Lockhart's Office.
At this moment, Lockhart was sitting in front of the table, looking at the dark green book in front of him that exuded a lot of magic power, with a faint smile on his face. On the cover of the book, two emerald green pythons were constantly swimming, sometimes separating and sometimes intertwining, forming a strange beauty. In the middle of the cover, there was a set of conspicuous words written - The Parseltongue Book.
This book was a magical item specially refined by Lockhart. An idea came to him after the last Parselmouth exchange with Harry, and he took advantage of his free time in the past few days to refine it. The greatest function of this magical book item was to record the pronunciation of the Parselmouth. At the same time, as long as the magic power was activated, one could release their own thoughts through Parseltongue to achieve the purpose of controlling snake-like magical creatures. Very simple and quite convenient.
And just now, Harry and he were studying Parseltongue and testing it, and found that the effect was good. This naturally made him feel a little excited. He had not forgotten that Hogwarts had a Slytherin secret room. There was a basilisk in the secret room, and the basilisk was quite lethal. If he could control this basilisk, he would undoubtedly have a powerful fighting force.
After studying Parseltongue, Lockhart followed his original plan and gave Harry some new magic based on runes. He decided to try his best to train Harry to be a representative of the new magic system in the future. With Harry's reputation as the savior, he could definitely resolve a lot of problems. Moreover, he didn't believe that even if Harry Potter was on his side, Dumbledore could stand on the other side—this was the person he valued most!
Although it felt like a kidnapping, he still felt very useful since Dumbledore agreed to join his research. Well, Lockhart believed that Dumbledore, who was originally hesitant, decided to join the research of the new magic system because of Harry. So he was ready to work harder and tie Dumbledore into his carriage.
Suddenly!
Knock Knock Knock!
"Professor Lockhart, this is Filch. I just heard from Harry Potter that you were looking for me." Along with a knock on the door, Filch's hoarse and trembling voice reached Lockhart's ears.
Huh!
Lockhart let out a chuckle.
So fast?
He had just casually given Harry a small task. The most important thing was to promote to him the magic of the new magic system—lowering the learning threshold would allow Squibs to master magic. Take this opportunity to attract Harry to indulge in the new magic system. He originally expected to have to find Filch in person, but he didn't expect that Filch would actually come to his door.
Thoughts turning, Lockhart replied gently, "Please come in, Filch. The door is unlocked."
Click!
The office door opened, and a somewhat stooped figure appeared in front of Lockhart. He held a brown cat, Mrs. Norris, in his arms, and held an oil lamp in his hand.
As soon as he came in, Filch said with a trembling voice and excitement, "Professor Lockhart, is it true? I just heard Harry Potter say that you can make me use magic!"
Looking at Filch's somewhat old face, a trace of pity flashed in Lockhart's eyes, but he still nodded gently and said, "Of course, Filch. As long as the experiment is successful, you will be able to use certain magical abilities."
In fact, Filch was a bit too old and not a good experimental subject. But since he was here, he didn't mind it. It just so happened that, according to his later plan, there would be a group of young people and even younger Squibs participating in the experiment. Filch would serve as a data comparison, helping him obtain comparative data on the efficiency of practice between young people and middle-aged and elderly people.
Hearing Professor Lockhart's affirmative tone, Filch's face was full of excitement, and he put down Mrs. Norris in his hand. He quickly ran to Lockhart, held Lockhart's hand, and said in an excited and fast tone, "Professor, tell me what you need me to do. As long as it allows me to use magic, you can do anything you want me to do."
"Easy there." Feeling the wet heat in Filch's hand, Lockhart quickly pulled out his hand and said, "Don't worry. Principal Dumbledore will also participate in this experiment. The probability of success is not low."
Hearing what Lockhart said, Filch was so excited that he trembled a little. Principal Dumbledore was also participating, so this experiment was a sure thing. Didn't it mean that he would become a real wizard in the future, able to have his own wand and cast spells? At this moment, Filch, who had been seeking magic for many years without success, was so excited that he almost shed tears.
Looking at Filch's excited expression, Lockhart expressed his understanding. This feeling of dreaming after years of fruitless pursuit was enough to drive people crazy with excitement.
"Hehehe. Finally! I can do it! I can do magic."
