During the summer vacation, Vizette had already set his sights on learning the Obliviate Charm.
Naturally, after the start of the school year, the first thing he would do was to search for all kinds of magic books related to it in the library.
Compared to those ancient black magic spells, the Obliviate Charm had not existed for very long.
The Obliviate Charm dated back to the 16th century and was invented by a witch named Nemoen Radford.
Once invented, the Memory Charm was immediately widely used and accepted by a large number of wizards to erase Muggles' memories of magic and wizards.
Because of this magic, the Ministry of Magic created a new position—the Obliviator—and Nemoen Radford was the first Obliviator.
The appearance of the Obliviate Charm greatly accelerated the signing of the International Statute of Secrecy by the International Federation of Wizards.
However, despite making such a significant contribution, Nemoen Radford failed to make it into the Chocolate Frog cards and become a famous witch.
Modern wizards were generally familiar with the Obliviate Charm, but few knew who invented it.
Even in "A History of Magic," it was only mentioned briefly without detailed analysis.
In response, Vizette found the answer in the vast collection of books in the library.
Nemoen Radford wrote an autobiography titled "Confessions in Memory, Torment in Forgetting."
In her autobiography, Nemoen Radford compared the Obliviate Charm to the Killing Curse, claiming that using this magic was tantamount to murdering memories.
Her ability to invent such magic spoke volumes about her exploration of the arcane.
Vizette could sense Nemoen Radford's reflections on the Obliviate Charm and her interpretation of the soul from between the lines of this book.
According to Nemoen Radford, the Obliviate Charm could murder a person on a soul level by murdering memories.
She also raised a question similar to the "Ship of Theseus": if a wizard used the Obliviate Charm to completely erase a person's memories, was that person still the same person?
The person harmed by the Obliviate Charm needed to relearn everything from their past, reconnect with their family, develop their hobbies, and understand their talents...
When the person harmed by the Obliviate Charm completed the reconstruction of their memories and gained a new life experience, would they be able to regain their original personality?
The inventor of the Obliviate Charm pondered many related questions but was unable to provide answers.
With the Ministry of Magic promoting the Memory Charm, wizards often had few reservations about using this spell.
The Ministry of Magic intended to portray the Obliviate Charm in a positive light, making it the foundation for protecting the magical world;
Nemoen Radford viewed it as a monstrous threat, believing that the Obliviate Charm did more harm than good and should be used with extreme caution.
Perhaps for this reason, both in the Chocolate Frog cards and in "A History of Magic," Nemoen Radford's presence was deliberately downplayed.
Vizette possessed a soul labyrinth, so he largely agreed with Nemoen Radford's viewpoint.
For an individual, memory was undoubtedly an extremely important thing.
It was with the help of so many memories that he had been able to slow down Voldemort's pace with the Soul Labyrinth last school year, thus helping Professor Quirrell escape.
He even had a showdown with Voldemort through this labyrinth of souls...
Although there were counters to the Memory Charm, the unique nature of the Obliviate Charm limited the applicability of these counters.
A wizard who had been harmed by the Obliviate Charm first needed to know that their memory had been erased, and secondly, they needed to know the spell to break the Obliviate Charm.
To recover memories through the counter-spell, the counter-spell had to be powerful enough—much more powerful than the Obliviate Charm—in order to successfully recover memories.
To meet so many requirements, discovery usually required external help, such as encountering an Auror...
Even so, how much memory could be recovered depended on luck, and it was very difficult to fully recover the original memory.
Because of his desire to learn more about the Obliviate Charm, Vizette hoped to master it fully, rather than simply erasing memories like the wizards mentioned in her autobiography.
Lockhart, the man before him, might be able to bring more innovative knowledge.
Following Lockhart's instructions, Vizette reviewed the Obliviate Charm once more.
Lockhart asked in confusion, "Have you learned the Memory Charm before?"
"I learned a little bit after returning to school and did some self-study," Vizette said truthfully.
"Know a little? Have you taught yourself a bit?" Lockhart's tone rose, sharp as fingernails scraping against glass, sounding somewhat grating. "Vizette, you mean..."
"While you're studying herbs in the greenhouse in the morning and researching transfiguration magic in your spare time, you still manage to find time to teach yourself a Memory Charm? And it's only been a short time since school started?"
"Oh, right! I often see you after class… leading a blonde girl around showing her way… I think her name is Luna Lovegood… Is she your sister? You… this…"
Vizette replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, Hogwarts Castle is a bit complicated, and I was a little worried. But she's much better now than I was back then!"
Lockhart looked at Vizette, who had a faint smile on his face, and suddenly felt a headache coming on.
He originally had the idea of playing the long game, wanting to first correct his accent and gestures, and then gradually build a good relationship with Vizette.
Unexpectedly, Vizette learned so quickly that his gestures and incantations required no correction.
The current situation was somewhat beyond Lockhart's expectations, making him realize that if he didn't show some real skill, the "big fish" might slip away and go to Hogwarts Castle with his sister.
Lockhart thought it over and decided to show some real skills. "Since you already know all the knowledge in books, then you should try something different!"
"Many wizards believe that the Obliviate Charm is similar to the Scouring Charm... If a Muggle discovers magic, then they'll erase the memories associated with it..."
"It's a very simple, very crude method of use, but it's very effective... Of course! This is only effective for Muggles."
"If you want to deal with a wizard, using such a crude method will easily create a weakness… at least for an experienced wizard, it is easy to create a weakness."
Upon hearing that last sentence, Vizette immediately asked, "Professor Lockhart, what should we do in this situation?"
After spending a year at Hogwarts, he realized one thing very well: thinking and asking questions were both very important aspects.
If you encountered something you didn't understand, you should ask. If you kept it to yourself because of concerns, you would only suffer in the end.
Lockhart raised an eyebrow; he knew very well that his words had piqued Vizette's interest.
He flashed a bright smile, "Although the Obliviate Charm is just a very ordinary spell to me, I will not underestimate any ordinary spell..."
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