The residual heat in the room has not dissipated yet.
The remains of tables and chairs that were burnt black by Fiendfyre fell to the ground in a mess, green smoke was rising upwards, and the air was filled with a choking smell of burning.
Gavin was still hugging Cordelia tightly. The two of them froze in place, staring blankly at the illusory figure that appeared out of thin air, and even forgot to let go for a moment.
The figure stood in front of them, with a cold expression and a tall and straight figure.
Except for the slightly translucent outline, there is almost no difference between that face and Gavin on the ground.
It was just that Gavin had his thin shoulders hunched, his hair was stained with black ash, and the corners of his silver-green robe were burned to tatters; while Gavin was holding the Hawthorn Wand, and Robes had a yellow and black badger-shaped emblem on his chest, looking down at them condescendingly.
They have the same eyebrows, but people can tell who is who at a glance.
Gavin was the first to recover from the shock of escaping from death, and stammered:
"Gai-ge... Didn't you get put into the box? Are you okay?"
"Of course it's okay."
Gavin said calmly, "It's just Horcrux, not Killing Curse."
"Horcrux? Just?"
Cordelia on the ground tried to sit up with his arms, but his whole body was exhausted. As soon as he lifted up half an inch, his wrist suddenly went limp.
Gavin quickly reached out and carefully supported her back.
The girl still stared at Gavin, her voice hoarse:
"How is this possible... it took me a long time to understand that Spell."
"It means you still have a lot to learn."
Gavin looked at her condescendingly. "If it weren't for dealing with you Obscurus, I wouldn't have let go of my own initiative and let you take me in."
He casually lifted Hawthorn Wand and gave it a slight hook.
There was a soft sound on the cold stone ground outside the door, and the ground suddenly rose up like a spring. The octagonal silver Locket, which was thrown out by Gavin, flew back in the air together with the torn thin chain, and fell steadily into the palm of Gavin.
Click.
Gavin Turn your thumb and the buckle pops open.
"That Spell has a counter-spell."
He held a wand in his backhand, and an invisible air flow swept across the ground, pushing the charred wood chips that were in the way of the two of them to the corner, and blowing away the choking smoke billowing in the air.
Cordelia leaned weakly in Gavin's arms, and the two of them just sat on the ashes on the carpet, speechless for a long time.
She watched Gavin open and close the silver box carelessly, and finally realized one thing:
It took me countless efforts to find out the superficial Dark Magic. It is already very familiar to this person. It is just an old thing that can be opened and closed at will.
The girl bit her lower lip and couldn't help but ask:
"Isn't Horcrux the most secretive Dark Magic? That is Dark Lord's biggest support."
Gavin became a little interested in her words: "Oh? Who told you?"
Cordelia pursed his lips, tilted his head and remained silent.
But the thoughts suddenly aroused by this question have come to the surface of my mind.
Gavin's Occlumency instinctively swept over and captured a tall blond silhouette.
He casually pointed out. "Your... mother?"
Cordelia suddenly raised his head and glared at him. "Don't... use Legilimency on me again."
"Oh, sorry, I didn't check it in."
Gavin answered without sincerity, but still took advantage of the situation and took back Legilimency.
Now this girl is completely exhausted and can no longer threaten him.
Cordelia obviously didn't want to talk about his mother in front of outsiders, so he immediately grabbed what Gavin just said and started the topic:
"Can Horcrux deal with Obscurus? Why didn't I know?"
"If even you know about it, what kind of secret is it Dark Magic?"
"..."
Gavin lowered his head and held the silver box.
"Horcrux has many functions, such as this."
The lines inside the box suddenly lit up with a faint light.
An invisible wave spread silently in the charred room.
Cordelia's breathing suddenly stopped.
Those thoughts that were originally hidden deep in my heart -
The desire not to lose Gavin, to live, to live with him, was suddenly pushed to the top by this glimmer of light.
The girl's thin shoulders trembled slightly, and a layer of moisture quickly formed in her eyes.
She turned her head to look at Gavin beside her, and clenched his Robes uncontrollably, her knuckles turning white.
Gavin didn't understand what happened at all.
He looked down at the girl who was suddenly trembling in his arms, and then looked up at Gavin with a blank look on his face:
"Gai-ge, what happened to her? Is she injured somewhere?"
Gavin did not answer immediately.
His eyes fell on Gavin.
