Chapter 90 89: Mara’s true form! Cheers to Snape!
As Ariana's identity is revealed.
The identity of Teacher Mara is the biggest mystery that troubles Ian.
Just like his other good friend Pandro in the trance, he could not find any clues about the identities of the two people, whether it was the Nameless Bookstore or the library of Hogwarts.
Not in history.
It is not found in various biographies or even fairy tale novels.
The only thing that is certain is that both of them lived before the establishment of Hogwarts. This can probably be verified from the student directory of Hogwarts for thousands of years.
Of course, it is not ruled out that both of them have forgotten their names, but it is not difficult to see from Teacher Mara's teaching method and Pandro's behavior that they may live in the same era.
Early Middle Ages.
This should be the thing that Ian is most certain of.
After all, Silly Barnabas commented that Ian's style of conduct, which he studied under the witch Mara, was like that of the traveling sect in the ancient times, and neither the witch Mara nor Pandro had any impression of Hogwarts and several other magic schools. If you are a wizard from an academy, your student days will probably be one of your most unforgettable memories.
Various signs indicate that Teacher Mara and Pandro were active earlier than Hogwarts, so in fact Ian does not continue to hold out too many hopes of finding clues to their identities.
Anyway, the journey from the tangled fantasyland is a new beginning. There is no point in Ian's insistent exploration. It is not a bad thing to just remember the bond they established in the tangled fantasyland.
This is what Ian convinced himself after searching to no avail.
However.
But he didn't expect that when he didn't plan to waste time and effort searching for it, clues about Teacher Mara's identity would actually appear in front of him in such an unexpected way that made people sigh.
"These are the books I want to borrow. Please excuse me, Ms. Pince." Ian watched Mrs. Pince complete the borrowing registration with a slightly impatient mood.
"Keep it carefully. Since most of the books in the forbidden book area contain magic, many of them are unique copies that cannot be copied. The loss of any one is a great loss for us." Mrs. Pince recorded seriously. He told the name of each book, and then even took out a few pieces of schoolbag paper to carefully wrap the books Ian borrowed.
She is indeed the type of person who treasures books very much. "Although I believe you won't do that, I still want to remind you, never eat while reading. If I find out You got some food scraps on it , even if Dumbledore comes, I will punish you severely.”
The feather duster in Mrs. Pince’s hand was very intimidating, and it evoked Ian’s long-lost memories of his past life, and he hit him. He was so excited that he immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"I promise to take care of them like I take care of my underpants." Ian promised solemnly, and he borrowed the persona of his good roommate without anyone noticing.
Presumably William wouldn’t care if he knew it, and would even feel a little proud and happy about it?
“Very good.”
Mrs. Pince was very satisfied with Ian’s attitude and handed all the wrapped books to Ian. Ian picked up the books and immediately gave in. He ran towards the library door.
“??????”
Seeing Ian's hurried look, Mrs. Pince wondered if she had missed registering the name of a book, so that the little wizard felt the need to escape quickly before she could react.
"Let me see your secret identity quickly, my dear enlightenment teacher!" Ian returned to the dormitory, which was always deserted at noon, and couldn't wait to grab the ancient book.
"Mind Control: From Legilimency to Legilimency"
You can tell from the title of the book what it contains. It is definitely not something that a good wizard should learn, witch. Just like Ian felt, Mara was probably not a white wizard.
"The author's name...is a little blurry...almost all the gilding handwriting has fallen off." If Ian can find the information he wants on the cover of a book, he certainly doesn't need to wait until the book is borrowed. He didn't feel disappointed or regretful, after all, the author of this book could be known from the first page that it was not the Mara witch herself.
Just like Mrs. Pince said, there is magic in some books, and the same is true for this book. When Ian turned the first page, an old female voice seemed to ring in his ears.
She is telling.
She and her story.
