บท 513: Chapter 512 "Terrible Thing"

Hearing what Sean said, the rest of the professors became a little weird.

However, this wasn't the first time they had known Sean with this, so they wouldn't think that Sean was a normal kid. In their eyes, he has long been a trustworthy and powerful figure.

Professor McGonagall took the lead, and Sean explained his plan in detail.

"We should get rid of the factors that are unfavorable to us, and to do this, it is best to wait for the meetup of the two groups."

Professor Flitwick slammed his fist heavily, "After the last tournament match."

Sean nodded, "That's right. Instead of thinking about how not to startle and distract the enemy, it's better to do it in one go. Of course, if we don't act, they may not know it. After all, when I was investigating the situation, they noticed something was up."

"During this period, we need to prepare all the preparations for the infiltration into Durmstrang and spy on their situation secretly. However, the professors shouldn't be the ones doing the spying."

After discussing some details, tonight's meeting is over, but even though they have decided to infiltrate Durmstrang, many professors are still angry at Durmstrang for doing these kinds of things.

Sean sent the professors back to their offices. Before leaving, they also told each other not to be known by Durmstrang people and to act casually.

"You should go to bed early. I have to send a message to ask Albus to come back tomorrow. This time, the matter is too serious." Professor McGonagall said before leaving.

Sean nodded, "Of course, Professor, I wish you—"

He wanted to say, "I wish you a good dream," but Professor McGonagall couldn't have any good dreams after learning about this kind of news, so Sean could only change it to "Have a good rest."

After closing the door of Professor McGonagall's office, there was only one person left in the Room of Requirement—Snape.

Of course, there was nothing to chat with him anymore. After sending Professor McGonagall away, he immediately opened the door in Snape's office on the basement floor. Snape didn't say a word until the door opened, and he glanced at Sean before walking out.

"Have a good rest, Professor."

Just as Sean was about to close the door, he suddenly heard a voice.

"Wallup."

Sean's brows twitched. He poked his head out of the door and said, "Yes, Professor."

Snape stood in front of the medicine rack next to the desk. He opened a small drawer, and the sound of crystal vials clinked. This place was no longer what it looked like when Sean first came here. It's not bright, but it's definitely not gloomy.

Those jars filled with all kinds of strange potions and materials were removed long ago. The medicine rack and shelves were changed from dark gray wood to beige wood. There are also a few more velvet chairs that look comfortable, not the old-fashioned purple ones that he used to have.

But Sean wasn't paying enough attention to sit down; he was afraid that Snape would poison him. The sound of bottles clinking died down, and Snape turned around, offering a few bottles of potion.

Sean breathed a sigh of relief, took those bottles of potions, glanced at them, and found that the potions this time were of a type he had never seen before.

There were four bottles of potions of different sizes. But Sean didn't have any idea about it; he was purely a tool for running errands, let alone getting paid in potions.

"Understood. I'll leave now, goodbye." Sean said, indicating that he already knew and he was about to close the door and leave.

Snape stopped him again, "Wallup, facing a potion you have never seen before, are you not showing any curiosity? Your arrogance will kill you sooner or later."

Snape glanced at Sean and said bluntly, "These potions are for you."

"For me?" Sean was shocked.

Seeing his expression, Snape was furious and said, "Put away your stupid expression. These potions are all hardly made, and some raw materials even exceed the normal potion itself."

He didn't wait for Sean to speak and said, "The light blue potion is the spirit of dispelling traces. Every time you apply it on the top of your wand, wrists, and ankles, you only need three drops for each place, and it can completely eliminate your traces."

"The magic power fluctuates. No one can find you through the magic traces, including from Dumbledore. Remember to mark the bottle after using it, or you will not be able to find this potion, even if you keep it on good eyes."

"The crimson potion is a boiling poison, and it only takes one drop to poison ten people. It can turn into a gas form with an atomization spell and mixed with twenty grams of moonstone powder. It will be a powerful fake death potion; you will lose your breath and heartbeat for a full five hours and, at the same time, show a tragic death from poisoning."

"This potion can be used many times for poisoning, but it is enough to make yourself "dead" two times. How to use it is up to you. In addition, you need to pay attention to the use of highly poisonous potions. I don't need to explain them to you in detail, right?"

