Hogwarts: Where the Pokémon Are

Almost most of the professors at Hogwarts are single, not to mention Snape. The relationship between him and Lily, placed on the Chinese Internet in the 1920s, would be justifiable.

Dumbledore himself was also in love, and even had a difficult-to-break relationship with Grindelwald. The two have known each other for almost a century, but the only time they met in this century was when Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald and imprisoned him in Nurmengard.

Most of the other professors have dedicated their lives to Hogwarts, but McGonagall has had relationships and marriages, all of which ended in failure. At first she fell in love with a Muggle like her mother, but eventually left him because of the secrecy laws.

Later, she married her former boss at the Ministry of Magic, but in the third year of their marriage, her husband died unexpectedly.

This shows how terrible the single-birth curse at Hogwarts is.

"Stop joking." Dumbledore was obviously a little unhappy. When a joke hurts others at the wrong time, then it is not just a joke.

Xia Lin immediately apologized for the offense and said he would not mention it again.

"Especially in front of Minerva and Snape." Dumbledore emphasized, "Okay, let's get back to the subject."

"Ever since I rejected Tom as the Defense Against the Dark Arts class several times, he was unwilling to cast a curse on such a class. So far, no Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher can spend a smooth year."

Dumbledore said.

"Actually, I'm a little confused, how did he do this?" Xia Lin asked.

Hogwarts itself is a castle that has gathered countless powerful ancient magics. In other words, the castle itself has powerful magic power. In this case, it is difficult for the usual curses to work.

"That's right." Dumbledore nodded. "Actually, before this, although the Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers over the years had encountered some situations, large and small, almost none of them were life-threatening. The most serious one was that they stayed in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries for several days. months."

Xia Lin:......

"Honestly, I think this is serious enough..."

Even injuries like broken bones for wizards can be cured in just a few hours, and this is only at the level of the Hogwarts school hospital. As the largest magic hospital in the UK, St. Mungo's medical level is very high.

The last time Malfoy was beaten by Xia Lin, he only stayed there for a week or two. This is probably because he was poisoned by Bulbasaur's paralyzing powder and poisonous powder, and the magic world could not find an antidote.

"Indeed, but it is still far from other curses that can directly cause tragic death." Dumbledore said, "Maybe it is almost called a curse. It should be that the magic of the castle weakened Voldemort's magic."

"But according to the future you told me before, it is obvious that the power of this curse is increasing. In the next seven years, none of the professors who have served as Defense Against the Dark Arts will have a good death, so I think it is time to take the initiative to break it. This is a curse.”

"Can it be done?"

"It's difficult, but worth a try." Dumbledore smiled easily. This expression showed that he was at least 80% sure, or even more.

"Going back to the question you just asked me, 'Why is Voldemort capable of placing a curse on a magic course?' One of the reasons is because he is powerful and proficient in dark magic. Another reason is - he is Slater Lin’s successor.”

"What does the successor of Slytherin have to do with this?" Xia Lin asked strangely. There seemed to be only a basilisk that had been sleeping for thousands of years in the secret room left by Slytherin. In other words, what other magic has been left behind?

"Of course it is related. Salazar Slytherin is one of the founders of Hogwarts, which means that he actually has some permissions of Hogwarts. Obviously, Tom inherited these permissions to a certain extent. .And it just so happens that black magic is Salazar’s strongest field.”

Dumbledore's statement is close to speculation, but it is not unreasonable.

As I said before, Hogwarts itself can be regarded as a huge magical prop. And this magic prop has permissions.

For example, if you are not recognized by the school itself, you will not be able to enter the principal's office even if you become the principal in name. After Umbridge became the headmistress, she could only stay in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

In the movie version, the principal can also disable Hogwarts' anti-apparation function.

Since the principal has these powers, it is not impossible for Voldemort, as the successor of Slytherin, to have certain authority.

"What should we do specifically?" Xia Lin asked.

Curses or curses are actually somewhat difficult to break. This is different from ordinary black magic, and general curse-breaking methods have no effect. Even if it works, there is no target to cast the spell on.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts class itself was not a physical thing. Even if he was asked to take out his wand and cast the spell, he wouldn't know where to poke it.

Facing the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom?

This is obviously not possible. After all, you can't tell whether the curse in front of you is a curse or something else. There are too many magics in the classrooms of Hogwarts. After the complex magics are intertwined, it will be difficult to crack them.

This is like defusing a bomb. There is no need to hesitate when there is only one line, but with countless lines intertwined, the difficulty increases straight away.

Or to Quirrell?

Or just give Quirrell a powerful blow to the back of his head.

As long as Voldemort dies, everything will be over.

"I need to use your magic and wand, but I'll wait until this semester is over. I also want to leave a gift for Tom. I hope his magic will have an effect on himself."

Dumbledore said proudly.

Using Voldemort's curse to deal with Voldemort was something he could only do.

Xia Lin didn't care, since he wasn't the professor of Defense Against Dark Arts anyway. And he didn't know what Voldemort and Snape were thinking about keeping their eyes on that post.

Defense Against the Dark Arts is not a pretty thing.

"Speaking of Tom, how is that guy doing?" Xia Lin asked about the diary.

"I had a good chat with him. Although he doesn't trust me, he has already begun to try to seduce me." Dumbledore blinked and said playfully, "But I am a 'Dark Lord', so he is obviously trying to seduce me!"

He stood up, walked slowly to the cabinet behind the desk, bent down and pulled out a black diary. The sharp-eyed Xia Lin also saw another book "Advanced Black Magic" placed next to the diary.

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