[When I was an apprentice with her, I always thought that I was the one who was not noticed, because my fragile and pitiful self-esteem was always affecting me, making me have a negative attitude toward her and her The other apprentices felt dissatisfied and jealous, which also caused me to be unable to open my heart as she wished during the process of learning magic. 】
【Who wants to let others see their ugly heart? My teacher, she is always so dazzling, even the beauty that I have always been proud of seems to be eclipsed in front of her. 】
[The longer I stay with her, the more inferiority and jealousy will grow crazily in my heart. I know that I will never become as outstanding and powerful a witch as her. 】
[Dark thoughts are growing in my heart. Maybe I can attribute them to the influence of magical power, but deep down in my heart, I have always understood that I have always been such a despicable personality. 】
【From my elder sister to my younger sister, I am jealous of anyone who is better than me. Even if she is like her, whose back I cannot see, I will be equally resentful that I have not been favored by God. . 】
【Looking back today, I have to reflect on much more than this. However, the thing that I cannot let go and forgive myself for the most is that I stole her favorite treasure when I chose to betray. . 】
【That mirror. 】
[We don’t know why she cares about that mirror so much, but she always keeps it in her bedroom, and from time to time she will sigh with emotion about the miraculous power of the mirror. 】
【It is just a mirror that can speak and reflect some things. Mastering the method can see the truth, while using the method without using it can see the desire in the heart. 】
【How can this be called a miracle? 】
【I may not have figured this out all my life, but when I was young, I was convinced that the mirror was probably the reason why she was far more powerful than other witches. 】
【Jealous, twisted, crazy, I stole it, betrayed her, I was complacent that I was smarter than others, and thought I could escape to a place where she would never find it. 】
【Go far away. 】
【I married a person I didn’t love. All I loved was his wealth and power. He allowed me to have enough resources to become the powerful witch I wanted to be. 】
【This is probably doomed to lead a tragic life for me. Ever since I left my homeland, I have been able to borrow my husband's rights to find out whether I was being hunted by her. 】
【Of course, the mirror will also help me. When I ask who the most beautiful woman in the world is, the mirror can always reflect her appearance and where she is. 】
【In my opinion at the time, the chaotic era was my luck. She probably didn’t have time to deal with me. I have been living a stable life for a long, long time. 】
[Until...the news of her death came. I think I should have been waiting for this day for a long time, but what I saw in the mirror made me depressed for a long time. 】
[Sadness bothers me, and memories of the past always come back from time to time. I think it is because I have never forgotten the time and years of learning magic with her]
[Only There, I was not facing a husband who coveted my beauty, nor a stinking Muggle who hated and feared my magical power. She was perhaps the only sincere person I had ever met in my life. 】
【I feel very regretful when I realize this. I am holding on to luck every day, hoping to see her again in the mirror, hoping that everything is just an attempt by her to paralyze me when she is chasing me. My plot. 】
【If this is the case, I will feel much better. It's just that every morning I ask a question to the mirror, but I only see myself in the mirror as I have imagined countless times. 】
[I should be smiling happily, yes, I should be like that... She may just want to fulfill me, she is that kind of person, how could she die if she is so powerful. 】
【That is the teacher who taught us how to make immortality potion with his own hands! 】
【I asked every day, and I comforted myself in this way every day, until my husband’s more and more beautiful and dazzling daughter replaced me and became the answer given to me by the mirror. 】
【This shattered the remaining illusion in my heart! The daughter of a lustful man! How could she deserve it! Anger and madness completely eroded my sanity during this period. 】
……
There is a long, long author's monologue at the end.
Probably when I was writing this book, my emotions were still difficult to control. From the tone and tone of the voice ringing in his ears, it was not difficult for Ian to tell that this was what an old witch wanted to learn from her teacher. Record it down to prevent the inheritance from being cut off. It is a thorough analysis of your life when you think of your teacher.
"That's why the story sounds so familiar." Ian frowned. Of course he could tell that the "she" the author of the book mentioned was probably Mara, the witch in the trance.
Based on the backup, the author of this book should be my senior? No, strictly speaking it should be senior sister. When she was old, the senior sister recorded the knowledge she had learned from the teacher.
As for why the cover has the appearance of the witch Mara, it is probably the author's last recollection of his teacher - Ian also felt a little complicated after the voice in the book's preface disappeared.
after all.
The author’s past in the preface seemed more and more familiar to him the more he listened to it.
“Kuroyuki Princess’ beautiful white stepmother is actually my ancestor and senior sister!?” Ian finally came to his senses. No wonder the author’s monologue gave him such a strong sense of déjà vu.
He really didn't expect that Muggle fairy tales were actually a history of wizards. absurd? Bizarre? dream? Ian didn't know how to describe his mood for a moment.
"Teacher Mara, what kind of students did you bring out..." Ian knew some truths about the past, but this obviously still did not answer his inner doubts.
The back of this book "Mental Control: From Legilimency to Legilimency" is basically all about the knowledge of the spiritual field. It is a detailed training that starts with the magic of Legilimency and then becomes a master in the spiritual field step by step. and learning methods, it can be seen that Senior Sister Bianyi had become a master witch when she wrote this book.
Nothing more.
Ian is not in a hurry to learn the content. After all, you can learn these things at any time. He just keeps turning the pages and trying to get the information he wants.
Finally, towards the end of the book, Ian, who was almost scolding God for playing a joke on him and giving himself a disgusting feint, found the answer he wanted.
