The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

"Although I'm very curious about the people you can't talk about."

Dumbledore's eyes flickered between Loren's eyes and the red mole between his eyebrows, "But my intuition tells me that there are some secrets that should not be explored to the end."

Loren grinned, "Maybe you can try Legilimency, maybe you can see it."

Dumbledore withdrew his gaze, took out a box of biscuits from the drawer, opened the lid and ate one himself. Some tiny crumbs fell into his beard, "No professor at Hogwarts would take the initiative to use them." Legilimency to peer into students’ minds.”

Loren silently complained in his mind, Dumbledore might be like this, but Snape might not be.

He bit into half a biscuit, and the aroma of butter instantly filled his entire mouth. He took another sip of tea, and the aroma of tea and butter filled his mouth. The slight bitterness and sweetness of the tea offset the sweetness of the biscuits, making people stop. Not coming down.

He said while eating: "Speaking of Legilimency, I need to explain something to you. Harry always dreams about some strange scenes, about the death of his parents, about wandering in the forest, and before that, in the castle. Wandering scene.”

Harry had very frequent dreams after meeting Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest, but he usually only complained to Ron, thinking that he was not sleeping well. Loren sat nearby and listened to it several times.

His dream didn't calm down until he finished solving Quirrell's matter.

Regarding Harry's collusion with Voldemort, it is always good for Dumbledore to be prepared in advance.

Dumbledore slowed down in eating the biscuits, "I dreamed of strange scenes, um..."

The old wizard with a white beard was lost in some kind of thought. He held the biscuit in his hand and would not put it down until he ate it. The blazing sunlight shines in through the window, illuminating the entire office.

After a long time, he came back to his senses and said, "Oh, when people get old, they always have insufficient energy."

"You know, I think Harry might enjoy this summer vacation."

"You can tell with your toes that his godfather must have done something." Loren picked up a biscuit and fed it to Nagini.

The little snake "hissed" and stuck out its tongue without touching it.

Loren thought he must be dazzled as to why the snake could roll its eyes.

Dumbledore chuckled, "I think that during the long summer vacation, Black can spend some time teaching Harry some useful magic."

"Occlumency? Are you sure Sirius knows it?" Loren reasonably put forward his guess.

Who are the people who know Occlumency in the original plot? Dumbledore, Grindelwald, Snape, Barty Crouch Jr., and Horace Slughorn, all of them are top-notch old silver coins. .

Sirius is a pure fool, can it be compared to him? There is no comparison at all. No matter how you look at him, he doesn't look like someone who can do this kind of magic.

"Compared to this," Dumbledore looked a little surprised, "I am very curious about what knowledge Nico is teaching you. You are even familiar with Legilimency and Occlumency."

He even had some doubts about whether Loren already knew the truth about Horcruxes. After all, Horcruxes seemed to be within the scope of alchemy.

Loren didn't want to confess to Dumbledore what he knew about the plot. He couldn't explain the source of the information, and he couldn't fool Nico by moving him out. Telling them all would be too suspicious.

He made an excuse, "It is reasonable to speculate that Harry's dream was too clear, and he remembered it very clearly after waking up. The content was more like a memory. Since the memory can be put into his mind, it can be extracted from his mind." Get something else.”

"Legilimency and Occlumency are very necessary."

Loren finished speaking and stuffed the biscuits into his mouth, "If possible, I would also like to learn."

Legilimency and the Oblivion Spell are the rare magics involving memory.

In the next school year, he might face off against the Lockhart and the Tom from the notebook. One is proficient in the Forgetting Curse, and the other is the Dark Lord who controls desires and plays with people's hearts. He must master these magics, the most important of which is Occlumency.

These magics are different from binding spells and repelling spells. They cannot be mastered by accumulating proficiency. They require sparring with others.

Hearing Loren's words, Dumbledore was in a dilemma, "Loren, your situation is a bit special. You can only master these magics by yourself."

"Because of the cursed knowledge in that book, others will practice with you. If you accidentally spy on the contents..."

Dumbledore didn't finish his words, leaving Loren to think.

The title page of the Book of Abraham says that anyone who peeks into the book will be cursed.

Seeing Loren's understanding, Dumbledore continued: "Although I don't know the specific content of the curse, since Nico solemnly instructs you, it means that he has not found a way to break it in six hundred years."

