Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

After experiencing the changes in his body following the Kirin sacrifice, Hinata Hoshino discovered that his mental strength had significantly improved.

Therefore, apart from Yin-Yang Release chakra, the other four types of chakra are showing a tendency to be upgraded to the Super Kage level.

With ten days of vacation left, Hinata Hoshino decided to replicate something in the Kamui dimension, wondering if he could achieve a breakthrough in chakra to the Kage level.

Steam explosion hazard? Useless.

Fire Release: Head Carving? Useless.

Water Release: Heaven's Cry? Useless.

Lightning Release Chakra Mode, that's interesting.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Hyuga Hoshino's Lightning Release chakra successfully broke through to the Kage level.

According to Hyuga Hoshino's perception, his chakra was still insufficient to nourish the Tenseigan, which puzzled him greatly. There was no reason, absolutely no reason.

On the train to Hogwarts, Hermione angrily opened the door to the compartment where Hinata Hoshino was.

"Hoshino, why didn't you come to my house?"

“I’m afraid Mr. Granger will kill me.”

Hyuga Hoshino held up his hand and compared it to Hermione's head, noting the significant height difference. Hermione instantly understood what he meant.

I think I understand now. The age difference is only three years, but the height difference? They look like they're more than three years apart.

Hermione suddenly realized that he was the only one who was comfortable, while she was the one suffering. Why should she consider his situation?

Seeing the change in Hermione's expression, Hinata Hoshino roughly guessed what Hermione was thinking and, despite Hermione's struggles, embraced her.

Zhang Qiu suddenly pushed open the door to the private room and felt somewhat embarrassed by what she saw.

"Perhaps I came at the wrong time."

"No, you came just in time."

Hinata Hoshino: ? Is Hermione suggesting monogamy? That's an outrageous line.

Hermione thought that with Cho Chang's arrival, Hoshino Hyuga would restrain himself somewhat, but she didn't expect him to become even more outrageous, completely disregarding Cho Chang's presence.

"dong dong dong"

A knock came at the door; it was the food cart, asking if they needed any snacks. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, and Hinata Hoshino became more well-behaved.

The witch had worked on the train for many years and considered herself to have seen everything. The moment she opened the door, she thought Hinata Hoshino was opening an impart.

Hinata Hoshino took out a Galleon and ordered some snacks.

"Cousin, did you know? Our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is getting a new one next semester."

"Oh? Not Snape?"

“I know, I know, it’s Mr. Lockhart, it’s in the Daily Prophet.”

"That peacock?"

Hermione wanted to argue that Lockhart's performance in the books was textbook-perfect, so how could Hyuga Hoshino slander him?

Hermione suddenly realized that even Snape, whom she disliked, Professor Trelawney, whom the upperclassmen called a liar, and Hinata Hoshino would not speak ill of them. Based on her understanding of Hinata Hoshino, Lockhart was probably just a name without substance.

But why? Hermione didn't understand. How could someone who deceives the world and steals fame possibly write a book that is like a textbook? Of course, you have to remove all the self-praise.

“Cousin, Mr. Lockhart, he…”

“Choo, Lockhart is undoubtedly a fraud. You’ll know once he takes his first class.”

At the first dinner after the Christmas holidays, Lockhart appeared at the professors' table. Lockhart was spotless from head to toe, wearing a flowing turquoise robe, and his shimmering hair was neatly topped with a turquoise hat with gold trim.

Lockhart was talking incessantly to Professor Sprout about something, and Professor Sprout was clearly very impatient, only managing a polite but somewhat awkward smile.

To prevent Lockhart from striking up a conversation, Professor Flitwick chatted casually with Professor McGonagall. Lily, Snape's assistant, was also present at the professors' table, and Snape awkwardly struck up a conversation with her.

Lily smiled as she spoke to Snape, seemingly having let go of the past, but this made Harry Potter feel as if his deceased father had been cuckolded.

However, Harry Potter thought this was acceptable. What could he, Harry Potter, do if the sky wanted to rain or a mother wanted to remarry?

Chapter 137 The Stolen Notebook

Dumbledore tapped his cup, and the hall fell silent instantly. He smiled and pointed at Lockhart, who straightened his collar and flashed a bright smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Before we begin the banquet, please allow me to introduce you. This is our new Defense Against Magic professor, Mr. Gerald Lockhart. Now, let him introduce himself."

