jerry also enchanted the staircase. It is also a staircase with its own mind; not everyone can step on it.
The captain knew that the mission had failed at this time and quickly shouted into the earphone, "Plan A failed. Execute Plan B immediately!"
Plan A is to send an elite team to sneak in secretly, stun the target with anesthesia and take them away quietly. Plan B is to enter and take away the target as fast as possible by all means.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was knocked unconscious by Donald Duck with a cane before hearing the reply from the other side.
"There is Plan B? It seems that it is really the army." Jerry couldn't help showing a smile when he heard the words of the team leader who was knocked out.
He wanted to see what else they could do.
"An airstrike?" With keen senses, he soon heard the sound from outside and went out to see that two helicopters were rapidly flying towards the villa from a distance.
At the same time, the two steel eagle statues also opened their eyes at the same time.
"Let's see what they can do." Jerry shook his head.
The helicopter flew over the villa, the two ropes were quickly lowered, and they were precisely dropped on the balconies outside the villa's two bedrooms, and then the soldiers fell down the ropes skillfully.
Obviously, this plan B is to directly use the helicopter to drop off the second floor and then take away the people in the house. Jerry floated in the air, looking at the soldiers on the balcony.
He saw that those soldiers had just arrived on the balcony and were about to kick open the glass door leading to the bedroom violently. The curtains on both sides of the glass door suddenly came alive, and then they moved to face the soldiers who were about to kick the door.
Being slapped by the curtains, this situation suddenly made the soldiers stunned.
However, it wasn't over yet. The floor under their feet also came alive. First, they threw them all into the air with force. They fell to the floor below, where many statues were waiting for them.
The curtains and the balcony floor were also cast with a spell. Most of the things in the villa were enchanted by Jerry, and they all had their own thoughts.
Even if you break through the guards outside and break into the villa, you will have to face everything in the villa. Not only various statues but also tables, chairs, cabinets, washing machines, refrigerators, etc.
For example, if you are walking cautiously. Maybe a certain piece of wooden floor will suddenly bounce you up and throw you away to the door.
Seeing the two helicopters trying to escape, Jerry gestured toward the eagle on the roof. The two eagles immediately spread their steel wings and rushed toward the helicopter.
After a while, the eagle's steel claws tore the two helicopters apart, and the pilots inside were also forcibly brought to Jerry by the eagle.
"Reparo." He used the Mending Charm to repair the damaged parts of the villa.
Hearing the sound of sirens in the distance, Jerry threw all the soldiers who attacked him into the suitcase. As well as their equipment and vehicle. At the same time, he Apparated to release the spell on his family members and then returned to his villa.
The police who came because of the reports of the surrounding residents turned around a few times and saw nothing unusual. Thought they were being tricked and drove away from the scene.
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In the suitcase, Jerry woke up the enemies in front of him one by one, then began using methods such as Imperius, Crucio, Legilimency, and Veritaserum to interrogate them.
Not everyone's will are strong. At least most of them don't need Crucio and Veritaserum. Only Imperius is enough to extract any information from them.
However, what surprised him was that all of these people were actually agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and they came to get Haas, Belle, and Aisha after receiving orders from their superiors. They didn't even know that the three were the Wizard's family, and they didn't know the Wizard's true identity.
They only know that there may be dangerous supes among the three. The statues and the like now seem to them to be the actions of one of the supes in the house.
"Strange, that couldn't be."
He had been to the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters before, and Fury didn't seem to dare to be rough with him. Could it be because he refused to join the S.H.I.E.L.D Academy?
After thinking for a while, he decided to extract more information. If he finds out that it was really the order from Fury, he has to consider whether to destroy the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.
Although considering the existence of Odin and The Ancient One. He has always been careful when he did things, and he would not do things that would kill random people for no reason.
But now that his family's safety is threatened, it should be justified for him to do that. However, he thinks that it may not be Fury but some people in S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a huge global armed force that involves in many people's problems. How could they all be under one control? There must be a lot of intrigue and struggle for power. This is also the reason why he has never trusted S.H.I.E.L.D.
He could trust Tony, Steve, or even Coulson, but he wouldn't trust the entire S.H.I.E.L.D.
Because they are several individuals who could act in their own way and trustable about certain things, while the latter is different, it is a group composed of countless and various people. There is no guarantee that it will be filled with people with good intentions.
Therefore, it is the most unreliable choice to put your trust in a group composed of many people.
"Imperio!" Jerry continued to use the Imperius Curse to interrogate them.
After a while.
"Hey, this guy has something." When Jerry woke the captain, the Imperius Curse failed.
"I'm sorry to do this." Seeing that the Imperius Curse failed for the first time today, he was going to use Crucio first and then use Imperius Curse again.
If it still doesn't work, he will pull out Veritaserum.
However, before he could cast the spell, he gritted his teeth and started foaming at the mouth.
"Huh? Is that a poison?"
Jerry was not surprised. This unexpected situation shows that there is definitely something in them. Other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, when caught by him, they did not commit suicide by taking poison in their mouths.
Normal S.H.I.E.L.D. agents do not hide poisons that can kill themselves in their teeth when they perform their missions.
Reaching out and pointing at the villa next to him, a bottle of high-level antidote potion made by himself immediately flew out of the window and landed in his hand.
"I can't let you die right now." Jerry pulled out the cork of the antidote and forcibly poured the potion into the captain's mouth.
In just three seconds, the captain's mouth was foaming, and seeing that he was about to die, he returned to normal again.
"You can't get any information from me!" The captain looked at Jerry and said firmly.
"That's not up to you."
Jerry took out the Veritaserum from his pocket, which he had prepared in advance, and forcefully poured it into the captain's mouth again.
"What's your name?"
"Kiru Amisitia." The captain listened to his mouth in shock and answered Jerry's question honestly.
"Tell me about your organization and what is your mission this time?"
"My organization is HYDRA, and our mission this time is to quietly take away Jerry Carmen's family or the Wizard's family." The captain started telling everything he knew.
"HYDRA? Didn't Captain America bring them down in WWII? Why is it still exist now, and it even sneaked into S.H.I.E.L.D?"
The HYDRA is an organization that is recorded in history textbooks. All records related to Captain America have a general introduction to this organization.
However, according to the records he saw, Captain America destroyed this organization, and their leader, the Red Skull, was assumed to be dead.
Just now, the captain of the S.H.I.E.L.D. team is a spy affiliated with the HYDRA. This caused Jerry to be a little surprised.
According to the captain, when he first joined the S.H.I.E.L.D., he was brainwashed into a loyal HYDRA soldier by the supervisor who brought him at that time. This time, they were tasked to catch them all under the guise of capturing people with superpowers.
It's just that he doesn't know how many HYDRA members are currently in S.H.I.E.L.D., and only their supervisor knows about it.
"It seems that as long as I find the supervisor, I should be able to find the real mastermind of all this."
Jerry immediately pulled out his suitcase, wrote the name of the supervisor's name that the captain had just explained, and handed it to his owl.
He was not afraid that the supervisor used a pseudonym. Because of the owl's ability to send letters, no matter whether the recipient used a pseudonym or had the same name, it could accurately find their location.
Putting the Disillusionment Charm on himself and the owl, they flew in the direction of this supervisor.
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S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in Washington, inside the Secretary of the World Security Council office.
A bald agent was reporting to Pierce with a tablet, "The operation failed. The wizard arranged a lot of magic at home. This is the video feed."
"Since it failed, has the trace been cleaned up?" Pierce looked at the moving statues in the video and asked.
He didn't expect the mission to fail when the Wizard was not at home. He can only say that the Wizard is really cautious, and his so-called magic cannot be underestimated.
The bald agent nodded, "It has been cleaned up. In order to prevent accidents, we only sent two members while the others are members of S.H.I.E.L.D. So if the Wizard is looking for the mastermind, he will go to Fury. "
"Moreover, the captain who was in charge of the mission this time has also been silenced. Even if the Wizard really found something, he could not trace us. "
After speaking, he asked again, "Since the Wizard protected the house, should we do it before his family leaves?"
Pierce tapped his fingers on the table a few times and finally shook his head, "Since the mission failed, then he must have been very vigilant about it. Don't provoke him for the time being, and focus on our Project Insight."
The Wizard's ability is strange. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of it and kidnap his family, thereby threatening the Wizard for his use. But now that it has failed, they'll focus on Project Insight first, and when the project succeeds, HYDRA can no longer hide in the darkness.
"Hail Hydra."
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"Is it here?"
