Chapter 129: The Unlucky Lockhart
For a moment, the entire classroom fell silent, with only the sound of Aisen turning the parchment.
After a moment, Aisen refolded the parchment and put it down, then looked at Harry and Ron.
"So, what do you mean?" Aisen's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Harry and Ron.
"It's obvious, Professor Lockhart stole other people's experiences! He took credit for everything others did!" Harry said in an indignant tone.
"I can see that, if what's written isn't wrong, Lockhart did indeed do that!" Aisen nodded, then continued, "You mean, you want me to tell Professor Dumbledore the truth of this matter, and then have Professor Dumbledorefire Lockhart?"
"This—" Harry hesitated for a moment.
"Since Lockhart is a liar, of course Dumbledore should fire him!" Ron's tone was somewhat gritted.
Looking at Ron's displeased appearance, Aisen was a little strange. Didn't Ron's impression of Lockhartchange? How did he become like this again?
Clearly, Aisen didn't know that Harry had spoken up to remind Ron and shatter his illusion of Lockhart's strength.
"But, even if Lockhart is fired from the school, what then?" Aisen sat on a nearby stool, looking at the two with amusement, "There's no Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts to hire at this time!"
"Professor Aisen, Lockhart hasn't taught us anything at all! Should a liar continue to be the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School?" Harry said, his tone inevitably becoming agitated.
"Yes, but the final exam is less than three weeks away, and Lockhart has taught you for almost a year now. This means that during the final exam, you can use what you've learned in Defense Against the Dark Arts." Aisenpaused here.
Seeing the surprise and uncertainty on their faces, Aisencontinued: "If Lockhart is fired at this time, or another Professor temporarily takes over Defense Against the Dark Arts, the exam content might no longer be from Lockhart's books.
This means that you've studied Defense Against the Dark Arts for a year, and not only have you not learned any real skills, but in the end, you might not even be able to pass the final exam. Wouldn't that be too bad?"
After listening to Aisen, Harry and Ron opened their mouths but didn't know what to say. Indeed, this year, Lockhart's teaching content was basically snippets from his "works." So, during the exam, the content would naturally be those snippets.
But if Lockhart was fired, or another Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts was hired, what they had learned might really be completely wasted.
Seeing their expressions, Aisen smiled slightly. To be honest, from the current situation, Aisen was sure that even if another Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts was hired, the exam content would most likely still be taken from Lockhart's books. Otherwise, the second-year Witch's Defense Against the Dark Arts exam would fail.
"What should we do then?" Ron looked at Aisen with a conflicted expression.
"Otherwise, Professor Aisen, you can talk to Dumbledoreabout it. The Headmaster should handle this matter," Harry suggested a solution.
"Perhaps, Dumbledore already knew Lockhart's true face!" Aisen pondered for a moment, then slowly said. Seeing the two about to speak again, he waved his hand and continued, "But you're right, this matter does need to be discussed with Dumbledore!"
Hearing Aisen say this, Harry and Ron immediately calmed down.
"Go eat! You still have class this afternoon!" Aisen waved at the two, driving them out of the classroom.
Sitting on the stool, Aisen looked out the window. With a change of perspective, Aisen could see that the grounds around the entire Castle were dyed green, and the light blue lake surface glowed purple, indicating that summer had arrived.
After a while, Aisen picked up the folded scrolls of parchment and left the classroom, heading towards Dumbledore's office.
"Professor Aisen, is there something?" Dumbledorepicked up a lemon sherbet and put it in his mouth, then looked at Aisen who had just knocked and entered.
"Yes, Harry and Ron were in detention, and they found this in Professor Lockhart's office—" Aisen noticed that Dumbledore seemed to be in a good mood, so he handed over the parchment directly.
In a moment, Dumbledore had flipped through the parchment.
"I didn't expect Gilderoy to do such a thing. I think Hogwarts can no longer let him serve as the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts!" After putting down the parchment, Dumbledore looked at Aisen and said seriously.
I really believe your ghost story! Aisen couldn't help but complain inwardly. Aisen absolutely didn't believe that Dumbledore didn't know what kind of person Lockhartwas.
"That's right, but Professor Lockhart just defeated the Basilisk in a duel, and many students think he is a person with real skills—" Aisen didn't spell it out, but he felt that Dumbledore would definitely understand what he meant.
"Maybe he does have some skills, but that has nothing to do with stealing other people's adventure experiences," Dumbledore said, picking up another lemon sherbet and putting it in his mouth.
"You're right, will you fire him?" Aisen nodded slightly and continued to ask.
"Isn't Rita reporting on Gilderoy solving the Basilisk? I think we can send this to Rita," Dumbledore picked up the scrolls of parchment and gestured towards Aisen.
Hiss—
Looking at Dumbledore's actions, Aisen couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. At present, Rita and Lockhartwere having a war of words in The Daily Prophet. If Ritagot her hands on this dirt, Lockhart probably wouldn't be able to clear his name anymore.
By then, after Lockhart became an object of scorn, he would probably have no face to continue being the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
After all, many students had already seen through Lockhart's true face. If this dirt was exposed, even his loyal readers would probably turn against him.
Looking at the smiling Dumbledore, Aisen couldn't help but secretly exclaim, "How terrifying!"
That evening, Harry and Ron continued their detention in Lockhart's office, copying letters from Lockhart's readers. But early the next morning, the entire school was almost in an uproar.
Because the new issue of The Daily Prophet had a big scoop. Rita published an article on the front page titled "Lockhart: Bestselling Author or Liar," and the article was very sharp.
At the beginning of the article, Rita introduced that she had learned the truth about the discovery of the Chamber of Secrets entrance from Headmaster Dumbledorehimself.
"Dumbledore said: 'Harry Potter, since defeating the Black Magic and causing his complete demise, has done another major thing, which is finding the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts…'
I apologize to Lockhart here, he is not a schemer, but a liar who likes to take credit for other people's adventure experiences.
Just like his works, it's hard to believe that a bestselling author's adventure experiences are all fake…"
The article not only listed the names of Lockhart's bestselling works in detail but also had photos of some evidence attached next to them.
With Headmaster Dumbledore, the greatest Witch of the time, vouching for it, coupled with the "evidence" attached in the article, this issue of The Daily Prophet caused a tsunami-level impact.
Students throughout Hogwarts, not only during meals but even when walking, were discussing this matter.
Some students who firmly believed Lockhart was a liar showed an expression of "I told you Lockhart was a liar." And those female students who had always admired Lockhart cursed in disappointment!
"I really didn't expect Professor Lockhart to be such a person!"
"Yeah, my mom used to admire him a lot, who knew he was just a liar!"
"Now let's see how he can stay at Hogwarts…"
The Little Wizards expressed their opinions one after another, as if they had already pronounced sentence on Lockhart.
"Professor Aisen, the report in the newspaper is—" At lunch in the Great Hall, the Trio gathered around Aisen. Harry's expression was a mixture of surprise and conflict.
"Headmaster Dumbledore's decision!" Aisen said calmly, his tone very peaceful. After speaking, Aisen glanced at Hermione, but saw only a little surprise on her face, and not much disappointment at Lockhart's persona collapsing.
Buzz—
A sudden loud noise came from the entrance leading from the Great Hall to the entrance hall. Aisen noticed many Little Wizards moving towards the entrance hall.
"What's happening?" Ron looked at this scene in surprise. Harry and Hermione also stood up and looked over.
Aisen activated God's Perspective and actually saw Lockhart's figure in the entrance hall. Afterwards, Aisenand the Trio followed the crowd and walked over there.
"I, Gilderoy Lockhart, am absolutely not a deceptive liar! That woman Rita loves to make things up—" Lockhartwaved his wand in his hand, saying angrily, but was suddenly interrupted halfway through.
"But Professor Dumbledore testified that Harry found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, didn't he?" A voice sounded from the crowd.
"That's not important, do you see? The huge Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, I killed it!" Lockhart pointed his wand at the Basilisk's corpse on the other side of the entrance hall, his face turning red, whether from anger or fury.
After Lockhart finished speaking, as if to prove his strength, he forcefully waved his wand at the Basilisk's corpse.
Boom—
No one expected an accident to happen at this time. Lockhart's wand released a red light that hit the Basilisk's head, causing an explosion and stirring up a commotion.
