"Advanced Black Magic Revealed" - This is a book that details a variety of terrible black magic. When it comes to the research and analysis of black magic, this book is still the best in the field.
However, this is probably because its content is so detailed and accurate! So much so that it was immediately discontinued not long after it was released, which resulted in a very small number of copies of this book in existence.
It is only in a cradle of wizards like Hogwarts that this kind of book still exists - of course, even here, it is also very carefully stored in a restricted book area that is not accessible to ordinary students. Later, it was even He was taken directly to the principal's study by Dumbledore.
But it was this black magic book that amazed many dark wizards. Its author, Ole Block, was actually a very famous anti-black magic scholar at the time. The reason why he compiled this book was to popularize the horrors of black magic and to make some of the ways to deal with black magic known to the world.
It's a pity that Block is just an ideal researcher after all. He underestimated the dark side of people's hearts from the beginning. If the original Wizards Council had not stopped his self-publishing behavior in time, the number of dark wizards today might even have doubled.
Just one Voldemort is enough to bear, isn't it
"Hermione, you said... Maka must have studied the dark magic in this book countless times, right?"
In the Room of Requirement, Harry carefully flipped through the crispy yellowed pages of the book, and his tone of voice was obviously frightened.
"That's for sure." Hermione nodded slightly, her eyes falling on the bookshelf nearby with a slightly complicated look, "He likes to do research, and no matter what magic it is, it will make him curious. He has been curious about it since the first grade. This has never changed. And more importantly, he always likes to do it alone... "
While murmuring these words, a trace of memory gradually appeared on her face. But soon, when she accidentally glanced in Luna's direction, she couldn't say anything else.
At this time, Harry was still flipping through the large book cautiously, so naturally he failed to notice Hermione's small details. But Ron, who had only half-understanding, immediately noticed something was wrong with Hermione.
He glanced at Hermione who suddenly closed her mouth, and then secretly glanced at Luna who was flipping through the bookshelf. As if he realized something, his eyes suddenly rolled.
"Hermione... Could it be that you are doubting Maka?"
"How can it be!"
When Hermione heard this, she suddenly turned around like Crookshanks whose tail had been stepped on.
"Would I not remember what Maka has done for us and for Hogwarts? It was all his fault that Voldemort was defeated so quickly. After knowing this, who can still doubt him? ?" She said loudly, "I just want to say that he always takes matters into his own hands and does everything by himself. Even the discovery as big as the Horcrux is buried in his heart and he never reveals it to others. But, he..."
As she spoke, Ron nodded seriously, as if he was really just listening to Hermione's explanation. But the way his eyes drifted towards Luna from time to time meant that his mind was not focused on what Hermione said.
As far as Ron's position is concerned, between Maka, Hermione and Luna, he undoubtedly supports Hermione. His voluntary giving up was more because of Maka. If Maka could accept Hermione in the end, that ending might be the greatest redemption for him.
Therefore, rather than Hermione having scruples due to Luna's existence, Ron hoped to see a Hermione Granger who was still as firm as before and a little stubborn.
Even though... more of this is actually just Ron's personal wish.
Maybe it was because the impulse aroused by Ron at first gradually faded over time, or maybe it was because Luna was also attracted by her words. In short, after Hermione continued to talk a lot about Maka, she finally noticed what she was talking about.
"... Well, in short," Hermione took a breath in a hurry and temporarily suppressed the distracting thoughts in her mind, "I found this book here, and the detailed description of the method of making Horcruxes may be the reason why Voldemort The reason for being able to be resurrected. Although... Although Maka didn't mention it to us, since we discovered it ourselves, why don't we try to study it too? "
Speaking of this, she paused for a moment before continuing: "It can be seen from the description in the book that this is obviously a very powerful and very evil black magic. It is probably for this reason that Maka He has never told us. However, I don’t want to be protected by him all the time - it is impossible for Voldemort to come back for the time being. If we don’t work hard now, then when will we try again? ?”
