Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

The wizard chess competition will be held next Saturday, and the location is an empty classroom on the second floor.

These are all normal and unremarkable choices, except for the prizes.

The first prize is that if the top twenty in this game have not joined the Wizard Chess Club, they can join the Wizard Chess Club directly without applying - according to the original rules, students must submit a special application To obtain the qualifications to join the Wizard Chess Club, you also need to take the assessment.But in fact, this prize has no practical significance, because even the original so-called assessment is just to prove that one can indeed play wizard chess, nothing more.

The second prize is a sterling silver wizard chess set for No. 1, which is of some significance. At least it is beautiful and has a certain value.

When it came to the third and final prize, Ian started to make things happen.

Because the third prize is a Batman figure.

"Ah... I'm sorry..." Ian smoothed his blond hair. Sweat was clearly visible on his forehead. The temperature in the cubicle was not high, so it was obviously not hot. It was probably just a little embarrassing. "Moon You don’t know what Batman is, right? Well, it’s actually a comic book character, but the model is really nice and handsome.”

"Actually... I know what Batman is." Moon said, dumbfounded: "Superheroes, DC comics, right?"

"Yes, yes!" Ian's eyes suddenly lit up. "I didn't expect to meet my colleagues here. Do you also like reading comics?"

"I don't like it that much, but I did watch it." Seeing that Ian seemed to be getting excited, Moon quickly tried to find a way to stop the topic, "But my problem is, using this as a prize... to the students of Hogwarts Isn’t it a bit... not attractive enough? After all, I believe there are probably not many people in the school who read American comics and know who Batman is."

"Of course I have thought about this problem, so actually this thing should be called a 'magic doll'." Ian said a little shyly, but also a little proudly: "I checked the books for a long time and asked several professors before I found it. Appropriate magic can make the Batman model move. He can do some simple movements, such as some fighting postures. In addition to being used as a toy, it can even be used to study magic."

Moon then nodded in realization, "So it was just a slip of the tongue. The third prize is not a Batman model, but a doll with special magic, right?"

"That's right! That's it!" Ian clapped his hands vigorously. "It's a humanoid doll with special magic. That's right."

After discussing the prize-related matters, the two briefly chatted about the competition to help Munn determine the details.During this period, Ian mentioned Batman, DC and superhero comics several times, always wanting to talk more about these with Moon.If Moon hadn't been on guard, Ian would have dragged him to chat until dinner time.

After seeing Ian off, Moon could only sigh a few words. It seemed that Ian, as a young wizard with "unusual hobbies", had indeed been frustrated in the past few years at Hogwarts.

…………

During dinner, Moon tentatively mentioned Batman to Gal and the three of them, but except for Gal, who had heard about it and knew that it seemed to be a comic character, the rest of Cedric and Arlin were completely aware of it. Knowing nothing about this, Arlin even asked in confusion, "What is a Bat-man? Is it another name for a vampire?"

Moon quickly dismissed the topic in a vague manner.

After eating and drinking, everyone returned to the common room together. Moon did not stay in the common room longer, but went straight back to the dormitory.In fact, he spent most of his nights in his dormitory rather than the common room these days.

The reason is simple, he also shoulders the responsibility - to find out the relevant information about the spells used by Quirrell in the books borrowed from the forbidden book area.

Ever since he opened the book "The Forbidden Bloody Curse" that he had borrowed from the forbidden book area, Moon understood why Mrs. Pince needed to take out the books in the forbidden book area in person, and even more understood why Mrs. Pince had to take out the books in the forbidden book area. When he wanted to borrow this book, he showed a strong look of surprise.

The magic contained in this book was so powerful that when Moon opened it on the first day, he could not read a single word for two hours.

Because I dare not.

I don't know whether it was because it had been cursed or because the knowledge contained in this book was too evil, so this book with a dark green cover was given an unusual evil nature.Moon had just read the first word, and an inexplicable impulse began to emerge in his heart - he had to quickly turn to page 448, he had to turn to page 448 immediately.

This obviously deeply weird impulse made Munn waste two hours of effort. After suppressing the desire in his heart, he dared to slowly start to read the contents of the book.

Imagine if the little wizards at Hogwarts didn't rely on Mrs. Pince to take out the books when they borrowed them.After entering the restricted book area and finding the book he wanted to borrow, what if he opened it and confirmed the content?

If there is a forbidden book that is no less evil than this book, or even more evil than this book, at that time, driven by the desire generated by the magic contained in the book, the little wizards will do it It's not certain that something will happen.

Then again, does Professor Dumbledore really have so much confidence in him...

Moon carefully turned over a page of the yellowed paper. After several days of hard work, he had read more than three pages of the book.

