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

However, the fact that he was able to study the soul from Boggart was quite unexpected.

Just as he was about to speak, a familiar voice came from the other end of the corridor, "Remus, so you're here. I was just about to come looking for you!"

Dumbledore walked towards Vizet and Lupin, and when he saw Vizet, a smile appeared on his face. "Vizet, what are you two talking about? May I join you?"

“Good afternoon, Headmaster Dumbledore!” Wizette greeted him, getting straight to the point. “I was just talking to Professor Lupin about the Boggarts, and I found some interesting things.”

“Boggarts…” Dumbledore nodded. “Compared to Dementors, these ‘non-beings’ are at least much friendlier. What have you discovered?”

“It’s like this…” Vizette took out her notebook, “I conducted a series of studies on Boggart…”

As Lupin listened to Vizet's story, he felt that he was gradually falling behind Vizet's train of thought;

Some of the things about the soul would make Dumbledore smile and nod in agreement, but he found them somewhat difficult to understand.

Fortunately, Wizette would provide some supporting evidence by incorporating the contents of certain books, so Lupin only needed to memorize the titles and then combine them with his understanding later.

At the same time, Lupin also felt a bit emotional, realizing that he had wasted far too much time after Voldemort's downfall.

Of course, there were reasons that he had no choice but to do so, after all, as a werewolf wizard, wandering around was almost his destiny.

Actually, it's because he can't get over his own hurdle. The different experiences of his close friends have dealt him a huge blow, so he has no heart to continue improving his magic like he did during his school years.

Watching Vizet and Dumbledore chatting happily, Lupin couldn't help but let out a long sigh;

Although he now wants to calm down and improve his magic again, Sirius Black, who is still on the run, remains a thorn in his side...

Chapter 172 "Goblin's Third Law" and Cooking

"To deepen our understanding of the soul through the Boggarts..." Dumbledore stroked his beard, "...a very interesting research direction."

“I think there’s something more interesting about Boggart…” Vizet closed his notebook, “but I haven’t discovered it yet.”

“Something even more interesting?” Dumbledore murmured, giving Vizet a meaningful look. “Vizet, do you remember the armor I mentioned to you before?”

“Actually, I’ve always kept it in mind,” Vizet said frankly. “But I think you’ve probably been too busy, so you may have forgotten about it.”

"In addition, I was busy with other things last school year... like Animagus, or other things, so I didn't have time to take care of it."

“My memory is actually not bad; it hasn’t aged that much,” Dumbledore said with a smile. “Actually, I’ve always kept it in my heart…”

"I've been thinking about how to express it. But now it seems like I can relax a lot!"

“You were able to learn such interesting perspectives from Boggart… I think you should be able to easily understand things about armor as well.”

Wizette quickly asked, "Headmaster Dumbledore, when shall we begin?"

"Next weekend..." Dumbledore said carefully. "I have some things to do this week, and I'll be free next week."

"Do you have some free time?" Vizette thought for a moment. "Headmaster Dumbledore, I can actually continue my research on the Boggarts, there's no rush..."

"Maybe after I study it more deeply, I'll be able to understand it more easily when you explain the principles to me? It might even take less time."

“It’s alright! Let’s do it next week!” Dumbledore waved his hand. “With your current understanding of the soul, I believe it shouldn’t take too long.”

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“Alright.” Vizzet nodded. “Headmaster Dumbledore, I’ll head back now!”

Watching Vizet's departing figure, Dumbledore said to Lupin, "I've reinforced the Screaming Shack again."

“Headmaster Dumbledore, thank you so much!” Lupin said gratefully upon hearing this. “You’ve gone to so much to get me accepted!”

"You not only provided me with wolfsbane, got the professors to keep my secret, but you also renovated the Screaming Shack for me... I don't know what to do..."

“Remus, you have done very well,” Dumbledore gently interrupted Lupin. “At least from what I’ve heard… you’ve won the hearts of the entire school.”

“Let’s talk this out… The reason I hired you was to teach students Defense Against the Dark Arts, and you did that exceptionally well, accomplishing exactly what I wanted.”

"Since you've managed to do this, then everything I've done has been worthwhile. This has been a win-win situation, so you don't need to feel so burdened; just keep working hard!"

Seeing Dumbledore's gentle smile, Lupin hesitated, his hands already clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh.

He gestured with his lips, and all his unspoken words were summed up in one sentence: "Headmaster Dumbledore, I will try my best!"

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On a weekend afternoon, Wizette went to Snape's office.

Snape sat opposite Vizet, arms crossed, watching the golden eagle Patronus dissipate into the air, his gloomy expression showing no sign of fading.

With an expression of utter disgust and reluctance, he said in a low voice, "Today's topic is... Wolfsbane Potion."

