Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Draco wasn't sure if the picture frame would detect his secret if he carried it with him.

The cultivation technique he practiced was unknown even to the Malfoy family; it was a secret between him and Lin Xia.

Draco has already regarded the "Secret Record of the Purple Gold Mystic Gang" as his trump card, and no wizard wants his trump card to be discovered by others.

If the picture frame were any less clunky and easier to get rid of, he wouldn't have this worry.

But it's clear that this picture frame oddity is quite clever.

Once he carries it with him, it's uncertain whether he can escape the watchful eye of the frame.

Draco is more afraid that his trump card will be discovered and used against him.

However, the conditions offered by the rare item were something he couldn't refuse.

He can ask three questions for free every day, and the cost can be offset by the cultivation techniques he practices.

This means that he can obtain three different pieces of intelligence every day.

At Malfoy Manor, these three pieces of information seem useless, but once he arrives at Hogwarts, he can use the pictures to peek into the school's secrets.

For example, last school year, there was the Slytherin heir controversy at the school. If he had brought the picture frame with him, you could ask him about it.

Is the successor to Slytherin a human or some other being, and does it exist among the students?

At the same time, the scope of "asking questions" is also very broad. It is not necessarily limited to asking your own doubts; you can also start from other aspects.

For example, you can ask the picture frame to say something that will be helpful to it, or ask it where it can obtain a rare item today. These are all questions that can be asked.

As long as you ask, you'll get the answer about the picture frame.

Subconsciously, Draco wanted to write to Lin Xia, seeking her help.

He first sent a letter to Hogwarts, and also to Ron and Harry, as well as Hermione in the Muggle world.
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"Harry, Ron, there are letters for both of you."

A patrolman strode towards them. He had short, curly hair and a thick, curly beard.

Seeing him reminded Harry of Hagrid.

But this patrolman wasn't as tall as Hagrid, and his gaze toward the wizard was much sharper.

Because Harry and the others had to go to the lab every day to participate in knowledge-based quiz games, sometimes they would stay up late, almost until curfew, so the professor had to escort them back to their dormitories one by one.

Over time, they encountered patrol officers on the road several times.

The patrol personnel memorized the appearance of each evaluator. After that, the evaluators left early and returned late, and no longer needed the professor to lead them back to their dormitories. The patrol personnel only needed to register them when they encountered them.

School had not yet started, and Hogwarts remained under strict control.

Every day, the letters and newspapers delivered by the owls must first be inspected by the patrol personnel to ensure there are no problems before they are delivered to the wizard.

Ron and Harry didn't stay at the school from the beginning; they both had a hospital stay before.

After they arrived at Hogwarts, they heard from the students who had stayed at the school from the beginning that, initially, only internal patrols were strict, but incoming and outgoing letters were not checked.

As a result, a wizard found a magical bomb in one of the letters, which nearly blew up the Great Hall. From then on, every letter had to be checked.

"Thank you, Mr. Ors."

Harry and Ron took the letter, glanced at the recipient, and a glint of light flashed in their eyes.

Ron said, "It's a letter from Draco. I wonder how he's doing this winter break?"

Mikel, who was standing beside the two, couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard this:

"Are you on good terms with Draco? If I remember correctly, he's a nobleman. Doesn't he speak to you with arrogance?"

He thought of the description of Draco in the original book, how much Draco hated Harry, and how many difficulties he caused the main characters...

So much so that he would be incredibly surprised to see Draco walking and laughing with the main trio.

How did Draco's personality become like this?
This is not something a nobleman would do!

Also, how did Draco end up in Hufflepuff?
Mikel, who couldn't figure this out, thought that "Draco running off to Hufflepuff" could be one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of time travelers coming to the HP world.

If we can figure it out, we might be able to uncover the truth of this world.

Ron and Harry eagerly opened the envelopes and saw Draco's greetings and the gifts he had sent them; their faces lit up with bright smiles.

Ron replied to Mikel: "At first I also thought I couldn't communicate with him, but later I found out that he is a kind and honest Hufflepuff. He just looks unapproachable, but he is actually soft-hearted."

Harry chimed in, "Draco's a bit of an oddball, but he's a good guy."

Mikel: ...

Hearing these words from your mouths makes me feel that the world is becoming more and more chaotic and abstract.

Ron and Harry walked and exchanged the contents of the letters.

Harry said, "He said he wrote to Lin Xia and Hermione, and is looking forward to all of our replies. Doesn't he know that Lin Xia is no longer at Hogwarts?"

Ron: "It's not surprising that we don't know. Lin Xia disappeared without a trace, and even we don't know anything about it."

