Chapter 26 Teacher 26

Chapter 26 26.Teacher

"So, that different method of casting spells means that magic does not affect the outside world, but itself?"

Jon looked at the ring, the rhombus-shaped blue gemstone set in the middle, shining brightly in the sunlight.

Slughorn was also looking at the ring on Jon's hand, his eyes revealing remembrance.

"I have lived for a long time, but most of my energy in this life has been focused on potions and communication, and the research on the nature of magic has not been involved. This ring and what I just said are the inheritance of a friend of mine. , Adrian Fox, who has spent his life looking for a way for wizards to change themselves, and the end result is this ring.”

Jon recalled carefully for a while and made sure that he could not find a wizard with this name in the memory of the original work. The only thing that had some impression of the surname Fox was that Dumbledore's phoenix seemed to be called this.

However, the magic world is so big, and the capable wizards are certainly not limited to those who appear in the original work. It is not surprising that Jon has never heard of this name.

Even though Slughorn had explained enough to him, Jon still had a lot of doubts about the ring itself.

"But if I follow what you said, professor, why did it follow me? The Mr. Fox you mentioned created it. Even if he passed away and couldn't use it, you can still use it?"

"It's not as simple as you think, Jon."

Slughorn looked up at the sky, with a trace of regret on his face for some reason.

"There has never been a shortage of smart people from ancient times to the present. Of course, my old friend is not the only one who can think of conducting magic research in this direction. Basically no one has succeeded. The only magic that seems to be successful is actually It is extremely evil and even more unforgivable than the Unforgivable Curse. The ring on your hand is almost the most perfect result in history, but not everyone can use it."

"If a wizard's magic wants to bring about changes in the outside world, it requires will to grasp it. The stronger the will, the greater and more thorough the changes will be. And if you want to use magic to bring about essential changes in the wizard himself, the will required is even greater. It is so powerful that it is immeasurable. This ring is just a spell-casting medium similar to a wand. It really relies on the wizard's own magic power and will. Of course, the medium is important, but as I have always said, if there is no magic power and will, nothing will happen. Likewise, there’s no way the magic can even be completed.”

"Ever since I got this ring from Adrian, I have been thinking about helping him find someone who is qualified to use his works. But it has been almost twenty years, and earth-shaking changes have taken place in the magical world. Change, I have seen thousands of wizards with this ring, but no one is qualified to be its owner."

He turned to look at Jon.

"I was already planning to give up. Jon, I have more important things to do. Your appearance really caught me off guard. After you left yesterday, I learned something about you from Lily. You are very smart and have excellent talent in magic. This was verified by me today. You have learned so much knowledge in less than two weeks after being exposed to magic, which is enough to prove your talent. Be diligent and hardworking, and the most important thing is that you are a person who values ​​emotions. Generally, even if such a person becomes a bad guy in the end, he will not become that bad. I would rather that this masterpiece, which can be recorded in the history of magic, completely rots in my hands. , I don’t want to make another mistake. After confirming this, I made up my mind and gave you a chance to choose. Are you willing to learn this method of casting from me that can change yourself? "

There was a lot of information in Slughorn's words.

Jon could tell what kind of magic he was talking about that was more unforgivable than the Unforgivable Curse. It could essentially change the wizard himself. Looking at the entire original work, only Voldemort's Horcrux used for his own immortality had the ability to do so. Such efficiency.

The existence of Horcruxes happened to be revealed to Voldemort by the old man in front of him. This incident made him regret it all the time, which is why he said "make another mistake" in the previous paragraph.

To be honest, with Jon's current level of magic knowledge and spells, he still cannot understand the effect of applying the changes caused by magic to the wizard himself.

But what he can understand is that such an opportunity is rare, very rare, and now he has a strong sense of crisis in his heart because of his lack of strength.

He can probably guess that the reason why he has such conditions is probably because he traveled through time. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why others can't, but he can be special.

For Jon, who wanted to enhance his strength, Slughorn's words today were as timely as providing help in times of need, so he had no reason to refuse at all.

Jon met Slughorn's eyes, his gaze was serious and his tone was firm.

"I want to learn, Professor."

Slughorn laughed after hearing his answer. No matter how many times he looked at his chubby face, he always felt like he was watching a walrus laugh.

"Compared to professor, I actually prefer the title teacher."

"Teacher, how should we study next?" Jon asked impatiently after establishing a closer teacher-student relationship than teachers and students in the school.

Only then could Slughorn see some expressions on Jon's face that fit an 11-year-old child.

"Don't be anxious. Let's not mention that you haven't learned a single spell yet. Before I can actually teach you, I still need to teach you some things to prepare you for learning."

Jon had a look of confusion on his face.

“What do I need to learn first?”

he said softly.

"Occlumency."

After agreeing with Slughorn that he would go to his office to study every day after dinner, Jon left from the roof of the car.

And just when he returned to the carriage, he saw Filch gathering students in the corridor with a gloomy look on his face.

At this time, he happened to bump into Neville and the others walking out of the common room, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"What happened? Why is Filch so angry."

Neville and the four of them also shook their heads in confusion. After asking around for a while from the senior students, they learned what happened.

It turned out that Filch discovered that someone had broken into the room without any signage without the permission of any professor.

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