Neville Skips Class

"This is truly a miracle!" Dumbledore exclaimed again.

His fingers flashed with white light as he touched the broken heart that should have been a concept.

From his perspective, the black smoke that had kept his heart whole yet caused it to fall apart had vanished without a trace, and his heart began to gather itself together, with beautiful things filling the gaps.

Grindelwald nodded. "Your student Neville Lumbaton will be very happy tomorrow. But I find it a little strange that Neville, now called 'Devin,' hasn't reminded us that the 'Heart of Dark Magic' can heal his parents."

"Could it be that his parents didn't suffer from the Cruciatus Curse at all?"

"Or perhaps, he, and their world, never even thought of this method."

"How is that possible?" Dumbledore waved his hand. "The Heart of White Magic can originate from the Starry World. How could such an advanced world not have a solution to the curse?"

Little did he know that the Starry World did not have this need.

The New Human who have mastered the Force Mechanics that brings everything back to its source, and the madman with the Magic Field, are not afraid of curses at all.

Just like how winged people born with wings cannot develop magic to allow wingless humans to fly.

Moreover, Grindelwald was able to do this because of his understanding of Dark Magic.

Only a top-tier dark wizard can erase the curse and its traces using the Heart of Dark Magic.

This must be a dark wizard who has truly dedicated himself to Dark Magic, not a White Wizard who has a deep understanding of Dark Magic and has superb skills but doesn't use them.

If you want White Wizard, you need at least Dumbledore has a broad understanding of all things.

Just like in the TV series Hannibal, those who can solve cases and keep up with the thinking of psychopaths are either high-level psychopaths like Hannibal or Will, who can empathize with the psychopaths. The rest of the normal people can only be like bees buzzing in the wrong direction because they can't find nectar, or victims and food.

Grindelwald is a high-end criminal like Hannibal Lecter—more intelligent, more evil, and more creative and unpredictable in committing crimes.

Dumbledore Will, who can enter the minds of murderers on the spot based on clues and reconstruct the course of the crime.

However, Dumbledore did not develop a "Heart of Dark Magic," which is equivalent to having the talent to study medicine but studying law, making him completely unable to treat patients.

The idea of a top-tier dark wizard saving someone is generally considered a joke.

Normal dark wizards are often affected by Dark Magic, sometimes to the point of madness, let alone top-tier dark wizards.

Grindelwald was the only one who could awaken from the influence of Dark Magic, which is why he was the only dark wizard to become Archmage in the normal way.

Voldemort, who discovered he had gone mad, made himself even more mad to the extreme and survived to become Archmage, is the only one of his kind in history.

Normal people cannot create so many Horcrux, and even if they could, they would stop when they discover that their 'self' is fragmented and no longer their own.

In conclusion, Dumbledore believed that it was more likely that Neville's parents in the other world did not suffer such a fate.

However.

Dumbledore realized he was wrong.

"Mr. Lumbaton, you've come to me to find out how to cure the mental breakdown caused by the Cruciatus Curse?" Dumbledore, dressed in pajamas, stood in front of the office door. Behind him, in a life-sized mirror behind his desk, Grindelwald emerged, yawning.

(Even though Dumbledore more interested in knowing how Frank and Alice in this world were healed, he couldn't help but be attracted by the hickey on that white neck, which evoked sweet and painful memories of his youth.)

"You didn't know?" Grindelwald changed clothes with a click, his white pajamas with mottled black smoke were replaced by a school robe, his messy hair was neat, the oiliness on his face disappeared, and his mouth was instantly clean.

Thanks to the cheapness of spell cards, he can now perform such numerous and intricate operations in an instant.

"Should I know?" Neville asked, puzzled.

(Augusta was equally puzzled; surely this couldn't be related to magical knowledge from another world.)

(In each world she visited, she asked Dumbledore to use his knowledge of those worlds to find a way to save her son and daughter-in-law; she even asked the dead, but to no avail.)

(The smile on Neville's face, who was still in second grade, that I saw on the live stream this morning is the kind of smile she hopes to see on her grandson's face.)

(Even now, she can't shake off the joy of that moment.)

