Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

After Harry and the others hurriedly washed up, they came to the Great Hall.

I found that Lin Xia, Draco and the twin seniors had gathered together for breakfast.

After they returned, they looked in the mirror. Although they had a good night's sleep, their faces were somewhat pale. One could tell at a glance that they looked unhealthy and did not get enough rest.

In contrast, Lin Xia and the others all had rosy complexions and looked like they had had a good rest.

Ron walked over and couldn't help asking, "Draco, did you sleep well last night?"

Draco nodded. "I slept well."

Hermione asked curiously, "Did you also use defensive magic spells?"

Draco raised his eyebrows and shook his head. "No, I don't need to use these. The defensive magic items I'm wearing are enough to shield me from the subsequent intrusions brought by strange things."

Hermione turned and looked at Lin Xia again.

Lin Xia automatically answered: "I don't need to use these. I have a good physique and can get through it with a little resistance."

Harry asked worriedly, "Will we be disturbed like this again in the future?

He added: "My idea is that we can't set up tents in the common room every day and be guarded by seniors George and Fred."

Lin Xia: "Don't bother with that. This is your first time encountering a destructive object. You just need to be careful about your reaction that night. The subsequent effects will gradually disappear over time."

This was also the reason why she had to let the Weasley twins stay with Harry and the others on the first night, for fear that something might go wrong.

When you see a strange object for the first time, you will lose your mind and easily suffer from palpitations and nightmares. Your mental state will be unstable and you will be pulled into the world of evil gods in your dreams.

Once you are pulled in, you will inevitably be disturbed by the evil god's whispers.

By then, I'm afraid I'll have to take chill pills regularly to keep my emotions sane.

Lin Xia thought for a moment and said, "Come to the lab at noon. I'll give you some resources to resist the intrusion of whispers, and then you can go back to the dormitory and sleep peacefully."

Harry and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

While they were having breakfast, other little wizards arrived one after another.

Lin Xia used the "supersensory spell" to amplify her hearing. After listening for a while, she suddenly heard a piece of news.

"I just went to the 4th floor and found it was blocked off with a sign saying no entry."

"Last night, they didn't allow anyone in. They just put up bars. When I went to check today, it was even more tightly isolated."

"The sign said that you can't enter for the next week. The walls of the classroom are old and need to be renovated."

Fourth floor?

Isn't that the floor where they found the strange object?
It seems that the professor wants to find out the origin of the strange things, so he simply blocks off the entire fourth floor.

However, Lin Xia was not optimistic about their tracking behavior. If it was really so easy to find, they would not have waited until all the strange things were cultivated before people could hear the noise.

Suddenly, the destiny compass in Lin Xia's mind turned and stopped at the "Fuqi" column, and a fragment of the picture flashed through her mind.

In the picture, Ron was excitedly using magic to clean the medal display room, his lips moving slightly as if he was singing a song.

Behind him, there was a small and exquisite locket that danced as he sang.

Wait, jump?

This locket is a dead object, how could it possibly jump?
Lin Xia narrowed her eyes slightly. In this picture, the most bizarre thing was the pendant box.

Lin Xia turned to look at Ron and asked casually, "I just heard a piece of news that the 4th floor will be completely blocked for a week, and the professors should step up their efforts to search for strange objects.

Ron, I remember the medal display room was also on the 4th floor. You were put in solitary confinement before we found the strange object.

Did you notice anything wrong while you were in solitary confinement?"

Hearing this, the others also looked at Ron.

Ron recalled carefully, shook his head and said, "No, I went to Filch's office to wait at first.

Later, under the guidance of Mrs. Loris, they came to the trophy display room.

I used the magic 'Clean Up' to clean up the mess and sang there, but nothing happened."

Lin Xia remained silent.

From what she saw, Ron's expression was indeed very relaxed.

Instead, it was the locket that danced with him, seemingly trying to attract his attention.

Unfortunately, the person it met was Ron, a thick-skinned student who didn't notice anything wrong.

Ron asked hurriedly, "Did something happen in the medal display room?"

Lin Xia shook her head: "No, I just asked casually."

The morning class was Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration class.

