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

According to Aberforth Dumbledore's teachings, the key to building a soul labyrinth lies in emotions; a sufficient amount of emotion can build a sufficiently solid soul labyrinth.

The brain-sealing technique, which extends from the soul labyrinth, also requires managing one's own emotions in order to resist mind control.

By the end of the school year, Vizette had taught herself the Oblivion Curse and had gained a lot of inspiration from Lockhart on how to break it.

To break the forgetting spell and make it more effective, one needs to find the corresponding emotion, use the emotion as a "fulcrum," and then "pry open" and "destroy" the effect of the forgetting spell.

Building upon this foundation, and combining it with the memory extraction spells learned during this period...

Emotions and feelings can be categorized as one thing...

Thinking about this, Wizette concluded, "Such direct contact with memories caused me to be infected by the emotions within those memories."

"Actually, it's similar to the principle of using the Pensieve, except that I've started to understand the soul, so using the Pensieve won't have much of an impact."

"But I was directly accessing my memories just now, which is slightly different from using the Pensieve, which is why I was troubled by my own subjective experience."

Hagrid's memory of Snape being treated differently and bullied is not unique; Hagrid himself can also resonate with this emotion.

After all, Hagrid's physique is unique, and those who don't know him might say something behind his back, even if they don't say anything openly.

Especially when Hagrid talks about his student days, he subconsciously avoids the topic, which suggests that something bad must have happened during that time...

Combining these factors, Vizet believed that the resentment stemmed from Snape, but the real source was actually Hagrid.

However, Hagrid's personality was rather mild, so he wouldn't directly express these emotions; they would only be reflected in his subconscious and retained in his memory.

Those feelings of resentment stemming from within, from Hogwarts...

All sorts of subtle resentment gathered together and slowly emerged as Vizette sorted through his memories, then quietly transferred to him.

……

Having figured this out, Wizette quickly devised a solution and began to address it.

He picked up his wand, gently pressed it against his temple, and used mental magic to strip away these emotions.

To his surprise, the process of stripping away the memories was actually quite difficult.

Hagrid's resentment was very deep, and it would definitely take a long time to peel it away using ordinary magic.

Vizette had a solution to this: he activated the Obscurial Core, causing it to pump out ancient magical power, which he used to strip away emotions.

Using ancient magical power as a medium, the speed at which resentment was stripped away increased significantly, but it was still not fast enough.

Vizette, not wanting to continue being affected by these emotions, resorted to a third method—ancient magical power nurtured by time.

If we compare the process of shedding resentment to pulling out a nail, then Wizette's initial method was equivalent to simply holding the end of the nail with his bare hands and pulling it out little by little.

Using the ancient magical power of the Obscurial Core is equivalent to using a tool similar to a crowbar, which will undoubtedly speed up the process of prying open nails.

Using ancient magical power that has been nurtured over time is like using a sophisticated tool; you only need to lock onto the end of the nail to pull it out quickly.

Vizel pulled out her wand, drawing out a large mass of dark orange substance that looked like a ball of light, yet also like mist, hazy and ethereal.

Just then, the "Wizard's Handbook" in my mind suddenly opened, and the ancient magical power I had acquired during this period fluctuated and flew into the "Wizard's Handbook".

Moreover, even the dark orange orb at the tip of the wand was shrinking smaller and smaller, merging into "The Wizarding Guide to Combat".

Similar to the previous experience of "Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil Web)," "The Wizarding Guide to Combat" unleashes a magical understanding rooted in emotions.

Without hesitation, Vizette absorbed these magical insights derived from emotions, while simultaneously integrating and enhancing her mastery of mental magic.

When he came to his senses, new magic had appeared on the two blank pages of "The Wizard's Practical Guide":

Ancient Magic: Explosion Spell: Guides ancient magic to cast an explosion spell...enhancing the spell's power...applies a continuous burning effect around the enemy upon impact...

Ancient Magic: Powerful Explosion Charm: Guides ancient magic to cast a powerful explosion charm... amplifies the magic's power... and causes another explosion upon hitting an enemy...

These are two very pure offensive ancient spells.

Ancient Magic: Explosive Spell will continue to inflict burning damage on enemies after hitting them;

Ancient Magic: Powerful Explosion Spell also has a follow-up effect; upon hitting an enemy, it can trigger a secondary explosion, creating an unexpected effect.

"Sure enough... once these emotions were stripped away, I felt much better immediately!" Vizet let out a long sigh of relief.

He looked toward the headmaster's office door and tried knocking again. "Headmaster Dumbledore, I'm sorry to bother you so late. May I come in?"

