It didn't surprise Draco.
"Yes, I used the Imperius Curse to extract the souls of animals and found that their energy fields are different from those of humans. This means that the variables of many of my spell programs cannot be experimented with animal souls." She can't use humans or ghosts for experiments, right?
The black magic experiment really challenges people's bottom line, but the fruits of victory are tempting her.
No wonder many wizards who study black magic eventually become insane. What makes us human is that we have a moral bottom line.
In fact, even without the human soul energy field, Ariana still has a specific research direction.
But no matter how much research is done, it is still just theory. We still need specific experimental subjects to verify the correctness of the spell program.
Draco asked hesitantly, "How about I go find Ms. Grey again?"
"Didn't you say that she taught you to pretend to be someone and made you feel disgusted?" Ariana asked with amusement.
I don’t know which wizard is so charming that Ms. Grey can’t forget him so much and wants to play this kind of cosplay whenever she catches him.
"It's not impossible to endure it for a while." Draco still looked conflicted.
I had made a great decision, but I didn't expect Ariana to disagree.
"But I don't want you to go. Whether we're learning magic or making money, our goal is to live a better life. If we do something unhappy just to achieve that goal, that would be putting the cart before the horse."
She regretted it last time, so how could she let Draco go again?
But the problem was still not solved. Draco said with a grim expression: "It's better than letting Myrtle watch me take a bath."
Seeing that Draco had misunderstood, Ariana explained jokingly: "I didn't even want you to talk to Ms. Grey. Do you think I want you to be watched taking a bath?"
We can talk through clothes, but we have to take off all our clothes to take a shower.
Draco frowned and said, "But none of the other ghosts seem to have anything in particular they want to do. Maybe they do, but I can't tell."
Knowing that Ariana still had to research the Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse, Draco knew that she would always need ghosts to help with experiments.
Thinking of having multiple channels and multiple preparations, Draco has been observing other ghosts in Hogwarts recently, and finally found that there is no one who can take advantage of the situation.
Ariana shook her head again and said, "It's impossible for a ghost to be willing to do that, because the experiment I'm going to do is to block the Killing Curse. Before the experiment comes out with the results, I can't be sure if I can block it."
Draco's eyes widened as he asked in horror, "So if it fails, the ghost will be hit by the Killing Curse and dissipate?"
Ariana had no psychological burden of using the Killing Curse, she just didn't want to kill innocent people and ghosts, so her face was calm.
"Yes, they became ghosts because they were unwilling to die. In this case, how could there be any ghost willing to help me experiment with this spell?" she admitted.
Draco was really embarrassed now. He asked, "Given your personality, you would never attack innocent people or even ghosts. So what are you going to do with your experiment with this spell?"
"I have an idea, but I don't know if it will work?" Ariana rarely showed a conflicted look.
Draco knew her well and immediately smiled and said, "If it involves common sense about Muggles, you will definitely not hesitate. It must be about the magical world. Tell me and I will help you think about it."
He has long been aware of himself as an encyclopedia of the magical world.
Ariana really wanted to ask Draco's opinion, so she said without hesitation: "I want Professor Quirrell to cooperate with me in experimenting with this spell."
Chapter 146: Involved with the Mysterious Person
Draco obviously misunderstood what Ariana meant. His brows furrowed and he looked very conflicted.
"Although Professor Quirrell looks half dead, he is not dead after all. And aren't you unwilling to even take action against innocent ghosts?" He suspected that Ariana had gone crazy from doing black magic experiments.
Then he reacted and said, "I see. You think he's involved with the You-Know-Who and has embarked on a path of crime. You don't have to worry about being held accountable for using the Killing Curse on him?"
At this time, the two of them were sitting on the sofa. Ariana was a little tired, so she leaned on Draco's shoulder. When she heard his words, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and her eyes revealed a calm determination.
"That's what I mean." Her voice was light and airy.
Draco said hesitantly, "Professor Quirrell isn't that easy to deal with, is he? If you want him to cooperate with your experiment, you'll probably have to use tough measures to subdue him. Can you do it?"
Although Ariana defeated Snape, it was a head-on fight and neither of them used dark magic.
Quirrell follows the Dark Lord, so he will definitely use a lot of dark magic. What if Ariana gets hurt?
Ariana wasn't worried. She chuckled and said, "Of course it's impossible to make him cooperate, and I don't intend to use force to subdue him."
"Then how do you plan to get him to cooperate with you in the experiment?" Draco looked confused.
Could I just go up to him and ask: Professor Quirrell, I have developed a blocking spell for the Killing Curse. Can you help me verify whether it works? You use this blocking spell, and I will cast a Killing Curse on you.
This kind of scene is exciting just thinking about it.
