Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 221 Obscurus, Devil, Anti-demon Glasses

Originally, this class was not going to be much different. It was just that Toby was talking at the top and the students were taking notes at the bottom.

This is a very normal situation in ancient magic classes, because what Toby teaches is what he discovered during archeology, and a lot of knowledge has not been published, which is the missing history of the magic world.

So, just when Toby was about to continue speaking, he was naturally surprised that a student raised his hand to ask a question.

"Miss Lovegood?" Toby clicked Luna's name.

Luna raised her hands high, and she didn't know if she was imitating Hermione. She asked curiously: "Is the devil in the armor an Obscurus, Professor?"

The expressions on many students' faces were a little dazed. They didn't know what Obscurus was.

This is a knowledge point that only students in third grade and above have been exposed to.

Just in the second half of the semester last year, Toby reminded the students who were taking the second semester course at that time-ritual magic is dangerous and chaotic, and the most obvious example is Obscurus.

Luna is the only student who passed the exam scheduled for the second half of the semester ahead of schedule. She knew this knowledge point last year.

Toby will not get angry because students ask questions. From this point of view, he is indeed much more qualified than Snape.

Toby explained patiently: "The Obscurus and the Devil do have many similarities. But let me say, the biggest difference between them is that the Obscurus symbolizes disorderly chaos, while the Devil is orderly chaos. This They are very different, and the level of danger is also different."

"Is the Obscurus more dangerous?" Ginny bravely asked the question.

Toby shook his head and said: "No, the devil is more dangerous. Because the danger of the devil is controllable and needs to be more targeted - for example, the devil will madly attack archaeologists who break into the temple without authorization. For example, as long as If I release the restriction now, it will kill everyone in the house without hesitation."

The students sitting in the front row leaned back uneasily.

But the faces of the students sitting in the back row were more curious.

"Okay." Toby said simply: "This part of the knowledge is a bit too early for you, but you can talk about it now."

"The first is Obscurus, which is the performance of young wizards and witches after excessively suppressing their magical power. Based on this, it can be seen that negative emotions such as fear and timidity play a big role, and Obscurus It's often accompanied by some tragedy, the kind that makes people cry."

"It's the same with the devil."

"According to my findings during archaeology, the devil is a kind of lost magic, which also relies on the negative emotions of wizards. But unlike the obscurus's flinch, the emotions that cause the devil to appear are more aggressive - for example Hatred, anger, and an unbearable desire to destroy everything."

"What we should also focus on here is the difference between the Obscurus and the Devil. Although in my opinion, they can both be regarded as part of ritual magic. The ritual of the Obscurus is very similar. It first causes the wizard's psychological problems. , and then burst out at a certain moment, causing extreme destructiveness."

"But in comparison, the devil's rituals are more formal. For example, you can summon your own devil through items such as a scepter, and you can even make your own devil obey orders-"

Colin Creevey hurriedly raised his hand.

"you say."

"Professor, can every wizard summon his own devil?"

Looking at the eager expressions on the students' faces, Toby nodded and said: "Yes, just like you were at risk of becoming an Obscurus when you were young, it stands to reason that any wizard can summon his own

devil."

"but--!"

Toby's tone suddenly became serious: "What I need to warn you is that this is a very dangerous magic. A little carelessness will cause unpredictable consequences, which is more dangerous than the explosion when you made the magic circle items last semester.

too much."

"Let's look at this example first."

He walked up to the devil trapped in the transparent armor, picked up the pointer and pointed up and down and said: "Obviously, this devil is in human form. I can tell you very clearly that no wizard can summon a human-shaped devil.

Then do you know how it was transformed?"

Ginny had a bad feeling in her heart.

Many students had the same expression as hers.

"That's right!" Toby suddenly shouted: "It's just what you think - this wizard has merged with his own devil. He can neither live nor die, and can only be tortured by the pain in his heart.

, losing myself day after day.”

"In other words, to a certain extent, this wizard is already very similar to non-existence. You all know non-existence, right? Dementors, boggarts, and pranksters. There are already two of them in the school -

Oh, maybe I have all three, you’ll find out when you go to Remus’s class.”

A little girl with freckles on her face asked in fear: "Professor, is it alive?"

"Yes." Toby sighed: "What a fascinating magic. The ancient wizards were really geniuses. They were able to come up with such torture."

"Torture?" A little boy's face suddenly turned extremely pale.

"It's torture." Toby affirmed: "Will you let your family become devils? Are you willing to endure eternal life in this way? Even I can't imagine how to continue to live after becoming devils.

And the most terrifying thing, do you know what it is?”

Toby said gloomily: "Devils cannot commit suicide. It is also difficult for others to kill them completely. As long as there is a trace left, the devil can come back to life - this is somewhat similar to Obscurus."

