Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

"A special Slytherin, one of the few Slytherins who can make pansies bloom brightly, and mandrakes don't reject him. 'Seeking light in darkness, selflessly devoting himself to justice.'"

(Pansy: A flower that displays different colors depending on a person's mood and personality. It is said that if a person is kind-hearted, the pansy will bloom brightly; if a person is malicious, the flowers will become dull and lifeless.

Mandrake: In addition to its known functions, it is also believed to have the ability to distinguish between good and evil, as it has a repelling effect on impure or evil minds.

Professor McGonagall felt sad after reading it, and recalled the information she had seen in the Order of the Phoenix during the war. When the Order of the Phoenix received this news, Sirius Black went out to hunt down two Death Eaters despite everyone's obstruction.

"Albus, I remember hearing that he was killed by Voldemort, right? Could it be because he discovered Voldemort's Horcrux? Did Sirius know about this? But what is a Horcrux? It sounds very evil."

Douglas saw that Snape's face had turned so cold that water droplets could condense out of it. He didn't know whether it was because he heard the name Sirius or saw the surname Black.

Snape almost squeezed out a word from between his teeth:

"Horcrux? Albus, how many things are you hiding from me? The Dark Lord's return depends on Horcruxes, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Although the words were addressed to Dumbledore, his eyes were fixed on Douglas.

Although the several deans held high positions in the wizarding world and their methods were all master-level, not everyone knew about the evil Horcruxes. Obviously, Dean Snape was well aware of this.

The other three deans also heard the key words.

"Horcruxes are the key to You-Know-Who's resurrection?"

"But it says it's going to be destroyed. Does that mean that evil thing is still there?"

"Well, he stole Voldemort's Horcrux from here at the cost of his own life. Now I have collected it. Don't worry, it will be destroyed soon. In fact, this is not the first Horcrux we have found, so please believe me, I am a professional in dealing with Horcruxes."

Snape frowned and asked:

"Not the first? What do you mean, the Dark Lord created many Horcruxes?"

"He has no savings, but I have taken it away. I will handle this matter, actually. This is not the first Horcrux we have obtained. So don't worry. I am a professional in handling Horcruxes."

"It's not the first one. Did Voldemort create many Horcruxes?"

Then he remembered that the Dark Lord's state was indeed different from what he had encountered at the beginning, based on what Lucius had told him earlier about how outstanding and smart Voldemort was when he was in school, and how great he was after graduation.

However, the Dark Lord he later came into contact with was not as powerful as he was said to be, not in terms of magical attainments, but in terms of his mental state.

(Lucius Malfoy's father, Abraxas Malfoy, was a classmate of Voldemort and the first person to support Voldemort.)

Dumbledore did not answer the question again, but took out a locket from his arms. If it were not for the obvious fiery red phoenix on it, Douglas would have thought he had brought the Slytherin locket.

After Dumbledore opened the locket, a red light flashed, and rows of stone busts that had been made fell to the ground in front of him.

Then, Dumbledore drew his wand and waved it, and a series of small caves appeared around the statue of Regulus.

Then he pointed the magic wand at the stone statues, and they all returned to their positions in the caves, just enough for the people standing below to see the stone statues.

Looking at these stone statues, Dumbledore's eyes became moist and he could even hear slight sobbing.

Professor McGonagall looked at the stone statue above and her eyes suddenly became moist.

"This is Marlene McKinnon. Marlene McKinnon and her family were killed by them."

"Edgar Bones, brother of Amelia Bones, the current Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic. He, his wife and children were murdered by Death Eaters."

"Benji Fenwick, he was brutally murdered by Death Eaters. In the process of searching for Fenwick's body, only parts of him were found."

"Fabian Prewett and Gideon Prewett were Molly's two brothers. Five Death Eaters were dispatched over there, and that's what led to their deaths. They fought bravely and tenaciously... fighting and retreating, fighting and retreating..."

"Caradoc Dearborn, also murdered by Death Eaters. His body was never found."

"Cardos Meadows. Tom killed her himself."

"Frank and Alice Longbottom, Mr. Neville Longbottom's parents, were brave and respected Aurors. They were brutally tortured by Tom's men to reveal Voldemort's whereabouts after he lost his powers. They went insane and are now in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. If they had seen how good Mr. Longbottom was, they would have been proud of him."

