Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

While the two were talking, they did not notice that the Auror who had brought them there had silently taken a few steps back and then gradually disappeared.

After Harry and Ron discussed it for a while, they both felt that the town was very strange and wanted to ask the Aurors what the background of the town was, and why there was no one there, or why they refused to come out.

When I turned around, I found they were all gone.

Ron opened his mouth slightly and looked at Harry: "Has our assessment already begun?"

Harry nodded solemnly: "That should be it. Hermione said that these Aurors won't show up unless something threatens our lives."

They will only show up if we decide to withdraw.

Ron asked nervously, "Harry, are we just going to walk into this town like this?"

Harry was also a little unsure. He could sense that the town was strange, but he didn't know the cause of this strangeness.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let's use the invisibility spell to get in."

He originally intended to use an invisibility cloak.

But then he suddenly realized that if they really put on the invisibility cloak, even the Aurors would lose track of their movements, which is why he used the invisibility spell.

At least the invisibility spell has a counter-spell, so the Aurors can see where they are and can launch a rescue in time if they encounter any danger.

Harry never underestimated the dangers of the Hogwarts Trials of the Elite.

Because we value it so much, we are careful with every step.

As the two used invisibility spells to enter the town, on the other side, the Aurors who were silently observing them were also talking high in the sky.

Ron and Harry had no idea that these Aurors were actually right above them.

Stand tall and see far.

Looking from above, you'll notice the strangeness of this town.

This town is not actually a town where humans live, but a city of animals.

There are many passageways here, some very high and some very low, all designed to fit the body shape of animals.

The animals living here are actually all witches, but witches who have been cursed.

As for who cast the curse, the answer is clear: it was Voldemort who cast it.

Voldemort turned ordinary wizards who disagreed with his policies into animals, and even after his downfall, the curse remained in effect.

Even Dumbledore came to investigate the source of the curse, saying it was a very ancient curse spell, and only the person who cast the curse could break it.

That sounds very strict.

However, everything is relative.

Although it is a curse, the wizard who has been turned into an animal may not necessarily think of it as a curse.

After transforming into animal form, they retain human thought, gain some characteristics of magical creatures, and become more compatible with magic.

The Ministry of Magic had previously wanted to conduct several experiments, inviting these wizards who had transformed into animals to participate, but the wizards were all unwilling.

They even think it's good to maintain an animal's body shape.

This city is where they live. Since they can communicate with the outside world, staying here allows them to better explore the true meaning of magic.

Furthermore, there is no need to fear being disturbed by the ravings of evil gods.

Yes, the methods of evil gods are useless against these small animals.

To put it another way, perhaps even evil gods look down on them.

Over the years, the influence of this animal city has continued to grow.

Some wizards, after transforming into animals, gained some of the abilities of magical creatures, possessing remarkable magical power and outstanding achievements in magical research.

Instead, it attracted some wizards who willingly went to this animal city in search of a way to transform into animals.

However, unless Voldemort himself comes to cast the curse, it is impossible for a human to be transformed into an animal.

In order to gain some magical wisdom from them, these human wizards were willing to be driven by animals.

This ecosystem has become a headache for the Ministry of Magic, which believes that their values ​​have been distorted.

Humans are humans, and animals are animals.

Once the boundaries between humans and animals are blurred, and humans are replaced by other species, how can they still be called human, even if they possess human thoughts?
That's animal awakening, not human awakening.

"So many years have passed without us realizing it. More than a decade has passed since that disaster happened," an Auror suddenly sighed.

Other Aurors said, "Every two or three years, the Ministry of Magic sends some promising young wizards here, perhaps young Aurors, or perhaps outstanding students from Hogwarts."

The Ministry of Magic hoped they could solve the Zootopia crisis with a different approach, but to no avail. Will Harry Potter's involvement this time bring us a surprise?

"I think it's too difficult." The other Aurors didn't think much of it at all.

Killing Voldemort does not mean that the problem of the curse left behind by Voldemort can be solved.

