351 Illusion, Taboo, Magic Potion, Hope
Under Linfred's gaze, James involuntarily looked away - perhaps because he felt guilty for his previous anger.
"Idle people......"
James stared at the immortal fire of Gubralien. This is a surname that is easily joked by others. His father Fremont developed powerful dueling skills because of this - but now, this has become A real blessing, a blessing from Linfred, the ancestor of the Potter family - never to be coerced by the jumping cauldron again, and to be able to truly live like an idler.
At this moment, Karan suddenly felt something was wrong.
He noticed that the Cat Leopard body and the White Gett witch robe that had been left on the ground appeared in the corner of the laboratory, and the Linfred in front of him looked so real that his eyes were even following James It moved due to Mu’s movement, and there was no scene of broken scenes around——
"This is not Linfred's memory!"
Karan quickly shouted: "Be careful with this guy in front of you!"
"What?!" James was frightened. If they were not in the memory, who was the guy pretending to be Linfred? !
Everyone took a few steps back. Regulus panicked and wanted to open the door, but he couldn't turn the door handle.
At this time, Linfred said: "Calm down, kids, I am indeed me, I am Linfred."
As he spoke, he continued to stir the potion, looking like he was in a hurry.
"But this is indeed not a memory." Linfred continued: "In other words, the previous four paragraphs were my memory scenes. But they are no longer."
James' body was pressed against the wall behind him, and he asked suspiciously: "What does this mean? What does it mean that it was just a memory, but now it is no longer?"
Linfred observed the color change of the potion, and his head was covered by the suspended steam: "This is all thanks to the thing in front of you - the jumping cauldron."
"The me you just saw in your memory actually didn't abandon the jumping cauldron completely. After Ignotus returned to Stinchcombe, we discovered some other uses for the jumping cauldron - among them This includes being able to brew memories and store them for others to view.”
"I told Ignotus about Baigote, and we agreed that it would come back here. In order to avoid the Potter family's curse of Jumping Cauldron again, and in order to avoid the disaster caused by Baiget, I will send part of Put the memory into the Tiaotiao Cauldron. When my descendants come back here again, the blood magic of the Tiaotiao Cauldron will recognize them because of the same bloodline and actively bring them into the memory."
"That's the four memories just now."
“But it’s also more than that.”
Linfred looked up at everyone and asked, "Do you know about the trance?"
"Blurry...what?"
James frowned in confusion, and the others were almost the same as him. None of them had heard of this so-called trance.
Except Karan.
His pupils shrank suddenly, and then he inadvertently glanced at the layout in the laboratory - all of this was so real.
The trance is a state between life and death, which is both reality and illusion.
After Harry was killed by Voldemort in the future, he entered a trance and saw the scene of King's Cross Station and met the dead Dumbledore.The two had a long conversation, and then Harry chose to return to reality, come back to life, and continue to stop Voldemort's plan.
Linfred glanced at Karan and didn't know if he knew Karan's inner thoughts, but he continued to explain: "In the trance, neither Ignotus nor I expected this. It will be successful. This is also due to the jumping pot, which is truly a creation of the dark ages."
"After that, I chose to try because I cared about the Potter family, but Ignotus gave up without hesitation - he was never afraid of death, he would only accept it happily."
Suddenly, while several others were still confused, Karan asked the question he was most concerned about: "So, Ignotus really came back alive? After he and his two brothers entered the curtain of the arch, after?"
Linfred looked at Callan and said calmly: "I know what you are thinking, descendant of Antioch. Give up your unrealistic ideas, which are taboo even to Ignotus. Such a profound experience. Even your crazy ancestors have never mentioned it personally. "
Several people noticed something strange about Linfred - his attitude towards Karan was obviously not as gentle as when he dealt with James.
It is not difficult to understand. Antioch has bullied Linfred for too long. It is good that Linfred did not retaliate against Karan at this moment - after all, the only one who will live hundreds of years later is Karan himself. But Linfred in front of him has never forgotten that despicable memory.
But next, Linfred explained: "Don't get me wrong, I have no ill intentions towards you. In fact, I have already figured out everything - no matter what, I can't live without blood magic." Antioch's help, although the method is not easy to accept, and he also has the intention of using me and Ignotus to experiment, but it is still help, otherwise, I will never be able to get rid of the jumping cauldron. of bondage.”
"Antioch..."
Linfred shook his head, his eyes becoming much more complicated: "He has never been someone who cares about such trivial things. He can give up everything for magic. Then I shouldn't care either. I just want the Potter family to continue to be safe and sound. Live instead of allowing hatred to continue."
