104 Chapter 104: Legendary magic items

That is what Ivan wanted to know most urgently. Other information, such as the identity of Lunaticus, Antlers, Canute, and Wormtail, or the relationship between Professor Lupin and Sirius Black, the truth of Black's escape, etc., he already knew all that.

What he didn't know right now was the method of making the Marauder's Map. Well, not all about that. After all, the principle of production and the magical knowledge involved in making it were things that could be found in library books.

But more important was the method by which Professor Lupin, James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew obtained the mana necessary to accomplish it.

From what happened with Snape a short time ago, it was obvious that the Marauder's Map was endowed with thoughts,

About the other two magical objects that have thoughts, one of them was the Sorting Hat made by the Four Founders of Hogwarts. Each of them had a lot of magical power. They also possessed deep magical knowledge that had been lost, so it was only natural that they could integrate their thoughts into the Hat.

As for Voldemort's Horcruxes, killing was the source of their power. Only the power of death is strong enough to split the soul.

The Marauder's Map was not comparable to the Sorting Hat or the Horcruxes, but it too possessed its own thoughts.

With what Ivan had speculated earlier, Professor Lupin and the other three must have obtained some source of mana to create the map and complete their own Animagus transformation.

There are many ways to do this: taking many magic potions to increase a person's magical power to an unimaginable level, or using the help of a powerful magical item.

For example, Dumbledore's elderberry wand has this ability!

"Professor?" Ivan whispered to Lupin.

"Oh, they had found that place in the Forbidden Forest? They needed to get his approval to go in.... Anyway, it's dangerous. It's not something you should know about at this age. "What you should do is follow the school rules and not expect me to cover for you again," Professor Lupin said ambiguously, "What you should do is follow the school rules and not expect me to cover for you again."

Hearing his words, Ivan was lost in thought, 'Obviously there is something hidden in the forest that I don't know about. It's probably a very powerful magical object'

Judging by Lupin's expression and reading between the lines, that place or thing should be very dangerous.

What could it be?

At first, Ivan thought it was Dumbledore's Elder Wand. But it seemed that was not the case. Lupin and his friends should have made the Marauder's Map behind Dumbledore's back.

In addition to the Deathly Hallows, there are many other powerful magical objects.

For example, the legendary Philosopher's Stone, the Sword of Gryffindor, the Gordian Knot, Stonehenge.... Ivan also remembered that he had seen a Book of Magic dedicated to this subject, in which many similar legendary magical objects were recorded.

Each of them was very powerful, with strong magical power and once existed in real life, leaving behind a wonderful epic legend in the history of magic.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of them were lost in the long river of history.

The few remaining pieces, like Stonehenge, were also collected and studied by the Department of Mysteries and were top secret in the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, the legendary objects that have been lost did not really disappear, because magical objects of this caliber are almost impossible to damage.

They are likely hidden somewhere or inherited as family heirlooms in certain pure-blooded wizarding families, but no one knows their location.

The three Deathly Hallows, for example, were given to the three brothers as a gift from Death, and legend has it that the one who possesses them all is the master of Death.

The three Deathly Hallows are legendary magical objects. It is also believed that they were lost in the book that Ivan read.

But in reality, the Elder Wand was in Dumbledore's hands and the invisibility cloak was in Harry's hands.

The Resurrection Stone was turned into a Horcrux by Voldemort.

Judging by the current situation, it is very likely that the Forbidden Forest hides a legendary magical object. Just like the Elder Wand, which can provide a large amount of mana for a wizard.

It seemed necessary to go to the Forbidden Forest and check it out.

Also, Professor Lupin had just mentioned that they had to get 'his' approval to enter.

'His? What does that refer to,' Ivan thought.

'What strange creatures live in the forest?

Besides knowing that there are centaurs, acromantulas, unicorns and hippogriffs, there are other magical animals that Ivan knew nothing about.

And this phrase reminded him of the four founders and the secret riddles of the treasures they left behind.

Ivan remembered the last sentence of the golden writing behind the statue of Godric Gryffindor: "The key to unlocking the treasure is the courage buried deep in your heart. You have to get the recognition of your proud followers!"

Could the followers, and the ones Professor Lupin just mentioned, be the same group of people? The commonality between them is the need to get their recognition.

If they were the same people, wouldn't the legendary magical object in the forest be the answer to the riddle left by Godric Gryffindor?

It all seemed to fit. This explains why such a powerful magical object is hidden in the school's forbidden forest, with Dumbledore doing nothing about it.

"They must abide by the school rules and must not sneak out of the school. The current situation is especially serious. I cannot allow you to underestimate the Dementors or have any other misunderstandings. Although Ivan's corporeal Patronus can resist them, the most horrible thing about these monsters is the..."

"The Dementor's kiss?" whispered Hermione.

"Yes, Hermione!" Lupin's face broke into a small smile. "It's the Dementors' most horrible and powerful weapon. They only use it last and in the worst case scenario. They will lower their hoods to those they want to destroy..."

Hermione asked curiously, "What's under the hood, Professor?"

Lupin shook his head and replied, "No one knows. I think there will always be something like a mouth under the hood because they clamp the jaw around the victim's mouth and consume their soul."

Suddenly, Harry thought of the terrifying image he saw on the Quidditch pitch through the Dementor's cloak before he passed out.

"If it really is done, it will be worse than death." Lupin said, "You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you'll no longer have a sense of yourself, or memory, or . nothing. There is no chance of recovery. You will exist as an empty shell. And your soul will forever be.... lost."

No one spoke. Everyone was trying to portray the image of fear in their mind and thinking about having their soul consumed through their mouth.

"You must be careful not to think you have chased away the Dementors and take them lightly," Lupin continued. "What happened last time on the Quidditch pitch made them very unhappy. I just saw in 'The Prophet' newspaper that the Ministry of Magic has promised the Dementors that they will give Black the kiss after they catch him."

"That's what he deserves," Harry said suddenly.

"You think so?" Lupin asked quietly. "Do you really think anyone deserves this?"

"Yes!" said Harry. "I heard everyone say he was the most evil black wizard under Voldemort's hand - he killed a lot of people!"

"Among everyone who was eventually confirmed to be Death Eaters, Sirius Black was the last one I expected," said Lupin. "I used to think I knew him well. He was very dangerous, more so than you'd think..."

Professor Lupin paused and seemed to suddenly realize something.

"Wait a minute, Harry, weren't you planning on using the map to find Sirius Black?" he said in a serious tone.

Harry's expression was full of surprise when he heard Lupin.

So strange, why did everyone think he would take the initiative to find Sirius Black?

First it was Mr. Weasley, then Malfoy, then Snape. Now even Professor Lupin thinks so.

Are all four of them mad?

Why would he go after someone who wants to kill him? Is there something he doesn't know? This is just too suspicious.