第1785章 霍格莫德村

    想到这几天，或许见到摄魂在霍格沃茨校园附近的出现，会给有些同学更深刻的记忆。
    这时，再让同学们在博格特面前，实践试炼，或许先入为主，会有更多同学会把这只博格特变成摄魂怪，那就违反卢平教授教授的初...
    霍格沃茨的秋天finallyarrived,bringingwithitacrispnessintheairthatsignaledtheendofsummer.ThestudentsofHogwartswerebustlingabout,preparingforthenewacademicyear.AmongthemwasAlbusPotter,whohadbeenthinkingaboutthepossibilityofseeingthePatronusinthevicinityofthecastle.
    HerememberedhowsomeofhisclassmateshadseentheelusivespiritduringtheirpreviousyearsatHogwarts,andhecouldn‘thelpbutwonderifhewouldbeluckyenoughtocatchaglimpseofithimself.Thethoughtsentathrillthroughhisveins,andhequickenedhispaceashemadehiswaytohisfirstclass.
    AsheenteredtheGreatHall,Albus‘seyesscannedtheroom,searchingforanysignofmovementormagicthatmighthintatthepresenceofthePatronus.Henoticedagroupofstudentsgatherednearthefire,engagedinaheateddiscussionabouttheupcomingQuidditchseason.
    Meanwhile,inanothercornerofthehall,ProfessorLupinstoodbeforehisclass,hiseyesfixedontheyoungwizardsandwitcheswhosatbeforehim.HewasabouttobegintheirlessononPatronusCharm,acomplexspellthatrequiredgreatconcentrationandskilltomaster.
    “Ladiesandgentlemen,“Lupinbegan,hisvoicelowandsoothing,“todaywewillbepracticingthePatronusCharm.ThisisacrucialspellforanyyoungwitchorwizardwhohopestobecomeanAuroroneday.“
    Ashespoke,Lupin‘seyeslockedontoagroupofstudentswhosatnearthebackoftheroom,theirfaceslitupwithexcitement.AmongthemwasHermioneGranger,hereyesshiningwithanticipationasshelistenedintentlytoLupin‘swords.
    “Iwantyoualltorememberthatthekeytothisspellisfocusandcontrol,“Lupincontinued,hishandsweavingintricatepatternsintheair.“Youmustbeabletocalmyourmindandconcentrateonasinglepoint,allowingyourPatronustotakeshapebeforeyou.“
    Withthosewords,Lupinraisedhiswand,andasoft,goldenlightbegantoemanatefromthetipofit.Thestudentswatchedinaweasthelightgrewstronger,untilitfinallycoalescedintoashimmeringsilverorbthathoveredaboveLupin‘shand.
    “ThisisjustoneexampleofhowthePatronusCharmcanbeused,“Lupinexplained,hiseyesneverleavingtheorb.“Butremember,everyPatronusisuniquetoitsindividual,andthekeytomasteringthisspellliesinunderstandingyourownmagic.“
    Asthelessonprogressed,AlbusfoundhimselfbecomingincreasinglyengrossedinthepracticeofthePatronusCharm.HewatchedasHermione‘sownPatronustookshapebeforehereyes,aradiantbeamoflightthatshonebrightlyinthedarkness.
    Butamidsttheexcitementandenergyofthelesson,Albuscouldn‘tshakeoffthefeelingthatsomethingwasamiss.Itstartedwithanaggingsenseofunease,acreepingfeelingthatsomethingwaslurkingjustbeneaththesurface.
    Andthen,withoutwarning,achillrandownhisspineashefelttheunmistakablepresenceofaPatronusnearby.Hespunaround,hiseyesscanningtheroomfrantically,searchingforanysignofmovementormagic.
    Thatwaswhenhesawit-afaintglimmeroflighthoveringneartheedgeoftheGreatHall,apresencethatseemedtobewatchinghimwithanunblinkinggaze.Albus‘sheartskippedabeatasherealizedthatthismightjustbethemomenthehadbeenwaitingforallalong.
    Withasenseofgrowingexcitementandtrepidation,AlbusPottersteppedforward,hiseyeslockedontotheshimmeringlightthatseemedtobecallingtohim.Heraisedhiswand,feelingthefamiliarsurgeofmagiccoursingthroughhisveins.
    Andthen,withadeepbreath,hebegantocastthePatronusCharm,lettingthesoft,goldenlightbeginitsascentintotheworldbeyond...