After hearing these words, James just remained silent, neither agreeing nor objecting.
Karan thought about it and asked again: "Unable to speak? Could it be because they don't want to say it, but they can't? Just like the memory that was just blurred?"
"Behind the arch's curtains, they encountered... ghosts from the Dark Ages?"
Linfred's movements paused slightly, and he looked at Karan carefully.
"That's right," he said, still looking at Karan.
"This is also my guess, so I didn't continue to ask Ignotus. The only thing I know is that Cadmus brought a stone back - but soon after that, Cadmus committed suicide ”
"As for those ghosts, we call them [Forbidden Ones] - they are indescribable, and they also carry a terrible curse. Maybe... they are everywhere."
"As a result, they became taboo, and no stories related to them were spread in the entire magical world."
Karan met Linfred's gaze and murmured in a low voice: "Because almost all the wizards who have come into contact with the Forbidden One are dead..."
Steve couldn't help but shudder, and Regulus had a hint of fear in his eyes.
Sirius was staring at the jumping cauldron warily, as if he was worried that the taboo he had just met a while ago would jump out again.
"Don't worry." Linfred said with relief: "This is a trance and illusion, and taboos cannot appear. The memory that was blurred just now is just to prevent you from being affected when you return."
At this time, the potion in the crucible seemed to have been brewed. Linfred poured it into three cups after carefully checking it.
"There's not much I can do to help you, and I don't understand many things about the taboos. Of course, my suggestion is that it's best never to come into contact with the taboos, but..."
Linfred's eyes scanned everyone's faces one by one, and stayed for a moment at Karan and James.
He seemed to have foreseen that this wouldn't be the first time these children had dealt with the Forbidden One.
And for some people, maybe this is not the first time...
"Drink these potions."
Linfred suddenly said quickly. He moved his eyes away from Callan and focused on James, Sirius, and Regulus.
He came over with a cup and said at the same time: "You all have a single leaf of Mandrake in your mouth. This is for the Animagus, right?"
Karan was stunned, and then he stared directly at Regulus - Regulus looked away guiltily. In order to avoid being asked about the review status of the transfiguration, he never dared to tell this fact - -As early as the first day they ran away from home, James had advised the two brothers to prepare Animagus as soon as possible.
"But we haven't..." James said hesitantly: "We are not fully prepared yet."
The method of becoming an Animagus is simply unimaginably difficult. Not only does it require moonlight, but you also have to wait for a storm, and then you have to cast advanced spells. Even if you succeed, it will take a long time.
"It doesn't matter." Linfred said confidently, "Just drink the potion and you'll be fine."
The three of them were a little hesitant. They couldn't help but hesitate. This was really too whimsical.
But Karan immediately realized the key.
"Is it because of the jumping pot?" he asked.
This is the only reason Linfred could possibly make three people become Animagus.
"That's right." Linfred looked at Karan again, looking a little confused.
This kind of scrutinizing gaze appeared in Linfred's eyes more than once, as if he was judging something...
"What about me?" Karan asked simply: "Do I have a share of the potion?"
Of course he wouldn't want to give up this opportunity to become an Animagus.
Steve, the only remaining little wizard, also stared at Linfred closely.
"Do not."
Linfred suddenly refused: "You can't and you shouldn't."
Callan blinked, wondering if this was because Linfred still held a grudge against Antioch, but it didn't seem like it...
Unlike Callan, Linfred did not refuse to help Steve.
"It's a pity that you didn't put a single mandrake leaf in your mouth beforehand." Linfred walked towards the full ingredient cabinet and said without looking back: "And I don't have time to prepare new magic ingredients. The medicine is gone, but I can see that you seem to care about the injured cat leopard."
He came back with a bunch of crushed herbs, and Steve gradually turned from disappointment to joy - Cat Leopard was seriously injured, and in his expectation, even Mr. Newt could not completely cure Black Panther. Traces of magic.
In Steve's sight, Cat Leopard's wounds miraculously healed. It shook its eyelids twice, and then slowly woke up.
"That's good." Linfred gently patted the cat and leopard's huge head: "When you go back, it can protect you."
After Cat Leopard nodded slightly, Karan vaguely observed that Linfred's figure seemed to be blurred, but before he could ask, Karan's attention was quickly attracted by the screams on the other side. .
The three James fell to the ground with painful expressions on their faces. They had drank the potions in their hands, and their bodies were gradually changing.
"This is the pain of becoming an animagus."
Linfred kept shouting loudly: "Don't resist, don't panic, just obey the second heartbeat in your body!"
