Chapter 57: The Philosopher's Stone (Part 2)

"Hogwarts is really wealthy," Daniel Davis thought to himself as he looked at the luxurious meal in front of him. Although he wasn't quite used to the taste, he couldn't deny the quality of the ingredients.

This truly was a world of magic and magical power.

What appeared to be ordinary ingredients in this world would be considered top-tier, A5-grade meat in the Marvel universe. However, in this world, most ingredients were cheap, thanks to the ability to use magic for cultivation.

Such meals were provided daily, and because they were so frequent, waste was inevitable, especially among the Slytherin students, who wasted the most.

Education at Hogwarts was free, with only the cost of books and wands to be covered by the students themselves. Mandatory education, something not yet universal in the modern Muggle world, had long been established in the wizarding world.

"Maybe I could start a food-related business," Daniel mused as he ate his steak.

"There's a troll in the dungeon!" Professor Quirrell suddenly burst into the hall, shouting frantically.

"What?" Professor McGonagall immediately stood up, followed by Dumbledore, who then instructed the prefects to lead their house students out of the hall.

"You're overdoing it a bit," Daniel thought, finding Quirrell's panic rather ridiculous. A Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, scared by a single troll, seemed too far-fetched. Dumbledore's expression was equally insincere. After all, it was just one troll, not some extraordinary creature. As long as it wasn't a group of trolls, a single troll could be handled by most fourth-year students.

In their panic, most people overlooked one crucial question: how did the troll get in? Trolls had very low intelligence, making it impossible for one to appear in the Hogwarts dungeon unnoticed.

Despite this, Daniel headed towards the dungeon. It was a rare opportunity to see a magical creature in this world, and he wanted to test his magical abilities.

"You two didn't hear the orders? Go back to your common room," Daniel said as he spotted Harry and Ron sneaking away from the crowd.

"Hermione didn't go to dinner. She's in the girls' bathroom," Ron explained when Harry hesitated.

"I'll go with you," Daniel said, recalling that Harry and his friends had once been attacked by a troll. He decided to accompany them.

"This way," Ron said urgently, rushing towards the second floor.

"Already fond of Hermione, are you?" Daniel thought, noticing Ron's behavior. Harry didn't seem to think of Hermione as anything more than a friend, which was evident from the way he interacted with her. Ron, on the other hand, was always concerned about Hermione, knowing she hadn't gone to dinner and was in the bathroom. Daniel hadn't noticed Hermione's absence at dinner.

The bathroom was abandoned because of the ghost, Moaning Myrtle, who haunted it. No one wanted to use a bathroom where a ghost was present, even the girls.

As they approached the abandoned bathroom, Daniel caught a foul smell and immediately covered his nose.

Boom.

They heard the sound of objects shattering from the bathroom, followed by Hermione's scream. Ron rushed towards the bathroom, but Daniel was quicker, reaching it before Ron.

"Stupefy," Daniel shouted, aiming his wand at the troll. A red light shot from his wand, hitting the troll and sending it crashing into the wall, leaving a large dent.

The troll was a massive creature, over three meters tall, wielding a large wooden club as its weapon.

"No magic resistance, huh?" Daniel thought, watching the troll shake its head and stand up again. In Newt's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," trolls were described as having no magical resistance like dragons, but their strong physical constitution allowed them to withstand some magical attacks.

Dealing with such an enemy was straightforward. Repeated use of the Stunning Spell would eventually subdue them. Even dragons, with their magical resistance, couldn't withstand constant stunning spells. Alternatively, more powerful spells could be used.

"Expelliarmus."

"Wingardium Leviosa."

"Petrificus Totalus."

"Aguamenti."

"Accio club."

"Impedimenta."

Seizing the opportunity to test various spells on the troll, Daniel treated it like a target practice dummy, using spells that caused minimal harm.

If he wanted to kill the troll, he could have used Incendio. The Fire-Making Spell could produce flames as small as a lighter's or as large as those that could engulf an island.

The dark magic version of this spell was Fiendfyre. Before truly understanding this world's magic, Daniel believed modern weapons could defeat the wizarding world. What was truly terrifying were spells like Obliviate.

After his encounter with Grindelwald, Daniel realized his ignorance. Dark magic contained powerful spells, including those capable of destroying entire cities.

One classic dark spell was Fiendfyre, an entry-level spell that was extremely difficult to control.

Draco's dimwitted crony, Crabbe, managed to use Fiendfyre to try to kill Harry, unintentionally destroying a Horcrux and burning himself to death. 

Fiendfyre was formidable because it was hard to control. Perfectly controlling Fiendfyre required someone of Grindelwald's caliber.

Grindelwald had planned to use Fiendfyre to destroy Paris as a declaration of war, but he was stopped by Nicolas Flamel, Newt, and others.

Daniel had learned Fiendfyre, recognizing its immense power, but it was not a spell to be used at Hogwarts.

"Reparo," Daniel said, waving his wand again after the troll was petrified. The damaged areas in the bathroom slowly returned to their original state as if time had reversed.

Hogwarts' longevity and preservation were largely thanks to this spell.

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