Anton thought the old wizard would take him to Ollivander's Wand Shop in Diagon Alley.
But no.
We walked deeper along Knockturn Alley, passed the largest Bojin Bock store, and finally stopped at a store that looked a lot like a junkyard.
Countless old crucibles used for refining potions were stacked up to form a hill at the door. On the other side of the store door, an iron cage held a large snake with several scales missing.
This time the old wizard didn't ask Anton to wait at the door.
Walking along the store aisles piled with goods, all the way to the counter, there was a chubby aunt wearing a wide wizard robe.
The smile looks particularly amiable.
"Hey, my dear Fiennes, long time no see."
The old wizard nodded as a greeting, "Do you have any more wolfsbane potion here?"
The shop owner smiled even more happily when he heard the question, "Wolfsbane potion is not cheap, and the product I have on hand is authentically made by Professor Snape."
It turned out that the old wizard's name was Fiennes. Anton's expression changed when he heard Snape's name. He felt that in this strange and terrifying world, hearing even a familiar name felt warm.
However, he soon became less friendly.
He clearly saw the shelf behind the store owner.
There is a large pen holder made of ivory on the shelf. In the pen holder, seven or eight wands that look like they have been used and worn are inserted randomly.
Such a display reminded him of the chopstick holders he saw when he went to Shaxian County to eat fried rice.
He had a bad premonition.
He may not be able to enjoy the high-end custom-made wand selection scene in the novel.
cut.
He is indeed a poor man.
The old wizard Fiennes negotiated the price back and forth with the boss one coin at a time, and finally pointed to the chopstick tube behind her angrily, "Give me two of your wands, and don't charge me."
There are still two!
Anton really couldn't complain and wanted to tell the old wizard, why don't you just buy two so that you don't need a spoon when eating noodles in the future.
The boss didn't agree.
Finally, at the cost of an old wand, the long and drawn-out bargaining ended.
"Don't think I don't know you make a lot of money!" The old wizard casually pulled a handful of herbs from the shelf next to him and put them into the pocket of his wizard robe.
He left cursing.
The store owner smiled and shouted from behind the counter, "Welcome to come again next time."
As we continued walking deeper along Knockturn Alley, the houses gradually became sparse, and after turning a corner, a huge lake appeared in front of us.
Along the edge of the lake, houses of various sizes are scattered.
The old wizard took Anton to an open space in the far corner, behind several tall trees.
"There is a safe house here." As soon as the old wizard finished speaking, a crooked three-story house appeared in front of Anton.
The rough wooden board was almost touching Anton's nose.
He was so frightened that he quickly took a step back.
The old wizard smiled proudly, "This is the safe house I inherited from my teacher. It requires extremely complex and powerful magic to realize. Only people who know that there is a safe house here can see and touch it."
Anton was stunned for a moment, then reacted instantly, "In other words, if no one knows about this place anymore, it will completely disappear from everyone's sight and be treated as if it does not exist?"
"You can say this." The old wizard looked around with emotion, "It's a pity that I am just a poor apprentice and have not learned the teacher's magic. It will be completely ineffective in more than ten years."
After arriving at the safe house, the food of the two people improved significantly.
A bowl of oily noodles and a small glass of wine.
Yes, there is an extra sweet fruit wine, and there is a lot of it in the cellar.
Eating wheat products every day, except for the thin layer of oil on them, there is no meaty smell anymore. Anton thinks this is not healthy at all!
The old wizard took the iron cage out of the suitcase. Looking at the effort, Anton was completely convinced that this dark wizard really didn't understand the levitation spell!
What outrageous behavior is this?
He knows the Cruciatus Curse, the three unforgivable curses!
No, he should be able to master the three unforgivable curses.
"The soul-moving curse I'm teaching you now is a branch of the black magic of the soul-stealing curse. Not many people understand it now." The old wizard looked like you had earned it.
Anton clutched the old wand with a confused look on his face.
Walter?
Are you going to teach me such a complicated spell right from the start?
Why don't we start with the simplest one first?
The old wizard roughly fed the wolfsbane potion to the middle-aged man in the iron cage. "The wolfsbane potion needs to be fed to the werewolf a week before the full moon night. It can keep him awake when he transforms into a werewolf."
"This week, you have to learn this magic spell!"
"If you ruin my good deeds." The old wizard's face was cold and he waved the wand in his hand, "I will let you experience the taste of a killing curse."
"Believe me, no one in this world can survive the killing curse!"
Ah.
Harry Potter survived.
Voldemort, who was hit by the rebound, also survived.
The complaints in Anton's heart eventually turned into sighs, but I am not them.
In one week, you can learn a black magic that is comparable to the three unforgivable curses. If you fail to learn it, you will die. It is simply outrageous.
The old wizard obviously had no intention of teaching him any other spells.
He picked up the wand and danced it, signaling Anton to imitate the gesture.
Then he corrected his posture little by little.
"To successfully cast a spell, a total of three aspects must be achieved." The old wizard's teachings were very concise, concise and focused on the key points.
"Gestures, especially for beginners, must not be wrong at all."
"The magic spell, different tones and pauses are all the basis for the success or failure of casting the spell."
"Finally, you need to tap into the corresponding emotion in your heart."
The old wizard explained the soul-removing curse of "removing the soul out of the body" in just a few words, syllable by syllable.
"Emotion, or the wizard's will, directly determines the success or failure and power of the spell!"
"When releasing the soul-moving spell, your heart must be filled with indomitable momentum and unwavering determination."
"???" Anton wondered, "This seems to be a positive emotion. Doesn't it mean that black magic requires negative emotions?"
The old wizard gave a rare laugh, "Who told you this is black magic?"
After laughing, he looked cold and said, "Practice hard, you only have one week."
Anton had already seen enough of this man's moodiness. Sometimes he would sweep the floor with his back to him, and a curse would suddenly fly over him.
“Indomitable momentum and unswerving determination?”
"This state of mind seems not difficult to achieve."
Anton is very confused about why this magic spell has gradually been lost if this is the case, and there are so few people who understand it now.
He closed his eyes, and a picture gradually became clear in his empty mind.
It was a full moon night a week later. The old wizard yelled at himself to release the magic, but he couldn't release it no matter how hard he tried.
Then, the old wizard's wand lit up with a dark green light, and his expression of choosing and devouring people was extremely terrifying.
At this moment, there was nothing he could do except desperately. Anton had already quietly stood beside a pot of medicinal powder, grabbed it and raised it, then narrowed the eyes of the old wizard.
Then, he took out the boning knife that had been sharpened in the kitchen and rushed forward with the determination of life or death.
This is the last and most helpless plan in Anton's heart, to fight hand to hand with a knife.
Anton opened his eyes suddenly, waved his magic wand, "Transport the soul out of the body!"
The light of a spell flickered, and a faint blue light extended from the front of the wand, rushed forward, and finally sank into the chest of the old wizard.
"How is that possible?" The old wizard's eyes widened!