harleyscars Chapter 87 Orochimaru and Time Travel
Chapter 87 Orochimaru and Time Travel
Chapter 87 Orochimaru and Time Travel (First Update of 10,000 words)
Harry ultimately didn't give Hermione a suitable nickname.
Most importantly, he couldn't think of any exotic codenames like Jiraiya and Orochimaru.
He felt that if he gave Hermione a nickname like "Big White Teeth," she would immediately pull out her wand and kill him.
So Harry could only helplessly shrug at Hermione, promising to come up with a few nicknames that would perfectly fit her character, in exchange for permission to return to his dormitory safely.
Hermione watched Harry's retreating figure and sighed softly.
Slack or Harry—
These two men are truly strange creatures, even stranger than the creatures of the magical world.
Fortunately, it's not surprising that the books I use for leisure are not the ones I'm reading.
She lightly patted the thick book and ran back to the girls' dormitory. She needed to rest and recharge.
Because tomorrow will be a catastrophe for all the first-year students in Gryffindor, a catastrophe that belongs only to them.
Although Friday is always the happiest day, after which everyone gets a short two-day holiday.
But this day always brings pain to the Gryffindors.
Because Professor Snape had Potions class that day, and it was a double class.
Snape strode into the classroom, slammed the door shut, and said sternly to the trembling Gryffindor freshmen, "Put away your wands and your Quidditch-infested heads!"
Snape's gaze swept across the crowd and landed squarely on Harry.
He had no doubt that Porter, who looked exactly like James, would become Gryffindor's Seeker in the upcoming Rookie Game.
So when Snape entered the Potions classroom today, he was ready to go all out.
He waved his wand, summoning two cauldrons, and then, feigning a magnanimous air, addressed the Gryffindors and Slytherins in his class: "To clear your minds of Quidditch fantasies, the rookie seekers from both houses will come forward and, in front of everyone, concoct the Water of Life and Death."
Snape turned around abruptly, his gaze landing squarely on Harry.
"A student who fails to be trained will be kept after school and will not be allowed to participate in the first training session. Whether he is a Gryffindor or a Slytherin—"
"I will treat everyone equally!"
As soon as Snape finished speaking, he calmly awaited the actors' performance on stage, just like a screenwriter who had written his own script.
only----
Contrary to Snape's prediction, the person who stood up was not Harry.
Ron Weasley, his eyes wide and trembling under the pitying gazes of the crowd, walked to the cauldron.
He was at a loss for what to do.
"Looks like Gryffindor needs a new Seeker. Your mentality is too weak, Weasley."
Malfoy glanced sideways at Ron Weasley standing beside him.
When Snape saw Ron, his brows furrowed even more, and he interrogated Ron in a voice that sounded like he was grinding his teeth.
"Weasley, why are you Gryffindor's Seeker?"
"Professor—shouldn't it be me?"
Ron Weasley muttered to himself, completely bewildered as to why he was being subjected to this undeserved misfortune.
He even suddenly felt that being a Seeker might not be such a lucky thing after all.
Indeed, things turned out as Ron had predicted; being a Seeker, especially a first-year Seeker, was not a pleasant experience.
The first rookie match was scheduled for the beginning of the second month after the start of the school year. And by the end of the month, it was Halloween, when the Quidditch tournament would begin.
They have limited time and must train intensively.
So every morning before five o'clock, his twin brother would drag him to the Quidditch training ground to listen to Wood, the Quidditch captain of Gryffindor, endlessly recounting tactics.
As for his skill level as a seeker—
"You just need to keep an eye on their Seeker, Ron." Wood had no expectations that Ron would catch the Golden Snitch. "Keep an eye on him, even if he flies up into the sky to take a dump, you're still following him around, understand?"
Ron didn't understand; he just felt that things had suddenly become difficult.
In contrast to Ron's hardships, Harry felt exceptionally relaxed before the first Rookie Tournament.
Although Malfoy would still occasionally provoke him and spout nonsense about his secret codename with Orochimaru, Harry found a way to retort.
"Did Orochimaru teach you any special techniques?"
"What special move? Why don't you spell it out more clearly, Potter!"
Malfoy was furious.
Harry's mood became even more cheerful.
He possesses the amazing transformation technique, which Orochimaru taught him, and this is the true proof of their friendship.
As for Malfoy—
He was just a lackey; Kimimaro sounded like he wasn't even in the same league as his own codename, Jiraiya.
At least that's how Harry comforted himself.
