From Azkaban

However, the divergent thinking just now is not completely useless. After all, it is all based on the knowledge that Locke currently possesses.

"So, the essence of Fiendfyre is actually a magical flame with a powerful curse. From this perspective, the practice of Fiendfyre should not focus on the knowledge of spells, but on the curse and the soul."

"By strengthening the curse of Fiendfyre, you can increase the strength and power of the Fiendfyre you cast, and at the same time, you can strengthen your control over the Fiendfyre. Through the study of souls, you can add new curse characteristics to the Fiendfyre in the corresponding direction."

The reason why it is the soul and not something else is because the soul has the highest affinity with the curse, and the curse developed from the soul is basically the most difficult and the most terrifying.

In this regard, you can refer to Grindelwald's fire shield, which should be a variant of Fiendfyre. On the basis of Fiendfyre's original power, soul detection is added to distinguish between enemies and friends. Friends are not harmed at all, while enemies become fuel for the growth of Fiendfyre.

...............................That

Standing in the middle of the separated compartment, Locke kept flipping through the knowledge about Li Huo in his mind.

The previous discussion can only be regarded as storing the knowledge in our heads. Now we can truly understand and absorb this knowledge in depth.

Quickly flipping through the memory scenes narrated by the Death Eaters, Locke collected and classified all the references to curses and souls into a memory collection.

"It's just that although these guys thought of working on Fiendfyre's original curse and soul, none of them succeeded in the end. They failed to enhance the effect of Fiendfyre's curse, nor did they succeed in upgrading Fiendfyre's variants."

The effect of the curse of the Fiery Flame can be seen as the destruction of everything and the infinite spread by burning everything. Just as curses are basically extremely dangerous, the Fiery Flame is also very dangerous.

Because of the effect of the curse, the power of the fierce fire is strong and extremely difficult to extinguish and contain, but it also becomes extremely difficult to control.

If an incompetent wizard cannot control the Fiendfyre, he will be seeking his own death. After all, the Fiendfyre does not care who you are. It will only burn everything it touches, regardless of friend or foe, and turn them into nutrients for its own growth and spread.

In the original book, Malfoy's follower played with fire and got burned because he used Fiendfyre without knowing his own limitations. Because it happened in the Room of Requirement, Fiendfyre was successfully confined inside and did not burn out.

................................................

"Let's start with the first step. The curse contained in it is the key point..."

While talking to himself, Locke began to learn Lihuo. Soon, he was so immersed in it that he forgot the time. When he came to his senses, it was already the next day.

"I never thought that I would be obsessed with knowledge and stay up all night just to study."

Standing in a cubicle full of potholes and dark marks, Locke breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to restore the potholes in the cubicle to their original state.

These were all burned by the out-of-control fire. So to speak, it is not difficult to release this magic, but once it comes to mastering it, the difficulty begins to rise sharply.

After struggling for a whole night, Locke still couldn't master it quickly like other magics by relying on his powerful all-round control.

Locke also knew the reason for this situation, which was the curse contained in the fierce fire.

"Today I will ask you about the knowledge of curses, and try to master this fierce fire as soon as possible."

After undoing the transformation of the compartment, Locke turned and walked out of the cell, quickly heading to the top floor.

Volume 1: Chapter 25 Brainstorming

As the corridor on the upper floor turned into a circular auditorium again, the Death Eaters sat down at the round table again. After Locke gave the topic for discussion, the Death Eaters, who knew Locke's temper better and better, no longer had any reservations. Everyone began to speak freely and show everything they had.

In the process, the Death Eaters gradually became desensitized and no longer nervous about keeping up with Locke's pace, and they also began to be in a mood to listen to other Death Eaters' speeches.

In this situation, every Death Eater gradually immersed in it. In this discussion, it was no longer just Locke gaining knowledge. The Death Eaters also began to draw nourishment from it and grow.

The so-called brainstorming, academic discussion and exchange can greatly promote the growth and progress of knowledge.

Not to mention the current situation where everyone's level is almost the same, everyone can understand what is said, and everyone is discussing everything they know without reservation.

In this atmosphere and environment, not only Locke, but all the Death Eaters benefited greatly. Many people who had been stagnant for many years began to move forward again on the path of magic.

The collision of knowledge and ideas produces wonderful sparks that bloom on the top floor of Azkaban, which represents death and sin.

..................................

"So, this is why he did this?"

The discussion that lasted for several hours ended, and Locke left the top floor again with new knowledge.

Sirius stood at the door of his cell, looking at the stairs leading to the lower level with a subtle expression on his face.

In the discussion just now, Sirius, who was led by the atmosphere to calm down and truly immerse himself in the discussion, actually benefited a lot in the end.

Although the Death Eaters were discussing curses, those curses themselves were also a kind of knowledge, and curses were not just about casting curses and doing bad things.

Knowledge has no good or bad attributes. Good or bad depends on how people use it. The same is true for curses, not to mention that curses actually have a good compatibility with many magics.