"Is there any way to recover this devil?" Ginny asked with red eyes. She didn't know whether she was frightened or feeling sad about the "teaching material" in front of her.

Toby was silent for a while.

"This is ancient magic." He said in a faint tone: "Even if you know the danger, there is never a way out."

Al also sighed.

This sentence is more like describing Professor Heimer himself.

All the students have heard about the injuries on Professor Heimer's body. It is said that one calf alone is covered with scars that cannot be healed, and there is not a good piece of flesh.

Many students showed sympathy in their eyes, but also a lot of worry.

Professor Heimer continued to whisper: "You don't have to worry about your own safety, because I will help you. I have already gone through all the roads that I should go through. As a professor, naturally I don't want to worry about my own safety."

The students made the mistake again."

"Professor." A kind-hearted little girl cried.

At this time, Professor Heimer's face suddenly showed joy, punching the sad atmosphere into pieces.

"But there is good news!"

A smirk appeared on his face.

"That is, the devil is not under the control of the law for the time being! Can you understand this sentence? If I say it is Obscurus, then it may be hunted down by the Ministry of Magic because the "Law of Secrecy" has been broken

risks of."

"But the devil is different! No one knows what the devil is. This is still a blank record in the legal provisions, which means no one can arrest me for this."

"Don't worry, I read those provisions carefully before returning to the UK. I won't be suddenly arrested by the Ministry of Magic just for teaching. This can be regarded as the benefit of archaeology. The relevant laws are all blank.

No one can care about it."

"Okay, do you want to see this devil transform? Guess how many times it can circle around this classroom? Who wants to give it a try? You, yes, I am talking about you, the tearful little girl, come here,

Don't worry, nothing will happen. Can you touch it out? That's the helmet of the armor. Hold it, yes, and run! And you, hold this leg and run from the other direction - what does it mean that the devil is out of control? Don't

Worry, those black things won’t affect you. There’s no need to slap your arm. It won’t hurt you. It’s very docile now. Even if it crawls onto your face, you don’t need to shout so loudly, right? Why are you so cowardly? Is it possible?

Are you going to be my first student to become Obscurus?"

In a daze, the students witnessed the extraordinary nature of the ancient magic class - two students tightly wrapped in a black oily substance were running in circles, crying miserably. Moreover, the professor would be replaced every once in a while.

The relay will not stop until everyone has had a close encounter with the devil.

The final record was thirty-five laps. It’s hard to imagine that the devil in armor could grow so long.

Finally, when almost everyone collapsed, the bell rang, which sounded like a sound coming from nature.

"There will be no homework for you in this class."

Looking at the frightened students, Toby said with satisfaction: "But I want to remind you that only when everyone is no longer afraid of the devil, we will continue to start the next stage of teaching.

You must overcome your fear of the devil and ingrain this awareness of danger deeply into your bones. Don’t cry in despair. Compared with last year’s mummified cock, you will be much happier.”

The shocked students hurriedly rushed out of the classroom, and the senior students in the corridor had long been accustomed to this.

The magic circle on the armor converged and returned to its shining silver appearance. Toby and Al walked over holding the leg armor and helmet and installed the parts.

"Okay, it's time to go - huh?"

Toby found that two students had not left the classroom.

Ginny carefully tugged on Luna's sleeve, but Luna remained unmoved, her gray eyes staring at Toby unblinkingly.

"Are you here to ask for anti-monster glasses?"

Toby understood immediately. He waved his hand, and Al immediately took out a pair of half-moon lens glasses from his belly pocket and let it fall into Luna's hand.

This seems to have been prepared in advance.

Ginny was stunned, and Luna's eyes were also a little confused. They didn't expect that the process of getting back the magic circle items would be so simple, and they thought Professor Heimer would continue to find excuses to delay it.

"Where's Pandora?"

Toby asked regardless of the two people's gazes: "Can I have a talk with her?"

"No problem, Professor." Luna took out Pandora's notebook and handed over a quill.

Seeing Professor Heimer lowering his head to communicate with Pandora, Luna also put on her anti-monster glasses under Ginny's curious gaze, and she immediately turned her attention to Mr. Al.

"Yeah." Al waved to them in a friendly manner.

Ginny noticed something was wrong with Luna's expression, and she asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

"It's broken." Luna took off her glasses and handed them to Ginny: "The anti-monster glasses can no longer understand what Mr. Al is saying."

"No way." Ginny glanced at Professor Heimer carefully, put on her glasses, and then looked at Al as well.

"Yeah." Al waved to them again, and at the same time a line of text appeared on its head: [Can you see it now? 】

"I can see it." Ginny nodded subconsciously.

Um?

This is how the same thing?

Ginny blinked, she looked at Professor Heimer, and suddenly found a line of text floating on his head: [Since no one can understand the value of the magic circle, let's make all the money from these idiots first. By then ancient

Lingge can also be easily replaced——]

Professor Heimer seemed to feel Ginny's shocked gaze. He suddenly raised his head, startling Ginny.

