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...