Chapter 102: The power to beat Two-Face! A trip to the forbidden forest!
The next moment, all the distracting thoughts in Charles' mind disappeared.
The huge spiritual power suddenly became more concentrated and as clear as crystal.
Ciel felt as if his senses were expanding, as if he could even feel every speck of dust floating in the air of the library.
The last time he performed Occlumency on the Hogwarts Express, Ciel felt that the world before him had taken on a whole new look, as if a veil covering it had been lifted.
This time, his mental power transformed again, and Charles' feeling became even stronger. He even felt like he was looking at the world through a magnifying glass!
Especially for fluctuations in magic power, it is much more sensitive than before the transformation.
For example, multiple casting requires capturing magic echoes. With Charles' current mental strength, the efficiency of capturing echoes will be more than twice as high as before, and the loss of multiple casting will be further reduced.
At the same time, the mental burden that Charles can bear is several times greater than before the transformation.
Before the transformation, when his mental strength allowed him to release powerful spells such as the Eternal Blazing Sun Spell and the Lightless Sun Spell, he could already easily bear the burden, but he could still feel their "weight".
If multicasting is used, this burden becomes even more obvious.
And if he were to use Storm Call, the most powerful dragon language magic at present, in the ancient dragon form, it would be difficult.
But now, after Charles felt it a little, he found that the Eternal Blazing Sun Spell was already a piece of cake.
This feeling is similar to the burden of invoking an ordinary spell before, and it is much easier.
Even the triple-cast Eternal Blazing Sun Spell would not be enough to make Charles feel tired. He could do it seven or eight times in one breath without any problem!
As for Dragon Language Magic, the changes are even more obvious.
It no longer feels like a child wielding an adult's weapon, it's much easier.
While the burden has decreased, the power has also increased a lot compared to before!
There was a tangible light flashing in Charles' eyes, and his gaze was deep, like an abyss with no bottom, and the emotion in his heart was indescribable.
"Is this the spiritual power of the medieval level?"
"It is indeed extraordinary, surpassing this recent ancient era. It is a huge improvement on my strength."
"Even if my magic power is still at the level of the recent ancient times, with the spiritual power of the medieval times and a number of profound and vast spells, I can defeat Voldemort who is currently possessing Quirrell!"
"Even if Voldemort recovers some of his magic power through unicorn blood, I am confident that I can crush him."
"I've already beaten Voldemort, who is still a freshman, within a week of entering school. I hope my progress is not embarrassing for the time travelers, right?"
Then, Charles' eyes became even more fiery.
According to his currently known spellcasting theory, mental strength and magical strength are the two major factors that determine the power of a spell.
The mental strength has increased so much by advancing from the ancient times to the medieval level.
If the strength of magic power also changes, my own strength will definitely undergo further qualitative changes.
By then, even among the wizards of the Middle Ages, Charles would be considered an elite.
In this recent ancient era, apart from Dumbledore, peak Voldemort and Grindelwald, Ciel is the fourth person in the open.
Even Dumbledore, who was holding the Elder Wand, was really unbeatable. When facing the latter two, most of whose methods were dark magic, Charles relied on his sacred magic that surpassed this era, and the outcome was really uncertain!
"However, compared to my mental strength, my magical power is much weaker. Currently, I am not even as strong as Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall."
"But as long as I complete the remaining two magical Animagus transformations, relying on the feedback from the three-headed dog of hell and the phoenix of heaven, the magic power should be able to completely transform into the medieval level."
"I have the three-headed dog. I just need a potion of atavism to get the bloodline of the three-headed dog of hell. I can't run away."
"This time when we go to the Forbidden Forest, in addition to harvesting deduction points, we must pay special attention to the traces of the Phoenix that Professor Sprout mentioned."
"Once all this is done, I will go to the Dragon Blood Sea in Romania and confront the being in the coffin head-on..."
Ciel pondered his next move in his mind.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the restricted book area.
"Where's Charles Evans?"
"come out faster!"
"Don't think about delaying it any longer. Your injuries have long been healed. You should have gone to the Forbidden Forest to accept your punishment!"
Charles frowned and walked out of the restricted books area, where he saw two middle-aged men, dressed decently but with ferocious faces, shouting in a haughty manner in the library.
Madam Pince tried to silence them, but they ignored her.
"We are friends of Mr. Malfoy from the school board and we work for the school board. What are you, a librarian? Shut up!"
"Where's Charles Evans? Get him out!"