The Little Wizards retreated one after another, their faces showing looks of horror. Fortunately, they were some distance from the Basilisk's corpse, so apart from being a little startled, they were not harmed.
"Ah—"
After the explosion, a scream sounded, attracting everyone's attention. Aisen and the Little Wizards looked over and found Lockhart lying on the ground, curled up, his face covered with a mixture of blood and toxins splattered from the Basilisk's head explosion, which had corroded large wounds.
Chapter 130: A Curse?
"Professor Aisen, Lockhart is injured?" Hermione, standing beside Aisen, grabbed his arm, her tone revealing worry. It seemed Hermione was still very kind-hearted.
"This is just too unlucky!" Ron's voice rang out. Subsequently, the surrounding noise became even more boisterous.
"Ah—my face—" Lockhart screamed on the ground, causing the frightened Little Wizards around him to look at each other in dismay.
Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall quickly arrived at the scene.
"Quiet—" Dumbledore's voice suppressed the Little Wizards' whispers, then he approached Lockhart, pointing his wand at his face. Beams of white light appeared, causing Lockhart's screams to cease.
"Further treatment is needed, Gilderoy, I think you need to go to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries!" After a careful observation, Dumbledore told Lockhart his diagnosis.
"Oh, this is truly an unfortunate event!" Professor McGonagall's expression was solemn, then she looked at the Little Wizards around, "All Little Wizards, leave here! Go prepare for your afternoon classes after eating!"
The Little Wizards immediately exclaimed and scattered like birds and beasts.
"This is absolutely thrilling, I never expected something like this to happen!"
"It's like a dream, but Lockhart is too unlucky!"
Voices rose one after another, making Aisen feel a bit speechless. This Lockhart had just been exposed as a fraud whom everyone wanted to beat, and unexpectedly, while trying to clear his name, he got injured directly.
The Little Wizards returned to the Great Hall to continue eating, but everyone kept turning their heads towards the entrance hall. Clearly, what happened today was particularly attention-grabbing.
"Professor Aisen, now Lockhart can't be our Professor of Dark Arts, right!" As soon as he sat down, Harry couldn't wait to ask.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Dumbledore will arrange everything!" Aisen said lightly, looking at the few Little Wizards who were watching him.
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This day, Hogwarts School truly became lively. Whether students were on break or in class, they couldn't help but talk about the unlucky Lockhart.
By the afternoon, everyone knew that Lockhart, the fraud, was injured and sent to St. Mungo's. When some Little Wizards passed through the entrance hall, they found that the Basilisk's body was gone. Obviously, to prevent any further accidents, the school had also dealt with the Basilisk's body.
Inside the Library, which was usually a very quiet place, Aisen heard many older students whispering while reading today. The topic of discussion was the unlucky Lockhart.
Clearly, such sensational news also attracted the attention of older students. However, when it came to Lockhart's terrible luck, Aisen was still a bit confused.
In fact, Aisen knew about the curse on Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was said that Voldemort placed this curse after his application for the Professor of Dark Artsposition was rejected, causing Professors of this subject to always encounter various accidents before completing a full year.
Just like what happened to Lockhart today. This incident happened right before Aisen's eyes, so he could basically confirm that it was an accident. However, the fact that Lockhart was the Professor of Dark Arts made Aisenrealize that things might not be that simple. Perhaps, the accident Lockhart encountered was actually a consequence of the curse!
However, even if Aisen knew what was going on, he still felt it was a bit outrageous. After all, curses were quite straightforward, whether cursing an object or a person, they were very obvious methods.
But cursing a subject, in Aisen's opinion, was a bit absurd. Because this seemed closer to a conceptual method.
However, if this was the only reason, Aisen still didn't quite understand. He didn't understand why Dumbledoredidn't take some countermeasures.
Aisen thought that even if changing the name of Defense Against the Dark Arts was useless, they should be able to place powerful protective spells on this subject. One should know that Dumbledore's strength was absolutely capable of defeating Voldemort. Since Voldemort could curse Defense Against the Dark Arts, there was no reason Dumbledore couldn't cast protective spells on the subject.
Or perhaps, Voldemort's mastery of Black Magic far surpassed Dumbledore's, leaving Dumbledore somewhat helpless against it? Regardless, Aisen always found it hard to believe this was the whole truth.
Of course, regardless of whether the truth was as Aisenspeculated, it was certain that Hogwarts School had a high turnover rate for Professor of Dark Arts.
In the first school year, Professor Quirrell had an accident. In the second school year, Professor Lockhart did the same. As for the years to come, if Voldemort wasn't dealt with, they would probably have to change Professors every year.
Thinking of this, Aisen felt a little sorry for the students of Hogwarts in recent years. After all, Defense Against the Dark Arts was an extremely important subject for any Little Witch.
If the Professor of Dark Arts was a master like Snape, and taught for seven consecutive years, then after the Little Wizards graduated, it could basically be predicted that their practical combat abilities would definitely increase several times over.
But unfortunately, the Professor of Dark Arts at Hogwarts changed every year. Putting aside the teaching quality, the frequent change of Professors for a subject would also have a significant impact on the Little Wizards.
Like the Professor of Dark Arts, Lockhart, who only taught students how to memorize books, what was the use of that? Perhaps for academic achievers like Hermione, they could find some methods and techniques to deal with Vampires or werewolves from those books. But Aisen felt that most Little Wizards probably just read those books as stories.
The frequently changing Professor of Dark Arts had varying levels of skill, which to some extent slowed down the progress of the Little Wizards' growth.
Of course, perhaps Voldemort did this intentionally. After all, a decrease in the Black Magic defense capabilities of Hogwarts students meant a lower difficulty for the rise of Black Magic forces. This way, when Voldemort returned and faced them in the future, it would be easier.
In reality, according to the development of the original plot, Aisen felt that Voldemort's goal was indeed achieved. Looking at the situation of the second Wizarding War between Voldemort's side and Dumbledore's side, one would find a very obvious situation.
That is, the main force of the second Wizarding War was still those who participated in the first Wizarding War. Students like Harry, Hermione, and Neville, if they hadn't participated in more battles in the following years, allowing them to grow rapidly, they wouldn't have been able to determine the direction of the war at all.
But even so, each of their victories was very close calls, and it seemed that if not for coincidences, they might have failed long ago. It's just a pity that Voldemort didn't have a protagonist's halo, and after setting up so many schemes, he ended up 'killing' himself.
Shaking his head, Aisen reined in his scattered thoughts and focused on the research of Alchemy.
After Aisen left the Library, he had planned to go see Hagrid and get some more magical creature hair, but unexpectedly, he ran directly into Professor McGonagall.
"Professor McGonagall, is there something you need?" Looking at the serious-faced Professor McGonagall, Aisen couldn't help but ask.
"Gilderoy had an accident and can no longer serve as the Professor of Dark Arts at Hogwarts, so—"
"Are you asking me to be the Professor of Dark Arts?" Aisen interrupted Professor McGonagall, looking surprised.
"No, I mean the place where Harry and Ron are serving detention will be changed to your office. I've already informed them," Professor McGonagall said calmly.
"Alright, I understand!" Aisen suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and nodded at Professor McGonagall.
Watching Professor McGonagall turn and leave, Aisensighed slightly.
However, Professor Lockhart's method of detention was to have Harry and Ron copy readers' letters, so what method should he use to punish them? Aisen immediately hesitated.
Chapter 131: Temporarily Acting As Professor of Dark Arts?
Whoosh—
A streak of light suddenly appeared, and looking up, one could see a transparent Phoenix dancing in front of Aisen.
This is—Professor Dumbledore's Patronus? After understanding what was before him, Aisen immediately understood. It seemed Professor Dumbledore had something for him.
"Professor Aisen, please come to my office!" After Professor Dumbledore's voice came out, that Patronus dissipated.
A few minutes later, when Aisen arrived at Professor Dumbledore's office, he found that besides Professor Dumbledore, Professor Snape was also there.
However, what surprised Aisen was that Professor Snapewas staring at Professor Dumbledore with a look of indignation, as if Professor Dumbledore had done something wrong to him.
"Professor Dumbledore, may I ask why you called for me?" Quietly glancing at the two of them, Aisen calmly looked at Professor Dumbledore.
