Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

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Vizette and the others left one after another, and the principal's office returned to silence.

Only the portraits hanging on the walls occasionally let out soft murmurs in their sleep.

Snape entered the headmaster's office. "Have they all gone back?"

“Yes,” Dumbledore nodded with a smile. “I thought you were already resting.”

Snape noticed the Pensieve that hadn't been put back in its place, his gaze fixed on it, his voice somewhat casual.

There were no sounds like cats and mice playing around; Hogwarts was very quiet tonight, as if someone had died.

“Vizette is safe,” Dumbledore said. “What a wonderful evening! We witnessed the birth of a brilliant theory from the Pensieve!”

"Vizet told you?" Snape raised an eyebrow. "The memories you extracted for him?"

“Of course not.” Dumbledore shook his head. “He has already mastered the essentials of mental magic and can use it skillfully.”

"There's very little expression of personal will; it's a very comfortable Pensieve experience. Would you like to try it?"

“I’m not interested.” Snape curled his lip and even took a step back, standing next to the Pensieve.

"Is that so?" Dumbledore, like an old fox, narrowed his eyes slightly. "Severus, would you like to borrow the Pensieve?"

Snape spat, "Tsk!"

Dumbledore leaned forward and asked leisurely, "He seems to have discovered some interesting properties in the young mandrake leaves. Don't you want to know?"

Chapter 129 Decorating the Entrance Corridor

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Snape narrowed his eyes.

But Snape's expression was not like that of a fox, but rather like that of a snake poised to strike.

Dumbledore looked on with interest, slowly stroking his long silver beard. "Minerva and Philius are also here..."

"By the way! They're planning to put together a paper and publish it in 'Today's Transfiguration,' which is something that hasn't happened in a long time."

Snape raised an eyebrow. "They were there too?"

Dumbledore nodded slightly. "Yes, their enthusiasm is truly remarkable!"

“Yes, they’re incredibly enthusiastic!” Snape frowned, looking disgusted as if he’d seen a cockroach in a cauldron.

"There was a wind pushing them from behind, and they felt like they were running faster, so they especially liked that wind. It was really interesting..."

When he uttered the last word, he deliberately dragged out the nasal sound.

If Harry and Ron heard that nasal sound, they would most likely get goosebumps and be prepared to lose points.

“Severus, choice is more important than ability.” Dumbledore maintained his smile. “They are all walking the path they chose, and the wind is just icing on the cake.”

"It's not even icing on the cake; whether or not that wind exists, they can still reach the finish line. That's how they are... Severus, aren't you the same?"

Snape didn't respond, and didn't even want to say another word.

He gathered his robes and, like a black mamba snake moving at lightning speed, swiftly left the principal's office.

Watching Snape's rapidly disappearing figure, Dumbledore gently shook his head, a smile still playing on his lips.

"He's much more energetic than before... He seems to be coming up to me more often now."

Phoenix Fawkes let out a long, practiced cry, as if in response to Dumbledore's words...

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The secret corridor has been used as a base for some time now.

In fact, before the Weasley twins, Vizet had brought Luna here.

The Weasley twins had their eyes on those barrels and liked to lock themselves inside them when they were doing experiments;

The two of them made quite a racket inside, producing sounds similar to birdsong. When they left the corridor, they even took a small bag of bird feathers with them.

Luna, on the other hand, is passionate about the arcade itself; she wants to make it better and give it a more secret base atmosphere.

The entrance hall is quite large, and making it even better will undoubtedly require a lot of effort.

Vizette naturally got involved, and the two of them enjoyed it. Whenever they had time, they would come over to add decorations and tidy up the existing things little by little.

Vizette gathered the armored dummies together and set aside an area to display the old items;

Then the bookshelf that held the blank books was moved to another place, and this area was designated as the study.

After doing all that, he went to the hunting grounds and asked Hagrid for a lot of planks. He then used magic to connect the planks together to serve as partitions for dividing the area.

These wooden planks can be used not only as partitions, but also to be pieced together to make furniture and as stands for crucibles, serving a wide variety of purposes.

To move the planks discreetly, it was necessary to do so during a nighttime stroll.

If Filch happens to be patrolling the building to the front door, he will roll up his sleeves, pick up a few pieces of wood in a serious manner, and call it "sharing the burden".

