Chapter 347

Dumbledore is willing to help Zhao Mai get the qualification to stay at Hogwarts. In exchange, he hopes to complete the thesis "Research on Merlin and the original curse" with Zhao Mai. There's nothing wrong with it. Zhao Mai naturally agrees. They shake hands.

"Can you take this stone book back for me to read?"

"Oh, the words on it are quite old. Can you read them?" Dumbledore's eyes twinkled, trying to see Zhao Mai through.

"My good friend Tolkien is a genius in language. He is a professor of ancient English." Zhao Mai said quietly, "do you mind if I show it to him?"

"Take it and keep it." Dumbledore said with a smile: "don't forget to return it to the library as soon as possible. Mrs. Frante has been in a bad temper. I don't want to be held by her ear to urge overdue books."

Zhao Mai with a smile, carrying a heavy book to the dormitory. On the way, he remembered that he had forgotten to ask something about the examination of potions.

But looking back, it's nothing. Anyway, according to the stupid and tedious methods in the books, he can also refine the medicine. There's no problem to be qualified. He has revealed many different places from ordinary people, there is no need to go too far on this independent road.

Tolkien was very happy to hear Dumbledore's promise to Zhao Mai - although Zhao Mai said repeatedly that Dumbledore only said to try, but did not guarantee anything. "There must be no problem with your spell level! The magic medicine is powerful enough. It seems that you are stable! "

"I'm not as optimistic as you are, but what I heard today is really good news." Zhao Mai put the book "the origin of magic" on the desktop: "come and help me see what is written in this book, how about it?"

"Ah?" Tolkien just looked at the Old English words on it and couldn't pull it out: "where did you find this thing? Such a large amount of words is enough for me to write a thesis!"

"I borrowed this from Professor Dumbledore, and I think you might be interested. You can copy two copies and return the original book. I'm not in a hurry here. Just tell me when you've finished deciphering it. "

"You are so kind to me! I just need some interesting extra-curricular reading to change my mind. " Tolkien said with a smile.

Zhao Mai just took Tolkien as a cover, and never thought of such works as extra-curricular reading materials for brain changing. But he was kind enough to accept Tolkien's thanks.

With the help of a good command of the whole language, he took the time to read the whole book. In addition to what Dumbledore said, the whole book records the deeds of the earliest witches, more dreamy than many fantasy novels. It says that Merlin can fly the whole sea to the sky and pull the moon to the ground. These stories seriously reduced the credibility of the book, which Tolkien described as a collection of stories. So the focus of two people's study is still on the magic spell and potion, and they practice day and night.

However, one of the information provided by Dumbledore is very enlightening to Zhao Mai: Merlin's curse is actually rooted in Druid magic. Since it is a summary and evolution, there must be a context to follow. Tolkien is a linguist, he proposed to look for rules from incantation. "The words used in many mantras are meaningful. Many words have little difference between ancient and modern times. For example, except for your weapons and fainting, split the radical and the sound root..."

"It's not easy for me to use English. Don't force me to read your graduate students, OK? How can I understand what you said? " Zhao Mai covered his forehead and said.

"Well, I mean, it's a line from ancient English to modern English. What if it's the reverse? I can make the language older. Maybe I can make something out of it. " Tolkien was very excited: "all the incantations are language after all, whether it's Germanic, Celtic or anything else, it's all the power of language!"

Zhao Mai heart a sudden: the power of the oath is not the same?

"OK, are you going to create a spell? As long as you can do it, I'll help you experiment. " Zhao Mai never attacks his friend's enthusiasm, but also reminds him: "don't spend too much time on it. After all, you have to take an exam!"

"Don't worry." Tolkien replied confidently. Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Have you seen Fidel Ruth?" The knock on the door was "ardent ellebella", a married woman from Norway, with two gifted children.

"Fidel? The Spaniard with two curly beards and a goatee? " Tolkien shook his head. "I didn't see him in class today. Actually yesterday morning was the last time I saw him. What happened? "

"He's missing. He's been reported to the school. The ghosts are looking for him. May God keep him safe. "

"Is this the fifth one to go wrong?" Zhao Mai recalled. He's been paying attention to what's going on around him since he's been attacked by the faint spell for no reason. Toman, from Ireland, has been sent home to recuperate after his head was smashed by the falling sculpture; Popov, from the Netherlands, has suggested dropping out of school due to his long-term mental weakness; Gallagher fell down in flight last week and is still in Hospital; Johnston, from Liverpool, was admitted to the hospital the day before yesterday because of severe abdominal diarrhea and appendicitis, and he does not know when he will be able to come out.Although everyone's situation is different, but these things all happen to the cram students, have to make people nervous and suspicious. As a matter of fact, the age of the cram students is not young, at least much older than the actual students. They are relatively mature and more careful. It is reasonable that so many "accidents" should not happen.

"Not just the fifth." Ellebella said in a low voice: "remember the French and German duels on the playground, they were demerited for violating the school rules, and their test scores would be deducted. It is said that the headmaster was going to fire them directly. "

"Then why didn't you get fired?"

"Professor Dumbledore said good things for them." Ms. ellebella's cheek trembled and said with a smile: "and the reason is that the two people's level of magic spell is too poor. They are described as" holding sticks to draw at random "and can't be defined as a magic duel. That's why they should take it lightly."

It's impossible for people with poor spell level to cast the right faint spell. Zhao Mai has been able to confirm that someone is behind these things, and their goal is very clear, that is, they are a group of tutors.

"I think we should pay special attention to safety at this time. We should not act alone, let alone go out." Zhao Mai reminds a way: "still have two months or so is an exam, but do not have an accident at this time."

"Well, you two - Oh, and ah Duo - you three have to be careful." Ms. ellebella said to them with a smile: "OK, I'm going to inform and ask others below. It's too tired to climb the top floor once. It's wheezing. "

The door closed, and the sound of footsteps came from the steps. Suddenly, "who After a call, there was a tumbling sound. Zhao Mai dashed out with an arrow, but no one was found.

Ms. ellebella was stiff and fell at the bottom of the stairs. She was petrified and cracks spread over her stone body.