[It wasn’t until my life was about to come to an end that I finally mustered up the courage to write this book for her. 】
[She taught me so much, even before I betrayed her, she had already guided me in the direction of my life. I cannot allow myself to sink into the grave with this knowledge. 】
[Perhaps I am no longer qualified to call myself her apprentice, but please forgive me for my last selfishness - I would like to write this book in memory of my teacher, Witch Morgan Le Fay. 】
[In the path opened by you, your despicable apprentice can only go so far... I hope we can meet in the Soul Country, and the raven in the Soul Country can bring me to you. 】
The last few pages.
Another long section of the author’s monologue.
Confession is the main theme of the monologue.
But Ian finally found the truth in these words.
“Morgan Le Fay!”
Ian was shocked. Although he was already prepared for Teacher Mara to be a bad witch, he obviously did not expect that his teacher could be so bad.
Wizards also have levels.
Perhaps Albus Dumbledore has already entered history, but obviously this headmaster has not yet become a true legend, while Morgan Le Fay has long been a legendary black witch in the history!
How could Ian, who has been in the magical world for a long time, not know about that epic story? He really never thought that he could interact with the legendary characters!
"Hey, Mara... My first teacher, Ms. Morgan, can she really fight with Ms. Ravenclaw!?" Ian thought of the time he was in Rowena Ravenclaw. A sudden thought when I was on the island. Originally, he thought his first teacher was just an ancient witch lost in history.
Who would have thought this would be the case?
Ian felt that he was not disrespecting the founder of Hogwarts.
He just felt that if the two people really met, Ms. Rowena Ravenclaw's winning rate might not be as high as he had previously guessed.
"It has to be me! I hugged him on my lap casually!" Ian couldn't wait to enter the trance dreamland again, bringing Dumbledore miss while exposing the teacher's disguise.
The teacher’s expression will be wonderful!
"Hey, there are still several days of cooling-off period. I don't know if there is any way to shorten this cooling-off period." Ian has never felt that time passes so slowly.
Is this probably the reason why he had a lot of things happening after school started?
……
The afternoon class is Herbal Medicine.
Nothing unexpected happened.
In fact.
Three days in a row.
Ian's study and life have not been affected by any new accidents. Except for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class that has been vacant and there is no teacher to attend the class, everything is very peaceful. I heard that Snape strongly requested to be a substitute teacher, but Dumbledore rejected it because he was too evil and could only teach dark magic and not defensive magic.
This is a rumor from Gryffindor. The credibility is never very high, especially when it involves Dean Slytherin, the most hated professor among Gryffindor students. So true.
“I love this atmosphere!”
Another morning.
The dementors and people from the Ministry of Magic have evacuated, and the results of the investigation have not been announced to anyone. Professor McGonagall only gave a vague response to the young wizards during the dinner that there was no need to worry.
Most young wizards believe it.
However, like Ian and some senior wizards, from the forced smile on Professor McGonagall's expression, it is not difficult to judge that the murderer who killed the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher has probably not been caught yet. . The more fortunate situation is that the suspect is found, the more unfortunate situation is that the suspect is not found.
The so-called no need to worry.
I'm just afraid of causing panic and commotion.
“It has nothing to do with me!”
Finished breakfast.
The morning class is Snape's potions class.
Ravenclaw still attends classes with the Slytherin wizards.
After Michael's search for a little black girl to form a team failed, he was forced to become gay friends with William who had no other friends. Aurora, who had not seen each other for a long time, sat down in the Ravenclaw area early.
When Ian arrived in the classroom, Aurora nodded to him, used a copying spell to split her "limited edition" textbook, and signaled Ian to sit on the empty chair next to her with her eyes.
"I have a notebook from the Half-Blood Prince. I will copy it for you next time. The Half-Blood Prince is fierce and must be more powerful than the potion master in your grandfather's saints."
Ian After flipping through the copied textbook and comparing it with the notebook he had not brought, it is not that Snape surpassed the Potions Master in Saints in all aspects.
At least in terms of easy-to-understand explanations, the notes in Aurora's textbook are easier to learn, and Snape's strength lies in his ability to make modifications to the formulas of different potions.
Perhaps it was because Snape in his early years did not have as much money as he does now. For many potions that may cost more gold Galleons to configure, Snape could always find substitutes in cheaper materials. The efficacy of the medicine may even increase instead of decreasing.
"Who is the Half-Blood Prince?" Aurora tilted her head in confusion.
"It's a relative of mine who can make potions." Ian may be a bit out of touch sometimes, but he obviously also understands that he will not end well if he exposes Snape's secondary school history.
"Huh? Isn't your relative Snape?"
