The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

"Mother, I have taken care of everything." Helena sighed. She had always had a hunch that something special would happen when she and the crown appeared in front of the statue together.

Now, the magic left by my mother is taking effect.

She repaired the crown and removed the curse attached to it. Holding the crown, Tom felt a gentle warm breeze blowing over his body, and all the fatigue in his mind and body was swept away.

"Mother..." Helena also felt her mother's heart, but unfortunately she was a ghost now and could no longer experience this kind of warmth.

[Ravenclaw Crown (five-star): The crown left by Rowena Ravenclaw. Wearing it to study can get twice the result with half the effort, provided that you can withstand the knowledge infusion from Ravenclaw]

"Knowledge infusion?" Tom was a little curious. Could it be that there was also knowledge collected by Ravenclaw throughout his life? That is truly a priceless treasure!

"You'll know when you put it on." Helena showed an unknown smile.

Tom felt that there might be some deceit involved, but it was just a prank at best and would not cause him any harm, so he put on the Ravenclaw crown.

After putting it on, Tom felt like he was in a noisy auditorium, with countless voices in his ears:

"There are a total of ten types of pure-blooded fire dragons. They occasionally mate with each other to produce rare hybrids."

"The secret to the levitation spell is that subtle movement of the hands."

"A spell is a spell that adds specific attributes to an object or creature. To successfully cast a spell, you need to concentrate, wave the wand correctly, and pronounce the spell accurately."

…

In just a few seconds, the sound gradually became louder, as if he accidentally pressed the volume button after putting on headphones. Tom groaned, feeling a little upset, as if he had been watching the video for a while on the bus. Same as mobile phone. Tom felt unusually tight in his chest, and he didn't know what would happen if he continued to listen.

He quickly took off the crown, but the dizziness still didn't go away. It wasn't until he walked to the window and let the cold wind blow that he felt better.

"The performance is not bad." Helena floated to Tom's side, looking at him with a hint of praise.

"This is the characteristic of the crown. It will crazily pour knowledge into your mind. Your performance is one of the best among the people I have seen. Back then, my mother would occasionally lend the crown to her students to wear, and they would faint immediately after wearing it. There were people from the past too.”

"Why does it have to be like this..." Tom felt less like vomiting and turned around to complain to Helena.

"If you want to acquire knowledge, you have to pay a price." Helena said matter-of-factly. "My mother's classes were so exciting back then - many students wanted to learn more advanced knowledge, so they had to pay some price in theory, even if these prices It is not equivalent to knowledge. It seems that the rule that requires professors to sign in the restricted area of ​​the Hogwarts library originated from my mother’s teaching methods.”

Tom:…

Well, I can only say that it is worthy of "Raven's Claw" and treats knowledge like treasure.

"I think it's time for you to go to class." Helena changed the subject and pointed to the clock on the wall, reminding Tom that it was almost time for class. Tom hurriedly put away the crown and ran towards the door.

Looking at Tom's back, Helena sighed and whispered inaudibly: "Is it a coincidence...or fate?"

This Defense Against the Dark Arts session was just like answering reporters' questions at a press conference. The curiosity of the little wizards about Tom's experience did not subside after one night, but intensified.

"Okay," Tom, who was helplessly pestered by the students, could only admit defeat and selectively told the young wizards in the audience his experience, but he certainly couldn't mention the Horcrux - otherwise Dumbledore would be afraid Will come to invite him to drink tea.

Because the concept of Horcruxes is so evil, the wizarding world is very secretive about it, and even books about dark magic only mention it briefly. For example, the book "Poisonous Magic" contains a lot of advanced black magic content, but it still does not provide an in-depth introduction to Horcruxes.

"About Horcrux, the most evil magical invention, there will be no discussion or guidance here" is the original words in the book. The author's attitude is also very obvious: Horcruxes are too evil even for dark wizards.

The definition of black magic in the wizarding world has always been somewhat vague, but black magic is generally magic that can cause irreversible damage. This basically includes magic targeting the soul.

Of all the dark arts, Horcruxes are the most evil. The reason is that it can ask for the splitting of the soul. After the wizard who made the Horcrux is destroyed and all the Horcrux dies, he will not be able to become a ghost, nor can he be reincarnated. He can only be trapped in a confusing illusion forever and suffer. This is almost impossible for a wizard to accept.

Wizards can become ghosts, but most wizards don't choose to. If everyone doesn’t choose, there must be a reason for not choosing. Just like enrolling in a major, people are advised to quit biochemical environmental materials. It’s not without reason! If you have to go against the current, you will most likely be tricked to the point of crying. If you want to go in the opposite direction, there are some schools that offer biomaterials and environmental studies. It is recommended that people with this idea go to study - just fill up the debuff.

After paying such a huge price to make a Horcrux, what did you get in return?

It is an existence that becomes "worse than the humblest wandering soul" after the death of the subject.

In other words, a Horcrux cannot make you "come back like lightning" like wearing resurrection armor after death. It can only guarantee that you are "immortal." A complete resurrection requires a series of procedures. Without Peter Pettigrew, Voldemort would have been a mouse in the forests of Albania for a long time.

The extremely heavy price and this form of "immortality" discouraged dark wizards, calling Horcruxes the most evil magical invention.

Because wizards are very secretive about Horcruxes, only a handful of people in the wizarding world know about Horcruxes, and others only know the name. At Dumbledore's request, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry banned all research related to Horcruxes and removed all information detailing Horcruxes. "Advanced Dark Arts Revealed" which details how to make Horcruxes has been updated. It was kept by Dumbledore himself.

For immature little wizards, it is best not to even know this term. The main reason is that the characteristics of the Horcrux are very tempting - this is immortality! How do young people understand the price they have to pay for immortality? Once you know about Horcruxes, you may become curious and want to try them.

This is not good.

To be on the safe side, Tom didn't even dare to mention the term "horcrux" to the young wizards. He replaced the concept of Horcruxes with "evil spirits".