NABC Chapter 185 The Half-Giant Doesn't Recognize Ancient Characters!
Chapter 185 The Half-Giant Doesn't Recognize Ancient Characters!
"I'm really curious, Hagrid, what exactly is going on with you right now?!"
After surveying the room, Dudley didn't beat around the bush and went straight to Hagrid's question, "If you hadn't gotten over the dazed and depressed mood you were in yesterday, you wouldn't have gone to the library to borrow any forbidden books, nor would you have been interested in exchanging secret codes with me."
But if you've figured things out, why are you still crying and drinking? Don't try to fool me; the tear stains and the smell of alcohol on you are fresh!
Hagrid, who was serving Dudley sausages and rock bread, suddenly stopped when he heard Dudley's question.
The next second, he couldn't hold back anymore, turned to Dali and started crying.
He also cried out, "Dali, I've figured it out, I really have! I shouldn't have unconditionally tolerated and believed in all magical creatures, especially dangerous creatures like the eight-eyed giant spider that are inherently cruel."
After I figured it out, I wanted to go to the library to borrow some books to help me realize the great idea you told me back then.
Try to influence those magical creatures that can be influenced, and seek ways to form a magical contract with them in good faith;
As for those inherently cruel and dangerous creatures, I also want to find a way to forcibly tame them, force them to sign magical contracts, and bring them under the control of wizards.
But I went to the library today and borrowed the book, but... but..."
"But what happened?" Dali asked in confusion.
He felt that what Hagrid had just said made no mistake. So why was he hesitant and stammering after successfully borrowing the book?
“But…but…” Hagrid became more and more flustered and embarrassed as he spoke. Finally, he mustered up his courage and confessed, “But I can’t understand them! I can’t understand those books!”
The books I opened, and the words inside were still mocking me! They were laughing at me! Waaah—"
"..."
Dudley was speechless, but he also found it quite reasonable. After all, Hagrid couldn't even spell the word 'Voldemort,' let alone understand those mysterious forbidden books written in ancient Latin.
"So how did you manage to borrow the books so precisely?"
Dudley thought of a small point of doubt and asked about it.
“I went into the restricted section, told Mrs. Pince my needs, and she helped me choose,” Hagrid replied, wiping away his tears.
Dudley now understood why Mrs. Pince was able to so fluently tell what kind of books Hagrid had borrowed without even looking at the borrowing register at the library.
So she was the one who helped pick it out!
"When I got the book back, I realized I couldn't understand it. I got anxious and angry, so I started crying and drinking."
Hagrid continued, sobbing, "I'm not crying because of yesterday, I'm crying because I'm so stupid—"
"Okay, okay. I understand."
Dudley gently coaxed Hagrid, "Don't cry, I'll help you translate! I'll study it with you! Few people can handle the books in this restricted area, so you don't need to feel too inferior or deny yourself."
I'm also interested in these books, so let's learn and grow together!
As Dudley spoke, he reached out and used the Summoning Charm, manipulating a wisp of air to retrieve a forbidden book from the wooden shelf that forcibly tamed magical creatures.
He was about to open the book when Hagrid quickly reached out to stop him.
"Dali, be careful, the words in these books will mock people!"
"Hagrid, don't worry. I don't even care about Voldemort's mockery, let alone a few words!"
Dudley immediately cast a calming spell to stabilize his and Hagrid's minds, then reached out and opened the book.
Suddenly, the book in Dudley's hand bounced up on its own, and many ancient Latin words inside formed a hideous skull, emitting fierce howls at Dudley.
However, this did not affect Dali at all. Dali's strong hands gripped the book tightly, preventing it from breaking free.
Half a minute later, the skull formed from the words reluctantly disintegrated back into many words and returned to the book. The book itself also calmed down and did not react to Dudley's flipping through it.
"What mockery? Hagrid, this is just a kind of dark magic, a psychological shock, set up by the author to filter out qualified readers."
If you just hold on a little longer, you can get through it too. It's just that you've doubted yourself and fallen for the book's trap!
Dudley patiently explained to Hagrid, and Hagrid's expression relaxed considerably.
"I see. Then quickly take a look at what's written on it. How did ancient wizards forcibly tame magical creatures?"
As his frustration subsided, Hagrid asked a question with great interest.
Dudley silently flipped through the book, nodding and praising as he read, which made Hagrid very eager to read it as well.
After a long while, Dudley finally spoke to Hagrid, whose curiosity was almost bursting:
"Hagrid, I don't know if you can accept the methods in this book, but I guess you can't."
This book says that you should injure a magical creature to the point of near death, take its fresh blood, and draw a mental shock magic circle on its body.
Then, a special dark magic spell is cast on the magic circle to directly attack the spirit of the magical creature, imprinting the wizard's own spiritual mark on its soul level in order to forcibly tame the magical creature.
However, the magical creatures tamed in this way are mentally damaged, dull-witted, and drastically reduced in agility, often requiring the wizard to manually control them, which has significant drawbacks.
After hearing what Dudley said, Hagrid was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
Clearly, even though his thinking has changed somewhat, he still cannot accept such cruel treatment of magical creatures.
"Don't get hung up on the details, Hagrid. We only need to grasp the essence of the magic, not follow the book exactly."
This method places high demands on the wizard, cannot maintain the full consciousness of magical creatures, is impractical, and lacks the conditions for widespread adoption.
Dudley closed the book and said.
With Dudley's encouragement, Hagrid gradually put aside his distracting thoughts and entered the state of a scholar-wizard studying magic.
……
For the next month or so.
Dali's school life remains busy and fulfilling.
His daily routine consisted of shuttling between the first-year boys' dormitory in Gryffindor, the library, the ancient rune classroom, the Room of Requirement, the practical magical arts enhancement class on the fifth floor, Hagrid's hut outside the castle, as well as the headmaster's office and the Screaming Shack in Hogsmeade Village.
He studied the Precision Killing Charm, alchemy, magical item enchantment, love protection magic, Patronus Charm, magical creature contract magic, ancient runes, and wand-making techniques to create special anti-enemy wands using Harry's hair.
At the same time, they also have to take care of teaching and grading assignments;
He led his cousin, friends, selected students, and Hagrid to study magic together and improve their abilities;
Together with Dumbledore, they traveled through the passage in the trunk of the Beating Willow to the Screaming Shack in Hogsmeade, where they interviewed and settled the Muggle talents brought in by the Muggle Talent Introduction Team.
Create and award amulets with anti-Muggle expulsion spells to Muggle talents who pass the interview, so that they can live more freely in wizarding villages;
Help Dumbledore arrange for professors from different schools to go to Hogsmeade Village in their spare time to receive instruction and training from Muggle talents who have passed the interviews, thereby improving the professors' intellectual understanding and teaching abilities.