Aurora looked puzzled.
Her heterochromatic pupils reflected Ian's somewhat panicked face, looking around and then breathing a sigh of relief. She saw that Ian's hand had directly covered her mouth.
"Woooooo~"
Aurora made a confused sound.
"Keep your voice down, don't let him hear it. I saw him boiling the potion last night when I was out at night. It smelled very bad. I felt like it was the stinky potion he was going to use against me."< br>
Ian's voice was a little angry.
Snape did threaten him to feed him the most unpleasant potion.
"You actually know how to swim at night?"
Aurora's eyes widened in surprise.
"Huh? Are you doubting my quality?" Ian now felt that he was worse than Aurora. He took out the Marauder's Map that he had prepared from his pocket and handed it over. past.
“What is this?”
Aurora looked at the map that showed her name next to Ian’s name. There were other small dots on it, but it was Only people near the classroom have their names shown.
There are only small dots displayed at a slightly farther distance, while the names of a group of professors at Hogwarts are always moving and highlighted with special patterns.
It seems that every professor corresponds to an animal icon. Snape is a bat, Professor McGonagall is a kitten, and Dumbledore is a bee wearing a nightcap.
The painting is somewhat abstract.
But it’s not difficult to identify.
“I have tried my best!”
Ian saw what the weird look in Aurora's eyes meant.
He defended his painting skills.
"Perhaps I can update these patterns in the future." Ian already has a level 0 [Painting] skill. He only needs to take some time to practice painting to improve his skills.
It is definitely not a dream to break away from Picasso and surpass Le Zhengchu.
“Is this a return gift?”
Aurora blinked.
She seemed to have been thinking about the return gift from Ian.
"Of course not. This is the promotional material I gave you. You can keep it for yourself, but you have to promote it to me in Slytherin, saying that it comes from the mysterious person who cannot be named. Human heritage." Ian whispered his little calculation. He believed that his false propaganda would achieve good results in Slytherin.
"Really? How did Voldemort's things come into your hands?" Aurora became the first person to be deceived, and she didn't know if it was because she believed in Ian too much.
“……”
Ian looked at Aurora with a curious face and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"You are so stupid, of course I lied to them, creating a false story for the goods, which is conducive to dumping... You know, I don't have a good reputation in Slytherin."
"It's different without a nose. Although we don't like being without a nose, the legacy of his student days will definitely make those hidden little scumbags in Slytherin pay a high price!"
"You can The more expensive it is, the better. I’ll give you 20%... ...Forget it, let’s get 10% of the dividend. You are too young and I’m worried that you won’t be able to handle the excessive money.”
Ian said seriously, and finally added, “Qiu. Zhang knew many others in school For the people in his academy, the dividend I gave them was only a fixed rebate of two gold galleons for each map. This map is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the materials used are precious, so the guaranteed price must be at least five gold galleons. ! ”
Yes.
Aurora is not the first Parlu that Ian has targeted. Miss Qiu Zhang from the same college is. In fact, Senior Penello probably knows the most people in the entire academy.
It is a bit risky just to let the prefect help you sell contraband. Well, maybe the prefects are much smarter than the little wizards, which is why Ian didn't want to ask the seniors for help.
"I see, this is your cunning, wasting time, effort, and precious materials... Ian, you have really grown up from a young age to a bad one." Aurora woke up as if belatedly. She didn't care at all about the sales bonus that Ian mentioned. Instead, she was a little excited because she knew she was going to deceive people.
The little face is flushed.
"Nonsense!"
Ian retorted, "I haven't grown up yet."
Looking at the indignant Ian in front of her, Aurora seemed to suddenly think of something.
"Dumbledore came to see me yesterday."
She felt that some things should not be hidden from his accomplices. "He said he hoped that I could become his apprentice. When he found out that you wanted to I’ll just kill you when I do something bad.”
Textbook-level reading comprehension skills.
“Huh?!”
Ian, who was still a little excited, was suddenly confused.
"What the hell?"
Ian's brain was a little overwhelmed. Didn't he have a great conversation with Dumbledore last night? It was said that he had become Dumbledore's favorite cub at Hogwarts?
"Dumbledore is worried that your extraordinary talent will attract a large number of followers, just like my grandfather did, so he hopes that I will become his apprentice as a white devil to suppress you." Aurora always seems to be worried about something. She had her own unique opinions, and her words made Ian feel a little familiar.
"Hiss! Holy shit! Old Biden eats two fish for one fish!"
Ian realized what Dumbledore was doing.
But he was still a little angry.
"Why not lock me in the kitchen of Hogwarts so that I can never come out? Why should you kill me!" Ian felt that he was wronged.