In Queens, New York, Jerry squinted as he looked at the corpse of a middle-aged man dumped in an uninhabited grove.
Just now, when he followed the owl to find the supervisor of HYDRA, the person in question had already been killed, and their soul was no longer nearby due to time reasons. When a normal human dies, the soul will be directly dragged by an invisible force to the other world.
But if the speed is fast enough, Jerry can use his magic and seal it to save it before it is pulled into that other world.
"Uh, how about this?" Jerry takes the Time Turner out.
Originally, he wanted to give it a try to see if the Time Turner could work in the main world.
Although the Time Turner cannot change what happened, if it can be used in the main world, he just needs to go back to the time before he was killed and see who killed him.
Then maybe he can get a clue about everyone in HYDRA and kill them one by one. With that, he can earn some red stars, like killing two birds with one stone.
However, just when Jerry was about to turn the Time Turner, a spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared in front of him, causing him to stop the movement in his hand. Immediately afterward, he saw a fire ring appear out of thin air in front of him, and then a bald woman in a monk's robe stepped out of the ring.
"I don't think that's a wise decision."
"Who are you?" Looking at the bald woman wearing a monk's robe in front of him, Jerry was wondering.
He had heard the description of the Ancient One from Odin, and the woman in front of him made him feel a little bit similar to the supreme mage ancient one in Odin's description.
"Hello, Master Carmen. I'm The Ancient One from Kamar Taj."
The woman greeted Jerry with a smile on her face, giving the impression that she didn't pose a threat at all.
"Hello, The Ancient One. Do you know me?"
Jerry was still a little surprised that she knew his name because he had been avoiding contact with her because of her strength.
She smiled and replied, "I know you in countless possibilities in the future, but your future changes more than others."
When Jerry heard the words, he was stunned for a moment. He suddenly understood that she had the ability to predict and could see various possibilities in the future, or, as Odin said, she could see various possibilities in the future with the Time Stone.
"You came to find me because of this?"
She suddenly came to look for him. She obviously did not want him to use the Time Turner to reverse the time.
She glanced at the Time Turner, and her expression was more serious than before, "Master Carmen. I don't know where you got it. This item contains time magic. I still hope you can understand the law of our world.
"The long river of time can only go forward and cannot flow backward. After you use this item, you won't be coming back to the past but open a new timeline. This kind of practice of yours is not good for the world and will even affect the timeline. I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that."
As the guardian of the Time Stone and as the Sorcerer Supreme, she cannot let Jerry open a new timeline at will because that will have an extremely bad impact on the future.
If it is an ordinary person, even if it has an impact, things will not change much. But it is obviously powerful and has a huge impact after a new timeline appears. When she saw this scene, she immediately opened the portal to find him.
At this time, Jerry was instantly stunned after listening to her words.
Why are the laws and theories mentioned by The Ancient One different from what he has learned? Could there be differences in the laws in a different world?
The law in Harry's world and Sakura's world is different from the main world.
In Harry World, he used the Time Turner to return to the past every day. In the world of Sakura, if he remembered correctly, Sakura also used her card to go back to the past to meet Clow Reed and communicate with him.
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"Master Carmen, you don't know about the law of time?"
She has lived for hundreds of years and can go to multiple dimensions. She can even forcefully borrow power from another dimension without returning it. Of course, she is a master of everything.
When she saw the expression on Jerry's face, she instantly understood that Jerry really didn't know much about the law of time in the universe.
Jerry nodded with a smile, "Although I understand some time magic. I mainly figured it out by myself, so I am not very clear about this limitation and situation of the law."
At this time, Jerry can only guess. It may be because different worlds have different worldviews.
No matter the reason, The Time Turner is not usable in the main world. He doesn't want to stand on the opposite side of The Ancient One, nor does he want to create some time incursion, which will lead to a crisis in the future.
"You are a wizard with great potential. It is very rare to have an understanding of time magic through your own research. If you want to study more, you can come to Kamar Taj. We welcome everyone that has the talent like you."
She can see all the possibilities in the future through the Time Stone and even predict some major crises that may occur, but she is not an omniscient existence. Jerry is a very potential and powerful figure and has always used his magic to protect ordinary people.
Of course, there is also the possibility that he went evil, but the future is always changing. Anything can happen. Even Captain America can go evil in the countless possibilities in the future.
When she heard that Jerry was the one who taught himself, she immediately became enamored and wanted to guide him in Kamar Taj.
If the magic of Kamar Taj attracts Jerry, it is best to join them. Because it means that in the future, Kamar Taj will inevitably have a powerful figure to help protect the Earth.
Even if he is unwilling to join Kamar Taj, it does not matter. The purpose of Kamar Taj is that as long as they are kind and righteous, they can freely come to Kamar Taj to learn magic.
"Can I really do that?" Hearing her invitation, Jerry's eyes suddenly lit up.
He had learned from Asgard that the power of most mages on Earth came from Vishanti, and it was mainly concentrated in Kamar Taj. So in terms of the type and quantity of magic, Kamar Taj can definitely be ranked first in the entire universe.
If he can go to Kamar Taj and read all the magic books in it, he can apply the principles of those magics, improve them and apply them to himself. A lot will definitely increase his magic proficiency.
Before, he had always been afraid of her strength and didn't know her enough. So he didn't take the initiative to find Kamar Taj. Even if he encountered a place suspected to be the New York Sanctuary, he didn't go there to investigate.
But now, since The Ancient One herself took the initiative to find him and also sent him an invitation, it would be a waste if he refused.
"Of course, we can go there now if you want." She smiled gently when he saw Jerry's expression.
In her eyes, although Jerry's talent is amazing and his strength is good. He is only a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child.
"But it's late night now. Is it alright?" Jerry looked at the time, and it was midnight.
She smiled, "It doesn't matter. Kamar Taj is exactly daytime now."
Jerry immediately put away the Time Turner, smiled, and nodded, "Then please, lead me the way there."
Although it is impossible to use the Time Turner to go back to the past, Jerry also had a guess about HYDRA. It is safe to assume that several higher-ups in S.H.I.E.L.D. are HYDRA spies as well.
He will get the information he needs as long as he takes the time to go to the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters and cast Legilimency to its higher-ups.
The most important thing is that he now finally has some understanding of the meaning of HYDRA.
In his previous life, his Marvel fan colleague often liked to talk about the Marvel plot, hoping that he could find time to watch the series.
However, at that time, he didn't have much interest in Marvel movies at all. When his colleagues pressed him, he was very reluctant or didn't show interest. This also led to the fact that although he heard terms like HYDRA, he didn't know much about it.
After his rebirth, he always thought that HYDRA was another name for S.H.I.E.L.D. But now, when he knew that there were spies in S.H.I.E.L.D. and remembered that his colleagues said that most of S.H.I.E.L.D. are not good people, he could connect the dots.
Perhaps, the meaning was referring to S.H.I.E.L.D., which the HYDRA has infiltrated, and there may be a large number of spies in it. However, the specifics will have to wait until he has time to verify it later.
In Jerry's eyes, he was scared at all about an organization composed of people like HYDRA. As long as he goes to S.H.I.E.L.D. to find their agents, he can get rid of them easily.
He is really afraid of the level of forces like Asgard, Kamar Taj, and Thanos' army. So, compared to learning magic at Kamar Taj, going after HYRA seems irrelevant right now.
As for the safety of his family, he is not worried either.
There are house elves, his magic book, and several other self-defense items for them to use. He will probably release his robot soldiers to protect them. Even if all the HYDRA agents are dispatched, he believes they will not be able to injure them.
If there is a problem, he can come back at any time with the Portkey.
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"Master Carmen, come with me. We will go to the Sanctum Sanctorum. I need to say hello to the master stationed there."
Seeing Jerry's nod, she swiped in the air with one hand, and the ring of fire with strong spatial fluctuations appeared again. Watching Gu Yi step into the ring of fire, Jerry did not hesitate to follow her in.
The scene in front of him was in Queens, but the front door of 177A Bleecker Street, which he suspected to be the New York Sanctum.
"This magic is very interesting." Looking at the ring of fire, a light flashed in Jerry's eyes.
When she first appeared, he had observed this magic like a portal. Although it was not as fast as Apparition, it could stably open a portal, allowing anyone to go through the portal.
"It is the most basic magic in Kamar Taj. If you are interested, I can teach you later." When she opened the door, he also saw Jerry's expression.
"Thank you." Jerry smiled.
