The Surprise Brought by the Diadem

"That said, the Diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw has the function of enhancing the wearer's wisdom, but because of that damn Horcrux, I don't dare to use it now..."

Looking at the exquisite diadem that countless people had sought after so bitterly, and the incredibly complex magic structure within it, Avada sighed again, feeling the helplessness of sitting on a treasure mountain but being unable to take anything from it.

"If only Rowena Ravenclaw had left behind the method for crafting this diadem; then I could have just made a new one myself..."

"Eh?!"

As this thought crossed his mind, Avada himself was stunned for a moment.

That's right, why didn't he just make a new one?

In any case, the magic structure of the Diadem of Ravenclaw was laid bare before his eyes. Although it was extremely complex, if he were given enough time, he could fully replicate it under the guidance of his Magic Sense. Moreover, perhaps in the process of replication, he could analyze the function of certain structures, allowing his understanding of mental power to improve significantly!

This was where Avada's talent was unreasonable—if one were to use the technology of his past life as an analogy, the Diadem of Ravenclaw was like a very complex polymer material. People only knew that the material had excellent properties, but they couldn't figure out how it was synthesized.

And Avada not only carried an electron microscope, allowing him to see the molecular structure of this material directly, but he could also manually assemble molecules atom by atom, forcibly stacking this material together. And if he possessed sufficiently rich knowledge of alchemy, deducing the manufacturing process based on the structure was not impossible!

"Let's do it!"

Avada almost immediately threw himself into the work of analyzing the diadem. If it weren't for the fact that both the Horcrux and the diadem were of such great importance, he would have even wanted to carry the diadem on his person and study it whenever he had a spare moment!

"I can start by breaking down the structures that are clearly not part of the core into individual modules, and analyze their functions one by one..."

Avada tried his best to control his mental power, using his wand to try and replicate the structures he saw in the void. Although the magic structure was simplified quite a bit after being dismantled, it was still very strenuous for him to reconstruct it, and it took him more than half an hour to finish replicating the first module.

"Its function is, uh... linking with mental power?"

After finishing the replication, it took him another half a day to gradually understand the function of this part of the structure.

"It should be the bridge responsible for linking human mental power to the wisdom-enhancing structure within the diadem. The construction is quite ingenious, but... it's too complex, I can't remember it, damn it!"

This was another disadvantage of Avada's poor memory: if he couldn't remember ordinary knowledge, he could write it down on paper and carry it with him to consolidate his memory at any time. But how was he supposed to record something like a magic structure onto a medium?

He could find a random medium and change the magic within it, shaping it into the form he wanted to record, but if he did that, the magic within would return to its original state in less than five minutes—just kidding, if one could permanently solidify an enchantment just by casting it casually, wouldn't the centuries of exploration by alchemists become a joke?

"Fine, all that work for nothing."

"It seems I can only wait until I find the structure that strengthens mental power, and then transform my own mental power in one go without stopping."

However, he wasn't without gains. After all, these were results he had personally analyzed bit by bit, and his understanding and memory of their construction far exceeded anything he could have learned by rote memorization. After analyzing the first module, Avada felt that he had made significant progress in his understanding of mental power and "linking" types of magic, as well as gaining some new insights.

"By the way, what would happen if I used this linking structure to directly connect two people's mental power?"

"Wait, if I make the information transmission unidirectional and deepen the link to the subconscious level, isn't that just the Imperio curse?!"

Avada felt as if he had discovered something incredible.

"What was the incantation for the Imperio curse again? Right, 'Imperio'..."

"Following the mental power fluctuations brought about by this pronunciation, and the structure of this linking module, let's try to transform it into a unidirectional link..."

After trying for a long time, Avada discovered that this module really did have the potential to transform into the Imperio curse!

Although his understanding of mental power was still too weak to directly reverse-engineer the real Imperio curse, through the transformation and application of the knowledge he already understood, he had inadvertently discovered the prototype of another quite practical spell and decided to find an opportunity to perfect it.

"Perhaps Rowena Ravenclaw referred to the model of the Imperio curse when she made this diadem?"

He had originally thought that this structure might involve the principles of Legilimency, but he hadn't expected it to blow up into an Unforgivable Curse. This was probably the attraction between similar things.

Avada didn't think too much more and continued to conscientiously analyze the structural modules of the diadem. About two hours later, he finished analyzing two other modules and learned that their functions were "monitoring" and "protection," respectively.

Simply put, they were emergency fuse mechanisms. If something went wrong with the user's mind or the diadem itself, or if someone tried to invade the interior of the diadem through the mental power interface, these two modules were responsible for an emergency disconnection. And because their functions were too singular and modular, Avada didn't manage to research any new magic from them.

However, it is worth mentioning that Voldemort's Horcrux magic did not touch these two modules but was instead attached directly to the pure material layer of the diadem, without touching its actual magic structure at all.

He didn't know why he hadn't done so, and it was fortunate that he hadn't. If the wisdom of a Horcrux-level diary had obtained the diadem's ability to enhance wisdom, along with its own fame and allure, wouldn't it have turned the world upside down?

Avada suspected that if that were the case, Voldemort wouldn't even need to show up himself; this single Horcrux diadem alone could rule the wizarding world!

"I must also research the magic to destroy Horcruxes as soon as possible. I only have five years of peaceful days left..."

He couldn't help but rub his head in pain. Before school started, he felt that he had plenty of time, enough to let himself go for a while after completing all his arrangements. As it turned out, it was only the first semester, and his schedule was already overflowing.

Analyzing the diadem, improving his talent, researching Horcruxes, studying Potions and Herbology, self-studying advanced knowledge...

Oh right, there was also today's homework.

At the thought of this, Avada gave a start, hurriedly put the diadem back into his private room, and headed straight for the library. After greeting a few acquaintances, he began to pull out his homework and write furiously. Fortunately, the workload for the first year was not heavy, and the level was too simple for him, having just analyzed the Diadem of Ravenclaw. Except for one essay that was a bit of a time-sink, everything else was completed without much effort.

Once again, right at the time of the curfew, Avada returned to the Hufflepuff common room. As soon as he opened the barrel lid, he heard a burst of heated discussion. He saw almost all the first-year students crowded in the center of the common room, chattering around a few senior students.

"What are they talking about?" Avada asked curiously as he crowded in.

"Tomorrow's common room tea party!"

Someone answered excitedly: "Tomorrow is Wednesday, the day of the traditional Hufflepuff tea party, and it's also the first time we freshmen will participate! There will be many senior students there to answer our questions and help us understand Hogwarts faster, and freshmen from other houses will also be invited to participate!"

"And it is said that the volunteer chefs for the tea party are particularly good at making desserts and drinks..."