Another thing that made Harry happy was his mastery of the "Expelliarmus" spell.
In that strange training room on the eighth floor, his casting of spells became increasingly skillful, to the point that he could activate them at will.
For some reason, ever since Dumbledore spoke with him, his scars have never hurt again.
The confinement to the Forbidden Forest never even began.
Snape always found some strange reasons to postpone his and Malfoy's confinement, and Harry suspected that he wanted to prevent him from watching the first Quidditch match.
Of course————
Harry hopes that Gryffindor, with Ron as the Seeker, will win, but it is unlikely that Gryffindor will win with Ron as the Seeker.
Several times he went to the training ground to observe, and the Golden Snitch flew past Ron not far in front of him, but Ron seemed to be under a petrification spell and did not notice the Golden Snitch at all.
Ron's flying posture was also problematic. Harry had privately imagined several times that if he were to fly, he would never move forward so stiffly.
This is perhaps the only slight imperfection in life.
Harry thought regretfully.
Another drawback is that Orochimaru seems to be busy with his own affairs lately, and has neither sent messages through Yennefer nor had Hermione act as an intermediary.
Harry tried several times to break the silence between the two by having Hermione arrange to meet Orochimaru and tell him about the changes in the situation.
From the new spell he learned to exorcise weapons, to the secret mission the headmaster gave him, and then to his evaluation of Ron's flying skills—
Harry had so much to say to Orochimaru, but he could never find an opportunity to talk to his friend.
Orochimaru was completely surrounded by the Slytherins, like a sealed water shield covering him.
Orochimaru was certainly aware of this, and the Slytherins, especially the first-year Slytherins, were happy to see this.
He had no intention of breaking that, because he had more important things to do.
As time went on, he received intermittent reports on the unicorn's movement trajectory.
Based on his analysis of the Leaf Village barrier, he identified thirty-six possible locations where the unicorns might appear.
Some of these locations are deep within the Forbidden Forest, while others are on its edge, interspersed with a group of creatures that appear to be centaurs.
He spent at least a month carefully examining and analyzing the dangers they contained.
By early October, Orochimaru had finally figured out the most likely location to see the unicorn.
However, the location made him unable to suppress a smile.
That was the place where he first fought Professor Quirrell, and also the place where Harry unexpectedly used his Transformation spell to scare Professor Quirrell away.
It's a bit like things have come full circle, ending up back where they started.
This time, however, Orochimaru was determined to make thorough preparations before heading there to capture the unicorn.
This brings us to Tobirama Senju, from whom he benefited greatly.
This genius of forbidden techniques, who preceded him, developed many forbidden techniques in order to counter the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan.
From the Impure World Reincarnation technique, which is almost impossible to perform, to the Flying Thunder God Technique, which has extremely high requirements for the user, both were invented by Tobirama Senju.
The former, he had already mastered.
As for the latter, although I know how to use it, there is actually no need for me to use it.
Lacking both superhuman dynamic vision and the deadly Rasengan, this fighting style not only fails to utilize his strengths but also restricts his actions.
But things are different now.
After Orochimaru located the unicorn and determined the capture location, he began carving a Flying Thunder God kunai with a jutsu pattern in the ninja equipment room on the eighth floor.
The origin of this technique can only be traced back to the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
Unlike the Flying Thunder God Technique improved by Minato Namikaze, the Second Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique was much inferior in both speed and distance.
Unfortunately, Orochimaru was unaware of Minato Namikaze's improved Flying Thunder God Technique.
That was the foundation upon which Jiraiya's beloved disciple made his living.
After the Flying Thunder God Technique kunai were fully imprinted, Orochimaru finally scouted the Forbidden Forest one last time, three days before Halloween.
He planted the kunai on the edge of the lake, next to the tree where he had once slept.
After doing all this, Orochimaru finally raised his head, looking leisurely ahead.
The second month after the start of the school year is about to pass with the setting of the moon.
This past month has been uneventful, just like the lake before us.
But Orochimaru could vaguely sense it—
Hidden undercurrents are surging, like winds brewing in the sky, which will one day descend upon the world and set the windmills still for so long in motion.
I just wonder how Jiraiya would have reacted then?
Orochimaru walked toward the castle, lost in thought.
Tomorrow is the first rookie game, and Malfoy even informed himself today that he would be forced into confinement by Snape the night after the game.
He wanted to win the competition and then, during his confinement, show off to Harry.
Tomorrow will definitely be very exciting.
Orochimaru was absolutely certain.
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