Hogwarts Card System Chapter 116

Chapter 116: On the Newspaper!

With a “whoosh,” a cauldron flew over. Mr. Weasley dodged it, realizing that the goblins had also caught up.

They were quite clever; after stumbling a few times, they didn’t dare charge forward. Instead, they casually picked up things from the street and threw them, though most didn’t fly that far, they made quite a commotion.

“Hurricane Sweep!” a wizard cast an uncommon spell.

A strong gust of wind suddenly swept through the street.

The ogre, weighing perhaps eight or nine hundred kilograms, merely lowered its head and stood firm against the strong wind, unmoving.

The goblins seven or eight meters behind it weren’t so lucky. They were immediately blown head over heels, rolling a long way down the slide.

But as the saying goes, there were too few direct damage spells.

Ted watched, exasperated!

You’re a wizard, and you don’t learn combat magic? Isn’t that like living in America and not having a gun? If you get taken out by something, you totally deserve it!

“You guys use the Water-Making Spell!” Ted yelled to Hermione and the others.

The小伙伴s naturally didn’t ask why. “Aguamenti~” X 8, including the twins and Paige.

Water streamed from everyone’s wands, probably like a faucet turned to full blast.

After all, they were still students; only Paige was in her sixth year, the rest were still children.

But it was enough. Eight streams of water converged into a large puddle, spreading towards the ogre.

“Frost Nova~” Ted stepped forward, pointing his wand fiercely ahead.

“Bang~” As his foot landed, a cold shockwave surged forward in a sixty-degree cone—this was his modified Frost Nova.

The range was just right, perfectly encompassing the ogre about twelve meters ahead.

The water on the ground amplified the effect of the cold, and in an instant, ice spread to the ogre’s feet, stopping just above its knees.

“Keep going! Spray water on it!” Ted shouted.

Behind him, the小伙伴s unleashed another wave of “Aguamenti,” and several other wizards joined in.

Ted cast another Frost Nova!

Mr. Weasley and another wizard used the Freezing Charm.

“Frost Nova~”

“Frost Nova~”

“Frost Nova~”

Cooperating with everyone’s water streams, Ted cast three more Frost Novas, finally freezing the magic-resistant ogre.

“I don’t know how long it’ll hold, let’s go!” Ted quickly led the others away.

They had just retreated to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron and sealed off the wall when they heard the ogre’s roar from over there. It had already broken through the ice.

But that was no longer Ted’s concern.

In fact, at this moment, the Ministry of Magic’s Aurors and Hit-Wizards were already rushing towards the scene.

…

At noon, everyone, still shaken, was taken home by Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.

Aunt Molly prepared a sumptuous lunch: large steaks, roasted chicken legs, cheese, vegetable soup, desserts… to soothe everyone’s nerves.

Mr. Weasley, being an official, quickly ate a few bites and rushed to the Ministry of Magic to inquire about the news.

At the Weasleys’, George clapped Ted on the shoulder, “You’re amazing, Ted!”

Fred said, “I always heard you were powerful, but I never expected you to be this powerful. No one in our year is that strong! Your Nova spell, it was so beautiful!”

Ron on the side: Me, me, me! How well did I use Aguamenti and the Slippery Charm? Praise me a bit!

The only one who praised him was Paige: “Ron did well too~”

Ron immediately puffed up with pride: “Of course! What’s this? Last year at school, we faced a troll and two other monsters directly, and later we even faced three trolls!”

Then Aunt Molly silently emerged from the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron. “That’s wonderful, I was just about to ask. Come on, little Ronnie, tell me how you fought the trolls at Hogwarts?”

Ron shrunk his neck, looking at his older siblings, only to find that everyone else had disappeared at some point.

Ted didn’t know how Ron explained his glorious deeds at school.

He had already gone to hide in the yard with his friends.

May Merlin bless little Ronnie~

Ted sat on a long bench, beginning to ponder the gains and losses of the morning.

In fact, due to being in public, Ted had only dealt with the situation superficially to hide himself and avoid being too conspicuous.

He couldn’t use his magic, items, or cards.

If there was enough space to “kite,” taking down that ogre would only be a matter of time.

But he had seen the situation today; many wizards’ combat abilities were actually not that great.

If Ted had acted like a god of war, there would have been problems.

The current situation was actually very good: everyone combined their strength, finally restrained the monster, and then everyone retreated safely.

Although the system didn’t recognize him as having defeated the ogre because it was only frozen, and he didn’t get any experience, there was nothing he could do.

Safety first! Before his wings were fully grown, he had to keep a low profile.

In fact, that morning, Ted only appeared to have used his “accidentally” learned novel ice magic to help the adults control the ogre.

But in reality, Ted had also done a lot of work in secret.

For example, the spirit familiar Puck had actually been hidden on a wall not far from the ogre, acting as a relay station to amplify Ted’s recently developed psychic ability—Mental Spike.

It was this move, the invisible psychic spike drilling into the ogre’s head, that caused it to be mentally scattered and unable to struggle when its feet were first frozen. Otherwise, with that magic resistance, seven or eight ice rings would have been difficult to control it.

Magic resistance, like magic power, exists and takes effect naturally. But to exert its maximum effect, one needs to concentrate to resist.

This is also the advantage of a sneak attack. If the opponent is hit by a spell without preparation, it is difficult to partially offset damage or be immune to magic through magic resistance. Many times, they are directly taken down. It’s like a stealth kill!

And the ogre, hit by Ted’s Mental Spike, had a muddled brain for a short time, its eyes unfocused, with no resistance or struggle at all. It was as if it had been sneak-attacked, like a high-magic-resistance target, frozen by everyone’s combined efforts of water and ice.

In addition, Ansu also took the opportunity to do something, such as setting a fire in a certain second-hand magic shop in Knockturn Alley.

After all, with so much chaos at that time, a fire was quite normal, wasn’t it?

…

Although Ted didn’t get experience from fighting the monster, he completed two tasks.

First task:

[Sudden Situation (Blue)]

A bustling magical shopping district was suddenly attacked by monsters. The wizards with wands were vulnerable and fled in panic. Now you must step up to the challenge.

Goal: Deal with the sudden appearance of monsters, safely withdraw with your friends, and try to help others escape danger.

Reward: 450 experience, +lv 1 magic resistance, card [Foresight (Blue)].

Adults are unreliable at critical moments, I have to step up~

Second task:

[I’m on the Newspaper! (Green)]

Although the British wizarding world has a small population and is a peculiar small society, it is complete in every detail, and it also has media.

Goal: Be published in a mainstream newspaper.

Reward: 200 experience, card [Celebrity (Green)].

Get famous early, brother~

The first task was clear about the situation, probably one of those “hidden tasks” that only show up after completion.

But what was the second one about? When did I get on the newspaper?

Ted didn’t wonder for long; about ten minutes later, Mr. Weasley returned.

He emerged from the fireplace, picked up the feather duster hanging nearby to brush off the dust, and waved a stack of newspapers in his hand.

“Molly! Molly, come look! We’re on the newspaper!”

Aunt Molly’s attention was drawn to the newspaper, and Ron, who had been scolded almost into the floorboards, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone else also rushed over at the sound.

The Daily Prophet Emergency Special Edition…


I’ve been a bit stuck writing these past two days, and my mood isn’t great.

I need to take a break…

(End of this chapter)