The Surprise Brought by the Crown

Chapter 18 The Surprise Brought by the Crown

"Speaking of which, Ravenclaw's tiara has the function of enhancing the user's intelligence, but because of that damn Horcrux, I dare not use it now..."

Looking at the exquisite crown that countless people had been searching for, and its incredibly complex magical structure, Avada sighed again, feeling a sense of helplessness at having a treasure trove to possess but being unable to obtain it.

"If only Rowena Ravenclaw had left behind the recipe for this tiara, I could have made a new one myself..."

"Huh?!"

When the thought crossed his mind, Avada was stunned for a moment.

Yes, why doesn't he just build a new one himself?

In any case, the magical structure of Ravenclaw's crown was completely visible to him. Although it was very complex, given enough time, he could completely replicate it by relying on the guidance of his magical senses. Moreover, he might even be able to analyze the function of some of the structure during the replication process, which would greatly enhance his understanding of mental power!

This is where Avada's talent is unreasonable—if we were to use the technology of the previous life as an analogy, Ravenclaw's crown is like a very complex polymer material. People only know that this material has excellent properties, but they don't understand how it is synthesized.

Avada not only possesses an electron microscope, allowing him to directly observe the molecular structure of this material, but he can also manually mold molecules atom by atom, painstakingly piling up the material. Furthermore, if he had sufficient knowledge of alchemy, it wouldn't be impossible for him to deduce the manufacturing process from the structure!

"Let's do it!"

Avada almost immediately threw himself into analyzing the crown. If both the Horcrux and the crown weren't so crucial, he would have even wanted to carry the crown with him at all times and study it whenever he had a spare moment!

"We can start by breaking down the structures that are clearly not part of a whole into individual modules, and then analyze their functions one by one..."

Avada struggled to manipulate his mental power, using his wand to try and replicate the structures he saw in the void. Although the disassembled magical structures were much simpler, reconstructing them was still extremely difficult for him, and it took him more than half an hour to complete the replication of the first module.

"Its function is, uh... to connect with mental energy?"

After the replica was completed, it took Avada another half a day to gradually understand the function of this part of the structure.

"It's supposed to be the bridge connecting the human spirit to the structure in the crown that increases wisdom. The structure is quite ingenious, but... it's too complicated, I can't remember it!"

This is another disadvantage of Avada's poor memory: if he can't remember ordinary knowledge, he can write it down on paper and carry it with him to reinforce his memory whenever he wants. But how is he supposed to record magical structures onto a medium?

He could easily find any medium to alter the magic within it and mold it into the form he wanted to record, but in that case, the magic would revert to its original state in no more than five minutes—just kidding. If a simple enchantment could solidify something for a long time, wouldn't the alchemists' centuries of exploration become a joke?

"Fine, all that work for nothing."

"It seems that I can only wait until I find a structure to strengthen my mental power, and then transform my mental power in one go without stopping."

However, he wasn't entirely without gains. After all, it was the result of his own hands-on analysis, and his understanding and memory of its structure far surpassed anything he had memorized by rote. After analyzing the first module, Avada felt that he had made considerable progress in his mental power and magic such as "connection," as well as gained some new insights.

"By the way, what would happen if we used this connection structure to directly link the mental energies of two people?"

"Wait a minute, if we make the transmission of information one-way and then extend the connection to the subconscious level, isn't that just a death curse?!"

Avada felt as if he had discovered something incredible.

"What's the incantation for the Soul-Stealing Curse again? Oh right, 'Soul leaving the body'..."

"Based on the changes in mental energy caused by this pronunciation, and the structure of this connection module, try to modify it into a one-way connection..."

After trying it for a while, Avada discovered that this module really had the potential to turn into a Death Curse!

Although his understanding of mental power is still too weak to directly deduce the true Soul-Stealing Curse, he has inadvertently discovered another rather practical prototype of a spell by modifying and applying the knowledge he already understands, and has decided to find an opportunity to refine it.

"Perhaps Rowena Ravenclaw referenced the Imperius Curse when creating this tiara?"

He originally thought this structure might involve the principle of Legilimency, but he didn't expect it to directly blast out an Unforgivable Curse. This is probably the attraction between like-minded people.

Avada didn't dwell on it any longer and continued diligently analyzing the crown's structural modules. After about two hours, he finished analyzing the other two modules and learned that their functions were "monitoring" and "protection," respectively.

In simple terms, it's an emergency shutdown mechanism. If there's a problem with the user's mind or the crown itself, or if someone tries to invade the crown's interior through the mental interface, these two modules are responsible for immediately disconnecting. Furthermore, due to its overly singular and modular nature, Avada didn't develop any new magic using it.

It is worth mentioning, however, that Voldemort's Horcrux magic did not touch these two modules, but was directly attached to the pure material layer of the crown, without touching its magical structure at all.

I don't know why he didn't do that, and it's fortunate he didn't. If a mind as intelligent as a Horcrux's Diary were to receive the Crown's enhanced wisdom and its own fame and appeal, wouldn't that cause an uproar?

Avada suspected that if that were the case, Voldemort himself wouldn't even need to get involved; the Horcrux alone would be enough to rule the wizarding world!

"We also need to research the magic to destroy Horcruxes as soon as possible; we only have five years left to live a peaceful life..."

He rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on. Before the semester started, he thought he had plenty of time, enough to finish all his assignments and then relax for a while. But it's only the first semester, and his schedule is already overflowing.

Analyzing crowns, improving talents, researching Horcruxes, studying potions and herbs, and self-studying advanced knowledge...

Oh right, and there's today's homework.

The thought jolted Avada, and he quickly put the tiara back in his private room before rushing to the library. After greeting a few acquaintances, he pulled out his homework and began writing furiously. Fortunately, the first-year homework wasn't heavy, and the level was far too easy for him after just analyzing the Ravenclaw tiara. Apart from one paper that was a bit time-consuming, the rest were completed without much effort.

Just as curfew was about to begin, Avada returned to the Hufflepuff common room. As soon as he opened the barrel lid, he heard a lively discussion. Almost all the first-year students were crowded in the center of the common room, chattering away around a few upperclassmen.

"What are they talking about?" Avada asked curiously as he approached them.

"The lounge tea party tomorrow!"

Someone answered excitedly, "Tomorrow is Wednesday, the day of the Hufflepuff Tea Party, and it's the first time we freshmen will be participating! There will be many upperclassmen to answer our questions and help us understand Hogwarts more quickly. Freshmen from other houses will also be invited to participate!"

"And it's said that the volunteer chefs at the tea party are particularly skilled at making desserts and drinks..."

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