Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

But if it has to choose, it is willing to do it again.The boy’s immature reading sounded in his ears again. He told it a lot of knowledge that it had never known before. Because the child on the sickbed looked forward to freedom and the future, he even regarded it as a brother. It's ridiculous, humans and house elves, just because he thinks it is small, they treat Crocker as a child without authorization.Even so, years have passed, and I should recognize my own mistakes, so why treat it like a human being.

That used to be a perfect family.A reliable father, a gentle mother, and a sickly but kind son are exactly the same as in the fairy tale.When it dragged its tortured body and was taken in by this family, it really felt what happiness was, as if it were trying to compensate for the pain it had suffered over the years.

Save dad, Crocker, only you among us can do it, because even if I hold it, I can't use magic.

My mother is dead, I don't resent him, I just feel pitiful.It would be great if my mood can be passed on.

If it weren't for my body, would none of this happen?If this is fate...

"It has nothing to do with fate, Alan." Crocker pinched the box with the wand, "I won't die."

Chapter 47—A Temporary Calm Sea

Professor Moody became a big red at Hogwarts.

This is not surprising to Zoe. You must know that he is an experienced former Auror. During the war, almost half of Azkaban’s prison was filled by dark wizards he had captured. He not only He is an Auror with a veteran approach, with tolerance and restraint under that terrible appearance. Even after Barty Crouch signed the order allowing the Auror to directly kill the dark wizard, he still sticks to the past. The criminal is caught.

The Defence Against the Dark Arts course finally ushered in a reliable professor after Professor Lu Ping.Both senior and junior students admire Moody's kind of capable temperament honed because of being in a world that is so remote for them. Even if he is a suspicious old man, no one in the school Dare to provoke him.

Moody's first class in the fourth grade was very unruly.He actually showed them the unforgivable curse. Even if the object of the demonstration is three spiders, the unforgivable curse can be called "As long as you use it on people, you will enter Azkaban" (this iron law cannot be violated). They thought they would listen to Moody's more tips and experience dealing with dark magic, but they didn't expect him to do such an exciting thing.

After the first Defence Against the Dark Arts class in all four academies, the topics that everyone talked about in those two days were all Moody's. Most of the senior students thought he was "cool" and possessed something unique to the former Auror. A sense of professionalism; the lower graders are quite complaining because of his appearance and neuroticism. Even though he has never taught the unforgivable curse in the first grade classroom, the signature roar ("Never take it lightly!"), wooden artificial legs and dripping The turning false eyes have left a lot of psychological shadows on the little wizards who have just entered the school.

Zoe went to Moody's for advice on how to deal with a dark wizard. Of course, she didn't say who the opponent was, only that it was a subject of academic discussion."Child, this can't be solved by just talking. You can't persuade the dark wizard to stop doing bad things." Moody didn't avoid it at all. Although the tone was a bit reproachful, he still answered her.

"Generally speaking, you first have to find the dark wizard from the crowd. Those who are exuding weird aura are the first thing you should pay attention to, because the wizard who practices dark magic will always change his mind no matter whether he wants it or not. It becomes vicious and vicious. Black magic is an evil way. Most of the time, it is to satisfy your own needs by hurting others. When you take your life, your soul will become dirty, and you will become irritable and cruel to lose your humanity."

"In other words, is the black wizard easy to identify?" Zoe asked."Not at all. Unless it is the kind of person who has been completely unable to restrain himself and has reached the critical point, you will clearly feel that he is a dark wizard because of the aura on his body. There are usually only two kinds, or they are too weak to hide themselves. , Either strong enough to hide yourself."

"Most dark wizards have an opportunity to enter this path, and there are even many who step into the evil way for good wishes. These people are stupid, thinking that black magic can make those impossible things become reality... …My suggestion to the Dark Wizard is to cooperate with detecting spells, but that is generally useless. The best thing to use but the most difficult is to observe carefully."

"But you didn't mean..."

"Black wizards don’t write that I am a black wizard on their faces, but their eyes, movements, and even demeanor are incompatible with ordinary humans. Just imagine a monster dressed as a human wandering among us, looking for his satisfaction. Prey, that kind of thing doesn’t treat us as the same. You should also pay attention to those who are the most eye-catching and attractive in public. They are one of the favorite roles of dangerous people."

"As for dealing with...Miss Siegel, I should ask you why you are asking me such a question." His cold blue false eye stared at Zoe, as if to know through her surface. Her heart is normal, "Although I'm just guessing, if you want to do something dangerous, such as chasing a dark wizard for something, then I will think you are a fool of unknown depth, and I will Shouldn't go on."

Zoe is uncomfortable. Moody’s pressure is different from others. His sight has always been deterrent. It is a sight unique to predators. In peaceful times, this kind of warrior’s eyes are easier. It makes people nervous.

"Because of the thesis, sir. I want to be better than anyone, so I have to learn a lot of things on my own. I hope to get expert opinions directly, because this is the most valuable information. You are an Auror. The best of them, and only taught for one year, of course I want to ask you to give me an answer."