I thought I'd meet Lin Xia after I arrived at school, but Professor McGonagall told me that shortly after Lin Xia arrived, Professor Barbling called her in to do a secret experiment.

He said enviously, "Lin Xia is valued by Professor Babuling and can learn a lot of useful knowledge from the professor. I wish I had a professor who valued me."

Harry smiled. "That depends on which professor values ​​you. We used to get tutoring from Snape every day. Would you want to be valued by him?"

Ron looked miserable: "Forget it, what bad luck did I have to be noticed by Snape? You might as well kill me!"

He thought for a moment and said, "I'll write back to Draco later and tell him that Lin Xia isn't at school."

Mikel interjected, "What about the letter he sent to Lin Xia? Should we bring that letter over?"

Harry said, "No need, Lin Xia can check it herself after she arrives at school."

Mikel was somewhat disappointed. If Harry and Ron had taken it, he would have tried to find out what Draco had written to Lin Xia.

He had a premonition that the contents of this letter might be very important to him.

But reason told him that without the help of the main characters, he shouldn't try to challenge the rules; those patrolling wizards alone would be enough to give him a hard time.

Trying to retrieve that letter from the patrolling wizards would be an impossible task.
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Hermione, relying on past experience, made her way to Diagon Alley through the fireplace in the Royal Library.

Instead of going to Ollivander, she went straight to Isaac's cabin.

Day after day, year after year, every time Hermione encountered Isaac, she would see his incredibly wary, lifeless, gloomy, and cold eyes.

But every night, those gloomy eyes would melt away, turning into a sense of relief.

This time is no exception.

Even though Hermione knew him well, Isaac still saw her as a stranger.

Isaac looked at her warily: "Little witch, you shouldn't have come here. Get out of here!"

Hermione said, "I came here specifically to find you. You are a retired Auror with a wealth of combat experience, while I am a member of the team researching Cold Pills and Radiant Candles."

I've come to you today to gather data to see if we can improve the Cold Pill and the Radiant Candle. I also want to investigate whether a low-level infected like yourself can resist the progression of the infection on your own.

Isaac's expression changed slightly, but he remained wary: "How can I trust you?"

Hermione: "You don't need to believe me. I can't provide you with proof, and even if I could, you wouldn't have the authority to view the information I give you."

Since you're already in this state, why not let me use you for observation? I swear on Merlin, I will never leak your research data to any Death Eaters or evil gods.

Isaac's brow furrowed even more.

Logically speaking, a wizard of such a young age should not have access to information about Death Eaters, let alone know about evil gods.

But if she was part of the team researching radiant candles and cold pills, it wouldn't be surprising if she knew. Isaac pondered for a moment, then said grimly, "I want you to swear that you're a real researcher, not an imposter."

Hermione was determined to end the time loop, and she showed a great deal of patience when facing Isaac.

She not only swore an oath, but also talked about many of the feelings she had experienced while conducting experiments that she had never mentioned before.

Isaac's tense body gradually relaxed, and after only half an hour, he was willing to join Hermione's experiment.

Hearing the spell she wanted to learn, he couldn't help but feel puzzled: "【Heart Key Resonance】? I remember that's a very obscure spell. Are you sure you want to learn such an obscure spell? I have many advanced spells that I can teach you."

Hermione smiled and said, "The main reason is that I'm almost done with this spell. I asked you to teach me so that I could fill in the gaps in my knowledge and see where I'm not doing it right."

Isaac said with regret, "If that's what you're thinking, you'll be very disappointed."

I'm not familiar with [Heart Key Resonance]. Although I've learned it, because I don't use spells often, the casting speed is much longer, and the power is also reduced.

Hermione: "I'm not familiar with this spell either, let's learn from each other and improve."

Soon, Isaac began teaching him the most basic spells.

Realizing that Hermione had already learned the basic spells, he started teaching her spells of intermediate difficulty.

Realizing that Hermione had even learned medium-difficulty spells, Isaac simply had Hermione cast the split high-level spells.

There are three separate spells. These three spells are actually the same spell, but because the original spell was too long, it was divided into three parts.

Learn the material segment by segment first, and then connect the three segments together; this will significantly speed up the learning process.

Hermione recited all three separate spells fluently.

Isaac's gaze towards her changed repeatedly.

He couldn't help but say, "You were only a little short of learning it! You've clearly already learned it all!"

Hermione shook her head: "I'm not proficient enough yet. I haven't mastered them all, and they don't flow smoothly when I combine them into phrases."

Isaac said, "With more practice, you'll be able to use it very quickly."

Hermione: "I think we should observe those of you who know how to use it more; it will speed things up."