"You're right." Harry, who was engrossed in reading the book, immediately raised his head after hearing this. "I saw this paragraph introducing Horcruxes that said - split one's soul and inject it into an object. Horcruxes can be made from them, and after the Horcruxes are made, if the maker himself dies, he can retain the soul in his body and wait for an opportunity to be reborn."
"...and as long as we find a way to destroy the Horcrux, we can break this evil black magic!" Hermione continued, "Yes, I didn't expect it at first, but the method of breaking it was actually written in this book. "
"So, finding the Horcrux is the biggest problem?" Ron said.
"No, I'm afraid the difficulty goes beyond just finding it," Hermione reached out to flip through a few pages of the book floating in front of her eyes, pointing to one of the lines, "It says here, if you want to make the Horcrux difficult to destroy, dark wizards must Usually the strongest possible spell is cast on it... If it's Voldemort, the magic on it is definitely very powerful!"
"That is to say, even if you find it, you may not be able to successfully destroy it?" Harry frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly became mentally shaken, "No, we still have the Sword of Gryffindor! Think about it! Destroying it must not be a problem!”
"Oh, good idea!" Hermione nodded, "Then the key is how to find it..."
Just when Hermione was about to share some of her guesses about this, Harry suddenly stretched out his hand and motioned for her to wait.
"Hermione, haven't you thought about asking Maka directly?" He asked doubtfully, "Since Maka has known about it for a long time, he must have also -" regarding the investigation of Horcruxes.
"I've thought about it!" Hermione interrupted him, but her expression looked a little tangled, "But do we really have to rely on Maka to move forward? Is this really good? I believe you feel it too. , when dealing with Voldemort, Maka was forced to run around the world, and he had to do everything alone... He was too hard!"
At this point, she and Luna looked at each other, and then continued: "So, after discovering this book, I found time to discuss it with Luna. Both she and I felt that we should try our best to Go help Maka, we can’t let him fight alone anymore!”
Following Hermione's words, Luna also nodded slightly, seeming to agree with Hermione's statement.
"Voldemort has failed again, and there has never been a safer time."
"Oh, that sounds good," Ron scratched his scalp, "We should work harder, of course, only after the OWLs exam..."
Seeing that they all reached an agreement quickly, Harry still felt that it was not appropriate - Maka's ability was there. If even he couldn't find the location of the Horcrux, he might find it first.
Perhaps because his understanding of the actual situation was too one-sided, even Harry, who was somewhat hesitant, never thought about whether Maka might be hiding something else.
After all, judging from the description in the book "Advanced Black Magic Revealed", almost anything can be used as a raw material for making Horcruxes. Just finding it is a huge problem. How can they know that there are mountains of unknowns buried behind it
"Okay, let's stop here for now!" Hermione put the book back on the bookshelf, then turned around and greeted, "It's time for us to go to the auditorium for dinner. If we don't go, there will be no dinner..."
"Oh! I've been waiting for you to say this!" Ron clapped his hands and said, "My stomach is almost starving."
Not long after, Harry followed the other three people and left the Room of Requirement with some doubts. Before walking out of the room, he turned his head slightly and took a distant look at the deepest bookshelf.
This research room filled with werewolf stone statues was as groggy as when I first saw it. Looking over the door, I could only see a blur of gray.
"Harry, what are you doing? Come here quickly—"
He hesitated slightly while holding the door handle. After hearing the call from his good friend Ron, he closed the door tightly with a click. As soon as his hand left the copper doorknob, the door of the Room of Requirement immediately blended into the wall and disappeared quickly.
"coming!"
Harry turned around and responded, then threw off his legs and ran towards the auditorium after Hermione and others who had taken the lead. From the window he passed by, he could see that the setting sun had already set, leaving only a slight blush on the horizon, which was being swallowed up by the approaching night.
"... No, maybe it's really because it's too hard to find! Or maybe it's hidden by Voldemort in some very dangerous place... Well, it's all possible." He thought secretly as he ran, "Also I got discouraged before I looked for it, which is not what I should do!"