"Professor Aisen, there are some matters I need to discuss with you!" Professor Dumbledore said solemnly to Aisen, then glanced at Professor Snape.
Professor Snape nodded and left Professor Dumbledore's office without saying a word.
"What is it?" Although he found Professor Snape's actions a bit strange, since it didn't concern Aisen, he didn't ask further. However, seeing Professor Dumbledore's solemn expression, Aisen was still a bit curious.
"Gilderoy is no longer the Professor of Dark Arts—" Professor Dumbledore said, looking at Aisen.
This made Aisen feel rather strange, as it seemed Professor McGonagall had said something similar earlier. However, Aisen didn't speak but looked at Professor Dumbledore, waiting for him to continue.
Seeing Aisen nod without speaking, Professor Dumbledore continued, "Severus wants to be the Professor of Dark Arts, but I haven't agreed."
Hearing this, Aisen suddenly understood. No wonder Professor Snape had such a long face; it turned out his application to be the Professor of Dark Arts had been rejected.
"Will the school cancel Defense Against the Dark Arts?" The thought flashed through his mind, but Aisen said this aloud.
"No, Defense Against the Dark Arts is one of Hogwarts' most core courses, it cannot be cancelled!" Professor Dumbledore shook his head, his tone exceptionally firm.
Hearing Professor Dumbledore's words, Aisen strongly resisted the urge to roll his eyes and continuously complained in his mind, "Yeah, this course is indeed core, so core that for decades it's been the same, changing Professors every year, it's truly insane!"
However, Aisen still didn't quite understand why Professor Dumbledore had consistently rejected Professor Snape's application to be the Professor of Dark Arts.
One must know, Professor Snape was not only highly effective in his research on Potions but also had unique insights into the study of Defense Against the Dark Arts. This point could be seen from his ability to single-handedly create the Sectumsempra Charm.
To some extent, Professor Snape was still very suitable for the position of Professor of Dark Arts. But precisely, Professor Snape applied every year and was rejected every year.
So, why did Professor Dumbledore reject Professor Snape's application? Thoughts turned in his mind, and Aisen already had a few guesses.
Judging from Professor Snape's experience, he had surrendered to Voldemort back then due to his obsession with Black Magic. But unlike other Death Eaters, Professor Snape had always been unable to forget Harry's mother, Lily.
Precisely because of this, when Voldemort wanted to kill Lily, Professor Snape had no choice but to betray Voldemort and become a spy for Professor Dumbledore. The regrettable thing was, Lily was ultimately killed by Voldemort.
Of course, although Professor Snape had turned over a new leaf, Professor Dumbledore knew well Professor Snape's fondness for studying Black Magic. Therefore, if Professor Snape were to become the Professor of Dark Arts and continued to indulge in the power of Black Magic, he might sooner or later reveal his darkest inner side again.
Professor Dumbledore himself had repeatedly declined the position of Minister of Magic. Why was that? Because he was afraid that after possessing too much power, he would lose himself. Therefore, he felt that if Professor Snape had too much contact with Black Magic, he might fall back to Voldemort again. This was likely the reason why Professor Dumbledore would reject Professor Snape's application for the position of Professor of Dark Arts.
However, what Professor Dumbledore didn't know at the moment was that Professor Snape had always deeply loved Lily, which was why he could cast the same Patronus as Lily—a doe. And a Patronus is something a Witch needs intense happy emotions, or rather, positive emotions from the heart, to drive and cast.
Logically speaking, it's impossible for Death Eaters from the dark side to cast the Patronus Charm, but Professor Snape managed to do it thanks to his love for Lily. Therefore, theoretically speaking, if Professor Snapebecame the Professor of Dark Arts, as long as he still loved Lily, he wouldn't fall into the mire.
But Professor Dumbledore didn't know any of this, which was why he had never let Professor Snape be the Professor of Dark Arts.
"So, you mean—" After a slight hesitation, Aisen asked directly.
"I want you to temporarily take over as Professor of Dark Arts!" Professor Dumbledore was expressionless, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Professor Dumbledore said this calmly, but it made Aisencouldn't help but raise an eyebrow, feeling it was a bit outrageous. Professor of Dark Arts, such an important position, was it something he could take on?
"No, Professor Dumbledore, to be honest, I'm not suitable to be the Professor of Dark Arts at all—" Aisen directly waved his hand to show his stance, then continued to explain the reason, "You see, I don't have in-depth research on Black Magic, nor am I like Lockhart, who knows how to deal with Vampires, werewolves, and magical creatures. Given my situation, I'm not qualified to be the Professor of Dark Arts at all!"
"Look—Gilderoy could be the Professor of Dark Arts, I don't think you'll have a problem!" Professor Dumbledore's solemn expression faded, and he said with a slightly relaxed tone.
"Uh, even if Lockhart's adventure stories were fake, but for him to claim them, he still had to do some research, right! But clearly, I haven't done even a bit of research on these things." Aisen was slightly taken aback and continued to argue.
"That's right, I understand that, so I don't mean for you to be the Professor of Dark Arts next year, but to temporarily take over the Defense Against the Dark Artscourse for the rest of this school year." Professor Dumbledore nodded, then said these surprising words.
"So that's it!" Aisen nodded, but recalled his previous conversation with Professor McGonagall and felt things were getting strange. "Other Professors don't know about this?"
"No, this matter hasn't been announced." Professor Dumbledore shook his head.
"There's a crucial question, the final exams for this school year are less than three weeks away, what should I teach them?" Aisen raised a new question.
This was indeed a problem; one must know, Defense Against the Dark Arts usually teaches students how to deal with Black Magic and curses, and how to deal with dangers like Vampires and werewolves. But with less than three weeks, what could Aisen teach?
After all, what Aisen currently specialized in was Charms and Transfiguration, plus he had a little research in Alchemy, but these were definitely not what Defense Against the Dark Arts should teach.
Moreover, even if Aisen planned to teach some knowledge to the second-year Little Wizards, how would the exam be? Don't forget, the second-year Little Wizardshad already studied for almost a year. If during the exam, they were tested on what Aisen taught, wouldn't their year of study have been completely wasted?
Okay, in reality, it was almost as if they had wasted the year anyway, but at least the experiences in Lockhart's books, the methods and ways to deal with werewolves, Vampires, banshees, etc., were not fake.
But if the exam still tested the content from Lockhart's books, then wouldn't Aisen teaching other things be a waste of time?
"That's for you to decide!" Professor Dumbledore threw the problem back directly.
"Alright, I understand." Aisen nodded and said nothing more.
Chapter 132: The Sea of Questions Tactic
When leaving Dumbledore's office, Aisen was still thinking about matters related to the Professor of Dark Arts.
To be honest, if he were to directly take on the role of Professor of Dark Arts, Aisen would definitely refuse. But if it was just to temporarily fill in for a few weeks this school year, Aisen felt it was no big deal.
Besides, didn't Dumbledore tell him to make up his own mind? Then he could just continue teaching according to Lockhart's methods. After all, it's just reading snippets from Lockhart's works, who can't do that?
As for whether this teaching method was unethical, Aisenalso felt it was true. But there was nothing he could do. There were less than three weeks left until the end-of-year exams, and there weren't many Defense Against the Dark Arts classes left.
In Aisen's view, the students were probably also starting to review previous lessons. So, teaching other things in such a short time wasn't really realistic.
Therefore, by the time Aisen returned to his office, he had already figured out what to do.
At eight o'clock that evening, Harry and Ron arrived at Aisen's office on time for their detention. Usually, Little Wizards in detention either do some physical labor or are punished by copying things.
But as an Astronomy Professor, Aisen didn't seem to have anything for them to do. After all, Aisen had no experience giving detention to Little Wizards.
So, after thinking for a long time, Aisen decided that since he was going to temporarily fill in as the Professor of Dark Arts, he might as well just make them copy the textbook.
Aisen's decision immediately made both Harry and Ron's faces darken considerably.
After copying for a full two hours, Aisen saw that Harryand Ron were complaining endlessly and were truly pathetic, so he let them leave. It must be said that punishing by copying textbooks is a truly insane method of punishment.
...
