Where the trio didn't notice, a transparent shadow quietly slipped away behind them.
After flying out of the bathroom, Runas removed his disillusionment spell, and it flew all the way back to Aaron's office.
Aaron was still dealing with the pot of mercury-like liquid substance. When he knew Runas was back, he didn't even raise his head and just asked:
"how?"
Runas replied: "When preparing potions, Miss Granger is the main force, while Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley... are only responsible for the secondary tasks."
Aaron smiled: "What about their progress?"
"It's going very well. If nothing goes wrong, the potion will probably be ready before Christmas."
Aaron nodded. For a beginner, this speed is considered very good.
"Sir, aren't you curious what they plan to do with Polyjuice Potion?"
"What's there to be curious about? It's just a bunch of kids playing house."
Giving Hermione the formula was itself a test for Aaron. If Hermione could prepare the polyjuice potion, it would at least prove that she had the talent that Aaron needed.
As for the rest, Aaron doesn't care. Hogwarts has always been full of heroes, and there are many people who have done more special things than this. Among other things, a certain half-blood prince was studying black magic on his own back then.
As a student, you should not stick to the rules and have the courage to try. The vast world of magic is reserved for explorers. Aaron has always believed this.
"On the other hand, Runas, you can go in and out of the bathroom at will. It's too easy to do bad things with this ability." Aaron said teasingly.
"I serve my husband. If I do anything bad, it is because of my husband's intention." Runas
He added a drop of viscous dark red liquid into the cauldron, and there was a bang, and a burst of gray smoke floated out.
Ripples appeared out of thin air in the cauldron, and the mercury-like liquid seemed to turn into a strange fluid-like substance, spinning slowly in the cauldron.
"Done?" Runas asked.
"It's just the first step."
Aaron was concise and to the point.
What he hopes to create is surveillance in the magical world. At least it needs to have the ability to automatically detect enemies and track corresponding targets for him.
But this is not such a simple matter. Aaron has only completed the first step. Now, this alchemy product can change its form freely.
The mercury is pouring everywhere, and it can now travel to any corner of Hogwarts without anyone noticing.
However, this is not enough.
"If I want it to become an automatic machine and achieve the high functionality I need, I need to carry out more advanced alchemical transformations..."
"Perhaps it is necessary to apply a little knowledge of transformation to make it have certain intelligence, but this is very troublesome..."
Aaron muttered.
He wrote and drew in his notebook for a while, thinking hard for a long time, and then realized that the subsequent problems of alchemy products would not be solved in a short while.
"If it doesn't work, we have no choice but to continue using your previous plan, sir..."
Runas said from the side.
Aaron couldn't help but frown and said:
"That's okay, but if we follow this plan, it will take much longer than expected to complete this alchemy product."
"You can make two preparations. On the one hand, you can go out and search for the location of the secret room. On the other hand, I can continue the production according to your plan." Runas suggested.
Aaron thought for a moment, then nodded: "That's okay, it just so happens that I can also move around and change my mind."
As he said that, Aaron seemed to have remembered something, and suddenly asked: "By the way, Runas, how did you analyze the magical characteristics of Seamus?"
Since that day, Aaron invited Seamus to the office several times, almost completely recording his magical properties.
Of course, every time he invited Seamus over, Aaron would give him some corresponding rewards. For example, when he found out that he had been deceived and got a fake amulet made of chicken bones, Aaron thoughtfully gave him one of his own. made.
The amulet can prevent and resist certain evil curses to a certain extent, and its effect is very good among the alchemy products Aaron has made so far.
"There are initial results. I believe that Mr. Finnigan's magical ability is essentially the ability to make magic disorder, disrupt order, and then cause an explosion."
"Disruption of order? What do you mean?"
"I'm just guessing about this. I can't go into too much detail with you. To put it simply, it means that all magic can be used to produce a 'thunderbolt explosion' effect."
"What's the specific use? What suggestions do you have?"
"It can be used to transform 'Thunder Brew' to make a powerful explosive. I am still exploring more in-depth uses."
"Okay, transmit the information you parsed to me, and I'll see for myself."
"yes."
Aaron and Runas are linked together mentally. Based on this, Runas can directly pass it on to Aaron through thinking after analyzing some useful magical information from other wizards.
After receiving this part of the information, Aaron casually added an item to his list of plans, then he pulled up his chair and walked out the door.
…
After leaving the office, Aaron wandered around the castle for a while.
Since Dumbledore agreed, he decided to explore the castle and try to find the secret room as soon as possible.
Moreover, this castle has a history that spans thousands of years, and generations of people have left countless magical secrets here.
For example, when Aaron was in school, he had heard that there was a magical room on the eighth floor of the castle. It answered all your requests and you could find everything you wanted there.
Aaron walked up the stairs, but happened to bump into the person he least expected to meet.
Gilderoy Lockhart.
He was still wearing that coquettish sky-blue cloak, and his hair was neatly combed. When he saw Aaron, his face first felt a little unnatural, and then he came up to him with a big smile:
"Oh, Professor Custer, what a coincidence I meet you here!"
"Hello, Professor Lockhart."
Aaron smiled, said hello to Lockhart, and wanted to leave quickly.
However, Lockhart did not intend to let him go. He said in a familiar tone:
"How is it? What does fame feel like? It's great! Maybe the feeling of being a celebrity will make you uncomfortable at first, but trust me, you will get used to this feeling quickly - it will become a part of your life from now on. !”
"Seeing you reminds me of my time. At that time, I just used my outstanding magic skills to drive away the female ghost of Wanlun. People praised me - but I have to admit, Aaron, in the face of fame, Your attitude is much calmer than mine..."
"Professor Lockhart!"
Aaron interrupted his chatter. He frowned and said, "I still have things to do. If you don't have anything particularly important, can we talk next time?"
"Oh! Important things, of course, of course I have them!"
To Aaron's surprise, instead of retreating, Lockhart hit the snake on the stick and took out a notice from his arms and gave it to him:
"You know, there are such evil rumors in the castle, and the children are frightened. As a teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts, I feel that I have the duty to do something."
Aaron took the notice and saw it read:
"The Dueling Club founded by Professor Gilderoy Lockhart will hold its first meeting in the Great Hall this Wednesday night."
"Duel Club?"
Aaron raised his eyebrows, thinking that this was somewhat interesting.
"Yes."
Lockhart said in a proud tone: "I convinced Professor Dumbledore that he also believes that our students need to learn some methods to prevent dangers. They are lacking too much in this area!"
As soon as these words came out, Aaron couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Lockhart with a strange expression and couldn't help but cursed:
Why do you think they are so lacking in this area?
"Professor Snape!" Lockhart said again:
"You have agreed to be my sparring partner - at the request of the principal, Custer, would you like to come and see me then?"
"Snape?"
Aaron looked at the notice and couldn't help but smile:
"If I have time, I will go..."