He found that her mind seemed to be very open and friendly. However, this does not seem to be necessarily a good thing. Although he is very interested in the magic of Kamar Taj, he has no plans to join Kamar Taj. To be more precise, he does not intend to join any groups in the main world.
It's not about trust. It's just that he doesn't want to be involved in their matters.
Kamar Taj has the responsibility to protect the Earth and various threats. If you join them, you must abide by their regulations.
For example, if the HYDRA attacked his family. If he's on his own, he would definitely come to destroy all of them so as to avoid future troubles and earn some red stars.
But if he joined Kamar Taj, The Ancient One would not allow him to do that because there would be a conflict. As long as he doesn't join Kamar Taj and doesn't destroy the world, The Ancient One would not care much about him.
His original intention to follow her to Kamar Taj was to use his knowledge to exchange for the knowledge that Kamar Taj had not learned before.
At any rate, he is also a powerful figure who knows many magic systems. Apart from The Ancient One, he felt that with his current strength, other mages in Kamar Taj might not necessarily be able to match him.
After all, Odin was only more cautious when he mentioned The Ancient One, and he didn't seem to think much of the other mages of Kama Taj. Moreover, his knowledge of magic is not necessarily less than what Kamar Taj has.
"Sorcerer Supreme."
As soon as they entered the Sanctum, a black man in a monk's robe walked over and bowed respectfully to her.
She returned the salute very equally, "Master Daniel. I will leave the Sanctum for a few days and leave it to you to lead other mages to guard it for the time being."
"Yes, Your Honor!" The person called Daniel glanced at Jerry, who was behind The Ancient One, curiously and answered without asking any more questions.
On the second floor of the sanctuary, Jerry watched The Ancient One twist a button, and a space door in front that was fixed facing the sea changed instantly. A hall with a Chinese architectural style appeared behind the space door.
"Kamar Taj seems to have a deep research on space magic." Jerry looked at the doors in front of him that could move to parts of the world at any time.
Although his Portkey can do the same thing, it is obviously not as convenient as this space door. While his Portkey can be carried anywhere, and this space door seems to be fixed in place.
"Magic is unfathomable, and space magic is one of the most profound ones. There are many books on space magic theory in Kamar Taj's library. If you are interested, you can go and read it." She led Jerry across the space door.
Two people were standing in the hall at this time. When the two saw The Ancient One appearing, they saluted respectfully at the same time.
"Is this Tibet?"
Looking at the surrounding architectural style and clearly feeling that the oxygen content in the air is much lower than the normal range and the sunlight shining into the hall through the window at this time, Jerry immediately thought of Tibet.
"Almost. To be exact, we're in the Himalayas next to Kathmandu, Nepal." Before The Ancient One could answer, a mage stepped forward and answered.
Seeing this, The Ancient One also introduced with a smile, "These are my two disciples. Karl Mordo and Kaecillius. This is Jerry Carmen."
Mordo and Kaecillius gave Jerry Kamar Taj's greeting. Jerry also greeted them.
"I'll take you to see Kamar Taj's training ground." Seeing that they already greet each other, The Ancient One took Jerry out of the hall again.
When Jerry and The Ancient One left the hall, Kaecillius said with a subtle expression, "That Carmen kid, he doesn't seem to be that powerful."
"Kaecillius, although you are the most talented mage of Kamar Taj, don't underestimate anyone's power. That Carmen kid might not be as you think he is." Mordo shook his head.
At the Battle of New York, he and The Ancient One were stationed in the New York Sanctum together. He had witnessed the various magical abilities Jerry had displayed at that time. He believes that he is definitely not an opponent in terms of magical ability alone.
"If it weren't for the fact she would teach me more magic, my strength would not be worse than her." Kaecillius snorted.
Mordo frowned when he heard the words and said in a stern tone, "Kaecillius, She has taught you all the magic. Your strength is not as good as hers is because she is a different being than you and all of us."
"Really? Then why is she unwilling to teach us that Immortality is magic? Kamar Taj has existed for so many years, and countless mages have died. Only she lives up to this day." After Kaecillius said that, he turned and left the hall without waiting for Mordo's answer.
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Opening the door and following her into the courtyard, Jerry saw dozens of people of different ages at a glance. They wore Kamar Taj robes and underwent various forms of training.
Half of them are standing in a circle, and they seem to be concentrating on opening a portal. At the same time, the other half are holding various weapons with magic and are training in close combat.
"Does a mage also needs to practice close combat?" Looking at the mages, Jerry had a puzzled look on his face.
In his mind, mages belong to the long-range warrior. Their fighting method is to use various magics to kill the enemy before they get close. That's what he does most of the time.
Of course, he also likes close combat occasionally. But he wouldn't be using it as his main way of dealing with enemies.
As if seeing Jerry's doubts clearly, she explained with a smile, "Carmen, not all mages are talented. Some mages may not be able to learn a few magics in their lifetime, and many of them have to improve their strength through these weapons that have been infused with magic in advance.
"Most of the mages can't borrow a lot of mana like you. For them, magic is only used when needed. "
In fact, there are many mages in the entire Kamar Taj, but only a few can use magic freely. Other than The Ancient One, Mordo, Kaecillius, and other masters are the ones that can be considered talented.
This is also one of the reasons why she pays more attention to Jerry and wants him to join Kamar Taj. In the Battle of New York, Jerry's performance really surprised her.
Most of Kamar Taj's mages rely on magical weapons to fight, and few mages can really learn and use magic freely. However, they are already very powerful compared to the Earth's fighters and even most forces in the universe.
Even if you only master one magic, it can already be considered as a superpower. If you master three or four magics, it is equivalent to multiple superpower abilities.
Most of them are training like monks every day. They also have various weapons with magical powers, and their power is stronger than any typical soldier or fighter in the world.
Hearing her explanation, Jerry suddenly understood why in the Asgard book, Kamar Taj is Earth's magical defender.
Because unlike himself, the magic he has learned is almost too much to count, and most of the Kamar Taj magicians may have mastered a few magics in their lifetime.
Therefore, magic is actually a secret technique to them.
Moreover, their power to use magic does not originate from themselves but from Vishanti. Talented mages can borrow more mana to cast magic. A mage that lacks talent can only borrow a limited amount. If you borrow too much, there will be repercussions. Of course, you must be cautious about using magic.
"It seems that Kamar Taj, apart from The Ancient One, other mages don't seem to be very good."
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"This is a Sling Ring, which can help us feel the power of Vishanti and make it easier for us to cast spells. Without it, it would be difficult for mages to cast spells. Just like your wand."
Walking to the yard, she picked up a strangely shaped ring and introduced it to Jerry.
Jerry picked up the ring, looked at it, and found that it had some amplifying magic medium. When he tried to wear the ring, he could clearly feel that the ring was guiding his power toward something powerful.
In order to prevent accidents, he immediately took off the ring. He does not need to borrow power from anything, and he doesn't want to have any connection with it.
"Your mana seems to be different from ours." As soon as The Ancient One saw that Jerry had just put on the ring, she looked at the ring and said something casually.
Jerry's heart tightened when he heard the words. The problem he was most worried about when he came to Kamar Taj was that he was afraid that his own magical power would be discovered.
"Really? Maybe because I didn't borrow the power from Vishanti."
"It doesn't matter where you borrow power. What matters is how you use it."
She doesn't seem to care about the source of Jerry's power and doesn't ask which deity he borrowed the power from.
In order to change the topic as soon as possible, Jerry quickly asked, "Ancient One, why don't you wear the ring?"
"Well, it's useless to me." She took the ring from Jerry's hand and again put it on the table.
"Carmen, I'll take you to see Kamar Taj's library. I think you would be more interested in it."
"Indeed, I can't wait!" Hearing the word "library", Jerry's eyes widened.
Kamar Taj's magic book is the biggest reason why he is willing to take the risk here.
But just as Jerry and Ancient One were about to turn around and head to the library, Kaecillius came out and shouted loudly,
"Master Carmen's magic is not much better than our Kama Taj's magic. I, Kaecillius, took the liberty for a duel if Master Carmen is willing to accept it."
When they heard his words, all of the mages stopped their training. You must know that he is currently the strongest and most talented disciple in Kamar Taj, and he has only been here for less than three years.
Now Kaecillius is going to challenge someone they don't know and who is not Kama Taj. How can this not make them curious?
"Kaecillius, I don't think that it is a wise decision." Ancient One frowned when he saw Kaecillius.
She admires her talented disciple. So even if she sees the picture of the other party killing her in the future, she will not give up.
