But what he doesn't understand is how a Horcrux, as a torn-off soul fragment, does this?

Also, why does it take killing to create a Horcrux?

Could it be that the process of making Horcruxes also requires drawing life energy from the victims?

Or do you need to seize part of the opponent's soul to strengthen and stabilize this small soul fragment?

Since Dumbledore hid the book on how to create souls in the restricted area of ​​Hogwarts, Zuo Si did not know the specific methods and principles of making Horcruxes and could only rely on guesswork.

The only good thing is that as Lockhart's erosion becomes more and more serious, one day the student Voldemort will be completely resurrected.

At that time, he only needs to kill the opponent, and he will naturally be able to obtain the knowledge he wants through interrogation and torture, and by the way, he can also use the waste to do some interesting experiments.

In Zuo Si's eyes, Voldemort as a student was simply an excellent experimental subject, from soul to body.

But before that, he still has one very important thing to do, which is to go to the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic to reach some cooperation agreements with the current Minister of Magic Fudge and the ambitious Umbridge.
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Since Hogwarts is a typical full-time boarding school, whenever there are no classes on Saturdays and Sundays, whether it is the corridors, halls and common rooms in the castle, or the playground and woods outside, you can

Saw groups of students.

Among them, students in lower grades often use this time to explore around and find the secrets hidden in unknown corners.

As for senior students, they tend to get together in pairs and hide in relatively hidden places to do some intimate actions that lovers love to see.

The professors basically turn a blind eye to this and will not interfere at all as long as no lives are involved.

The reason is simple!

A little research on wizarding couples in the British wizarding world will show that most of them met and established a relationship in school, and then got married and started a family after working for a few years after graduation.

This means that Hogwarts is not only the largest magic school in the UK, but also the largest dating agency, shouldering the sacred responsibility of continuing the bloodline of wizards.

You must know that the number of wizards is not large to begin with, so every additional newborn is something to be happy about.

Even if it is for the purpose of increasing the population, we will not do anything like beating mandarin ducks with sticks.

When Zuo Si and Hermione were walking through a bush, they accidentally saw several disheveled "seniors" and "seniors" hugging each other and making some strange noises.

These sounds made the girl who had no experience with them feel extremely shy and uncomfortable. She kept her head down from beginning to end, with an obvious blush on her face.

Because she basically stayed in the dormitory, classroom, laboratory and library on weekdays, she had no idea that there was such an outrageous place in the woods outside the castle. The scene was comparable to her parents secretly hiding it.

Those restricted-rated movies that I secretly watched after I fell asleep in the middle of the night.

There were several Gryffindor House students among them, whom she had also met in Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration improvement class.

Just when Hermione's mind was filled with random thoughts, Zuo Si suddenly stopped and suppressed a smile and said: "Okay, let's send it here. Beyond that is the coverage of Hogwarts' huge magic barrier.

Outside."

"How long do you plan to go this time?" The girl finally raised her head and asked.

"Two days at most, I will be back before Monday. Remember to help me take care of the cubs of the magical animals in the laboratory, but be careful not to feed them too much food just because they are acting cute. Especially Lei.

Birds and venomous leopard cubs are very dangerous, and you need to avoid contact with them as much as possible. If you encounter difficulties, go to Hagrid, he is very experienced in dealing with these dangerous creatures."

Zuo Si took the trouble to remind her repeatedly before leaving.

Although he has obtained authorization from the Ministry of Magic from Fudge, it is not illegal to raise a dragon, but the danger does not disappear because of this.

Among the magical animals currently raised, the poisonous leopard cub is undoubtedly the most terrifying one.

When this beast, native to East Africa, reaches adulthood, it can emit gas containing highly toxic and magical germs from its huge poisonous sacs, and can kill all living creatures in a village in a matter of seconds.
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It is said that it takes nearly a hundred wizards to work together to subdue it.

In comparison, a fire dragon that only requires a dozen wizards to control is like a docile little lizard.

Although the young venomous leopard is only the size of a golden retriever, it is also kept in a special cage.

But if it escapes, the damage to the students will definitely be much more terrifying than that of the basilisk in the secret room.

"Don't worry, I will take good care of them." Hermione assured without thinking.

"In that case, I'm relieved. Finally, I wish you a happy weekend holiday."

After saying that, Zuo Si opened his arms and gave the girl a simple hug, then turned around and crossed the magic barrier of Hogwarts, picking up a very conspicuous bracelet that was placed on the ground.

The next second...

His whole body was carried by the bracelet and disappeared.

Obviously, that is not a bracelet at all, but a "door key" blessed with a magic spell.