Isaac said helplessly, "It's so simple. I thought I could teach you some spells."

After he finished speaking, he waved the spell and used [Heart Key Resonance].

Although this spell is highly secretive, it is quite useless, requiring an "emotional syncurist" to decipher the secret text hidden deep within the soul.

Emotions can range from intense worry and deep love to heavy guilt and countless regrets...

These emotional wizards can all possess these abilities, but the requirement of "emotional synchronization" is somewhat difficult to describe.

What kind of emotions can be synchronized?

Feelings are feelings. Can they be categorized into different levels, such as shallow, medium, deep, etc.?

Regardless, one thing is certain.

The protector and the protected must be intimate lovers or mutually trusting friends for their emotions to resonate at a certain moment, and then receive the messages left by the other.

It took Isaac quite a while before the tip of his wand emitted wisps of thick, purple, silky smoke.

The smoke was tinged with tiny, shimmering stars, making it appear incredibly mysterious in the dimly lit room.

Isaac manipulated the purple smoke, which landed on the table in front of him.

The smoke covered the table surface, swirled for a moment, and then quickly dissipated.

Hermes felt the gathered magic power quickly disappear. If a wizard were to track it down and analyze the remaining magic power, they would only know that the wizard had cast a spell, but not what kind of spell it was.

As a high-level spell used for transmitting information and maintaining secrecy, even the magical residue left after casting the spell is deceptive.

Hermione analyzed it carefully and thought it was a movement spell, but she never expected it to be a secret spell.

This wasn't the first time she'd seen Isaac cast [Heart Key Resonance]; almost every day at the end of their lessons, she would ask Isaac to cast this spell once.

Her long period of observation also helped her learn faster.

If she couldn't learn by observing, in a closed environment, it might take her as long as six years to learn just this one spell.

Isaac put away his wand and looked at her: "Did you figure anything out? If you don't understand, I can cast it again."

Hermione shook her head. "No need, I'll give it a try."

She thought of the basic and intermediate spells needed to cast this spell, and finally settled on the long string of advanced spells, uttering the obscure incantation in an orderly fashion.

The reason why the "Heart Key Resonance" and the other two spells are so difficult to learn is because part of the spells requires reciting ancient magical script.

Wizards with a poor foundation in ancient runes will find it quite difficult to learn them. They will need to relearn the ancient runes and build a solid foundation before they can successfully cast these spells.

As she began to chant the incantation, wisps of thick purple smoke slowly emerged from the tip of her wand.

Isaac watched this scene in utter shock.

Although it was known beforehand that this young wizard was very talented and had learned all the prerequisite spells for [Heart Key Resonance], the only thing lacking was the connection of the spells.

But even now, seeing her about to successfully cast the spell, he was still incredibly amazed.

Such a young wizard!

Such incredible magical talent!
No wonder those research teams valued it!

All the long-term observation and accumulated training came together at this moment. Hermione put down the last note and looked at her wand.

In that instant, the wand spewed out a large plume of thick smoke.

The spell "Heart Key Resonance" has been successfully cast!
This spell is special; when cast, it can be used to decipher the cryptic messages of the soul that fall on objects or within the human body, and it can also be used to convey the messages one wishes to send.

However, according to the effect of this spell, if one's emotions are not in sync, one cannot decipher the coded messages that fall on objects.

Hermione only wanted to deliver a message.

But at the moment of her successful execution, she changed her mind and left the purple smoke on the table.

This is the table Isaac used when he cast the spell.

Isaac didn't understand Hermione's plan at first, but when the purple smoke completely enveloped the table, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but blurt out:

"You don't need to go to such lengths to decipher the coded message I left behind. Our emotions are out of sync, and you don't know what I wrote."

Hermione truly did not know what the cipher he had written was.

But after so many days of cycles, she had figured out Isaac's personality and could guess the emotions he was feeling when he cast the spell.

Since the spell had already been successfully cast, she didn't mind using it for a small experiment to see if her gamble had paid off.

A short while later, the purple smoke dissipated.

A line of text slowly appeared on the desktop:
I don't want to continue tormented by the incantations of evil gods. If death can bring me peace, I will choose death.

Isaac couldn't see this line of text.

Only Hermione, who shared the same emotions as him when he wrote that line, could see it.

Hermione read the text aloud softly.

Isaac looked utterly shocked. "How did you do that? Why were your emotions the same as mine back then?"

Hermione smiled slightly: "I'll answer that question for you later."

"I just want to tell you, Uncle Isaac, as long as you don't give up on yourself, you won't fall into the abyss." (End of Chapter)