Chapter 53 - Ch: 401-405

Chapter 401 Moody Seriously Injured

"I knew this would work! And didn't Professor say I was an employee of Eisen Film Company? I can even write movie scripts for the Professor!" Hermione looked at Aisen, a look on her face that seemed to say, "Praise me."

"That's right, Hermione, you're truly excellent. Let's do as you suggested!" Aisen said with a look of approval.

"Oh, Professor, what about you?" Hermione seemed to have thought of something, looking at Aisen with curiosity.

"Me?" Aisen found himself a little exasperated by Hermione's words.

"That's right! We're going to be freelancers in the future, and I plan to be a writer!" Hermione said seriously, "What about you, Professor?"

"Me? Let me think!" Aisen pondered.

Speaking of which, if he were to truly become a freelancer as Hermione suggested, he would indeed need to find something to do. So, what was he good at?

Uh, it seemed he was also the boss of a film company. Since he was a company boss, that counted as a freelancer, right? Or, in his spare time, he could write movie scripts, just like Hermione.

Besides, hadn't they already entered the internet era at this point in time? So, writing some web novels also seemed feasible!

Thoughts spun in his mind, and Aisen immediately smiled.

"Professor, have you thought of it?" Seeing Aisen smile, Hermione immediately pressed.

"I think I can also be a writer, just like you!" Aisen said unhurriedly, "What do you think?"

Seeing Aisen's reply, Hermione didn't say anything, only smiled sweetly, her pretty face having gained a blush at some point.

After staying for half an hour, the two chatted for a while, then Hermione returned to Hogwarts.

…

The next morning, when Aisen left his dormitory, he found the weather outside a bit gloomy, and the humidity in the air was much heavier than the day before.

Before he could leave the school gate, he saw a paper crane float down from the sky and land in front of him.

The paper crane circled him twice, nodded gently, and after creating a ripple in the air, landed in his hand.

Unfolding the paper crane, Aisen realized that Zou Zunianwas sending him a message. It said for him to go to the Principal's office to find him, but it didn't specify the reason.

However, Aisen didn't mind and turned to walk toward the teaching building.

When Aisen appeared at the Principal's office on the second floor of the teaching building, he found Zou Zunian standing right at the office door.

"Good morning, Aisen!" Zou Zunian waved a hand in greeting, then pushed the door open.

"Good morning, Zou Principal!" Aisen followed behind, and seeing Zou Zunian sitting behind the desk, he sat opposite him, then quietly waited for the other party to speak.

"Hmm, I didn't call you here for anything else today. I mainly wanted to talk to you about Harry and the others." Zou Zunian crossed his arms on the desk and spoke calmly.

"They—" Aisen was a little confused, "What happened?"

"No, nothing happened." Zou Zunian shook his head, "What I want to talk about is their exams!"

"Exams?" Aisen looked enlightened.

"That's right, our final exams here are around the same time as Hogwarts School." Zou Zunian smiled, "I called you over today because I wanted to ask for your opinion!"

"My opinion?" Aisen thought for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't have any opinion. Since it's Zhengyi School's final exam, just follow your rules here!"

"So, as you said, arrange for Harry and the others to take the first-year final exams?" Zou Zunian's smile widened.

"Hmm, of course, they have to take the exam." Aisen said calmly, "This can also be considered a summary of their learning over the school year."

"Then their grades—" Zou Zunian put away his smile and gave Aisen a deep look.

Recalling what he had said to Harry and the others before, Aisen understood the other party's meaning: "It's fine if their grades are a bit low! Anyway, this isn't a college entrance exam or anything!"

"Alright, in that case, let's do it!" Zou Zunian nodded.

After leaving the Principal's office, Aisen turned and walked out of Zhengyi School's main gate.

Previously, Hermione had told him that she wanted to build a movie theater in Double Leaf Paradise.

But Aisen thought about it and concluded that Hermioneonly wanted a place where she could watch movies. So, whether or not to actually build a movie theater wasn't that important.

Therefore, whenever he had free time during this period, Aisen would actually wander through movie theaters around the world, then recreate all the movies being played in the Dream World.

However, since Hermione felt that the experience in the Dream World wasn't real enough, Aisen decided to directly create a virtual screen in Double Leaf Paradise, opposite the long bench not far in front of the villa, that could be opened and closed at any time.

This way, whatever movie Hermione wanted to watch, Aisen could directly recreate the movies stored in the Dream World.

…

In the evening, Aisen returned to Zhengyi School. Just as he was about to rest, he was unexpectedly called by Hermione, so he directly entered Double Leaf Paradise.

Pushing open the villa door, he saw Hermione sitting on the sofa in the hall, looking a little distressed.

Such a rare sight startled Aisen, who then quickly stepped forward and sat beside her, waving his hand to scatter silver starlight that fell upon her: "What happened?"

"Professor!" Seeing Aisen by her side, Hermione grabbed his arm tightly and leaned close.

Aisen sat quietly without speaking. After a moment, Hermione seemed to have calmed down, letting out a long sigh.

"Something happened at Hogwarts?" Aisen asked again.

"No, nothing happened at Hogwarts." Hermione released Aisen, picked up a cup from the coffee table, took a sip of water, then shook her head.

"You looked a bit distressed just now?" Aisen said calmly, his gaze fixed on Hermione.

"It's Professor Moody!" Hermione said, her mood dropping again.

"Professor Moody?" Aisen became confused.

"Professor Moody was injured and sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries." Hermionenodded.

"Injured?" Aisen frowned, "Was he attacked?"

"Impossible, how could he be attacked in the school?" Hermione retorted directly.

"What's impossible about it! You forgot that Hogwartswas once broken into!"

"But he was in his own office, who would attack him?" Hermione looked incredulous.

"Didn't Dumbledore say?" Aisen nodded, changing the subject.

"No, not just Dumbledore, but Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, they all seem unwilling to say too much…" Hermione shook her head, looking as if she wanted to speak but held back.

"Alright, don't worry. Since Dumbledore and the others aren't saying anything, there's no need to dig for answers." Aisen reached out and stroked Hermione's head.

"Oh, I understand!" Hermione nodded obediently and said no more.

"By the way, besides Professor Moody, was anyone else injured inside Hogwarts Castle?" Aisen suddenly thought of something and asked directly.

"No, I only know that the news of Professor Moody being seriously injured and sent to St. Mungo's spread throughout Hogwarts." Hermione shook her head, then seemed to recall something, a look of surprise appearing on her face, "Professor, do you think it's because of—"

"Because of what?" Aisen pondered.

"Because of Professor Moody's position!" Hermionelowered her voice, as if afraid of being overheard.

"Professor of Dark Arts—no, the Professor position for Conquering Dark Magic!" Aisen said slowly.

"That's right, although Defense Against the Dark Arts Class has been renamed, or rather, left vacant, and the position for Conquering Dark Magic has been added, but—" Hermione offered her speculation, "Many people privately believe that Conquering Dark Magic is Defense Against the Dark Arts Class."

"You mean—" Aisen said, nodding slightly.

"Didn't you say that You-Know-Who put a curse on Defense Against the Dark Arts Class, preventing anyone from holding the Professor for that subject for more than a year?" Hermione said, her eyes seemingly sparkling with insight.

"That's right, but you also said that Defense Against the Dark Arts Class has been replaced by Conquering Dark Magic. Moreover, when you were in your fourth year, Sirius Black served as the Professor of Dark Arts for a year, and there were absolutely no problems!"

"My point is, could it be that because everyone is privately saying that Conquering Dark Magic is Defense Against the Dark Arts Class, the curse is slowly extending to it?" Hermione said, a look of worry appearing on her face.

"That's probably not possible! This was originally—" Aisen shook his head, about to say something, but then remembered the news Zou Zunian had revealed earlier and fell silent.

That's right, never mind the significant increase in Dark Arts, just Lord Voldemort's leap in power alone could cause unforeseen changes to the curse that already shrouded the Professor of Dark Arts position.

Or rather, it's possible that this curse, which had already been weakened considerably, could strengthen again, even becoming more powerful than before.

In that case, the Conquering Dark Magic class, which had originally replaced Defense Against the Dark Arts Class, could indeed have the curse spread to it, because Little Wizards privately referred to Conquering Dark Magic as Defense Against the Dark Arts Class.

Could it be that because of this, Professor Moody was severely injured? That is to say, the curse affected him, causing some kind of accident, which led to his severe injuries?

"Professor, did you think of something?" Seeing Aisensilent, Hermione asked cautiously.

"Hmm, it might indeed be as you said!" Aisen came back to his senses, sighing, "Because everyone believes Conquering Dark Magic is Defense Against the Dark Arts Class, the curse extended to Conquering Dark Magic, causing Professor Moody's accident."

Aisen continued the conversation, following Hermione's lead. He didn't tell her the news about Lord Voldemort's increased power.

Anyway, this kind of thing wasn't for Hermione to worry about. Therefore, there was no need to say it and make her anxious.

"Then, Professor, do you have any ideas?" Hermione's eyes darted, and a look of anticipation appeared on her face.

"Oh? What do you mean?" Aisen looked over in surprise.

"I know, Professor, you're very powerful!" Hermione said, leaning against Aisen, "You've opened up such a huge space like Double Leaf Paradise, you must be much more powerful than You-Know-Who."

"On that point, I am confident!" Aisen's lips curled slightly.

