Chapter 222: The Haunted Inn at Hogsmeade

Bajir nodded.

"If magic power is compared to light, the Philosopher's Stone is actually the Edgerite."

"Just as the crystals in the Edgerite can reflect the light passing through it hundreds of millions of times and amplify it into lasers that radiate from a point and can easily cut metal."

"The Philosopher's Stone is an amplifier of magical phenomena."

"The reason why the elixir of immortality also selects the blood of creatures with strong vitality and their matching minerals and metals is just to stabilize the desire for life amplified by the Philosopher's Stone."

Riddle was a little curious, "What about the power of the Killing Curse?"

"If it is amplified thousands of times-"

In his mind, the scene of his master holding up the bright red gem and countless green lights of the Killing Curse falling like rain has emerged.

"You are a bit too extreme." Bajir frowned.

As his summon, even if he doesn't read his mind, Riddle's thoughts are transparent to him.

"The amplification of the Philosopher's Stone is based on the fields of life and alchemy."

"What you think may not exist."

"I don't need it either."

"But."

"It may not be impossible to study this as a research topic."

"It just so happens that I have a pair of eyes suitable for research, and the emotional power consumed by "making a wish" will also be lower."

"Some content seems to be on the agenda."

"The amplification of the light energy of wind, earth, and water by the light energy jade, and the high adaptability of bi metal to evil power."

When Baguir's attention was rarely shifted from women to magic research, the arguments in the chat group and the office also came to an end.

May chose to go offline, and floated from the bed to the library to read books.

Dumbledore also compromised and chose to promote light energy only among the Squibs.

Let the darkness in the hearts of these poor people who are discriminated against by the magic world be illuminated by the sun, and they can also master magic, without being cheated of money by deceptive advertisements such as [Quick Spell - Introductory Magic Correspondence Course].

But Grindelwald actually has a more radical idea, promoting light energy among the criminals in Azkaban.

Let this power that can positively pollute people's hearts permeate the whole body of the dark wizards, so as to abolish their dark magic.

And let the three views that have gone astray return to the right path.

But Dumbledore rejected this, saying that Azkaban would no longer have a disciplinary effect, which is no different from the luxurious prisons in Muggle high-welfare countries with all kinds of video game consoles.

Dumbledore saved the world again.

The magic of the long-eared tribe is two-sided. The original long-eared tribe once referred to light power and evil power as magic power.

If the dark wizards are really allowed to learn, they may peek into the mystery of evil power when they cannot get started for a long time and their nature is contrary to the good power of light power.

At that time, the dark wizards will usher in an epic enhancement.

If the power of pure magic power to cast magic is 1.

Then under the promotion of magic power, the power of magic power used is 10.

This point has been discovered by Bagel long ago.

Magic power exists as a concept that is closer to magic power.

The physical and mental strength that wizards rely on to drive it is just ordinary lower-level power.

And spirituality, emotional magic, the magic of great wizards, and magic power drive it or are driven by it, and the effect is multiplication, not addition.

If magic is compared to a stubborn stone, the magic of wizards is equivalent to throwing it with hands.

The magic of wizards with higher-level power is equivalent to throwing it with machines.

In the case that wizards are all mortals, it is definitely that the stones thrown by machines are farther and more powerful.

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In the evening, when Harry and Ron set out on the road back to Hogwarts, the sun was about to set.

On the way, they also visited Zonko.

So their pockets were filled with dung bombs, burp candies, frog egg soap, and each person had a nose-biting teacup.

But Ron's mind was not on the things in his pocket. He seemed to still be interested in everything in the Blind Pig Bar.

His face flushed, "Harry, it's hard to imagine that goblin food can be so delicious."

Harry took a sip of the butter beer in his hand, "Don't you think the rare races you see in there are more surprising? Giants, hags, ogres, and veela. I finally know where Fleur's amazing charm comes from."

They passed the still bustling Three Broomsticks Bar.

