Chapter 14: The Nature of Magic
The dark magic of the Harry Potter world is forbidden to spread at will.
For this, some people may have some questions, how can a curse be forbidden to spread whether it is a curse or not, whether it is evil or not, it depends on the person who uses the spell?
Just like a knife, the knife itself has nothing to do with good and evil, and only those who use the knife can distinguish between good and evil.
The use of a knife to kill and the use of a knife to save a person have nothing to do with the knife itself, but with the person who uses the knife, and the knife itself is just a tool.
Spells are the same, they are just tools in the hands of wizards, and it is up to the wizard to use black magic for good or evil, not for spells.
It's like using the most common levitation spell to control heavy objects to smash people to death, in this case, is it necessary to classify the levitation spell as black magic?
In that case, why did the black magic be banned?
This is not actually the case.
The dark arts in the Harry Potter universe are banned for no reason.
This starts with the Harry Potter world, the essence of magic.
The strength of the Harry Potter World Spell depends on the caster's own spirit.
The stronger the heart and the stronger the will, the stronger the spell will be.
Spells are divided into white magic and black magic.
White magic is a harmless spell that does not cause mental damage to the wizard itself after being cast.
Black magic, on the other hand, is a general term for those evil, dangerous, and powerful spells.
Only those who are truly strong-willed and of good character will be able to fully control these dangerous spells.
Those who are dark-hearted, cowardly, and cowardly are absolutely forbidden to touch the dark arts.
Take the most typical Avada mantra as an example.
The principle of this spell is that the wizard pours all his negative emotions into the spell.
The more evil, the darker the heart, the more crazy and tyrannical the person, the more negative emotions are infused, and the more powerful the spell is cast.
Every time a spell is cast, the caster must be subjected to it once, and these negative emotions will corrode over time, and over time, even the original decent wizard will inevitably become evil.
Not everyone has a strong spiritual essence and at the same time a good character.
There are very few wizards who possess both of these qualities, and if they don't die in the end, they all become famous heroes.
If the spread of black magic is not prohibited, under the spread of spells like the Avada Spell, those who learn this spell will inevitably use it, and more and more wizards will tend to twist their hearts.
This will plunge the entire wizarding world into darkness.
Another example is the Dark Lord of his youth, a Hogwarts triple student named Tom Riddle.
Because he was an orphan since he was a child, and because he was discriminated against because of the special nature of his own wizard, Tom's heart has always been full of darkness, but there is still room for salvation.
After entering Hogwarts, Tom Riddle was a diligent learner, thirsty for knowledge, and very polite, a handsome and excellent student, and his teachers made a good impression of him.
Only Dumbledore was faintly aware of the dark side of his heart.
However, wizards do not pay much attention to ideological education, which makes the dark side of Tom Riddle's heart grow.
Originally, the darkness was also dark, who didn't have a dark side in his heart, maybe in the future, Tom Riddle could meet someone who gave him love and lit up the light in his heart, and there would be no future Dark Lord.
But the bad thing is that Tom Riddle, who is excellent in character and learning, was appreciated by Horace Slughorn, the professor of Potions at the time.
I had the opportunity to enter the forbidden section of the Hogwarts library and find a copy of "Cutting-edge Dark Arts Demystified" inside.
In this book, a large amount of black magic is recorded, including the knowledge of Horcruxes.
It is conceivable that Tom Riddle, who was already dark in his heart, could not practice after being exposed to so many dark arts?
Since then, there has been no room for redemption.
In particular, the knowledge of murder to forge Horcruxes recorded in it fascinated him, and soon, he couldn't help it, and after accidentally killing Myrtle, he tried to create the first Horcrux.
And the lack of soul caused by the production of Horcruxes caused Voldemort's mind to continue to distort, just like Orochimaru who constantly transforms his body, becoming more and more perverted.
Since then, Tom Riddle has gone further and further down the path of evil, acting more and more insanely, and eventually, he has become the Dark Lord that everyone talks about.
And most of the black magic has a similar effect on the mind of wizards, so the administrative body of the wizarding world, the Ministry of Magic, has been strictly investigating the spread of black magic.
Especially in black magic, the three most depraving spells, the three unforgivable spells.
If anyone is found to be using it, they will be arrested and thrown into Azkaban, which is full of Dementors.
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Now that he has obtained a high-level black magic and achieved his goal, Xiao Han is ready to find a hidden place to practice these spells.
In the bustling city of London, practicing black magic is obviously a long life.
If Xiao Han dared to do this, in a matter of minutes, a large wave of Aurors would phantom over and form a group to watch.
It's still quite easy to get a fake passport, and the general agent buys a house, and the inspection is not strict, and it can still fool the past.
In addition, it is now a money society, and as long as there is a large amount of money, even those who are wanted criminals, there are many people who are willing to trade with it.
Because he didn't want to spend too much time on the road, Xiao Han just needed a relatively hidden place to practice black magic.
Therefore, Xiao Han mainly looked at the vicinity of London, whether there was such a remote place.
Soon, Xiao Han found that among the buying agents, there was a seaside cottage that met his needs, located in the southeast of England, in the island town of Essexi - West Mersey.
Connecting West Mersey to the English mainland is the Stud Causeway, which is the only way to West Mersey from the interior.
Twice a day, the causeway is flooded by the tide, and West Mersey is cut off from the mainland, creating a veritable island that cuts off the road to West Mersey.
Although the seafood is famous, it is only known to people in the vicinity, and the town does not have a large resident population.
Coupled with the fact that the weather is starting to get colder, there are even fewer people coming here.
Xiao Han is not a sociable person, he prefers to do what he likes at home by himself.
Living in the downtown area, like him, acting strangely and alone, after a long time, it will inevitably attract criticism.
Since moving to the seaside cottage, he has decided to make this his temporary base.
Here, he can place his summoned creatures and study magic.
In his spare time, he goes out to sea, swims, fishes, eats seafood, and then transforms the source point in the sea by the way.
For him now, he enjoys this life even more.
Anyway, in the era of the Internet desert, it's no fun to go outside, so it's more fun to study magic in a nest.
Perhaps because of the previous period of living alone in the half-plane, Xiao Han became a little more withdrawn.
Since he didn't want to be disturbed, Xiao Han cast a "Muggle Expulsion Charm" around the hut, so that ordinary people couldn't even find out about his hut.
But keep away from the crowd, and if you stay away from it for a long time, there will be problems.
In order to prevent himself from being separated from society for a long time and causing psychological problems, Xiao Han consciously let himself, every once in a while, come to London through teleportation, and then play all day to regulate his body and mind.
In fact, after thinking about it, there was no need to go to the trouble of buying a house, just find a land, build a house by himself, and then use the "Muggle Expulsion Charm" to hide it, and then he could live there.
Of course, if he did this, there would naturally be no house like the one he lives in now, which is similar to a villa with a sea view.