Magic has been passed down for thousands of years, especially the period of history before Christ, which is known as the Age of Magic. It may be the research result of a wizard at that time.

But unfortunately, for unknown reasons, a large number of wizards died at that time, and many traditions were broken, leaving only one unknown magical ruins after another.

After a slight regret, Dumbledore increased his reading speed.

After a while, Dumbledore finished reading the entire research book.

After reading it, he drank a sip of honey, sat on a chair, and stared at the phoenix who was taking a nap with his eyes closed beside him, wondering what he was thinking about.

suddenly....

"Albus, how do you feel after reading Lockhart's research?"

"Do we still need to open the Heritage Library?"

asked the portrait of Principal Armando Dippet hanging on the wall.

"Of course it is necessary. Look at our Headmaster Dumbledore, who is afraid that he will teach another Dark Lord."

As soon as Principal Dippet finished speaking, Principal Blake continued speaking with a tone full of sarcasm.

"As for the Dark Lord, he was born in your Slytherin House and has nothing to do with our Ravenclaw House."

Hearing Principal Blake's mocking tone, the portrait of Principal Delys Devante next to him spoke directly back.

She is from Ravenclaw House and has a good impression of Lockhart, who is also from Ravenclaw.

Dumbledore ignored the quarrel in the portrait, and looked as if he was reminiscing about the past: "Lockhart is indeed very talented and has many ideas."

"Throughout the entire research paper, it can be seen that the purpose of his research is to lower the threshold of magic."

"Whether it's consumption or difficulty in learning, etc."

After hearing what Dumbledore said, the portrait of Headmaster Delise Devante said with some pride, "He is indeed a student of our Ravenclaw College. Look at his research. If it is successful, he will at least get a First Class Order of Merlin."

Principal Black next to him did not say anything, as if he also knew that Lockhart's research was indeed very valuable to wizards.

However, Dumbledore did not finish his words.

He discovered some information through his research experience - it should be that Lockhart revealed it intentionally.

He has begun to study the effects of blood and runes on mental power and magic power respectively.

It was even suggested that if the research is successful, it would be very likely that the Squibs would have the ability to cast spells.

what does this mean?

Dumbledore was well aware that the wizarding world now had a large number of Squibs.

If they all had the ability to cast spells and were included in the category of wizards, then the number of wizards in the world would probably increase several times.

Even if they cannot master powerful magic immediately, their numbers will still have an impact on the entire wizarding society.

There will be many benefits.

But the disadvantages are also obvious.

Think about it, the original resources could only support 100 wizards, but now there are suddenly 500, 600, or even 1000.

Even if resources can be further expanded, friction is likely to be inevitable in the short term, and killing will not be uncommon.

What's more troublesome is...

Now I don’t know when Tom will be resurrected?

Traces were found last year, and based on his understanding of Tom, the other party will definitely take action in recent years.

At this time, the chemical reaction produced when the two things are mixed together is enough to give him a headache.

Dumbledore thought about it for a while, and then stopped thinking about it. He had too little information to deduce any useful conclusion.

In any case, Lockhart only proposed a direction and a concept, but there are no concrete results yet.

Without results, it's just empty talk.

However, you still have to enter the Heritage Library.

Runes are indeed very valuable, but it is better to know their origins.

..........

Hogwarts, eighth floor.

Dumbledore stood in front of the tapestry of the troll beating Barnabas with a club, walked back and forth three times, and scanned the wall opposite the tapestry.

While walking, I silently chanted a spell in my heart.

This spell is only known to the successive headmasters of Hogwarts.

Once a year, the Room of Requirement allows entry into the Hogwarts Heritage Library.

The books inside are basically the most precious, bizarre and valuable magical knowledge in the entire wizarding world.

It can be said to be the most essential part of Hogwarts.

Although the Hogwarts Library outside also has many high-value books, their value cannot be compared with that of the Heritage Library.

Entering the Heritage Library also requires a price, or to be more precise... it is an entry condition.

Every time you enter, you need to pay a high-value magic book that is not available in the library.

Such entry conditions have made every Hogwarts headmaster constantly look for the most valuable magical knowledge to put into the heritage library.

However, this time, Dumbledore didn't have to worry so much.

Because the experience Lockhart gave him in researching runes, although not of very high value.

But from his current perspective, it is very novel and has great potential.

Enough to enter the Heritage Library once.

boom!

Soon, Dumbledore saw the wall opposite the tapestry suddenly open, and a big door came into view. He also stepped in and his figure disappeared into the darkness.

Chapter 103 Horcrux Routine (First Order 12/20)

Defense Against the Dark Arts Office.

Lockhart sat at his desk, looking at the black notebook in front of him - Voldemort's Horcrux.

The ball-eating bird Gugu standing on his shoulder also turned his head and looked at him curiously.

Seeing this, Lockhart was worried about an accident, so he opened a portal and sent Gugu to Hagrid's cabin, asking him to take care of him.

