Chapter 88: Levitation

Curfew time has arrived!

Dali heard the bell, immediately stopped moving, and stood in place.

The whole corridor had no sound at all; it was so quiet it was unsettling.

Dali looked around, found nothing unusual, and drew his wand.

Leviosa Spell!

Dali chanted the spell and waved his wand.

But this time the spell's target was not something else—it was Dali himself.

The next moment, Dali felt his body lighten, his feet gradually leaving the ground as he floated in midair.

Although he didn't know a flying spell, he was very skilled with the Levitation Spell; in fact, as long as one could precisely control spiritual power, the Levitation Spell could indeed be used for flight.

Having risen to about a meter above the ground, Dali stopped ascending and began drifting toward the other end of the corridor.

His speed wasn't fast, but it was a way to avoid the effects of the curfew.

From Ma Er Fu's scream, we can see that the Trensost Brass Book's initial area of effect includes the underground region; that is, the previous location is not far from the Trensost Brass Book.

However, the Brass Book isn't necessarily underground; it could be upstairs, as the Brass Book affects the surroundings centered on itself.

Thanks to Dali's knowledge of Hogwarts Castle, he had already built a three-dimensional model in his mind, roughly pinpointing the general location of the Trensost Brass Book.

Dali controlled the Levitation Spell, letting himself fly toward the basement, preparing to start searching from there.

Ah……

The scream sounded again, and it was clearly an adult's voice this time.

Is it a teacher?

Dali's heart twitched slightly.

It seems they don't know about the curfew and think they can still walk freely in the hallway.

Dali no longer paid attention to the screams coming from all over the castle, focusing all his energy on finding the Trensost Brass Book.

Elsewhere.

In an abandoned underground classroom.

Damn it, we were almost back to the Slytherin common room—why did this accident still happen?

Ma Er Fu's complexion was grim.

What should we do now? I feel the whole school has turned into a monster that is punishing all of us.

Ke La Bu had already burst into tears, his face streaked with tears.

Gao Er wasn't doing much better either.

The three of them had almost made it back to the Slytherin common room, but after the nine o'clock bell rang, they were subjected to whipping punishment again.

They dared not continue walking, so following Dali's suggestion they hid nearby in this underground classroom.

Even so, before entering the classroom, each of them had been struck several times with a whip, leaving them now with more than a dozen bloody welts.

As children of pure-blood families, the two of them had never suffered such a beating before, and their minds were nearly broken.

On the contrary, Ma Er Fu was the first to calm down at this moment.

Stop crying.

Ma Er Fu shouted.

Ke La Bu and Gao Er dared not cry out loud, only able to sob softly.

What on earth is going on? My father never said Hogwarts would actively punish students, let alone so harshly.

Ma Er Fu's complexion kept changing.

Perhaps the beating he previously received from Dali increased his tolerance for blows; although he is now covered in wounds, compared to the injuries from that beating by Dali, they are relatively light.

It might be that someone triggered Hogwarts' ancient magic; I remember they used to hang misbehaving students up and beat them, as Feiqi said. Gao Er said while crying.

Right, could it be Feiqi pulling a trick? That ban looks like a school rule no matter how you look at it. Gao Er also said.

Ma Er Fu quickly shook his head.

Think with your toes—does Feiqi have that ability? And my dad said Feiqi is a squib; he can't cast magic at all.

Ke La Bu glanced resentfully at Ma Er Fu and whispered, 'Maybe we just triggered some magic.'

Ma Er Fu didn't speak; he was recalling what had happened before.

Wait, De Shi Li seems to know a lot about this; he even reminded us to hide in a room immediately if anything unexpected happened.

He seems to know that the rules here will change, and even knows how to avoid such changes.

Ma Er Fu recalled what had happened before.

Could it be that De Shi Li is behind this?

Ke La Bu said immediately.

It's quite possible it's him; have we caught him in a compromising position? If we make this public, we could expel him. Gao Er said somewhat excitedly.

Ma Er Fu rolled his eyes.

He felt these two friends of his really had no brains.

If De Shi Li had that ability, would he still be studying magic here? Ma Er Fu said.

However, this matter might indeed be inseparable from him.

But we have no evidence right now.

Ke La Bu and Gao Er exchanged a glance, only feeling that Ma Er Fu was overthinking; they had already given up thinking.

Let's go out and have a look.

After a moment's pondering, Ma Er Fu suddenly said.

What? Are you crazy?

Ke La Bu and Gao Er looked at Ma Er Fu in terror.

"Do you still remember our experience in the hallway earlier? You two were the first to receive the whipping punishment; I stood still right away, and I did not receive the whipping punishment."

"What does this indicate?"

Ma Er Fu asked.

Ke La Bu and Gao Er shook their heads.

"This shows that as long as you don't move in the hallway, standing still won't result in punishment."

"And at that time the nine o'clock bell rang; in other words, this is a new rule that appeared after nine o'clock."

Ma Er Fu said, as if he had grasped the key to the problem.

At the same time, he was also recalling what Dali had said to Harry and the others back then.

"Then why should we go out? Isn't it better to stay in the house?"

Ke La Bu asked, his face pale.

"This place isn't necessarily always safe; we need to find other people, or find a teacher—only then can we ensure our safety, understand?"

Ma Er Fu said.

"Then how should we go out? According to what you said, we can only stand still in place." Gao Er asked.

Ma Er Fu didn't speak immediately; after thinking, he said.

"Levitation Spell!"

"Which of you two has learned the Levitation Spell?"

Ke La Bu and Gao Er simultaneously shook their heads in tacit understanding.

"Trash." Ma Er Fu couldn't help but curse.

The Levitation Spell is the closest thing to flight they can cast at this stage; unfortunately, they haven't learned it well.

"Then... what is that..."

Suddenly, Ke La Bu looked out the window with a terrified expression.

Ma Er Fu's expression changed; he turned his head toward the window, a black shadow swiftly drifted past the window's position and disappeared into the darkness.