People are in Hogwarts, and werewolves block the door at the beginning.

Because she noticed that neither Harry nor Basil were very surprised by Ron's words.

It seemed as if Ron could really investigate this information in school.

Faced with this, Ron just smiled mysteriously, "Lockhart has more fans than you think."

At the same time, he said to himself, "My mother is one of them. Some of them even know what underwear Lockhart wore to sleep last night. As long as we know the direction, the rest is investigation."

"What's going on?" Seeing that Ron was unwilling to say more, Hermione stared at Bagel again.

"I don't know if you have heard of the theory of six degrees of separation." Bagir pretended to be profound.

Because news was coming from Riddle, who was in the secret room far away under Loch Ness.

He was going to find a theory that was authoritative enough in Hermione's eyes to fool her.

“You’ve heard of Harvard University, right?”

"Yeah. It's considered one of the top schools." Hermione's ears immediately pricked up.

"This theory was proposed by Stanley Milgram, a famous psychologist at Harvard University, decades ago. Simply put, there are no more than six people between you and any stranger. In other words, you can get to know any stranger through at most six people."

Baqir stated the theory directly.

Because as long as the person speaking is authoritative enough, Hermione will always convince herself to accept theories that sound fantastic.

And Hermione accepted it smoothly and began to think seriously.

"And the distance between Ron and Lockhart is obviously not as wide as six. Lockhart is an outstanding graduate of Ravenclaw. And there are so few wizards in Britain. Among his fans, there might be someone Ron is familiar with!"

Baqir nodded.

At the same time, he replied to Riddle in his heart.

"You can start now."

In a luxurious room, the ceiling and walls were inlaid with emeralds, the gems were connected by flowing mercury, there was a huge mercury pool and a statue of a snake.

Riddle replied: "My Lord, please check. This room is the most valuable place in safe house No. 7."

"The flowing mercury and emeralds form a magic circle, connecting the magnetic field of the entire safe house to Loch Ness. This makes the safe house blend in with the light and dust, and it is difficult to detect any trace of magic."

"Also serves as a power source for the magical traps in the safe house."

"The mercury pool also absorbs the essence of water. As long as a wizard who has passed the verification enters it, the physical injuries and mental fatigue can be healed and dispelled."

"So," Bagel's face fell, "there's no cash here."

"Yes," Riddle nodded, "Does Voldemort need gold Galleons to buy things?"

"And the horse-shaped water monster?"

“It never showed up.”

October is quickly coming to an end.

That’s Halloween Eve.

Today is Thursday.

When Bagir woke up in the morning, he smelled the sweet and greasy smell of pumpkin.

Remember, this is in the tower.

Until now, he still couldn't understand why there were so many pumpkin elements in the Hogwarts menu.

Pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin juice.

Even to this day, he still can't accept it.

He took the risk to face Voldemort, but in the end all he got was a house-elf that belonged entirely to him, and a property.

And this property can only be used until the fourth grade.

If Voldemort was resurrected in the fourth grade.

In the Charms class that day, Professor Flitwick announced that today's topic would be the Levitation Charm.

This made the other students very excited.

They had been eager to try out this skill ever since they saw Professor Flitwick sending Neville's toad, Radford, flying around the classroom.

But Bagel didn't.

He already knew how to perform a mere levitation spell.

Now, his first target was the Killing Curse.

It's not like he hadn't thought about getting started through the monkey version of Voldemort, the Boggart, or by directly experiencing the young version of Voldemort casting the Killing Curse.

But Riddle warned him that in the initial stages, it was best to rely on himself.

Make the entire framework of the spell your own.

It's like laying the foundation.

The foundation was built entirely by myself, and it is flat and smooth.

However, the foundation laid by the influence of others will have an imperceptible tilt.

This 'tilt' is particularly noticeable as the spell progresses to its deepest realms.

So, to this day, he hasn't really gotten started with the Killing Curse.

It can only emit a green light that is barely enough to kill people.

But this is only because of his high magic power.

If it were an ordinary little wizard with magic power between 3 and 5.

This green light can only cause a nosebleed at most.

Therefore, he did not choose to create a spell card with this degree of Killing Curse.

Riddle said it's a mentality thing.

You can't learn the Killing Curse by killing someone.

Instead, one must have a genuine killing intent, without any hesitation or delay, and fully commit to the killing intent in order to truly get started with this spell.

This is why it is classified as an Unforgivable Curse.

Without exception, those who can successfully use this spell are all truly bad people.

In this regard, Basil was also puzzled, "Doesn't the Killing Curse driven by hatred and sense of justice count? I remember that during the First Wizarding War, Aurors were allowed to use the Killing Curse."

At that time, Riddle shook his head. "This spell can corrupt a person's soul. Its horror is not in getting started or using it. It is the shift in one's outlook on life and mind after successfully killing someone. And the high-quality, powerful magic that comes after the shift. A righteous soul will only be confused by using it. I'm afraid that the reason Mad-Eye is so crazy is because of the influence of this spell."

