Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Harry and Ron quickly ran back to their dormitory.

When Mikel returned at noon, he only had a low-grade fever, and he would respond if called a few times.

But now, it turns out he has developed a high fever!

And no matter how they called out to him, he didn't open his eyes, not even when they gently nudged him.

Ron couldn't help but ask, "Should we send him to Madam Pomfrey?"

Nave suddenly remembered something and quickly shook his head: "No, Mikel told me before that no matter how sick he is this time, we shouldn't send him to the infirmary."

He said his immune system was very strong and he could easily pull through on his own, so we could be mentally prepared.

Harry frowned. "But his face was burning red, and he looked very ill."

Ron thought for a moment and said, "How about this, instead of taking him to the infirmary, we'll go there and buy some medicine for him, okay?"

Neville hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "It should be possible."

Ron and Harry rushed out of the dormitory to buy medicine, while Neville stayed behind to take care of Mikel.

Because he developed a high fever, Neville dampened a handkerchief and placed it on his forehead, hoping it would bring the fever down.

Because they were so close, Neville suddenly saw Mikel open his mouth, as if he were saying something.

He lowered his head.

"Don't come any closer, get away... No! It's all wrong... Replace my personality... I won't be replaced by anyone, you can't..."

It was said too vaguely, only a few words.

Neville thought about it and wrote down everything he had heard in his notebook.

He thought Mikel must be having a nightmare.

Soon, Ron and Harry returned, and this time they brought someone with them: Hermione.

Hermione was resting in the common room when she saw Ron and Harry rushing out. She asked them what had happened and learned that Mikel had a persistent high fever.

As a new member of the lab, Hermione didn't want anything to really happen to Mikel.

After all, he had locked himself up for a day and a night to do experiments, which is why he ended up like this, so I came along to check on him.

Upon closer inspection, Hermione sensed that something was amiss.

Mikel's face was noticeably dark.

Moreover, she keenly sensed that he seemed to be surrounded by the incantations of an evil god.

Hermione frowned and asked, "Didn't you find anything?"

She looked at Ron, Harry, and Neville.

The three shook their heads in confusion.

Ron said, "You mean his fever? Isn't that obvious?"

Harry nodded.

As for Neville, he always looked completely bewildered.

Hermione shook her head and said seriously, "No, I meant that he seems to be haunted by the whispers of an evil god. The surrounding black aura is very heavy, and you can feel something is wrong as soon as you get close. Didn't you hear anything?"

She came to Mikel's side, less than fifty centimeters away, and could already feel the unusual energy field. She also heard a series of indistinct murmurs in her ears.

As she drew closer, her babbling became increasingly clear.

The three of them still shook their heads in confusion; they couldn't hear anything.

Hermione quickly made a judgment: "Do you still have any Radiant Candles on you? Light them quickly and illuminate the whole room."

After lighting the Radiant Candle, Harry and the others were surprised to find that Mikel's expression seemed much better.

He had a fever before, and his cheeks turned bright red, but it was an abnormal red.

It seems to have subsided somewhat now.

Neville touched his forehead and said with some surprise, "He doesn't seem to have such a high fever anymore. Let's take his temperature again!"

From Hermione's perspective, a radiant and majestic power illuminates the room where the glowing candles are lit.

She could clearly feel a warm power emanating from the candle.

The black aura surrounding Mikel gradually disappeared under the dissipation of this power.

However, she observed the expressions of the other three people, and they could not sense such a change in energy.

Hermione pondered to herself, "Could it be that only I can perceive this change in energy?"

But she remembered that she had never been so sensitive to energy before.

Suddenly, she remembered the strange encounter she had during this winter break.

The long, repetitive process not only gave her the opportunity to study advanced spells, but also made her five senses exceptionally acute.

Hermione wondered if some strange encounter in time had activated some kind of switch in her body, allowing her to see things that were normally invisible.

In Hermione's sight, the instant the dark aura around Mikel disappeared, he opened his eyes and was awakened by Harry and the others.

