Chapter 461: Special Medicine, Christmas Ball, and Ravenclaw's Tricks

After returning to the lounge, Rice was surrounded by students from Slytherin College - the news that he held Salazar Slytherin's wand had spread.

This was the wand of the founder Slytherin! Almost no students from Slytherin College could resist the temptation to watch this wand.

Facing the enthusiastic students, Rice was not stingy and took out his wand for them to watch closely.

"It is worthy of being the wand of Lord Slytherin. I can tell that this wand is extremely powerful just by looking at it."

"I seem to see Salazar Slytherin himself standing in front of me, the heavy sense of history!"

"It's so funny, are those barbarians from Ilvermorny worthy of owning the holy artifacts of our Hogwarts?"

The students were talking about it while worshiping the founder's wand seriously. Rice stood quietly aside, watching their expressions and body movements, and was filled with emotion: This treatment was not enjoyed when he was alive, but he enjoyed it a thousand years after his "death".

Although his students respected him, they didn't gather in a circle to watch his wand.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

The era of him and the other three old friends has passed for too long, so long that they have become legendary figures. In other words, most of the people who are watching the wand now are here to see the cultural relics.

However, if they want to see it, Rice has no reason to stop them. He directly let the students of Slytherin College see enough.

After the classmates dispersed, Rice saw Daphne and Astoria huddled in the corner of the lounge, but the two pairs of eyes never moved away from him, obviously not wanting to squeeze in the crowd to join in the fun.

Rice walked straight over, sat down in the seat in front of the two, and then placed the snake wand in front of them.

Daphne and Astoria immediately came up, held their breath, and carefully studied this legendary wand - the two were actually very interested in the wand of the founder of Slytherin College, and had been waiting anxiously.

Seeing the two people being so cautious that they didn't even dare to breathe, Les just found it funny.

"Take it and have a look. Look at you guys, you're not tired at all!"

After Les said this, Daphne and Astoria blushed, and then they were immediately happy. Just now, so many people gathered together to watch, but Les didn't let anyone touch the wand. They thought they were the same, but they didn't expect to be treated differently.

"Is this really okay?" After getting Les's permission, Astoria was happy, but couldn't help but confirm it again.

"Of course." Les nodded slightly. In the future, this wand will even be passed on to one of them, so what's the big deal about touching it?

Daphne and Astoria didn't know what Les was thinking. If they knew, they would definitely be shocked. After getting Les's permission, they couldn't wait to pick up the legendary snake wand and feel it seriously.

Perhaps it was a psychological suggestion, or perhaps the snake wand was extraordinary, the two felt that this wand was very different from the wands they had touched before. It felt cold and smooth to the touch, as if it was not a wand, but a snake, and they could even hear the snake's "hissing" sound.

"It is worthy of being the wand used by the legendary wizard!" Daphne praised repeatedly, almost praising this wand to the sky.

Listening to Daphne's words, Les was very happy, and also told her the story of this wand.

After listening to the story, Astoria also began to ask questions she was concerned about.

"Les, what's the matter with that Jack?"

The change of Jack on the duel stage before gave Astoria a great shock.

Originally an ordinary mediocre person, he could gain such powerful power with just a bottle of magic potion. This made Astoria eager to understand the principle.

"That level of change can't be achieved with a bottle of magic potion." Les said very confidently: "That Jack also had his own [adventure] in the alchemy world."

Les said it very tactfully, but the meaning was conveyed.

Jack had already given up his identity as a wizard during the first stage of the competition. When he came out, even though he still looked like a human, he was already an alien inside.

"What do you think of this method?" Les deliberately asked such a question with the intention of testing the two.

"It's weak. I wonder how many punches its scales can withstand from me?" Daphne's confidence was almost overflowing. In her opinion, Jack was just a bluff. Is he really as tough as a real fire dragon?

Her magma fist can even take out the heart of a real fire dragon!

Astoria was silent on the side.

"Astoria, what do you think?" Les asked proactively. This question, both of you must answer!

"It's really easy to defeat that guy, but we must admit that the dragon magic has greatly improved his combat effectiveness." Astoria felt that among the students of Hogwarts, the only five who could surely defeat Jack after he turned into a dragon were Les, herself, her sister, Hermione, and Cedric.

The other students might not be able to beat the opponent.

The scales were very easy to remove in front of Les, and they couldn't resist his sister's fists, but they could still block the spells of other students. After all, they were dragon scales, which naturally had strong magic resistance.

Astoria is not naive enough to think that Jack's scales just look like dragon scales.

Then the question is, facing the temptation of power, how many people will choose to take this path?

The advantages and disadvantages of dragon magic are very obvious. The advantage is that it can improve combat effectiveness in a very short time and become one of the strongest people in the school. The disadvantage is that it will become neither human nor ghost and be despised by others.

Anyway, Astoria asked herself, even if Rice did not teach her those advanced magic knowledge, she would not choose dragon magic, because the appearance after transformation is too ugly.

"Maybe some people can't resist the temptation and choose this path. I just don't know if Jack can restore his human form after transformation." Astoria expressed her point of view.

"You hit the point." Rice looked at Astoria with approval.

Compared with her simple-minded sister, she thought much more deeply, which made Rice very pleased.

If Astoria said, "It's so weak, I can drain all the blood from its body with a snap of my fingers", he really wouldn't know where to cry.

