A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 591 Leader Will
Felix was still talking to these people.

"Professor Snape should have told you that Potions is a delicate subject. Seriousness, rigor, patience, and proper waving of wands are all indispensable. In terms of course arrangement, the learning difficulty is also gradually increasing. Every one you configure Potions are very representative, and often contain subtle techniques..."

Harry, Ron, Neville, and Hermione all stared blankly at Felix. None of them thought that they would have such a day: listening to the ancient runes professor explain to them the confusion of potions—although All they think about is how to be opportunistic and get high scores.

But this wonderful and weird feeling lingered in the minds of several people.

"If you want to go deeper in the field of Potions,"—Harry, Ron, and Neville shook their heads, Felix sighed, "It's best to use the orthodox learning method. But—" He Clearing his throat, his tone was not so serious.

"Yeah, my thoughts at the time were similar to yours, and I was also not interested in delving into those advanced theories and exquisite cooking steps," he said softly: "One of the purposes is to be admitted to the improvement class, and the other purpose is to master what I am interested in. The potion preparation method."

"As for whether it's a trick or not, I don't care."

Harry listened more seriously, this was also his requirement for this course - it was hard for him to imagine that he would endure loneliness in the future, hiding in a dark basement all year round, staring in a daze at a row of steaming cauldrons.

Felix patted the book on his hands, "The original owner of this set of textbooks is good at this, and there are many operation tips and simple methods in it. Of course, you will find that the notes in it not only involve potions, but also record Some amusing little jinxes—”

He hesitated for a moment, "There are a few spells that are dangerous, and I want you to promise not to use them on your classmates."

In view of the seriousness of the professor's expression, the four students made their commitment very seriously.

"Then it's time to talk about my method." Felix's expression returned to calm. "From a higher perspective, you will find that the OWLs exam is to test your past knowledge, not to test innovation. In theory If you memorize all the textbooks and master the operation methods mentioned in the book, it will be easy and natural to get excellent..."

Even Hermione couldn't help but stare at him now. Although she always got excellent, she definitely didn't deserve the word 'easy'.

"You solve the theoretical knowledge yourself. For practical operations, my suggestion is to sort out the configuration methods of each potion, pick out those cumbersome and difficult steps, and try to simplify. It may take several hours to brew a potion. Ten, hundreds of steps, but if summed up according to the 'purpose', it may only add up to a dozen steps - you should have your own experience, right?"

But judging from the expressions on the faces of several people, it seemed that Felix asked a very superfluous question.But he can guarantee that this is by no means his problem. "At least there are similar lines of thought in this set of books, and I have attached my own personal opinion. Well, that's all."

Felix handed them the book, and Luna and Cedric were still waiting there, because the professor said before that they needed their help.

Harry and Neville put the books they were holding on the small square table, sat down with Ron and Hermione, and looked at Felix.

"You all master the Patronus Charm, don't you?"

Almost everyone nodded.Even Fred and George, who are only a foot tall, but say 'almost' because there are still people out there. "I won't!" Astoria yelled. "I'm just in third grade."

Although Draco on the side didn't say anything, he didn't seem to have mastered the spell.

"You can watch, have a cookie, or hang out," Felix said to Astoria, who spoke.

Astoria stayed angrily.

"I'm looking for you to do a test. I originally planned to put it after the school started, but after thinking about it, today's chance is better. After all, not all the students in the Rune Club know this magic."

Harry actually wanted to say that he had been taught the spell at the 'Front Lookout', but he soon realized that the Professor knew about it.

"The test itself is not dangerous, but it is emotionally draining."

Felix paused and waited for a while, and seeing no objection, he continued.

"The patron saint itself is a perfect combination of positive emotions and magical power. According to ancient engravings and manuscripts, it can be known that this spell has been used in extremely ancient times, but——I don't know when, the patron saint spell can only be mastered In the hands of wizards of pure, positive emotional power.

Some, especially Dark wizards with a darkened mind, seem unworthy of it at all. "

said Felix, looking away from Harry.

He spent a lot of thought on this magic, especially after combining the knowledge given by Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw, he even made subversive improvements to it, making the magic beyond the original limit.

For a moment he thought he had reached the limit of his understanding of the spell, but it turned out that he had discovered something new from Harry's demonstration.

Harry was one of the most gifted wizards he had ever met.

As far as he knew, the first time Harry successfully released a physical Patronus was on the covered bridge in the third grade, when the stag Patronus outnumbered a hundred and showed amazing power.After that, Harry taught himself without a teacher, and mastered the technique of using the Patronus to deliver messages. Later, he integrated ancient runes into it, allowing it to have physical attacks, and he showed excellent combat ability when he hunted down Umbridge not long ago. .

He has gone ahead of most wizards, but Harry still can't integrate runes representing other emotions into the Patronus.

Because the Patronus itself is constructed from pure to extreme positive emotions, mixing any other emotions is 'mixing sand', making the magic no longer pure.