The wave caused by desire also swept over Gavin, but Gavin's thoughts were like a solid stone falling into a stream, remaining motionless despite being washed away by the water.
Let him be strong and let him be strong, the breeze blows on the hills.
The realm in Mr. Jin's book, Gavin saw it today.
The boy's heart was clean, only the worry about the girl in his arms remained, and he didn't even have any extraneous thoughts.
Gavin originally knew that he entered Consciousness Space at the age of nine and had a rare talent, but only then did he realize that he had underestimated him.
On the outside he looks honest and cowardly, but on the inside he is outrageous and scary.
Are you the reincarnation of some great power?
Gavin put his fingertips together, closed the silver box, and extinguished the magic.
"It's about stimulating desire."
Gavin Collapse demonstration. "Another basic function is to absorb Life Force, so I won't show it."
He lowered his eyes and glanced at Gavin: "If this stupid boy hadn't taken the pendant away just now, you would have been lying on the ground as the first move."
"However, it's a coincidence." Gavin shrugged, "If it weren't for him, you would be dead now. You Life Force are not enough for me to take a few puffs."
Fortunately, Gavin's shot was interrupted, otherwise he would have beaten the berserk Gavin at this time.
"How... is this possible?" Cordelia muttered to himself.
The cheeks that had just flushed turned pale in an instant. She didn't expect that what she thought was a success actually fell into a trap designed by others.
And she thought Gavin was stopping her, but he accidentally saved her life.
Gavin suddenly shrank his neck and felt a little at a loss. "Ah? Did I make a mistake again?"
Gavin looked at the two people who were still hugging each other tightly:
"It's not bad, at least now you have a girlfriend."
Swish.
A blush suddenly appeared on Cordelia's pale face, and then he realized belatedly that he was still leaning in Gavin's arms.
She subconsciously wanted to move back, but she had no strength at all.
So after struggling for a while, she finally didn't break free, but at the same time she didn't deny the word "girlfriend" out loud.
Gavin looked down at her red ears blankly, grinning a little bit, and finally couldn't help but giggle.
Cordelia felt uncomfortable looking at him, so he forcibly changed the topic:
"Why are you so familiar with Horcrux?"
Gavin played with the silver box and answered casually:
"I made probably dozens of Horcrux."
Book of Ten Thousand Spirits Calculation is safely stuffed with dozens of soul fragments from Dark Wizard. According to the broad definition, they are indeed Horcrux.
Cordelia froze.
"You? Split dozens of souls?! You killed dozens--"
Her eyes became frightened little by little.
"Sure enough, I read it right, you - you evil soul, I..."
She struggled to stand up, but was unable to do so, so she fell back down again. Gavin was so frightened that she quickly reached out to hold her up to prevent her from falling back into the ashes.
Gavin saw this and could only comfort him:
"Don't worry, I'm using other people's souls."
Cordelia breathed a sigh of relief at first.
After half a beat, she suddenly raised her head and stared at Gavin again.
The fingers that had just been released tightly grasped the cuffs of Gavin again.
Other people's souls? Dozens?
Wouldn't that just mean killing dozens of people?
For a while, the girl did not dare to ask where those dozens of souls came from, for fear of arousing the ferocity of the person in front of her, but the horror and wariness in her eyes could not be hidden at all.
Gavin was always thinking about another thing. While the two of them paused, he finally asked eagerly:
"Gai-ge, you know so much, do you know how to solve Obscurus?"
Hearing Gavin ask this, Cordelia, who was leaning in his arms, twitched the corners of his mouth tiredly.
Over the years, she has heard too many methods and experienced too many false hopes that can only last a few days.
"How could he know that you really regard him as a god--"
"Of course I do." Gavin interrupted her.
Cordelia stopped mid-sentence, a bit unbelievable.
"Really? How to solve it?"
Gavin tightened his arms holding her slightly, waiting expectantly for a solution. He had no doubt that Gavin could solve it.
Cordelia is still stuck in the answer just now, a little distracted:
"... How is that possible? United Kingdom hasn't had Obscurus for a long time. How can you possibly know how to solve it?"
"In my world, I know two Obscurus like you."
Gavin looked at her, the corner of his mouth raised slightly.
"And I'm one of them."
Cordelia's eyes quickly moved from his face to his translucent body.
