Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 145: Preliminary research on the obsidian recovery agent, and the manor is good, old goblin, please help me after get off work
"After Christmas, when the next full moon comes, I can go to the Forbidden Forest again, complete the Animagus, and see if the unicorn is there."

Right now Dylan has a dark shadow, a dragon.

It seems that although the unicorn cannot become his pet directly at the moment, it is still not bad to let it bleed from time to time.

"It would be nice to get a Niffler, too. The black platypus, I've been very interested in it since my last life. Now that I'm here, how can I not get one?"

As for how Dylan plans to rescue Cedric when the time comes, he will naturally arrange for Trumpet to take the stage.

However, this actually involves a problem.

He couldn't split himself, so no matter what, Dylan would always be absent when he became Karsus.

This is a bit troublesome.

Many times, it is impossible for him to perform a gorgeous and perfect transformation in front of others, right?

——He’s not a magical girl!
Dylan looked at the scenery along the way for a while. After organizing his thoughts, he took out the contents of the banned book he had copied earlier and reviewed them.

At first, Dylan borrowed three books from the restricted area, including "The Origin of Ancient Magic and Analysis of Ultimate Spells" and "Soul Communication and Forbidden Control".

Some of the knowledge points in these two books are quite interesting. Even if Dylan reads them repeatedly, he will not feel boring or useless. Instead, he can always gain some new insights from them.

Especially the book about the soul, combined with the spells about soul power that Dylan had already mastered, the collision between them brought Dylan many new inspirations.

Dylan even had an idea for a new spell. Even though it was not perfect yet, the power of this spell would definitely not be weak if it could really be developed.

Especially in terms of practicality, it will definitely be very strong!

However, designing a spell is not a game that can be designed with just a snap of the fingers.

It doesn't just require simple spell design, nor can you achieve everything by just chanting a spell.

The operation and control of magic power, the composition and casting methods of spells, etc., all need to be built and constructed from scratch, bit by bit.

Moreover, in the process of repeated attempts, even the slightest deviation may cause the spell to not only fail to take effect, but may also cause danger.

For example, it could cause the magic power to get out of control, thus causing an explosion, or some unpredictable magical effects.

Moreover, Dylan's spell actually involves certain connections between the soul and the body, so Dylan needs some living subjects to conduct experiments.

"The last time I went to Knockturn Alley, it must have taken the Aurors too long to investigate. When they were finally gone, many Dark wizards wanted to go there to exchange some things. I happened to go there and cause a commotion, and I killed so many Dark wizards at once. I guess they were all taken away by the Aurors."

So if he wanted to go to Knockturn Alley to catch the dark wizard, it might be a bit difficult.

——Everyone is gone.

The remaining ones are probably guys with missing limbs, dying, and in their twilight years.

It simply couldn't withstand Dylan's attempts at spellcasting.

Maybe before he could cast the spell, those guys would scare themselves to death, forcing him to use the spell of corruption and turn them into obsidian flowers.

—This is the name Dylan gave to the black flowers that grew on the corpses.

After such a long period of research, Dylan also has a general understanding of the functions of these flowers.

First of all, the most mysterious thing about obsidian flowers, which Dylan has not yet fully understood, is that they seem to have the ability to make stumps grow, revive decayed souls, and rejuvenate corrupted corpses.

This was discovered by Dylan through his repeated experiments, but he was unable to fully brew this ability into a potion with targeted effects.

Even if you only use flowers, the effect is not very obvious - but it is very effective in treating injuries.

It was when Dylan realized that the obsidian flower could actually heal wounds quickly - even if he just crushed the petals, kneaded them into a paste, and applied it to the wound, he could see obvious effects. Only then did he realize that the obsidian flower might have some more unusual abilities.

Dylan has a hunch that if he can truly research the biggest secret of the obsidian flower, he might be able to create a transformative potion that can rewrite fate and change the world!
In addition, Dylan has now simply developed a healing potion.

Fortunately, he now has not only Black Shadow and the Dragon in his hands, but he can even pull out the hair and blood of the unicorn.

