[HP] Alchemy and Love

"Yes, Professor." Lorenzia replied quickly, and she pursed her lips guiltyly, "I...you know, I mean, I mentioned in my letter to you that I have been studying the The ruined locket..."

"Yes, I have to say, I personally don't agree with you researching such a dangerous project, but the locket belongs to Regulus, and he has the right to dispose of it." Dumbledore said calmly, "So, I guess Did you discover something new in your research?"

"I have some inferences." Lorenthia said, "The locket—or Horcrux—has almost reached its peak in the conversion of magic power and life force. We all know that wizards have both life core and life force in their bodies." The core of magic power, but I have never seen any magic that can bind the two as tightly as the Horcrux. Especially it can absorb the destruction magic of the outside world, convert it into magic power, and then convert it into life force—if we Could this transformation be reproduced magically, sir, or if it could be reproduced in a protective form on other magic items, would this be a possible solution to the Death Curse?"

"That's a lot of ambition," remarked Dumbledore, "but I'm afraid that any magic comes with an equal price. Of course, I can't say I'm an expert in alchemy in this field, but as far as I know, magic involving life Magic is often classified as black magic because it usually requires a certain - we can say 'sacrifice' - as the beginning of the whole magic. In the case of Horcruxes, the price of this sacrifice is to split one's own soul. If you want to continue researching from this aspect, I am afraid that the final result is likely to sacrifice one life to save another."

"What if he sacrificed his own life?" Lorenthia asked. "Is this possible? You know that the magical power of a Horcrux also comes from the vitality of its inner soul in addition to the power it exerted at the beginning. A self-circulation formed with magic power. If one can first sacrifice part of a person's vitality to activate the magic, and then the magic provides him with protection against the death curse, it is equivalent to - equivalent to counteracting the power of the death curse to prevent death to the point. Is this feasible?"

"Very creative, but that would be very difficult to pull off," said Dumbledore. "The Death Curse works as soon as it hits the body, leaving no time for any other magic to go through its magic cycle. And if you want Predicting the death curse is equivalent to predicting whether a person will be hit by the spell or die, and I am afraid that any predictive magic also does not have such precise power."

"I can't answer whether it is possible for you right now." Lorenzia said, "Because the locket is too damaged, I have absolutely no way of gaining any further experience related to the operation of Horcruxes from it...I know you disagree I study Horcruxes, but..."

"You want to ask me if I have more complete Horcruxes." Dumbledore sighed. "I don't want to deceive you, I do. But I must say again, I strongly disagree with your research on Horcruxes." .Horcruxes are a dangerous field of study, even for me and Nicole Flamel, and you're still too young, I'm afraid you're far from fully realizing how dangerous it can be."

"I assure you, I have no intention of splitting my soul." Lorenthia said, "If I want to live forever, I might as well study the Philosopher's Stone."

"Your attitude of indifference is enough to show that you have not fully understood the danger of this kind of magic." Dumbledore said seriously.He stood up, "Come with me."

Lorenthia followed him to the portraits of previous headmasters hanging on the wall, uncomfortably aware that all the headmasters were watching them. "Evra, please." Dumbledore said to one of them.The portrait of the wizard clicked and rotated at an angle, revealing a hidden compartment. Dumbledore reached in and took out a dilapidated headdress.

"Ravenclaw's diadem," he said, "is also a horcrux that I haven't destroyed yet. I'm worried that too many horcruxes have been destroyed in a short period of time, and Voldemort may be aware..."

Lorenthia was rarely distracted during her conversation with Dumbledore.The crown was gray and dull, but it seemed to have a strange charm.It seemed to be whispering to her, humming to her, but it wasn't a real sound, it was just a feeling.This is Ravenclaw's diadem - and when she wears it, she gains all of Ravenclaw's wisdom and lore...

She forced herself to look away abruptly, and Dumbledore sighed: "This is the power of Horcruxes. I think you have felt it."

He turned around and put the crown back into the dark space behind the portrait.For a moment Lorenthia almost wanted to snatch the diadem from him and put it on at once, and then she was ashamed that she should have thought so.Dumbledore seemed to see through her mind: "The Horcrux will have a spiritual impact on those who approach it. This does not mean that you are weak. Even I must use many powerful spells to isolate its influence. How dare you place it so close to me."

He gestured for Lorenthia to sit back across the desk again, "So, I'm afraid it's not a question of whether you will try to pursue splitting souls yourself. The Horcrux itself has an evil magical power that will guide and amplify your soul." The dark side will tempt you to study the darkest and most evil magic. Even after the destruction of the Horcrux, the more intact its original shape and the more traces of magic remain, the more serious the residue of this power will be. You saw how thoroughly damaged the locket Regulus gave you--only to that extent can I safely say that it can be carried for a long time without affecting people. And now what I found I can't guarantee this for other Horcruxes, so I can't trust you with such a dangerous thing."

