Hogwarts in the shadows

Hefeth sighed, "Negotiation is also a contest, and it is always based on the equal strength of both parties."

Hermione fell into deep thought, her eyes became complicated, "Are you trying to integrate wizards and Muggles to start a war?"

"I don't know either. Or maybe it hasn't reached that stage yet. No one knows."

Hephes looked at the calm lake, but who knew that there was a giant octopus sleeping beneath the lake.

Hermione just leaned against Hephis quietly and fell into silence.

They sat there quietly until the rising sun illuminated the Black Lake and the two people who were quietly snuggling together.

"Hephis, I want to help you." Hermione raised her head and stared at Hephis.

Hephis looked at her, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, "You are already helping me."

"I didn't..." Hermione wanted to argue, somewhat confused.

"Hermione, maybe one day, I will be lost, and you will be the only one who can wake me up." Hephis looked at Hermione seriously.

Before crossing over, Hephis was just an ordinary office worker.

As the number of shadows he devoured continued to increase, especially those of Voldemort and Gellert Grindelwald.

His ambition continued to grow.

Men should kill without mercy.

The eternal karma is all in killing people.

......

Men, do not tremble, I have a song for you to listen to:

Killing one person is considered a crime, killing ten thousand people is considered a hero.

If you slaughter nine million, you will be called the hero among the heroes.

The strongest among the strongest, with different paths: seeing through the reputation of benevolence and righteousness for thousands of years, and only wanting to be a hero in this life.

A man who loves notoriety does not care for a good reputation, but he who kills millions of people does not want to punish him.

I would rather teach everyone to gnash their teeth and hate me than teach me and no one will scold me.

Looking at the world for five thousand years, where are the heroes who don’t kill people?

Hermione is the light that helps Hephis find himself.

"I want to become stronger. I want to stand by your side and follow you step by step, instead of just watching you silently from behind." Hermione looked at Hefeth firmly.

Hephis looked into Hermione's eyes, with a complex emotion rising in his heart, "Have you thought it through? This road is difficult, and it may even bring you eternal infamy."

"I'm not afraid." Hermione's voice was firm. "For you, I am willing to give everything."

Hephis sighed and rubbed Hermione's head, "Okay."

He then began to explain to Hermione in detail his ability to manipulate and consume shadows.

They agreed to conduct their first experiment in the Room of Requirement later in the day.

What happened in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class caused a huge disturbance.

Especially the few words that Hephis said in class were spread quickly in the other three colleges.

This sparked all kinds of speculation among the little wizards.

What exactly did Lupin do to Snape, and it seems to involve murder.

Snape hated Lupin so much, but why did he help Lupin stay in Hogwarts?

This series of mysteries aroused the curiosity of many young wizards.

They sent letters home, trying to find out the reason.

But the responses they received were vague, only mentioning the old events between Snape and the Hijackers.

As for the specific details of the incident, no one knows.

And for Slytherin House, what Hephis said in the corridor was undoubtedly more important.

Some little snakes with better memories even copied down his original words word for word.

They posted Hefferthy's speech in the Slytherin common room.

Now almost every Slytherin student can recite this passage.

The library is now almost completely occupied by the little snakes.

The little snakes dug into the history feverishly, the history of Salazar Slytherin.

Throughout Hogwarts, little snakes could be seen discussing that forgotten history.

Salazar Slytherin also went from being a despised wizard to a hero.

His reputation far surpasses that of the other three founders.

Of course, Hephis was the most direct beneficiary, and his reputation in Slytherin was also rising rapidly.

Of course, it was not just because of his thought-provoking words, but also because of the amazing strength he showed in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Hephis, who is only thirteen years old, can suppress adult wizards with just his powerful aura. How powerful is this strength?

Rumors have begun to spread in the school that Hephis will be the next Dark Lord.

Some fanatics also appeared among Slytherin, and now they were waiting for his order.

Hephis naturally knew about these rumors, and he probably thought that those pure-blood families were behind them, but he didn't care.

He just needs people he cares about who understand his ideals and aspirations.

The little snakes of Slytherin House had planned to show their support for Hephaestus by not attending the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

But they were all scolded by Snape, and they had to return to the classroom obediently under the venom sprayed by the snake king.

Of course Hephis is an exception, he doesn't need to attend classes.

After all, if he went, Lupin probably wouldn't be able to attend class properly.

That night in the Room of Requirement, Hermione devoured a shadow for the first time.

Naturally, she also read the memories of these shadows and knew where these shadows came from, but she didn't ask any questions.

He just looked at Hephis with a firm look.

And ever since she devoured the shadow, she has fallen in love with that feeling.

She didn't care much about the growth of her magic power, but the satisfaction of being able to remember more books made her unable to stop.

Hermione took advantage of the bag that could stretch seamlessly and turned the entire bag into a small library.

The shadow of the unicorn was ruthlessly occupied by her, so Hermione is now absolutely beautiful.

As time went by, Hephis had a better understanding of the last magical creature - the Yin Water Mirage.

At this point, the shadows of the nine magical creatures have all returned to their positions:

Big stick rabbit, doe, poisonous horned beast, horned camel, Yin water mirage, sharp-clawed tiger, Lamido eagle, big-mouthed spherical fish, basilisk.

With the protection of the unicorn's shadow, Hephis has been keeping the shadows of these ten magical creatures in his body for some time.

However, splitting and integrating the power of these shadows is an extremely difficult task.

Hephis needs to carefully identify the characteristics of each organism, retain the parts he needs, and eliminate other useless parts.

Even if he could control the shadow, the process would be quite difficult.

Fortunately, by devouring the shadows of different creatures, he can get along better with these creatures.

He also developed a deep bond with these magical creatures.

This makes the burden of carrying these shadows extremely small, giving him ample time to slowly decompose these shadows.