The scene of Filch clasping his hands, laughing, and talking nonsense suddenly came to Lockhart's mind, and he almost laughed out loud. With his thoughts turning, Lockhart gathered his thoughts, looked at the excited Filch in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Filch, take a deep breath, calm down first. After we calm down, let's talk about the details of what's needed."
After hearing what Lockhart said, Filch quickly took a deep breath and tried to calm down. After a while, Lockhart looked at Filch, whose expression had returned to normal, and said in a deep voice, "Filch, there is one thing about this magic experiment that I need to explain to you in advance. Although Principal Dumbledore is joining us, we cannot rule out the possibility of life-threatening danger or mental disorder. Of course, we will try to keep you safe."
In response, Filch nodded and said decisively, "I understand, Professor. As long as I can use magic, it doesn't matter even if I die."
Looking at the determined expression on Filch's face, Lockhart nodded gently. He felt that with Filch's determination and his resources, the probability of success might not be low.
Then, Lockhart waved his wand, and a piece of parchment floated towards him, floating in front of Filch.
"Filch, the rune pattern on the parchment is very crucial." Lockhart held his wand, pointed at the very complex, slow-moving rune pattern on the parchment, and said calmly, "What you have to do is very simple."
"It means to engrain the pattern deeply in your mind, and then keep visualizing it in your mind according to its trajectory and speed."
"This process is called meditation."
"For that, you need to give us feedback every day on how the meditation is working and where the problems are."
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Hogwarts, Filch's Room.
As the gatekeeper of Hogwarts, Filch had his own small room, which could also be considered an office. At this moment, Filch placed three oil lamps at various locations on the table, illuminating the area around the desk brightly. As for himself, he was breathing heavily as he looked at the parchment on the table. Especially the slowly changing patterns on the parchment, his eyes were full of fiery gaze.
Magic, magic, he finally had a chance to truly master magic.
As Filch looked at the patterns, he thought back to the first half of his life. As soon as his salary was paid every month, he wasn't willing to spend it. As long as he saved a certain amount of gold galleons, he could sign up for a magic class outside. From when he was young until now, he had applied for one or two almost every year.
But...
There was a lot of magic knowledge in his mind, but none of the magic spells could be released. There was only increasing despair in his heart. Especially when he saw those 11-year-old first-year wizards playing with their wands and performing magic—he was filled with jealousy.
Now, in his forties or fifties, every time he mopped the floor, he had to hold a mop with his hands and wipe it step by step. For a wizard, it would take them minutes to do this with a spell. When he thought of this, Filch's heart was filled with sadness, despair, and complaint. He blamed himself, blamed his parents, blamed his family, blamed God. Why? He had been exposed to magic since he was a child but had no magical talent. He saw a lot of wizards every day, grew up year after year, and learned more magic day after day. As for himself, he could only keep recalling the magic knowledge in his mind every night, shouting out spells repeatedly, and waving the wand he spent his salary to buy. Even if his mouth was dry and his arms were sore, Filch felt it didn't matter. As long as his efforts could make a leaf fly, Filch would feel very satisfied.
It's a pity that all his efforts were like air, which couldn't be seen or touched.
The more he thought about it in his heart, the more fiery Filch looked at the parchment. Recalling what Professor Lockhart said not long ago, Filch tapped the upper right corner of the parchment.
Snap!
The fingertips touched the parchment and made a slight sound. Immediately afterward, the rune patterns that were constantly emerging on the parchment became motionless.
Snap!
Filch tapped lightly again, and the originally complex rune pattern on the parchment began to split into nine runes. Then Filch touched one of the runes lightly with his fingertips. The rest of the runes on the parchment suddenly disappeared, and the rune pattern expanded rapidly where he touched it. In his field of vision, this pattern quickly filled up the entire parchment. Seeing this, Filch took out a piece of white paper and started copying and sketching stroke by stroke. Every time he drew a stroke, Filch had to look at the structure of the entire rune and imprint it deeply in his mind.
According to Lockhart's suggestion, he needed to memorize nine runes and fuse them together. In the beginning, it was just a matter of direct copying, and whenever possible, a complete rune could be copied without looking at the parchment. It represented initial success. Later, it was the same, always memorizing all nine runes. After memorizing them, he outlined each rune pattern in his mind and visualized it according to the movement trajectory on the parchment.
