hogwarts shady

"It's about me?"

Ryan followed Dumbledore's footsteps and walked into the Room of Requirement.

He didn't look at the token in the corner. He was secretly glad that he had already thrown the set of potion-making tools back into the room where he hid them. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot of time to explain.

"A disaster." Dumbledore's voice was a little sad. "A disaster that we could have avoided."

At this time, the shadow of Ravenclaw's soul appeared above the crystal ball.

She nodded towards Dumbledore and glanced at Ryan with a vague look of dissatisfaction.

Ryan laughed silently and thought to himself: Can I still refuse the principal's request?

"What's the matter?" Ravenclaw asked in a calm voice.

Dumbledore still respectfully performed a classical wizard's salute, and he straightened up: "I want to ask you some questions. After all, there are too many ancient spells that have been lost in the long river of time, and I am currently troubled by a Weird black magic."

"You can tell me," Ravenclaw said, "but I can't guarantee that you will know what the curse is."

Dumbledore sighed, and asked: "I want to know if there is a kind of black magic that can silently make people sick, thereby depriving the victim of the soul, and last long enough to prevent it from being conventionally How to detect it?"

"Your description is too broad." Ravenclaw shook his head, "Moreover, there are very few magic spells that can have so many functions at the same time. The situation you mentioned is more like the result of the synergy of multiple magic spells. Or ritual magic.”

"This is very paradoxical." Dumbledore frowned, "Because I checked the records of the Ministry of Magic and they only registered one unusual spell in Cornwall."

"Cornwall?" Ryan said immediately.

Dumbledore turned his gaze to Ryan, and he nodded slowly: "It's just as you think, there may be a dark wizard behind the mining accident in Cornwall."

Ryan shook his body.

Dumbledore said in a sad tone: "I have to tell you this sad news, Ryan. I remember that you applied for leave from me before to attend your uncle's funeral."

"Yes, he was one of the victims of the Cornwall mining accident." Ryan calmed down the turmoil in his heart.

Dumbledore shook his head: "No, that was not an accident, Ryan, that was an evil murder."

Ryan took a deep breath: "I need to know what happened."

"It all started last week." Dumbledore replied. "The person in the Department of Accidents and Disasters of the Ministry of Magic who is responsible for monitoring news about Muggle anomalies suddenly discovered a rumor that the mines in Cornwall were a cursed place. .”

"It's not surprising that there are rumors like this," Lane said. "That place was as depressing as hell."

"It's not just rumors, Ryan." Dumbledore shook his head, "Six more people paid their lives for this, and they were all Muggles."

Ryan frowned: "This alone is not enough..."

"They all suffered from pneumoconiosis, just like the previous accident." Dumbledore interrupted Ryan, "Moreover, they are not miners, they are all on-site investigators dispatched from the Cornwall County Court."

Ryan's eyes widened: "In other words..."

"Yes, they have never been exposed to the mining industry before, and they are very healthy." Dumbledore smiled bitterly, "Speaking of which, I heard that they sent people down to investigate because the families of the miners were in court. .”

"It doesn't make sense."

"This is indeed unreasonable, which is why there are rumors of a curse in the Cornwall mines." Dumbledore said. "Of course, this anomaly was noticed by the Ministry of Magic, and they sent memory cancellers to modify the records of the relevant personnel. memory, and began to investigate the previous mining accident, and found anomalies."

"What exactly did they find?" Ryan asked impatiently.

Dumbledore closed his eyes: "Those 32 dead miners, the 'Resurrection Curse' cannot take effect on them."

"Evocation spell?" Ryan frowned.

Dumbledore nodded: "An evil black magic can forcibly bring back the soul of a person who has died recently. As long as the soul has not dissipated, this spell can have excellent effects within a year of death. Of course, The Ministry of Magic sometimes uses this method to obtain information about the deceased to solve cases."

Ryan swallowed: "So..."

"Yes, the souls of those miners are missing." Dumbledore sighed.

"Under what circumstances do souls usually disappear?" Ryan asked.

Dumbledore said: "This is also a question I need to ask Ms. Ravenclaw, because our research on the soul is too shallow. I only know that death for too long or being hit by the Avada Kedavra will cause The dissipation of the soul.”

Ravenclaw shook his head: "You are wrong. After being hit by Avada's Kedavra, the soul will not dissipate, but will only be imprisoned in the murderer's body. And there are many ways to make the soul disappear. arrive."

"These are exactly what I want to ask you." Dumbledore said in a respectful tone.

"I don't know much, mainly Salazar's research." Ravenclaw recalled, "The first one, as you said, the soul will naturally dissipate after a certain period of time; the second one, use black magic Imprisoning or killing the soul, Avada Kedavra is one of them; the third is that the soul goes through a ritual, becomes a ghost, and leaves on its own; the fourth is that some wizards in the East use unique ritual magic to make the soul completely invisible. Painfully disappear; the fifth, absorb the soul with alchemical items; the sixth, the kiss of a dementor."

Dumbledore's eyebrows raised and he bowed to express his gratitude.

He looked at Ryan and asked, "What do you think?"

"My thoughts are very confused." Ryan shook his head. "You want to know what I think about it? I have no inspiration and I can't find any ideas."

"I was too pushy." Dumbledore patted Ryan on the shoulder, "I'm sorry about your uncle."

"This is not your fault, Professor Dumbledore." Ryan shook his head. "The dead cannot be restored. All we can do is find the murderer and comfort our conscience."

"You are right." Dumbledore nodded.

Ryan rubbed his temples, his eyebrows twitching together: "Let's start by confirming the intelligence... I want to ask, are the souls of the six investigators who passed away last week still there?"

Dumbledore looked serious: "Although it's not good news, their souls are still there. However, the Ministry of Magic did not get any useful information from them. I only know that they checked the mine and fell ill not long after they returned. .”

"Then this can at least explain," Ryan pressed his forehead, "there are decisive differences between the two incidents. Perhaps the people who died in the second incident were only affected by the aftermath of the first incident."

"A bold and reasonable guess." Dumbledore pinched his chin. "From this point of view, the possibility of multiple curses is very high."

"Yes, there were at least two spells in the first incident, one to kill and one to steal souls." Ryan put down his hand, feeling that his thoughts were much smoother, "And the murderous spell has continued to this day and is under investigation. Unfortunately, the members were triggered.”

"It makes sense." Dumbledore nodded, "However, no matter how old the Ministry of Magic's machine is, there will never be missing registrations. Therefore, the second method of summoning spirits is probably not a spell."

When he said this, Dumbledore's fists suddenly clenched, and he sighed: "I see, I probably know what the method is."

Ryan looked at him eagerly, but Dumbledore did not reveal the method.

The principal held his chin and continued: "Then, there is only one question left. What is the black magic that killed the miners?"

"Isn't that unusual spell registered by the Ministry of Magic?" Ryan asked.

Dumbledore smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Didn't I say it before? That antique is outdated, and many spells can only be registered as unknown..."

Before he finished speaking, Dumbledore's eyes suddenly widened.

Ryan was stunned for a moment, and the next moment he was trembling all over. The two looked at each other and said one word at the same time:

"Transfiguration!"