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“Back then, Peter had already been caught. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been able to catch him. I even put a magic-suppressing collar on him. Who removed it?”

“If I had known it would be like this, I should have let Peter's Blasting Curse kill you directly in the Shrieking Shack today. That way, none of this would have happened.”

“Besides, isn't it more pleasant to be with the little witches than to see that old geezer Dumbledore?”

“I think anyone would know how to choose.”

Hearing Ethan say this, Dumbledore's expression stiffened. He thought he was popular among the young wizards, but he didn't expect to be devalued by Ethan to the point of being worthless, and even called an old geezer to his face. This made Dumbledore quite hurt.

On the contrary, Snape, Lupin, and Sirius all agreed with Ethan's words. What's the point of seeing that old geezer Dumbledore?

If it weren't necessary, who would want to come to this headmaster's office?

Moreover, if Ron had really been blasted to death, there wouldn't be so much trouble.

Based on Ron's behavior, he deserved to die.

If Ron weren't a student at Hogwarts now, and it were still the Wizarding War, Sirius and Snape would have killed Ron directly back then.

“And Professor Snape, if he hadn't suddenly jumped out, things wouldn't have developed to this point. Doesn't he have any fault at all?”

“Is all of this my fault?”

The blame can't be placed on Ethan, but Ron is unwilling to bear it alone, otherwise his mother won't let him off when he gets home.

So at this moment, even if he's terrified, Snape has to bear most of the responsibility.

“That's right, I do have responsibility, and a considerable one at that, but you…”

“I told you, Professor Snape is the one who bears the main responsibility. He should be responsible for this.”

Before Snape could finish speaking, Ron interrupted him and shouted loudly.

“Ron, you leave first. For the rest of this school year, you will have detention with Professor McGonagall every evening!”

Before Snape could erupt, Dumbledore spoke first.

Just now, he sensed Snape's strong killing intent. If Ron continued to speak, Snape might go and gank Ron after leaving.

Although Ron's thinking has gone wrong, Dumbledore doesn't have the idea of watching him die now, but wants to find a way to keep him away from Harry, so as not to affect Harry anymore.

“Headmaster, I…”

Seeing that Ron still wanted to say something, Dumbledore immediately interrupted his spell.

“You go to Professor McGonagall first. If you have anything you want to say, come find me later.”

Chapter 211: Reversing the Patronus Charm

The matter of Sirius and Peter has come to a temporary end. Ethan continues to busy himself with his own affairs during this time.

For example, the resurrection problem of the Horcrux remnant soul of the vile Herpo.

Now, the only one he can use is Little Tom. If the vile Herpo can also be successfully resurrected, it would undoubtedly be a huge help to him.

After all, this is a black wizard who stirred up an era, and he is still a very ~ explosive existence even now.

But for the vile Herpo, it is impossible to use a mixed-type magic spell to resurrect him like Little Tom.

More than two thousand years have passed. The blood of an enemy, the flesh of a servant, the bones of a father—at most, you can only get the flesh of a servant.

It's not impossible to forcibly create an enemy, but it's hard to say whether it will work. As for the bones of a father, I'm afraid even the dregs can't be found.

So, at this moment, he can only look for other methods.

The Philosopher's Stone is also possible, but the ones Ethan still has are all simple versions with extremely small sizes, and the magic power in them simply cannot meet the requirements for resurrection.

“The method of making ghouls does have some merits, and maybe it can be used on me.”

“I don’t seek to turn myself into a complete life like Tom, as long as I can move freely.”

Inside the Nibelungen space, a bald, white-bearded old schemer sat opposite Ethan and slowly spoke.

The two had discussed this issue for many days, but there was no result.

The vile Herpo is also quite eager for resurrection.

He hasn't been driven crazy after being trapped in this book for so many years, which is already considered his strong character.

But he doesn't want to live such a life for even a day.

“Are you sure this will work? Strictly speaking, a ghoul is still a spiritual body, and it’s still a forcibly chimeric magical creature.”

“If your remnant soul merges into it, I’m afraid it will be assimilated.”

The method that the vile Herpo said, in Ethan's view, is nonsense.

The soul used to make a Horcrux is only a very small part, and even if it has intelligence, it cannot change the fragility of his soul.

Just like Orochimaru in a certain movie, a broken soul is a hurdle he cannot overcome.

If you want to replenish his soul, Ethan doesn't have any good way.

Unless it's like Little Tom, constantly absorbing the souls in other Horcruxes to strengthen himself.

Otherwise, even the spiritual body made by Helheim cannot repair the soul. It can only restore life and magic power, and is still powerless for the soul.

In his current state, I'm afraid that the soul will be broken as soon as the experiment starts.

Even if it succeeds, it is estimated that he will not be able to dominate the body. Under the influence of the Dementor, Boggart, and Flobberworm magical creature parts, and the dominance of the Helheim spiritual body, there is basically only one way to be assimilated.

In the end, it is estimated that you can harvest a ghoul of decent quality.

“I think it’s feasible. I still have some confidence in the resilience of my soul.”

The vile Herpo is willing to take a gamble. Even if it fails, it’s better than being this ghostly appearance now.

“Are you sure it’s okay? It’s still more stable to continue improving the resurrection potion and try to find some substitutes.”

Ethan knows what he's thinking, but Ethan doesn't want to gamble on this very risky game. After all, once it fails, the Horcrux of the vile Herpo that he spent a lot of effort to get will be destroyed.

“Okay, I’ll try.”

Seeing Ethan insisting like this, the vile Herpo can only compromise.

