Chapter 178
: The Burning of Gaunt's House
Chapter 178: The Burning of Gaunt's House
Vader had always thought Lupin was a good person, but now he felt more and more that Lupin was better than he had expected.
Although Wade also gave the other party a lot of help, he knew that some people, even if they received favors from others, would act as if others owed them something. They liked to "instruct" others from a high position, or make excessive demands without considering any return.
There are also some people who seem to think that being helped is a shame, or are unwilling to repay, so they simply avoid the help. The more ruthless ones even hope that the people who helped them will suffer, as if this is the only way to achieve psychological balance.
But Lupin was different. He was gentle and tolerant like water. He never looked down on Vader because he taught him magic, nor did he fawn on him because he was hired.
If he found that what Vader was about to do was dangerous and harmful to himself, he would persuade him gently.
But when Wade decides to do something, even if it is very inexplicable, he will do his best to complete it, but he will not ask questions in the name of "I'm doing this for your own good".
It's very comfortable to get along with each other like this, especially for someone like Wade who has so many secrets.
Just like now, Lupin did not ask what Wade talked about with Dumbledore last time, did not ask where his information came from, and did not ask why he burned down the Gaunt family's dilapidated house that was about to be covered by grass and trees.
He just came up with a plan immediately and started working on it.
There is a big tree with tangled roots next to the house, and its branches have even pierced through the roof and extended downwards.
The glass was all broken, and the tall nettles grew so densely that they covered most of the windows. The narrow windows were covered with thick dust and dirt.
Fortunately, the grass and trees had already withered, so it was not difficult to clean up.
"The flames are blazing!"
Wade and Lupin each pointed their wands, and the dry grass in front of them suddenly caught fire.
If they let go of control at this time, the flames would spread everywhere like natural fire, chasing the combustible materials.
But the two of them always maintained control, and the flames moved and closed from both sides as their wands pointed, forming a huge circle of fire.
Lupin had already told Wade many times how to control fire.
In order to strengthen their control, some wizards will adopt various strange methods, such as shouting spells loudly, using specific postures, staring at the fire with bloodshot eyes, or using some magic props.
But the most fundamental thing is a firm and clear belief that is not disturbed by the outside world.
After the fire circle closed, it gradually expanded from the inside to the outside. The insects and small animals hiding in the grass ran to the outside in panic.
The flames did not spread very quickly. A wild cat ran out, hid in the bushes and observed for a while, then rushed back quickly and took its own child away.
The billowing smoke drifted upwards, as if the forest was on fire.
The circle of fire expanded for more than ten meters before it stopped, and then burned all the objects in the flames before gradually going out.
Wade waved his wand and a gust of wind appeared out of nowhere, blowing away all the black ash on the ground, revealing the dark gray ground.
Lupin cast a water spell again, and streams of water flowed on the ground to prevent the dead leaves from flying around.
In the end, only a small house hidden under a tree in the center and the surrounding weeds remained.
From beginning to end, neither Vader nor Lupin approached the house.
Wade looked up at the smoke that was gradually spreading in the sky, and said to Lupin, "Let's get started... Although everyone in Little Hangleton is asleep, it is inevitable that someone far away will see it and call the police." A forest fire is no trivial matter. As long as someone sees the smoke, they will most likely call the fire department.
It’s just that this place is far away from the fire station in town and the road is difficult to travel, so they still have plenty of time.
Lupin nodded and said, "Remember what I told you, precise control is more important than its power."
"Yes."
Wade put away his wand and replaced it with the one he bought from a second-hand store, which was made of mountain phoenix tail feathers. He calmed his breathing and cleared his mind so that he could focus better.
"Fire is raging!"
With a "whoosh", an orange-gold flame shot out from the tip of the wand, landed on the big tree next to Gaunt's cottage, and immediately burned fiercely.
Wade did not put down his wand. He stared at the flame intently and could vaguely feel the secret and invisible connection between it and himself.
Lupin also held his wand, ready at any time.
Although Fiendfyre was dangerous and difficult to control, it had magic that could break the curse. If it was only slightly out of control, Lupin could temporarily block it with a barrier, giving Vader time to regain control.
The flames continued to spread and rise, and suddenly turned into the shape of a hound, as if it wanted to devour someone, and then suddenly dissipated; then a hippogriff ran out of the fire, ran around the house, set fire to everything that could be ignited, and then melted into the fire.
The flames kept changing their shapes: dragon, phoenix, niffler, bird-snake, wolf, chimera...
Some of them flew, some ran, and sometimes they seemed to be about to rush out, but were blocked by Lupin's water curtain.
Gradually, the fire beasts became more and more agile, but they no longer rushed out of the circle. Lupin glanced at Vader, whose forehead was oozing with beads of sweat, and praised him secretly in his heart.
Many wizards never dared to use the Fiery Spell for fear of losing control. Magic is subjective, and their fear of spells also makes it more difficult to learn.
Lupin himself also learned this magic when he was a teenager. At that time, he and his friends did a lot of great things together. They were fearless and only hated the dark magic, but did not have any awe of it.
Even so, he had to burn a lot of things on the beach before he learned how to control the fierce fire.
Lupin had originally planned to teach Vader in the same way. He was prepared for Vader to fail several times and have to throw away his old wand, but he didn't expect that he would slowly succeed the first time.
The child in front of him is truly a natural born wizard, and he is destined to become as powerful as Dumbledore.
Maybe even surpass Dumbledore.
Lupin narrowed his eyes slightly and watched the flames gradually form a golden bird, which looked like a phoenix, but was somewhat different from Dumbledore's phoenix.
It spread its wings lightly in the flames and flew. Its eyes, which seemed to be formed by the flames, seemed to be looking at them.
From time to time, intermittent beeping sounds could be heard in the flames, sometimes like glass breaking, sometimes like something exploding.
Lupin didn't find it strange either.
Since they were once a wizard family, there must be various spells around them, but the Fiendfyre is so powerful that it can even destroy most of them.
But then, Lupin's calm expression was broken.
A familiar scream was heard in the flames!
(End of this chapter)