Early the next morning, a group of Little Wizardsgathered around the notice board. A new piece of parchment had been nailed there at some point, announcing that Professor Aisen would temporarily take over as Professor of Dark Arts for the remainder of the school year.
For the vast majority of people, this matter didn't cause much of a stir. Some Little Wizards thought that Aisen's abilities were much stronger than Lockhart's. This was because in Astronomy Class, Aisen would occasionally cast some magic to demonstrate the orbits of the planets.
But conversely, some Little Wizards thought that Aisen's abilities were very poor. This was because in his duel with Lockhart at the Duelling Club, he couldn't even cast a Disarming Charm.
"I think Professor Aisen is just like Professor Lockhart, with no real ability!"
"I actually think Professor Aisen is quite good. His Astronomy Class is very interesting, isn't it?"
"Interesting, yes, but Astronomy doesn't require using magic."
"That's true, but I still think Professor Aisen is more capable!"
...
Of course, among the other Little Wizards, some believed Professor Aisen had considerable strength, while others thought Professor Aisen was just like Professor Lockhart. But for the Trio, this was very exciting news.
"Harry, what do you think Professor Aisen will teach us?" Ron asked, holding a jam sandwich smeared with butter, eating it while looking at Harry beside him.
"I don't know, but I think it will be great!" Harry shook his head, but the smile on his face was obvious to everyone. "Hermione, what do you think?"
"I think you're right, but I don't know what ProfessorAisen will teach!" Hermione replied while flipping through the book in her hands, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
"Maybe Professor Aisen will teach us how to deal with the Basilisk--" Ron's voice dropped significantly after swallowing a large bite of bread.
"Impossible--" Before Harry could say anything, Hermione directly refuted him. "Dealing with a Basilisk is a very difficult thing; that must be something only older students learn. Professor Aisen wouldn't teach that!"
"He wouldn't teach us to keep acting as werewolves and Vampires, would he--" Ron and Harry exchanged glances, then shrugged and didn't pay it any mind.
"You guys eat, I have something to do, I'm leaving!" After a moment of silence, Hermione glanced at Harry and Ron, then stood up, holding a pile of books.
"What is it?" Seeing the thick pile of books and some parchment Hermione was holding, Harry couldn't help but ask. Ron, who was beside him, also stopped and looked at Hermione.
"Professor Aisen wanted to see me about something!" After saying that, Hermione turned and left.
"What could Professor Aisen want with Hermione?" Harry looked curiously at the departing Hermione.
"I don't know, but maybe Hermione will find out from Professor Aisen what he's going to teach us." Ron picked up a glass of pumpkin juice and took a sip.
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Knock knock knock--
After the knocking sound, Aisen put down the copy of 'Wandering with Werewolves' he was holding. That's right, after temporarily taking over as Professor of Dark Arts, Aisen thought about it for a while and decided to still teach them the content that Lockhart had taught them.
Of course, the content Aisen would teach would necessarily be some truly useful knowledge from the book.
Were there still real knowledge in Lockhart's great series? The answer is yes. Because although the adventure experiences in the books were not Lockhart's, they belonged to others.
This meant that the techniques and methods for dealing with danger within them were fine. Perhaps when Lockhart was teaching, he would recite large sections of the book, focusing on how to boast.
But Aisen's focus would definitely be on making the students learn and remember those techniques and methods for dealing with danger. As for whether there was enough time, Aisen felt that if he used the sea of questions tactic, there shouldn't be any problem.
That's right, Aisen planned to spread the 'divine skill' he taught the Trio, so that all the Little Wizards could experience the awesomeness of the sea of questions tactic.
"Come in!" As Aisen's voice fell, a figure opened the door and walked in. It was none other than the second-year student and academic star, Hermione.
"Have a seat!" Aisen waved his hand, and a chair materialized and settled opposite Aisen.
"Professor Aisen, these are the materials I prepared." Hermione placed the pile of books and some parchment she was holding onto Aisen's desk, then sat down.
"I think you might have guessed, although I'm temporarily filling in as Professor of Dark Arts, I'm not sure what's best to teach you." Aisen reached out, and those few rolls of parchment flew into his hand.
"So, Professor, are you planning to be like Lockhart?" Hermione blinked, staring at Aisen and asking curiously.
"Yes, you've already studied for a year, and the exam questions will be selected from the textbook, so I will continue to choose content from it for class. This is also why I asked you to prepare these materials." Aisen held the parchment and gestured to Hermione.
"Then, Professor Aisen, you won't be like Professor Lockhart, will you!" Watching Aisen's actions, Hermione's face flushed slightly.
"Like Professor Lockhart?" Aisen looked at Hermione in confusion.
"Reciting large sections of the textbook and making students act out the roles." Hermione said, secretly glancing at Aisen, as if afraid he would notice her small action.
"Of course not. I will select some techniques and methods for dealing with dangerous situations from the textbook; these are the key points you need to remember." Aisen's expression froze for a moment, then he continued, "Although Lockhart's experiences are fake, the content inside is still very useful."
"But the exams are coming up soon, is there still enough time in such a short period?" Hermione said, a worried look appearing on her face.
"Hmm, what do you think of the sea of questions tactic?" Aisen pondered for a moment, then looked at Hermione.
Hermione immediately showed a look of sudden realization. You see, the Trio had been using the sea of questions tactic for a long time, and Hermione was very clear about how effective it was.
Therefore, when Aisen said he planned to use the sea of questions tactic, Hermione understood that this method was very effective for Little Wizards.
Chapter 133 Final Exams
Regarding the temporary position as Professor of Dark Arts, Aisen was basically taking it in stride, very casually.
After getting some organized materials from Hermione, the top student, Aisen copied dozens of them.
After finishing the Herbology and Transfiguration classes that day, Aisen gave the second-year Little Wizards a Defense Against the Dark Arts Class that had them groaning.
For the Little Wizards, it was a happy thing that ProfessorAisen didn't read large chunks of content in class. But immediately after, the materials Professor Aisen compiled from the textbook and the announced strategy of 'sea of questions' completely dumbfounded everyone.
You know, what's the most important thing about the 'sea of questions' strategy? Of course, it's the 'quantity of questions'. The Trio were a bit better off because they had experience in this area, but the other Little Wizards just groaned in class.
Of course, the silver lining for the Little Wizards was that the content used in Professor Aisen's 'sea of questions' strategy was all from Lockhart's series of great works. This at least made it a bit easier for them.
One class went by, and Aisen basically didn't lecture the Little Wizards. He just sat quietly to the side, watching the Little Wizards doing the questions with furrowed brows. That feeling was incredibly satisfying!
"I can't believe Professor Aisen would use the 'sea of questions' strategy to torment people!" After leaving the classroom and returning to the Gryffindor Common Room, Ron lay slumped on the sofa, speaking in a miserable tone.
"It's a good thing we had experience with this," Harrynodded, his face showing more relief.
"But it's very effective, isn't it? Don't forget your grades improved a lot last year!" Hermione, on the other hand, looked radiant, seeming to find the 'sea of questions' strategy to her liking.
"It's a good thing Professor Aisen is only teaching us for a few weeks, otherwise, we'd be miserable!" Ron's face showed relief again.
"This is good too, at least the exam content won't change too much!" As a top student, Hermione's focus was clearly more on the exams.
While the Trio were discussing here, Aisen on the other side was also feeling some changes happening to him. Perhaps it was because he accepted Dumbledore's suggestion and temporarily took over a Defense Against the Dark Arts Class, Aisen could feel a curse falling upon him.
This power was very subtle and extremely faint. Aisenfelt that if it weren't for his cheat ability, which had increased his magic to a very large extent, he probably wouldn't have been able to sense this power.
Moreover, what surprised Aisen was that this faint curse power didn't directly merge into his body, but instead stuck to the outside of his body like a stain.
Upon realizing this result, Aisen immediately understood a bit. This curse should affect his luck. If it lasted for more than a year, then unlucky accidents might fall upon him.
However, even so, Aisen was confident that as his strength continued to increase, he would be able to withstand this curse. It might even be possible to directly break the curse at that time.
However, since he was only temporarily filling the position of Professor of Dark Arts, there was no need to worry too much about it for now. Of course, speaking of the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse, it also brought Aisen a benefit, which was that he could directly study this trace of curse power.
