Locking Up Memory

"Cough cough cough..."

Hagrid took such a deep breath that a lot of dust rose up and was Barry, causing him to cough repeatedly, the sound of which echoed like thunder in the room.

"Hagrid, did you bring me here to look for something?" Wizet asked curiously.

"It's...cough cough...their... Animagus Notes." Hagrid finally recovered, though his speech was still somewhat broken.

"Animagus Notes?" Wizet frowned slightly, suddenly thinking of the Marauder's Map.

Marauder's Map...

Prongs...

Padfoot...

Animagus...

The room that should have contained the Animagus Notes...

If we connect these points of information, we will arrive at two interesting conclusions;

The first conclusion regarding the creators of the Marauder's Map is that at least two of them were Animagus, one of whom was Harry's father;

The second conclusion regarding the whereabouts of the notes is that they were most likely taken by Fred and George, since this place was their secret base before.

Hagrid frowned and began to analyze, "It's possible that Filch took it! He and that Half-blood Kneazle know many secret passages and hidden rooms in the castle."

"If it really falls into his hands, that would be a real problem! He's always had a problem with his students... Oh, right! Wizet, you could ask the professor for help and get the notebook back!"

"If you're too embarrassed to ask the professor, you can come to me! Fang will definitely be happy to help. I'll pester Filch, Fang will handle Mrs. Norris, so you can get the notebook."

"It's about this size of notebook..." He spread his fingers, gesturing somewhat awkwardly.

"The cover features the Hebridean Black Dragon Hide, with a purplish hue. I remember it very clearly..."

Clearly, he genuinely wanted to find the notebook, hoping it could help Wizet.

Wizet understood this as well. He waited until Hagrid finished gesturing before asking, "Hagrid, you just mentioned wanting to put a lock on your memories?"

Hagrid nodded. "Yes! I really didn't mean it... but sometimes it's easy to let something slip, and if it ruins things, that would be terrible!"

"Like last year, when Harry and his friends came to visit, they saw a newspaper, asked me a few questions, and I just blurted it out..."

After carefully listening to Hagrid's idea, Wizet said, "I can't create a 'lock' that can stop memories at any time."

"But if you have some old stories you don't want to talk about, but you want to preserve those memories, I could give it a try..."

"Can it really be done?" Hagrid's eyes widened, his tone somewhat excited. "It's just that some of the memories won't be affected so well."

Following Hagrid's words, Wizet asked, "Isn't it a bad influence on Harry?"

"Yes!" Hagrid nodded with emotion. "Everyone wants their father to be perfect... just like my dad!"

"Although he was short, he raised me all by himself... Back then, I was still young and didn't understand things. When I was angry, I would put him on top of the wardrobe."

Even when he was frightened, he would still keep comforting me and laughing at me... He really is a great dad!

As he spoke, two streams of tears soaked his thick beard.

Hagrid is a very emotional person. He doesn't have much guile when it comes to his friends, and he doesn't hide his true feelings much.

"Ahem... we've really gone off on a tangent." He pulled out a handkerchief the size of a tablecloth and blew his nose hard. "Wizet, what should I do?"

"I have to make it clear," Wizet said. "If I want to add such a 'lock,' I will also see those memories."

"You'll see those memories... I believe you can keep it a secret... at least don't tell Harry."

"I won't tell him."

"Then there's no problem. What should I do?"

"I need you to provide some keywords, which will act as 'locks' to fix the relevant memories."

"Keywords? Fixed?" Hagrid scratched his head, somewhat confused by the terms.

This is the result of Wizet's learning over this period of time. It can be considered as an integration of the Mental Magic she has learned, based on the Obliviation Charm and Occlumency, and some minor techniques that are derived from it.

It must be said that Lockhart was a truly eccentric wizard.

Wizet really learned a lot about the Obliviation Charm from him.

Compared to the typical teaching style of professors, Lockhart prefers to share his past experiences and only goes as far as sharing.

In his classes, his current curriculum is drama performance, where he arranges for several students to come up to him and perform scenes based on the plots of his works.

During his private lessons, Lockhart liked to talk about his past experiences, recounting the human relationships he encountered during his adventures, as well as various wonderful sights and sounds.

Whenever Wizet wanted to delve deeper into the magic contained in a particular anecdote, Lockhart would gloss over it and cleverly change the subject.

Lockhart only spoke more when it came to knowledge about the Obliviation Charm.

After two encounters, Wizet figured out the pattern and learned how to "fish" like a fisherman, using questions to "fish" for fish. These techniques were gradually "fished" out.

In response to Hagrid's question, Wizet explained, "To put it simply, I will use the Obliviation Charm, and the Counter-Curse to Obliviation, to allow you to retain your memories without revealing them."

"Now I understand. How could they do that?" Hagrid's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly.

"You want me to provide keywords? Like... ' James before dating Lily,' would that count as a keyword?"

Wizet nodded and said, "This is a very comprehensive keyword that can pinpoint a sufficiently clear range of memories."

He picked up his wand. "Hagrid, I'm about to begin casting a spell. I need to press this wand against your temple."

"Oh! Come on over!" Hagrid sat down casually, turning his head to the side and tucking his hair behind his ear.

His physique was so unique that when Wizet was casting spells, he encountered a problem—the magic had difficulty penetrating Hagrid's skin and reaching deeper into his body.

Half-giant not only have a physical advantage, but also a unique advantage in their resistance to magic.

Wizet felt a chill run down her spine and quickly adjusted her strategy, using Ancient Magic Power to cast a spell, which made the penetration process much smoother.

The keyword "James before dating Lily" did help Wizet pinpoint a range of memories, but it wasn't clear enough.

Because he discovered that James didn't start dating Lily until he entered seventh grade, which meant they didn't really begin dating.

Seeing Wizet open her eyes, Hagrid quickly asked, "Wizet, are you all better? I didn't feel anything..."