Chapter 141 - Elder Wand (Patreon)

{Abandoned Room, Second Floor, Hogwarts}

{13th Oct 1991} 

{3rd person POV}

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[Elder Wand (Legendary): The Elder Wand is one of the three Deathly Hallows in the world. It's said to be the most powerful wand ever made, capable of performing magic beyond the abilities of any other wand. According to the legend, it was made by Death himself and passed through history, often associated with dark deeds due to its immense power.

Created by the Oldest Prevell Brother, the Elder Wand is one of the greatest works of alchemy and runes, a wand that is capable of overcharging any spell beyond the frameworks of its arithmetic scheme. 

+ 100% effectiveness to {Spell}.

Current Owner: Albus Dumbledore]

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The stats of the elder wand remained in Rigel's mind as he walked back toward the common room. He still had a charms class to go through even though it was a chore, considering, according to the lesson plan, they were supposed to master the Lumos and Nox charms in today's session.

'Can't I skip the lessons? The days when you had to maintain just 75% attendance seemed quite good right now,' Rigel grumbled. Hogwarts' education was quite subpar compared to his standings. Simple charms like Lumos and Nox should be part of the introductory class, like the transfiguration class with turning the match into a needle.

The only class in which he learned something new in the beginning was the transfiguration, but after learning the transfiguration alphabet and figuring out how the spells worked, working out the basics of transfiguration wasn't that hard. Not to mention that several generalized spells could overcome the limitations of using the transfiguration alphabet to decode spells by using just a little more mana.

The common room was already quite empty, which signified that Rigel was late. Daphne and Tracy were still waiting in one corner, looking at the entrance.

"Hey, just give me a minute. I'll change and be down in a minute," Rigel said before rushing toward his room. He threw on his school robe and then rushed back out.

"Let's go," Rigel said, and both Daphne and Tracy followed suit. Even though Daphne was able to maintain her stoic facade, Tracy was practically vibrating at the number of questions she likely had.

"Go on, Tracy," Rigel said as he smiled slightly in amusement. 

"Is it true that Sirius Black is free? Did he contact you? Do you know anything about how he escaped? What about—" Tracy went on for a while, firing questions one after the other. She didn't stop until Daphne elbowed her, her exasperation breaking through her stoic mask.

"Of course, it is true. You read it in the paper, didn't you?" Rigel asked.

"Yeah, but it's the Daily Prophet. They retract their statements and headlines several times..." Tracy rolled her eyes at that. They went by a couple of students who avoided Rigel's gaze and whispered furiously to each other.

"I guess the Hogwarts rumor mill will have plenty to say about this, huh? Is there any chance I would be left alone in the Library?" Rigel joked. He got two headshakes as his answer.

"Well, if you want to clear out some rumors...Or not, it's always funny what the rumor mill comes up with. Yes, Sirius Black is exonerated from all his crimes. No, he didn't really do it and didn't get out on a technicality. The real mastermind behind the whole incident was Peter Pettigrew, who is already in ministry custody. He confessed to his crimes and will go to trial pretty soon, I think. Was there anything else?" Rigel asked. He watched Tracy process his words as they arrived in front of the Charms classroom. 

They weren't late. Most of the Gryffindors were not there, and neither was Harry. Rigel had left the three of them to talk as he rushed back for the class. Even if he didn't like going to the lectures, he had to maintain a certain reputation among the professors.

As they settled down in their seats, the Charms classroom was unlike any other. It was similar to the lecture halls, with seats arranged in semicircular patterns, all looking at the Professor. It was Rigel's most hated class because he couldn't duck behind anyone and do something else. 

"What about how he escaped? Even the paper didn't mention anything about that?" Tracy whispered back after they had settled down.

She was sitting to the left of Daphne, who was sitting between them. Daphne turned to look at him, her curiosity peeking slightly.

"No, I do know how he got out, but I can't tell you that. You know, don't want to piss off the only family I'll probably have." Rigel shrugged. Both of them nodded, and the conversation was halted.

Before things could get awkward, though, a rush of Gryffindors entered the classroom. A rush of conversations filled the air as Rigel watched them get settled onto the other side of the seats. He looked at them in amusement as his eyes filtered onto the two characters onto the side of the Gryffindors.

His eyes filtered over their names, and before his eyes, they danced on their features. Parvati Patil was of Indian origin, and hence, she was a little more important than Lavender Brown in his eyes. Still, from all the fanfictions he had read, she was supposed to be busty. Alas, here, the rules and logic were governed by mana more than anything else. Right now, both girls were quite petite, with Parvati being the more developed one with dark olive skin and at least B-cup breasts.

His attention seemed to have been noticed as both girls started whispering and giggling to each other. Rigel was about to check their requirements when the gates burst open, and Professor Flitwick walked out of his office. The sort professor walked over to his stairs, which made Rigel cringe slightly.

"Good morning, students. I hope you are excited because today, we'll learn our first charm of the year. Now Lumos is a simple charm. Or at least it is a simple charm now with its redefined scheme. Earlier, quite a long time ago, most of the light sources that wizards used had to be runic because creating light was one of the hardest things to do. Without wands, the manifestation of magic depended on-" The lecture started, and after listening to Flitwick's yap about the Lumos spell, Rigel turned his focus back on as he looked at Parvati.

'Requirement Analysis'

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AN - Parvati Patil's photo was added to the poll!