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

They moved quickly, and after Luna put her fingers down, she smiled with her eyes crinkling and her lips pursed.

Anthony continued reading, "A new victim has appeared! And you would never guess that this victim is a Dementor, a creature embodying both terror and mystery!"

"Just a week ago, when the Ministry of Magic was taking stock of the number of Dementors, they discovered an extremely horrifying fact—one Dementor was missing!"

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"After extensive searching, investigation, and confirmation, the Ministry of Magic has obtained a shocking fact—the Dementors are dead! Undoubtedly, this tragedy has heightened Sirius Black's dangerous status!"

"The death of the Dementors may even shake Azkaban's position, and at the same time reveal a startling fact: the Dementors are not invincible!"

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"Sirius Black! He's not only a cold-blooded traitor, but also the most loyal follower of the Mystic! What did he learn from the Mystic that enabled him to kill a Dementor?"

"And will the skills he learned from the mysterious man bring an even greater crisis to the magical world? This remains a chilling mystery!"

Minister Cornelius Fudge of the Ministry of Magic stated that the seriousness of this incident could not be underestimated, and that the Ministry was doing everything in its power to investigate and was appealing to all wizards to provide any relevant information.

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“This is serious…” Anthony took a sip of pumpkin juice, his smile barely concealed. “Azkaban’s position could really be shaken…”

Terry laughed too. "Connelly Fudge must be having a tough time lately... I wonder how many times a day he's getting 'greeted'?"

Chris cut a piece of bacon. "Anyway, my parents sent a letter to the Ministry of Magic... because of that article from last time."

“Oh…no wonder!” Michael drawled. “After all, the Daily Prophet just said something about ‘Dementors ensuring students’ safety on the first day of school’…”

"The report that followed said that the Dementors had rioted, and the Aurors who were with them fought back bravely. In the end, they joined forces with the teachers and students of Hogwarts to quell the riot."

"The key point is... The Daily Prophet couldn't provide any photos, but that article presented various photographic evidence to show that the two Aurors were not negligent and that the responsibility lay with Cornelius Fudge."

Anthony said with a grin, "That's good, so that Connelly Fudge won't try to shift the blame to someone else again."

Michael asked with concern, "But Blake is too dangerous... He actually killed a Dementor, how did he do that?"

Chris shrugged. "Maybe we'll only find out what he's got after he's caught?"

“You tell me…” Terry drawled, “wouldn’t this be considered a life-saving bargaining chip?”

"Originally, after the Dementors captured him, they planned to give him a 'kiss' right away, but now..."

"That makes sense!" Chris exclaimed in realization. "That way, the Ministry of Magic will definitely interrogate him again! At least until they find out this secret, he can save his life!"

Chapter 169 Boggart's Research

Wizette had already tried all the conventional experimental methods, and in the process he observed many interesting phenomena.

The experiments, including those on ordinary plants and magical plants, at least demonstrate that Boggart does not react to any type of plant.

In recent experiments, Vizette will leverage her own strengths and use ancient magic as an auxiliary means to conduct a new round of experiments on the Boggarts.

The first advantage that Vizet thought of was naturally the Eye of Magic.

When he stood at the door of the abandoned classroom and used his magic eye to examine the lockers, all he saw was a huge tangled mess.

The tangled mess only changed when he got close to the locker and Boggart ran out to scare him.

In order to study Boggart, Vizette modified himself, and Boggart, in turn, became "a candidate who drank a potion of forgetfulness" based on his modifications.

Vizette can see the magical circuits related to the potion of oblivion by looking at the cauldron that is still boiling through her magical eye.

Apart from the magic circuits related to the potion of forgetfulness, the other magic circuits extend outwards, spreading until they disappear from sight...

Vizette had seen this kind of peculiar magic circuit before—the magic circuit that Boggart was exhibiting at this moment was actually very similar to the magic circuit of the Marauder's Map!

The magical circuits emanating from the Marauder's Map actually connect to the entire Hogwarts Castle, and it is precisely because of this connection that the Marauder's Map can display so much information...

So where will the magical circuits that Boggart spreads connect to?

Wizette is currently unable to answer this question, but can only record it and continue her research on Boggart.

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Boggart not only raised a question for Vizet, but also led Vizet to a conjecture:

The fact that Boggart's magic circuits appear as a tangled mess is probably related to its shapeshifting ability; after all, the magic circuits of some things are actually quite complex.

Perhaps because of this, Boggarts need sufficiently complex magic circuits to perform sufficiently complex transformations.