Moreover, they don't even understand how Harry Potter, as an infant, managed to kill Voldemort.

The Aurors were talking, while the leader of the Aurors was resting with his eyes closed.

He has two scars on his face that form an X shape, left by the Death Eaters during an ambush.

Because of this scar, he almost didn't make it through back then.

The Death Eater used poison, and this scar makes his bones itch all over whenever it's rainy.

The toxins in the body have not been completely cleared, but this does not affect daily activities or the use of magic.

It would only occasionally remind us how brutal the battle was and how vicious the Death Eaters were.

And how cruel was Voldemort, who led the Death Eaters?

He had heard of Zootopia, but he had not participated in its rescue.

He was deeply affected by the scars left by the Death Eaters, and for a time he was confused and disoriented.

Therefore, he believed that even a wizard like himself, who only had scars, was affected in this way.

Those wizards who have already been turned into animals will only have a deeper impact.

Perhaps they have completely lost their human thoughts and have truly become animals.

Moreover, more than a decade has passed since the incident.

Even if a human wizard transforms into an animal using Animagus, a period of more than ten years is enough to drive a person to the brink of madness.

Oh, he forgot that recently someone actually hid as a rat using Animagus and lived there for over ten years.

result……

Well, that guy was pretty clever; he managed to escape from multiple arrests.

However, he still held the same idea.

These poor wizards who have turned into animals are beyond saving!
If Dumbledore hadn't approached him, wanting him to lead the trial, he suspected the Death Eaters would have interfered or even appeared during the trial.

Otherwise, he would refuse.

The Auror thought to himself, "Dumbledore is so concerned about this."

Does he think Harry Potter can replicate the miracle of over a decade ago, find a solution, and save these wizards who have turned into animals?
While Ron and Harry were taking their tests, Lin Xia was on her side.

She read through all the forbidden books on magic very quickly.

In her semi-immortal state, her efficiency is three times that of before.

In extreme conditions, it can be increased by up to 5 times.

She's currently reading at her limit and can already feel her body slowly adapting to this power.

If you continue to improve, the limit won't just be five times; it can go even higher. This kind of power increase is incredibly fascinating.

Because she was in a restricted area, she didn't have to worry about being noticed by wizards from the outside world.

The energy fluctuations within the restricted book area are complex, forming a space of its own.

Because of the surrounding whispers of evil gods, the forbidden book area is filled with all sorts of disordered rules, making it difficult for wizards to investigate, let alone send out any spies.

Lin Xia could already sense the stirrings of the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record.

She had a premonition.

It only needs a trigger; the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Manual, which possesses a bit of spirituality, will transform itself into a cultivation technique for nourishing life.

This was somewhat unexpected for Lin Xia.

She was initially worried that without the assistance of the Balance of Fate, how would the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record generate a cultivation technique for the Nourishing Life Realm?

At the time, she thought that her human brain could replace the compass of destiny and analyze the cultivation method from beginning to end.

In particular, the methods in the first two stages are traceable.

Once the advancement path is clearly planned, it can naturally be applied to the cultivation techniques for generating a health-preserving state.

Now, the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Records seem to be far more spiritual than she thought.

It's definitely better if the cultivation method can generate itself than if she analyzes it from beginning to end and generates it according to her own preconceived ideas.

Because human thought cannot always be so comprehensive.

However, Lin Xia does not intend to give up on the path of analysis.

Once the cultivation technique is generated, perhaps she can further refine it by analyzing the previous two advanced techniques.

These are all uncertain.

After reading through all the spells, she began to study potions.

Lin Xia had a premonition that she was only one opportunity away from advancing her cultivation technique.

She looked at the twinkling stars in the sky, and perhaps soon she would be able to master the cultivation techniques of the Nourishing Life Realm.

Upon reaching the realm of health preservation, the Nine Heavens Profound Yang Secret Record will undergo a completely new transformation.