When Charles saw these two middle-aged men, he had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, and then he suddenly realized something.
Draco Malfoy attends Hogwarts with two lackeys named Crabbe and Goyle.
It can be seen from the moment they were together on the Hogwarts Express that Crabbe and Goyle were arranged to be Malfoy's followers.
The families of these two people should have a close relationship with the Malfoy family. Since they regard Malfoy as the most respected, they would arrange their heirs to be Malfoy's followers directly.
This is true for the small one, and it seems the big one is also true.
These two middle-aged men must be old Crabbe and old Goyle.
The son worked for young Malfoy, and they worked for Lucius Malfoy.
In the library, Madam Pince's face turned livid with anger, but she didn't dare to say anything in front of the people on the school board.
As old Crabbe and old Goyle had said, she was just a librarian.
Even like Filch, Madam Pince was a Squib.
Although she cherished the books about magic in the library, she did not have the courage to fight against the people on the school board.
There were some other students in the library, and they were glaring at old Crabbe and old Goyle.
"Why are you so unreasonable?"
"The library belongs to the students of Hogwarts. Even if you are members of the school board, you must abide by the rules here."
"Also, be respectful to Ciel!"
Old Crabbe and Old Goyle sneered and looked down at the student who had just spoken up for Ciel. Until his voice gradually faded away, they laughed more and more contemptuously.
"Another Hufflepuff idiot?"
"Since when did a Hufflepuff dare to speak so loudly?"
"When we were in school, Hufflepuffs were a bunch of losers, and that was a well-known fact..."
Before he finished speaking, while the little Hufflepuff blushed, Ciel walked out of the restricted area.
With a tap of the Mithril wand, Crabbe Sr. and Goyle Sr.'s insults to Hufflepuff came to an abrupt end.
Ciel looked calmly at the students and Madam Pince in the library and said lightly.
"You two can leave first. I'm here to talk to these two lackeys of the school board alone."
He looked around, and even without using any magic, with Charles' current mental strength, he already had a convincing aura.
The reason why Voldemort, Dumbledore and Grindelwald were able to form a team so easily was not only because of their own ideas, but also because of the infection and appeal brought by their strong spiritual power, which was an extremely important factor.
Now, after his spiritual transformation, Ciel also possesses a similar temperament.
Madam Pince and the students in the library felt as if they were facing Dumbledore. They obeyed involuntarily and left the library one after another.
Charles waved his wand again, and the door of the library closed tightly, with some protective magic attached, so that people outside could not hear or see what was going on inside.
After doing this, he waved his wand and lifted the silencing spell on old Crabbe and old Goyle.
The two men's faces were filled with shock and anger at the moment, as if they had not expected Charles to dare to attack them.
"Charles Evans, you dare to use silent magic on us?"
"Do you know that you were supposed to be sent to the Forbidden Forest as punishment? It seems that you haven't learned any lesson at all."
"We are Mr. Malfoy's people on the school board. Do you believe that we will tell Mr. Malfoy and make your punishment more severe?!"
Old Crabbe even sneered.
"It's no use for you to spend all day in the restricted area. We have all heard that there is no advanced magic left for you in the restricted area."
"I think this is one of the few smart things that old fool Dumbledore did."
He lowered his voice and gave Charles a look of malicious contempt.
"A mudblood like you wouldn't even have the chance to study magic at Hogwarts back then."
"You have a filthy bloodline, and you still want to learn advanced magic from the Restricted Section? Sooner or later, a Mudblood like you will be kicked out of Hogwarts."
Ciel raised his head calmly and stared at old Crabbe in front of him.
Although he is now only eleven years old, he still has to look up to big guys like Crabbe Sr.
But somehow, old Crabbe felt as if he was being looked down upon by a giant, and a creepy feeling rose in his heart.
Old Gore, who was standing by, felt a chill in his heart when he saw Charles' calm eyes, but he still spoke loudly.
"how?"
"You have already made a mistake. We are here to inform you to go to the Forbidden Forest immediately. Do you still want to fight us again?"
"I remind you again, we are Mr. Malfoy's men from the school board. If you dare to fight us, you will be kicked out of Hogwarts tomorrow, and even Dumbledore can't save you!"
But at this moment, Charles showed a hint of sarcasm.
"I have seen your son. He looks very unintelligent. I was wondering what was going on. Now it seems that I have finally found the source."
"I know you are followers of Lucius Malfoy from the school board, so..."