"Then Professor, do you have a way to lift the curse on the Professor of Dark Arts position?" Hermione looked at Aisen, her big eyes blinking rapidly.

Hmm? Hearing Hermione's words, Aisen's expression immediately became strange.

Just as he was about to deny it, he thought it over carefully and realized that with his current strength, he really might be able to solve this problem.

That's right, Aisen truly couldn't solve the problem of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Class being cursed by Lord Voldemort before.

But ever since he accumulated nearly ten thousand years of magic, especially after completing the magical version of the god-making project, solving this problem doesn't seem to be a very difficult thing.

It's just that before Hermione brought it up, he hadn't thought of it.

Now, with this matter presented to Aisen, it becomes very easy to realize that solving the problem is actually not difficult.

"This, I should be able to do it, but don't worry, I still need to research how to solve this problem!" Aisen didn't speak too definitively for now.

As he spoke, Aisen directly established a new task sequence in the Laplace's Demon System to research and solve the curse problem of the Defense Against the Dark Arts Class.

After the task sequence was established, the Laplace's Demon System began to retrieve the curse power of the Professor of Dark Arts position that Aisen had once perceived, retrieve the curse power of the Basilisk's eye lingering in his eyes, and so on.

Then it began to analyze, calculate, deduce, decipher, and so on.

In addition, at the same time the task sequence was established, the Laplace's Demon System also began to concurrently calculate another way to solve the problem, which was to conceal and confuse the concept of the Professor of Dark Arts position at Hogwarts.

Through calculation and analysis, it would deduce how to conceal or confuse this job concept, thereby causing Lord Voldemort's curse to fall flat.

In an instant, the Laplace's Demon System refreshed countless data, integrating, streamlining, optimizing, improving, and re-optimizing... After just a few seconds, two Charms had been thoroughly researched.

One of the Charms was a Curse-Breaking Charm. Once Aisen cast it, it could directly break a conceptual curse, like the one Lord Voldemort had placed on Hogwarts School's Defense Against the Dark Arts Class.

The other Charm, however, was a bit different from what Aisen had initially thought.

He had originally thought of researching a Charm for concealment or confusion, one that could target the Professor of Dark Arts position at Hogwarts, causing Lord Voldemort's curse to fail.

Unexpectedly, this Charm was more like a splitting Charm.

After casting this Charm, the effect is like a barrier separating the Professor of Dark Arts position and Lord Voldemort's curse.

This barrier is extremely strong and stubborn, and it will not be destroyed by the curse. Thus, Lord Voldemort's curse will not fall on the Professor of Dark Arts position.

Therefore, it can be said that both Charms can ensure that the Professor of Dark Arts will no longer be affected by the curse.

"Then, Professor, how long will you need to think?" Hermione tugged at Aisen's arm and shook it.

Cough cough, how long do I need to think? Actually, I can solve it right now! Aisen muttered to himself, but on his lips, it was a different story: "I think, it should be about ready by the start of next semester!"

"That's truly wonderful!" Hermione didn't even consider the possibility of Aisen failing.

Actually, how should I put it? Aisen wasn't exactly unable to directly lift Lord Voldemort's curse right now.

However, thinking of Lord Voldemort's sudden increase in power recently, and how he had hidden it from him, he felt that perhaps he could set a trap.

For example, Aisen is now somewhat suspicious as to whether Lord Voldemort would sense it if he directly broke the curse Lord Voldemort placed on the Professor of Dark Arts position at Hogwarts.

Aisen estimates that if he uses the splitting Charm to solve this problem, Lord Voldemort would not perceive any abnormality. Because he only separated the curse, he did not directly lift it.

However, even so, this method still counts as solving the problem.

But if he were to cast the Curse-Breaking Charm, Aisenstrongly suspects that Lord Voldemort would most likely be able to sense the curse being broken.

Since that's the case, Aisen felt he could talk to Dumbledore, then cast the Curse-Breaking Charm to lift the curse, and then "lure" Lord Voldemort out!

Yes, although Aisen couldn't be sure if this method could provoke Lord Voldemort and draw him out from the shadows, that possibility did exist.

Aisen figured that if he discussed this with Dumbledoreat that time, he should agree.

Hmm—, Professor Moody of Hogwarts was severely injured due to Lord Voldemort's curse and had to be admitted to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

Then Dumbledore and the Professors of Hogwarts School spent an entire holiday diligently researching and finally developed the Curse-Breaking Charm to solve the problem of the Professor of Dark Arts position being cursed.

Hmm, very reasonable!

As for what role Aisen played in it, at most, he contributed a tiny, insignificant bit of his own strength. Right?

Thoughts whirled in Aisen's mind, and he immediately smiled, but then, as if he thought of something, he quickly asked, "Oh, Hermione, I forgot to ask, has Professor Snape changed at all recently?"

"Professor Snape? Why do you ask?" Hermione looked up at Aisen, her face filled with surprise.

Because—oh, that's right, Hermione doesn't know about Lord Voldemort's increased power, so she probably wouldn't know what changes the Dark Mark on Snapemight undergo.

"Nothing, just asking casually!" Aisen's tone was very calm.

"Oh, Professor Snape is still the same as before. Although he likes to deduct points, his Potion Class teaching is still excellent!" Hermione didn't suspect anything and directly stated her opinion.

"It's good as long as he's fine!" Aisen nodded, "By the way, how much time is left until the exam? Are you ready?"

"No problem, although there are still four weeks until the exam, I've already started reviewing!" When exams were mentioned, Hermione seemed to perk up.

"Alright, it seems I don't have to worry about you!" Aisensmiled.

"Hmph! I'm the top of my year!" Hermione's proud posture was displayed before Aisen, looking as if she was asking for praise, which made Aisen unable to help but laugh.

Chapter 402: End of the School Year

"Oh, by the way, Professor, do Harry and the others have to take exams at Zhengyi School as well?" Hermioneseemed to have thought of something, and the expression on her face became serious.

"Of course, since they are studying here, they naturally have to take the exams." Thinking of Harry and the others about to take the first-year exams, Aisen was immediately amused.

Although Harry and the others studied for almost a full school year in the first year, Aisen had originally suggested they focus their studies on Charm Array Class.

This meant that if they really listened to Aisen, then taking the first-year exams... well, of course, maybe their Charm Array Class scores would pass, but their scores in other subjects would probably be dreadful.

After chatting for a while, Hermione took her leave.

...

Before the final exams, in front of the Zhengyi Schoolteaching building, Padma and Malfoy stood quietly at the bottom of the steps. When they saw Harry and Aisen, they excitedly waved at them.

"Harry, Professor Aisen, you're here too!"

"Where's Hanna?" Before Aisen could say anything, Harryasked curiously. He looked left and right, then saw Hanna's figure around the corner on the other side of the teaching building. She was quietly discussing something with the Transfiguration teacher, Lu Qingji.

After a while, they walked over, chatting and laughing. Seemingly not paying attention to Aisen and the others standing in front of the stone steps, they walked past the side of the steps and entered the first-floor hall.

"What are they doing?" Aisen's gaze swept over Harryand the others.

"They're probably discussing something about herbs!" Harry said in a speculative tone.

"It's almost time for exams, and they're still discussing herbs?" Aisen was surprised.

"Didn't Professor Aisen say before that to learn about the herbal knowledge here, you need to get to know more friends so you can procure the herbs from here?" Padmasaid calmly.

"So, that's what Hanna and Teacher Lu Qingji were discussing?" Aisen suddenly looked enlightened.

Indeed, he had said that before.

At the time, he had suggested that all four of them focus their studies on Charm Array Class, but Hanna had decided to focus her studies on Transfiguration.

Seeing this, Aisen had said that to learn about herbs, potion mixing, alchemy, and other aspects of Transfiguration at Zhengyi School, they would have to use the unique herbs from here.

So, according to Padma, what Hanna and Lu Qingji were discussing should be about procuring herbs in the future.

However, that being said, Kunlun School is going to be registered with the International Wizarding Federation in two years. This means that the market here will also open up to some extent.

Hmm, just like Flower Fruit Mountain Wand Shop is entering the international market, Aisen estimated that the herb shops here would do the same. If that's the case, then Aisen's previous suggestion to Hanna seems unnecessary.

Then again, there's no harm in Hanna getting to know more friends; maybe she can even get a better price when procuring herbs.

Hmm—perhaps, Teacher Lu Qingji is actually the owner of an herb shop? That's quite possible!

Passing by the side of the steps, Aisen and Harry and the others entered the first-floor hall and then walked around the examination room where they were about to take their exams.

The ceiling of the room had already been enchanted by the invigilating teacher, with strands of colorful ribbons hanging down, entwined with green vines. White gourd-shaped light bulbs hanging on the walls emitted a gentle glow, illuminating the room warmly and brightly.

The ribbons entangled with the green vines and hanging down emitted colorful light. The light, like threads, continuously intertwined and wove in the air, forming a large net that enveloped all the desks in the room.

Presumably, that was a change made through early spellcasting. Its purpose should be to prevent cheating during exams.

While Harry and the others were wandering around the examination room, Aisen chatted with the school's invigilating teachers about the topic of preventing student cheating during exams.

Early the next morning, Harry got out of bed, put on his clothes and robes, went downstairs with Malfoy, met up with Hanna and Padma, and came together to the teaching building to prepare for the final exams.

Walking through the long corridor, entering the first-floor hall of the teaching building, they entered the examination room at the signal of the invigilating teacher.