“Yes, Professor Snape!” Vezel nodded in response.

School has been in session for a while now, and he has been preparing all along, knowing that sooner or later he will need to learn how to make the Wolfsbane Potion.

During his first private lesson of the school year, Snape asked a related question: "Do you know that person is a werewolf?"

Vizette's answer was simple: "I know. We met once back in North America when he was injured. I don't know what happened after that."

Snape didn't say much at the time. When he first heard the word "injured," a look of contempt appeared on his lips.

Secondly, while Vizet was processing the materials, he vaguely heard a noise behind him, which seemed to be Snape's low, gritting mutter, "Dumbledore!"

For the next period of time, Snape simply taught him to master "Gobarlot's Third Law".

This is an extremely important, yet extremely difficult, law to grasp and understand;

Especially when faced with extremely complex poisons, he was able to save his life through "Gobarlot's Third Law";

Gobarlot's Third Law states simply that when faced with a mixture of poisons, the antidotes cannot be mixed together to obtain an antidote.

This is because when multiple poisons are mixed, their toxic effects become more complex due to interactions.

In his process of understanding, Wizette also tried to use the analogy of cooking to demonstrate whether he understood "Gobalot's Third Law".

If we assume that detoxification is like making a dish taste better, then since salt and sugar have different flavors, if we mix them together randomly for seasoning, the dish will most likely taste worse.

Therefore, it is necessary to find some special ingredients and apply them to the antidote to help neutralize the interaction between the poisons;

Just like when cooking, in addition to salt and sugar, you may need to add spices or soy sauce to really make a dish taste better;

This leads to the conclusion that the materials needed to make an antidote for a mixed poison are more than the sum of the ingredients of each individual poison antidote.

In other words, the relationship between poison and antidote is not the simplest one plus one equals two, but requires more ingredients to ensure that the complex reactions of each toxicity can be neutralized completely.

At the same time, the order and proportion of these ingredients must be strictly controlled, just like when cooking, ingredients must be added in a specific order.

He explained this analogy to Snape, and although Snape deducted a point from his score, he also received Snape's nod of approval, indicating that his understanding was correct.

The reason he was penalized was probably because Snape thought it was absurd to confuse a crucible with a soup pot.

……

Snape stood up and walked to the potions station. "Wolfsbane is a new potion. You should know something about it, right?"

“It is said that the wolfsbane potion consists of two parts…” Vizet recalled, “one part is provided by the family of Damocles Belby, and the other part needs to be brewed by the potion master himself.”

Chapter 173 The Seemingly Ineffective Wolfsbane Potion

Vizette looked toward the potion-making station, where, in addition to the cauldron, there was also a magical energy field;

This magical energy field is constructed with a moisturizing and preservative spell, designed to protect the materials within and prevent their effectiveness from diminishing.

Snape waved his hand, and the chair that had been sitting there flew behind him again.

He sat down and crossed his arms again. "Let's begin! I've been studying 'Goblin's Third Law' for a while now, it's time to put it to use."

Upon hearing this, Vizette realized that the wolfsbane potion might be more complicated than she had imagined;

In accordance with Snape's usual practice, if he wanted Vizzet to analyze the potion, he would usually just say "Let's begin" without giving any further hints, especially such obvious ones.

This means that his requirements go beyond simply specifying the material names and processing methods; they also require consideration of the deeper interactions between these materials based on "Goblin's Third Law".

For example, a certain material may produce side effects, requiring another material to mitigate them;

Or perhaps one material is not effective enough and needs to be combined with another material to enhance its effectiveness.

As Snape said in his first lesson, Potions is a precise and rigorous discipline, and therefore requires consideration of many complex situations;

Potions is the result of the efforts of countless wizards, and the more Vizet studies it, the more he can appreciate its mysteries.

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The materials on the table include sage, thyme, St. John's wort, rosemary, sage leaves, purple chrysanthemum, lavender, and dragon's blood resin;

According to the magical properties of the materials, Vizette initially categorized them.

Of the eight materials, six possess the magical property of "protection";

The magical properties of stachys and rosemary are relatively unique and special. Both of them have the magical property of "awakening" and are usually used as "awakening agents".

After taking this potion, you will remain awake for the duration of its effects, no matter how tired you are. The potion can also be used for unconsciousness caused by accidents, such as impacts or accidental ingestion of certain sleeping potions.

Water sage has stronger magical properties, while rosemary's "awakening" magical property is weaker, but if used properly, it can enhance the effects of other materials.

The six materials with "protective" magical properties can be further subdivided;

Among them, the magical properties of sage, purple chrysanthemum, and lavender are more inclined towards "protecting the soul," while dragon's blood resin can strengthen the connection between the body and the soul.

Snape glanced at the contents of the notebook and nodded slightly, which was a way of expressing his approval.

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