In the end, Moody only gave her some suggestions. Judging from his attitude, he still had doubts about Zoe, so Zoe couldn't ask for more detailed information. He had to leave Moody's office first.

In the confrontation between her and Max, there was also a slight change. The reason was that the day Moody demonstrated the Unforgivable Curse, Max was more interested than ever."These are three very magical spells, mysterious and profound. I don't know who the creator is or when they came out, but there are still many things to be discovered."

"Are you interested in them?" Zoe snorted coldly. "Presumably you have used it on many people."

"Of course, Zoe. If you want to study the best way to study a spell or technique, don't you practice it and record it over and over to understand it more thoroughly?" Max is still an understatement about hurting others. .

"If the Ministry of Magic wants to convict you, you will definitely be killed dozens of times by the families of those victims." Zoe said.

"Don't be so naive, Zoe. Progress is based on constant exploration and experimentation. Even the unforgivable curse, why must people seal them up after realizing its effects? No one wants to. After going back to them and expanding them, scholars scratched their heads all day and complained that they could not find good materials. There is obviously a big mountain in front of them, so why not dig it."

"Because they all have humanity and conscience! They also know how to fear life! Probably only monsters like you and Voldemort would find it interesting to experiment with living people and torture them. Investigating the unforgivable curse? You really know how to do it for yourself. You are cruel and wearing a high hat, why don't you think about the consequences when you tortured the Longbottoms and others?" Zoe said angrily, "It's all because of the messy things you did, and I keep getting troubled!"

"I don't mind handling this by myself, as long as you are willing to bear it." Max said, and Zoe shut up bitterly.Of course she couldn't let Max handle the matter. Although she didn't know how to deal with Daisy, she didn't mean to let her face Max's horror.

"No, I don't want to lose my life for what I haven't done. When I get you out, I can have a life that belongs to me." Zoe hummed, she has even had the confidence to speak recently. Because she has already started to learn Occlumency.

Snape didn't show any abnormality when she came to him, as if she knew in advance that she would find him.He didn't embarrass Zoe much, he just told her the secret of Occlumency and let her learn it from scratch.

"I don't care if you are a genius, Siegel." At the time, Snape said before teaching her Occlumency. "But Occlumency is different from the simple spells of the past. It is a sophisticated technique. , You need to practice continuously and then practice, then it is possible to become familiar faster."

"Occlumency is about talent, but it's not exactly the case. It pays more attention to a feeling, to get acquainted with your brain, learn to empty and control emotions. When a wizard's Occlumency starts, he must at least To be able to avoid being noticed by anyone, that is, to lock the brain so that other wizards’ intrusive minds will not invade your brain.”

"Isn't it the perfect thing to do this?" Zoe asked when he heard his words.

"Yes." Snape said, "When you do this, you can prevent most wizards from prying, but that doesn't include masters who understand the mind. They can't get what they want, naturally You will know that you are resisting, and you will also be suspicious. The most advanced Occupational Cerebral technique allows wizards to choose which parts to show to others, freely manipulate their thoughts, choose which parts to be exposed to people, which parts to hide, and even can Send wrong information. So that even the best masters of panic and mind cannot get what they really want from the Occultist."

"Then what should I do?" "Empty the mind. Let the whole thought become nothing, which is the so-called meditation, to feel, to familiarize, and to hide. You have to consciously complete these tasks, and put the brain Treat it as an object, get familiar with it, control it, and'lock it'."

Chapter 48 Emptying and Novels

"Okay, then empty your head..." Zoe leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes.She left the castle and lounge on a rare occasion.There was no class this afternoon, and the weather outside was very good. A group of little wizards gathered not far away. They must be first-year students, because only first-year students need to learn flying lessons, and there are faint exclamations. Come.

She has been sitting here for a while, originally just wanting to find a quiet place, she chose the vicinity of the crossing lake because she is the only one here.Originally, she was supposed to go to ancient magic texts, but Professor Barbara changed the class time because of her illness, and those of them who took this course won extra free time.

She can’t wait to learn Occlumency. This desire is far better than doing anything. This is a powerful first step for her to get rid of Max’s control. At least it is very useful for preventing the peeping of the ghost in her body. of.

Professor Snape did not talk to her in more detail, because everyone will have subtle deviations in the details of operating memory. It is not something that can be learned simply through theoretical narratives, but unexpectedly, Snape is not here. Give her more help."Not yet time, Siegel. You do some exercises to imagine your thoughts and memories as tangible things. What you have to do is forget them, even if someone else mentions something to you. Don’t extract the associated memory. Let your brain become “nothing” and imagine someone cracking your brain to peek into your memory."

"It sounds silly. Do I have to live without thinking about anything?" Zoe asked."At least until next week, practice it and get used to it. I will try to invade your mind from next week, and you are responsible for resisting my invasion. If you have something you don’t want others to know, don’t let me Succeeded."

To Zoe's surprise, Snape's attitude was actually quite mild, not as harsh as it was deliberately expressed in the past."If you really can't stand it, remind me to stop and we'll start again... Why are you looking at me like this?" Snape said impatiently.

