#477 - May your soul rest in peace

After everyone came out of the auditorium yesterday, they dispersed and Lin Xia didn't have time to tell them about this matter.

At this time, after hearing the news of the death of the manager of Honeydukes, the trio were stunned for a moment, with a blank look in their eyes.

They still remember that when they went to Honeydukes to buy candy not long ago, the manager smiled at them naively and introduced many novel and interesting candies to them.

The store manager at that time was full of energy and didn't make people feel that his time was up.

The trio found this hard to accept.

Hermione murmured to herself, "How come it happened so quickly? Wasn't he already in prison? The evil whispers in his body should be under control. Didn't the school help him get treatment?"

Ron shook his head and said, "Impossible. We discovered this. The professors at Hogwarts would never do anything without taking care of it since they brought him back."

Harry thought of something and asked solemnly, "Lin Xia, what about the other shop assistants? How are they doing?"

Lin Xia said: "I met with the store manager before, and also met other store employees. The infection level of the store employees is not as high as that of the store manager. Most of them are low-level infections, and a few have reached the intermediate level.

Both the intermediate and low levels can be controlled through some means to prevent the concentration of the evil god's whispers in the body from increasing. Only the store manager——"

She paused and sighed softly, "When we checked at Honeydukes, the concentration of the evil god's whispers in his body had already reached a high level.

The reason why he didn't lose his mind at that time was because the infection spread so quickly that even the store manager's body didn't react.

The concentration of the evil spirit lurked in his body for three or four days before it began to take effect. Once it took effect, all the symptoms would appear very quickly, which is why he died so quickly. "

Hermione's eyes were slightly red, and she sobbed, "I feel a little sorry that I didn't see him for the last time."

Ron and Harry were speechless for a while, especially Harry. It was his first time to go to Honeydukes, but he didn't expect...

Harry lowered his head and said, "Then I wish I hadn't gone to Honeydukes. If I hadn't taken you to see the strange flashing fireworks and exploding candies, would the manager not have died so quickly?"

He felt very sad.

Although he was not responsible for the man's death, it was his report that led to his quick death. If he had chosen not to say anything at that time...

"No, Harry." Lin Xia said seriously, "Because you discovered it in advance, the Death Eaters' conspiracy was exposed, and Hogsmeade Village was saved."

She said calmly, "Think about it, the reason Honeydukes gets so much candy is because it's almost Christmas, and wizards go to Hogsmeade to visit.

Once the effect of the flash firework exploding candy spreads, how many little wizards will be affected?

Even we are somewhat unable to resist that special candy, not to mention the other little wizards. After losing consciousness, we will be at the mercy of others.

And even if we didn't investigate, the store manager had already been infected with a high concentration of the evil god's whispers. It wasn't that he was infected on the day we arrived. The Death Eaters had already been prepared."

Lin Xia glanced at them and said, "So, even if he can really live until Christmas Day, he will no longer be the person we know.

He would have completely become a puppet of the Death Eaters, using human skin to hurt us and do things he didn't want to do. We discovered his abnormality in advance and saved him."

Lin Xia looked into the distance. The sky was clear blue and vast.

Death is just the beginning of another journey.

She has always believed this sentence.

Wizards are not afraid of death, but they are afraid that even death will be controlled by others.

Lin Xia said: "He left peacefully. He did not do anything wrong and he did not let anyone down."

Ron looked at Harry and did as he was told.

They dug a small hole and Hermione, Ron and Harry filled it with sweets they had bought from Honeydukes.

Lin Xia thought about it and took out a small reagent bottle. The bottle was filled with candle wax. A drop of tiny black liquid was flowing slowly in the candle wax.

She waved her wand at the reagent bottle, said a few obscure ancient magic words, and put the reagent bottle in.

The four of them filled the soil again, planted a small sapling in it, and picked some flowers and placed them in front of the sapling.

"Death is just another great adventure, and the warriors remain in our hearts."