She still wants to teach Kaeciilius really well, let him become one of the best mages in Kamar Taj, and maybe become the next Sorcerer Supreme to protect the earth.
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"Since I think Master Carmen came to our Kamar Taj to learn something and experience the magic in Kamar Taj in person. Would it be better for him to see it himself in real-time?" Kaecillius did not show a hint of fear and said in a serious tone.
He came to Kamar Taj in order to find the magic that resurrected his dead wife and children, but Ancient One never taught him that kind of magic. He guessed that maybe Ancient One felt that he was not good enough.
Now, he has to prove to the Ancient One that he is the best, even better than her.
"Kaecillius, I repeat. This is not a wise decision to make," Ancient One raised her tone.
Kaecillius did not give up but turned his head to look at Jerry, "Master Carmen, what do you think?"
Jerry smiled very kindly, "No problem. I actually like to exchange magic experiences with other people. Many of the people I've met shared their skills, and in the end, we learn about a thing or two."
Is his intention good? Of course not. He plans to stay in Kamar Taj for a while to learn magic and also needs to show some of his strength appropriately. This kind of thing might happen again in the future, and he wanted to see how good Kamar Taj's magic was.
"I hope it will end on a good note for both of you."
Ancient One saw that Jerry agreed. The nearby mages gathered more and more, and even her other apprentice, Mordo, came over.
She was not worried about Kaecillius hurting Jerry, but the other way. But after thinking about it, maybe letting Kaecillius learn his naivety will make him realize his actions.
"All of you move to both sides and free up the training ground."
Ancient One instructed her disciples to give up the training ground in the middle as a venue for Kaecillius and Jerry.
"Master Kaecillius." Jerry greeted him, came to the other end of the field, and stood still.
Kaecillius also showed a sneer and came to the opposite side of Jerry. Although he has only been studying magic for three years, his talent has already made him on par with Mordo and Wong.
He thought that someone like Jerry wouldn't stand a chance against him.
"Give him a lesson, Kaecillius!" The battle has not yet begun, and among them, many disciples are already cheering for Kaecillius.
As a man who has broken the record many times in three years and proved his strength, Kaecillius still holds a great position in the hearts of many people in Kamar Taj. Some of them are even a follower of him.
Jerry Carmen is a person who came from outside of Kamar Taj. They thought Jerry wouldn't stand any chance in front of Kaecillius even if he knew some magic.
He saw Kaecillius pull his hands, and an invisible sharp blade formed in his hands. Then, he took the blade and quickly attacked Jerry.
Kaecillius has captured the spirit of the fighting style of Kamar Taj, which may be resolved in close-quarters combat without wasting mana at a distance.
But this is different than Jerry's style.
He pulled out his wand and gave it a light wave. Kaecilius's legs were suddenly snatched by the shadow that had been beneath his feet.
He responds instantly. As he is about to hit the ground, he places his left hand on the surface and quickly slashes with his blade in the direction of the shadow holding him.
The blade severed the shadow with a tearing sound. He stood up and threw the blade he was holding in Jerry's direction, stopping Jerry from using any magic to attack him.
Jerry could not see the blade in his hand, but he could still discern its throwing direction and the air movement. Protego Charm was cast as he waved his wand to block the blade.
"Well, that's something."
Looking at Kaecillius, Jerry did not take the initiative to attack, waved his wand, and smiled, "Master Casillas, please continue."
Seeing Jerry's calm expression, he felt insulted and immediately pulled out two blades in his hand. His left and right feet touched each other. He jumped in mid-air and then quickly charged toward Jerry in mid-air.
Seeing he was jumping forward in the air, everyone cheered.
"Jumping magic? No, it seems to be a magic item enchanted with jumping magic." He instantly understood the source of his ability.
This magic is obviously using magic shoes by touching both of the feet to activate it.
"Is it to avoid being entangled by the shadow magic again so I don't have time to cast magic if he pursues close-quarter combat? His fighting instinct is good, but I think some things need to be improved."
With a wave of his wand, a wind flew out instantly. Kaecillius was blown away instantly by the wind. He flew directly to one of the roofs of the building and then fell to the ground.
"Sorry, I may be using too much power!" Jerry showed an apologetic look to the Ancient One next to him.
At this moment, Kaecillius was angered. Without further ado, a spatial fluctuation appeared and mirror-like cracks appeared.
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"Hey, it disappeared!" Jerry gazed up at Kaecillius, who ascended to the rooftop again.
After a loud shout, he vanished from the roof instantly, leaving only a faint humming sound.
"Is that invisibility? No, it seems to be space magic."
Initially, Jerry believed that Kaecillius was employing a form of invisibility magic akin to Apparate.
However, with his perceptive abilities and knowledge of space magic, he quickly realized something was amiss.
He sensed a burst of spatial energy sweep away the surrounding scene, subtly altering the entire space in which he stood.
At that moment, Kaecillius reappeared on the rooftop.
This sensation was akin to his Hungarian Mirror Trap, yet distinctly different.
His Mirror Trap constituted an illusory space entirely separate from reality, capable of presenting objects but not living beings.
But now, although he felt he had entered another dimension, he could still perceive the surrounding scenery, including the bewildered Kamar Taj mages observing nearby.
However, the watching Kamar Taj mages seemed unable to see Jerry and Kaecillius. They merely scanned the area with puzzled expressions.
In other words, Kaecillius employed a unique form of space magic to transport Jerry and himself into a distinct space isolated from reality.
"It seems it's finally happening."
Faced with the present situation, Jerry remained composed and recognized the considerable value of Kamar Taj's magic, particularly their space magic.
Thus far, he had witnessed three forms of magic, spatial portals, space blades, and now this unique, profoundly space magic.
By thoroughly studying these spatial magics with his preexisting knowledge, he could make significant strides in understanding and mastering space magic.
His decision to abandon Hydra's spy and venture to Kamar Taj at significant risk had proven wise indeed.
"This is the Mirror Dimension. Though it exists, it cannot be detected by ordinary individuals. Anything that transpires here has no bearing on reality and cannot affect it. Kamar Taj mages often train in this Mirror Dimension to monitor the outside world or utilize it to isolate dangers and aid in battles."
Unlike the confused apprentice mages, The Ancient One, with seemingly instant insight, grasped the nature of the Mirror Dimension.
Taking a step forward, she effortlessly bypassed the barrier of real space and entered the Mirror Dimension alongside Mordo.
"In other words, any destructive magic I use here won't impact the real world?" Jerry's brows furrowed.
The Ancient One sighed helplessly, saying, "Indeed, but Master Carmen, it's merely a training ground. There's no need to take it so seriously."
"I just feel that Master Kaecillius doesn't share the same sentiment." Jerry shrugged and pointed to Kaecillius, who stood on the rooftop.
At that moment, Kaecillius raised his hands high, seeking to draw more magical power.
He conjured a magic ball the size of a human head within his grasp.
"Let's see how you handle this!" With a forceful thrust of both hands, the head-sized magic ball hurtled towards Jerry with formidable energy fluctuations.
"Protego!"
Jerry swiftly flicked his wand, activating the Protego Charm. It unfolded rapidly, enveloping his entire body.
The magic ball collided with the Protego Charm and instantly exploded, its powerful impact shattering the nearby slabs into fragments.
Its power rivaled that of an ordinary C4 bomb.
However, such potent magic posed no threat to Jerry, thanks to his improvements to the Protego Charm and applying principles derived from the "Shield" card.
The Protego Charm remained unyielding, unaffected by the explosion. Not even a speck of dust tarnished Jerry's clothes.
"Impossible!" Observing Jerry unscathed, Kaecillius appeared dumbfounded.
That attack constituted the most formidable offensive magic he had learned thus far, yet it failed to inflict any damage on Jerry, not even leaving a trace on his garments.
Nevertheless, Kaecillius refused to concede, as he still possessed one final trump card.
"Kneel before me." Kaecillius flipped his hands, causing the ground beneath Jerry's feet to upend.
The very laws of gravity seemed to falter within this mirrored space. If Sir Isaac Newton were privy to this sight, he might jump out of his coffin.
Evidently, Kaecillius manipulated the Mirror Dimension with a unique form of magic.
Gravity reversed, lifting Jerry into the air. Kaecillius, witnessing this, promptly flipped the space again, causing Jerry, who had already soared dozens of meters skyward, to plunge back toward the ground.
Yet, Kaecillius remained active after flipping the space.
Drawing two space blades, he charged toward Jerry, who hurtled toward the ground.