It was crowded and noisy, warm and smoky. A graceful woman with a pretty face was taking care of a group of noisy wizards at the bar.

"That's Ms. Rosmerta," Ron's face flushed a little, "What a pity, school will start tomorrow."

In his heart, the mature and charming big sister is far more attractive than the veela mentioned by Harry.

"I wonder if we can come to Hogsmeade in our spare time."

"I'm really confused. We have been strolling on the beach these days and never thought of stopping on the road."

"Today, I was busy looking at those exotic construction stores."

Suddenly, Harry made a dreamy voice.

This made Ron misunderstand Harry's meaning, "You think she's beautiful too. Why don't we go to the bar and order something?"

"It's still a long time before curfew. We don't have to go back so early."

"No." Harry said.

"No what?" Ron hadn't finished speaking when he found Harry holding his hand and pulling him to the other side.

Suddenly, he found that the slope in front was crowded with people.

"When did the Screaming Shack become so popular?" Ron was a little confused.

It is the most haunted residence in the UK.

It is located slightly higher than other houses in the village, the windows are all boarded up, and the garden is damp and overgrown with weeds, which makes people feel scared even when they see it in broad daylight.

But all the entrances here were sealed, and neither Fred nor George broke in.

In front of the rapidly changing Hogsmeade, it is just an ancient building that is insignificant and no one pays attention to.

But Ron understood the reason in the next second.

The four gilded characters "Ghost Hotel" appeared on the worn wooden sign.

Tall fences were torn down.

Countless colored ghosts shuttled around the house, constantly sending out transparent flyers.

Harry took one.

Unlike newspaper flyers, which the ghosts cannot touch, it has distinct colors and can be touched.

Written on it in bright red ink:

【Ghost Hotel

The Screaming Shack, the scariest haunted house in the UK.

The ghosts of Hogwarts are always with you.

The view is wide and overlooks the panoramic view of Hogsmeade.

It is only 186m away from the train station, and the transportation is convenient and only a short walk away.

Accommodation without meals included.

Check in after 2:00 on the same day and check out before 12:00 on the next day】

On the back are photos of the interior of the hotel.

"How do these ghosts start a business? How can they use gold Galleons?" Ron was surprised.

"Just ask," Harry waved, "Hey! Nick! Nick! Look here."

"Harry!" Nick's head flew over first.

Although the head was still transparent, it was already blood-colored, and a very fashionable feathered hat was fastened on the long curly hair.

Nick's body floated slowly behind, like a wisp of smoke.

"You——" Ron pointed at his neck, "How——"

"You mean my neck, all I can say is that I'm not nearly headless anymore." Nick said as he pushed his head into his neck.

A wonderful thing happened after his head returned to its original position.

His body, as transparent as light smoke, began to materialize, like a living body, and there were even shadows on the ground.

"This is the power of the magic circle of light." The six-pointed star circle flashed in Harry's eyes.

Nick glanced at Harry in surprise, "You actually know?"

"Yes, it's the light-like sacred energy emanating from that tree."

"It keeps us half alive."

“We can manifest, touch matter, and be touched like living beings.”

"It can also be the same as before, like a wisp of smoke passing through matter."

"You can eat now!" Foodie Ron guessed using his foodie intuition.

"Yes." Nick nodded.

The head accidentally slipped down, and then became transparent and blended into the ground.

Then it floated out of the bushes and back to the neck, "So we need to earn Galleons."

"It would be too unseemly to rely on school to support you."

"Then Dumbledore gave us the Shrieking Shack."

"Before this, we didn't know it was his property."

"It appears to have been used (previous Umno meetings have taken place here)."

"Except one room has a lot of scratchy beast paw prints."

"The other rooms inside are cleaner and tidier than expected, well taken care of, and have many elegant furnishings."

"It's perfect for a hotel."

Harry narrowed his eyes, "Being able to eat, come into contact with matter, and remain immortal, doesn't this mean he is immortal?"

"I'm afraid that more and more wizards will choose to become ghosts in the future."

