Hogwarts: The Book of Laws.

"what!!!"

Arthur suddenly sat up from the bed, covered his head and screamed loudly!

In the dream before, after being hit by the death curse, he felt a pain that penetrated deep into his soul.

It was as if there was a force that wanted to tear his soul apart completely!

At that moment, he clearly felt as if his spiritual spell and the six-story tower were about to be taken away!

Arthur gasped for breath. He struggled to pick up the wand next to the pillow and whispered to himself: "Quickly calm down!"

His mind suddenly felt like it was soaked in warm water, while countless gentle hands were caressing his spirit.

This is a mantra recorded in the book "Close Your Brain", which has a strong calming effect.

After Arthur finished using it, the severe pain in his brain gradually subsided.

He sat on the bed and couldn't help but think of the previous conversation.

Helga mentioned the 'Holy Knights', indicating that she was indeed in this organization.

Then the 'Fradi' they are talking about should be the code name of the woman named Eleanor possessed by Arthur in the 'Holy Knights'.

She once killed Helga's child and made it into a Horcrux!

Then she "ate" the "horcrux" again! !

Arthur seemed to have a feeling that the "Horcrux" they were talking about might not be the same as the Horcrux in his imagination!

Think carefully about the pain of soul tearing when you were struck by the Death Curse before, and the fear of being almost pulled away from the spiritual talisman and the six-story tower.

Arthur deeply suspected that the "horcruxes" they called were most likely to strip the soul of the target and extract the command talisman it possessed!Then seal it in a container!

This can explain why the 'other world' is so chaotic and why those people are so crazy! ! !

Arthur looked at the ring on his left hand and sighed deeply.

Is this what this dream is trying to tell me?

The truth about the 'other world'?

And what Eleanor said before she died, "This is the price. When you step into this world, be prepared to lose everything!"

It's really cruel...

It’s also amazing!

Arthur rolled out of bed, took his wand and walked out of the dormitory.

Arriving at the silent common room.

He stared at the portrait of Hufflepuff above the fireplace.

If anyone can easily pull Arthur into Hufflepuff's dream, it can only be Hufflepuff himself!

In the portrait, Hufflepuff's movements and expressions remained the same.

"Quick appearance!"

Arthur pointed his wand at the portrait and cast a spell.

But the portrait still didn't respond.

This time he switched his wand to his left hand, preparing to cast another Apparition Spell.

At this time, as if sensing his intention, the ring on Hufflepuff's right hand suddenly appeared again.

Arthur frowned, and he looked at the portrait and thought for a while.

Then, he imitated the action in the portrait, raising the wand with his left hand and extending his right hand into the air, making a lifting gesture.

Arthur maintained this action and slowly approached the portrait.

In the dark and quiet common room, his behavior seemed extremely strange!

One step, two steps.

Arthur moved closer to the portrait.

His left hand, which held up his wand, touched the right hand of Hufflepuff, who held up his wand in the portrait.

And the rings drawn by one person are also in contact with each other!

It's like some kind of switch has been flipped!The portrait twisted into a whirlpool!

Before Arthur could react, he felt dizzy and was instantly swallowed by the whirlpool!

Then everything went back to normal.

Only Arthur's body still stood silently in front of the portrait.

...

...

This dizziness lasted for about a few seconds.

Arthur felt very similar to the feeling he had when he first entered the hall of the Holy Knights.

Could it be that Hufflepuff's portrait can allow people to enter the 'Holy Knights'?

After he came to his senses, he quickly observed his surroundings.

Looking up, you will see a vast and deep starry sky, with countless stars slowly rotating according to mysterious trajectories.

Then, his eyes were attracted by a six-story tower standing in front of him!

He is so familiar with this tower!

There is also one in his spiritual world! !

However, unlike Arthur, the tower was stained with rust and the light on it was turbid.

But the four talismans at the top of the tower were all shining brightly!

Arthur's pupils shrank. He knew that only after the outline talisman is formed, the corresponding talisman on the spire will shine brightly, which means you can use this talisman!

Could it be that the owner of this tower can light up all four charms? !

it's out of the question!

At the 'Holy Knights Association' before, those people clearly told him that he could only choose one spell!

Any more and the soul will not be able to bear it and will collapse! !

Did they lie?

"They didn't lie. One soul can't hold multiple spells, but there's always another way, isn't there?"

A gentle voice sounded behind Arthur.

He quickly turned around, showing an expression that was difficult to understand but not surprising.

The person standing behind him speaking was none other than Helga Hufflepuff!

"Are you...Ms. Hufflepuff?" Arthur asked.

"You can call me Helga." She smiled, "However, the real Helga has died long ago, and I am just the spiritual memory left behind by her."

"Psychic memory..." Arthur repeated absently.

Helga sighed and said, "Yes, she died about 1000 years ago. You have to know that there is no eternal life in this world, and no matter how powerful the soul is, it will seem so insignificant in the face of the long river of time."

After a while, Arthur nodded. Indeed, perhaps only gods can be truly immortal.

"So where is this?" He looked around and asked.

"This is Helga's spirit world. She split her soul before she died!" she replied.

Arthur's eyelids twitched and he said in shock: "Horcrux?!"

"Yes, in the way of making Horcruxes." Helga's face looked a little heavy, "To be precise, you and I are both in her Horcruxes now!"

"Then the portrait in the common room is actually a Horcrux?" Arthur frowned tightly.

Helga looked at him and said in an erratic tone: "Yes, she stripped off her tower and laws and put them here, waiting for future generations to visit."

really!

Arthur had always thought that Horcruxes were used to store his soul, just like Voldemort.

But now it seems that it is clearly to store other people's souls! ! !

Moreover, not just anyone’s soul can be made into a Horcrux, only those with towers and command talismans!

Arthur thought of the death curse in his dream again, and his head began to hurt again.

"Did you let me enter that dream before?" he asked.

"How do you feel?" Helga approached him and asked.

"It's very bad!" Arthur subconsciously wanted to hold the wand tightly, but found that he was now in a mental body and had no wand at all. He said angrily, "This is a complete nightmare!"

"It's a nightmare!" Helga said angrily, "Who made you so stupid! I've been hinting at you for a month, but you haven't found the entrance yet!"

"Is the ring on the portrait a hint from you..." Arthur said with a twitching corner of his mouth, "That's so obscure..."

"What do you want me to do?" Helga's expression was very dissatisfied. "It's already out of line to influence the Sorting Hat and sort you into Hufflepuff! You can't expect me to really jump out of the painting and beat you up. Let’s have a meal!”

"Uh..."

Arthur was very embarrassed, he didn't expect this 'Helga' to be so vindictive!According to legend, Ms. Hufflepuff is approachable and very gentle!

"Do I hold a grudge?! It was you who provoked me first, child!" Helga said angrily, "I have been here for 1000 years! It is extremely rare for the owner of the ring to be a newborn! But you are still a Fool!

And I don’t know how long it can exist, maybe it will disappear in the next second!Then Hufflepuff will never have another descendant!do you understand? ! "

"Okay." Arthur guiltily wiped the non-existent saliva on his face and said tentatively, "I think you should...respect my privacy and not always read my thoughts...at least Let's give Occlumency some respect..."

Helga looked at him with disgust and said, "Can you call this Occlumency?"