Malfoy obviously would not miss such an opportunity and immediately made a malicious mockery.
Harry retorted without showing any weakness: "Hermione is our classmate and friend. She has the right to make choices according to her own will. This is different from the two stupid servants around you."
It has to be said that this sentence instantly hurt Crabbe and Goyle's pitiful self-esteem.
After all, what hurts a person the most is never the rumors, but the cruel truth.
The two men glared at Harry instantly, and if this hadn't involved a wizard duel, they would have rushed up and started throwing punches.
Don't ever think that wizards are all a group of people waving wands. Even when killing people, they will maintain an elegant demeanor, raise their wands, shout "Avada, eat the big melon", and then shoot out a green light symbolizing death.
In fact, many wizards' fighting styles are very barbaric, bloody and brutal.
Especially those who are good at transformation magic, they often transform themselves into the forms of various ferocious beasts, then rush up to tear the opponent into a bloody mess, and fighting with fists is commonplace.
Seeing the aggressive look of Crabbe and Goyle, Ron felt a little guilty and immediately asked, "Hey! Today is the wizard duel, right?"
"That's right! Why, are you scared, Weasley?" Malfoy asked with a sneer.
"No, of course not. What I mean is, since this is a wizard duel, you should take care of the two mad dogs around you and don't let them defile the sacred rules."
As the saying goes, it's better to lose the battle than the person.
Although Ron was scared to death in his heart, he did not show any intention of backing down verbally. Instead, he first accused the other party of breaking the rules.
"Both of you, behave yourself. Don't bring shame to Slytherin House!"
Malfoy turned around and glared at the two followers fiercely.
Crabbe and Goyle, who had been so ferocious in the previous second, became completely wilted in the next second, and stood aside obediently with their wands drawn.
Seeing this, Ron also drew out his wand, slowly stepped back and made room for about seven or eight meters.
At this moment, Harry and Malfoy were the only two people left in the open space in the middle of the trophy display room.
Since it was their first wizard duel, they were all obviously very nervous, and their hands holding their wands were sweating.
After staring at each other for about ten seconds, Malfoy spoke first: "Now, let's bow to each other according to tradition, Potter. Then count to three together, and the duel will officially begin. I can't wait to see you kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy."
"That's what I wanted to say, too."
Harry slowly raised his wand and followed the instructions in the book, performing a standard duel movement.
After Malfoy also made the same gesture, both parties bowed at the same time and then began to count down together.
"one!"
"two!"
"three!"
"Everyone is petrified!"
"Armor protects you!"
After the countdown ended, the two of them released the spells they had prepared almost immediately.
It's just that Malfoy learned the petrification spell at home. Although it is not very powerful, it is obviously enough to deal with first-year students.
But unfortunately, this time he met the cheating savior.
Without even thinking about it, Harry used his wand to activate the scroll of Shield Charm hidden in his sleeve.
In the blink of an eye, an invisible magic shield enveloped him and successfully deflected the petrification spell shot from the opponent's wand.
"This...how is this possible!?"
Malfoy's eyes widened in shock.
You know, even he couldn't cast a complete Shield Charm at his current age, not to mention Harry Potter who had always lived in a Muggle family. However, Harry obviously didn't intend to explain. He immediately activated the Disarming Charm scroll with a very obscure movement, then raised his wand and pointed it forward: "Expelliarmus!"
moment!
A dazzling red light shot out from the front end of the wand and hit Malfoy with a bang, causing him to drop the wand in his hand. At the same time, he was hit hard by a car. His body flew backwards uncontrollably for several meters, even knocking down several display cabinets, before he barely stopped.
Without a doubt!
According to the rules of wizard duels, Harry could now declare himself the winner.
But Hermione, who was smart and observant, obviously noticed that the Savior would touch the scroll hidden in his sleeve with his wand before casting each spell.
Combined with Zuo Si's recent research, he immediately understood what was going on. His eyes became extremely strange, but he ultimately chose not to expose it.
With the clumsy help of Crabbe and Goyle, Malfoy quickly got up from the ground, his face full of astonishment, as if he still couldn't accept that Harry, who grew up in a Muggle family, could successfully cast spells twice in a row and undisputedly defeated him in a one-on-one wizard duel.