The next day, Hogwarts, a certain classroom.
"Principal, the Nine Element Meditation Method I researched is composed of nine runes."
As he spoke, Lockhart waved his wand, and nine runes of different shapes appeared in mid-air.
Lockhart introduced, "The meanings behind them are spirit, soul, and resonance respectively."
After finishing speaking, Lockhart swung his wand, and the nine runes in the sky began to move around a strange trajectory, forming a strange swimming pattern.
"When nine runes are combined, long-term visualization can effectively enhance the wizard's mental power. The most important thing is that you can transform your mental power to a certain extent, allowing your mental power to resonate with the magic in the air, thereby reducing the cost of casting spells."
Dumbledore sat at a table, looking at Lockhart in front of him who continued to introduce eloquently, waving his wand wantonly, and ticking off one pattern after another. He couldn't help but feel dazed, as if he saw a friend from many years ago reappearing in front of him, explaining his ideas and inviting him to join again. Shaking his head slightly, his mind returned to reality, thinking about the concept revealed in Lockhart's words.
"Principal, is there anything you don't understand?" Looking at Dumbledore who was thoughtful, Lockhart asked directly.
"Not yet." Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, as if thinking, and then replied firmly.
Hearing the principal's affirmative answer, Lockhart thought for a moment and said, "Principal, I just mentioned about transforming mental power. This is the core of the entire meditation method. What do you think? Let's discuss it together."
After hearing Lockhart's question, Dumbledore thought for a moment and said gently, "Based on my many years of experience, discovering the nature of spiritual power will itself change as we continue to cast spells. For example, a wizard who often performs black magic will become a little impatient, violent, and mentally more aggressive. Therefore, the black magic he performs will be more powerful. I think if your meditation method can transform the nature of a wizard's mental power, are there any side effects? Or how should we get rid of the side effects and retain its essence?"
After hearing Dumbledore's question, Lockhart thought for a moment and replied firmly, "Headmaster, I understand your question. While meditation can transform people's mental strength, it will also affect their personality. According to my research, meditation methods of different natures can transform people's spiritual nature at different speeds, and they will also have varying degrees of impact on people's personalities. The Nine Element Meditation Method I proposed is the most basic meditation method. It is the most peaceful in transforming people's mental power, but at the same time, the speed of improving mental power is relatively slow. But the mastery threshold is also the lowest. Even a Muggle can master it after deliberate practice to slowly improve their mental power."
"Muggles?" After hearing Lockhart's last words, Dumbledore muttered to himself, then asked, "Will this also help Muggles?"
"Yes, Headmaster." Lockhart replied affirmatively, then turned a little regretful, "Unfortunately, ordinary Muggles do not have magical blood and cannot sense magic power, or energy particles. Thus, they can only strengthen their mental power, but cannot change the nature of their mental power. When they meditate, at best they find themselves becoming more and more energetic."
"Energy particles?" Regarding the new term proposed by Lockhart, Dumbledore asked with great interest, "Why do you name magic like that?"
Lockhart explained Dumbledore's question without hesitation.
"I have had an in-depth understanding of the Muggle world before. Scientists in the Muggle world proposed the particle hypothesis. After understanding it, I found that the particles they mentioned are similar to our magic power to a certain extent. Furthermore, I think that if we think of magic as particles filled with magical elements, we can more clearly explain the mental power transformation process of meditation."
As he spoke, Lockhart waved his wand and drew a pattern in the air. A pure white beam of light continuously absorbed energy particles of various colors around it, and then changed its own color.
Lockhart explained calmly, "This is what I think of as the process of spiritual transformation. When we continue to absorb specific energy particles through meditation, we can improve our own magic accumulation and spiritual resonance, and reduce magic consumption."
However, Dumbledore's attention was obviously not here. He was full of curiosity about what Lockhart just mentioned—going deep into the Muggle world. The more he got in touch with his student, the more he found that he couldn't understand him. He remembered that Lockhart's previous attitude towards Muggles seemed to be like that of most wizards—full of contempt. Now he heard from his mouth that he had gone deep into the Muggle world and also about Muggle scientists. He had to make a lot of associations.
A person's change never comes without a source.
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