It seemed that she wanted to find the familiar feeling of despair and exhaustion, but in the end, her eyes were fixed on the yellow and black badger-shaped emblem on his chest.
The girl was obviously stunned for a moment, suspecting that she was dazzled by the thick smoke. "...Hufflepuff?"
Next to her, Gavin followed her gaze and slowly opened her mouth:
"Ah? Gai-ge, you over there... are you actually Hufflepuff?!"
Gavin lowered his head and glanced at the little badger on his chest with a puzzled expression:
"What's wrong with Hufflepuff? Am I not like Hufflepuff in any way?"
Cordelia twitched the corner of his mouth fiercely, pointed to the silver box in his hand with trembling hands, and his voice was a little waggish:
"Which Hufflepuff would use other people's souls to create dozens of Horcrux?! That's dozens of lives! And Obscurial is a poor bastard who suppresses Magic out of fear. How can you be Hufflepuff or suppress Magic?!"
"..."
Gavin found that this Cordelia seemed to have a lot of prejudice against him.
There are also many prejudices against Hufflepuff. Is it Newt that carries "nuclear weapons" every day or Hufflepuff?
Stereotypes are very harmful.
Besides, there are dozens of Horcrux, doesn't she see any hard work in them?
Gavin defended him in a low voice beside him. "Actually, I think Gai-ge has suppressed himself very much..."
"What do you mean?" Cordelia frowned and looked.
Gavin also raised his eyebrows, curious about what he would say.
I saw Gavin looking at Cordelia seriously. "Look, he has been here for several days, and he hasn't even killed anyone yet. He must be depressed very hard."
Gavin, Cordelia: "..."
The air became silent for two seconds.
Cordelia's hand holding his sleeves shook violently, and the corners of Gavin's originally slightly raised mouth also twitched.
"... If you don't know how to speak, you can say a few words less."
"Oh..."
Gavin habitually shrank his neck when he heard the scolding.
"You think so because you know nothing about Obscurus."
Gavin stroked the silver box slowly.
"I chose to be Obscurus on my own initiative."
Cordelia's pupils shrank, and his voice was raised half a degree:
"How is that possible?! Who would be crazy enough to take the initiative to turn themselves into that kind of monster that doesn't live long?!"
"Me."
"..."
Gavin glanced at her, said nothing more, and said calmly:
"But that's a long story, so there's no need to expand on it."
Cordelia breath was stuck in his throat, and his face turned blue and white.
But looking at the other party's determined look, she did not repeat "impossible", but gritted her teeth and stared at him:
"So... how are you going to solve it?"
"Pull it out."
"Can you still pull it out?" The girl was a little confused, "Why have I never heard of it?"
Gavin's tone is normal:
"Newt taught me this. He pulled it out of dead people in Africa."
Hearing the name "Newt", Cordelia's gray eyes suddenly lit up for a moment.
She had read through relevant classics in order to save herself, so she naturally knew the weight of Newt·Scamander.
But the word "dead person" in the second half of the sentence caused the color on her face to fade instantly.
The girl's fingers gripping Gavin's clothes suddenly tightened, and her voice trembled uncontrollably:
"... do I have to die?"
Just now in Fiendfyre she had clearly closed her eyes and waited to die.
But once a person actually dies once but does not die, the desire to survive will become extremely strong, especially when there is an idiot next to her who is willing to rush into the sea of fire and die with her.
She doesn't want to die now, she wants to live.
Gavin next to him was also anxious, scratched his messy hair, and looked at Gavin very seriously:
"Gai-ge, can it be extracted alive? I still hope she can survive."
"Of course--"
Gavin Look at him.
"Okay, we have improved it."
When he said these four words, an old picture flashed before Gavin's eyes uncontrollably.
Black Lake Beside, the autumn wind carries the moisture of the vegetation.
At that time Cordelia was sitting on the grass next to him, with a picnic basket on his knees.
Newt taught him how to escape through letters, thinking that both Obscurial were troubled and hoped that they would get out of danger as soon as possible.
The girl broke off a small piece of warm Pumpkin Pasty and handed it to his mouth, and asked him softly what he thought about the magic spell:
"... Do you want to use it?"
"Of course not."
"I thought so too."
She raised the corners of her mouth and continued to pass the remaining pie to his mouth, happily reaching out to brush away the crumbs on his coat.
The dangers and burdens in Newt's eyes have long become tokens of love and sources of strength left by their shared experiences.
