Volume 3: A Tombstone Stained with Sin and Blood Chapter 152: Advancement
Far away at the French Ministry of Magic, Chief Justice of Wizardry Adele Roland was sitting at her desk staring at a yellowed parchment.
As one of the top three politicians in the French Ministry of Magic, this witch is naturally pampered. Her long dark green hair is tied into a bun. Except for some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, her whole face still looks charming.
She wore a pair of black-framed glasses, which added a touch of mystery to her already majestic aura.
And on the parchment she was staring at, letters were appearing out of thin air, eventually forming complete sentences.
After Roland carefully read the contents on the parchment, she frowned slightly and fell into a brief silence.
Then, a small bell in front of her rang, and a wizard dressed in the uniform of a French Ministry of Magic employee soon knocked on the door and walked respectfully into her office.
"When did the councillors decide to hold an extraordinary meeting?" she asked calmly.
"Congressman Talia has just handed the decision to Hafeed, and it has been confirmed that an interim meeting to determine whether Minister Eric Amalric has the ability and character to serve as a minister will be held on the first day of November."
"They're going to hold this off until after Halloween?"
"There are also big differences among the parliamentarians. Some of them said they would give Amalric more time to prove himself."
Roland's brows were obviously furrowed more tightly than before the wizard came in.
She didn't say anything, but nodded silently. The wizard bowed to her respectfully, closed the door again and left the office.
Not long after he left, Roland picked up a feather pen beside her. She thought for a moment, and then wrote a line on the yellowed parchment.
[No such person is found in the Ministry of Magic]
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As Dumbledore said, setting an age limit for this carriage is not an easy task.
In particular, it is necessary to prevent this kind of magic from being fooled by advanced confusion spells, which requires even more energy and cannot be completed in a short time.
According to Jon's estimation, this spell would take at least two months to prepare before it could finally take effect.
During this period, they also had to guard against the person hiding in the carriage creating more chaos, although even now, no one understood what this person's purpose was.
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was already three weeks since Jon's third grade started.
During this period of time, the carriage was calm and there were no Dementor attacks or other accidents. However, the school's vigilance was not relaxed at all. Students basically did not act alone. Even if they got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, they would call their roommates to go together.
They were still on alert in action, but mentally, no one could stay so tense for so long. After all, many people on the carriage did not see the Dementors' attack with their own eyes, which gradually eased their initial nervousness.
This is actually not a bad thing. If the atmosphere among students is always uneasy, the school's teaching will be affected.
In addition to the third-grade courses that he had just started, Jon still did not give up his study and research on the Shadowless Divine Strike and the Patronus Spell.
There is nothing much to say about the spell of the Shadowless Strike. As long as you are willing to spend time practicing it, your skills and proficiency will always improve. As for the Patronus spell, Jon finally made a breakthrough compared to before school started.
In Lupin's office, the defense professor who always had a pale face showed an admiring smile when he saw the silver light on the tip of John's staff, which was countless times brighter than before.
"After facing the Dementors once, your understanding of this spell has become more and more profound."
There was not much complacency on Jon's face. Even though he had made significant progress, it was not to the point where he felt proud.
"Dementors seem to be able to infect people with bad emotions even if they don't do anything, just by existing." He recalled, "The dead despair can be very touching when people experience it firsthand, and it is at that time that people can realize what their most hopeful emotions are."
Jon looked at the silver light on the tip of his staff in thought.
"This feeling doesn't seem like a specific memory. After all, even if you can really recall your happiest moment in your mind, it's unlikely that your emotions will be exactly the same as they were at that time. Being close to the Dementors will allow you to feel your emotions more intuitively."
Lupin nodded.
"Dementors suck people's happiness. Their very existence spreads despair. But the magic to restrain them can only be learned faster under their influence, because the more despair people feel, the easier it is for them to miss their most real hopes."
"The Patronus Charm is not an ordinary spell. There are very few wizards . The level you have mastered now has surpassed most wizards, Jon."
In the magical world, most wizards actually lack an exploratory spirit in their research on magic.
Even the original purpose of establishing Hogwarts was not to gain greater knowledge, but to channel the magic power in the bodies of young wizards so as to prevent them from becoming Obscurus and dying early.
This has never been a society where the strong prey on the weak. Most wizards have only mastered some daily magic after graduating from magic school. In the Ministry of Magic before Voldemort took control, most of the employees in the Ministry of Magic could not even use the Shield Charm. Those who could enter the Ministry of Magic were all top students in Hogwarts.
This not only leads to the generally weak strength of wizards in the magic world, but also the research direction of magic has been very biased since ancient times. Apart from some Confusion Spells, Expulsion Spells and Oblivion Spells used to avoid Muggles, most of the skill points are spent on daily spells.
There have always been only a few powerful spells used for fighting and against enemies. Only in recent years, due to constant conflicts, magic related to war has begun to develop again, and the overall strength of wizards in the British magical world has also improved significantly.
The Patronus Charm is indeed a very advanced spell, but Jon was not satisfied with just learning it to this extent. As long as he failed to successfully summon the Patronus, it would be a failure for him.
Lupin also obviously noticed John's dissatisfaction. Although he still didn't know why John was so anxious, he still gave his suggestions.
"You can also go to Lily to ask her about the Patronus Charm. No one can compare to her in this spell except Dumbledore."
