Dragon Roar Master at Hogwarts

Chapter 72: Dumbledore’s summer homework for Dudley



"Mr. Newt, is this...wait a minute, Norberta, don't be so itchy."

Dudley jumped in from the opened suitcase. It was completely different from the small suitcase that looked like the outside. Inside was a very spacious room.Waiting for him inside, besides the white-haired Newt, was Norberta, who had not seen Dudley for a long time.

"This is the place where I used to take care of some of my little friends when I was young." Newt touched Norberta's chin happily, and the young dragon narrowed his eyes in comfort, "The Traceless Stretching Charm was cast here. There’s room for a lot of magical animals – and of course, they’ve all been transferred to my home now, to be cared for by my wife.”

"The only drawback here is that the entrance is a little too narrow." Dumbledore also came down at some point, and the sound of a suitcase being closed was heard above his head, "Is Tina feeling well? I haven't been there for a long time. Your family visited.”

"Tina is more energetic than me. After all, she is an Auror. When she heard about it this time, she even clamored to come with her." Newt laughed heartily, "But the Horned Camel is about to arrive, so I Let her take care of them at home. And I didn’t plan to take action personally this time. Bringing Tina’s bad temper will lead to bad things. "

Newt invited Dudley and Dumbledore to sit down at a table, and then took out a teapot from the shelf next to him: "Although all the magical animals originally placed here have been moved to me, but here I I still have all the items I used for traveling before—wait, it seems I missed one.”

Newt's expression changed as soon as he opened the teapot. He closed the teapot again with a "pop!" "There is actually a bird and snake here. God knows when this little cutie got in. Dudley, the next time you get the teapot, Just remember to be careful, birds and snakes can change their size to fill the entire space.”

Newt changed the teapot and filled Dudley and Dumbledore with hot tea.Dudley held hot tea and curiously asked Newt about the summer vacation activities that Dumbledore had mentioned.

"Before talking about this, let me first talk about the curse on you." Newt looked at Dudley seriously, "Nicolas Flamel and I have both studied the curse on you - but to be honest, your curse The situation is more difficult than we imagined.”

"Generally speaking, if it is just a curse caused by accidentally drinking unicorn blood, there will not be such serious sequelae. But maybe it is because you absorbed the soul of the mysterious man before drinking the unicorn blood, so you were mistaken for The same man who killed the unicorn, and therefore the most severe curse.”

"Although Flamel is the person closest to eternity, the blood of unicorns belongs to the category of black magic and is not within the scope of his research. So I have to admit that the only authority in this field is that mysterious man. "

Dudley frowned. Now that Voldemort was completely finished, it was impossible to ask Voldemort himself.And now the only clue he has about Voldemort lifting the unicorn curse is Nagini's venom mentioned by Voldemort.

"I have also told Nico and Newt the information you inadvertently learned." Dumbledore took over, "They all agreed that Nagini's venom is the key clue... and this This is also one of the main purposes of our operation.”

Newt handed Dudley a newspaper, which seemed to be written in French, so Dudley could hardly understand the text.But a photo in the corner of the newspaper caught his eye.

The photo showed a boy being arrested by several Aurors. The boy was disheveled and looked very angry and unwilling.But that's not the point. The point is that among the crowd of onlookers at the back, Dudley recognized a woman with a graceful figure and a cold expression - it was Nagini in human form that he saw in the Forbidden Forest that day.

"This is the news reported by the French branch of the Daily Prophet. In the foothills of the Alps in southeastern France, there have been many recent incidents of underage wizards using dangerous magic against Muggles in violation of regulations." Dumbledore said seriously.

"I think you should have noticed that Nagini seems to have no intention of keeping a low profile. It may be that she hasn't moved in human form for too long, so she didn't realize that she needed to hide her whereabouts."

"Professor, do you think she is Voldemort's snake?" Dudley was still a little afraid to confirm, "But is it possible that she has the same name? After all, she looks like a human being..."

"Nagini is a blood-cursed orc. When I was young, I saw Nagini as a human. Although she has changed too much in various aspects between then and now, I can still confirm that it is her." When Newt said this, his face looked a little melancholy.

"Anyway, this is a very important clue. If you miss this opportunity, you won't know when to find Nagini next time." Dumbledore crossed his fingers and said slowly, "So, although it is a bit risky, , but I still hope you and Newt can go over and investigate a little bit."

"However, the specific actions this time may mainly depend on you, kid." Newt shrugged and said helplessly.

"On the one hand, I have retired and my old bones cannot stand the torment. On the other hand, due to some historical reasons in the past, I have been closely watched by the French Ministry of Magic... This time I am mainly responsible for The best you can do when sending me to your destination is to help you make suggestions."

"Professor Dumbledore, can't you come along?" Dudley still felt a little uneasy. "Or send someone else from the Order of the Phoenix over? What if it's a trap deliberately set by the enemy..."

Dudley isn't a coward, but he's not very capable in combat without using his cursed dragon form.If faced with Nagini's companions, Ariana alone would be an unbeatable opponent for Dudley.

"I or other members of the Order of the Phoenix have always been closely monitored. Once they appear in France, they will immediately alert the snake." Dumbledore shook his head gently, "But don't worry, you only need to conduct investigations under the condition of ensuring safety. , once you find anything, ask Newt to notify me, and I will rush over as soon as possible."

"And this time, Norbert will go with you. With Norbert's protection, there will be no problem at least until I get here."

After hearing Dumbledore's words, Norberta proudly trotted up to Dudley, spread her wings, and raised her head high, as if to say I will definitely protect you.

Gently stroking Norberta's hard scales, Dudley felt much more at ease.As Dumbledore said, this was a fleeting opportunity to investigate the Three Prophets.And Nagini's venom is also an important clue to unlocking the curse on him.

"I understand, Professor Dumbledore, Mr. Scamander." Dudley nodded and agreed to participate in their plan. He had a hunch that this summer extracurricular activity might develop into a thrilling adventure.

(To be continued)


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