Chapter 1030 Love Brain and Legendary Kitchen Utensils

The search for Elena's lost memory ends here.

There are indeed many wizards in Hogwarts who are capable of casting the Forgetting Curse.

However, apart from the three small wings, the only one who can use Elena's wand to cast spells is Elena herself - and considering the spells before and after the flashback spell, the oblivion that appears in Elena's wand The curse time is exactly at midnight.

That time point happened to be during the time when she was wandering the castle at night and facing the Mirror of Erised alone.

"Have I locked away my memory..."

Elena frowned, thought for a while and finally chose to give up.

Even if she clearly remembers what she saw in the mirror, that doesn't serve as a basis.

Just like the "switching desire" they planned to predict the future, if she chooses to actively erase her memory, she will not know how many mirrors she has experienced before, and when she is alone, the Mirror of Erised will make her sense of time. Vague.

However, she can only, or must choose to believe in "her own" judgment.

As for the reason...

"Perhaps you should not let Ms. Arkhipovna leave—"

Grindelwald's eyes flickered, and he whispered meaningfully, "There is a fundamental difference between the first attempt under the illusion of theory and the reappearance after several rounds of tests. If you continue like this, But it’s easy to become a ‘mad devil’.”

"So Miss Kaslana can never become the next Dark Lord."

Dumbledore couldn't help but smile and said gently, his tone seemed very happy.

He knew that the reason for choosing "self-sacrifice" in Elena's plan would never be so single.

But for Dumbledore, the more grandiose the plan and ideal, the more difficult it will be for people to position themselves.

The more important point is that compared to the words written on parchment, for the old wizard who has experienced too many illusions, realistic choices are the focus - the greatest pain of human beings is the inability to cross the line between knowing and doing. The gap between people, self-deception is the most terrible bondage.

"...Don't think about what is or isn't. I'm not the kind of Virgin who would sacrifice herself."

Elena put away her wand and pointed it at the center of the room. The Mirror of Erised had been covered with black velvet cloth again.

"As for the Mirror of Erised, I'll leave it to you to transport it - it will be stored separately as a new 'contained object'. You should be familiar with this process, Mr. 'The Hanged Man'." She Glancing at Gilderoy Lockhart, he thought for a moment and added.

"If...well, if you're going to take a peek, you'd better do it openly now."

Curiosity is the most boring temptation.

Elena has no intention of letting this false mirror become a tempting reward.

It's just a research tool, nothing more.

"Well, I'd better take a look. You know I actually..."

Lockhart was stunned for half a second and scratched his cheek.

He stepped forward, holding the edge of the black velvet cloth with his right hand, and suddenly turned his head to look at Elena.

"Do I have to say what I saw?"

"Professor Dumbledore told me that he saw a pair of woolen socks in the mirror."

Elena shrugged, thought about it, and answered seriously.

"So, I plan to buy a wool socks factory and help him realize his wish."

"Thanks."

Dumbledore sighed.

Obviously, there will be a new reason next year.

Looking at the happy principal, Elena narrowed her eyes happily.

"You're welcome."

At the same time, in front of the Mirror of Erised.

Lockhart stared blankly at the mirror.

After a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

so……

Are these his wishes?

His eyes quickly passed over the confident and sunny man in the mirror, who was signing autographs and introducing the story of "Shadow Blade", and landed on the little bird leaning on his shoulder in a gentle and full way. The look of love and reverence on the beautiful woman's face looked at him.

Well, except for her bad temper, this Russian shrew is indeed better than many witches in other aspects.

Compared to the usual look of disgust, this cute expression is indeed more suitable for this shrew——

The corners of Lockhart's mouth raised, and he let go of the velvet cloth in his hand with satisfaction.

It doesn't look very far away.

Although he has never been in a formal relationship before, Lockhart prides himself on being no weaker than anyone in terms of love theory.

Compared to Arthur Weasley, Newt Scamander, and Xenophilius Lovegood, who were "captured" by witches in turn and these miserable "prey", he was dissecting women's thoughts and gaining insight into women. In terms of focus, he is definitely a hunter at the top of the food chain.

The biggest weakness of that Russian shrew is her desire and longing for "new knowledge".

As the "Huberion Repair Base", "Gringotts Technical Branch", "Valkyria Armor Research and Development Institute", "Destiny Scientific Research Headquarters", "Human Survival Guarantee Agency" and other core departments A gathering place for succubi, the "Succubus City" is definitely an academic holy place far beyond the imagination of Muggles.

Lockhart would never doubt the "eldest lady's" talent in this area, which was so brilliant that even Dumbledore could not match it.

Not to mention, just now, the angelic young lady specially helped him with an assist.

The strict regulations on the Hyperion gave Lockhart ample time to lay the groundwork and hint at his identity as the person in charge of the core area.

When the Russian shrew was completely shaken by the technology and research that transcended the times, he didn't even need to deliberately emphasize that he was responsible for managing and building these places. The attitude of the employees in the regional departments was enough to complete the task. reverse.

A boring office worker like Arthur Weasley would never be able to come up with such an interlocking and thoughtful plan in his lifetime.

Perhaps, before the next adventure novel is confirmed to be finalized, you can consider writing "Laws of Love" first?