Mikel, dazed and confused, mumbled, "Harry, Ron, what are you doing here? Don't you have class?"

As soon as he spoke, he realized that his voice was very hoarse, unlike his usual voice.

Mikel then realized that he felt very uncomfortable, as if there was a lot of phlegm stuck in his throat.

He couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his forehead; it felt warm and smooth, indicating he didn't have a fever.

Strange, what's wrong with him?
At that moment, a clear female voice entered his mind.

"Mikel, your body was just surrounded by the whispers of the evil god, didn't you feel it?"

The ravings of an evil god?

The word was not unfamiliar to him, but the fact that it happened to him made him feel very absurd.

He instinctively said, "Impossible! How could I be surrounded by something like that? Absolutely impossible!"

Hermione looked at him inquisitively, her expression full of doubt.

"Why is it impossible? Look at the evil god's ravings I sensed from you—"

She pointed around: "If we hadn't lit the Radiant Candle and dispelled the gloom around your body, you might not have woken up yet."

Mikel had a thousand thoughts running through his mind, but they all ended up on the system.

He didn't believe that the evil god's whispers would still haunt him under the system's protection.

If he was enveloped in the delirium of the evil god, there is only one possibility: the system failed to function during his coma.

He kept calling out to the system in his mind, and said with a puzzled expression, "I have never experienced this situation before, so I think it is impossible. Even when I entered the forbidden book area to read forbidden books, it was never this serious."

Hermione seemed to have thought of something and asked sharply, "Could it be related to the experiments you did? Could your experiments be related to the ravings of the evil gods?" Mikel's lips parted slightly, but he did not answer Hermione's question.

His silence was interpreted by others as tacit agreement.

Hermione gave him a deep look. "I don't know whether to say you're fearless or just brave. I've never seen a new researcher dare to start researching such a difficult problem."

If the ravings of evil gods were so easy to decipher, the wizarding world would have solved them long ago, and we wouldn't need to solve them.
I don't know which aspect of the delusions of evil gods you are studying, but I have a piece of advice for you.

That is, the ravings of evil gods are extremely dangerous. If you are not fully prepared and have the corresponding countermeasures, do not touch them.

For example, I don't want what happened today to happen again.

Hermione said those words sternly and then turned and left; she couldn't stay in the boys' dormitory for too long.

After leaving Harry and the others' dormitory, she cast an invisibility spell on herself before daring to move through the boys' dormitory and quickly arrived at the common room.

Hermione was standing in the lounge, intending to continue studying, when suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, and she turned and hurriedly headed to the laboratory.

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Lin Xia is currently participating in patrol.

The main patrol team tonight consists of upperclassmen, with some lowerclassmen as backups.

Because Mikel was sick, Ron, Harry, and Neville had to stay to take care of him, so Hermione, who often partnered with them, was also given leave by the prefects.

Lin Xia is on patrol with Cedric tonight.

They strictly followed the rules set by the school, yet still managed to distract themselves by chatting.

If a student were standing between the two, they would hear them talking about the weekend book club.

While observing his surroundings for any strange occurrences, Cedric quickly said:

“We have already finalized all the details of the weekend book club, and we will proceed as you suggested—easy entry, strict exit.”

The weekend book club is open to all colleges and students.

However, if one wants to stay, they must participate in activities every week, and there are very strict judgments regarding leave and unexpected accidents.

Cedric wouldn't bring these things up with her for no reason. Lin Xia thought about it for a moment and knew that they wanted to show her these detailed terms and conditions.

Although she is usually very busy, she still has time to glance at the terms and conditions.

So Lin Xia said, "Let me take a look when you have time, and see if there's anything that needs to be improved."

Cedric gave a slight smile, his handsome face exuding a striking charm in the dim candlelight.

"I was just about to tell you about this. It would be great if you could help me."

The two quickly finished patrolling the area.

Because the patrol area was relatively close to where the silver boots were found, also known as the "Silent Corridor," Lin Xia frequently looked towards that area.

