Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

In the wizarding world, once something is associated with something unclean, it's most likely a power from the world of evil gods.

But he's at Hogwarts now, the safest place in all of Britain, so there's no way he could get involved with anything from the world of evil gods.

A moment later, Harry thought of the evil god he had destroyed in Hogsmeade. Could it be that the aftereffects of that encounter with the evil god had not yet healed and were still affecting him in secret?
Madam Pomfrey also considered this possibility and quickly gave Harry a full physical examination.

However, because she was using a detection spell, she wasn't sensitive to the power of the evil god, and the detection spell told her that there was nothing wrong with Harry.

But Harry's haggardness was also obvious. Madam Pomfrey thought for a moment, then said seriously:
“I will take you to see Minerva. Whether or not you want to go to St. Mungo for treatment is up to Minerva to decide.”

Hogwarts is currently under martial law; getting in is relatively easy, but getting out is very difficult.

Only the vice principal has the authority to leave the school directly, and can also take people with him.

A short while later, the two arrived at the principal's office.

McGonagall was taken aback by Harry's haggard appearance and asked with a serious expression, "Harry, have you not had a proper rest in a long time?"

Harry shook his head.

He had initially thought he was fine, but the serious expressions on Mrs. Pomfrey's and Professor McGonagall's faces made him nervous.

"Professor, I've been resting well lately, but I had a nightmare yesterday and couldn't fall back asleep after waking up. This morning, my colleague noticed that I looked too haggard and asked me to go to the infirmary. I just wanted to get some medicine to refresh myself."

Mrs. Pomfrey said, "I examined him and everything was normal. He had no fever or cold; he was simply lacking energy."

She paused, then said hesitantly, "But his expression was very abnormal. I suspect he might be possessed by something unclean."

Upon hearing this, McGonagall drew her wand, waved it at Harry, and chanted an obscure spell.

This was an extremely complex detection spell; the incantation alone took tens of seconds. Harry could feel a great deal of magic converging around him.

Soon, a dazzling array of magical runes appeared beneath his feet.

A warm white light swept over him, and Harry looked at his body with curiosity, feeling all the blood vessels and internal structures within him turn into transparent starlight, twinkling and shining.

His body seemed to merge into a dazzling galaxy.

The time required to cast the spell is very long, but the detection time is only a few seconds.

Before Harry could even marvel at the magic, all the light vanished in the next second.

He paused for a moment, then looked at his body from all angles, but found nothing unusual.

McGonagall then spoke up, saying, "I just did a quick check on him, and there are no traces of evil god's whispers on him. The magic circle can't detect any related aura."

Madam Pomfrey frowned. "Then do we still need to send him to St. Mungo's?"

McGonagall pondered for a moment, then shook her head.

"Given the current chaotic situation outside, it's best for Harry to stay away from anywhere. I'm afraid he'll be targeted by a bunch of reckless Death Eaters."

With the acquisition of the Binding Wand, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have become much more efficient at capturing Death Eaters.

In the past, it wasn't that Death Eaters were impossible to track down, but rather that they were easily able to escape during the capture process.

With the Binding Wand, most Death Eaters cannot escape.

Following the Hogsmeade incident, the Ministry of Magic launched a massive purge in an effort to deliver a heavy blow to the Death Eaters.

The results have been remarkable; since the operation began, no fewer than one hundred Death Eaters have been arrested.

The fact that they swept away so thoroughly at once makes it hard not to suspect that the Death Eaters might be planning a counterattack.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic's focus will now be on patrol and defense to prevent chaos within Britain.

At this time, it's best for Harry to stay in the safest place, Hogwarts, and not to appear outside.

The Death Eaters are a bunch of lunatics with many tricks up their sleeves, and some of them are geniuses among geniuses. After coming into contact with the power of the evil gods, no one knows what crazy things they might do.

After Madam Pomfrey left, McGonagall spoke with Harry alone.

McGonagall asked, "Can you tell me about the nightmares you've had?"