Ariana had no idea that her friend's mind had become so wild, otherwise she would have suggested that he become a TV screenwriter.
"Haven't we already guessed that he's the You-Know-Who's spy? The You-Know-Who sent him to Hogwarts for either the savior or the Philosopher's Stone on the fourth floor. I plan to take the opportunity to test my spell when he makes a move." To put it bluntly, it was a sneak attack.
It was natural for her to stop someone from committing a crime. She was just testing the spell she developed. Since she had contributed to preventing the crime, no one could blame her too much, right?
Draco thought it was a good idea and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed that he hadn't thought of it before.
"But how do we know when he will take action against Potter or the Philosopher's Stone on the 4th floor?" A new question arises.
Ariana thought about it from the mysterious man's perspective and immediately knew when the other party would make a move.
"The person the You-Know-Who fears the most should be Dumbledore, and that time must be when Dumbledore leaves Hogwarts," she said.
Anyway, if she was the mysterious person, she would definitely find a way to get Dumbledore out of the school.
Draco felt that this was a difficult time to grasp.
He said awkwardly, "Dumbledore has several positions and rarely comes to the Great Hall. We don't know when he will leave school."
As a professor, Quirrell can easily obtain information about Dumbledore's movements.
"Dumbledore's movements are difficult to grasp, but are the Savior's movements also difficult to grasp?" she retorted.
Ariana only guessed that the mysterious man needed the Philosopher's Stone from Dumbledore's movements, and she didn't know what the other party wanted it for, was it for healing or for longevity?
After all, Nicolas Flamel lived to be over 600 years old thanks to the Philosopher's Stone.
But Ariana is very sure that the mysterious man must want a savior to break the prophecy, and the spy Professor Quirrell will definitely pay attention to Dumbledore's movements. Once the old man leaves Hogwarts, the mysterious man is likely to appear.
Ariana was still a little hesitant when she thought about facing the mysterious man.
It would be fine if the blocking spell of the Killing Curse was correct, but if there was a problem with the variables and she could only dodge during the battle, she would definitely be at a disadvantage, which made her a little unhappy.
Draco didn't think too much about it, he just thought Ariana's direction was good.
"I'll ask a few more people to keep an eye on Potter's movements. I've noticed him whispering with Weasley all the time lately. And that Granger, Weasley always targets her. I didn't expect that even in this situation, she would still be able to get close to the Savior." He didn't understand what Hermione was thinking.
In Draco's opinion, although Harry has good fighting talent, there is still a big gap compared to Hermione.
But he saw that Hermione was not the leader of the three-person group, but was often targeted by Ron. Even so, she did not leave easily.
Ariana said nonchalantly, "That's normal. I think the Savior is the only one in Gryffindor who treats her better."
There was still no obvious improvement in Hermione's treatment in Gryffindor.
Everyone enjoyed the many benefits she brought, but still hated her nosy behavior. It was the kind of thing where the dislike and enjoyment didn't interfere with anything.
Draco disagreed. He frowned and retorted, "Isn't Longbottom good to her? He stays with her wherever she goes."
Although Draco always said that Neville was a Squib or something, as heirs to a wizarding family, and Longbottom was also a Hogwarts governor, his impression of Neville was much better than Ron's.
All I can say is that in Draco's opinion, family strength and money are directly linked.
Ariana shook her head and said, "I don't understand either. Let others worry about their own affairs."
She always cared about her own affairs. Seeing that Draco had completely recovered, Ariana frowned again and worried about her experiment.
"The Killing Curse got stuck on the subject, and the Cruciatus Curse probably did the same." After all, both spells affect the soul.
Do we need to recruit death row prisoners to volunteer, just like in the medical field?
When Draco heard the Cruciatus Curse, he suddenly thought of something and asked hesitantly, "How about I ask my father to find a way to get some case reports of people suffering from the Cruciatus Curse from St. Mungo's? Would that be useful for your experiment?"
Neville's parents were not the only ones tortured by the Cruciatus Curse, and this spell was not only used by the You-Know-Who. St. Mungo's occasionally received patients afflicted by the Cruciatus Curse.
"I don't know if it's useful. I'll know after I see it in detail. But isn't it too much trouble for your dad?" Ariana asked.
Thinking of his father's support, Draco smiled and said, "I told him that I wanted to become a healer, and even studied anatomy in the Muggle world, and he didn't object. I need some cases from the wizarding world to study. Isn't that normal?"
He said this with great confidence, but he never considered that it was not that Lucius did not object, but that he did not say it out loud for fear of triggering rebellious psychology in his son who had already entered his rebellious period.
Especially now that there is a powerful person influencing his son, if they go against him, they might really lose their only heir.
