Chapter 506 Advanced Investigation

Chapter 506 Advanced Investigation
Schelling did not look at the book "The Truth on the Other Side". He knew that the most precious things behind the door of truth were deeply stored in his mind.

He carefully sealed the book with a powerful magic and put it into his pocket space. The concept of "Heaven Beyond Heaven" mentioned in the Gate of Truth violates the basic common sense of wizards. If it is said out loud, it is too shocking and may even subvert the entire wizarding world.

Wizards have always claimed to be the most favored advanced species in the world. Since the emergence of life in ancient times, they have been able to compete with ancient dragons and ancient giants.

All this is because of the existence of magic!

This is the consensus of almost all wizards and is also the foundation of the wizarding society.

If people were to know that there are forces more magical and powerful than magic, it would only cause panic and destruction.

If possible, he hopes that the contents of this book will never be disseminated.

He looked at the Marauder's Map on the table.

Before today, he had read through all the books on the "Villain Curse", and also carefully studied the countless experimental records accumulated by the Dragon Soul Team, memorizing every piece of data and failure case.

Finally, after Professor Flitwick answered the key questions about the name tracking magic that day, all the puzzles finally came together in his mind. At this moment, he already had a clear direction and knew how to take the next step.

He took out a map of Hogsmeade Village, unfolded it and laid it flat on the desk, his eyes deep and focused. He slowly pulled out his wand and tapped it lightly. The parchment trembled slightly, as if it had sensed the magic he was about to cast.

He whispered a carefully constructed spell, his tone like a low chant, or the whisper of an ancient contract:

"All traces are revealed from now on, and my peeping is everywhere."

Silvery white magic flowed from the tip of the wand, moving across the map like flowing mercury, outlining hidden runes. The runes flickered for a moment, then slowly disappeared into the parchment, as if merging with the map itself.

However, this is far from enough.

Xie Lin took a deep breath, closed his eyes gently, and with a thought, a wisp of imperceptible soul power slowly peeled off and flowed slowly into the map along the magic wand. In an instant, the whole map was filled with a faint glow, and it was trembling slightly as if some kind of life was awakened.

His consciousness briefly entered a wonderful state, and he "saw" the map itself establishing some kind of connection with him, as if it had become an extension of his perception, reflecting the streets and buildings of Hogsmeade... and even the living beings that wandered among them.

Xie Lin's pupils stood up and turned into snake pupils. A large amount of magic power poured out from his wand. He shouted loudly: "I have seen it, and you have seen it too. The vast sea of ​​people is all in the picture!"

In an instant, the ink on the map slowly flowed, and small black dots appeared out of thin air, evenly scattered all over Hogsmeade. These black dots moved slowly, representing the wizards active in Hogsmeade, and next to each black dot, the corresponding name automatically appeared, like a ghost, and then slowly froze, marking their exact location.

Sherin lowered his eyes and slowly moved his fingertips across the surface of the map, staring at the constantly moving black dots, each of which was clearly marked with a name, like an invisible net that captured every move of Hogsmeade.

He glanced around and saw that in the Three Broomsticks, the name "Honey Rosmerta" kept shuttling back and forth, obviously busy serving customers. The black dot on the map almost never stopped, occasionally approaching another black dot marked "Barbara", perhaps talking to the bar's part-time waitress.

Moving further downstream, Sherin's eyes fell on the dilapidated sheep shed in the backyard of the Hog's Head Inn, where a single name was marked - Aberforth Dumbledore. His black dot was almost motionless, the only change was that it occasionally shifted slightly, approaching a small dot without a name - a goat.

Schelling pondered for a moment, not knowing what Mr. Dumbledore was doing at the moment, but he had no doubt that everything that happened in this sheep shed was probably not suitable for further investigation.

