Chapter 346: Everyone’s summer holiday is very colourful

Time had flown by, and the second year was nearing its conclusion.

The good news is that Hogwarts has been safe and sound.

Great luck!

It had been two years since he came to Hogwarts to attend school, and this was the first time Andy felt that 'Hogwarts was the safest place in the magic world'.

Thinking about his first-year experience and the first term of his second year ... it was like living in deep water every moment, with dark wizards plotting assaults in the castle at the drop of a hat.

The second half-term of the second year also had Voldemort messing around on the outside and Snape plotting on the inside.

Tears!

So Andy cherished this rare peaceful time.

The way Andy cherished the time was by ... putting in extra effort to learn magic.

At the beginning of May, Andy increased his [Dark Magic] talent to three points and formally began the study of dark magic.

Due to the large number of dark magic spells, as well as Andy's own talent being much superior to that of the time he entered school, the accumulation rate of [Potential Points] increased drastically.

At the beginning of June, Andy increased his [Dark Magic] talent to four points, and then after this period of study, Andy's attainment of Dark Magic was greatly strengthened.

In fact, Dark Magic, like Transfiguration, also falls into a division of Charms.

A high talent in [Charms] can also be of some help when learning dark magic.

The main reason why the system listed the talent of [Dark Magic] separately was because [Dark Magic] was more about the study of human beings themselves, while [Charms] was the outward exploration of the world.

With higher attainments in dark magic, there would be a higher understanding of humans themselves.

Some of the theories of dark magic were even more eye-opening to Andy, who could not wait to devote himself to it and contribute his whole life to studying dark magic.

It had to be said that dark magic was indeed very easy to get addicted to.

Not only because the power of dark magic is more potent ...

The more important reason is that dark magic is an exploration of the human race itself. Learning the theories of dark magic, you will discover the secrets of the human body and soul from these theories.

When these secrets open their arms to you, you will have a feeling ... that dark magic can give you great power, as well as eternal life.

And this feeling is very strong.

It hooks you right in the centre of your heart and soul.

When your dark magic attainments become more profound, you will find that your goal is becoming increasingly clear, and it seems that as long as you go one step further, all of it will be within your reach.

And as you further indulge in dark magic ... that process will repeat itself.

It's like looking over the hill!

Thanks to the [Will] attribute of up to five points, Andy immediately terminated his research on dark magic when he realised that something was not right - and at that time, it was already the end of the semester.

Andy also made a quick summary afterwards.

When you think about it, what kind of people would study dark magic?

Only wizards with ambition would study dark magic.

And ambition was often the easiest thing you could be tempted by.

The more one aspires to realise their ambition, the easier it will be for them to be tempted by dark magic. The lure of dark magic is especially strong for those who yearn for power and eternal life.

And when your research on dark magic stagnates, and at the same time you do not have enough determination, to further study dark magic and explore the mysteries of the human body ... then dark magic experiments become the only choice.

Just like Andy's obsession with the magic transfiguration experiment.

In the end, all of this actually stems from human beings' own ambitions and desires - and dark magic just enhances such ambitions and desires through magic.

[Dark Magic: 4]

[Potential Points: 3]

This was the latest change in the system panel at the end of the second-year final exams.

Andy planned to hold off on his research on dark magic, letting his brain calm down a bit and not really be compelled by the power of dark magic to the point where he couldn't turn back.

There is a Divination class in the third year, Andy intends to accumulate some more [Potential Points] during the summer holidays and add the [Divination] talent up.

Don't think divination is useless.

This is the ability to foretell the future.

Maybe one can become omniscience through it!

Even if it was only a short glimpse into the future, it would allow Andy to make preparations in advance to deal with any crises that might come his way or to gain certain opportunities.

More importantly, by learning Divination, he could likewise obtain [Potential Points], which was also a channel to enhance his talent.

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Three days after the end of the exam, Hogwarts announced the results.

Andy rightfully won second in his grade.

A certain young witch grinded outrageously, and even pre-studied the History of Magic - Andy treasured his time and put all his energy into learning magic.

As for the History of Magic textbook, Andy didn't even glance at it.

After the grades were announced, the young witch gleefully approached Andy to celebrate.

Andy was also very happy, accompanying the young witch to play wildly in Hogsmeade for an afternoon, and on the way, he bought a large pile of snacks for Isabel.

The joy of a school god is always so simple.

But for the other young wizards, the final exams were a completely different matter.

Before the grades were announced, Cedric, who was clearly sure of getting first in his year, was so worried that he couldn't sleep all day.

The real academic duds - George and Fred asked him what he was worried about, and Cedric said: he was worried that he wouldn't get a perfect score.

Not to mention George and Fred, even Andy wanted to punch him when he heard that - literally, of course, it was during the last Dueling Club meeting of the school year.

As for Harry and Ron ... Harry was fine with it, as no one cared about his grades. But Ron was so worried his legs were weak in fear that Mrs Weasley would beat him to death when she got his report card.

Luckily, it turned out alright - he only had to be beaten half to death.

The night the results were announced, Hogwarts hosted a dinner banquet.

After another night's rest in the castle, the next morning, the young wizards carried their luggage, got into the Thestral carriage, and wobbled towards the Hogsmeade train station.

Along the way, Hermione chattered about her summer holiday plans to Andy - the Grangers were going to make a trip to France with her.

"What about you?"

Hermione asked, "Have you thought about how you're going to spend your summer holiday yet?"

Of course, I've thought about it.

Andy thought to himself, 'I'm going to prepare magic potion ingredients for magic transfiguration, as well as a hidden laboratory.' It is also necessary to prepare a strong cell to ensure that no one can escape.

On top of that, Andy had to keep an eye on the Ministry of Magic, and the latest news from Azkaban. As soon as someone succeeds in escaping from prison, it would be time to keep an eye on Harry Potter.

For this reason, Andy even asked for the address of Harry's aunt's house on the pretext that it would be convenient for him to write letters and that he wanted to visit the Muggle world.

Harry was overjoyed.

Andy could only silently apologise.

Although everyone has been planning a great summer holiday, Andy always felt less like a normal young wizard.

"Don't forget about our adventure." Andy reminded.

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