Admiral of Hogwarts

197 Vacation ends

As the core knowledge of the Nordic Viking culture at that time, the power contained in the runes was no less than that of the entire modern magic system.

At least in the few simple experiments Hugo did on the island after receiving knowledge, he found that the rune magic was no worse than the general magic in casting effects.

However, according to Odin, the biggest problem with rune magic is that the requirements for spellcasters are very high. On average, only one wizard in 20 has such a talent. This is why rune magic is now completely lost.

So what Hugo calls learning this skill now is not just about learning knowledge, but also an overall improvement of talent. After possessing the corresponding talents, he immediately understood the special features of this kind of magic.

For example, the casting props available for rune magic range from swords, guns, swords and halberds to stones, gems or metal pieces. As long as they are processed accordingly, they can be used as casting props.

Compared with the characteristics of modern magic, where one magic wand can conquer the world, this method of using different casting props for different magics is far less versatile, but in some aspects, the casting effect is also stronger.

In addition, ancient rune magic is more direct in releasing magic power, so it can release greater power in some combat-related magic.

But there are advantages and disadvantages. If you want to use this kind of magic to perform precise operations, you must have extremely strong talent and practice repeatedly. Both are indispensable.

This is why rune magic was eventually eliminated by history, because compared to modern magic that is easy to learn and does not require high talent, the popularity of rune magic is really poor.

Fortunately, now that Hugo has redeemed this skill, he has also gained a top talent in this area, so he can learn this complex magic like ordinary people learn ordinary magic.

Hugo had a happy and fulfilling time in Norway. In addition to taking a good tour of the beautiful scenery of this small northern country, he also completed his introduction to ancient rune magic.

For this kind of magic, which is quite difficult to learn, getting started can be said to be one of the most difficult levels in learning this kind of magic. After getting started, he won't encounter too many problems for a long time.

Soon, it’s Christmas time. Early that morning, Hugo, who had returned to his grandfather's house, was awakened by the unpleasant hoots of a group of owls.

After hearing the sound and opening the curtains, he saw a row of owls standing on the windowsill. And each owl is holding packages of different sizes in its talons.

These gifts come from my friends, and they are all interesting gadgets from the magical world. After briefly counting the gifts, Hugo was very happy to find that he had already sent gifts to these friends in advance.

"Who gave this -" When Hugo came to the living room, he saw Hermione holding a strange-looking headband and frowning.

This headband looks no different from an ordinary headband, except that there are two small orange-red radish-like things pinned to the place where the headband should usually be decorated with decorations.

"My roommate Luna gave me a Christmas gift. If I hadn't known that she wasn't the kind of person with bad intentions, I would have suspected that she was laughing at my front teeth, which look like rabbits." Hermione said to those who had just left the building. Hugo said as he came down.

"I think the thing above is not a radish, but an airship plum. This plant was introduced in Luna's father's book "The Quibbler."" Hugo immediately guessed what Luna wanted to express.

"According to the introduction in that book, Airship Li can improve the ability to accept abnormal things. So I think giving it to you may be because she thinks you are a friend worth making, so she wants to give you this thing to make up for your shortcomings in her eyes."

Perhaps because of Hugo's intervention, Luna's school life is obviously much better than in the original text. Although neither Hermione nor Veneto understand Luna's obviously different thinking, they will not engage in school bullying because of this kind of thing.

Even with the personalities of Hermione and Veneto, they would take the initiative to stop other students from bullying Luna when they saw something was wrong.

Therefore, Luna naturally had a clear affection for her two senior sisters, so she gave them each a gift on Christmas.

Unlike Hermione's headband, Veneto probably drank coffee when he had free time, so Luna's gift to her was a can of Gordigan that brewed a lavender liquid like beet juice.

After spending a happy Christmas holiday with his grandparents, Hugo and his parents left Oslo and returned to England on the second day of the New Year.

Before leaving, Hugo's fate points returned to 6 points due to the 2 fate points he gained because the original Christmas event did not happen and the 11 fate points he got every year.

So before leaving, Hugo used the corporate plane to fly across several countries in one night, and spent 8 destiny points to summon Wiener Moinen, Gustav V, Gotland, and the Gothic Lion. These four ship girls.

The reason why he did not choose to summon Beizhai was also very simple, because he felt that it was not a good idea to summon Bismarck before summoning Bismarck, who could control Beizhai. Moreover, for Hugo now, the number of manpower was more than Quality is more important.

The current identities of the four Nordic ship girls are all Nordic indigenous wizards who were passed down from master to apprentice.

Because Durmstrang, located in Northern Europe, does not recruit hemp wizards, and because these northern areas retain more traditions than the core areas of the European continent. Therefore, the identities of these four ship girls are naturally very easy to integrate into the current environment.

With these four ship girls, Hugo can naturally project his power into Northern Europe, which was originally a power blank area.

As the place where a variety of unique supernatural magical creatures exist and ancient rune magic was produced, Northern Europe is a very important region for the wizarding world, and extending one's influence to this region can gain more power.

After walking into a familiar home again, the fatigue of the journey allowed Hugo to take a good rest for the whole day. In the last few days of the holiday, they stayed at home and worked on their own things.

Soon, the vacation is over. Hugo and Hermione also boarded the Hogwarts Express back to school again.

Hugo is still very happy about being able to go back to school, but there is still some hidden worry hidden under this happiness, because until now, they have not been able to confirm who is holding Voldemort's Horcrux notebook. .

According to the company's report, Hogwarts Castle was very quiet during the entire holiday, and there were no unexpected incidents.

But a not-so-good result is that because the number of people staying in the school is too small, the number of suspicious candidates that can be eliminated this time is only single digits.

"It seems that we need to spend more effort on this aspect in the second half of the school year." Hugo thought after reading the company's report, "At least we must find a way to catch the guy with Voldemort's notebook before the worst happens. "