Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"I have no objection." Lycos nodded slowly, speaking sweet words against his conscience, "For the Dark Lord, I have no choice but to do it!"

Of course, this nice talk wasn't in vain. He had been looking for this opportunity for a long time.

"But... Professor Quirrell, could you please sign a note for me to borrow books from the restricted section of the library?"

"To prevent myself from dying at the hands of a troll, is it okay for me to learn a few more things these days?"

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Chapter 35: Book of Spells

During the weekend, Lecos decided to spend the next two days in the library.

The librarian, Madam Pince, was a thin, elderly witch who looked like a malnourished vulture.

Madam Pince had never shown any magical talent, but she was extremely skilled in finding and punishing students who damaged books, and few young wizards who destroyed books could escape her punishment.

Under her management, the Hogwarts Library became more like a place of totalitarianism than a place of learning.

Therefore, only young wizards who love studying would choose to spend the whole day in the library. As for other normal students, they would only come to the library temporarily when they need to finish their homework...

"It's really puzzling. How could a professor put first-year students in the restricted section?"

When Lycos found Madam Pince with Quirrell's signature, she squinted her eyes and examined the parchment up and down and left and right many times before reluctantly admitting that it was indeed Quirrell's handwriting.

Madam Pince put Quirrell's autograph into a bookcase and then fixed Lycos with her sharp eyes.

"Lex Hayden, right?"

She pushed up the brim of her black pointed hat and said seriously, "Before entering the restricted area, I must remind you of one thing—"

"The restricted section contains many books that are extremely dangerous to young people, as well as many extremely rare and valuable old books... Many of these books are not suitable for you to read."

"Don't worry, ma'am, I understand." Lycos smiled harmlessly. "I'm just looking for some rare information. I won't read any dangerous books."

Madam Pince looked at Lycos's innocent smile, and was ultimately mesmerized by this cute and handsome face.

"So much the better."

She nodded slightly, put the bookcase in her hand into the drawer, and walked out of the desk.

"If you weren't so well-behaved, I definitely wouldn't approve Professor Quirrell's approval. The most I could do is get you a book from the restricted section... Well, come with me."

Madam Pince said as she took out a wand and waved it around.

A rope floated lightly from between two huge bookshelves and stood aside like a barrier at a highway intersection.

After the rope floated up, Lycos could clearly feel a magical barrier withdrawn to the side, leaving the librarian with a passage to the restricted area.

"This is the Restricted Section," Madam Pince introduced. "The Restricted Section of the Hogwarts Library has been expanded by the Untraceable Extension Charm. It's several times larger than the normal area. It's not easy to find the book you want in there."

Lycos looked around and found that the area was extremely wide, with rows of large bookshelves neatly arranged, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Not only is the area larger than the ordinary area, but the height is also much higher. There are even enchanted books flying in the sky. You have to climb up with a ladder and have the eyesight and reaction of a Quidditch seeker to get them.

"See? So, try to tell me what you need, and I can take you to the corresponding location."

Lycos knew that the librarian was still worried about a little wizard like him staying in the restricted area, and he had to see with his own eyes that he did not browse books that he should not read.

So he decided to use a relatively common spell book to cover up his true purpose -

"Ms. Pince, could you take me to the spellbook area?" Lycos smiled harmlessly again. "I heard the unabridged version of our spellbook is there."

"You're talking about the Book of Spells written by Miranda Goshawk, right?" Madam Pince said, understandingly. "Your Standard Spells for Levels 1-7 were indeed improved upon the Book of Spells..."

"Why, isn't the Charms textbook enough for you?"

"It actually has nothing to do with Charms class," Lycos said, his lies almost flowing out of his mouth. "It's about a Defense Against the Dark Arts case. I thought a spell might be useful, but the Standard Book of Spells doesn't give a clear explanation."

"So I discussed it with Professor Quirrell, and he asked me to go to the Restricted Section to look for some more complete spell books. Of these, The Book of Spells was naturally the first book we thought of."

"Sounds reasonable." Madam Pince sneered. "Your Professor Quirrell has become timid since his year of traveling abroad, and his knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts hasn't improved at all."

"I think the reason Quirrell asked you to come to the restricted section is probably because he couldn't figure out the answer to that case, so he just passed the problem to you."

She led Lycos past huge bookshelves and shook her head regretfully.

"Tsk, Quirrell wasn't like this when he was the Muggle Studies professor. Maybe he encountered some big setbacks outside."

During the conversation, we arrived at the area related to spell books.

"This is it."

Madam Pince pulled a large volume with a purple cover and a metal frame from the bookshelf and handed it to Lycos.

"Let me be clear in advance, the Book of Spells doesn't just contain the contents of the textbooks. It also contains many very dangerous spells, so you'd better be careful," she reminded.