Against a typical enemy, such an ambush would likely leave them bewildered, granting Kaecillius ample opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
However, Jerry was no ordinary foe. He was a skilled wizard well-versed in countless spells.
Therefore, when Kaecillius eagerly rushed towards the anticipated landing spot, expecting an early victory, he was stupefied as Jerry halted mid-air, defying gravity.
"I'm sorry, Master Kaecillius. I possess some flying magic, while your magic was clever, but it won't work on me. If you wish to defeat me, you must rely on more powerful magic." Jerry hovered in the air, offering a half-smile as he delivered his reminder.
Kaecillius stood upon the bluestone floor, observing Jerry suspended in mid-air. Overwhelmed, he realized his magic had proven ineffective against his opponent.
Despite his Vaulting Boots of Valtorr enabling him to leap into the air, his jumps were limited in height and duration.
Moreover, his enemy possessed the ability to fly and conjure gusts of wind. No matter how much Kaecillius flipped the space, it would avail him nothing.
Unless his magical prowess greatly surpassed his current level, allowing him to manipulate the Mirror Dimension better and employ all objects within it to attack and restrain his enemy.
Unfortunately, despite three years of magical study, he had yet to control Mirror Dimension fully. His current level exceeded that of most Kamar Taj mages.
"If that's the case, then you shall remain within the Mirror Dimension." A thought flickered in Kaecillius' mind.
He suddenly realized a means of sealing his opponent, leaving them forever confined within the Mirror Dimension.
"Let's go." The Ancient One drew a circle.
Mordo voiced his concerns, "What about Carmen?"
"Do not worry. He won't be trapped there." The Ancient One smiled and shook her head.
She had observed his proficiency in space magic and his unique teleportation magic abilities she did not possess.
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Outside the Mirror Dimension, the mages who had hurried to the scene witnessed Kaecillius materialize from thin air.
Cheers erupted throughout the training ground.
The Ancient One, emerging later, silently shook her head.
As the world's most powerful alliance of magicians, Kamar Taj stood guard against dimensional beings and formidable entities from various universes, safeguarding Earth's safety.
Yet, this had raised a degree of arrogance among the mages, which The Ancient One deemed problematic.
She recognized that the multiverse housed numerous formidable adversaries. To protect Earth, Kamar Taj needed to redouble their efforts and strengthen their powers.
Having single-handedly dealt with many powerful enemies in the past, The Ancient One now carried a heavy burden and weariness after years of service.
In a few years, when her successor emerged, she would be able to bring her life to a close, wander the multiverse with her soul, and dedicate herself solely to magic without any other concerns.
Thus, the apprentices of Kamar Taj coming to realize the existence of formidable beings beyond their realm could prove beneficial.
It would motivate them to work harder and instill greater urgency. They could be the next Sorcerer Supreme in safeguarding Earth when she was gone.
As everyone celebrated Kaecillius, his confident expression suggested victory. He turned to The Ancient One, awaiting her declaration of the exchange's outcome.
Suddenly, a figure appeared at the center of the training ground.
The sight of this figure caused the cheers to cease, leaving an eerie silence in their wake abruptly.
"You… You don't have a ring. How did you escape the Mirror Dimension?" Kaecillius stared at Jerry, who materialized on the training ground.
Jerry smiled and shrugged, "Though I lack your Kamar Taj ring and knowledge of your portal magic, I know other space magic, like 'Apparate!'"
With a resounding incantation from Jerry, his figure instantaneously vanished from his original position.
When he reappeared, he was already behind Kaecillius, extending his hand to pat his shoulder.
Kaecillius's hair stood on end, causing him to draw another blade and turn around to strike swiftly.
However, before he could complete his motion, Jerry recited another spell and disappeared once again, returning to his initial position.
Although Jerry couldn't activate the Mirror Dimension, his understanding of space magic allowed him to have his unique approach.
He could already be considered a master of space magic.
Consequently, trapping Jerry within the Mirror Dimension proved to be wishful thinking on Kaecillius's part.
Simultaneously, this underscored the significance of a magician's knowledge as a foundation.
With sufficient magical knowledge and a profound grasp of magical principles, one could calmly confront and effortlessly resolve even unfamiliar forms of magic.
This pursuit embodies the essence of a true magician and epitomizes the qualities of an elegant magician—one who isn't merely a brute wielding immense power but a refined practitioner.
"It seems you were toying with me all along." Kaecillius shuddered, witnessing Jerry's utilization of teleportation magic and its swift activation.
He realized his relentless close-range attacks had been futile, rendering him rather foolish. The realization struck him with a sense of stupidity.
Having labored to overcome numerous magical barriers and ultimately closing in on his opponent, Kaecillius found himself once again distanced by Jerry's teleportation magic, akin to a kite being flown to its demise.
"Master Kaecillius, please do not think it that way. I do not mean to underestimate you. I merely wish to emphasize that our purpose is to engage in magical exchange. Communication is the focal point." Jerry responded sincerely and politely.
However, Kaecillius remained unconvinced, glaring at Jerry with seething anger in his eyes.
"Master Carmen, your conduct is an insult and displays disrespect towards me. You did not exert your full effort."
"Are you certain you want me to go all out?" Jerry's face displayed concern.
"Even if you exert your utmost, I will not be defeated!" Kaecillius's hands rotated, promptly forming a complex magic circle.
Instantly, two shields materialized, one on each side, stacking and interlocking before him. He understood that defeating his opponent would be nearly impossible, as Jerry could fly and teleport.
Nevertheless, he aimed to demonstrate that it would be challenging for his opponent to defeat him.
His defensive magic, Seven Rings of Raggadorr, was not to be underestimated.
"Very well, since Master Kaecillius has showcased so much of Kamar Taj's magic, I shall also unveil my most potent offensive spell."
Jerry wore a helpless expression, then waved his wand and chanted a spell. Instantly, an immense surge of magical power emanated from Jerry's body.
Fiery dragons materialized above his head, roaring and twisting as they emitted a menacing aura.
During his time in the "Harry Potter" world, aside from researching time and space magic, Jerry sought out Dumbledore's expertise in flame magic.
Dumbledore, being a master of flame magic, provided guidance that allowed Jerry to enhance and refine the Fire Dragon Spell.
Additionally, having finally surpassed level 300, Jerry's magical power had increased significantly, culminating in his current spell.
Witnessing the hundreds of formidable fire dragons overhead, not only Kaecillius and the Kamar Taj Masters stood dumbfounded, but even The Ancient One showed a look of astonishment.
They were all mages, and though their knowledge of magic varied, they possessed a sense of its essence.
The immense magic and terrifying aura the hundreds of fire dragons exuded could not be feigned.
However, Jerry's proclamation struck them, causing their disbelief to yield to a newfound admiration.
The drastic change in their attitude towards him stemmed from the fact that a person with strength is respected everywhere, and one who combines strength with humility is genuinely revered and loved.
Jerry, a mage unaffiliated with Kamar Taj, consistently displayed politeness, kindness, and sincerity.
Even in the face of Kaecillius's provocation, he remained remarkably tolerant.
Above all, his magical prowess was undeniably formidable, reshaping everyone's perception of him.
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"Master Carmen, allow me to guide you to the library!"
The Ancient One extended another invitation to Jerry.
Jerry accepted graciously, waving kindly to everyone before following The Ancient One through the traditional Chinese-style buildings.
Eventually, they arrived at a sprawling library.
The library was divided into two main sections.
The outer section resembled a typical library, with numerous wooden bookshelves housing various books that explained the fundamentals of magic.
The inner section, however, differed significantly.
Iron bookshelves adorned with distinct magical runes filled this space, and many of the books were locked with chains.
"This is Kamar Taj's library. The outer section contains basic magical theories, assisting novice mages in understanding the fundamental concepts and theories of magic and revealing the true nature of this universe."
"The inner section, on the other hand, comprises Kamar Taj's magical books. These books are contributed by magicians from around the world, documenting their unique discoveries and practices." The Ancient One explains to Jerry.
Jerry nodded in appreciation and followed The Ancient One into the library, eager to explore the vast array of magical knowledge within its walls.
As they embarked on their journey, the training ground buzzed with activity.
Mordo approached Kaecillius, patting him on the shoulder, attempting to console his disheartened junior.
However, Kaecillius appeared unappreciative, turning away with vacant eyes and walking toward his room.
Observing the scene, Mordo shook his head, leading the apprentice mages to resume their training in magic and combat.
Meanwhile, Jerry followed The Ancient One through the intricately designed Chinese-style buildings until they reached a spacious library.
