The Bard at Hogwarts

In a bedroom filled with gifts.

As the Boggart disappeared into the shadows, Ino's frown relaxed.

The package was not cursed with black magic as he had imagined. In fact, it was just stained with a hint of black magic.

After he was relieved of his worries, he unwrapped the package.

As the last layer of parchment was peeled off, there was a book with a black cover inside - "The Secret of Cutting-edge Black Magic"

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"Interesting!"

Looking at the book in his hand, Ino suddenly became interested.

Receiving such a gift on Christmas is obviously more than one level higher than aphrodisiacs.

However, just when he was curious about who was so courageous, a magic envelope slowly appeared on the cover of the book.

The profound black magic book and the letter that released the hidden magic, the two together basically ruled out more than 95% of wizards.

Among the people he knew, there were only about two who could do this easily, Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel.

But it is obvious that these two people would not do such a thing with their personalities and styles.

However, since there is a letter, he is too lazy to guess.

But as soon as he picked up the envelope, he felt something unusual.

Of course, it was not magic, but the thickness of the envelope. It is estimated that there are at least five pages of letter paper inside.

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A quarter of an hour later.

Ino put down the last page of letter paper.

The expression on his face also changed from the natural relaxation at the beginning to the seriousness and caution at the moment.

"You actually gave up Harry and chose old Barty Crouch..."

The letter was written by Snape. It is a bit long, but there is no nonsense in the specific content.

First of all, Voldemort was resurrected, and he did not choose Harry's blood like in the original story. Secondly, the resurrected Voldemort did not summon the Death Eaters, nor did he go to Azkaban to rob the prison, but chose to lie dormant contrary to his usual behavior.

Especially this point is a huge contrast with the original story.

Similarly, Ino was deeply puzzled by this.

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Looking at Voldemort's life in the story.

The excellence in his youth, the progress in his youth, the transformation after graduating and traveling for ten years...

Including the madness before death and the neurosis after resurrection.

Involuntarily, Ino brought himself to this story rhythm and began to try to deduce Voldemort's mentality.

To be honest, the sudden news now really made him a little uneasy.

It is hard to imagine that Dumbledore can easily deal with Voldemort who knows how to lie dormant and endure. This really needs to be questioned.

Dumbledore's biggest weakness is that he has a bottom line in doing things. And this weakness was actually mastered by Voldemort half a century ago.

In this regard, the death of Myrtle in the original story is a good portrayal.

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Myrtle died in the castle.

Dumbledore couldn't have no suspects.

But in fact, it was clearly a matter that could be solved by Legilimency.

The old headmaster stubbornly guarded his bottom line and would rather watch Hagrid's wand being broken than break through his inner perseverance and use magic and power to easily solve the problem.

It is really hard to judge whether Dumbledore's actions are right or wrong.

To Muggles, this is a kind of pedantry and stubbornness. But for wizards, once they let go of their mental defenses, it will be very troublesome.

Sometimes even a needle piercing can cause immeasurable consequences in the future.

In this way, if Legilimency was really used, Dumbledore might no longer be Dumbledore.

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But soon, Ino thought of Voldemort again.

When he was a student, he could control Dumbledore within the rules. There is no reason why he would be calculated to death later, and even show neurosis later.

Admittedly, the black magic corrodes the mind on the one hand.

But he speculated that this should be more about what Voldemort encountered during his travels in adulthood, which led to a change in his personality.

Gradually, Ino began to bring it in little by little, while simulating the changes as much as possible.

For a long time.

A static portrait suddenly floated in front of him.

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The portrait of Isaac Newton, the great Muggle scientist.

If you think about it carefully, Newton's life is really similar to Voldemort's.

As a famous scholar in England and even the whole world, Newton has made outstanding contributions in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and even natural science.

But it is regrettable that Newton also became crazy and even a little neurotic in his later years.

There are many speculations about Newton's madness, including overuse of brain, loss of relatives, mercury poisoning and theological beliefs, etc.

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But Eno does not agree with various speculations.

In fact, he is more inclined to believe that Newton discovered some secrets after reaching the extreme of science, even secrets that subverted the research results of the first half of his life.

It can be speculated that a person with extraordinary talent, who has been working hard since youth or even a teenager, has been focused all his life, but found that all this is meaningless in his later years.

Under such great joy and sorrow, it would be strange if he was not crazy.

Similarly, after entering Newton's life, Eno gradually discovered the clues of Voldemort.

Equally excellent, equally gifted, and even equally insane and neurotic in the end.

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"What is Voldemort pursuing…"

In the quiet dormitory, Ino held his chin with one hand, sitting on the floor and thinking about the original story quietly.

Pure blood, power, dominance, glory... these words flashed through his mind one by one, but then they were rejected one by one.

Inadvertently.

When he saw the "Advanced Dark Arts Revealed" sent by Snape, an idea suddenly burst out.

"Horcrux... immortality! You are really a fan of the authorities..."

After confirming Voldemort's pursuit, Ino naturally thought of another immortal - Nico Flamel.

The last time we met in France, Nico said that he had lived for 665 years. Although he regretted not meeting Nico's wife, I guess the gap between the two would not be too big.

And based on the state he was in when they met, Nico might not have much time left.

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However, comparing the two, a very interesting phenomenon emerged.

Nico and his wife will probably not live to be 700 years old, and Voldemort also only has seven Horcruxes.

One way to eternal life is through the magic stone, and the other is through the help of Horcruxes.

But unfortunately, neither of them broke through the number seven.

The difference is that Nico actually lived for more than 600 years, and seemed to be calm when facing death.

But Voldemort, when he was full of ambition, suddenly found that his lifelong pursuit was unattainable in a loft in the sky.

Perhaps, it was this kind of blow that turned Tom, who was in his prime, wise and knowledgeable, into the fearful, cruel and ruthless Voldemort.

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"Even if you are resurrected, you should continue to break the pot..."

Ino rubbed his eyebrows in confusion.

He couldn't understand how someone who was supposed to be crazy and unstable suddenly became sane.

Even if he is resurrected, but there is no hope of eternal life, it should still be as shown in the original story.

A stupid and crazy dark lord who only knows revenge and killing.

moment.

He thought of a possibility, but then shook his head funnyly and rejected it.

Seven, as the most mysterious number in the magical world, it seems to be a metaphor for a certain rule.

Voldemort, even the legendary wizard, probably wouldn't be able to break this rule. After all, there are too many amazing and talented characters in the history of magic.

Rowena Ravenclaw alone is an insurmountable iceberg.