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No normal person would stab themselves in the heart with a knife, right?

Just as Snape was about to say something, Zicomo plunged the Sourcestone knife into Snape's heart before Snape could react.

Zicomo said, "Just kidding. I know you can't bring yourself to do it. I just wanted to distract you."

Snape, wincing in pain, said, "Well, I really am... thank you!"

Zicomo laughed and said, "You're welcome."

However, Snape could no longer hear what Zicomo was saying.

His consciousness began to blur after his heart was pierced, and he fell backward, on the verge of losing all life.

Upon seeing this, Zicomo quickly activated the magic circle.

The magic circle began to operate, and streaks of starlight of various colors fell onto it from the night sky.

This is a magic circle drawing upon the power of the stars to help Snape condense his soul into the Primal Stone.

Above Snape's chest, a colorful stone was coalescing.

Although the commotion in Zikomo was not significant overall, it still attracted the attention of some people.

For example, there's Dumbledore, who couldn't sleep and was stargazing in the headmaster's office, and Moody, who was checking in the Forbidden Forest to make sure he hadn't left any traces.

Dumbledore saw the starlight fall to the ground and, out of curiosity, rushed toward it.

Moody, who had just killed someone, was somewhat paranoid. He suspected it was a trap set for him and did not go to investigate.

When Dumbledore arrived at the scene, he saw Snape lying in front of a strange magic circle, with a knife stuck in his chest.

The scene before him resembled a scene of evil rituals that he had seen in some books.

Dumbledore cried out in shock and fury, “Ziccomo! What are you doing? You have killed Severus! He was your master!”

Zicomo said dismissively, "Don't talk nonsense, he's not dead yet."

Dumbledore remained furious: "This knife is through his heart, and you're saying he's not dead? I may be old, but that doesn't mean I'm senile!"

Zicomo said, "What's the rush? I'll wake him up in a bit."

At this moment, the Source Stone above Snape's chest had been fully formed.

It was a crystalline stone with an uneven surface, composed of colors such as yellow, red, white, and blue.

As for the center, it is a deep black.

Zicomo examined Snape's Source Stone; it was quite different from the one that Teacher Ceremony had.

Teacher Seren's is composed of deep red and blue colors, with a gray-black mist hidden in its center.

Zicomo speculated that the overall color of the source stone might be related to the color of starlight.

The color at the center is closely related to the human soul.

But now is not the time to think about these things. The most urgent task is to put Snape's Source Stone into his body.

Zicomo pulled the Primal Stone knife from Snape's chest, pointed it at Snape's body, and shouted, "Healed to the last breath."

Seeing this, Dumbledore said, "You don't actually think that the Healing Charm can cure a penetrating wound to the heart, do you?"

Zicomo said helplessly, "Which ear of yours heard me shout 'restoration spell'?"

Dumbledore then realized that Chicomo had said 'healed as before', not 'restored as before'.

The incantation that Zicomo chanted was a healing spell he created by combining prayers related to the borderlands and healing.

In theory, as long as the caster has enough magical power, even a severed limb can be healed completely.

Under the influence of Zicomo's magic, the penetrating wound in Snape's heart began to heal.

A moment later, there was no trace of the wound left.

If it weren't for the large amount of blood on the ground and the hole in Snape's clothes, Dumbledore would have thought that Snape hadn't been injured.

Zicomo grabbed Snape's Primal Stone and shoved it directly into Snape's chest.

If it were a different body, Zicomo might have needed to put in some effort to modify it.

But this was originally Snape's own body, which could fully adapt to his Source Stone and did not require any modification.

As the Primal Stone returned to Snape's body, Snape slowly awoke from his coma.

Zicomo reached out and pulled Snape up from the ground, asking, "How does it feel to die?"

Snape calmed down a little and said, "That was terrible. I never want to experience it a second time."

Zicomo laughed, “At least you experienced this great adventure earlier than some old geezer.”

Dumbledore, who was still in shock, immediately realized that Zicomo was mocking him when he heard Zicomo's words.

He coughed awkwardly and said, "Is there anyone who can clear up this old man's confusion?"

However, no one present gave him that face.

Zicomo was too lazy to bother with this old geezer, so Hermione and Lani followed Zicomo's lead.

Snape hadn't fully recovered, and Lydia remained silent as well.

She wasn't a wizard; Snape had told her that bringing her into Hogwarts was already against the school rules.

So she kept quiet, not wanting to cause Snape any trouble.

However, her silence does not mean that Dumbledore will not notice her.

He was so busy checking on Snape that Dumbledore hadn't noticed yet.

Now that he knew Snape was alright, he noticed the unfamiliar woman.

Dumbledore asked, "Madam, I don't think you're from our school, are you?"

Leah shook her head.

Seeing this, Dumbledore then asked, "Could you please explain why you are here?"

At this moment, Snape stepped forward and said, "I brought her in."

When Leia saw Snape speaking up for her, she stepped behind Snape and gave him the right to speak.

Dumbledore said, "Severus, I remember there was a rule in the school rules that prohibited unauthorized personnel from entering."

Snape remained silent, unsure how to refute Dumbledore.

At this point, Zicomo interjected, "Shouldn't this 'unrelated personnel' exclude the families of faculty and staff?"

Dumbledore exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? You mean this lady is a relative of Severus?"

Zicomo nodded and said, "Yes."

Dumbledore turned to Snape and asked, "Severus, why didn't you tell me you had such a big daughter?"

"Pfft hahaha!"

Dumbledore's words caused Zicomo to burst into laughter.

Even Hermione and Lani, who were standing next to Zicomo, couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle.

Snape's all-black attire and mature face, standing next to the young and beautiful Leia, could easily lead people to mistake them for father and daughter.

4.5

It took Zicomo a long time to recover under Snape's unfriendly gaze.

“You should dress younger from now on,” Zicomo said to Snape, calming his breath. “You dress so maturely that everyone will think you and Leah are father and daughter, not husband and wife.”

Snape nodded expressionlessly, and when he got back, he asked Lydia to take him to buy some clothes that would make him look younger.

Zicomo's words also revealed Leia's identity to Dumbledore.

“I’m sorry, I misunderstood your relationship,” Dumbledore said to Snape and Leia. “So, can you explain to me what you’re doing here so late at night?”

Snape didn't answer, but instead cast a questioning look at Zicomo.

He asked, "Can we talk about this?"

Since the Source Stone Blade belonged to Zicomo, Snape had to ask Zicomo's opinion first.

Zicomo shrugged and said, "Do as you please."

For him, it didn't matter if one more person knew about the effects of the Yuanhui Stone Knife.

Moreover, this person is Dumbledore, not the kind of person who would gossip about other people's secrets.

Chapter 233 Barty the Suspicious, and the Elder Wand's Characteristics

Seeing that Zicomo nodded, Snape briefly explained the effects of the Source Stone Blade and the conversion ritual he had just performed.

"A magical item."

Dumbledore looked at Zicomo with amazement and said, "May I take a look?"

Zicomo handed over the Source Stone Knife in his hand.

Dumbledore took it, examined it carefully, and found that he couldn't understand how it worked at all.

He regretfully returned the Yuanhui Stone Knife to Zicomo.