Could it be that the savior really possesses some unknown power, which is why he defeated the mysterious man back then?
For a moment, Master Malfoy's heart was seriously shaken, and his self-confidence was also hit. He didn't even bother to make sarcastic remarks as usual. Instead, he turned around and rushed out of the trophy display room without saying a word and ran towards the Slytherin common room.
Crabbe and Goyle followed closely behind.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them disappeared into the darkness.
"Well done! I bet Malfoy was terrified this time."
Ron was the first to break the silence. He walked up and patted his friend on the shoulder to express his excitement.
"Hehe! Thanks to these scrolls. Soth didn't lie to us. This thing really can be turned into a spell to attack the enemy as long as it is activated lightly with a magic wand."
Harry quickly pulled the remaining three cards out of his sleeve, grinning foolishly.
Because this was his first time fighting with people of his own age, and also his first time feeling the amazing power of magic, his brain frantically secreted dopamine, bringing about an emotion called happiness.
Ron said in an envious tone, "It's really a good thing. If it wasn't two gold Galleons per copy, but two silver Sickles, I would also consider buying a few as backup."
"Don't dream! Do you know what materials are used to copy and seal Soth's scrolls? Dragon's blood! A small bottle of this stuff costs more than many high-level potions." Hermione interrupted unhappily.
"Fire dragon's blood?!!"
Ron's mouth instantly grew large enough to fit a fist.
"Is it expensive?" Harry asked in an uncertain tone.
The former nodded vigorously immediately: "Of course! A small bottle of dragon blood can even be sold for hundreds of gold galleons. Because the blood must be taken from a living dragon, it is very dangerous. Only the most daring wizards will try this job."
"I see! It seems that the price that Soth sold to us was not expensive, it's just that the production cost was simply high." Harry said thoughtfully.
However, he obviously didn't know that the magic ink made by Zuo Si actually only contained a few drops of fire dragon's blood in a large bottle to enhance the magic power.
The rest are some relatively cheap blood of other magical animals, or ground gemstones and some magical plants.
Seeing that the two fools had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, Hermione finally couldn't help holding her forehead and questioning: "Have you figured out the situation? If Soth's research is successful, then the scroll will soon be popular in the wizarding world.
By then, with the financial resources of Malfoy and his family, he would be able to easily buy dozens or even hundreds of tickets.
By then, he will not only know that you cheated today, but he will also retaliate in the same way. "
"Oh—damn it!"
Poor Ron seemed to have seen the tragic scene of himself being beaten to death by Malfoy with money.
Just as Harry was about to say something, hurried footsteps were suddenly heard outside the corridor, followed by the voice of Filch, the castle manager.
"Who? Who's in there?"
"No! Run!"
Without having time to think, Hermione immediately took out her wand and cast an Disillusionment Charm on the three of them. Then she turned around and rushed out of the trophy room, starting to run around in a panic.
However, they apparently forgot that the Disillusionment Charm only causes visual invisibility and cannot cover up the sound of footsteps when running.
Especially in such a quiet night environment, both the heavy breathing and the footsteps seem so harsh.
Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, apparently noticed the presence of the three people and followed them relentlessly.
In contrast, Zuo Si, who stood still, was not discovered at all.
After the administrator ran over, he walked towards the library leisurely.
Not long after, he sat down at the table in the restricted book section and continued reading these books that contained dangerous knowledge from yesterday.
Although he hadn't rested for several nights, Zuo Si didn't feel sleepy at all.
To be precise, not sleeping has basically no significant impact except that you cannot restore your spell slots.
Especially as more and more divine power was transformed into pure energy under his control, he had already begun to leave the realm of mortals and officially became a member of the extraordinary life.
However, in order to conceal his tracks, Zuo Si would pretend to drink some strength-recovering potion that he prepared himself every day.
Obviously, coming to this relatively safe world to develop rapidly was an extremely correct choice for him.
Without having to guard against external threats, you can not only invest a lot of time and energy into transforming divine power, but also gain some necessary knowledge and power from it, and further improve and build your own unique spellcasting system.
Although we haven't produced even a single planeswalker card so far, the gains have been significant.
Apart from anything else, the fact that the fierce fire cannot be easily extinguished and can transform into different forms shows that it has a very high plasticity.
