Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 186 Starry Sky Library

That night, Sirius, unusually, didn't stay out all night but returned to Li Wei's office.

For a while, he even spent his sleep time with his godson Harry.

But now that he has realized the troubles he faces in raising his son, he naturally wants to find a way to help him solve them!

First, we need to figure out why this year's Hogwarts students are so outstanding.

Sirius's first action was to go to the Hogwarts Library and read through all the copies of the Daily Prophet that had been kept for the last three years.

If there are any major events in the magical world recently, unless they are something that can't be brought to the forefront, there should be records of them here.
But after reading it all, Sirius only gleaned one unexpected detail and one possible 'suspicion'.

"Lohart's stories were all stolen from other people?"

Sirius was somewhat surprised to see Lockhart's career collapse after only one month of teaching at Hogwarts.

But soon, his gaze dimmed as he thought of what had happened to him.
The culprit who betrayed his trust and caused the deaths of Harry's parents is still alive and well, and even wears the honor of the Order of Merlin, First Class.
As for that possible 'point of doubt'.

Sirius took out that newspaper article separately, which reported the story.

A Mysterious Aura Appears at Hogwarts: Is it the Birth of a Divine Artifact or a Magical Miracle?

According to Sirius's assessment, the problem likely stems from this mysterious halo.

A magical miracle? Aside from a massive magical upheaval, nothing else could possibly cause such a dramatic change in the students of Hogwarts.

But the manifestation of magical upheaval is not like this.
So, it's a divine artifact?
And what could have enabled all the students to make such great progress? Could it be that Ravenclaw's crown has been found?

Sirius couldn't think of any other reason besides this.

However, even if someone manages to find the crown, can they really use it on all the students? It's a legendary treasure.

"No, there's still too little information."

Sirius put all the newspapers back in their place, transformed back into a black dog, and returned to the office—after waiting for half a month to see how things would develop, the guy named Levi still didn't make a move and behaved very well.

Therefore, Sirius was willing to give him some trust.

Even though the two of them didn't get along very well in the past.

No—perhaps it's just that I and the other person don't get along.

Sirius recalled Levi's calm gaze and was puzzled—if the other party had no friendship with him, why would he help him?

If it were a Gryffindor, Sirius would have been perfectly willing to take the risk simply out of a sense of justice—well, that reminded him of something else: Levi hadn't even asked what had happened.

To outsiders, Sirius Black was an unpardonable prisoner, a shameful traitor who killed his good brother. Li Wei's calm voice rang out again at this moment.

"Because I believe you wouldn't do such a thing."

A belief without any reason—a hint of sadness flashed in the gray dog's eyes.

Li Wei is probably the only person in the world who would unconditionally believe in him.

Even Lupin, despite his suspicions and heartache, still considered him the culprit who killed Harry's family.
Thinking of this, the big black dog's originally light steps became heavy again.

Following the spatial coordinates and magical key that Phineas had imprinted in his consciousness, Li Wei arrived at a desolate wasteland.

The place was empty, overgrown with weeds. He raised his hand and used magic to trace twelve runes in the air in sequence.

As the last stroke was made, the twelve runes trembled slightly, forming a transparent key in a fixed order.

As it appeared, the air in front of Li Wei rippled like the surface of water after a pebble was thrown in, and a gate of light, purely composed of magic and with constantly fluctuating edges, was generated before his eyes.

"A teleportation array? The real library isn't here?"

Li Wei stood outside the door for a while, sensing the surroundings, before stepping inside.

After a brief feeling of weightlessness, he succumbed to the magic's pull and vanished instantly as a follower appeared.

"Snapped."

The next moment, Li Wei found himself standing in a space whose exact size could not be determined.

Beneath my feet were jet-black marble slabs, above me an endless "starry sky," and the air was filled with the scent of parchment and magic ink.

This is the Black family's secret library.

Instead of traditional bookshelves, objects with strong symbolic meaning float quietly in the air, dividing the space into different areas.

Li Wei walked to the area on the left and casually picked up a piece of dragon bone—a wisp of green smoke drifted from the huge, empty eyes—he took a light sniff, and a wealth of knowledge flooded his mind.

This area seems to be preserving magic from ancient times.

It tells the story of how wizards used primitive spells to guide the elements of heaven and earth and resonate with magical creatures before the widespread use of wands.

According to records, these spells are extremely powerful but difficult to control, often requiring the wizard to sacrifice their emotions or life force.

Of course, this is just what is recorded in the records.

In Li Wei's view, the so-called price was nothing more than the result of being unable to control the spell and having his magic power drained by it.

However, these spells, aside from some insight into magical resonance, didn't hold any appeal for Li Wei in terms of their so-called 'power'.

Ignoring the 'books' made from the bones of powerful creatures, Levi moved on to the next area.

A massive black book bound with black dragon skin exuded a chilling presence. Li Wei casually picked it up and flipped through it—it contained a spell called the 'Curse of Bloodline Decay'.

It can trace bloodlines, causing a family to silently die out its lineage.

However, the requirements for casting the spell are very strict, and many things are needed—depending on the completeness of these conditions, the curse may take hundreds to tens of thousands of years to complete.

As for its specific effectiveness, it's hard to say.

However, Li Wei was quite interested in this long-lasting curse technique and quickly got into it.

After digesting the knowledge inside, Li Wei let out a soft breath, a happy smile on his face revealing the joy of gaining knowledge.

He looked around and saw that the entire Star Library had seven areas, which most likely represented seven different systems—the Black family truly lived up to its reputation as one of the oldest and wealthiest pure-blood wizard families.

It seems this place is worth staying in for a while.

While Li Wei was satisfied, he also thought of the seven holy descendants with whom he had made a vow—when he had time later, he could pass on a message to the pure-blood families, as they had promised him knowledge but had not yet fulfilled their promise.

(End of this chapter)