Hogwarts: Becoming a god from reselling fresh food

By the black lake.

Murphy is walking with Dumbledore.

The two walked along the gravel path for a short distance. Dumbledore suddenly stopped, looked at the castle in the distance, and sighed, "What are you going to do with Hogwarts?"

"It is no longer appropriate to continue to be a school. On the one hand, there are still hidden dangers in the spiritual world passage. On the other hand, the number of young wizards will increase significantly in the future. It may be difficult for Hogwarts to afford the responsibility of educating all the young wizards."

"However, this place has a long history and contains many secrets. I plan to use it as a research and archaeological base."

"Murphy, I hope you understand that this school has extremely special meaning to many people."

"I understand, why are you looking at me like that? I won't blow up the school."

Dumbledore didn't seem to believe it, "I heard that you blew up a dozen doors to let Snape into the headmaster's office."

"Ahem...it's not because of what you did when you left..."

"That's not my method, that's Hogwarts' own will."

"Speak like it's alive."

"It has existed for a thousand years, and countless magics are intertwined in it. Even though I have been in the school longer than most people, I can only glimpse a small part of it. So many complex magics are mixed together, and the entire For thousands of years, every brick and stone of Hogwarts has been soaked in this magic, who dares to say that it is not alive?"

"Even now, I can still feel its special calling."

Murphy glanced at the castle and said, "Sorry, Professor, even though it is alive, it hasn't spoken to me."

Murphy shrugged, "Maybe it doesn't want to pay attention to me."

Dumbledore was speechless for a moment. He moved his lips for a long time, as if he wanted to say something, but held back.

"I guess you want to say that I lack awe of some things." Murphy joked with a smile.

"Time has its own power, Murphy," Dumbledore sighed, "and so does history. But in your opinion, my words may just be clichés that should be abandoned. After all, you are the winner. "

Murphy looked at the school for a while and said: "Hogwarts is also a special place for me. Although it may not be as important to you, it does have extraordinary significance. Don't worry, I will protect your school. Maybe one day, you can go back and continue teaching."

Dumbledore shook his head, not taking Murphy's words seriously.

"Speaking of history," Murphy said, "Professor, how did you learn about the existence of the Oath? You must have studied this aspect, right?"

Murphy went to Dumbledore for a walk, naturally not for chatting. He wanted to find out the truth about the oath and the gods, and Dumbledore was the wizard he knew who knew the most about this matter.

"Indeed, I have done some research." Dumbledore said, "What do you want to know?"

"Let's confirm first. In my understanding, an oath is something like this: it is a spell similar to the Loyalty Curse, which uses magic as a secret to keep it in the hearts of wizards, and all wizards are secret keepers. . It is precisely because of this secrecy effect that magic is hidden from many people, and the magic level of the world also decreases, which leads to the withdrawal of the gods. Right?"

"Yes," Dumbledore said, "that magic has no name, but it is probably the source of spells such as the Fidelity Charm and the Unbreakable Vow. It is an extremely ancient magical power called 'geis' or 'geasa' , that is, 'oath'."

"In ancient legends, an oath would bring strength to ancient heroes and make them invincible, but it was also a taboo and a weakness. Once the heroes broke the oath, they would immediately lose their power, suffer terrible misfortune, and even lose their lives directly. "

"The oath is like an exchange of fate. It gives the hero power, but also leads the hero to destruction. The greater the power gained from the oath, the greater the price often has to be paid."

Murphy nodded. He had seen some descriptions of this ancient magic in books, "So, do you know who created this oath?"

"There is no record in the data. It was formed very anciently, more than a thousand years ago. However, some data show that some ancient druids were the guardians of the oath. Later, these druids evolved into Merlin Jazz."

"I was able to learn about the existence of the Oath because after I received the first-class Order of Merlin, I was able to browse the history of some ancient knights and found some clues."

"Merlin?" Murphy was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Is it possible that he created this oath?"

Merlin is almost equivalent to the God of Wizards. He may be the most powerful wizard in legend. If anyone can achieve such a feat in the past, Merlin seems to be the best choice.

"Maybe, but I can't find relevant information..." Dumbledore said.

Murphy thought for a while, but there were no useful clues. Merlin lived in such an ancient era that there were basically no credible writings left.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "There is another question. The purpose of this oath is to expel the gods, right? Why? Are wizards and gods hostile? What exactly are gods?"

"I don't know. Almost no pure-blood or mixed-blood wizards are interested in religion," Dumbledore said. "Perhaps wizards are indeed hostile to gods, but I don't know the specific reason."

"Okay, so you don't understand the means to achieve the oath?"

Dumbledore shook his head, "Unfortunately, I really don't know. But I have a guess. Such magic that can cover the entire world should be difficult to complete by just one wizard. This is probably a ritual. And since it is The effect of the oath is so powerful, so for it to take effect, I am afraid that a very heavy price must be paid."

"Okay." Murphy sighed, a little disappointed.

"What do you want to know about this?" Dumbledore asked.

Murphy thought about it and did not hide it, "Of course I want to find a way to deal with the gods. I think since the oath can seal them once, maybe it can be done again. As long as we know the specific method of forming the oath, we may be able to solve the problem once and for all. , should at least weaken them.”

Dumbledore frowned, "I don't think this kind of thing can survive."

"The fundamental form of the oath is to keep it secret. Telling the existence of this secret will increase the risk of the secret being exposed. This is why I didn't want to tell you before. Those who created this oath will definitely eliminate them as much as possible Drop any information about the existence of this secret."

"Therefore, until now we have only been able to speculate on the general content of the oath, but we cannot know exactly what it is and how it works."

All right.

Murphy could also guess that this was the case.

The idea of ​​figuring out how oaths work on gods and then doing it again doesn't seem to work.

"So the recovery of magic power is inevitable."