Nick nodded, then shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Harry asked quickly.

Nick sighed, "Harry, that word you used - choice, is a good one."

"You must have also discovered that those who become ghosts are all wizards. Those ghost horses and ghost dogs are just by-products of wizards becoming ghosts."

"Wizards can become ghosts because wizards can leave their mark on the world, so that they can walk powerlessly in the places where they have lived and walked."

"Essentially, we are ambiguous products that neither belong to this side nor that side."

"We are not alive at all."

"Just choosing to be a weak imitation of the living me."

Ron raised his hand, "You're not right."

"You also know that for a long time last year, I discovered that I was good at asking around for gossip."

"I also know the story of Myrtle in the bathroom."

"She was a Muggle-born, Ravenclaw witch. She died in the bathroom when she was still a student."

"But after becoming a ghost, she is not like you who said she can only stay where she has passed."

"In fact she stalked Olive Humbe, who had previously mocked her, for a long time, even after the witch graduated."

"After Moaning Myrtle disrupts her brother's wedding, Olive is forced to go to the Ministry of Magic for help in getting Myrtle to stop her behavior."

"She has been in the bathroom where she died at Hogwarts ever since."

"So the ghost is not who you say it is at all."

Nick hesitated for a moment, "Is that so? But there are many ghosts-"

Harry pushed up his glasses, "There is only one truth. Ghosts cannot reach strange places because of their own rejection of strange places."

"Myrtle, who was born as a Muggle and has only been to Diagon Alley and Hogwarts in the wizarding world, is able to do this. It must be because of an acquaintance called Olive Humbet. She wanted to follow her, so she got rid of her. Repulsion from unfamiliar places.”

"Just like you are now, coming to the Screaming Shack to make money."

"With so many ghosts, it's impossible for everyone to have been to the Shrieking Shack."

Nick coughed, "You might be mistaken."

“Transformed by the magic of light, we naturally discover the freedom to travel to unfamiliar places.”

"Discovered?" Ron frowned, "How did you find out?"

Nick explained, "Our essence is branding. For example, if I leave Hogwarts and go to the execution ground where I will be beheaded, I can get there instantly."

"We have a lot of light spots in our brains, and those light spots are places we can go to."

"Each location, we can only move within one range."

"This range does not strictly mean that you must visit it in person before you die. For example, I have been to Hogwarts, so I can actually go to all the rooms in Hogwarts. Even the girls' bathroom."

"It basically means we can't move too far from that location."

"So, before, we couldn't go down endlessly, penetrating deep rock formations, nor could we go up all the time, flying thousands of miles into the sky."

Harry's eyes lit up, "That means you can do it now."

"If you go to the outside world, can you keep flying and fly out of the earth?"

"After all, you don't need to eat, and physical radiation is of no use to you."

"What a great idea!" Nick patted his thigh, "Why didn't I think of that?"

"Our ghost's journey is the endless universe!"

"What a great idea!"

"But let's wait for now. We haven't enjoyed much of living things yet. I've almost forgotten the feeling of eating, bathing, and reproducing."

Ron agreed, "Yes, you can't live up to the food and toys."

"There's nothing to do when you go to the universe. And what's fun about going to the universe? Can't you just ride a broom? (The Frog Living on the Moon, "The Quibbler" published an interview with a wizard. He claimed that he rode a broom. Flying the Sweeping Six Stars to the moon and bringing back a bag of frogs as evidence, there are many believers among wizards who do not understand science).”

Harry's head was full of black lines.

Ron continued, "You haven't said how you found out that the restrictions were gone!"

Nick shrugged, "Of course I found that the light spot in my mind disappeared after the physical appearance."

"The fat monk who first discovered this ran directly to the beach of Hogsmeade."

"At first, we thought that this could only be done when the body was revealed. After all, when the body is transformed, those light spots will reappear."

"But after testing, even if it remains virtual, the ghost's appearance can still go to strange places."