On the night of the first weekend of school, many people feel like they are unlucky.
George, Fred and Malfoy were punished to copy books in Aaron's office;
Ron was polishing medals in the showroom, while Harry was asked to help Lockhart write replies to his book fans (because they flew to school at the beginning of the school year, they were also put in solitary confinement);
Hermione was alone in the library.
The content that Malfoy was punished for copying was a Muggle studies paper written by Aaron himself before, while the content that George and Fred were punished for copying was a mysterious book from the East——
"Code for Primary and Secondary School Students"
When these three people met, it was obvious that their relationship would not be too friendly.
At the beginning, the situation was relatively stable. Aaron was alone in the room on the second floor studying the newly acquired alchemy necklace, while the three of them were sitting at a table downstairs, copying books honestly.
Until Malfoy was tired of moving his neck and accidentally glanced across.
So, after a period of eye contact with "What are you looking at?" and "What are you looking at?", the two sides immediately started talking.
George took the lead in launching the attack:
"How is it, Master Malfoy? After copying so many papers, can you now tell the difference between gasoline and diesel?"
"I guess you will choose Muggle Studies in your third year, right? After all, Professor Custer has just laid the foundation for you."
Fred followed.
Malfoy raised his pointed chin with a proud expression:
"I haven't fallen that low yet, a noble pureblood family - to go with those filthy ones -"
Having said this, he couldn't help but pause for a moment, glanced upstairs guiltily, and then said:
"To ruin your family's reputation - something the Weasley fools don't understand."
"Who are you talking about, fool?"
"You're an idiot!" Malfoy said viciously.
"That's right! The fool is talking about me!" George and Fred high-fived each other, looking very proud of themselves.
"you!"
Malfoy's face turned red with anger, his chest heaved greatly, and he was speechless for a while.
After a moment, he said coldly: "I don't want to say anything to you stupid redheads, they are just a bunch of wretches who survive on the mercy of others!"
"You'd better say this clearly." George's eyes became cold.
"Isn't it?" Malfoy mocked maliciously:
"The whole family is surrounding the famous Harry Potter. What does this bring to you? Is it possible that there are a few more gold galleons in your family's shabby treasury?"
George and Fred looked at each other and laughed together:
"George, I think there's a man here who lists wealth as a criterion of a man's character."
"Fred, isn't this right?"
"If you put it this way, the goblins of Gringotts must be the noblest people in the world."
"But I guess I'm not too opposed to that. After all, some people have empty heads."
"Yeah, so I could only fill it up with a bunch of gold galleons, and ended up making myself smell like copper——"
"I wonder if there will be a sound of gold coins if he shakes his head while walking."
The two Weasley brothers sang together, making Malfoy very angry.
"you!"
His face turned red to the root of his neck, and he cursed angrily: "The Weasleys are stinky bastards!"
"The Malfoy family is born evil!"
"The Weasley burrowing mole!"
"The Malfoy's are mice soaked in formalin!"
This scolding continued until Aaron came out. He opened the door, stood on the second floor platform, and said with a smile:
"I appreciate your superb language skills - especially the two Mr. Weasleys, but this is not the place for you to perform. I am doing research and need to be quiet."
The three people immediately fell silent and closed their mouths tightly.
"Very good, I don't want to hear any noise, if there is any more..."
Aaron held up a bottle of magic potion:
"I happen to have some novel formula here, and I need to invite a few courageous volunteers to try its effect. If you continue to argue, then I will have to acquiesce that you have such courage."
With that said, Aaron closed the door with a bang.
Downstairs, the Geminis and Malfoy glared at each other fiercely, but did not dare to speak again. They kept their mouths tightly shut as if they were under some kind of spell.
…
Aaron sat in the room on the second floor and continued to study the alchemy necklace he had just obtained.
This is an alchemical artifact, and its former owner was one of the two poachers killed in the dark wizard's stronghold.
However, as a poacher, the original owner obviously would not understand the value of this alchemy necklace. He might just wear it as a piece of jewelry.
The symbol on the necklace is called ankh, which is a cross with a handle, a type of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, and is a widely circulated symbol of life, symbolizing love, wealth and eternal health.
In today's Egyptian wizarding world, there are still many people who make amulets in this shape to pray for the blessings of the gods and protect themselves from black magic.
Although wizards may not believe in God.
But this Talisman of Life is obviously not just a talisman. It is quite old and has obvious traces of alchemy, most likely related to the once glorious alchemists of ancient Egypt.
According to Aaron's research, he discovered that it seemed to be a key, but he had no idea what it was used to unlock.
Perhaps, it could be the magical treasure left by the legendary Egyptian alchemists?
Thinking of this, Aaron's heart couldn't help but feel a little hot.
But soon, another question popped into his mind.
Who is the owner of the note?
He discovered the dark wizard's stronghold and left a note as a record. So, why didn't he take the necklace away?
While in the basement, Aaron's mind was completely attracted by the dark wizard's research manuscript. On the one hand, he naturally could not refuse the mysterious knowledge that he had not explored, and on the other hand -
After reading those manuscripts, Aaron couldn't help but feel that one thing had harmed its own kind.
It can be seen that the wizard, Aaron, was also a talented genius from the very beginning, able to solve the problem of black magic from an angle that ordinary people could not imagine.
Unfortunately, the weirder the move, the faster he will die.
There are three essential elements to magic: gesture, spell, and desire.
The dark wizard - after his initial research failed, he understood a truth: you can deceive anyone, you can even deceive yourself, but you can't hide it from your soul.
Under the rules of magic, such cleverness is not allowed.
So, he quickly changed direction.
What he wants to do is to build another magic system based on the existing magic system that relies on reason rather than the heart.
That is, a materialistic magic that allows magic to be just magic, a powerful tool that does not have to be tied to the character of the user.
If this set of magic that relies on rationality and a materialistic system can truly succeed, then perhaps black magic can really exist as an upright magic.
Because under this system, performing magic no longer relies on emotions and desires, but on 'motivation'.
In other words, the magic effect of what you want to achieve.
Emotions and desires can be divided into good and bad because they reflect your tendency to do something. But the motivation is not. The motivation is just that you want to accomplish this thing.
It is a rational, tool that can be used by anyone.
Unfortunately, the dark wizard failed.
He was defeated again and again, and then he couldn't afford to fall anymore, so he became obsessed and became a cruel and twisted dark wizard.
At this time, Aaron couldn't help but wonder, if one day, one of his researches failed, would he become obsessed because of it?
However, Aaron cannot give this answer, because so far, he has never really failed in any research.
As a time traveler, Aaron has always felt that he has achieved everything he has today through hard work and a little bit of talent. He is definitely not cheating.
However, after reading the records of this dark wizard and seeing the state of a real researcher in the magical world, he couldn't help but hesitate.
Why do others have such difficulty in studying magic, but I succeed in it?
Did I cheat?
I didn't open it!
"However, his idea is worth a try..."
Aaron thought this way and casually recorded this interesting new topic on the parchment.
"So……"
He looked at the mysterious notebook. Aaron could feel that this notebook was at least decades old, but its cover was still as new as before, as if it had just been opened yesterday.
Opening it, there are densely packed and neat words inside, but only the first dozen pages are like this. These words hide a tombstone in the Forbidden Forest and the tunnel under Hogwarts Castle.
Most of the notebooks at the back are blank.
Aaron cast some detection magic on it, but found nothing. He didn't know if the content on those blank pages was hidden by magic, or if nothing was written in the first place.
"Who are you anyway?"
Aaron tapped the cover of the note with his fingers, full of curiosity about the mysterious owner.
