Chapter 235 Half-Blood Prince’s Textbook
When he was in Snape's office due to time constraints, Mike did not carefully check the Half-Blood Prince textbook, so when Mike came to the Room of Requirement, he discovered that the "Advanced Potion Making" was really in disgrace. .
It seems that Snape did not keep this book well, or Snape bought it second-hand.
All in all, the condition of this book is very bad. Not to mention the aging and curling of the cover pages, and even the spine of the stapled book inside is damaged in many places, which makes this precious textbook on the verge of falling apart.
Mike turned the pages carefully, fearing that he would destroy the book by using too much force.
The first thing that caught Mike's eye after opening it was a variety of complex potion theories and formulas. In addition to the clear and regular printed words, the blank spaces of the book were also dotted with notes that were obviously handwritten.
Although Snape's handwriting is not too ugly and can even be called beautiful, it is obvious that the ink used by Snape when he was a student was not very good, which resulted in a large number of notes becoming dull after time. Blurred.
However, this actually has little impact on Mike, because even the content composed of printed words cannot be understood by Mike.
"This is really scary!"
Mike couldn't help but express his inner thoughts.
NEWT-level potion knowledge is too profound for Mike. Not to mention the weird potion knowledge, even most of the medicinal materials on it are unclear to Mike.
In desperation, Mike could only temporarily give up on configuring these advanced magic potions, and instead focused on several magic spells recorded in the textbook.
Snape's "Advanced Potion Making" contains a total of six curses, which are:
The lock tongue seals the throat, the golden bell is hung upside down, the golden bell falls to the ground (the counter-curse of the golden bell), the ear plugs are closed to listen, the sharp edge is invisible, and the toenail growth spell is used.
Except for Shen Feng Wuying, the rest of the spells are mischief spells, but this does not mean that these spells have no effect, just like a lock tongue sealing one's throat.
This spell can make people mute and unable to speak. On the surface, the direct lethality is extremely low, but it is extremely useful when facing wizards.
After all, wizards need to recite magic spells in order to cast spells, and there are very few wizards in this world who have mastered the technique of silent spell casting.
In addition, the fuchsia curse recorded in the textbook also left a deep impression on Mike. This curse can make people hang upside down. When Mike first entered the wizarding world, the unlucky guy from the Bock family in the tavern used this curse on Mike.
This curse is very special. Like the Divine Edge Shadowless Curse, it requires a counter-curse to remove it.
This type of spell is very insidious because it is almost impossible to restore the victim to his original state without using a counter-spell.
For this reason, the need for a counter-spell was once an important factor in the Ministry of Magic's assessment of whether a spell was black magic.
This curse was entirely invented and popularized by Snape.
In fact, Hogwarts doesn't teach too many prank spells like this. After all, you will most likely use it to make pranks after teaching it to you. The main way to learn them is to rely on word of mouth among classmates.
Given how easy these spells are to cast, they spread quite quickly.
Like Harry and Ron, they had already learned a lot of prank spells from the Weasley brothers in their first and second years, such as 'front teeth against sticks'.
Curses are also popular. For example, the popular prank curses in Mike's era are the 'Dancing Curse', 'Incisor Curse' and 'Slug Curse'.
In Snape's time, these prank spells he invented were loved by all the students at Hogwarts, especially the upside down golden clock, which was a must-learn spell for everyone in his time.
Mike could understand why Snape wanted to spread the curse he invented, probably because he hoped to prove his talent to someone.
But he must have never imagined that his nemesis, James Potter, would also learn the curse he invented. And she used the spell he invented against him to make her look embarrassed.
Still in front of the woman he loves the most!
Mike believed that Snape must have been in despair when he was hung upside down in front of the one he loved.
After a few seconds of silence for Professor Snape's lost love, Mike returned his gaze to the Shadowless Curse.