Harry hesitated for a moment, "Professor, after I woke up, I forgot the details of the nightmare, but I felt very panicked."

He actually remembered everything, but he didn't want to tell the professor, otherwise he wouldn't know how to explain it to him.

McGonagall pondered for a moment and said, "Harry, there are many ways to corrupt people in the world of evil gods. One common method is to infiltrate people's dreams and bewitch them."

Although no trace of the evil god has been detected in your body yet, you may have engaged in a fierce battle with the evil god in your dream.

She waved her wand, and a square red velvet box floated in front of Harry.

"This ring will help you resist the power of the evil god. Wear it before you go to sleep tonight."

Harry opened the box, and inside was a ring.

The ring has a unique shape; the gemstone at the top is not a diamond, but a stone with flowing red liquid inside.

When Harry put it on, he could feel the liquid inside the stone sloshing around.

Harry asked, "Professor, can I bring it with me at other times?"

McGonagall nodded: "Yes, it can also be used as a guardian ring under normal circumstances, but it defends against attacks from the evil gods, not from the magical side."

When the red liquid inside the ring completely disappears, it means the protective power is exhausted. Then you can return the ring to me.
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After leaving Professor McGonagall's office, Harry felt much better.

Especially after taking a bottle of energizing medicine, I felt even more refreshed and in good spirits.

But when he looked at his reflection in the mirror, he found that he still looked very haggard.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't go for the assessment in the afternoon, instead staying in his dormitory to read.

At night.

Ron and Mikel didn't linger in the lab, not even having a meal, and rushed straight to their dorm.

Ron shouted, "Harry, are you alright?"

Harry looked up, smiled, and said, "I feel much better."

Mikel observed Harry's complexion and noticed that he looked much better. He asked, "Are you sick?"

Harry shook his head: "No, I just look a little tired. Madam Pomfrey checked on me and said it's nothing serious."

Ron said happily, "Then you can do the assessment again tomorrow, right?"

Harry subconsciously touched the ring on his hand: "Yes."

Mikel looked at the ring on his hand, wanting to ask something, but ultimately remained silent.

Well, this ring is probably a rare item given to us by the professor. As members of the main cast, we deserve this kind of treatment.

At the same time, the exploration of the evil god's world using radiant candles is also progressing steadily.

The wizard has successfully reached the edge of the town and wiped out all the patrolling watchtowers nearby.

You can tell how strong a town's defenses are just by looking at the watchtowers at the front.

The world of evil gods also has native human inhabitants.

The humans in this world cultivate not magic, but the power of evil gods.

The more one cultivates, the closer one will become to the form of an evil god. Every human being looks deformed, and the whole world seems to be a hunting ground for evil gods.

Without alerting the townspeople, the wizard quickly eliminated the patrolmen on the watchtower.

Creatures in the world of evil gods prefer to operate in the dark, and are more active in the dark; conversely, they enter a period of dormancy during the day.

This time, they seized the opportunity to carry out the operation during the day.

A look of disgust flashed across the wizard's eyes as he saw the already dead, deformed human.

"I can't believe they are the same kind of people as us. Their heads are as big as pots and pans, their eyes are so small that they are slits, their noses have degenerated into two nostrils, but their mouths are extremely ferocious."

Every time I see a human in this form, I feel uncomfortable!

The wizard said solemnly, "This form of humanity is a reminder that if we do not fight against the evil gods, we will one day degenerate into their form."

Another wizard scoffed: "The power of evil gods is a kind of poison. I can't believe that anyone in the Ministry of Magic would support embracing the power of evil gods."

They really should go to the front lines and see for themselves. The people here have cultivated the power of evil gods from childhood to adulthood, yet this is the end result they've achieved!

What's most terrifying is that the physical deformities caused by the power of the evil god are disordered.

Some have developed brain deformities, some have developed hand and leg deformities, some have experienced changes in internal organs, and some have suddenly grown a tail at their coccyx (buttocks).

According to the information they gathered during the incident with the evil god, the more severe the distortion, the more likely they are to find a path to upward mobility.

