Inside the house, Xenophilius Lovegood stood by the window on the second floor, quietly watching the boy outside.
He had just witnessed Aris casually waving his hand and making blades of grass float and form shapes in the air.
Even now, a trace of shock remained on his face.
His brows were slightly furrowed, and the worry in his eyes had grown even more obvious.
"Such incredible magical talent…"
"He hasn't even entered Hogwarts yet, yet he can already control grass and shape it at will."
"This child's magical potential is astonishing. As expected from the bloodline of one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight families. I should have known he wouldn't be ordinary."
Xenophilius sighed quietly.
"It seems I need to investigate the Shafik family as soon as possible."
"If possible, it would be best to send him away quickly."
"Otherwise, we have no idea what kind of trouble this could bring."
"Although it may be cruel…"
"Luna must not be harmed."
As his soft muttering faded, a determined look appeared in his eyes.
To Xenophilius, his daughter was the most important thing in the world.
For Luna, he would do anything.
Even sell his soul if necessary.
Let alone worry about a boy who had no blood relation to him.
"Father? What are you doing here?"
Luna's voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
Xenophilius quickly composed himself and forced a smile onto his face.
"I was just thinking about what to prepare for dinner tonight."
"How about bread with butter, and some of your favorite Gordigan tea? Those two go very well together."
Luna smiled happily.
"I can already smell the Gordigan tea!"
She shrugged lightly, clearly approving the idea.
Then she suddenly remembered something.
"Oh right, Father…"
"What do you have in your left pocket?"
"Ah?"
Xenophilius froze for a moment.
"Nothing."
Instinctively, he touched his left pocket, his expression suddenly becoming slightly awkward.
"Why would Luna ask such a strange question?"
"Oh, Aris asked me to check."
"He said he was curious."
Luna didn't notice the embarrassment on her father's face.
She stepped forward and directly reached her small hand into his pocket.
A moment later—
She pulled out a pair of socks.
Very smelly socks.
"Hmm…"
Luna wrinkled her nose in disgust.
She quickly stuffed the socks back into Xenophilius's pocket and frowned.
"Father, your socks need to be washed."
"They won't magically become clean just by sitting in your pocket."
After saying that, she gave him a strange look before turning around and jogging downstairs.
"???"
Xenophilius stood there, completely stunned.
Aris? Curious about my pocket?
What kind of strange curiosity is that?
Why would he suddenly ask Luna to check my pocket?!
That boy… can he not do something normal for once?!
Now I've embarrassed myself in front of my own daughter!
Xenophilius sighed deeply.
As expected…
Boys really aren't as adorable as girls.
Outside the house.
"That was a stinky sock."
Luna muttered unhappily as she returned to Aris's side.
Aris's expression became slightly strange.
A strange thought appeared in his mind.
I didn't expect Xenophilius to have the habit of putting smelly socks in his pocket…
Is that something a normal person does?
At the same time, the system notification sounded again.
[Congratulations to the host for completing 3/3 Daily Missions.]
[Reward: 10 Academic Points.]
"...?"
Aris blinked.
That counted too?
But why was the reward so small?
He fell into deep thought.
Perhaps the quality of the question directly affected the reward.
If that was the case, then completing missions in the future might not be so easy.
Fortunately, the definition of "teacher" in the system clearly wasn't limited to actual teachers.
This meant Aris could ask questions to anyone.
Even a random passerby on the street.
Aris shifted his attention back to the system panel.
At this moment, it showed that he possessed 310 Academic Points.
It was time to spend some.
He had already learned from the system instructions how to use the points.
With a thought, a roulette wheel appeared before him.
Unlike the previous talent wheel, this one looked far more colorful and luxurious.
Each section of the wheel had a different color and size, representing items of different rarity.
"Start the draw."
The system immediately prompted him.
[Do you want to spend 100 Academic Points to participate in the Basic Lottery?]
"Yes."
The colorful roulette wheel began spinning.
Aris didn't expect much from his first draw.
He simply wanted to test the system and see what kind of rewards were available.
Of course—
Getting something good would be nice.
But he had no illusions about being extremely lucky.
When the roulette wheel finally stopped, the pointer landed squarely in a white section.
No surprises there.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 10 Gold Galleons.]
Ten gold coins.
Aris sighed.
As expected, one shouldn't expect much from white-quality rewards.
But just as he was about to close the interface—
The system spoke again.
[The Points Mall has now been unlocked.]
[You may now exchange Academic Points for items.]
Aris opened the Points Mall.
Inside, there was only one item displayed.
It was glowing faintly with golden light.
But it wasn't actually a high-quality item.
It was simply the 10 Gold Galleons he had just won.
When he clicked on it, the exchange price appeared.
10 Galleons = 100 Academic Points
It didn't look particularly expensive.
But considering how slowly he earned points, it wasn't exactly cheap either.
Aris frowned slightly.
It seems I still need to study how to earn points efficiently.
He still had 210 Academic Points remaining.
Since the mall had nothing else useful, he decided to try his luck again.
Two more draws.
The roulette wheel spun once more.
A flash of white light appeared—
Then suddenly—
A purple light flashed.
"...?"
Purple quality?!
Aris was stunned.
My luck is actually this good today?
The system notifications appeared.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 10 Gold Galleons.]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Magic Potion ×1.]
Aris immediately checked the item description.
Magic Potion
Permanently increases the user's magical power by 10 points.
Aris's eyes widened.
A potion that could permanently increase magical power?!
This reward was incredible.
At the same time, the Magic Potion also appeared in the Points Mall.
Magic Potion ×1 = 1000 Academic Points
The price looked expensive now.
But as he unlocked more ways to earn points, it might become affordable later.
If he could keep obtaining potions like this—
Wouldn't his magical power eventually surpass the natural limits of human wizards?
Even powerful wizards like Albus Dumbledore had a limit to their magical power.
That was the natural ceiling for human wizards.
But Aris…
He now possessed the possibility of breaking that limit.
Countless thoughts raced through his mind.
Finally, he took a deep breath and calmed himself.
"You still need to take things step by step."
Even though the Magic Potion was tempting, it meant nothing without enough points.
Right now, the most important thing was simple.
Earn more Academic Points.
As many as possible.