What surprised Mike was that the difficulty of releasing the Shadowless Curse was unexpectedly low. This extremely lethal curse did not require any complicated wand waving movements, nor did it require the cooperation of specific emotions. It only required following the instructions. The instructions in the textbook are to move the wand and recite the spell clearly at the same time.
Mike was very puzzled. The study of the Patronus Charm during this period made him unable to believe that the release of Shen Feng Wuying could be so simple.
Out of trust in the original work, Mike doubtfully raised his wand, pointed it at an alchemy doll not far away, and chanted a magic spell on it.
"The Divine Edge is Shadowless!"
As the curse was uttered, Mike felt that the magic power in his body suddenly dropped a little, and then without any warning, a scar appeared on the head of the alchemy doll, as if it had been cut by a sword.
Mike stepped forward and took a closer look. The scar was roughly 20 centimeters long, starting from the doll's forehead and extending to the doll's chin.
The wound was so deep that even though the materials used to make the alchemy doll were all magical creature leather with certain anti-magic properties, it could not block the sharp edge of Shenfeng Wuying.
Mike now understands why this magic spell is called Shen Feng Wuying. This kind of lethality and this level of stealth are simply more suitable for sneak attacks than the ground stabbing technique.
And due to the fact that Shen Feng Wu Ying requires a counter-curse to remove it, even if the victim does not die on the spot, there is a high probability that he will bleed to death afterwards.
The only pity is that the Half-Blood Prince's textbook does not record the counter-curse of Shen Feng Wu Ying.
In addition, Mike also discovered a very interesting place.
After being released, Shenfeng Wuying did not summon a magic blade similar to a wind blade to slash the enemy, as Mike originally understood, but directly caused the enemy's skin to split.
This is especially obvious under the magical perception vision.
Mike did not observe any magic power emitting from his wand at all. The shadowless blade seemed to be formed directly on the enemy's body after being guided by mental power.
After discovering this, Mike felt like he had found a treasure. He had been coveting Tom Riddle's spell-casting technique that could make the magic spell lose its trajectory for a long time, but Professor Flitwick didn't know what the name of this technique was.
Since Shen Feng Wu Ying was too simple, Mike couldn't help but have the idea of teaching it to Penelo and Franklin, the two people he trusted the most.
In Mike's opinion, the strength of these two people is still a bit different. If he wants to establish an organization in the future, he cannot only rely on himself. He must also give the core members of his organization the overwhelming power to crush other members.
The magic spell of Shen Feng Wuying is just right.
As for whether Snape would get the news after he spread the Shadowless Curse and come to trouble him, Mike was not worried at all.
The "Half-Blood Prince's Textbook" now in his hand is not only a priceless second-hand book, but also Snape's secondary school book, a period of dark history that he never wants to recall.
Mike believed that anyone who suddenly learned that Snape was also a middle-aged boy when he was a teenager and called himself the Half-Blood Prince would burst into laughter.
This was a devastating blow to Snape's image and ridiculed by countless people. This was simply a nightmare for Snape who had been bullied at school.
Based on the above reasons, Mike believed that even if Snape knew that he had stolen his textbook, he would pretend to be mute, or at most secretly target him even more.
Having made his decision, Mike immediately set off for the Ravenclaw lounge.
The timing of Mike's arrival in the lounge was coincidental. Penelo had just finished class and Franklin had finished Quidditch practice.
When Penello heard that Mike wanted to see them for something, he followed Mike without asking why. Franklin kept asking questions and claimed that if he was not in a hurry, he wanted to take a shower first and practice. Quidditch one day now covered in sweat.
In response, Mike threw a blow directly at him to clean up his body, then turned around and walked out of the lounge.
"I'm really impressed with you, Mike." Seeing this, Franklin hurriedly followed, "Why is it so urgent?"
"Good thing, great thing! Don't ask for details, just follow me."
After hearing this, Franklin had no choice but to shut his mouth. Penello on the side saw that the conversation between the two was quite interesting and couldn't help laughing.
