Chapter 6: The Suspense Finally Ends
On the first floor, in a small, dimly lit room, a shabby wardrobe and a small iron bed were sparsely arranged, making the room look bare.
In a dark corner near the bed, Tom sat on a grey blanket, his gaze focused intently on his right hand.
A small green snake was coiled around his right hand.
"Hiss... hiss... hiss..."
Tom's mouth continuously emitted sounds like a snake.
The small snake seemed to understand him, nodding its head in a very human-like way.
After a while, the small snake crawled down from Tom's hand, crawled out of the narrow window, and quickly disappeared.
"Theo... what exactly is the secret to your power? I'll soon find the answer... What you can do, I can do too!"
Tom watched the direction the small snake disappeared in, silently clenching his fists.
...
"Petrificus Totalus!"
Thump!
A grey rat fell stiffly from the windowsill.
Theo picked up a green stick next to him and poked it, feeling like he was poking a stone.
Theo pondered for a moment, then made a simple gesture with his hand.
"Finite Incantatem!"
"Squeak!"
The grey rat, which had become as hard as a rock, came back to life. It suddenly jumped up from the ground and ran away frantically.
However, the room was sparsely furnished, and the grey rat had nowhere to hide, so it kept rushing towards the half-meter-high windowsill.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
"Squeak!"
"Finite Incantatem!"
"Squeak..."
...
After tossing it around like this more than ten times, the grey rat stopped running.
It simply lay on its back in the corner, feigning death.
Theo ignored the rat and continued to browse the spell book in his hand.
Sure enough, practicing this kind of attack spell is more effective with a living target.
However, Theo was a little puzzled. Even if he was talented, could he successfully cast a not-so-easy spell without a wand after practicing it just over ten times?
This learning speed was a bit too fast!
Moreover, when facing Tom's attack that day, Theo found that his magic attack on him was like a breeze...
Not to mention a threat, it wasn't even enough to be a fan...
According to the book, there was only one reason for this situation, and that was that the difference in magic power between the two sides was too great, and it had little to do with whether they practiced or not.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. Tom was the future Dark Lord, and his talent was definitely extremely strong.
Even if his own talent was stronger than Tom's at the same age, it shouldn't be so overwhelmingly strong.
Finally, Theo found the answer in the section of the spell book that introduced the principles of magic power.
As wizards grow older, the strength of their magic power will also become stronger and stronger, reaching a theoretical limit point after adulthood. If you neglect practice or, for other reasons, are unwilling to use magic again, the strength of your magic power will decline, or even disappear... According to research, the strength of a wizard's magic is also related to the strength of the soul...
After reading this, Theo remembered one thing, which was that he was not really Tom's peer.
In fact, after he transmigrated, only his physical age became younger. His actual age was already an adult! Then, the strength of his soul was likely still that of an adult.
From this, Theo came up with a preliminary idea—that was, the magic power he now possessed had already reached the level of an adult!
Fighting with the underage Tom, even if Tom was extremely talented, was like an adult fighting a child... It was difficult not to be overwhelmingly strong.
'Then... can the strength of my magic power continue to grow naturally? If it cannot grow naturally, is there a way to break through this bottleneck?'
Theo was not in a hurry about this question. As the youngest biologist in his previous life, how to break through the limits of the human body was originally his main research topic before he transmigrated.
It's just that now, the object of his research has changed from ordinary humans to wizards...
...
Tom absentmindedly flipped through the book in his hand, but his eyes never fell on the pages.
In fact, the small snake he sent out had not returned, which made him a little restless.
He knew very well that whenever Theo closed his door, it was time for his secret practice.
Tom sent a small snake to spy, originally intending to wait for the snake to come back and tell him what it saw so that he might be able to glimpse the secret of Theo's becoming stronger.
But now, the small snake, which should have returned long ago, had not been seen...
After another hour, Tom finally couldn't wait any longer. After taking a deep breath, he walked towards Theo's room.
Theo's room was on the second floor.
Tom had just walked up and saw Theo's door.
However, his door was actually ajar! As if waiting for someone...
Tom barely stopped his oversensitive thoughts and slowly pushed open the door.
He saw Theo gently poking a grey rat on the ground with a green stick.
But... Tom suddenly felt that the stick was a little familiar?
Theo turned his head and saw Tom, who was peeking at the door, and couldn't help showing a gentle smile.
Merit points are coming...
"Tom, you're here! I was just about to tell you that I've discovered a very interesting use for our special abilities."
By the time Theo stood up, Tom realised why he felt the stick in Theo's hand was so familiar...
It was actually a small snake that had somehow become hard!
The suspense in Tom's heart finally ended...
"Ding! Detected that the host has caused some changes in the life trajectory of the future Dark Lord, rewarding the host with 100 merit points!"
Theo: ?
...
Hogwarts.
The blazing fireplace made the circular headmaster's office warm as spring.
"Armando, I'm going to London. I'll take care of these two children." Dumbledore waved the two letters in his hand.
"Oh, of course, no problem..." Dippet sat at his large desk, stroking his slightly messy white beard, his cloudy eyes looking at Dumbledore. "Has it been confirmed? He really came to London?"
"It hasn't been confirmed yet, but there are signs that indicate this. But... you know, I can't ignore any news involving him... What's more, this time the news comes from a very reliable source." Dumbledore carefully put the two envelopes in his hand into his coat pocket.
"Hmm... Was it Scamander who wrote to tell you? He didn't seem to graduate from Hogwarts normally." Dippet asked somewhat casually.
"Yes... but I assure you, Armando, Newt can absolutely be trusted. Moreover, his abilities are indeed obvious to all." Dumbledore said seriously.
"Mr. Scamander has indeed proved his ability and position with his actions. I have no reason to distrust him. I have always trusted your vision of people. So... that person is very likely to have really gone to London. So, are you ready?"
Dumbledore took a deep breath. "Of course, I have long been prepared to face him. It's just that over the years, his whereabouts have become very secretive, and he has never appeared in front of me again."
"Well, I'm glad you've made your final decision... If you need help, just tell me. Although I'm a bit older, I'm not so useless that I can't even wave my wand."
"I will, Armando... and thank you very much for your understanding and help over the years."
"Alright, don't be so sentimental. You can do very well even without my help. Go to London and completely resolve everything... Of course, after the matter is over, don't forget to send the admission notices to those two children. They are both in the same Muggle orphanage and need a professor to go in person to explain the situation."
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