Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Has any of you ever studied the Book of Friends?" a boy suddenly asked.

"I tried."

"It's hard."

“There’s no way to crack it.”

"It's easy to use the Transfiguration Spell to generate heat or display characters, but to display complex text or even pictures on a fragile material like parchment, and to ignore the distance in space, is a bit..."

The boy was talking nonstop when someone poked him in the arm, and his voice stopped abruptly.

At the corner of the corridor, several people suddenly met Wade.

The two sides looked at each other. Seeing Weed Grey, who was still like a child, and thinking about what they had just said, they were all very embarrassed. After a moment of silence, they nodded stiffly and passed by.

After walking a long distance, the voice was heard again.

"—that's Weed Grey?"

"Yes."

"——Looks... quite pretty."

"Ah."

“…He probably didn’t hear it, right?”

"—heard it, I suppose."

"Ahhhhh... why did you say that?! Can't you just lie to me for a second?"

"Stop shaking... I want to die right now too... Really."

……

"Huh?" Professor Murray looked at Wade and asked doubtfully, "Are you a little different today?"

Wade smiled and asked, "Professor, what do you think is different about me?"

"It seems that there are indeed changes... Hmm..." Professor Murray stroked his chin and looked at Wade carefully. After a long while, he said uncertainly: "It seems... that he has become more beautiful than before? But it is not the effect of the beauty potion..."

Vader smiled and took off a badge from his chest.

Suddenly, the visual sense of fair and flawless skin with a faint glow disappeared. Even though his facial features were still delicate and his looks were still handsome, he was no longer as radiant as before, making people involuntarily focus their attention on him.

"Oh?"

Professor Murray took the badge in his hand and examined it with great interest. Naturally, there was no anti-detection spell cast on the work that Wade showed to the professor.

"Luminous Charm... Reflection Charm... and Solidification..." Professor Murray looked at Wade with a smile in his eyes: "You used light?"

"Yes." Wade said, "As you know, I take photos a lot recently. In the process, I found that the core of photography lies in the use of light. Proper use of light can cover facial flaws, make people look thinner, highlight the three-dimensional sense of facial contours, and make people look better. So I made this soft light badge, which can produce just the right amount of light to reflect onto the wearer, making them look more... dazzling."

In short, it is a wizard version of the beauty filter.

"You always have wonderful ideas that amaze me." Professor Murray praised: "Many people have to drink beauty potion to make the effect last for 20 minutes, but you can achieve it with a small badge - how long is the shelf life of this thing?"

"About ten days," said Wade.

"That's not bad." Professor Murray didn't take such a small thing too seriously, and said casually: "Some silly young girls will like it - are you going to let Marchionne's magic workshop still produce and sell it?"

"Yes." Weed took out the application to go to Hogsmeade Village from his pocket and said frankly, "Actually, I came here today to ask the professor for permission to go to Hogsmeade on Saturday. Regarding the modification of the Book of Friends and the production of the Soft Light Badge, I need to meet with Mr. Marchionne to discuss in detail."

"Just for this?" Professor Murray was a little unconvinced.

During this time, he got to know Wade very well. Given Wade's personality, he would never specifically ask for his permission for issues that could be resolved through correspondence.

"Uh... Actually, I want to meet someone else." Wade was a little embarrassed. "You know I'm in school, and many things are not convenient. My father is not suitable to deal with wizards frequently. I'm worried that he will be in danger. So I found an agent - I plan to meet him this Saturday."

"Agent?" Professor Murray shook his head disapprovingly. "An unreliable agent is more dangerous than no agent at all. Who are you looking for? Do you know him before? Or is he related to your parents?"

"I don't know him." Wade said honestly, "I asked my father to place an advertisement in the newspaper, and he wrote a job application letter. After meeting him, my father thought he was a gentle and reliable person, so he chose him as the agent - his name is Remus Lupin."

Wade knew that he didn't need to explain to his parents why he trusted a stranger - they would choose to believe him without any excuses, and that was how it had been since childhood. But he should have a suitable reason to explain this to Professor Murray, Dumbledore, and other people in the wizarding world.

So Wade reversed the cause and effect a little bit - it wasn't that he posted a job ad targeting someone, but that someone saw the ad and applied for a job, so they were hired.

"Remus Lupin?" Professor Murray frowned slightly, his expression seemed a little melancholy and full of memories.

"Do you know him?" Wade asked curiously.

"Well." Professor Murray lowered his eyes and said in a low voice: "He and his three friends were once the celebrities of Hogwarts. They made a lot of big news when they were in school. Few people didn't know them. It's a pity..."

"--pity?"

"Someone died, someone became a traitor, that's all - there are many such things in wartime, there's nothing much to say." Professor Murray changed the subject: "You said you made an appointment to meet him on Saturday?"

"Yes."

"I can approve it." Professor Murray crossed his fingers and said seriously, "But I have to be present too."

Chapter 84 [Danger] and [Danger]

"Professor?" Wade was a little surprised.

"Some people's dangers cannot be seen on the surface." Professor Murray crossed his fingers, looked at Wade and asked, "How much do you know about curses and contracts?"

Wade thought for a moment and said, "I have read about the Unbreakable Curse and the Fidelius Curse in books. I have also studied the magic contract you made for me and Mr. Marchionne last time, but I have not yet systematically studied this aspect."

He had only been learning magic for a short time, but he had a lot to learn. Knowing that the future would be more chaotic and dangerous every year, Vader's focus in learning had always been on improving his survival rate.