"Greetings, everyone! I'm sure you all recognize me. Gilderoy Lockhart, a third-class cleric of the Order of Merlin, an honorary member of the League Against the Dark Arts, the winner of the Most Beautiful Smile award in several Wizarding Weekly issues from 1987 to 1989, and one of Flourish and Blotts' most popular authors!"

Hermione leaned close to Hinata Hoshino's ear, now completely convinced that Lockhart was a fraudster.

"It's too extravagant. I really want to burn his book."

"I'd rather burn him alive."

Hinata Hoshino also leaned close to Hermione's ear and whispered something. This made a group of witches who had noticed Hinata Hoshino a little jealous.

The story of Hyuga Hoshino finding the Hufflepuff Cup and the Ravenclaw Crown began to spread, and Hyuga Hoshino was beginning to resemble a national idol in the British wizarding world.

Lockhart finished his speech quickly, and Hyuga Hoshino didn't care at all what he said.

While everyone at Hogwarts was enjoying themselves, Lucius Malfoy was feeling a headache coming on. The notebook Voldemort had entrusted to him for safekeeping had suddenly disappeared. He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

On Arthur Wesley's advice and under pressure from the Daily Prophet's report of Voldemort's return, the Ministry of Magic decided to take a series of actions to investigate and eliminate dark magic items.

Therefore, pure-blood families like the Malfoys were the first to be affected. Lucius was forced to sell some magical items to Borgin's blog at a low price.

However, this notebook must not be sold. If Voldemort really makes a comeback, this book will be proof of his loyalty and his lifeline.

Now that the notebook is missing, their house should be fine during the subsequent search conducted by Arthur Weasley.

However, how to deal with Voldemort has become a major problem for him, so he is now in a real bind.

Lucius racked his brains but couldn't come up with a good solution. However, based on his understanding of Voldemort, as long as the Malfoy family was still useful, Voldemort wouldn't kill him. At most, he would suffer some punishment.

In the original storyline, Lucius had already slipped the notebook into Ginny Weasley's new book. However, because he was still useful, Voldemort didn't choose to kill Lucius, even though it meant he lost one of his Horcruxes.

Delphi looked at the notebook in his hand and began to ponder how to preserve it or how to successfully revive the soul fragments within it.

Hyuga Hoshino's wooden clone followed Delphi at a distance, recalling this memory, which seemed to be about throwing the notebook to Lockhart, letting him shine in the end, and then becoming a sacrifice for Tom Riddle's resurrection.

The wooden clone stroked its chin, seemingly sensing that Delphi was somewhat conflicted. It was time to give her some hints, and a copy of the Daily Prophet appeared in the wooden clone's hand.

The wooden clone stirred up a gentle breeze, and the newspaper, carried by the breeze, fluttered and landed on Delphi's face.

Delphi angrily tried to tear the newspaper to shreds, only to find that it contained news of Lockhart becoming the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Delphi remembered clearly that in the future, Lockhart was certified as a fraud, only capable of using the Ephemeral Magic. He used Ephemeral Magic to steal the memories of many wizards and wrote these memories as his own experiences in his books, causing them to become wildly popular. Most of the wizards whose memories he had erased were left confused and disoriented.

Delphi thought to himself, since he wanted fame, he must also want power, so why not make him a sacrifice to help Voldemort resurrect?

From Hinata Hoshino's Byakugan perspective, Delphi used her own face to persuade Kreacher, the house-elf of the Black family, to sneak into Lockhart's office and place a notebook on Lockhart's desk.

Oblivious to the portrait in Lockhart's office, Hyuga Hoshino's lips curled into a smile. She wondered how long Lockhart could hold out. Although Voldemort had made this notebook during his school days, his magical skill was already quite advanced then. He was certainly far superior to Lockhart, if not superior to others.

Hinata Hoshino wondered if the basilisk would still appear when Lockhart summoned it via the laptop.

After all, Hyuga Hoshino must have left a deep psychological scar on the basilisk.

Glancing at Hermione quietly eating beside him, he decided to leave her some protection to prevent her from being petrified by the Basilisk like in the original story. Having obtained the Reuven Rune, he acquired the skill Mystic Protection, a magical shield that could protect a person from magical harm. He silently cast a layer of Mystic Protection around Hermione.