The library was divided into two sections—the outer area resembled a typical library with wooden bookshelves filled with books on various magical subjects, and the inner perimeter featured iron bookshelves inscribed with magical runes and secured books bound by chains.
"This is the Kamar Taj library, where you can find the most fundamental theories of magic, helping newly enrolled mages grasp the basic concepts and principles of magic, and gain a true understanding of the nature of our universe."
"In addition, these books here are the magical tomes of Kamar Taj. They have been contributed by magicians from all corners of the world, and some even originate from dimensional creatures in the multiverse. Many of these books contain records of incredibly powerful magic."
"However, despite the talents of many mages, comprehending the contents of these books can be quite challenging. Even my most gifted disciple, Kaecillius, has only scratched the surface of their teachings."
In The Ancient One's assessment, although Kaecillius showed considerable strength compared to her other disciples and could even be ranked among the top few, he had yet to fully master the vast array of powerful magic contained within the library.
Magics such as Illusions of Ikonn, Wind of Watoomb, Bolts of Balthakk, Hosts of Hoggoth, Shield of the Seraphim, and Crimson Bands of Cyttorak—all of these are documented within these magical tomes.
Suppose Kaecillius devoted more time to studying magic instead of fixating on immortality and resurrecting his wife and children. He wouldn't have been defeated so easily by Jerry.
For instance, while undeniably powerful, the Fire Dragon Spell that Jerry just cast could have been easily countered by the robust defense of the Shield of Seraphim or by the Hosts of Hoggoth.
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"Multiverse?"
Jerry was taken aback by the term, momentarily stunned by its implications.
He was familiar with Dimensional Gods, having come across brief references to it in Asgard's magic book.
However, the concept of the multiverse was entirely new to him.
Jerry possessed knowledge of the universe, including details about the Nine Realms and various alien planetary forces, as documented in Asgard's history books.
"The universe is infinite, and so is the world. The universe we reside in is just one among many. If you have the time, you can find a book called 'The New Cosmos' in the library, or if you prefer, I can show you firsthand what the multiverse entails."
Observing Jerry's lack of comprehension, The Ancient One offered some explanations and extended an invitation to show him the wonders of the multiverse.
"What do you mean by showing me the multiverse, The Ancient One?" Jerry asked, trying to grasp the concept.
He speculated that it might involve parallel worlds and parallel space-time, akin to what he had seen in the Maguire Spider-Man trilogy, where each Spider-Man had a different story and background.
However, The Ancient One's explanation about showing him the multiverse in person puzzled him.
Did it mean leaving Earth and visiting other universes? And would it take a considerable amount of time?
Noticing Jerry's confusion, The Ancient One smiled and reassured him, "It's not as complex as you might think. The experience is brief, lasting no longer than a minute at most. We cannot stay there for an extended period due to the countless powerful beings present. Leading them to Earth would be disastrous."
"And Master Carmen, if you genuinely wish to witness it, I can only take your soul there," The Ancient One explained matter-of-factly.
Jerry's surprise resurfaced, realizing that his soul would be separated from his body—an endeavor that seemed perilously close to death.
"Why would you suggest taking my soul? What is it about my body that contains so much magic power?" Jerry asked with a bewildered expression, seeking clarification from The Ancient One.
"Master Carmen, there's no need to be alarmed. As I mentioned before at the training ground, the origin of our power matters less than how we wield it."
"Although I am relatively old, I am not bound by old-fashioned beliefs. I do not see you as a heretic among mages due to your unique body. We are not a church," The Ancient One reassured him.
Jerry possessed the ability to cast magic without relying on the power of the Dimension God, as The Ancient One had discovered during the Battle of New York.
Unlike most mages, his magic emanated directly from within him, drawing power from his own body.
While many spells in the Kamar Taj library relied on the special power of dimensional demons, Jerry's magic displayed no characteristics resembling those entities.
The Ancient One continued, "Your body's magical composition is distinct, enabling you to channel magic without borrowing power from external dimensional beings."
"I recognize this because I have encountered most of the dimensional demon gods in the multiverse and understand their characteristics and power fluctuations." The Ancient One emphasized that these distinctions were inconsequential to her.
She occasionally deviated from conventional practices, harnessing the power of the dark dimension to sustain herself and enhance her magic potency.
She did not hold ill intentions toward mages who employed unconventional methods.
"The Ancient One, I now understand… that you were already aware," Jerry admitted, smiling sheepishly. He had believed his secret was well-hidden, employing shielding spells and purposeful concealment.
But as it turned out, The Ancient One had been aware all along.
As he had suspected, The Ancient One was an individual even Odin had feared.
During their time at the training ground, Jerry had interpreted The Ancient One's statement about not minding him borrowing power from other dimension demon gods, excluding Wei Shandi, as an assurance that he didn't need to hide his unique situation.
The Ancient One responded with understanding and reassurance, "Your actions were not wrong, Master Carmen. In fact, as you encounter dimensional demon gods in the multiverse, it would be wise to remain vigilant. With its exceptional magical power, your body might attract their attention."
Grateful for The Ancient One's comforting words and understanding, Jerry mustered his resolve. "If that's the case, I humbly request your assistance, The Ancient One, to witness the true wonders of the multiverse. I am eager to experience its essence firsthand."
Initially hesitant about separating his soul from his body, Jerry realized that The Ancient One held no ill intentions toward him.
Her transparency and guidance indicated a trustworthy mentor.
"Very well, let us proceed," The Ancient One declared, her voice resolute. She swiftly struck Jerry's forehead without further ado, causing his soul to detach from his physical form.
Startled by the abruptness of the process, Jerry acknowledged the vast gap in power between himself and the mages of Kamar Taj.
Defeating Kaecillius with such ease had led him to underestimate The Ancient One's true capabilities. Now, he comprehended that he had much to learn from the world's top masters.
"As strange as it may sound, I feel a connection to Chinese mythology, where the primordial spirit travels beyond the confines of the physical body," Jerry remarked, attempting to find humor amidst the surreal experience.
Amused, The Ancient One stepped forward and grasped Jerry's soul, her smile radiating warmth. "Indeed, many powerful mages of ancient China embarked on journeys with their souls separated from their bodies, finding solace in such experiences."
"However, prolonged absence often led to physical issues, necessitating the use of deceased bodies to sustain their existence." The Ancient One explains.
As he adjusted to the ethereal state of his soul, The Ancient One gestured, and suddenly, the surroundings underwent a dramatic transformation.
The familiar library faded away, replaced by the vast expanse of the universe.
Looking down, Jerry beheld the familiar blue planet beneath his immaterial feet—the Earth he called home.
"I've only seen this view on television. It's my first time witnessing Earth from this vantage point," Jerry remarked, marveling at the awe-inspiring sight.
However, before he could fully appreciate the moment, their speed accelerated, causing planets to streak past like vibrant streamers.
They transcended the barriers of cosmic space, hurtling through the void and into an unfamiliar realm.
"Infinite universes, infinite worlds, boundless possibilities, and infinite versions of ourselves. At the core of reality, spirit, and matter intertwine, while thoughts shape our perception of existence," The Ancient One explained, her voice resonating with the grandeur of the multiverse.
In The Ancient One's grasp, Jerry felt like he was riding a temporal vessel, witnessing countless universes and their captivating landscapes.
The experience ignited a profound comprehension within him, deepening his understanding of the intricate tapestry of magic.
"The Ancient One!" Jerry exclaimed, overwhelmed by the extraordinary sights that unfolded before him.
Suddenly, an entire universe saturated with boundless dark energy flashed past him, revealing a gargantuan twisted face that dominated the expanse.
Sensing something amiss, it emitted a roar filled with anger and hostility.
"What is that?" Jerry questioned, his eyes widening in astonishment.
"That is Dormammu and his dark dimension." The Ancient One replied, her expression turning serious—a rare occurrence.
"Dormammu… a Dimensional God?" Jerry's eyes widened in amazement.
The sheer magnitude of energy and overpowering coercion from the entity left him with an inkling that only the Dimensional Gods recorded in the Asgard magic book could compare.
The Ancient One nodded affirmatively, "Indeed, Dormammu was once a wizard who later joined the dark dimension, absorbing all its energy and ascending to become its master. He ranks among the greatest threats to Earth's security among the multitude of Dimensional Gods."
"The most threatening, not the most powerful?" Jerry observed, noting the subtle distinction in The Ancient One's words and surmising that there existed beings in the multiverse even more formidable than Dormammu.
