Hogwarts: My Spell Infinite Derivation

Chapter 99 Forbidden Book Zone Access! You want me to go to the Forbidden Forest? One night isn't enough!

The news of Severus Snape's death in Azkaban was kept under wraps to some extent, but it was already semi-public knowledge for some wizards with connections and status.

At the renowned Malfoy Manor, the usually debonair Lucius Malfoy, upon seeing the letter in his hand announcing Snape's death, unleashed a rare rage, smashing one precious antique after another in the magnificent hall to pieces.

Snape didn't have many friends, but Lucius was definitely one of his closest.

The two were friends when they were still in school, and later both joined the Death Eaters.

Lucius possessed an ancient and noble surname and wealth, while Snape had a rare talent in potions. Through Lucius's deliberate efforts to befriend Snape, their relationship grew increasingly close over the years.

After the war, their relationship became even closer than when they were both Death Eaters.

Despite being a core member of the Death Eaters, Snape received Dumbledore's protection and was even able to enter Hogwarts as a teacher and headmaster of Slytherin.

This was a huge relief for Lucius.

It's important to know that at that time, the purge of Death Eaters was in full swing.

Even descendants of some prominent families could not escape being sent to Azkaban.

Even if they manage to escape imprisonment through some means, the greedy bureaucrats of the Ministry of Magic will not miss this opportunity to exploit them to the fullest extent.

Several ancient noble families fell into ruin during this purge, and their lives became extremely difficult. Among them were those who were even more prominent than Malfoy at the time.

Logically speaking, the Malfoy family's life should not have been easy either.

Because of Snape's connection, the Malfoy family, while still subject to investigation by the Ministry of Magic, fared much better than other noble families.

Even for a period after the war, the Malfoy family was able to help other nobles and gradually became the leader of the noble wizards after the war, becoming the most prominent family.

Thus, Lucius and Snape's relationship deepened further. Snape became Draco Malfoy's godfather, and Lucius provided Snape with a large amount of money and ancient books for potion research.

Now that Snape is dead, how could Lucius not be furious, whether out of personal feelings or from the perspective of conflicting interests?

In particular, Draco Malfoy was also affected in the process, breaking his wrist and ankle. Although they were set, he is still bedridden and unable to get out of bed.

Lucius visited Draco and saw an inescapable fear in Draco's usually arrogant and spoiled face.

Draco rarely speaks, and in his deep sleep after taking the potion, he would occasionally tremble with fear.

Thinking of this scene, Lucius couldn't help but slam his cane hard on the ground.

"Charles Evans, you filthy Mudblood, it's all because of you!"

What angered him most was that Ciel had done such a thing, and he, as a member of the school board, couldn't do anything about it.

He demanded that Dumbledore expel the Shire and send him to Wizengamor for trial, but Dumbledore refused his request.

It is an undeniable fact that Snape used the Unforgivable Curse on the Shire in public.

Therefore, the charges against Ciel for what he did to Snape, including attacking the professor and causing his mental breakdown, are obviously invalid.

Who would pursue a poor first-year wizard who stood up for his classmate for the sake of a vicious Death Eater who was sent to Azkaban?

As for the matter involving Draco, if Dumbledore agrees to expel the Shire, who is under the Cruciatus Curse, based on this, there will probably be a public outcry in the next second.

During the meeting of the Board of Governors, even the vast majority of the Board members unanimously agreed that Dumbledore needed to comfort the Shire and offer him condolences and compensation on behalf of Hogwarts.

As for the punishment of Ciel, firstly, it must wait until his injuries are fully healed, and secondly, it must not be too severe; it should only serve as a warning.

Despite Lucius's strong insistence, the final punishment for Charles was merely to take a walk in the Forbidden Forest at night, accompanied by the gamekeepers.

Lucius was so angry he laughed.

Regardless of how Shire defeated Snape—whether through some rare magic or Snape's carelessness and underestimation—this young wizard's strength was by no means ordinary.

An ordinary novice wizard venturing into the Forbidden Forest at night might have nightmares.

But for Charles, what difference was there between this and going out for a walk?

This is supposed to be called punishment?!

Taking a deep breath, after hesitating for a long time, Lucius gritted his teeth.

He was never a decisive person, but this time, Snape's death and Draco's injury really spurred him on.

If he doesn't do something to make that mudblood Ciel pay the price, the Malfoy family's reputation will likely be in jeopardy.

Lucius immediately thought of Knockturn Alley.

The dark wizards there are vicious and cruel; they'll do anything for Galleons.