"If there is a platform nine and three-quarters in heaven, may you take that train to the stars, and continue your adventure in another world with the sweet memories of chocolate frogs."

Lin Xia said slowly: "May your soul be like the silver light of a unicorn, forever shining in the morning mist of the forbidden forest."

-

The four returned to the laboratory.

Harry was supposed to go to Quidditch practice, but he wasn't in the mood at the moment.

He felt he needed quiet time.

Ron, who was usually very talkative, fell silent. Hermione, who was rarely reading, sat in a chair in a daze.

Lin Xia glanced at them and continued to be in a depressed mood. There was no point in doing anything to make up for it, so she might as well do something more meaningful.

She thought for a moment and said, "Professor Flitwick taught us the Happy Charm today. I discussed an interesting idea with him - can the Happy Charm be used as a prerequisite for using the Patronus Charm?"

The other three were still immersed in their own thoughts and remained indifferent.

Lin Xia said: "I think the Patronus Charm can not only deal with Death Eaters, but also deal with the power of the evil world and fight against corrupt wizards. If more people learn the Patronus Charm, then tragedies like the manager of Honeydukes can be reduced, right?"

The three little ones couldn't help but look up at her.

Hermione: "You want to make it easier to cast the Patronus Charm?"

Ron: "But doesn't that mean it only requires wizards with top talent to use it?"

Harry: "Can the Happy Charm really trigger emotions?"

Lin Xia smiled and said, "I don't know, but I want to give it a try. If our idea is successful and can allow more people to learn the Patronus Spell, are you interested in experimenting?"

Hermione stood up suddenly: "Of course, I'd love to! I haven't learned this lesson, so you can teach me the Happy Charm!"

Ron and Harry stood up as well.

"What should I do?"

"Would you like to go into the lab to discuss this?"

Seeing that they finally perked up, Lin Xia put aside her worries and said, "We don't need to go to the laboratory. We can discuss this here. Use the happiness spell to activate the emotions first and see if you can connect this emotion to the patronus spell."

The Happy Charm is not difficult. It is just a low-level spell. Even Ron learned it after just a few times.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the happy emotion caused by the happy spell is only short-lived, lasting only a few minutes, and the emotion is not strong.

It's like a small hook, gently drawing out some happy pictures, making you feel better, and then it's gone, just like drinking a cup of bland tea.

However, the Patronus spell requires very strong happy and positive emotions, far beyond the level evoked by the Happy Spell, and the Patronus spell requires the emotions to be persistent.

Once the Patronus Charm is used, it must be at a dangerous moment. It is impossible for it to fail after just one or two seconds, right?

What can you do with such a short period of time?

If you can't even do the simplest basic proof, expelling the Dementors will only work for a while, and you will still be besieged by the Dementors that keep coming out.

Lin Xia asked, "Then can we make the emotions caused by the happiness spell stronger? For example, just remind them of some happy images, and then use concentration to expand these emotions and make them last longer."

Hermione thought for a while, then shook her head: "This method is unrealistic. Take your analogy just now. The emotions caused by the Happy Charm are like drinking a cup of bland tea, while the emotions caused by the Patronus Charm are like drinking a cup of strong tea. The two are fundamentally different.

You want the wizard to drink a cup of bland tea and then try to imagine it is a strong tea. Few people can do it, so it is meaningless to popularize it. "

Harry couldn't help but say, "My thought is, if a wizard can have such imagination and can deceive his own perception with imagination, then how could he not learn the Patronus Charm?"

Ron nodded in agreement. "Unless, from the beginning, a cup of strong tea is prepared for everyone."

Lin Xia's eyes flashed with thought: "So we have to improve the happiness spell so that it can meet the emotional prerequisites of the Patronus spell?"

Hermione asked, "Does this split the Patronus Charm into two spells?"

Lin Xia: "No, we just make the wizard's emotions reach the point where he can activate the Patronus spell, and then activate the Patronus spell through high-intensity concentration. What we do is just to achieve the emotions that are difficult to brew through another kind of magic spell.

