Chapter 16: Break Through First

Time quickly came to the Easter holidays.

Over the past month or so, Sherrin has asked Dobby to retrieve the dragon egg and diary and give them to him. The dragon egg was hidden in the locker in the dormitory by Xie Lin, and the diary was read by Xie Lin with gusto.

It turns out that Professor Quirrell was also a gifted academic and very proficient in magic theory. However, because of his weak, timid and neurotic personality, he was often bullied and ridiculed in Ravenclaw Academy. He was not satisfied. He also wanted to prove himself, so he slowly became interested in black magic. He had a latent desire for the whole world to look at him with admiration.

What really interested Schelling was that he resigned from his position as Professor of Muggle Studies after the academic year in 1990, and under the pretext of wanting to gain first-hand practical experience, embarked on an adventure trip in Europe and Africa.

In fact, his real purpose was to find traces of the dark wizard, partly out of curiosity and partly out of a desire to feel important that he had never been noticed. At least Quirrell fantasized that he could be the one to track down Voldemort, and even better, that he could learn from Voldemort the skills that would keep him from being laughed at.

He encountered vampires and Hag (an evil witch with warts on his face and likes to eat children) in the Black Forest of Germany, and got into some trouble; he also helped a prince in Africa solve a difficult animal. The living zombies that haunted them - it turned out that these were all real, Xie Lin couldn't help but click his tongue and thought that in his previous life, he still remembered that most readers thought these were just stories made up by Quirrell himself.

The diary contains extremely detailed descriptions of his travels throughout Europe and Africa, which further proves that Quirrell is a meticulous, reserved and introverted man who likes to record his thoughts in words.

The notebook continued to record until he found out by chance that Voldemort's remnant soul was probably haunting the Albanian jungle. If there is no surprise in the subsequent story, Quirrell really met Voldemort and was controlled by him, so he couldn't write this part, and he didn't dare to write it.

However, there were some intermittent and incoherent notes on the last few pages of the diary. Schelling had a hunch that these notes would be of great use, so he mustered a lot of patience and started writing them bit by bit. Reorganize and organize the notes, trying to restore their original appearance.

That is to say, the deciphering ability and patience cultivated by Schelling's experience in his previous life finally paid off. Before the Easter holiday, Schelling finally restored the scattered notes - these notes were learned by Quirrell from Voldemort. The first skill.

At that time, Quirrell met a very weak Voldemort. Voldemort was unable to do anything to Quirrell due to Voldemort's condition at the time. Voldemort could only give Quirrell some sweetness first, and then use powerful power as a temptation to lead Quirrell into the abyss of corruption.

This ability is Voldemort's spell-casting technique. A skilled wizard will master some unique spell-casting techniques. When Dumbledore was still a student, he had already created a unique spell-casting technique, and used it to obtain Barnab. S. Finkley Award for Excellence in Spellcasting.

A powerful spell-casting technique can not only make the process of casting spells smoother, but also reduce the consumption of magic power by improving the accuracy of magic control.

After Xie Lin spent two days mastering this spell-casting technique, he sighed that it was indeed a spell-casting technique created by Voldemort. Using this method to cast spells allowed Xie Lin to cast two spells in an instant. At an astonishing speed, Xie Lin also found that his spellcasting process was as smooth as clouds and water, and he became more comfortable - under certain circumstances, if Xie Lin needs to release multiple spell combinations, this spell casting technique will shine.

[Learn Voldemort’s spell casting techniques! 】

It's a pity that Quirrell's diary didn't record more of the skills he learned from Voldemort - it seems that this guy shook hands with Harry in the Leaky Cauldron before the start of school. Sherrin speculated that Quirrell had suffered an accident at Gringotts. After plagiarizing, he was possessed by Voldemort and no longer dared to write down his experiences and thoughts in his diary.

At one o'clock in the evening that night, Schelling met Daphne and Meredith in the Slytherin common room.

Daphne couldn't help but ask: "Xie Lin, lack of sleep is a woman's natural enemy. Why did you call us out so late at night?"