"He is observing these Death Eaters and is also training them. He said that he benefited a lot from this discussion, but the real beneficiaries are actually us who are saying this."

"This kind of thing would never happen normally. The Death Eaters usually don't even have time to be on guard against each other. The reason why it can be like this now is entirely because of his existence. He created this environment."

Thinking of this, Sirius's thoughts were suddenly shaken. He couldn't help but wonder if his previous views were too arbitrary. Is this kind of person really the same as he thinks?

He had been observing for so many days, but apart from the initial threat of force, he could not find any similarities between Locke and the stereotype of the Dark Lord in his mind.

Even the initial threat of force, Sirius now thought, was a little too mild.

Compared to the extremely cruel Dark Lord in his impression, Locke's threat at that time was really nothing.

And most importantly, after gradually breaking away from the stereotype, Sirius suddenly realized that he had been overlooking one point.

"If he is really the Dark Lord that I think he is, how could Bella be alive today?"

Thinking of this, Sirius turned his head and looked next to him. That was the only cell on the entire top floor that had not been opened except for the empty cells. It was also the cell where Bella was imprisoned.

From this point it can be seen that Locke did not forget Bella, he just completely ignored her.

"It's different. It's completely different. My previous thoughts were wrong. If he really intended to become the Dark Lord, and he was really the madman I thought he was, how could he keep someone like Bella who was unwilling to submit to him, not to mention that she had insulted him."

Sirius remembered very clearly that when Locke came up to talk to him for the first time, that crazy woman Bella called Locke a mudblood.

This name can be regarded as an extremely vile insult in the wizarding world, not to mention that she was uttering it towards a pure-blood.

Even so, Locke didn't kill her on the spot, and didn't even show any anger. He just lightly restricted Bella from speaking. Thinking of this, Sirius couldn't help but ask himself, is this kind of person crazy and violent?

As a strong man who possesses great power, when faced with the insults of a weak person who has absolutely no power to resist, he can remain completely indifferent and treat them as dust. How can this be considered madness?

If a weak person chooses to remain silent in the face of humiliation, it is cowardice, but if a strong person does so, it represents magnanimity, cultivation and a strong character.

"Look again, look again, if it really doesn't work..."

Sirius pursed his lips and looked thoughtful, his eyes flickering.

Sirius was not the only one who noticed what was going on at the discussion meeting; there was no shortage of smart people among the Death Eaters.

However, many Death Eaters still found it hard to believe. After all, they had never received such treatment when they were under Voldemort.

This suddenly told them that they were being carefully trained by the next boss, but it felt so unreal.

Just like that, a strange feeling lingered in the hearts of the Death Eaters, eventually causing the entire top floor to fall into an eerie silence. Each Death Eater no longer visited each other to discuss, but all sat in their own cells with a thoughtful look on their faces.

....................................

While the people at the upper level were thinking, Locke at the next level was also thinking, and he was also thinking about the discussion just now.

"I didn't expand on my previous thoughts. The value of these Death Eaters is not just the knowledge in their heads."

Looking through what he had gained from today's discussion, Locke folded his arms across his chest and lowered his eyelids slightly.

Locke originally went to today's discussion just to learn about the curse.

But what he didn't expect was that after the discussion began, the situation gradually began to exceed his expectations.

Rodolphus, who spoke first, was still normal, but as time went on, more and more things became wrong.

In this way, the entire narrative process seems to have become a process of gradual purification. The Death Eaters' stories are no longer told in a separate way as before. Everyone just expresses his or her own feelings.

At this discussion, Locke could clearly hear that, starting from the third one, every Death Eater who took over was trying his best to synthesize and condense the previous knowledge, and then combined his own knowledge to summarize new insights.

Those Death Eaters seemed to be competing with each other, and everyone was trying their best to come up with something new.

Regardless of whether those new insights are right or wrong, the emergence of this situation gave Locke new ideas.

Not to mention that many of the Death Eaters' new insights are actually correct, which also proves the wisdom and ability of these Death Eaters.

Originally Locke thought that this should be all, but when the discussion was nearing the end, a Death Eater suddenly raised his hand and said that he had a new understanding of Fiendfyre, and asked Locke if he could talk about it.

Locke naturally welcomed this, and subsequent results proved that he was not lying and that he did have new insights and realizations.

Just when Locke thought this was the end, a new Death Eater raised his hand and said that he also had new insights. After that, these guys were like a rivalry, and they all rushed to raise their hands.

Originally, Locke went up there just to supplement his knowledge about curses, but he didn't expect that before he even started to delve deeper, many of the problems he was stuck on Fiendfyre were solved through the Death Eaters' new insights!

This situation also made Locke realize that while he was growing, these Death Eaters could also grow. They were all living people, not game NPCs. They also had their own wisdom and would naturally grow.

At the same time, this also made Locke understand one thing, that is, wisdom is more important than knowledge, because the knowledge that people can understand is also born from human wisdom.

Learning knowledge also requires wisdom, and no matter how high a person's wisdom is, it is limited, and the same goes for the speed of learning.