It must be that the son knows his father better, Ariana easily believed Draco.
Chapter 147 You Are Not an Alien
"Okay, then we'll do a two-pronged approach. We'll study the case reports used by the hospital and keep an eye on Professor Quirrell's movements. Once he makes a move on Potter or the Philosopher's Stone on the fourth floor, we'll take action," she nodded.
Ariana still prefers to experiment with blocking spells. After all, the mysterious man is very good at the killing curse, and she doesn't want to be at a disadvantage no matter who he is facing.
Draco asked cautiously, "How are you going to experiment on Professor Quirrell?"
Ariana replied matter-of-factly, "Use a blocking spell on him first, then the killing curse."
Anyway, everyone wants to kill the mysterious man, so if her blocking spell fails, no one will be held accountable.
Ariana has learned the Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse in the Room of Requirement.
It can be said that her talent may be more suitable for dark magic. Even if she does not have murderous intentions as Snape's analysis shows, she can easily kill a giant gray wolf.
Draco looked dazed at the time, as if he was frightened. Ariana even wondered if she had a dark mind.
But the conclusion is that she just wanted the magic to succeed and she really had no killing intention in her heart.
"Does this count as saving him, or killing him?" Draco's eyes widened.
Ariana said calmly, "I'm not trying to save him, nor am I trying to kill him. I'm just trying to verify the correctness of the blocking spell program. Of course, if any variable in my program is wrong, he'll die under the Killing Curse."
"Are you really going to use the Killing Curse on him?" Draco's eyes widened.
He thought Ariana could think about it again. There is an essential difference between killing animals and killing people. It is not a question of being held accountable, but whether she will be afraid?
In fact, it was Draco himself who was scared.
Ariana knew that some things were unavoidable, so she looked at her best friend seriously.
"I finally understand why you can't use black magic, and why the nature of your magic is weak. It can be said that it is not weak, but kind." She said helplessly.
From the moment Draco started to jump in shock when he saw her use the Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse, Ariana knew he couldn't accept it. At that time, she thought he would get used to it after seeing it more often, but now it seems that won't work.
"I can also use the Killing Curse." He looked forcedly serious, as if to prove something.
Draco was already concerned about his magical attributes. If his good friends thought that he didn't even have the courage to look at the Killing Curse, would they think he was useless? Then his previous talk about becoming a strong man would seem like a joke.
Ariana straightened herself and held Draco's shoulders, making him look into her eyes.
"I didn't want to kill innocent people for the sake of studying magic before, simply because I didn't want to lose my moral bottom line as a human being, but I don't actually have any psychological burden about killing people." Her voice was very calm.
Draco knew that Ariana had seen through his thoughts.
"Am I useless? You keep saying you want to be a strong man, but you can't even look at the Killing Curse. And you claim to be the heir of a family that takes pride in the dark arts." He was extremely depressed at this time.
Ariana shook her head and asked, "Do you know what the mainstream of this world is?"
Draco murmured, "What is it?"
No matter what Ariana said, Draco hoped she would say more. He was in a very bad mood and just wanted to listen to her talk.
Ariana said solemnly, "It's kindness and peace. That's why Dumbledore's slogan of peace was accepted by so many people. People like you are not useless. On the contrary, people like me are the outliers."
If Draco really couldn't bear to see her use the Killing Curse and the Cruciatus Curse, he should avoid him in the future and not let him participate in the next plan against Professor Quirrell.
Draco immediately retorted, "You're not an outlier. I know you just want to protect yourself. You think the wizarding world is too dangerous and you're afraid."
Although he was worried about the Killing Curse, Ariana was very important to him. Draco also understood Ariana very well. He felt that he just needed some time.
Seeing that he was too excited, Ariana calmed the situation and said, "That's a bit strange. We're both afraid, but why is your magic kind, while mine is extremely evil?"
Draco's attention was slightly diverted, and he was no longer so excited. After hearing Ariana's description, he looked at her speechlessly.
"Who says their magic is evil?" Although Ariana used the killing curse, Draco still felt that she was kinder than anyone else.
Ariana didn't intend to continue the topic of the Killing Curse. After all, she could see that Draco was forcing himself to accept reality, and she didn't intend to interfere.
"My experiment still needs to wait for the case report from your father to be delivered. Let me help you look at this anatomy first." She stood up and called Draco to the laboratory table where he had just been.
Although she had never studied anatomy, the lovely Liana could reproduce the dissection process almost step by step after watching it once. Some techniques were even more perfect than those in the book.
"Don't you think it's disgusting to see such bloody texture?" Draco looked at her in surprise.
In the past, Draco often helped Snape process animal materials, but that was just to take organs from certain parts. If you got good at it, you wouldn't even need to use your eyes.
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