So Harry has been unable to succeed.

The difference between Felix and Harry is that his Swift Patronus has been reconstructed with memory nodes, and it is very stable. Even if it is mixed with other emotions, it is forcibly kneaded together by him under his superb control.

Felix even took the difficulty for granted.But Harry's experience told him that maybe it was just the "upgrade thinking" deeply rooted in his heart.He re-read Ravenclaw's notes, and analyzed the structure of Ravenclaw's crown, and then combined the miscellaneous knowledge obtained from various channels, trying to sort out a clear framework of 'emotional magic'.

The results are remarkable.

He created a whole series of Patronus magic.

But the thinking didn't stop there...

"I want you to pay attention to a few words, 'pure, positive emotional power'. This will be important in the following discussions." Felix said: "When you learn this magic, you use happiness memory. Is that so?"

Several people nodded.

Harry thought of the scene where Remus taught himself, and he also mentioned that positive emotions can be used against dementors, but in practice, he used only happy memories, or imagined happy enough memories.

"I discovered a secret during my research—maybe I was thinking too much, and the specific conclusions need to be verified. But it doesn't hinder sharing with you:

In the long history of the Patronus, its history has passed through three vague stages that can only be corroborated by conjecture.

There is no way to verify the first stage, and there is no history. People can only understand it from prints.At that time, there was no dementor at all, and the Voldebat was not discovered until the eighteenth century-and this creature only lived in the tropics;

In the second stage, around the Middle Ages, that period of history was relatively intact, and the understanding of the wizards at that time about the Patronus Charm was closer to the current point of view, but this spell is still the rarest and most difficult to master high-defense magic. , has long been associated with those 'wizards fighting for a noble cause'.

Miranda Goshawk, author of the Standard Spells series, describes the Patronus, 'This ancient and mysterious spell conjures a magical Patronus that is a reflection of all your most positive emotions. '

I have also seen similar sayings in some ancient rune manuscripts.

But there are subtle differences between this description and the third stage—that is, nearly two or three hundred years ago, when wizards wrote study notes for this magic.They unanimously equated "most positive emotion" with "happy memory".

Maybe doing this does reduce the difficulty?

Maybe this was a wizard's trick at first, and then spread. After everyone tried it, the success rate has indeed increased.But to be precise, this magic only distinguishes normal wizards from particularly evil dark wizards, if only for this function, it seems that it is not worthy of its great reputation..."

Felix briefly described his research, and finally said: "After repeated comparisons, I feel that the problem may appear in the emotions involved. Happy memories may be a kind of positive emotions, but whether it can be compared with 'fighting for a noble cause'? ' comparable to this belief?"

He looked at the crowd, "Maybe one of you can give the answer." His eyes jumped between Harry, Hermione, Cedric, and the Weasley twins. Have their own beliefs, such as defeating Voldemort, establishing a pan-magic alliance, creating a new profession...

Actually, Draco barely counted, but he didn't know the spell yet.

Felix has expectations, but also believes that success will not be easy, after all, he himself is in the groping stage.

He had previously selectively forgotten the technique of magic, pouring full emotion into it like a novice, but instead of using positive, happy memories, he used it as closely as possible as described in the ancient manuscripts. , the belief of "fighting for a noble cause".

He just meets this need: he intends to transform the wizarding world, bringing the magical world into line with the real world.In Felix's view, how can this be regarded as a noble cause?
But the results were dismal.

He couldn't use this belief to give birth to a physical Patronus, and there seemed to be something missing. In the best case, he could only summon a vaguely shaped silver shield made of mist.

The students sitting on the sofa looked at each other. The professor seemed to have denied the Patronus Charm. No, based on this, he dug out the true form of this magic?Just... don't know if it's correct.

"Let's try it."

Felix pointed out, and Fred and George's bodies rapidly expanded like balloons, growing from one foot to two feet, three feet... until they returned to their original shape, they touched their faces and let out a strange cry.

Then Felix said in a low, bewitching tone:

"Think about it, you are the best of your peers, you have a strong will, you can do something big if you want to. Everyone has their place in society, but for you, you don't Will succumb to the arrangements of fate, but follow the inner guidance to find the real mission..."

The lights in the office dimmed, and his voice seemed to have magic, easily bringing these people into his preset emotions.They thought about what they really wanted.

Only Draco and Astoria stared.They weren't affected, but Draco felt weird now that if he hadn't lost his memory, it seemed like the professor had just repurposed what he had said to him and used it on someone else?
"Think about the noble cause you have in mind, how much you are willing to give... When you are hit, frustrated, opposed, and even desperate, what will you do? Now, take out your wand, call out the spell, and let me see your determination !"

The ancient rune office fell into complete darkness. Draco and Astoria wanted to use their wands to illuminate it, but found that it was completely impossible.In the complete darkness, they heard more solemn and solemn voices shouting out the spell with great determination: "Call God to protect—"

The professor's whispers drilled into his ears from all directions, making the only person unaffected tremble.They came together subconsciously.