In addition, he would occasionally encounter rare magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest and would pick up some of them.

This resulted in him having quite a bit of material.

Not to mention that Professor Snape would send him some potions from time to time, and he would also spend money to buy a lot of things himself.

The accumulation of materials allowed him to conduct repeated and multiple attempts in his research.

Dylan developed a new healing potion using obsidian flowers, and it has a very powerful effect.

Even if a leg is broken, as long as it was severed no more than twenty-four hours ago, that is, one day.

Apply potion on the wound, then bandage the leg. Wait for an hour and the leg will be preliminarily reconnected.

The next step is to apply ointment around the wound, and it will be almost healed in a few days.

Of course, connecting it doesn’t mean that everything will be fine. You will definitely need to rest for a long time afterwards.

Since Dylan had only recently brewed this potion, he was not sure how long he would need to rest for a complete cure.

——There was a goblin lying in the suitcase.

Dylan needs to observe further.

However, this is still the original version. As he continued to experiment, he considered the amount and replacement of ingredients, as well as the cooking method.

——Dylan believes that the effect of the obsidian healing potion will become stronger and stronger!

At that time, he can directly cooperate with major merchants to ship the goods, or directly supply raw materials and then distribute them for sale.

No matter what, the most critical ingredient for obsidian healing potion is obsidian flower.

Without the obsidian flower, no matter how precious the other materials are, they are useless.

"However, I'd better make the ingredients needed to brew the potion more common. Otherwise, the herbs will be too precious. Although the price can be increased, it will not be possible to sell them on a large scale."

Of course, he could also create a primary version, an intermediate version, an advanced version, a powerful version, a precious version, a supreme version, an invincible version...

The effects of the potion are different in each version.

This works too.

Dylan flipped through the books while thinking about the raw materials of the obsidian healing potion.

As he thought about it, he felt itchy and wanted to go into his suitcase to study it.

However, it is not appropriate now. He can only continue to think theoretically whether the raw materials of the obsidian healing agent can be replaced with other things to ensure that the efficacy is even better.

"In the current version, the demand for obsidian flowers is not high. Five petals grown from goblin corpses are enough."

——As for cockroaches, there are even more.

But that doesn't matter.

After all, there may be more or less of other materials, but the number of obsidian flowers will definitely not be less, and there will be no shortage.

"Besides, I only have one Mandrake plant, and it's still a seedling, so I don't dare use too much. I can try adding more Mandrake rhizomes when I get some later."

The roots of obsidian flowers and mandrakes are both essential ingredients for obsidian healing potions.

In addition, Dylan also put ten grams of pearl powder, three unicorn hairs, five grams of moonstone powder, and half a small blood-clotting flower.

Sanguisorba officinalis is not easy to obtain. What Dylan has now was given to him by Professor Snape.

The above materials can basically be regarded as relatively expensive.

But the dragon's blood flower was given to him by Professor Snape, the mandrake was given to him by Neville, the unicorn hair was given to him by the unicorn, and the obsidian flower grew on a corpse...

If you really want to say what Dylan spent, it seems like nothing.

But no matter what, it is a troublesome task to expand the potion on a large scale, let more people know about it, and use his potion.

Especially since the current potion is still a rough version, Dylan needs to continue to optimize the formula of the Obsidian Healing Potion.

"At times like this, I kind of miss the power of technology."

Although magic is useful, technology can also have a significant effect in some aspects.

For example, if he had an artificial intelligence now, he could combine magic and technology and let the AI ​​think about the formula of the potion for him.

"I think Red Queen from Resident Evil is pretty good, and Jax is also okay. Bah, what Jax? I mean Jarvis."

The train keeps running.

The desolate scenery outside the window gradually disappeared, replaced by a town full of life.

When the car is about to arrive at King's Cross Station.

Dylan closed the book as well and put it away.

"Those goblins can serve as small experimental subjects, but they're still not as useful as a wizard. Furthermore, unlike goblins, these goblins are too stupid. Even if I refine their souls and learn their language, getting them to speak is as difficult as asking them what they want to eat today."

