Chapter 775 Lockhart

Chapter 775 Lockhart

Chapter 775 Lockhart
After talking with Anduin, Grindelwald felt that his three views had been severely impacted.

Unexpectedly, the world of wizards, who had been doing nothing in his eyes, was actually playing a shocking game of chess that spanned several centuries.

As for whether what Anduin said is true, after recalling everything he experienced when he was young, he actually already has the answer in his heart.

Indeed, starting decades or even hundreds of years ago, the Wizarding International has been deliberately downplaying the distinction between Muggle wizards and pure-blood wizards, and at the same time gradually relaxing restrictions on the combination of wizards and Muggles.

Due to the secrecy law, the Wizarding International placed the wizarding world on the weaker side from the very beginning, so this combination did not arouse the suspicion of the top Muggle officials.

The effect is also very obvious. For example, in the wizarding communities of France, Egypt, Spain and other countries, the status of Muggle wizards is not much different from that of pure-blood wizards, and the population is gradually increasing.

If this public opinion environment is allowed to develop for another few decades, the intermarriage between wizards and Muggles may no longer be discriminated against.

What followed was a sharp increase in the wizard population until the gap with Muggles narrowed to a certain point.

At that time, perhaps it is the best time to enhance the voice of wizards!
Of course, that was when no one was making trouble. Grindelwald knew that it was because he was dissatisfied with the closure of the wizarding world and disliked the gradual approach to Muggle society that he was determined to make changes and initiate a revolution.

But from the perspective of the long-term situation, he is actually slamming the brakes on the developing wizarding world, igniting the conflict between wizards and Muggles again.

Thinking of this, Grindelwald couldn't help laughing bitterly at himself. He thought he was the long-sighted person, but in the end he found out that he was short-sighted.

"Thank you, I am very satisfied with the answer that allowed me to see the truth clearly." Although Grindelwald woke up from the confusion, he showed a look of loss.

Grindelwald pointed to the wand that belonged to Gerald on the table, "Can you?"

"Please!" Anduin nodded indifferently.

Seeing this, Grindelwald nodded slightly, then picked up the wand, and rubbed it in his hand for a while as if remembering his friend.

Immediately afterwards, he pointed the tip of the staff to his temple, and after a while, he drew out a wisp of crystal clear memory fluid, "This is what I got from Peverell's grave, I hope it can help you."

Seeing this, Anduin quickly took out a crystal bottle and put the memory in it, which was the main purpose of his coming here.

"Okay, please go ahead if you have nothing to do, I still want to finish reading this book tonight."

After Grindelwald gave Anduin the order to evict him, he picked up the old book that had been ripped through and turned around.

For some reason, Anduin saw Grindelwald's back at this time, and felt that he looked older than when he first came.

It seems that there are some things in this old man's heart that he still can't let go of.

But this was none of Anduin's business, he bowed politely to Grindelwald, and then left the tower without looking back.

As soon as he walked out of Nurmengard, Anduin used Apparition to leave the place. He was not interested in the inner world of the old man. The most important thing now was to find out the truth about the Deathly Hallows.

After tossing and turning back to England, Anduin didn't even bring Harry back, so he plunged into the laboratory. He believed that the Weasleys could take good care of Harry.

When Anduin walked out of the laboratory satisfied, it was already half a month later. If Qiqi hadn't reminded him in time, he almost forgot that today was the opening ceremony of Hogwarts.

Anduin gained a lot from the half-month research, and the contents of Grindelwald's memory solved a big mystery for him.

At that time, Grindelwald dug the tomb in order to solve the mystery of the Deathly Hallows, but other than that, he did not find any extra gains.

There was only the body of Ignotus in the coffin, and there were no other funerary objects except the suit on his body.

However, Grindelwald was indeed a ruthless person back then. This guy still refused to give up after finding out that he hadn't found the funerary objects, so he stripped Ignotus naked.

