Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 379: The Trickster
"What did you dream about?" Ted asked.

Neville frowned and rubbed his temples with both hands. "I can't remember clearly. My mind is so confused, it's all a mess..."

"I remember there were strange noises, and Voldemort was laughing wildly. He had caught something that seemed very important to him. I could feel his pride and happiness, his immense happiness..."

"I also saw a crazy woman with a silver-white hand and a big belly..."

Ted put his hand on Neville's shoulder and saw the picture in his mind.

It was a bit like the signal was bad, the picture was blurry and a little distorted. Voldemort's face was filled with ecstasy.

In the corner of the picture, a crazy woman was also laughing and holding her belly.

Her belly is already showing!
"Hiss~" Ted couldn't help but gasp.

Bella!

Neville doesn't know yet that this is the archenemy who killed his parents!
what happened?

Some time ago, she participated in a bank robbery and had one of her hands broken. It would have been fine if she had replaced it with a silver-white metal hand. Voldemort had that ability, but what's with this big belly?

Voldemort still has this ability now? Why does he still keep this "useless" organ? He doesn't even want a nose!
Besides, how can it be so fast?!
Voldemort's smile definitely wasn't because Bella had a big belly, right?

By the way, Bella’s husband seemed to have died in a bank robbery.

So the two of them are... Wait! Why am I thinking about this!
What good thing happened to Voldemort?

You can't guess this kind of thing. Let Dumbledore check it out.

It's definitely not a good thing that Voldemort is laughing so happily.

After Dumbledore received the news, he was silent for more than ten seconds: "No wonder he has been so honest recently. I thought it was because the gold cup was stolen... It seems that we need to investigate."

"Right!" Dumbledore looked at the two-sided mirror in his hand, "There are two more things. First, Neville's condition is not very good now. We have to prepare early."

Ted rolled his eyes. Old Dumbledore finally found a chance to assign him a task.

And I cannot shirk this task.

When it comes to the life of my good friend, I will feel uneasy if I don't do it.

Old Deng really has a firm grasp on people’s hearts!

"The second thing is, the gold cup has been taken care of. I'll give it to you for safekeeping as well!"

Perhaps because he had learned the appropriate process and techniques from the crown and locket, the deprivation of the third Horcrux was much faster.

The soul fragment had been destroyed by Dumbledore, and the Hufflepuff cup was perfectly preserved.

A day later, Ted received the gold cup.

Six people surrounded the golden cup and took turns to play.

"What's this thing for?" Jerry asked.

Ron smiled and said, "It looks like it's very valuable!" His eyes were shining with gold.

Hermione rolled her eyes at him and said, "This cup, when you pour water into it, it will turn into all kinds of fine wine."

"Hey, I thought he was so powerful." Harley immediately lost interest.

Malfoy didn't think it was strange. "Things like this are usually left as a souvenir for future generations. They are not very useful."

There are a lot of these things in the Malfoy house, some of which are old items from three to five hundred years ago.

"What do we do then?" Neville asked.

Ted thought about it for a moment and said, "How about sending it to the kitchen so that the house elves can remember it."

The six people nodded and agreed.

These house-elves were originally taken in and raised by Hufflepuff, and now they have more than a dozen generations.

Leave the gold cup in the kitchen so they can remember the Hufflepuff ladies.

When Ted and his friends came to the kitchen holding the golden cup, the elves rushed over like crazy and burst into tears in the blink of an eye.

Tears as big as potatoes fell from those big eyes, and the scene suddenly became extremely sad.

The oldest house-elf was also helped out. Last time, he gave Ted and his friends clues about the previous generation of guardians.

It can be said that having a treasure in the family is like having an old person~
He gently stroked the golden cup with his dry and slender fingers, his face full of excitement, "Our ancestors have passed down stories about the golden cup. Now, we can actually see the real thing. Thank you, thank you."

"You're welcome. It's my pleasure." Ted and the others quickly declined.

The old elf waved his hand and said, "In fact, we still have a legacy left by a lady here..."

"what?"

Ted and his friends didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.

Following the old elf, he came to the inner room and took out a package from a magic box. After opening the layers of cotton cloth, he found out that it was a kitchen knife!