In this class, she rarely mentioned to everyone the advanced Transfiguration technique that can only be learned by senior students - Animagus.

She said meaningfully: "For ordinary wizards, Animagus is a magic that they will never be able to touch in their lifetime, and the prerequisites for completing it are too difficult.

But for talented students, my advice is to complete it as early as possible under the guidance of a professor.

At critical moments, Animagus can help you through the crisis."

Hannah raised her hand and asked, "Professor, my talent for transfiguration is average, can I also try transfiguration?"

Professor McGonagall thought for a moment and said, "Don't try rashly during the most critical transformation steps. You must have a professor by your side.

But for the other tedious pre-tasks, I recommend that everyone of you try it.”

Her serious face suddenly smiled: "Transfiguration is a rigorous subject. I don't want to use vague terms like 'luck' to make you think that everyone can do it.

However, magic is very magical and mysterious. When you are about to give up, perhaps the goddess of magic will give you a push from behind. "

Professor McGonagall's words rekindled the passion of many students who wanted to give up.

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Until the end of the get out of class, the young wizards were still excitedly discussing Animagus, and even Harry and Ron were no exception.

Hermione noticed that their conversation was becoming more and more outrageous. It seemed that everyone could become an Animagus and use their own animal form to stir up trouble in the wizarding world.

She couldn't help but cough a few times and said loudly in the auditorium:
"Animagus is an extremely dangerous transformation activity, and it can only be accomplished by those with extremely high Transfiguration talents. Oh, and you also need excellent Potions talents!"

Ron didn't want to be discouraged by Hermione, so he asked questioningly, "Why do you need a talent for potions?"

Hermione's eyes widened, as if she didn't expect him to ask such a simple question.

She looked at Ron with a look of idiocy: "You are talking about Animagus here, don't you go and search for the steps to complete it?
You will need to make the potion yourself, and finally drink the potion crystal bottle containing your own mixture, in order to succeed."

Hermione's words were like a bucket of cold water, poured on the little wizards' hearts, calming their overheated emotions a little.

But it still couldn't stop the little wizard's enthusiastic discussion.

During lunch break, they came to the laboratory, where Hermione was still questioning Professor McGonagall's decision.

"This kind of advanced Transfiguration magic is too dangerous for young wizards, especially those who do not have the talent for Transfiguration and Potions. Professor McGonagall encouraged them like this without considering the consequences of failure at all.

I mean, what if someone actually starts this process and becomes physically or mentally damaged? They could become half-human, half-animal, and will Hogwarts be responsible for treating them?"

Being half-human and half-beast is a problem that only occurs when it is most dangerous, and there is currently no known solution to the problem in the wizarding world.

Compared to Hermione's worry, Ron and Harry were excited.

They asked around and found out that young wizards whose performance was worse than theirs were all ready to give it a try.

Then they will definitely try it too. After all, they are better than those poor students.

Lin Xia and Draco were very calm.

The two did not think that they could not complete the Animagus, and even if there were mistakes along the way, they were confident that they could recover.

So if we put aside Professor McGonagall's sudden encouragement and look at the essence, it is not difficult to find that Professor McGonagall's original intention was to enable the little wizard to enhance a skill that can protect himself.

Lin Xia: "Hermione, do you remember what Professor McGonagall said? At the critical moment, Animagus can help you get through the crisis."

Hermione nodded: "Yes, I admit that this sentence makes sense, but-"

"But the key lies in this sentence." Lin Xia interrupted, "Why did Professor McGonagall emphasize this sentence?
Hermione was stunned.

Lin Xia said calmly: "My understanding is that Hogwarts will become more and more dangerous, not because of the danger of the school itself, but because of the danger brought by the crisis in the outside world.

That's why Professor McGonagall is so eager to teach us advanced Transfiguration knowledge. If we really want to learn, she will definitely be willing to give us guidance."

Lin Xia said deeply: "Hermione, things are different now than they were in the past.

In the past, students learned independently, took the initiative to seek higher-level knowledge, and discussed with professors.

But now, as higher-level knowledge is invaded by the evil god's whispering, every reading will face the risk of being contaminated, and even schools have to take the initiative to impose restrictions.