In the following time, Hogwarts returned to its usual liveliness. Although Dumbledore's publicity outside the school had spread the news that Voldemort was completely killed, causing a minor stir, the school itself gradually became tense.
Because there wasn't much time left until the final exams.
Since Aisen's 'sea of questions' strategy for teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts to the Little Wizards had spread, several Professors adopted this method to help students review. This made the students become tense and anxious.
Even though calming crystal balls were set up in each classroom to soothe the emotions of the Little Wizards, it still didn't alleviate their anxiety.
However, precisely because the exams were approaching, Aisen suspended the nightly practical training after teaching the Trio how to cast the Shield Charm, a defensive Charm.
In the first week of June, the second-year students' final exams officially began.
In the original plot, due to the impact of the Chamber of Secrets incident, the final exams at Hogwarts were directly cancelled. But due to Aisen's intervention, the final exams proceeded as usual.
The exam content for other courses didn't differ much from usual, besides written tests, there were also some practical operations. But the exam content for Defense Against the Dark Arts was slightly modified by Aisen.
However, Aisen noticed that many Little Wizards had looks of surprise on their faces. Clearly, the 'sea of questions' strategy had worked.
The exam period lasted for a full week. When the Little Wizards were finally free from the torment of exams, the entire Hogwarts was immersed in a sea of laughter and joy.
Of course, older students still had to prepare for their Witching Level exams, so many of them were hiding in the Library studying hard and didn't have time to celebrate with the younger Little Wizards.
However, as a passing Professor, Aisen never paid attention to those things.
In the second week of June, after the final exam results were announced, Aisen 'officially' stepped down from the position of Professor of Dark Arts.
At the same time, Aisen clearly felt that the curse power enveloping him had vanished into thin air. The traces of the curse that had clung to the outside of his body were also completely eliminated.
Aisen wasn't surprised by this result.
In his office, Aisen looked at the bracelet in front of him. A little blue light was constantly flickering. On the transparent bracelet, many strengthening and protective spells had been cast. Inside the bracelet were rune inlays woven from Unicorn hair.
Slightly different from the healing bracelet made earlier, Aisen directly removed the healing ability and strengthened the healing and recovery ability to the extreme.
Especially for the damage caused by curse power, it could greatly resist and break the power of the curse while healing and restoring the body to its original state.
Holding the bracelet in his hand, Aisen fell into thought. It could be said that the curse that had been on him during this time contributed greatly to his ability to research a targeted magical item so quickly.
Perhaps some people find this ridiculous, because Aisenhimself knew Fiendfyre and had done some rough research on Black magic, so why couldn't he conduct targeted research before?
In fact, the strength of curse power has a lot to do with who is casting it. Just like Voldemort and Hogwartsstudents, the power of the Killing Curse they cast would definitely be different.
The same is true for the curse power contained in some evil Black magic. If an evil Dark Wizard is driven by extreme negative emotions, then the curse damage caused by casting Black magic would definitely be very powerful.
Therefore, when Aisen temporarily took over as Professor of Dark Arts, he realized that this was a good opportunity to research the curse placed by the Dark Lord. Although the effect of this curse had been weakened to a certain extent by Hogwarts' protective magic, its stubborn nature could still be observed.
So, after experiencing that trace of curse power on him during this time, Aisen began targeted research. And finally, after the final exams ended, he successfully created a 'Self-Healing Bracelet'.
Chapter 134: Experiment
After picking up the bracelet, Aisen couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Previously, Aisen had obtained the characteristic of Immortality from the Philosopher's Stone. Theoretically, Aisen had, to some extent, achieved a so-called ultimate goal.
However, Immortality is not the same as Immortality.
On the surface, Immortality simply means an endless lifespan, not dying, but still aging. Immortality, on the other hand, is both not aging and not dying.
But in reality, whether it's Immortality or Immortality, there is a very fatal flaw: if there is external interference, the state of Immortality or Immortality is very likely to be broken.
For example, if Aisen were killed directly, then the characteristic of Immortality might not be of much use. In this regard, Aisen felt that the ability of a Horcrux was stronger.
Although the method of making a Horcrux is very evil, splitting one's soul causes irreversible damage to oneself. However, the ability of a Horcrux to keep the body from perishing as long as it is not destroyed is not comparable to the Immortality characteristic of the Philosopher's Stone.
To give a very intuitive example, if Aisen were hit by the Avada Kedavra, his fate would be predictable; he would definitely be killed.
Perhaps, when Aisen's magic accumulates to a massive level of tens or hundreds of thousands in the future, he might be able to be immune to the damage of the Avada Kedavra. But for now, this is clearly impossible.
And what would happen if Voldemort were hit by the Avada Kedavra? A ready example is before Aisen; Voldemort's physical body was destroyed, but his soul was still not killed.
Clearly, the Immortality brought by the Horcrux, as Voldemort said, basically means conquering death.
If one thinks carefully, they will realize that if the ability of a Horcrux and the ability of the Philosopher's Stone were combined, it would be the most perfect complement.
But obviously, combining the Immortality of a Horcruxand the Immortality of the Philosopher's Stone is something Aisen is currently completely unable to do. And making a Horcrux to make himself difficult to kill is something Aisen cannot accept.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, Aisen settled for the next best thing and began to study the magical ability of healing and recovery.
Of course, this ability is indeed within the scope of healing Charms, so Aisen's research proceeded much more smoothly. Moreover, in order to target the powerful curse power contained in the Unforgivable Curses, Aisendirectly simulated a part of the characteristic of his own magic circulating within his body and added it to the self-healing bracelet.
Aisen was not sure what the effect would be or if it could counteract the lethal ability of the Avada Kedavra.
Many thoughts ran through his mind. Aisen put the bracelet on his wrist, then touched his arm with his finger, and a red light flashed. Subsequently, a Fiendfyre surged forth, transforming into a blade that cut open his arm.
Pain quickly transmitted from his arm to his brain, but Aisen's expression didn't change at all. With a thought, the released Fiendfyre disappeared, leaving a bone-deep gash on Aisen's arm.
A powerful curse power was deeply destroying the tissue in his arm, but almost simultaneously, the self-healing bracelet Aisen wore on his wrist took effect. A faint blue light flashed, and the curse power in Aisen's arm wound receded like a tide, and then the wound began to heal.
Aisen didn't make any other movements, but in his perception, an invisible force from the bracelet flowed back and forth at the wound on his arm. In just five seconds, the curse power on Aisen's arm completely disappeared, and the wound then rapidly healed and recovered.
It seems the effect is quite good, but Aisen's current experiment can only prove that the self-healing bracelet can resolve the damage caused by the Fiendfyre Curse. However, he cannot predict what the consequences would be if Aisen were to remain within the burning Fiendfyre.
In other words, Aisen might possibly remain in a state between burning and self-healing, but the greater probability is that the speed of self-healing would not keep up with the speed of the Fiendfyre's burning, and he would be completely burned to ash.
To be honest, if the Fiendfyre Curse didn't have a counter-curse, it might well have been listed as one of the Unforgivable Curses by the Wizarding World.
In Aisen's view, the difference between the Fiendfyre Curse and the Avada Kedavra is likely that the former is a Charm that can cause a continuous effect, while the latter is a Charm that can cause an instantaneous effect.
Because of this, Aisen even suspected that the Fiendfyre Curse had a counter-curse precisely because the effect it caused was continuous.
However, Aisen was tempted to personally try if the self-healing bracelet would work against the Avada Kedavra, but he felt this was a suicidal act.
But what gave Aisen a headache was, if he didn't experiment, how would he know if the self-healing bracelet was effective against the Avada Kedavra? At this point, Aisen fell into another unbreakable cycle.
Thump, thump, thump—
After putting away the self-healing bracelet, Aisentapped his fingers on the table, lost in thought.
After a while, Aisen let out a long sigh. He had made a decision that sounded quite outrageous: to conduct in-depth research on horcruxes.
Currently, the method Voldemort used to make horcruxes was something Aisen absolutely looked down upon. But Aisen felt the possibility of researching a method to make horcruxes without side effects was extremely small. Therefore, he had prepared for a long-term effort.
...
In the afternoon, when Aisen went to the Great Hall to eat, he found that the Little Wizards were very lively while eating, but they weren't discussing the final exams.