However, Franklin, this excited boy, did not want to stop for a moment. Not long after the three of them left, they started talking to Mike again.
"Mike, have you read today's newspaper?" Franklin said matter-of-factly, "I heard that a Muggle saw Sirius Black near Hogwarts!"
Mike, who was walking at the front, stopped for a moment, turned his head and looked at Franklin directly, until Franklin started to feel a little uncomfortable, and then asked: "How do you know?"
"The Daily Prophet, it also said that the Ministry of Magic used too much force when erasing the memory of that Muggle. The Muggle will probably be very forgetful in the future."
Mike didn't listen to the second half of Franklin's words at all. His brain was running rapidly at the moment.
Sirius moved very slowly because he didn't have a wand and couldn't be called any wizard on public transportation. They had already started school for so long and he had just arrived near Hogwarts.
And now that Black has arrived at Hogwarts, his next step may be to sneak into Hogwarts directly...
‘The plan must be accelerated. ’
Mike said this to himself in his heart, and the next moment he quickened his pace and walked towards the Room of Requirement.
When a group of three people arrived at the Room of Requirement, before the panting Penello and Franklin could catch their breath, Mike directly expressed to them the purpose of calling them here this time.
"I'm going to teach you a new spell!"
Penello and Franklin had different reactions to the news.
A smile immediately appeared on Franklin's face. It must be good for him to learn new spells. His current spell pool is much shallower than Mike's.
Penello had a look of embarrassment on his face, and said tentatively to Mike: "Mike, I am in fifth grade now and have quite a lot of classes, so..."
Penello did not continue speaking because Mike was looking at her with a strange look.
"I can guarantee you that the magic spell I will teach you next will be the most wonderful one you have ever seen!" Mike persuaded, "And you don't have to work so hard, I can be considered a I'm a millionaire, and based on the level of consumption you showed on our last date, I should still be able to support you."
Faced with Mike's joke in the second half of the sentence, Penello just smiled reluctantly, but she no longer said any words of rejection.
When Mike saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him. He pulled out his wand and swung it at the training dummy next to him with a Divine Edge Shadowless Curse.
Franklin and Penello looked towards the dummy. After seeing the shocking wound on the dummy, both of them opened their mouths.
This was not over yet. Mike changed the direction and raised the wand again, and after a short period of deliberation, he chanted the Patronus Charm.
"Call the gods to protect you!"
As Mike chanted the magic spell, a silver-white raven suddenly appeared, flew around Penello and then disappeared into the air.
"Patronus Charm!"
Penello was obviously a man who knew what was going on. After the silver raven disappeared, he immediately reacted and exclaimed.
"Bing Guo! That's right, it's the Patronus Charm. The two spells I just demonstrated are what I'm going to teach you next." Mike snapped his fingers and said, "The Patronus Charm is difficult, so I won't You are required to learn it in a short time. But the Shen Feng Wuying just now is very simple, I hope you can learn it within two days."
Franklin and Penello were stunned at first, and then agreed with great embarrassment.
Franklin was worried that she was too stupid to learn, while Penello was worried that the sudden task assigned by Mike would affect her already busy studies.
When Mike saw the two of them looking like this, he didn't say much. He asked them to sit down first and then said with a serious expression:
"Everything I'm going to say next I hope you will keep strictly confidential!"
Penello and Franklin looked at each other and nodded again.
"Sirius Black will launch an attack on Hogwarts next, and his actions are bound to anger the dementors guarding the outside of Hogwarts."
"I believe you have seen how ruthless the dementors are. I have reason to believe that these beasts will use the pretext of searching Black to enter Hogwarts to search!"
Before Mike could finish speaking, Penello's body began to tremble. The dementors had given her a deep psychological shadow when school first started.
"But we don't need to worry too much. As you saw just now, I have been able to summon the physical version of the patron saint. It is not a big problem for the three of us to protect us." Mike continued, "But the safety of the other students is still a problem. So I ask you to help me and help me protect those in need!"