(The gray-haired son and daughter-in-law, along with the woman from another world, appeared in the lounge and embraced Neville.)

(How she wished this scene could happen in their world.)

"Of course you should know," Dumbledore said. "The knowledge of the Heart of Dark Magic is not a secret in your world, is it?"

"When the Malfoy family kid was telling you, your expression clearly showed that you had been exposed to and learned from him." Grindelwald's eyes gleamed with recollection.

"Dark Magic to save people?" Neville's expression was as if he had seen Voldemort become a protector of Muggle.

(The healers at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries were speechless. As doctors, they had all chosen the "Heart of White Magic," but who knew that resolving the aftereffects of the "Curse" would require the "Heart of Dark Magic"? Wasn't this fighting poison with poison?)

(Phoebe raised an eyebrow. She only learned about this this morning. As the ruler of the plane, she could easily resolve the curse and its aftereffects by 'digesting' the patient and recreating them. Or she could directly use her flames, which surpassed the phoenix's and contained the cycle of life and death, to resurrect them. But that would create a new person, and from a philosophical point of view, whether that counts as the same person is still a matter of debate.)

(Harry wondered why he wasn't being approached. Having unlocked his Lesser Universe, Harry's abilities with the [Magic Immortal Artifact] were now far greater; he could completely [absorb] the negative states of patients and transform them into his own Force. It took him a while to remember that his and the other Champion's abilities were actually still a secret, known only to themselves.)

(Krum and Cedric share Harry's view. The Lesser Universe itself is the manifestation of omnipotence; there is nothing that Cosmic Knight cannot do. The so-called impossibility is simply due to insufficient time and energy.)

(Even knowledge reserves aren't necessary; as long as you keep running towards your desired goal and achievement without giving up, and with enough time and energy, you'll achieve it sooner or later. Although this omnipotence is greatly diminished compared to other Cosmic Knight and beings of equal achievement like Sub-dimension lords, it's more than enough to deal with the [curse].)

(After Riddle concluded, "Perhaps it's because no one except Basil Granger has developed Lesser Universe, or even mastered the Cosmic Force. So they don't know how great it can be. They only learned about its destructive power through the live broadcast.")

"Yes." Grindelwald nodded. "I was the one who saved them. I did it with the Heart of Dark Magic. The principle is simple. Every object has the property of attracting other objects. An object with sufficient mass is the center of all objects weaker than itself."

"Just as the sun attracts the celestial bodies of the Solar System to revolve around it, the crystallization of Dark Magic, the [Heart of Dark Magic], also possesses an unimaginable attraction to Dark Magic."

"Simply use your magical senses to observe the Dark Magic aura on the patient, then explore inwards, pull hard, and then absorb it with the [Heart of Dark Magic]."

("To infuse God into the Force, into the technology of the Force?" Dumbledore subconsciously explained Grindelwald's words in the language of the Starry World, "And then gain the sense to see magic and its traces.")

(Don't be fooled by the fact that any contestant in the Cosmic Selection Competition could do this; these are all university students from the Star Era. In their world, only the most skilled wizards could achieve this, and there are probably fewer than ten in the entire UK.)

(As for Gao Ming, a rational wizard who has condensed the [Heart of Dark Magic], he can only think of Gellert now.)

(Few wizards choose to condense the Heart of Dark Magic.)

(Those who worshipped power no longer believed that Dark Magic was a symbol of power after seeing everything in the Magic Immortal World.)

("Perhaps," Dumbledore fell into a long silence, "I should contact Gellert.")

Neville nodded as if he understood, but he only knew that his parents would definitely be cured as well.

A huge weight lifted from my heart, and then I remembered something.

"Professor, what time is it now?"

Dumbledore first looked at the culprit that had made him sleep in, then looked at the clock. "10:14, what's wrong?"

"Now," Neville said, his face pale, forcing a smile, "the Transfiguration class is already more than halfway over."

12 noon.

"Brother, you're amazing!" "You skipped classes as soon as you enrolled, and even skipped your own dean's!"

Inside the Great Hall, the Weasley twins sighed.

Dancing on Professor McGonagall's sensitive nerves is something none of them would dare to do.