The system of the world of evil gods is a completely different set of rules from the system of the wizarding world.

Many wizards in the wizarding world are analyzing the world of evil gods, wondering why those evil gods always like to sneak into the wizarding world through various gaps and create chaos.

The most popular theory is that the native creatures in the world of evil gods have been almost completely ravaged by the evil gods, and the evil gods can no longer obtain power from those creatures, so they need to expand outwards and devour another planet.

From this explanation, another set of speculations has emerged.

That is what they consider the world of evil gods. Perhaps it was originally a normal world, but one day they welcomed an alien species called evil gods, which ravaged their native world, thus turning it into a living hell.

This theory reached its peak when the mysterious altars were discovered in the town.

There is a mysterious altar in the town. Once the altar is lit, the flames on it can repel the power of evil gods, provide a bit of protection for the town, and also restore a bit of clarity to the local residents.

However, the protective energy from the altar is constantly being depleted, and once the flames in the altar disappear, the town will be plunged into eternal darkness.

A wizard looked up at the sun, which had finally appeared in the sky, and interrupted their conversation.

"Let's move on to the next step quickly. We don't know how long the sun will last. If it only lasts for an hour, we probably won't be able to infiltrate the town. This time, we must at least complete the task assigned by Minister Dumbledore."

As the wizard spoke, he unconsciously reached out and touched the bag hanging at his waist.

The world of evil gods operates under a different order. The invisible stretching spells used by wizards don't work here, and everyone stores their belongings in special backpacks.

The small bag hanging at their waist contained the golden feathers that Dumbledore himself had given them.

This operation was kept highly secret. The other wizards did not know what mission Dumbledore had given them; they only knew that they were to infiltrate the town to find something.

But the wizard knew that he had a more important task on his shoulders.

What he was wearing on his waist was an extremely precious boundary marker!

As long as the boundary exists, wizards can use it to teleport to the world of evil gods.

This relies on the power of the boundary point to achieve the transmission process.

Once many boundary points are formed, they will cause spatial disturbances, which will be noticed by the witch world and the evil god world, and war after war will be waged around the location of the boundary point.

Boundary points are a very important strategic resource. If either side cannot obtain them, they would rather destroy them. Boundary points that are not known to others are even rarer.

But this time the sunshine was shorter than they had imagined, lasting only half an hour before the sun was shrouded by dark clouds high in the sky.

At this point, they had just arrived at the town gate.

Having already come this far, it would be a real shame to send them back.

The other wizards exchanged glances and decided to try their best to conceal their magical powers and blend into the town as ordinary people.

In order to better blend in, they also had to use artifacts produced in the world of evil gods.

This strange thing is just a very low-level plant—

A rotten seaweed that emits a foul odor can be transformed into a wondrous object that can travel through the world of evil gods and disguise itself as a wizard after being treated in a special way.

The wizard only needs to pin the waterweed to his chest, and in the human perception of the evil god's world, that is their fellow human.

Of course, this method is not without risk; even a person with a moderate level of infection could see through it.

However, at that time, wizards also had other ways to conceal their activities.

Unless they encounter an evil god, wizards can always think of other ways to hide.

However, these methods can only provide temporary protection, not permanent protection.

If you want to live in the world of evil gods for a long time, this method will definitely expose you.
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Meanwhile, Hermione is here.

Her research on the [Virtual Curtain] is finally on the right track.

There were no shortcuts to her research on this spell; she had to start from the most basic magic.

It took a year just to lay the foundation.

This spell seems to have some connection to the Spell of Loyalty, but it is actually a completely different system.

Hermione initially thought that Isaac was unfamiliar with the spell and didn't know how to teach it.

But she managed to find several other teachers in Diagon Alley through Ollivander, visited them one by one, and listened to several of their lessons. She found that Isaac had laid the most solid foundation for her.

The methods proposed by the other wizards were somewhat unorthodox.

She has plenty of time now, so there's no need for her to take shortcuts; she can just learn using the most orthodox methods. (End of Chapter)