Unlike the exams at Hogwarts which lasted for a week, Harry and the others finished their exams at Zhengyi School in just one day.

On one hand, it might be because the efficiency at Zhengyi School is higher. On the other hand, it might be because Harry and the others were in the first year and only took four compulsory courses.

Before entering the examination room, Harry and the others felt a bit anxious. But when they left the examination room, their expressions were clearly much more dejected.

As for the reason, it's actually easy to guess: their exam results were simply not ideal.

Fortunately, after their exams were over, they were preparing to return to Hogwarts, so there was no need to dwell on issues like whether they would have to repeat the year.

The following time, perhaps because the exams were over, time seemed to fly for Harry and the others.

After Harry and the others finished their exams, the final exams for the upper years at Zhengyi School also completely finished.

In the blink of an eye, time arrived at the last day before the holiday.

At noon on this day, Zhengyi School announced the exam results.

Perhaps to save face for Harry and the others, or perhaps to save face for Aisen, the school did not post Harry and the others' results on the bulletin board.

Harry's score in Charm Array Class was just a passing grade, but he got good scores in Spell Discovery and Combat Spell.

This didn't mean he had divided his study efforts between Spell Discovery and Combat Spell, but rather because the content of Spell Discovery was related to Charm to a large extent.

As for Combat Spell, because of the monthly dueling competition, Harry had a good grasp of it.

Malfoy's score in Combat Spell was a bit lower, but his scores in the other subjects were similar to Harry's.

As for Hanna and Padma, their scores in Spell Discoveryand Combat Spell were much lower. However, their scores in Charm Array Class and Transfiguration were slightly better than Harry's.

Of course, this was just a comparison of their scores among themselves. Compared to the scores of other students announced by Zhengyi School, they would basically be ranked last.

"Professor, with these scores, would we have to repeat the year at Zhengyi School?" Because their scores were a bit dreadful, Padma's face looked a little unpleasant when she asked Aisen.

Looking at Harry, Hanna, and Malfoy, their expressions weren't as unpleasant. It seemed they didn't care much about these scores.

"Uh, Zhengyi School doesn't have a concept like repeating the year. But exam results reflect how much you've learned!" Aisen shrugged.

"So, are our scores very bad?" Padma pressed.

"Compared to the students at Zhengyi School, they are indeed a bit lower. But as exchange students, your scores are actually quite acceptable." Aisen said seriously, "Really, believe me, learning knowledge from a completely unfamiliar system and achieving these scores in one school year is truly good enough!"

"The exchange student life is coming to an end. Professor, when will we leave Zhengyi School?" Harry said at the right time, a look of melancholy seemingly on his face.

"The school announced the exam results today. I estimate Zhengyi School will start the holiday tomorrow, and then we'll also be leaving!" Aisen guessed.

"Professor, does that mean we'll attend the end-of-term feast?" Harry seemed to perk up.

"Logically speaking, there shouldn't be a tradition of an end-of-term feast here!" Aisen hesitated, "I'll go ask Principal Zou later!"

"So, what should we do now?" Harry said, looking at Hanna and the others.

"Hmm, how about you go to the Library and read some books?" Aisen directly suggested, "Maybe you won't have this opportunity again in the future!"

Hearing Aisen's words, Harry and the others exchanged glances. However, they also seemed to feel that what Aisen said made sense. After talking for a while, Harryand his group walked towards the Library.

As for Aisen himself, he went directly to the Headmaster's office on the second floor of the teaching building.

Just like the question Harry asked earlier, Aisen also needed to clarify with Zou Zunian whether they could leave if there was nothing else.

"Aisen, good afternoon. Are you here to ask about leaving Zhengyi School?"

After Aisen pushed the door open and entered, he saw Zou Zunian looking through a book. Seeing Aisen come in, he closed the book and asked with a smile.

"I see the school has already announced the students' final exam results. I guess Zhengyi School is also going to have a holiday soon!" Aisen shrugged and sat directly opposite Zou Zunian.

"That's right, after the results are announced, the school will be on holiday!" Zou Zunian nodded.

"Then, are we still staying at Zhengyi School?" Aisen said slowly.

"Tomorrow. I've already asked Mingwen to buy tickets for you!" Zou Zunian immediately understood Aisen's meaning.

"Plane tickets?" Aisen looked surprised.

"Yes, you came by plane when you arrived, so you should also go back by plane!" Zou Zunian gave Aisen a meaningful look.

This—it seemed to be the case.

"Okay, I understand!" Aisen was about to get up when he seemed to think of something. "Oh, right, I remember you probably don't have a final banquet here, do you?"

"No, no! After the exam results are announced, students can actually leave the school." Zou Zunian waved his hand directly.

"Okay, then I'll be going!" Aisen said, preparing to leave, but unexpectedly, Zou Zunian called out to him.

"Wait—"

Aisen stopped getting up and looked at the other party in confusion. However, Zou Zunian seemed to have something difficult to say at this moment and became a bit hesitant.

"Ahem, Headmaster Zou, if you have something to say, just say it directly. I don't think I'll mind too much."

"Okay, since Aisen you said so, then I'd like to ask for your guidance again!" Hearing Aisen say this, Zou Zunian's expression immediately turned serious. After extending a hand and beckoning, a flat rectangular box flew out from the bookshelf next to them and landed on the office desk.

"Guidance?" Aisen repeated.

"That's right, I've been practicing my chess skills diligently during this time and feel I've made some progress, not inferior to current champions. So, before you leave, let's have a good game!" Zou Zunian said, opening the box. The chessboard flew out, and the pieces automatically set themselves up.

Then, Zou Zunian made a gesture of invitation.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Aisen's mouth couldn't help but twitch. He suddenly felt that defeating the other party so easily before seemed a bit unfair.

Now, the other party had practiced chess diligently, was it just to play against him?

This—

Aisen hesitated for a moment. Because he knew that no matter how many more years Zou Zunian practiced, unless he cheated like him, it would basically be impossible to defeat him.

But with the other party asking for his guidance like this as he was leaving, wouldn't it be a bit too much if he defeated him like before?

"Well, honestly, I've also been studying chess during this time, and I feel my chess skills have improved significantly compared to before. If you play against me—" Although Aisen didn't finish his sentence, his meaning was clear.

"Hey! I know your strength is very strong, but playing chess is only interesting when you play against a master, right?" Zou Zunian didn't care about Aisen's attitude and said indifferently.

"Alright, then I'll play a few more games with you!" Aisenshook his head helplessly.

Although Aisen also wanted to save Zou Zunian's face and didn't want to defeat him easily, giving up cheating was also not an option.

After all, if he didn't cheat, Aisen's own strength was very ordinary. If he played against Zou Zunian relying solely on his own strength, it would probably be impossible to give the other party that feeling of meeting a worthy opponent.

Therefore, after a little thought, Aisen could only use the Laplace's Demon System to cheat from beginning to end.

...

After the sun set, Aisen walked out of Zou Zunian's office.

Before leaving, Aisen noticed that although Zou Zuniankept losing, he didn't show any sign of frustration. It was clear that the other party genuinely wanted to play chess with him to satisfy his craving.

After returning to his residence, Aisen checked the time, called out to Hermione in the Chat Group, and walked directly into Double Leaf Paradise.

Bits of light twinkled and scattered in the mountain forest, and strands of soft light appeared on the lawn, turning into colorful flowers that bloomed and then quietly withered.

Whoosh—

Hermione's figure appeared from the golden teleportation array.

"Professor, I have an exam this afternoon, is something the matter?" Seeing Aisen's figure, Hermione rushed over.

"You have an exam this afternoon? Which subject?" Aisensaid with a smile.

"Transfiguration exam." Hermione enthusiastically hugged Aisen's arm.

"I'm sure you'll have no problem!" Aisen said gently.

"Of course, I've been ready for a long time!" Hermionelooked confident.

"Have you eaten? Come have something to eat?" Aisensmiled and walked towards the food storage room with Hermione.

Sitting at the dining table outside the storage room, they ordered some delicious food and chatted while eating.

"Oh, right, how is Professor Moody?" Aisen picked up a crispy fried chicken leg and put it in his mouth.

"The Daily Prophet said he's recovered, but I haven't seen him at school!" Hermione carefully chewed the fried sausage on her plate.

"Maybe he's recuperating at home?" Aisen guessed directly.

"I don't know!" Hermione shook her head. "I also don't know who will be the Hogwarts Defense Against Black magic—Conquering Dark Magic Professor next year."

"That's a problem Dumbledore needs to consider!" Aisenlooked at Hermione.

"Professor, do you think it might be Sirius Black?" Hermione took a sip of egg drop soup, a look of inquiry on her face.

"Didn't he leave Hogwarts?" Aisen said lightly.

"I saw him enter the Headmaster's office!"

"Is that so? I probably know what's going on." Aisenthought of the earlier matter where he told Dumbledorethat the dark forces had greatly increased and Voldemort's strength had grown, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing, don't worry about it. Just focus on your exams for now!" Aisen smiled and reached out to tap Hermione's head.

"Oh!" Hermione pouted and buried her head in the delicious food, then seemed to think of something, looking up at Aisen. "Professor, when are you coming back?"

"Actually, I was going to tell you about this today!" The smile on Aisen's face quickly spread.

"Professor, tell me quickly—" Hermione stopped eating.

