Hogwarts: This Wizard Is Not Scientific

"It should be right here!"

Andy stood in front of a statue of a one-eyed witch, tapped the statue with his wand, and chanted, "Separate left and right!"

Kaka!

The statue's humped back slowly opens to reveal a downward stone slide.

This is the important information that Andy exchanged for Snape's secret from the Weasley twins - a secret passage leading to Hogsmeade.

"These two are really talented!"

Andy sighed and slid down the stone slide.

The slide was very long, and Andy slid for about ten minutes before he reached the flat ground.

Andy looked around and saw a staircase of more than two hundred steps in front of him. At the end of the stairs was a trap door, which led to the cellar of the Bee Duke Candy Store.

Andy walked up the steps and pushed the trap door open a crack.

"Great, there's no one in the cellar!" Andy breathed a sigh of relief.

Today is Saturday and the Bee Duke Candy Store is very busy. Andy walked out of the cellar without disturbing anyone.

"Perfect secret passage!" Andy gave a thumbs up.

"Um…"

Andy calculated the date silently in his mind.

今天是91年9月7日，星期六。那么9月19日就是…星期四！

Chapter 34: First Experience with Dark Magic

"This is not okay!"

Hogsmeade is only open to third-year wizards and above on Saturdays, so it would be too obvious if you came on a Thursday.

Andy found the owner of the candy store, Mr. Froome.

After buying some candy, Andy pretended to ask casually, "Sir, if I come over on Thursday, I won't be caught by the professor, right?"

"Of course!"

Mr. Froome blinked. "For example, I wouldn't just tell anyone that a first-year wizard came to my shop."

Andy: "..."

"Is it so obvious?" Andy wondered.

Mr. Froome didn't say anything. He first gestured with his hand to indicate Andy's height, and then pointed to other people in the store.

Well, it turns out that my height betrayed me.

Andy's height is outstanding among young wizards of the same age, but when compared with those in the older grades, the gap is obvious.

"Thank you!" Andy thanked and left the Bee Duke Candy House.

Andy came here today to check out the place.

September 9th is Hermione's birthday, and Andy plans to bring the little witch over to have some fun.

Since Andy was going to take a girl on a date, of course he had to get some information in advance, so that he wouldn't be completely clueless about the place when the time came.

Being embarrassed is a small matter, but being caught by the professor is a big deal.

Hogsmeade is the only pure wizard village in England, and the buildings here are full of a strong wizard atmosphere. Not only do many wizards live here, but many wizards also open shops here.

Andy looked around.

The village was not big, and Andy quickly figured out the map of the place.

Whether it's a date or a trip, or being caught and running away, Andy can always find the route as quickly as possible.

"Hi! Andy."

Hearing the voice, Andy turned around and looked, "Hi! George, and Fred."

“We’re still wondering…”

"When can I meet you here?"

"I didn't expect you to be so brave."

"You've been at Hogwarts for less than a week and you've already sneaked off to Hogsmeade."

George and Fred spoke one sentence each, which was the characteristic of their speech.

"I was just bored so I came out for a walk." Andy said casually.

"Bored?"

"We thought you were dating."

"Or in the library."

"Are you out here alone? Where's your girlfriend?"

George and Fred spoke again, one after another.

"I'll figure out the route first and bring her here in a few days." Andy is not a real child. It's impossible for him to deny it with a blushing face and panic just because of a few teasings.

Fred gave a thumbs up. "He's really good at this. He even knows how to prepare in advance."

George nodded. "It would be nice if Ron was as smart as you."

"Uh...is he okay?" Andy asked.

Fred shrugged. "He and Harry didn't leave the dormitory today. We even brought him breakfast."

How miserable!

"Okay, we're leaving first. Take your time walking around, and be careful not to get caught by the professor." George waved his hand and left with Fred.

After getting the map of Hogsmeade, Andy quietly came to the Shrieking Shack alone.

Legend has it that this is the most haunted place in England.

But Andy has always believed that the most haunted place in England should be Hogwarts - because there are at least dozens of ghosts living there.

Andy walked around the Shrieking Shack and found that it was impossible to enter from the outside.

Not to mention a door, it doesn't even have a window.

Fortunately, there is no one here, so Andy can do his own thing without worry.

