章節 44: Room of Requirement
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After leaving the headmaster's office, Edward realized that he did not have classes for the rest of the day. So, he went to the Room of Requirement. Midway through his journey, he met Helena and he invited her to accompany him.
"Helena, do you remember your mother mentioning something about a magic referred to as Limiter?"
"Limiter? Yes, I remember that she did mention it briefly. From what I remember, my mother and uncle Salazar were the best at this kind of magic. However, she only briefly mentioned and told me she would explain everything in detail when the time was right….Unfortunately, the time was never right."
"It's alright now," said Edward after seeing the sadness in her face. Then, the two of them entered the Room of Requirement. After choosing the research room that he designed personally, he entered.
After Edward entered the room, Edward started to reminisce.
He remembered all the amazing time he had in this room during his time in school, he remembered all the knowledge that he learned, and he also remembered all the time he spent studying the enchantments of this room.
When he started to study dark magic, he tried to sneak into the Restricted Area. However, Dumbledore always stopped him; the headmaster even placed powerful enchantments on the library that specifically detected his presence. And all the teachers were not allowed to give him a pass.
Edward spent a lot of time studying that enchantment. Unfortunately for him, every time he came close to crack it, Dumbledore would either improve it or change it to a different one.
Angered, he tried to use the Room of Requirement to give a room full of all the books of the Restricted Area, however, this plan failed too. It was then that he discovered that as the headmaster, Dumbledore had some level of control over the Room of Requirement.
So, Edward could not get access to the books in the Restricted Area. Of course, he did not give up trying. Although he knew that he could not bypass the enchantment, he used the opportunity to challenge himself and learn from the experience.
By the time he graduated, he still did not reach the level of passing Dumbledore's enchantment. This was one of the main reasons that Edward decided to become an international thief and steal all those knowledge after graduation.
He realized that no matter how talented he was, no matter how much revolutionary research that he had succeeded in, it did not change the fact that Dumbledore had more than 100 years of knowledge and skill ahead of him.
And if he wants to catch up and surpass him, he will either need a lot of time or vast quantities of knowledge. So, he chose the latter without hesitation.
Edward at the beginning of the year was more knowledgeable than Dumbledore, not to mention him now who also has all the knowledge of Voldemort. The only thing holding him back is his lack of magic power in his magic core.
After entering the Room of Requirement, Edward had two goals or purposes: one was to use all his current understanding of Alchemy to finally understand how the Room was made.
The second and main objective was to study Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. As a matter of fact, according to Helena, both of these things were created by the same person: her mother.
From what Edward learned from her, Rowena was truly an unimaginably powerful witch--both according to ancient and modern times. Like Edward, she believed in pursuing the essence of magic and had little to no taboo when it comes to doing research.
Helena often mentioned how similar the two of them were, and Edward wished that he had met her.
He has always been interested in the diadem that can make someone smarter, so he studied it greatly.
Due to being turned into a Horcrux, a lot of the enchantments of the diadem were broken. So, Edward had to seal the soul of Voldemort's inside of it before he could study it, however, it was no use--until now.
With the knowledge of the Dark Lord, he can perfectly remove the soul from the diadem without damaging it. Then, he can study this magnificent piece of Alchemy artifact to the fullest.
---Scene Break--
Inside the Hufflepuff Common Room.
All the Hufflepuff students were surrounding two people while cheering; one person was a young man, while the other was a little girl.
The young man had a blue-eyed white dragon next to him, and two cards that were facing down. As for the girl, she had three monsters standing next to her. Despite being mere holograms made through magic, all these monsters looked so real that it was almost impossible to tell apart,
As for these two people, they were Cedric Digory and Susan Bones, and they both were playing Duel Monster Cards. As soon as he left class, he rushed to challenge Susan to acquire the reward that Professor Bones offered.
Susan looked at Cedric with a smile before saying: "I have to say, Cedric, you are probably one of the very few good duelists in the wizarding world. Unfortunately for you, besides my cousin, no one can beat me at this game."
"Susan, there is no need to brag, I have not lost the game yet. Not even close," replied Cedric with a somber look on his face. He had spent the whole vacation going over countless combinations of the cards in his deck; he read the Yu-Gi-Oh comics over and over to learn different strategies. So, he did not believe that he would lose.