Although there is no holiday, I will still release one more chapter from my reserve manuscript.

I had originally planned to keep updating after it was put on the shelves, and to have the confidence to occasionally have a small hit.

But it was pushed after all, and several people voted for it yesterday.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 50 Effects of the Killing Curse

"The Killing Curse is improving rapidly? By killing people?" Bagel keenly noticed Riddle's implication.

Riddle nodded. "It's a quick guide for dark wizards. According to what you said, our world doesn't have such an efficient practice method as meditation. But in fact, our world does have it. But it's limited to dark wizards. When using the Killing Curse, the higher the quality of the lives you kill, the more rewards you will get."

"This spell can allow the dark wizard's power to quickly reach the limit of his mind, personality, and will through killing."

"As you know, spells are classified as black magic, white magic, and hexes, not according to written terms. There are multiple variations at most."

"Among them, black and white magic, as well as advanced spells among spells, are easier to 'come alive' than ordinary spells. They do not require both form and spirit. As long as they are used successfully or mastered, they can form a 'spell' and affect the host."

"It's just that black and white magic, due to their nature, will have a positive or negative impact on the host's outlook. Unlike the advanced spells in magic, which are more neutral."

"And the Killing Curse is undoubtedly the spell that is easiest to 'survive' and has the greatest negative impact on the host. Even if the nature of a dark wizard is kind, the power brought by using the Killing Curse can easily reach the upper limit."

"But the spell itself will also affect the host. It will make the host get closer to it, increasing the upper limit."

"So, as long as a dark wizard is willing to use the Killing Curse to kill people, as long as he kills enough people, he can't be too weak no matter what."

"He's not much better."

"That's why anyone who uses the Killing Curse will be sent to Azkaban."

"According to what you said, can't I just kill a few more spiders and ants to get started? Why is it so troublesome? And although Snape is not a good person, let alone a good teacher, he is not that bad either. His Killing Curse?" Bagel raised a question.

"You can indeed get started through killing. With the echo of the Doctor of Curses, you are less afraid of your mind being distracted. But I don't recommend it, as such a killing curse is not pure enough. It's the same reason why you don't get started through me or Boggart."

"As for Snape." Riddle looked like he wanted to vomit.

But this wasn't directed at Snape.

"Because of the so-called love. The negative effects can be offset by positive effects. For example, the Patronus Charm can offset the effects of the Killing Curse. But a fallen soul cannot use the Patronus. It can only be mastered before falling. And it is difficult for a dark wizard with so-called love to fall completely. Therefore, he can master the Patronus."

"What about the other two Unforgivable Curses?" Basil asked.

"They? They make people evil. An evil soul is necessarily corrupt. A corrupt soul is not necessarily evil."

And that’s how the conversation ends.

This is also the reason why Basil has not yet mastered the Killing Curse.

In the spells class, Basil recalled this scene and blew his hair depressedly.

Professor Flitwick divided the class into groups of two and began training.

Harry's partner is Ron.

Basil's partner is Hermione.

But coincidentally, neither Bagel nor Ron were practicing the levitation spell seriously.

Basil was depressed, wondering when he could learn the Killing Curse.

And Ron, he spread out a piece of parchment.

Whispering to Harry, he shared the results of his recent investigation into Lockhart: "According to Basil's clues, I have made many inquiries. The wizard who saved a village from the scourge of werewolves is more likely to be an old American wizard named Frank. He looks ugly and crazy. As a result, no one is willing to approach him."

"The witch who expelled the Wanlun ghost had a cleft lip."

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"To sum up, I found a characteristic. Lockhart targeted wizards who had no advantages in appearance or were not approachable. At the same time, they had done some remarkable things. They probably felt a great sense of loss in their hearts. And at this time. Imagine that a handsome young wizard took the initiative to approach them."

“Plus he’s such a talker, it’s hard not to open up to him.”

"After their deeds are taken away and their memories are erased, they will not be noticed as marginal figures."

"This is probably why Lockhart has been at large for so many years."

Ron nodded firmly.

On the other side, Bagir was slacking off.

Set Hermione's reporting radar on fire.

But due to Bagir's excellence and the thoughts of a young girl, she couldn't convince herself to report it.

And then she found Ron.

So, after Ron finished his long speech.

She raised her hand in a flash, "Professor, Ron hasn't been practicing. He's talking!"

As a result, Ron was deducted 2 points.

When get out of class was about to end, Ron's mood was extremely bad.

"She's so rich that she doesn't care about my efforts at all!" he said to Harry as they struggled through the crowded corridor. "Honestly, if it weren't for Basil, we wouldn't care about her. She's just like a nightmare."

Someone bumped into Harry and hurried past them. It was Hermione.

Harry caught a glimpse of her face - and was surprised to see that her eyes were red.

Baqir followed closely behind.

"I think she heard you," Harry whispered.

"So what?" said Ron, but he looked a little uneasy. "She deserved it."

"Basil is following behind," Harry pointed out.