Chapter 709: Armor Curse, Lost Sirius

This letter was not particularly long. Apart from greetings, the actual part about spells was less than two sheets of parchment, but the content was obscure and difficult to understand. Even with the comparison chart given by Dumbledore, Kyle had to ponder it over and over again.

At the same time, he took out his wand and tried various combinations of magic runes.

Dots of magic runes floated out of the wand and gathered together to form new symbols. Indistinctly, Kyle seemed to have a layer of transparent net around him, but it soon broke and disappeared.

"No, not this..." Kyle frowned and quickly flipped through the translation chart.

Because he was too focused, Kyle didn't even notice that the sky outside had already become brighter.

Unconsciously, Kyle had been sitting at the table for a whole night.

Until noon the next day...

Fred, who came back from Diagon Alley for lunch, looked at the empty chair in front of him and couldn't help asking, "By the way, how long has Kyle been in the room?"

"Almost a whole day." Harry said, "The light in his room was on last night, and he didn't come out for breakfast this morning."

"What is he doing?" George asked.

"I don't know." Ron said, "We wanted to call him in the morning, but Mom and Sirius wouldn't let us."

"This is what Dumbledore told him before he left." At this time, Mrs. Weasley put a plate of toast on the table, "If there is nothing important, don't disturb Kyle."

"I know, and you have said it many times." Ron muttered in a low voice.

"Then you have to remember it." Mrs. Weasley glared at Ron, and then looked at the direction of the stairs outside the door with some concern.

Obviously, she was also a little worried about Kyle who hadn't eaten for a day.

"But it's less than a day now, it should be okay." Mrs. Weasley thought to herself, because of Dumbledore's instructions, she could only wait for Kyle to come out.

This wait lasted another afternoon.

It was not until 7:30, when everyone was preparing for dinner, that Kyle staggered down from upstairs.

Diana said yesterday that the content on the parchment can only exist for one day.

I have to say, this is really punctual.

Just now, the content on the parchment disappeared in an instant. Along with it, his memory of those ancient runes in his head.

But there is also good news.

Although the process disappeared, the result was preserved.

This feeling is like an exam. He doesn't remember the content of the paper, and he forgets what he wrote, but the final result is real... and it is a very good result.

But after suddenly relaxing, Kyle, who hadn't eaten for a day, felt dizzy. The things he saw were even more shaky.

When Kyle finally went downstairs to the restaurant, Mrs. Weasley just put a plate of baked pies on the table.

Kyle didn't care about the hotness and politeness, and picked up a pie and stuffed it into his mouth.

"You finally came out." Mrs. Weasley breathed a sigh of relief and served Kyle another bowl of soup. "Eat slowly, don't rush. I made a lot."

...

Kyle ate three pies and drank two bowls of soup. He felt better, but he just felt less hungry.

It must be said that studying ancient runes is really a very physically demanding job. He felt that he hadn't eaten for three days instead of one day.

"Kyle, what are you doing in the room?" Ron couldn't help asking.

"Studying Merlin's letter." Kyle said casually.

As the content on the parchment disappeared, the strange restrictions before also disappeared. For example, now he can naturally say what he is doing, instead of being stuck in his mouth like last night.

"Merlin's letter?" Hermione's voice became shrill and high, "That was written by someone who lived 1,500 years ago."

"It's not the original letter." Kyle explained, "It was copied with magic."

"Could it be the one your mother gave you last night..." Hermione immediately thought of the birthday gift Diana gave Kyle last night.

She thought of many possibilities, advanced spells, ancient documents...but she didn't expect it to be related to Merlin.

"Can I take a look?" Hermione stared at Kyle with hope, "Just a glance."

"Sorry, the letter is protected by magic and disappeared just now." Kyle shrugged and picked up another piece of pie, "And I forgot what was on it, I just remember that it was written in ancient runes that were not simplified."

"Ancient runes, simplified?" Hermione was a little confused.

She really couldn't connect those complicated words that made her dizzy at a glance with simplification.

"It's this kind..." Kyle handed the book that Dumbledore gave him to Hermione.

Hermione frowned since she opened the first page.

Harry and Ron also looked curiously, but the next second, they both looked away at the same time.

They didn't recognize even a single symbol on the page, and it was a headache to look at it for more than one second. It was hard to imagine how Kyle had spent the whole day reading it.

"Wait..." Fred suddenly thought of something, "You just said you forgot the content, didn't that mean you wasted a whole day?"

"Of course not." Kyle swallowed the last bite of the pie and took another piece of baked potato, "That is a teaching letter, probably written by Merlin to his apprentice. I have already learned the magic mentioned above. "

There was a sudden intake of breath in the restaurant. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. For a moment, they didn’t know what to say.

Finally it was Fred and George who broke the silence.

"What's the curse?"

"Is it very powerful?"

They both asked at the same time.

"It's a kind of armor spell," Kyle said. "It's not very powerful. It's mainly for protecting yourself."

