Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

Because of its academic style, Durmstrang respects the strong more than other schools and worships powerful black magic more.

Of course this is only in theory. After all, decades ago, an outstanding student conducted an overly dangerous black magic experiment and was expelled.

It seems like the black magic is open, but it also seems like it is not open.

Around noon the next day, Neville, led by the Durmstrang Herbology Professor, went to the Durmstrang greenhouse as he wished, while Ron and Harry went to explore the ghost ship. As for why the two of them went there at noon, the reason was that they were afraid of ghosts. Draco chose to take a nap on the warm and soft goose down bed in the dormitory, while Dudley and Hermione went to the library as expected.

Unlike the Hogwarts Library which is located directly inside the castle, the Durmstrang Library is located in another observation tower outside the castle.

Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was founded hundreds of years later than Hogwarts, but the collection of books there is no less than that of Hogwarts. At a glance, there are at least tens of thousands of books on display (at least half of which can be bought in other bookstores such as Flourish and Blotts).

The entire library rises in a spiral shape. The closer to the ground, the shallower the contents of the books, and the higher up, the deeper the contents.

There were innumerable books on the dark arts. At least Dudley saw books on the 'Fiery Flame' that were not in the restricted area of ​​Hogwarts. Perhaps because they were worried that the young wizards would not be able to grasp them, most of them were placed near the top floor. Just like the restricted area of ​​Hogwarts, one needed 'permission' to enter.

Holding the note from Headmaster Karkaroff in their hands, Dudley and Hermione casually came to a position near the top of the tower.

"Drmstrang was founded in 1294 by the legendary Bulgarian sorceress Nerida Vulkanova."

Hermione held a book in her hands and read out its contents in a low voice. The name of the book was... uh... "A History of Durmstrang". I wonder what the relationship is between the author of this book and the author of "A History of Hogwarts".

Or maybe all these magic schools like to introduce themselves in this way.

After a while, Hermione finished reading the book. Her reading ability was getting better and better.

"I've discovered a problem, Dudley."

Seeing Dudley looking at her, Hermione continued, "Although Durmstrang was founded by Ms. Volkanova, it was not developed by Volkanova, but by the second headmaster, Harvan Mount, who took over and created glory."

"The death of the first principal was very strange. There is no record of it in the books at all."

Hermione whispered.

After all, they were in a library, and even if there was no one sitting there, it was not appropriate to speak loudly.

This is basic etiquette.

Unfortunately, Dudley was not interested in the death of the first headmaster of Durmstrang. He responded perfunctorily and continued to read attentively. Soon he finished reading a book called "Detailed Explanation of the Fierce Fire Curse". Although most of the content was nonsense, there were at least three or four hundred words of useful information.

After putting the books back on the shelf, I found that Hermione was still studying the first headmaster.

"I have seen at least ten books describe Nerida Vokhanova using words like 'great', 'mysterious', and 'powerful', but no book describes specifically how she is great, mysterious, or powerful."

Hermione sometimes tends to get stuck in a rut, like now

"Maybe it's just out of respect for the first generation."

Dudley said casually that he was not very interested in anything non-magical, and he would not take the initiative to pay attention to it if it was not necessary.

After a long while, seeing that there was no movement from Hermione, Dudley turned his head to see what she was doing, and happened to find that Hermione was also looking at him.

Their eyes met in the air, and then Hermione blushed and subconsciously looked away.

Dudley was about to tease Hermione, but Hermione's next words made him pause slightly.

"Dudley, do you know the Three Deathly Hallows?"

Chapter 429: Nerida Vokanova's Letters

Dudley was quite surprised to hear Hermione suddenly say this.

Of course he knew about the Three Hallows of Death. Not only did he know about them, he also knew where they were.

But weren’t we just discussing the mysterious death of the first generation of Durmstrang?

Why did we jump to the Three Deathly Hallows?

