Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

"Good evening, professor." She held a brick-sized book in her arms and walked briskly. "Your final manuscript has been proofread!"

The light dark circles under her eyes tell of her efforts.

After half a year of hard work and countless revisions and polishing, this monograph, which she had poured countless efforts into, was finally finalized.

As she spoke, she subconsciously touched the lower right corner of the cover, where her name was.

"You're so efficient, Hermione." Lynn took the book in amazement and said with a smile, "You've worked hard during this period. Do you want any reward?"

Hermione shook her head.

"I'm not a teacher who exploits students." Lynn raised his finger and shook it. "Percy and Doris will be rewarded for helping me with research, and you are no exception."

"I don't know what I'm missing." Hermione blinked, "It's great to be able to study with you."

"You seem so satisfied... Is there any magic you'd like to learn? Or a high-quality metal rune? The kind you haven't come across in class yet." Hermione's reaction made Lynn a little embarrassed.

Hermione thought about it, and her eyes lit up: "Professor, speaking of this, I do have some questions I would like to ask you!"

"But it doesn't matter."

"I have always been curious about what form of magic curses are. Harry and his friends have seen the Unicorn Curse and the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse. Not long ago, I also heard from Andrew that Professor Garcia demonstrated many kinds of curses and anti-curse magic in class. They seem to be different from other magic."

With a full desire for knowledge, Hermione took out a large notebook filled with notes from class.

"curse?"

Lynn raised an eyebrow, which surprised him a little.

But considering Inès's teaching style, this is normal.

Looking at Hermione who was eager to learn, he nodded, "That's a good question, and it's also one of the core points of the Dark Arts and Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"There are two explanations for curses. One is the description of the harmful nature of black magic, including evil curses, poison curses and curses. In fact, evil curses and most poison curses are not really black magic, such as Ron's slug curse. But all magic defined as curses is undoubtedly black magic, such as the most terrible unforgivable curses."

He raised his hand and the book "Secrets of Advanced Black Magic" which was supposed to be in the restricted area fell from the bookshelf - he borrowed it specifically for studying Li Huo.

As the pages unfolded, the profound and evil black magic made the little girl shudder.

She said tremblingly: "What's the other explanation?"

"The other kind is a literal curse. Some actually have far-fetched meanings, like unicorn blood, but some are indeed very unique forms of magic."

Lynn snapped her fingers lightly, and the house-elf in the kitchen brought over delicious snacks. The steaming little cakes soothed Hermione's mood.

"Unicorn blood is essentially a very special super-elixir that drains your potential in an instant - so those who use it to extend their lives will be forever unfortunate, because their body and mind are exhausted."

Holding the sweet milk tea, he took a sip and said in a soothing tone, "As for the Defense Against the Dark Arts curse, it was made by the Dark Lord, and it is a dark magic that uses his soul as the medium. It is very evil."

"Then Professor Garcia...?" Hermione stopped eating half of the cake.

The humble and studious little witch still likes Professor Garcia very much.

"She'll only teach for half a year, it's okay." Lin En comforted him, "Speaking of the curse, Inès's curse is not black magic, but a high-level magic that can bypass the body and most magical defenses and directly affect the soul."

He said with some emotion, "These are all very rare magics, most of which I haven't learned even myself...?"

He suddenly stopped talking halfway, his memory surged rapidly, and magic appeared before his eyes.

By accident, he suddenly figured out the secret of the magic left by Herbo.

"Professor?" Hermione asked with concern when she saw that he didn't speak.

"Ah? Oh, it's nothing. I just thought of something else." Lin En came back to his senses and scratched his head embarrassedly. "Let's continue. Cursing and counter-cursing is a very profound subject. Castrobus in South America is very good in this field..."

He suppressed his eagerness, looked at his most capable assistant with admiration, and told him everything he knew and learned.

She was still struggling with the cake while quickly writing in her notebook with a quill.

Even she herself didn't know that the accidental question brought her a sudden flash of inspiration.

This is also a special kind of luck.

Chapter 195 Find a new way

The intense brainstorming quickly filled Hermione's little head.

