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

He looked at the obedient fire ash snake and fell into thought again.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, if I use my special magical talent of 'Parsleyan,' would I have a better chance... of finding the 'Successor'?"

Dumbledore remained noncommittal, but asked with great interest, "What do you intend to do?"

Vizette murmured, "I want to conduct an experiment, and then lure the snake out of its hole."

"Luring the snake out of its hole?" Dumbledore blinked. "That's a very apt description in every respect. Tell me the specifics of how to do it! I'll give you some advice."

Vizette nodded, flipped through the notebook, and found the previous content.

“Headmaster Dumbledore, when I was studying the Animagus, I focused on the effects of mandrake leaves. You should remember that, right?”

“Of course I remember!” Dumbledore nodded. “I can’t wait to see your paper in Transfiguration Today.”

Vizette cleared her throat and said, "It may take a while longer... I've only completed the outline of the paper and the sorting of the data so far."

“That’s an amazing pace.” Dumbledore waved his hand, an encouraging smile on his face. “How much have you accomplished since the start of the school year, until Halloween?”

"As far as I know, there are still Animagus who have mastered quite excellent mental magic, in addition to weather spells, Krishnamurti..."

Mrs. Pomfrey entered the school hospital and interrupted Dumbledore, "It's almost time, class is about to start... I think Vizet wouldn't want to miss it, would she?"

Dumbledore stood up. "We've been talking for a while now."

“Mrs. Pomfrey, thank you for reminding me!” Vizette, of course, didn’t want to miss class and quickly thanked her.

He put the stool back in its place and said to Dumbledore, "Headmaster Dumbledore, I need to go back and organize my thoughts. I'll bother you again when I'm ready."

“Alright.” Dumbledore put the stool back in its place. “Come directly to the Headmaster’s office. The password is ‘cockroach pile’.”

“A pile of cockroaches…” Vizette repeated, “I’ve got it. I’m going to class now!”

Watching Vizet's retreating figure, Dumbledore remarked, "Youth is wonderful! So full of energy!"

“You’re still young, and you’re carrying around bags of candy every day,” Madam Pomfrey said irritably, stuffing a pile of cockroaches into Dumbledore’s pocket. “Remember to control yourself!”

“Poppy, thank you for your trouble.” Dumbledore smiled and nodded, then looked at the Fire Serpent and said, “I should take this little guy back now.”

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During the days that Vizette was refining her ideas, discussions about the locked room never stopped.

Especially during the following History of Magic class, Hermione interrupted Professor Binns' lecture to further clarify and refine the relevant details, which intensified the discussion about the Chamber of Secrets.

Discussions and speculations about who Salazar Slytherin's successor have also never ceased.

I don't know which student came up with this wild idea—Filch was right, Harry is the "heir".

In the magical world, there is a saying that "the dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon," which has even become a bedtime fairy tale.

The fairy tale goes like this: the wizard went through many hardships to kill the dragon, but was unfortunately cursed by the dying dragon.

When the wizard returned home, he developed more and more green rashes on his body, and sparks began to come out of his nose, until he finally turned into a fire dragon to meet the challenge of the next wizard.

This fairy tale is not entirely fictional. The curse of turning into a fire dragon may not exist, but a magical disease called "dragonpox" does indeed produce the symptoms described in the fairy tale.

Perhaps the person who wrote this fairy tale created the story by incorporating the disease draconis.

The reason this fairy tale is extended to Harry is because of his "savior" status.

Harry is the "wizard" who defeated Voldemort, but before Voldemort died, he left him a curse that made Harry the second Voldemort.

It lacked logic but was magical enough that it spread quickly, and some students from Muggle families believed it and began to consciously avoid Harry.

……

As another weekend arrived, and with no new attacks reported, discussions about the locked room and the heir gradually subsided.

Some students lost interest in the locked-room mystery, thinking that what happened to Mrs. Lorris might just be a prank on Filch...

Vizette finally created a magical item based on her own ideas and brought it to the headmaster's office.

Phoenix Fox had grown older; a third of its feathers had fallen off, revealing its fiery red skin underneath.

Its expression turned melancholy, as if it were ill; its eyelids drooped, and its once lively eyes lost their luster.

The berries that Wizette fed it were also processed to make them easier for it to swallow.

Nevertheless, Phoenix Fox swallowed very slowly, only able to tremble its neck slightly to let the sweet fruit juice slide into its throat.

Seeing Fawkes swallow the berry, Dumbledore returned to his seat. "He should be reborn before the Christmas holidays. This period will be a bit tough."

After glancing at Fawkes the Phoenix one last time, Vizet composed himself, sat down opposite Dumbledore, and took out a magical artifact that emitted a faint glow.

This is an oval-shaped magical artifact, with runes carved on its surface and an amethyst set in the center, from which the glimmer of light originates.

“Headmaster Dumbledore, this is a magical artifact I made using Parsleyan. It’s a simple early warning device that can alert me to the movements of that giant snake.”

