Harry Potter: Dark Alchemy

No matter which of the above flaws is involved, it is completely unacceptable to Wright.

Wright has never ignored the dangers of magic spells, and this has been the case since he started learning the first magic spell, the Levitation Charm. Because even the simplest floating spell will cause other terrible consequences if even one syllable is mispronounced.

But while making others pay an extra price, it cannot completely delete his memory that should be erased. So what is the use of the so-called forgetting spell that can forget everything? It’s just a useless magic!

"Before I start teaching, I have a question to ask you." Lockhart asked Wright, and he emphasized a certain word in his words, "I don't know Wright, what do you think of 'memory'? ?”

"Memory?" Wright frowned.

"Yes, memory." Lockhart said, "Tell it in your own language. In your mind, what exactly is the so-called 'memory'?"

Wright relaxed his brows and organized his words: "The so-called memory is the impression or process that people slowly accumulate in their minds about everything they have experienced in the past."

"A very simple and plain description." Lockhart secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Wright would give some extremely professional explanation, but it seems that this child does not know enough about memory magic.

But it's no wonder. Lockhart looked at Wright and said silently in his mind. After all, he is only a third-year student. Although his talent is indeed superb, he still has too little life experience. Of course, the most important thing is the lack of a good enough teacher to lead him in his studies.

"Memory," Lockhart tapped his temple with a finger, "is the way our minds remember, retain and even reproduce things or objects that we have experienced and experienced."

Wright listened quietly to Lockhart's story.

"This is the basic process of memory." Lockhart said clearly. "Memorization is the beginning of the memory process. It is the process of identifying and remembering things and forming a certain impression. After memorization, it is the process of maintaining , retention is a kind of reinforcement of those things that have been memorized. Usually this strengthening process will be carried out many times; after you have memorized something and firmly maintained it, you can recall it in your brain again. The appearance of it is the final reappearance.”

Wright nodded convincingly. This sorting process was indeed very reasonable.

"Based on content, we generally divide memories into four types." Lockhart held out four fingers. "The first is image memory, which is a memory that contains images of things that have been perceived. These memories are often very specific. , vision, hearing, smell, touch, and taste can all be image memories.”

"Second, it is emotional memory." Lockhart put away the second finger, "It is a memory based on the emotions or feelings that have been experienced in the past. For example, you and Miss Chang Chu were in Mrs. Puddifu's Tea House. During the date, the happy mood brought to you by Miss Chang Chu is an emotional memory, and what clothes Miss Chang Chu wore and what she said at that time is a visual and auditory image memory. "

Wright scratched his face unnaturally. He still remembered Chang Chu...cough! Anyway, it is the memory of smell, taste and touch.

"Of course, I don't know whether you and Miss Chang Chu have ever been to Mrs. Puddifu's Tea House. That's just my imagination." Lockhart showed a teasing expression to Wright, "But I know that as long as we are a real couple, , I will definitely not miss Mrs. Puddifu’s Tea House, and you are already in third grade, so you can spend the weekend in Hogsmeade.”

"Professor, what is the third memory?" Wright changed the subject dryly.

"Third, it is logical memory, which is memory in the form of thoughts, concepts or propositions, such as the basic transformation rules of Faganpu in the art of transformation." Lockhart calmed down the smile on his face with some understanding, and then quickly Said, "The fourth is action memory, which is a memory based on people's specific actions in the past. Of course, the last two are not the focus of what we want to talk about, so we will simply skip it here."

"The Forgetting Curse is to actively delete the memories that people have had." Lockhart said, "Of course we all know that even without the existence of the Forgetting Curse, the forgetting process still exists in different stages of memory. The most common one This kind of forgetfulness is the loss of memory caused by a long period of time, and the forgetting spell only strengthens this process. "

Wright nodded silently again.

"Generally speaking, in the wizarding world, when using the forgetting spell, the effect is achieved through four different ways." Lockhart once again stretched out four fingers.

"The first, and most common, type is memory loss." Lockhart put away his index finger.

"According to a relevant paper published by the Brain Department of the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, memory traces are imprints formed in a certain part of the brain when people perform brain activities such as thinking, perception, emotional fluctuations, etc. In a certain way we Under mysterious stimulation that is not yet understood, this imprint will be highlighted, and then the memory will appear in the human brain. "

"Memory failure is to use the power of magic to completely cover up this trace, so that people are not aware of the existence of this memory, thus achieving the effect of forgetting." Lockhart said.

"The second one is memory interference." Lockhart gave the second way. "The so-called memory interference is to insert another similar memory before and after people's memory to have an impact. It mainly affects people's memory. Insert other memories later. For example, if you want someone to forget a certain magic he has learned, you insert other magic learning processes behind his memory to cause interference. The possibility of forgetting is very high. High."

"The third type is memory suppression." Lockhart said, "For memories that are too unpleasant, painful, or sad, even if we don't use the forgetting spell, people will usually actively ignore them."

"The fourth type is memory assimilation, but whether this statement is accurate remains to be verified." Lockhart said with some uncertainty, and he added, "Although some people once claimed that his approach did make others lose something. A memory, but no one has ever successfully used this method except him."

After saying such a long series of words, Lockhart finally breathed a sigh of relief and directly picked up the water glass on the desk and drank it in one gulp.

"I have said so much, can you understand? Wright." Lockhart held the cup in his hand and said to Wright with a smile.

After a while, Wright nodded slowly under Lockhart's gaze: "I can almost understand."

"That's good." Lockhart looked at Wright with a smile, "Then let's get into the first part of the study, about the cognition of dreams."