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Zicomo ignored it, as he was focused on dealing with the python in his hands.

When Lani asked him if Nagini was edible, Zicomo knew she was probably craving it.

So after leaving, I stopped by and killed a python for dinner that night.

The two women were watching Zicomo cook when Hermione took the opportunity to ask her question.

"Cousin, what did you mean when you said that snake might have been a person before?"

"Literally, it might be a cursed blood beastman. A so-called cursed blood beastman is..."

Zicomo briefly explained Nagini's background.

Hermione nodded knowingly, then asked, "Is that house still occupied?"

Hermione was somewhat incredulous; based on her observation of the house, it didn't seem like anyone lived there.

"Of course, look at these."

While processing the snake meat, Zicomo freed one hand, took Voldemort's diary from the system space, and handed it to Hermione using a levitation spell.

Voldemort's cringeworthy, childish past must be shared with more people so that the fun can be doubled.

Lani, equally curious, picked up a diary and began to read it.

Seeing this, Zicomo began to focus on preparing dinner.

After a long while, Hermione slowly closed her diary.

She never imagined that Voldemort, who had escaped, would be hiding in Ms. Helena's former residence.

She also understood why Zicomo was certain someone was there even though the house looked uninhabited.

Voldemort was in a remnant state at this time, and he usually survived by hunting animals and consuming their life force.

Naturally, nothing from that house would be used, so the house remained covered in dust.

Hermione did not suggest to Chicomo that they should go back to deal with Voldemort.

She's not Harry, and she doesn't have a blood feud with Voldemort for killing her parents.

Her cousin read the diaries before her, so he must have already made up his mind. It's best to leave this matter to him.

The most urgent thing right now is to eat.

The food was already prepared at Zicomo's place. Lani wasn't very interested in Voldemort's diary, so she just flipped through it a couple of times.

Once Zicomo's meal was ready, Lani put down her diary and started eating.

Lani had already finished more than half of the food; if Hermione hadn't come soon, she probably wouldn't have gotten any.

After dinner, Zicomo approached Nagini and said, "Now that dinner is over, it's time to deal with you."

Nagini shuddered and shook his head repeatedly.

Zicomo linked his mental energy to its consciousness and heard its frantic pleas for mercy.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"

'Who said I was going to kill you?' Zicomo's voice echoed in Nagini's mind.

Nagini was taken aback; the human in front of it seemed to be able to understand its speech?

It tentatively asked itself, 'Are you speaking to me?'

"It's me," Zicomo's voice rang out again. "Your name is Nagini, right?"

“Yes, yes. That’s the name my master gave me,” Nagini replied respectfully.

'Huh? Wasn't Nagini your name when you were human? How did it become the name Voldemort gave you?'

'That's what my master told me too, but I actually have no memories of humans.'

Zicomo recalled the records he had seen about the Blood Cursed Orcs, and it seemed that such a situation existed.

Analysis suggests that if someone is cursed with the Blood Curse and ultimately turns into a snake, the cursed person will have no memory of being human, but will be completely corrupted into a snake.

So it's acceptable to consider Nagini as a real snake now, since it has lost its memories of being human.

Zicomo was very interested in the so-called Blood Curse, a name that sounded like it was related to blood.

He absorbed Monger's power and can now control powers related to blood.

So he decided to study Nagini to see if he could reverse the Blood Curse spell.

After all, this is magic capable of altering species.

'Alright, Nagini, I'll give you two choices. One is for me to kill you and dissect your body for research; the other is to forget your master and stay here obediently to cooperate with me.'

Nagini hesitated for a long time. It had a good relationship with Voldemort, and Zicomo knew this.

In the original story, even though it failed to capture Harry in Godric's Hollow, Voldemort did not blame it.

If this were an ordinary Death Eater, they would have been hit with at least one Cruciatus Curse.

In the end, Nagini chose the second option. As a snake with human-like intelligence, it knew that it actually had no choice at all.

Once it was caught by Zicomo and thrown into this space, its fate was sealed in Zicomo's hands.

Zicomo nodded in satisfaction, patted its head, and released it from its restraints.

Seeing this, Hermione knew that Zicomo had reached an agreement with Nagini, and came over to examine it.

And every now and then he would reach out and poke at the scales on Nagini's body.

Nagini didn't dare to object at all; the human girl in front of her was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Its wounds haven't fully healed yet.

“It’s unbelievable that it used to be a human. It’s amazing,” Hermes exclaimed.

"Haven't you seen enough of the wonders of the magical world?" Zicomo replied.

Hermione thought about it and realized that it did seem to be true.

"Okay, what are you planning to do with it?"

"Let's keep it in the 'Zen Garden' for now. I still need to use it to study the Blood Demon Curse."

As Hermione expected, Zicomo's answer was exactly what she thought. Given her cousin's penny-pinching nature, the snake probably wouldn't be able to get back.

Thinking about it carefully, her cousin's garden seems to be getting more and more lively.

Among the animals kept as pets are the unicorn Claudia, the cat Loris, and a basilisk that was thrown into the accelerated growth zone.

Oh, and we might have to include Laya too.

Now there's another viper that's been transformed from a human; the biodiversity is getting richer and richer.

After teasing Nagini for a while, Hermione went to play with Claudia, as Nagini's cautious demeanor made it less fun to tease her.

Zicomo didn't bother with Nagini, letting it get used to the "Zen Garden" environment first.

We can study the Blood Demon Curse when we get back.

He hadn't forgotten that the purpose of his trip was to explore the secrets of the Albanian forests.

Discovering Voldemort's hiding place was just an unexpected bonus; what interested him more was what Lockhart had encountered that allowed him to block the wizard's magical channels.

However, it was already late outside, and Zicomo didn't want to act at night, so he decided to rest for the night and go out the next morning.

This is a good opportunity to take a look at Voldemort's dark magic collection.

As for how to deal with Voldemort, Zicomo planned to leave it to Dumbledore to handle.

Wasn't he trying to find Voldemort's Horcruxes?

Now, forget about Horcruxes, there's a living... well, a half-dead Voldemort right here. If he wants it, he can come and find it himself.

This frees up the principal's position, making it easier for Snape to take over.

Back at Hogwarts, Dumbledore sneezed, then shook his head and sighed, remarking that the health of the elderly was getting worse and worse.

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The next day, Zicomo took the two women on a magic carpet and began to explore the forest.

Throughout the journey, Zikomo kept his mental powers activated, trying to search for anything unusual about the forest.

Before leaving the spot, Zicomo sensed Mr. Voldemort running around like a headless fly, seemingly still determined to find Zicomo's trail.

Zicomo didn't make the magic carpet fly very fast, but rather at a relatively gentle speed, enjoying the scenery along the way.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Zicomo's mental energy sensed something amiss.

He maneuvered the magic carpet and flew there, and a thin mist gradually began to rise around him, until it became thicker and thicker.

By the time Zicomo arrived, visibility had dwindled to only about seven or eight meters.

“Cousin, I have an uncomfortable feeling about this place,” Hermione suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Zicomo carefully sensed the surrounding mist, then waved his hand to use his power to isolate Hermione from the fog.

He hadn't noticed that the mist contained some kind of substance that would suppress the flow of a wizard's magic.

Furthermore, inhaling too much of these substances can cause blockages in the magic channels.

It seems Lockhart must have just happened to pass by here.