Fred and George looked a little disappointed. Merlin's magic should be powerful and destructive, and it would be best to directly get rid of Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

"I would say the Iron Armor Curse is the best." Mrs. Weasley glanced at them, and then said to Kyle: "Diana must want you to protect your own safety, so she found this for you. of."

"That's right." Mr. Weasley also agreed: "That is Merlin's letter. I have never heard of anyone getting such a thing. It must be very precious."

"Perhaps Professor Dumbledore has also seen it." Ginny said next to her: "Do you remember what he said last night? He seemed to understand Kyle's situation at the time and what he needed. He must have experienced it. "

"But how many Dumbledores are there in the wizarding world?" Mr. Weasley said.

"Can we take a look at the effect?" At this time, Sirius, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Of course, if it's inconvenient, forget it."

"It's just a magic spell, nothing inconvenient." Kyle said nonchalantly: "But can you wait a while? I haven't eaten enough yet."

"Of course, no problem," Sirius said.

Now everyone became interested, looking forward to seeing the magic from 1,500 years ago. Under this expectation, they couldn't even eat, they just hoped that time would pass faster.

But the most important thing was that Kyle was not in a hurry and continued to eat his dinner leisurely.

After everyone put down their dishes, Kyle swept away all the remaining three pies.

In addition, there were two potatoes, five bowls of soup, and a plate of sausages and bread that Mrs. Weasley had temporarily fried for fear of not having enough food.

Ginny's eyes kept widening. She felt that Kyle's meal was enough for her to last for three days.

"Is it true that there won't be any problems if Kyle eats like this?" She asked subconsciously.

"This is normal." Lupine explained: "Kyle should be learning rune magic. When using this kind of magic, it is a double test of energy and physical strength.

"If you choose the course of ancient runes, you will find that after each class, you will eat a lot more than usual."

"That's true..." Ginny murmured in a low voice, "But Kyle also ate too much."

"It's okay, a little wizard of his age has an amazing appetite." Charlie said fondly: "I was like this at the beginning, I could eat five pies at a time. At that time, my mother was always worried that there was not enough food at home."

As if to verify his words, or maybe because he was hungry after watching Kyle eat, Charlie said that he was going to get the toast in front of him and prepare to eat another round.

But as soon as he stretched out his hand, he was hit by Mrs. Weasley.

"Mom, you are too partial." Charlie couldn't help complaining.

"Kyle hasn't eaten all day." Mrs. Weasley said without looking back.

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After five minutes, Kyle drank another bowl of soup and finally put down the tableware.

A glimmer of expectation flashed in the eyes of others.

"Need a break?" Sirius asked.

"No need." Kyle shook his head, "Seventy percent full, just enough to move around."

"Bang!" Ginny knocked the stool over as she just stood up.

How to put it, she felt that compared to ancient magic, Kyle's appetite was even more incredible.

Then Sirius stood up and walked towards the door.

"Come with me, I'll take you to the basement. There's a room there for brewing potions, which will be just in time."

"Okay." Kyle naturally had no objection, stood up and walked out.

However, at this moment, a red light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.

"Expelliarmus!"

Sirius, who was standing at the door, took out his wand at some point and pointed it at Kyle impartially.

This sudden scene scared Mrs. Weasley and screamed. Ron stepped back subconsciously and stepped on Hermione who was reading a book. Hermione was in pain and knocked down Harry.

The whole restaurant was instantly in chaos.

However, Kyle, who was pointed at by the wand, was completely unaffected and still stood there.

Sirius' disarming spell flew less than an inch in front of him when it was blocked by a silver shield.

The spell was bounced back at a faster speed, and Sirius's wand was caught off guard and flew out.

By the time he reacted, the wand was already in Kyle's hand.

"You didn't say you wanted to do a sneak attack before." Kyle returned the wand to Sirius.

"The Death Eaters won't give you a fair duel," Sirius said.

He looked at the wand handed over by Kyle with a dazed look in his eyes, as if it was difficult to accept that he was defeated like this.

For a wizard, losing the wand means losing the ability to resist. If Kyle was the enemy, he would have died.

He was a famous figure in Hogwarts, but he lost to a seventh-grade student 20 years later.

Sirius felt lost for no reason.

As an old friend for many years, Lupin was the first to notice his abnormality and comforted him: "You don't think you can beat Kyle, do you?"

"If it was five years ago, it would be possible, but now... are you overestimating yourself a little bit?

"And didn't you lose to Kyle once when you just escaped from prison three years ago? So much time has passed, haven't you accepted this fact yet?"

Or maybe he is a friend, Lupin's every word accurately hits Sirius's heart, and he does it repeatedly, and sprinkles salt on it.

"Shut up, Remus." Sirius blushed and gritted his teeth and said, "This is just a simple test, it doesn't mean anything."

He originally wanted to regain some dignity for himself, but this action not only failed to stop Lupin, but made him laugh even more happily.

