Chapter 104 102. Gems in the book
Professor Adrian Fox, when he came to Hogwarts to teach, his research on rings and gemstones had reached the final stage.
And the gem made at Hogwarts was the last of the five.
People always like to save their most precious things to the end, and Adrian is no exception. When making this last gem, he did not follow the usual techniques, but wanted to add a little bit of uniqueness to this stone. same characteristics.
【The ring and the stone are a transfer station for spellcasting. The wizard's own magic power is absorbed into the ring, and then fed back to the wizard himself as a changed fact. Then why when creating this kind of spell-casting equipment, the mind must be limited to the magic power of the person who uses the equipment? 】
【Compared to the core of the wand, the magic gemstone I created has a stronger magic power tolerance. Why not try to accommodate other magic power as a power for the wizard using the ring to strengthen spellcasting? 】
【The magic of the ring acts on the wizard himself, and the enemy's spell also acts on the wizard himself, so is it possible to erase the effect of the hostile spell, and only store the magic power in it, and then store it in a gem? 】
This is the question Adrian asked himself in the notes, and it was also the original intention of what kind of characteristics he planned to add to the last magic gem he made.
There is a huge collection of books in the Hogwarts castle, and the knowledge in it gave him enough magic theories to support his own ideas, and the resources of various herbs and magical animals in the Forbidden Forest are also rich, giving him the opportunity to study gems. Modified raw materials.
Later, the reason why he was injured at the end of his tenure as a defense professor was to collect gemstone transformation materials. He went deep into the Forbidden Forest to obtain some unicorn horn debris, but when he scraped it, he encountered resistance from the unicorn , was directly stabbed through the stomach.
Fortunately, he was discovered by the students in time and sent to St. Mungo for treatment, and finally returned to school during the final exam, but it also left sequelae, and he could no longer continue teaching in the castle.
However, after paying such a price, his research was finally successful. For some unknown reason, the gem endowed with the characteristics of absorbing and storing magic power was finally left in Hogwarts Castle by him.
The storage place is in the library.
When he saw this, Jon seemed to suddenly think of something, and he was suddenly stunned.
Before Christmas, when he was still practicing various spells against basilisks in the Room of Requirement, one midnight he overheard a major event happening at Hogwarts at that time.
The magic power attached to the books in the restricted section of the library all disappeared inexplicably!
In the end, the professors in the entire castle investigated for more than half a month, and even invited people from the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic to find out the matter, so they had to let it go.
Then, could this matter have something to do with the gem that Adrian hid in the library?
If there is a relationship, why did nothing happen after hiding for more than ten years, but now eat up the magic power on the forbidden book?
Jon couldn't figure out the problem for the time being, but he was keenly aware that the gem hidden in the library might be the key to solving the three portraits in the tower!
After figuring this out, Jon couldn't sit still in the bedroom.
Originally, he was still having a headache about how to solve the three paintings, but now the key point to solve the problem is exactly what he has been looking for. leave.
The Hogwarts library is in a separate tower, and it is Quirrell who is in charge of managing this place. He was not punished for the banning of books last time. After all, he really cannot be blamed for this matter. At the time of the count, he was not even eligible to enter the restricted area.
The gate of the library does not have any protective measures, not to mention that the remaining banned books inside have been removed, leaving only some books that ordinary students consult, so there is no need for protection.
The locked door was easily opened by Jon with an unlocking spell. After entering the door, there was a long row of neatly arranged desks, and the bookshelves stood beside the desks, which were full of various books. .
Jon didn't stay here. He turned around and closed the door of the library, and then walked straight in, and soon came to a separate enclosed area.
This area is also full of bookshelves, but there are not half of the books on the bookshelves. This is obviously the former restricted book area, but now students can freely come in and out. After all, there is no book in it.
Jon directly crossed the fenced line. Although all the banned books were removed, the gem left by Adrian must still be in this library.
Otherwise, the professors in the last castle will not get nothing, and there is no way to give Voldemort an explanation.
Besides, the location where the gem was stored was also very hidden. If Jon hadn't learned the location from the notes, then he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to find it in less than half a year.
Jon kept walking inward until he reached the third row of bookshelves from the back, and then counted the partitions from left to right at the fourth row, and he stopped when he counted the seventh partition.
He pulled out his wand without chanting any spells, but tapped the tip of the wand on the vertical surface of this partition, and a hole was magically opened on it, and a thick book was hidden here in a partition.
Jon pulled the book out of the partition. He didn't take the book back to the dormitory. The library has a lot of space and is far away from the living areas of students and professors. If something happens to him when he opens the book, then It is far better than taking it back to the dormitory.
This book does not have a name. When he opened the book, he saw a passage left by that Professor Fox on the title page.
【I would like to admit defeat, because of the bet with Horace, I left my research results at Hogwarts. Since you opened it, no matter who you are, I hope you don't use my results for black magic research. 】
He carefully looked at this line of messages for three or four seconds before scrolling down.
There are more than a dozen pages at the end of which are detailed introductions about this gem. When Jon turned to the middle part of the book, he realized that the pages at the back were completely glued to death.
And in the middle of these sticky pages is a diamond-shaped, crimson gemstone inlaid!
I was stuck for two hours, and I sorted out the plot for about an hour before starting to write. It turned out that it was already 4:30, so I finished writing and fell asleep.
(end of this chapter)