Based on this conjecture, Wizette modified herself again, turning Boggart into a Cornish elf.

Cornish elves are arguably the first magical creatures that Vizet came into contact with and studied using the Eye of Magic and the Ancient Magic: Soul-Controlling Charm.

He was impressed by the Cornish elves, after all, he and Luna had worked together to perfect the Cornish elves' magic circuits.

The reason Wizette modified herself to turn the Boggart into a Cornish elf was to verify that conjecture;

As it turned out, Wizette's conjecture was correct; Boggart's tangled magic circuits did indeed change, transforming into the magic circuits of Cornish elves.

Now that this conjecture has been verified, the Boggarts' outward-extending magic circuits may also be like the Marauder's Map, connected to a certain place to obtain the Cornish elves' magic circuits.

Then the question that Vizet recorded can be transformed into a new conjecture—perhaps the magical circuits that Boggart extended into this world itself!

This conjecture was made possible by the magic circuits extended from the Marauder's Map;

The Marauder's Map extends into magical circuits that connect to Hogwarts Castle, thereby obtaining all sorts of information;

Boggart should also be able to obtain the magic circuit of something through magic circuits and extend them to a wider area;

Wizette cannot verify this conjecture for the time being, so he can only record it again to replace the original question, which can be considered a kind of progress.

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Vizette went to the abandoned classroom again, and the locker slammed backward as if to greet her, making a loud "bang".

Then the entire locker started shaking, as if it couldn't wait to scare people.

The research on the Eye of Magic has come to a temporary halt; this can be considered a study of the Boggart through the "inner workings."

What Wizette plans to do next is to observe Boggart "from the outside."

Among the ancient magic spells he possesses, several can be used for modern research, such as... "Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Spell";

Using this ancient magic, one can create a pitch-black magical energy field, which not only enhances one's own perception but also has a certain influence on things trapped within it.

For example, when Dobby did something well but ended up doing bad things, Vizette was able to control him by using the special properties of the Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Charm.

What Vizette is planning to do now is something similar: to influence the Boggarts through "Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Charm" in order to try and observe what the Boggarts actually look like.

In addition to Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Spell, you also need to add Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil Web), an ancient magic suitable for activities in the dark.

Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Charm already enhances perception, and when combined with the Devil's Web's inherent ability to perceive darkness, and finally supplemented with a Night Vision Charm, the perception is further amplified...

By combining these three elements and after several days of deliberation, Vizette has a high probability of achieving her goal—observing Boggart's true form.

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"Knox!"

Vizette chanted a spell in a low voice, and silently, his core began to pump, unleashing a torrent of ancient magical power.

The Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Spell then activated, constructing an incredibly dark bubble that enveloped most of the classroom.

"Spying at night!"

He raised his wand and whispered a spell into his eyelids. His already enhanced senses were further amplified by the night vision spell.

While enhancing perception, attention will also be highly focused on perception.

Therefore, this method of greatly enhancing perception is generally only suitable for studying magic, and not for combat.

Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil's Web)...

At the same time, we should further concentrate our attention and focus it all on the Devil's Web...

As Vizette's palm transformed into a devil's web, everything around her seemed to change;

He felt that he had truly become a devil's web, and not just that his palms had become devil's webs;

It was an extremely peculiar feeling; through the vines extending outward from the Devil's Web, he was able to "see" the world in another way.

First and foremost, there's a sense of security; the dark environment created by Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Spell is exactly what DevilNet likes.

The abandoned classroom was too dry, giving him a feeling of thirst, and he instinctively spread vines, trying to find as much moisture as possible.

Vizette suppressed the urge, gathered the vines back together, and directed them all toward the location of the locker.

The closer he got to the locker, the stranger he felt, a feeling that could be described as "almost there, but not quite there".

The locker in front of me seemed to contain something, yet it also seemed to be empty...

Chapter 170 The Boggart, "Non-Existence"

Vizette controlled the devil's web, which continued to spread towards the locker doors.

One of the vines wrapped around the cabinet door handle, pulling it open slightly. The remaining vines spread to the edge of the open cabinet door, without choosing to go directly inside.

The purpose of this was to ensure that the previous experimental conclusions were correct, namely that the Boggart would not change its form to frighten people in response to the appearance of various plants.

After some time, apart from the occasional shaking, the locker made no further noise.

Under normal circumstances, Bogut should have squeezed out of the cabinet at this point and transformed into an image that would be enough to "frighten" Vizette.