Chapter 256 254. Jon's scruples
Jon has not been idle during these hours on the ship.
In addition to absorbing all the runes in the stone slab that Sir Stoke gave him as promised, he also took a lot of time to study the forbidden books stored in the second gem.
Because of sufficient magic power, almost all banned books already have specific content, which can be consulted by him anytime and anywhere.
For such a treasure trove of knowledge, Jon certainly would not sit on the treasure mountain and not enter.
Except for something on the ship that required him to come forward, he spent most of the time in the library. In addition to reviewing these forbidden books, he was also trying to handwrite the books that are missing in Hogwarts now. come out.
But the reason why a forbidden book is a forbidden book is not only because the knowledge it records is taboo, but the existence of many books itself is a kind of taboo that is rare in the magic world.
And this kind of taboo is the premise that can carry taboo knowledge, so many of Jon's attempts failed, but he did not fall behind in learning new magic.
Compared with the vast amount of strange black magic in the forbidden book, Jon was not dazzled. He simply chose the three most famous and most widely spread unforgivable curses in the magic world—— Killing Curse, Cruciatus Curse, Imperius Curse began to try.
The unorthodox magic may produce miraculous effects in some scenarios, but in most cases, these three Unforgivable Curses are the most practical.
Perfectly includes the three effects needed to kill enemies, torture, and control, and there is no cure.
But learning about black magic is not just about overcoming its difficulty. Jon had already reported to Dumbledore that he was going to expand in the field of black magic when he was preparing to learn Shenfeng Wuying.
There is indeed no way to do this. Almost all lethal and offensive spells are related to black magic. If you want to learn it, no wizard can avoid it.
Of course, the definition of a black wizard is not a wizard who has learned black magic, but a part of people who have studied black magic very deeply and cast a curse on a disagreement.
Dumbledore agreed to Jon's contact with black magic at that time, but also gave a warning.
Regarding his warning, Jon has always kept it in mind, the side effect of subtly changing a person's concept is completely unpredictable.
Black magic is basically based on violence and hurting people, and the emotions required to release the spell are naturally tyranny mixed with malice.
It is precisely because of this form of casting that frequent use of black magic will change a person.
Even if your original intention of hurting someone is for revenge, protection or other brighter purposes, it will not change the influence of emotions itself, otherwise black magic will not be able to be used.
But Nick felt that it was unnecessary to be so cautious with him.
"Black magic is indeed worthy of caution, but there is no need to be so cautious, Jon."
After observing Jon's practice against the Unforgivable Curse for nearly a week without any significant results, Nick finally couldn't help but speak.
"We can think about it from another angle. Black magic can affect a person's character because when using them, wizards have extremely negative emotions. Then when you use magic like the Patronus Charm, your emotions are Isn't it extremely positive?"
Jon stopped practicing. He followed Nick's train of thought and nodded thoughtfully.
Nick continued.
"Whether it's too negative or too positive, it will have a great impact on the wizard's character, but after you use the Patronus Charm, your character becomes that kind of optimist. You must first think about the positive side of things, are you full of hope when you encounter everything?"
Jon shook his head.
"Of course not."
"Yes, the Patronus Charm, as the most positive spell, can't bring you such a change, and the effect of the Unforgivable Curse is also not exaggerated."
Nick said very seriously.
"As long as you are a person, you can't be happy all the time. Even if a person behaves like a saint and never does any bad things, it doesn't mean that he didn't think about doing bad things in the past. This is his negative emotion. Just because People can control their own instincts and thoughts, so some people will be more noble. The Patronus Curse is to let you vent the happiness in your heart, and the Unforgivable Curse is to let you express the anger, resentment, and anger in your heart in the form of magic .”
"It doesn't have to be hidden. It is also one of the most important emotions in people. What you have to do is not to deny this emotion, but not to let it become the whole of your emotions. This is a degree of control, but The boundary point of speed will never be as easy to reach as you imagine."
"I have met many people. In history, there are many Hogwarts students who studied all kinds of black magic privately in the library. The part of the mind that is affected by the darkness is very characteristic. Obviously. These people yearn for power and are addicted to power. The power of black magic makes them unable to extricate themselves. When they quarrel with others, encounter problems, or break the rules, the first thing they think of is to make themselves resentful and evil. Use that mighty power."
“These people are truly black wizards. Black magic and the emotions it represents have become everything in their lives. They have no self anymore. They are not controlling magic, but magic is controlling them.”
"But you obviously won't be like this, Jon. You have also learned the magic front without shadow before. When you encounter any problems, the first thing you think of in your mind is to use this magic to solve the problem in two. ?”
"Since you haven't even had such an idea after learning Shenfeng Wuying, what are you worried about about the Unforgivable Curse? After you learn the Killing Curse, the first time you encounter all obstacles, you will Do you immediately think of using the Death Curse first? It will only become one of your means of solving things, not the only one."
Nick looked at Jon affirmatively.
"So, have a little confidence in yourself, learn boldly, and mobilize the emotions when you are the most angry and want to kill people. This is what the Unforgivable Curse needs. This emotion cannot be everything to you, but it must be existed, right?"
(end of this chapter)