Hogwarts: From Little Wizard to White Lord

There was no longer the difficulty of practicing a month ago. As the spell came out, happy memories that had been lost in the depths of memory long ago and had their colors faded by time came to my mind one by one.

Those are all childhood pictures.

Sitting on my father's shoulders, curled up in my mother's arms, running wildly with my classmates under the sunset, confessing my love to the girl I loved for the first time...

They surged up from the depths of memory, becoming clear and vivid from dim.

The joy, warmth, attachment, passion... buried in the dust of time also flooded into my heart.

Something seemed to have touched her mind. The memories of her life since she traveled through time and space came back to her like pages of a book rustled by the wind, bringing back images one after another: Arthur, Molly, Ginny... her first trip to Diagon Alley, her first encounter with magic, her first pet in two lives...

Past lives and present lives echo each other at this moment.

These memories and emotions, entangled with magic power, flow through the body and the wand, and finally gather into illusory white light and mist at the tip of the wand.

The light mist flowed, drooped, extended, and then suddenly expanded!

White light bloomed——

A ethereal sound came from the light, and the light and fog rolled together. The next moment, a translucent, blue-white Maine Coon cat, dragging a long tail, jumped and turned in the air.

Finally fell to the ground.

Meow--

It looked up at Vaughn and made a soft cry. Vaughn looked down at it and suddenly felt a little warm and cool on his cheeks.

He raised his hand and touched it, his fingertips were crystal clear.

It's tears...

Chapter 53: Vanishing Spell

Sometimes tears don't mean sadness.

Even sadness can be a “positive” emotion at certain moments.

Feeling the emotions surging in his heart, Vaughn was speechless for a moment.

Hearing the cries of other cats, Guoguocha, who was using the toilet, ran out in a hurry.

Seeing the silver-blue translucent Maine Coon cat lazily lying at Vaughn's feet, it immediately became so angry that its fur stood up, and it lowered its body and made a threatening "hiss" sound.

"Okay, okay, Guoguocha, it's my patronus, don't be jealous." Vaughn hugged it and comforted it for a while, until Guoguocha still scratched the patronus twice angrily. Seeing the claws go straight through the "Maine Coon"'s body, Guoguocha concluded that this thing was magic.

The threat was lifted, and Guo Guocha regained her confidence. She glanced disdainfully at the "fool" who looked very similar to her, and then meowed and rubbed at Vaughn.

You scared me, the kind that can’t be coaxed by a piece of dried fish!

With Guo Guocha interrupting him, Vaughn was able to break away from the strong emotions he had before and successfully condensed the impact brought by the patron saint, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

But only this time, through adding points on the system panel, he has successfully awakened his long-forgotten memories of happiness and mastered how to gather positive emotions.

I won't lose my composure like this again.

Vaughn pondered, feeling the Maine Coon cat at his feet, which was closely connected to his thoughts and spirit.

It is generally believed in the magical world that a person's patronus usually reflects the deepest fantasy and persistence of the concept of "beauty" in his heart. It is the unchanging pure land in the hearts of chaotic people and it is a reflection of the wizard's emotions and soul.

Therefore, the image of the patron saint also has meaning. It represents the self and the most authentic character traits.

"So, why is my Patronus a cat? Is it because cats represent changeability? Or is it like in the wizarding world storybooks, that cats represent the embodiment of magic?"

Considering his own obsession with magic, Vaughn felt that the latter guess was closer.

As for why it is the image of a Maine Coon cat...

Maybe I have a preference for Guoguocha. After all, this is the only pet I have had in my two lives.

Everything in the previous life is a past that cannot be undone, and the love in this life is more implicit and restrained because of the thinking of adults.

Only Guoguo tea not only carries his longing for his previous life, but also truly exists by his side.

Moreover, the specific image of the patronus is not unchangeable. Snape is an obvious example - when he fell completely in love with Lily Evans and regarded her as the most important person, his patronus became a doe.

Otherwise, based on Vaughn's understanding of the professor, his patronus is most likely a snake!

After carefully feeling the details of the Patronus Charm again, Vaughn lifted the spell, and the silver-blue Maine Coon cat turned into smoke and dissipated.

His attention turned to another spell that had been upgraded to Level 1...the Vanishing Spell!

This spell is one of the most dangerous spells Vaughn has ever come into contact with.

The function of the vanishing spell is to make a living or inanimate object disappear.

It's not invisibility, it's not teleporting to another space, it's really disappearing.

On the day Vaughn was about to practice this spell for the first time, he specifically went to ask Professor McGonagall for advice. Professor McGonagall said, "It can make objects and life disappear into nothingness, into the most basic state of all things. Mr. Weasley, I don't think it's something you should understand now."

The so-called nothingness and the basic state of all things, in Muggle terms, is to decompose objects into microscopic particles!

This immediately put Vaughan off the idea of ​​trying it.

Level 0 spells represent beginners. It is very common for spells to fail or become out of control during practice at this stage (this is also the reason why Vaughn has never dared to practice the Fierce Fire Curse).

It would be fine if the spell just failed during practice, but what Vaughn is most worried about is that the spell will get out of control.

