73: Bring it on!

"Dumbledore is really generous."

Ivan could sense that Dumbledore was definitely trying to manipulate him.

But what could Ivan do?

Dumbledore gave too much.

Ivan stroked the Philosopher's Stone in his pocket and could only say that Dumbledore was sincere.

Giving Ivan the opportunity to study the Philosopher's Stone was the reward Dumbledore gave Ivan. 'I had always intended to make Hogwarts my base.

Protecting this place is protecting my future team.'

In this case, Ivan naturally had to protect his alma mater. Do I fear him for not having a nose?

Ivan really didn't dare to confront Voldemort in his prime.

There was no way.

Voldemort started with the Killing Curse, which was fatal.

In his hands, this kind of dark magic was no different from instant death magic, and he would die if he was hit.

Even if Snape cast the Killing Curse on Ivan, he couldn't kill him.

Because Snape couldn't have the intention of truly killing Ivan.

Without enough intent to kill, the power of the Killing Curse was naturally limited.

But Voldemort is different.

The noseless bastard has long fallen into darkness, and his dark magic is beyond even Dumbledore's reach.

Regarding this point, Ivan did not exaggerate.

Dark magic requires negative emotions as a driving force. The darker it is, the more powerful it will be.

Throughout the original book, Dumbledore almost never used dark magic.

This cannot be blamed on Dumbledore.

Regarding dark magic, Ivan originally felt that power itself has no distinction between good and evil, and that good or bad depends on the person who controls it.

However, in the world of Harry Potter, this theory does not apply.

As mentioned before, white magic is the study of the external world by wizards, while dark magic is the exploration of the wizards themselves.

Soul, body, blood, life, destruction...

The impact of dark magic on wizards is visible to the naked eye.

It will change a person from the inside out until they fall into an irreversible abyss.

Ivan once asked Dumbledore, what is the key to learning dark magic?

Dumbledore's answer was a strong will!

Yes, the will attribute holds the power to resist the corruption of dark magic.

And Ivan's will attribute is only 2 points.

2 points of will is not very low, at least dark magic like the Sectumsempra Spell can't affect Ivan.

So Dumbledore did not stop Ivan from learning this magic, and even took the initiative to help him improve it so that Ivan could be more proficient.

In contrast, spells like the Fiendfyre Curse and the Three Unforgivable Curses—Dumbledore clearly told Ivan that he couldn't handle the corruption of these magics right now.

If Ivan really wanted to get in touch with them, he would have to wait until he was in his second or third year.

Ivan knew that Dumbledore was genuinely doing it for his own good, so he never studied them privately.

An elder at home is like a treasure.

Dumbledore's experience is beyond Ivan's imagination, and it greatly prevents Ivan from going astray.

"If Voldemort were in his prime, I would definitely summon Dumbledore immediately."

But now Voldemort is just a remnant of his soul, so weak that he even has to drink unicorn blood to survive.

Ivan doesn't think there's anything to fear from such a Voldemort.

"It just so happens that there's such an opportunity at the end of the semester."

Ivan's eyes were shining as he looked at a glass next to the aisle, which reflected the scene of the first-year House Cup.

There, the figures of Ivan, Hermione, Harry, and others emerged one by one.

Everyone was there, and no one had lost their life because of Quirrell and Voldemort.

"Safety is guaranteed."

Ivan suppressed the smile on his face: "Then what is there to be afraid of?"

Bring it on!

There are still 7 months until the end of the semester.

Seven months is enough time for Ivan to fully develop his current abilities: "I hope you can be more powerful and don't disappoint me too much."

Halloween at Hogwarts was extremely lively.

The little wizards dressed themselves up as various dangerous creatures, and then jumped out from corners when you weren't paying attention, shouting to scare you.

Of course, scaring people was often the privilege of senior students.

First-year wizards like Ivan could only be used as tools for fun by seniors like the Weasley twins.

"Ivan!"

"Hey, why can't you take a joke?"

"Put us down quickly!"

Look, the twins who tried to scare Ivan were now hanging in the air with "Levicorpus."

"Heh~ Happy Halloween, both of you too."

Ivan watched as the two desperately tried to cover their falling robes and laughed to himself: "How about this gift? My prank—does it surprise you?"

"In 5 minutes, the spell will wear off. Be careful to protect your heads."

After that, Ivan turned around and left without looking back, leaving the twins behind helplessly: "Ivan~~ Ivan, don't go! Hey~~"

"Pftt~ hehe. See you."

Ivan couldn't help laughing out loud. Halloween, where you can play tricks on people at will, is really pleasant.

Back in the Gryffindor common room, Ivan saw Hermione reading a book, and Parvati sticking her head out from the second floor.

"Where are they?"

Ivan sat next to Hermione. The little witch saw Ivan coming back and quickly closed the book: "Neville and Harry went to find Ronald."

"It's about Ronald again?"

Ivan was speechless: "Is he still angry until now?"

"Ronald hates our Miss Know-It-All," Parvati ran downstairs. "Harry can't persuade him."

It wasn't Neville and Harry who had a grudge against Hermione. They just went to play with Ronald and ask for some candy.

"Oh?"

"Then why didn't you go?"

"Of course I waited for you to come back."

Hermione didn't say anything, but Parvati was direct.

She took Ivan's hand and said with a smile: "Let's go play together. My sister can't wait."

Parvati's sister, Padma, is in Ravenclaw House.

But the two have a very good relationship and often meet each other, and Ivan and the others also know her.

Parvati intended to let her sister join their group, but she wasn't sure how to approach it.

"Ahem!"

Hermione coughed twice, stood up, and calmly took Parvati's hand away from Ivan's sleeve: "Ivan, what did Headmaster Dumbledore want to see you about?"

This was a blunt change of subject, but Hermione managed it so naturally.

Parvati didn't know what to say: 'Swearing sovereignty, is it so obvious?'

But she didn't care about these things.

Anyway, everyone was still young, and it was still unknown who would be the final winner in the future!

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