Loren called him a good guy in his heart.

The memory is poisonous, and you will die if you look at it. What kind of knowledge is this? This is memetic pollution.

When he learns Legilimency, pulls out his memories and makes them into a big movie, wouldn't it be a nuclear bomb in the magical world?

It’s very painful just thinking about it.

"So, if you want to learn Legilimency and Occlumency, you have to practice it yourself." Dumbledore said.

There is no way, Loren can't find anyone to spar with, otherwise he will be harming others.

"Alas!" Loren sighed heavily, "Back to the topic, so how do we change Nagini back?"

"This brings up your new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for next school year, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart." Dumbledore seemed a little proud.

"Professor Lockhart is an adventurer and best-selling author. He once..."

The rest of the introduction sounded like nonsense to Loren. He didn't believe that Dumbledore, a top old wizard, didn't see Lockhart's true face.

Loren ate a cookie with an expressionless expression, showing that he didn't want to listen to his nonsense.

Dumbledore clenched his fists and pretended to cough, "Although the sources of some contents are difficult to verify, we can still find some things from them..."

Dumbledore happened to know two wizards who had been robbed of credit by Gilderoy Lockhart. He had long known Lockhart's true identity, and was convinced that Lockhart only needed to return to a normal school environment to be exposed. He was found to be a fake and a liar.

Students can also learn a lot from it: what not to do, what kind of person not to be.

In addition, Lockhart's grades as a student were pretty good, and Dumbledore believed that he was at least capable of teaching according to the book.

If Loren heard Dumbledore's thoughts, he would probably complain, no wonder Hogwarts has become worse with each generation.

An old Armenian wizard came to Wagga Wagga, Australia, and successfully helped the local residents subdue a terrifying and ferocious werewolf. In the process of fighting the werewolf, he used a very complicated restoration spell. But the story didn't spread very widely.

Lockhart found the old wizard and listened to his detailed account of the entire incident. After learning more about how he defeated the werewolves of Wagga Wagga, Lockhart used the Oblivion Charm on the old wizard to make him forget that he was the one who actually defeated the werewolves. After that, Lockhart stole the credit of the old wizard, told the story of defeating the werewolf as his own personal experience, and wrote it into his book "Wandering with the Werewolf"

"... After Lockhart wrote "Wandering with Werewolves", he accepted many werewolf-related interviews. In an interview with the Daily Prophet, he mentioned the "Restore Human Shape Charm", which can be used to permanently restore werewolves. Become human..." Dumbledore's voice echoed in the bright office.

Most werewolf experts thought this was a joke, but considering that Lockhart's method of weaving lies was to steal other people's work, rather than create something out of nothing, Dumbledore examined the curse closely.

Following the clues, in a file from the 1980s, an agent named Cecil Lee from the Werewolf Capture Division of the Ministry of Magic, or the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, left precious records.

Cecil Lee once used the Restoration Spell to forcibly turn a werewolf back into a human on a full moon night.

In the record, Cecil Lee wrote: [The Restoration Curse only forces the werewolf to turn back into a human temporarily, rather than permanently curing it. This may be because I cannot cast the spell perfectly...]

Relevant records only accounted for a small part of the file. Cecil Lee and the Restoration Curse were not taken seriously, and the file was sealed in the file bag until Dumbledore allowed him to be revealed.

Dumbledore spent great efforts to find this curse and studied its principles based on his profound knowledge of transfiguration.

"There's good news and bad news. The good news is that the effect of the humanoid restoration spell is not limited to werewolves. It can work on any creature transformed by a human. The bad news is that even I can't cast this spell perfectly. .”

"Why?" Loren asked in surprise.

"Transfiguration is a very rigorous subject. The caster needs to understand the specific characteristics of the target of transformation, rather than the general idea of ​​restoring human form."

"Obviously, no one can fully understand a person except themselves, and this imperfection can cause the spell to fail."

"Theoretically, perfect spellcasting can only be achieved if the person involved casts the spell on himself. This is impossible."

In a similar way, Flamel also mentioned that the deformation imposed by outsiders will cause the body and soul to be unable to match due to deviations. The result of the inability to match is the collapse of the body. Voldemort and Quirrell are an example.

It is even more impossible to cast spells on oneself. When the wizard changes into other forms, he no longer has magical abilities. This is true for sober Animagus, and even more so for irrational blood-cursed orcs and werewolves.