"I see. Thank you, Madam Pince." Lycos nodded politely.

However, Madam Pince didn't seem to have any intention of leaving. Instead, she stood aside with her arms folded, looking at Lycos quietly.

Judging from her expression, she seemed to be planning to supervise him reading...

Lycos sighed secretly, and had to put aside his thoughts for the time being, and honestly opened the "Book of Spells" in his hand.

In fact, it is not simple for "The Book of Spells" to be adopted as the Hogwarts spells textbook - after its publication, it was used by magic schools around the world and translated into seventy-two languages.

The "Book of Spells" in the Restricted Area of ​​Hogwarts is the original version written by the author Miranda Goshawk herself.

When Lycos opened the book, he immediately realized its magic——

Turning to the page of the first spell, suddenly, lines of text were projected out from the pages, and a clear picture appeared. In the picture, there was a hand holding a magic wand, demonstrating the spell in the book to the reader.

Not only that, a voice chanting a spell even rang in Lycos's ears at the same time:

“Clear water like a spring (Aguamenti).”

As the water-making spell was chanted, water actually flowed out of the image's magic wand, fell on the pages of the "Book of Spells", and was absorbed by the pages.

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Chapter 36 The King of Pranks Was Tricked

When the water touched the pages of the Book of Spells, Lycos was startled and subconsciously wanted to turn the book over to prevent the paper from being soaked.

However, the next moment he discovered that after absorbing the water flow, the pages of the book were still as dry as before, without any sign of being soaked.

"Don't worry, this book is much more powerful than you think."

As if noticing Lycos's curiosity, Madam Pince, who was standing by with her arms folded, began to explain.

"As long as the spells in the book appear, this book can digest them," she said. "If you don't believe me, you can try using the Water Creation Spell on it."

Lakos suddenly became interested and took out his wand from the inner pocket of his school robe.

“Clear water like a spring (Aguamenti).”

Nothing happened...

It was a bit embarrassing, he almost forgot that he had never learned the water-making spell.

"Wrong." Madam Pince's voice came through the text projections around her. "Unlike normal word pronunciation, the emphasis in this spell is on the third syllable."

"And your wand. Move it as you chant the spell. Don't just stand there like a log."

It has to be said that although Madam Pince was a little harsh in treating the little wizards and a little extreme in her views on books, after being a librarian for so long, her knowledge reserves were still quite rich.

Following Madam Pince's instructions, Lycos watched the demonstration of the "Book of Spells" several more times. After more than ten minutes, he finally found the trick to the water-making spell.

Then, with a spell, a drop of water spurted out from the tip of his wand.

The water droplets fell on the page with a "plop" sound and disappeared in an instant.

"It's pretty good compared to other freshmen." Madam Pince casually praised after seeing the drop of water.

Lycos: “…”

Although his efficiency was quite good compared to other first-year wizards, he never considered himself an ordinary freshman.

As a complex and tragic being trapped in the identity of a Death Eater and working undercover for Voldemort, Lecos thought it took him too long to learn a spell.

After all, the water-making spell is not a difficult spell. A talented young wizard like Hermione Granger can learn it at home even if she has never been exposed to magic.

Lycos turned the "Book of Spells" back to the table of contents, looking at the spells he might need to use -

Disillusionment Charm, Disarming Charm, Stunning Charm, Armor Charm... these are all very practical spells.

Especially the Disillusionment Charm, which can be said to be a must-have spell for a night tour of the castle!

Unfortunately, each of these practical spells is somewhat difficult, and many adult wizards are unable to cast them successfully.

It is naturally even more difficult for a first-year wizard whose magic power has not yet fully developed.

but……

Lycos accidentally glimpsed a spell -

The Expulso Curse.

Although the name of this spell seems unremarkable, its suffix is ​​"Curse".

This should be considered a black magic.

Lecos secretly glanced at Madam Pince and found that she was still paying close attention to his actions. He frowned slightly.

"It should be about time." He took out his pocket watch and took a look, calculating secretly in his mind.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise and clamor outside, accompanied by the sound of tables and chairs being moved and dragged on the ground, and the panicked screams of the little wizards.

Madam Pince's expression suddenly changed. She lifted her robe, turned around, and walked quickly towards the exit of the restricted area.

"You stay here quietly for now. I'll go take care of some minor problems." She quickly turned around and stared at Lycos, then warned him, "Don't touch other books. Be careful not to get yourself into trouble."

"Of course, Madam Pince!" Lycos hastened to assure him, "A Book of Spells will be enough for me to study for a long time."

With the sound of footsteps getting farther and farther away, Madam Pince left the vast restricted books area.

Lycos looked at her leaving back, a smile slowly forming on the corner of his mouth.

Of course, the commotion in the library was related to him. Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen that would give him the opportunity to stay alone in the restricted area?

……

Time goes back to yesterday evening.