"What's going on? Everyone is so enthusiastic!" Aisencame up to the Trio and asked casually.
"Professor, look—" Hermione held a newspaper she had borrowed from somewhere and pointed to a line of text, showing it to Aisen.
"Gilderoy Lockhart, Stealing Others' Experiences, Facing Multiple Trials!" This headline caught Aisen's eye.
"Wasn't he sent to St. Mungo's?" Aisen asked in surprise, taking the newspaper.
"He was healed, but he's being charged because of his fake experiences and might be sent to Azkaban," Ron said with a shrug. "It's a bit of a shame, I don't dislike Lockhartas much now."
"Lockhart interviewed Witches who had real adventure experiences, obtained their stories, and then used Obliviate to make them forget everything... Some victims' memories suffered permanent damage... Lockhart will face multiple charges..."
Looking at the content of the newspaper, Aisen shook his head, not knowing what to say.
"This incident tells us that we should never underestimate anyone, no matter when." After a moment, Aisen returned the newspaper to Hermione and then solemnly warned them, "Who would have thought that Lockhart, who couldn't even cast a Disarming Charm, was actually a master of Obliviate!"
"It's quite terrifying. Ron and I were locked up in Lockhart's office for detention several times!" Harry said, showing a hint of lingering fear.
Lockhart, as a fake adventurer, caused a stir at Hogwartsand was then forgotten. As the end of the term approached, the school finally received good news: Professor Sprout's Mandrakes were fully mature.
Subsequently, the students who had been petrified in the attack were all successfully restored.
The night before the Little Wizards left Hogwarts, the school held the end-of-term feast. Although the Basiliskin the Chamber of Secrets was supposedly dealt with by Lockhart (on the surface), Harry's discovery of the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets was indispensable, so Gryffindor was awarded two hundred points.
As for Ron, he was also awarded one hundred points for participating in the action. In addition, they were both given the school's Special Contribution Award.
Of course, the most important thing was that Dumbledore announced that Lockhart would no longer serve as the Professor of Dark Arts at Hogwarts next term.
Upon hearing this news, all the Little Wizards were overjoyed. Of course, some Professors were also cheering. After all, some of them were truly fed up with Lockhart's demeanor.
Chapter 135: End of the School Year and the Second Horcrux (Subscribe!)
In the third week of June, the Little Wizards were about to take the Hogwarts Express home.
In front of the station, the Little Wizards joyfully boarded the train, while Aisen stood at the very top of the Astronomy Tower, quietly observing everything from God's Perspective.
Percy, Penelope, Justin, Luna, Fred, George, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and others, one by one, boarded the train.
In his previous life, Aisen had read many fanfics about Hogwarts, where the protagonist would spend one year at Hogwarts and get to know a large group of people, thriving in the Wizarding World.
Looking at Aisen himself, he had already been at Hogwarts for two years. Besides a few Professors and the Savior Trio, who else had Aisen befriended?
Because he was the Astronomy Professor, the Little Wizards basically all knew him. Although Aisen had done some things at Hogwarts, because they hadn't spread widely, Aisen still didn't have much presence in the eyes of the Little Wizards.
The only time he stood out was when Aisen had a "draw" with Lockhart during the Duelling Club gathering. But obviously, after so long, the students had long forgotten about it.
The Little Wizards lined up and boarded the Hogwarts Express one by one. Aisen noticed that Draco Malfoy was lagging behind. Unlike usual, Draco looked quite dejected.
His two cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, also followed silently, seemingly much more low-key. There was nothing they could do; ever since Lucius attacked Dumbledore and his plan fell through, Dumbledore had used his influence to unite with other school board members and expel him from the school board.
Precisely because of this, as Lucius's son, Draco Malfoywas naturally affected.
After everyone boarded the train, the train started and slowly disappeared into the distance.
When the train's shadow disappeared from Aisen's God's Perspective, he closed God's Perspective and left the top of the Astronomy Tower.
After the Little Wizards all went home, the entire Hogwarts became quiet. Wandering through the corridors and passageways of the Castle, without the coming and going, chattering Little Wizards, Aisen felt that the ghosts, who previously had low presence in the Castle, became more noticeable.
Over the next week, Aisen occasionally saw fleeting glimpses of silvery-white transparent figures on his way to the Library.
Ever since the Little Wizards left school, Peeves started bullying other ghosts, but he would always be stopped by The Bloody Baron who arrived.
Of course, for Aisen, these ghosts couldn't affect him. Besides the ghosts being active in Hogwarts Castle, some Professors also stayed behind.
For example, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Snape. And, of course, the Divination Professor, Sybill Trelawney.
As the Divination Professor, Trelawney's reputation at Hogwarts was quite polarized. A considerable number of students, including Professor McGonagall, believed Trelawney was a crazy fraud.
This was unavoidable, as Trelawney's behavior was indeed erratic at times. But at the same time, there were also some who believed Trelawney was a true Seer, capable of making real and effective prophecies.
Dumbledore should believe this point. After all, when Dumbledore interviewed Trelawney at the Hog's Head Bar, she made a true prophecy, predicting that a person about to be born would have the ability to defeat Voldemort.
And it was after hearing this prophecy that Dumbledoredecided to keep Trelawney at Hogwarts.
Of course, besides this prophecy, Trelawney also prophesied Voldemort's return, Dumbledore's departure, and other events. However, since Aisen has intervened in this world, some of these prophesied events will likely disappear.
In the empty Castle, the idle Professors had more opportunities for interaction. Perhaps because Aisen had the experience of temporarily teaming up with Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and Professor Dumbledore for research before, Aisen felt a little more at ease when talking with the two Professors.
At a small gathering, while Aisen was discussing the Vanishing Spell with Professor McGonagall, Trelawneylooked at Aisen with glazed eyes and gave him a prophecy—
"Ominous, I see something ominous!"
Aisen looked at her in confusion. Trelawney wore large glasses, and to Aisen, she looked like she was glaring at him. After speaking, she grabbed the wine bottle next to her and took a gulp.
"Sybill, you're drunk!" Professor McGonagall's face darkened slightly.
"No, I'm not! I see a large black dog, leading a vast black army that obscures the sky and the sun. Darkness has enveloped you!" Trelawney put her arm on Professor McGonagall's shoulder, put down the wine bottle, and pointed at Aisen with her other finger, "But it's strange, I see a ray of light—"
Then, Trelawney hiccuped and swayed, falling to one side. Professor McGonagall waved her wand, threw Trelawney onto the nearby sofa, and covered her with a blanket.
A large black dog? Aisen pondered. If there were no surprises, the large black dog should be Sirius Black's Animagus. This meant that he would escape from Azkaban soon.
As for leading a vast army that obscures the sky and the sun, that was nonsense. Sirius was on Harry Potter's side; he couldn't possibly be leading any army.
As for being enveloped by darkness, would Voldemort be resurrected? Aisen didn't quite understand this, but he wasn't too worried. As for the ray of light Trelawney saw, Aisen was completely clueless.
After the gathering dispersed, Aisen hid his figure and took some time to return home.
He stayed at home for two days, had a simple chat with his parents, handed the movie script written by Hermioneto the company, and then Aisen returned to Hogwarts.
Standing before the gates of Hogwarts Castle, Aisen felt quite emotional. Hogwarts had been established for thousands of years; he wondered if this tranquility could be maintained forever.
"Aisen—" After entering the courtyard, Professor McGonagall, who was walking towards him, greeted Aisen.
"Is something the matter?" Aisen paused his steps and smiled at her.
"Yes, Dumbledore returned last night, he might have something to discuss with you." Professor McGonagallnodded, but her expression wasn't very good.
"Okay, I'll go find him now!" Seeing Professor McGonagall's expression, Aisen was a little puzzled, but it wasn't appropriate to ask directly.
A few minutes later, Aisen exited the spiral staircase and arrived at Dumbledore's office.
"Professor Dumbledore, I heard from Professor McGonagall that you wanted to see me?" After pushing open the door and seeing Dumbledore sitting directly behind his desk, Aisen asked directly.
"Yes, please sit!" Seeing Aisen enter, Dumbledore smiled and gestured as he spoke.
"Thank you. What is it about?" Aisen sat in a chair nearby and looked up at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore didn't speak, but smiled, rolled up his sleeve, and extended his right hand, displaying it in front of Aisen.
