Accumulated Pressure

"It's possible that, even if you searched the entire world, you'd find only one of them. Even if you had a million Galleons, you still couldn't buy any information about it."

Dylan paused, then added:

"Of course, if you really had a million, you might still be able to buy the information."

A thoughtful look flashed through Harry's eyes.

"It does seem that those people didn't take a single Galleon when they attacked Gringotts."

Ron was still confused. He pressed Dylan relentlessly. "So what exactly is that thing?"

Dylan curled his lips. "Even if it's just a pile of dog shit, I still wouldn't know!"

Once again, he gave Ron some brilliant advice.

"If you really want to figure it out, why don't you ask Professor Dumbledore? Wasn't it the headmaster who arranged for Hagrid to retrieve it? He must know."

Ron: (_)...

You're trying to get me killed, aren't you?

He shook his head repeatedly and gestured for Dylan to keep quiet, while secretly glancing toward the High Table.

"How are we supposed to ask? Should we tell Professor Dumbledore that we secretly snuck into the Restricted Section yesterday? Good heavens, he'll definitely expel us from Hogwarts!"

Harry shook his head like a rattling drum.

"We can't tell any professor about this!"

Dylan secretly rolled his eyes.

He already knew what the little Coal Ball had done yesterday.

If not for Coal Ball, Harry and the others might have been driven into the Restricted Section by Filch.

But Coal Ball had already lured Mrs. Norris and Filch away midway.

Harry and the others had still appeared in the corridor on the right side of the Fourth Floor.

They had seen that room and entered it.

As for Ron and the others' explanation, they had been chased there by Peeves.

However, Peeves had existed since the founding of Hogwarts and was a nuisance that gave every caretaker a tremendous headache.

He was merely a mischievous poltergeist. Strictly speaking, he did not even count as a ghost.

Would he really drive Young Wizards into the Restricted Section?

One had to remember that during the Battle of Hogwarts, Peeves had shown absolute loyalty to the school.

He had even fought Voldemort and those Death Eaters.

Someone like that might enjoy playing pranks, but would he really make several First-Year Young Wizards who had just entered the school face danger capable of killing them?

Dylan also discreetly glanced from the corner of his eye at Old Dumbledore, who was slowly eating at the High Table.

He remembered the spell Morsmordre. Though created by Voldemort, it had been improved by the system and could, to a certain extent, intimidate spirits and evil creatures.

Since it already possessed the effect of intimidating spirits, and there were so many spells in the world, could there also be spells that directly drove or even controlled spirits?

As the greatest wizard of the twentieth century—Old Dumbledore—

Did he happen to know such a spell?

Even a junior Dark Lord like Voldemort had managed to research Morsmordre.

Dumbledore had lived in the same era as Grindelwald.

When he was young, he had been with Grindelwald and had learned no small amount about Grindelwald's Dark Magic.

Dumbledore had never been a rigid, pedantic old man.

Voldemort looked vicious enough now.

But if Dumbledore had truly devoted himself to researching Dark Magic—

Whether Voldemort could go toe-to-toe with Dumbledore would still be uncertain.

"Well, regardless of whether Old Dumbledore did it, Harry and the others won't get hurt. Why should I worry about it so much?"

After eating, the group hurried to the classroom.

Now, with Dylan leading the way, Harry, Ron, Neville, and the others had all been stirred into a positive attitude toward studying.

None of them burrowed into the back rows during class anymore. Instead, they all followed Dylan and sat in the first row.

Of course, it definitely wasn't because they had discovered that when professors questioned them in class, having Dylan beside them made the professors treat them a little better.

Nor was it because Dylan could occasionally give them a little hint, helping them pass the professors' questions or tests.

They truly just wanted to sit in the first row and listen attentively.

Friday's class was History of Magic.

Hogwarts' only ghost professor explained the contents of the lesson in a rigid, monotonous manner.

At last, the entire day was over.

Dylan's drowsy mind finally became a little clearer.

"I can go get some Private Tutoring from a professor!"

Dylan hurriedly gathered his things.

He had arranged to meet Professor Sinistra, who taught Astronomy, today to investigate the 'Star Power Tide' that was widely discussed in the wizarding world.

Dylan was extremely interested in it.

Astronomy might not seem important, but the fact that it was one of the compulsory subjects for Young Wizards already said a great deal.

Moreover, after studying Astronomy for some time, Dylan had discovered that many names came from astronomical phenomena and celestial bodies.

For example, the Astronomy professor—Aurora Sinistra.

Aurora could mean dawn or aurora.

Sinistra, meanwhile, was the name of a star in Ophiuchus.

Besides that, there was the extremely obvious Sirius Black.

Draco Malfoy was another example.

Draco also referred to Draco.

This meant that Pure-blood Wizards actually placed great importance on various celestial bodies and Galaxies.

To a certain extent, this also showed from the side that a wizard's power was absolutely connected to the stars in the sky in some way.

Even setting all that aside, if one wanted to study Divination—

One still had to figure out exactly which star was which.

Dylan had not conducted an in-depth study of Divination recently precisely because he had yet to gain a thorough understanding of Astronomy.

Time passed quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, it hurried by.

During this period, Dylan's life was quite fulfilling.

He got up early to do his morning lessons, and in the evenings, he would also seek Private Tutoring from professors.

Even on Saturday and Sunday, Harry and the others almost never saw Dylan in the dormitory during the day.

Hermione's relationship with Harry and the others also improved steadily during this period.

No matter what, they had gone through hardships together.

For example, they had violated the School Rules together and escaped with their lives together. They had practically developed a bond forged through battle.

Even though they had looked down on each other at first, after experiencing so much together, it would have been strange if they still could not become friends.

Fortunately, Dylan was busy, but Harry was not idle either.

That guy was regarded by Wood as the true "Savior"—the Savior of the Gryffindor Quidditch Team.

Wood dragged him into brutal training.

Although Harry did not have to get up at four or five like Dylan, he still had to rise punctually at seven every day.

After Dylan finished his Private Tutoring with a professor, he would often encounter Harry on the way back to the dormitory.

Dylan also quickly mastered a great deal of spell knowledge during this short period.

He had even unlocked several new achievements.

These further enriched both his small vault and his Magic Talent.

However, Dylan's pressure also gradually accumulated as he went everywhere each day, checking in like a robot.

Until...