He glanced at Professor Quirrell's position on the Marauder's Map to make sure Professor Quirrell was not running around tonight, and then he couldn't help but think about this question that had always puzzled him.

You must know that the note that Professor Dumbledore gave him was no ordinary book borrowing note. In addition to listing several books that he expected Munn to borrow and read, it also allowed Munn to borrow any books he wanted. Browse most of the books in the Restricted Section.

In addition to trust, there is more pressure here.

He had been surprised enough before that Professor Dumbledore actually allowed him, a second-year wizard, to borrow books from the forbidden book area.But at that time, he didn't know that the books in the restricted area had such terrifying magic power.

He didn't know, Professor Dumbledore knew anyway.

Thinking about it this way, Professor Dumbledore would give him such an approval note, and the profound meaning contained in it... was not simple.

Chapter 40 The Forbidden Bloody Curse

'Well... there was a time when someone wanted to use this magic to control the kings of several countries and establish violent rule over the Muggle world.But in the end, because the magic was not perfect enough, not only was the plan not completed, but he himself died because the spell was out of control.It was not until 137 years later that the then-famous dark wizard Flitez Asman rediscovered the spell, revised and completed it, and then successfully used the spell to control the then Minister of Magic, causing British magic to The world once encountered a great crisis. '

'Hey, this couldn't be an introduction to the Imperius Curse...' Moon moved his eyes downwards, only to find that this spell that looked very much like the Imperius Curse was actually not the Imperius Curse, but an Imperius Curse. A never-before-seen spell called the "Spirit Charm".The origin, creation and use of this spell are also detailed below.

This discovery surprised Moon, because this book is not a book that records "spells" in detail, but a book that introduces black magic that once caused great disasters and was once declared banned.Because of this, previous introductions to spells often only include the disasters they cause, their founders, well-known users, and the manifestations and harms of the spells. The origins of the spells (that is, the language origins of the spells) and the use of the spells are never mentioned. Way.

He hesitated for a moment and glanced at the page number in the lower left corner.

P375.

Moon breathed a sigh of relief, and picked up the bottom edge of the page with his fingers, ready to turn the page.But before the action was completed, he suddenly thought of something and made a mental note.

He did not turn the pages directly, but first turned the page where the page number was and took a look at the page number on the next page.

P448.

Just one glance made Munn feel like he had fallen into an ice cave, and he immediately began to feel extremely happy.

If he turned the page directly, he would undoubtedly come to the page that the book had been tempting him to turn to.And there is no doubt that that is definitely not a good thing.

It wasn't like he hadn't thought about it at the beginning. Maybe the book felt his desire, and he wanted to understand the mystery of the magic used by Quirrell.So, the book guided him to page 448, which might be the location of the magic used by Quirrell.

Therefore, he naturally had hesitation and doubt for a time, and wanted to turn to page 448 and take a look to see what was recorded there.

But now, everything has an answer - the so-called Soul Seizing Curse obviously has nothing to do with the bloody spider created by Quirrell, and this book keeps tempting him to look at this page, and it is obviously not trying to help him understand him. Want to know the secret.

And after discovering that the next page is page 448, it became obvious that many of the contents on page 375 were traps. For example, the above-mentioned "The purpose of the caster is to be able to create a magic weapon that is far more effective than seizing power." A soul spell that can cause a devastating blow to the subject. However, while achieving this vision, this requirement also requires that the caster and the subject of the spell must stand at a very close distance, and The subject must be defenseless."

For another example, near the end of this page, the book says, "The conditions for using this spell are extremely strict. When Flitez completed the spell and wrote the second version of the spell, although the spell could be used It is successfully cast, but the caster and the subject must be face to face, and the subject must not have any resistance or be interfered by any other magic. Otherwise, the spell is still very likely to cause extremely bad consequences to the caster. consequences, including death.”

That's right, page 375 has repeatedly emphasized that the release of this "spirit-guiding spell" must be face to face between the caster and the recipient.At first glance this may seem like nothing wrong, just a normal introduction to a spell.But if the next page is page 448, and this book continues to provide temptations to guide readers to check page 448, then the traps contained in the contents of this page will naturally go without saying. Yue.

Moon breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not expect that a gust of wind suddenly and inexplicably blew up in the dormitory room. It was extremely fast and fierce, and it directly opened the page of the manuscript.

At the last moment, Munn closed the book with a "bang". Although the strange wind was sudden, there was nothing he could do about the thick old book that had been closed. He could only blow it from above, and then dissipated into nothing. .

"Tsk..." Moon secretly gasped, suddenly seeming to remember something again, and looked up at the corner of the dormitory bedroom.

This book is listed as the first book recommended by Professor Dumbledore.

Could Professor Dumbledore really be ignorant of the dangers of this book?

