#483 - The prelude to the opening (prelude to the war 5k)

Lin Xia reasonably suspected that Draco just didn't want to tell them why they made it this way, why they used these actions, and what effect this would have...

That's why he left a long message and went to see Professor McGonagall.

It's evening now, and the professor won't come to check until tomorrow night. Why are you so anxious? It will be the same if you tell the professor tomorrow.

Mag looked up and saw that it was him. She was a little surprised: "You have come out of seclusion?"

Draco nodded. "Yes, Professor."

Mag looked at him carefully, without saying a word, waved her wand, and uttered a complicated and obscure ancient magic word.

With his experience with ancient magic runes, he could only vaguely guess that it was related to "inspection".

The next moment, a burst of purple light spurted out from Mag's wand.

The light surrounded Draco, forming purple circles of light that enclosed him, scanning him from head to toe and from toe to head.

Draco didn't feel any discomfort in his body. Although the purple light was a little strange, he felt that this magical power was quite warm.

After about four or five minutes, the purple light disappeared.

Mag was about to speak, but suddenly thought of something and said, "Light the bright candle in front of you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her wand again, and the drawer next to the desk suddenly opened automatically. A beautiful candle floated out of it and came in front of Draco.

Draco didn't know that the glow candle would cause serious harm to the wizard with the power of evil gods, he just lit the candle as he was told.

There was a slight sound of the match head scratching against paper, and Draco successfully lit the glow candle.

The moment it was lit, Draco clearly felt a surge of hot power coming from his body, as if this power came from the candle in front of him.

After even passing the hurdle of the glowing candle, Mag completely relaxed his mind, nodded and smiled, "There is nothing abnormal about you. When I heard Lin Xia say that you were conducting research related to the evil god, I was worried about you.

This kind of research is extremely dangerous, and without the protection of other wizards, it is easy to be led to corruption."

Draco also breathed a sigh of relief, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Professor, you know that I have inherited the art of strange medicine, but I never wanted to conduct related research.

But before, Lin Xia went out with you and collected some things. When she came back, she gave me a bottle of black potion. When I saw the black potion, a desire suddenly surged in my mind, a strong desire to study and dissect them. "

Draco didn't know whether he could name the black bugs, so he used potion to refer to them, believing that Professor McGonagall knew how Lin Xia stored those things.

Professor McGonagall frowned slightly. Lin Xia shouldn't have told Draco these things, but since she had already said it, she might as well say it.

At least the results are good now.

"So, you saw the black bug and triggered the inheritance of strange medicine?" Mag guessed.

Draco nodded, his expression serious and solemn: "Yes, not only did I trigger the inheritance, I also successfully made a potion that has never existed in the wizarding world."

He paused for a moment, glanced around the office, and suddenly asked softly, "Professor, can I talk in your office?"

Just as Mag was about to nod, he suddenly realized something and his expression became serious: "Wait a minute."

She had a feeling that what Draco said next would shock her.

After just a few seconds of consideration, McGonagall used her authority to tear through the space of Hogwarts and brought Draco into the other world.

If you ask where the safest place is, it must be the inside world.

The other world is also called the "gate world". It is an independent space attached to the wizarding world. The power that spy on Hogwarts cannot reach the gate world.

This time, Mag was well prepared. She just led Draco through three doors and came to a pure white space.

She waved her wand and cast a shielding spell, then said, "You can speak now."

Draco no longer hesitated and told everyone the full effects of the [Pitch Black Potion].

Before coming to Professor McGonagall's office, he had a brief exchange with Lin Xia.

Draco asked Lin Xia whether to tell the professor about the potion or to hide it and use it as a means for them to deal with the evil world.

Lin Xia told him that hiding could certainly maximize benefits, but the wizarding world had always been at a disadvantage in the clash with the evil god world. The situation had only improved after her glow candle came out.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, it is recommended to make the [Pitch Black Potion] public to leave some background for the wizarding world.

And telling the school about it is also good for him personally and his family.

When Draco heard Lin Xia's words, he was stunned, with some confusion in his eyes.

Lin Xia said tactfully: "Draco, your father was once a follower of the Dark Lord. Although he works in the Ministry of Magic, many people still don't trust him.

If you make some contribution, it can also alleviate other people's suspicion of him, or if something happens in the future, it can also be alleviated elsewhere."

Draco understood immediately.

Since attending Hogwarts, he has been receiving heir courses in his family and understands many things.

The reasons why he still stays with Lin Xia are, firstly, Lin Xia is stronger than him, secondly, Lin Xia is very mysterious, and thirdly, he is still practicing the skills given by Lin Xia, which constantly feeds back his powerful strength and improves his magical aptitude.

Therefore, he and Lin Xia have long been an inseparable community of interests, where they prosper together and suffer together.

The advice Lin Xia gave would not harm him, and even gave him other ideas.

