allendalepharm Chapter 258 Pureblood Basilisk and Muggles
Chapter 258 Pureblood Basilisk and Muggles
Chapter 258 Pureblood Basilisk and Muggles
Lockhart didn't bring many students with him on this trip, just three.
Besides his first apprentice Crabbe, he also took on Cedric and Luna.
Sometimes he had to admit that things were unpredictable, and after Dumbledore definitively defined Voldemort, Lockhart had to consider which students were not suitable to be taken on this adventure.
Draco and the other kids weren't brought along, perhaps to avoid putting Lucius and the other parents in a difficult position. Even Snape, who often went out with them, was not included.
Lockhart didn't even say hello this time.
By not bringing Harry and Ron along, he was subtly signaling to Dumbledore that he had no intention of getting deeply involved in the affairs of the Order of the Phoenix.
After all, he had established good relationships with many members of the Order of the Phoenix.
Not to mention, people are now starting to see Lockhart as a "third option" or a "third force".
As the saying goes, when others doubt your existence, you'd better actually have it.
Lockhart didn’t mind expanding his own group of apprentices, continuing to select suitable children to teach in addition to Crabbe and Percy.
Luna was someone he had his eye on a long time ago; she possessed an exceptionally high level of spirituality.
But spirituality is just a general term. There is a kind of spirituality like Professor Trelawney's, a kind of spirituality like Newt's, a kind of spirituality like the Forest Witch, and so on.
Even the curses that turn Snow White into Sleeping Beauty, or princes into monsters or frogs, are a kind of magical path that relies heavily on spirituality.
Of course, the modern magic system offers another path: systematically learning Transfiguration, and reaching an extremely advanced level...
Such methods can also be used.
The former is suitable for Luna, the latter for Hermione.
This is the importance of individualized instruction.
Lockhart hopes that this adventure with Luna will allow him to better observe what kind of spiritual path suits her best.
The other child, Cedric, was considered the epitome of a "perfect student" by his classmates and professors. During the Triwizard Tournament, most of the school had no doubt that Cedric would represent Hogwarts.
Ultimately, Lockhart's approach to selecting students boils down to two things: either they are extremely prone to entering into "fairy tales," or they possess sufficient wisdom and are willing to do so.
Crabbe and Luna are the former, while Percy and Cedric are the latter.
The former requires Lockhart to explore their qualities more and then teach them magic that suits them, while the latter is simpler, offering them more opportunities for "fairytale adventures".
Using the Portkey to travel across continents, they quickly arrived at the Magical Congress of the United States. After registering with their wands, they used the concealment properties of the sack covers to quickly disappear from the sights of some, whether intentional or unintentional.
Late at night on a secluded farm in Indiana.
A group of people dressed in linen robes that resembled wizards' robes but were somewhat different, carrying neatly trimmed pieces of firewood, walked devoutly up the stone steps to a fire well in the center of the circular altar at the top, and threw the firewood into it.
Then they knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly.
Near the fire pit was a prayer altar constructed with snake reliefs, where Coban Yaxley was kneeling and recounting the information he had gathered during his investigation.
Within the flames, a gigantic head, easily three meters tall, loomed in and out of view, looking down at Coban. "I need you to give me definite news!"
The clerk looked somewhat alarmed. "Master, we interrogated those Purifiers who cooperated with us using truth serum, and we did not find any evidence that they were being misled by certain people."
"Idiot!" Voldemort roared furiously. "Did that weird Muggle movie just pop up out of nowhere?"
Cobbane trembled with fear. "I have already punished that purge Muggle merchant who dared to do such a thing."
"I'm very disappointed in you, Corgi." Voldemort looked with disdain at the Muggle descendants of the Purifiers kneeling around him.
These Muggles couldn't even hear themselves talking to the Cobblers, nor could they see themselves in the flames. "Since you suggested coming to North America, you haven't accomplished anything."
Old Fu was absolutely disgusted by this.
This disgusting feeling does not stem from the rhetoric of being an enemy of the world created after Dumbledore declared war.