When the Weasley twins saw this, they rubbed their eyes repeatedly until they were red and swollen before stopping.

Fred said, "Filch is helping students who are out at night! Why would I have such a dream?"

George crossed his arms, making an exaggeratedly frightened expression. "Terrible! When will this dream end?"

Filch glared at the two of them fiercely, then said weakly, "Vizet... could you put a levitation charm on my wand?"

"It's just that I can... um... like this, just carry a few planks... I actually know the incantation, let me recite it for you! Yuga... Dimlevi... O... Sa!"

Arriving at the mahogany cabinet, he even took out a fake wand, his waving and flicking motions were extremely precise.

After doing all this, his voice trembled slightly as he asked, in the tone of a student asking a teacher, "How is it? Everything is correct, right?"

To some extent, Vizette could understand this yearning for extraordinary power.

Researching the creation of magical items has always been a goal I've kept in my notebook.

So Vizet did not refuse, but indicated that she needed more time and could not provide it in a short period of time.

"Now I can cast a Cleansing Charm and use it to clean the castle, it's...it's like a dream!" Filch nodded repeatedly. "Of course I understand! I'm not in a hurry at all!"

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While Vizet was dividing the area, Luna was also busy adding a lot of things to the entrance hall.

"Hannah and I found this together!" Luna said, pointing to a zodiac tapestry as if showing off.

"I used that 'dust remover' to clean the dirty areas thoroughly, and I never expected it to look so good!"

It was a blue-purple magic tapestry with copper thread woven around its edges, and the constellations on it were dynamic, making it look quite magnificent.

Luna has recently become obsessed with astronomy. She not only found a constellation tapestry but also a star chart, both of which she can use to study astronomy.

After interacting with the house-elves, the enthusiastic house-elves also offered their help, finding many cushions and chairs that could be used to decorate the entryway.

After dividing the space into various areas, the large central area can be used as a living room.

The corridor is now fully furnished, making it not only a secret base but also a semi-home.

After admiring the results of their work, they sat at the table in the living room, just like they were really at home, and set out the tea set to brew tea.

They brewed herbal tea and enjoyed delicate, small cookies, cakes, and dried fruits...

"This was made by Airship Li, and then soaked in honey. Would you like to try it?"

Luna took out a piece of candied fruit from the glass jar. It was shaped like a reddish-brown ingot, with a lustrous sheen that made her slender fingers appear even whiter.

This is Sprout's secret recipe, using honey instead of syrup, which makes the candied fruit more tender and retains the unique flavor of honey.

Vizette pinched the candied fruit between her fingers. The candied fruit was not very big, and their fingertips inevitably touched.

"How are you feeling?" Luna asked with a smile, a smile sweeter than dried fruit and honey.

“It’s not too sweet, the flavor is just right,” Vizette said with a smile, “especially when paired with tea…”

As he spoke, he poured Luna a cup of tea and picked up a piece of candied fruit. "Try some too. This jar must have just been opened, right?"

“Yes, the timing is perfect!” Luna nodded and accepted the sweet candied fruit.

In the midst of a busy study schedule, it's nice to occasionally enjoy a leisurely tea and snack time like this...

Chapter 130 Weather Spell and the Second Full Moon

A balance between work and rest is Vizette's current learning approach.

Besides attending classes and studying, his daily activities included exploring the entire library, including the restricted book section, and researching Animagus.

Professor Flitwick's private lessons officially began, and he started learning how to cast the Weather Charm.

Similar to Animagus, the casting principle of the Weather Charm is also complex and somewhat useless, so it is not a popular spell.

Weather spells are actually a very broad category, with various sub-spells within them.

A relatively simple branch of magic is the Whirlwind Spell, which creates a whirlwind to disrupt enemies or clear obstacles.

More difficult branch spells include the Drizzle Spell and the Smoke Spell, which can be used to create a light rain or a fog that obscures vision, respectively.

More difficult branch spells include blizzard spells and rainstorm spells. These weather spells have more amazing effects, and are also more difficult to cast.

The principle of weather spells is similar to that of levitation spells, except that the object of the spell is transformed into an ethereal and indescribable weather phenomenon.