There's no way, he doesn't have any autonomy now and can only obey Ethan.

“How is your Basilisk egg production coming along?”

The Basilisk and the Horcrux are both trademarks of the vile Herpo.

In Ethan's era, very few people knew the method of making Horcruxes, and only families with a long history and heritage had it.

The Basilisk is also not to be outdone. In the wizarding world now, apart from the one that Ethan obtained at Hogwarts, there are probably no Basilisks outside.

At least Ethan hasn't heard of any Basilisks anywhere. The Slytherin organization has received commissions to capture Basilisks, but they haven't found any either.

The last record of a Basilisk was four hundred years ago, but the Basilisk's lifespan is over nine hundred years, so even if it is discovered, it is not known which era this Basilisk is a product of.

Therefore, Ethan guesses that the method of making Basilisks has most likely been lost.

Now that Ethan has directly obtained the Horcrux of the vile Herpo, he must use this method.

After all, the strength of the Basilisk is quite strong among other magical creatures.

At that time, whether it is tamed as combat power on our side, or taken out for sale, it will be quite valuable.

"I have fed ten roosters with potions for thirty days, and now I have stopped taking potions. I just need to wait for a night when Sirius is in the sky. As long as they look up at Sirius, they can lay a magical fertilized egg, and then just use a toad to hatch it."

The vile Herpo pointed to the ten roosters locked in a large iron cage beside him and said.

Due to the potions they were fed, the feathers of these roosters are now extremely bright in color, and their bodies have swelled several times.

It's just that their eyes are a little dull, and they stay in the cage without moving.

As long as they see Sirius in the sky at that time, they will exhaust their vitality to lay a so-called rooster egg.

With the vitality of the rooster and the assistance of the potion, this egg has vitality.

"Okay, you continue to take care of them, and I will come when Sirius is in the sky."

After speaking, Ethan replenished him with a little of the vitality and magic contained in the goblin body, and then left the Nibelungen space.

During this period, Ethan has been keeping the vile Herpo Horcrux in a free-range state.

In the Nibelungen space, he can do whatever he wants, anyway, he can't escape.

The main purpose is to let him study whether there is anything that can be improved in the resurrection spell, as well as to modify and create some new dark magic.

For such an ancient living fossil, Ethan still wants to make full use of it.

It's just a bit troublesome to go in and replenish him with a little magic and vitality every once in a while.

Because like Little Tom at the beginning, if he is still and doesn't move, there will naturally be no consumption.

If you want to condense a body, then you need magic and vitality, but he can't produce it by himself, he can only rely on external force, which is the same for the main soul.

Otherwise, Voldemort wouldn't have been so dependent on his parasitic host in the first place.

At the moment when the host dies, there is no aggressiveness.

After coming out of the Nibelungen space, Ethan appeared directly in the Room of Requirement.

Cassandra and others are all here.

The reason for appearing here is also to practice spells.

At this time, several of their Patronus Charms have also been successfully practiced.

Just like Ethan thought.

Cassandra's Patronus image is a fire dragon, the same four-legged fire dragon as Onyxia, and its size is quite large, exceeding twenty-five meters.

Nagini's is a Basilisk, but it doesn't look much different from ordinary snakes, except that it has a hair on its head, and its size is a little larger. Apart from that, there is nothing special about it.

As for Cho Chang, it is the image of a cat.

No matter how you look at it, it is an ordinary cat-shaped Patronus, which has nothing to do with magical creatures.

But today's protagonist is not them, but Ethan.

Ethan has almost completed the revised Patronus Charm, and the final experiment can begin today.

In the eyes of Cassandra and others, Ethan took a step forward.

The wand in his hand was raised high, and then large swaths of dark mist floated out from the top of the wand.

When the dark mist became thick enough, all the dark mist began to boil and roll.

A giant dragon with a body length of over 100 meters, a wingspan of over 300 meters, and a strong body, formed from the black mist, demonstratively showing its hugeness.

Like Ethan's Animagus, it has five heads, each head having a different color, namely white, black, green, blue, and red.

Different from the silver-white Patronus image in the past, this huge and strong dragon body is covered with beautiful stripes composed of white, black, green, blue, and red colors.

Just appearing in mid-air and flapping its wings while staring at the crowd below, Cassandra and the others felt a huge pressure.

There is no idea of fighting it at all in my mind, after all, they really don't know how to deal with this size.

If you hit it with ordinary spells, I'm afraid it can only tickle it.

Under Ethan's control, the five-headed dragon flew around in the air, and then brazenly spewed its breath towards several huge targets.

In an instant, flames, acid, lightning, cold air, and corrosive gas directly enveloped most of the room.

Moreover, explosions are constantly emanating from this part of the space, and I don't know if these breaths of different familiarity have reacted inside.

After everything subsided, the seven huge targets, at this moment, did not even have a little bit of residue left.

Moreover, whether it is the ceiling or the floor, they are all in a dilapidated state with potholes.

Cassandra and others stared blankly at all of this. They could see that this was not the limit, because the strength of the breath behind was obviously smaller.

If it is let go, I am afraid that just this one spell can抵得上a wizard army.

Ethan also glanced at his panel at this time.

In addition to a Patronus Charm (Level 8) display, there is also a Patronus Charm (Level 6) logo below.

Obviously, the latter represents the magic Ethan is using at this moment.

They are all Patronus Charms, but one advocates defense and represents positive and positive emotions.

The other is used for attack. After all, the best defense is offense, representing negative and dark emotions.