Chapter 861: Quirrell: I've Gradually Understood Everything (Asking for a Monthly Pass!)
"Professor Quirrell, it's a safe win-win attempt, right?"
Elena smiled and whispered, her fingers tapping unconsciously on the tabletop.
"Whether it's the will to crack the magnetic field of Hogwarts, to change the existing energy system in the wizarding world, to help wizards understand the nature of their powers...... You should be able to easily see these meaningful, great things, right?"
Quirinus Quirrell opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Elena doesn't go into too much detail, and in today's slow-paced era, even the concept of the network is a half-finished product that has not yet been formed, let alone the more distant concepts of communication base stations and mobile hotspots.
But the light and understatement of her mouth was enough to make Quirinus Quirrell's back break out in a cold sweat.
Quirrell froze in place, not knowing what expression to use in response.
Elena could imagine the future unbridled because she knew the context of the next few decades, but for Quirinus Quirrell, he could only have a vague abstract outline of what the "Hogwarts Wizarding Magnetic Field" Elena called - he had always had an inexplicable fear of the young Dark Lord.
In fact, this is also the common feeling of most wizards when facing Elena.
After all, unlike Dumbledore and Grindelwald, wizards who have traces to follow and gradually rise into the sky, Elena Kaslana is like a meteor who suddenly broke into the wizarding world, without any signs and growth past.
In less than a year, she had crushed the Gringotts elves head-on in what they did best.
In addition to this, the Fairy Empress, Miss Destiny, and Miss "Fool" of the SCP Foundation...... She was covered with a dazzling aura that too many normal people might not be able to reach when they looked up, and she was now less than twelve years old, and the thought of "how terrible it would be if she were an adult" terrified Quirinus Quirrell.
No wizard had ever been able to suppress Voldemort when he first entered the school, not even Merlin.
When the encounter took place in the Forbidden Forest, Quirinus Quirrell could clearly see the chilling indifference in the little witch's eyes, not the cruelty of a murderous and ruthless dark wizard, but an even more terrifying expressionβthe indifference of a god-like looking down on the ants, and that kind of ...... Condescending playfulness.
With the exception of Voldemort, who is now missing, and Quirrell, no one else has ever seen such a look.
There is no doubt that in that young body, there must be an extremely terrifying demon god.
And the most terrifying thing is that neither Albus Dumbledore, nor so many wizards in the school, seems to be aware of the little witch's unnormal human mentality - Quirrell does not dare to say or ask.
If Hogwarts had fallen, he would at least try to live until the day the message was delivered.
"You look scared of me......?
After a few seconds, Elena looked at Quirrell, who was beginning to sweat on his forehead, and sighed lightly.
"All in all, even for the sake of your magic, please cooperate with Lady Arkhipovna's research, which is largely up to you...... This is also what you are still alive now...... One of the values ......"
In this extremely strange time, no one will understand the future world in her mouth.
No matter how she portrays it, most of them will eventually be filled beyond recognition by the old ideas in people's minds, and the most convenient way is naturally to put on the cloak of the demon king and use the ancient threatening way to promote all changes.
In the face of Elena's threat, Quirrell nodded solemnly as if he had finally broken free.
β...... Why...... I'm so cute......"
Glancing at Quirrell's trembling reaction, Elena pursed her lips in frustration and said.
"In addition to the experiments here, you come to the office tonight and wait for me, Professor Lockhart will also be with you, in the next academic year, in order to break the barriers of Hogwarts house, you need to make your debut as an idol......"
"Even (I)...... Idol (idol) ...... become a ...... False gods?!"
β...... Eh, a false god?!"
Looking at Quirinus Quirrell, who looked dazed, Elena was stunned for half a second, and then suddenly reacted.
That's right!
In this day and age, it seems that the word "idol" is not used much for the time being.
Especially in the wizarding world, where social civilization is relatively disjointed, most wizards' understanding of vocabulary is still stuck in the initial sense of hundreds of years ago - because of the magical language, it may even be older.
As a former Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts, Quirrell has a wealth of knowledge in addition to his magical prowess.
Merely......
The word "idol" was so high, which was a bit unexpected to her.
In this way, if her next explanation is too superficial, will she suddenly make a crack in the image of the demon king full of majesty in Quirrell's heart?
After all, this was pretty much the little majesty she had left in Hogwarts.
Quirinus Quirrell glanced at Elena, who was silent, and whispered.
"By the way, hmm...... Is this my test of entry? Miss Kaslana. β
At the orientation last night, Gilderoy Lockhart told him a lot about the changes at Hogwarts, and the most talked about was of course the "New Hogwarts Curriculum Standards" education reform that was being implemented.
Unlike the Hogwarts that Quirrell was familiar with, the Hogwarts professors were now much more demanding than they had ever been.
Even established professors such as Horace Slughorn went through a series of assessments and screenings before becoming a Potions professor, except for subjects that had not been formally taught before, and the conditions would be slightly more relaxed.
Unfortunately, the Muggle Studies section where he was about to take up was not among the vacancies.
Since he stepped down as Professor of Muggle Studies the year before and took over as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, the professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts has been held by Ms. Carrydy Bubagi.
