"Cutting-edge Dark Arts Revealed" - This is a detailed description of many terrifying dark arts, and when it comes to the study and analysis of dark arts, this book is still second to none in the field.

However, it is probably because its content is so detailed and accurate! So much so that it was directly stopped not long after its release, which made the survival of this book quite small.

It was a cradle of wizards like Hogwarts that even this kind of book was preserved - of course, even here, it was carefully stored in a forbidden area out of the reach of ordinary students, and was later taken directly by Dumbledore to the headmaster's study.

But it was this book on dark arts that amazed many dark wizards, and its author, Ole Bullock, was a well-known anti-dark arts scholar at the time. The reason why he wrote this book was to popularize the horror of black magic in the first place, and to make public some of the ways to deal with black magic.

It's a pity that Bullock is just an idealistic researcher after all, and he underestimated the dark side of people's hearts from the beginning. If it weren't for the Wizarding Council's timely efforts to stop his self-funded publications, the number of Dark Wizards would have doubled even as many as possible.

One Voldemort alone is enough for a person, isn't it?

"Hermione, you say...... Maca must have studied the dark magic in this book countless times, right? ”

In the Requirement Room, Harry cautiously flipped through the crunchy yellowed pages, his tone of voice distinctly tingling with fear.

"That's for sure." Hermione nodded slightly, and the eyes that landed on the bookshelf next to her were faintly complicated, "He likes to do research, no matter what kind of magic makes him curious, he has been like this since the first grade, and it hasn't changed." And more importantly, he always likes to do it alone......"

As she muttered these words, a look of memory gradually appeared on her face. But soon, when she inadvertently glanced in Luna's direction, she couldn't say anything about the rest of the words.

At this time, Harry was still cautiously looking through the tome, and naturally did not notice this small detail of Hermione. But Ron, who had already seen a little understanding, immediately noticed that something was wrong with Hermione.

He looked at Hermione, who suddenly closed her mouth, and then stole a glance at Luna, who was looking through the bookshelf by herself, as if he realized something, and his eyes suddenly rolled.

Hermione...... Are you suspicious of Maca? ”

"How is that possible!"

When Hermione heard this, she suddenly turned around as if she had been stepped on by the Crook Mountain.

"What Maca has been doing for us, for Hogwarts, will I not remember? Voldemort was defeated so quickly, and it was all his credit, and after knowing this, who could doubt him? She said loudly, "I just want to say that he always takes everything on his own, does everything by himself, and even buries such a big discovery as a Horcrux in his heart and never reveals it to anyone once, he ......"

As she spoke, Ron nodded thoughtfully, as if he was just listening to Hermione. But the slanted glance he had at Luna from time to time meant that his mind wasn't focused on what Hermione was saying.

As far as Ron's position is concerned, between Maca, Hermione, and Luna, he is undoubtedly in favor of Hermione. His voluntary abandonment is more because of Maca, if Maca can accept Hermione in the end, that ending may be the greatest salvation for him.

Therefore, instead of Hermione having scruples about Luna's existence, Ron would rather see a Hermione Granger who is still as determined as he was at the beginning.

Even if...... It's more of a personal wish for Ron.

Maybe it's because the impulse that started with Ron is slowly fading over time, or maybe it's because Luna is drawn to her words. Anyway, Hermione finally noticed what she was talking about after saying a lot about Maca.

“…… Well, all in all," Hermione took a hurried breath, pressing down on her mind for a moment, "I found this book here, and the method of making the Horcruxes detailed in it may be the reason why Voldemort was able to come back to life. Though...... Maca hadn't mentioned it to us, but since we found it ourselves, why don't we try to look into it too? ”

At this point, she paused for a moment before continuing: "As you can see from the description in the book, this is obviously a very powerful, very evil dark magic, and it is probably for this reason that Maca never told us. However, I don't want to be so protected by him all the time - it's impossible for Voldemort to come back for the time being, and if we don't work hard now, when will we wait? ”

"You're right," Harry looked up when he heard Harry, who was immersed in reading the contents of the book, "I saw that this passage about Horcruxes says - splitting one's own soul and injecting it into an object can create a Horcrux, and after the Horcrux is made, if the creator himself dies, he can keep the soul in his body and wait for the opportunity to be reborn. ”

“…… And as long as you find a way to destroy the Horcruxes, you can break this evil black magic! Hermione continued, "yes, I didn't expect that this book even had a solution written in it. ”

"So, finding the Horcruxes is the biggest problem?" Ron said.