"James Potter and Lily Potter..."

Dumbledore's voice was filled with endless sorrow.

Except for Snape, the other three deans were already in tears and choked with sobs when they heard these names.

“The original plan was to move their graves here, as some of them no longer have any family members. The young wizards at Hogwarts would be able to pay their respects to them from time to time.

But in the end, I thought that the continuation of the soul is far longer than the existence of matter."

Douglas took out a small round table from his pocket, then took out a bottle of wine and poured a glass for each of them.

Dumbledore raised his glass:

"Dear friends, today we gather to remember those who bravely sacrificed their lives in the fight against the dark power of Lord Voldemort. . .

In order to defend our homeland and uphold justice and peace, they threw themselves into the fierce battles without hesitation and composed magnificent heroic hymns with their lives.

Their courage and determination inspire us to keep moving forward and pursue a better future.

Our choices say more about who we are than our abilities.”

The statues depict the deeds of heroes who fought against the Death Eaters in the magical war and ultimately died heroically to protect wizards. Their majestic and heroic figures are forever frozen in this cave.

At this moment, the cave was filled with a mysterious and solemn atmosphere, as if one could still hear the fierce battle sounds when the heroes clashed with the Death Eaters.

As Douglas whispered the spell, ancient and mysterious runes appeared on the huge rock wall, as if paying tribute and praise to these heroes.

ps: Professor McGonagall's brother, Robert McGonagall Jr., was not a member of the Order of the Phoenix and may not have participated in any activities against Voldemort. He was killed by the Death Eaters, but the Death Eaters wanted to deter the public from opposing them. He was purely an innocent victim.

Chapter 288 Spitting is not a good wizard

After the memorial service, Douglas cleared the table and the wine.

The professors who saw this were speechless. They didn't expect that Douglas would bring a table and wine to such a place.

Then they came to the kneeling stone statue of Tom Riddle.

When the deans saw the kneeling statue, they immediately looked at Douglas. Although they didn't know the young Voldemort, this style was definitely Douglas's doing.

Douglas saw everyone looking at him and explained:

"This is what Voldemort looked like when he was sixteen, Tom Riddle. He was made to kneel here to repent for the fallen heroes."

Snape snorted disdainfully:

"Do you think the Dark Lord is someone who would repent?"

The others had just paid tribute to the deceased and did not say anything else about it.

Dumbledore said, "Tom's soul is in danger now. The only way to save him is to repent. Only repentance can repair his soul. Douglas, please open the door."

Dumbledore's sudden turn of events caused the corners of his mouth to twitch.

Looking at the four former teachers before him, he suddenly regretted his decision to open the door. He suddenly felt he couldn't do such a thing, spat at a stone statue in front of his former professor.

Douglas suddenly felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said:

"Originally, the condition for opening the secret realm gate was that a person needed to contribute most of their own blood. After I came last time, the opening condition was changed to spitting at this stone statue, and the gate would open... hehe..."

Snape's mouth twitched.

The other three deans were speechless.

Professor McGonagall cleared her throat and said patiently:

"Douglas, you are now a professor at Hogwarts, not the naughty little wizard who used to play pranks at Hogwarts.

If possible, please change the setting. I don’t want the outstanding graduates of Hogwarts to learn to spit.

Albus, you should have been there when Douglas did this, why didn't you stop him?"

Dumbledore opened his mouth. He didn't expect that there was something of his own concern here.

Professor Sprout said helplessly:

"Douglas, if you were still a student, I would definitely put you in detention."

Professor Flitwick rubbed his head, thinking that this stone statue was taller than him even when it was kneeling, and spitting directly into the mysterious man's face, this... was indeed not good.

"Douglas, can this entrance be changed to require certain knowledge to enter, just like the entrance to Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, which requires answering the corresponding knowledge."

Snape sneered:

"Even if you smeared the Dark Lord's statue with toad entrails, it would be better than your awful idea. We didn't come here at night to watch you spit."

Douglas wanted to say that his original idea was simply to make students no longer afraid of Voldemort, but now he thinks that this approach is really not feasible.

