Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 254 The Backup Twin Wands and the Super Portkey Plan!

Dudley experienced the powerful feeling of the spell's power increasing tenfold, and he was in a very good mood.

But even though I'm in a good mood, I still have to make sure I get the compensation I'm entitled to.

He quickly rubbed his hands together and demanded payment from the excited Phoenix Fox.

"Clang, clang clang!"

Fox retracted its outstretched wings and emitted a normal bird call, distinct from its shouts and cries.

Its sharp beak opened slightly, emitting a powerful, resounding sound.

However, Dali still couldn't understand.

Seeing this, Fox stopped arguing with the person.

It was extremely pleased with the immense power that Dudley and Harry had bestowed upon it.

In the past, although it had a certain load-bearing capacity, it could only lift three or four old Dumbledores at most. Now, its strength may be greater than the combined strength of five pure-blooded giants.

This power can increase its flight speed by tens or hundreds of times, and increase the danger level of its sharp beak and claws by tens or hundreds of times.

It is not afraid of death, and in future battles, it can eliminate most of the world's enemies simply by diving and charging.

Such power is invigorating just to think about it.

However, amidst the excitement, Fox also faced a dilemma. It was an honest bird and fully agreed with Dudley's earlier statement about fair trade.

But now, it seems that it cannot afford to pay the price in time and cannot settle the accounts with Dali.

Although the phoenix can be reborn from the ashes, this does not mean that it can produce phoenix blood and phoenix feathers indefinitely. If it vomits out all its blood and plucks out all its feathers, then even if it is reborn from the ashes, it will still have to remain in the young bird stage for a long period of time.

Gradually replenish nutrients and rebuild your foundation.

As for Phoenix Tears, you need to build up your emotions before you can cry them out!

But it's not in its nature to not pay this money; it still has to pay. If that doesn't work, it can pay in installments!

Fox made a decision and very decisively began to peck at his beautiful tail with his beak, plucking out half of the tail feathers for Dudley.

Dudley happily accepted it, and then took out a clean, empty glass bottle from his personal storage space and handed it to Fox.

Fox gritted his teeth and used his sharp beak to cut another wound on his back, squeezing out a handful of golden-red blood, which Dudley collected drop by drop into a bottle and stored away.

Then, taking advantage of the pain of being plucked and bleeding, Fox gathered his emotions and squeezed out a dozen or so drops of Phoenix Tears, which Dudley found and put away in a small glass bottle.

Dali was satisfied with the price offered by Fox.

Together with Harry, they used a powerful healing spell to heal Fawkes' back wound.

However, the missing hair on Fox's tail cannot grow back immediately and can only be allowed to recover slowly.

Having gotten what he wanted, Dudley decided to ignore Fox and continue teaching his cousin Transformation.

Unexpectedly, the honest Fox flew up and gently pecked Dudley's shoulder, as if to say that it hadn't paid off its debt yet and that it would pay the remaining balance to Dudley in installments after it had rested for a while.

Dudley was initially puzzled, but there were only a few possibilities, so he checked with Fox one by one.

When it was mentioned that Fox would also give him feathers, blood, and tears, Fox nodded repeatedly, making Dudley understand what it meant.

"That's great! I'll ask you for it again when I'm done!"

Dali had no sense of shame, and it wasn't in his nature to pass up such a rare opportunity, so he immediately agreed.

Fox couldn't refuse his hospitality, and he didn't want to turn down the offer.

In fact, there were many factors to consider when Dali made this deal with Fox.

Strengthening the power of friendly faction creatures is one aspect.

One reason for obtaining Fawkes' tail feather is to prevent Harry's Holly Wand from being accidentally damaged, which could cause the Twin Wands' properties to fail and lose the tenfold spell power boost.

Twin wands are defined as wands with the same core. Harry's holly wand and Voldemort's yew wand both have the core of the phoenix Fawkes' tail feather.

With Fawkes's tail feather, Dudley could create a spare twin wand for Harry that was exactly the same as the one he had now, strengthening the weakest link in their invincible duo.

Another important consideration in this deal is that Dudley wants to use the blood of the phoenix and house-elves, two magical creatures with powerful teleportation abilities, along with other materials, to meticulously craft a super portal key.

It's the kind that can be used for a long time, breaks through the limitations of the Anti-Apparition Charm, and allows you to freely adjust the teleportation destination.

Then, by fusing with this super key, one can greatly enhance their apparition abilities.

This would allow Dudley to teleport freely and without restriction, like a phoenix or a house-elf, in places like Hogwarts and Gringotts' underground vaults, which are filled with powerful anti-Apparition Charms.

To save time, the person keeping watch would have to stay in the principal's office, with Fox on standby at all times.

……

Time slowly passed.

At noon, Dudley used his authority to have the house-elves in the kitchen deliver his and Harry's lunch to the headmaster's office.

I casually mentioned to the house-elf who came to deliver my food that I needed its blood.

Without the slightest hesitation, the house-elf summoned a magical blade of light and slashed its own palm, allowing Dudley to collect a large bottle of blood.

They also said that if it wasn't enough, I could ask them for more.

Its bizarre, goblin-like face conveyed a satisfied expression of being needed.

Dudley didn't say much, just waved his hand and sent the house-elf that brought him food away.

It wasn't until three or four in the afternoon that Dumbledore ended his business trip and returned to the Hogwarts Headmaster's office.

Dudley and Harry took over the reins.

Today, everything, both on and off campus, went very smoothly.

Ecclesia lay sprawled on the bed as usual, and Voldemort's spirit did not cause any disturbance.

Dumbledore used Dudley's persuasive rhetoric to effortlessly convince Slughorn to return to Hogwarts to teach Potions and, incidentally, help develop a potion to numb the soul.

The press conference held by Dumbledore at the Daily Prophet in Diagon Alley was also a great success.

It is believed that once the detailed report is released tomorrow, the panic surrounding the ghost cultivator Mo Xuan in the British magical community will largely dissipate, and the anxiety and unease of the two-faced Death Eaters will be greatly reduced.

After Old Man Dumbledore returned to the headmaster's office, Dudley chatted with him for a while longer, and finally casually mentioned the changes to Fawkes the Phoenix before leaving with Harry.

Dumbledore was overjoyed at how well things had gone that day, and only after Dudley and Harry left did he realize what was happening and quickly ran to Fawkes to check on him.

When he saw Fox's tail, which was sparse and looked like it had bald patches, he was very troubled.

However, when they tried to communicate with Fox using a family secret method, they found that Fox was in a very good mood and was full of excitement about his greatly increased power.

So I stopped caring about it.