"Give it to me." Toby stretched out his hand and said, "What did you just see?"

"I -" Ginny suddenly remembered Ron's countless rules not to lie, and she almost burst into tears.

Toby had already put on his glasses. He looked back and forth, then took them off again. A thin black smoke stretched out from his fingertips, circled back and forth a few times, and then silently took it back.

"Something went wrong just now. What you saw is not my real thoughts." Toby said with a smile, his tone was particularly kind: "It should be fine now."

"I understand, Professor." Ginny nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice, her long red hair swaying and almost forming a ball.

Luna seemed not to notice anything. She put on her glasses again and looked at Al again.

"Yeah." Al waved his hand for the third time, and words appeared on his head again: [You can see me.]

The next second, the text disappeared.

Another second.

"ah."

【You can see me.】

It seems that Al's thought during the blank period should be "You can't see me".

"It's amazing." Luna's eyes bloomed with a strange light.

Then she looked at Professor Heimer, but she didn't see a single word except the smile on the professor's face.

"I have already talked with Pandora." Toby said kindly: "This anti-monster glasses will be the first prize of the Black Devil Club, which will help expand the market. Think about it, just in school

Many students have pets. As long as they wear these glasses, wizards will be able to roughly read the pets' thoughts. There are also fire dragon sanctuaries, magical animal farms, and even gamekeeper Hagrid can use them.

Yes, it’s a revolutionary product.”

Ginny and Luna's eyes suddenly lit up.

They were a little confused by what Professor Heimer said next: "As for other issues. After gaining the ability to communicate, magical animals have been elevated to the status of centaurs, elves, goblins, etc. in disguise. It may also cause

Social problems - no, it shouldn't be said to be a problem, it can also be seen as an opportunity. Maybe the Ministry of Magic will set up a department specifically for these animals, and even the magic circle will not be left behind. By then, besides me, there will be

Who is most suitable for the position of leader? Grindelwald does know a little bit. I just don’t know how much. Could it be that he learned it all from me? It seems very possible that when "Ancient Magic" was published

A little early."

Seeing that Professor Heimer's topic was getting more and more eccentric, Luna asked in a low voice: "Professor? Can-"

"I know." Toby came back to his senses and interrupted: "Don't worry, the foundation will not treat you badly. At that time, a contract will be specially written, or there will be two contracts, one for the wish box and the other

For special purchases - should I also buy a store? It's a pity that the magic ball is not there, otherwise "The Quibbler" alone can fulfill the function of purchasing items, and I can buy these things at home. Let's talk carefully.

, where is the magic ball?”

"Is the magic ball missing, Professor?" Ginny asked in surprise. Only then did she realize that there was indeed no small metal ball next to Professor Hemmer.

"Yes." Toby said with a headache: "This has caused certain difficulties in my teaching process - I mean freshmen. It is not that simple to create such an immersive illusion.

How can we make those brats realize the dangers of ancient magic without creating a scene in which I almost died?"

No need to be scared?

Ginny is a little envious of this year's first years.

Toby said to himself again: "How about I carve the magic circle on the desk? This will not only save time, but also allow them to experience the feeling of almost being scared to death - this seems to be a good idea.

What do you think?"

Luna saw a line of text displayed above Al's head: [Can you add more pictures? Let me be the hero who saves the new students? It's best to portray something wise and powerful, otherwise my assistant will be too easily ignored.

】

"Good idea." Toby showed a dangerous smile: "It's best to have twists and turns. You save once, then I save again, then it's you, and then it's me. This can be done for the whole class. I hope Pang Fu

Ms. Lei has prepared enough tranquilizing potion in advance. Even if it is not enough, no problem, I will go to Severus to mix it now! It is time for him to contribute to the Dark Devil - oh no, to Hogwarts

Already."

Looking at the sinister faces of the two, Ginny silently mourned the fate of the new students.

Just before Toby left happily, Luna quickly stopped him: "Professor, you haven't returned the notebook to me yet!"

"So this is what you were asking about before." Toby threw the notebook over: "It's a pity that Pandora doesn't have much creativity left, otherwise she might be able to create some other valuable things - but don't worry, in terms of salary, I

I won’t treat you badly—by the way, you should be willing to join the Black Devil Club, right?”

Luna nodded without hesitation: "I hope that one day I can completely revive my mother."

"Don't think about it." Toby waved his hand and said with no mercy: "Resurrection? How is this kind of magic possible? If it could be done, there would be no Muggles in the world, and there would be no "Statutory of Secrecy".

Only the wizards remain - follow, Al, and you!"

Toby kicked the armor: "You also come with me. If Severus doesn't agree, you will have to be sent on."

"Let me think about it. There is no need to kill him, just beat him half to death."