Ted: Huh?!
The friends were also confused: How come the legacy left by the Hufflepuff ladies... is it so down-to-earth?

Slytherin left behind the Chamber of Secrets basilisk, the locket, the resurrection stone ring, and the snake staff.

Gryffindor left behind the Sorting Hat, the sword, and the adventure diary.

Ravenclaw left behind the Room of Requirement, a bust expressing his longing for his daughter, a brass eagle's beak ring, and a diary.

How about you, Ms. Hufflepuff?

Ted and his friends have already found two pots, one is a wok and the other is a large stew pot.

Now the gold cup has been found, and there is even a kitchen knife?

Ron looked at the kitchen knife that still gleamed with cold light after a thousand years, and asked what Ted and the others were thinking: "How many kitchen utensils did the Hufflepuff ladies inherit?"

If this continues, it won’t be surprising to discover a few more heritage sites in the future!

Did you leave behind a set of legendary kitchen utensils?

It can be seen that she really loves making delicious food.

The old elf sat down on a chair nearby and began to tell them the ancestral story about the Hufflepuff lady.

Unlike the noble and proud Slytherin, unlike the powerful and brave Gryffindor, and unlike the intelligent and beautiful Ravenclaw, the short, fat and kind Hufflepuff is not that conspicuous.

However, she is still indispensable.

She is good at herbology, making delicious food and brewing potions.

When Hogwarts was first established, it was entirely up to ladies to manage the logistics.

The school's first house-elves were also found by ladies.

They are sheltered and provided with services here, passed down from generation to generation to the present day.

"The lady is not the kind of person who is too dazzling to look directly at, too powerful to be approached, or too noble to make people feel ashamed. She is like a loving mother, taking care of every student. Those little wizards who were rejected or even persecuted by their Muggle families...she took in those children that other colleges didn't want!"

In the past, the Big Four were just a vague symbol in everyone’s eyes.

Ted and the others gradually formed a fuller image of them in their minds because they personally participated in the secret room and legacy games.

But the Hufflepuff lady, who was as low-key as the students in their college, had always been ignored. After this incident, Ted and his friends finally associated this name with a kind smile in their hearts.

Sometimes, the word great is vague until you get to know him...

"The Big Four, no matter who they are, including Slytherin, they are all great." Neville said.

Hermione nodded: "If I had a choice, I would like to be like Ms. Hufflepuff!"

Her friends all looked at her strangely. They didn't expect that Hermione, the know-it-all, didn't want to be a Ravenclaw, but a Hufflepuff.

Ted smiled and gave her a hug: "I believe you can do it."

"I want to be a Gryffindor!" Harry shouted, raising his fist.

The energetic Harry made Malfoy smile bitterly, and he always felt itchy all over.
Ron took out some French fries stuffed with elves from his space bag, handed some to Jerry, and said, "I just need to be Ron, what do you think?"

Jerry took the fries and nodded: "Brother, you are absolutely the only one in the world!"

Ron: Are you complimenting me?
Jerry: Maybe? I’m not sure.
……

"Neville, from today on, you have to learn brain control from me." Ted whispered.

At this time, the two of them were in a secret base.

For the time being, there is no other way to deal with the fragment of Voldemort's soul in his brain. And Neville doesn't know that there is a Voldemort in his brain.

However, we can't let them keep in touch like this anymore.

Putting aside other things, Voldemort is a legendary wizard, and his research on the soul may be the most authoritative in the world.

Who knows, he might find out that he has some connection with Neville next time. That would be terrible!

Maybe he will find a way to reverse control Neville. Although this possibility is not great, we have to be on guard.

Even if Voldemort didn't notice that someone was spying on him, it was definitely not a good thing to have a soul connection with him all the time.

You know, this kind of connection can subtly change a person's consciousness.

Among Ted's psychic powers, there is a similar ability to "plant demons in the heart of Tao".

Moreover, the soul fragment itself is not safe.

If it gets rid of its weak state, it will probably find a way to turn the tables, just like Senior Tom in the diary.

The good news is that the fragment of Voldemort's soul in Neville's mind is as weak as a big-headed monster baby, and his consciousness is only occasionally clear.

