chsdbacks Chapter 131 Magic Circle and Lockhart
Chapter 131 Magic Circle and Lockhart
Chapter 131 Magic Circle and Lockhart
The Heir of Slytherin—
Who will be Slytherin's successor?
Loila bit the end of the quill pen, looking at the words on the parchment in front of her with some confusion.
After learning the name from the basilisk, she had been searching for clues, but unfortunately—there had been no progress. She even went to the library today to look for it.
Incidentally, they also ran into Mr. Lockhart on the way—he had invited Roy again.
Getting back to the main point, Royla hasn't found any valuable clues about the so-called Slytherin successor; everything she knows so far is related to Slytherin.
For example, he's a pureblood believer—and incidentally, a giant octopus—and apparently speaks Parsleyan dialect—
And that was it—
Loila was thinking of returning the basilisk to Slytherin after finding his successor, since taming the basilisk would mean leaving it without a master—but killing someone for a snake was unthinkable.
It doesn't seem necessary.
After returning the basilisk to him, we must make sure he teaches the basilisk a lesson—it's not good to swear all the time.
Loila shook her head, putting the matter aside for the time being, and then gently waved her wand to summon the secret text of the secret chamber to her side.
She has been busy deciphering the coded text in front of her recently, and she has almost finished deciphering it now—she should be able to make some progress today.
She pursed her lips and picked up a half-finished magic circle diagram. This magic circle was drawn based on the cipher text, and as she deciphered it more deeply, the magic circle would become more and more complete.
She carefully compared the cipher text with her pen, writing and drawing with a quill. Her blue, gem-like eyes were focused on the magic circle in her hand, occasionally nodding slightly, and sometimes frowning slightly.
Studying magic circles was Loila's happiest time; whenever she started thinking about things related to magic circles, she felt that time flew by.
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the sky outside had darkened, and the black night sky gradually enveloped the glass window, casting a few rays of moonlight onto the silver-haired girl.
"Hmm—" After an unknown amount of time, Loila finally nodded gently and then smiled.
It seems—it seems to be completely finished?
Loila looked at the perfectly sealed magic circle before her and nodded slightly, unsure whether its function was real.
This is an automatic magic circle—it sounds a bit strange, but its actual function is incredibly powerful.
It can reproduce the instructions engraved on it. In other words, if Loila engraved instructions to make coffee on it, it will start making coffee automatically and continuously.
Of course, making coffee is still a bit complicated for it—it can probably only do simple things like raising its hand and walking.
However, if it were true—Roy already had several good ideas in mind.
She unfolded the Space Stretch Book on the table, then gently tapped it with her wand and entered the book.
Only when she stood on the green field of Nurmengard did she have enough space to conduct her experiments.
She gently waved her wand and tapped the parchment with the complete automatic magic circle drawn on it.
As a faint magic was infused, the parchment emitted a luster.
Then, under Loila's expectant gaze, it slowly floated up and automatically spun around in the air.
"Clatter".
With a single turn, it gracefully lands back on the ground.
It seems like it worked?
Loila pursed her lips happily and tapped her wand.
The parchment spun in the air once more, just like before.
It was a success!
The action that Loila engraved on this magic circle was spinning—whenever Loila activated it, it would automatically fly up and spin around.
It might sound useless, but Loila knew that if it could be combined in large numbers, the potential of this magic circle would be immeasurable!
This is an even greater discovery than blocking the magic array—no, no, no, no! Loila patted her face.
All magic arrays are great! How could there be a difference in their quality?
However, now that the magic circle has succeeded, a long-held idea of Loila's has become a possibility!
So let's get started!
Loila has always been a pragmatist, or rather, a hands-on person. Today happens to be the start of the weekend, which means she has two full days to design and make magic circle props.
Loila smiled slightly—the magic circle is truly amazing!
"Miss Hamilton, are you there?"
Suddenly, just as Loila was feeling happy, she heard a sound coming from outside the Space Extension Book.
This is—this is Mr. Lockhart's voice?!
Loila shuddered instinctively upon hearing the voice; she was terrified of Mr. Lockhart in his current state.
Should I just shrink inside?
"Miss Hamilton, you must be in your office, right?" Lockhart's voice came again, this time sounding much louder.
Loila pursed her lips and had to temporarily abandon her idea of making magic circle props and return to her office.
She had just returned to her office when she heard a continuous knocking on the door.
"Miss Hamilton, I need to speak with you urgently!"
Don't say that! And it's nighttime! Keep your voice down!
Loila didn't want to disturb anyone's rest, unless it was Dumbledore—Loila actually felt a little hopeful when she thought of that name.
If Dumbledore could appear right now, that would be wonderful—Mr. Lockhart is far more terrifying than Dumbledore.
"Bang bang bang bang."
However, it was clear that the persistent knocking shattered Loila's hopes.
"Coming—coming." Reluctantly, Loila could only whisper her reply and carefully opened a crack in the office door.
"Ah, good evening, Miss Hamilton!" Lockhart responded to Loira's slow-witted opening of the door with a bright smile, leaning against the doorframe without the slightest embarrassment, and said, "May I come in?"
"No—no need—" Loila shuddered and quickly said, "The office—is—very—dirty."
"Oh, that's perfect, shall I help you clean up?"
"No no no no no!" Upon hearing this, Loila trembled like a leaf, her pointed ears standing up high and popping out from her hair in excitement.
Fortunately, I'm wearing a hood, otherwise Mr. Lockhart would definitely have seen me.
"Is there something—something—about?" Roy asked in a hurried, low voice, then lowered his head, not daring to look at Lockhart.
"Ah—remember the invitation I gave you before?" Lockhart said casually, "Come to my place, we can discuss some things."
Haven't I already refused so many times?!
Loila instinctively wanted to use stronger words, but faced with Lockhart's smiling face, she couldn't bring herself to say them.
Left with no other choice, she could only whisper, "I—I'll think about it—"
If all else fails, let's stall for time—postpone the time as much as possible—by the end of this semester, I might not be at Hogwarts anymore—then it won't matter, right?
Lockhart seemed unaware of Loila's thoughts, and he appeared quite pleased after hearing Loila say she was considering it.
He nodded and said, "I look forward to Miss Hamilton's answer."
"Um--
Loila pursed her lips and watched him slowly leave, her joy at the breakthrough of the magic array overshadowed by unease.
What happened to Mr. Lockhart?
This question not only resonated in Loila's mind, but also seemed to resonate among the students.
It seems that a student who was out at night witnessed this scene—or perhaps Lockhart's behavior was simply too unusual.
A rumor began to spread among the students.
Lockhart likes Professor Hamilton!