Chapter 289: Time Magic (10,000 Words Big Chapter Subscription Request)

There is no doubt that Lily Yinwans's condition after her resurrection gave Zuo Si a glimpse into the tip of the iceberg after the death of this world.

Because before that, he had always been curious about the Grim Reaper mentioned in the "Tales of the Poet Bean".

If there really is a god of death in this world, then no matter whether good or evil, no one or soul should normally be allowed to break the balance between life and death.

It's as if Faeron, whether it's the evil god of death in ancient times, or the equally evil Mirko in his successor, or Kranvo, who will tear off the priesthood of death from Shirek in a few years and become the first neutral camp of death, is extremely disgusted and repulses those who escape death through all kinds of methods.

Because the existence of these people challenges the authority of the Grim Reaper.

In the days of Neseriel, when Jaeger was the god of death, he would often go to the arcanists who were about to run out of life and wanted to use the life-extending potion, and then create some so-called "accidents" so that the other party could not drink the potion, and finally died suddenly in his room.

Mirko is a little better, but simply likes to create fear to gain the awe of mortals, and make them know that they are forever waiting for them at the moment of death.

He even allows the undead who believe in him to continue to exist, but if they do not believe in themselves, they will be ruthlessly destroyed.

As for the next generation of the god of death, Cranvo, is equally committed to fighting the undead and lichs that roam the mortal world.

So if there really is a Grim Reaper in this world, then the ghosts that roam around Hogwarts, and the dark wizards who use Horcruxes to achieve immortality, should be terrified now.

Coupled with the amnesia that appeared after Lily Yin Vance came back from the dead, Zuo Si was more and more convinced that there were no gods in this world at all, and the world that the soul went to after death was also a chaos.

As for the Grim Reaper mentioned in the story, the truth should be closer to a certain powerful wizard back then.

With this in mind, Zoth soon found Aberforth and the newly resurrected Ariana in the graveyard in Godric's Hollow.

Just as he had expected, the girl, who looked to be fourteen years old and a little thin, had a completely degraded soul back to the state of a newborn baby, unable to even speak or communicate, but simply dancing and moving, and her mouth uttered a burst of "Yi Yi Ya Ya".

As for Aberforth, he was in a completely overwhelmed panic at the moment, draped a blanket over his sister, and kept telling about what had happened back then, trying to wake her up from this strange state.

But unfortunately, for Ariana, who only has a baby-like cognitive level, she couldn't understand what her brother was saying, but was frightened by the other party's excited face and cried.

Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, Zuo Si grabbed Aberforth, who was trying to show the girl the family album, and shouted in a slightly helpless tone: "Enough! Stop! Haven't you noticed that she only has the same level of intelligence and cognition as a baby? ”

"Baby...... Infant?! ”

Aberforth subconsciously stopped all movements, looked at his sister's blue eyes, and sure enough, he found that there was only baby-like innocence in them, but there was no sign of wisdom, and he immediately couldn't help but ask, "How can this be?" Ariana was fourteen years old when she died! And not four months! ”

Zuo Si patiently explained: "This is about to involve the world after death.

In fact, it's not you who have this problem, Professor Snape has the same problem.

After the resurrection, Lily Yin Vance also has a very serious amnesia, but it is far less serious than your sister, at least her language skills and thinking logic are quite clear.

If you guessed correctly, this is due to the number of years after experiencing death.

The longer you die, the more you forget.

Lily Yinwans has only been dead for a decade, so her amnesia is not severe enough to support her personality and what she has learned.

But Ariana has been dead for almost a hundred years, and it would be nice to be able to successfully regain her original soul.

Now she's pretty much formatted.

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that you wizards don't understand computers and memory, and you don't know what formatting is.

To put it simply, your sister's soul and memory have been completely erased, and now it is like a pure and flawless blank slate.

In a way, that's not a bad thing.

At least she will completely forget the terrible things that happened in her childhood, and grow up like a normal child through learning, observation and imitation, and eventually become a sunny, healthy girl.

Of course, considering that her body and brain have developed to the point of fourteen years old, the process will be very fast, and it will only take a year or two at most.

In the meantime, you'll probably have to be ready to be a daddy. ”

"What do you mean...... Take care of her like a baby? Aberforth was instantly shocked.