Since all space transformation magic cannot take effect within the magic barrier of Hogwarts Castle, the people from the Ministry of Magic can only place it here.

Looking at the empty lawn in front of her, Hermione stood there and savored the remaining warmth in her arms and the unique smell exuding from Zuo Si's body. Then she took a deep breath to calm her restless heart and bent down to touch it.

He touched the civet's head and said: "Let's go, Bastet, we still have a lot of work to do today."

"Meow——"

The civet cat undoubtedly has a very high IQ and immediately responds to its owner with a very soft cry.

As for the name "Bastet", it naturally comes from the cat goddess in ancient Egyptian mythology.

"So good! Sometimes I really doubt that you have become a person, just like the protagonist of "Eric the Child Dog"." The girl said to her pet with a smile.

The civet undoubtedly understood its owner's words and immediately shook its head and meowed, using the simplest and most understandable way to express that it was not a human being at all.

Strictly speaking, it should belong to the natural spirit mentioned by the druids or shamans of Faerûn.

After the death of those animals that have lived long enough and developed intelligence, their souls are eventually promoted to another eternal life form under the care of natural forces.

But unlike those natural spirits that live freely in inaccessible forests, mountains and wilderness, Bastet was captured by a powerful mage and transformed into a semi-corporeal summoned creature with high obedience.

No matter who you are, as long as you hold this statue, you will automatically become its object of allegiance.

Although Hermione also learned this fact from Zuo Si, she still prefers to believe that her pet is an individual with independent consciousness and thinking ability, so she is willing to spend some time having emotional communication with it, and even play some games like the following

Chess, cards and other puzzle games.

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The civet seems to have sensed the girl's thoughts, and is no longer just following orders like it was at first, but is very willing to interact with her.

The relationship between one person and one cat quickly heated up in a short period of time, and they even became good friends who talked about everything.

Hermione would also confide to Bastet when no one was around for some things that were hidden in her heart and were not convenient to tell her parents and Zuo Sinai.

Because civet cats are smart enough to understand what she expresses, but they can't speak and can't tell anyone what they hear.

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At the same time, far away in the British Ministry of Magic located underground in the center of London.

Zuo Si, who had just been transported through the door key, was holding on to the wall and drinking a glass of lemonade handed over by the staff, trying to relieve the strong dizziness caused by the rough conveyor belt.

He finally understood why many people's faces immediately turned pale when they heard the word "portkey".

Unlike teleportation spells such as Apparition, which are controlled by the caster, "Portkey" is essentially a directional teleportation spell cast by someone else.

That is, using the fastest and most convenient way to move a person from point A to point B, the issue of comfort has not been considered since the beginning of invention.

If Apparition is likened to a car driving on a smooth road, then the portkey is an off-road vehicle or heavy truck driving rapidly on uneven roads in the wild, and it is not sitting in the cab, but sitting on the rear tow truck.

, it’s not finished until I shake your brains out.

Fortunately, Zuo Si's physical attributes have already been non-human, otherwise he would have been lying on the ground and retching.

"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic! You know, I have been waiting for you with great anticipation for several days."

Fudge ran over from the office almost immediately, with an amiable smile on his wrinkled old face.

With the success of the first human resurrection experiment, he fully realized the huge potential of the second magic stone.

Apart from anything else, just the idea of ​​resurrecting the victims of the last Wizarding War can drive countless people in the magic world crazy.

Whether they are Muggles or pure-blood wizards, or those ancient pure-blood families, they will all crazily curry favor with themselves in order to resurrect their dead friends, lovers, brothers and sisters, parents and children.

With this surge of public support, even if Dumbledore wanted to destroy the Sorcerer's Stone and take away his rights, he had to carefully consider the consequences.

The most important thing is that Fudge likes Zuo Si's attitude of being obsessed with research and not very interested in power.

What's more, he also offered to hand over the Philosopher's Stone to the Ministry of Magic for safekeeping.

The combination of many factors made Fudge wish he could choose a young and beautiful granddaughter to marry Zuo Si, thus gaining a powerful political ally with unlimited potential.

But unfortunately, he does have several grandchildren, but there are very few granddaughters, and their appearance and conduct are not very good.

"Thank you very much for your invitation. You must know that I have long wanted to come to the Ministry of Magic, especially the Department of Mysteries. But there is one thing I must say, that is, could you please not use the portkey next time? Although

I don't know what the purpose of this spell was in the first place, but using it to teleport a living person is simply a crime."

Zuo Si's tone was full of resentment towards magical items like portkeys.

Fudge couldn't help laughing when he heard this complaint: "Hahahaha! I completely agree!

In other words, anyone who has tried using a portkey to teleport will come to the same conclusion as you.
To be continued...