Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Harry held his breath, put the tip of his wand against his temple, and uttered an inaudible spell. The cold spell spread along his nerves like a spider web.

In an instant, Harry's five senses became extremely sharp, and another side of the world seemed to open up before him.

The extreme light, the extreme sound, the extreme smell, the extreme vision... broke the limit of what Harry could bear.

His head suddenly felt a dull pain. Too much dense and vivid information, like a huge data torrent, rushed into his brain and caused him to crash instantly.

Harry gripped his wand tightly, blocking out his five senses amplified by the ESP charm one by one, leaving only his hearing.

The buzzing sound of the beetle's wings outside the tree hole turned into thunder, and the liquid created by the clear spring water under his feet made splashing sounds with the slightest movement.

Harry covered his ears so hard his nails almost dug into the flesh.

The pain forced him to stay awake and he kept adjusting his hearing to the range it could tolerate.

When his body stopped shaking and his breathing rate gradually returned to normal, Harry had begun to adapt to the surging sound waves.

The tinnitus in his head gradually faded away, and he tried to focus his mind on things farther away instead of the sounds nearby.

After a while, he heard the sound of earthworms drilling out of the frozen soil, the crisp sound of dead branches breaking in the distance, and the sharp sound of stones being crushed under other people's boots.

Harry's pupils suddenly shrank and he focused his attention on the footsteps.

Gradually, the sounds of wizards talking could be heard.

He could hear the breathing of both wizards. Each wizard had a different breathing frequency. He could even hear the different heartbeats of the two wizards.

The heartbeat of one of the wizards was very heavy and dull, and it only beat once in a long time.

This heartbeat frequency made Harry feel that he was not a human wizard, but another creature.

In comparison, the heartbeat of the other person seemed younger, beating faster and more forcefully, with a normal frequency.

Harry was so absorbed in the sound of the living heartbeat that before he knew it, he had his ear pressed against the bark.

Filtering out the buzzing sound of beetle wings outside, his heartbeat gradually synchronized with that lively heartbeat.

Then Harry felt that his mind was becoming more and more focused, and his magic power seemed to be gradually recovering, and he became extremely calm.

The silver-white phoenix came in front of Cassio, then hovered and stared at Cassio for a while.

Cassio's face was tense, and he shouted, "Dumbledore, I know you are nearby, don't play tricks on me, just come out now!"

The phoenix circled around Cassio, which made Cassio feel very offended. He drew out his wand decisively and cast the Avada Kedavra curse on the silver-white phoenix.

But this silver-white phoenix is ​​not a physical entity, but a patronus transformed by the Patronus Charm. After being touched by the Unforgivable Curse, the silver-white phoenix disappeared instantly.

The next second, Dumbledore appeared in front of Cassio. He looked at Cassio inquiringly, his expression solemn and serious.

"Casio Dillenwak, a wizard who disappeared after stepping onto the battlefield of the evil god world 50 years ago. Your parents and family have been looking for you all these years. Why do you only show up now, or -"

Dumbledore's eyes became extremely deep, and his tone was indescribably sharp: "You are no longer a wizard?"

Harry felt nervous when he heard this.

Cassio isn't a wizard anymore?

No, this is impossible!

He recalled the experience of meeting Cassio. He could cast magic, and he did it very well!

Harry forgot that there is a kind of human being who is a wizard in name only but is not recognized by the wizarding world, and that is the Death Eaters.

Cassio sneered, "Does it matter to you whether I'm a wizard or not? Do you want to capture me and study me?"

"I'm telling you, this is impossible! I can destroy myself at any time if I want to. I finally escaped from that hellish world. I want to open up my own path again!"

Dumbledore suddenly drew out his wand and cast a spell: "Expecto Patronus!"

A bright phoenix condensed at the tip of his wand and rushed into Cassio's body at lightning speed.

Cassio's eyes widened. He was completely unable to react and was horrified.

Is this the strength of a top wizard? !

It was too powerful, even more powerful than he had imagined, and it felt like this power was even more powerful than the power of the evil god. Was this the limit of power that the wizarding world could reach?
The phoenix transformed by the Patronus spell rushed into Cassio's chest and instantly turned into dense white flashes, illuminating every meridian in his chest clearly.

