Magical Studies at Hogwarts

"Restored as before!"

Ike waved his wand, and the scattered wood and soil returned to its original position as if traveling back in time.After a while, the ground became smooth again, and the Shrieking Shack returned to its original appearance.

There is always a feeling of emptiness after a war, not only because of the consumption of magic power, but also a false sense of satisfaction after all the hard work has been rewarded.He walked to the door of the shed in a few steps and sat down on the steps. For the first time, Ike's face showed a hint of exhaustion.

"What's wrong? Hermione."

Looking up at the complicated little witch in front of him, Ike asked with a smile.

"Ike... what's going on?" Hermione stood there, clenching her hands in the cuffs covered by her robe, "That person... I mean, is that really a mysterious person?"

"Of course not." Ike shook his head, "He was just the split soul of the Dark Lord when he was in sixth grade."

"Sixth grade?"

"That's right. The Dark Lord's real name is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and he is the same generation as Hagrid."

"If you ask Hagrid, he should tell you."

There was a hint of surprise in Hermione's eyes, but she quickly caught the point of Ike's words.

"Split soul? What is that?"

"A very evil black magic, and it is also the secret of the Dark Lord's immortality." Ike explained casually, "It was a black magic invented by the despicable Haierbo, who used cruel means to kill an innocent person in order to split his soul. Saved in a specific object.”

"In this way, if this object is not destroyed, the person will never truly die. Even if the body is destroyed or killed, there is still hope of resurrection."

"And this item that holds soul fragments is a Horcrux."

Hermione quickly thought of last year's turmoil: "So the mysterious man was going to steal the Sorcerer's Stone last year?"

"That's right." Ike nodded, "Because of Harry, his original body was destroyed, but because the Horcrux was not destroyed, he will not really die."

"If the Dark Lord really gets the Philosopher's Stone and successfully prepares the elixir of life, he will really come back intact."

Xu's behavior of telling the secret in this way made it look very frank, and Hermione's guard in her heart relaxed a little.Slowly walking to sit next to Ike, the little witch sighed softly and asked: "What was that snake you took out of my head before? How could it be in my head?" "

"To be precise, I didn't take it out of your head." Ike turned to look at Hermione and explained seriously, "It works in your soul. There is also one in Senior Roger's place."

"This is also a very vicious and evil black magic. It will unknowingly absorb a person's life and feed it back to the caster. Before the Middle Ages, many evil black wizards used this magic to maintain their lifespan."

"I remember that there was a book called "The Mystery of Ancient Black Magic" in the library, which contained relevant records. In fact, I think that the witch-hunting movement in the Middle Ages had a lot to do with this black magic."

"You know, dark wizards have no scruples. In order to continue to live, they will even drain the lives of one village after another."

Hermione was stunned and quickly recalled the books in the library. She swore that there was no "Ancient Secret Code of Dark Arts" in them.

"You...you went to the forbidden book area?"

"Of course." Ike replied, "Students are not allowed to enter the restricted book area at all. Apart from getting an approval note from the professor, as long as you won't get caught, there is no difference between it and other places."

"I remember that Harry has been to the Restricted Area many times. It seems that he went there last school year."

Looking at Hermione who was slightly surprised, Ike continued: "Hermione, the daily teaching at Hogwarts is far from enough for people like you and me. Instead of spending most of your time on review and preview , it’s better to learn some other knowledge on your own.”

"At this point, it is very necessary to learn the Disguise Charm."

"Okay, I'll learn it when I get back." Hermione nodded, taking this matter to heart.She felt that she had found the reason why Ike was so powerful, and once she found out, she would definitely catch up to him soon.

In terms of learning, Hermione is not far behind others.

"By the way, the Chamber of Secrets!" Hermione suddenly remembered what she, Harry and Ron had been investigating for almost a whole year, "The crisis in the Chamber of Secrets has not been resolved yet! Is that person... the heir of Slytherin?"

"Yes, he is indeed the heir of Slytherin and the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets. But don't worry, the problem of the Chamber of Secrets has been solved."

"Let me think about it...about half a year?"

"Half a year!" Hermione's voice suddenly became louder. She suddenly felt that it was a bit rude and quickly lowered her voice. "I mean, the crisis in the Chamber of Secrets was resolved half a year ago? Where are the monsters in it? That... …”

"The basilisk's body should be in Professor Snape's private collection room now. It may have been consumed a lot." Ike said calmly, "The professors took care of it, and the basilisk died peacefully."

"Then why didn't you tell us?"

"Because Tom has never been caught, the crisis in the castle has not been completely resolved."

"So, Dumbledore put Hogwarts under martial law after Roger was attacked?"

"Yes."

Ike stretched himself, and after resting for a while, his fatigue had subsided a lot.He stood up, moved his limbs a little, looked at the bright moon above his head, and then turned to Hermione and said, "We should go back, it should be almost the curfew time."

"It's already so late?" After hearing this, Hermione realized that it was almost 10 o'clock and stood up, "Let's go then."

Ike nodded, but did not move his feet: "Of course, but before that, there is one more thing to do."

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly pulled out his wand and threw an explosive spell towards the corner.As Hermione looked surprised, a blond man wearing a gorgeous robe rolled out from the corner.

It's Lockhart!

Pointing his wand at the rather embarrassed Lockhart, Ike's tone revealed a trace of amusement: "Professor Lockhart, why are you here so late? Are you here to see the scenery?"

"Haha, haha..." Lockhart smiled awkwardly, stood up and straightened his clothes, with a signature smile on his face, "Mr. Strider, Miss Granger, haha, tonight's The moonlight is beautiful."

"Professor Lockhart, please answer my question." Ike was unmoved, "Why are you here?"

"Of course it is... yes..."

"Forget it all!"

Lockhart hesitated, then suddenly pulled out his wand, and an oblivion spell struck the two of them.Ike was already prepared and blocked it directly.With a slight movement of his left hand, a stun spell hit Lockhart, knocking him to the ground and even snoring.

"Ike?" Hermione was still a little confused about what was going on, mainly because it happened too fast.Lockhart came out, cast a spell, and was easily eliminated by Ike.

Recipient of the Order of Merlin, Third Class?Honorary member of the Anti-Dark Arts Alliance?The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts?

That's it?

"You'll know after a while." Ike had no intention of explaining anymore. He had already told too many secrets tonight, "We should go back."

"What about him?" Hermione asked, pointing to Lockhart, who was sleeping soundly on the ground.

"Just stay here, there's no way we can get him back." Ike shrugged and headed towards the Whomping Willow.

"Okay, let's go." Hermione followed closely.

After a while, the two reached the exit, and Ike suddenly stopped.

"By the way Hermione, there's one more thing..."

"What?" Hermione stopped, suddenly opened her eyes wide, and stared blankly at Ike, who was pointing the wand at her. Before she could react, she saw a soft light suddenly flashing in front of her eyes, and only heard a spell in her ears.

Forget it all!