Because although he also took care of his sister for a while, he has absolutely zero experience in taking care of babies!

Especially for a giant 14-year-old baby, at least a woman must be in charge of taking care of it, otherwise it will be very embarrassing to help him bathe and go to the toilet.

But the problem is that I can't ask someone to help take care of it.

Because Aberforth had exposed his identity in front of many people at the Pig's Head Bar before, there must be a lot of people staring at him now.

When the time comes, if a fourteen-year-old girl suddenly appears in the family, anyone will be suspicious.

Especially the incomparably sharp and intelligent brother, who will guess the truth almost immediately, kill him to find his theory, and even take Ariana away.

Zuo Si sensed the nervousness and anxiety of the old man in front of him, and comforted him: "Don't worry, this is not a big trouble. I can lend you a house-elf, but you'll have to prepare the house yourself. After so many years of incognito, you should have enough savings to buy a house, right? ”

"Of course! I can still get hundreds of thousands of gold galleons. Aberforth nodded hurriedly.

Like Snape, since seeing the resurrection of his loved ones who he had been thinking about day and night, not only was his brain clouded by emotions, but his IQ had plummeted.

"Then go to Gringotts for some Muggle money, and then control a Muggle at will, let him use the money to buy a house in his own name, and then cast the Oblivion Charm on it. That way, you'll be able to quietly bypass the attention of the entire wizarding world and raise Ariana there until she is old enough to live on her own. You can visit every few days, but not too often. ”

Zuo Si gave a full set of suggestions straightforwardly.

Considering Ariana's sensitive identity, it is definitely not possible to raise in the British wizarding world with a narrow social circle.

Because anyone who sees her signature dark blue eyes and facial features that are very similar to the two Dumbledore brothers will easily associate with the Headmaster of Hogwarts.

On the contrary, because of the secrecy law in the Muggle world, there are hardly many wizards who pay attention.

In addition, London is originally an international metropolis with a very large permanent population, and the possibility of being found is very small.

It's like the best way to hide a drop of water is to throw it into the ocean.

In this way, accompanied by Zuo Si, it took Aberforth two days to buy a house in a relatively remote community.

The house-elf Calvi is summoned to take care of Ariana.

After everything was arranged, he returned to his lodgings and began to try to study the "Time Reversal Spell".

Due to reading the research records of the Department of Mysteries, as well as a large number of related considerations.

Therefore, Zuo Si did not rashly use the spell directly, but first tried to source it, that is, to obtain a stable spell structure.

This spell structure was then used to create a magic item similar to a time turner, and a lot of experimentation was conducted.

For example, put a few birds and snakes that you bought a lot of money in, and then activate the magic items to observe their state after the time reversal ends.

As a result, on the first attempt, all four birds and snakes were degenerated into silver eggs under the influence of time magic.

"Incredible! It turns out that this magic does not affect the surrounding environment, but one or more specific individuals. But if you improve it, you can turn it into an attack spell, reversing or increasing its age. Zuo Si touched his chin with an excited expression.

Without a doubt, time magic was by far the most complex and magical magic he had ever encountered.

However, the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries has strictly forbidden all travel and peeping into the future when conducting research.

That's why the time turner can only go back in time and not travel into the future.

After all, everything that happened in the past is known, and even traveling through the past can be artificially avoided from having too much impact on the timeline.

But the future is completely unknown, and any small move can have a ripple effect.

Therefore, prohibiting snooping on the future is definitely a very wise choice.

If Zuo Si guessed correctly, the witch who had been trapped for five days and aged like she had passed five centuries should have been affected by the time reversal spell, not that she had actually spent five centuries in the past timeline.

Even a long-lived wizard could not live for five hundred years without the help of a life-prolonging potion refined from the Philosopher's Stone.

Over the next few days, he fell into a mad fascination with the magic of time, constantly experimenting with magic items and birds and snakes.

Eventually, all four young bird snakes, which were originally only the size of a palm, turned into behemoths with a body length of more than seven meters.

Obviously, this is all the result of time magic acting on them.

Zuosi directly made it into a minion card, ending the first phase of his research on the "Time Reversal Spell".