Although Dylan also has Legilimency, he can directly see through the other person's thoughts.

However, the other party had no thoughts at all, only the pain, the urge to eat, the feeling of being full, the thought of that, the feeling of being sleepy, and the feeling of being hungry... these were the instincts of living things.

This has slowed Dylan's research progress.

Because after using the potion, he needs the other person to tell him how the other person feels now, and it would be better if he can be more specific.

So Dylan thought about it and felt that he still had to get a few dark wizards over.

——If all else fails, he can just go to Azkaban.

"Fortunately, Voldemort's best men, the Death Eaters, should also show up at the Quidditch World Cup."

Although it was still a long time ago, his experiment was only in its initial stages, so there was no urgent need for a large number of experimental subjects.

This is the spell he is researching. If he doesn't have any experimental subjects, he can only use the goblins, which are not particularly numerous, to conduct research.

But no matter what, even if the speed is slow, at least there is progress.

After getting off the bus, Dylan went straight to Diagon Alley.

He wanted to learn about wizarding real estate, and there was no point in going anywhere.

Just come to Diagon Alley, he can ask anything.

Of course, the price to pay is that those damn goblins will have to find ways to cheat him out of his money.

Dylan now has a little more Galleons saved up, which he hasn't used directly.

His suitcase didn't have a lot of space, but it would be enough for now—if he didn't do any large-scale plant and animal relocation.

Dylan plans to wait for his parents to make another big fortune, and then transfer the money to him so that he can expand his business.

He'd been investing so much in his suitcases lately that he'd been too lazy to even start a refinement quest for his spells, especially his wand effects and the robes he'd bought from Madam Malkin's Robe Shop.

He has now stored them all in his inventory and has not spent any money to continue customizing clothes using the system.

"As for the magic wand's special effects, I'll spend some money to change them when I open a new account next time. It'll have a unique feature and help others remember it."

As for what kind of special effects to use, it definitely cannot be a pink furry rabbit.

He had opened it before.

After he changed the wand's special effects again, Hermione ran over and asked him what spell he used to change the color of the spell.

Dylan could only talk nonsense and then change the subject.

Thinking of the bones all over Karsus, Dylan suddenly had a good idea.

"How about a holy light effect? ​​Then I'll hold up the Wand of Authority and fire off fifty Avada Kedavra shots. Before the spell even reaches the target, the holy light effect will explode and blind them."

Dylan thought this special effect was quite suitable for the trumpet and nodded secretly.

Arriving at Diagon Alley, Dylan was looked up and down by an Auror standing at the door as soon as he entered.

Dylan blinked. Which unlucky guy with no power and influence was forced to work as a security guard?

Diagon Alley has now become so prestigious that it can even hire Aurors from the Ministry of Magic to work as doormen.

He smiled at the Auror, and seeing that Dylan was just a child, the Auror didn't make things difficult for him, or even question him, and let him in.

——Yes, to enter Diagon Alley now, you still need to be inspected by Aurors.

Those who came in after Dylan were asked a few questions by the Aurors.

Dylan ignored all this and walked towards Gringotts.

He doesn't particularly need other things right now, so since he doesn't need them, he doesn't want to waste money at the moment.

After all, 10 Galleons can be exchanged for 1 cubic meter of space.

Saving a Galleon is his world!
And as the space gets bigger and bigger in the future, even though it seems small now, the size of the space will inevitably become vast suddenly at a certain point!
When will we reach this point?
It depends on when he can have money.

Reaching the door of Gringotts, he walked straight in.

Gringotts is involved in a lot of businesses. After all, it is the bank of the wizarding world. Since it is a bank, it naturally involves lending.

Loans are usually linked to houses, so Gringotts not only controls huge wealth, but also the properties of many wizards.

If a wizard wants to borrow money from Gringotts, whether to buy or sell a house, but cannot pay it back and has no valuable collateral, then he can only mortgage his house.

Moreover, the wizarding world is not particularly peaceful.