Even Lin Xia could see that their family was facing internal and external troubles, so couldn't his father see it?

In Draco's eyes, his father was very powerful and omnipotent.

Draco was worried and finally decided to tell the school about the potion.

Professor McGonagall was shocked by the potion he mentioned. It happened that there was a fallen wizard imprisoned in the other world. She asked Draco if she could start the experiment, and Draco readily agreed.

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On the other side, Lin Xia and others waited for Draco for half an hour and also thought about the method of making the potion for half an hour. Finally, they decided not to wait any longer and make it themselves.

Lin Xia said: "If it was just a normal report and inspection, Draco would have come back a long time ago. I'm afraid he was taken to another place by Professor McGonagall to test the true efficacy of this potion and see if it is as magical as he said.

The inspection is time-consuming and laborious, and it is related to the Fallen, so it may take a long time. We don't need to wait for him, let's do the experiment ourselves first."

Hermione was a little skeptical. "It's possible, but the method he gave is a bit..."

Ron nodded in agreement, adding, "That's a bit strange."

Harry also said: "I have never seen such a method of making a potion. Is it really not copied randomly to fool us?"

Lin Xia: "I looked at the materials used above, and they are not very rare plants. How about we try to refine them first? You can try according to your own ideas, or you can follow the refining method he gave, but you have to prepare the onions in advance."

She specifically pointed to one piece of information:

[Warning: If you do not follow the above instructions when refining the potion, you may be poisoned during the refining process. The detoxification method is very simple, just eat onions until you feel no discomfort. Oh, and you have to cry while eating.]

"If you have only one step left in refining the potion, come back to me for the black bugs. Because the black bugs are related to the power of the evil god world, it is easy to get out of control and get infected during the research process. For your safety, leave the bugs with me first."

Draco specifically stated that each step had to be completed within half an hour, which was enough time to find her the bugs.

Ron, Hermione and Harry naturally had no problem and returned to their respective laboratories to make potions.

Lin Xia also came to his own laboratory to make preliminary attempts.

-

Under the boundless moonlight, many things happened and many things were hidden.

The village of Hogsmeade, not far from Hogwarts, was brightly lit at this time, and Aurors sent by the Ministry of Magic came in batches to search for contaminants.

Ali's face looked very ugly, and the director of the Auror Department looked even uglier than his.

The director asked with a stern face, "Hasn't the Hogsmeade village been searched and a batch of contaminants have been found? And the incoming goods have been strictly checked. How come there are still so many fish that slip through the net?"

Ali replied: "These pollutants were not found from the goods or items displayed in the store, but from the employees' bedrooms, storage, and basement. I suspect a group of people sneaked in and secretly put pollutants in."

Director: "The clerk was so close to the pollutants that he must have been infected a long time ago. How come it wasn't discovered before?"

Ali said solemnly, "We couldn't find anything wrong with the clerk even when we checked now.

I suspect someone is secretly controlling the black bugs in their bodies, preventing them from multiplying quickly, suppressing them to a minimum limit, waiting for a certain moment to burst out in one fell swoop."

The director thought of the serious consequences of doing so and his face became even gloomier.

He murmured, "I didn't expect that the methods of those fallen wizards have become more powerful. If they continue like this, it will be hard to defend against them."

Ali asked: "Director, what should we do?"

The director hesitated for a while, but he didn't dare to give orders immediately. He just said, "Seal off Hogsmeade first. I will report to the minister."

A team of Aurors went to close the gate, and suddenly they encountered three wizards in black cloaks in the dark. They wore hoods so that their faces could not be seen.

The Auror leading the team stopped cautiously and shouted, "Who are you? Don't go forward!"

He said as he drew his wand and the other Aurors did the same.

But the three wizards ignored him and walked on.

"Stop, I told you to stop!" the Auror shouted, but the three wizards still moved forward.

The Auror immediately fired a spell: "Expelliarmus!"

A flash of magical light like lightning shot out, but when he fired his wand, the three wizards also took action.

They also drew their wands, faster than the Aurors. Although they drew their wands slower than the Aurors, they both fired spells at the same speed.

"The soul is out of the body!"

"To pieces!"

"Avada Kedavra!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

"Expelliarmus" was no match for "Shatter to Pieces" and was stopped in mid-air. The other two spells were fired at the leading Auror, but he dodged two shots of dark magic in time.

The other Aurors also reacted immediately. They were Death Eaters. This was dark magic!

"To pieces!"

"Everyone is petrified!"

"Fainted!"

The captain who fell to the ground quickly got up and hid in a nearby house. He first cast an "armor protection" on himself, and then rolled over to avoid the attack of another Death Eater who was chasing him.

The magic shot out onto the ground, blasting apart pieces of rubble. Just as it was about to bounce onto the Auror, it was stopped by an invisible barrier.

Relying on the protection of his armor, the captain immediately raised his magic wand high in the air and shot an advanced version of "fluorescent flash" into the sky.

