Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 297 Professor Snape actually laughed?
Professor Dumbledore's gaze swept over the students at the four long tables below, and his smile gradually became more and more benevolent, with the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes filled with gentle warmth.

His long, white beard swayed slightly, and his eyes held a sense of acceptance and approval for all the children.

"The same principle applies: no matter where your college ranks in the College Cup, it cannot overshadow the scores you have accumulated throughout the year."

"Every single point in there represents the hard work and dedication you've put into the honor of your respective colleges; it's all a real contribution."

"No matter what your score is, you should all be proud of it."

He turned his head and glanced at the teachers' section behind him.

Then he slowly spread his hands, as if to embrace all the students present.

"Of course, I, and all the professors here today, will feel genuinely proud of every effort you have made and every bit of progress you have achieved!"

As Professor Dumbledore finished speaking.

Scattered applause first rang out in the auditorium.

Immediately, it coalesced into a fervent wave.

The students clapped enthusiastically, many with flushed faces from excitement.

The professors in the faculty seats smiled and looked down at the students, clapping softly, their applause full of sincere approval.

Especially the four deans of the college, needless to say.

Professors McGonagall, Flitwick, and Sprout were all somewhat moved, their eyes slightly reddening, clearly touched by these words.

Even the usually gloomy Professor Snape's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint, almost imperceptible smile.

But this fleeting expression was still caught by many sharp-eyed people, so much so that they almost forgot to applaud.

Harry, in particular, widened his eyes in surprise, instinctively rubbed them, and wondered if he was seeing things.

—Professor Snape actually laughed?

He glanced discreetly at Ron and Hermione beside him and found them staring incredulously toward the teachers' table.

Harry had seen Snape smile quite a few times.

But each time it was accompanied by undisguised malice.

—It could be a ferocious grin, a cold sneer, or a mocking sneer.

Or perhaps it's accompanied by a vicious, malevolent laugh.

I have never seen such a peaceful and normal smile.
This sudden expression startled him for a moment, and even his clapping was a beat slow.

In contrast, Dylan accepted Professor Snape's rare smile with ease.

After all, he was a disciple recognized by Professor Snape.

He even used mind control to enter the other person's inner world and clearly knew that this seemingly cold professor was not without feelings for his students.

He only sighed inwardly.

I never expected Professor Snape to have such a frank expression of his emotions.

at this time.

Dylan suddenly felt an extremely faint yet real power quietly spreading out, gently enveloping the entire auditorium and surrounding everyone present.

The feeling was fleeting. If he hadn't had absolute confidence in his senses and the ability to clearly recall his memories, he probably would have thought it was just a momentary hallucination.

Is this the greatest power in the world—'love'?

Dylan was silently speculating in his mind.

His gaze swept across the faces in the auditorium, some excited, some moved, some warm, and he seemed lost in thought.

in this world.

The power of love is not, as depicted in those shonen manga, an empty slogan that can magically grant the protagonist incredible power to defeat the villain.

It is a real, incredibly powerful force.

The protective magic left behind by Harry's mother with her life was driven by love.

Its protective capabilities are incredibly strong.

It can even deflect the Killing Curse, which even the ultimate protective spell cannot withstand.

This is something that no amount of pure magical power can accomplish.

In addition, in a locked room within the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic.

That power called love can even be stored through some unknown means.

This further confirms its authenticity and power.

Ministry of Magic...

Department of Mysteries...

The Silent Man...

Dylan's thoughts raced in that instant, connecting a host of fragmented pieces of information.

The Department of Mysteries is located on the ninth floor below the Ministry of Magic.

Even within the Ministry of Magic, it is an extremely mysterious and little-known department.

Few people know exactly what the people inside do, and even fewer can explain what affairs they are in charge of. All that is known is that it is a place that deals with various mysterious forces and unknown realms.

Wizards who work in the Department of Mysteries have a special title—the Silent Ones.

The name comes from the strict prohibitions they were bound by.

It is strictly forbidden to discuss any content related to one's work with outsiders.

Even the smallest details of departmental information must never be revealed to the outside world, just as their lips are sealed by an invisible spell.

Silent individuals possess a high degree of autonomy in their work.

In certain specific circumstances, they can even disregard the Minister of Magic's orders to a certain extent.

The root of all this lies in the object of their study—

Those are top secrets, the most mysterious, powerful, and dangerous forces in the world.

Love, time, thought, the future, the stars, and that awe-inspiring death.

Each of these points relates to the fundamental mysteries of the world, and the slightest carelessness could lead to unpredictable consequences.

Like explorers walking on a knife's edge, they guard this forbidden knowledge while constantly pushing the boundaries of the unknown.

This vast magical world is as dazzling as a constellation of stars.

The deeper you go into understanding, the clearer you become at realizing your own insignificance.

Although Dylan believes that his current strength is enough to be compared with the world's top wizards.

Even if Old Man Deng were to fight him with the Elder Wand, he might not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

But Dylan never felt he had the right to act recklessly.

For example, he has always followed legal procedures when it comes to keeping magical creatures.

He planned to leverage Cedric and Luna's relationship to expand related channels in the future.

Instead of poachers who rely on divination to find the habitats of magical creatures and then sneakily capture them.

Another example is the use of magic.

Although he does not need emotional support when he casts dark magic.

With a little care, one will not be negatively affected.

But Dylan still deliberately avoids using magic that is difficult for the public to accept, such as evil spells like the Unforgivable Curse.

He never touches it lightly.

Of course, it should be used when necessary.

Although Dylan is still a minor wizard, his strength is rapidly increasing with age.