In her previous life, she was unable to reach this level.

In their world, this level of attainment was already considered legendary.

According to the guidance of the cultivation method, once you reach the Nourishing Life Realm, you are not far from the next realm—the Secret Cultivation Realm.

It can be said that the realm of health preservation and the realm of esoteric cultivation actually share the same origin.

The realm of health preservation is about the perfection of the body, while esoteric practices tend to focus more on various auxiliary methods.

Once the physical conditions are met, all sorts of amazing abilities can be unlocked.

The meaning of "cultivating the secret realm" is that one cultivates secret techniques.

As Lin Xia continued reading the banned book, she suddenly felt the space vibrate.

She couldn't help but frown slightly.

She spent a considerable amount of time in the forbidden book space and read a great many forbidden books.

It's actually quite remarkable that the forbidden book space has managed to survive until now.

The reason she was able to hold out for so long was that the evil god's ramblings that had been interfering with her were absorbed by the technique, so they did not cause great damage to the forbidden book space.

In addition, when the delirium of evil gods is too dense, space and time will also be affected to some extent.

Furthermore, banned books themselves can also alter space and time.

The combination of these two factors makes it very difficult for wizards to read forbidden books in the forbidden book zone, and they will encounter many dangers.

The reason she was able to have so much time to read this time was not only because she was able to eliminate the interference of the evil god's ramblings, but also because the forbidden books here were very effective and did not reject her.

This resulted in her reading forbidden books in a stable space and time.

However, the opportunity to advance in the cultivation technique is right in front of us.

If you are forced out due to a spatial collapse, even if you can quickly re-enter, it may interrupt the opportunity. You don't know when you will be able to find another opportunity.

Lin Xia felt that now was the best time.

It probably won't be as convenient for her to enter the restricted book section again in the future.

So she paused for a moment, then with a flick of her fingers, she sketched out ancient demonic runes in the air.

These ancient magical runes form complex arrays of magical runes.

The runes are entirely constructed from golden magic, which is pure energy.

The function of these magical runes is related to space.

She wanted to create a magic rune array that could stabilize the space.

This may sound difficult, but Lin Xia's understanding of space is different from before.

Through her discoveries in the restricted book section these past few days, she has compiled all the spatial knowledge she had learned before, as well as the knowledge she had inadvertently come across.

This spatial knowledge was integrated through a series of banned books.

A complete system of spatial magic has already been established in her mind.

In particular, her spatial knowledge has soared to a very high level by using the higher dimensions of the inner world for spatial transfer.

It is unknown how many wizards in the Otherworld can use spatial teleportation magic.

However, Lin Xia was certain that there were no more than five wizards who knew the skills.

And there are so many top-tier fighters in the magical world, both famous and unknown.

No more than 5 is already an extremely alarming number.

Lin Xia had a premonition that she might be the only one in the entire magical world who had mastered spatial magic to this extent.

While everyone else is still stuck in low dimensions, using various protective measures to target low-dimensional spatial transfers, she has already jumped to a higher dimension to look at the problem.

It was precisely because of these foundational elements that Lin Xia wanted to try using ancient demonic runes to create a new type of demonic rune array in order to stabilize this space that seemed on the verge of collapse.

While Lin Xia was carrying out the repairs.

The fragments of the soul, enveloped by layers upon layers of sealed magical runes, also sensed something.

McGonagall was in Nicholson's office, not saying a word, treating it as her own, and often bringing a large pile of documents to work on.

She was not worried that Nicholson would see this as a sign of upcoming school policies.

These clerical jobs have no research value for research fanatics like them.

Suddenly, McGonagall felt a pang of panic.

She suddenly remembered something and rushed back to her office.

Nicholson watched her retreating figure with a hint of confusion.

I left quite early today.

McGonagall quickly returned to her office at the school.

She used special methods to make contact with the fragments of souls in the forbidden book space.

The unease I felt just now was transmitted from the fragment of my soul. (End of Chapter)