"So, you don't want to be killed?"
Aurora's little face was full of serious instructions. Maybe she didn't really have a reading comprehension problem, but this was what she could think of to guide Ian. A way not to do bad things.
"I shouldn't have stopped Dumbledore from hanging!"
Ian was furious.
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Fart’s reply and photo!
His somewhat angrily speech caught Aurora by surprise... The little witch's eyes widened in confusion. It was obvious that Ian's reaction as she expected did not appear.
"Dumbledore wants to hang himself?"
Aurora seemed to be unaware.
Before she could ask.
The furious Snape walked into the classroom through the door. Just as he had done before, he waved his wand and closed the door, blocking all the little wizards following him from outside.
They are all little wizards from Slytherin.
I didn’t expect Snape to have a selfless side.
“Today we will learn the invigorating potion.”
Snape's mental state was not very good, perhaps because he had cooked the potion all night last night. As always, he used a teaching method that was difficult for dull students to understand.
As if he was passing by Ian casually, while explaining the precautions, he quickly reached out his hand and picked off a bunch of hair on Ian's head.
“It’s never over!”
Ian didn’t dare to angrily yell at Snape in class. After all, Snape really knew how to score points. He could only glare at each other. He touched his somewhat bulging robe with his hand.
Itself is just in case.
Since Snape is unkind, you can't blame him for being unjust!
"Okay, now, go get the materials to refine the uplifting potion. It's such a simple formula. Don't blame me for not reminding you. If the out-of-control situation in the last class occurs again, I will definitely punish you severely."
When saying this.
Snape glared at Singed and Giggs in the direction of the Slytherin table. The two people got together to form a team again, which made him feel extremely uneasy in his heart.
Everyone found the medicinal materials and started processing them. Ian originally wanted Aurora to secretly make two portions, but he only fanned the flames to gain proficiency. Who would have thought that Snape would be watching him more closely than anyone else.
He could only set up his crucible with great reluctance.
"The white fresh leaves need to be cut."
"Mr. Parker, are you sure you are taking the Hock Lapu mushroom? Do you want to see your grandma?"< br>
"You are boiling a potion, not a booger! Pour out those disgusting things in your pot and boil them again, and my white fresh leaves will be ruined by your damn sneeze!"
< br>……
For this healing potion, Horklap juice and white leaves are the main ingredients. The refining process is indeed simple, but there are some people in the direction of the Slytherin table who are in a hurry.
"Idiots! You are simply embarrassing me!"
Snape probably found that the young Ravenclaw wizards who had been tutored in private were too skilled. In comparison, Snape The situation on Laitlin's side suddenly made his expression look ugly.
“Who taught you to squeeze juice like this?”
The more I looked at it, the more I felt something was wrong.
Snape caught a young Ravenclaw wizard working on materials.
“Huh?”
The panicked little wizard glanced at Ian secretly and saw that Ian was shaking his head crazily at him. Facing Snape’s pressure, he could only He hesitated and said the introduction that Ian often mentioned in class.
"It's the Half-Blood Prince, Professor."
He didn't know who this title came from. Anyway, he only knew that after Professor Ian taught the Potions class, he would lead everyone to thank their ancestors and thank Huo Huo. Gwartz was grateful to the Half-Blood Prince.
"Ian Prince!!"
Hearing this, Snape immediately realized the problem. He roared angrily from his throat, turned his head red-faced and gave the most ferocious look in his life. Stared at Ian.
Snape inquired about how Ian was secretly running a small class to earn Galleons, but he didn't expect that Ian would actually teach others how to handle potions. The most important thing was that he would repay him when handling potions. Shameful name!
Damn bastard!
Don’t you have a name yourself?
"Professor! My potion!"
Ian directly handed the potion that had just been sealed in front of Snape.
His pockets were deflated.
"Huh, although it looks like there are no flaws, it's obvious that you didn't really put your heart into it. It's still a soulless and scripted work."
Snape saw it The potion was of much higher quality than the finished product in the previous class, and his expression softened a lot, but he still criticized Ian's results as Ian had expected.
"If you can understand that when making potions, you need to pour your own efforts and integrate your own spirit, maybe you will be able to distance yourself from those mediocre idiots."
Slowly, with a little bit of emotion Commentary in a sarcastic tone. Snape shook the potion, then opened the cork of the potion bottle to feel the breath of the potion.
So.
Ian anticipated Snape's request and carefully crafted the potion in this bottle.
“Scare you to death!”
A soul emerged from it.
Peeves faced Snape who was approaching him.
〔ps: Debt, tomorrow, 1.2〕
(End of this chapter)