Combined with the elemental control of the archmage's advanced arcane abilities, it is simply an absolute killer weapon.
In addition, since there are no restrictions on the magical power of this world, if some of Faerun's spells can be transformed into the spellcasting methods of wizards, then magic such as the Bigbye Big Hand series can be directly integrated into one, turning it into a truly integrated offensive and defensive spell without any flaws.
Of course, it is a bit difficult to do this with Zuo Si's current knowledge reserves.
However, he believed that as his understanding of spells, potions, herbs, magical animals and ancient runes deepened, it was only a matter of time before he could overcome those problems.
For people who maintain a high level of mental focus, time always passes exceptionally quickly, and a few hours go by in a flash.
When it was about six o'clock and the sky began to brighten, Zuo Si quickly packed up his things and put the banned book back to its place, preparing to go back to the dormitory to rest for a while and have a hero banquet to fill his stomach.
After all, Snape has Potions class every Friday, and he doesn't want to be stared at with gloomy eyes by the other party for being late.
After a short break after breakfast, the first-year students from Gryffindor and Slytherin houses flocked to a large classroom in the basement of the castle.
Because Snape directly gave the savior Harry Potter a warning in the first Potions class, the freshmen of Gryffindor obviously have a great resistance to this course.
Even as Harry and Ron walked into the classroom, they began to wonder what kind of trouble Snape would play today, or how many points he would deduct from them.
In contrast, the Slytherin freshmen were all very excited.
Because they know that their dean will definitely favor them in class.
But there was only one person who was not happy at all, and that was Master Malfoy, who had suffered a great loss last night. He didn't even go to provoke Harry as usual.
As for Zuo Si, he still walked into the classroom on time.
"You're almost late!"
Snape, who was standing on the podium, reminded in a slightly dissatisfied voice.
"Almost means not being late, right?"
Zuo Si shrugged nonchalantly and walked to the only empty seat in the corner and sat down.
His casual attitude made Snape's already gloomy expression even gloomier, but he couldn't just find an excuse to deduct points like he did with Gryffindor students.
Most importantly, Zuo Si's talent for mixing pots is as good as his talent for casting spells.
No matter what kind of potion it is, you can learn it almost immediately just by looking at it once.
Not to mention the contents of the first-year potions textbook, he even learned several advanced potions.
Moreover, Snape knew that Zuo Si had been preparing a physical recovery potion in his dormitory, a potion that was only slightly easier to make than the Felicis.
Therefore, the method of using grades to threaten and intimidate is of no use at all on this freshman.
Unless he was prepared to wipe out the entire first grade in the final exam and come up with a Felicia Potion or an Eternity Potion that was considered the most difficult even in the book Advanced Potion Making, there was really no other way.
So Snape decisively chose to vent his anger on Harry who was standing beside him.
He walked straight up to the innocent-looking boy, pointed at his empty notebook and asked, "Potter! Why didn't you write anything down in the last class? Ten points will be deducted from Gryffindor!"
moment!
Harry just stood there like an idiot.
Although he knew that Snape had always been targeting him, the problem was that this reason was too far-fetched and too outrageous.
Not only were the students of Gryffindor House unable to accept it, even the students of Slytherin House showed surprised and stunned expressions.
Just as Harry blushed and wanted to argue, Ron, who was sitting not far away, lowered his voice and reminded him, "Don't be fooled! If you argue with Snape at this time, you will only lose more points."
"Damn it! I bet he can't do anything to Thors, so he takes it out on me." Harry complained in a low voice with gritted teeth.
"There's nothing we can do. South is a student of Slytherin College. If his points are deducted, it will be equivalent to the points of Snape's own college. The most important thing is that South doesn't care about this at all. He won't blink an eye even if all the points of Slytherin College are deducted." Ron's tone revealed strong envy.
Because in his opinion, Zuo Si was simply the freest student in the entire first grade and even in the entire school, no doubt about it.
Since he defeated most of Slytherin House at the beginning of the school year, no one, including the prefects and senior students, dared to say anything about him, and he basically did whatever he wanted.
As for other people's opinions, he doesn't care at all and only focuses on studying and researching what he is interested in.