The Ancient One turned her head, smiling knowingly. "He may not be the most powerful, but he is the one who relishes invading and consuming other universes to augment his strength. That's why I consider him the most threatening Dimensional God to us."
"He seems to know you," Jerry remarked, recalling the mental fluctuations he had sensed earlier, which had angrily called out The Ancient One's name.
"We have a history. Dormammu has attempted to devour the Earth on multiple occasions, but I have thwarted his plans each time. However, don't look so concerned. He is no match for my strength."
The Ancient One sensed a surge of anxiety in Jerry's soul, realizing he had allowed his thoughts to wander. She was aware of the immense power gap between them.
The Ancient One led Jerry through a whirlwind tour of the multiverse during their journey before safely returning his soul to his body at Kamar Taj on Earth.
Although their visit to the multiverse lasted mere seconds, it gave Jerry a genuine and profound understanding of the greater world.
Grateful to The Ancient One, he felt a deep sense of appreciation.
Ironically, despite his formidable magical prowess, Jerry had demonstrated to the Kamar Taj mages what it truly meant to be an outsider.
And now, through his experience in the multiverse, The Ancient One had shown him the vast expanse beyond Earth's confines.
"The multiverse is a realm brimming with magical knowledge and energies, but it is also fraught with dangers…"
"Even I cannot linger there for too long. If you wish to delve deeper into specific knowledge, Master Carmen, you can explore the books in the library," The Ancient One suggested as she guided Jerry to other areas of Kamar Taj.
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"Master Carmen, you possess extraordinary talent and formidable magical power. I extend an invitation for you to join Kamar Taj and become my disciple to safeguard the Earth's safety together." The Ancient One offered sincerely, handing Jerry a cup of tea she had brewed herself in a bronze vessel.
Jerry took a sip of the tea, a touch of surprise on his face. "Hmm, it's a little sweet!"
The Ancient One smiled, unfazed. "I added a hint of honey. Many mages nowadays enjoy a sweeter taste. I tried it and found it quite pleasant."
"In that case, you can try frying it with sugar, then adding milk to boil it. It might enhance the flavor, though it depends on personal preference. I prefer that kind," Jerry suggested, contemplating his response to The Ancient One's invitation.
The Ancient One nodded in agreement. "That's a great idea. I might give it a try later!"
Jerry gazed up at The Ancient One in a white robe, resembling an ordinary middle-aged woman with a warm disposition. He couldn't help but sigh.
"The Ancient One, I apologize, but I prefer not to join any organization. I believe that individuality offers a greater sense of freedom."
In truth, The Ancient One proved to be exceptional during their interactions.
She possessed immense power but lacked any sense of superiority.
Even after discovering Jerry's unique situation, she showed no inclination to pry or exploit his abilities.
Moreover, she wasn't bound by old traditions and exhibited remarkable adaptability, as demonstrated by her willingness to experiment with the tea.
With The Ancient One as the leader and master of Kamar Taj, Jerry couldn't help but imagine the benefits of joining the organization.
He had just witnessed The Ancient One's incredible strength firsthand, making it even more enticing.
However, after careful consideration, he ultimately rejected the idea.
The primary reason was his desire to avoid future constraints imposed by Kamar Taj's rules and the emotional ties that inevitably formed between individuals.
Humans are inherently emotional creatures, and prolonged interaction inevitably leads to emotional connections. Jerry was no exception.
Joining Kamar Taj would mean acquiring a master and a group of fellow disciples and forging deeper bonds in the future. But that wasn't what he needed at the moment.
He wished to avoid being tied down, not only by Kamar Taj's rules but also by the emotions that might arise.
He had already formed profound bonds with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America in the main world.
Adding more attachments wasn't his priority.
In his heart, only Father and Sister held irreplaceable places. They were the only bonds he was willing to give his all.
Moreover, Jerry possessed a wealth of magical knowledge, and his understanding of magic was already extensive.
Even without The Ancient One's guidance, he could continue his magical studies at a steady pace.
He could resort to the panel if necessary, which allowed him to travel to various magical worlds.
Additionally, he had the assistance of the red stars, a powerful tool that supplemented his abilities.
Although valuable, Kamar Taj's magical knowledge was optional for his growth.
Furthermore, he maintained a sense of independence by not joining Kamar Taj.
He owed Kamar Taj and The Ancient One nothing, and they owed him nothing in return.
In the future, if Kamar Taj faced danger, he could offer assistance as a friendly ally, earning a few red stars in the process.
However, if the enemy proved overwhelmingly powerful, his priority would always be self-preservation.
He would assist if he could, but he wouldn't burden himself with debts or regrets. Because ultimately, those individuals at Kamar Taj weren't of utmost importance to him.
Just like with Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America, he recognized that he only needed a few significant connections in his life. The rest were secondary.
With this in mind, Jerry abandoned the alluring idea of joining Kamar Taj.
Thus, he politely declined The Ancient One's invitation, offering his heartfelt explanation.
The Ancient One accepted his decision graciously, understanding his perspective. She respected his individuality and acknowledged his vast potential.
"The Ancient One, I genuinely appreciate your invitation and the opportunities you've provided me during my time here. I assure you even without joining Kamar Taj. I will continue to study and progress in magic. "
"I have a strong foundation and am confident in my abilities. I'll gladly lend a hand if Kamar Taj ever has any future crisis."
With mutual understanding, Jerry and The Ancient One concluded their conversation. They remained on friendly terms, appreciating each other's company.
As they bid each other farewell, Jerry departed from Kamar Taj, ready to pursue his own path in the vast world of magic.
And with the panel and his own knowledge, he was confident that his journey would be fulfilling and meaningful.
"Then I would like to thank Master Carmen. Maybe the future Kamar Taj will really need your help."
When The Ancient One heard that Jerry was willing to help Kamar Taj to protect the Earth in the future, a smile appeared on her face.
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A month later, Jerry stood in the living room, channeling the magic within him.
He raised his index finger and traced a circle in the air. As he moved his finger, a fiery magic circle, the Inter-Dimentional Portal, materialized in the room.
After thirty days of research and experimentation, Jerry successfully analyzed, modified, and mastered this unique space magic of Kamar Taj.
Unlike Apparate, the Inter-Dimentional Portal allowed him to travel to places he had visited and unfamiliar locations as long as the distance was calculated accurately.
With a single step, he found himself in the sky above the vast Atlantic Ocean.
"I need to test the accuracy of the distance," Jerry said.
He levitated in mid-air and activated the satellite positioning system on his phone using his flying technique.
He measured the distance between himself and his home villa, comparing it to the predicted distance he had calculated before opening the Portal.
After a moment, a satisfied smile appeared on Jerry's face.
The distance his phone's positioning system measured aligned perfectly with his calculations.
He had successfully mastered the Inter-Dimentional Portal magic.
Just as he was about to conclude the experiment and open another Portal to return to the villa and explore other magical practices, a large plane flew overhead.
From the plane, a young woman suddenly jumped, screaming in terror.
Driven by his instincts to save others, Jerry spread his snow-white wings and soared towards the falling woman.
"Hey, ma'am, you only have one life. Don't waste it!" Jerry called out as he caught the woman in mid-air.
The woman, clutching onto Jerry, thanked him profusely with a mix of gratitude and fear. "Thank you. I didn't want to die. But if I didn't jump, the others would've died. Oh, and you have wings."
As Jerry comforted the woman, another figure descended from the plane above. It seemed the man had also jumped to save someone.
"Another person tried to jump?" Jerry remarked, pointing at the man floating in mid-air using a Levitation spell.
Under the spell's effect, the man's descent slowed and remained suspended like a balloon.
"This one has a parachute. It doesn't seem like a suicide attempt," Jerry observed, holding the young woman before the floating man.
Jemma, the woman, wiped away her tears and snot with a tissue Jerry provided. She thanked him and asked for his name.
Before Jerry could respond, the plane that had flown by made an emergency U-turn and returned, hovering above them.
"It seems you're S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. I was planning to visit your headquarters in Washington and chat with Director Fury. By the way, what are your names?" Jerry inquired, looking up at the familiar S.H.I.E.L.D. logo on the plane.
"Agent Grant Ward, S.H.I.E.L.D.," Grant introduced himself.
"S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Jemma Simmons," Gemma added, both now composed and collected.
"You can call me Wizard. I'll take you up there and have you meet your leader on the plane. Also, I need him to deliver a message to Director Fury," Jerry explained.
