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Chapter 855 - 241: Old Deng’s Mysterious Move! (3)
Upon hearing this.
Dumbledore also stopped searching and turned to look at the somewhat nervous little wizard, his expression remaining calm, "First, I want to know what happened to you."
"If I remember correctly, when you demonstrated magic in Spell Class this morning, your magic didn’t undergo such a change." It was clear that Dumbledore had been keeping an eye on Ian’s condition.
"Uh..."
Ian nodded.
A bit difficult to speak about.
However, seeing Dumbledore’s gaze, he sighed and decided to speak the truth. He told about his attempt to borrow from his magic wand during his noon break.
"As you know, I’ve encountered Merlin in the past, and he once told me that a force so powerful even he praised it was hidden within my wand’s core."
"So... during the noon break, I planned to discuss with my wand about lending me that remarkable force, which seemed to belong to the gods."
"I didn’t expect... my wand to be so straightforward." Due to what happened in the lounge before, Ian could only connect what Merlin told him to a time-travel scenario.
Of course.
When it came to using embellishments, the little wizard never hesitated. Ian did not conceal the matter of borrowing power, and he also slightly worriedly asked Dumbledore.
"Do you think, this kind of borrowing, my wand won’t later ask me for extravagant repayment terms?" He was still worried about this issue. After all, the little wizard was best at putting himself in others’ shoes.
"..."
Dumbledore had many guesses too, and he even wondered if Ian had received some blessing in the past. However, the situation described by the little wizard made his eyelids twitch wildly.
He understood every word.
But when these words came together... Dumbledore found it incomprehensible. Negotiating with one’s wand to borrow power? What kind of a stroke had struck to hatch such a sudden fancy!
The key point was it indeed worked... Could it be that there is a wizard for every wand? Dumbledore couldn’t help but glance several times at Ian’s wand.
He examined it carefully but didn’t perceive the special force Ian mentioned. However, the wand’s core was indeed somewhat unique. It was previously thought to be a unicorn’s feather, but now it seemed Mr. Olivander might have been wrong. The reason for the mistake wasn’t of present importance.
"Perhaps your wand is indeed very special, Ian, just as you yourself are special." Dumbledore first sighed, then suddenly changed the topic.
"However, I must say, relying solely on the wand is not enough to summon mythical creatures. A wand is merely an extension of a wizard’s body, a... portable key."
The old headmaster’s theory belonged to the contemporary mainstream view.
However.
It also somewhat conflicted with what Merlin had mentioned earlier—logically, Merlin’s words were more credible, but Ian thought he shouldn’t think logically at this moment.
A sudden flash of inspiration struck him.
He recalled the raven corpse he used to complete his Animagus form.
Perhaps.
That’s where the key lies.
And the wand truly is a key?
An astonishing thought struck the little wizard—what if... what if the true divine authority resided within the raven’s corpse? The wand might truly just be a key!
Of course, Merlin rarely makes mistakes!
But!
He certainly could have been deceived! Ian thought if it were himself, he wouldn’t pass up a chance to play Merlin, and as Merlin’s mentor, he would definitely know how to hoodwink Merlin best.
With this thought.
Ian felt a sudden clarity.
However.
He still had a doubt.
"Professor, even if what you said is right, since I opened some sort of door, shouldn’t more than just the Black Snake Emerges from the Hole spell be affected?"
Ian pondered before speaking.
Hearing this, Dumbledore’s brow also twitched slightly.
"Did you use any other magic just now?"
He looked at the little wizard.
"Yes."
The little wizard responded frankly.
"I used the Killing Curse for a bit... and also a modified Lighting Spell for color concealment, but nothing special happened with these spells."
Regarding the use of the three Unforgivable Curses, Ian has long since stopped being secretive.
Of course.
Hearing the little wizard used this magic in class, Dumbledore’s eye corner visibly twitched again, and he took a deep breath, seemingly to calm himself.
"I think I might know the reason."
True to being the wisest person this century, after a brief contemplation, like discovering some clue, Dumbledore walked back to his private bookcase.
"The Black Snake Emerges from the Hole magic is very ancient," Dumbledore’s voice sounded particularly clear in the quiet office, "’Serpens’ is Latin for snake, and in many secret texts, snakes have a deep connection with demons."
His fingers suddenly stopped on a bulky, black leather book, gently pulling it out. The golden letters on the book cover shone brightly under the sunlight: "Dark Power: Spell Transformation."
When Dumbledore turned around.
Ian noticed a flash of complex emotion in the old man’s eyes.
"Thus, some versions of this spell can even be used to summon demons—which, of course, are just legends." Dumbledore’s blue eyes behind his half-moon glasses shone with inquisitive light, "But I believe the situation you are encountering might be related to this magical specificity of connecting with demons."
"Perhaps if you present all your other magic in another form, we might find the answer to the issues you are experiencing." Dumbledore looked at the book in his hand.
His eyes were more animated than when he directly faced mythical creatures before.
After a long time.
Only then did he pass the book to Ian.
"Alright, professor."
Ian took the book, and the moment his fingers touched the cover, a peculiar sensation traversed up his hand. When he saw all the words on the title page, his pupils suddenly contracted.
He saw.
A small line beneath the title of the book.
"Dark Power: Spell Transformation"
—By Tom Riddle