After the dinner, Lockhart returned to his office. The first thing he noticed was the notebook on his desk. He considered Hogwarts the safest place in the world, so he casually opened it. To his surprise, the notebook was completely blank. Closing it, he saw it was signed Tom Reed.

Lockhart racked his brains, trying to recall if he had seen the name before; it felt strangely familiar. Finally, he remembered that back in his school days, he had hoped to receive the Student Contribution Award. So he went to the trophy room, where he had seen a trophy with Tom Riddle's name on it.

Lockhart suspected that the notebook might be some kind of magical artifact, requiring specific conditions for writing to appear. So Lockhart simply channeled some magic into the notebook, and after absorbing this small amount of magic, some writing began to appear on it.

"Hello, I am Tom Riddle."

Lockhart pondered for a moment, then wrote his name on it as well. However, he was a little cautious and didn't mention that he had already graduated, instead saying that he was still a student. One could say he was shrewd, but not overly so.

“I am Lockhart, a student of Ravenclaw.”

Thus, under the watchful gaze of Hinata Hoshino, Lockhart and Tom Riddle talked for a while.

Hinata Hoshino is tutoring Hermione at the Room of Requirement. After all, Quirrell was the one who taught for the first half of the semester, and he usually just read books and didn't have any practical knowledge to share with others.

Although Snape shared a lot of valuable information when he took over Defense Against the Dark Arts, the progress was ultimately lagging behind.

Not to mention, Lockhart was still the professor for the second half of the semester, and Hermione was already somewhat desperate. However, at this time, Hinata Hoshino said that he could tutor her, so she gladly accepted.

As for how to make up for the lessons, besides teaching the content in the books, of course, it's about teaching magic step by step. As for any physical friction that might occur during the lessons, that's perfectly reasonable, right?

Chapter 138 Magical version of dust escape

Panting heavily, Hermione looked at the radiant Hyuga Hoshino and felt a pang of envy for his physical prowess.

As the saying goes, once you understand one thing, you understand everything. He encountered some minor problems with the fusion of bloodline limits. The fusion of bloodline limits is not difficult for him at present, but it is a bit difficult for him to fuse three types of chakra to create a new bloodline limit.

As we all know, the fusion of fire, earth, and wind chakra can form Dust Release. Following the general rules of fiction, fire, water, and lightning should also form Hydrogen Release.

But for some reason, the hydrogen escape, which seemed to be only one step away from being formed, just couldn't complete the final step.

Therefore, he decided to try a different approach. He'd first create a magical version of the Dust Shield; perhaps that would solve the problem. After completing the elimination of bloodstains formed by the fusion of three chakra types, he decided to develop new bloodstains formed by the fusion of four chakra types.

Next comes the fusion of five types of chakra, and even the fusion of seven types. I believe the bloodline network will be completed very soon.

Everything is gray.

Hinata Hoshino waved his wand, and a white light emanated from its tip, enveloping the magical puppet. The puppet instantly turned to dust. Hinata Hoshino was still somewhat dissatisfied; the spell seemed to be a work in progress, with areas needing improvement.

The attack range is still too small; it seems it can only cover one person at most. This is quite different from the ninjutsu version of Dust Release. Therefore, Hyuga Hoshino is still very dissatisfied. However, the power of this magic is quite good, so he can give it to Hermione for self-defense.

The defining characteristic of magic in the Harry Potter world is that it grants wishes. With strong conviction, you can cast spells even without chanting or a wand; the only difference is the power. If the Elder Wand hadn't provided such a significant boost to a wizard's power, Dumbledore probably wouldn't have wielded it.

Everything is gray.

Hinata Hoshino held Hermione's hand, urging her to pronounce the spell word by word. A faint white light emanated from the wand.

The spell struck the center of the magical doll, creating only a hole. That part seemed to have vanished completely, which surprised Hermione, even though Hyuga Hoshino had just used the same spell to turn a magical doll into nothingness.

However, this was quite different from doing it herself. She walked into the magic doll with a look of surprise and carefully examined the area around the hole. There was indeed not a speck of dust, and not even a trace of residual material.

This was somewhat unbelievable to her; she had never imagined that magic could be so powerful.

She was born into an ordinary world, and she had some understanding of existing firearms.

In her mind, no matter how powerful magic was, it couldn't compare to the power of firearms.