The magic power of ordinary young wizards is weak, and even if it gets out of control, it is difficult to cause serious consequences. But Vaughn is different. With his magic power now almost comparable to that of an adult wizard, if a terrible spell like the Vanishing Spell gets out of control, the consequences will be very serious.

Although the Vanishing Spell is a relatively common spell and has a counter-spell, no one knows what consequences an out-of-control spell will cause.

Vaughn doesn't like situations where he's out of control.

"Even if I use the system panel to increase points to alleviate the initial dangers, this spell is still very difficult. Although it is a spell, a large part of it involves knowledge of transfiguration, so its characteristics are similar to those of Transfiguration. Making inanimate objects disappear is the easiest, and the next level up is organic matter, simple life, complex life, and higher life..."

Waving his wand, he made a pebble that he had picked up while visiting Black Lake disappear. Vaughn carefully experienced the entire process of the spell taking effect.

"The Vanishing Spell omits the method commonly used by Transfiguration, which involves observing the structure of matter and projecting it into the mind. Instead, it utilizes magic, emotions, and the mystical nature of the spell to directly achieve the result I want for this pebble to disappear. It dismantles the basic structure of matter, causing the pebble to lose its macroscopic form."

but……

Vaughn looked at the empty table in front of him. As the spellcaster, he could vaguely sense that the pebbles that had been decomposed into a microscopic state were not actually decomposed.

The remaining power of the spell still maintains its "existence". As long as the counter-spell is recited or the spell is lifted, it will recover and turn from a microscopic particle back into a pebble!

Of course, because it is only maintained by the residual power of the spell, this state is not stable and can be easily disturbed by magic or other spells.

By then, the pebble will really not be able to come back.

Following the vague sensation, Vaughn lifted the spell, and silently, the disappeared pebbles reappeared.

"It's amazing..."

Vaughn's eyes flickered, and he suddenly wanted to find a living creature, such as a slug or other invertebrate - the LV1 vanishing spell could only work on such simple life.

He wanted to know, if a life were to disappear, what state would it be in?

The magical world views life as a trinity consisting of body and soul.

When a life's body disappears, can its soul be exposed?

Or, will the soul also be divided into countless parts as the body disintegrates, or into some kind of superposition state?

All kinds of thoughts were swirling in his mind, but Vaughn didn't act immediately.

He had not done much research on the soul and lacked the means of observation and perception. Even if he found a slug or a snail and made it disappear, he would not be able to "see" anything.

I can write this down and use it as a research project after the new potion is successfully developed.

Thinking of this, Vaughn felt a little distressed again: "Research on the soul is taboo in this world. The three unforgivable curses are unforgivable not only because they have no counter-curse, but also because they directly affect the soul..."

Chapter 54: You have a serious problem, Harry

In fact, before Tom Riddle, Hogwarts did not prohibit the study of dark magic, nor did it oppose the study of souls.

"Secrets of Advanced Black Magic", which records the method of making Horcruxes, was kept in the restricted book area all year round at that time. Anyone could borrow it as long as they got the professor's consent.

Until Tom became the Socket Man, in order to find the secret of his immortality, Dumbledore took away all the books Tom had ever borrowed, especially those related to black magic and souls.

Vaughn pinched his brows, a little speechless.

Damn Tom!

Vaughn had never seen similar books when he went to Dumbledore's office before. They must have been hidden by the old man.

With Tom's lesson in mind, Vaughan felt that it would be difficult for him to borrow the book from Dumbledore.

In fact, his relationship with Dumbledore is now quite delicate. In order to intervene more deeply in the fate of Harry and Tom, he revealed some of the information he had to Dumbledore.

For example, the Horcruxes and Harry's abnormal condition.

These pieces of information from the original novel can certainly be packaged with other excuses, but knowing about the Horcrux itself is enough to make Old Dumbledore alert.

Vaughan and Dumbledore are currently in the process of being wary of each other and testing each other.

They were willing to trust each other in some things, but wary of each other in other aspects. Vaughn didn't want Dumbledore to use him as a tool to fight Voldemort, and Dumbledore was also afraid of cultivating another Voldemort.

"We have to find a way to get Old Deng to give in little by little."

Vaughn thought that Harry seemed like a good shield, as long as he could make sure that Dumbledore would not become the next Voldemort...

Huh?

Vaughan suddenly realized the point. After all, it was all Tom's fault!

Damn Tom!

"Ah!"

Hermione and Harry came out of Gryffindor Tower and met Professor Quirrell. They had just greeted the professor when he sneezed violently and his nose was full of snot.

Harry suppressed his nausea and asked, "Professor, are you okay?"

Professor Quirrell looked very sad, and he wrapped himself in a fur cloak.

There was steam coming out of my ears, a side effect of the stimulant.

The steam intensified the garlicky smell of his turban.

"No, no, it's okay, Mr. Bobopot..." He forced a smile and stammered, "Madam Pomfret, I said, I have a cold...ah! I'm going to rest. See you!"

The two of them looked at him and suddenly groaned in pain for some reason, then took small, hurried steps and crawled away along the wall.

Hermione whispered sympathetically, "He must have been frozen yesterday when he collapsed in the Great Hall, and the Headmaster didn't even remember him until the very end."