Coupled with an extremely smart brain and terrifying wizard talent, most professors would choose to turn a blind eye even if he was occasionally late or didn't come to class.
To be honest, Ron dreams of having such a campus life and privileges.
But unfortunately, with his current level, he may not even be able to complete the homework assigned by the professor independently.
Just like the previous Potions class, Snape picked a relatively simple potion from the textbook and asked the students to find the recipe and process in the book to mix it.
Those who successfully transfer out before the end of the get out of class can receive different grades according to the quality, while those who fail will be treated as zero.
It was not difficult to tell from his disgusted eyes that he was extremely disgusted with the potions that were clumsily made by these young wizards.
And every time he passed by Harry, Snape would deliberately stay there for a little longer, staring at him with gloomy eyes for a long time.
Once you make a mistake, you will immediately be subjected to sarcastic sarcasm and ridicule.
From this point alone, it is not difficult to see that there is definitely a reason why Harry hates Potions class and Snape.
After all, no child would like a teacher and his class who is always looking for trouble and making things difficult for him.
However, this expression full of disgust finally changed when he came to Zuo Si.
Looking at the green smoke coming out of the pot and the faint fragrance coming out of his nose, Snape immediately asked in a slightly surprised tone: "Another physical potion? How long has it been since you had a proper night's sleep?"
"Well - I think it's been a while." Zuo Si answered casually.
"I have to remind you that although physical strength potions can relieve fatigue to a certain extent, they cannot completely replace sleep. You need to sleep for ten hours at least once every two weeks. Otherwise, your body will be exhausted." Snape warned solemnly.
"Don't worry, Professor. I've read the potion book and know the side effects of stamina potions. In fact, I plan to go back to my dorm to rest as soon as this class is over."
While talking, Zuo Si sprinkled the chopped herbs into the pot just right and stirred it, while also adding a little bit of something like dried insects.
The next second...
Bang! Everyone saw a white flame coming out of the pot, and then the originally turbid potion suddenly turned into clear and transparent potion.
You don't need to ask to know that the potion was prepared successfully.
Zuo Si ignored other people's reactions and directly took out a huge glass jar and poured the stamina potion into it.
The price of this stuff on the market is fifteen gold galleons for a small bottle. Some senior students who are under a lot of pressure due to graduation exams will occasionally need to buy a bottle.
His pot can hold at least fifteen to twenty small bottles.
Moreover, the materials are provided free of charge by Hogwarts to freshmen for practice, and the cost is almost zero.
Although Zuo Si did not make the corresponding medicine as required, no one stood up to blame him.
The reason is simple! Physical strength potions are much more difficult than the potions specified by Snape.
"Have you completed your research?" Snape raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Zuo Si shook his head gently: "No, it's still a long way off.
Reshaping so many spells is not an easy task.
However, I recently developed a simplified version that is activated by a magic wand.
It can be used to store a series of frequently used spells, such as the Shield Charm, Disarming Charm, Stopping Charm, Petrifying Charm, Sleeping Charm, Fire Charm, Imprisoning Charm, Cutting Charm, Crushing Charm, Forgetting Charm, Muggle-Repelling Charm, Patronus Charm, etc.
In addition, I have basically found the rules regarding the ink formula and the treatment method for parchment.
If nothing goes wrong, it will be compiled into a book and published in a week or two at most.
I think those Squibs, or people who are not good at spells, will definitely love this magical skill that can help them get rid of their troubles."
“Are there any samples?”
Snape was obviously very interested and concerned about this.
Not many people knew better than him what a sensation this technology would cause to the entire wizarding world once it was made public.
After all, storing spells and magic is not something that no one has tried before.
But due to various reasons and problems, they either ultimately failed or the products they produced were so expensive that they could never be popularized.
"Give!"
Without saying a word, Zuo Si took out a scroll of fire spell from his pocket and handed it over.
Snape fiddled with it in his hands for a few seconds and quickly asked, "How do I use this thing?"
"It's very simple, just touch it with the magic wand to activate it." Zuo Si answered directly.
Out of strong curiosity, Snape gently tapped the scroll with his wand, and instantly felt a surge of magic power being released and flowing into the wand.
Then, a spell suddenly appeared in his mind, and he immediately raised his hand and shouted at the ceiling of the Potions classroom.
