Chapter 476
Ignore the Spell
Chapter 476 Ignore the Spell
Wade doesn't think he is an amnesiac. On the contrary, his memory is much better than in his previous life and better than most of his classmates.
Barty Crouch Jr.'s assistance in Voldemort's resurrection is not a trivial matter that can be ignored. It is much more important than the puppet and the invitation letter.
So why does he always forget his purpose?
Wade was holding the newspaper and was about to go out, but suddenly he stopped and turned to look at the little girl on the sofa, who always looked a little dazed.
"Luna, do me a favor," Vader said.
"Okay!" Luna put the bookmark in the book, closed it and put it back on the bookshelf in the lounge, and asked, "What do you need me to do?"
"Accompany me to the headmaster's office. When you see Dumbledore, remind me to show him the newspaper in my pocket."
Wade spoke slowly, worried that he would turn to an irrelevant topic before he finished speaking.
Faced with such a strange request, Luna just stared at Vader with her light eyes for a while, and then said, "Got it."
The girl put on her coat and walked out of the lounge with Wade. On the way, she asked vaguely, "Have you been entangled by Morpheus?"
"Morpheus?"
"It eats human memories, but usually only painful ones. You've certainly got a greedy one."
Luna said confidently, "If you read more of The Quibbler, you'll know how to expel Morpheus. I remember there's a very simple spell."
She tilted her head and frowned as she recalled a spell that she wasn't sure if it was real or not.
"Singing the devil's advocate?" Wade laughed. "I do want to subscribe."
"Really?" Luna asked happily, "Then I'll write you a copy of the subscription address and payment method when I get back!"
"Okay, thank you."
Wade didn't want to find the so-called spell to deal with Morpheus, but he thought that "The Quibbler" was just like magazines like "Unsolved Mysteries of the World" and "Science Fiction", which was very suitable for killing time.
As they were talking, the two had already gone down to the third floor, where there was a corridor leading to the main building and the tower where the principal's office was located.
They ran into Theo and Leitch, who waved happily and said, "Weider, let's go to the auditorium for dinner together!"
Wade saw that the time was almost up, and said cheerfully, "Okay!"
Luna watched in amazement as Vader walked towards her friend, and suddenly reached out and grabbed his robe from behind.
"Luna?" Wade turned around and asked in confusion.
"The principal's office." Luna asked, "--Are you not going there?"
"What are you doing over there...oh!"
Wade suddenly realized, said goodbye to Theo and the others, and walked towards the principal's office tower with Luna, saying apologetically: "Sorry, I almost forgot about this."
"Nothing." Luna said.
"Well, mind if I ask?" Wade said, "What do you want from Dumbledore?"
Luna stared at him with wide eyes, said nothing, and just sighed deeply.
Wade was puzzled: "What's wrong? Is it serious?"
"That's too serious..." Luna murmured, "I'll find the magazine for you when I get back..."
"Give me?"
Wade didn't quite understand, but he knew that Luna was always in a mysterious state, so he didn't ask any further questions and just thought about it in his mind.
Magazines...Morphis...devouring memories...
By the way, didn’t I originally invite Luna to go to the principal’s office?
Why did he go to the principal's office?
Wade frowned, thinking hard.
……
"Mint hard candy!"
The stone monster reluctantly jumped aside.
The spiral staircase automatically goes upwards.
"Knock, knock, knock." Luna knocked on the door knocker several times.
"Come in," said Dumbledore, and the door opened silently.
When he saw Wade walking into the office for the third time, he immediately realized what was wrong. He walked over quickly and asked seriously, "What happened?"
"It's not a big deal, but I think it's important for the future of the school and even the future of the wizarding world."
Wade walked in, pulled out a chair and sat down naturally, motioning Luna to sit down as well, and then said, "Professor, I always think that the school lacks a course that cultivates students' thoughts, morals, or values."
“For students to grow, knowledge alone is not enough. What’s more important is how to use the power of knowledge and what to do with it.”
He glanced at Luna beside him, nodded secretly, and continued:
"The vicious competition between colleges, bullying among students, discrimination based on ethnicity, and the prejudice and injustice of some professors cannot make students better people. Instead, they can only exacerbate conflicts, create estrangement, and even hatred."
Dumbledore nodded slightly. "The problem you mentioned does exist, but it is bound to be a long process to eliminate discrimination and hatred. In fact, the maze activity is a good attempt, but this kind of change is not easy to detect."
"So I think the school should be more proactive in changing some things."
"For example, professors should tell students what kind of behavior is right and what kind of behavior is stupid and wrong. They can also hold some spiritual sharing sessions so that everyone can communicate their ideas more directly," said Weider.
"Why not?" Dumbledore looked at Wade with a smile and said with relief, "Perhaps we can hold similar activities starting from next semester... I just happen to have a good reason."
He blinked and said with a mysterious smile.
Wade guessed that he was referring to the Triwizard Tournament, so he stood up and said without further questioning, "Then I'll refine my ideas after I go back... These are just some of my last-minute ideas. If I really want to do it, I think I need a more comprehensive plan." "Of course, I believe that when I return to school in September, you will be able to give me a surprise. Whether you succeed or not, I am proud of your efforts and foresight. But Wade--"
Dumbledore looked at him deeply and said gently, "You came to me not just for this temporary suggestion, right?"
"There must be some other reason that makes you come here again and again. You want to tell me... Think carefully, what do you really want to tell me?"
Vader: “…”
He was stunned, and felt something was wrong. He frowned and recalled.
Different images flashed through his mind: them walking down the corridor... talking to Theo and Leitch... the smell of food coming from the Great Hall... Morpheus... Ravenclaw Tower... Luna looked up and said, "What can I do for you?"... he pulled a piece of parchment from his pocket...