A bright and beautiful silver firework exploded from the sky, and then a piece of text forged by fire unfolded, which was revealed using a mark:

"The Death Eaters are back again!"

In an instant, the wind in the air seemed to tremble slightly, and an extremely cold current instantly condensed in the air, blowing towards the battlefield where the fierce fighting was taking place.

Wherever the wind passed, everything condensed into frost, and all objects turned into ice sculptures.

The weather was freezing cold, as if a snowstorm had arrived.

The three Death Eaters reacted and quickly turned into a black shadow and flew away, but as soon as they moved, the cold wave had not yet arrived, and their souls seemed to be sucked out of their bodies.

"Dementor's Kiss!"

One after another, ragged Dementors appeared suddenly. They were also wearing black cloaks, but under the cloaks were empty faces without features.

The Death Eaters were running away faster than the Dementors.

When they started fighting with the Aurors, the Dementors noticed something and arrived here first.

One Dementor after another kissed the Death Eaters, who fell to the ground in pain, twitching all over.

Suddenly, a silver-white phoenix came crying, spread its strong and powerful wings, and shouted at the Dementors.

The Dementors immediately scattered like birds and beasts, leaving a clearing.

The three Death Eaters fell to the ground, their heads dizzy.

They struggled to open their eyes, only to see silver-white hair and a pair of bright blue eyes.

-

The other world.

Professor McGonagall contacted the guard of the prison cage and promised to open a "worst cage" for her. She then wrapped Draco in her Patronus Charm and entered the prison cage.

If possible, Professor McGonagall just wanted to come down by herself.

But Draco is the researcher of the new potion, he needs to know the effect of this potion. If there is any accident on the scene, he may be able to make the potion on the spot.

Professor McGonagall led Draco to a cage. It was dark in front and Draco couldn't see who was imprisoned there.

Mag whispered, "Try not to look directly at him. Just glance at him out of the corner of your eye."

Although McGonagall said "he", after lighting the glow candle, Draco observed out of the corner of his eye and found that "he" was not "he" at all.

Is it a bit too much to use a person to describe an object?

All I saw out of the corner of my eye was an extremely thin object that looked a bit like a very narrow vase. Its facial features and hands and feet were all gone, leaving only the rough outline that could barely be recognized as a person.

It might be more accurate to describe it as a "ceramic doll".

Draco's heartbeat quickened and he swallowed nervously.

Is this what a high-level polluter will eventually become, neither human nor ghost - gradually losing human perception, becoming a servant of the evil god.

The vase saw them and jumped with a discordant sound. Draco felt annoyed, but Professor McGonagall seemed to have heard something.

She said in a slightly cold voice: "I will let you out, but not now."

“Bang, bang, bang, bang!”

The sound fell into Draco's head, producing a very heavy echo, which made him feel very painful.

However, at this moment, the "Purple Gold Mysterious Gang Secret Record" in his body started to operate spontaneously, generating a warm heat that instantly eliminated the negative impact of the sound.

Draco took a deep breath, feeling like he had survived a disaster. He almost couldn't control himself just now and wanted to point his wand at Professor McGonagall...

Looking up, Mag looked at him with a worried look on his face: "Are you okay? Can you handle it?"

Draco was calming down, breathing heavily, and didn't say anything.

She murmured to herself: "Sure enough, the power of the Patronus Charm is still too weak. Even with the assistance of the Radiant Candle, the impact of the High-level Polluter is still too strong..."

Draco said, "Professor, I'm fine."

Mag looked at him again and found that his face was ruddy, completely different from his previous pale face. In just a few seconds, he seemed to have changed his state.

Mag thought of something and asked, "Have you adapted to it?"

Draco nodded. "Yes, I was not used to it at first and was disturbed. Now these disturbances are very weak to me."

Mag deliberately looked at his wrist, Charlie still had the bracelet on. She pondered for a few seconds and said quickly, "Then let's start the experiment. You tell me how to do it and I'll do it."

-

At the same time, in Hogwarts.

The medicine made by Lin Xia and others failed again.

After failing three times, everyone left the laboratory and came to the hall.

This was agreed upon with Lin Xia in advance. I wanted to collect the experience of failure to prevent others from making the same mistake again.

Ron: “I didn’t do any weird moves, I just made a potion and failed at the first step.

The second time I added the movements, but maybe they were not up to standard and my expression was not pious enough, so I still failed at the first step.

I learned my lesson the third time and reached the third level, but I still failed because I did not do the right moves. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned to look at Ron.

Hermione couldn't help but ask, "How did you manage to reach the third step? I'm stuck at the first step and haven't finished it yet!"

Harry echoed, "Me too!"

Lin Xia said: "I can't use this method. When I picked up the potion, my body rejected it."

Ron pointed at himself and said in astonishment: "So I am the one who made the fastest progress?" (End of this chapter)