"The final exams at Zhengyi School are over, and Harry's exam results have been announced." Aisen said with a smile, "That means we can leave Zhengyi School now."

"Really?" Hermione looked surprised and delighted.

"That's right. Maybe when we get back, we can even attend the Hogwarts School final banquet!" Aisennodded.

"Then Professor, you are currently—"

"Well, I'm still at Zhengyi School." Aisen said unhurriedly, "After we get the plane tickets tomorrow, we will fly back."

"Fly back? Is it that troublesome?" Hermione found it a bit strange.

"Yes, when we went to Zhengyi School before, we followed the Muggle World procedure and took a plane. Now that we are leaving Zhengyi School, we also have to follow the previous procedure." Aisen explained.

"So that's how it is!" Hermione showed a look of sudden understanding.

"Oh, right, where are you planning to go during the holiday this year?" Aisen smiled and changed the subject.

"Hmm, I'm planning to go home!" As Hermione said this, she seemed to think of something, and a slight blush appeared on her pretty face.

"Go home? That's good, I also need to go home and see!" Aisen couldn't help but sigh as he spoke.

"Anyway, if I want to see Professor, I can just come here directly!" The blush on Hermione's face spread to her ears.

"That's right, we can meet anytime, anywhere!" Aisenlaughed.

While chatting and eating, after half an hour, Hermionereturned to Hogwarts, and Aisen also left Double Leaf Paradise.

...

The night grew deeper, and the mountain forest became quiet. A bright moon rose above the treetops, casting down a layer of silver light, adding a touch of haze to the night.

A gust of wind blew, sweeping up the fallen leaves and fine sand on the ground, swirling and dancing in the sky, completely taking away the last trace of bustle from Zhengyi School.

Aisen, along with Harry, Hanna, Padma, and Malfoy, spent their last night at Zhengyi School.

Chapter 403: Turbulent Waves

Early the next morning, after Aisen woke up, he already sensed that the entire Zhengyi School was much quieter.

After having a simple meal, Aisen saw Zhang Mingwenwith a black briefcase and Harry and others by the stone wall in front of the teaching building. They were talking and laughing, seemingly discussing something.

Seeing Aisen, Zhang Mingwen handed them each a piece of paper.

"Here, your plane ticket!"

After coming to the front of the group, Zhang Mingwenhanded Aisen the plane ticket.

"It seems the departure journey is the same as when we came!" Aisen took the ticket and looked at the origin and destination, glancing at the smiling Harry and the others, and nodded to Zhang Mingwen.

"That's right, however you came, you should naturally go back the same way!" Zhang Mingwen nodded. "When you come back here in a few years, you won't need to go through the procedures of the secular world."

Hearing Zhang Mingwen's words, Aisen became thoughtful, then collected his thoughts and asked, "So if we leave now, are we going to take that Somersault Cloud?"

"That's right, one-time Somersault Clouds. I've already prepared them. Are you leaving now?" Zhang Mingwensaid, taking out some cloth-like items from his briefcase.

"What do you think?" Aisen held up the ticket and turned to look at Harry and the others. "The plane is at around four in the afternoon. Do you want to go later, or go now?"

"Let's go now!" Harry and the others exchanged glances and offered their thoughts. "After we get there, we can still wander around the airport."

...

After leaving Zhengyi School, Aisen and the others, just like when they arrived, experienced the feeling of riding on clouds and mist before boarding the already arranged cruise ship again.

"Professor, after we go back, are we going straight back to Hogwarts?" Standing on the deck, leaning against the railing and feeling the sea breeze, Harry suddenly spoke.

"If not Hogwarts, where else do you plan to go?" Waves rolled and surged, making the deck Aisen stood on rise and fall.

"Home, of course!" Hanna interjected from the side.

"Home?" Aisen inhaled the salty sea breeze, his eyes slightly narrowed. "Logically speaking, there's no problem. But since I brought you away, I should naturally bring you back to Hogwarts."

"If we go back to Hogwarts, the holidays haven't started yet!" Padma grabbed the railing with one hand and linked arms with Hanna with the other.

"That's right, if you go back to Hogwarts, you can still attend the end-of-year feast. It's not too late to go home after the end-of-year feast is over!" Aisen's face showed a smile.

"Professor, do you think we'll come to China again in the future?" Hanna said, a strange look flashing across her face.

"What? After staying for a school year, you don't want to leave?" Aisen looked at the group with amusement.

"The food here is too delicious!" Hanna said, and as if thinking of something, she couldn't help but swallow.

Seeing Hanna's remark, Harry, Padma, and Malfoy also showed strange looks.

"After we get off the ship later, aren't you going to wander around for a while? Maybe you can buy some cookbooks to take back to Hogwarts." Aisen turned and leaned against the railing.

"Does Professor mean to have the Hogwarts House-elves cook according to the recipes here?" Hanna's eyes lit up.

Hearing Hanna's words, Harry and the others all smiled.

Seeing the group's reaction, Aisen couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

How should I put it? The group was still too young.

For the food here to be delicious, it all depended on the chef's skill. Although Aisen suggested they buy some cookbooks to take back, if they wanted to taste true deliciousness, it wasn't something that could be achieved in a short time.

"Going back to Hogwarts, how do you feel?" Aisen said, turning his gaze to the group.

"How do I feel? I feel a lot more relaxed!" Before Harrycould say anything, Padma had already spoken first.

"Relaxed?" Aisen smiled.

"That's right, although we studied first year at Zhengyi School, the academic pressure here is too great!" Padmasaid, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"They all study desperately, as if they don't need to rest!" Hanna nodded in agreement.

"Then do you think the teaching atmosphere at Zhengyi School is better, or the teaching atmosphere at Hogwartsis better?" Aisen asked a question with interest.

"Well, we can't really say!" After the group exchanged glances, Harry said slowly.

"Oh? Tell me your thoughts!" A wave struck, and the deck gently rose and fell. Aisen nodded to Harry, signaling him to speak.

"I think the teaching atmosphere at Zhengyi School and Hogwarts School are difficult to compare," Harry said slowly, deep in thought. "I can only say that the teaching atmosphere at Hogwarts School is more suitable for English people, while the teaching atmosphere at Zhengyi School is suitable for people here."

"I think this is probably why Dumbledore restarted the exchange student program and chose to cooperate with Zhengyi School!" Padma said from the side, seemingly with deeper meaning.

"It's hard to say what kind of sparks will be created by the exchange and collision of two cultures." Aisen nodded and didn't delve further into this question.

"Oh, right, Professor, a question suddenly occurred to me!" Malfoy, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke.

"What?" Aisen spread his hands, indicating for him to speak.

"If we return to Hogwarts, will we move up to sixth year at the start of the new school year?" Malfoy's face was solemn.

Hearing Malfoy's question, Harry, Hanna, and Padmafinally reacted, their eyes widening, and their faces somewhat stiff as they looked at Aisen.

"What do you think?" Aisen looked at the group with a meaningful expression.

"Although we studied at Zhengyi School for a year, we haven't studied the fifth-year curriculum at Hogwarts." After a moment of stunned, Harry said dryly.

"Well, you understand very clearly!" Aisen spread his hands.

"Does Professor mean that we still have to study fifth year?" Hanna said, her face showing some hesitation.

"Of course!" Aisen said matter-of-factly. "The fifth-year curriculum is very important for Hogwarts students. Don't forget, fifth year is also the O.W.Ls year, and for you, this school year is even more related to your future employment after graduation."

"If that's the case, doesn't that mean we have to study for an extra school year to graduate?" Harry's voice was a little louder.

"That's right! Since Hogwarts is going to start an exchange student program with Zhengyi School, as exchange students, you will probably have to stay at school for an extra year." Aisen shrugged.

"Did Dumbledore arrange it this way too?" Padma's face was relatively calm, but she seemed a little bit upset.

"I briefly discussed it with him. Dumbledore will discuss this matter with the other Professors. But I think for your studies, they will definitely arrange it this way in the end." Aisen nodded.

"Then I'm finished. If I go back, Ron will definitely laugh me to death!" Harry seemed to have thought of something, his face full of dejection.

"You're wrong to think that." As if thinking of something, Aisen's face showed a smile.

"Ah? What's wrong?" Hearing Aisen's words, Harry's face immediately became bewildered.

"Why do you think Ron will laugh you to death?" Aisenlooked at Harry with interest.

"Of course, it's because when I return to Hogwarts, I'll be a year below Ron," Harry said as if it were obvious.

"No, I think you should look at it from a different perspective!" Aisen slowly shook his head.

"A different perspective?" Harry's face was full of confusion.

"That's right, you should think of it this way: when you return to Hogwarts, you'll be able to attend classes with Ginny." Aisen said meaningfully.

"Ah~ this--" Harry's face stiffened, and he turned his head away, saying nothing more.

Seeing Harry's reaction, Hanna and the others immediately burst into laughter.

"Alright, alright, what's the big deal!" Aisen twisted his neck and said with a serious expression, "Think about it, is the year you spent studying at Zhengyi School worth it?"

...

The group looked at each other for a while, but didn't say anything else.

Clearly, although they studied in the first year at Zhengyi School, the knowledge they gained and the horizons they broadened had already made them feel it was worth it.

Therefore, although they had to stay at Hogwarts for an extra school year to graduate, it doesn't mean they wasted a year.