Is it possible that Professor Dumbledore deliberately recommended this book to him in the first place, and has been trying every means to observe him secretly, trying to judge whether he can resist the temptation?

But what is his intention in doing this?It proves that he can resist or cannot resist temptation, so what?

Moon sighed. He really didn't want to think bad things about that kind, kind, wise and gentle old man, but these things, one after another, made him unable to think wrong.

After a long time, Moon sighed, opened the book again, then looked at the page numbers, skipped pages 448 and 449, and started reading directly from page 450.

He wanted an answer to that question, but was in no rush for tonight.

Besides, tonight is not a good time. If you really want the answer, you still have to wait.

such as……

The next day, a Friday, as soon as the gargoyle stone beast at the door of the principal's office saw Moon with dark circles under his eyes, he spontaneously jumped aside without using Moon's command at all.

Moon sighed, and his heart sank a little more. Sure enough, Professor Dumbledore probably guessed that he would come a long time ago?Or...have you guessed that this possibility exists?

He took a deep breath, then walked up the spiral staircase.

It has been less than a month and a half since he returned to Hogwarts this semester, and he has already come to the principal's office three times.

The first time he was nervous, the second time he was eager to try. There was never a time before he stepped into the principal's office that he felt as... unhappy and depressed as he did today.

The wooden door after going up the spiral staircase was still open. Moon knocked lightly and then pushed the door open and entered.

Professor Dumbledore was sitting at the table as always. When he saw Moon, the expression on his face was very complicated. He was happy, grateful, apologetic, and seemed to be worried.

"Professor Dumbledore, I'm very sorry to bother you. I came here today to-"

"I know."

Before Moon finished speaking, Professor Dumbledore raised his hand and signaled gently, interrupting Moon and not letting him continue.

"I know, so before you speak, please allow me to tell you that I'm sorry."

Chapter 41 Fear

The old man's frankness made Moon feel at a loss for a moment.

It's the kind of thing where you want to say something to someone that you've been holding back, but someone comes up, holds your mouth, and says, "Don't say it, I understand."

I'm very relieved that you understand. The problem is that I feel really uncomfortable when you don't let me talk!

Fortunately, Professor Dumbledore was not so outrageous after all. After solemnly and sincerely apologizing to Moon, he pointed at the chair and said, "Okay, Moon, sit down and talk if you have anything to say." , you can speak freely."

Mu En sat down as he was told, opened his mouth, thought for a while, and then sighed first.

Before I even uttered the question, my momentum had already been slashed. How can I use my aggressive little trolling talent like this...

After hesitating for a long time, Moon finally remained calm and said slowly: "I want to know why you want me to read the book "The Forbidden Bloody Curse"."

"Because I want to confirm something." The old man still had an apology on his face, and he said softly: "I have to confirm-"

"Confirm whether I am trustworthy? Confirm whether I will be corrupted by black magic? Confirm whether I can resist the temptation from evil books?" Moon grabbed the words and looked directly into Dumbledore's eyes. "Professor , Principal, I can understand your approach, and I also understand the principle of preparing for the worst in everything. But!"

Moon took out the thick old book from his pocket and placed it heavily on Professor Dumbledore's desk.

"Have you forgotten, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you? [Note 1] You want others to be trustworthy, but you are not willing to trust others first, but use this method to test people - you Do you think this kind of approach will make others think you are a trustworthy person? There are two or three temptations in one time. After you do this kind of thing, how can I trust you? I believe you will not use the second method again. A way to test me?"

"I have understood a truth since I was a child. When people want to test how hard a cup is, the cup is probably destined to break. If the height of two meters does not cause it to break, people will increase the height. To three meters, until it falls to the ground and shatters into pieces. From a certain point of view, a person may not be much stronger than a cup."

"Also, I would like you to explain how you can ensure that this temptation does not put other students in danger? Don't forget, I may open this book anywhere, Hufflepuff Common Room Rooms, dormitories where roommates are already sleeping, and even in class. Even if I am a fairly cautious person, no one can guarantee that they will be cautious in everything throughout their lives, at least I can't."

After pouring out all the doubts in his heart, Moon still sat upright, with his hands folded in front of his chest, looking at the old man without giving an inch.

Professor Dumbledore gave a rare wry smile, and at the same time adjusted his sitting posture to make himself look more formal. "You're right, Moon. It's not bad at all. I used it the wrong way. Like before, I still want to apologize to you, sincerely. But before I explain this, I want to answer your last question."

"As you said before, I know this book, "The Forbidden Bloody Curse". Well... this book is actually an only copy. I found it among the ruins. Therefore, I am not familiar with this book. I know this book very well, and I also know its evil nature. After I found it, I once tried to break the curse left on it - I think you have guessed it, it is the Soul Seizing Curse."