As a member of the Hogwarts Board of Governors, I cannot allow people into Hogwarts Castle, but I can manage to let a few dark wizards in for a short period of time in the Forbidden Forest, where the protective magic of Hogwarts is relatively weak.

With this strategy, coupled with the fact that the dark wizards were caught off guard and had a variety of unpredictable methods, unlike Snape who, as a Hogwarts professor, couldn't use many of his dark magic spells in the castle, Lucius thought it would be quite easy for a group of Knockturn Alley dark wizards to take down the Shire.

Deep down, Lucius still felt that with Snape's strength, how could he possibly lose to a mere wizard in a normal fight?

They probably underestimated their opponent and held back as a professor.

But this time, these dark wizards will show no mercy or pity.

By then, Lucius vowed to make those dark wizards teach Charles a lesson and show him what true ruthlessness was!

Then, a sinister smile appeared on Lucius's lips as he sent a message to a wizard he knew in Knockturn Alley.

"In a while, bring some men and help me teach someone a lesson. Don't worry, they're not tough opponents, just some academics. With your methods, they'll be easy to deal with."

"If we pull this off, you can name your price, Galleons or whatever!"

As for where exactly this would be carried out, Lucius didn't specify, only saying that he would take them there.

After all, this involves passing through the weak points of the protective magic to enter the depths of the Hogwarts Forbidden Forest. If the news leaks out, the trouble will be considerable.

It overturned in the alley.

A dark wizard's eyes lit up as he looked at the message that had been delivered.

"Brothers, Lucius Malfoy's employee, his big client!"

"A chance to make a fortune has arrived!"

"By Merlin, after being punished by that little devil... ah, I mean, by that embodiment of justice, I was truly penniless. But today, my luck has finally turned around, and a big job has come my way!"

As for the difficulty of this job?

Judging from Lucius Malfoy's description of him as not being a tough guy but an academic, he must be a bookworm who just follows the textbook.

They had done dirty work for Lucius in the past, such as when the Malfoys' business encountered a rival, Lucius asked them to help teach the other party a lesson and threaten them.

Each job was easy, yet the rewards were quite generous.

This time, the dark wizards of Knockturn Alley naturally understood it to be this type as well, and a dozen or so dark wizards readily agreed.

Not only did they agree, but to reassure Lucius and keep this important client at bay, the dark wizard who had worked with Lucius also looked at the others and said...

"Although that little devil stole quite a lot of things last time, do you think I don't know your character? No one puts all their eggs in one basket. You should all have some treasures left over."

"This is our first battle to regroup, and we must fight it well. So don't hold back; just to be on the safe side, bring all your magical items!"

At the same time, Lucius relaxed after receiving replies from these dark wizards.

"It seems there shouldn't be any problems then."

However, Lucius then thought about it and decided that he should be more cautious.

This kind of thing can't afford any accidents, otherwise if the Ciel gets away and tells everyone, even without Snape's connection, he'll probably have to go to Azkaban too!

Therefore, Lucius came to the Malfoy family's treasured cabinet, which contained, apart from a Voldemort diary secretly placed there, the most precious, powerful, and dangerous magical items in the Malfoy family's collection.

Lucius picked out a few of the most powerful ones, but that wasn't enough.

"When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength."

"We need to be more cautious."

Immediately, Lucius contacted several noble families closely associated with the Malfoy family.

Although the current magical nobles revere the Malfoy family, and many others have declined, with some even becoming mere extensions of the Malfoy family, Lucius knows that the treasures passed down from their ancestors may be no less valuable than those in his own family.

Since the operation is to take place in the forbidden forest, it's best to be as safe as possible.

Besides, Lucius's decision to take matters into his own hands was partly to avenge Draco, to show him just how brave his father was, and to personally break free from his shadow.

Of course, we must win beautifully.

So Lucius visited each of the noble families who had aligned themselves with him.

"Crawb, I heard that your family has an old magical artifact that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and it's quite powerful?"

"Gao Er, tell me, how have I usually treated you? Have I taken good enough care of you? I have a small favor to ask. I need to borrow something from you, and I'll return it to you in a while. Would you be willing to help me with this?"

In this way, Lucius visited four or five different houses and borrowed one or two magical items from each one, covering everything from defense to offense, effectively arming himself to the teeth.

Let alone dealing with a first-year student at Hogwarts, even if he were to face Dumbledore.

Oh no, even if it's just him facing Voldemort...

Forget it, even if he were to face that madwoman Bella Lestrange, or Dolokhov, one of the best Death Eaters, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

This is the power of Galleon!

