In fact, Evan was no less frightened than Malfoy. He didn't expect that he would cast this black magic, let alone succeed.

This dark magic that attacks the soul is very esoteric and complex, and requires a strong magic power and a deep magical theory as a foundation.

At Aven's level, he originally thought he couldn't cast it.

Even if it was only an inadvertent success, it also showed that Aiwen's strength had indeed improved a lot recently, but he didn't feel happy at all.

He staggered back to the Gryffindor common room, not hearing anyone talking to him.

He sat alone on the couch in front of the fireplace for a long time, thinking about it.

Thinking of the consequences of that dark magic, Evan realized the fear in his heart.

He kept asking himself, why did he study these black magic in the first place, knowing that there would be such a result?

In this situation, he doesn't know if he should continue to study according to the current line of thought?

Continuing on, he may have great power, but there is no guarantee that he will not get lost in it and become an evil dark wizard like Voldemort.

The temptation of power can sometimes be really hard to choose.

Perhaps, he should think differently

Late at night, the Gryffindor common room was empty except for Aven.

He stared at the jumping fire in the fireplace in a daze, and sat there alone in a daze.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and someone came out of the bedroom.

Evan turned around and saw Hermione in her pink pajamas walking towards her.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" he asked, surprised.

"I'm worried about you, what the hell is going on?" Hermione said uncomfortably as she sat down on the couch next to Aven, "You don't look right tonight, you just nodded when I said goodnight to you." ”

"I was thinking about things and didn't hear your voice. Evan explained.

"What are you thinking?" Hermione moved forward.

She stared at Evan intensely, her brown eyes gleaming with charm in the candlelight.

Seeing Hermione's beautiful, intelligent eyes, Evan was slightly distracted.

It took him three seconds to come to his senses.

Evan was so familiar with Hermione that he knew that the other party must have noticed something, and if she didn't explain it clearly, she wouldn't give up.

He hesitated for a moment and decided to tell Hermione everything.

Although the study of dark arts was taboo and should be done secretly by one, Evan did not want to hide anything from Hermione.

He trusted Hermione, not to mention that he wanted to hear what the other party had to say.

"I just ran into Malfoy at the stairs, and they're going to ambush me!" said Evan, hesitantly, "Don't worry, Hermione, I'm fine. I used a spell to repel them, it was a dark magic, very deep, very complex, and at the same time very evil, and I didn't expect to be able to cast it!"

"Dark magic?!" Hermione looked up at Evan in dismay.

"You know, I've been researching magic lately, and I've been working on dark arts books from the Black family's collection. Evan said stiffly, noticing the growing look of surprise on Hermione's face.

"Oh my God, you're studying dark magic?!" Hermione couldn't believe it, "I can't believe it, how can you do that? It's not right, the book says that dark magic is very evil, only dark wizards do"

"In order to improve your strength, in the face of dark wizards and an uncertain future, it is always good to know more about dark magic. Aven's voice grew smaller and smaller, and he looked at Hermione with a pleading gaze.

"You mean, you don't learn these dark arts to use them, or use that knowledge to do anything bad, but to better understand?"

"That's right, that's it!" even Evan himself felt a little entangled in this reason.

Whether others believe it or not, he really thinks this way.

Throughout, Evan wasn't prepared to learn or master these dark arts, and his purpose in conducting research was not to use them.

He didn't want to be an evil dark wizard, perhaps because of his preconceived notions, Evan had always been deeply prejudiced and wary of dark magic.

But as an important part of magic, black magic is indispensable. If you want to become a powerful wizard, you must study the dark arts, which is an indispensable part, and only by understanding the dark arts can you better deal with it, which is also the teaching philosophy that Hogwarts Defence Against the Dark Arts has always adhered to.

But it is undeniable that the dark magic is too powerful, and the power comes too easily.

As the research deepens, it is inevitable that it will be subject to various temptations and tests.

In the face of these temptations, many people do not stick to their original intentions and end up getting lost.

"If it's just research and understanding, I don't think it's a problem. Hermione said worriedly, "But it's dark magic after all, you have to be careful!"

"I know, in fact, what happened tonight that I have discovered that the study of magic has recently gone into a false misunderstanding, which is very dangerous, and I am reflecting on it. "But I didn't know what to do, I kept hesitating."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Hermione looked at Evan carefully for a long time, then suddenly stretched out her little hand to hold Evan tightly, and said slowly, "I once said that no matter what happens, I will always believe you. Aven, promise me not to disappoint me, okay?"

"I promise you, I won't let you down. Evan nodded and replied with great seriousness, "Thank you, Hermione, for always believing in me!"

Seeing Hermione in front of him, Evan finally made up his mind.

On the comfy couch in front of the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room, the two of them talked for a long time until the middle of the night, when Hermione went back to her bedroom to sleep.

When it was time for him to be alone again, Evan took out his recent research notes and threw them into the fire, watching them burn to ashes.

Since the study of dark arts is inevitable and cannot be abandoned, Evan decides to change his research strategy. He plans to use these black arts as a basis to deeply analyze the principles, structures, and theories involved in magic, and study ways to resist them, so as to improve his strength.

In doing so, the difficulty of magic research is several times higher than before.

But the benefits were much smaller, and it didn't allow Evan to improve his strength quickly, but he didn't regret it, as promised, he didn't want to disappoint Hermione.

In Aven's mind, Dumbledore had also dabbled in the Dark Arts when he was younger, and he may have faced the same choice.

In the end, he paid a terrible price, his sister lost her life, and he repented and came to his senses.

This was the regret of Dumbledore's life, and it was only after that that that he devoted himself to the fight against the dark arts.

Evan reminds himself not to repeat the mistakes of the past, to cherish it after loss, like Dumbledore, or to become a puppet of power like Voldemort.

For Hermione's sake, for his own sake, he had to keep his guard on his toes and not let up. (To be continued.) )