"What, what's going on?" Astoria asked timidly.

"Stay still." Draco gritted his teeth, "Also, don't pinch me." Astoria moved her fingers away from his arm awkwardly.

"Call God Guard!"

A hazy light appeared, Cedric's face flashed past, and then a brighter light appeared, the twins tensed up, with serious expressions, and Hermione and Neville, but their faces were like dream bubbles, It only stayed for a few seconds, and then fell into the dark world again.

Stress is on everyone's mind.

But after trying for a long time, no one succeeded.Felix frowned. Could there really be a problem - his guess was wrong, there had never been a 'real Patronus'?
He had to change tactics.

He spoke in a hoarse voice, not encouraging this time, but striking.

"Quit... just give up... just pretend it never happened, bury your dreams in your heart, and accept the reality honestly... It's not shameful, how can one person fight against the whole world? There will always be opportunities in the future..."

A deeper darkness descended, so dense that you couldn't see your fingers.

Fengming sounded.Dumbledore and Fox appeared in the office, his brows were frowned, his expression was serious, and the thick black mist seemed to have no effect.

"Felix," he said quietly.

"Albus, you're here." Felix replied calmly.

While speaking, a few more silver moon-like rays of light went out, but there were still people struggling.Dumbledore's eyes swept over the students present, and he quickly understood what happened. He observed silently, and finally set his eyes on Harry.

Harry's face was red, his eyes were red, and his teeth were chattering.

"What vision did you show the child?" asked Dumbledore.

"It's not out of my control - I'm just ramping it up, sending him into more 'desperate' situations," Felix said, waving some students from the darkness before they really got overwhelmed .It's not that they have nothing to gain, at least they can use this opportunity to be more clear about what they want.

On the contrary, Harry and Neville, both of them have strong resilience, and they can persist for a while.

Harry is completely immersed in the fantasy he constructed at this moment, dead, everyone is dead...Sirius, Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor Hape, Snape...Mad-Eye, Remus, Tonks ...Neville, Ginny, Fred, George, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley...

He heard the sound of gurgling water, the sound of blood pooling together.

Harry stared blankly at Voldemort, grinning grinningly as the bodies of Ron and Hermione lay at his feet.

Voldemort sneered and raised his wand, "Surrender." He said triumphantly in a high, grim voice, "Everyone you know is dead, and that's what happens when you defy the Dark Lord."—"No! Harry yelled frantically, but a blinding green light condensed from the tip of Voldemort's wand, and in a flash of light, he fell to the ground.

he died.

Harry lay in the icy darkness, surrounded by dead silence.A voice told him that he could be given a chance to come back again, but only if he obeyed his own destiny.

"Submit to Voldemort?" The voice didn't refute, Harry gritted his teeth and got up from the cold ground.Then Voldemort stepped out of the darkness, followed by a dark, furtive figure.Harry took a deep breath and raised his wand.But there was also a sound behind him, and Harry turned his head sharply, as if those who had died before had returned.

He stared blankly at the familiar faces. They seemed to be corroded by darkness, repeating the words of cowards like clay sculptures.

"Give it up, Harry," said Hermione.

"We've failed utterly, and the Dark Lord is willing to spare our lives," said Ron bitterly.

"Temporary submission," said Professor Hemp succinctly.

Death Eaters and Voldemort's dark servants rushed forward, drowning those he valued, leaving only a circular gap, like a ring made of flesh and blood.Voldemort stood in the ring, eyeing him mockingly.

"You are the last one. Die like this, or submit to my rule?"

Harry responded by raising his wand, the voice in his head urging him, to use the Patronus Charm, to call out for protection...

A gigantic stag jumped out majestically.

It stood between Harry and Voldemort, like a real giant, with its feet on the ground, the green light was pierced, and the darkness was pierced.

People in the office looked at Harry's new Patronus. The silver light converged like water and merged into the stag's body. As the line of sight gradually became clearer, the shiny silver fur on the stag's body was clearly visible, making it look like a real thing in reality. creatures that exist.

Its eyes are moist and full of enthusiasm, but also calm, firm and indomitable.Just like its owner, when it stands here, everyone—whether it is an imaginary person who only exists in Harry's imagination, or a student who is under great pressure in reality, feels courageous and firm. The body is full of endless power.

It was as if they also shared that heavy courage and faith.

Felix looked at the reborn Patronus. He finally knew where his shortcomings were. Although he might not change them, he did know.

Dumbledore's blue eyes were clouded with mist.He fumbled for the black gemstone ring on his hand, and the biggest stone in his heart fell to the ground.The real planning can begin.His mouth squirmed and his voice became a thread into Felix's ear.

"Voldemort made an appointment with me last night. After talking for a long time, he seems to have finally confirmed my status... The time for the duel has been set."

"When?"

"Two months later!"

(End of this chapter)