In addition to scoping out the area in advance, Andy actually had another personal matter to attend to when he came to Hogsmeade today.

That is to learn the first black magic in life.

While reading in the library this morning, Andy accidentally discovered a black magic in a book.

The book is a serious one, introducing the theory of magic.

However, when introducing the theory of magic, the author of this book gave an example of black magic.

The book provides a very detailed introduction, including spells, gestures, emotions and mentality, and even magic theory.

With these, Andy was able to teach himself the dark art.

In fact, Andy has always been curious about why the system separates spells from black magic.

Isn't black magic just a curse?

"Perhaps today, we can initially reveal this secret."

Andy felt a little excited.

He took out the book introducing magic theory and read it carefully again. After making sure that he had grasped the key points and had not missed anything, Andy used a shrinking spell to shrink the book and put it into the pocket of his wizard robe.

Andy held the wand in his hand, and his expression unconsciously became nervous.

"Disease attacks!"

Andy pointed his wand at a weed that was half a person's height. As he recited the spell, a cloud of black and red mist slowly rose from under the weed.

The weeds withered rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the withered yellow leaves and stems were covered with dense red pustules, which looked disgusting.

Andy didn't care about the effects of the black magic, but was concentrating on feeling his mentality and physical changes when casting the spell.

"Well...my body hasn't changed, and my mentality seems to be healthy too..."

"So, this is black magic?" Andy thought to himself.

The difference between white magic and black magic has never been in the destructive power of magic. White magic also has many powerful spells that are no worse than black magic in use.

The definition of black magic is actually whether the effectiveness of magic is based on the subjective malice of the caster.

The reason why black magic is banned is because it is based on the evil side of human nature. When your black magic is strong enough, it means that your heart is evil enough.

The terrifying thing about black magic is that the growth rate of evil is alarming.

After all, it is difficult to learn well, but it is easy to learn bad things.

Black magic tends to become more effective the more it is used, and the evil intentions of the practitioner will become stronger and stronger. The two are mutually reinforcing.

Andy recalled the magic theories mentioned in the book, and then experienced the emotions he used when casting spells. He gained a preliminary understanding of black magic.

"call--"

"That's it for today!"

Andy didn't intend to continue trying because he had not yet learned the basics of black magic.

If the [Mind] attribute is applicable to all magic, then the [Will] attribute, in addition to being able to resist some special magic, is also one of the essential attributes for learning black magic.

A strong [mind] and [will] can resist the invasion of black magic.

And Andy's willpower... is just a pitiful 2 points.

Andy recalled the contents of the book: I think the special thing about black magic is not its powerful force, but its in-depth study of forbidden areas such as life and soul.

Black magic is indeed evil, but we cannot ignore its advantages just because it is evil.

Chapter 35 Mental patients have broad ideas

Andy's views on the dark arts are the same as the author of that book.

Black magic is indeed evil, but we cannot ignore the advantages of black magic just because it is evil.

If white magic is the study of external matter, then black magic is the study of the human body itself.

Perhaps this is also the main reason why the system separates black magic from the spell system.

The reason why the black magic of disease erosion was recorded in the book by the author is because this magic involves the erosion of magic power on the human body.

The author believes that although wizards can use magic, they themselves are not magical creatures, which is completely different from those magical creatures who can use magic by nature.

Andy agrees with this view.

The fact that wizards must use wands to cast spells is the best proof of this point of view.

The reason why wizards can achieve their current status in the magical world is that humans are intelligent life forms, while magical animals are not.

The author of that book raised an interesting point of view: if a wizard uses magic to erode his body day after day, will he become a magical creature over time?

Of course, Andy had no intention of trying this.

Because the author of that book has died because of it.

The author wrote the last few chapters of this book while on his sickbed at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, and he died after writing them.

Books were also donated to Hogwarts.

But this view undoubtedly reminded Andy.

Andy had seen a photo of Voldemort on the Internet. Although he still looked like a human on the surface, he no longer looked like a human.

Scarlet eyes, pale skin, no hair on the head, and two narrow nostrils that looked like sockets.

"Maybe Voldemort is also doing some dangerous magical experiments on himself." Andy thought.

What about Dumbledore?

Maybe Dumbledore has a secret of his own, too.