Lucius's eyes gleamed with confidence.

"It's safe!"

"Once that Mudblood has fully recovered and gone to the Forbidden Forest, I'll bring the Dark Wizard and teach him a lesson he won't forget!"

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Meanwhile, Charles had been in the ward for almost the entire day.

Throughout the entire day, he almost constantly used his newly acquired mental simulation and deductive reasoning abilities to learn new spells.

And you know what? Although the effect is far less than direct deduction using Deep Blue, the efficiency is much higher than learning in reality, and there is visible progress every moment.

Even a simple spell like the Levitation Charm, in Ciel's hands, has reached the level that Professor Flitwick used when creating the dueling arena.

So, practicing in this way for a whole day would probably be equivalent to consuming nearly a thousand deduction points.

It may not seem like much, but over time, it can save hundreds of thousands of points a year.

And this is just the beginning. As Xia Er's mental strength increases, especially with the increasing amount of knowledge stored in his memory palace, the simulation and deduction effects will only get better and better.

One day in the future, perhaps Ciel will not need Deep Blue; his Occlumency technique will be able to produce an effect similar to Deep Blue's!

Just then, Charles opened his eyes and was greeted by a wall of bouquets and gifts piled up to the ceiling of the hospital room, along with all sorts of little cards with well wishes.

These were all sent by Hogwarts students.

Almost everyone at Hufflepuff School received a copy, hoping that Ciel would wake up as soon as possible.

Looking at the gifts and cards, a hint of helplessness appeared in Charles's eyes.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with these young wizards; he only came to Hogwarts for the deduction points and various materials he could obtain there.

So, after taking down Snape this time, does this mean he's become the leader of the kids?

Shaking his head, Charles got up from the hospital bed and pushed open the door to leave.

But when he opened the door, the figure sitting at the entrance startled Charles.

"Little Hannah?"

Sitting at the door was Hannah Abbott.

She seemed to have been guarding this place the whole time. She had just fallen asleep and was then startled awake by Charles opening the door. Her face looked haggard.

But when she saw Charles, Hannah's expression immediately became excited.

"Ciel?"

"You're awake?"

"Are you alright?!"

"I was terrified when I saw you faint. Later, I heard that you were cursed with the Cruciatus Curse. I then realized that it was the Unforgivable Curse. Neville was also terrified and cried. He said that his parents were driven insane by this curse."

"I don't dare leave, afraid that you'll go crazy and no one will know..."

Hannah rambled on for a while before blushing and whispering.

"I'll go and call Mrs. Pomfrey."

Watching Hannah's hurried departure, Charles gave a wry smile.

He did have a few encounters with Hannah at the Leaky Cauldron and did find the little girl quite cute, but she was only eleven years old.

Why would someone be interested in a little girl of this age?

But now it seems that Hannah has developed feelings for him?

Then, Charles suddenly turned his head and remembered that among the pile of gifts by his bed, there seemed to be quite a few small pink cards with hearts drawn on them.

They have Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff.

Some of the letters were even unsigned, and may have come from Slytherin.

What's so special about this?

Charles took a deep breath and used his mind-closing technique to clear his mind of distractions.

For at least the next few years, he is still at the peak of his development, and every minute he invests in his work will bring about a real improvement in his abilities.

Furthermore, his strength is still considerably weaker than that of Dumbledore and Voldemort at his peak.

Behind him, Dark was watching.

Although Dark was always playing the role of giving him points, Dark was actually leveling up rapidly every second in the dream world of R'lyeh.

If Ciel ever becomes complacent and starts indulging in frivolous pursuits, he might be surpassed by Dark.

Shire didn't want to become a fish to be slaughtered by Dark the next time he entered R'lyeh in the dream world.

Therefore, it's best to postpone dating for now.

Just then, Madam Pomfrey hurried over, and when she saw Charles standing there, she let out a scream.

"Sit back down!"

"Lie back in bed!"

Then, even though her examination revealed that Charles was otherwise fine except for being slightly tired, Madame Pomfrey insisted that Charles needed to rest in bed for at least three more days.

After all, this was damage caused by the Unforgivable Curse, and no one wanted Ciel to suffer any long-term effects.

Then, after hearing that Shire had woken up, the Hogwarts students flocked to him, but Madam Pomfrey scolded them away, not wanting them to disturb Shire's rest.

Only a few deans came in, and Mrs. Pomfrey instructed them to end the visit as soon as possible.

After a moment of silence, Professor McGonagall spoke with a hint of embarrassment.

