Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

The key point of Isaac's words was Dumbledore's advice.

He suggested that Isaac organize his magic and submit it to an academic journal in the magical world.

Fudge can question Dumbledore's political philosophy, and he can also question Dumbledore's strategy of building up his own power base at Hogwarts.

He could not question Dumbledore's abilities and insight.

If that's not enough, add the rumors from Diagon Alley, specifically the rumor that Isaac is a distant relative (illegitimate child) of Dumbledore.

Hogwarts has Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick. To put it bluntly, even if Isaac's paper is utter nonsense, these two professors can still get Isaac published in the top journals of the wizarding world.

Besides, there's always Dumbledore.

Fudge realized that Isaac had not laid out steps for him to go downhill, but rather a ladder to further enhance his reputation.

In a flash, Fudge realized everything and hurriedly spoke up, afraid that if he spoke too late, Umbridge would say something unpleasant again.

"I'm certainly not as good as the professors at Hogwarts when it comes to teaching ability, but I can't refuse your request, Isaac."

"Then let me see the magic spell you invented?"

"My pleasure."

Isaac arrived at the open space of the Great Hall, took out his wand, and without any foreplay, swung it forcefully.

"Protego Ignita (Fire Shield)!"

Crimson-gold flames ignited in concentric rings, then, under Isaac's transformation spell, surged and spread outwards.

When the flames reach a certain intensity, the scattered flames gradually gather in mid-air, eventually transforming into a phoenix soaring in the sky.

It's like Dumbledore's phoenix.

Inside the Great Hall, Dumbledore's two lenses reflected the light of the flames, and no one could see his eyes.

Professor McGonagall frowned slightly after seeing Isaac's spell, as if she were deep in thought.

After she regained her memories from many years ago, she suddenly looked at Dumbledore.

This curse, this manifestation of it, isn't it just the signature curse of Grindelwald, the old lover of his own best friend Dumbledore?

When Grindelwald set fire to Paris, if it weren't for Nicolas Lemaître and Newt Scamander leading a group to stop him, the entire city would probably have been burned to the ground.

Professor McGonagall's gaze towards Dumbledore changed at this moment.

It's one thing for Isaac to look like Grindelwald, and another to have the same prophetic talent as Grindelwald.

They're still using Grindelwald's signature magic!

People outside are practically saying that Isaac is Dumbledore's bastard son—so is he really Dumbledore's son or Grindelwald's bastard son?

Okay, okay, so you're secretly raising your old flame's child without telling your best friend, huh?

Chapter 36 Inheritance, but a Unilaterally Announced Version

Of all the wizards present, only Professor McGonagall could see right through Isaac's "secrets".

While the other wizards didn't have Professor McGonagall's keen eye, they still felt a sense of déjà vu.

Especially those wizards from pure-blood families in the Ministry of Magic.

When Grindelwald and his followers wreaked havoc in Europe, they did not set foot in England.

However, pure-blood families in Europe are a closed little circle.

These people are all related by marriage in the purest sense. Although Grindelwald did not reach England, how could they not have received any news at all?

Moreover, pure-blood wizarding families in Europe were Grindelwald's core base.

Therefore, there are always one or two pure-blood wizards in the Ministry of Magic who find Isaac familiar.

As familiar as they may be, it's still somewhat difficult for them to recall Grindelwald's powerful and influential presence on the European continent decades ago.

Perhaps, if Isaac were more like Tom Holmes, these Ministry of Magic officials would recall the fear of being dominated by Voldemort.

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!" Fudge was clearly one of those who didn't recognize Isaac, while Umbridge, standing to the side, wasn't a pure-blood wizard at all.

The two of them had no idea where Isaac's version of the fire shield came from; they only thought that the young wizard in front of them, who hadn't even started school yet, was a genius.

A true genius.

“Truly superb elemental magic—I must tell you, I couldn’t do any better.”

Fudge wasn't being modest; he was telling the truth—he could tell that Isaac's magic was a variant of the fire spell.

But if you ask him to replicate it, it's absolutely impossible for him to do so.

