The days at Hogwarts

Looking at the stubborn girl, Loren felt both distressed and amused: "It's fine if you don't quit Muggle Research, but why don't you quit Divination? Don't you dislike Professor Trelawney?"

Hermione saved the most abundant bean paste and coconut paste in the middle for last and ate it all in one gulp. She said incoherently, "But she made a true prophecy. I'm not willing to give up. I want to take another look."

The coconut ice cream was a bit sticky. Hermione chewed it while talking. The glutinous rice skin got stuck in her throat and her expression began to look uncomfortable.

Loren found it funny and quickly patted her back to help her swallow the last bite: "You'd rather hold on like this?"

"Oh, wait till I learn more. I'll give up if I get too tired." Hermione acted like a spoiled child and started to change the subject, pointing to the horizon, "Look, the Dementors outside the school haven't left yet."

"Maybe it's still going through the procedure." Loren didn't care about the Dementors. He was more concerned about the gradually darkening sky.

"The sun has set. I brewed a potion in the Room of Requirement and need to adjust the temperature. I'll be away for a while." Loren patted her shoulder and hurried away.

Looking at his receding back, Hermione tilted her head, with pink bean paste and coconut flakes hanging from the corner of her mouth:

"Potion?"

Chapter 308: Ravenclaw is not a nerdy house

In the elegant room simulated by the Room of Requirement, the smooth marble reflects the pure white light.

A copper crucible is placed on the ever-burning charcoal fire. Inside the crucible, large bubbles continuously emerge from a strange purple-green viscous potion. After expanding to the tension limit of the viscous liquid, it bursts with a "puff" sound, followed by the next bubble, and this repeats continuously.

When Loren added the Rafflesia extract into the crucible, a visible gray-green smoke rose up. Loren hurriedly increased the size of the bubble head spell wrapped around his head, and an invisible transparent air film enveloped his entire body.

goo goo goo...

Loren looked at the slightly boiling cauldron and once again thought of removing the bubble head spell and taking a quick sniff.

After thinking for a long time, he finally gave up. After all, the smart little wizard would not fall into the same pit twice.

The stirring spoon with automatic stirring function rotates at a constant speed. After stirring evenly, it takes a certain amount of reaction time for the liquid in the crucible to reach a stable state.

There was nothing to do while waiting, so Loren took out the Soul Stone again and looked at it.

The smooth black stone has become larger and its shape is somewhat like a smooth and round black pebble, with almost no reflectiveness.

From the perspective of magical vision, the Dementors' black and gray evil magic was dotted with green and blue fragments. Those were the residual souls of Peter Pettigrew, and their number had decreased a lot compared to a few days ago.

Absorbing souls seems to be a long process. Just like human digestion, Dementors' digestion also takes time.

"[Calling God to Guard]"

A silver-white light lit up at the tip of the wand, and then, under Loren's guidance, it slowly approached the Soul Stone.

Nourishes—

A noticeable scratch instantly appeared where the Soul Stone was touched by the silver light, just like a red-hot iron falling on snow, without any hindrance.

Retracting the Guardian Light, Loren looked at the Soul Stone thoughtfully: "Except for getting a little bigger, it seems that there is no change after absorbing the soul magic power."

Besides Dementors and Horcruxes, are there other ways to tap into the magic in the soul?

Looking at the potion gradually stabilizing in the crucible, Loren suddenly had an idea in his mind -

Unforgivable Curse!

……

That night, Loren went to bed early and his consciousness entered the fantasy book.

Instead of groping around aimlessly without knowing the direction, it would be better to ask the old wizard for advice. Although Flamel had fooled around with the question of soul characteristics last time, Loren still wanted to try again.

"...The magic power of that soul seems to contain extremely powerful strength, so I wonder if there is any magic that can use the magic power of the soul without limit...

"The Unforgivable Curses seem to have this characteristic. Whether it's the Cruciatus Curse, the Imperius Curse or the Killing Curse, they all act directly on the soul. But this is a curse on someone else's soul. I want to know if there is a spell that can tap into the magic power of the soul?"

Loren finished speaking and looked up at the illusory figure floating in the air.

Flamel looked at the little man below, his mind drifting away...

I thought that even with Loren's talent, it would take decades for him to get involved in this field. Unexpectedly, the unexpected Soul Stone inspired Loren.

The soul magic can be associated with the protection spell, and the protection spell can be extended to the characteristics... What an amazing talent.

It’s just that the soul, characteristics... these things are not what a teenager should study. He doesn’t know what love is, what courage and wisdom are... Without sufficient experience and soul resilience to support him, it would be useless to start exploring the soul realm in advance.