Through extensive experimentation and observation, as well as an understanding of Feron's unique magical system, he has almost mastered the art of making time work on a target for a short time.

Although it cannot last more than a minute, and it is not possible to make a creature directly age, die, or degenerate back to its pre-natal state, it will become an old dragon clock or a child a few years old in this way.

But even this can give you a huge advantage in an instant in a close fight.

In addition, if this spell is used on an older and stronger minion such as a dragon, it can also instantly change from adult to old, from old age to ancient dragon, and even to the primeval age group.

The only drawback is that the consumption is too large.

If you use the spell casting method of this world to release this spell, it will drain almost half of the magic power of the lv17 wizard class at once.

The cast method of converting to Feren requires a minimum of one nine-ring spell slot.

Fortunately!

Zuo Si's true power comes from the Traveling Mage, so he combined the two spell casting methods to make the magic card of [Reverse Millennium].

When the spell card is active, target creature's age is instantaneous for up to 1,000 years or rewinds 1,000 years, depending on the caster's choice, but the maximum cap does not exceed the creature's age and lifespan.

In other words, if it was a dragon who had lived for more than a thousand years, he could naturally become two thousand years old or tens of years old or even one or two hundred years old under the influence of the spell.

But if it is replaced by a short-lived person, it will fluctuate in the first few decades at most.

In short, after testing, Zuo Si was quite satisfied with the power and effect of this magic card.

With the invention of the [Reverse Millennium] spell and made into cards, the number of card draws immediately increased by one, counting the accumulation of previous unused spells reached as many as ten.

Without any hesitation, he directly chose to open the draw on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, ten cards with different glitters appeared in the palm of the palm out of thin air.

One of the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the Earth-Shaking Elephant from the Zendikar plane.

Like the Plate Crusher and the Oranri Hydra, this is a giant creature that can easily reach the size of a football field when it reaches adulthood.

In addition to having a trunk like an elephant and more than one pair of sturdy tusks, it is closer to a dinosaur like a triceratops, covered in a hard cuticle several meters thick, and its head is wrapped in layers of bones like a huge crown, and even has sharp horns at the top.

Once this terrifying beast began to charge, a violent tremor would be felt for tens of kilometers around, hence the name "earth-shaking", and almost no walls or fortifications could withstand its impact.

And like the Oranri Bully, the Earthshaker can grow infinitely based on the number of green land cards.

It's just that it doesn't have any special abilities, and it just keeps stacking physical attack, defense, size, and vitality, which is the ultimate melee unit.

The appearance of [Earth-Shaking Elephant] made Zuo Si once again have a strong desire to see the Zendikar plane.

Because that place was literally a paradise for traveling mages, whether it was its abundant magical energy that was about to overflow, or the super-giant creatures and elements that evolved in the high-magic environment, he couldn't help but drool.

Keep in mind that the Oranri Hydra, Earthshaker, and Plate Crusher are at best "little guys" in Zendikar.

The really huge island that is like the entire living earth element, and the super water element, fire element, and wind element that can even shroud a radius of dozens of kilometers in it can be regarded as a little bit of a card.

But as soon as he thought of the three Eldrazi Titans sealed in it, Zuo Si immediately suppressed this impulse and desire.

No, the time has not yet come, and it is still too weak......

He admonished himself in his heart.

Of course, in addition to the [Earth-shaking Elephant], Zuo Si also drew a [Spliced Corpse Embedded Beast].

This thing is summoned as a disgusting-looking giant tentacle monster, but some of the opponent's abilities can be gained by killing the target and devouring the spliced corpse.

For example, if it devours and controls a red dragon, then it may gain the ability to breathe fire, and if it kills the green dragon, it may be acid mist or poison.

Anyway, the more corpses devoured, the stronger its combat power will be.

But what really intrigued Zuo Si was the small print in the last line of the card description, which was custom-made by Necromantic Wizard Lu Dewei according to the client's requirements.

Because the name reminded him of another time and space full of gothic horror style - Innitree.

Unlike the magical Zendikar, Innistrad is a relatively barren world filled with black negative energy.

If all dead people are not handled properly, there is a high probability that they will automatically transform into undead creatures.

Werewolves and vampires are the most distinctive creatures of the area.