His words seemed to contain inexplicable reassuring power. Soon, the appearance of the three people changed more and more, and even the items on their bodies gradually began to deform.
Eventually, a stag, a large black dog, and...a small lion appeared in the clearing.
lion?
Although he had anticipated the transformation of James and Sirius in advance, Karan did not expect that Regulus would actually turn into a lion.
Regulus was obviously a Slytherin, but he became the symbol of Gryffindor!
"Regulus..." At this time, Linfred murmured in a low voice while comforting them: "The name comes from Regulus, the brightest star in Leo. As for the Black family, if If I remember correctly, your family motto is eternal purity?"
The lion, who was familiar with the changes, nodded silently.
"Then don't let your parents know about your animagus."
Linfred said kindly: "They will never like you like this."
The three of them became familiar with the Animagus state for a while, and then they transformed back into human form under Steve's envious gaze.
At this time, not only Karan, but everyone noticed something was wrong with Linfred's state - his figure was gradually becoming transparent.
"It's a jumping pot!"
Karan suddenly said that he finally figured out why Linfred's herbs and potions really worked, because he was using the ability of the jumping cauldron - and at his own expense!
"Don't be nervous, children." Linfred smiled and reassured: "It doesn't matter. I was fully prepared mentally when I decided to join the trance."
"Fortunately you didn't disappoint me."
He looked at James and said, mouthing the last name he regarded as a treasure.
"Potter, it was all worth it."
James felt inexplicably sour in his heart. He looked at the old man in front of him who had devoted everything to the Potter family and couldn't say anything.
"I think I finally understand what Ignotus is thinking."
As Linfred's figure gradually faded, the surrounding scenes gradually became blurred.
He smiled and said: "Death is nothing but a great adventure."
"What should we do?" Seeing that the blurry illusion was about to dissipate, Karan shouted anxiously: "Stone Eyes, and Baiget, how should we deal with them?"
Linfred turned to look at Karan, his eyes showing scrutiny once again.
"There are two ways to avoid stone eyes," he said.
"One is to have the blood of Antioch, and the other is to use the Potter family's invisibility cloak."
Karan frowned again: "But why did Stone Eyes attack me?"
"Perhaps, it's because of blood magic." Linfred said thoughtfully: "Never become your crazy ancestor, never. I have heard of some of the things he tried in his later years, and they were all extremely terrifying. idea......"
"Never," he said again.
"Use hope!"
Before Karan could recover from Linfred's admonishment, he heard the other party shouting loudly in the shaking scene: "The Funny Curse can no longer deal with Baiget, but I hope it can!"
"Love and hope, this is the true omnipotence!"
The dreamy world disappeared.
When he opened his eyes again, Karan noticed that the golden light blooming from the jumping cauldron had completely disappeared and was replaced by thick darkness. There were two white eyes on the ceiling watching them - it was Baigete. !It has completely undergone another terrifying transformation. It is shrinking the darkness towards the ceiling, slowly forming a figure emitting black mist. Endless fear and coldness fill everyone's hearts!
"Karan!"
Steve, who also woke up, panicked and shouted that Cat Leopard was protecting him and Dugal behind him, trying his best to resist the fear in front of him.
"what should we do?!"
The effect of the Forbidden Corridor is still there. Except for Karan, no one else can use the wand or cast any spells!
At this moment, Dougal's eyes emitted a layer of blue light. He hurriedly pulled Steve behind him and continued to slap the cat and leopard's body vigorously!
In the next second, Baiget attacked Steve inexplicably. Fortunately, they had been warned by Dougal, so Baiget didn't touch them!
But not Sirius!
He happened to be standing not far behind Steve. In front of him, Baiget had already stretched out a dark palm, which was covered with black mist. No one would want to touch that strange palm!
Just when Sirius couldn't dodge, a huge force suddenly pushed him away, and Baiget passed between the two of them without touching anyone!
"What a risk! Thanks, man——"
The words of thanks came to his lips but he couldn't continue anyway. Sirius looked at Kreacher with a dull look on his face - he almost got the eldest master's thanks, which had never happened before.
"Get out of the way!"
Karan's shout brought the two of them back to their senses. He was standing on the other side of the laboratory, raising the elder wand in his hand and pointing it at Baiget at the other end!
Love and hope...
Karan finally figured out Linfred's intention, and the other party seemed to have no doubt that his child could do this.
"Call God Guard!"
He recited this profound incantation loudly!