With a lot of gains and more questions, the assistant left the office in a daze.

She will probably spend the next few days in the library.

For an excellent student like her who is not under much pressure from exams, the process of self-study is very happy. Both she and Percy enjoy this way of learning.

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After seeing Hermione off, Lynn immediately grabbed the notebook from the drawer and rushed to Inès' office.

At this time, the diligent Defense Against the Dark Arts professor had just finished answering questions before the exam - this was also Lin En's "credit".

After he and Professor Barbling started their pre-exam sprint, this extremely intensive yet effective strategy of reviewing a large number of questions was quickly accepted by Professor McGonagall.

Soon, not only Transfiguration, but most of the required subjects adopted this method at her request.

Daily quizzes, weekend mock exams, and after-class Q&A, these three simple and rough test preparations not only make the young wizards complain, but also make the professors physically and mentally exhausted.

After all, not every subject can be divided and cooperated like Lynn's, especially Ines, who is used to the division of labor in Castrobus University but has to bear everything alone in Hogwarts.

After finally dealing with the little wizard who worked harder and harder before the exam, she walked towards the office with her head down. Before she reached the door, her heart suddenly skipped a beat and she subconsciously turned around and left.

"I don't eat people, why are you running?" Lin En called her half-jokingly.

"It would be great if you really were a cannibal... I could even cast a few curses on you or something." Ines's tone was stiff and contained a hint of resentment. She was still upset about Lynn's secret.

"Don't be so petty. I've told you everything, including the most important Eye of Helen. The confidential parts are a private matter between mother and daughter. We must always respect Helena's privacy." Lin En stepped forward with a smile on his face. "And this time I brought good news, so consider it as an apology."

Ines looked at him doubtfully, pouted and said, "I'll trust you once more, let's go inside and talk."

She opened the door and let Lin En in, watching him take out his notebook and a few brand new rubbings.

Her eyes immediately fell on the ancient magic runes on the rubbings, and she squinted her eyes to examine it carefully. "This is... if I'm not mistaken, it should be an ancient curse magic?"

"Good eyesight, you are indeed an expert. I just realized it not long ago, and I thought of you the first time."

"Let me see." Ines looked at Lin En and keenly sensed something different. "Do you have any plans?"

She quickly thought of her experiences during this period, Voldemort's Horcruxes, and Lynn's previous promise to her - to study other legendary magic items together. The guess in her mind made her a little horrified.

"As you imagined, I'm thinking about the role of curses in destroying Horcruxes." Lynn looked at the crown on the table. It was still beautiful without the gems and eagle head decorations, but it had a bit of broken flaws and was not as eye-catching.

"Curse...Horcrux...?"

Inès stared at Lynn, pondering the meaning of his words, and then looked at the obviously incomplete ancient curse.

She frowned, but was not in a hurry to give her opinion. Her heart was surging, and her bright eyes widened slightly. "You mean to use the curse to destroy the soul fragments in the Horcrux...?"

"That's right. Do you think it's feasible?" Lin En stared at her motionlessly, without any intention of joking.

"This is simply too... I see, yes, that's it..."

Inès subconsciously wanted to deny it, but stopped talking halfway and then stood up suddenly.

"The Horcrux is covered with extremely powerful dark magic. Ordinary curses will definitely not be able to overcome it, unless..."

"Unless it's a targeted or powerful enough curse - so I thought of this spell, it comes from the oldest dark wizard, and I haven't been able to figure it out, so I have to ask you for help." Lin En said in a deep voice.

"The most ancient... despicable Herpo?!" Inès shuddered and asked incredulously, "How many weird guys have you seen?!"

"He's the last one, for now."

"Okay, now I remember, you're a monster too."

Ines curled her lips, walked up to Lynn, picked up the rubbing directly, and pieced together several different fragments.

This was her first time to come into contact with this magic, and the level of sensitivity and accuracy was far beyond her expectations.

In just a few minutes, the messy and disordered rubbings were pieced together into a larger pattern, spread out on the ground, but several parts were missing, leaving large gaps, which looked quite abrupt.

