The latest chapter in the Harry Potter Bastard novel

At the beginning of the school, what the professors handed over to the little wizard was basically theoretical things. These Solims are already familiar with them, so he can freely spend a lot of time in the current very relaxed environment.

By this morning, what Solim was expecting had already been delivered by the owl. On Fridays all day they only have classes in the morning, and Solim has free time in the afternoon and evening.

After lunch, Solim began to look for a man on campus, Argus Filch.

Filch is the gatekeeper of Hogwarts. He is a very bad-tempered, annoying person whose hobby is to work against students. Filch had a cat named Lady Loris, which was almost his entire spiritual sustenance. Like Filch, it wandered the corridors of the castle all day long, and whenever it noticed that a student had made the slightest mess, Filch would quickly rush to the scene of the incident.

Filch is a squib, meaning he comes from a wizarding family but doesn’t know magic. This situation also partly contributed to his terrible personality and hatred attitude towards young wizards. The ceiling of his office hangs shiny chains and handcuffs that he can use to punish students for disciplinary offenses if he gets permission, which is his favorite thing to do.

Solim approached Filch for only one reason: he was a squib.

Seriously, it’s hard to find Filch when you’re not causing trouble. Solim had already swayed around, but still did not see the shadow of Filch or Lady Loris. After asking for seven or eight portraits, Solim finally found Filch, who was cleaning graffiti from the walls.

Filch was already very old. He can’t use magic, only brushes and cleaners against dirt, and not like a wizard :

“Clean up!”

Filch quickly turned his head to stare at Solim, which he thought was a new trick.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Filch.” Solim put away his wand.

“Get out of here, boy!” Filch limped over with a brush with a long handle. “Don’t try to laugh at me!.”

“I didn’t mean to laugh at you, Filch. I just wanted to talk to you. ”

“Hurry up and leave before I hang you up!” Filch yelled viciously at Solim.

“Don’t you want to use magic like a wizard?” Solim smiled and said, “I’ll get straight to the point, my sister is a squib like you, and I want to help her gain the ability to use magic.” And at this point, you can help me with the same squibs. ”

Solim looked at Filch, who was motionless with the brush, and said, “Shall we not talk properly in your office?” You know, I don’t have classes this afternoon or evening, so if I want to have fun… Huh, what do you say? ”

When Filch knew he was a squib, he felt that the whole world had lost its color, and he was born pure-blood, but he was a squib. I can only watch others use magic, feel the disgust of my family, and feel the ridicule of others. Filch didn’t think of a way, but no matter how hard he tried, even abusing himself, he couldn’t make his magic awaken. Slowly, Filch gave up and went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to work as a janitor under the arrangement of the family. No one ever cared about Filch, no one ever cared about him, and he had never had friends in his more than fifty years of life. But today there is a little wizard willing to help him, even if he is just a test for the other party, Filch does not want to give up this opportunity, no matter how slim the opportunity is, Filch is willing to try. He knew that if he were a wizard, his life would be completely different.

“If you let me know you’re kidding me…”

Filch’s office is a hut with an oil lamp hanging from the ceiling and the smell of grilled fish. Inside, there are filing cabinets for students’ disciplinary records. Looking at this room, you can see what Filch’s status is at Hogwarts, there are so many empty classrooms and empty rooms in the school, which is much better than this cabin, but the school only gave him such a small room.

“Come on, Filch, time is precious.” Solim took out the package he had received this morning.

“Before we begin, Mr. Filch,” Solim explained to Filch as he unwrapped the package, “you must be clear, there are two types of squibs. ”

People who come from a wizarding family and cannot use magic are called squibs. Squibs and Muggles are the same in that they cannot use magic, while the difference is that Squibs are magical. Thanks to magic, Squibs can see magical creatures like Dementors invisible to Muggles.

But a squib and a squib are different. Some squibs are unable to use magic because they are not talented enough, and the poor magic in their bodies cannot produce a magic riot; Some are too talented, and a large amount of magic has accumulated in the body, and without becoming a silent person, a large number of mana riots will cause irreversible damage to the little wizard’s body, and the body will subconsciously choose not to carry out mana catharsis in this case – that is, magic riots.

The first thing Solim had to confirm was what kind of situation Filch was into, whether he became a squib with too little mana, or whether there was no mana riot in his childhood because of too much mana.

“Here, drink this potion, Mr. Filch, it’s a magic reaction potion.” Solim explained to Filch, “Drink it and tell me how you feel.” ”

The magic reaction potion will reflect the amount of the magic power of the object, and is generally used to test the magic power contained in the potion material or alchemy material, and it is used as a material if it is qualified. But this potion cannot be taken directly by wizards, and Solim has found a potions master through his grandfather who is willing to help him turn it into a potion that wizards can take long before he came to Hogwarts.

Without saying a word, Filch drank the bottle of magic reaction potion. In his opinion, unless he is crazy, no one will harm himself with poison, and if something really happens to him, the kid in front of him can’t run away.

“How do you feel now?” Solim took out a notebook and a quill from the pocket under his wizarding robe. “If you don’t feel it now, wait until you have a feeling.”