Using this method, the difficulty is the same as using the Patronus Charm normally. No... to be precise, using this method can reduce the difficulty of the Patronus Charm.

Because it is difficult to mobilize emotions, not everyone can think of happy images in a critical moment, and have a strong core and willpower. Most people have a blank mind and are surrounded by nervous and fearful emotions. "

Ron swallowed, feeling a little nervous now.

Originally, they thought that starting with the Happy Spell would reduce the difficulty of the Patronus Spell, but now after hearing what Lin Xia said, do they have to create a new spell?

This was incredible. When he came to Hogwarts three years ago, he never thought that one day he would be able to create a brand new spell!

Do my parents know that I am so awesome?

Lin Xia walked to the window of the laboratory and looked at the sky outside.

She said, “It’s getting late, and there’s still an hour before dinner, so let’s take a break first, and if you have anything to do, do it quickly, don’t delay.

This experiment will be carried out for a long time in the future. We will discuss it twice a week. Developing a new spell cannot be completed overnight. It is as difficult as creating a new potion. "

Harry was reminded by her and suddenly came to his senses and ran out quickly.

Wood is still waiting for him to train!

As for Hermione, she had calmed down and returned to her normal self, sitting on the sofa reading and reviewing.

Ron thought about it and decided that he didn't want to review, nor did he want to go outside to exercise.

So he went to find his brother Percy.

Scabbers was Percy's pet before he became his pet, and he gave Scabbers to him during this school year.

In the past, the Weasley family had no money, so he could only use the things that his brother had discarded, including but not limited to clothes, shoes, wands, pets...

After he entered Hogwarts, influenced by Lin Xia and others, he already knew many ways to earn Galleons. He was not short of money and could buy a new pet.

But Ron suddenly thought that if he refused to accept Scabbers, it would have to be kept locked up at home forever. How boring that would be!

It would be better to bring it to Hogwarts. There are many small pets in Hogwarts, and Scabbers can play with them.

Who would have thought that this accidental discovery would lead them to discover Banban's true identity.

Ron shuddered at the thought of a man hiding in his house in the form of a rat.

No, we must catch Banban, pay attention!

"Scabbers' hair?" Percy looked at him in confusion, "Why do you want to remove its hair? I remember it doesn't shed much."

Percy just finished his get out of class and Ron was waiting outside his classroom.

This class was Snape's Potions class. When Snape came out and saw him, he just glanced at him coldly and quickly dodged as if he saw some garbage, not wanting to talk to him.

Ron: …

Professor Snape's discrimination is really everywhere. Doesn't he care about the psychological endurance of the young wizards at all?

Ron successfully blocked Percy who was about to leave at the classroom door.

There are a lot of people around Percy, and since he became the student council president, he has become more and more popular among his classmates.

While they were talking, not only students of the same grade, but also many students of lower grades ran over to greet Percy.

Among them is Mikel.

But Mikel was not like the others, who just stood outside, at a distance from them and could not hear them talking.

But Mikkel walked straight over and stood next to Percy. Percy straightened his chest, fiddled with the angle of the wand hanging at his waist, and gently stroked his president's badge.

Mikel said: "President, good afternoon, do you have anything to do later?"

Percy: "No, what's wrong?"

Mikel: "I think it's not dark outside yet, why don't we go to the Quidditch field and look for a hole, and come back when it gets dark."

Without thinking, Percy said, "Okay."

Ron said anxiously: "Percy, what I just told you..."

Percy said, "I have a little bit here, but it was cut off by accident before. Do you want to trim it?"

Ron muttered, "Not just a little bit... I want one, I want to use Scabbers' hair to knit a little doll. Hermione has knitted several dolls out of Crookshanks' hair, they look pretty, but I can't catch Scabbers."

Percy: "Okay, I'll give it to you tonight." (End of this chapter)