"After several improvements made by Flitez, Soul Seizing Technique has become very difficult to detect. Flitez weakened some of the effects of Soul Seizing Technique, making it less destructive, but greatly improving its concealment. Sex. It must be said that although Flitez is a dark wizard, he is also a genius. Under his modification, the soul-stealing technique can be performed through objects, especially books and paintings. The recipient of the spell will also be controlled , but after the spell is lifted, the body will no longer rot and die, only the intelligence will be damaged and become abnormally dementia."

"The Soul Seizing Curse was left in "The Forbidden Blood Curse" because the person who wrote this book was the last descendant of Flitez, the last descendant of the Asman family."

"After I found this book, I was very interested in the soul-stealing curse contained in it and tried to crack it several times. Unfortunately, I was never able to find out how the descendants of the Asman family gave this book its extraordinary bewitchment. Sexual, and at the same time, it cannot remove the soul-stealing curse like a tarsal maggot. It can only weaken the effectiveness of the soul-stealing curse as much as possible. Yes, that is, if you really see that Page, the only thing that will happen is that you will be lost in thought for half an hour or so, and nothing else will happen.”

Professor Dumbledore's slender but somewhat thin palm gently brushed over the old book, "This is how I ensure that no matter where you open this book, it will not have any impact on other people, including yourself. I do I am deliberately testing you, Moon. I am sorry, but please believe that I will not put you in danger because of this book."

Moon shrugged, still not lowering his arms, but the atmosphere between the two relaxed somewhat, "I thought you would do something more creative and annoying, such as spying on me. "

The old man smiled, but his smile was full of self-deprecation.

"There is...another thing. You are right, Moon. I did not do the right thing in this regard." Professor Dumbledore sighed. "You see, in the past 100 years, I have experienced I have experienced too many things and met too many people. It may sound ridiculous, but it is not an exaggeration to say that the old man’s soul in front of you is riddled with holes.”

"Our past experiences and choices shape and even determine who we are. The same is true for me. Affected by those old past events, I am actually far more sensitive than others and less likely to give true trust to others. .”

"Honestly, as you said, even if I have tested you once, I still cannot give you 100% trust in some things, Moon. You can think of this as an old man's... fear. "

"Yes, Moon, fear."

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[Note 1] Anti-collision tips: There are many ways to express it in English in English, such as "DOUNTOOTHERSASYOUWOULDHAVETHEMDOUNTOYOU."

Chapter 42 Moon’s Guarantee

"People say that I am the greatest white magician of this century. I defeated a Dark Lord and was even the person that the second Dark Lord feared the most. If you ask me, this is actually too exaggerated." Professor Dumbledore shook his head. Shaking his head, "I'm not great. I also have my own fears. I'm afraid of giving trust to others. This can even be said to be my inner demon. After all, I have experienced many similar things in the past."

Moon also sighed. Professor Dumbledore didn't say it directly, but as someone who was relatively familiar with the plot of Harry Potter, he could fully understand the meaning of Professor Dumbledore's words.

In fact, when he came to the principal's office today, he never hoped to change Professor Dumbledore's mind with his questioning, because that was impossible.It is absolutely impossible for Albus Dumbledore to become so willing to trust others in just a few words. As the old man himself said, he has experienced many things in the past, and these things have continued to torture him for many years. mind - if he had been less gullible and not made that choice back then, and had been more cautious, more mature, and more vigilant, would everything have been different?

This is a wound that cannot be healed by time. Only when someone can rely on iron-clad facts to prove to the old man that there is someone in this world who is worthy of his trust again. He may have been wrong back then, but he should not lose himself because of choking. Completely enclosed.

Only in this way can this wise old man no longer be so... lonely.

The biggest purpose of Mu En's visit today was actually to vent his anger. He was not manipulated by a clay figure, so he would naturally be angry if he was tested in this way.Even if he could understand the old man's intention, it didn't mean that the anger in his heart would dissipate out of thin air.In addition, he also hopes to use this opportunity to allow the old man to change the way he tests.

What Moon resists is not temptation. Everyone will tempt others, and he himself will too. As he said before, it is not a bad thing to be prepared for the worst in everything.

What he didn't expect was that Professor Dumbledore was unexpectedly frank.

On the one hand, this temptation made Moon feel angry with the old man, and even misjudged the old man's character; on the other hand, perhaps after several trials, Professor Dumbledore had gained some trust in Moon.

Anyway, this is a good thing.

Moon finally lowered his arms, and he frankly said what he had been saying all morning.

"Professor Dumbledore, do you think there is such a possibility - in fact, I do not resist temptation." Moon staggered his eyes and became less aggressive. "It is normal for people to test others, but I think, in After so many trials and so many things that have happened, if you can at least be sure that my character is not bad, or you can at least be sure that I am a good person who is not stupid..."