Hogwarts: Opening Shot Dumbledore

Ying Fei: "..."

"Well, it seems that the plan to build missiles can only be postponed."

Chapter 102 Soul

In the afternoon, Yingfei did not go to class as usual, but went to see Snape.

"Is there any way to improve your mental strength?" Ying Fei opened the door and said straight to the point.

"Mental strength?"

Snape was reading a book. When he heard Ying Fei's question, he thought for a while and asked, "Are you talking about the soul?"

Ying Fei was stunned: "Is mental power related to the soul?"

"To be precise, I have never heard of the term mental power." Snape spread his hands and said.

There is no such thing as mental power? So what do these people call their thoughts when they perform magic?

"The mental power I'm talking about is the consciousness you use when controlling the magic pattern. Do you understand?" Ying Fei tried to explain to Snape.

"Sounds like an expression of the soul," Snape said lazily.

Ying Fei thought for a while and said, "Can you tell me the definition of soul?"

Upon hearing this, Snape closed his book and smiled.

After so long, you kid, it’s finally time to ask for my favor again!

I don’t know since when, Yingfei came to Snape to either ask for leave or help. There were few academic discussions. In some places, Yingfei even knew more than Snape, which made Snape a very weak professor. noodle.

Snape simply cleared his throat and said:

"So-called souls are generally believed by wizards to be real entities and human consciousness. It is precisely because of the existence of souls that ghosts appear."

"My research on the soul is not advanced, but I know that a lot of magic directly affects the soul."

When Snape said this, he paused and said slowly: "For example, Avada Kedavra."

"Avada Kedavra is a magic that targets the soul?" Ying Fei asked in surprise. He always thought that the principle of the Death Curse was to deprive life force or something like that.

"Yes, the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse are all magic that targets the soul. In fact, the more advanced the magic, the more it is related to the soul." Snape continued to explain.

"The reason why Avada Kedavra has the instant death effect is not because it kills the wizard's body, but because it directly obliterates the wizard's soul. This is why this spell is effective on ghosts."

"The Imperius Curse achieves its purpose by controlling a person's soul, while the Cruciatus Curse inflicts pain on the soul to make it so painful."

When Snape said this, he looked at Ying Fei with admonishing eyes: "I have said before that I do not agree with you learning Avada Kedavra, because this type of magic will affect your will and turn you into a madman. .”

"I know you may not believe what I say, but I am telling you now that Avada Kedavra is a black magic targeting the soul, and it is not something you should be exposed to."

Ying Fei looked at Snape speechlessly, and said helplessly: "I don't want to learn from Avatar, I just want to ask about the definition and function of the soul."

Snape gave Ying Fei a thoughtful look: "It's best this way."

"The soul can determine a person's life or death. Whether the soul is strong or not determines how long you can last in the face of Avada Kedavra."

"For example, Dumbledore's soul is already strong enough to resist the death curse cast by ordinary wizards."

After hearing this, Ying Fei nodded thoughtfully and asked: "If the soul is strong, can it become stronger by casting a magic spell?"

Snape frowned: "Normally, a powerful soul can cast stronger soul-targeted magic. As for other spells, they should be linked to the size of the magic power."

"If the mental power you are talking about refers to the consciousness used when controlling magic patterns, it should be a manifestation of the soul."

Ying Fei raised his eyebrows: "So, the stronger the soul, the stronger the mental power? Then how to strengthen the soul?"

"As the wizard grows, the soul in his body will naturally grow. This is also the reason why Dumbledore can become stronger. As for other methods, I don't know."

Having said this, Snape hesitated for a moment and continued: "I don't know much about this, but I know there is a book about the soul in the restricted area. Maybe you can read it."

"What is your name?"

"I forgot." Snape said this without hesitation.

Ying Fei:......

Ying Fei said speechlessly: "Then I have to find the Year of the Monkey, the Horse and the Moon?"

"Take your time, you will always find it," Snape said as he wrote a note to go to the restricted book area and handed it to Ying Fei.

"Take it, show it to Madam Pince, and she will let you in."

Ying Fei glanced at the note in his hand, said hello to Snape, turned and left.

To be honest, Ying Fei had never been to the library very often. The spells he learned either came from the secret room or were taught to him by Cassandra.

Ying Fei was very unfamiliar with a place like the library.

After searching for a while, it took Ying Fei more than twenty minutes to reach the door of the library.

".~Hey, Ying Fei?"

Hermione's voice came from behind. Ying Fei turned around and saw Hermione holding a large thick book and trying to leave the library.

