Chapter 116: The Genius Who Created Magic (Part 3)

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The Quidditch match was suddenly halted, and Dumbledore hurriedly left with the professors. It was clear that something serious had happened.

The young wizards immediately began speculating that it was certainly related to George and Hermione, who had fallen from the sky. However, due to Professor McGonagall blocking their way, they couldn't approach the two to ask directly.

Had Professor McGonagall not been there, George and Hermione would surely have been surrounded by a horde of curious students, eager to get answers.

Nevertheless, wild rumors and speculations ran rampant.

Of course, the most discussed topic was why George had wings and could fly—had he learned a new magic, or was it possible he had the bloodline of a bird-wizard?

It was two hours later when Professor McGonagall finally instructed the heads of houses to escort the students back to the common rooms, one group at a time.

It turned out that Dumbledore and the others had not found the basilisk in the castle. However, they had discovered traces left by the creature during its attack and had gathered testimony from the portrait figures, which led them to believe that the basilisk had likely returned to its hiding place in the Chamber of Secrets.

"George, Hermione, come with me!"

Once all the students had returned to their common rooms, Professor McGonagall took George and Hermione aside and led them to Dumbledore's office.

"Do you think we should tell him about Harry and the diary?" Hermione whispered as they walked to the office.

Harry could hear the basilisk's whispers and knew about the diary's connection to Riddle. These were Harry's secrets, and he didn't want to share them with the professors just yet. Hermione, therefore, felt conflicted.

Earlier, George had only mentioned that they had been attacked by the basilisk but didn't reveal Harry's secret. Hermione wasn't sure whether she should confess if Dumbledore asked about it.

After a moment's thought, George leaned closer to Hermione's ear and whispered:

"Let's not say anything for now. We should discuss it with Harry first to see what he thinks.

At least for now, proving that the monster in the Chamber is a basilisk, not a giant spider, will clear Hagrid of being the heir to the Chamber and of the murder of Moaning Myrtle."

He was worried that revealing too much could lead the professors to follow the trail to the Chamber's entrance, and if they found the basilisk early, his plan could be ruined.

He didn't need Dumbledore to leave the school for a long time, as in the original story. Even a one-day absence would give him enough time to sneak into the Restricted Section and memorize powerful dark magic.

"Alright, I understand."

Hermione nodded. She also felt that they should get Harry's approval before saying anything.

"Lemon sorbet!"

In front of a hideously ugly, giant stone statue on the eighth floor, Professor McGonagall recited the incantation, and the statue suddenly sprang to life, hopping aside. The wall behind it cracked open into two halves.

Behind the wall was a spiraling staircase, slowly moving upwards like an escalator.

"Follow me."

George and Hermione followed Professor McGonagall onto the moving staircase, which quickly ascended, stopping before a brass door knocker in the shape of a griffin's head.

She opened the gleaming oak door, revealing Dumbledore's office to George's eyes.

It was a spacious, beautiful circular room filled with the sounds of various whimsical noises.

On the narrow-legged table, various strange silver artifacts spun around, emitting little puffs of smoke.

The walls were adorned with portraits of former headmasters, both male and female, all gently snoring within their respective frames. There was also a large table with claw-footed legs. Above it, perched on a tall, gilded branch, stood a beautiful little bird with golden tail feathers.

It was clear that the bird was Fawkes, Dumbledore's pet phoenix, the only one in the world capable of being reborn from its ashes and living forever.

On a shelf behind the desk sat a tattered, wrinkled wizard's hat—Dumbledore's own Sorting Hat from when he was a student.

This wasn't George's first visit to the Headmaster's office. The last time, he had signed the contract to join the England Quidditch team right here and even took a photo.

At the moment, Dumbledore and Snape were engaged in conversation by the desk, but there were no other professors around. They were likely stationed throughout the castle, keeping watch to prevent the basilisk from appearing again.

"Headmaster, George and Miss Granger are here," Professor McGonagall's voice broke through their discussion. Both Dumbledore and Snape turned to look at George and Hermione.

"Ah, good. Please, have a seat. George, Miss Granger, could you tell me in more detail what happened when you encountered the basilisk?"

Dumbledore's tone was warm as he invited them to sit on the nearby sofa. He had a house-elf bring over two glasses of juice, offering them to George and Hermione.

George took the juice and calmly began recounting the events.

He didn't mention that Hermione had discovered a clue about the basilisk and had come to the library to search for a book. Instead, he said that Hermione had come to find him to watch the Quidditch match, and that they had been attacked by the basilisk as they left the library.

He used the "Sectumsempra" spell that Snape had taught him to defend against the basilisk and managed to escape with Hermione.

"I always thought Severus taught you such dangerous spells a bit too early, but now I see I was wrong. You did well. But where did you learn that flying spell?"

Dumbledore knew that Snape had taught George the "Sectumsempra" curse, but Snape had never mentioned teaching George a flying spell. Dumbledore had also confirmed this with Snape, who had not taught George any flying magic.

The problem was that George's flying magic was different from the spell Snape had learned from Voldemort. Snape's flying magic involved transforming the body into a shadow and flying at high speeds, while George's method involved growing a pair of wings from his back and flying by flapping them.

George stood up and cast the "Wingardium" spell, and a pair of white magical wings appeared behind him.

"This is a new magic I created by a stroke of inspiration. I call it Wing Magic. It allows me to conjure a pair of wings, like a bird, and fly."

The magic in the Harry Potter world was quite different from that of the Fairy Tail world, but it wasn't completely incompatible.

After some research into the basic magical principles of both worlds, George realized that if you studied both deeply enough, it was possible to convert between them.

For instance, if Fairy Tail's magic were cast using the method of the Harry Potter world, its power would be greatly amplified by the wand. On the other hand, casting Harry Potter magic using the magic circles from Fairy Tail would save the time needed for wand movement and incantation.

Though George's current magical ability wasn't advanced enough to achieve this, he could still discuss the theoretical aspects.

So, after demonstrating the "Wing" spell and explaining a part of its theoretical basis using the magic theories of this world, Dumbledore, Snape, and Professor McGonagall immediately believed him.

As legendary wizards and some of the most powerful in the world, the three were familiar with the principles of the "Wing" magic George described. It had never appeared in any magical books, yet it seemed plausible and achievable.

(End of Chapter)