Thinking of this, Wade suddenly discovered that Dumbledore's eyes were looking at him in an unusual way... a little cautious... as if he was a patient with some hidden illness, which made Wade angry for no reason.
He was about to speak when his school robes fluttered - Luna reached into Wade's pocket, took out the newspaper, and handed it to Dumbledore.
"He wanted to show you this newspaper." Luna said in a vague and sad tone: "Please don't blame Vader. He was entangled by a monster that devoured his memory, so he always loses his memory."
Dumbledore took it and found that it was a report from many years ago. He pushed his glasses down and read it carefully.
Wade looked at the newspaper with a mixture of confusion and realization in his eyes.
Luna looked at him with pity and comforted him, "Ved, if your brain is broken and you are not as smart as before, don't be sad - God has his reasons for everything he arranges for us."
Vader said helplessly: "Thank you, Luna. But I don't think there's anything wrong with my brain, but I've been hit by some strange magic."
He walked to Dumbledore, his eyes fixed on the face in the newspaper. Wade found that only in this way would he not suddenly lose his memory related to this person.
"That's what I want to tell you, Professor Dumbledore." Wade said seriously, "When I was taking the Divination exam, I saw this person in the crystal ball - Barty Crouch Jr."
"Really?" Dumbledore was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Miss Lovegood, dinner should have already started. You should go to the Great Hall to eat first. Oh, the roast lamb chops tonight are tender and juicy. Don't miss it."
"Okay." Luna looked at the two of them, stood up and left the principal's office.
Dumbledore then asked, "Wade, what did you see him doing?"
"He was holding a baby with a snake face and glowing red eyes." Wade said truthfully: "When I saw the baby, I felt that he was...he was..."
"Voldemort."
When Wade suddenly got stuck, Dumbledore took over the conversation and said the name that both of them had already thought of.
Then, Dumbledore touched his throat, then his head, and said slowly: "It is indeed a bit strange."
"What's weird, Professor?" Vader asked.
Then he saw Dumbledore waving his wand gently with small movements as if conducting a piece of music, chanting a long spell in an unfamiliar language, and suddenly many thin, misty golden lights appeared in the room.
After a while, the golden threads that emerged almost filled the entire space, and they suddenly retracted inward. Wade subconsciously took a step back, but the dense golden threads had already wrapped around his body and suddenly disappeared.
Similarly, some golden lines disappeared on Dumbledore's body, making his beard look golden for a moment.
Afterwards, Wade felt as if a layer of confusion in his mind had been wiped away. He instantly remembered all the information about Voldemort and Barty Crouch Jr., and also remembered his previous confused behavior as if he had drunk fake wine.
At the same time, there is also what Professor Murray said -
"It is said that some magical items can even influence the thoughts of people all over the world."
"Has my mind been influenced, Professor?" Vader said. "Has someone silently cursed me?"
"I don't think he was targeting you, Vader," said Dumbledore, "because even I was somewhat affected. And I'm confident that it's impossible for someone to curse me in person and I wouldn't be aware of it."
Vader asked, "So this is..."
"This should be a spell for the whole world, at least the whole of Britain, an ignore spell."
Dumbledore said: "Voldemort did not want anyone to find out that he was trying to resurrect, so he cast a very powerful and extensive spell - the more you focus on things related to him, the faster the memory will be forgotten, and it will even interfere with irrelevant thoughts."
"No wonder my memory seemed to be getting worse and worse. I even forgot that it was me who wanted to find you, not Luna..." Vader murmured, "But...is this kind of spell really possible?"
"Voldemort may be the best curser in the world. But... of course, he alone can't do it to this extent even after being resurrected."
Dumbledore said lightly, "I think he must have used some dangerous props... I just received a message some time ago that someone broke into the Brain Hall of the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic..."
Vader looked at Dumbledore's expression and said, "Professor, you don't seem worried at all. Do you have a way to completely remove this spell?"
"If it's just to shield an individual from its effects, yes, I can," said Dumbledore, "but to completely remove the spell, it will be difficult to do unless the caster himself is killed."
Just as Wade was getting a little worried, he heard Dumbledore chuckle and say, "Besides, why should we remove it?"
Vader: "Professor?"
"Think about it carefully, Vader." Dumbledore looked at him encouragingly and said, "This spell is actually not that terrible. It is a double-edged sword. The other side of the blade is facing Voldemort himself."
Wade left the headmaster's office with doubts. When he passed through the corridor and saw students walking together and talking and laughing, he suddenly understood what Dumbledore meant.
There is something truly disturbing about a formidable enemy lurking in the shadows, with everyone simultaneously forgetting his threat and giving him time to fully develop.
But correspondingly, this indiscriminate spell might not be able to accurately bypass certain people, such as the Death Eaters.
Voldemort was a man with great ambition and desire for power. He had gathered a group of people around him since his student days, and even after he became the Dark Lord and even after his resurrection, he still had a large group of followers.
Although there were many traitors, cowards, thugs and psychopaths among them, and Voldemort did not care about or trust his followers, he continued to recruit wizards to join the ranks of Death Eaters and controlled them with harsh means in order to achieve his goal of transcending death and controlling the magical world.
But what if... what if when the resurrected Voldemort confidently summoned his subordinates, the Death Eaters completely forgot their "master" under the influence of the spell...
If he still tries to win over various dangerous creatures such as werewolves, giants, dementors, eight-eyed spiders, etc. as in the original plot, will they still be convinced and follow him?
After figuring out why Dumbledore was laughing, Wade now felt like laughing as well.
(End of this chapter)