"Hello." Ying Fei greeted, then looked at the book in her hand and asked curiously: "What's this in your hand?"

"Ah, this is a book I borrowed for fun. I thought I could read it in my free time." Hermione smiled sheepishly.

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In Hermione's eyes, Ying Fei is a real academic master. It would be a bit too far to say in front of him that she only borrowed books for fun...

Ying Fei appeared calm on the surface, but in fact he recalled the plot he had seen in his previous life.

Harry and the others seemed to have discovered Nick Flamel in this book?

Sensing that the atmosphere suddenly solidified, Hermione quickly asked: "What are you here for?...Ah, I'm sorry, it's just that you don't come to the library very often, so I'm a little curious."

Hermione hugged the book awkwardly, secretly blaming herself.

Of course people come to the library to study! He is a top student! How could you ask such a question...

Ying Fei just smiled and said, "I'm here to find information."

As he spoke, he raised the note in his hand.

Sharp-eyed Hermione immediately saw the note and asked excitedly: "Is this the approval slip for applying to go to the restricted book area?"

Ying Fei nodded and looked at Hermione with some confusion.

Why did she seem... suddenly excited?

Of course Hermione would be happy to see Ying Fei admit it. During this period, they were too busy investigating Nick Flamel.

In the past, Harry used the Invisibility Cloak to go to Charnic Flamel. Because of this, Harry was almost caught by Filch. Now he can just follow Ying Fei into the forbidden book area. Of course, he must take advantage of this. What an opportunity!

"Can I follow you to the restricted area?" Hermione blinked and asked cautiously.

Chapter 103 Wordless Book

Looking at Ying Fei's confused eyes, Hermione hurriedly explained: "I, I have a question that I have been trying to figure out, but I can't find it in the library, so I was wondering if I could look for it in the restricted book area..."

From the look on Hermione's face, you could tell she couldn't lie.

"You're looking for Nick Flamel."

When Hermione said this, Ying Fei immediately thought of her plan.

"Um..." Hermione remembered what Ying Fei had said to her on the train before, and knew that Ying Fei actually didn't want them to be exposed to this matter. She didn't expect that this time her thoughts would be seen through by him...

"If you insist on looking for it, I won't stop you. Come with me." Ying Fei sighed and said.

Don't you just want to find Flamel...

Let her look for it. Anyway, she can't find it in the restricted book area. If she has this chance, she won't be able to discover Flamel's clues in advance.

Hermione heard that Ying Fei agreed and looked at him gratefully. Ying Fei didn't care much and took her to find Mrs. Pince.

"You want to enter the forbidden book area?" Mrs. Pingsi looked at the note handed over by Ying Fei and asked doubtfully.

Ying Fei and Hermione nodded.

"A Slytherin and a Gryffindor, will Professor Snape really approve your applications at the same time?" Mrs. Pince looked at the little wizard in front of her suspiciously.

Hermione blushed immediately after hearing Mrs. Pince's words.

Ying Fei didn't change his face, he was pretty good at lying!

"It was indeed Professor Snape who approved it. Madam, if you don't believe it, you can ask him when you are free. I believe you can get a satisfactory answer."

Finally, Mrs. Pince let them in.

"Phew, it's so dangerous," Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, "If she asks the professor now, we will be exposed."

"Don't worry, she won't be able to find out anything even if she asks Snape."

Yingfei was still very relieved about Snape. Even if he didn't tell him in advance, Snape would naturally cover for him.

After hearing what Ying Fei said, Hermione didn't say much. Her whole mind was now focused on finding Flamel.

"Well, Ying Fei..."

Ying Fei turned around and saw Hermione's slightly anxious look. He chuckled and waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

Hermione nodded, turned around and ran to another row of bookshelves and started rummaging through them.

As for Ying Fei, he came to the first row of bookshelves and started looking for the first book one by one.

Just look at the spine of the book, and it usually has the title written on it. Although Ying Fei doesn't know the name of the book he's looking for, most of the time the title will be related to the soul.

But the reality is cruel (bebj). Ying Fei searched three bookshelves but could not find any books related to the soul.

Until, he found a book without a name.

Curiously, I pulled it out and turned to the title page. A blurry face suddenly appeared from the page!

"What the hell!" Ying Fei yelled and threw the book out with his backhand.

The book hit the bookshelf with a thud.

"Boy, you are so rude!" Unexpectedly, the book suddenly issued a voice that sounded very treacherous, like the kind of tone that a bad boy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks could say.