"By now, you should know the meaning of the Heart of the Cards?" suddenly asked Susan.
"Yes, so what?" asked Cedric with a frown.
"Do you know that this is an actual thing in Dueling?"
"What? That's impossible," replied Cedric, and he was not the only one who reacted that way. All the other Hufflepuff students did too. Although they were all fans of Duel Monster and Yugi Mutou, they knew that the concept of the Hearts of the Cards was nothing more than something from a comic.
"That's where you are wrong!" answered little Susan with a smile. "When my cousin developed the latest generation of Dueling Disk, he used a particular magic enchantment that allowed a duelist to draw the cards that they wanted--as long as their will and beliefs were enough.
"I remember he was very proud about it and bragged to me in a ten-page letter about his accomplishment. After learning about this, I spent many months training under his consultation to achieve that level."
After saying that, Susan smiled and drew a card. After seeing it, her smile increased even more.
"I sacrifice the three monsters in the field to summon my Egyptian God Card: Obelisk the Tormentor."
The three monsters that were around her dispersed into specks of light, then a giant blue monster with wings appeared in the common room. All the students were first shocked that she drew the card she wanted. According to dueling rules, all decks have to be shuffled properly before any game.
More importantly, all the students suddenly felt a spiritual pressure that enveloped them after Obelisk showed up; it was like a mighty God that was watching them.
They all felt fear and reverence at the same time; they wanted to bow down and worship this mighty being.
Edward used some kind of spiritual magic to emulate the presence of a God, hence the reason that all the students felt the way they did. He wanted to use his understanding of the Sorting Hat to make all three Egyptian Cards have some sort of sentience, but he gave up that idea after a prototype he made attacked him to determine if he was worthy to have it.
Although the spiritual magic that the Winged Dragon of Ra used to attack him back then was nothing to him, this could not be the same for other ordinary wizards--especially children.
Back to the Hufflepuff Common Room, after Susan summoned such a powerful card, Cedric did not stand a chance in this match. His blue-eye white dragon along with all his remaining cards in the field was instantly destroyed, and he lost the game.
As for Susan, from that day on, she became the rising star of Hufflepuff. And soon, the entire school.
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Sorry I did not release a chapter yesterday, but I was sick the past few days and did not feel like writing yesterday. The only reason that I wrote for my other novel was because I am contractually obligated.
章節 45: The Diadem
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Inside the Room of Requirement:
Edward had just finished studying the diadem after removing the soul of Voldemort from it and storing it in another object. Although he technically has not slept for a few days, he still had a powerful vigor.
This kind of situation was normal for him as he is used to spending months without end when studying things that he is interested in. Of course, he has developed potions that have provided his body with the nutrition needed and his spirit at an all-time high.
"Your mother was truly an unimaginably powerful witch," said Edward with fascination after comprehending the enchantments on the diadem.
"Many people have said similar things. She was not only the most powerful witch of her time but probably one of the very best throughout history," replied Helena--who was standing not far from Edward with a complicated look on her face.
"I am sure she loved you very much."
"Maybe you are right, but that does not change the fact that she did not spend any of her time with me. Between all her magic research and running Hogwarts, I barely saw her except for when she was teaching me."
Edward sighed after hearing this. He knew that ghosts stayed in the world of the living for two reasons: afraid of death or unfinished business.
As for Helena, it was unfinished business. She wanted to see her mother again and gained her forgiveness for her past transgression, and she also wanted to voice all the wrongdoings that she suffered during her childhood.
This was one of the reasons that she stole the diadem. Not just because she was jealous of her mother's intelligence and importance; she wanted to gain such intelligence to make certain achievements as a witch, then gained her attention. She wanted to have a real relationship with her, even if it was through magic.
Edward sighed but did not mention this topic again. However, he promised to find a way to help her in the future if he can. Living like a ghost is like a curse, no one should live like that--unless it is of their willingness to escape death.
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Edward then focused on his recent finding. This Diadem is a piece of art when it comes to Alchemy.
It grants the user the power of Accelerated Thought Process. When someone puts it on, all their thought processes, calculation ability, and processing speed will dramatically increase.