The Sirius he knew was always very free and easy, or to put it bluntly, heartless, a typical Gryffindor.

At least before Voldemort's fall.

So Lupin rarely saw Sirius showing the blank expression just now.

But it is understandable. Although this is just a simple test and doesn't mean anything, it is hard to accept that a student who just turned seventeen lost his wand so easily.

Anyway, he will definitely not go to compete with Kyle.

Sirius's face became redder and redder, and now, even the other people in the room couldn't help but pull the corners of their mouths.

In order to change the subject, Sirius once again set his eyes on Kyle.

Only then did he realize that the shield that blocked his Disarming Charm did not disappear, but still existed.

The Shield Charm will disappear after rebounding the opponent's spell. If you want to continue using it, you must release a second spell. This is common sense and the characteristic of the Shield Charm itself. Even Dumbledore is no exception.

But the scene in front of him broke this characteristic.

Looking at the silver shield that was looming, Sirius always felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Yes, in the Ministry of Magic!

Sirius suddenly remembered that Voldemort and Dumbledore had used such a shield when they fought in the Ministry of Magic before, and Kyle seemed to want to learn it at that time.

"Have you learned it?" Sirius couldn't help but say, "The mysterious man's armor spell."

"It's different." Kyle glanced at the shield in front of him, shook his head and said, "The spell used by the mysterious man is a real shield, but mine is just a concrete form of a spell, and the shape is not fixed."

As he said that, Kyle waved his wand, and the shield in front of him immediately turned into a hexagonal magic circle, with complex magic words flashing on it, which looked very high-end.

Then the magic circle turned into a honeycomb-like net, Kyle's own appearance, Sirius's appearance... and then turned back into a shield.

"This should be the effect of a combination of magic words. I forgot what it is." Kyle continued, "It gives the Armor Charm a more comprehensive protective effect, and also makes the spell materialized."

"What about the effect?" Lupin asked, "Does its appearance have anything to do with its defensive ability?"

"Not at all." Kyle said, "It's like the style of a set of clothes. No matter how it changes, it has no effect on the warmth."

"If you don't believe it, you can try it." Kyle turned the shield in front of him into a ring.

Sirius acted as if he didn't see it and had no intention of taking action. Lupin and Mr. Weasley also turned their heads to the side.

"Forget it, I'll do it." Charlie held back his laughter and took out his wand.

"Expelliarmus!"

The red light of the Disarmament Charm hit the blank space in the middle of the ring, but it was still blocked back.

But because he was prepared in advance, Charlie dodged it by turning sideways in advance. Looking at the Armor Charm in front of Kyle, it was still intact.

Lupin frowned and thought carefully.

This persistent Armor Charm reminded him of another spell... Universal Protection.

This is not a spell used by one person, but an enhanced version of the Armor Charm cast by multiple wizards. The effect is to create a protective net that will last until the magic power disappears.

And usually, this spell is only used in war.

For example, more than a decade ago, the Aurors used the large-scale Universal Protection spell more than once to make the Death Eaters who attempted to attack the Ministry of Magic return empty-handed.

The one Kyle is using now is very much like a simplified version of this spell, from a spell that requires multiple people to a spell that can be used by one person.

It's a pity that he doesn't remember the process... If other people can also learn this spell, it will be much easier to deal with Death Eaters.

But soon, Lupin shook his head again.

This is the most difficult rune magic. Even if there is a process, it is estimated that few people can learn it... And there is a risk of exposure when there are too many people. If the Death Eaters learn it, it will be really troublesome.

After everyone saw the effect of the spell, Kyle waved his wand and the shield in front of him disappeared.

"Harry..." He turned around and said, "You may have to work hard in the next period of time."

"What?" Harry blinked, not understanding what Kyle meant for a moment.

"That's right." Kyle explained: "This is my trump card, used to surprise Death Eaters.

"Although saying this may make you a little uncomfortable, if the mysterious person invades your consciousness again, he will probably see what happened today."

Harry's eyes quickly dimmed. During this period, he had been trying to forget about it, but he didn't expect Kyle to say it.

"I, I've been learning Occlumency." Harry whispered.

"I know," Kyle said, "I saw the Occlumency book in your room last night.

"What I mean is that your progress is too slow. If you don't have anything important to do later, how about a special training session."

Special training?

Harry subconsciously thought of the unbearable past in the Room of Requirement.

"No, no need." His legs began to feel weak and his body ached slightly, "Sirius can teach me, and Professor Lupin, right?"

He looked at the two of them as if asking for help.

But Sirius didn't know what Harry was doing, so he just said helplessly: "Sorry Harry, I don't know much about Occlumency, so I can't help you with anything."

"Me too," said Lupine.

"In that case, it's settled." Kyle said, "Sirius, didn't you just say there was a nice room in the basement? Let's clean it up later, and Harry will conduct special training there. "

"Okay, no problem." Sirius said simply.

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