Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

After the howling died down, the title page of "The Most Poisonous Magic" changed color, and the paper that originally wrapped the other pages was folded up and folded aside.

There is a line of words written on the folded title page:

"I'm sorry, but I have to make sure you're capable of reading this book."

Lycos was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the book was a test for him, which might be related to the spiritual level. Only those who passed the test could see the true content of "The Most Poisonous Magic".

Unfortunately, due to his natural occlumency and unparalleled talent for the dark arts, Lycos only heard a funny howl when facing this test, and was not affected at all...

Turning over the title page, there is the preface of this book:

"I am Godelot, the most powerful dark wizard since 500 AD."

"Few people know that my strength does not come solely from my magical abilities, but relies heavily on my powerful wand. It was with the help of this old wand that I was able to record this series of dangerous spells in this book."

Seeing this, Lycos was stunned.

The Elder Wand is one of the Three Deathly Hallows and is known as the most powerful wand. It is now in the hands of Hogwarts Headmaster Dumbledore.

If this dark wizard named Godlot was not lying, he might be a former owner of the Elder Wand.

"Black magic, often referred to as the dark arts, refers to any magic used to harm, control, or even threaten the lives of people and creatures."

Godlot first gave a definition of black magic, and then began to write his own content:

"In this book, I have collected more than a hundred of the most powerful dark magics, including dark spells, dark potions, dark creatures, etc. Many of these powerful spells can only be used by me with the help of the Elder Wand..."

"...Finally, a word of advice to those who come after me: Don't become obsessed with black magic just because of its immense power. The pursuit of power can easily lead you astray."

Lycos discovered that the font of the last sentence of the preface was different from the previous ones, and the depth was also slightly different, as if it was added later.

What he didn't know was that Godlot spent the last days of his life in the cellar, and the last sentence of the preface was also added by Godlot with great difficulty in the cellar.

Godelot was locked in his cellar by his son Hereward and starved to death, simply to gain possession of the Elder Wand.

His actions fulfilled what Godelot wrote: lost in the pursuit of power...

However, at this moment, Lycos had no intention of exploring the story behind the author. He just wanted to find a black magic that could protect himself before Madam Pince came back.

……

After reading through the book "The Most Poisonous Magic", Lycos was disappointed.

Perhaps because the essence of black magic is to control, harm, or even murder others, it is difficult to find protective spells.

In the Fantastic Beasts film series, Grindelwald's self-created Fire Shield might be considered a protective dark magic, but it's a combination of various other spells like Fiendfyre and Shield Charm, and isn't a natural protective magic...

Wait, fire shield?

Lycos's eyes suddenly lit up, and he carefully put "The Most Poisonous Magic" back to its previous position, leaning it against one end of the bookshelf.

He then quickly took a few steps back and stood in front of the bookshelf he had previously passed by. He looked up at a book with a very long title that looked like it was from an academic research project.

On the Dark Magic Used by Gellert Grindelwald During the Global Wizarding War by Yusuf Kama

Lycos took a deep breath and took down the book which had a strong academic atmosphere and did not look like a book that could teach people how to use black magic.

Sure enough, when he turned to the table of contents in the book, which was sorted by timeline, he found what he wanted to read in the 1927 column:

"Protego Diabolica is a powerful Dark Charm first used by Gellert Grindelwald in 1927 at the Lestrange Tomb (known as Père Lachaise in the Muggle world) in Paris, France."

"It manifests as the user creating a protective ring of black flames around their body, completely incinerating enemies that come into contact with it while leaving the caster's allies unharmed."

"According to my research, its effect is similar to that of Fiendfyre, both possessing a form that consumes everything and continuously expands. However, they are fundamentally different—Fiendfyre is uncontrollable, while Fire Shield protects allies from being burned."

"I speculate that Grindelwald may have improved the Fiery Blaze Curse..."

Similar to the style of the title, the content of this book is indeed a rational analysis and discussion of the dark magic used by Grindelwald at the time.

But for Lecos, it naturally has its unique value.

The book comes with a magical photo, which shows Grindelwald using a fire shield to protect himself at Père Lachaise's tomb.

The man with white hair, strange eyes and wild aura drew a circle around him as if he was conducting a passionate dance.

As he moved, a blue-black flame rose up.

Lycos looked at the way he cast the spell, and suddenly felt something strange in his heart.

He unconsciously raised his wand and whispered:

Fire Shield (Protego Diabolica)

……

Chapter 39: Do you dare to copy Crabbe and Goyle’s homework?

"Bang, bang..."

The sound of hurried footsteps pounded on the marble floor of the library.

Madam Pince, holding a few books and frowning tightly, walked quickly into the depths of the restricted area.

There were faint gusts of heat coming from that direction, like a gust of wind blowing past a fireplace.

Her brows knitted together, and she had a growing suspicion of something bad happening...

"Ms. Pince, are you back?"