"The flames are blazing!"
Boom! Instantly, a large ball of bright flame burst out from the front of the magic wand, illuminating the originally dim environment. At the same time, it also scared the little wizards who were mixing potions, so that many people's potions had various problems.
Under normal circumstances, Snape would have taken advantage of the situation to deduct points from every Gryffindor student.
But now, he was completely attracted by the actual effect of the scroll, and asked with interest: "The power of the scroll depends on the person who made it?"
"That's right. To be exact, it's the person who injected magic and spells into it.
This means that if the same spell is cast by powerful wizards, its power may be several times or even dozens of times that of an ordinary wizard.
In addition, I also took into account that many powerful wizards will make some changes to the spells, so in the book to be released soon, I explained the basic method of tracing the origin of spells to make it easier for them to record their own unique magic.
Later I will continue to develop an advanced version that does not require the use of a wand, to ensure that even if a wizard loses his wand, he can still fight and deal with the enemy with the scrolls he carries.
All in all, this will be a very large and complex task, and it is initially estimated to take several years.”
Zuo Si did not hide anything and spoke openly about his plans and ideas.
Snape's expression suddenly became very complicated. After a full minute, he said in a low voice: "Do you know what these things mean once they are announced?"
"Do you mean fame? Fortune? Or the flattery from newspapers and magazines? Or the so-called Merlin Medal of Honor?" Zuo Si raised his head and asked with a sneer.
"Not many people in this world can resist the temptation of fame and fortune, especially children of your age. You may lose yourself in the praise, or even become a completely different person." Snape warned earnestly.
But Zuo Si shrugged nonchalantly: "Dear professor, please don't compare me with those idiots.
Because I know very well that in this world of magic and wizards, nothing can compare to knowledge and power.
As for fame, wealth, power and the like, they are only meant to obtain the former.
If the order is reversed, no matter how talented or powerful a person is, he will still be just a second-rate wizard."
Obviously, the "second-rate wizard" in Zuo Si's words refers to none other than Voldemort, whose name the entire British wizarding community dared not even mention.
Hearing someone arrogantly use "second-rate wizard" to evaluate the Dark Lord, Snape immediately raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure you know what you are talking about?"
"Of course! Even if that guy himself came, my evaluation would not change even a word. Second-rate is second-rate. Although he may have a higher attainment in dark magic, his ideological realm is far inferior to that of Headmaster Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald. Compared with the long history of the wizarding world, the panic and turmoil he caused are not worth mentioning at all."
Zuo Si expressed his contempt for Voldemort bluntly.
Because in his view, this is just a poor guy who is extremely mentally twisted and morbid, with serious psychological defects, and is just blindly pursuing eternal life and avoiding death.
Their so-called "ability to manipulate people's hearts and distort their thoughts" are nothing more than the lowest level of threats, intimidation and display of power.
Once his invincible image is destroyed, his subordinates will scatter in a matter of minutes.
This was vividly demonstrated when he died for the first time.
On the other hand, let’s look at the way Dumbledore manipulates people’s minds.
Even after his death, Hogwarts professors like Snape and McGonagall, as well as a large number of members of the Order of the Phoenix, were still willing to remain loyal to him.
So from the beginning to the end, Zuo Si didn't think much of the Demonic Floating World.
The latter is far inferior in terms of vision, pattern, and psychological quality.
Especially after tearing his soul apart to create the Horcrux, his mental state obviously declined drastically, and he became as capricious as a lunatic.
He is completely different from the smart, cautious, tolerant and good at disguise he had in his student days.
If it were placed in Faerun, even if it were to be said to be a higher level, it would only be the second Sammaster.
If he is fooled by a few devils, he might easily sell his soul to Baator.
After all, people like this who have huge flaws in their mind and character, no matter how smart they are, usually won't survive long in a dangerous city like Furen.
"You are very conceited, more conceited than any wizard I have ever met." Snape commented meaningfully.
But Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and said, "But I have the qualifications, don't I?"
"Don't leave when the get out of class is over. Come with me to the principal's office."
Snape said this without commenting, then turned around to cause trouble for the freshmen of Gryffindor College.
After a while, several "lucky guys", including Harry and Ron, had their scores ruthlessly cancelled because they were distracted and caused problems with the potion in the pot.