If Ignotus was just an ordinary person, then the story would probably end here. He might just be a poor man who was brutally desecrated by a pervert after his death.

But the truth is that Ignotus' body does hold something secret.

When Grindelwald was digging out the coffin, Ignotus had already turned into a bone, but there was indeed a magic pattern that was extremely difficult to detect on the bone.

This is very puzzling, because normally speaking, this kind of magic pattern is acquired at first glance, and can only be seen on alchemy props. It is very strange that magic patterns appear on corpses.

After all, human beings are only flesh and blood, engraving magic lines on the body, or in the body close to the bones, is no different from suicide.

The turbulent flow of magic power caused by driving the magic pattern alone may tear people into pieces!
The lines extend upward from the spine of Ignotus' abdomen, and then spread all over the body along the bones, and there are 4 special magic nodes distributed on his abdomen, chest and shoulders.

After time passed, those lines and nodes have actually become very dim, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see even if they study carefully.

But Grindelwald noticed it very keenly, but at that time he couldn't figure out the meaning of the magic lines remaining on the bones, so he just put Ignotus' body away.

And when Anduin saw the magic lines through Grindelwald's memory, he immediately realized that it might be related to the Deathly Hallows.

However, due to the memory and the fact that most of the lines of the bones are damaged, it is very laborious to study.

For this reason, it took Anduin nearly half a month to recover the magic lines, and at the same time, he gradually understood the mystery of these magic lines.

He found that these magic lines didn't seem to be engraved into the body through alchemy, but cast spells along the path of the magic lines for a long time, and then remained in the body over time.

That is to say, those magic lines are a kind of stone-like thing, which can be regarded as an accessory product of some kind of magic.

And the magic pattern that can still remain on the corpse after thousands of years means that the magic power density running along the magic pattern must be extremely strong.

Even Anduin's current body might not be able to withstand this kind of high-intensity magic impact, so he suspected from the beginning that it wasn't caused by some kind of magic or spell.

Since it was not a product of the spell, Anduin naturally associated it with the Three Hallows of Death, and if he substituted the Three Hallows, he could even explain the functions of those nodes.

The nodes on the chest and abdomen may be related to the Resurrection Stone and the Elder Wand, while the two nodes on the shoulders may correspond to the Invisibility Cloak.

If you think about it in this way, it will be much clearer. The reason why Anduin and Dumbledore tried to connect the three sacred artifacts so many times before is probably because they cannot be combined directly at all.

If you want to truly integrate the Deathly Hallows, you may have to use the human body as a carrier, and then find a way to connect them together.

Just like electronic components are to circuit boards, the Deathly Hallows must also rely on the flesh to play a real role.

However, after many days of research, Anduin discovered that the three holy artifacts may have a closer relationship with the human body.

If you insist on describing it, it may be as close as the organs and body of a human body.

"Do you want to use the Deathly Hallows as an appendage? It sounds really weird..." Anduin muttered to himself.

"It doesn't matter, no matter what the result is, it can only be confirmed after the experiment. It's just a direct test with human body. The risk is not low."

After thinking for a while, Anduin shook his head helplessly. Anyway, it is impossible for him to experiment by himself. It seems that he has to go back to his old business again. Let's find a way to catch some dark wizards as materials.

After making up his mind, Anduin set off to return to Hogwarts. Due to time constraints, he did not take Leona this time, but took Hogg directly to the office along any door.

But when he finally arrived at the auditorium, he realized that he was still late, and he didn't even catch up with the sorting ceremony.

Seeing that Anduin was late again, Professor McGonagall, who presided over the opening ceremony, couldn't help but frantically roll his eyes at him.

Seeing this, Anduin could only return an apologetic look, he didn't really want to, but sometimes it is easy to forget the time when doing research.

