Under Charle's expectant gaze, the tip of the Elder Wand in Dumbledore's hand burst forth with a silver radiance.
A silver phoenix, its head held high, emerged from the silver light. Spreading its long wings and trailing its lengthy tail feathers, it circled the ward several times before soaring out the window and vanishing without a trace.
Charle's eyes revealed a look of shock.
Even though he had seen the Patronus Charm cast in movies in his previous life, the shock was completely different from witnessing it firsthand at this moment.
Dumbledore's phoenix Patronus exuded a palpable aura of power and nobility, just like Dumbledore's terrifying talent and strength. It was distinctly different from the Patronuses of other wizards in the magical world.
This made Charle's heart grow even more expectant.
What would his own Patronus be?
At this moment, Dumbledore began to explain the conditions for casting the Patronus Charm.
After just finishing the explanation of the wand movement, Dumbledore had originally intended to elaborate further, discussing how the noble spirits of love, tolerance, and kindness behind the Patronus Charm influenced the Patronus itself.
But just then, Dumbledore seemed to suddenly remember something. His expression changed abruptly, and he gave Charle an apologetic look.
"I'm sorry, Charle, I'm afraid today's lesson can only end here."
"I just remembered an urgent matter that I must attend to immediately. Professor McGonagall will come later to take you to buy your textbooks and wand."
With that, Dumbledore's figure vanished from the spot, accompanied by a sharp crack.
He had Apparated away.
Charle's eyes showed a strange look.
Dumbledore's departure was a bit too hasty. What could have made him so rushed?
Charle remembered that in the original story, before Harry Potter started school, there was a theft at Gringotts.
Quirrell, possessed by Voldemort, broke into Gringotts, attempting to steal the Philosopher's Stone within to help Voldemort regain his physical body.
However, Dumbledore had already made arrangements in advance, moving the Philosopher's Stone out and planning to use it later as a tool to test Voldemort and Harry Potter.
For the usually composed Dumbledore to be so hurried, not even having time to say a few more words, it must have been this matter.
However, Dumbledore's hasty departure using Apparition gave Charle an unexpected surprise.
In his mind, the scene of Dumbledore casting the Patronus Charm appeared, along with the scene of Dumbledore Apparating away.
The mechanical prompt sound of the Deep Blue system immediately rang out.
Detected derivable knowledge - Patronus Charm, Apparition.
Derive?
Hearing the prompt sound, Charle's surprise was self-evident.
What he gained from Dumbledore this time was not only the Patronus Charm but also Apparition!
To be honest, in Charle's opinion, the application of the Patronus Charm was a bit too narrow.
Even Dumbledore's Patronus could only be effective when fighting dark creatures. Other than that, it had to obediently serve as a messenger.
With such a narrow use, if Charle couldn't continue to derive it, it would really be unworthy of its high casting requirements.
But Apparition was definitely one of the most incredible spells in the magical world.
Not only was the threshold for using it low, but its effect was also exceptionally powerful. You could travel through space by turning a few times, and you didn't even need a wand. It was truly a bit abnormal.
Although there was a risk of splinching, this risk was truly insignificant compared to its space-related effect.
He didn't know who developed Apparition, but that person was definitely a master of space spells in the magical world!
If he could perform subsequent derivations, he could probably develop more spells related to space!
Charle's face showed uncontrollable excitement. In his mind, he asked Deep Blue how many points were needed to derive these two spells.
The reply he received made Charle feel as if he had been splashed with cold water.
Initial derivation of Patronus Charm requires 10,000 points.
Initial derivation of Apparition requires 50,000 points.
The Patronus Charm was still manageable. Charle could grit his teeth and afford 10,000 points, as he currently had nearly 50,000 derivation points remaining.
But Apparition was outrageous. 50,000 points – all the points Charle currently had on his account combined were still a bit short.
As for why it was so expensive, Charle could understand.
Anything related to space was profound and mysterious no matter where it was placed.
Even things like general relativity in Muggle science would consume a lot of points to derive, let alone Apparition, which could directly allow people to travel through space.
Charle sighed.