Aisen looked and saw that the healing bracelet on Dumbledore's wrist was flashing with light, seemingly continuously taking effect. Looking at his right hand again, there was a patch of charred black. As time passed, specks of black energy emerged and dissipated from it.
It was evident that Dumbledore's right hand had been injured by a very powerful spell.
"You're injured? Are you alright?" Aisen seemed to have already guessed what was happening, but he still pretended to be concerned, his brows furrowed tightly.
"I feel quite good, Snape gave me a Potion last night that locked the damage to my right hand." Dumbledore said, turning the bracelet on his right hand, "But I must say, the healing bracelet you gave me saved my life."
"Its effect isn't that good—" Aisen's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Dumbledore's right hand, his tone a little puzzled. Yes, the healing bracelet he had previously given Dumbledore, while effective, shouldn't have been too powerful.
"Perhaps I was lucky, its effect was just right!" A trace of relief appeared on Dumbledore's face, and then he took out a ring, "I was strongly tempted—when I put on the ring, the curse on it was triggered.
Fortunately, the bracelet blocked some of the damage, allowing Snape enough time to expel some of the power. The remaining damage was locked in my hand, but don't worry, I believe it will fully recover before the start of the school year!"
Aisen's brows relaxed, and he stepped forward to Dumbledore's side, carefully observing the char marks on his right hand.
"Powerful Black Magic curse power, from this ring?" Aisen tapped Dumbledore's right hand with his wand, and streaks of white light surged back and forth before stopping. Then, Aisen looked at the ring that Dumbledorehad placed on his desk.
The ring looked ordinary, but what was particularly eye-catching was the black gem set in it, engraved with the Peverell crest. If he wasn't mistaken, this should be Marvolo Gaunt's ring.
However, Aisen was surprised that Dumbledore found the second Horcrux so quickly. After all, in the original story, Dumbledore didn't find it until several years later.
But now, in just a few months, Dumbledore had found this Horcrux. Aisen couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Chapter 136: Injured Dumbledore (Please subscribe!)
"Yes, you guessed correctly!" Dumbledore looked at his right hand, finding that the charred patch on it had faded considerably, and at the same time, after feeling the cursed power locked within his right hand diminish slightly, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
"Voldemort's Horcrux!" Aisen picked up the ring, carefully examined it, and then put it down again.
"That's right, you hit the nail on the head. Tom Riddlemade more than one Horcrux," Dumbledore said, his eyes becoming a little distant. "He was too arrogant and conceited, so much so that he didn't believe others would investigate his past and thus learn of the existence of horcruxes. For Tom, Marvolo Gaunt's ring was a symbol and representation of his status as a Slytherindescendant. For such a meaningful treasure, Tom turned it into a Horcrux and hid it in Gaunt's old house."
"I imagine it wasn't easy to get!" Aisen's expression became very calm.
"Yes, it was hidden in the ruins of Gaunt's old house and was protected by very powerful magic. It took me quite some effort to get my hands on it," Dumbledore said softly.
"You knew it was a Horcrux, and you knew Voldemort's personality; he would definitely tamper with the Horcrux. Why did you still put it on? You almost died!" Aisenglanced at him, deliberately using this tone to scold him.
"The Resurrection Stone! When Tom made it into a Horcrux, he didn't know that gem was the Resurrection Stone." Dumbledore's expression froze, and then he gave a wry smile. "I recognized it, and then I couldn't resist and put it on!"
"The Resurrection Stone—one of the three legendary Deathly Hallows, the gem that can bring back the dead?" Aisen's gaze fell upon the black gem on the ring.
If this gem could truly bring back the dead, then it would definitely be one of the most defying items in the Wizarding World. But unfortunately, Aisen knew it didn't have the ability to revive the dead.
"It is indeed a Deathly Hallow, but it cannot truly bring back the dead!" Dumbledore sighed slightly.
"So, the Deathly Hallows are fake?" Aisen showed a surprised expression.
"No, the Deathly Hallows exist, but their effects are far from what the legends say about the three Deathly Hallows." Dumbledore withdrew his right hand, took out his wand and pointed it at Gaunt's ring.
Fiendfyre appeared at the tip of Dumbledore's wand, transformed into the shape of a sword, and then directly cut the ring into two pieces. With this, Voldemort's second Horcrux was considered destroyed.
"So, Professor Dumbledore, what are your plans next? Continue searching for Voldemort's other horcruxes?" After watching Dumbledore put away the Resurrection Stone from the ring that had been cut in two, Aisenstretched and asked casually.
"At least not until my hand is fully recovered!" Dumbledore gave Aisen a deep look and lifted his right hand to indicate.
"Professor Dumbledore, I must remind you of something—" Aisen crossed his arms, his expression becoming serious. "The second Horcrux being found means Voldemort made more than one Horcrux, but what I said last time, that Voldemort made six horcruxes, was just a guess. How many horcruxes he actually made, I think still needs further confirmation!"
"Yes, you're right." Dumbledore nodded. "But as I said, making horcruxes is a very evil Black magic; a person's soul has limits, it cannot be split too many times. So the number of horcruxes Tom made should be similar to what you said!"
"Perhaps you should talk to some former HogwartsProfessors, perhaps they know something about Voldemort making horcruxes." Aisen changed the subject and offered a slight reminder.
"You're right, Tom was quite popular with some teachers while he was at Hogwarts. I think someone must have taught him the advanced knowledge of making horcruxes." Dumbledore seemed to have thought of something, and a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.
Aisen nodded and didn't speak. If there were no surprises, Dumbledore would eventually investigate and find his way to the former Transfiguration Professor at Hogwarts, Professor Slughorn.
Professor Slughorn was a person who indulged in pleasure and was fond of vanity. He liked to associate with celebrities and successful people. But it must be said, he wasn't a bad person.
As a former Professor at Hogwarts, he paid no attention to mediocre students and showed exceptional care for those who were extremely outstanding. Therefore, during Voldemort's time at school, Professor Slughorn showed Voldemort exceptional favor.
It's important to know that before Voldemort turned dark, he was a very outstanding student. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become a Slytherin Prefect.
Unfortunately, Voldemort's ambition exceeded everyone's imagination. Thus, taking advantage of ProfessorSlughorn's favor towards him, he subtly hinted and induced Professor Slughorn to reveal the forbidden information about making horcruxes.
In reality, Dumbledore might have known about the secret between them as early as the second year after Voldemort's downfall, before Professor Slughornresigned. But unfortunately, Dumbledore wasn't able to get the information out of him at the time and instead aroused Professor Slughorn's caution. Subsequently, Professor Slughorn resigned from Hogwarts.
This time, Dumbledore's attention was once again on Professor Slughorn, and Aisen wasn't sure if he could obtain the true memory from Professor Slughorn.
It's important to know that in the original work, Dumbledore only managed to trick Professor Slughorninto giving up the true memory by having Harry take Felix Felicis. Therefore, Aisen felt that it wouldn't be easy for Dumbledore to seek the truth from Professor Slughorn.
"Professor Dumbledore, I heard that Felix Felicis can improve a person's luck?" After a moment of thought, Aisen felt it necessary to mention it. Although he didn't know if it would be effective for Dumbledore's plan, it was possible Dumbledore might prepare for it in advance.
"No, although Felix Felicis is a powerful potion, it cannot give a person extra good luck out of thin air." Dumbledorenarrowed his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and then continued, "It can only make you take the most correct action after drinking it—"
"So that's how it is!" Aisen said softly, and then fell silent.
"Oh, right, this is a gift for you. I think you'll like it." After a while, Dumbledore seemed to remember something. After waving his hand, a book from a nearby bookshelf flew into his hand. Then, Dumbledore handed the book to Aisen.
"Ancient Alchemy Secrets—" Looking at the large words on the cover, Aisen's heart stirred. When he opened the book and saw that the author was Nicolas Flamel, an irrepressible look of joy appeared on his face.
"Thank you! Professor Dumbledore, this is truly a great help to me!" To be honest, with this book, Aisen's Alchemy level should improve significantly.
After leaving the Headmaster's office, Aisen apparated to the top of the Astronomy Tower. After transfiguring a lounge chair, Aisen lay down on it.