Even though Quirrell had previously served as a professor of this course, there were still some problems when it came to changing majors twice.
As for who is the main promoter of this "new course standard", Quirinus Quirrell, who signed the deed of sale in the ward, naturally knows quite well - the little witch in front of him is one of the chief examiners hidden behind the scenes.
"Onboarding...... Oh, you already know that......"
The silly hair on Elena's head made a small question mark, and she nodded very naturally.
"Don't be too nervous, it's just a routine process of recording and asking, you can just talk about it roughly, after all, then we can explain to the Hogwarts Board and the Ministry of Magic that Hogwarts can't be special-"
"Okay, I see. Rest assured, I haven't forgotten that knowledge. β
Quirinus Quirrell had a look on his face that was indeed the case, thought for a moment, and continued.
"Well, idol, it's a very old word, from ancient Greece - it originally meant apparition, phantom, that is, the imaginary demon of the people. β
A fantasy monster?
So, Luna's scimitar-horned snorer is also one of the "idols"?
Elena smiled and nodded, crumbling in her mind as she motioned for Quirrell to continue.
As a little devil who is good at making up stories, what she is most accustomed to is not making up lies out of thin air, but based on people's cognition and understanding, she can appropriately guide some interesting brain supplements.
"In that ancient period, Muggles shaped invisible illusionary species and gods into visible sculptures based on the verbal descriptions of wizards, as well as their own imagination, and also became the hallmarks of early magical worship. β
"Around the time of the establishment of Hogwarts, due to the intensification of conflicts between the non-wizarding world and the wizarding world, the Muggle church began to oppose the worship of magic, so to cast statues of wizards and magical creatures is to treat wizards and magical creatures as gods, which is considered by many Muggles to be disrespectful and blasphemous - since then, its meaning has become a false god. β
Then, Quirinus Quirrell shrugged his shoulders and said with some disapproval.
"And by the time the conflict between the wizarding and non-wizarding worlds was at its highest, the term was directly extended to Muggles to believe in all those who were defined as 'heretics' - and of course, for quite some time, idol was referring more or less to wizards, or more precisely, to wizards with a large number of Muggle followers. β
Well, I see, it's very much in line with the logic of some religions.
Elena nodded thoughtfully, and commented seriously in her heart with great calm.
"So, Miss Caslana, you just said ......"
Quirinus Quirrell swallowed nervously, looked at Elena with a solemn gaze, and couldn't help but take a deep breath, as if telling some terrible conspiracy, and whispered cautiously.
"Your intention to make me and Lockhart icons of the new age means that we are ready to start anew into another world, recasting the glory that wizards gave up hundreds of years ago under the persecution of the Muggle Church......
"Uh-huh, that's right, it's going to march into-huh?!"
Elena nodded subconsciously, her face stiffening slightly.
Wait a minute!
This special script has changed!
If the word idol in the wizarding world does not mean a simple idol, but a wizard leader who leads a crowd without magical talents, then the meaning of this march has become a real march, right?!
In normal times, Elena would most likely respond casually and strengthen her demon aura.
But Quirinus Quirrell and Gilderoy Lockhart are two dangerous elements!
If she really said that, then maybe in a few months, she would not be greeted by a Hogwarts popularity election, but thousands of brainwashed fanatics screaming and declaring war on the Ministry of Magic and non-magical churches.
Of course, before that, maybe her evil handicap would be "limited to one for one" by Dumbledore.
"Professor Quirrell, you may have misunderstood what I meant......"
Elena thought for a moment, coughed lightly, and explained helplessly.
"Actually, what I just meant was that I want you and Professor Lockhart to pack it up a little bit, and become popular among the students at Hogwarts, and become the kind of celebrities that people adore and love β oh yes, a bit like the 'Weird Sisters,' but more commercialized and trafficked β not just artists. β
"I understand, I understand...... Now is not the time, we have to try slowly. β
Quirinus Quirrell nodded quickly and said with a serious expression.
Ever since waking up in Salzburg's magical wards and confronting Gellert Grindelwald, he's been wondering what kind of grand undertaking it would take to gather so many top wizards.
And now, he is finally gradually understanding everything.
The war has begun, and Grindelwald, Dumbledore, and even more top wizards, the wizarding doors that symbolize the civilization of the wizarding world and stand at the top of the pyramid, have not forgotten the glory of magic because of hundreds of years of dormancy.
"Ahh
Glancing at the solemn look on Quirinus Quirrell's face, Elena put her right hand on her forehead with some headaches.
Elena suddenly began to think about it.
Speaking of which, whether Quirinus Quirrell recognized Tom Riddle or not is still a mystery that can never be solved in the original books, even if he may not have surrendered to Voldemort, but what if it is an impact?
After all, his symbiotic relationship with Voldemort lasted for more than a year, and it was obviously impossible to have no impact at all.
Perhaps Quirrell wouldn't fully agree with Tom Riddle's almost pathological pure-blood theory and illogical pure-blood wizard supremacy, but ......
If it's just wizard supremacy, or if it's the restoration of magical brilliance, it's probably not a good thing to say.
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