Professor McGonagall's voice rang out, "Albus, if Professor Quirrell is unable to take the position, then we need to look for a replacement teacher for next year."
Dumbledore's gentle voice rang out, "Of course! I'll take care of it during the summer vacation!"
He walked into the open principal's office and saw Fawkes hovering in the air. "Has anyone come in just now?"
Fawkes nodded, picked up a feather, and placed it in Dumbledore's palm.
"Vizette came over?" Dumbledore murmured. "And now? He's gone back to celebrate? That's not like him…"
Fawkes flew to the Mirror of Erised and circled around it again and again...
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When Vizette regained consciousness, he found himself in a large, dimly lit hall.
He subconsciously raised his hand, the warmth in his palm quickly dissipating, leaving only a faint connection.
As he arrived, the dimly lit hall gradually brightened, revealing its true appearance.
The hall was constructed from massive blocks of stone, with a layer of gleaming gold metal poured into the gaps, making the walls appear seamless and extremely sturdy.
Whether it was those giant rocks or the gleaming gold metal, they were all engraved with countless words and symbols, radiating a silvery-blue light.
The silvery-blue light shimmered slightly, and the carved characters and symbols seemed to come alive, wriggling and slithering like snakes.
"A silvery-blue light?" Vizette cautiously walked to the corner of the wall, using his body to block the light behind him and create a shadow.
His fingers transformed into a Devil's Snare, gently caressing the silver-blue words and symbols on the wall, giving rise to a unique feeling.
In this grand and spacious hall, he did not feel oppressed or have any other negative emotions.
He even felt like a fish in water, as if this place existed only because of him.
"Could these words and symbols contain ancient magical power? And had they weakened my connection with Fawkes?"
He murmured to himself, gripping his wand tightly in one hand, and once again cast the Eye of Magic.
With the help of the Magic Eye, countless silver-blue lights appeared on the wall.
Just as he expected, the silver-blue characters and symbols were imbued with ancient magical power that had been nurtured over time.
Vizette could sense that these ancient magical powers were about to emerge and could be absorbed directly without any exploration.
Everything that happened after he saw the mirror was so sudden and bizarre that he dared not let his guard down.
He maintained a posture that allowed him to cast spells at any time, rapidly absorbing the ancient magical power.
The Wizarding Manual appeared at that moment, its pages turning rapidly, storing all of this power.
The ancient magical power in the hall was completely absorbed, but a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the central area, flashing with silver-blue light.
The silvery-blue light danced up and down, like a newly dug spring, constantly gushing out more and more light.
Vizette gripped his wand tightly and slowly approached the silver-blue light, immediately sensing something strange—the silver-blue light was calling to him through the wand.
It seemed that simply raising the wand high would make the silver-blue light surge even more intensely, revealing the hidden truth.
He recalled similar plots from novels from his previous life. If he truly answered the call of the light, he might return directly to Hogwarts, or he might trigger some kind of magical trap.
Instead of making a move rashly, Vizette stepped back a distance, frowning as he fell into deep thought.
"This place contains so much ancient magical power; if I activate the light, perhaps the trials within will be revealed?"
After all, his sudden arrival in this magnificent hall and the acquisition of considerable ancient magical power must have been preparations for some kind of test.
Perhaps only by completing the test of the silver-blue light could he obtain a way back to Hogwarts.
To be on the safe side, Vizette did not intend to continue hoarding the ancient magical power he had unexpectedly acquired. Instead, he began to consider how to use it to prepare for the possible challenges ahead.
Devil's Snares could be very useful; just two days ago, he had even used several Devil's Snares to tear a mountain troll to shreds.
However, the Devil's Snare's drawbacks were equally obvious; like the real Devil's Snare, it feared warmth and light.
"If we could use improved magic to modify the Devil's Snare...would it be possible to eliminate these shortcomings?"
Vizette pondered, trying to infuse it with ancient magical power, but received no response.
"What if we directly infuse it with ancient magical power to enhance it...?"
This attempt also went unanswered.
After these two attempts, Vizette had a sudden realization.
After that herbalism class, he gained a better understanding of the Devil's Snare and also observed its magical circuitry.
It was precisely because of this comprehensive understanding of the Devil's Snare that "The Wizarding Guide to Combat" had been able to respond, and "Ancient Magic: Self-Shaping (Devil's Snare State)" appeared on the pages of the book.
As Professor McGonagall stated, Transfiguration was the most complex and dangerous of all magical subjects.
Even a powerful book like "The Wizarding Guide to Combat" would cautiously provide assistance to Vizette based on his level of knowledge, to avoid the predicament of losing sight of the essence of things.
"If I want to improve the weaknesses of the Devil's Snare, I need to cultivate such a Devil's Snare myself and learn an interesting little tidbit of knowledge..."
Vizette murmured and continued to consider which spells could be used for improvement.
Ultimately, he settled on the Lights Out spell.
Under normal circumstances, this magic worked well against small light sources such as candles.
This magic was a common everyday spell, and Vizette found it very easy to use, making it very suitable for improvement.
Having made up his mind, he set about fusing the Lights Out Spell with improved magic, and a new record appeared in "The Wizarding Guide to Combat":
Ancient Magic: Improved Lights Out Spell (Beginner): Guides the casting of an ancient magic Lights Out Spell...enhances the spell's power...creates a dark magical energy field...within the energy field, slightly increases the caster's perception and speed...
Vizette waved his wand, "Nox!"
A silver-blue light surrounded the wand, and a dark bubble emerged, resting on the tip of the wand and swaying gently.
He looked at the silver-blue light in the distance, then gently waved his wand.
The bubble disappeared with a "pop," then emerged from the center of the silver-blue light, rapidly expanding into a large, black bubble ten meters in diameter, instantly swallowing the gushing silver-blue light.
The Lights Out Spell, modified from ancient magic, could continue to exist and maintain some kind of connection with him even if he did not continue casting spells.
Vizette entered the pitch-black bubble, which seemed to absorb all the light inside and fill it with boundless darkness.
Even the gushing silver-blue light in the center only left behind a few flickering spots of light, extremely faint…
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