It seemed as if she was born to study these mysterious curse magics.

"This magic is very complicated, and it's missing several of the most important parts." She was completely different from usual when she started working, serious and strong. "Do you have any other rubbings?"

Lin En hurriedly took out from her bracelet all the rubbings that she had looted from Herpo's tomb, even the meaningless magic runes on the base of the statue, and piled them up into a small hill in front of her.

In front of real experts, he appeared to be submissive and his posture was very correct.

The idea that had been brewing in my heart for some time became stronger.

The preparation of the Stargazer's Curse Research Group should be put on the agenda as early as possible, but it should not be rushed.

Looking at Ines who was concentrating, Lynn was secretly calculating in his mind, but his hands did not dare to be idle at all. He assisted her skillfully and played the role of the experimental assistant with all his heart.

For a few hours, time seemed to have wings and flew by.

Outside the window, the night sky was dark. The last rubbing that seemed to have nothing to do with the curse was taken out by the sweaty Ines and solemnly placed in the last empty space.

"Shh-"

A bright white glow lit up, and an unknown magical power spread out, no one knew where it came from, and no one knew where it went.

The originally ordinary rubbings were fused together under the influence of unknown magic, turning into a huge stone slab covered with intricate and beautiful magic runes.

Exhausted, Inès felt weak all over and knelt on the ground.

Although she was so tired that she didn't even want to move a finger, the excitement in her eyes was beyond words.

As a master of curses, she knew best the value of the magic before her - to many people, this might just be a profound magic, but in her eyes, it was a treasure no less precious than the crown of Ravenclaw.

This is the beginning of a journey about the soul, death, and the most mysterious time.

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Meanwhile, in Beauxbatons, in Nicolas Flamel's study.

Lynn and Inès have made progress in their research, and Nico has also reaped the rewards of his long search.

Among the ancient books scattered on the ground, the well-protected old man greeted Euphemia who had just come over after grading homework.

The jeweled golden dagger lay quietly on the table, and the invisible curse became clearer than before.

The mysterious veil shrouding the [Blood of Helbo] is slowly unveiled, revealing the tip of the iceberg of ancient times.

"It turns out that my old bones can still be of some use occasionally." Nicolas Flamel said with a smile, "Perhaps we can find time to visit Lynn and give him a little surprise."

Chapter 196 Suddenly enlightened

The sun rises and a new day arrives as expected.

During the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon, the young wizards were surprised to find an old bat that could spray venom in front of them.

From the beautiful and gentle Inès to the cold-blooded and vicious Snape, this is obviously not a happy thing, especially for Harry and Ron.

The first sight of Snape destroyed my good mood for the whole day.

"Where is Professor Garcia? Could he have been kidnapped by Snape?"

Ron gritted his teeth, Harry shared the same hatred, and even Hermione looked a little regretful.

Not only them, the joyful second years burst into sighs - even many little Slytherin wizards.

This made Snape's already not-so-good-looking face even darker.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. He, who had a strong presence in front of Lockhart, became a negative example when facing Inès. The gap can be imagined.

With full of resentment, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class began, which was not a pleasant experience for both teachers and students.

While Snape and the second-year wizard were hurting each other, Inès, who was supposed to be in class, was in the Room of Requirement, concentrating on studying the spell that she had just put together last night.

This is not a simple curse magic, but a fusion of the ancient Greek revenge curse, the ancient Persian plague curse and the ancient Egyptian death curse. It is extremely complex and interconnected, and the spell alone takes half a minute to recite.

Nemesis, Mana, and Osiris are three completely different mythological lineages. They are three gods that symbolize revenge and death and represent the ancient people's understanding of death and decline.

Perhaps only the well-traveled and long-lived Herpo could have put them together.

From morning to evening, Inès tried hundreds of times, and although some of them were successful, they all ended in failure in the end.

There were dilapidated wooden boards everywhere. They were experimental materials that had lost their usability and looked very unsightly.

It wasn't until her stomach started to growl that she realized the passage of time.

Although she knew that such complicated magic could not be completed in a day or two, she was still unhappy.