Shifting eastward, his eyes stopped at the room of Miracle Alchemy Workshop. A black dot quietly stopped in front of a crucible, and the name next to it was Fleur Delacour. Her black dot was almost motionless, and it was obvious that she was concentrating on making a potion. Xie Lin couldn't help but smile, guessing that she was probably mixing some kind of beauty potion.

The entire Hogsmeade village was extremely clear in front of him, like a chessboard, and everyone turned into black chess pieces, moving slowly under his gaze. Sherin tapped his fingertips lightly on the map, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

“Sure enough, this is what it feels like to be in control of the overall situation.”

Then, he took out the maps of North Diagon Alley, South Diagon Alley, and Knockturn Alley and cast the Humble Man Charm on each of the three maps in the same way.

Small black dots appeared on all four maps. A satisfied smile appeared on Xie Ling's lips. He gently stroked the surface of the map with his fingers, feeling the magic power pulsating in it. This was his own living map. From then on, every corner of these four places, like Hogwarts Castle, was under the surveillance of the Sleeping Dragon Society.

This is not over yet.

He injected a trace of intelligence into each map, giving it a certain degree of independent thinking ability.

As long as he asked a question, the Marauder's Map would respond with sound and provide him with the information he needed.

Like the safe house alarm clock in Ella's cabin, these maps are linked to Sherin's watch.

Once a suspicious person or abnormal movement appears on the map, it will immediately trigger the early warning mechanism and transmit the alarm to Xie Ling's watch through a magic link, ensuring that no matter where he is, he can receive the notification in the first time and respond quickly.

[Obtain the Marauder's Map of "North Diagon Alley"! ]

[Obtain the Marauder's Map of "Diagon Alley South Street"! ]

[Obtain the "Knockturn Alley" live map! ]

[Obtain the "Hogsmeade Village" Marauder's Map! ]

……

The time came two days later, Monday, September 9th.

Mrs. Norris's death did not cause much commotion among the students. It was not popular in the first place, and now it disappeared for no reason. Instead of feeling sorry, the students were secretly glad that no one really cared about its whereabouts, let alone exploring the reasons for its disappearance.

As for Filch, although many students and professors noticed that he had become more irritable and angry, and would often lose his temper with students over trivial matters, because of this, no one noticed his real changes - he muttered to himself more and more often, was sometimes forgetful and dazed, with wandering eyes, as if his whole soul had been taken away.

At breakfast time, in the Great Hall, Hermione gasped as the owl flew off the milk jug. She unfolded the newspaper to reveal a large picture of Dolores Umbridge. She was smiling and blinking at them, and above it was the headline:

"Ministry of Magic seeks education reform: Dolores Umbridge appointed first High Inquisitor"

"Umbridge - 'High Inquisitor'?" said Harry, frowning, and the half-eaten piece of bread fell from his fingers. "What does that mean?"

Hermione shook her head and read softly the contents of the newspaper - due to the worrying decline of Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic passed the "Education Order No. 23" last night. A senior investigator will be appointed to enter Hogwarts to review her faculty colleagues and ensure that they can all meet the teaching standards.

The current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Umbridge, was given the position.

The newspapers also said that the Ministry's new measures had received enthusiastic support from parents of Hogwarts students, and there were rumors that Albus Dumbledore, once the President of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, was no longer able to take on the responsibility of running the prestigious school.

It even quoted a statement from an insider in the Ministry of Magic that the appointment of a senior investigator is the first step to ensure that Hogwarts has a headmaster that everyone can trust. The implication is that the Ministry of Magic intends to replace Dumbledore.

Wizengamot elders Griselda Marchbank and Tiberius Ogden resigned in protest of the appointment of an Inquisitor to Hogwarts, but this was of no avail, as a report of Marchbank's secret collusion with the goblin subversion group "Green Goblin" appeared on page 17 of the newspaper.

The report quickly spread among students, and many students were talking about it.

The young wizards in Slytherin did not feel anything. Most of them had already known this information last night.

Percy Wesley reported this in an urgent secret letter to Schelling in a very respectful tone.