Dudley noticed from the corner of his eye that the book in Hermione's hand had the symbol of the Three Deathly Hallows printed on it - a triangle, a circle and a vertical line in the middle. There were several similar books placed next to her.

Well, the books that other schools don’t have are everywhere here.

"Yes, Harry has one."

Dudley spoke the truth.

"Harry?"

Hermione was a little stunned when she heard Dudley's answer, but she was smart and figured it out quickly: "Could it be that his father left it to him?"

"Yes, that invisibility cloak."

Dudley had no intention of hiding anything and decisively revealed the answer directly.

"?!!"

After confirming this answer, Hermione looked surprised: "Although the invisibility cloak is indeed rare, it doesn't seem to be as magical as the legend says."

"The book describes it as being able to evade the pursuit of death."

If it could really evade a god's pursuit, it could really be called a divine weapon, but

"Perhaps it was the first invisibility cloak, so the effects were exaggerated."

Dudley said as he picked up a book and flipped through it.

He had studied Harry's invisibility cloak, and aside from being thicker, more invisible, and having a nearly permanent effect, there wasn't much difference between it and the regular cloak.

You can only hide your body and reduce your pace, heartbeat, smell, etc. to a certain extent.

But it still exists.

The invisibility cloaks on the market are usually made of the fur of invisible animals or ordinary cloaks cast with the Disillusionment Charm.

The one Harry wore was not like that. Dudley couldn't tell the specific materials. Mainly because it was difficult for him to decompose it directly using alchemy. It would be a pity if it was decomposed and couldn't be put back together.

"No, I don't think so."

Hermione was as excited as if she had discovered a new world. She pointed at the contents of the book in her hand and said, "Look at this. As long as you can collect these three items, you can gain unimaginable power."

"I think I found a way to deal with Senior Tom."

Dudley: “.”

He really wanted to tell Hermione that dealing with Tom didn't have to be that difficult, as he, Grindelwald, Dumbledore and the others had already made arrangements.

"Hermione."

Looking at Hermione's excitement, Dudley didn't have the heart to tell her the truth, but he still spoke.

"Among the three holy artifacts, the invisibility cloak is in Harry's hands, and the remaining Elder Wand is in Professor Dumbledore's hands. Yes, it is his current wand."

"The 'invincible and unstoppable' old wand? No wonder Professor Dumbledore is so powerful."

Hermione exclaimed.

Hearing Hermione's words, Dudley's tone became serious: "Hermione, the reason why Professor Dumbledore is so powerful is not because he has the Elder Wand, but because he is powerful in himself."

"Although the Elder Wand can bring great power, it is not truly invincible. It is far from the legendary 'invincible and unstoppable'."

"By the way, I'll tell you a secret. Professor Grindelwald has been looking for them for most of his life. Professor Dumbledore's old wand was actually found by Professor Grindelwald."

"These legendary magic items do not have the miraculous effects described."

Hermione was stunned when she heard this, and quickly said: "There is also the Resurrection Stone. It must be because of the lack of the Resurrection Stone that there is no Resurrection Stone."

Hermione suddenly stopped talking in the middle of her words, and in her surprised gaze, Dudley took out a ring from his pocket.

Smart Hermione reacted immediately and asked with a little hesitation.

"This can't be it"

"Yes, this is the last of the Three Deathly Hallows - the Resurrection Stone." Dudley gave her a positive answer: "Although it is cursed with a deadly curse, it does not hinder the fact that it is the Resurrection Stone."

"We already gathered the three holy artifacts last year, but nothing happened. So we still have to rely on ourselves to deal with Senior Tom."

"Even if Professor Grindelwald had obtained these three treasures decades ago, he would not have been able to achieve his desired ideals."

"How could this happen? I just thought I had found a way to deal with Senior Tom."

Hermione was a little discouraged. She shook the book in her hand in front of Dudley. "This book is the notes of Nerida Vulkanova, the first headmaster of Durmstrang. It describes the power of the Three Deathly Hallows. I didn't expect the truth to be like this."