Although Hermione successfully prepared the designated potion, she was deducted five points for "not reminding her classmates".
In just one Potions class, Gryffindor House lost almost thirty points. It was a complete disaster.
No wonder Snape has always been ranked first on the list of the most unpopular professors at Hogwarts.
When the Potions class was over, the young wizards, who had been suffering for two hours, immediately fled in a swarm from this classroom that made them feel depressed and suffocated.
As for Zuo Si, under the guidance of Snape, he walked through a large number of stairs and corridors and came directly to the door of the principal's office.
After giving the correct password to the statue, the two entered through the passage into what was probably the most important room in the entire castle.
Dumbledore himself seemed to be dealing with some correspondence, and asked without looking up, "Severus, is there anything important?"
"Of course! Regarding the scrolls that Soth is studying, there has been great progress. I think it would be best for you to see it with your own eyes."
Having said that, Snape immediately signaled with his eyes to Zuo Si to take out another one and show it to the headmaster.
"Oh? Really?"
Dumbledore also looked curious.
"I guess so. Due to the limitation of materials and the difficulty of tracing the origin of spells, I can only make some scrolls that require wands to activate, which is far from what I originally envisioned."
Zuo Si casually took out the last few scrolls and placed them in front of the principal's desk.
It is not difficult to tell from the expression on his face that he is not satisfied with this unfinished product.
Because many of Faerun's scrolls do not require the user to have magical powers, even some trained thieves can use them.
But Zuo Si still relied on external objects like the magic wand to make these junks, which were simply a pile of defective products.
However, Dumbledore obviously had his own ideas about this. He quickly picked up one of them and tried to activate it and use it. He immediately exclaimed: "Incredible masterpiece. Congratulations, Soth, you have invented an incredible technology. I think it won't be long before all wizards in the entire wizarding world will be inseparable from it. If you don't mind, can you tell me what gave you this idea in the first place?"
"Hmm - probably because they think wizards rely too much on wands.
As a result, after losing their weapons, they will become extremely vulnerable and become fish that can be slaughtered at will.
So I want to make up for this shortcoming to some extent.
In fact, I want to make not only scrolls, but also rings, amulets and other equipment that can be used to store spells and magic.
In this way, wizards will have more means to deal with emergencies.
Instead of being knocked to the ground instantly once attacked by surprise like now."
Zuo Si touched his chin and explained half-truthfully.
“Pretty cool idea.
It seems like you have already planned your future.
I am looking forward to seeing you invent and produce these things one day in the future, thereby promoting the development of the entire wizarding world.
As the principal, I have decided to give you a support pass that allows you to enter the restricted area of the library at any time.
This way, you don't have to stay up all night looking for and reading the knowledge you need in the restricted area."
After that, Dumbledore smiled and handed over a note signed with his name.
"Thanks."
Zuo Si thanked him politely and took the note which was of no use to him.
After so many days, he had already imprinted the most important and essential parts of the forbidden books area in his mind, and he could collect and organize the rest slowly when he had time in the future.
"By the way, when do you plan to make the technology for making scrolls public and sell them in the form of books?" Dumbledore asked casually.
Without saying anything, Zuo Si took out his notes and threw them on the principal's desk. "Including the methods of making ink and tracing spells, they are all here. There are also the processes of making scrolls of more than 30 commonly used spells. If you think these are enough to write a book, then publish it immediately. I have no objection anyway. If there is nothing else, I will go back and rest."
"Go ahead, I'll help you with the publishing."
Dumbledore made the promise as he flipped through the contents of his notes.
He understood that if such an unprecedented groundbreaking invention was not endorsed by a wizard as prestigious as himself, it might take a long time for the wizarding world to recognize it.
After watching Zuo Si turn around and leave the principal's office, Snape couldn't help but question, "Is this really a good idea?"
Dumbledore smiled and asked, "Why not? I believe you should have already felt Soth's terrible talent. For such a genius, it is better to do him a favor instead of trying to suppress him. If he can always focus his interest and energy on the field of invention and creation, it will be a blessing for the entire wizarding world."
"What about Potter? Are you going to continue to let him shoulder that heavy responsibility?" Snape frowned subconsciously.