"No, I'm afraid it's more than just finding it," Hermione reached out and flipped a few pages from the book floating in front of her, pointing to one of the lines, "It's written here, to make a Horcrux indestructible, dark wizards usually cast as powerful a spell as possible on it...... If it's Voldemort, the magic above is definitely very powerful! ”

"In other words, even if you find it, you won't necessarily succeed in destroying it?" Harry frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly felt shocked, "No, we still have the Gryffindor Sword!" If you want to destroy it, it must not be a problem! ”

"Oh, great idea!" Hermione nodded, "Well, it's all about finding it......"

Just as Hermione was about to share some of her guesses about this, Harry suddenly stretched out his hand and motioned for her to wait.

"Hermione, didn't you think to ask Maca directly?" He said suspiciously, "Since Maca already knew, then the investigation of the Horcruxes, he must also-"

"I thought about it!" Hermione interrupted him, her expression a little tangled, "But are we really going to rely on Maca all the time?" Is that really good? I'm sure you also felt that when dealing with Voldemort before, Maca was forced to run all over the world, and he had to do everything alone...... He's working so hard! ”

At this point, she and Luna looked at each other for a moment, and then continued, "So, after discovering this book, I found time to discuss it with Luna. She and I both felt that we should help Maca as much as we could, and we couldn't let him fight alone anymore! ”

As Hermione spoke, Luna nodded slightly, as if agreeing with Hermione's statement.

"Voldemort has failed again, and there has never been a safer time than now."

"Oh, that sounds good," Ron scratched his head, "we should have worked harder, of course. LS exam after ......"

Seeing that several of them quickly came to an agreement, Harry still didn't think it was right - Maca's skills were there, if even he hadn't been able to find the Horcrux, could he find it first?

Perhaps because his understanding of the actual situation was still too one-sided, even Harry, who was somewhat hesitant, never thought about whether Maca would hide something else.

After all, as described in the book "Secrets of Cutting-Edge Dark Magic", almost anything can be used as a raw material for making Horcruxes. Just finding it is a big problem, how can they know that there is a mountain of unknowns buried behind this matter?

"Alright, let's stop here!" Hermione put the book back on the shelf, then turned around and beckoned, "We should go to the auditorium for dinner, if we don't go, there will be no ...... for dinner."

"Oh! Just wait for you to say that! Ron clapped his hands and said, "My stomach is almost hungry." ”

It wasn't long before Harry left the Room with the other three with some doubts. Before stepping out of the door, he turned his head slightly, glancing at the deepest bookshelf.

The research room, filled with werewolf stone statues, was as groggy as it had been seen at first, and when you looked at the doorway, you could only see a vague gray.

"Harry, what are you doing? Come here—"

He hesitated slightly in his grip on the doorknob, and only then clicked the door shut again after hearing his buddy Ron's call. As soon as he left the brass doorknob, the door of the Room of Requirement immediately melted into the wall and quickly vanished.

"It's coming!"

Harry turned around in response, then shook off his legs and ran after Hermione and the others who were one step ahead of him towards the Great Hall. From the window hole he passed, he could see that the sun had set, and only a slight red halo was left in the sky, which was being swallowed up by the approaching night.

“…… No, maybe it's because it's so hard to find! Or maybe it was hidden in some very dangerous place by Voldemort...... Well, it's all possible. He thought to himself as he ran, "It's not what I'm supposed to do to be deflated before I can find it!" ”