Even now that Voldemort's era seems to have ended, the Ministry of Magic has regained order in the British wizarding world.

But there were also many fights and killings among wizards. There were always people lurking quietly in some corner.

If these wizards had previously mortgaged their properties to Gringotts, and they died, the magic contract would become invalid, and the properties would naturally be taken away by Gringotts reluctantly.

When the time comes, you can put it up for sale and even if the money you lent is gone, at least you won’t lose everything.

Especially when selling a house, Gringotts will also charge an additional fee - maintenance fee.

The goblins would say - we at Gringotts have been diligently maintaining and taking care of this house, which is why it has been preserved intact until now. If you want to buy the house, you naturally have to pay a maintenance fee.

As for you not wanting to buy?

Whether you want to buy it or not, the house will just be there, and Gringotts will just sit there waiting to divide the spoils.

In addition, some wizards would hand over their properties to Gringotts for maintenance and care. When these people died, a considerable portion of their properties fell into the hands of Gringotts.

Moreover, in fact, for the fairies, Garlon itself was created by themselves. They don’t actually lose anything by exchanging what they already have for external objects.

Not to mention how much gold is used to produce the Galleons, and whether other metals should be added, they can also control it themselves.

There are many profound things involved here, but Dylan doesn't need to study them too much. As he grows up step by step, the whole world may become his possession, and it will all belong to him. He doesn't care whose hands it is in now.

After entering Gringotts, Dylan did not go to find the goblin who received him last time, but instead found an old goblin who specialized in real estate.

——Gringotts usually does not allow young or inexperienced goblins to take charge of this part of the business.

——After all, it’s free money and commission.

"Hello, I heard that Gringotts also handles real estate-related matters. I want to buy a house. Is your side responsible for real estate?"

Dylan stood in front of a booth, looking at the old goblin behind it.

The other party raised his eyebrows, and after hearing Dylan's words, a shrewd look flashed in his eyes. Then he showed a gentle yet enthusiastic smile and stopped recording.

After putting down the quill, the old goblin didn't stand up. "Ah, are you thinking of buying a property? With all due respect, this is a big deal. I didn't expect that at your age, you're already considering this."

Looking at the other person's expression, Dylan knew that the old devil was questioning his strength, but he was not surprised.

All goblins are like this.

The old demon in front of him was obviously old enough to know that one should not judge a person by his appearance. Not only did he not question him directly, but he only asked indirectly with an eager look on his face, which made him feel not offended at all.

Dillin nodded. "I just exchanged hundreds of thousands of Galleons here last time, and I didn't know what to buy, so I thought I'd come and look at the house."

As he spoke, Dylan gently waved at the little elf who had handled business for him last time and smiled.

When the little goblin saw Dylan come in, he didn't come to find him, but went to find an old goblin. He shook his pointed ears and grinned, wanting to know what Dylan was doing there.

However, when he saw the other party suddenly waving at him, he was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised a slightly flattering smile and bowed slightly to Dylan.

——Last time, Dylan tipped him thousands of Galleons! As a goblin, he couldn't lose his manners when facing his sponsor, or else he would be laughed at by the wizard.
Seeing this, the old goblin's eyes moved slightly, and he withdrew his gaze, with a more enthusiastic smile on his face.

"Sir, since you want to buy a property, why don't we talk somewhere else? This way, please."

The old goblin finally got his old butt off the bench, stood up, and gestured to Dylan to come in.

Dylan nodded slightly and followed the old goblin into a secret room.

The room was filled with the smell of magic ink, which was not pungent, but mixed with a light woody fragrance that made people relax involuntarily.

After the two of them sat down, the old goblin took out a stack of parchment from the desk drawer and unfolded it in front of Dylan.

As the parchment slowly unfurled across the oak tabletop, tiny particles of magic dust danced in the orange sunlight.

Dylan looked at it—there were approximate addresses of some properties.

"We have quite a few types of houses on hand." The old goblin cleared his throat, and his withered fingertips slid across the real estate map. The friction between his nails and the yellowed parchment made a rustling sound, a bit like the sound of ants gnawing on rotten wood.