"I understand, Professor," said Lorenthia.She was disappointed - well, quite disappointed, in fact, but she never questioned Dumbledore's decision. "But I really want to continue to study this issue. If you think Horcruxes are not suitable for research-then magic that involves the conversion of magic power and life force is not just Horcruxes."

"Don't be nervous, you know, I'm not always a stubborn old man, and I have no intention of interfering with your research topic choice." Dumbledore said, with a smile in his eyes, "If you want to listen to my nagging, I However, there are some suggestions that may be useful to you."

"Of course!" Lorenthia said eagerly, already taking out a pen and paper.

Dumbledore is undoubtedly one of the most knowledgeable wizards alive. He quoted all kinds of spells, and he was able to accurately point out the most relevant place for Lorenthia's research.Lorenthia kept memorizing quickly for a moment, until suddenly, a roll of parchment had been written to the end, and she suddenly realized the passage of time. "Oh, sorry, Professor!" she exclaimed, "I didn't mean to keep you so long—I mean, you must be busy—"

"I haven't taught students for many years, and it's very enjoyable to come to an occasional academic discussion." Dumbledore said with a smile, "And I don't have much left to talk about, and there are two spells, if Would you like to continue listening?"

Lorenthia turned the parchment over and wrote down the last two spells. "I've already wasted too much of your time, Professor." She stood up and said goodbye. "Oh, and Benji Fenwick's communication card... May I ask you to pass it on to him?"

She wasn't going to sue behind her back like a junior, so she didn't say anything else, but Dumbledore seemed to understand.He took the communication card and sighed: "Benji has been a little too impatient recently, but he has good intentions." He said, "I'll let Fox bring it to him."

"Thank you, sir!" Lorenthia sprinkled a handful of Floo powder into the fireplace, stepped in with one foot and turned around: "Also, sir—Newt sends you his greetings."

Before studying Horcruxes, Lorenthia had already extensively studied related magic.But many of the magics that Dumbledore talked about were very remote and rare, and she had never heard of them.When the study of the locket came to an end, Dumbledore opened a new door for her. Although Lorenzia knew that Dumbledore wanted to divert her research interest, she still couldn't help it. He plunged in.

Early the next morning, she went to Lihen Bookstore to order a batch of books.The original fireplace in the store can still be connected to the Floo network. Although the door is closed to the public, Lorenthia and Remus still pick up the goods from the warehouse of the store every few days, and then go to the owl shack through the back door to deliver the mail order. .She stepped out of the fireplace, and immediately saw Remus who was checking the order list not far away.

It hadn't occurred to her earlier that it was Remus's turn to deliver the order today, which was an added surprise. "Remus!" She immediately walked towards him, "Good morning."

"Morning." Remus greeted her, "Are you... to get something?"

"I'm going to Lihen Bookstore." Lorenzia said.Remus snorted, looking both a little disappointed and a little relieved.Lorencia couldn't help but stab him a little: "How is your contact with the werewolf going?"

"There hasn't been much progress," Remus said. "Most werewolves have not had my luck and were never educated in wizarding society. They are hostile to all wizards, and it's not easy to convince them to choose one side. I just hope they Don't fall on the side of the Death Eaters."

"Death Eaters are also wizards, aren't they the same hostility?" Lorenthia asked.

"But they may appeal to a certain section of werewolves who like to destroy." Remus said, "For example, Fenrir Greyback...he sided with the Death Eaters very early on. I heard he and some werewolves There is also a connection, but Voldemort doesn't seem to be very keen on recruiting werewolves."

As he said, he had packed everything in his suitcase, "I should go to the owl shack."

"We can walk together for a while," Lorenthia said.She went out through the back door with Remus, "By the way, James and Lily are invited to their house for dinner tomorrow night. I remember you were invited too? Do you have time?"

"Are you going?" Remus asked.

"If I'm going, you won't have time, will you?" Lorenthia asked, she knew the answer without Remus' answer, and couldn't help sighing, "Okay, I won't go, don't worry Bar."

"Sorry," said Remus quickly, "I—didn't mean that."

"Then if I go," Lorenthia looked straight at him, "will you go?"

Remus ducked his head, averting her eyes. "I'll be there."

"That's great!" Lorencia smiled brightly, and stopped at the fork, "I'm going to Lihen Bookstore, see you tomorrow."