However, Fudge could see one thing: Isaac's "self-created" spell was definitely not black magic, and it wasn't even a curse.

The magical world's definition and classification of dark magic is quite interesting.

The first level is an evil curse.

Curses belong to the least harmful category of offensive spells. They are designed to cause temporary inconvenience, embarrassment, minor hindrance, or mischievous annoyance to the target.

Curses are not intended to cause lasting damage and belong to the realm of fringe black magic.

The Ministry of Magic has the least control over evil curses; unless used for persistent malicious harassment, they are generally not severely punished, or even punished at all.

Defense Against the Dark Arts will teach them the basic methods of defense.

Curses such as the Leg-Locking Curse, Leg-Locking Curse, Obstacle Curse, Dancing Curse (Tarantella Dance), Leg-Tripping Curse, and Tooth-Stick Curse can all be considered evil curses.

This thing is classified as mild black magic.

Yes, if we're going to categorize it that way, practically everyone in the magical world has used dark magic.

The next level down from evil curses is poison curses, which are darker and more aggressive forms of black magic designed to inflict clear and persistent pain, discomfort, or physical harm on the target.

Poison curses carry a clear malicious intent and are truly offensive black magic.

Spells like the upside-down bell and the knee-turning curse fall into the category of poisonous curses.

The lowest level of offensive black magic is curses, which are also considered severe black magic.

Curses are divided into two categories: unforgivable curses and dark magic such as the Divine Sharpness Curse, the Fiery Curse, the Blood Curse, and the Gut-Pulling Curse.

The most important characteristic that distinguishes moderate from severe black magic is that black magic like the Divine Sword Without Shadow can take lives very easily.

At the same time, driving these spells requires very strong negative emotions.

Here comes the interesting part.

In terms of damage output alone, Isaac's version of Fire Shield is even far superior to curses and poisons in black magic.

Unfortunately, this version of Fire Shield is derived from the Fire Spell and incorporates Polymorph. In terms of classification, it can belong to elemental magic or be categorized as a practical application of Polymorph.

But it is uniquely not a form of black magic.

It's good that it's not black magic!

In the British magical community, dark magic is a political landmine.

Hogwarts' Defense Against the Dark Arts class sometimes teaches curses and even poisons.

Because this thing is an essential spell used to deal with some dark magic creatures.

If you don't teach them, are you expecting them to just wait to die when they encounter dangerous situations in the future?

However, the entire British magical community is extremely secretive about dark magic.

So even if the professor teaching this spell knows how to use dark magic, it still has to be called Defense Against the Dark Arts.

The course should be called Defense Against the Dark Arts, not Dark Arts.

The main point is that I can teach you, and you can learn from me; you can even learn secretly, but you can't say it openly.

As a result, black magic became something that couldn't be weighed in England.

Isaac's fire shield is actually elemental magic.

Elemental magic is great! I need to learn elemental magic!

Fudge could tell at a glance that this magic must be very difficult, but he didn't think there was any problem with it at all.

Even for Fudge, the more difficult Isaac's magic was, the better.

The more difficult the magic, the more valuable it is to promote; the fewer people who learn this magic, the more it proves how discerning Fudge was.

Politicians are never stingy with their investment in geniuses, especially in the magical world where strength determines everything.

Isaac was clearly aiming to become the young Dumbledore, and Fudge firmly believed that with this talent, Isaac would definitely become a powerful wizard no less than Dumbledore in the future.

In addition, Isaac is so mature and understanding.

What else is there to say? Just invest!

It's worth noting that Fudge was never afraid of the wizards' power. What he feared was Dumbledore's prestige in the wizarding world.

As long as he handles things properly, the stronger Isaac becomes in the future, the more advantageous it will be for Fudge.

He was the one who saw Isaac Valdore's talent even before he enrolled!

With more publicity, he could become the one to discover Valdorei's talent.

No one could resist the feeling of having fame fall from the sky while someone is sitting at home. Fudge even wished Isaac could immediately become Britain's number one.