Xie Lin said mysteriously: "Do you still remember what the principal said on the first day of school?"

Meredith frowned: "You mean..."

Xie Lin coughed slightly and said: "It's about the restricted area in the corridor on the fourth floor. Professor Dumbledore said at the time that if you don't want to die tragically, don't go near it. I've found out that there are several professors there to prevent students from intruding. How about the levels you set up? Are you interested in going on a rare adventure with me so that you can test your magic skills?"

When Daphne heard that she could take the risk, she was so excited that she couldn't wait to set off immediately. Meredith was more steady. She said hesitantly: "We go out so late, and we go to a prohibited area. What if Filch or a professor catches us?"

Xie Lin smiled and said: "Don't worry. I have already prepared for this." After that, he gently tapped Daphne's head with the wand. The latter trembled and was surprised to find that her body was integrated with the surroundings.

Meredith, a well-informed queen from a famous family, suddenly showed a surprised expression: "Oh my God, you have mastered the Disillusionment Curse? This is an Auror-level curse!"

Sherrin gave a confident smile, "I have tried this spell on mice many times. Except for Professor Dumbledore, I am confident that I can hide it from any other professor in Hogwarts. "After that, Xie Lin once again cast a silent spell on Daphne, so that Daphne would become silent when she walked.

This spell was at the level of a fifth grader, but Daphne and Meredith, who had seen the Disguise Curse, were already used to it.

Having seen Xie Lin's strength, the two girls were full of confidence in this adventure. However, they also felt a heavy pressure in their hearts. Xie Lin's performance was really too good.

Both women come from famous families, and have been taught since childhood that they need to maintain the honor of the family. Their future marriage partner is the top priority. If they can find a partner with a prominent family background and outstanding talents, it will be of great benefit to themselves and the family. the benefits of.

The Xie Lin in front of them fully met their needs - he was born in the wealthy Malfoy family, had extraordinary and rare magical talent, coupled with his handsome appearance and gentle personality, he was the perfect candidate in their dreams.

However, they now encounter a big problem, that is, they may not be worthy of Xie Lin. Let’s not talk about family background. Just based on the talent and potential that Xie Lin has shown so far, we can know that Xie Lin is definitely not a thing in the pool. It is not difficult to infer from Xie Lin’s acting style that Xie Lin is a person with lofty ambitions. It can be foreseen that he will be a peerless person who can do great things in the future.

If so, his future wife's talent and reputation must be worthy of his status. Both girls are not stupid. In fact, they are far precocious and smarter than boys in this aspect. The two girls are as clear as a mirror to each other's thoughts. Although the friendship between the two remains, this does not hinder They secretly compete fiercely. Even if the two women really serve the same husband in the future, they will still have to fight for the position of the head wife.

Xie Lin was completely unaware of these little thoughts of the two girls. Xie Lin in his previous life and this life was not a master of the emotional world - in his previous life, he was addicted to adventures around the world and never gained a sincere and long-term relationship; in this life, he spent most of his time on strengthening his strength. and various plans.

After Xie Lin put a layer of Disillusionment Curse and Silence Curse on all three of them, they passed through the dim corridor and appeared at the end of the restricted corridor on the fourth floor.

Xie Lin took out a music box purchased in the Muggle world from his pocket, and also copied several music boxes and handed them to the two girls. At this moment, Daphne and Meredith both looked confused. They didn't understand what was going on?

Schelling twisted the spring and made the music box make a crisp sound. "The first level after opening the door is a three-headed dog that Hagrid imported from Greece. This is an extremely dangerous beast with a combat power comparable to that of a dragon. It is usually tamed by wizards to guard the entrance to the treasure house. The three-headed dog The dog can only be defeated if there are more than five adult wizards, but it has an unknown weakness - it has no resistance to music and will fall asleep as long as it hears music. This music box will probably last. After twenty or thirty seconds, you will take turns to loosen the winding, let the music continue, and keep the three-headed dog sleeping. "

After seeing the two women nodding to express their understanding, Xie Lin arranged the order, took out his wand, knocked on the door lock, and whispered: "Open the Alajo Cave!" With a click, the door lock opened.

