Chapter 542

Hogwarts.

Evening.

On the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Xiang Xien held a small and exquisite crystal bottle.

This was the Veritaserum from the vault.

It was a magic potion used to force the taker to tell the truth. Just three drops could make a person reveal the secrets deep in their heart.

The Ministry of Magic had very strict regulations to control the use of this potion. But as Professor Sineipu was the producer, Xiang Xien guessed that the Ministry of Magic couldn't control it at all.

Xiang Xien understood this potion and its formula, but he didn't have the ability to brew it yet, because even for Professor Sineipu, brewing this potion took a month.

It is worth mentioning that one of the ingredients of this potion is the feather of a Diricawl.

This bird species doesn't chirp a sound in its whole life, until the moment death arrives, it lets out a long, sharp cry, calling out all kinds of sounds it has heard in its life, starting from the most recently heard sound.

Therefore, it is indispensable in Veritaserum and memory potions.

Swan song?

Xiang Xien thought so, and then drank three drops.

"Who are you?"

The brooch was speaking.

"Xiang Xien Green."

Xiang Xien realized that there was a strange power that made it impossible to say anything else.

Even silence was difficult to achieve.

"In the magic branch of Transfiguration, do you possess the level of a master?"

"Yes."

"In the magic branch of Charms, do you possess the level of a master?"

"No."

"In the magic branch of Charms, do you possess the level of an expert?"

"No."

Xiang Xien was silent for a while.

Sure enough, a wizard himself might not necessarily be clearly aware of his own boundaries.

Deep in his heart, he thought he hadn't reached it yet.

"In the magic branch of Charms, do you possess a level close to an expert?"

"Yes."

"Then, as far as magic is concerned, have you reached the expert level?"

After the brooch finished speaking, Xiang Xien was slightly nervous; this was the first impression a wizard had of his own magic ability, and Xiang Xien believed this was the wizard's true faith level in his own magic.

"No."

"Then, as far as magic is concerned, have you reached the master level?"

"No."

"Between the two?"

"Yes."

This was a special conversation; Xiang Xien realized that a wizard's faith in magic was comprehensive.

Faith in magic was constructed by multiple magic branches together; when he achieved results in Charms and other areas, theoretically speaking, his other magic levels would also be improved.

This made Xiang Xien easily think of the saying of magic power; could it be that what wizards increase is not magic power, but faith in magic?

After all, from the beginning, there was no saying of magic power in the wizarding world.

"The Avada Kedavra curse requires very powerful magic power as a foundation..."

In fake Moody's words, replacing magic power with faith seemed to make perfect sense.

And it was more appropriate; it explained why wizards needed means such as emotions and will to assist in casting spells.

Next, the brooch's voice became much lower—

"At any time, can you ensure that you will not fall into dark magic?"

The sky had turned completely dark.

Xiang Xien returned from the edge of the Forbidden Forest, his brows furrowed.

In the distance, the sunset had faded, leaving only deep ink color.

The empty talisman flashed a fleeting light on his chest, and he noticed that the moon tonight was not covered either.

So wisps of mist surged up in the Ravenclaw dormitory.

A black cat stepped into the layers of mist once again; looking closely, those pitch-black, green-flashing mist clusters had disappeared.

At the same time.

Gryffindor Tower.

"This time, this time, must succeed..."

The little witch with fiery red hair muttered to herself, and then fell down with a thud.

"Jin Ni, if you see Mr. Black Cat, can you help me pass a message..."

A little witch beside her said in a low voice.

"Me too!"

A lively-looking little witch immediately echoed.

"What do you want to say?"

Jin Ni asked curiously, and then shook her head again,

"Mr. Black Cat doesn't like trouble, you'd better say it to the statue."

"Jin Ni!"

The lively witch rushed up to scratch Jin Ni.

After a while, she fell asleep peacefully.

On the other side of the boundary, a bizarre mist cluster rushed straight towards the black cat.

The black cat reacted quickly and dodged; it pawed at the mist cluster and easily recognized that this was Jin Ni.

But why could Jin Ni actively mobilize the dream cluster?

Facts proved that curiosity wouldn't necessarily kill the cat, but it would definitely make the cat uncomfortable.

Watching Jin Ni run out, the black cat tried to hide behind the mist.

"Mr. Black Cat!"

Jin Ni was so excited that her whole face turned red.

"Good evening."

The black cat walked out from behind the mist as if nothing had happened and said.

"I have many questions to ask you... It was you who took the diary, right? Since the diary disappeared, I haven't had nightmares anymore—"

Jin Ni chattered.

"No."

The black cat said.

It looked at Jin Ni, and an idea was constantly brewing in its mind.

The soul Horcrux possessed incredible power; could he pull Harry and Fudimo into the boundary together through the soul Horcrux?

As one of Fudimo's Horcruxes, Harry was a Horcrux that Fudimo had created unintentionally; his soul was not like Jin Ni's with Fudimo.

Even in the original work, Harry's soul and Fudimo's remnant soul appeared together.

And he had clearly lost some trick; last time Harry came out alone.

The black cat pondered silently, and the mist in the boundary also became thicker.

The next day.

Hope Cabin.

The empty talisman was silent; with Xiang Xien's use, the connection between Xiang Xien and it was gradually deepening.

He could feel the empty talisman slowly recovering its magic power; before long, he could verify his ideas.

If things went smoothly, Xiang Xien could solve one of Fudimo's Horcruxes relatively easily.

Besides that, he had to quickly improve his magic level; his progress in magic branches such as Charms and Potions was slightly slow.

Time flew by.

The good news was that the basilisk biscuits were ready; as for the handling of the basilisk... Xiang Xien decided to ask for the Headmaster's opinion;

The bad news was that the matter of the Chamber of Secrets was destined not to be hidden; if he was unlucky, after Xiang Xien explained this matter to Professor Sineipu, he would be in detention in the dungeon for six years.

In the corridor, Xiang Xien saw Harry being blocked by Luohate again.

"So, Harry,"

Luohate said beamingly,

"Today is the first Quidditch match of the season, right?

Gryffindor team against Slytherin team, is that right?

I heard you are an excellent player. I was a Seeker back then. They wanted me to run for the national team, but I would rather devote my life's energy to eliminating dark magic forces. However, if you feel you need extra help, just come to me. I am always happy to pass on my experience to players whose abilities are not yet strong enough..."