"Then, Professor, even if what you say is fine. We have to start from the fifth grade when we return to Hogwarts, so what about the teaching content of the Duelling Club?" After a while, Harry thought of something.

"Duelling Club?" Aisen reached out and rubbed his chin.

"Yeah!" Harry nodded hard, "Zhengyi School's monthly duelling competition at the end of each month is a duel between students of the same grade. But the Duelling Club at Hogwarts, the Professors teach all students."

"That's right, we've been away from Hogwarts for a year. Even if we go back and start from the fifth grade, we've missed many Duelling Club classes!" Hanna said in agreement.

"In that case, I can talk to Dumbledore." Thinking that they had indeed missed quite a few Duelling Clubclasses, Aisen immediately nodded.

"Talk to Professor Dumbledore?" Harry and the others seemed not to understand Aisen's meaning.

"Yes, let Dumbledore arrange it so that you can catch up on all the Duelling Club classes you missed!" Aisenleaned against the railing and stretched his arms.

"Is that appropriate?" Hanna looked surprised.

"What's inappropriate about it?" Aisen asked.

"I know the fifth-grade curriculum is very demanding, Professor, as you just said, this is our O.W.Ls year, so how can we have so much time to catch up on a whole year's worth of Duelling Club classes from last year?" Hanna's face was full of conflict.

Even Harry, Padma, and Malfoy seemed to foresee the difficult days of the coming school year, their faces showing even more bitterness.

"This... let's see how Dumbledore arranges it then!" Aisenshrugged and couldn't say anything more to dampen their spirits.

"Oh, right, Professor..." Malfoy suddenly spoke up, "After we return to Hogwarts, can we still use the abilities we learned at Zhengyi School?"

"Why do you ask?" Aisen was a bit speechless.

"Uh, no, I mean, Hogwarts School doesn't allow students to cast spells outside of school." Malfoy seemed a little worried, "Is there this restriction on the ability to draw talismans we learned at Zhengyi School?"

Hearing Malfoy's words, Harry and the others seemed to have thought of something, their eyes suddenly lighting up.

"This..." Aisen's expression became strange, "It seems there really isn't a restriction in this regard!"

Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed a very crucial issue.

Hogwarts students are not allowed to cast spells outside of school. Once they cast a spell, the Ministry of Magicwill detect it, and the student who cast the spell will be punished.

The Ministry of Magic tracks underage Witch casting spells using a magic called Trace. This magic might be a localized magic that is triggered by an underage Witch's wand.

But the problem is, Harry and the others' ability to draw talismans out of thin air at Zhengyi School doesn't require a wand.

This means that Harry and the others have, to some extent, exploited a loophole in the Ministry of Magic.

"That's great!" Harry and the others swept away their previous depression and dejection, their faces subtly revealing a look of anticipation.

"What? Are you planning to cast spells outside of school?" Seeing this, Aisen had to remind them, "I must remind you, unless absolutely necessary, it's best to abide by Hogwarts' school rules!"

"Got it, Professor!" The few of them exchanged glances, then said in unison.

A sea breeze blew, making their clothes flap loudly, followed by rolling waves.

"There's still some time until we reach the shore, do you want to go to the cabin to rest for a while?" Aisen said to Harry and the others.

"No need, standing here is perfect for enjoying the view of the sea!" Hanna waved her hand directly.

"Since... hmm?" Aisen's words were cut short as he seemed to sense something, turning his body towards the railing and looking at the waves in the distance.

In his perception, an undercurrent was accumulating power, hidden within a distant wave. As that wave continued to roll, the undercurrent seemed to become more turbulent.

"Professor, what..." Aisen raised his hand to interrupt Harry.

Seeing this, Harry closed his mouth, and Hanna and the others all showed strange expressions.

Whoosh—

A howling sea wind swept across the surface of the sea, and the turbulent current hidden in the shadows immediately surged. At the same time, a huge wave rolled towards the cruise ship under Aisen's feet.

Splash—

The turbulent three-foot giant wave rolled in, already attracting the attention of many people on the deck.

"Look! There's a wave!"

"Run!"

"Run!"

The deck was in chaos.

"What's going on? Why is there such a big wave all of a sudden!"

"I don't know either!"

"Run! Quickly enter the cabin to take cover!"

Everyone scattered and fled in panic.

"Professor!" Harry and the others looked around, quickly came to Aisen's side, and showed a little worry.

"It's okay, don't worry?" Looking at the expressions of Harry and the others, Aisen calmly comforted them, secretly casting a spell to blur their presence on the deck.

As the undercurrent became more urgent, the wave also grew larger as it rolled. Aisen opened his God's Perspective, and after finding that no one was paying attention to this side, he looked at the swift current in the distance and, with a thought, dispersed it.

Although this action was completed silently, it seemed to have caused a chain reaction.

As the surging giant wave approached the cruise ship, its height and power did not increase, but rather showed a tendency to gradually subside.

Boom—

The giant wave crashed onto the cruise ship with a roar, causing the entire ship to shake a few times. Fortunately, the power of this giant wave had significantly decreased, so the cruise ship did not capsize.

Aisen and the others' figures rose and fell with the rolling waves. After a few minutes, the entire cruise ship slowly stabilized. And in the cabins and on the deck, the passengers who had been shouting earlier completely relaxed after realizing they were safe and sound.

"Professor, are we okay?" Half of Harry and the others' bodies were soaked by the waves that had been swept onto the deck.

"Let's go back to the cabin and take care of it first!" Aisennodded to Harry and the others.

After Harry and the others left the deck, Aisen narrowed his eyes and extended his clenched hand.

At this moment, the sea surface was calm, with occasional gentle breezes blowing, creating ripples. It was as if the sudden giant wave that had attacked earlier simply didn't exist.

But in Aisen's palm at this moment, he was holding a crystal-clear aquamarine crystal. This aquamarine crystal came with the wave and was collected by Aisen into his palm.

When he focused his gaze on this aquamarine crystal, an indescribable feeling immediately surged in his heart.

This feeling was very similar to the feeling Aisen had when he looked at the emerald green crystal he obtained earlier at the Kunlun Jade Palace floating city, but there was also a slight difference.

In his previous life, he always heard a saying: Water benefits all things and is still, dwelling in places that others dislike, hence it is close to the Dao. At this moment, looking at this aquamarine crystal, Aisen finally understood what it meant for nothing in the world to be softer or weaker than water.

Aisen knew without trying to cast a spell that he probably wouldn't be able to do anything with it for the time being.

The sea breeze brushed against his cheek, smelling the salty air, Aisen clenched his hand and turned to walk towards the cabin.

Because he had blurred his presence with magic, Aisen's actions did not attract anyone's attention.

After entering the cabin, Aisen greeted Harry and the others, then entered his room and flashed away, disappearing.

In Double Leaf Paradise, Aisen placed the aquamarine crystal he had collected earlier in a metal tray and put it in a certain area of the warehouse.

What happened next was just as he expected. When the metal tray holding the aquamarine crystal was placed next to the black bead, an aquamarine thread emerged from the black bead.

At this moment, in the black bead, in addition to the original chaotic threads, an aquamarine thread appeared and intertwined with the previously circulating white-gold threads, crimson threads, and emerald green threads.

At the same time, when Aisen looked at this black bead again, he felt a strange sense of beauty. This feeling came abruptly, but it intoxicated him.

A moment later, Aisen cleared the distracting thoughts from his mind, steadied himself, and flashed away, leaving Double Leaf Paradise.

Chapter 404: Finally Back at Hogwarts!

After getting off the cruise ship, perhaps because of the previous huge wave, Aisen could see Harry and the others breathing a sigh of relief.

"That was too thrilling, I won't dare to ride a boat again!"

"Yeah, who would have thought such a big wave would suddenly appear?"

"We're really lucky, we can go buy a lottery ticket later!"

Many people who got off the boat were discussing their previous experience. What they didn't know was that without Aisen's help, they would likely have perished.

"Professor, are we going to the airport now?" Harrylooked up at the sky and asked.

"Let's go there first!" Although it was not yet ten o'clock at this moment, Aisen didn't plan to rush to catch the plane at the last minute.

After taking a taxi and getting off near the airport, Aisenand Harry and the others strolled around. They wandered through the streets and alleys, sampling local food and snacks.

Perhaps because it was their last period of time staying here, Harry and the others were in high spirits. They ate and drank along the way, chatting quietly from time to time.

At 4:25 PM, when Aisen and his group boarded the plane, Harry and the others showed a reluctant attitude.

"Reluctant to leave?" Looking at their expressions, Aisensaid with a smile.

"No, it's just that I feel like I might not have the chance to come here again in the future, I feel a bit emotional!" Harry pushed up his glasses.

"That's true, if there are no surprises, you probably won't have the chance to come here again in the future." Aisennodded.

...

Taking a plane was not a novel experience for Aisen. Although he found a sense of familiarity deep in his memory, he felt unable to adapt to this feeling anymore.

When the plane landed, Harry and the others looked as if they had suffered some ordeal, becoming listless.

It was strange, during the more than ten-hour journey, they were very energetic while in the air and didn't think about sleeping for a while. But as soon as they landed, it was as if they were cursed, and they completely wilted.

Of course, because there is such a thing as time difference in this world, when they arrived in London, the time had returned to about ten o'clock the previous evening.

After leaving the airport, Aisen saw the bustling yet somewhat desolate night view. Neon lights flickered in the distance, adding a touch of blurriness to the night.