As for the human race, they can only barely resist the invasion of these dark monsters with the help of angels.

One of the Ancient Brigade mages who sealed the three Eldrazi Titans in Zendikar, the vampire Sorin Markov, was born from Innistrad.

The necromantic wizard Lu Dewei is the plane's best necromantic alchemist and expert in the creation of corpse-embedded creatures.

"Is Zendikar after Innistrad again? It seems that the owner of the inheritance has really been to many places. Zuo Si stared at the card in his hand and muttered to himself.

Putting away the two instantly recognizable minion cards, he quickly swept through the magic cards, revealing that most of them were necromancy, blood magic, and cursed magic related to the plane of Innitree.

Among them, the users of necromantic magic are basically necromantic alchemists and corpse splicers like Lu Dewei, as well as another type of necromancer called the Ghoul Shepherd.

The former is the acquisition of new undead creatures by dismembering and reassembling corpses, while the latter is simply and brutally infinitely resurrecting and controlling corpses.

If Faeron's necromancer controls the number and strength of the undead directly related to his own cast level, then the characteristic of the Inistrian Ghoul Shepherd is that there is no upper limit to the control of the undead.

With enough corpses and magic, they can pull up all the human and animal corpses buried in the entire cemetery overnight as cannon fodder.

In order to prevent this from happening, the humans of Yin Nitrid will even use an iron cage to completely nail the coffin buried in the ground.

As for blood magic, it's what vampires do best.

By controlling the blood and sucking it, these spells can be used not only to carry out mass killings, but also to strengthen themselves.

Since Zuo Si had just turned the vampire queen Badi into a minion under his control, these spells could still come in handy.

In contrast, the curse magic used by the werewolves is more than a step worse, and it is estimated that they can only be used for research, and then made into potions or taught to the little werewolves of the mage tower in other ways to slightly strengthen their combat effectiveness at night.

Just as Zuo Si had just thrown ten cards into the deck, the house-elf North hurriedly walked in from outside with a copy of the Daily Prophet and dozens of letters.

"Master, the Ministry of Magic has finally announced that you have created a second Philosopher's Stone."

"Oh? What does it say in the newspapers? Zuo Si asked with interest.

"They trumpeted your alchemy skills and asked Nicol Lemay to give a professional review. But...... They concealed the idea of magical mercury and its ability to bring people back from the dead. North replied cautiously.

When Zuo Si heard it, he immediately said sarcastically: "Sure enough, it was as I expected.

A timid bureaucrat like Fudge doesn't have the courage to reveal the truth, and at best makes secret deals with powerful pure-blood families.

Perhaps it won't be long before the wizards who died in the last great war will be resurrected one by one.

In the same way, the world will become more and more interesting. ”

"You're saying that Fudge will allow the resurrection of those who have been dead for more than a decade?" North's mouth grew in surprise.

"Of course. As long as the pure-blood families trumpet his exploits a little, and then secretly stuff a large sum of money through donations and other means, Fudge will definitely approve some of the dead wizards to participate in the so-called resurrection experiment.

Even if there was an objection from within the Ministry, he could refute it with an excuse such as asking for the consent of his family.

I'm curious, though, which of so many pure-blood families will be the first to sit still. ”

As he said this, Zuo Si's eyes flashed with a chilling light.

The number of deaths during the First Wizarding War was quite staggering.

At the height of the war, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic were almost indistinguishable from the Death Eaters.

Batius Crouch, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the time, even issued a temporary law in the name of justice, allowing his men to legally use the Three Unforgivable Spells to kill, control, and torture what they considered to be enemy targets.

Robert McGonagall Jr., one of the brothers of Professor McGonagall, Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, died at the hands of the Death Eaters in this brutal struggle to the death.

As for the pure-blood family, the losses are even more staggering.

In particular, one of the twenty-eight pure-bloods, the Blake family, the only male member eligible to inherit the family business was Sirius, the only seedling, who was imprisoned in Azkaban and waiting to die.

So when it is learned that there is a way in this world that can bring people back from the dead, whether it is for practical needs or emotional reasons, there will be a large number of people who want to resurrect their relatives and friends.

In the face of such a surge of public opinion, it is impossible for the Ministry of Magic to completely reject or turn a blind eye.