"So what?"
"Snape is dead, why can't you two losers die?"
Old Crabbe and Old Goyle opened their eyes wide, and suddenly felt cold all over.
They could sense that Charles was not joking.
A murderous intent has enveloped them.
It feels like the god of death has already swung his scythe.
At this moment they finally understood that Ciel didn't care about the rules at all.
What about the school board?
If you provoke Charles, he will attack without any hesitation.
This guy doesn't care about school rules or the laws of the wizarding world at all!
As if he had read their thoughts, Ciel grinned. "Don't blame me in your heart. I, Ciel Evans, am a good wizard who abides by the law."
"But if the law can't find it, then it's not illegal. What do you think?"
"for example……"
Charles waved his wand casually, and an invisible sharp edge swept across the mouths of old Crabbe and old Goyle. Two pieces of their tongues fell off, and blood gushed out like fountains.
Then, when old Crabbe and old Goyle fell to the ground with their eyes wide open and rolled over, unable to even howl in pain, Charles waved his wand again, and a healing magic fell on them.
Although he had never used Deep Blue to perform deductions specifically, Charles had simulated and practiced healing magic many times in his own mental space.
Coupled with the transformation of his mental power now, the effect of this healing magic is immediate.
The fallen tongue and the gushing blood returned to the bodies of old Crabbe and old Goyle as if time had gone back.
Charles smiled with satisfaction.
"There are absolutely no visible marks, no wounds at all."
"Oh, by the way, don't think about traces or flashback spells. My spells won't leave any traces."
"So what did you just say? Well, you insulted me as a mudblood, but that doesn't have any lethal effect on me."
"But why do you have to bring Hufflepuff into this? I owe Professor Sprout a huge favor, so I have to protect Hufflepuff no matter what."
"So, you have to pay a price for your careless words."
Charles had an indifferent expression as he waved his wand again and again, releasing healing magic again and again.
Old Crabbe and Old Goyle's eyes were filled with horror.
This empty library has become their place of execution!
They swore that if they were given another chance, they would never dare to be so arrogant to Ciel again, let alone say insulting words to Hufflepuff House in front of Ciel.
Ciel asked, looking at the two of them.
"Regret it?"
As the two of them nodded hurriedly, Charles chuckled.
"late."
"From Snape's case, I learned a lesson. Once you make an enemy, you have to deal with all of his relatives and friends."
"You see, just because I didn't deal with Lucius Malfoy, he wanted revenge and let you disgust me."
"If I had found an opportunity to deal with the Malfoy family, wouldn't everything have been fine?"
"I am always very good at learning from my mistakes, so this time, since I have taken action against you, I will definitely deal with the matter cleanly."
Old Crabbe and Old Goyle stared with wide eyes.
Damn, this little Hufflepuff is too dark!
Why would such a person be sorted into Hufflepuff?
Even Slytherin can't produce such a crazy person. That crazy woman Bella Lestrange wasn't so outrageous when she was in school!
The two tried desperately to escape, but Charles's mithril wand had already burst out two silver-white rays of light, which fell on them. It was Legilimency.
These two idiots had never even practiced Occlumency, so facing Ciel's mental magic, there was no chance of them having any resistance at all.
All the most subtle secrets of their lives were revealed to Charles, but he was not even interested in looking.
With a wave of the magic wand, an order was engraved deep into their consciousness.
"After you go back, find a quiet place to die in a few days. Don't disturb others. Got it?"
Old Crabbe and Old Goyle looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Yes."
"When you get back, find a quiet place to die."
Then, when Ciel's spell was lifted, the two men got up from the ground, and the confusion in their eyes gradually disappeared.
The memory of Charles fighting with them and causing them pain and fear seemed to have disappeared from their minds and could not be recalled at all.
Apart from the fear that instinctively emerged after seeing Ciel, the two continued talking about the previous topic as if a period of time had been cut out.
"Charles Evans, the school board's punishment deadline for you has expired."
"We are here to inform you that you must go to the Forbidden Forest tonight to accept your punishment. Otherwise, the board of directors will pass a resolution tomorrow, which could result in your expulsion from Hogwarts at most!"
After Charles nodded to show that he understood, the two of them snorted coldly and left the library arrogantly.
There was a deep look in Charles' eyes.
"It seems that Professor Sprout's reminder was correct. Lucius Malfoy seems to be a little unwilling to be lonely."
"That's right. After all, his good friend Snape died. It's normal for him to be sad and want revenge."
