Hogwarts in the shadows

"You continue to practice the spell and experience the flow of magic power." Hephis said.

Theodore nodded and continued to practice the spell.

Every time he performed it, he became more proficient and his sense of each spell became clearer.

Hephaestus did not devour the shadow, but stood guard silently.

His eyes were filled with joy, the second plan was successful.

All he needs to do in the future is recruit more people like Theodore.

He can then train a large number of elite soldiers and generals for his use.

It was not until three o'clock in the morning that Hephesus stopped Theodore and took out the shadow. Theodore's face was full of resentment.

"Hephis, can you let the shadow stay in my body forever?" Theodore was reluctant. The feeling of boiling magic power was so wonderful.

"Not yet. But don't worry, after the shadow is devoured, the huge amount of magic power will expand the magic capacity of your body, and the magic power will grow explosively."

"Okay, Hephis."

"Theodore, feel the changes in yourself carefully." Hephis reminded.

"I can feel it. The magic power in my body is flowing so clearly. The magic power has increased more than double compared to before. This feeling... is really great."

"Very good." Hephis nodded slightly.

Theodore couldn't help but ask.

"Hephis, why can't we keep our shadow inside us for a long time?"

Theodore continued, "If I stay in my body, I can continue to train with the power of the shadows. Wouldn't I be able to increase my strength faster and even withstand more shadows faster?"

Hephis was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke and told Theodore the truth.

"I cut these shadows from my classmates. The shadows must be returned, otherwise they will die directly when exposed to the sun."

"That means it's not that we can't devour the shadow for a long time. It's just that we are afraid that the person who loses the shadow will be killed by the sun, so we need to return the shadow, right?" Theodore asked.

"This is just one of them." Hephis explained to him in detail all the side effects of swallowing shadows.

"That is to say, you have already solved the problems of memory fragments and physical strength. The only problem now is the lack of the shadow and the death of the main body?" Theodore analyzed.

Hephis nodded.

"In fact...there are many dark wizards in the wizarding world, and they are ignored in dark corners."

Theodore hesitated, then continued.

"If... I mean if, we capture some dark wizards, imprison them, cut their shadows, and keep them in darkness for a long time. In this way, can't we keep their shadows in our bodies for a long time?"

Hephis had never really considered imprisoning others and cutting out their shadows.

But he is not a saint. Since there is a method with lower risk but better effect, why not use it?

I have to say that people from Slytherin have dirty hearts.

"Theodore, your suggestion is not impossible, but it must be a dark wizard. This is the bottom line."

Hephis looked at Theodore's eager look and quickly poured a basin of cold water on him.

"However, Theodore, you are not strong enough to capture dark wizards right now. I will handle this matter myself. Now, you should go back to your dorm and rest."

Seeing that Theodore still looked somewhat unwilling, Hephis could only continue to comfort him.

"You can come to my bedroom every night from now on. I will transform this room into a double lounge."

"Thank you, Hephes," Theodore knelt down on his knees and prostrated himself in front of Hephes.

"Okay, Theodore, get up." Hephes helped him up.

The experiment on Theodore thoroughly proved that his previous ideas were feasible.

As for Hermione, let's wait a bit.

Hermione is not ready to accept this cruel world now.

Soon it was Christmas holiday and he sent Hermione to the carriage.

The creature pulling the carriage is called Yeqi, and can only be seen by those who have seen death.

Hephis stroked Yeqi's horse's head while waiting for Professor McGonagall to arrive.

They made an appointment today to go to Gringotts together to retrieve the magic contract owned by the Blaine family.

Then he would go to the Ministry of Magic to carry out a bloodline verification, thereby transferring the ownership of these contracts to his name.

After a while, Professor McGonagall and Snape came over together.

Hephis greeted politely.

"Hephis, I can't go to Gringotts and the Ministry of Magic with you today." Professor McGonagall said, glancing at Snape beside her.

"Okay, Professor McGonagall, go do whatever you need to do, we'll go next time."

"No, Hephis." Professor McGonagall looked at Snape again, "Severus, explain."

"It seems that Mr. Dam doesn't trust his dean. He would rather trouble professors from other colleges than ask the dean of his own college for help."

Hephaestus understood instantly, it seemed that Snape was jealous.

"Professor Snape, I have already discussed this matter with Professor McGonagall before I enrolled. If you have time, I beg you to take me to Gringotts and the Ministry of Magic."

Snape is just like that, hard on the outside but soft on the inside. If you give him a chance, he will take it immediately.

In fact, it was he who took the initiative to suggest taking Hephis with him today.

He snorted, which was considered as his agreement.

"Okay, Severus, I'll leave Hephes to you. I hope everything goes well for you today." After saying that, she patted Hephes on the shoulder and left.

After saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall, Hephis turned to Snape and said, "Professor Snape, thank you for your help. Shall we set off now?"

Snape said nothing, but got into a carriage, followed by Hephaestus.

Snape said "Hogsmeade" to the Thestrals in front, and the carriage started slowly.

"You are not allowed to Apparate within the boundaries of Hogwarts, so after we get to Hogsmeade, I will take you to Gringotts."

Snape explained quickly.

"Okay, Professor."

The carriage soon arrived at Hogsmeade, and Snape extended a hand.

Hephis didn't understand what this was for.

"Take my arm."

Hephis nodded and hugged Snape directly, wrapping his arms around Snape's left arm.

Snape's eye twitched, but he did not pull his arm away and waved his wand.

With a "puff", two people appeared in the Leaky Cauldron.

In the basement of Gringotts, they boarded that crazy track car.

If Hephis's vestibular function was not quite good, he would definitely have vomited because of this track car.

The car's route is completely chaotic and disordered. Although it is generally downward, it has many turns.

It is estimated that the goblins made the route so confusing in order to prevent visitors from remembering it.

The person leading the way was a goblin named Griphook. He poked the key on the vault door, and the door of vault No. 619 opened.