These circumstances had been anticipated when Zuo Si handed over the Philosopher's Stone to Fudge.

"I think you'll know that by reading these letters."

As he spoke, North held the thick stack of envelopes in his arms with both hands.

Seeing the red wax seals with family crests printed on them, Zuo Si picked up a few of them casually, and teased with a smile: "The Avery family, I remember that there should be members of their family who have joined the Death Eaters."

The Caro family is another family that has produced several Death Eaters.

There are also the Notts, the Roziers, the Selwyns, the Travers family......

Sure enough, they couldn't help jumping out one by one.

It seems that the fiasco of the last war has caused them to lose a lot of important members.

In addition, the wording and titles of these letters are very interesting, and almost without exception they are honorifics, from Your Excellency to the Master.

According to the pride of the pure-blood nobles, shouldn't they be called mudbloods with contempt for me, a Muggle-born student?

Why all of a sudden change of attitude? ”

The house-elf thought for a moment and immediately replied, "I think this may be because I announced to the head of Dumbledore that you have the blood of the noble Dumbledore family in you." With this report, I'm afraid that no one in the wizarding world will see you as a Muggle anymore. ”

Zuo Si shook his head slightly: "No, you are wrong, North. It doesn't matter if I have Dumbledore's blood in my veins, but because I've made a second philosopher's stone that can bring the dead back to life. To put it simply, what these pure-blood families are in awe of is never blood, but the power that can be seen and touched. ”

"What about these letters? Need me to write a reply for you? The house-elf asked in a tone of uncertainty that was not very sure.

"There's no need for that. The pure-blood family's outdated stuff is destined to be swept into the dustbin of history, so don't look at them now, they are still very beautiful, holding amazing wealth, power and great influence, but they will not be long after. Throw all these letters into the fire and burn them as if they had never been received. ”

Zuo Si threw the letter in his hand on the table disapprovingly, not even interested in glancing at the contents.

Because even if you don't look at him, you probably know what's written in it.

It is nothing more than trying to win a resurrection place for the dead members of his family through co-optation, bribery, and going through the back door.

As the owner of the Philosopher's Stone, he has absolute power in this regard.

"Understood, I'll throw all these letters in the fireplace and burn them later.

By the way, the day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow when Hogwarts starts, and I've prepared a salute for you, and the box is in the corner of the living room.

Also, don't forget to visit the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic on the weekend of the second week after school starts.

You promised that Secretary Fudge would meet with him and discuss some details about the resurrection experiment. ”

At this moment, North is like a qualified housekeeper, arranging everything in this house properly.

Two days passed in a flash.

When the special day of September 1st came, Zuo Si, who had slept peacefully for a full twelve hours, got up from the bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then changed into a set of ordinary casual clothes.

After eating a breakfast prepared by the house-elves, he arrived at King's Cross Station with his suitcase.

Passing through the magically disguised platform of nine and three-quarters, the express train to Hogwarts appeared out of thin air.

As with last year, the period leading up to the start of the car always feels like a lot of noise.

As the British wizarding world experienced a rare decade of peace, wizards ushered in a wave of high population growth and baby boom.

The more children there are, the more qualified they will be.

As far as the eye can see, you can see junior students saying goodbye to their parents everywhere.

In addition, there are many reunions after a long absence, and they are showing some interesting things they have gained during their holidays.

The Wesley twins, for example, are selling their own gadgets to other people.

It is not difficult to see from the bulging money bags that they have definitely made a small profit.

However, when Zuo Si appeared, both the students and the parents present subconsciously stopped their movements, and cast eyes that were either surprised, curious, or awe-inspiring.

After all, in recent days, the Daily Prophet and the Wizarding Weekly have been full of long stories about him.

Among them are the praise of the previous magic scroll and spell storage technology, as well as the second magic stone that has made a lot of noise.

In the eyes of some people who know a little bit about the inside story, Zuo Si is no longer as simple as a student at Hogwarts, but a rising star.

Even what he has achieved now can be called "great", not to mention that he is still so young that he has not even taken the first step on the path of life.

Ignoring those strange eyes and gazes, Zuo Si walked onto the train very calmly and went straight to the last carriage to sit down.