"Headmaster Dumbledore is in a real bind because of Snape's situation. He's under a lot of pressure from the Ministry of Magic, and he needs to find a new Potions professor. Plus, the position of Head of Slytherin House can't be left vacant..."

"I mean, it's not that he doesn't care about you, it's just that he's too busy right now. I've already messaged him, and he'll be coming over later."

Charles waved his hand, indicating that he understood and that Professor McGonagall didn't need to say anything more about it.

Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief and quickly handed a notebook to Charles.

"These are my Transfiguration notes. You can look at them when you feel better."

"There are also some reference books in the notes. You can look them up when you have the chance. These books are hard to find elsewhere."

A look of gratitude appeared in Charles's eyes.

He still respected Professor McGonagall's character and naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against her, a fellow Gryffindor, because of Dumbledore's behavior.

Then, Professor Flitwick, beaming with pride, began to praise Charles.

"Snape may be a bastard, but he's really capable."

"Hmph, back when Mysterio was arrogant, Snape was also..."

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. In short, Ciel, it's amazing that you could beat Snape in a one-on-one fight!"

He scratched his head, pulled out a bibliography, and winked at Charles.

"These books are classics in the study of spells, but they are also very rare, with almost no copies surviving."

"They're all collected in one place, cough cough, you know."

"You can look for these books to read later."

Upon hearing this, Charles roughly understood the situation.

After the two professors left, he turned to look at Professor Sprout, Dean of Hufflepuff.

Professor Sprout pulled a bottle of magic potion from his pocket.

"Come on, drink this first and then we'll talk."

Ciel nodded, tilted his head back, and drank the potion.

The next moment, Deep Blue issued a series of notification sounds.

One potion gave Xiaer over 50,000 deduction points!

Charles was slightly startled. The materials from a single fire dragon couldn't even be gathered this many points, so one could imagine how precious this potion was.

Looking at Professor Sprout's obvious fatigue, one could tell that she had probably worked very hard to prepare this potion.

Then consider Professor Sprout, who stood firmly in front of the Shire even when facing Dumbledore. Although this Dean didn't cause trouble, he truly cared for the badgers.

Charles took a deep breath and solemnly thanked Professor Sprout.

Professor Sprout shook his head, tears welling in his eyes.

Then she wiped away her tears.

"You still need to rest, so I won't say much more. There are two things I need to tell you."

"The first thing is Hogwarts' compensation for you: you will become the first student in Hogwarts' history to have the freedom to attend classes."

"In other words, you can choose not to take any courses throughout the seven years, and you can graduate as long as you pass the final exam."

"At the same time, you will also have higher authority than the class monitor. You can deduct points for other students' violations of school rules and add points for commendable acts. This level of authority is close to that of a professor, and you are in a position similar to a teaching assistant."

"Furthermore, with your intelligence, I'm sure you've guessed from what Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick just said that the restricted area at Hogwarts is now fully open to you, something that has never happened before since the establishment of the restricted area at Hogwarts."

Charles nodded in agreement after hearing Professor Sprout's words.

He didn't care about permissions, but the complete access to the restricted book section was still useful to him.

Otherwise, you would have to get a note from the professor to borrow books from the restricted section, which was not only troublesome, but also left a record of what books you borrowed.

Xia Er didn't want anyone to know about his browsing history.

Furthermore, the restricted book section was not as lenient as one might imagine, where a professor's note was all it took to access everything.

In some areas, books can only be taken with a professor present; a mere note is insufficient.

Having full access to the restricted book section is much more convenient, and Ciel can accept it.

"And the second thing?"

"Charles asked."

Professor Sprout looked displeased.

"Lucius Malfoy, as a member of the Board of Trustees, strongly demands that you be punished."

"Although the absurd punishments he advocated were not passed, you will still be punished because of Draco Malfoy."

"After you have fully recovered from your injuries, you must go out into the Forbidden Forest at night, accompanied by Hagrid, the gamekeeper, as a form of punishment."

Professor Sprout said angrily.

"How could you do this?"

"Your injuries have just healed; how can we let you go to the Forbidden Forest?"

"That's too much!"

At this moment, Charles was stunned for a moment, and then nodded in deep agreement.

"That's absolutely right, it's really too much!"

"While I may be in the right, I'm not entirely in the right. As the old saying goes, it takes two to tango. How can you use such a lenient punishment?"

"One night isn't enough, Professor! Could you please put in a good word for me and strongly request that I be allowed to survive in the wilderness inside?"

(End of this chapter)