At this moment, a black-haired little wizard came from behind a bookshelf, holding a purple-covered book in his hand and a harmless smile on his face.

Madam Pince paused.

"Why is it so hot in here? What did you just do?" she asked.

"Oh, well, I was just trying the fire spell." Lycos smiled.

"Excuse me, ma'am. I know it's not appropriate to use a fire spell in a library, but I thought I could digest the spells covered in this book, so I gave it a try..."

"Can a fire-generating charm produce such a great deal of heat?" Madam Pince narrowed her eyes and looked around suspiciously.

She focused on the dangerous book sections, including those containing books related to the dark arts.

"Maybe it's because I've been practicing for a long time..." Lycos casually put his right hand in his pocket, his tone very relaxed, "I've been practicing the fire spell in the Book of Spells recently."

"Is that so?" Madam Pince carefully inspected every area of ​​the Restricted Section and found nothing unusual.

So she turned back to Lycos, looked into his eyes, and asked, "So... the student who made trouble outside before has nothing to do with you?"

"Hey, I just heard a commotion outside. Someone's causing trouble?" Lycos's face flickered with surprise. "But what do they have to do with me?"

"Ms. Pince, you are not suspecting that I am their accomplice, are you?"

"I'm not..." Madam Pince hesitated for a moment as she looked at his natural expression.

Lycos slammed the spell book shut in his hand, his expression filled with aggrievedness.

"Ma'am, I admit that it was a bit of a coincidence that I came to the restricted section to borrow books and just happened to lead you away." He raised his voice, "But why couldn't the troublemaker have observed you leaving and finally decided to take action?"

Following Lycos's evasive remarks, he deliberately shifted his suspicion from peeking at the banned book to collaborating with others in a prank...

Even if Madam Pince really didn't believe him, Lecos was only in detention with the Weasley brothers, which was no big deal!

"Well... I'll get to the bottom of this once we catch those two troublemakers." Madam Pince nodded slowly.

"But the library is a bit messy right now and needs to be cleaned again. Put the books away and you can go back first."

After all, Madam Pince was afraid of wrongly accusing the seemingly honest little wizard, so after giving her instructions, she turned around and left the scene.

Lycos put the Book of Spells back in its place and followed her out of the restricted area.

Madam Pince didn't notice that the little wizard's right hand, hidden in his pocket, was trembling slightly, and there was a dark burn mark on his right cuff...

……

Fred and George were eventually caught by Professor McGonagall and received a month's detention.

But they were both very happy.

Detention was a common occurrence for them, but secretly throwing dung bombs into the library while Madam Pince was away was a new feat, and it was a highlight in their prank career!

Not only that, the Weasley brothers also won the largest amount of money in the Quidditch Cup betting since its inception - three gold Galleons!

Lycos originally planned to give them two Galleons, but seeing that these two guys completed the prank so perfectly, he added another Galleon in a happy mood.

Well, it’s not his money anyway…

After the library was cleaned, Lycos returned to the restricted area and continued reading the "Book of Spells" as if nothing had happened.

Madam Pince didn't get anything out of the Weasley brothers, and seeing how calm Lecos was, she completely dispelled her suspicions about him.

So, Lycos spent the past two days of the weekend in the library.

Madam Pince obviously didn't have the time to stay in the restricted area to supervise him, so whenever she left, Lycos would seize the time and learn a black magic with great efficiency, and then return to his original place calmly with the Book of Spells in his hands.

Before he knew it, Lycos had learned a considerable number of spells.

……

September 9th, Sunday evening, Slytherin common room.

The fireplace crackled with green flames, driving away the moisture from the bottom of the lake.

From the low ceiling hung several dark green curtains with exquisite silver embroidery, half-obscuring the crystal windows reflecting the water of the Black Lake.

Around the fireplace, there are soft fabric sofas and several carved armchairs covered with gorgeous velvet cushions, and the table next to them is decorated with skulls of different species.

A round green lamp, tied to a chain, hung from the ceiling, illuminating the parchment covered with words in front of the young wizards.

The last night of the holiday is often the time for students to make up their homework.

Compared to the first week, which was used to allow the young wizards to adapt, the second week of classes began to assign homework.

Draco was hunched over a table, writing furiously.

"Lex, have you finished your History of Magic homework?" Draco asked as he moved some words from a nearby piece of paper onto his own. "Let me use them as a reference. Don't worry, I won't copy them!"

"No, I haven't done any homework." Lycos shook his head righteously and took out a stack of blank parchment from his bag.

"What?" Draco looked up in disbelief, pausing even to copy homework. "Didn't you stay in the library for two days?"

"Who told you that you have to do homework after staying in the library for two days?" Lycos glanced at him.

He poked his quill into the inkwell, filled it with ink, and then began to stare blankly at his homework paper.

"Wait, what did we talk about in History of Magic this week?" Lycos thought for a long time, but his mind went blank.