In addition, his various achievements brought him various bonuses.

His abilities in all aspects are relatively mature.

in this era.

Even if Dylan openly commits illegal acts at this moment.

In reality, not many people can truly do anything about him.

However, he never openly committed any illegal acts.

Besides the emotional ties at play, another reason for this is that Dylan always harbored a sense of apprehension.

Voldemort, who once cast a shadow over the entire British wizarding world, commanded the forces of numerous pure-blood families. The magical skills he alone had truly broadened Dylan's horizons.

Not to mention the vast amount of knowledge that cannot be simply categorized as skills.

Professor Dumbledore, who was able to intimidate Voldemort and live for over a hundred years, was the only one who could do so.

He was once the most powerful wizard of the century, having defeated Grindelwald, the dark wizard who swept across Europe.

Is everything he's showing now truly his entire foundation?
No one can tell.

Aside from Professor Dumbledore, not to mention the ancient magic that seems to have been lost in the long river of time.

Is it still controlled by certain people and circulated in the world in ways unknown to others?

Just take those silent people in the Bureau of Mysteries...

Dylan was also unsure whether they possessed some mysterious power that surpassed his current strength.

After all, they deal with the most fundamental and dangerous mysteries every day, and no one dares to say that they don't have some hidden means that could overturn our understanding.

Of course, if it's a head-on confrontation.

That's a max-level, meticulously studied, and highly special Killing Curse.

That's enough to make any wizard understand what it means to be killed in one blow.

But in this mystical world, the most powerful force is never limited to the ability to fight head-on.

The power of time, the power of dimensions, the power of cause and effect...

These are the deeper, more awe-inspiring existences.

Dylan has at least some understanding of the power of time.

But it's only a "slight understanding".

He couldn't even independently create a perfect time converter.

But the Silent Ones of the Time Hall have been studying time for far longer than just one or two years.

Their exploration in this field is far more profound than most people can imagine.

For example, the various strict restrictions on using the time converter were set by the Silent Ones of the Time Hall.

The time converters are usually kept in the time hall.

Some may wonder why the Ministry of Magic only requires a letter of approval from the professor.

Would they really give such a powerful magical item to a student?
The answer is simple: because of all those who try to turn back time by more than five hours.

None of them were spared.

are dead.

No, to be more precise, death was probably the least of their worries.

Those who dare to defy the taboos of time often encounter an end more terrifying than death.

They may be completely lost in the flow of time, or they may be trapped in an endless paradox of time, never to be freed.

Eloise Mintabu.

This silent individual, who belongs to the Time Hall, once conducted an experiment to travel back in time.

In that experiment, Heloise was trapped in 1402 for five days.

When she finally struggled to return to the present.

Her physical age had increased by five centuries, and she had suffered irreparable permanent damage.

He eventually died in 1899 at the St. Mungo's Hospital for the Magical Injuries.

Aside from her own passing.

Her past travels also caused the life trajectories of those she had met in the past to deviate.

—At least 25 descendants have completely disappeared from modern times, as if they had never existed at all.

And that’s not all.

Some disturbing signs indicate this.

The past has also been disrupted.

The Tuesday after she returned to the modern world lasted for two and a half days.

But Thursday, which follows, only has four hours left.

This is the terrifying power of time.

Even someone as powerful as Dylan appears insignificant in the face of such immense power.

In addition to time, there is the power over space.

Dylan frequently uses spatial manipulation spells and also possesses an entire world of his own.

I'm fairly familiar with it.

Now, with continuous achievements and spending money on in-game purchases, his pet storage space is already quite large.

As for fate.

Dylan knew some divination techniques, but he wasn't sure if the Bureau of Mysteries had any countermeasures in place.

Therefore, if the Bureau of Mysteries were to possess such means, it would be possible to destroy one's opponent in the process, even at the cost of disrupting the entire world.

Dylan wasn't surprised at all.

As for why Voldemort returned in the first place...

When the Death Eaters launched a massive invasion of the Department of Mysteries.

They didn't resort to those methods...

Perhaps they felt it wasn't worth it?

Or perhaps, they had already foreseen it.

This time, the Dark Lord still couldn't cause much of a stir.

However, in the end, some people will always die.

However, compared to this, it is definitely completely different from directly using those methods.

A problem that can be solved by one student.

Although many people were sacrificed in the process, the cost was ultimately less than what would have been paid if those methods had actually been used.

Don't forget the existence of the prophecy hall.

Those silent people may have foreseen everything and were just waiting for Voldemort to walk step by step toward his demise.

And not to mention Trelawney's prophecies.

Of course, it's also possible that Dylan is simply outsmarting an imaginary opponent.

These powers were not under anyone's control, and the Bureau of Mysteries didn't have any trump cards hidden at all.

Regardless of whether others possess this power or not.

The existence of these forces is undeniable.

Therefore, Dylan always held a sense of awe and apprehension towards the mysterious forces hidden in this world.

But Dylan thinks that this might be a good thing in some ways.

If a person has nothing left to worry about.

Who knows, one day in a moment of impulsiveness, I might do something that I'll regret later.

Actually, this kind of thing can be reasonably explained based on experience from a previous life.

For example, knowing full well that you shouldn't do it.

But when it gets late at night, my mind becomes foggy, and I reach out and open various apps.

Those seemingly good deals and tempting recommendations.

It always manages to make people unknowingly place orders for a bunch of useless things while swiping their fingers.

Fortunately, most of the things I bought could be returned.

But the software is not just a shopping app.
There are also food delivery apps.

Once you've eaten something, it's very difficult to get rid of it.

(End of this chapter)