"We must be careful of some students who are short-sighted and attracted by these crooked ways." Rice didn't know whether the dragon magic would affect the learning of the flow of magic power and thus become an obstacle to the comprehension of the field, but he had to be prepared for this.

For those little wizards with little talent, this kind of spell is not impossible to learn, after all, it is a real improvement in combat power.

But for students like Daphne and Astoria, it is a pity to cut off the road to the field because of greed for temporary improvement.

Rice's idea is: Can't he research a similar magic by himself?

As long as he takes Jack's memory while no one is paying attention, he can see clearly how he did it. Then sooner or later, he will be able to research similar magic. Since he can transform into a dragon, why can't he transform into a phoenix, a thunderbird, or a snake king?

After chatting with Daphne and Astoria for a few words, seeing that it was getting late, Rice took back the wand from them and went back to the dormitory to rest.

...

In the following days, Rice lived a very fulfilling life.

He sneaked into the Hogwarts Hospital, browsed Jack's memories in the alchemy world, learned the way of dragon magic, and then started research in this area, but the progress was slow.

At the same time, he was also developing a special medicine to fight the plague to increase the survival rate of the contestants. But the progress in this area was not fast either - this was a potion he developed personally. If it was so easy to crack, there would be no need to have high hopes for it.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was the end of November.

During this period, life at Hogwarts was peaceful. Students shifted their energy back to their studies, and the contestants took advantage of the rare off-season to start preparing for the next stage.

This calmness lasted until the last day of November.

After the bell rang in the underground classroom, Snape did not announce the end of get out of class as usual, but announced a piece of news with a strange look on his face.

"According to the tradition of the Triwizard Tournament, the school will hold a Christmas ball on Christmas Eve to strengthen communication with guests from other schools. The ball is only open to students above the fourth grade, but if the senior students are willing, they can invite a junior student." Snape's voice echoed in the underground classroom.

This is the first time everyone has heard of the Christmas ball. Everyone can't help but want to have a good chat with their friends about this event. However, since Snape was standing on the podium overlooking everyone, although everyone was shocked, they did not dare to act rashly.

"The ball will be held in the hall at 8 o'clock on Christmas evening and end at midnight. You must wear formal robes. The Christmas ball is a relaxing occasion, but this does not mean that the code of conduct for Hogwarts students no longer exists. If a student embarrasses the college or school in any way..." Snape's tone became grim, and the implication was very obvious.

Those who bring shame to the college will definitely pay the price!

Rice propped his chin with his hand, his face full of "boredom" and "uninteresting".

He was not interested in the Christmas ball at all. If he had a choice, he would rather stay in the library or his own secret room to solve the difficult problems at hand.

Of course, he would not stand up and express his opposition openly. It's just a ball, he can just shrink in the corner and do what he wants!

Rice has made up his mind, but Professor Snape on the stage seems to have something to say.

"As for the contestants who are qualified to represent Hogwarts in the competition, you have more special requirements."

Rice: ? ? ?

He raised his head, and the look on his face turned alert. He knew very well that the probability of hearing from Snape that "the contestants don't have to attend the Christmas ball" was not high.

Snape was going to announce, most of the bad news.

"You have to prepare your partners, the partners you bring to the Christmas party. You have to go on stage to dance, because according to tradition, the party is opened by the warriors and their partners."

Les couldn't believe his ears. Why did they have to go up and dance? He overturned the decision he made a few seconds ago to "not stand up and express his opposition openly."

"Professor, this is the tradition of the Triwizard Tournament. What does it have to do with the World Young Wizards Tournament?" Involving his own interests, Rice asked directly.

Snape glanced at Rice indifferently. He had extraordinary patience for this student he was most optimistic about. If it was Potter from Gryffindor, Snape would have given him a set of silky little combos of deducting points and sarcasm.

"The championship was born out of the Triwizard Tournament, so many traditions have been inherited. Regarding the ball, Professor Dumbledore made this decision after listening to the advice of other professors. We have conveyed this message to other schools. It's a done deal. You must go on stage to dance."

Rice knew that his face must be very red now. From Snape's words, he keenly smelled a strange smell of Rowena!

There is definitely Rowena playing tricks here!

The "other professors" in listening to the advice of other professors are probably Rowena Ravenclaw!

She did this just to see herself dancing on the stage!

Rice's face was flushed, and others thought he was very excited.

"This is a traditional practice. As a warrior representing Hogwarts and a representative of the school, you must do what everyone expects. Therefore, the contestants must find a dance partner for themselves and participate in the opening ceremony of the dance." Snape said in an unquestionable tone.

Unlike Rice, Daphne was extremely excited after hearing the news. Her eyes drifted to Rice who was sitting next to her, and then a figure inevitably emerged in her mind.

After seeing the figure with the same silver hair, Daphne was stunned, and then a hint of enlightenment came into her mind.

The biggest competitor has appeared!

Seeing that Rice stopped talking, Snape was satisfied.

"get out of class dismissed!" After he announced the end of get out of class, he quickly left the underground classroom, leaving the noise and noise behind.

"That..."

Before Daphne could finish the second half of her words, Rice picked up his schoolbag and rushed out of the underground classroom.

Daphne: ...

Other students also gradually reacted.

Seeing that Les had disappeared, Malfoy straightened his collar, walked to Daphne's table, and smiled what he thought was a very elegant smile.

"Miss Greengrass, may I have the honor of being your dance partner?"

"Get lost!" Daphne, who was angry, gave a very straightforward answer.

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