He no longer placed his hopes for safety on anyone, but only hoped desperately that he would have the ability to deal with any crisis.

Professor Murray nodded, not disappointed.

——Or rather, when he discovered that there were still things that Wade didn't understand, it actually gave him a sense of accomplishment as a professor.

Professor Murray said, "The Unbreakable Curse is an extremely powerful oath. Anyone who breaks it will die, so it is only used in extreme circumstances. It is like a blood pact, which is a vow that ordinary people would not make even if they were willing to keep their promises. Let's not talk about this for now."

——Blood alliance?

Wade's heart moved slightly.

"The Fidelius Charm is extremely complex and powerful. It is a magical spell used to keep secrets, but choosing the secret keeper is the key. If the secret keeper betrays you, the spell will be useless. If the secret keeper dies, all those who know the secret will become the new secret keeper. Therefore, this spell is to place all hopes on one person. "

Professor Murray paused and said, "Harry Potter's parents died because of the wrong secret-keeper."

Vader knew this, but he still asked, "Who is that person--"

"Sirius Black."

Professor Murray slowly pronounced the name in a disgusted tone, and then said: "He was once the best friend of James Potter, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew, but he betrayed them, causing the death of the other two, and he himself was imprisoned in Azkaban. The only one still active outside is Remus Lupin, but I haven't heard of him for many years..."

Vader nodded slowly: "Are you worried that he is a hidden dark wizard and will do something bad to me?"

"Not only that, he is..."

——Werewolf.

Professor Murray hesitated and swallowed the word.

It was normal for a few students to be Death Eaters. After all, almost all wizards in the UK had studied at Hogwarts, and there were all kinds of people. But if people knew that Dumbledore had admitted a werewolf to the school and had lived with other children for seven years, even wizards who supported Dumbledore would probably think he was crazy.

But if Vader doesn't know this, he might be in danger.

Professor Murray thought for a moment and said, "He is still a person who cannot be approached on a full moon night. You are a smart child, you should understand what I mean."

Wade nodded and said bluntly, "In our Defense Against the Dark Arts class two days ago, Professor Quirrell talked about the various treatments for being bitten by a werewolf. I have also learned some of them."

"Knowing this, do you still want him to be your agent?" Professor Murray said, "You know, this means that he is always in uncontrollable danger - if you need, I can introduce you to some reliable and safe people."

Wade was actually a little tempted for a moment, because he knew that since Professor Murray said so, it meant that he would use his own methods to confirm that the person introduced was reliable.

But after hesitating for a moment, Wade said: "I am very grateful, Professor. But I have promised to give him this opportunity... This is already a promise to me... Unless his character is not good, I don't want to break the promise easily."

Professor Murray was vaguely worried, but not surprised.

"In that case," he said, raising his hand to call for a few books, and said, "Let's stop teaching alchemy today and talk about magic contracts - this is the most common way to build trust between stranger wizards."

……

Time flows smoothly and silently like a trickle of water, and in the blink of an eye it is Saturday.

This week was not the weekend in Hogsmeade, and most students slept in their dormitories. Early in the morning, Weed got dressed, put on a cyan-blue scarf, and went to the first-floor auditorium.

It was extremely rare that Professor Murray also showed up at the teachers' table in the auditorium to eat breakfast, which surprised Professor McGonagall very much. She looked at him several times before greeting him cautiously, as if she was confirming whether this Professor Murray was someone else in disguise.

"Don't be so weird, Minerva."

Professor Murray smiled and nodded at Wade, and said to Professor McGonagall: "Occasionally I would like to feel the lively atmosphere brought by children."

Wade bowed to Professor Murray and sat down at the long table. Then he saw that the plate in front of him was replaced with his favorite food, with some familiar candies next to it.

He picked up the candy and tasted it first. It had a sweet taste, not greasy at all, and tasted exactly the same as the one his mother sent him.

It seems that the house-elf's culinary research should be very successful.

After breakfast, Wade came to the castle gate first. After waiting for a while, Professor Murray came out and said with a smile: "The dishes in the Hogwarts kitchen are becoming more and more abundant and the taste is also good. I haven't been here for a long time, and it seems that I have missed a lot of interesting changes."

Wade also smiled and said casually, "There are always some house-elves who are not just completing their work, but are studying cooking skills carefully, right?"

"Interesting idea - very interesting -" Professor Murray glanced at Wade and said, "Most people would think that a wizard gave them a better recipe, but they would not think that house-elves would take the initiative to study cooking."

"Why?" Wade asked puzzledly, "They are intelligent and have rich emotions. Isn't it normal for them to have some personal hobbies and work hard for them and make breakthroughs?"

Professor Murray was startled when he heard this, and then he burst into laughter: "Wade, Wade... Although you know a lot, you grew up in the Muggle world after all... There are some things that are common sense to others, but you know nothing about them - this is normal, too normal -"

He touched Wade's head lovingly and looked at him as if he were a babbling child.

"House-elves have no self, Weider." Professor Murray said with a smile: "Or rather - house-elves with their own self are very dangerous to wizards. You should remember this, child."

Chapter 85 Three Broomsticks

The subject of house-elves was not continued, as Hegra approached through the morning mist, harnessing the Thestrals to the carriage.

"Hello, Hagrid, thank you for preparing the carriage for us." Professor Murray said gently and politely.

"No problem, Professor!" said Hagrid cheerfully. "Glad to be of help - you're all right, kid."

He lowered himself to greet Vader.