After Dumbledore finished speaking, he looked at Loren, "Now, I need you to find an answer, a correct path."

"Me?" Loren was a little confused. You can't even ask me.

Dumbledore nodded, "From the moment you found Nagini, you already had the qualifications to use the Philosopher's Stone."

He had communicated with Nico on this issue, and the qualification did not refer to the magic power of the Sorcerer's Stone.

The magic is there, available to anyone with the right approach. Loren is different from others in that he can inspire the magic stone to perform miracles beyond all possibilities.

Magic is a very wonderful existence. It breaks objective laws and follows some higher-order laws. The magic stone has the miracle of breaking higher-level laws.

The efficacy of the magic stone is determined by the will of the refiner, and Nico's will determines that the role of his magic stone is to turn stone into gold and refine the elixir of life.

After Loren obtains the qualification, he may be able to use Nico's magic stone to achieve other functions.

"I don't know, Principal." Loren was a little confused. He didn't know what to do.

Dumbledore looked thoughtfully at the red mole between his eyebrows, "Think carefully, Loren, the answer may be in your heart."

Loren blankly took out the magic stone, raised it next to Nagini, and looked at it carefully.

The image of the red amber magic stone gradually occupied his right eye, and the figure of Nagini occupied his left eye. The red mole between the eyebrows melted like liquid.

Loren watched as the furnishings in the office in front of him kept flashing, the colors switching between color and black and white. Dumbledore remained motionless, and time seemed to stand still.

The smooth surface of the metal candlestick, the blocking glass in the portrait frame, the windows on the exterior wall, and all the reflective objects in the office all vaguely revealed Mary's face, with pale skin and blood-red lips.

"Hehehe!" The girl's shrill laughter echoed in his ears, "The contract is completed."

A large amount of completely unfamiliar knowledge poured into his mind.

"Loren, Loren?" Dumbledore's voice sounded.

A cool feeling poured in from the center of his eyebrows, Loren's mind became clear, and all the illusions gradually disappeared.

When he opened his eyes, Dumbledore's wand was pressed between his eyebrows, and a steady stream of coolness spread from the tip of the wand into his brain.

Loren calmed down and took a deep breath, "Principal Dumbledore, I think I just learned about a ritual."

Dumbledore didn't pay attention to the ceremony. He took back his wand and said with a serious expression, "Your teaching seems to be different from what I thought."

Loren understood that he was caring about himself, and he shook his head, "It's okay."

Compared with the previous illusion of being directly pulled into another world, the colors in this illusion have not faded completely, and Dumbledore can still pull himself out.

I don't know if it's because the book isn't around, or if Dumbledore is powerful enough to influence the mysterious "Book of Abraham."

"Loren, you have to remember that as a student, ensuring your own safety is the most important thing." Dumbledore said solemnly.

"Don't worry, if there is any problem, I will come to you as soon as possible." Loren opened his mouth and smiled.

It has been analyzed before that although his interpretation of the "Book of Abraham" is a bit unusual, there should be no malicious intent on the part of the other party.

"Let's talk about the ritual." Loren said, "Using the horns of the bicorn as a bond..."

This magic stone is Nico's magic stone after all, and its miracle is turning stones into gold and refining the elixir of life. As a user rather than a refiner, Loren cannot perform new miracles.

The ritual that Mary gave him was a ritual that made limited use of the Philosopher's Stone. It used the horns of the bicorn as a link and the two-eared grass to connect Dumbledore with another person. Breaking through the previous paradox that the Restoration Curse could not be cast perfectly, the curse cast by Dumbledore was converted into one cast by another person.

After listening to Loren's explanation, Dumbledore looked at the Sorcerer's Stone and said with emotion: "What an incredible ritual."

At first glance, this seems to be just a simple ritual, and its function is very simple. But magic masters like Dumbledore understand that this is another kind of miracle that breaks the common sense of magic.

Generally speaking, a spell is a collection of a wizard's will and magic, which is unique and irreplaceable.

The transformation of the curse not only changes the location where the curse is released, but also changes the initiator of the curse before it is issued, replacing one person's will with that of another.

Information about Cecil Lee from Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

The setting of Dumbledore knowing Lockhart’s true identity was written by Rowling from Pottermore.