Kayson, on the other hand, was at a loss... Now that the job was done, should he stay here and continue drinking with the dried fish, or pick up the plate and leave to find a quiet place to continue drinking?
In the end, he still felt that he couldn't do such a despicable thing, like eating someone else's food and taking advantage of their plate.
And so, Kayson stayed.
He sipped his dried fish and wine, then slowly sat down opposite Slughorn and pulled out a bottle of expensive brandy from somewhere.
"Thanks."
Kayson looked at the cup handed to him and subconsciously said something.
Slughorn nodded. "This was a gift from one of my students. It's very valuable; it's worth less than three digits in the Muggle World now. I don't know where he got it from."
"It looks excellent...and tastes just as good," Kayson said, taking a sip.
"Yes..." Slughorn paused for a long time before continuing, "Aren't you curious why I didn't keep being stubborn and instead readily handed Dumbledore what he needed?"
Kayson shook his head. " Dumbledore wants will definitely appear in his hands, as long as that thing has a physical form. So no matter how stubborn you are, it's just a matter of sooner or later. And from this point of view, you are worthy of being a Slytherin. You gave Dumbledore the answer before he decided to use his trash talk. What was this thing again?"
"You're shrewd and worldly-wise, but you shouldn't be drinking so fast; it's affecting your thinking," Slughorn said.
"In fact, he only affected my tongue." After finishing the wine in his glass and the pot, Kayson slowly stood up, took out a bucket of milk from his pocket, and drank it all in one gulp.
He then poured a glass of milk for Slughorn, who took a sip and asked in surprise, "Milk that can clear up hangovers?"
Kayson shook his head. "It can eliminate all external forces that do not belong to your body."
"Is this in the category of Potions?" Slughorn asked again, thankful he hadn't finished the milk in one go.
Kayson raised an eyebrow. He hadn't thought about this before, but Dumbledore had given him a special lesson on the occult, so...
"This might be considered a kind of mystical concept: noble milk, which removes all external forces from the body." After explaining, Kayson immediately Ender teleportation back to his office.
With everything settled, he was finally able to pick up the well-copied book on mysticism and start reading.
Clay, perhaps having a class to attend, quietly left to go to class after putting the books and manuscripts back where they were.
So at this very moment, in the small space of Kayson's office, Kayson was the only one holding a book.
"What a fulfilling and liberating day." Kayson slowly opened the book...
"It would be even better if this book were written in English."
Helpless, Kayson pulled out a name tag and slapped it onto the book.
[Copies of books on occultism]
[ English version Copies of Mystical Books]
"Perfect." Kayson opened the book and began to read.
God said, "Let there be light," and so the sun became the symbol of light in mysticism.
Later, people seized fire from nature, and the light became fire, lamps, candles, and many other images.
However, their essence is still light.
Kayson frowned. In this respect, the mysticism is quite willing to play dirty tricks. Something can shine because the concept of light shines on it, not because the thing itself can shine.
It can't be said to be a reversal of cause and effect; Kayson is really not good at this kind of cause-and-effect relationship.
... continue...
In the evening, Kayson put the book back in the drawer; he had almost finished reading the whole book in the middle of the day.
"It feels like I didn't even look at it," Kayson commented, inevitably suspecting that Dumbledore randomly given him some misleading books from a roadside bookstore.
There are also some occult rituals inside, mainly about finding and refining mysterious substances, and oh right, there are also rituals for synthesizing mysterious substances.
However, all these impressive-sounding rituals and techniques seemed a bit... unconventional when faced with Kayson.
Taking off your pants to fart.
Finding a way to refine it, a monocle is far more convenient than any of the various cumbersome sacrificial rituals; synthesis...
If there is a mysterious substance with a concept of synthesis, then the most fitting thing for that concept is not some strange synthesis ritual, but one's own crafting platform.
It's the one where you put four templates together and tap them, or the one in Diagon Alley you get ten Galleon each.
In contrast, mysterious rituals?
Even dogs wouldn't bark!
"Professor, your dinner! Professor Snape asked me to bring it to you." Dobby appeared with a thud at Kayson's table and said.
Kayson nodded. "Thank you. Would you like a cup of tea?"
"No, Professor, Dobby still has some work to finish!" Dobby said and then left with a bang.
Seeing this, Kayson also started eating dinner, and speaking of lunch...
I guess I can call it lunch. I ate half a plate of dried fish at Slughorn's place, so how can that not be lunch?
After finishing dinner in three quick strokes, I picked up the dessert fruit, a green apple...
Just as he was about to bite down, he suddenly stopped.
Apples are considered to possess mystical powers in both the wizarding world and popular legends.
For example, in Greek mythology, the Golden Apple sparked conflict among the gods and also symbolized the search for love, beauty, and glory.
In neighboring mythology, apples are also associated with knowledge and wisdom, much like the forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve ate in the Bible, representing humanity's pursuit of knowledge and self-awareness.
In mysticism, similar concepts are contained, such as knowledge and wisdom, immortality and eternal life, and the inner and outer self.
The last point, the inner and outer self, is different from the previous concepts because the inner and outer self is something that people need to find for themselves.
This means that, in a sense, apples can be a very important element in the search for rituals in mysticism.
If it were performed by a wizard with magical powers, no other tools would be needed; a single apple would suffice to complete the quest.
"Who says even dogs don't know about mysterious rituals? Dogs don't know about them, but I do!"
[Submission area]
[chan ono]'s beautiful second creation. Sorry for drinking too much. Anyway, I really need a gift.
The author also needs it.