And the most important thing is not learning, but the birth of new insights, new perceptions, new directions and even new knowledge. These are the most important things.

Just like in fantasy martial arts novels where a sudden enlightenment can equal several or even dozens of years of hard work, this kind of flash of inspiration is also very important on the path of knowledge.

However, if this kind of new insights, new opinions and new directions only come from a single individual, no matter how talented they are, it is impossible for them to emerge all the time. Furthermore, if they work in isolation, their thinking will be blocked.

But if it is a group of people, it will be different, just like today's situation. The wisdom and knowledge of everyone collides with each other, which can always spark inspiration, thereby gaining growth and new insights and understandings.

The collective wisdom is full of possibilities and can always find new paths in directions that no individual could imagine.

"It seems that I can't just listen to the discussions in the future. I have to find a way to guide them, increase the discussion time, and change the format. I want them to not just talk, but also discuss with each other after speaking. After the discussion is complete, they can speak out without reservation, so as to accelerate their growth."

If you want output, you naturally have to have input. If you want the Death Eaters to come up with excellent new insights and new directions, their own level must naturally not be bad.

This is called reasonable division... Gather ideas from all quarters, let the Death Eaters be your external brain, guide them to think in your own direction, and provide you with new inspiration, new direction, and new insights.

Volume 1: Chapter 26 Gravity

There is no concept of time in Azkaban, but for the Death Eaters on the top floor, the past few days have felt like a year.

The reason for this is that their lord, Lord Locke, who could bring them salvation, has not come up for several days.

Faced with such a situation, the Death Eaters inevitably fell into panic, but because of fear, no one dared to leave the top floor and go to the lower floors to meet the emperor.

Like ants on a hot pan, the Death Eaters began to become visibly impatient and panic.

They have just seen hope and can almost touch it. If it is suddenly shattered now, they will really collapse.

....................................Disgusted

So what is Locke, who is being pursued by the Death Eaters, doing at this moment?

"The levitation spell is still a little short of perfection. It's really a headache. It's just the last step. Is it a gravitational effect or an imparting effect?" Shen

In the past few days, Locke has been studying day and night. After successfully getting started with the Fiery Blaze, which he had just practiced, he temporarily put it aside and began to focus on the Levitation Spell.

Over the course of a few days, Locke gradually narrowed the scope, but when the scope was narrowed to the last two, he got stuck. This feeling of being at the last hurdle made him very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, practicing visualization has kept Locke's mind and emotions stable, so even though he was stuck and feeling uncomfortable, he remained in the same state.

But no matter how well he maintained his condition, he could not shake the stuck progress. This final distinction was like an iron wall that blocked Locke from success.

Now Locke is stuck here. If he can't solve this problem, his levitation spell will be stuck forever.

After all, the magic in Harry Potter's world is idealistic magic. No matter how much other things are said, the root of everything ultimately falls on the heart. This idealism, to put it bluntly, is cognition and unshakable belief.

So what Locke needs to do now is to really understand the working principle of the floating spell.

After all, what he wanted to do was to advance the levitation spell, not just the original simple levitation, nor to simply expand the strength of the levitation spell. What he wanted to do was to understand the essence of this magic and then develop it from the essence.

Simply put, what Locke intends to do is to change the concept of casting the magic of levitation.

The original levitation spell was intended to make objects float, so the final result is that the objects will float. As for how the objects float, wizards don't care. After all, this is magic, and there are so many reasons for magic.

What Locke needs to do now is to change the concept of casting. Instead of looking at a certain object and thinking about making it float, he should change the concept.

Take the two effects that have not yet been determined as an example. If the working principle of the levitation spell is to bestow, then what Locke needs to do is to want to give this thing the ability to float, fly and follow. After successfully casting the spell, the item will gain the ability to temporarily float and automatically follow, and the item will float successfully.

If it is gravity, the same principle applies. Locke needs to think, I want to temporarily eliminate or offset the gravity acting on this object. Then after the spell is successfully cast, the gravity acting on the object itself will temporarily disappear, and the object will float successfully.

Judging from the results, the original levitation spell and the latter two types have the same final results, but in fact the differences between the three can be said to be worlds apart. The former is only superficial, while the latter two act on the essence.

Based on this, what Locke is doing now is to first determine the concepts through study and research, and then continue to develop with the already determined concepts.

If he couldn't even determine the concept, how could Locke develop the levitation spell into a more advanced magic?

World-weary penguin, dove

"Continue the experiment, continue the observation, I must figure it out."

Locke became furious and raised his hand again to cast a levitation spell, making several stones on the ground float into the air. He then observed them from both magical perception and naked eyes.

Locke didn't plan to learn any other knowledge until he understood the levitation spell.

Human energy is limited, he can only take it step by step. What he should do now is to understand the floating spell first.

.....................................

In this way, several days passed. Locke had not been to the top floor for a whole week. Even for daily food, he had to use the increasingly sophisticated levitation spell to get it.