Mad-Eye Moody had already spotted Charlotte from outside through his magical eye.
From the very first second his foot stepped through the entrance, his wand had been aimed at Charlotte—this was the result of decades of experience fighting Dark Wizards: always stay alert.
Even if he was only a child, he could still cast the Killing Curse in the next second.
Mad-Eye Moody approached while quietly soothing Charlotte.
“Easy there, kid.
We’re not bad people.
I’m an Auror from the Ministry of Magic, here to rescue children kidnapped by Dark Wizards.” Charlotte still did not let his guard down.
His eyes were fixed tightly on Mad-Eye Moody, and his body instinctively retreated backward.
Just then, Mad-Eye Moody’s wand gave a slight flick.
A flash of blue light passed, and Charlotte’s mind involuntarily began to surface with certain memories.
Legilimency!
Charlotte felt a jolt of shock inside.
So this man really was as famously cautious and vigilant as they said.
Fortunately, he had already learned Occlumency.
He quickly began recalling the original owner’s childhood memories in his mind, along with images of being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse and controlled by the Imperius Curse at the hands of Dark Wizards.
A moment later, Mad-Eye Moody’s face turned extremely dark.
“Damn it all, using the Cruciatus Curse on a child—absolutely unforgivable!” At that moment, the three people who had come in with him stepped forward and said: “Captain, the identities of the two have been confirmed.
White Claire and Magus Brook—both are Death Eaters wanted by the Ministry of Magic.
Both have records of murder, but they’re already dead.” Mad-Eye Moody looked up and asked: “How did they die?” “The two appear to have been struck by lightning—parts of their bodies have been carbonized,” the subordinate said.
“There are no other signs of battle in the room.
It can be determined that they were killed with a single strike.
The opponent was a fairly powerful wizard.” Upon hearing this, Mad-Eye Moody’s brows furrowed tightly.
Spells capable of manipulating lightning were extremely rare and highly difficult to cast.
To date, he had only ever seen one person use such magic—the man known as the Dark Lord Grindelwald.
Perhaps Dumbledore and Voldemort could also do it, but he had never seen them do so.
However, Mad-Eye Moody was certain that it was definitely neither of those two who had struck.
Dumbledore wouldn’t need to use such a powerful curse to defeat the two of them, and Voldemort had already been dead for eleven years.
The sudden appearance of such a ruthless expert who killed without blinking in the wizarding world was hardly a good omen.
Thinking of this, Mad-Eye Moody turned his gaze back to Charlotte and asked: “Child, what’s your name?
Do you remember where you live?” “Charlotte…
Charlotte Elvis…” Charlotte looked cautiously at Mad-Eye Moody.
“I live at St.
Margaret’s Orphanage…” Mad-Eye Moody glanced up at his subordinate.
The man nodded and said: “It’s him.
His photo is in the files.
Charlotte Elvis, born to Muggle parents, who died in a car accident.
He was sent to St.
Margaret’s Orphanage five years ago, and disappeared without a trace about a week ago.” After having used Legilimency to view Charlotte’s memories and confirming the missing person information, Mad-Eye Moody finally fully let down his guard.
He then asked: “Charlotte, did you see who attacked these two Dark Wizards?
This is very important.” “No, I didn’t see anyone.
I can’t remember much of what happened before…” Charlotte said.
“Was he hit with a Memory Charm?” Mad-Eye Moody let out a soft sigh.
This was well within his expectations.
An expert like that would certainly leave no clues behind.
The only bit of good news was that this mysterious wizard seemed to only target Dark Wizards.
Still, this information needed to be passed on to Dumbledore so he could prepare in advance.
After that, Mad-Eye Moody and his team did not ask anything more.
They simply gave Charlotte some basic treatment and then took him back to St.
Margaret’s Orphanage.
With the help of magic, no one was particularly surprised by Charlotte’s return—they simply assumed he had gotten lost.
The moment he got back, Charlotte spotted a special letter on his bed.
The envelope was made of heavy parchment, sealed with an ancient-looking wax seal bearing a crest: a shield with a large letter “H” surrounded by a lion, an eagle, a snake, and a badger.
The moment he saw that crest, Charlotte perked up immediately.
Hogwarts Letter of Acceptance!
He quickly opened the envelope and read: “HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore (Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf.
Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed.
of Wizards) Dear Mr.
Elvis, We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment.
Term begins on 1 September.
We await your owl by no later than 31 July.
Yours sincerely, Minerva McGonagall Deputy Headmistress” After reading the letter, a smile appeared on Charlotte’s face.
Ever since learning that he had been reborn into the wizarding world, Charlotte had been looking forward to studying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Who knew that in just half a day, his wish had already come true.
Glancing at the calendar hanging on the wall, Charlotte murmured to himself: “June 1991, huh…
If I remember correctly, the protagonist Harry Potter also entered Hogwarts this year.
That means there are only three years left before the Dark Lord’s revival.
But that’s enough time.
I’m a transmigrator, and I have the system—three years is more than enough for me to become strong enough to face Voldemort, that big boss, head-on.” What he needed to do now was to become stronger as quickly as possible in a short amount of time.
Even Merlin the Enchanter could transform into multiple animals.
With the Supreme Transfiguration Wizard System, he should definitely be able to transform into multiple magical creatures too.
With that thought, Charlotte asked: “System, aside from the Thunderbird bloodline, can I also fuse with other magical creature bloodlines?” “Yes.
The host needs to obtain 100 milliliters of a magical creature’s blood, and additionally pay 100 Skill Points, in order to fuse one magical creature bloodline.” “And how do I obtain Skill Points?” “The host can earn Skill Points by achieving new accomplishments in magic, defeating/killing enemies, completing system-assigned quests, and other such activities.” After questioning the system, Charlotte let out a soft sigh.
That meant that right now, he had no way to earn Skill Points at all.
He would have to wait until he actually entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry before he could start earning them.
But then again, not necessarily.
If he ran into Dark Wizards, he could transform into a Thunderbird and, catching them off guard, might have a chance to kill them.
However, that would be too risky.
One slip-up and he might end up as experimental material for other Dark Wizards.
For now, it was better to keep a low profile.