Chapter 30 30: I only look, I don’t learn
The moon is bright and there are many stars.
In a quiet cabin.
The soft moonlight shines through the half-covered curtains and dapples the wooden floor, covering the quiet night with a layer of silver gauze, and the air is filled with a faint scent of pine.
Ian is sitting in front of an oak desk that may be older than him, holding up his elder wand in one hand. The light source at the top of the wand illuminates the forbidden book on the desk.
"Secrets of Cutting-Edge Black Magic"
This is the "Dark Bible" written by the notorious old-era dark wizard Ole Block. It is behind all the major events that occurred throughout the late 20th century. shadow.
Voldemort, who plunged the entire wizarding world into panic and fear, obtained the power he wanted from this book, and laid the foundation for the Seven Steps of Magic throughout.
Many people may only know.
Voldemort obtained the method of making Horcruxes from this book and successfully divided his soul into seven pieces, giving him the confidence to fail in front of Dumbledore.
However.
This book obviously contains more than just how to make Horcruxes.
It also has other high-end content involving black magic. However, due to the limited length of the original work, those taboo knowledge can only become little-known secrets.
Today.
Something goes wrong.
This forbidden book, which might be sent to Azkaban just by looking at it, was placed so quietly in front of Ian. Of course, it was impossible for him not to be curious about the contents.
True.
The magic recorded in this book is definitely full of dangers. After all, the reason why black magic has become taboo knowledge is not just because of its power and harm to wizards.
To know.
There are many powerful magics.
However.
Most of the magic that can be classified into black magic is that in addition to the harm that magic can cause, magic itself can also be a kind of corrosion and threat to learners.
A little carelessness.
That is the ultimate depravity of the mind.
The reason why most of Voldemort's Death Eaters are crazy is hard to say that they are not affected by the erosion of half-hearted black magic. After all, their bosses have also learned to become noseless lunatics.
"The book Grindelwald gave to his descendants shouldn't contain such terrifying dangers, right?" Ian's understanding of the first-generation Dark Lord was limited to a few words in the original work.
He actually looked through his "History of Magic" textbook just now, but the introduction to Dumbledore's old enemy Grindelwald only recorded some vague information.
About this history.
The higher-ups in the wizarding world obviously don’t want to mention it. However, one thing can be answered in the few records, that is, Grindelwald was not as crazy as Voldemort.
He is a dark wizard.
He is a careerist.
Is a genocide.
It was the source of chaos for a period of time.
But even Grindelwald's enemies did not deny his amazing talents, and did not regard him as a dangerous and irrational madman like Voldemort.
This person.
He also treats his subordinates far more kindly than Voldemort.
That alone.
Ian felt that Grindelwald would probably not use dangerous knowledge to harm his descendants at will.
Of course.
For a child who has just reached the age of entering Hogwarts to be exposed to a textbook like "Advanced Black Magic Revealed" is actually more or less beyond the scope of ordinary people's cognition.
"Knowledge may be poisonous, but knowledge is obviously innocent."
Ian struggled with his thoughts for a long time, and finally turned the page of the book full of trepidation.
Many dark wizards may have spent their whole lives searching, but they still have trouble getting close to the knowledge mentioned casually. Now that it is placed in front of them, not many wizards can resist such a temptation.
The same goes for Ian.
He is not interested in soul-splitting magic, but he does want to collect the three unforgivable curses, which can eventually be used as a trump card when attending the dangerous Hogwarts.
No nose will come sooner or later. Even if he doesn't intend to be tainted by the savior's cause and effect, being in Hogwarts itself carries uncertain dangers, and he can feel more at ease if he can have more means of self-protection.
“Looking at it critically and dialectically, this is not a longing for darkness. It is just like General Jin’s critical play with steam and critical driving of Maybach.”
So self-hypnotic.
Ian brought the wand closer to "Advanced Black Magic Revealed".
A relatively dim oil lamp.
The light source released by [Lighting Spell] is more stable and brighter, and can also increase Ian's proficiency before going to sleep. He will choose this method of lighting most of the time at night.
In fact, the wizarding world also has convenient lighting tools, such as the alchemical creation called [Deluminator], which can absorb light sources and also produce light sources.
Nothing more.
A priceless alchemical creation.
Obviously it is not a rich man's toy that a poor little wizard like Ian can buy.
Say no more.
Is the [Lighting Spell] useful for the deluminator?
It can’t increase proficiency!
"I'll just take a look, I won't learn... I'll learn as little as possible."
As Ian muttered with doubtful credibility, he brought the light source released by the wand close to the book in front of him, and the words on the opened pages were clearly visible.
This is a book compiled in modern times.
Although there are traces of ancient magic in most of the black magic, they ultimately belong to the category of modern spells, so reading them is not as complicated and difficult as runes.
"Sure enough."
Ian just opened the first chapter of the book and already verified his guess. There was something written with a quill on the first page of the book. Notes and strict reminders.
It's more than that.
Continue to turn back.
Almost every page of the book has understanding and reminders marked in ink... Very detailed teaching, which feels even more profound than the author of "Advanced Black Magic Revealed" himself.
This is obviously a textbook specially prepared by Grindelwald for his descendants.
It is even more valuable than the original work.
Just as Ian imagined, the method of making Horcruxes is just a short chapter in "The Secret of Advanced Black Magic".
The author who wrote this book may not care much about Horcruxes. Compared with the knowledge related to Horcruxes, the proportion of other black magic is the most extensive content in the book.
Start on page one.
Step by step.
Start from simplicity to difficulty and complexity.
After flipping through the first page and looking at the incantation marked [Simple and not dangerous] [Elder wand is most suitable], Ian subconsciously read it carefully.
"The bones reappeared..."
The little wizard focused on reading.
Perhaps he forgot that he was holding a wand.
At the same time.
He may have also underestimated the teaching quality of Grindelwald's annotations, as well as... his own talents in certain aspects.
[Corpse Control Curse: (Level 1): 2/100]
The update of the panel was not noticed in time.
Because the flow of magic power is extremely clear at this moment.
Ian was shocked.
He watched as the light source at the top of his wand changed from warm white fluorescence to a lush green, and the entire room seemed to be painted with a permeating color.
"Click...click...click..."
Old floor.
In ups and downs.
(End of this chapter)