"The initial derivation of Apparition requires 50,000 points. Then a second derivation would require at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. It's simply a bottomless pit."
"Derivation points are really not enough."
He began to consider what other channels he could use to obtain a large number of derivation points, besides the Ministry of Magic's reimbursement and Dak, who would arrive again at some unknown time.
Finally, Charle's thoughts settled on the goal of Dumbledore's hurried departure.
"Quirrell, the Two-Faced Man..."
"The Philosopher's Stone, Horcruxes, they're all good things..."
Charle couldn't help but lick his lips, a hint of fervor flashing in his eyes.
"This year at Hogwarts, there's the Philosopher's Stone, and the Room of Requirement has Ravenclaw's Diadem. I wonder how many deduction points I'll get after consuming these two?"
"By then, it should be enough for three deductions of the Apparition spell."
Just as Charle was calculating, another explosion sounded outside St. Mungo's Hospital.
A serious-looking, well-dressed witch hurried to Charle's ward. This was, of course, Professor McGonagall, whom Dumbledore had mentioned would take Charle to Diagon Alley.
Upon seeing Charle, Professor McGonagall's eyes were slightly red, and she gave him a hug.
"Poor child, you've been through such a terrible thing."
"Don't worry, once you're at Hogwarts, no one will ever be able to harm you again."
Feeling Professor McGonagall's genuine concern, Charle also nodded in thanks.
In the original work, Professor McGonagall could be said to be a flawless character.
Fair and just, yet not lacking in human touch, she held absolute care for the students of Hogwarts.
In terms of character, Dumbledore really didn't seem as reliable as Professor McGonagall.
A moment later, Professor McGonagall composed herself, reached out, and took Charle's hand.
"Come, Charle, I'll Apparate you to the Leaky Cauldron and show you how to enter Diagon Alley."
"This process will be a bit nauseating, just bear with it."
Then, with a loud bang, Charle suddenly felt the world spin.
He finally understood what the description in the original work meant about the process of Apparition feeling like being flushed down a toilet.
Space was twisting, countless scenes were rapidly flashing past and away. That feeling was even more intense than the worst motion sickness Charle had experienced in his previous life.
When they landed, Charle also retched.
But at this moment, a prompt from the Deep Blue system sounded in his mind.
Due to the host witnessing the spatial distortion during the Apparition process, the deduction has gained partial reference. The points required for the initial deduction of the Apparition spell have been reduced by 5000 points.
Charle's eyes instantly widened, and he thought to himself, How could I have forgotten this?
The Deep Blue system indeed had the ability of infinite deduction, capable of deducing advanced mathematics step by step from elementary school math.
But this consumed a relatively large number of deduction points, as it was equivalent to creating a new field from scratch.
However, if the corresponding textbooks were obtained, it would be like having a reference, and one could just learn from them.
In this way, the points consumed would be greatly reduced.
It seemed the same was true for spell deduction.
If enough reference materials could be obtained, or if one could witness the spatial distortion changes during Apparition firsthand like this time, the difficulty of Deep Blue's deduction would decrease, and the points consumed would also drop significantly.
This was definitely good news for Charle.
At this moment, Professor McGonagall was waiting beside Charle.
She seemed to be used to the reactions of young wizards after experiencing Apparition, patiently waiting for Charle to recover from the dizziness and nausea.
She even moved a little further away, lest Charle's vomit splash onto her robes.
After Charle straightened up, Professor McGonagall said,
"Alright, Charle, we've arrived at the Leaky Cauldron. Come with me, I'll take you to Diagon Alley..."
In her opinion, facing the magical world they were about to witness, young wizards would definitely be impatient.
However, this time, Charle's reaction clearly caught Professor McGonagall off guard.
Charle had no intention of continuing forward. Instead, he stood rooted to the spot and pleaded with Professor McGonagall.
"Professor, could you take me through that Apparition again a few times?"
"I really love riding Muggle roller coasters and Ferris wheels. That feeling of the world spinning is so exciting. This Apparition is much better than a roller coaster."
"It's fun, I love it!"
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