Cedric noticed her movement and said, "Would you like to go over there and take a look? As long as it doesn't interfere with other people's patrols, we can go and check it out."

Lin Xia immediately said, "Then let's go take a look."

She added, "After all, I found a Slytherin-related artifact in that area, but I've never been able to figure out what it does."

So I often walk around that area, but only during the day; I haven't really walked around at night.

It was no secret at school that Lin Xia had acquired the quill pen that Salazar had used when he was young; many outstanding students knew about it, and even the school's professors had heard of it.

He had originally hoped that, based on his relationship with Lin Xia, he could borrow the quill pen from her to study it for a few days.

As a result, a few days after Lin Xia received it, she announced that she could not find out what the quill pen was for, so she handed it over to the school's professors to study.

Later, Professor McGonagall also announced that she had handed the quill pen over to a senior researcher at the university for further study.

Only then did everyone give up the idea of ​​borrowing the quill pen from Lin Xia.

Now, hearing Lin Xia mention this quill pen, Cedric couldn't help but ask curiously, "Didn't you discover any of its functions?"

Lin Xia shook her head: "No, I tried to write with it, but the words didn't change at all. It's just an ordinary quill pen with only the function of recording."

What she didn't say was that there were actually some changes, but she found these changes somewhat surprising.

If every word she writes with a quill pen can be transformed into something that happens in reality, then what's the difference between that and a prophecy?
No, the quill pen is even more powerful than prophecy.

Prophecy is about seeing what will happen in the future, but the power of this pen is to turn the written words into established facts.

If that's the case, then this quill pen is far too powerful, too powerful for her to control at present.

They chatted as they walked toward the quiet corridor.

Suddenly, Lin Xia stopped in her tracks and abruptly turned to look at a certain corner.

For a fleeting moment, she seemed to see a gray shadow flash by, and she immediately looked over.

However, there was nothing in sight, as if the gray shadow she had just seen was just her imagination.

Lin Xia frowned slightly, but rather than believing she had mistaken it for something else, she was more convinced that she had truly seen that gray shadow.

Cedric followed her gaze and noticed that Lin Xia's expression was somewhat serious. He lowered his voice and spoke even more softly:
"Did you find something?"

Lin Xia shook her head uncertainly, "It seems like I've found something, but I can't quite put it in my eye."

Cedric thought for a moment and said, "It must be some kind of strange phenomenon that you discovered and then quickly hid."

He scanned the area and said warily, "It seems we can't completely eliminate the risks here. We need to add it to our regular patrol routes."

To make the allocation of manpower more reasonable, some areas where strange objects have been discovered have been temporarily left vacant and no patrols have been arranged.

Allocate all the extra manpower to areas where no strange objects have been found, and see if we can find out anything wrong.

Lin Xia observed for a few more seconds, and only after confirming that she had not found anything did she move away to another place.

What she didn't say was that what she had just seen didn't seem like a strange phenomenon, but more like the shadow of some kind of animal.

That gray shadow... could it be Spotted the rat?

Her eyes were lowered, and her body gave her no warning or prophecy; perhaps she was just a rather unusual little animal.

After Lin Xia and the others left, the corridor returned to calm. A small gray shadow emerged from a crack in the ground; it was none other than the rat, Spotted!

At this moment, it was different from other mice; its eyes moved with a lively and human-like quality.

It stared intently in the direction where Dao and the others had disappeared, a thoughtful look flashing in its eyes. Then, it hopped away to another spot, which should lead to the kitchen on the second floor.

Lin Xia finished her patrol for the day and was about to return to Hufflepuff's dormitory when she heard a commotion from the warning rune array she had set up in the laboratory.

She raised an eyebrow slightly, but did not wave her wand to check who had broken into the laboratory.

She set up a laboratory with a very high level of security; if a stranger broke in, all the magic runes left behind would trigger an alarm.

But the fact that we're only hearing some noises means that someone we know has entered the lab.

She thought for a moment, then turned and walked towards the laboratory. (End of Chapter)