He pointed to the first map and said, "This is a traditional English country magic cottage, hidden on the edge of an ancient forest. If you are interested in buying it, we will also give you a very powerful magic amulet."

Dylan asked, "What does it do?"

The light and shadow cast by the wall lamp combined with the sunset shining through the small window, flowing across the old goblin's wrinkled face, coating each of his ugly wrinkles with a greedy patina.

The old goblin paused slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, with a smile on his lips: "It will make it impossible for Muggles to find your house."

That's it? And it's quite powerful?

Isn't this a Muggle-Repelling Charm?
Dylan's mouth twitched.

"In addition, we will give you a little elf that will clean up automatically, and a magic garden that changes its scenery with the seasons. It's quite beautiful, and I think you will like it."

Dylan nodded. "How many Galleons?"

The old goblin's smile widened. "Only ninety thousand Galleons, quite a bargain."

Dylan remained noncommittal.

A house on the edge of a forest, where should it go?

It sounds so nice, but the actual situation might be similar to the Weasley family's Burrow.

"Anything else? I want something a little more lively, or maybe a manor, a magic cottage or something like that. I don't really like it."

The old goblin's eyes lit up, and he pulled out a scroll from the parchment underneath: "Take a look at this. If you want a manor, I think this would be very suitable."

"This is a medium-sized manor, not too big, but not too small either. It has a fantastic location, between the magical village and the bustling market. It's far away from the hustle and bustle of the market, yet you can quickly reach the flow of people."

"The manor is spacious, covering eighty-two acres, with neat lawns and a large Quidditch practice field. The main building is three stories high and has many rooms."

"The basement has been transformed into a first-class potion laboratory with excellent lighting and ventilation. It's perfect for you and your family to delve into potions in your spare time."

"The manor is also protected by powerful magical protection. It is invisible to Muggles and is safe and private."

"And the price is quite cheap, only 500,000 Galleons!"

The old goblin's description was very detailed, and Dylan was very satisfied with the manor.

It's just the price.

"Legilimency."

The old goblin looked at Dylan eagerly, and Dylan raised his eyes and looked into his eyes.

In an instant, he completely understood the old goblin's thoughts.

"This little human wizard actually came to buy a house on his own. I don't know if he is too stupid."

"You're still so young, you can't be fooled by me easily?"

"If I could sell a manor worth 200,000 Galleons at this price, I could make double the money!"

Dylan smiled but said nothing.

The old goblin was completely unaware that his thoughts had been seen through by the little wizard in front of him, whom he thought was stupid, small, and easy to fool. He still pulled the corners of his mouth and showed an eager smile.

"If you are worried about the final steps after purchasing the property, I can assure you that once you have made all the payment, the senior wizards at Gringotts will immediately take action and cast a powerful oblivion spell on every goblin who is involved in the property transaction and knows the details."

"And your property deed will be carefully placed in a crystal ball and then solemnly stored in the record room deep beneath Gringotts, where it is protected by layers of magical barriers."

"As long as the contract is in effect, any information about this property will be completely hidden, as if it has never appeared in this magical world. No one will be able to find any trace of it."

What this means is that if a hush money is not paid before the contract expires, Dylan's purchase of the property will become known to the world.

Dylan nodded, then suddenly stood up again.

"It's a pretty nice house, but I need to think about it. Thank you for your hospitality."

The old goblin was stunned when he saw Dylan stand up. When he heard what the other party said, the eagerness on his face froze and then quickly turned cold.

This damn little wizard!

What a waste of his life!
But he is a veteran after all. Although the old devil cursed Dylan in his heart, it did not prevent him from defending this client in the end.

"That's a high price. If you really want it, I can make the decision and apply for a discount for you."

"Okay, I'll seriously consider it."

".Understandable."

The old goblin just stood up and left.

Dylan ignored him.

He only had tens of thousands of Galleons on hand, so naturally he couldn't afford it.

Unless he directly uses his soul-stealing skills to kick all the money out of the old goblin's pocket.