After all, many tasks could not be declassified for the time being, so he had to find some new writing directions first.

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The Mirror of Erised was moved to the Succubus City and sealed as a "contained object".

With the successful development of the ternary computer (Magic Edition) and the reappearance of subsequent products, Dumbledore, Grindelwald and others focused their energy on "inviting" future Internet giants. In contrast, Elena agreed to let the poor Room of Requirement go for the time being.

After all, only in this way can Dumbledore leave the castle with peace of mind and go to the International Federation of Wizards to negotiate various terms.

So, for the rest of the Christmas break, Elena got back to some of the most primal fun.

In the ice cellar beneath the Hogwarts kitchen, there is a thousand-year-old snake dozens of feet long waiting to be disposed of.

At the beginning, Elena wanted to try to stir up the heat.

After all, this is a basilisk raised by Slytherin. In terms of cooking techniques, it follows the current taste of Slytherin House, whether it is spicy snake segments, spicy braised snake meat, vine pepper snake meat... these are obviously Very good snake meat dishes, but unfortunately none of them are suitable for the Millennium Basilisk.

First of all, in terms of meat quality, basilisk is obviously not suitable for stir-frying.

As a giant reptile with a body length of dozens of feet, its muscle toughness and strength are not much worse than those of an adult fire dragon.

Even in the mature state of Lu Wei, when "testing meat", he still needs three heads to work together to pull off a suitable size of meat from the body of the basilisk, and judging from the fuzzy feedback from the soul of "Little Braised Meat" , the taste is definitely not delicious.

The more troublesome part is cutting and breaking down...

The scales of the basilisk are extremely resistant, making it difficult for ordinary swords and magic to leave traces on it.

Severus Snape has little hope for the time being, because His Highness the "Half-Blood Prince" has to work with several other Potions professors to deal with the most troublesome part of the snake head, and the Shadowless Charm is too busy to deal with the snake head. , of course it is impossible to come over and help her cut the meat and remove the scales.

Fortunately, there is still a legendary kitchen utensil stored in Hallwarts Castle.

"K-Ms. Kaslana, I'm just an old hat who's old, confused, and talkative..."

The Sorting Hat looked at the silver-haired witch who appeared in the principal's office through the fireplace flames, twisting uneasily.

Ever since he offended the witch who had not been seen in Hogwarts for two consecutive years, the Sorting Hat has been worried that he will face cruel revenge one day, and this premonition became even more intense after Phoenix Fawkes fell into the clutches of the girl. It is becoming more and more intense.

Compared to the murderous Elena before, the Elena with a gentle smile now is obviously much more terrifying in the eyes of the hat.

"Oh, what are you talking about? You see, we had some misunderstandings before-"

Elena said softly with a smile, as gentle as the Ravenclaw lady in the Sorting Hat's memory.

"Whether it was calling my name in front of everyone in the Ministry of Magic, or complaining in front of the principal, or being frightened by Professor McGonagall's power and affecting some of the justice... these things have not all been resolved after our simple cooperation. Have they all turned into good memories between friends?”

"Of course, so you are here today..."

The Sorting Hat stared at Elena warily, carefully considering his words.

The Hogwarts Headmaster's Office is almost in a semi-ruined state, and this is the current situation.

During the time when Dumbledore left the castle, the Sorting Hat had to start thinking about how to protect itself.

"I heard that the Sword of Gryffindor is temporarily kept with you... As a friend, as one of the students at Hogwarts, I hope you can temporarily lend it to me for a period of time - don't worry, the purpose It’s to dismantle the basilisk’s body, which is very reasonable, right?”

Elena said openly, raising her eyebrows proudly towards the little wings behind her.

You know, the Sorting Hat usually doesn't pay attention to people.

The secret of the Sword of Gryffindor hidden in the Sorting Hat is a top secret known only to the principal.

"Uh-Professor Deng, Dumbledore, did you even tell you this?!"

The Sorting Hat was stunned for half a second, the cracked brim twitched almost invisible, and almost uttered a short and powerful Scottish dialect.

Looking at Elena who smiled and said nothing, the Sorting Hat figured out most of the truth in an instant - it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. In order to appease this terrifying hybrid Veela, Albus Dumbledore even A phoenix can be sacrificed, not to mention a hat that has changed hands dozens of times.

"Okay, okay, I understand why you're here, but..."

The Sorting Hat sighed a few times, looked at the witch not far away with a sad face, and whispered softly.

"Only a true Gryffindor can pull the Sword of Gryffindor out of the hat, Miss Caslana."

"I know, so I specially wore a Gryffindor robe today——"

Elena nodded seriously, puffing out her chest proudly, the golden and red Gryffindor emblem shining brightly in the fire.

"But……"

"Do you think I lack real courage?"

Elena blinked and gently stroked the wrinkled wizard hat.

This hat looks very brave, right?

It is worthy of the wizard's hat that Gryffindor once wore.

For a moment, the room fell into silence.

Then she felt something long and hard under the hat.

A shiny silver sword appeared in the hat. The hilt was inlaid with a dazzling ruby ​​that was at least as big as an egg. A name was engraved near the hilt:

"Godric Gryffindor"

Get the legendary kitchen utensil and the Sword of Gryffindor!

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