But when he saw a figure on the faculty dining table, Anduin couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

"Senior Lockhart, I didn't expect you to return to teach at Hogwarts." After taking a seat beside Snape, Anduin greeted the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Anduin is not very familiar with Lockhart, an old classmate, and he hasn't paid much attention to him in these years.

I just learned that he seems to have become an adventurer after graduation, and he has written a few books for this purpose. I heard that these books are quite popular. It seems that the other party got a third-class medal of the Order of Merlin for this. , Anduin's radio channel also had a program that invited him to be interviewed.

But based on what Anduin knew about Lockhart, he always felt that this guy couldn't match the so-called adventurer at all. Just because he was wearing such fancy clothes, he was beaten to death every minute when he went out to take risks?
Anduin, who has been busy for a long time, really doesn't have the energy to care about this exaggerated old classmate, but he still greets politely when they meet.

"Aha! It's Anduin!"

As soon as he saw Anduin appear, Lockhart filled his face with excitement, "I can't help it, Principal Dumbledore has come to ask for it in person, I really can't bear to let the principal down."

"However, when I think of returning to Hogwarts and being able to cooperate with Anduin again, I can't help feeling overwhelmed!"

Lockhart raised his chest excitedly, revealing the lavender bow tie under his turquoise robe.

"I've decided to write a new book this year called "Governing Hogwarts with Anduin Wilson"!"

After finishing speaking, Lockhart showed a gratified expression, "I knew back then that your future achievements would be limitless, and I really deserved my advice to you!"

Having said that, Lockhart first raised his chin very narcissistically, and then couldn't help but lifted the chair and rubbed it in the direction of Anduin.

He is very clear that the former junior in front of him is now a big shot, why don't he just rub the other side's heat?
"Huh?" Anduin glanced at Lockhart inexplicably, and then looked at Snape suspiciously, trying to get an answer from him.

"Heh..." Snape snorted coldly, and then said in a deep voice, "Ever since he decided to join Hogwarts, that guy has spread the word everywhere, saying that he is your close friend, and claiming that you are His leadership has led to what we have achieved so far.”

Then Snape stared at Anduin suspiciously, "This can't be true, can it?"

"Is there such a thing?" Anduin was amused when he heard the words, and then shook his head helplessly, "I don't know him very well, the only time we talked was in the library, and he introduced me to a book on thinking magic. books."

"I knew that guy was unreliable." Snape curled his lips in dissatisfaction, and then couldn't help but give Anduin a blank look, "By the way, where have you been these past two months?"

"That idiot Lockhart used your reputation to brag about it for more than a month. Many people actually believed it when they found out that you didn't stand up to refute it. Now this guy is just bragging about himself. A big celebrity!"

Then Snape couldn't help muttering, "Since that's the case, why don't you expose this guy's lies quickly, he slandered your reputation so much, how can you bear it?"

After learning about Lockhart's recent actions, Anduin was also a little speechless, but after thinking of the pile of unfinished business at hand and the experiment with the Deathly Hallows, he still shook his head and said.

"I don't have much free time right now, and Lockhart is the new professor Dumbledore invited back after all, so let's let him go for now, anyway, I think this guy is harmless to humans and animals."

"Hmph, you'll regret it sooner or later." Snape replied coldly, and then turned his attention to Harry and the others, "Besides, why did those Potter guys gain so much weight after a summer vacation? ? Are you feeding them fodder?"

As soon as Snape mentioned this, Anduin suddenly became angry, "Don't worry, they won't get fat for long!"

Snape raised his brows when he heard this, it seemed that the gang of brats would suffer a lot, and then he looked at Harry with great interest.

At this time, Harry also happened to be looking this way, and Snape exchanged a glance.

After the experience of sharing weal and woe in Desperate Town, Harry didn't say that he fell in love with Snape from now on, at least his perception has improved a lot.

So when he saw Snape, he politely gave him a kind look.

But after meeting Snape's inexplicable gaze, he shivered involuntarily, as if something terrible was about to happen.

(End of this chapter)