Therefore, the two of them chose to keep Obscurus.
Gavin closed his eyes and retracted his meager thoughts.
I don't know how my Lia is doing now.
He felt a little... a little homesick.
Cordelia on the opposite side recovered from the shock and looked at him dissatisfied:
"Can you speak without breathing heavily?"
"Sorry."
Gavin rubbed the silver box in his palm, with a calm expression on his face. "I saved you just now with the magic of transforming your soul into Magic. Now it makes sense to absorb some of your negative emotions to nourish your soul, right?"
Cordelia frowned. "The magic that transforms the soul into Magic? Absorbs negative emotions and nourishes the soul? I have never heard of it. Are you lying?"
"Voldemort invented it." Gavin said casually.
Cordelia:"..."
Gavin was afraid that she wouldn't believe it, so he pointed at his translucent body:
"I can't deceive anyone in my current state, right?"
The silver box was pressed against his palm, with dark red light flowing around it. Gavin's originally somewhat erratic outline became a bit more solid to the naked eye, and his spirits improved a lot.
So, the previous pause and deliberately scary words were all done on purpose by him?!
What a nasty guy!
But then again--
Cordelia curled his lips and swallowed back the sarcasm that came to his lips.
Since Obscurus can really be solved, just be angry if you are angry with him.
She took a deep breath and asked about the business:
"What happens after you take it out? What should you do? Can this thing be completely destroyed?"
"Can't."
Gavin's face is unclear.
"Needs another host to live in."
Cordelia was stunned. "Parasite? Who will come?"
Gavin raised the corners of his mouth slightly and raised his chin towards Gavin: "Let him."
"Ah?" Gavin pointed at himself blankly, "Me?"
"That's right." Gavin nodded, extremely serious.
But actually--
Gavin is lying.
Obscurus can of course be sealed in a special box after being extracted, which is what Newt does.
But he didn't intend to lock this power in a box and let it gather dust as a specimen until one day someone discovered it and used it.
He prefers a controllable future.
At the same time, he wanted to leave a gift for his silly brother.
He will have to return to the main world sooner or later, and Gavin cannot always expect others to stand up for him.
After he leaves, Gavin must be able to protect himself.
He hoped that this power would stay here so that this child would never have to be bullied again.
If you can't beat them, break up with them.
From now on, he will only be able to bully others.
You ask him what others should do?
Gavin has nothing to do with it, after all, only Gavin calls him brother.
Cordelia's expression changed instantly.
She tightened her arms suddenly, subconsciously trying to block Gavin with her thin body:
"No! I don't agree! I don't want him to--"
"I can!"
Gavin's voice interrupted her.
Although the young man's face was covered with soot, his back was straight:
"Gai-ge, just parasitize me! It's okay with me!"
He said it very firmly.
There is no sense of self-pity or sacrifice, I just wholeheartedly believe that Gavin can solve the problem, and I sincerely hope that the girl in my arms can survive.
Cordelia was so anxious that he turned around and grabbed his collar, trying to stop him.
The eagerness, anger and worry in her eyes were greedily swallowed up by the silver box.
Negative sentiment from Cordelia +199.
Gavin silently dubbed himself a voice in his heart, took a big breath of emotion, felt refreshed, and spoke directly:
"He can perfectly control Obscurus."
Cordelia paused. "He? But--"
"Don't underestimate him."
Gavin looked at the young man on the ground. "He is not a waste, he is a unique spiritual genius."
"What?" Cordelia's eyes widened.
This time, Gavin was even more surprised than Cordelia.
The young man raised his hand, pointed at the tip of his nose, and stammered to confirm:
"Me? Genius?"
Gavin put away his casual teasing look and looked seriously into his eyes:
"Yes, that's you."
There was a brief moment of silence in the charred and dilapidated house.
Gavin I have been used to hearing opposite comments for more than two years. Being looked at by two people so suddenly, I didn't know where to put my hands and feet.
Cordelia also had a puzzled look on his face. "But he used to... find it difficult to cast even the most basic spells."
"It is precisely because he is too strong that he cannot be released."
Gavin looked at Gavin: "When you were nine years old, you could learn to meditate by reading old Daoist books, so you could get into Consciousness Space yourself, right?"
Gavin nodded somewhat guiltily.
Cordelia was confused. "What does this mean?"
"What does it mean?"
