Chapter 243 Peeves, Andy, and Dumbledore

Time passed by, and in the blink of an eye it was Halloween in 1992.

During this time, Andy finally experienced what it meant to be passionate. No matter where Andy went, there would always be people who would ask Andy how to use the Patronus Charm.

At first, Andy could still deal with them patiently, but soon, Andy was annoyed by those people.

Concentrate your attention, think of happy memories, and then recite the spell...

At most, add a gesture of waving a magic wand.

There are only four steps, and the same words are repeated over and over again, but those little wizards always ask again and again, as if they don’t remember what you said before.

Sometimes Andy wanted to take out his magic wand and give them a hard blow.

At this time, Andy especially admired Snape’s way of dealing with people and things-because no little wizard dared to ask Snape questions.

Andy understood.

If he wanted to be a professor, Snape was Andy’s role model.

Because only if you make all the little wizards afraid of you, they will not dare to bother you with those stupid questions.

Snape is wise!

But unfortunately, Andy is just a student now.

So Andy can only choose to hide.

In the principal's office transformed by the Room of Requirement.

Andy has been copying books and reading books here during this period, and sometimes he will go to the practice room to practice magic.

When the magic book, notebook, and quill fell to the ground together, Andy breathed a sigh of relief-the last book was finally copied.

The principal's office copy... officially passed.

Putting down the book in his hand, Andy put the notebook and quill into the bag of the space extension spell, stood up and patted his butt, Andy looked around, and then walked out of the Room of Requirement without any regrets.

Today is Halloween, and the decoration in the castle is similar to last year.

The corridor is full of pumpkin lanterns and bats, and ghosts are also haunting in groups. Peeves has obtained unimaginable privileges today-it can scare the little wizards passing by at will without any punishment.

On the way to the hall, Andy smelled the aroma of roasted pumpkins floating in the castle, and his mood became much more relaxed.

The festive atmosphere of Hogwarts was very strong.

Whoosh--

A water balloon hit Andy's head.

Andy waved his hand casually, and the water balloon turned a corner and hit the wall of the corridor with a "snap".

"Hey! Look who this is? Isn't this the famous Andy Collins?"

Peeves was obviously not going to let Andy go easily. It had been waiting for Andy here for a long time.

"Let's see how much you can avoid!" Peeves floated out of a pumpkin lantern, holding a bunch of water balloons in his arms.

Andy raised his eyebrows, "Peeves, if I were you, I would never do this!"

"Are you scared? Collins, you can try your Patronus Charm." Peeves challenged.

After that, Peeves raised the water balloon and was about to hit Andy.

Andy quickly took out his wand and pointed it at Peeves, and directly used the Confusion Charm.

Peeves was stunned, and the whole ghost was stunned on the spot.

"Well done, Andy!" Several passing wizards quickly praised Andy.

They had been suffering from Peeves for a long time.

Andy greeted them and then set his sights on Peeves.

As we all know, ghosts cannot touch objects.

But Peeves is obviously an exception.

It was rare to subdue Peeves, and Andy was ready to take the opportunity to study the structure of this ghost.

Andy raised his wand and pointed at Peeves.

"Collins, Peeves at least brought us a lot of joy." An old voice sounded behind Andy.

What a coincidence.

"Principal, good evening." Andy put away his wand.

Dumbledore glanced at Peeves, just waved his hand, and Peeves flew away like a deflated balloon.

"Principal, Peeves seems to be a little different from other ghosts." Andy asked curiously.

Since I met Dumbledore... so instead of studying it myself, I might as well ask Dumbledore directly.

Researching it myself may not produce results, but asking Dumbledore... will definitely give me the most correct results.

"Yes! Peeves is not a ghost."

Dumbledore said frankly: "Peeves has existed since the founding of Hogwarts. Peeves is a kind of spiritual energy, not a mark left by the dead..."

At this point, Dumbledore looked at Andy and blinked, "Collins, you should know the principle of the birth of Peeves."

Andy was a little surprised, "Is it the emotions of the students and the magic in the castle that gave birth to Peeves?"

Dumbledore explained: "Scholars generally believe that Peeves is a spirit born from subconscious behavior... especially the subconscious behavior of the oppressed."

"For thousands of years, students at Hogwarts have been under a lot of pressure, and Peeves was born in this way."

Andy suddenly realized.

When students are under pressure, they will have a rebellious mentality.

But they dared not resist this pressure due to school rules, discipline, professors and other factors.

So Peeves was born.

This is very similar to the principle of Obscurus' birth.

Repression...

Seeing Andy's thoughtful look, Dumbledore smiled and said, "Yes, the mind suppresses magic, and the two will gradually merge together, thus giving birth to a new magical life."

Andy asked: "Principal, does magic come from life?"

"You can say that."

It was rare for Dumbledore not to be the Riddler. He said very frankly: "Collins, you should know that I studied the Obscurus when I was young... Magic comes from life... It is the purest life energy."

Andy nodded thoughtfully.

Magic comes from life, and once spiritual power is injected into magic, it will evolve from pure 'life energy' to 'life with thoughts'.

The basic essence that constitutes all things in the world...

Originally this was just Andy's own conclusion, but Dumbledore's words completely sealed this conclusion.

At this moment, Andy completely gave up on the white magic version of Obscurus - even if it was very powerful.

"I know!" Andy said.

Dumbledore smiled and nodded, "Let's go, the Halloween dinner is about to begin."

On the way to the auditorium, Andy continued to ask: "Principal, happy emotions can give birth to a patron saint, but what about negative emotions?"

Andy's imagination is wide open.

If you could create a black magic version of your patron saint,

That's three against one.

"Positive emotions can be divided into many types, and happiness is just one of them...the same goes for negative emotions."

Dumbledore looked at Andy and said slowly: "If you have a strong murderous intention in your heart..."