"It turns out that we can't trust everything in the book."

I just heard her sighing softly.

The book in Hermione's hand was a bit old. The pages seemed to be made of some special leather (definitely not human skin) and had turned slightly yellow.

"Books and Notes? Where did you get them?"

Dudley asked curiously after taking a look at the notes.

Hermione pointed to a bookshelf nearby and said as a matter of course, "There's a layer in the middle of the bookshelf, and that's where the book is. I found it by just pulling it out."

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Looking at the shelves filled with books, Dudley fell into deep thought.

Even if you ask him to look for it all day, he may not be able to find it.

As expected of Hermione, she has a natural intuition about books and can find any hidden book in any place.

If she were to go to the Shaolin Temple's Scripture Library, she would be able to find the Nine Yang Divine Art in an instant with just a flick of her hand.

"Is there anything else in the book besides the contents of the Three Deathly Hallows?"

"Take a look for yourself." Hermione was a little depressed and handed the letter to Dudley.

Dudley took it and simply flipped through it.

The above content records the origin of the three holy artifacts, which is the story of the three brothers that are familiar to the wizarding world. It then describes how powerful the three holy artifacts are. The Elder Wand can bring eternal victory, the Resurrection Stone can revive the dead and make them immortal, and the Invisibility Cloak can block all magical detection.

Anyone who can gather the three holy artifacts and combine them into one can become the most powerful wizard in the world.

"These contents don't seem worth hiding, do they?"

Dudley looked speechless.

The time period when the first headmaster of Durmstrang established the school was only a few decades away from the birth of the Three Deathly Hallows. It was not surprising that Nerida Vulkanova knew about the Three Deathly Hallows.

But she seemed too obsessed with the three holy relics. Just like Professor Grindelwald, she firmly believed that gathering the three holy relics would bring unparalleled power.

"It's useless. Just listen to it as a story."

Dudley flipped to the last page and after confirming that there was no useful information, he returned the note to Hermione, then picked up the unfinished book again. Just as he opened the first page, he heard Hermione's exclamation again.

Chapter 430 Another Ancient Magic Rune

"Dudley, look here."

Hermione shouted excitedly, forgetting that this was a library and needed to be quiet.

Dudley looked in the direction she pointed and found that there was a small part missing from the last page of the letter, and there seemed to be a page of content hidden inside.

Without saying a word, I opened the hidden page and found that there was indeed other content hidden inside.

But, problems also arise.

Dudley couldn't understand what was written on it.

It is obvious that this is not the Macedonian script recorded in the previous pages, but a completely new script that has never been seen before. Perhaps the word "new" is not appropriate. It should be called ancient script.

"It's a bit similar to the ancient magic runes, but I've never seen them before."

The top student Hermione looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it meant.

Not to mention her, even Dudley couldn't recognize it.

"Another ancient rune."

Maybe this is the ancient rune, but it is not the ancient rune of England. As for where it is from, Dudley could not answer.

Currently, the ancient magic words learned in England are runes, which are the runes used by the Vikings of the Nordic gods.

England was first invaded by the Anglo-Saxons and then the Vikings. The native Celts were basically gone. The ancient magic script of the Celtic system was originally supposed to be used in England. Disappeared and disappeared without leaving any traces in history. Dudley had doubts when he was learning ancient runes. He also asked Basilda Babling, the ancient runes professor at Hogwarts, for advice. He asked the question "Celtic ancient magic script" by studying it, but the other party couldn't answer it either.

Therefore, ancient magic is the least popular subject, with so few people studying it that it is comparable to alchemy, which is a subject that only thieves have talent for.

Because you have to learn more than one kind of ancient magic code.

If ordinary people want to learn ancient magic literature well, they have to work very hard. Without some talent for languages, they can't do it at all.