Vehicles coming and going reflected the figures of the few people, making them appear particularly bleak.

"Professor, is it appropriate to return to Hogwarts now?" A crescent moon hung in the sky, and starlight shone on one side. At this moment, Harry suddenly spoke.

"If we go back, we'll just make it in time for sleep, you can adjust to the time difference, what's inappropriate about that?" Aisen glanced at the few people, then said unhurriedly.

"I mean, why not go to the Leaky Cauldron to sleep for one night first, and then go to Hogwarts tomorrow morning." Harry yawned.

Immediately after, as if contagious, Hanna and the others also yawned. After hearing Harry's suggestion, they all nodded.

"Is that so? That's fine too!" Aisen thought for a moment, felt that this was also acceptable, and immediately took out his wand and raised it.

One minute later, a three-story high bus with a purple body appeared before everyone's eyes. Just like when they left Hogwarts last year, the Knight Bus appeared before them in its usual manner.

Although the Knight Bus is generally considered a rather poor mode of transportation in the Wizarding World, Aisen chose this method at the moment.

After the bus stopped, it was still Stan Shunpike who gave a rambling welcome speech and self-introduction, and then welcomed Aisen and the others onto the bus.

After paying the fare and stating the destination as the Leaky Cauldron, the bus sped forward under the driver's control.

Perhaps because there were fewer witches taking the Knight Bus this time, Aisen and the others sat in a corner of the bed and waited for less than five minutes before reaching their destination.

After getting off the bus, Aisen didn't hesitate and took Harry and the others directly into the Leaky Cauldron to book a few rooms.

After Harry and the others fell asleep, Aisen leaned quietly against the headboard by himself, opened the Chat Group, and chatted with Hermione.

Aisen: Hermione, are you asleep?

Hermione: Not yet, tomorrow is the last day of exams, I'm reading a bit more.

Aisen: You're still reading so late! Are you confident about tomorrow's exam?

Hermione: Of course I am. I'm just reading a bit more. Besides, didn't Professor engrave the Energy Absorptionrune for me? I found that I don't seem to get tired even without sleeping, hehe!

Aisen: Uh, that's true. But be careful not to let others discover your secret.

Hermione: Got it, Professor. I'll read a bit more and then go to sleep.

Aisen: Do you want to upload the knowledge from the books to the Chat Group space, and just copy it during tomorrow's exam?

In his spare time, Aisen updated the Chat Group and opened a Chat Group space. Photos or text, etc., can be uploaded to the space.

The method of use is very simple. For example, if Hermione wanted to use it. She only needs to look with her eyes, and then she can photograph the scene she sees and save it as a photo to be uploaded to the Chat Groupspace.

Similarly, if she wants to upload text, she can directly view the book content and extract the text from it to upload to the Chat Group space.

Hermione: Professor, isn't that cheating! I would never do that! Hmph!

Aisen: Haha, I was just joking, you are already excellent enough to get excellent grades without cheating!

Hermione: Professor, what about you? Is there something you need to tell me so late?

Aisen: It's nothing big, just letting you know that I and Harry and the others have returned to England. We should be back at Hogwarts around tomorrow morning.

Hermione: Really? That's great!

After chatting for a few more minutes, Aisen put away the Chat Group.

...

Sleeping, for Aisen, was already something optional. After all, he had slept for nearly ten thousand years - just kidding.

The main reason was that he had Energy Absorptionrunes on him constantly drawing energy from the world to sustain his activities, so he naturally didn't need to sleep to replenish his energy.

However, to make himself appear more normal, Aisen still maintained his previous habits.

But, even in his sleep, Aisen's perception of the outside world was still very sharp. After the sky slightly brightened, the sounds of people talking and footsteps coming and going in the streets and alleys had already "woken" Aisen.

After waking Harry and the others and eating a simple meal, Aisen took Harry and them away from the Leaky Cauldron.

"Professor, are we going now?" After sleeping for a night, Harry was much more energetic. Perhaps because he was on familiar soil, his demeanor had changed slightly.

"Then where do you want to go?" Aisen looked at Harrywith a bit of helplessness.

"Professor, how do we get there, are we still taking the Knight Bus?" Padma asked directly.

"No need, I'll take you there by Apparition!" Aisenthought for a moment and then clenched his hand. "Hold on tight, don't let go."

A black ribbon seemed to be pulled from the air and was held in Aisen's hand. Then the ends of the ribbon extended out, and at his signal, they were grabbed by Harry, Padma, Hanna, and Malfoy.

"Professor, Hogwarts has an Anti-Apparition Charm!" Padma tugged at the black ribbon and reminded him.

"The destination for Apparition is Hogsmeade Station, there won't be any problems. Get ready--" Aisen said gently, and then instantly disappeared from the spot.

Similarly, Harry and the others holding the black ribbon also disappeared with Aisen.

...

At Hogsmeade Station, a station sign stood on the fence, and on the open ground in front of the sign, the figures of Aisen and the others suddenly appeared. After the light and shadows shifted before their eyes, even the air seemed much fresher.

After the few people stood still, Aisen's mind moved, and he dispersed the black ribbon he held.

At this moment, the sun was just rising, and sunlight spilled from behind the few people, casting shadows on the ground, giving a warm feeling. Looking around, besides a row of small houses, there were only the few railway tracks in front of them.

At this moment, it was neither the time for Little Wizardsto start school nor the time for Little Wizards to go home, so the Hogwarts Express was not here.

"Professor, let's hurry over!" Harry broke the quiet atmosphere.

Nodding, Aisen said nothing and walked towards Hogwarts Castle with the others.

The closer he got to Hogwarts Castle, the more Aisencould feel the vibrant life emanating from it.

In ten minutes, Aisen and Harry and the others walked along a small path beside the Black Lake, passed through the damp grass in the shadow of the Castle, climbed the stone steps, and arrived at the Castle gate.

"Look, it's Professor Aisen!"

"And Harry Potter, they're back!"

...

Some Little Wizards from lower grades exclaimed in surprise when they saw Aisen and the others.

Looking at the expressions of Harry and the others, without exception, every one of their faces was filled with smiles, genuine smiles from the heart.

After passing through the entrance hall and entering the Great Hall, Aisen saw many Little Wizards eating, but upon seeing Aisen and their figures, the entire Great Hallsuddenly became noisy.

"Woohoo~ Isn't this the Great Savior Harry Potter?"

"Welcome back to Hogwarts, Harry Potter - and of course, Professor Aisen!"

The Weasley Twins chuckled, then gave a solemn "speech."

"Padma, you're back!" Parvati stepped forward and hugged Padma.

"Harry, welcome back!" Ron stepped forward and gave Harry a strong clap of hands. Ginny, who was still eating on the other side, immediately put down her knife and fork and squeezed next to Harry.

"Professor Aisen, you're back?" Hermione came before Aisen, her face full of joy.

"Yo! The most insignificant Professor at Hogwarts is back!" This was the voice of Peeves, who was flitting around the Great Hall, causing a commotion.

"Alright, alright, I need to take them to the Headmaster's office first!" Aisen nodded, then waved his hand.

Taking Harry and the others up the stairs directly to the eighth floor and entering the Headmaster's office, Aisen's task was complete.

Yes, as the leader for the Hogwarts exchange students, Aisen had taken them away from Hogwarts. So, bringing Harry and the others to the Headmaster's office today meant his task was officially finished.

However, Aisen and the others' timing for returning today was quite coincidental. Because today was the last day of Hogwarts School's final exams. Therefore, after Harryand the others left the Headmaster's office, they had nothing much to do.

But this had nothing to do with Aisen for the time being. Because he still had to have a good chat with Dumbledore.

"You have something to say about the exchange student program between Hogwarts School and Zhengyi School?" Dumbledore sat behind his desk, wearing glasses, and looked at Aisen with a smile, "I remember you said last time that you would talk about this after the school year ends!"

Flap, flap—

The Phoenix standing on the gilded perch fluttered its wings.

"That's right, I've already suggested before that after Harry and the others return, they should continue their studies from the fifth year!" Aisen nodded, "Because the O.W.Ls year is very important to them."

"Yes, I've already told them that," Dumbledore agreed.

"Besides this, I think if there are still students applying to be exchange students at Zhengyi School in the future, I suggest they go directly to the first year," Aisencontinued.

"Like Harry and the others?" Dumbledore nodded without saying anything.

"Exactly! Because only then will they find it easier to learn new knowledge," Aisen said with a serious expression.

"Anything else?" Dumbledore asked.

"There's one more thing, I found something very good about Zhengyi School—" Aisen recounted how Zhengyi School holds duels for all teachers and students at the end of each month.

"Duels between students of the same year?" Dumbledoreshowed a thoughtful expression.

"Yes, I know Hogwarts also has duelling classes, but duelling classes are mainly focused on teaching, which is completely different from the way Zhengyi School holds duels," Aisen nodded.

"Do you think it's necessary for Hogwarts to learn from Zhengyi School?" Dumbledore turned his gaze to Aisen.

"I feel this method of duelling is quite good, but how exactly to implement it is still up to you, Headmaster, to decide," Aisen spread his hands.

"You said that the duelling champions at Zhengyi Schoolreceive various rewards, so what kind of rewards do you think would be suitable for students if Hogwarts did the same?"

"Uh—" Hearing Dumbledore's words, Aisen scratched his head for a moment.