He's an extremely arrogant person, so he wouldn't care about this at all.
What disgusts him is that he is clearly a "pure-blood supremacist," yet he is labeled as a Muggle.
Can this be tolerated?
He really couldn't stand it.
Just like in Lockhart's book "Voldemort: A Pureblood Supremacist with a Muggle Dad?", when Tom left the Muggle world and entered the wizarding world, he truly began to feel the talent that came from his bloodline, and he began to firmly believe in the insurmountable gap between wizards and Muggles, and between wizards themselves.
What gap?
Parsleyan! A talent for dark magic!
Voldemort, with the blood of Slytherin and the innate Parsleyan voice, knew perfectly well that he was born to be the best among wizards.
The question is, is it easier for Dumbledore's family, with their "phoenix affinity," to find phoenixes, or for these "parsneas" to find snakes?
There are countless species of snakes, found in every corner of the world.
He can summon a large number of his most loyal subordinates at any time. These snakes are sometimes even more useful than people, not to mention the powerful creatures like basilisks that he can breed in an endless stream.
Snakes are also symbols of witchcraft, mystery, and misfortune.
Thus, the theories of bloodline, talent, and destiny became one, and his ambition could no longer be suppressed. He naturally believed that he should be the one to rule everything.
He didn't divide humans into different classes for profit; rather, he felt that wizards with magical abilities were inherently superior to Muggles, and that pure-blood families with innate talent were inherently more noble than ordinary wizards.
What does "pureblood supremacy" mean?
This is.
"He upholds the supremacy of purebloods, and his interests are always only those of himself. In fact, these two things are always the same to him." Lockhart knew him better than anyone else.
So Dumbledore gave him the label of being a Muggle, which disgusted him.
But why did he feel like laughing so much?
"Hehehe—"
His laughter, rising from the flames, was grating and malicious. "I don't know who's behind this, but this person is targeting Dumbledore as well!"
"Huh?" The person with formal training expressed their incomprehension.
"He forced Dumbledore to pit wizards against Muggles, which was a very foolish thing to do." Voldemort sneered, while Corinthians were even more bewildered. "Isn't that right? Wizards and Muggles?"
"Fool!!!!" Voldemort roared, staring incredulously at the fool kneeling before the altar. "You were one of the first to join me, a member of the Knights of Walppus, and you dare talk to me about wizards and Muggles?"
The student's face was full of struggle, unsure of how to respond. He could only manage a fawning expression, as if to say, "Master, though I may be a bit stupid, at least I have loyalty, Master."
Voldemort looked at him coldly, shook his head, and said, "Pure-blood is supreme, understand, you fool? Only pure-blood wizards are the noblest. Other ordinary wizards? In my eyes, they are no different from humanoid magical creatures, no different from Muggles who know a little technology!"
How could his earliest subordinates have such a stupid cognitive error?
This misconception was clearly not something Dumbledore had before, because he firmly believed that Muggles and wizards were one and the same.
So, someone is manipulating the situation to make Dumbledore act like this?
A wizard traitor, a wizard spy?
While convicting Voldemort of this crime, it also inadvertently severed the connection between wizards and Muggles, so clearly splitting what was originally a whole into two groups.
Wonderful.
Voldemort wondered who was so brilliant and understood Dumbledore so well.
"I hope you won't let me down again, Classmate. You should show your true value."
This is the most severe admonition, because worthless trash will be casually thrown into the trash can by Voldemort.
The student, filled with fear, nodded hastily, pledging his loyalty.
"Remember this: the power of time in your Yaxley family's magical bloodline is most suitable for raising basilisks. You must make good use of this power!"
Voldemort would never forget how Lockhart had stolen his Parsleyan magical bloodline from the magic of time.
Then how does one trace the magical bloodline back to even deeper levels along the river of time?
"You are a pure-blood wizard, remember your pride!"
Voldemort stared intently at Cobben, and then vanished completely amidst the rising flames.
