Professor of Gemology at Hogwarts

Gray made room on his desk and placed the piece of petrified wood on the table. It looked like wood, with wood grain and growth rings visible on the surface. In fact, it was very hard in texture.

The explanation above in "The Magic of Crystals" is aimed at unblocking the cursed petrified wood: burning hydrangea bark can break the curse, mandrake can unblock the petrified wood, bloodstone powder can stimulate the activation of its dust-sealed things, Dragon Claw Powder can make it uplifting...

Gray took out an iron bowl and put it on the stand. He lit a fire underneath and burned the iron bowl. Then he took out a handful of hydrangea bark from the material shelf nearby, put it into the iron bowl, and ignited it with a wand to burn it into ashes. .

Finally, after adding dragon claw powder and blood stone powder, mix the mandrake juice and morning dew and pour them together, and finally soak the piece of petrified wood in it.

He output the magic power on the wand, dipped the tip of the wand into a drop of crow's blood, and gently tapped the heated liquid surface soaked in petrified wood.

In an instant, billowing black smoke appeared. This was the magic produced by the curse, and it was ready to bite Gray back!

He immediately took out a small medicine bottle, used his wand to control the dissipation of the black smoke, and forced it to get into the medicine bottle. This black smoke was harder to control than he thought!

The wand was held tightly in his hand, and the crow's blood on the tip was shaken and dropped on the floor. Now, as long as he is distracted for a moment, this black smoke will escape from control!

Just when there was still a little black smoke on the mouth of the medicine bottle, the black smoke inside the bottle suddenly burst out and shattered the medicine bottle. Gray reacted quickly and threw the bottle out quickly to avoid injury.

"...Damn it." Gray frowned. This curse was too strong.

He waved his wand, and a jar on the shelf was opened. A handful of sand was pulled out, mixed with oxidized silver powder, spread out, and smashed into the black smoke. At the same time, a small amount of crow's blood was thrown out of the bottle. , mixed into silt, wrapping the black smoke.

Gray's wand pointed at the black smoke, and the sand immediately shrank into a ball and tightly trapped the black smoke. It fell to the floor with a "thud".

"Surprise but no danger..."

He wiped his sweat and breathed a sigh of relief. This was in the Hogwarts office, and it would be embarrassing to make a fuss.

I didn't expect it to be very strong, and a small piece of it would be so difficult to control. Fortunately, I didn't get too greedy in the Forbidden Forest, otherwise the sand and crow's blood would really not be able to control it.

Stepping over the glass fragments of the medicine bottle on the ground, Gray picked up the sand ball that contained the magic power. It didn't look good now... it looked more like a bezoar...

The fire on the other side is still burning, the liquid in the iron bowl has boiled, and the piece of petrified wood has returned to its original shape. Now it is no longer as hard as before, more like a piece of freshly cut wood.

Gray picked up the stone with a clamp. It broke the curse and glowed slightly golden.

Is this the magic it reveals?

Just cut it into slices and place it near your pillow when you sleep. Over time, you can enhance your memory and even achieve photographic memory!Regarding another function - helping to recreate ancient scenes, this function is only briefly mentioned in some books, and the specific method is not recorded.

But Gray is not in a hurry about this. There is still a large section of petrified wood in the Forbidden Forest, and there is plenty of it for him to study slowly.

So he cut it into pieces and put them under his pillow according to what was written in the book.

As for the cursed magic power like bezoar, Gray planned to condense it into a magic source stone.

The magic source stone is a stone condensed into a stone by crystal scholars after collecting the magic power of various crystal stones. It is equivalent to a magic container.Crystal scholars in the past often traveled around the world in search of high-quality crystals. In order to absorb the magic power of some of the crystals they saw, some smart crystal scholars would make source stones for easy portability.

After absorbing the magic power of the crystal, taking the magic source stone at any time and anywhere can increase the upper limit of one's own magic power, allowing the wizard to withstand more magic, and it will also allow the wizard to learn new magic faster and with a deeper understanding. , more skilled.

For example, Voldemort, if his upper limit of mana were increased, he would not be made hideous by black magic, and he would not even have a nose, nor would his IQ be lowered due to splitting Horcruxes...

Although eating the magic source stone will increase your own magic limit, swallowing it in one breath will lead to sudden death due to the overwhelming absorption.The wizard needs to grind it into stone powder and only take a portion at a time to ensure no accidents.

In the process of making the magic source stone, the producer can also bless the blood "blood key" to maximize the role of the magic source stone.

"Blood Key" refers to adding the designated person's blood during production.From then on, as long as that person's blood is dripped on it, the magic source stone will emit purple light. At this time, taking the source stone will not only increase the upper limit of magic, but also immediately enhance the magic power.

If there is no "blood key", the only way is to simply increase the upper limit of mana, and the effect will be greatly reduced.

Apart from anything else, just relying on the "photographic memory" effect is enough to make Gray laugh out loud. With the blessing of the Origin Stone, his strength will soar to a new level.

Gray couldn't help but sigh: "Fortunately, I agreed to come to Hogwarts to be a professor, then went to find Professor Mason, and went to the Forbidden Forest to relax in depression, and met a deformed lizard. The luckiest thing is that I happened to stumble. …”

Otherwise, this piece of petrified wood would not be discovered at all.

He visited the Forbidden Forest for seven years when he was in school, but he never noticed it. After all, it looked so similar to ordinary wood, and coupled with the dark environment, no one noticed it at all. The curse had been sealed for millions of years, and even wizards couldn't find it. The presence of its magic power can be sensed.

"Lucky, so lucky."

Gray was in a very good mood and began to condense the cursed magic power that had just been controlled.

Making the magic source stone requires the light of the full moon. Less than a week later, the full moon night is coming. There is a window in his office, and the moonlight can shine in through the window.

He peeled the prepared shriveled fig fruit and obtained a purple liquid. Originally, it could be used to make a shrinking potion, and it could also be used directly to condense some things.

Then drop the liquid into the "feces stone", bind the curse with a confinement spell, and bake it on the fire. The firing cannot stop and lasts for three days. On the last night, the flame needs to be extinguished and the moonlight is bathed in the full moon. , add two drops of plant essential oil to achieve success.

Everything was ready, and the moonlight shone on the shelf. The "bezoar" had been burnt until it shone brightly. The sand and blood on the surface had been cleaned away, leaving only black smoke condensed into a jelly-like purple substance. .

Gray made a cut on his hand with a knife, blood dripped on it, and a burst of blue flames immediately burst out.

Then he gently tilted the essential oil bottle, and two drops of essential oil were caught in the blue firelight. They made a crackling sound instantly, and a few purple sparks were emitted around them. Then green smoke came out, and the original Jiaodong-like thing became smaller. It turned into a dark and shiny spar as big as a fingernail.

"Success!"

He picked up the small black stone, which was still a little hot to the touch, and looked at it carefully. The small black stone felt the skin of "Blood Key" and gave off a faint purple light.

It really succeeded, he made the magic source stone!As long as the first production is successful, collecting magic power will be smooth in the future.Now he could easily deal with the remaining petrified wood in the Forbidden Forest.

In the past few days, he had only been focusing on the source stone of magic power, completely forgetting what Professor Mason had taught him. He didn't think about it until he successfully condensed the source stone on a full moon night.

Gray began to think, who should he go to for information?