Then he wrote: "Tom, I have been to the trophy room, and it seems that what you said before is true."

Well, for the sake of convenience, the notebook took the initiative to mention that he could be called Tom, and the original identity of the notebook was called Riddle.

Soon, a line of text gradually appeared at the bottom of the notebook.

"Of course, Professor Lockhart, according to the rules of the refiners, I cannot tell a lie."

Seeing this, Lockhart continued to write without changing his expression: "You said before that you have the knowledge inheritance of Slytherin, and you still have the ability to learn and understand."

"is this real?"

Below the question in the notebook, a line of text quietly emerged.

"Of course, Professor Lockhart, the notebook is related to Slytherin, the founder of Hogwarts, so I have the ability to learn and understand."

Well, this explanation seems reasonable.

Lockhart thought secretly.

Then, after a pause of a few seconds, the notebook asked, "Professor Lockhart, is there anything I can do for you?"

Seeing the question asked by the notebook, Lockhart's mouth curled up slightly, and the fish took the bait on its own.

So without hesitation, I wrote directly: "I need to test your ability."

"I will list three questions for you to answer to test your knowledge, learning and understanding."

"I will arrange something suitable for you later."

Having said that, Lockhart listed his three problems with a single stroke of his pen.

"1. What is the core of the Apparition training?"

"2. How many ways are there to improve wizard bloodline?"

"3. Talk about your understanding of ancient runes."

Then, after thinking for a while, Lockhart added: "You should have read a lot of my thoughts on runes in recent days. If you can, please write about your feelings and the relationship between the two."

As Lockhart wrote out the three questions, a line of text appeared on the notebook.

"Professor Lockhart, because the notebook does not have enough energy to store, I cannot answer questions at length. In the event of extreme energy depletion, I will lose the ability to reply or even think."

"So I hope you can provide me with enough magic power, or....you can sacrifice something else."

Then, Lockhart saw the introduction on the notebook: "As long as it is an item with magical power, or a small living animal, it will be fine."

Seeing this, Lockhart sighed slightly, but was not surprised at all.

Voldemort, even if it's just a fragment of his soul, is definitely not someone who can be easily fooled.

How could he talk without seeing something?

As expected, now it requires the sacrifice of magic power or vitality.

If he really sacrificed his magic power to him, the other party might use the magic power to invade his body.

Well, he seemed to remember that Ginny was like this in the original book.

so....

Snapped!

Lockhart took out a bottle of magic potion, placed it on top of the notebook, and then wrote: "I have a bottle of potion here, which was brewed by the top potion master Snape and contains rich magic power."

"Do you want me to sprinkle it on the notebook?"

Well, it is impossible to provide my own magic power, and my vitality must not be sacrificed.

After all, he did not forget that the notebook's revival seemed to require vitality.

In the original plot, if Harry Potter had not reacted in time, Ginny would probably have lost her life and become a sacrifice for Voldemort's resurrection.

The notebook paused for more than ten seconds, as if it was a little confused and didn't know how to respond to Lockhart's question.

Then he wrote with some struggle: "Professor Lockhart, the potion is also OK, but the absorption efficiency is a bit low."

"I'm afraid the amount required is quite a bit. Can you continue to provide me with large quantities of potions? It may cost a lot of gold Galleons."

Then, the notebook gave its own suggestions very carefully: "In fact, Riddle has previously developed a very cost-effective method that consumes little energy and can also provide notebook operation and enable the soul illusion function."

Then, without waiting for Lockhart's reply, he wrote directly.

"Riddle used to go to the Forbidden Forest every week to fight with some animals. On the one hand, it was to improve his combat experience. On the other hand, if he encountered some hostile and ferocious animals, he could use them as sacrifices for the notebook."

Perhaps feeling that these were not enough to convince Lockhart, the notebook added another layer of weight.

"Slytherin seems to appreciate this behavior very much. The energy absorption efficiency after such sacrifice is very high."

“You only need to come once a week to run the business for the week.”

Seeing that the notebook was trying hard to trick him into sacrificing his vitality, Lockhart became more alert.

What you want, the less you get it.

Then he adjusted his mood, as if he was a little disdainful of the fact that the notebook had mentioned the need for gold galleons, and then he wrote very proudly.

"You don't need to worry about potions. Professor Snape and I are good friends. He can always make me the potions I need. It doesn't cost many Galleons."

Well, it would definitely not do any harm to Voldemort to hate Snape.

Then, he thought that Voldemort might need to continue to do research carefully in the future, so it would be better to hold him with a carrot.

The supplement wrote: "I have offended the Centaurs before, so I can't go to the Forbidden Forest recently, but I can buy some experimental products later to replenish my energy."

Well, this experiment is very particular.

He remembered that cockroaches and earthworms were things that had tenacious vitality, right?

After Lockhart stopped writing, one second, two seconds...

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