Although they were mischievous, disruptive, and broke school rules, they were also diligent students with excellent Quidditch skills.

"Isn't the point that he didn't get points deducted?" Lee Jordan emphasized.

"Because Devon has a legitimate reason." Ron walked over, his eyes reddening.

Having been well-informed, he had already found out about Neville's parents and the reasons behind their coming to the school.

"He's Lumbaton too. Didn't you notice Neville's not here? He took leave to go home and be with his parents, who have finally left the closed ward at St Mungo's's Hospital."

Such a heavy topic instantly made the atmosphere awkward.

However, a hurried footstep, followed by excited voices, broke the atmosphere.

"Merlin's Beard!" Percy's face turned bright red, all his usual composure gone. "You will find it hard to believe that there is such a shortcut to Wandless Magic! I dare say that once this knowledge spreads, Ollivander will go bankrupt!"

(Ollivander frowns.)

As he spoke, he extended his right hand, and a spinning water ball appeared out of thin air in his palm.

"By simply making the magical patterns three-dimensional and then compressing them into a two-dimensional form, the [Spell Card] will take shape!"

"Ron, Fred, and George! You must all study the Ancient Runes diligently!"

"What are you saying?" Ron, a second-year student, still couldn't understand at all.

Fred and George understood to some extent; their prank props would use three-dimensional magical patterns—charms—which, compared to flat surfaces, could better preserve the magic within.

However, compressing a three-dimensional object into a two-dimensional object greatly tests one's spatial imagination and memory.

The two were already eager to find a piece of parchment to calculate and deduce.

Hermione simply frowned slightly and asked Percy, "What else needs to be done?"

"As expected of you, Hermione." Percy knew without guessing that Hermione had already deduced a compressed, two-dimensional version of the spell. "This requires the Magic Theory. Imagine you have magic, and then use magic to travel along a trajectory."

Hoo hoo hoo~

A small, visible tornado appeared in Hermione's arms.

But Hermione was not surprised by the magic that appeared out of nowhere; rather, she was surprised by the mental world she suddenly became aware of. For the first time, she was so close to her own consciousness, her own soul.

Of course, this is also because her spiritual world is not composed of thick books, but of statues of Basil, each with a different posture and completely naked.

Well, to be precise, she wasn't completely naked. Pages of books, filled with profound knowledge, acted as clouds, sometimes drifting by and covering her vital parts.

"You learned it just like that?" Ron was taken aback; he hadn't understood a word.

Harry didn't seem to feel anything.

For him now, magic is nothing more than an instinct that can be activated at a moment's notice, and spell cards, as a shortcut, are not a necessity for him.

More importantly, he already knew what an outstanding wizard Hermione was.

What he cares about more is

"Ron, we should go find Hagrid."

"What?" Ron didn't understand. "What does this have to do with Hagrid now?"

"We should ask him," Harry, his green eyes gleaming with a sharp light as he looked toward the Forbidden Forest. "How long has it been since he last went to the edge of the Forbidden Forest?"

He sensed a powerful Mana of fire and Dadi there.

The last time this happened, it was when a towering column of water gushed out from the seabed.

Since then, the ocean has been permeated with a Mana of water that contains life force.

Just like the omnipresent Mana of light after the World Tree appeared, it was pure, sacred, and filled with the breath of nature.

"Why did you come with us to see Hagrid?" Ron frowned at Devon, who was never used to traveling with older students.

He would never have agreed if it weren't for Neville.

'Devin' carefully crossed the lawn, and a Hoklap, accompanied by rustling and swaying grass, quickly burrowed into the ground. He explained, "That's because I'm curious about the Forbidden Forest. From what you're saying, it seems you want to go in, right?"

"Of course," Ron nodded. "The Forbidden Forest is no longer off-limits. Thanks to the protection of the World Tree, both the Magical Animals and Herbology have moved to the forest. Professor Sprout has transplanted many herbs there."

(Ron exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't he afraid of spiders?")

(Even he, who was passionate about beast fighting, took a long time to overcome his psychological trauma and dare to project his consciousness into the body of the All-Seer [Ron the Acromantula].)