Dumbledore picked up the magical artifact, examined it carefully, and said, "A very exquisite magical artifact, with a very high level of completion!"

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Vizette smiled and said with great pride, "Luna helped design the look; she's very good at this."

"Fred and George also gave me a lot of valuable advice, and I learned a lot from them."

The Weasley twins were very talented at making magical items, and he could always draw inspiration from them.

It is precisely because of this that my understanding of Grindelwald's notes has been able to continuously increase.

The magical items displayed on the table were made using the methods described in the notes, supplemented by traditional magical item making techniques and some theories of ritual magic.

Dumbledore's eyes showed satisfaction as he nodded encouragingly, "One person's strength has its limits. It's good that we can pool our wisdom."

He stroked the faintly glowing amethyst, his tone tinged with surprise, "Such perfect purity... such quality is truly rare."

Wizette stated truthfully, "This was some help from Ms. Pendragon."

The amethyst comes from the treasure chests in the Chamber of Secrets, and as Dumbledore said, it is an extremely high-quality material in every respect.

Such pure crystals can be used to make magical items, perform ritual magic, or for other purposes. They are very versatile and effective.

Dumbledore was an old acquaintance of Grindelwald, and the two shared many secrets and had developed many magical items together.

In addition, he was also an alchemist, and together with Nicolas Flamel, he made many contributions to the field of alchemy...

By taking all these points into account, Dumbledore could gain a more comprehensive and specific understanding of this magical artifact and find the aspects that Vizet had overlooked.

Vizet handed the notebook to Dumbledore. "Headmaster Dumbledore, this is the idea behind creating this magical item, as well as the specific production process."

"The key is this amethyst. The entire magical artifact's ability to sense and respond comes from the amethyst and the mandrake leaf inside."

"A mandrake leaf?" Dumbledore stared intently at the notebook. "Like engraving magic, to inscribe Parseltongue into a mandrake leaf..."

"This is the characteristic of mandrake leaves that you discovered. The leaves can turn memories into 'anchors'... It's excellent that you can learn and apply it so quickly!"

Hearing this, Vizette smiled shyly, "Yes, this is some experience I've gained from trying Parsleyan many times."

"The magical talent of 'Parsleyan' is actually very similar to casting magic, so mandrake leaves can be used to inscribe 'Parsleyan' into them."

Dumbledore picked up the amethyst magical artifact again and examined the mandrake leaf inside. "A mandrake leaf that has taken on a snake-like shape... this is the result of using transfiguration magic."

Vizette nodded. "Yes, by mimicking the senses of a snake through 'Sophistry,' that's the function of Transfiguration magic."

“When snakes approach, they will naturally react to the ‘snake voice’; it’s a kind of instinct.”

"And the 'snake-like sounds' in mandrake leaves can detect this instinct, thus producing an early warning effect, something like this..."

He closed his eyes, and after a brief moment of preparation, looked at the amethyst magic item and emitted a faint hissing sound.

The amethyst burst forth with a dazzling white light, followed by a shriek.

Vizette inscribed the Light and Howl spells on the amethyst magical artifacts; that was the purpose of those runic carvings.

"Ahem... Shut down!" Vizet cleared his throat and commanded in a normal voice.

"Headmaster Dumbledore, what do you think? What areas need improvement?"

“This is quite a difficult matter.” Dumbledore stroked his beard and casually took a handful of candy from his pocket, placing it on the table.

He raised his wand and gently tapped the amethyst magical artifact, whispering as he swept it back and forth over it, occasionally emitting mist or heat, as if he were testing something.

Dumbledore peeled a lemon Olaf and said, “Even from a critical point of view, this magical item is exceptional.”

"Whether it's the core functionality, the adaptability to the environment, or the rules governing the operation of magic, it's hard to find fault with it."

"Compared to these, I think there is room for improvement in the appearance... as well as in the way snakes are identified and warned."

"Appearance, identification of snakes, warning methods..." Vizet murmured, carefully considering Dumbledore's opinion.

"It seems so... The warning method is indeed a bit crude, after all, it's about 'luring the snake out of its hole' rather than 'startling the snake by stirring up trouble'."

"Let me do my part in this," Dumbledore said with a smile, tapping the notebook with his wand to make a copy.

He picked up a quill and made changes in his notebook, "A simple illusion spell rune, plus a concealment spell..."

"The cost might be higher, as we'll need to use alchemy to refine the fur of the invisible beasts, which will be used as consumables for the carving..."

"Some procedures are a bit complicated for the sake of rigor... Let me simplify things for you a little. For example, in this step, you can try using zircon..."

Vizet quickly grabbed his notebook and wrote down Dumbledore's words.

Dumbledore was highly successful in the field of alchemy; even a few simple tips were enough to bring him great benefits.

He also asked many questions that had been left unanswered before, or things that he didn't quite understand, and received full and complete answers.