Looking at the blue sky outside the window, faintly glowing, Aisen felt a sense of long-lost tranquility.
Does extraterrestrial civilization exist in the universe? This was a very interesting question in Aisen's previous life, attracting the attention of many people, including Aisen. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of technological development, it had always been an unknown question.
So, in this world where magic exists, does extraterrestrial civilization exist? Aisen was really unsure. Because in this world, the most unscientific thing is magic.
Since magic exists, then anything else is possible. In other words, if extraterrestrial civilization exists in this world, then Aisen wouldn't find it strange either.
Perhaps even the origin of magic in this world could be related to extraterrestrial civilization. After this thought flashed through his mind, Aisen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
However, Aisen had a premonition, perhaps in just a few years he would be free to travel the world. Wait a few more years, and he might even be able to explore other planets.
Of course, given Aisen's current abilities, he obviously couldn't do these things. Not only that, there were still some troubles to resolve. For example, the villain Voldemort at the moment, if he wasn't dealt with, Aisenwould always feel a bit uncomfortable.
Voldemort—wonder if casting Obliviate directly on him would turn him into an idiot? This thought suddenly popped into Aisen's mind.
Voldemort's Occlumency was definitely top-notch, but if it was a sneak attack, would it be effective?
Chapter 137: Methods to Deal with Avada Kedavra
Lying on the deck chair, Aisen's mind raced. Then, he thought of Voldemort's frequently used attacking Charm—Avada Kedavra.
Thinking of Avada Kedavra, Aisen recalled the methods to defend against it.
Previously, Aisen had considered what he would do if he faced Avada Kedavra. All along, Aisen's idea was to rely on his neural reaction speed, which was four to five times faster than normal people, to dodge the attack of Avada Kedavra in advance.
Or, simply use Transfiguration to conjure stone slabs, walls, or metal shields anytime, anywhere, to directly withstand Avada Kedavra. Both of these methods are obviously feasible.
Because when casting Avada Kedavra, the attack speed of this Charm is actually limited. Therefore, as long as the reaction speed is fast enough, one can dodge the Charmbefore it hits the body.
Furthermore, if one uses a physical object to block, although the cover will be destroyed, Avada Kedavra will also be neutralized. Therefore, both of these methods are effective ways to defend against Avada Kedavra.
Putting these methods aside for now, Aisen suddenly remembered something. It seems he saw somewhere in his previous life that a wildly imaginative method could also deal with Avada Kedavra. That is, wearing an "Anti-Killing Curse Armor" filled with small animals.
After filling clothes with small animals, if attacked by Avada Kedavra, the Charm will first hit the small animals in the clothing. This way, Avada Kedavra is consumed, and the person is naturally safe.
Theoretically, although this method is wildly imaginative, it seems it can deal with Avada Kedavra. But in practice, how to wear clothes filled with small animals during a battle is also a headache-inducing matter.
However, since we're on the topic, if small animals can block Avada Kedavra, why not go a bit wilder with the idea and directly use the bacteria on one's body to block Avada Kedavra!
If bacteria cannot block it, then by using Transfigurationand Charm of Enlargement to enlarge the bacteria, would they be able to block it?
Of course, Aisen felt this kind of idea was indeed a bit outrageous. However, there was a situation in the original work where wands with twin cores would cause a Priori Incantatem effect during a spell duel.
Simply put, even if someone casts Avada Kedavra, it will lose its intended effect in this situation.
Aisen didn't know the principle behind this situation. But if he directly customized a wand with the exact same material as Voldemort's, wouldn't he be invincible?
Various thoughts churned in Aisen's mind, but Aisendidn't have the courage to try them all one by one.
However, speaking of dealing with Avada Kedavra, in Aisen's opinion, Dumbledore's pet Phoenix, Fawkes, is exceptionally powerful. From the original work, Fawkes is considered the only creature that can directly withstand Voldemort's Avada Kedavra.
Although after directly taking an Avada Kedavra, it was reborn from the ashes on the spot, it did successfully block the Killing Curse. And, besides being reborn from the ashes, there were no other side effects.
Thinking of this, Aisen couldn't help but marvel at the powerful talents of certain magical creatures. Of course, Aisen currently has means to deal with Avada Kedavra.
The first method of dealing with it, as mentioned earlier, is to rely on excellent reaction ability to dodge the attack of Avada Kedavra. Aisen is fully capable of doing this.
Another method is to use the Summoning Charm, or Transfiguration, to summon objects like rocks or stone slabs to block in front of oneself, neutralizing Avada Kedavra.
A more direct and crude method is to instantly leave the spot using Apparition Without A Trace.
However, Aisen felt his strength was still lacking, and he couldn't yet passively deal with Avada Kedavra.
Passive—
The word flashed through Aisen's mind, and he immediately stood up from the deck chair, a look of surprise on his face. At this moment, he suddenly discovered a blind spot he hadn't noticed for a long time.
All along, he had been considering various magical items, replicating various extraordinary traits from them, but he had overlooked a type of passive defensive item—the Anti-Jinx Hats and other items.
These were the creations of the Weasley Twins. Wearing these items, as long as an enemy tries to cast a jinx on you, you just need to look into their eyes, and the jinx will be directly reflected back.
These things seem to be artifacts! Thinking of this, Aisenwished he could slap himself. How could he have forgotten such magical items?
Although the Anti-Jinx Hats and other items made by Fred and George don't work against powerful Charms, the key point is that Aisen is confident he can create more powerful items himself. If he could truly achieve this, it would mean Aisen could become immune to most jinxes.
Thinking this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Aisen's face.
With a thought, the deck chair behind Aisen transformed into playing cards and was put away. Then, with a flash, Aisen disappeared from the spot. At the same time, Aisen's figure appeared in the Library.
Living at Hogwarts during the days without students gave a particularly relaxed feeling. In Aisen's view, this was completely a paradise-like life.
But unfortunately, this way of life only exists because the Little Wizards are on holiday. It won't be long before the school becomes lively again when the Little Wizards start school.
On July 4th, Aisen's golden finger, as usual, automatically acquired a Miracle Trait. After several years of accumulation, Aisen's strength had grown to a very considerable level:
Character: Eisen Turner
Extraordinary Talent: magic (Activated)
magic Power: 10960 (Increases by 10 magic Power daily)
Extraordinary Traits: Excellent Grade Casting Trait (Compatibility 115%) (Integrated), Legendary Grade Immortality Trait (Integrated), Perfect Grade Observation Trait (Integrated)
Miracle Traits: 1 (Automatically gains 1 per year)
Aisen already had plans for how to use the acquired Miracle Trait. The ravenclaw's diadem that Aisen had previously found in the Room of Requirement was taken out and experimented with.
But unfortunately, perhaps because Voldemort had turned it into a Horcrux, Aisen's golden finger showed no reaction to it at all.
It must be said, this was a regrettable outcome.
After putting the diadem back, Aisen began experimenting again. He first took out the magical voice recorder he had previously made. As expected, the prompt given by his golden finger was not a surprise.
This magical voice recorder, which recorded the sound of Mandrakes seedlings, gave an Excellent Grade Sound Recording Trait and an Excellent Grade Sound Attack Trait.
If he had to choose, Aisen would naturally choose the second Extraordinary Trait. But at the moment, Aisen had no intention of integrating this trait.
Then, Aisen took out the self-healing bracelet he had made not long ago. The result was also as Aisenexpected; his golden finger also showed a reaction.
However, what surprised Aisen was that he had expected to obtain a Self-Healing Trait of at least Perfect Grade from the self-healing bracelet, but unexpectedly, it only gave an Excellent Grade quality judgment.
This judgment made Aisen realize that perhaps the ability of the self-healing bracelet was not as powerful as he had imagined. For example, its effect when countering Avada Kedavra should not be significant.
Without much hesitation, Aisen put the self-healing bracelet away again. The reason he didn't replicate it and integrate it into himself was that Aisen already had plans for this Miracle Trait.
That's right, just like the Philosopher's Stone that the Triocould access in their first year, a special item that Aisencould access during the third year is the time-turner that Hermione will get.
The time-turner is a very magical item; it allows people to travel through time to achieve the purpose of time travel. Of course, in the setting of the original work, Witch can only use it to go back to the past, not to the future.