However, this is likely to bring hidden dangers to him, and his identity as Dylan will be tainted along with Karsus.

No matter what, his identity must not be exposed, and he also needs a stable learning environment.

- At least wait until he has completely looted the Hogwarts library.

——And the little babies in the Forbidden Forest must not be let go either.

"Wait, why does this feel so familiar? Staying in a dormant academy, constantly learning, then immediately abandoning the alma mater that worked so hard to cultivate you and joining the arms of another academy of knowledge?"

As Dylan walked, he suddenly felt a little confused.

But he soon shrugged his shoulders, recalling the description the old goblin had given him.

I have to say, the manor is really nice and Dylan likes it very much.

——Especially that Quebec Stadium.

Although the plan is not very big, it is enough to play a small game.

Although Dylan himself doesn't know how to play, if he wants to invite someone to his home in the future, he will have an activity to entertain them.

Of course, if Dylan buys the house now, he will basically not invite Harry and others to visit in the early stage.

What Dylan liked most was that the manor had a separate garden and vegetable garden - which covered a large area.

Dylan can completely set up some fixed weather spells. In the future, he won’t even have to buy vegetables. He can just grow them himself. He can grow whatever he wants to eat and doesn’t have to worry about climate issues. The spells can simulate them themselves.

Eighty-two acres - about 300,000 square meters. Excluding the Quidditch field of only 10,000 square meters, or more than two acres, there are still nearly 80 acres left.

"It seems the original owner of this manor is no longer alive. Otherwise, how could he allow Gringotts to list such a beautiful house?"

But two hundred thousand pounds is still a bit expensive.

In fact, this number is the bottom line in the mind of the old demon, and there is no way to lower it.
Because this is what was set out in the magic contract, Gringotts put the manor up for sale at a price of 200,000 pounds. If the goblin could sell it for more, that would be the goblin's own reward.

But if it is sold for 200,000, the fairy will only get a small commission.

"Let's just wait until that old goblin gets off work. He wants me to buy a house so badly. Wouldn't it be too much to lend me some money? Oh no, it's not too much to lend Karsus himself a little money?"

Dylan left Gringotts, but didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he wandered around Diagon Alley again.

There were many Aurors waiting everywhere, but Dylan walked on as if he didn't see them.

——It seems that the Ministry of Magic was really angry because of his two pranks.

Although he didn't kill those Aurors, the Aurors who came to capture him last time and the time before that were all injured to varying degrees.

Especially the first wave of people were not too many, but last time there were dozens of Aurors.

How many people are there in the Ministry of Magic?

Dozens of Aurors were dispatched, not to mention a full-scale outing, but they were also heavily followed.

In the end, Dylan still got away, and almost everyone was injured.

tsk~

Dylan went to Flourish and Blotts and bought a few more books and subscribed to some daily newspapers.

Then he went to various material stores to see if there were any scarce and practical items, including but not limited to daily necessities, or items for brewing potions.

In the end, he bought a big bag and stuffed it all into his inventory.

Strolling along, he saw Florin's Ice Cream Shop in front of him. Although it was cold again, he didn't mind going there to have some dessert and chat with Fusco about the current situation in the Ministry of Magic.

——He told Dylan last time that his daughter was working as an Auror at the Ministry of Magic.

And he is a student who just graduated from the magic academy.

However, Dylan didn't hear the other party's daughter's name last time, so this time he might as well ask to see if he had heard it.

"I remember Fusco seemed to be a lonely man. I don't know where this daughter came from."

"Ding bell~"

When Dylan pushed open the door of the cold drink shop, the wind chimes on the eaves suddenly froze in mid-air, and then trembled slightly, making a crisp sound that was not noisy.

Dylan looked into the house but didn't see Fusco.

"Huh? Aren't you here?"

He turned his gaze and looked down.

The frost on the counter was slowly moving, outlining the silhouette of Karsus on the Ministry of Magic's wanted poster, and then was evaporated into mist by the sudden fire.

(End of this chapter)