This leads to a further decline in students’ autonomy and initiative, and professors can only actively pass on the advanced knowledge they have learned to us in order to face the crises that will come in the future.”

Everyone else fell silent.

Even though they now thought Hogwarts was still safe, the things that happened one after another made them feel that a storm was about to come.

"Well..." Ron broke the deadlock and livened up the atmosphere, "My idea is that if Hogwarts is no longer safe, we also have a way out, which is to leave the school and return home."

Draco shook his head solemnly.

"Escape cannot solve all problems. To be honest, if even Hogwarts is no longer safe, then the outside world will only become more dangerous."

He paused: "Unless you are willing to leave Britain."

Ron's mouth twitched, and he suddenly clapped his hands, "Hey, brother! Things haven't come to the worst moment yet, don't be so serious, okay?"

Lin Xia smiled, her amber eyes shone with golden light, like a quiet lake, deep and distant.

"You're right, Ron, things haven't come to the worst yet."

She changed the subject: "So we have to add one more task next. In addition to practicing the Patronus Charm, we also have to start trying Animagus."

The defensive item that Lin Xia prepared for them was an ordinary-looking white candle.

Harry and others thought that this was another one of the supplies given by the school to Lin Xia for reading banned books, but they didn't expect that it was actually made by Lin Xia himself.

Lin Xia said: “When I was reading the banned books, I studied burning candles.

Within the range of candlelight, the forbidden book I read would not be affected by the evil god's whispering, causing distortion or the appearance of foreign objects.

I thought this kind of candle was very useful, so I burned all the remaining candles and started doing research.

I found that when the candle burns, a faint layer of magic runes will appear on the surface. As the magic runes continue to be consumed, the candle's defensive effect will gradually decrease.

But don't worry, I have specially strengthened the magic runes in the candle so that it will be full of power until the last moment.

Lin Xia talked freely: "I call this modified candle [Glorious Candle]. What do you think?"

Harry and others thought that this was a great name.

Through the glowing candles, they were reminded of the bright flames they had seen yesterday.

A name that is related to light makes people feel safe as soon as they hear it.

Hermione couldn't help asking, "Is this kind of candle difficult to make?
I mean, I want it to be widely available, and maybe make people feel a little safer when they read.”

Lin Xia shook her head and nodded again: "As long as you are proficient in 10 basic magic runes, making candles is not difficult, but if you don't have any magic rune foundation, it's like making a heavenly book."

This was just a little gadget she made casually, specifically for her companions to use.

But after Hermione said this, Lin Xia suddenly realized that this kind of thing might also have promotional value.

Although the wizarding world has isolated banned books, it does not mean that other wizards do not privately keep banned books.

Especially the nobles.

Not every noble would listen to the Ministry of Magic and dispose of or hand over ancient and dangerous things.

It was a pity that she didn't know the age and class of the wizards in the wizarding world who were disturbed by the evil god's whispers.

If she knew this data, she might be able to produce some targeted defensive items and circulate them on the market.

Maybe it can reduce the risk of intrusion.

at the same time.

The professors also held a professorial meeting in a special space.

There were several issues discussed in this meeting, each of which was very special. All professors attended in person, even Dumbledore, who came as a shadow.

The first problem is to deal with the strange things in the school.

Ghosts and aliens are not scary in the early stages of the cultivation process and will only cause some minor noise.

During the cultivation process, even if the little wizard sees it, it will not cause a big impact.
Only when it is destroyed, the strange creature's dying roar will cause the little wizard to suffer mental damage.

The professor can minimize the risk by making sure that the little wizard doesn't see him destroying the strange creatures.

Snape said coldly: "The formation of strange things is very strange. Every student and professor who enters Hogwarts will be inspected by the magic array.

If someone carries strange items, they will be found out.

Since it had not been detected before, it was probably brought in by an outsider who had unknowingly sneaked into Hogwarts.

Those filthy creeps will never place just one weird object. I suggest that Hogwarts conduct a thorough search, even in the student dormitories!"

The other professors were silent for a while and then voted.

"by!"

"Agree!"

"Second!" (End of this chapter)