Gavin glanced at her. "You just need to know that some achievements that some people can't achieve in their lifetimes were achieved at the age of nine."
After saying that, he turned to Gavin: "If I guessed correctly, you have never been violent to Magic since you were a child, right?"
Gavin blinked blankly. "What does Magic mean?"
Now even Cordelia showed an incredible expression:
"Don't you know that Magic goes berserk? Almost all little wizards will have it before entering school. When they lose control of their emotions, they will unconsciously release Magic to cause damage, and in the worst cases, it can even cause death!"
Gavin shook his head honestly. "No... Oh, but it seemed that once or twice, something was about to rush out of my body, but I pulled it back hard."
Gavin raised his eyebrows. "That's Magic, what do you think it is?"
Gavin was stunned and opened his mouth slightly:
"Ah? That's Magic? I thought it was Primordial Qi! Didn't the book say that you should guard your Dantian? I just pushed it back..."
Gavin:"..."
Cordelia:"..."
There was an unspeakable silence in the room.
I feel like this guy is really underwhelming when he comes to Hogwarts.
Gavin pinched his eyebrows, paused, and then continued:
"It's because you pressed back forcefully, and because you were too afraid of hurting others later, you instinctively tightened your strength too tightly, which resulted in the current difficult-to-mobilize situation. Although the white Whirlpool in your body looks only the size of a basin, the Magic inside has long been solidified like an iron lump."
Gavin was stunned for a moment, then raised his head honestly:
"Ah? I'm not afraid of hurting others, I'm--"
"You are."
Gavin interrupted him without changing his expression, "That's what you'll say from now on."
"Oh."
Gavin Although I didn't know why, I felt that what I heard from Gai-ge was correct, so I nodded honestly.
Cordelia:"..."
Isn't this just lying to a fool? But Gavin actually listens to this bastard.
Gavin continued:
"Levitation Charm is your favorite magic. You have practiced it secretly for so long, and only then have you gradually found a way to stably mobilize a very small part of Magic."
Gavin long ago felt that something was wrong with that ball Whirlpool.
His own white Magic is stretched out and has a thin texture; Gavin's is too dense. Judging from the highly compressed texture, it is closer to the structure of Obscurus.
But this kid has been bullied so much, and he has never disliked magic itself.
He would be wronged, scared, and angry, but he always kept his innocent heart and did not let his evil thoughts twist his power into black mist. Instead, he compressed it into this unshakable pure white Whirlpool.
When he faced Fiendfyre just now, the silvery white burst in this boy's eyes was a sign that his strength was torn away; and when he faced Horcrux's desire erosion just now, his state of mind was as stable as a rock.
The child who was regarded as a waste by everyone actually had a very high talent for a long time, but no one taught him how to use it.
Cordelia was a little lost in thought and couldn't help but ask:
"Then how can he mobilize this power?"
"It should be similar to Obscurus, which requires strong emotions to break the balance."
Gavin looked at Gavin: "However, unlike Obscurus, what he needs is not despair and hatred, but an extremely positive will - for example, the determination to hold on to something."
Just now, Gavin would rather die than let go, and tried his best to protect Locket, which is the embodiment of this protective will.
This was the first time in his life that he truly aroused the power that had been accumulated for a long time.
Cordelia looked at Gavin beside him, then looked up at Gavin in mid-air, his expression suddenly became a little complicated.
She pursed her lips and whispered:
"... actually to protect... a man..."
The voice was very soft, but it contained a bit of sourness that could not be concealed.
Gavin didn't understand the jealousy at all. He was focused on how to save people and turned to Gavin eagerly:
"Then what to do next? How to extract the Obscurus from her body?"
Cordelia looked at Gavin's eyes which were slightly red due to eagerness.
Before the awkwardness in my heart had time to ferment, it was blocked by his serious look of caring about her.
The girl's fingers slowly loosened her grip on his robe, and she placed them awkwardly on his forearm. Without saying anything more, she also raised her head and looked at Gavin.
She now had to admit that the young man in front of her did have some research on magic--
But that's just a little bit.
The two of them waited for the next instructions together.
Gavin looked at the two people who were still leaning together in front of him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and suddenly opened his mouth in a playful arc:
"Kiss me first."
"..."
The charred ruins instantly fell into dead silence again.
The expressions on the faces of Gavin and Cordelia froze at the same time.
"Ah?"