For the next two minutes, Solim and Filch looked at each other wide-eyed.

“Wouldn’t you? Even if the magic power is less, it should be a little reaction, could it be that this Filch is not a squib but a Muggle? “Solim is a bit of a fog.

“Wait, I seem to feel something.” Filch’s eyes widened suddenly, “My body seems to be soaked in hot water.” ”

Solim quickly stepped forward and rolled up Filch’s sleeve, his skin red and a little hot to the touch.

“Very good, let me know if there are any more changes.” Solim began to write and draw in his notebook.

Filch walked around his cabin excitedly, and it was better to feel than not at all, wasn’t it? In his opinion, this was the beginning of his use of magic. However, at Solim’s request, Filch sat honestly in the only chair in his cabin.

“Mr. Selwyn, I feel as if the temperature has dropped.” Filch now had the fierce attitude he had when he first met Solim.

Glancing at the huge hourglass in the corner, Solim nodded: “Nearly thirty minutes, that’s enough to explain the situation.” Solim stopped his pen and closed his notebook, “Congratulations, Mr. Filch, your situation is the best kind.” In other words, you have the potential to get rid of the identity of a squib. Ignoring the agitated Filch, Solim continued, “I’ll visit you again when I’ve prepared something.” ”

“Mr. Filch, I suggest you’d better exercise your body first.” Solim packed his things and prepared to leave. “Even if you can really succeed, your current body can’t withstand the riot of magical power.”

Solim was ready to contact his grandfather after he went back, and Solim’s grandfather had not had anything for the past six months, and he would stay in the basement of Selwyn Castle unless there was an emergency. And once Solim’s grandfather started working and began to perform his duties, Solim could not contact him. So Solim was prepared to ask for as much help as he could when he could contact his grandfather – after all, it was also for a member of the Selwyn family.

Solim’s request to his grandfather was simple: confirm Silna’s situation, and if the worst-case scenario is worst, then find another way himself. If it is the same as Filch’s situation, let grandfather find as many squibs as possible in the same situation to see if there are any differences between individuals.

Solim’s most recent tome, which his grandfather had reproduced from the family collection, was more of a bound copy of handwritten and research notes than a book. This book documents various research and solutions to curses, transfiguration damage, spell damage, and intractable diseases. Since there was no table of contents for the book, Solim had to flip through them one by one. And there is very little research on squibs in the book, which in turn increases his workload.

Solim is sensible, and he does not feel any superiority over this familiar and strange world just because he is a “special person”. This is thanks to his origins, which allows him to know many secrets that ordinary wizards will never know. Also thanks to his origins, ordinary wizards dream of and even unheard of magical knowledge opened their doors to him.

Squibs are a social problem – a social problem for pure-blood wizards. Strictly speaking, a wizarding family that has more than five generations can be considered a pure-blood wizard. Pure-blood wizards have too many advantages over half-blood wizards and Muggle wizards, earlier mana riots mean more mana, and a long family history can accumulate a lot of wealth and connections. But there are many problems that plague pure-blood families, Squibs is one of them, and the so-called pure-blood curse, of course, this problem is not concerned by Solim at present.

Since the problem of squibs has existed since ancient times, it is natural that wizards will study the causes of squibs, the solution to squibs, and how to eliminate the birth of squibs from the root. Solim has never thought of solving his sister’s problem on his own, just as the so-called predecessors plant trees and people take advantage of the cool, since someone has long studied the problem of squibs, then it is also a solution to solve the problem by looking at their research results first, and seeing their research directions and ideas – after all, “research” this thing takes a lot of time and money.

Fortunately, in this hodgepodge of various research manuscripts, Solim found what he was looking for. A very detailed manuscript of Squib research, including a plan to restore the Squib’s magic power, but this plan is noted by the researchers that it has not been implemented.

That’s the only thing that worries Solim, and squibs are usually caused by a lack of magic – a congenital deficiency. All the manuscripts Solim could find suggest that there was no solution. Congenital deficiencies are also the most common cause of squibs, and it is rare for people like Filch to have enough magic but no magic riots. Solim had to confirm which situation his sister Silna was before deciding what to do next.

Solim didn’t know how long it would take for an owl to fly back and forth from Hogwarts to the Isle of Man, but now he knew. He picked one of the strongest owls from the Owl Tower to deliver the letter, from less than an hour after lunch to the time of dinner. Solim received a reply from his grandfather while he was having dinner in the auditorium—and that included time to confirm Silna’s condition.

Solim was delighted, and his grandfather’s reply said that Silna was in the same situation as Filch. But Grandfather wasn’t sure if he could find a third Squib in this case, and there were some problems with potions. The potions master that my grandfather had originally looked for, he went to work. There is no possibility of contact for at least half a year. The Potions Masters, who were in the rest phase, had to wait for Solim’s grandfather to receive a reply before they could confirm whether these masters had a task in hand.

Solim knew what his grandfather’s job was for, and what the wizards his grandfather knew did. If the potions master his grandfather contacted had a job in his hands, then he would have to figure it out himself.

But doesn’t Hogwarts have a ready-made potions master?