"Hmm..." Flamel frowned and pretended to think. After a few minutes, he raised his head and said seriously, "As for the power of Dementors, Nico doesn't seem to have any relevant research in his memory. As for the Unforgivable Curse, it does act on the soul, inflicting pain, control and killing on the soul..."

He chattered on and on about a lot of information from the book, as if he had said everything, yet it seemed like he had said nothing.

"..."

Loren looked at Flamel expressionlessly, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Anything else?"

Flamel continued calmly, "The origins of the three unforgivable curses are no longer known, but some unfounded ancient books record that the three Peverell brothers created three spells respectively."

Loren raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Peverell, the three brothers of the Deathly Hallows?"

"Yes." Flamel stated in detail, "The eldest, Antioch Peverell, controls the most powerful Elder Wand, which is made of elder wood and has a core made of thestral feathers. In order to show that his magic has conquered death, he created the unforgivable killing curse.

"The second oldest, Cadmus Peverell, used the Resurrection Stone to bring back his long-dead lover, and was inspired by his wife's tormented soul to create the Cruciatus Curse.

"The third oldest, Ignotus Peverell, is the owner of the Invisibility Cloak. He is wise and modest, and always avoids direct conflict with others. The Imperius Curse is his masterpiece."

This was the first time Loren had heard of this statement. He curiously asked, "Can you confirm it?"

"No, it's just a folk legend." Flamel answered quickly.

"..." Loren finally understood that he was just fooling himself. He resisted the urge to quit the Fantasy Book and simply asked, "I want to learn."

"No." Flamel answered more bluntly.

Loren took a few deep breaths and asked, "What about the characteristics? Do you have anything to say?"

Flamel blinked: "What characteristics?"

call out--

Loren's consciousness instantly exited the Book of Fantasy, leaving no trace.

"Tsk, young man..." Flamel shook his head with a smile.

……

Tuesday, Charms classroom.

"We have reviewed all the spells that we learned in the first grade. Don't underestimate these basic spells. As I said, any spell has unexpected potential. I hope you will practice diligently. I will not assign essays in this class." Professor Flitwick stood on a high stool and said while packing up the books. "Okay, children, today's class ends here."

"Great!"

"Long live Professor Flitwick!"

The little wizards cheered, packed up their books and left happily together.

Hermione closed the first-year textbook and pushed it onto Loren's desk. She jumped off the stool and said quickly, "I'm going to Muggle Studies first. I'll go directly to Hagrid's place when I get back. See you in Care of Magical Creatures!"

After saying that, she ran out of the classroom like a gust of wind. Loren didn't have time to answer. He only saw the girl's fluffy brown hair bouncing up and down as she gradually went away.

Harry pulled Ron up from behind and leaned on the desk next to Loren. Harry also noticed Hermione's back, retracted his gaze, and asked in confusion: "It's still early for Hagrid's class. Why is Hermione in such a hurry? Is she going to the bathroom? Should we wait for her here?"

"Doesn't she have a Muggle Studies lesson?" Ron asked thoughtfully.

"Don't guess. She can't be in two places at the same time." Loren put his and Hermione's textbooks into the schoolbag and zipped it up. "No need to wait for me. Go to Hagrid first. I have some questions about spells that I want to ask Professor Flitwick."

"Oh~ Question about the spell~"

"Please ask Professor Flitwick~"

Harry and Ron repeated what Loren said, teasing in the same tone as George and Fred, exuding the aura of poor students.

As he was laughing, Harry noticed something was wrong: "Aren't we reviewing the first grade content today? You are Loren Morgan, and I'm afraid you have already finished learning before the Sorting. Why do you still need to ask for advice?"

Hearing this, Ron also looked at him with wide eyes.

"Other spells." Loren stood up, pressed their shoulders and pushed them out of the classroom. "Don't ask too much. Go check out Hagrid's new teaching content when you have time. Help him check it out, so you don't become Draco's follower again."

Thinking back to that Potions class, Harry shuddered with disgust.

Ron laughed gleefully, "Look at it from a bright side, at least you got a O in Potions in that class, right?"

"Shut up!" Harry said nothing more and dragged Ron out quickly.

All the young wizards gradually left, leaving only Loren, who was deliberately making trouble, behind. Professor Flitwick on the stage was slowly and methodically organizing the lesson plans.

"Oh, Loren," Professor Flitwick looked up and found that he was still there, and said with a smile, "hurry up, or you will be late for the next class."

Having had experience in teaching through Apparition, the two of them were much more familiar with each other than ordinary teachers and students.

"There should be plenty of time for the Care of Magical Creatures class." Loren walked a few steps to the front of the stage, considering how to start the conversation so as not to surprise Professor Flitwick.