Dumbledore saw the blood vessels in his body and the heart wrapped in flesh and blood, and his frown relaxed a little.

At least he remained in human form.

Unlike other corrupted wizards, he only looks human on the outside, but his internal organs have been completely replaced.

If Lin Xia knew what Dumbledore was thinking at this moment, then she would probably know Dumbledore's attitude towards the researchers in the Researchers Association.

In order to resist the evil god's whispering, researchers in the Research Association will transplant some organs of magical creatures into their bodies, because they have found that magical creatures are much more resistant to the evil god's whispering than wizards.

However, once the organs of magical creatures are transplanted, the existing structure of humans will be destroyed, and the human body will also have some corresponding abilities of the magical creatures. Different transplanted organs will have different abilities.

From a physiological point of view, wizards who have transplanted organs from magical creatures are no longer human.

However, although Cassio's organs are the same as those of humans, when he was attacked by the Patronus Spell, his body produced a rejection reaction and he felt a burning sensation.

The cold sweat on his forehead instantly flowed down.

Dumbledore frowned again, "Casio, you have become a Death Eater!"

The Patronus Charm he cast was of a very gentle healing type, not aggressive.

If Cassio did not have any evil god power in him, he would not have any reaction when facing this patron saint. Instead, he would feel extremely warm inside and his weakened energy would be instantly restored.

But the look on Cassio's face was clearly one of pain; it was the power of the evil god in his body that was repelling the power of the Patronus Spell!

But compared to the Death Eaters who would lose their ability to move when facing the Patronus Charm, Cassio's rejection reaction was much milder, but his face became a little ugly.

He was still able to move, stand upright, and talk to Dumbledore rationally.

Feeling the pain in his body, Cassio groaned softly, but he felt refreshed, more refreshed than ever before.

After decades of stealing and hiding, this was the happiest time for him.

Someone recognized him and knew his identity!
"Dumbledore, if you are stranded in the evil world and cannot come back, you will choose to embrace the evil world like me." "You don't know what I went through in there, why do you blame me with that look?
If I didn't have the power of the evil god in my body, I would never be able to escape from that horrible world. Everyone who enters the evil god's world will be assimilated by it, without exception! This is true for all wizards!"

Cassio suddenly laughed wildly, as if this could vent the years of depression in his heart.

"Do you think I'm the only one who survived? No, I tell you, there are many wizards who entered the evil god's world to fight but have no news. In fact, they all survived in the evil god's world and became a member of the evil god! They also secretly helped the evil god deal with the wizard world!"

"Think carefully, why did the evil god suddenly know so much about our wizard world in a certain year and even found a way to break our formation? Those were all the wizards who gave the evil god advice behind the scenes!"

"Dumbledore, this world is no longer what you think it is. You can't protect anyone!"

Dumbledore's eyes kept changing, as if he was exploring the truthfulness of Cassio's words. Finally, he looked at Cassio with a somewhat sad look.

"But you are not them. You have returned to the wizarding world. You should contact me and I will help you solve your problems."

Cassio kept shaking his head. After being discovered by Dumbledore, he was determined to die.

He knew that he could not escape from Dumbledore.

Especially since he wanted to attack someone Dumbledore valued, Dumbledore would never let him go. If he was allowed to survive, it would only mean that he still had value.

He finally escaped from that dark world in order to go one step further and restart his journey as a wizard instead of becoming an experiment or research subject!

Cassio knew that Dumbledore would never trust him, so after meeting Dumbledore, he did not think of running away or begging for mercy. Instead, he decided to use all his strength to challenge Dumbledore!

Waves of magical whistles flashed through Harry's ears, his heart was beating like a drum, and he was shocked by what Cassio said.

The world of evil gods, another world that fights against the magic world. Can wizards survive in the world of evil gods?

But as long as you survive in the world of evil gods, your body will definitely be contaminated with a trace of the power of evil gods, and all wizards are not immune.