This is a magic used to deal with dementors. It is an extremely advanced magic spell and one of the most powerful defensive spells.The caster must focus on recalling the happiest memory they can think of in order to successfully cast the spell, and the stronger the pleasure the memory brings, the more powerful the spell will be!
Karan had already had similar memories.
He did not hesitate and had no hesitation.
A cold rainy night, dirty criminals and extortion, a sharp knife inexplicably inserted into the heart, and Mr. Anthony who witnessed it all.
At that moment, Karan finally realized - he was a wizard.
An omnipotent wizard!
Something broke free from the tip of the elder wand. It was a dazzling silver animal that looked a bit like a horse. It wasn't until it spread its wings on its side that Callan understood why Linf Red refused to give himself the potion to become an Animagus.
It was a Thestral.
Karan's patron saint is a Thestral.
Generally speaking, the patron saint and the animagus are the same, but the Thestral is a [magical animal].Throughout the wizarding world, there has never been any record of animagus being a magical creature - it seems impossible.
After becoming the patron saint, only people who have seen death can see that the Thestral's characteristics have also become invalid. Everyone's eyes move as the Thestral flies. It breaks through the black mist caused by Baiget, and opens like a The mouth like a fire dragon swallowed Baigete's body in big mouthfuls, letting the darkness disappear little by little.
In the end, in the unwillingness of the black mist, Baiget completely disappeared, leaving only the Yeqi still spinning in place, lowering its head and sniffing the few black smoke.
"Will it appear again?" Regulus sat on the ground blankly, he murmured and asked: "Non-existence will not die, it will only appear again..."
Karan whispered back: "Even if it appears, it will probably just become an ordinary Boggart."
His answer made everyone feel more at ease. At the same time, Yeqi also walked back to Karan with amazed eyes.
He raised a hand and gently touched Thestral's silver head.
This is his patron saint - a thestral.
Karan thought of more - the core of the Elder Wand, Linfred's warning, and the weird blood magic...
"What a terrible discovery."
Karan murmured softly. He looked down at the elder wand in his hand and slowly rubbed the body of the wand with his fingers.
"Bad boy, bad boy..."
Thestrals disappeared little by little.
Then, with everyone watching, Karan raised the elder wand again and pointed it at Kreacher, who looked frightened.
He read calmly:
"Everything is forgotten."
After the spell flashed over, Kreacher's expression suddenly became confused.
"What are you doing?!"
Regulus shouted in panic, but Sirius' reaction was much faster than his brother - he stood up angrily, raised his fists without hesitation, and rushed towards Karan!
"Quickly knock back."
Another spell was cast, and Sirius flew out unwillingly. Before he could get up again, or before others rushed towards him, Karan calmly explained: "You want Kreacher to take away everything that happened before. Tell it? He can't disobey the Blacks' orders, and he can't hide the fact about the Jumping Cauldron and the Forbidden One."
Only then did Steve realize what an incredible experience they had experienced. Even if there were no unknown taboos, the terrifying jumping cauldron alone would be enough to make many families miserable.
"Don't forget that there is a mysterious man." Karan continued. He turned to look at James: "If he knows the secret of the jumping cauldron, he will definitely try his best to get it."
James frowned tightly: "So you want to erase our memories too?"
Unexpectedly, Karan sighed softly, then shook his head.
Even more unexpectedly, James did not continue to ask further. He accepted Karan's proposal calmly and did not go against the grain as before.
"What happened to them?" Steve asked in horror.
Regulus blinked: "It should be because if Karan wants to use the jumping cauldron, he can't avoid James' Deathly Hallows invisibility cloak. Only this invisibility cloak can resist the curse of the jumping cauldron." .”
"As for James...perhaps because of Linfred's influence, everything he just experienced seems to be much more important to him than jumping in the cauldron."
The two people who had their minds exposed stared at Regulus. Under their sharp gazes, Regulus blushed and turned into a little lion in Animagus state, daring not to speak anymore.
"Forget it, man."
James walked over to Sirius and stretched out his hand to pull him up.
"This is not a good place for a fight. Neither of us can use our wands. And..."
The corner of James's grin just turned into a forced smile.
"Linfred, my ancestor...I need some quiet time."
Sirius glanced at Callan, who dusted himself off and said nothing after snorting.Then he silently walked up to Kreacher, who looked frightened and inexplicable, and was wary of whether Karan had done anything else.
"Okay, time to go."
After communicating with the cat and leopard, Karan looked at its huge body and said with a headache: "One Deathly Hallows can't cover all of us. It looks like we have to make two trips."
"Then, let's wake up the adults who are having a good dream."