Professor Flitwick took advantage of the holiday to change his look. He shaved off his scraggly gray beard, dyed his hair black, and combed it neatly.

The current look looks serious and solemn, while the original look looks amiable. If he had to compare, Loren prefers Professor Flitwick's previous look.

Professor Flitwick lowered his head to pack up his books, then looked up and found that he hadn't left yet. He was a little surprised: "Do you have any questions about today's teaching content?"

"Sir, I want to ask... about the Unforgivable Curse." Loren spoke hesitantly.

It was not normal for a third-grade wizard to ask about forbidden black magic, and even Flamel rejected him.

"Unforgivable Curses..." Professor Flitwick paused while packing his things, raised his head and looked at Loren with a strange look, "Defense Against the Dark Arts topic, right?"

Professor Flitwick's answer was much calmer than Loren had expected, which gave him some hope. Defense Against the Dark Arts was indeed a good excuse, but he didn't want to deceive the kind professor.

"In fact, I discovered by coincidence that the soul seems to contain powerful magic... I learned that the Unforgivable Curse is a rare spell that directly acts on the soul, so I wanted to study it." Loren told him his thoughts in detail, although he concealed some things.

"The magic of the soul...the magic of the soul." Professor Flitwick muttered in a low voice, once again worried about the young wizard's outstanding talent. He thought for a while before slowly speaking, "There is no doubt that Loren, you are on the path of magic. You are making rapid progress. However, at your current age, it is still too early to be exposed to the Unforgivable Curse."

"And it's too early for you to explore the mysteries of the soul. But..." Before Loren could show his disappointment, Professor Flitwick smiled and said, "I encourage you to try."

Loren's face lit up with joy.

"If you're studying the relationship between magic and the soul, I think you've overlooked a more practical approach."

"what way?"

"dark magic."

"Dark magic!?" Loren raised his voice slightly. It was hard to believe these words coming out of the professor's mouth.

Seeing the increasingly obvious surprise on Loren's face, Professor Flitwick smiled and said, "Don't be so surprised, Loren. I am the headmaster of Ravenclaw. Compared with the other three founders, Ravenclaw is more rational and more neutral.

"Unlike Gryffindor and Hufflepuff who are clearly against the Dark Arts, and unlike Slytherin who clearly supports the Dark Arts, Ms. Ravenclaw's attitude towards the Dark Arts is no different from her attitude towards other magics..."

In the empty spell classroom, the half-blood goblin wizard explained in detail about the dark magic:

"During the casting process, black magic will have a slight effect on the soul of the caster. This effect on yourself is easier for you to perceive...

"I heard that you have already mastered the Patronus Charm, so I recommend this method to you. The Patronus Charm can eliminate the influence of dark magic." At this point, Professor Flitwick blinked like Dumbledore, "When I was your age, I had already mastered several powerful dark magics."

Loren's face looked a little strange, as he remembered the experience of this half-elf professor.

Because of his unique appearance, Flitwick was always bullied at school...

From Snape's experience with the Marauders, we can see that the bullying in Hogwarts was basically equivalent to bullying. However, this professor was not like Myrtle, who would be bullied. He fought his way up and later became a dueling champion.

Being amiable is a quality that he developed after working as a professor for decades.

It is said that Slytherin produces dark wizards, but there are also many wizards who go to Azkaban for further study after graduating from Ravenclaw. Quirrell, Rita, Lockhart and others are all from Ravenclaw.

This is really not just some simple nerd academy.

"But Professor...that's not what you said when I was learning Apparition." Loren whispered.

Professor Flitwick was silent for a moment: "I object to young wizards being exposed to extremely dangerous spells such as Apparition and Fire...and some simple black magic does not fall into this category."

……

"So Professor can you teach me the dark arts?"

"Bring me the note from Headmaster Dumbledore."

Chapter 309 Loren: Professor Lupin, it's time to take medicine

The dark clouds were still gathering and growing thicker. The sky outside the castle was gray, and everything in sight seemed to be covered with a veil, looking dim.

Some light was faintly visible through the gaps in the sky. Such weather made it difficult to tell whether it was morning or afternoon, and whether the sun was rising or setting.

In the forest, the colors of autumn are gradually becoming more intense. The trees that are not cold-resistant have changed their green leaves to red leaves, which are mottled and look very interesting. Even the leaves of evergreen trees have changed from summer green to dark olive green.

On the path in the forest, dew hung on the bushes and unknown wild flowers. Occasionally, a grass branch could not bear the weight and fell down with a rustling sound, and the dew hit the fallen leaves, making a rustling sound.

Cool moisture filled the air, filled with the fragrance of green leaves and soil.