Because he suddenly realized that there didn't seem to be any rewards at Hogwarts School that students would care about. Or rather, there weren't any rewards at Hogwarts that could ignite students' desire to win.

Except for—a sense of honor! Yes, a sense of honor!

Even Newt Scamander, who was forced to leave Hogwarts, proudly considered Hogwarts the best magicschool in the world.

This shows how evident the tradition of a strong sense of honor is at Hogwarts.

Wait—

He remembered that Hogwarts seemed to have a Special Contribution Award trophy. If that's the case, then—

"I remember Hogwarts has a Special Contribution Award. What do you think about establishing a new Duelling Champion Award as the highest honor?" Aisen suddenly had a thought.

"Good, that's a very constructive idea, perhaps we can try it," Dumbledore said, his beard seeming to perk up.

"I think if we could hold a school-wide duelling competition among students of the same year once a month, it would definitely improve the students' skill level significantly," Aisen said unhurriedly.

"Let's hope so!" Dumbledore said gently, "Oh, is there anything else?"

"Oh, yes! There's still something—" Aisen hesitated for a moment, then said calmly, "I heard about ProfessorMoody."

"Hmm, yes, it's regrettable!" Dumbledore's expression seemed to stiffen for a moment, "The method of renaming the Defense Against the Dark Arts position seems to have failed—I don't know if this is because of Voldemort's increased power."

"Maybe so!" Aisen shrugged, "How is Professor Moodydoing?"

"He's alright, he's almost recovered at St. Mungo's," a hint of worry flashed in Dumbledore's eyes, "But you know, he can no longer serve as Hogwarts' Professor of Conquering Dark Magic."

"Hmm, perhaps it's fine for him to continue as the Professor of Conquering Dark Magic!" Aisen composed himself.

"What do you mean?" Dumbledore looked at Aisensuspiciously.

"After hearing about Professor Moody, I spent some time researching curses—" Aisen said slowly, "Then, I developed a curse-breaking charm that should be able to solve the problem with the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts position."

"Able to break the curse?" Dumbledore looked at Aisenwith a surprised expression.

"If there are no unexpected issues, there shouldn't be a problem," Aisen nodded.

"So, are there any preparations needed for casting the spell?" Dumbledore looked at Aisen expectantly.

"No preparations are needed, I can cast this curse-breaking charm at any time, but there is one issue—" Aisen paused his speech.

"What issue?" Dumbledore asked.

"I'm not sure if Voldemort will know if the curse on the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts position is broken?" Aisen tapped the table with his hand.

"Do you have any ideas?" Dumbledore pondered for a while, then looked at Aisen.

"Perhaps we can make some preparations beforehand!" Aisen said slowly, "If the curse is broken and Voldemort can sense it, he might be lured out by us."

"You mean, use the curse on the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts position to lure him out?" A hint of understanding flashed across Dumbledore's face.

"Why not?" Aisen shrugged, "If Voldemort appears, then we'll team up and deal with him. If he doesn't appear, it doesn't matter, we'll just solve the curse on the Professorof Defense Against the Dark Arts position."

"Excellent!" Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction, "When do you think would be a good time to do this?"

"Let's do it after the students have all left," Aisenpondered for a moment, "That way, even if Voldemort really appears, we don't have to worry about causing a disturbance."

"Exactly, we should wait until the holidays!" Dumbledoreagreed completely.

Chapter 405: The Five Elements Gather?

After leaving the Headmaster's office, Aisen strolled alone through the Castle corridors.

Perhaps it was because the Little Wizards were all busy with exams, the entire Castle was somewhat quiet. He walked through the corridor, took the stairs, passed the Great Hall, and arrived at the courtyard, where he saw the plants growing luxuriantly.

The sunlight streamed down, casting the Castle's shadow on the lawn, like a vibrant and colorful oil painting, bringing peace and tranquility to the mind.

However, this scene lacked the constant movement of the Little Wizards, making it seem less lively. Occasionally, the usually inconspicuous ghosts became quite noticeable.

Following a small path, Aisen passed through the greenhouse, paused briefly when he reached the Whomping Willow, and then continued towards a hut on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

"Woof woof—"

As he approached the hut, a husky barked loudly. Aisensmiled, not minding, and saw a burly figure peek out from the room. After looking at Aisen, he pushed the door open and came out.

"Professor Aisen, you're back?" Thick beard wrapped around Hagrid's cheeks, he said happily, then turned and shouted at the husky, "Rook, shut up!"

"How was this school year?" Aisen asked with a smile.

"It—it was alright!" Hagrid stammered. "Oh, right, where's Harry? Is he back too?"

"That's right, Harry is at Hogwarts now!" Aisen felt a bit strange about Hagrid's demeanor but didn't ask further. "Oh, right, this is a gift for you!"

Saying this, Aisen pulled out a thick book and handed it over. The title on the cover read "Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas) of Mythical Beasts."

He had made this book himself in his spare time and was now giving it to Hagrid as a gift.

"Ah, this—Professor Aisen, you're too kind!" Hagrid took the book in his hands and flipped through it curiously, a smile immediately appearing on his face.

Hagrid stood there for a moment, then seemed to remember something, an embarrassed look appearing on his face as he awkwardly waved his arm: "Look, I almost forgot, come in and sit down quickly!"

Upon entering Hagrid's hut, Aisen found that the interior layout and decoration were still the same as before. Animal skin rugs covered the floor, and dusty overcoats hung on racks beside the walls.

After entering the room, Hagrid couldn't wait to focus on the book. With a big hand, he flipped to a page. A fierce beast with bared teeth and claws was depicted there.

The beast stared with eyes like brass bells, as if observing some prey.

"It's so cute, what is this little guy?" Hagrid said, his eyes seemingly lighting up.

Seeing Hagrid's reaction, Aisen's mouth twitched: "This is a magical creature found in the East. Although it looks very fierce, it is extremely sensitive to firelight... Oh, right, Hagrid, where are the two Unicorn foals?"

"Oh! Yes, I almost forgot..." Hagrid seemed to remember something, put down the book, and sat up abruptly. "Do you want to see those two little guys? I've moved them out! I need to go see them now and find them something to eat!"

After putting the book away, Hagrid picked up a wooden bucket from beside the fireplace and walked out of the hut.

Aisen saw that the wooden bucket was filled with tender fresh grass, among which were apples, pears, and other fresh fruits. "Are you going to see them now?"

Aisen said and followed.

"Yes, they are still young now, I have to take care of them," Hagrid said, waving his hand, and Rook, who was frolicking nearby, wagged his tail and ran over.

"Did something happen? Why don't you keep them here?" Aisen's mind turned, and after thinking for a moment, he followed Hagrid's steps.

"Uh, it's Rook, he scared them—" Hagrid said, his tone a bit low, and at the same time, he grabbed Rook, who had run over, and tied him to a nearby tree stump.

Looking at the still struggling husky, Aisen didn't know what to say for a moment.

The two walked one after another towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest. After passing through an open flat area, they went around a stream, and led by Hagrid, Aisen arrived in front of a cave.

"Professor Aisen, quiet!" Before entering the cave, Hagridseemed to remember something and turned back to instruct him.

Aisen nodded, watching Hagrid tiptoe towards the cave.

Clearly, Hagrid was still the same as Aisen had known him before. When it came to magical creatures, in every aspect, he was the gentlest.

After casting a spell to eliminate his footsteps, Aisenstepped forward and followed.

The temperature in the cave seemed a bit lower than outside, and a little bit of water light reflected the sunlight, moving through the cave. Weeds grew on the muddy ground underfoot.

After turning a corner and reaching the end of the cave, a large cage woven from vines was suspended on one side of the cave wall, covered with some finely broken dead leaves.

At the opening of the cage, two silver figures could be faintly seen curled up.

"Hey—, two little ones, come quickly and eat something—" Hagrid said gently, taking out the fresh fruit and green grass from the wooden bucket and spreading it outside the cage.

Seemingly sensing everything outside, the two silver Unicorn foals crawled out of the cage and began to eat.

"They're over two years old now, right!" Aisen watched all this quietly.

"That's right, look, their whole bodies have turned silver, and in about another year, they will grow horns," Hagridsaid with a face full of smiles.

"Um, Hagrid, do you think I can adopt them?" Aisenhesitated for a moment, then slowly began to speak.

That's right, the reason Aisen came here with Hagrid was actually to focus on these two Unicorn foals.

Hermione had told him before that she wanted to set aside an area in the Double Leaf Paradise to build a zoo. Therefore, beautiful magical creatures like Unicorns were naturally Aisen's first choice.

"Professor Aisen wants to adopt them?" Hagrid scratched his head, looking at Aisen with a strange expression.

"What do you think?" Aisen looked at the Unicorn foals crunching on the fruit and fresh grass and couldn't help but nod.

"If Professor Aisen can take good care of them, I don't object, but where are you planning to keep them?" Hagridthought for a moment, felt there was no problem, and then asked again.

"Hagrid, as a magical creature expert, you must know Newt Scamander, right?" Aisen said, the corners of his mouth slightly curved.

"Of course, he is the real magical creature expert—" Hagrid waved his hand, a look of admiration on his face.

"Ahem, I heard Newt has a case with enough space inside to travel the world with magical creatures," Aisen slowly guided.

"Yes, I know! He keeps magical creatures in that case," Hagrid said with a look of envy.

"Well, I also have a space where I can keep magical creatures!" Aisen said slowly.