Coban waited until all the magical power within the flames had completely dissipated before standing up. He surveyed the kneeling 'Muggles' around him, a defiant arrogance on his face. "I have prayed to the gods. If you wish to awaken the magical power within your bloodlines, you must prove your worth to our great Lord!"
"Praise be to our Lord!" The Muggles sang excitedly in unison.
In fact, these are not the purest Muggles.
The earliest wizards who came to North America from Europe formed the Purifiers, which was originally a wizarding organization similar to a mercenary force. However, as the situation changed, the Purifiers began to intermarry with Muggles in large numbers, constantly sending away their offspring who had magical powers and were about to become wizards, leaving only Squibs behind.
And so they continued to interbreed with Muggles generation after generation, leaving behind offspring who had no spellcasting abilities.
Ultimately, they transformed the organization into a purely Muggle organization, completely disappearing into the increasingly powerful nation on this planet, and then continuously drawing upon the power of Muggle technology.
But as the saying goes, if I have never seen the light, I can certainly endure the darkness.
Whether it was the wizard relatives they were secretly sponsoring and training, or the wizards they had come into contact with, it was enough for them to feel how wonderful the power of magic was.
So they also began to crave magic.
It's hard not to yearn for it.
That's magic!
Most importantly, they are also descendants of wizards!
Even though it's becoming increasingly diluted, they still possess wizard blood in their bodies, which is what excites them the most.
Some people saw this hidden desire, so the professionals came here, and the Purgers quickly became Voldemort's most loyal henchmen.
This loyalty stems from their yearning for magical bloodlines.
The mysterious Lord said that as long as they honestly nurtured their army of basilisks, they would have the opportunity to be granted the ability to awaken their magical bloodline.
Furthermore, they require their families, including the youngest descendants, to participate in the project and personally oversee every aspect.
"Go, go and do what you're supposed to do!"
Coban Yaxley looked at the Muggles with indifference, a cold smile playing on his lips, knowing that these people had no chance at all.
Even wizards, if they don't awaken their magical powers in childhood, will never have that possibility in their entire lives.
This is something every wizard knows.
Even among pure-blood families, there are always Squibs. For hundreds and thousands of years, countless pure-blood wizards have been trying to solve this problem, but even now, they still have no solution.
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Ha, it's just consumables.
He looked up and saw that the farm was different from when he first came to North America. Nurturing laboratories had sprung up, each representing the potential for the birth of a basilisk.
What a hopeful future this is!
Auror?
Wizard army?
How could they possibly contend with the army of the basilisk monsters?
The master is right. Wizards exist only to ensure the continuation of the pure-blood wizard lineage. Only pure-blood wizards should stand at the pinnacle of this world.
Only a snake-like man like the master has the ability to control such a massive army capable of sweeping away everything.
Even Dumbledore didn't have that ability!
This will take time, and he must have enough patience.
Breeding a basilisk is not difficult; many dark wizards can do it. The reason why so few basilisks have been bred in history is simply because there are too few top-tier pure-blood wizards like Master who have the power to command basilisks.
Corban Yaxley stepped down from the altar and went to each laboratory to check on the progress of the dark wizards he had brought, as well as the part handled by the Muggles of the Purge, leaving no detail unchecked.
As the patriarch of the Axley family, who recognized the power of Muggles very early on, he knew all too well how Muggle technology could help wizards' magical experiments.
Take, for example, the breeding of basilisks.
It requires an egg laid by a rooster. In the past, in wizarding societies, this kind of thing required a lot of mystical power and a great deal of luck to come across, but with the technological power of Muggles, it is possible to mass-produce it.
The principle is actually quite simple. He had never thought of this before: if there is no rooster in a brood of chickens, the hens will naturally become roosters. This was knowledge he had never encountered before.
After inspecting the area, Coban Yaxley arrived at the altar, leaped into the fire pit, and vanished completely amidst the horrified gazes of the Muggles around him.
Actually, this is just a local area network FlooNet fireplace.
The Floo Network of the British Ministry of Magic was originally built with the help of magical powers provided by the Axley family, a fact that many people have forgotten.