The other end of the principal's office remained quiet, without any response.

Vizette had calmed down by now, but he still habitually reviewed what had happened that day.

After all, a lot happened today. Not only did it advance the Animagus's progress, but it also allowed them to obtain memories of Hogwarts from Hagrid and learn about Snape's past.

From those memories, he seemed to understand why Snape was so keen on deducting points, especially Gryffindor points.

Compared to the Hogwarts where Snape lived, the Hogwarts of today is clearly better...

In addition, he also gained a lot.

While helping Hagrid seal his memories, he learned about the potential threats of confronting those memories, which deepened his understanding of mental magic.

After stripping away the resentment from Hagrid's memories, he also gained two ancient offensive spells, as well as magical understanding of emotions.

He glanced at the principal's office door again, stretched, and muttered, "That's right, it's so late... I should go back and rest."

"I need to get up early tomorrow to continue my Animagus practice. I also need to organize my understanding of these magical concepts related to emotions..."

On his way back to the Ravenclaw Tower, he wrote down his next goal.

"By combining emotions and mental magic, we can study the fascinating connection between the two... It can be helpful for both the Oblivion Charm and Occlumency..."

Chapter 138 October Arrives

After Vizette left, the door to the principal's office slowly opened.

Dumbledore stood in the doorway with a smile on his lips. After a moment's thought, he raised his wand. "Traceable!"

The tip of the wand trembled slightly, and countless golden wisps of smoke flew out from it, gathering into a vortex in the air.

The vortex spun slowly, and after a slight sound, it scattered layer after layer of gold dust.

The gold dust swirled in the air, gathering into a figure holding a magic wand—the very same casting pose that Vizet had maintained while standing in the corridor.

Dumbledore looked at Phoenix Fawkes. "His ability to adjust is quite good, isn't it?"

Phoenix Fox looks much older and moves much slower than before.

It did not let out a long cry, but nodded slightly, as if in response to Dumbledore's words.

Compared to Dumbledore unwrapping candy, Phoenix Fox has a more poignant sense of decline.

Dumbledore seemed to realize this as well, and while eating the candy himself, he also fed Fawkes the Phoenix a berry.

"You've been busy for so long, let me take good care of you during this time."

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As October approaches, the Halloween dinner is drawing ever closer.

Unlike last October, this October is accompanied by a damp chill.

A cold, damp atmosphere permeated the campus, making the entire castle look like it had been soaked in water, even the walls were wet.

To avoid getting wet, students are avoiding going outside, at least for Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff.

The common rooms in all three colleges are warm and inviting, and students often return after class to find a spot closer to the fireplace and do what interests them.

Slytherin House wasn't so lucky; their common room was right by the Black Lake, and even burning the fireplaces brighter couldn't warm it up.

This situation naturally led to the flu, especially among Slytherin students, who were almost completely wiped out.

……

During Potions class, Ron and Harry huddled close together, trying to enjoy the warmth from the cauldron as much as possible.

The flames at the bottom of the crucible danced merrily, casting a rosy glow on their cheeks.

Seeing Snape picking on Neville, Ron muttered, "Snape doesn't even have a cold..."

Harry stirred the cauldron and said in an even quieter voice, "Maybe he's just naturally cold, so he's unaffected?"

"Cough cough cough..." Ron tried to stop laughing, so he quickly replaced it with a cough.

"Heh..." Snape could laugh coldly with amusement. "Disrespecting a professor, five points deducted from Gryffindor!"

Upon hearing this, Harry and Ron exchanged a glance, and they could feel the blush on each other's faces fading.

"Stop talking!" Seamus Finnigan glanced back at Harry. "He's been brewing some energizers lately to cheer him up..."

boom!

Before Seamus could finish speaking, his cauldron exploded with a loud bang, and the potion inside burst open, splashing onto him and Dean Thomas.

However, the two did not let out a scream, but instead fell to the ground and fell asleep, enjoying a baby-like sleep.

"Gryffindor, another ten points deducted!" Snape snapped. "Everyone, look at the blackboard! Find out what the sixth step is!"

"The 'wake-up agent' requires stirring the crucible three times clockwise! These two 'geniuses' stirred it counter-clockwise, thus producing the opposite effect!"

He bent down to check on the two men, and after confirming that they only had minor burns, he said, "Now... someone needs to take the trouble to get them to the school clinic..."

Harry and Ron's eyes lit up, but they immediately lowered their heads and assumed a serious posture as they brewed potions.

They are closest to Seamus and Dean, and there's a high chance they can get them to the school hospital.