"The transparent potion is a magic power enhancer. The effect is simple. Taking three standard silver spoons can increase your magic power by half in the next 24 hours. It should be noted that the larger the magic power, the lower the effect. For a person like Dumbledore, the effect may only be a quarter. There is a side effect: your magic source will shrink to one-third of it, and you will be extremely thirsty and cold. In addition, the interval between taking at least five to ten days."

"The last bottle," Snape paused as he said this, "Is a strength potion; one of the raw materials has disappeared in this world; the effect is the same as the name of the potion: makes you strong. You only need to drink it once; drink it in one go; it will provide you with a solid effect for a full forty-eight hours, including increased defense, increased defensive spells that are used, magic resistance, mind stability, and more. This potion was used to save lives in the Middle Ages. The soul of a dying person can be stabilized for forty-eight hours using this, and it can permanently Increase the strength of the soul."

After listening to Snape's explanation, Sean was completely stunned.

These four bottles of potions are all high-quality products, let alone made by Sean. Sean has never even heard of these potions, especially the last bottle, which looks simple. But the effect is amazing.

Moreover, the potions that Snape gave have various effects. Whether they are used all at once or one at a time, they can be used in almost all situations.

Snape glanced at him, "There's only one thing you need to do, and that's to live. Do you understand?"

Sean blinked, "Of course, Professor, but I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Snape interrupted, "Let me ask you again, do you understand?"

"Understood…"

Snape waved his hand, indicating that he could get out of his office.

Sean paused for a moment and said: "Thank you, Professor. Good night."

After Sean left, Snape sat heavily on the velvet armchair, his back still straight and not leaning on the soft and comfortable cushion.

"What a stupid kid..." He muttered to himself.

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The next day, when Sean told Hermione and others about what he had seen and heard on the Durmstrang ship, it was no surprise that Hermione was immediately furious. She hated this very much.

She also maintained a certain degree of respect for the principal, calling him Mr. Karkaroff. She did not recognize him as a professor because Durmstrang's teaching level was weird in her eyes. But now she can't even respect him.

However, Hermione remained calm. After hearing Sean's plan, she said that he was doing the right thing and that she must not provoke the enemy now. Daisy also covered her mouth in horror and said nothing until Stephanie noticed her strangeness.

Sean and Hermione gathered around, and they also thought that Daisy must have deeper empathy for the locked children. However, Daisy bit her lip and told Sean one thing.

"Sean, Obscurus."

Sean's eyes shrank. The Obscurus that once attacked Daisy at the bottom of the Black Lake, the source of that dark power.

Many young wizards will restrain using their magical powers, but due to lack of guidance, they have not learned to harness and control their own powers, thus spawning a parasite creature called the Obscurus.

The Obscurus will only appear in young wizards. Those poor children often live in an extremely depressive environment and will consciously suppress their power due to various external factors.

In the historical records, there is no case to prove that an Obscurial can live beyond the age of 10. There are currently three exceptions: Aurelius Dumbledore, Ariana Dumbledore, and Daisy. Sean belongs to a more special symbiotic partnership.

In ancient times, when wizards hadn't hidden themselves and were still hunted by Muggles, Obscurials were more common than they are today. However, as the wizarding and Muggle worlds separated and children were no longer forced to hide their power within their own worlds, the number of Obscurials reduced.

Even according to Seraphina Picquery, the previous president of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, Obscurial had completely disappeared in the United States by 1926.

What is certain now is that the Returners must have mastered some kind of power to use Obscurus. After all, they had something that completely restrains the Obscurus and can even use the power to a certain extent.

The Returners might have Obscurus on the board. Because there are too few Obscurials who survived over ten years old, Sean didn't think of it at first, but now that Daisy has reminded him about this.

Sean stood up abruptly. He didn't know if this guess was right, but his intuition told him that they were cultivating Obscurials, using the living, innocent, and lively children who were eager to learn magic to create Obscurus.

Even Stephanie couldn't hold on anymore. She frowned.

"These bastards!" Hermione clenched her fists.

Sean took a deep breath, "If they are really creating Obscurus. We need to be cautious. Not only may they not be able to save those children, but we may even cause a large group of Obscurus to run away."

The rest of them fell silent, and they were fully aware of an Obscurus power. An Obscurus couldn't tell friends from foes, and they only had eyes on everything that could be destroyed.

Hermione sat down and said sullenly, "Sean, I think you were a little bit lenient on that day."

Sean licked his lips, "Well, they've been sent to the infirmary now, and it's in the past. But this is our chance to get a payback."

"Before the tournament starts, I need to find out how they do it."