At this point Professor McGonagall said:

"How about this? Use Transfiguration to revive the statue, let the students know clearly who it is, and then fight it. Only after defeating it can the gate be opened. What do you think?"

Professor McGonagall did not include Douglas and Dumbledore when she mentioned everyone, and she looked at the other three head teachers while speaking.

These deans are no longer the same deans as before. After experiencing Douglas's baptism and frequently modifying the various settings of the Slytherin Heritage Chamber, they already have all kinds of wonderful ideas.

Professor Flitwick's eyes lit up and he said:

“There’s a quote from Douglas: The greatest enemy you can have is yourself, and the very enemy you’re waiting for in the caves and caves you’re in.

We can set up a magic on this stone statue that can monitor the magic range of the person who comes, so that we can adjust our own magic power to match that of the person. As long as we defeat the wizard of the same level as ourselves, we can pass. What do you think of this setting?"

Professor McGonagall nodded and said:

"Yes, but I think we still need to set a certain limit on the magic power requirement. Magic power itself determines the power of magic. If the magic power is insufficient, even the most powerful spell will only tickle the enemy. For those with insufficient magic power, even the stone statue cannot be activated, let alone the gate can be opened for them."

Snape said slowly:

"Actually, I think we shouldn't let them defeat themselves, but rather let them be able to defeat the sixteen-year-old Dark Lord. So we can set a range for magic power, but at the same time, the statue must at least have some of the Dark Lord's level back then."

Douglas said quickly:

"The professor is right. After all, they will have to face a sixty-year-old Voldemort who is even more powerful than the sixteen-year-old Voldemort."

Snape snorted coldly:

"Do you expect the Dark Lord to personally deal with a group of young wizards who have just graduated? Are his subordinates just waving flags and shouting?"

The others thought the same and accepted Snape's suggestion.

Professor Sprout advises:

"I think the magic range should be set at a minimum. After all, in addition to their own magic, they can also use other magical props, magical plants, and even magical animals as helpers. After all, these are the abilities of wizards themselves."

"Then how do you define the magical abilities of this statue? Give it Transfiguration? I remember Albus saying that Voldemort's Transfiguration skills were quite good."

Douglas said quietly:

"Have you forgotten that he is the Dark Lord? Of course, dark magic comes first. Isn't that right, Professor Snape?"

Professor McGonagall glanced at Professor Snape again, and without waiting for him to speak, she suggested:

"Severus, you'll be in charge of the use of magic. It can be dark magic, but it's best to use weakened magic. Just let the students experience the consequences of dark magic, but don't really hurt them."

Snape said coldly: "Dark magic is not their toy..."

Dumbledore said, "As long as it's Dark Magic within a reasonable range, there's no need to weaken it. Even if it's really injured, I think Douglas should be able to treat it. It's best to choose those Dark Magic that are controllable."

Douglas was silent on the side. Well, he was also arranged. He said to Dumbledore randomly:

"Professor, you taught Voldemort in the past, so you must understand him better than the rest of us. I would like to ask you to give it some of Voldemort's personality and habits."

Dumbledore nodded, then said with a smile:

"Okay, then should we revise it now, or should Douglas spit it out first and then we can talk about it after we read the inside."

Chapter 289 Albania

Professor McGonagall said seriously:

"Change it now. I don't want anyone spitting in front of me."

Douglas' mouth twitched, then he took out the magic radar and temporarily cut off the magical connection between the stone statue and the gate.

Then Professor McGonagall, Douglas, and Professor Dumbledore began to transform the stone statue, trying to make it move like a real person. They even carved a stone wand directly into the stone statue's hand.

Professor Flitwick added various spells to the statue, including magic range identification, automatic repair, magic channeling, magic absorption...

Professor Sprout took out a small bag and took out a few konjacs and some soil.

Douglas immediately understood what his dean meant and opened up space suitable for the growth of konjac inside several key parts of the stone statue.

Professor Sprout said:

"Although Filius (Filius Flitwick) cast a spell to absorb magic power on the statue, the magic power here is not abundant after all, and the statue's magic power storage is limited. If several students challenge it at the same time, the statue will need time to recover its magic power.

But there is no need to worry about this problem with konjac. When the stone statue absorbs magic power, it will be stored by these konjacs. At the same time, konjac provides an amplification for the magic absorption spell.