Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 257 Alchemy and Hogwarts Treasure Hunt

After collecting all the books on black magic, Mike did not stop. Instead, he continued and started moving other books.

These are the treasures of the Black family. Mike originally thought that Black would feel a little painful, so he had been observing Black's expression intentionally or unintentionally, ready to stop at Black's bottom line of tolerance.

But to his surprise, Blake looked completely unconcerned and even yawned out of boredom.

Maybe this is why the son doesn't feel bad when selling his father's land.

Now Mike began to understand Black's mother's attitude towards Black. An heir like Sirius Black would be a disaster for any big family.

Mike thought so and became even more impolite.

Although there were many books in the basement, Mike was not slow, so it didn't take long for the several bookshelves that were originally full to the brim to be emptied out by Mike.

When Mike came to Blake with satisfaction, he was still yawning. Perhaps because he was used to a life of sleeping during the day and being active at night, he now looked really sleepy and even shed tears.

"That's it? You're not going to take more?"

"Uh, no, I'll be embarrassed if you take it again."

Blake waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite with me. Just take whatever you like. I hate everything in this room. I should thank you if you take it away."

Despite Blake's repeated invitations, Mike finally did not agree.

It's not because he is a noble man, but because he also looks down on everything else in the room.

At this moment, Blake seemed to suddenly remember something, and excitedly asked the elderly house-elf Kreacher to bring two long boxes and stuffed them into Mike's arms.

"I heard that the Firebolt I gave to Harry was dismantled by the Aurors, so I bought a new one. Here, this one is for you, and you can take the other one to Harry."

Mike looked at Black with some confusion and surprise. He knew that Black loved Harry, so it was normal for him to buy him a Firebolt, but why would he give one to himself as well?

You have to know that Firebolts are all custom-made, and the price ranges from the lowest 5000 gold galleons to 30000 gold galleons, depending on the function preference and material selection you need. And the things Blake gave as gifts... are most likely the top-of-the-line ones.

In other words, this guy Blake lost 15 gold Galleons in just a few days!
"Is the Black family so rich? If I had known that, I would have stipulated that the contract would be all the Black family's property. I think given Black's situation and temper, he would have agreed to it."

Mike thought so.

Blake on the opposite side had no idea what was going on in Mike's mind. When he saw Mike in a daze, he thought he was too happy to get the Firebolt.

"Mike, I want to ask you something."

Blake's voice woke Mike up. He looked up at Blake and found that Blake's face showed an embarrassed look.

"Um, what's going on?"

"Harry...Harry might not be willing to live with me." Black said with a stammer, "So...can you help me persuade him?"

Now Mike understood. No wonder Blake wanted to give him the Firebolt. It turned out that he wanted to bribe him.

He had no idea what life was like for poor Harry at the Dursleys' and how much he wanted to leave that home.

Mike has always been open to opportunities that come his way without having to do anything.

So Mike immediately patted his chest and said:
"No problem. I'll take care of it. Go find Harry during the summer vacation. He will definitely agree."

Blake seemed very excited after getting Mike's affirmative answer. He even wanted to treat Mike to a big meal as a thank you.

But Mike now only wanted to go back and study those books carefully, and had no intention of having dinner with him at all.

So, with Blake's warm farewell, Mike returned directly to Hogwarts.

When Mike returned to school, he did not deliver the Firebolt to Harry immediately. Instead, he went directly to the base under construction.

Just as Shuke had reported to him before, the construction of the base was still in progress. Although it already had some initial shape, the surroundings were still barren.

Under Shuke's guidance, Mike came to the laboratory that was said to have been completed. Compared with the outside, it was much better here. There were all kinds of experimental facilities, from the crucibles and test tubes needed for potion making to the alchemy table and various materials needed for alchemy.

Mike waved Shuke away and started to check today's harvest.

Although almost all of the Black family's assets were swallowed up by other families when they declined, the things in the Gringotts vault are protected by goblins and the Black ancestral home is protected by magic, so the things in these two places are still preserved very well.

As a result, the various information Mike got was very complete, covering almost all knowledge in all aspects of the wizarding world.

What Mike cares most about are the Fire Curse and the three unforgivable curses.

What surprised Mike was that in addition to the activating spell "Burning Fire", the Fierce Fire Spell actually had a counter-spell "Ultimate Annihilation".

This made Mike feel a little embarrassed. He had been practicing the 'All Curses End' spell during this period. Now you tell me that the Fierce Fire Curse has a counter-curse?

However, Mike didn't dwell on it for too long, because his attention was soon drawn to the three unforgivable curses.

The three unforgivable curses are the Killing Curse, which Michael has already learned, the Imperius Curse, and the Cruciatus Curse.

Among them, the Imperius Curse can be said to be the most terrifying curse. Its function is to confuse other people's minds, so that they are under your control.

The Cruciatus Curse is the most vicious. Just as the spell describes, the person being cast will feel pain like his heart is being torn out by a screwdriver. As far as Mike knows, except for Neville's parents, almost no one can withstand this kind of pain without revealing their secrets.

But Mike actually doubted the authenticity of the fact that Neville's parents had withstood the Cruciatus Curse, because in fact the person who tortured them at that time was Bellatrix, Black's cousin and Voldemort's number one follower.