With the creaking of the door, there was no deep barking in the ears. The moment the music box sounded, the big dog's eyes began to droop. It swayed a few times, and soon fell down on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

"Do you see the trap door behind the three-headed dog? Open it quickly." Xie Lin began to direct the two women's actions. "Remember, don't let the music stop. I don't want to be torn to pieces by it."

When the two women nervously approached the three huge heads, they could feel the hot and smelly breath coming out of the big dog's mouth. Daphne frowned slightly and said: "Ah, this dog's body is pressing against the trap door." ”

An idea flashed in Meredith's mind, and she used the levitating spell she learned in class to move the three-headed dog's body away from the trap door. Then she bent down and pulled the tab on the trap door. The door suddenly opened, revealing a Looking at the dark hole below, he couldn't help but show a proud expression on his face.

Xie Lin nodded with satisfaction and signaled the two women to take turns to loosen the winding of the music box in their hands. Then he looked around the two women and asked: "There is nothing visible below and there is no ladder to go down. We need to jump directly. Who is first?" Go down?"

There was obvious hesitation on Meredith's face. The dark passage below really didn't give her much sense of security. Just when Meredith was hesitant, Daphne gritted her teeth and said, "Let me do it first." After saying that, she was about to jump down, but was stopped by Xie Lin.

"It's good to have the courage to face the unknown, but it's not necessarily reckless. In this case, it's best to put a shock-absorbing spell on yourself before jumping. I think you must have learned it, right?" Sherrin said staring at Daphne. Daphne breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Although her strength was not as good as Xellin's, her spells were quite common among first-year students, and the Shock Absorbing Curse happened to be one of the spells she knew.

After Daphne jumped down, she landed on something soft with a strange and dull crash. She fumbled around, her eyes had not yet adapted to the dim light here, she just felt as if she was sitting on some kind of plant, and shouted to the hole above: "No problem! It's a soft landing, you can jump!"

After Xie Lin jumped down, Meredith followed him down, only the music box on the ground was still making sounds, but the music would soon stop, and the sleeping three-headed dog would eventually wake up.

Although there was a devil's net as a cushion below, Xie Lin didn't want to plunge into the devil's net at all, so he recited the shock-absorbing spell, suddenly braked in mid-air, and stopped in the air. Seeing this, Meredith also followed suit and put on a shock-absorbing spell for herself, and hovered in the air with Xie Lin, slowly falling like a feather.

Xie Lin pointed at the plant on the ground and asked, "Look at this plant on the ground. Do you recognize what it is?"

Meredith pondered for a while, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and said in surprise, "This is a devil's snare!"

At this time, the devil's snare began to wrap around the legs of the three people. Daphne tried desperately to tear off the vines on her body, but the more she struggled, the faster and tighter the vines wrapped around her. Meredith hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't struggle. The more you struggle, the tighter the Devil's Snare will be." Then Meredith thought hard for a while before saying, "The Devil's Snare likes darkness and dampness, and is afraid of fire and light."

The three used the fire spell to disperse the Devil's Snare. Daphne, who looked a little embarrassed, said unhappily, "Are you two deliberately making fun of me? Why didn't you tell me earlier if you had a way to crack it?"

Sherin smiled provocatively and said, "Didn't I say that? These levels are used to test the knowledge you usually learn, whether you can use it flexibly in actual combat, not just in answering test papers. In addition, I think it is also important to train your ability to think and judge calmly in various situations. If you can think calmly just now, you will find that this level is actually only the knowledge level of the first grade."

Before the start of school in 1991, Quirrell met Harry who came to the Leaky Cauldron to buy school supplies. The two shook hands. Quirrell was safe and sound at the time - indicating that he was not possessed by Voldemort at the time. The author infers that Quirrell was possessed after Gringotts was stolen. Voldemort suspected that the Philosopher's Stone was moved to Hogwarts, so in order to sneak into Hogwarts without being discovered by Dumbledore, Voldemort chose to possess Quirrell. After being possessed, Quirrell no longer dared to write his thoughts in his diary.