And this seat happened to be the exclusive seat he had sat on and off Hogwarts last semester.

When the whistle sounded and the train was about to depart, Hermione's figure appeared at the door of the carriage breathlessly.

Unlike when she didn't know how to dress herself up in the first grade, not only did she straighten and comb her originally fluffy hair today, but her original iconic front teeth were also reduced a lot under the effect of magic spells, and she already looked quite slim and girly.

Even if you're wearing just a white shirt and jeans, it's just a sight to behold.

"You're almost out of the train." Zuo Si reminded with a smile.

"It can't be helped, girls always have to take a little time to dress up before they go out. What's more, you didn't say it and said that as long as there is still one second left and the specified time is not reached, it is not considered late? ”

The girl winked playfully, then put the suitcase in her hand on the luggage rack, and made the opposite side of it.

"Here, drink some water and wipe your sweat."

Zuo Si was very considerate and gave a pack of facial tissues and a bottle of mineral water.

Hermione was not polite, and took the bottle and unscrewed the cap and drank most of it, then gently wiped the beads of sweat from her cheeks, forehead, and neck with a tissue.

Because of her makeup, she wiped it very carefully, for fear of making herself a big face.

After all this, the girl let out a long breath: "Whew-thank you, I can finally rest for a while." You know? I've been running non-stop since I entered the station, and I'm almost exhausted. ”

"Next time, remember to set aside half an hour in advance, so that this situation does not arise now." Zuo Si suggested with a smile.

As a person who has come from the past, he used to be idle and bored, and probably calculated the time it takes for women to put on makeup when they go out.

Generally speaking, ten to twenty minutes or so will be mostly done, and a girl like Hermione, who has just started learning makeup, may take a little longer, but half an hour is almost enough.

As for the elaborate outfit that lasts for an hour or two, it is only occasionally used for important occasions or weddings.

Hearing this, the girl was instantly stunned.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to ask how Zuo Si knew that she would have to put on makeup for half an hour, George and Fred suddenly barged in with Ginny and asked in unison, "Did you see Harry and Ron?" ”

"Nope. What, are the two of them missing? Hermione asked subconsciously.

"Damn! I've searched the train and found no sign of Harry or Ron. All claimed not to have seen them. Mom and Dad are going crazy. A hint of nervousness and anxiety appeared on George's face.

Just as he spoke, the time for departure finally arrived.

With the screeching whistle and the sound of the steam engine driving the wheels, the Hogwarts Express finally began to accelerate along the railroad tracks, and it was not long before it crossed a valley and drove through some hidden passages.

While the group was discussing where Harry and Ron might go, or whether they had been kidnapped, or the worst-case scenario, a blue dilapidated car suddenly appeared out of thin air above the blue sky.

It's just that because of the mental concentration, no one notices this.

In desperation, Zuo Si could only cough vigorously, pointing to the sky above his head and reminding: "Look, is this car the one that Mr. Wesley parked in his warehouse?" ”

"What? Oh oh my God! That's Harry and Ron! ”

Fred quickly pulled out a magic telescope from his pocket and saw the two people sitting in the car.

"These two bastards! Driving a flying car to school is such an exciting thing that doesn't call us? George slammed his fist on the table in disgruntle.

Compared with her brothers, who were out of tune, Ginny undoubtedly realized the seriousness of the problem, and immediately covered her face and cried: "It's over!" Dad would definitely get into big trouble because of the car, and Mom would hate to strangle Ron with her own hands. ”

"Yes! According to the Ministry of Magic's Department of Abuse of Muggle Objects, the car violated at least seventeen to twenty decrees. Add to this the fact that Mr. Arthur himself is a law enforcer in this department and knows how to break the law, as long as the trial and execution are a little stricter, it is not surprising that he will be sent to Azkaban for a year or two. Zuo Si pretended to analyze.

In fact, he himself had never paid attention to the Ministry of Magic's jumbled decrees.

Because in his opinion, these laws, rules and prohibitions are just a bunch of jokes.

Just look at Arthur Wesley himself to see what kind of law enforcement officers and legislators of the British Ministry of Magic are.

Although this middle-aged man is an iconic image of a good guy in any way, a good guy doesn't necessarily make a good legislator and enforcer.

