想到这几天，或许见到摄魂在霍格沃茨校园附近的出现，会给有些同学更深刻的记忆。

这时，再让同学们在博格特面前，实践试炼，或许先入为主，会有更多同学会把这只博格特变成摄魂怪，那就违反卢平教授教授的初...

霍格沃茨的秋天finallyarrived,bringingwithitacrispnessintheairthatsignaledtheendofsummer.ThestudentsofHogwartswerebustlingabout,preparingforthenewacademicyear.AmongthemwasAlbusPotter,whohadbeenthinkingaboutthepossibilityofseeingthePatronusinthevicinityofthecastle.

HerememberedhowsomeofhisclassmateshadseentheelusivespiritduringtheirpreviousyearsatHogwarts,andhecouldn‘thelpbutwonderifhewouldbeluckyenoughtocatchaglimpseofithimself.Thethoughtsentathrillthroughhisveins,andhequickenedhispaceashemadehiswaytohisfirstclass.

AsheenteredtheGreatHall,Albus‘seyesscannedtheroom,searchingforanysignofmovementormagicthatmighthintatthepresenceofthePatronus.Henoticedagroupofstudentsgatherednearthefire,engagedinaheateddiscussionabouttheupcomingQuidditchseason.

Meanwhile,inanothercornerofthehall,ProfessorLupinstoodbeforehisclass,hiseyesfixedontheyoungwizardsandwitcheswhosatbeforehim.HewasabouttobegintheirlessononPatronusCharm,acomplexspellthatrequiredgreatconcentrationandskilltomaster.

“Ladiesandgentlemen,“Lupinbegan,hisvoicelowandsoothing,“todaywewillbepracticingthePatronusCharm.ThisisacrucialspellforanyyoungwitchorwizardwhohopestobecomeanAuroroneday.“

Ashespoke,Lupin‘seyeslockedontoagroupofstudentswhosatnearthebackoftheroom,theirfaceslitupwithexcitement.AmongthemwasHermioneGranger,hereyesshiningwithanticipationasshelistenedintentlytoLupin‘swords.

“Iwantyoualltorememberthatthekeytothisspellisfocusandcontrol,“Lupincontinued,hishandsweavingintricatepatternsintheair.“Youmustbeabletocalmyourmindandconcentrateonasinglepoint,allowingyourPatronustotakeshapebeforeyou.“

Withthosewords,Lupinraisedhiswand,andasoft,goldenlightbegantoemanatefromthetipofit.Thestudentswatchedinaweasthelightgrewstronger,untilitfinallycoalescedintoashimmeringsilverorbthathoveredaboveLupin‘shand.

“ThisisjustoneexampleofhowthePatronusCharmcanbeused,“Lupinexplained,hiseyesneverleavingtheorb.“Butremember,everyPatronusisuniquetoitsindividual,andthekeytomasteringthisspellliesinunderstandingyourownmagic.“

Asthelessonprogressed,AlbusfoundhimselfbecomingincreasinglyengrossedinthepracticeofthePatronusCharm.HewatchedasHermione‘sownPatronustookshapebeforehereyes,aradiantbeamoflightthatshonebrightlyinthedarkness.

Butamidsttheexcitementandenergyofthelesson,Albuscouldn‘tshakeoffthefeelingthatsomethingwasamiss.Itstartedwithanaggingsenseofunease,acreepingfeelingthatsomethingwaslurkingjustbeneaththesurface.

Andthen,withoutwarning,achillrandownhisspineashefelttheunmistakablepresenceofaPatronusnearby.Hespunaround,hiseyesscanningtheroomfrantically,searchingforanysignofmovementormagic.

Thatwaswhenhesawit-afaintglimmeroflighthoveringneartheedgeoftheGreatHall,apresencethatseemedtobewatchinghimwithanunblinkinggaze.Albus‘sheartskippedabeatasherealizedthatthismightjustbethemomenthehadbeenwaitingforallalong.

Withasenseofgrowingexcitementandtrepidation,AlbusPottersteppedforward,hiseyeslockedontotheshimmeringlightthatseemedtobecallingtohim.Heraisedhiswand,feelingthefamiliarsurgeofmagiccoursingthroughhisveins.

Andthen,withadeepbreath,hebegantocastthePatronusCharm,lettingthesoft,goldenlightbeginitsascentintotheworldbeyond...