After all, it was an "accidental difficult birth" and was not cut out by Voldemort on his own initiative. It was born with congenital defects.

Now, Ted has to find a way to cut off Neville's connection with Voldemort.

Although this would provide a chance to steal Voldemort's intelligence, it is a double-edged sword. Who knows if Voldemort will read the Art of War and come up with a counter-espionage plan!

To be on the safe side, it’s better to seal it up.

Ted's first plan was to have Neville learn Occlumency.

This is considered permanent magic, like Snape, who keeps his brain closed all year round. He can even create emotions and memories to confuse those who spy on his heart.

This magic is very important, and the process of practicing it is very meaningful. If you learn it, it will temper your soul.

Ted hoped Neville could work hard and learn it.

Of course, he also made preparations for both scenarios.

After all, Harry didn't learn it in the original book, and was tricked by Voldemort, which led to the death of Sirius.

The good news is that in the original book, Harry hated Snape and didn't want to learn at all.

And now Ted is not only a better teacher, but also a psychic. He is an expert in playing with minds, surpassing Snape~
"I need to tell you the key points and precautions of this magic first."

"The purpose of this magic is to isolate the brain from the outside world. The power of will is more important than magic power. You must go all out..."

"Resist me! Resist my will!"

Two hours of teaching had exhausted Neville.

The feeling of having his defenses broken again and again, the feeling of having power but not being able to use it, made him exhausted. His wizard robe was almost soaked.

"That's all for today. When you go back, remember to follow the meditation I taught you to refresh yourself... Don't be too nervous or stressed, as that might prevent you from making any progress."

In the following days, Ted did his own research, paid attention to the development of "The Wizarding World", and taught Neville.

I have to say that Neville's talent is average. I mean the kind of talent that allows him to understand something once he is told and to apply it to other situations.

But from another perspective, his talent is extremely outstanding, the kind of talent that is indomitable and never gives up.

Neither of these two talents is good or bad, they are both very precious.

Neville works very hard every day and his progress is obvious.

Just like Ted said, the process of practicing brain occlusion is a tempering of will, which is very important for wizards.

However, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong during this period, Ted still made a mind-shielding pendant.

Wearing this thing when sleeping at night, I am not afraid of even nightmares, let alone Voldemort. I can't contact Neville at all, it's a physical disconnection.

It was the end of the month again. During dinner, Jerry asked Ron, "Who have you been chatting with recently? Why do you talk so much?"

Everyone looked at Ron: Making friends online?!

Ron glared at him and didn't say anything in response.

Jerry got excited when he saw it: "Could it be that you and Lavender got back together?"

He heard that Lavender ended another relationship two days ago.

On the contrary, Ron was like an old monk in meditation, without any worldly desires. Although some girls showed their affection for him, he ignored them.

Hearing this, Ron laughed disdainfully: "A good horse never turns back! There is absolutely no possibility of that happening!"

Today is the last day of October, Halloween.

It's Halloween, so something has to happen, right?
When the friends were having dinner, they wore all their fighting weapons, and the belts under their wizard robes were hung with bottles and jars.

The result was disappointing, nothing happened!

Is this law going to be broken?
At this time, in the forbidden forest near the foot of the mountain, a space began to twist and tear like a TV with a flashing screen, and something was slowly squeezing in!

Sure enough, Halloween is not a good day. How could nothing happen?
It happened, but no one knew about it yet!
The next day a new month arrived.

"Ding~ Talent [Otherworldly Knowledge (Gold)] is triggered, and [The Way of Trickery (Red)] is discovered."

[The Way of Trickery (Red)] records a mysterious woman who calls herself Leblanc in the secret group Black Rose. She has the ability to clone, mirror, and move in a mysterious way. People call this mysterious woman, whose age and real name are unknown, the Trickery Lady. It costs 950 experience points to redeem it.

LeBlanc?

Is this Yaoji's passive ability? Or does it also include some skills and abilities?
Change and see!

Ah! Finally it’s next month! Woohoo~
I have developed a psychological trauma from typing. I want to go to the toilet as soon as I start typing. It has become a conditioned reflex!

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(End of this chapter)