demon hunter at hogwarts

Taking into account Harry's age and ability to accept, Regulus deliberately brought up the serious consequences of Voldemort's actions in a way that avoided the most important.

"So, the Sorting Hat saw the characteristics of Voldemort... and You-Know-Who in me, so it decided to put me into Slytherin?" Harry asked quickly.

"I'm afraid that's the case." Regulus' expression was a bit complicated. "Besides, when you mention him, you don't need to change his title... Do you know why no one dares to call the Dark Lord by his first name?"

"Because... afraid?" Harry replied tentatively.

"This is one aspect. Of course he is willing to create his own image as a symbol of extreme terror. The more people demystify this name, the greater the deterrent effect will be... This is what he hopes to see." Regulus said, "And for another reason that is less well-known... the Dark Lord has placed a spell on this name. If anyone dares to call him by his name, he will know it. Then... the one who dares to say it... Those he 'disrespects' will be brutally punished."

A loud grunt came from Harry's throat.

"So, when those wizards who dared to call him by his name were brutally killed, other people would blame him for saying the Dark Lord's name." Regulus continued, "This in turn encourages The atmosphere of terror we just talked about..."

The house was so quiet for a while that only the crackling sound of burning wood could be heard.

After a moment, Harry suddenly realized something was wrong and said, "Now God..."

Seeing the look in Regulus's eyes, he immediately changed his mind, "...Vol...Demon, he's not dead yet, right?"

"Correct."

"That means that every time I say his name here, he will know it?" Harry looked a little worried.

His fears immediately became reality as Regulus nodded slightly.

Even under the red firelight, Harry's face turned a little pale.

"You are only an 11-year-old child after all...it is normal to feel scared." Regulus comforted Harry with a smile.

"I'm not afraid!" Harry raised his head stubbornly.

"It's not shameful to be afraid...it shows that you can realize the strength of the enemy." Regulus said, "No matter what, the Dark Lord is one of the most famous dark wizards in history. If you really have a little respect for him, None of them...that's not called bravery, but called ignorance."

Seeing that Harry was speechless, Regulus added: "No matter what, he will want to kill you, and whether you call him by his name or not, this will not change at all.

"Thank you..." Harry smiled bitterly.

It was hard to say whether Regulus's ingenious comfort had relieved his psychological pressure.

"Where are we talking about..." Regulus patted his forehead lightly, "You have part of the Dark Lord's magic power, and this part of the magic power can create a relationship between you and its original owner. A... wonderful connection. For example, you are now like a radio that can receive the Dark Lord's various emotions. No one else can do this, so they can't understand that you have a headache every day. It’s a toss-up of feelings, because when your mind is at its most relaxed and vulnerable, that connection becomes more obvious and stronger…”

Harry couldn't help but raise his hand and rub the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.

While the two were talking, the scar felt a faint sting again, as if something wanted to break free and escape from his body through the crack.

When he put down his hand and met Regulus's eyes, he found that the fire in the fireplace was reflected in the gray eyes that were quite similar to his godfather's, as if they were burning. He couldn't help but shudder. cold war.

"What's wrong?" Regulus asked softly.

"Nothing..." Harry decided not to say the thoughts that just came to his mind. For a moment, he wanted to follow the scar's guidance and escape from this office.

When he looked at his Defense Against the Dark Arts professor again, he found that the fire in those eyes had disappeared.

Another strange feeling ran through his brain, just like what he often felt when facing Dumbledore and Snape: the person opposite seemed to completely understand what he was thinking.

"As a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, I feel it is necessary to give you some guidance." Regulus blinked, "At least it can relieve your headache. I noticed that you are already in my class. There have been several times where you have fallen asleep or been distracted... I assume that you behave the same way in other classes, and this is not what students should be like."

Harry smiled awkwardly, but Regulus' words were still too soft.

After all, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was mainly about practice, so there wasn't really much time left for him to take a nap.

Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration and Snape's Potions class are two classes that Harry would never dare to sleep in. Apart from this, other classes will more or less be used by Harry to make up for his serious deficiencies. sleep.

For example, Professor Binns' History of Magic, with its flat tone, no fluctuations in tone, and no changes in speech speed, is simply the best music to aid sleep, and Professor Binns will not even notice whether the students below are sleeping.

In fact, everyone agreed that Professor Binns didn't even notice there were students in the classroom and was simply repeating his thoughts before his death.

"...Why, don't you want to learn?" Seeing Harry's delay in answering, Regulus asked.

"Yes...of course I do!" Harry responded hastily.

"Very good. What I'm teaching you today is called Occlumency. Both Professor Dumbledore and Sirius have entrusted me to tutor you in practice." Regulus's expression became serious and he said solemnly, "This is A very rare spell that can protect your brain from being invaded... Simply put, if you master this skill, you can block the emotions from the Dark Lord out of your brain when you want to sleep quietly. Your godfather mentioned to me that you were looking for help from him... but he is not good at this spell. In fact, there are two Occlumency masters at Hogwarts, and their attainments are much higher than mine. "

"Who is it?" Harry asked curiously, "Professor Dumbledore?"

"Obviously. The Headmaster is good at all spells, including Occlumency, of course." Regulus said, "And the other one is Professor Snape."

This answer surprised Harry. When he first met Snape, he had no good impression of this eccentric Potions professor who was always targeting him.