He felt his mind was in a mess. He heard a lot of secrets, but he still didn't understand why Cassio targeted him.

He brought me here and tried to lure me out several times. What was he trying to do?
Reopening his path... Is Cassio returning to the wizarding world to find a way to continue using magic?
No, that's not right. He can use magic power, so the path he is talking about must be another path leading to a higher level of power.

What kind of power is this, and what kind of path is this?

Did he want to be as powerful as Dumbledore?
Harry didn't realize that while he was daydreaming, the roar of magic outside had completely disappeared.

"Harry, Harry..." Dumbledore's voice suddenly came from outside.

His voice was very soft, but it sounded like thunder to Harry's ears.

Harry responded to Dumbledore, "Headmaster, I'm here!"

He originally wanted to push away the bark, but suddenly realized that the hateful beetle was still squatting outside him, so he could only squat in the tree hole, jumping and shouting loudly.

"Principal, I've been shrunk. Can you hear me?"

Harry yelled for a while, then reacted and pointed his wand at his throat, "Sound like a bell!"

"Principal, I'm here!"

Harry's voice was amplified, but because it was amplified too much, the bark outside suddenly shook a few times and fell outwards, and the beetle flapped its wings to avoid it.

Harry: “Uh…”

The next second, a huge beetle fell from the sky and headed towards the tree hole.

Harry raised his wand in response and shouted, "Break to pieces."

There was a bright flash of magic, and the beetle turned into dust.

"Harry, oh, you're even cuter and cuter than I thought."

Dumbledore's voice appeared again, and at some point, his figure had already come near the tree hole where Harry was.

Harry looked at Dumbledore nervously. From his perspective, Dumbledore was even bigger than Hagrid, a giant who was several stories tall.

Dumbledore leaned down and held out his hand. "Come, Harry, come into my palm. I want to think about how to help you break the Shrinking Spell. I wonder if the Magnifying Spell or the Expansion Spell can restore you."

Harry jumped into Dumbledore's palm, gradually raising his body until it was level with Dumbledore's line of sight.

Dumbledore held Harry at his shoulders.

Harry looked at the scenery outside. From different perspectives, the scenery gave people different feelings.

He had never felt that the sky was so vast, the ground was so broad, the trees were so tall, and the whole scene was so beautiful.

Dumbledore kept on talking: "But I always feel that these two spells are not very good treatments. They only forcibly change your body shape, but they do not break the magic cast on you."

Harry asked worriedly, "Is this shrinking spell difficult to break?"

Dumbledore smiled and led Harry out of the "forest". After they left, Harry realized that the place he had been to was not a forest, but a greenhouse.

It was just that there were a lot of trees planted in the greenhouse, so he mistook it for a forest.

Dumbledore said, "This is not a simple shrinkage, but a mixture of several kinds of magic. It's a bit complicated to explain. I think you'd better take a potion to completely cure it."

After walking out of the greenhouse, Harry immediately saw St. Mungo's in the distance. He felt a little lost and muttered to himself:

"Casio didn't lie to me. The place he took me to was really near St. Mungo's. But why did he do this? What did he want to use me for?"

Speaking of Cassio, Dumbledore was silent for a moment and whispered, "Child, everyone has more or less reasons to get close to another person. Some people have malice in their hearts, while others, even if they have good intentions, have the intention of destruction."

Harry asked, "So Cassio has ill intentions towards me?"

Dumbledore: "Yes and no, he just has a crush on you. If he meets another young wizard with outstanding magical talent, he will approach him as well."

Harry: "What does he want to do with my body?"

Dumbledore whispered: "He wants to be you, to abandon his own body, to enter yours, to use your body to accomplish things he has never done before.

But this is very unfair to you, because you will be wiped out of all consciousness the moment he enters your body. Harry, maybe you should think about it carefully. Not all people who are kind to you will not want to destroy you. "

Harry was silent for a long time, and only asked his last question when they arrived at St. Mungo's.

"Principal, where did Cassio go? Is he dead?"

Dumbledore: "He went to a very far place, where he might be able to pursue his ideals. But he will never appear in front of us, Harry." (End of this chapter)