Because of Voldemort's disappearance, Bellatrix's interrogation of them was actually revenge, and it can be said that Bellatrix didn't care whether they would really confess anything. So it is not ruled out that Neville's parents had already told Bellatrix everything she wanted to know, but Bellatrix didn't stop.

And after that terrible torture, Neville's parents also lost their minds and became crazy because of the brain's protection mechanism.

In addition to these black magics, the Black family's books also contain a large amount of alchemical knowledge and notes. According to the above description, these were left by an alchemy master named Franky Black.

This made Mike very happy. Although his alchemy had already reached a fairly high level due to the blessing of ancient magic runes and transfiguration, with these notes, his ability would undoubtedly be able to reach a higher level.

I won’t talk about anything else, but as a symbol of Freemasonry, there are quite a lot of things that need to be improved on the Masonic gold coin.

The first is the communication function.

The communication function that Mike had previously added to the Masonic gold coin was probably only slightly inferior to the communication equipment used by the Auror Corps.

But when the Auror released a large-scale confusion spell before, this communicator actually worked directly!
This was something Mike could not tolerate. No one understood the importance of instant communication to an organization better than Mike, who traveled through time from the future.

There is also the issue of making door keys. Mike's original idea was to make the Masonic gold coins directly into a door key that can be triggered at will, so that Masonic members can come to the base anytime and anywhere.

But big problems arose during the actual transformation.

First of all, his current level of making door keys is still too low. Almost all the door keys he makes have a time limit. For the time being, it is almost impossible for him to make a door key that is permanently valid.

The second issue is the triggering problem of the door key.

Things like portkeys will teleport you away if you touch them, and if you want to use the other abilities on the Masonic Coin, you can't avoid touching the Coin.

In this case, how to prevent accidental touches becomes Mike's biggest problem now.

Fortunately, Mike now has the knowledge of the Black family. With the help of many alchemy master notes, Mike quickly thought of a solution to the problem.

First, transform the gold coin into a hollow shape like the Golden Snitch, then add the Traceless Extension Charm inside to widen the internal space, and finally put the thing that serves as the door key in it. When you need to use it, just open the gold coin.

The space inside the gold coin does not need to be too large, because the portkey carrier chosen by Mike is a mini wine glass, which greatly reduces the difficulty of adding the Traceless Extension Spell.

Mike doesn't have a good solution to the problem of door key validity. For now, he can only try to extend the validity period and improve the life of the door key.

At present, if Mike tries his best, he can only extend the life of the portkey to nearly one month at most, which means that other members of the Freemasonry must come to him every month to get a new portkey.

In Mike's opinion, this shortcoming can even be considered an advantage, because by doing so he can better control the Masonic members.

Michael is not so naive as to think that he can completely trust those members just by relying on an 'Unbreakable Vow'. Although the 'Unbreakable Vow' seems to be completely unsolvable at present, Michael cannot guarantee that there is no way to break this curse in this world.

If such a method really exists, the only thing that can restrain those members is loyalty.

And loyalty has always been the most unreliable.

The next morning, when Mike appeared in Hogwarts again, ten new Masonic gold coins were lying quietly in his arms.

This is the result of Mike's all-night work.

Their appearance is exactly the same as the first generation of gold coins, including the patterns, which are exactly the same as ordinary gold Galleons.

But their functions are countless times stronger. They are attached with enhanced communication spells. Mike even added a spell that affects transmission. Members will be able to video chat with each other in the future!

And the most important door key Mike is also hidden inside. The user only needs to knock on the front of the gold coin according to a unique pattern to make the gold coin reveal the door key hidden inside.

And because the patterns of tapping are extremely complex, it is almost impossible to accidentally touch during normal use.

When Mike distributed the gold coins to the Weasley brothers and others and explained the new functions to them, everyone was in awe.

Especially the Weasley brothers, they were recruited into the Freemasonry because of their amazing talent in alchemy, but now the ability shown by Mike has made them begin to doubt their own talent.

But what they didn't know was that what Mike valued most in them was not their alchemical talent, but their creativity.

His alchemical ability has indeed improved by leaps and bounds in recent times, but his innovative ability is far lacking compared to the Weasley brothers.

At the same time, Mike also shared all the books he moved out of the Black family with the members of the Freemasons. Everyone could read these books at will by using the door key to enter the new base, but they could not take them out.

While distributing benefits to the Freemasons, Mike did not forget the members of the Student Mutual Aid Association. Since Mike and his team had a new base, the Ravenclaw Secret Realm, the old base, the Room of Requirement, was naturally given by Mike to the people of the Student Mutual Aid Association.

Of course, Mike also inherited the tradition of his predecessors and only revealed some insignificant information to those in the club who he thought had potential.

This is also a test.

If these people can find the Room of Requirement, no matter how they find it, it proves that they are talents worthy of further development.

As for whether they will spread the location of the ball response room all over the world.

Mike never thought about it.

Because it doesn't do them any good.

Think about it, the Room of Requirement can be said to be a treasure trove for the wise. Anyone who finds this treasure has proved that he is stronger than others, and will develop a strong sense of superiority!
Therefore, they would never allow people without abilities to enter the Room of Requirement, because their pride and sense of superiority would not allow them to do so!

Thus, with Mike's intentional connivance, a grand but very covert treasure hunt began.

(End of this chapter)