Jerry no longer needed to disguise himself as Hermione, as S.H.I.E.L.D. leadership and Hydra already knew his true identity.
He had no reason to hide his wizard status, especially given his current strength.
As they ascended together, Jerry carried Jemma and Grant, landing on the hangar deck of the plane.
Phil stood at the front, catching Jerry's attention.
"I didn't expect to meet an old acquaintance here!" Jerry exclaimed, recognizing Coulson.
Coulson, however, looked at him differently, thanking Jerry for his assistance. But Jerry saw through his act and playfully rolled his eyes.
"Coulson, don't pretend. I know you're aware that I'm a wizard. I was actually quite sad when I thought you had died," Jerry teased.
Embarrassed, Coulson mentioned the Obliviate Spell Jerry had used on him before. Jerry waved it off, indicating they were now on the same page.
"Is there a place where we can sit and talk? I have a message for Director Fury," Jerry suggested.
Coulson swiftly assigned duties to the agents and led Jerry to the plane's luxurious lobby, where they settled down for a conversation.
Jerry wasted no time and told the Hydra operatives he had captured in his suitcase. He then proceeded to tell the entire story to Coulson.
During the past month, while dedicating himself to studying Kamar Taj's magic, Jerry had just remembered Hydra.
With his newfound magical abilities, he found a terrorist organization composed of ordinary individuals.
He felt Hydra was even less formidable than the counterfeit "The Ten Rings" that attacked Iron Man.
Later, Jerry realized that he didn't have the energy to deal with this matter in a short period of time.
He decided to inform Coulson and have him relay the information to Director Fury, who would handle the investigation himself.
"It would be best if it could be resolved directly. If not, at least it will expose the Hydra agents. When that happens, I'll kill them all in no time, saving time and effort," Jerry remarked.
"That's impossible. Hydra was destroyed in World War II. How can there be spies?" Coulson initially found Jerry's claims hard to believe.
As a senior agent, he found no information about Hydra's existence in the official SHIELD records.
"Whether you believe it or not, it's the truth. See it for yourself. That tall man over there is a Hydra spy. You can investigate when you return," Jerry said, firm in his conviction.
"I'll take my leave now. Remember, if you can't uncover the Hydra spy after I've finished my tasks, I will assume it was your S.H.I.E.L.D. attacking my family. Don't blame me if I come tearing down your entire headquarters." Jerry warned, getting up and creating another Portal.
"Wizard, wait a minute, sir," Coulson hurriedly called out, stopping Jerry in his tracks.
Jerry turned his head, raising an eyebrow. "Coulson, is there something else?"
"No, but can I ask you to restore my hair again? I don't know why, but after my previous injury healed, my hair reverted to its original state," Coulson shyly pointed to the top of his half-bald head.
Jerry couldn't help but smirk and cast a Hair-Growing spell on Coulson before disappearing through the Portal.
Coulson's head transformed from a semi-bald state to having long hair that reached his waist in an instant.
Touching his long locks, Coulson nodded in satisfaction before swiftly opening the door to the luxurious living room.
Behind the door, Jemma, Fitz, Grant, and Skye, who had been eavesdropping, quickly took a step back.
"Sir, he really is the wizard… and your hair?" Jemma stammered, amazed by Coulson's sudden change in appearance.
"Don't think about it. Go and inform May to turn the plane around. We're heading to the Washington headquarters!" Coulson commanded with a serious tone, emphasizing the urgency of the situation.
…
Another month passed, and Jerry found himself in the Kamar Taj Library.
Creating a fire circle, he stepped through the Portal, carrying a stack of Kamar Taj magic books from his villa.
"I'm returning these magic books," Jerry informed the librarian at Kamar Taj.
She sighed as she recorded the books he returned.
"Master Carmen, your reading speed is astounding. In just two months, you've read half of the books in the library." She was astonished.
It was the first time she had witnessed someone reading books at such an incredible pace.
Most Kamar Taj mages would borrow one book at a time and take at least a month or two to finish it before moving on to the next.
Jerry chuckled in response. "I've had an exceptional memory since I was a child, allowing me to read faster than the average person."
During the past month, Jerry focused solely on his research of Kamar Taj's magic, setting aside everything except occasional visits to see Haas and Aisha.
His dedication had yielded impressive results.
Through the books from Kamar Taj, he gained a deeper understanding of the development of magic in this world and the existence of dimensional demons in the multiverse.
According to The Kamar Taj books, magic is a power that predates the emergence of human civilization on Earth.
It is a manifestation of the universal laws governing the universe.
The first Sorcerer Supreme, Agamotto, recorded the universal power in ancient Sanskrit, giving birth to Kamar Taj's current magic system.
Agamotto, one of the Trinity of Vishanti, combined the powers of the ancient Vishanti; Agamotto, Oshtur, and Hoggoth.
These three-dimensional demon gods were known as the all-seeing Agamotto, the almighty Oshtur, and the ancient alien Hoggoth.
Most Kamar Taj mages' ability to use magic is tied to the power of Dimensional Gods.
The spells they cast require borrowing the power of these Gods.
For instance, the Portal, space blade, mirror dimension, and others all require the assistance of the Inter-Dimentional's power.
Similarly, the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak and the Shield of the Seraphim require the power of Cyttorak and Seraphim.
Jerry realized that he could analyze the underlying principles of these spells and reorganize them based on his understanding of magic.
He could cast these spells by using his own magic power instead of relying on the power of the dimensional gods.
However, this method had its limitations.
It required more magic power because he relied solely on his abilities, unlike mages who could tap into the power imprinted within the dimensional demons.
Despite these limitations, Jerry's extensive magical knowledge and solid theoretical foundation allowed him to reconfigure the spells.
He focused on stripping away the unnecessary layers and understanding the fundamental principles behind them.
Through this process, he could utilize his own magic power to cast the spells.
Jerry's accelerated progress in mastering Kamar Taj's magic surprised the Kamar Taj mages.
They marveled at his ability to comprehend and apply complex spells in such a short time.
"Master Carmen, these magic books cannot be merely memorized," She commented as she organized the returned books. "Your reading speed is remarkable, but remember that true understanding of magic goes beyond simple memorization."
"I had a great memory growing up. Reading those books at that speed is normal for me." Jerry chuckled
In light of this, Jerry sought advice from The Ancient One.
She explained that Kamar Taj's mages are not strong enough, which is why they need to seek the consent of the dimensional gods to borrow their power.
However, if they were stronger, they could forcefully utilize that power without seeking permission.
Jerry finally understood why The Ancient One was so much stronger than the average Kamar Taj mage—she could use all the magic in the library.
Fortunately, Jerry's magical theoretical foundation was solid and well-informed.
Although he couldn't borrow power from all dimensional gods, nor did he want to, he could analyze the magic theory and convert it to utilize the magical power within his own body, replacing the need for the power of the Dimensional God.
Among the mages recruited by Kamar Taj over the years, many possessed high I.Q.s and impressive memories.
However, they could still understand the profound magic contained in the books.
Curiosity was piqued, and Jerry noticed a bookshelf in an extremely hidden place.
"What about those books? Why are they hidden in a spot like that?" He inquired about its contents and why no one seemed to borrow books from it.
"Oh, that's her personal bookshelf. The books on it can only be accessed by herself," She explained after finishing her book arrangement.
"The Ancient One's private collection?" Jerry's eyes lit up upon hearing those words. He asked if he could borrow books from there.
"Normally, borrowing from that bookshelf is not allowed. She believes that the content is too advanced, beyond the comprehension of most mages."
"Additionally, many of the books contain dangerous magic. Light experimentation could result in self-destruction, and more severe attempts may harm innocent lives," She paused, then continued.
"However, she made an exception for Master Carmen. If you wish to read them, you can borrow one book at a time and return it before borrowing another." She expressed surprise at the Supreme Sorcerer's decision.
Even Kaecillius, the best disciple of Kamar Taj, was prohibited from borrowing books from her private collection.
Yet, for Jerry, who had initially refused to join Kamar Taj, she allowed access to the personal bookshelf.
"It seems that Kamar Taj is facing difficulties, and it's truly not easy to turn down their request," Jerry sighed inwardly upon hearing Jilava's explanation.
Although he hadn't officially joined Kamar Taj, The Ancient One had opened up all the books in the library to him.
Moreover, she patiently answered his magical inquiries. Now, even the private collection inaccessible to other mages was being made available to him.
Jerry couldn't help but feel a mixture of puzzlement and gratitude, given The Ancient One's considerable power, which suggested she didn't require much assistance.
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