"Then I will be kind enough to send him back to his good friends."
"I would also like to see what this great noble has arranged for me."
Immediately, Charles walked out of the library.
……
Night fell and darkness enveloped Hogwarts.
At the entrance of the Forbidden Forest, Professor Sprout, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick and others, as well as Hagrid, who was responsible for accompanying Ciel into the Forbidden Forest, were waiting here.
They looked anxious, wondering what had happened to Charles, when Charles appeared in front of them carrying a bag.
"Sorry, I'm a little late. Mainly because I was preparing some things. But I'm not too late, right?"
Professor Sprout breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Charles came, otherwise the school board might have further troubled him and would have given Charles a more severe punishment.
Professor Sprout asked, looking at the bag in Ciel's hand.
"What did you bring?"
Charles said lightly.
"Some necessities for survival in the wilderness. I think they will be helpful to me in the Forbidden Forest."
Professor Sprout's eyes showed admiration.
What she feared most was that Charles was too confident. After all, although Charles was strong, the Forbidden Forest in the dark was full of dangers.
There might be a poisonous snake hiding under a leaf, and if you are too careless, an accident might really happen.
But seeing how well prepared Charles was, I could put my worries aside.
At this time, Hagrid, who was leading his hound Fang, spoke.
"It's almost time to go in."
Ciel nodded, said goodbye to Professor Sprout, Professor McGonagall and others, and followed Hagrid and Fang into the Forbidden Forest.
Soon, the tall trees, as if in an uninhabited area, blocked the view of the surroundings, and it was pitch black everywhere.
There was no light to be seen except the lamp that Hagrid held in his hand.
Charles casually cast a fluorescent spell, and the soft light immediately illuminated a large area of the forest.
Hagrid frowned.
"Your Luminosity Charm is too bright."
"In the Forbidden Forest, try not to use spells if you can. The smell of magic is very obvious to magical creatures, and they will follow the spell to find you."
A strange smile appeared on Charles' lips, and he ignored Hagrid.
Fantastic beasts coming?
That's really good!
Otherwise, wouldn’t all the time I spent preparing be in vain?
The reason why Charles arrived a little late was that he went to the Hufflepuff kitchen and asked the house-elves there for a lot of magical seasonings, including a universal magical sauce created by Hufflepuff.
According to the house-elves, using this sauce to dip various magical ingredients can stimulate the magic in them and make the ingredients more delicious.
For Charles, this is equivalent to increasing the points he can get after eating food!
I brought so many seasonings and pots and pans, it would be a waste if no magical creatures came!
Hagrid glanced at Charles, who was still doing his own thing and casting the Luminescent Charm, and frowned. His eyes did not conceal his dislike for Charles.
Generally speaking, Hagrid has a good impression of most of the students at Hogwarts, except Slytherin.
But Hagrid really couldn't like Charles because Charles insulted Dumbledore in public.
Hagrid was absolutely a die-hard Dumbledore fan. In his eyes, anyone who insulted Dumbledore was a scumbag and a villain.
In front of so many people, Charles actually drew out the sword of Gryffindor and pointed it at Dumbledore.
In Hagrid's eyes, this was much worse than those bad bastards in Slytherin.
If Ciel wasn't still a little wizard, Hagrid would definitely have taught him a lesson.
Therefore, after walking for a while and being silent for a while, the half-blood giant Hagrid couldn't hold it in anymore and said something in a muffled voice.
"You shouldn't have said that about Dumbledore. You must apologize to Dumbledore when you return."
"Headmaster Dumbledore is the greatest man in the wizarding world."
Ciel frowned.
"You remind me that I have not yet heard Dumbledore's reflection on his negligence, nor have I heard his apology for the harm done to the Hufflepuff students."
"It seems that after I return, I need to remind Dumbledore again that playing the ostrich will not solve the problem."
"As a Gryffindor headmaster, don't you even have the courage to admit your mistakes?"
Hagrid's face flushed instantly and he became visibly excited.
"What did you say?"
"I forbid you to say that about Headmaster Dumbledore!"
"You have no idea what Headmaster Dumbledore has done!"
Charles looked at the excited Hagrid, his brows furrowed even more, and he took two steps back to avoid the saliva that splashed from Hagrid's excitement.
He asked back seriously.
"Then I really want to hear what Dumbledore did to make you so devoted to him and not allow any doubt at all?"
(End of this chapter)