Although as his knowledge grew, he gradually realized that Snape was a powerful wizard, but deep down in his heart, he still used to rank Snape behind Sirius.

Now, Regulus suddenly said that Snape was a master in Occlumency, which Sirius was not good at, which made him a little depressed.

"Of course, neither of them is suitable to teach you this spell. I can only give it a try." Regulus said, "I can still do it at the basic level. If you are ready If so, we can start now.”

"Okay...of course..." Harry replied awkwardly, looking a little at a loss, "What should I do now?"

After saying that, he took out his wand from his pocket.

"We don't need a wand for the time being." Regulus said, "What you have to do is very simple... close your eyes, eliminate all distracting thoughts in your mind, and don't think about anything... don't think, don't remember, don't Feel……"

Harry obeyed and closed his eyes.

Regulus's voice became softer and softer, and Harry felt a wave of sleepiness coming over him. His consciousness became a little blurry, but his eyelids suddenly turned into a movie screen, and many scenes from the past flashed quickly, and the big screen appeared like a movie screen. Most of them were scenes of him being bullied by Dudley's gang when he was living at the Dursley's house as a child.

When Harry came to, he found himself lying on his back on the floor, his wand thrown aside, and his glasses crooked under his nose.

"Did I mess up...?" Harry climbed up and put his glasses back on the bridge of his nose, his green eyes still a little dazed.

"As a first try, the performance is within the range of my expectations." Regulus said lightly, then handed Harry a drink and said: "Drink it, it can help you refresh yourself. Now you can His mental state is not very good.”

Harry took the "drink" and took a long sip, causing him to sneeze several times.

Fortunately, Regulus had anticipated it, and a faint light curtain flashed in the air, blocking the splashing water from being sprayed.

"What is this?" Harry gasped. The "drink" was spicy, astringent, and extremely unpleasant to drink.

"A mixture of uplifting potion and pepper water." Regulus said, "How are you, are you awake now?"

"Much more energetic..." Harry said muffledly.

"Then let's get started." Regulus blinked slightly.

Harry seemed to see the red flames in those gray eyes again.He tried to get rid of these distracting thoughts from his mind, and tried to clear his mind according to the method Regulus just said.

In addition to the unpleasant memories of being bullied by the Dursleys, Harry saw a new scene: a strong green light flashed, men were shouting anxiously, and women were screaming, but Harry could not hear clearly what they were saying. What.

When he came to his senses, he found that cold sweat had broken out on his forehead.That green light was a scene he often dreamed of, but this was the first time he heard the voices of the man and woman.

"Are those my parents?"

The question popped out of my mouth.

"I think so." Regulus' voice sounded cold, "I can understand your desire to hear what they said, but this is not the reason for you to give up resistance and let me dig into your brain. .If we still make no progress the third time, Sirius will be very disappointed with you."

Hearing Regulus's words, Harry nodded silently.

"You have 5 minutes to adjust your mental state, and then we will continue." Regulus handed Harry the uplifting potion. This time, Harry was mentally prepared, suppressed the horrible taste, and drank a sip. Swallow the potion.

"The key point of Occlumency is to control your emotions. The more you can control your emotions and prevent yourself from being affected by external forces, the harder it will be for interference from the outside to find an opportunity to erode your brain." During the break, Regule Si explained to Harry the theory of Occlumency.

Harry listened and tried to remember every word Regulus said. The five minutes passed quickly.

"I'm ready."

An hour later, Harry walked out of Regulus' office in a dazed state with light steps.

As soon as Harry left, Sirius' head appeared in the fireplace again.

"How about it?"

"It's more difficult than you expected." Regulus decided to answer truthfully. "Because of the Dark Lord, it is much more difficult for Harry to learn Occlumency than for ordinary people... Others only need to close a door. , and he still needs to make this door unable to be opened from the inside."

"Isn't it too early for us to teach him this spell..." Sirius said hesitantly, "He is only an 11-year-old child after all..."

"The Dark Lord was already planning to kill him when he was a one-year-old child." Regulus said, "Why, you were the one who begged me to teach Harry Occlumency, and you are the one who wants to give up now. ?”

"I just think... this is too cruel to him." Sirius said sadly, "If there hadn't been that damn prophecy, he should have had a happy childhood and a complete family like other children... As for James Mum, when James and I chose to fight against Voldemort, we were prepared to die at any time."

"Why are you suddenly feeling emotional today?" Seeing that his brother was not in the right mood, Regulus changed the subject in time.

"Drinking a few too many glasses of wine will make you think wildly as you get older." Sirius laughed dryly and said, "Did you know that when I asked Dumbledore for help, he actually wanted Snotlout to teach him? Use Occlumency... If I hadn't threatened Harry to drop out of school, you probably wouldn't have gotten this tutoring job."

"To a certain extent, Dumbledore is right. Putting aside personal feelings, Snape is indeed the better candidate..." Regulus recalled the scene of testing Snape and repeated it to Sirius Read it again.

"You mean, he is running Occlumency at all times to prevent his true thoughts from being exposed?" Sirius asked, "According to you, even Dumbledore doesn't know where he stands. Side."

"Dumbledore has said countless times that he absolutely trusts Snape." Regulus said. "I think he must have a good reason to do this. This may involve him and Snape." The secret between Pu and Pu..."

"Okay, since you all speak for Snotlout." Sirius said helplessly.