Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 39 I am Lucius Malfoy

Selica ran away.

Murphy rubbed his right cheek.

If you can't handle this, why are you pretending to be so big-headed!

He looked through the huge pile of research materials left behind with a sense of frustration. He had to admit that these guys had put in a lot of effort. There were seventy or eighty reference spells alone, and countless manuscripts were piled up like a small mountain. It seemed that what she said before, that they had worked very hard, might not have been a lie.

But he had run out of patience. On one hand, Bai Xian's research was on track and more and more Muggles were joining the research institute. On the other hand, the new research and development base would be completed in another month or two, and he wanted to move a series of magical potion research, including the Beauty Potion, there first.

With increasing pressure to maintain secrecy, Murphy was never at ease relying solely on those Muggle protocols.

However, he ultimately did not dismiss the research team that developed the secret curse.

Let them study it first, while he decided to look for other ways.

"Alex, the similar spell you mentioned seeing last time, was it in a book from Hogwarts?"

Alex nodded. "I haven't read many books about spells since graduation. I think I saw that one when I was in school."

But this guy forgot the book's name; otherwise, as a Ravenclaw graduate, writing a letter to his Dean, Professor Flitwick, to discuss a spell in a certain book shouldn't have been a problem.

But anyway, let's send a letter to ask first.

"Dear Professor Flitwick:"

It's been a long time since I last sent my greetings; I hope you are doing well. First of all, I should thank you for your care and encouragement during my time at school, which provided tremendous support during a dark period in my life. You are a great educator; I have benefited greatly from both your imparting of knowledge and your guidance in life.

Professor, you are the most powerful spell master I know, and I happen to have encountered a spell-related problem. To deal with a certain situation, I need to find a spell that can guarantee the recipient will not reveal a certain secret.

With my current knowledge, I am not yet able to create such a spell. I wonder if the professor knows such a spell, or if he can provide a direction or idea for creating such a spell?

I look forward to your reply.

Once again, I extend my sincere respect and gratitude.

Your student: Murphy Darkholm.

Two days later, Professor Flitwick's reply arrived.

"Dear Mr. Murphy:"

I was delighted to receive your letter. Your praise is truly undeserved, but to be honest, I am still very happy.

I'm certainly not the most powerful spell master, but I'm always happy to discuss any questions about spells with my classmates.

I know many spells for keeping secrets, but I've never seen one that perfectly matches your description. Furthermore, based on my speculation and understanding, achieving the effect you described often requires involvement with the realm of dark magic.

Regarding this, the school's restricted area does have some books that can provide some ideas, such as "Natasha's Evil Spells," "The Thorn Witch," and "Byles' Fatal Journey," but these books are strictly prohibited from being borrowed. If you want to refer to them, you can apply after the start of the semester.

Perhaps we can arrange for you to give a dueling lesson to the younger students; you've always been extremely talented in this area.

Felius Fritville.

Murphy looked at the reply and fell silent. After the start of the semester?

It's July now, and school has just started its summer break.

School starts in September.

Moreover, it's just submitting an application.

Ever since Wizengamo encountered Dumbledore last time, the latter has probably become wary of him. If he were to get involved in anything related to dark magic again, it would be strange if he weren't suspected of being a dark wizard, and it would be strange if he didn't get approval!

Professor Flitwick said it might involve the realm of dark magic...

This might be the reason why Selica and her team are making slow progress?

After all, ordinary wizards really know very little about black magic.

Even Murphy, a transmigrator, knew very little about dark magic, aside from spells like Divine Strike Without Shadow that had already been verified in the original work.

Should we recruit a dark wizard?

However, most of the dark wizards he knew were Death Eaters from the original books, basically a bunch of weirdos who were extremely arrogant and conceited. Getting them to help him with his research was a pipe dream.

Throughout the entire Harry Potter series, there seem to be only a handful of dark wizards who actually produce results.

All of them combined are not even worth half a toe of Voldemort.

Murphy's mind suddenly skipped a beat when he thought of Voldemort.

I think I have Voldemort's, no, Tom Riddle's... diary in my hand.

This guy probably knows quite a bit about dark magic, and... he might have even read those books Professor Flitwick mentioned.

Maybe... we can get some information out of it?

Murphy took out his notebook, hesitated for a moment, and finally brought Alex.

When the latter saw Murphy, his expression was a little strange. "Mr. Parker, did my sister do something to upset you?"

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

Murphy felt inexplicably guilty.

"She's usually so energetic, but today she keeps making excuses not to come to work. Did she do something wrong? My sister has a bit of a temper, and if she offended you, I apologize on her behalf."

"Well……"

Thinking back on what happened, it's really hard to say who was offended by whom.

"Well... the spell research is progressing a bit slowly, so I said a few words to her." Murphy quickly glossed over the details. "By the way, I asked you to come here today because I need your help."

Murphy pointed to the diary, "This is a dark magic item, a diary with its own thoughts. Writing in it will bring you responses. But if used for too long, it will drain the user's life force, which is very dangerous. But I want you to help me test its abilities."

"This..." Alex said nervously, "It sounds dangerous..."

"Don't worry, from what I know, unless you use it continuously for more than six months, there shouldn't be much danger. At the same time, I will observe your condition, and if anything seems wrong, we will immediately terminate the test. As for the reward, I will give you ten Galleons for every sentence you write in the diary."

"..."

Alex was speechless for a moment.

He wanted to say that this was incredibly inhumane and showed a complete disregard for his own safety...

But Murphy gave way too much.

One sentence costs ten Galleons; writing just a few sentences in your diary each day is equivalent to a month's salary.

Alex was about to refuse when he finally said, "Alright...when do we start?"

"Now!"

Murphy took out a pen and handed it to Alex. "Write, 'Hello, diary, I am Lucius Malfoy.'"

(End of this chapter)