"Professor Aisen, you also have a case?" Hagrid looked at Aisen with a face full of surprise.

"Well, it's not a case, but it's similar. There's a space where they can live, with environments like forests, grasslands, and so on, where they can rest and live," Aisen said briefly.

"That's really great!" Hagrid said, and then seemed to think of something and burst into laughter.

"So, shall I take them now?" Aisen pointed to the two Unicorn foals who had finished eating and had crawled back into the cage.

"Of course, but you must promise me that you will take good care of them!" Hagrid nodded, but emphasized it again.

"Don't worry, I won't let them get hurt!" Aisen said, his gaze sweeping around the cave. With God's Perspectiveactivated, he scanned the surrounding environment.

Looking at Hagrid beside him, Aisen's thoughts turned, and he pulled out his wand, waving it vigorously in front of him. Immediately, a brilliant silver light bloomed, illuminating the entire cave.

After the silver light receded, the vine-woven cage hanging on one side of the cave, along with the Unicorns inside, had disappeared.

In the Double Leaf Paradise, in the bamboo forest behind the villa, in a corner with rockeries and flowing water, a cave exactly like the one Aisen was currently in appeared out of thin air.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that this cave that appeared out of nowhere had winding twists and turns inside, and at the end, a vine-woven cage hung on one side of the stone wall, with two silver Unicorns curled up inside, looking very comfortable.

Clearly, although Aisen had taken them into the Double Leaf Paradise, he had not immediately changed their environment. Therefore, they showed no signs of distress.

As his thoughts turned, a winding wall of piled stones surrounded the rockery, turning it into a zoo. This allocated an area of about two kilometers in circumference for the two Unicorns.

Professor Aisen's gaze circled the zoo within the Double Leaf Paradise, and he fell into thought.

Before, Professor Aisen thought that although the Double-Leaf Paradise Space was very vast, a continent of about seventy kilometers in circumference would be enough; there was no need for it to be too large.

But now, to fill it with the zoo, plantations, and so on that Hermione mentioned, this amount of space seemed a bit insufficient.

How to put it? Currently, he had only sectioned off an area in the depths of the bamboo forest behind the villa to serve as a zoo. But what he actually wanted to do was like the environmental setup inside Newt's case.

For example, he could continue to build several more continents in the Double-Leaf Paradise Space next to the continent where the current villa was located. One of these continents could be directly transformed into a forest habitat, where the Unicorns could be moved to later.

If he encountered suitable magical creatures later, they could also be sent into the forest habitat.

Another example is that he could build another continent, directly transforming it into a snow habitat, and then send in some magical creatures suitable for living in snowy areas.

Of course, it's not just that; having various environments like tropical rainforests, desert regions, grasslands, and so on would also be more convenient.

Hmm, it doesn't necessarily have to be magical creatures; ordinary animals can also be kept there. Just like Professor Aisen and Hermione said, as long as they are beautiful enough, they can be brought into the Double Leaf Paradise and raised.

"Professor Aisen, did you put them away?" Hagridimmediately asked, looking at Professor Aisen's actions.

"Ah, yes, I have put them away. Don't worry, I will take good care of them," Professor Aisen said solemnly as he put away his wand, seeing the concern on Hagrid's face.

"That's good. I'll be relieved knowing Professor Aisen will take good care of them." Hagrid seemed to think of something and let out a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Hagrid, I also want to raise some other good-looking magical creatures. Besides Unicorns, what other magical creatures do you think would be suitable?" Professor Aisen and Hagrid walked towards the outside of the cave.

"What do you think of Hippogriffs? That's right, they are very beautiful. You can raise one just like Buckbeak, like I do." Hearing Professor Aisen say this, Hagrid immediately became excited and spoke enthusiastically.

"Cough, cough, what do you think of the winged horses that pull the carriages at Beauxbatons School?" ProfessorAisen really couldn't compliment Hagrid's taste, so he immediately changed the subject.

"Are you talking about the Abraxans trained by Madam Maxime?" Hagrid's eyes lit up as he spoke. "They are truly wonderful. You know, those fiery red eyes, the silver manes..."

"Are there wild winged horses in the Forbidden Forest?" Professor Aisen interrupted Hagrid after a moment of silence.

"There are many breeds of winged horses. Buckbeak is also a breed of winged horse. Also, the Thestrals that pull the carriages at Hogwarts School are a type of winged horse." Hagrid spoke of these like he knew them inside and out.

"Uh, I was talking about Abraxans—" Professor Aisensaid directly.

Although Hippogriffs and Thestrals are also considered types of winged horses, in Professor Aisen's opinion, only the winged horses that pull the carriages at BeauxbatonsSchool were more in line with his aesthetic.

"Uh, there are Abraxans too, but taming them would be very difficult and would take a long time—" Hagridnodded.

Professor Aisen nodded and walked out of the cave with Hagrid, one behind the other.

Buzz—

Just as Professor Aisen walked out of the cave, he heard a strange sound coming from behind him.

Professor Aisen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Hagrid, finding that he seemed to have noticed nothing unusual and continued walking forward.

Professor Aisen turned to look and only then discovered that the originally hard stone wall of the cave suddenly became like flowing water, rippling outwards.

As the ripples spread, streaks of earthy yellow light emerged within them, then continuously fluctuated with the ripples. The earthy yellow light was like light reflecting off the surface of water, shimmering and echoing with bursts of "roaring" sounds.

In just a few seconds, the earthy yellow light continuously converged, gathering from the stone wall of the cave, then quickly moved, finally settling at the top of the cave entrance.

A streak of brilliant earthy yellow light condensed. After all the light converged to a single point, it dropped straight down from the top of the cave entrance and fell onto the ground with a plop.

The earthy yellow light point fell to the ground, and then completely retracted its light.

Professor Aisen's eyes narrowed slightly. As his thoughts turned, he cast several detection spells but found nothing unusual. With a wave of his hand, a crystal emitting a faint earthy yellow light was held in his grasp.

Turning around, Professor Aisen continued to follow behind Hagrid, looking at the earthy yellow crystal in his hand. Although the crystal was earthy yellow, it looked like a transparent diamond.

When Professor Aisen's gaze fell upon it, a feeling as heavy as a mountain emerged in his heart. This feeling pressed down on him, giving him a strange sensation of difficulty breathing out of nowhere.

After a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, ProfessorAisen put the earthy yellow crystal in his hand into the Double Leaf Paradise, then conjured a metal tray, placed it on the tray, and sent it into a corner of the warehouse.

"Hagrid, do you think Veela are magical creatures?" Suppressing his thoughts, Professor Aisen asked.

"Veela?" Hearing Professor Aisen's words, Hagridcouldn't help but scratch his head. "The Ministry of Magicclassifies Veela as part of 'Humans' because they have human-like intelligence and form, but in terms of bloodline and species, they are indeed a type of magical creature."

"Hmm, it does seem to be the case!" Professor Aisennodded, then shook his head again.

Earlier, Professor Aisen had an idea of whether to raise some Veela in the Double Leaf Paradise. After all, from a certain perspective, Veela were also a type of magical creature.

But now, after hearing Hagrid's analysis and thinking about it carefully, Professor Aisen realized this idea was a bit ridiculous. Because they were a race with the same intelligence as humans.

Given this, how could Veela possibly agree to be kept in captivity?

Uh, just like Newt, although he had a case with a very large space, he wasn't seen keeping Centaurs or werewolves inside.

Bypassing the forest stream and passing through the overgrown Forbidden Forest, Professor Aisen and Hagridreturned to the hut.

However, next to Hagrid's hut, Professor Aisen saw Harry's figure.

"Oh! Harry, welcome back!" The moment he saw Harry, the smile on Hagrid's face could no longer be suppressed. He rushed forward and directly hugged Harry.

"Mmm— Hagrid, let go quickly, I can barely breathe!" Harry said in a muffled voice, then Hagrid released him.

"Harry just got back, you must have things to talk about! Goodbye!" Waving at the two of them, Professor Aisenturned and walked towards the direction of the Castlegates.

"Goodbye, Professor Aisen!" "Goodbye, Professor!"

...

After crossing the lawn and climbing the steps into the entrance hall, Professor Aisen, seeing that no one was paying attention, directly flashed and disappeared from the spot.

In the Double Leaf Paradise, in the warehouse not far to the right of the villa, Professor Aisen stood next to a corner shelf, quietly looking at the black bead on a certain tray.

The black bead had changed again, just as ProfessorAisen had guessed.

He saw that the chaotic-colored threads originally intertwined within it, besides the platinum-colored threads, crimson threads, emerald-green threads, and water-blue threads, now had an additional strand of earthy yellow thread.

Besides the chaotic-colored threads that were still continuously flowing, the other five colored threads seemed to be undergoing another change while intertwining and flowing.

"Five colors, could it be the power of the Five Elements?" Professor Aisen murmured.

Subsequently, Professor Aisen noticed that the crystals of various colors in the five trays next to the black bead seemed to be attracting strands of light, which drilled into the black bead and were then fused with the five corresponding colored threads.

Immediately after, the five continuously flowing colored threads within the black bead emitted specks of various colored light points, which detached from the black bead and drilled into the corresponding colored crystals.

Intermingling and flowing endlessly, all of this gave Professor Aisen a strange feeling.

What changes would happen next? Professor Aisenthought for a while, then turned and left, returning to Hogwarts.