Soon, the two returned to the entrance of the Shrieking Shack.
"WHO'S THERE?!"
Just as Irina was about to enter the Shrieking Shack, she noticed some movement behind her. Still on edge after the battle, she instinctively drew her wand and pointed it behind her.
However, the figure that appeared behind her wasn't a wizard, but the treasure-sniffing Niffler from earlier.
Chirrip ~
The Niffler looked at Irina with a sad expression, stretched out its little paw, pointed at itself, then at her.
Clearly, this Niffler wanted to follow Irina.
After they had killed its owner, the Niffler lost its food source. As a pet, its only fate after losing its food source was to starve to death.
Therefore, after sensing Irina's faint magical aura, it tried to approach her, planning to desert with Irina without saying a word, despite the fact that the wizard accompanying Irina had just killed its former master.
"Hey, this Niffler seems to trust you."
Lynn turned and looked at Irina and the Niffler with an amused and somewhat pitying expression.
Irina looked at the Niffler, which was acting adorably, and couldn't help but laugh. "You just stole my wallet and now you want to desert with me?"
The Niffler seemed to understand Irina's words. It closed its two little paws and made a pleading gesture.
Seeing the Niffler's pleading look, Irina sighed. "Forget it, what's wrong with me being so beautiful and kind? Also, those dark wizards who stole my wallet were instigated by you, so fine, little one, come here!"
Irina, who already had a fondness for cute magical creatures, decided to forgive the Niffler. Though it had caused her a lot of trouble, the dark wizard had also used it as a tool.
What's more, after looking at the Niffler more closely, Irina found that it looked quite appealing!
She then extended her hand toward the Niffler.
The Niffler's eyes lit up, and it quickly hopped onto Irina's hand.
"Well, what should I call you? Since those dark wizards treated you like a treasure thief, I'll call you Cooper!"
Irina lowered her head, thought for a moment, then came up with a name for the Niffler.
Cooper seemed very pleased with the name. After greeting Envee, who was perched on Irina's shoulder, it jumped to her other shoulder.
"Leave Envee and Cooper here, and I'll teach you the Protego charm."
Lynn closed the door to the Shrieking Shack, and the room suddenly became much darker.
Irina nodded. She placed Envee and Cooper next to her backpack, then drew her wand and stood in front of Lynn.
Lynn also drew his wand and calmly said, "You've read the original work, so you should know that Protego is a shield charm. Its function is to deflect, rebound, and even redirect magical spells or objects that attack you. As for the casting technique of Protego…"
Lynn began explaining the casting technique of Protego to Irina.
Unlike the Illusion Body Curse, Irina was already very familiar with Protego, but she didn't know how to cast it. Naturally, she couldn't cast it with a single incantation.
Therefore, after understanding the casting techniques, Irina successfully cast a qualified Protego on her first attempt and successfully reflected a disarming charm cast by Lynn.
"Depending on the amount of magic you inject when you cast Protego and the direction you cast the shield, your shield can refract the enemy's attack, rebound the spell, or directly deflect the attack from the enemy's weak points. If it's too strong… the shield breaks! Come on, cast at me!"
Lynn said, raising his wand.
Without hesitation, Irina cast a silent disarming charm at him.
"Protego!"
Lynn chanted the incantation, and an invisible shield appeared in front of him.
When the red bolt made contact with the shield, it refracted to the side, nearly hitting Cooper next to the backpack.
"Try again!" Lynn said.
Irina cast another disarming charm.
Lynn cast Protego again, and the invisible shield appeared once more. But this time, Irina's disarming charm didn't refract in another direction. Instead, it returned along its original path and launched back toward Irina.
Irina, prepared for it, quickly dodged to avoid the attack.
"Adjust the angle at which you release the shield so that the center of the shield faces the direction of the spell, and you can rebound the spell. Likewise, by adjusting the angle, with enough practice, you could even defeat the enemy! The magic refracts in any direction you want and attacks the enemy with their own magic!"
Lynn explained to Irina.
"Protego!"
Lynn waved his wand again. This time, he invoked the power of the magical stone using the authority of the demon. A massive amount of magic surged into the wand and finally formed a powerful shield.
This shield was made from an enormous magical power! Its vast magical energy even distorted the surrounding air, creating the outline of the shield.
At Lynn's signal, Irina waved her wand again and cast a disarming charm at him.
But this time, after the red bolt struck the shield, it vanished without a trace!
Lynn removed the shield and smiled. "Protego when infused with enough magical power can forcefully disperse the enemy's magical spell. Of course, with your current magical power, we can't reach that level. This is just a little trick!"
Seeing Lynn remove his own shield to break the spell, Irina couldn't help but feel a sense of longing.
She asked, "So, when will I be able to do that?"
Lynn thought for a moment and said, "Wait until you're in your fourth year. By then, your magical power should be sufficient."
When Lynn released Protego, the magical power mobilized from the magical stone was equivalent to the magical power he consumed when using a wand instead of a carving knife to refine the alchemy circle.
Remembering that before obtaining the Philosopher's Stone, Green told him that he would need to be in his fourth year to learn this skill. Lynn deduced that casting this level of Protego would require magical power equivalent to that of a fourth-year wizard.
Irina nodded. While she couldn't disperse the spell directly like Lynn, being able to refract and reflect an enemy's spell at will through tireless effort was enough for Irina at this point.
Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup!
"Bip!"
At that moment, a sound of scuffling came from not far away.
When Lynn and Irina heard it, they discovered that Envee and Cooper were fighting.
Irina quickly stepped forward and pulled Envee and Cooper apart.
However, after seeing what Cooper had in its hands, Irina suddenly became angry. "Cooper, do you still dare to steal my things?!"
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