"If you think I am worried about you, then you are very wrong." He frowned. "Your situation is special. I don't want to break into the territory of another monster, so I can't treat you more directly. Rough training methods, I'm here to teach you Occlumency, not to exchange memories with another Master of Pantheon."

"Swap memories?" Zoe asked curiously. "Can you even do these things?" Snape sighed boredly, but pointed his wand at his temple. He slowly moved the wand away from his temple. There was a silver thread-like thing unexpectedly brought out between the rods."This thing, you can think of it as the manifestation of the memory leaving the brain. I remember Dumbledore has a meditation basin." Zoe nodded, and Dumbledore put the thing in the cabinet because he After making an appointment with her, Zoe did not go to see it.

"If you are a wizard who knows how to sedate the mind, you can do this. Sort out the extra memories and store them in the meditation basin, you can recall those past scenes at any time." Snape put the silver threads Take it back, "And if there are masters in the two sides, it may cause some errors in the collision,"

"It sounds very similar to the'connection' in Rune words." Hearing Zoe's own words, Snape sneered."No, what Professor Barbara used to do to you is completely different from what I will do to you next week. If Professor Barbara knocks on the door first and gets the owner's consent before coming in to chat with you, I just kicked the door open with one foot, pointed at you with my magic wand and snatched everything I saw."

"I'm not joking with you, so you'd better pay attention to this." He withdrew his gaze. "I won't be slack in next week's practice just because you are my student, Siegel. My education policy and Deng Blido is different. He may think that he should treat you gently and appropriately, but I will push you directly into the deep valley. If you can't get out, you will be the one who is dangerous."

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"Well, but even if you let me relax and put away those things, it doesn't feel much." Zoe can easily free herself and leave her brain blank. She just needs to calm herself down and isolate herself. , The progress is so fast and weird, "I made a mistake, should I try it in the crowd, at least external interference can definitely have an impact." She took a book that was borrowed from the library on the floor and planned to try to remember first. Live in a chapter and take time to forget it.

In order to be able to interfere with herself as much as possible, she borrowed a love novel that was popular in Hogwarts (mainly among girls), about the protagonist who is a professional explorer and he met on the road The female protagonist of Veeva descent, the two people who were originally hostile to each other get the ancient treasure hidden in the pyramid to solve the puzzle of the pyramid, and then a series of tumultuous love stories happened.

Zoe frowned while reading. At first, she really didn't understand this kind of garbage (in her eyes, the characters in it were just for flirting and cursing all the time), and she always encountered some weird ones. Unexpectedly (can actually fall into the deep pit with a broom, but can't get out, can only rely on another one to pull up), at this time the protagonists will get emotional sublimation after constantly breaking through the ordeal.

But when the heroine was under a strong curse to protect the hero, after the countdown of her life, the author's brushstrokes suddenly became delicate, no longer writing those rough traps, but suddenly in the psychology of the two characters Increase the description, and even the details of the main plot become real.For this period of time that may be the last time to get along with each other, although they did not give up hope, they still created a sense of tragedy between the two people. Finally, the two of them guarded each other and finally established a relationship.

By the time Zoe reacted, she had already seen the end of the book, which was the picture of the hero holding the dead heroine in pain. The ancient treasure they were looking for was just a dream, but it was caught by one of them. life.In the end, the heroine did not choose to become a ghost, but after burying her, the hero took her bracelet as a souvenir or went on.

Zoe was even more frustrated because of unexpected fun.Even if she has never shown it, she is somewhat ignorant of those so-called love novels. She feels that this kind of thing is really meaningless at all, and it can only attract people by relying on random fabrication.Only this time when she had something, she would ask Padma about any books that could affect her mood, and then she went to borrow the book she strongly recommended.

But Zoe can't lie to what she finds interesting, and she knows why she is so shaken.If it were the first two years, she probably couldn't resonate with some of the things in the book, only that the existence of this kind of book itself was a waste of library resources.But when she saw the two people supporting each other gradually resolving suspicion and indifference, she saw the plain but affectionate words of the heroine before she died, and the agreement between them to move on.

Okay, don't think about it anymore, what I should do now is to empty my brain and clear out all those things.

This time I encountered difficulties. Things that could be done easily before are now as difficult to clean as the toad internal stains on the wall.This was not because she was so moved by the plot in the book, she did like the book a little, and she did associate it, but the protagonist was not the two people, but was replaced by her and Hermione.

She had had this situation before, but at the time she just wished to have a friend, preferably someone the same age as her, but not a boy, because she really couldn't like some of the things Draco liked.Draco is the only child, and she usually has no chance to contact other peers, so she can only imagine her identity as a "friend" while reading.

She rarely reads some literature books, and spends more time on history books and spell books. Even if the knowledge is accumulated, it is bound to be useful.But this is not to say that she has never read a book. She has read a book in which the comfort of getting along with girls of the same sex and the same age has greatly infected her.Let her read it for a while.