Chapter 243 Peeves, Andy, and Dumbledore

Time passed by, and before you knew it, it was Halloween 1992.

During this period of time, Andy finally realized what it meant to be as popular as Flame. No matter where Andy went, there would always be people pulling Andy to ask for advice on how to use the Patronus Charm.

At first, Andy was still able to patiently deal with the situation, but soon, Andy was overwhelmed by those people.

Concentrate, think of a happy memory in your mind, then recite the incantation ...

Add a wand-waving gesture to the mix at most.

It was obviously only four steps, he talked about it over and over again, but those young wizards were always asking for advice over and over again, as if they didn't even remember what was said before.

Andy sometimes wanted to take out his wand and give them a hard hit.

Whenever this happened, Andy especially admired Snape's way of dealing with people - because no young wizard dared to ask Snape for advice on a problem.

Andy was then enlightened.

If you want to be a professor, Snape is the role model for Andy to follow.

Because as long as you make all the young wizards afraid of you, they won't dare to come over and bother you with those stupid questions.

Snape was wise!

But unfortunately, Andy was just a student now.

So Andy had no choice but to avoid the situation.

In the Headmaster's office of the Room of Requirement.

Andy had been copying and reading books here all this time and sometimes went to the practice room to practice some spells.

When the magic book, notebook, and quill fell together on the floor, Andy let out a long sigh of relief - the last book had finally been copied.

The Headmaster's office dungeon... was officially cleared.

Putting down the book in his hand, Andy put the notebook and feather quill into the space bag, got up and patted his butt while looking around, Andy then walked out of the Room of Requirement without a second thought.

Today was Halloween, and the castle was decorated more or less the same as last year.

The corridors were filled with pumpkin lanterns and bats, the ghosts were out in droves, and Peeves Ghost had been given an unimaginable privilege for the day - it could terrorize the young wizards who came and went as it pleased without incurring any penalties.

Walking on the way to the Great Hall, Andy smelled the aroma of roasted pumpkin that wafted through the castle, and his mood was also soothed.

The festive atmosphere was strong at Hogwarts.

Whoosh--

A water balloon smashed towards Andy's head.

With a casual wave of Andy's hand, the water balloon turned a corner and smashed onto the wall of the corridor with a 'smack'.

"Whew! Look who's this? Isn't this the famous Andy Collins?"

The Peeves Ghost was obviously not prepared to let Andy off easily, it had been waiting for Andy here for a long time.

"I'll see how much you can dodge!" Peeves floated out from a pumpkin lantern, holding a whole bunch of water balloons in his arms.

Andy raised an eyebrow, "Peeves, I wouldn't do that if I were you!"

"Are you scared? Collins, you can try to use your patronus charm." Peeves provoked.

After saying that, Peeves raised the water balloon and was about to smash it at Andy.

Andy quickly took out his wand and pointed it at the Peeves, directly using the Confundus Charm.

The Peeves froze, and the entire ghost directly froze in place.

"Well done, Andy!" A few young wizards who were passing by hastily gave Andy a nod of approval.

They had been suffering at the hands of Peeves for a long time.

Andy greeted them and then set his eyes on the Peeves.

It was well known that ghosts were incapable of touching objects.

But Peeves was obviously an exception to this rule.

Having subdued the Peeves on a rare occasion, Andy was ready to take the opportunity to study the ghost's anatomy.

Andy raised his wand and pointed it at the Peeves.

"Collins, Peeves, has at least brought us a lot of joy." An old voice sounded behind Andy.

What a damn coincidence.

"Good evening, Headmaster." Andy took back his wand.

Dumbledore glanced at Peeves and just waved his hand, and Peeves flew away with a 'whoosh' like a leaky balloon.

"Headmaster, Peeves seems to be a bit too different from the other ghosts," Andy asked curiously.

Since he had met Dumbledore ... then instead of bothering to study it himself, it would be better to directly ask Dumbledore for advice.

Researching by oneself may not necessarily yield results, but asking Dumbledore ... for advice will definitely yield the most correct results.

"Yes! Peeves isn't a ghost."

Dumbledore said frankly, "Peeves have existed since the beginning of Hogwarts. Peeves is a form of psychic energy, not an imprint left by the dead ... "

Saying this, Dumbledore looked at Andy and blinked, "Collins, you should know the principle of Peeves's birth very well."

Andy was a bit surprised, "It was the emotions of the students and the magic in the castle that combined to give birth to the Peeves?"

Dumbledore explained, "It is widely believed by experts that the Peeves is a spirit born from subconscious deeds ... especially those of the oppressed."

"For thousands of years, the students of Hogwarts have been under no small amount of pressure, and that's how the Peeves was born."

Andy was dazed.

When the students were under pressure, they would develop a rebellious mentality.

But they didn't dare to rebel against this pressure due to school rules, discipline, professors and other factors.

Thus, it led to the birth of the Peeves.

It's so much like the principle behind the birth of Obscurus.

Suppression ...

Seeing the thoughtful look on Andy's face, Dumbledore laughed, "Yes, when the mind suppresses magic, the two will gradually merge together, thus giving birth to a new kind of magical life."

Andy asked for guidance, "Headmaster, does magic power originate from life?"

"You could say so."

Dumbledore unusually failed to be a riddler, he said very frankly, "Collins, you should know that when I was young, I studied the Obscurus ... magic power originating from life ... that is the purest life energy. "

Andy nodded thoughtfully.

Magic power originates from life, and once the magic power is infused with the power of the mind, it will evolve from pure 'life energy' to 'life with thoughts'.

The basic essence that constitutes everything in the world ...

Originally, this was only Andy's own conclusion, but Dumbledore's words completely finalized this conclusion.

At this moment, Andy completely gave up on the white magic version of Obscurus - even if it was powerful.

"I know!" Andy said.

Dumbledore smiled and nodded, "Let's go, the Halloween dinner is about to start."

On the way to the great hall, Andy continued to ask for advice, "Headmaster, happy emotions can give birth to patronus, but what about negative emotions?"

Andy had a brainstorm.

If he could create a dark magic version of a Patronus.

Then it would be three against one.

"Positive emotions can be categorized into many kinds, happiness is just one of them ... Negative emotions are the same."

Dumbledore looked at Andy and slowly said, "If the heart is filled with strong killing intent ..."

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