Chapter 355
Vampire 3
Chapter 355 Vampire 3
This time, with Dumbledore there, the two of them reached the town in the blink of an eye.
The feeling of the follower's appearance was very uncomfortable, but Wade had now learned how to adjust his state during the rapid space transfer. After a few deep breaths, he recovered from the dizziness and nausea.
"Better?" Dumbledore asked.
"Yeah." Wade nodded, looked around, switched his view with the scenery he saw in the sky, and then walked towards the path on the right.
"Go this way. I remember the hotel should be in this direction."
Apparition is always accompanied by a loud "crackling" sound, and even if the caster is Dumbledore, he can only reduce the sound but not completely eliminate it.
Vampires have keen hearing, so in order to avoid being discovered by them, Dumbledore Apparated two or three hundred meters away from the hotel.
Afterwards, the two of them cast spells such as Disillusionment, Ignoring, Shielding, and Muteness to hide themselves and walked towards that side along the cement road.
On the way, Wade lowered his voice and told Dumbledore everything he had heard and seen before.
"I've never fought against vampires before, and I'm worried that I won't be able to handle them... and if they turn into bats and one or two escape, it might cause trouble in the future..."
Dumbledore's appreciative voice seemed to come from the air:
"Well, it's right to be cautious. I'm glad to see that you didn't rush in rashly."
"There is a spell specifically for dealing with vampires. It is not in our textbook, but if you enter the advanced class of Charms, you will have the opportunity to learn it from Filius."
"What spell?" Vader asked.
Dumbledore said: "The Sunlight Charm, also known as the 'Sun Embrace'."
Vader recalled, "I've never heard of it."
"Of course, because this spell is now listed as a forbidden spell, the Ministry of Magic prohibits schools from teaching it to students - because it will cause serious harm to non-wizard half-humans - that is, vampires, and endanger their personal safety."
Vader was speechless for a moment.
The personal safety of vampires is important, but is the safety of wizards who encounter vampires unimportant?
Dumbledore seemed to know what he was thinking, and said slowly: "I once heard from Nick Flamel that more than five hundred years ago, the power of vampires was unprecedentedly strong."
"At that time, the plague was rampant in Muggle society, and there were many infected wizards. Vampires were powerful, good at hiding, and not afraid of viruses, so they developed their own tribe on a large scale, and once became a disaster."
"The Muggle Church once mobilized a large number of knights to eliminate vampires around the world, resulting in countless casualties. At that time, wizards were also fighting against the harm of vampires, but there were also some vampires with strong magical powers... In the end, many wizards could only hide with their families... hide among Muggles."
"However, thanks to the emergence of the Daylight Spell, wizards finally gained the power to fight against vampires, changing their situation from being completely disadvantaged."
Wade listened quietly to these contents that would never appear in textbooks, and then raised his own question: "I remember that vampires just hate sunlight, but they are not unable to move in the sunlight."
"That's true. But the light released by the Daylight Charm is hotter and more violent than gentle sunlight. It is said that for vampires, facing it is like being thrown into a frying pan, but it does no harm to most creatures." said Dumbledore.
Vader concluded: "So now, vampires have become a minority group that needs protection."
"That's right. After a long period of killing and sacrifice, in the 17th century, the International Confederation of Wizards and vampires reached an agreement and stopped the history of war and killing each other."
"The vampires claimed that the Daylight Curse had caused cruel persecution to their people, and they strongly demanded that the International Confederation of Wizards prohibit wizards from learning and using this spell." "And the wizards strictly restricted the number of vampires that could be recruited, and formulated various laws."
"For example, vampires are forbidden from attacking humans and semi-human intelligent creatures, and they are forbidden from attacking livestock raised by humans. They can only suck the blood of ordinary livestock that they raise or buy themselves, and every vampire needs to be reported to the Ministry of Magic, etc."
Vader: “…”
There is no doubt that at the end of the war, the vampires had probably been hunted down by the Muggle army and wizards and had no where to go, so they bowed their heads and signed various "unequal treaties" in order to gain the protection and acceptance of wizards.
As for restricting the study of the Daylight Spell, it was not a compromise by the Wizarding Association, but merely a declaration of "human rights" by the victors.
In fact, the spread and learning of this spell has never stopped.
There are often comments in newspapers suggesting that the Ministry of Magic should exterminate all vampires.
There are also some wizards who openly pride themselves on being "vampire hunters" - even though they may never encounter a real vampire enemy in their entire lives.
Lockhart, for example, once described in his book how he traveled on the same ship with a vampire, had a "friendly exchange", and finally transformed the other party to eat only lettuce.
Lockhart's books sold very well, but the vampires endured it and did not bother the peacock.
"What is a Sunlight Charm?" Vader asked.
"Remember the spell: Achaeas-Tomio. When you cast it, you must do so with the intent to protect, not to kill. And then wave your wand like this—"
Dumbledore said, wagging his fingers slightly.
Although he did not reveal himself, a shimmering arc appeared in the air, showing the way the wand was waved for this spell.
Vader memorized it silently and repeated it twice in a low voice, but he did not actually release the spell.
"It's best not to use it in crowded places—" Dumbledore chuckled and said, "You know, it's illegal."
Vader smiled as well.
It has to be said that doing "bad things" together makes it easier for people to feel a sense of identity than doing good things together.
By now they had seen the hotel, although at Vader's height he could only see the lighted window and not the people inside.
At the same time, he also saw the peregrine falcon standing side by side with the owl - from this angle, it looked like a slightly larger pigeon.
Not sure if it was an illusion, but Wade vaguely thought he heard the principal laugh.
His face darkened silently, feeling ashamed of his past self.
Dumbledore changed the subject: "Is the child inside your missing friend? I remember his name was Caryl Johnson."
Wade emphasized: "He is Carril Johnson, but he is not my friend - not before and not now."
Dumbledore glanced at him and asked, "What happened?"
(End of this chapter)