Among other things, the mere fact that he deliberately left loopholes for himself when making laws should be sent to prison as an example.

In the wizarding world where nepotism is so rampant, it is a dream to want to selflessly enforce the rule of law.

Even Bartius Crouch, who is iron-faced and selfless in the eyes of outsiders, will sneak his son out of prison for personal gain, not to mention other wizards.

However, the twins and Ginny did not know this, and after listening to Zuo Si's alarmist words, they immediately began to worry about the trouble that their father might encounter.

When it got dark, the train finally stopped slowly on the platform.

Since the second-year students no longer needed to take the extremely inconvenient waterway, the group quickly entered the castle hall in a carriage pulled by Thestrals.

As Zoth said goodbye to Hermione and was about to head to his desk at Slytherin House, Professor McGonagall, who was holding the freshman list, suddenly walked over from a distance, pointed to where the headmaster and the other professors were sitting, and said, "Your seat is there." ”

"So I'm half a professor?" Zuo Si asked with some surprise.

"That's right. Your current status is a professor even if you are a student. However, you do not have the right to deduct or add points to other students except in class. Professor McGonagall patiently explained. Here's your schedule for this semester. ”

"Thank you very much."

Zuo Si took the timetable and glanced at it, then nodded to the principal under the gaze of countless students, and then found an empty seat to sit down.

But just as his butt touched the chair, Gilderoy Lockhart immediately leaned over impatiently and put on his professional smile: "Ah! This is not a wizarding genius of all names! Stars of Tomorrow! The pioneer of magic scrolls and spell storage technology, the master alchemist who created the second Philosopher's Stone, Soth? It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Gilderoy Lockhart, and I'm sure a genius like us will have a great time together. ”

"I look forward to having an enjoyable semester with you."

A dangerous light flashed in Zuo Si's eyes that was not easy to detect.

Because just now, he had already figured out who he was going to give Voldemort's diary to test the specific operation of the Horcrux.

Poor Gilderoy Lockhart didn't realize what a dangerous figure he was targeting, but nodded happily with a smile: "Of course! I promise that by the end of the semester, we will all have great fame and fortune that ordinary people will not get in their lifetime. By the way, would you mind if I joined the team next time you did your research? In many ways I can give some good advice and experience. ”

"No problem. I would like to welcome volunteers like you to join. Zuo Si agreed without even thinking about it.

"That's great! I wish us a happy cooperation! ”

Gilderoy Lockhart didn't hear the accent that Zuo Si added to the word "individual", and thought that he could prostitute the other party's fame for free.

In this way, he can preach in the next book that it was Zuo Si who achieved his later achievements with his own help.

Seeing Gilderoy Lockhart return to his seat, Zuo Si poured out his efforts to observe the others.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I'm shocked when I see it.

Severus Snape, who was always dressed gloomily, didn't know what to smoke today, but he actually replaced the black robe that had not changed for thousands of years into a riotous dark green, and his hair was no longer the greasy appearance of his usual days, but showed an indescribable elegance, and his body exuded a surging cologne smell.

Boy!

Zuo Si called good guys!

The man who gets the nourishment of love is really different!

Why don't you bring Lily Yinwans straight to Hogwarts for Harry Potter and Deng

Brido to see?

So much so simply!

However, the Headmaster had other worries at the moment, and he did not notice the change in Snape's temperament and dress.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that it will be exposed every minute.

"Professor, don't you think you're too ostentatious right now?"

Zuo Si then picked up the cup and drank water, and whispered a reminder in Snape's ear.

"Don't worry. I placed Lily in a place where no one else could find it. It didn't matter if Dumbledore was aware of it, because he would never have any proof. Compared to this matter, how to deal with the relationship with Potter is a big problem. Snape replied in a lower-voiced voice, too.

I don't know if it's because of the relationship of revenge for taking his wife, or if he's about to become a stepfather, so when he mentions Harry Potter, his eyes are no longer naked and undisguised disgust, but a kind of love from his elders.

It is estimated that when the savior sees this kind of eyes, he is afraid that he will be frightened, and the hairs on his whole body will stand up, and he will have nightmares even if he can't sleep well at night......