Hogwarts: I Am an Exemplary Wizard

Chapter 594: Chapter 592: The Wand Chooses Magic Power

Looking at the stone archway in front of him, Kael felt a sense of familiarity.

Oh, right, the Four Founders.

Kael remembered the first time he saw the Four Founders in the Chamber of Secrets, those serpent-like statues formed a similar archway.

The design, and the ripple-like waves inside the arch, were almost identical.

Wait, is he going to see the Four Founders again? Can the Department of Mysteries really do that?

As Kael’s mind wandered, he suddenly heard Diana’s voice again.

”What charm did you use to kill that Death Eater?”

”Fiendfyre Curse,” Kael said instinctively.

Visibly, Diana’s mouth twitched slightly.

She took a few deep breaths, pointed her wand at the stone door, ”Now, use the Fiendfyre Curse once more.”

”Here?” Kael hesitated.

That’s Fiendfyre, what if it destroys this place, and this is the Ministry of Magic, is it okay to use Dark Magic directly here?

”Just use it,” Diana urged.

”Alright then.”

With no choice, since Diana insisted, Kael could only take out his wand, lightly wave it, and conjure a dragon made of flames.

Silent Fiendfyre Curse?

Seeing Kael’s proficient action, Diana’s expression changed once again.

It’s rare enough for someone Kael’s age to master the Fiendfyre Curse, yet he could even cast it silently.

For a moment, Diana wasn’t sure whether she should feel proud.

It’s certainly something to be proud of, but the Fiendfyre Curse... seems rather inappropriate.

She shook her head, directing her wand at the stone door.

Like unlocking some kind of shackle, the white glow gradually separated from the stone door and floated towards the dragon formed by the Fiendfyre Curse under Diana’s guidance.

Kael’s eyes widened.

The Fiendfyre suddenly transformed from uncontrollable flames to a bouncing blue light orb.

”This is the original form of Magic Power,” Diana explained.

Kael was seeing this for the first time and felt a surge of curiosity.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed that the blue light orb seemed to have something additional, or rather, the color there was deeper.

Though as thin as a hair, upon closer inspection it was noticeable.

Just as Kael couldn’t resist stepping forward for a closer look, another stream of white light surged over, gently encircling the blue Magic Power like a flow of water, cleansing away the attached specks.

”It’s done,” Diana said, waving her wand again, the surrounding white light retreated back into the stone door.

Simultaneously, the mass of Magic Power returned to a flawless and gleaming blue.

But before Kael could examine it closely, golden-red flames ignited atop it.

”Finite Incantatem!”

Diana casually waved her hand, extinguishing the Fiendfyre.

”What was that?” Kael couldn’t help but ask.

”Blood Debt,” Diana said calmly. ”When a wizard ends another wizard’s life, their Magic Power undergoes some transformation, which is why I knew you killed a Death Eater.”

”Is that really possible?” Kael frowned, ”Why haven’t I ever heard of this before?”

”Because they don’t teach you that in school, it’s not something you’re meant to encounter. Much like how they wouldn’t teach you the Unforgivable Curses.”

”Is this akin to a soul?”

”No, it has nothing to do with souls, just a transformation in one’s Magic Power.”

Diana put away her wand and said, ”Magic Power changes according to a wizard’s inner thoughts, when you end another wizard’s life, unavoidable malice arises within, and part of the Magic Power transforms to a state more suited to that malice.”

Kael nodded, seemingly understanding Diana’s explanation, reminiscent of how at school, he liked eating fried pork chops, so every time he went to the kitchen, the house-elves would make fried pork chops for him.

But one day, he glanced at the bread, though just a glance, among over a hundred house-elves, some noticed.

They might believe he suddenly liked bread, so the next time he visited the kitchen, those few house-elves would serve him bread.

”Many wizards seek this,” Diana spoke softly. ”It can make magic become more explosive, greatly enhancing certain spells,”

”Such as the Crucio Curse and the Killing Curse... especially the latter, Blood Debt can make the Killing Curse exceedingly strong.

”But what they don’t know is, while the inner self can affect the Magic Power, the Magic Power can influence the inner self, frequent use of overly explosive Magic Power can make one increasingly irritable.

”This is why most Dark Wizard’s personalities are eccentric and why they grow ever more addicted to Dark Magic.”

”In that case...” Kael touched his chin, ”does it mean if you can restrain yourself from using Dark Magic, Blood Debt won’t take effect?”

Back to the elves and kitchen scenario, faced with ninety-eight servings of fried pork chops, he can simply ignore the two servings of bread.

”Yes, it is indeed like that.” Diana nodded, ”But even if it has no impact, it’s still not a good thing.”

”That makes sense,” Kael nodded.

He couldn’t help but look at the stone door, inside it remained the same, seemingly unchanged.

”What’s inside?”

”An equally unknown path,” Diana said, ”but we can’t enter, it repels all conscious entities, including ghosts and portraits.”

Curiously, Kael walked two steps closer to the stone door, seeing Diana didn’t stop him, he put his hand boldly towards the stone door.

Then his hand came through the other side.

”Truly amazing,” Kael murmured, ”Is this the work of the Department of Mysteries?”

”Just one of the jobs,” Diana said, pointing her wand at the stone door, lightly raising it. Inside, waves rippled with colorful halos flowing; Kael saw blue, red, orange... mesmerizing.

But soon, the stone door reverted to calm.

”There are three such stone doors in the Department of Mysteries, representing life, magic, and time.”

Diana continued, ”What you’re seeing now is the primal form of Magic Power.

”Remember what Olivander said? The wand chooses the wizard. In truth, it’s choosing the magic power, except each person’s magic power is different.”

Kael found it hard to describe his feelings now, it was his first close encounter with the Department of Mysteries, truly, quite mysterious.

”Alright, it’s time.”

As Kael was stunned, Diana suddenly said, ”We should head back.”

Kael nodded and followed Diana off the stone platform.

They passed through the foggy room again, and the room with a giant water tank.

”Is there no one guarding this place?” Kael couldn’t help but ask, ”It seems we haven’t encountered anyone.”

”No need for guards,” Diana said, ”Usually, even if Voldemort breaks in, he’ll only wander in the foyer, never reaching here.”

”What if someone does reach here?” Kael pondered, ”I mean, accidentally wanders in.”

”Then it only proves he was meant to be here,” Diana said softly, ”We naturally have no need to stop him.”

The two passed through doors like a maze, arriving at the corridor outside the Department of Mysteries.

At this point, Chris was standing by the elevator not far away, waiting for them.