In simple words, the user will begin to function as a computer, being able to process information at an unnaturally fast rate. It is the perfect tool for understanding and researching magic.
Edward's mind started to race and thinking about how much of great help this diadem will be to his research after he recreated his own. And he has many ideas on how to improve it.
For once, he can enchant his version to allow himself to enter an emotionless state of mind--a state of mind where all distracting thoughts and emotions are removed. That way, it can further increase his processing ability by removing so many variables; it was like turning himself into an AI machine.
He called this spell Mechanized Mind.
Another advantage of this spell is the fact that it can remove or negate the power of dark arts in a wizard's mind.
It is common knowledge that when a wizard constantly studies the dark arts, it can slowly start to influence their minds, making them more moody, dark, and cruel.
Even Edward is not immune to such a thing. This is one of the reasons that he has to constantly use his Patronus Charm to absorb positive emotions after doing dark arts research, otherwise, his personality will slowly change.
With this new spell, everything will change. The Darks arts cannot change or influence an emotionless robot, so it will also prove ineffective against the Mechanized mind.
Time passed, and Edward started making his Diadem, however, he still changed the design to be more suited for a man. Of course, all his other research continued as well, Although he was a little stretched thin with all the different research he had to do, he still focused on the Life Code.
By the end of the year, he should be prepared to modify his own body after a few experiments on other test subjects.
--Scene Break--
Inside Hagrid Hut, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Hagrid were watching the process of an egg cracking.
Soon, a small winged creature appeared from the bronze egg. It looked around with its small eyes, surveying the surroundings.
"Is that a Dragon?" asked Ron
"Yes," replied Hagrid with a smile on his face.
"My brother Charlie raises Dragons in Romania."
"Is that so?" replied Hagrid while admiring the creature. "I've always wanted to raise a dragon ever since I saw Edward's Dragon."
"Professor Bones has a dragon?" asked Harry with a little intrigued look on his face.
"Oh yes, and not just dragons. He has a Thunderbird, Swooping evil, Niffler, Fwooper, giants, and Zouwu. He has a suitcase that has most of the magical animals in the wizarding world. He and Newt Scamander always used to compete on who has the most animals and who raises them the best.
"The only two animals that he does not have are a phoenix and a basilisk. However, this year, he told me that he was tracking a phoenix and is on the verge of catching one."
"What is a basilisk?" asked Hermione. She has read the book "Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them" and remembers most of the animals that Hagrid mentioned, but she has never heard of a basilisk.
"I do not know much about it except that it is a very powerful snake and was created by a powerful dark wizard. However, basilisks have been extinct for countless years."
According to Edward and the wizarding world's knowledge, the way to create a basilisk is to hatch a chicken egg under a toad. However, after trying this method, Edward realized that things were not so simple as he failed to create a basilisk.
So, he thought of catching the one inside the Chamber of Secrets and studying it next year.
Hermione nodded before saying: "Unfortunately, you cannot keep it."
"Why?"
"According to Wizarding Law, it is illegal for a wizard to keep and raise dragons without the proper permit. Do you have a permit for it?"
"No," replied Hagrid with his head lowered.
"So, you cannot keep it."
"But it is so small. It needs my protection before it can survive on its own. Plus no one has to know!"
"If you do not want to get both you and Professor Dumbledore in trouble, then you cannot keep the dragon," insisted Hermione.
Hagrid sighed but did not say anything more on the matter. But Ron suddenly asked: "How do you know about Wizarding Law?"
"After what Professor Bones said during the First Year Entrance Ceremony about inequality and discrimination, I went to read about the law to see whether he was right."
"So, what was the result?" asked Harry.
"He was right," replied Hermione, rendering the room quiet for a while.
"So, what am I supposed to do now?" asked Hagrid.
"Didn't you say that Professor Edward had many dragons?" replied Hermione. "Ask him if he could help."
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So I found that I have writer's block and do not know how to properly end the Harry Potter World, so I rewatched the movies starting with Fantastic Beasts. The scene where countless wizards work together to fix the entire city of New York had me thinking about whether Edward should conquer and unify the wizarding world. In that case, if one day he decided to invade or conquer another world to get what he wants, he will have thousand of wizards at his beck and call. What do you guys think?
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