"Of course! Harry is Harry, and Soth is Soth. Moreover, do you think a wizard as smart as Soth, who has unlimited potential, can be easily manipulated by others? So give up your unrealistic delusion. Unless you want to become his enemy, don't rashly do things that are doomed to fail."
As he said this, Dumbledore's tone was full of warning.
Because in Zuo Si, he saw the shadows of himself, Voldemort, and Gellert Grindelwald when they were young.
They are all equally smart, equally talented, equally proud and conceited...
"But I feel that Thors doesn't seem to have any favorable impression on that person. Even in the Potions class, he commented that he was just a second-rate wizard."
Snape was obviously a little disapproving, and instead felt that there was a lot of room for maneuver.
"Second-rate wizard? Did Thors say this?" A very strange expression appeared on Dumbledore's face.
Although he has always been confident enough to defeat his former student in a one-on-one wizard duel.
But considering the issue of the Horcrux, he ultimately couldn't make up his mind to do it.
But this does not mean that Voldemort is weak.
Just the opposite!
In Dumbledore's eventful life, Voldemort was the strongest enemy he had ever encountered, no doubt about it.
Even Gellert Grindelwald cannot match his proficiency in spells and dark magic.
The centenarian really couldn't understand why Zuo Si dared to describe Voldemort as a "second-rate wizard".
However, this obviously contemptuous comment made him feel more at ease. At least he could be sure that Zuo Si did not like Voldemort at all.
Even if the two meet in the future, there is a high probability that they will become enemies.
To be on the safe side, Dumbledore finally decided to do a little test just in case.
After all, Voldemort is in Hogwarts right now, and he is in an extremely weak, half-dead state.
By the way, we can also see whether Zuo Si will show the same greed and desire as others when facing the Philosopher's Stone.
In fact, although he is known as the greatest wizard of our time, Albus Dumbledore is not as kind as many outsiders imagine.
Otherwise, he would not have watched Voldemort control the British wizarding world and then massacred Muggles and Muggle-born wizards.
As the only wizard who had the ability to stop the tragedy from spreading at that time, this cannot be explained by just some nonsense like "there is no point in killing Voldemort because of the Horcruxes".
Many of those who died were Dumbledore's students, good friends, and members of the Order of the Phoenix who risked their lives.
It is more because Dumbledore has a huge difference from ordinary people and even ordinary wizards in his view of life and death.
To him, death was just a great adventure.
This point has been emphasized more than once in the original work.
Therefore, Dumbledore himself was never afraid of death, and rarely felt sad or painful for the death of others.
It is this emotional indifference that makes him particularly calculating and very good at manipulating others.
But unfortunately, he obviously chose the wrong person this time.
Be it Voldemort or the Philosopher's Stone, their appeal to Zuo Si is almost zero.
In fact, there is also a powerful sub-artifact in Faerun called the "Alchemist Stone", which has the same effect as the Philosopher's Stone, or even more powerful.
A substance called magic mercury is generated inside it.
Wizards can use this substance to transform iron into more than two tons of silver, or lead into about half a ton of gold.
If magic mercury is mixed with a healing potion, it can create a magical potion that can bring the dead back to life.
As long as it is sprinkled on the corpse, the effect is equivalent to the [Complete Resurrection Spell] in the Nine Rings Divine Art.
Compared to the Alchemist's Stone that can resurrect the dead, the Philosopher's Stone is not very effective as it simply prolongs life and cannot even prevent the body from aging.
What's more, Zuo Si is not incapable of mixing similar life-extending potions, and he knows how to mix more than one.
But the problem is that the life-extending potion needs to work continuously.
It doesn't mean you don't have to worry about anything after drinking it.
Once a person who takes a life-extending potion walks into an anti-magic field, or is hit by a dispelling effect such as dispel magic or great disintegration, the entire body may age, collapse, and die within a few seconds.
This is also the reason why after the second generation goddess of magic banned magic webs above ten rings and abolished the [Iolum Immortality], the great arcanists of Netheril transformed themselves into liches one after another.
The longevity potion is really too unreliable.
In addition, the [Iolum Immortality] of the Netheril era is a standard eleven-ring magic, which is very different from the later castrated legendary version.
(End of this chapter)
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