Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 30: I just watch, I don’t learn

The moon is bright and the stars are numerous.

In a quiet cottage.

The soft moonlight shines through the half-drawn curtains, sprinkling on the wooden floor in patches, covering the quiet night with a layer of silver gauze, and the air is filled with a faint scent of pine.

Ian sat in front of an oak desk that was probably older than he was, holding his elder wand in one hand. The light at the top of the wand illuminated the forbidden book on the desk.

"The Secret of Cutting-Edge Black Magic"

This is the "Dark Bible" written by the notorious old-time dark wizard Ole Bullock. Its shadow can be seen behind various major events that took place in the late 20th century.

Voldemort, who plunged the entire wizarding world into panic and fear, obtained the power he wanted from this book, and laid the foreshadowing for the Seven Steps of Magic throughout.

Many people may only know.

Voldemort obtained the method of making Horcruxes from this book and successfully divided his soul into seven parts, which gave him the confidence to fail in front of Dumbledore.

however.

This book obviously contains more than just how to make Horcruxes.

It also has other advanced contents involving black magic. However, due to the limited length of the original work, those taboo knowledge can only become a little-known secret.

now.

By some strange coincidence.

This forbidden book, which could result in one being sent to Azkaban if one glanced at it, was quietly placed in front of Ian. Of course, he couldn't help but be curious about its contents.

True.

The magic recorded in this book is definitely full of danger. After all, the reason why black magic has become taboo knowledge is not just because of its power and harm to wizards.

To know.

There are many powerful magics.

however.

Most of the magic that can be classified as black magic is not only harmful but also can be a kind of corruption and threat to learners.

A little careless.

That is the eternal damnation of insanity.

It is hard to say that the reason why most of Voldemort's Death Eaters are crazy is that they are influenced by the erosion of half-baked black magic. After all, their boss has also learned to become a noseless lunatic.

"The book that Grindelwald gave to his descendants shouldn't contain such terrible dangers, right?" Ian's knowledge of the first generation of the Dark Lord was limited to the few words in the original book.

He had actually just flipped through his History of Magic textbook, but the introduction to Dumbledore's nemesis Grindelwald only contained some vague information.

About this history.

The top wizards obviously don't want to mention it. However, there is one thing that can be found in the few records, that is, Grindelwald is not as crazy as Voldemort.

He is a dark wizard.

He is an ambitious person.

A genocide.

It was the source of chaos for a period of time.

But even Grindelwald's enemies did not deny his extraordinary talent, nor did they regard him as a dangerous and irrational madman as they did Voldemort.

this person.

He is also much more merciful to his subordinates than Voldemort.

That alone.

Ian felt that Grindelwald would not use dangerous knowledge to harm his descendants.

of course.

Letting a child who has just reached the school age of Hogwarts come into contact with a textbook like "Advanced Dark Magic Revealed" is actually more or less beyond the scope of ordinary people's cognition.

“Knowledge may be poisonous, but knowledge is clearly not guilty.”

Ian struggled with his thoughts for a long time, but finally opened the book with trepidation.

Many dark wizards would probably spend their entire lives searching for the knowledge mentioned there, but it would still be difficult to touch upon. Now that it is right in front of them, not many wizards can resist such temptation.

Same thing with Ian.

He was not interested in magic that could split the soul, but he did want to collect the three unforgivable curses, which would eventually serve as a trump card when he was studying in the dangerous Hogwarts.

Noseless will come sooner or later. Even if he doesn't intend to be involved in the karma of the savior, being in Hogwarts itself carries uncertain dangers, and having more means of self-protection can make him feel more at ease.

"Look at it critically, look at it dialectically. This is not a vision of darkness. It's just like General Jin critically playing Steam and critically driving a Maybach."

So self-hypnotizing.

Ian moved the wand in his hand closer to "Advanced Black Magic Revealed".

Compared to the dim oil lamp.

The light source released by the [Lighting Spell] is more stable and brighter, and it can also increase Ian's proficiency before he goes to bed. He chooses this method of lighting most of the time at night.

The wizarding world actually also has convenient lighting tools, such as the alchemical creation called the "Lights Putter", which can absorb light and also generate light.

only.

An alchemical creation of inestimable value.

Obviously, it was not a rich man's toy that a poor little wizard like Ian could afford.

Moreover.

Is it useful if the De-Lighter has [Illumination Spell]?
It can't increase proficiency!

"I just watch, I don't learn...I try to learn as little as possible."

As Ian murmured something of questionable credibility, he brought the light from his wand closer to the book in front of him, and the words on the opened page became clearly visible.

This is a book compiled in modern times.

Although most of the black magic contains traces of ancient magic, it ultimately belongs to the category of modern spells, so it is not as complicated and difficult to read as runes.

"really."

Ian only opened the first chapter of the book and his previous guess was verified. On the first page of the book, there were precautions and strict reminders written in feather pen.

not only that.

Continue to flip to the back.

The contents of almost every page of the book are marked with ink to provide understanding and reminders... Very detailed teaching, it feels like I have a deeper understanding than the author of "The Secrets of Cutting-Edge Black Magic" himself.

This is obviously a textbook specially prepared by Grindelwald for his descendants.

Even more valuable than the original.

Just as Ian imagined, the method of making Horcruxes was just a small chapter in "Advanced Dark Magic Revealed".

The author of this book may not care much about Horcruxes. Compared with the knowledge related to Horcruxes, other dark magic accounts for the most abundant content in the book.

Start from page one.

Step by step.

Starting from simple to difficult and complex.

Flipping through the first page, Ian subconsciously began to read the spell carefully after seeing the words "Simple and not dangerous" and "Elder wand is most suitable".

"The corpse reappears..."

A little wizard who concentrates on reading.

Perhaps he forgot that he was holding a wand.

Simultaneously.

He may have also underestimated the quality of Grindelwald's teaching annotations, as well as... his own talents in certain areas.

[Corpse Control Curse: (Level 1): 2/100]

I didn't notice the update of the panel in time.

Because the flow of magic power can be felt extremely clearly at this moment.

Ian was horrified.

He watched as the light on the tip of his wand changed from a warm white fluorescence to a lustrous green, and the entire room seemed to be covered in a creepy color.

“Click…click…click…”

Old floorboards.

In ups and downs.

(End of this chapter)