Chapter 158 Ritual Magic

In fact, this discovery does not bring any benefit to Feeney. It can only be said that when you really look for Slytherin's secret room in the future, you must be careful, careful, and careful again. After all, the Slytherin is probably hiding there.

However, this can only be regarded as a warning for myself in advance to make myself more vigilant.

The unexpected discovery confirmed Finny's long-held thoughts and judgments, but almost made him forget his original purpose when he deduced the castle center.

Let yourself no longer be monitored. Although the control center of Hogwarts Castle is now under the control of Dumbledore, the only people who can monitor Feeney's location are the control center and the Marauder's Map in George's hands. ,

However, this is a threat after all. Dumbledore will also grow old and die. Feeney can no longer remember whether he had graduated when Dumbledore died in the original book. However, if he had not graduated at that time, he would face Under the supervision of another principal.

Not to mention the control center itself, which is not a big problem, even if the Marauder's Map in the hands of George and Fred is the biggest problem,

After all, the Marauder's Map is an object, a map that can be lost, taken away, and changed to another owner.

It is also a map that has no distance restrictions and can monitor the location and behavior of people in Hogwarts Castle no matter where they are.

Such items are very dangerous for Feeney. He can rest assured that the map is in the hands of George and the others, but, as mentioned before, it can change its owner after all.

Once George and the others accidentally lose the map, the consequences may be very serious.

After all, the hidden spell on the Marauder's Map is not as complicated as imagined. As long as the great wizard is willing to spend time, it can be solved, not to mention that there are many legendary wizards in the magic world.

However, there are only two ways to prevent yourself from being monitored by the castle control center.

One treats the symptoms and the other treats the root cause.

The solution to the symptoms is to shield oneself in the control center. Although it will no longer be displayed, it is still being monitored. Wizards like Dumbledore can easily detect this problem.

However, the advantage is that this does not require too complicated and advanced magic. A simple shielding spell, combined with a confusion spell, can be cast on the control center. Although the control center is still monitoring, his name will not be displayed on the map.

The fundamental solution is to solve the problem at its root.

As we all know, magic is divided into several types: transformation, conjuration, curse, soul magic, blood magic, magic circle, and ritual magic.

Nowadays, most of the teachings in the magic world teach transformation and conjuration. If you reach a certain age and take ancient magic texts, you will also be exposed to magic circles.

And some black magic books also record curses and soul magic.

Blood magic is generally spread within pure-blood families. Only ritual magic is the simplest and least easy to learn.

Ritual magic can not even be said to be magic, because this kind of magic has no requirements for the caster.

To put it simply, even a Muggle can make ritual magic take effect as long as he follows the requirements of the ritual step by step. The most common ones are sacrifice, summoning, and other ritual magic related to belief.

There is also some ritual magic circulating in the magic world.

For example, in the Triwizard Tournament, the names of the contestants are put into the Goblet of Fire, and the contestants are selected by the Goblet of Fire. This is a ritual magic.

It's just that the main part of this magic is the Goblet of Fire, which has magical effects, so people regard it as just the effect of the Goblet of Fire.

In fact, this is a ritual magic. Throwing the player's name into the Goblet of Fire is the first and most important step of this ritual magic. When you throw your name into the flames, it means that you agree with the flames. The cup signs the contract. Even if the person throwing your name in may not be you.

The fact that little wizards will be monitored by Hogwarts Castle is a ritual magic, and it is a permanent ritual magic.

First-year students at Hogwarts will not enter the castle in a carriage like the old students, but will need to pass through the castle in front of the Black Lake.

Some people say that this is to allow the young wizards to follow the path of the four founders and let them feel the greatness of Hogwarts.

But in fact, this is a ritual magic. Crossing the Black Lake and entering the school is a ritual.

The four founders did enter the castle through the Black Lake back then. However, now the freshmen are doing this just to allow them to pass through the magic circle under the Black Lake.

When they first saw Hogwarts through the Black Lake, the castle would be deeply reflected in their minds. Combined with the aura exuded by the magic circle in the Black Lake, they felt Plant a coordinate on his body.

This coordinate is like an identity code. As long as you appear within the scope of Hogwarts, it will be sensed by the control center, thus enabling monitoring. In fact, trace silk is also implemented in a similar way.

However, the target is the two main bodies of the little wizard and the wand, and there is also a certain time limit.

This is why wizards from other schools will not be shown on the Marauder's Map after they come to Hogwarts.

(As for the Marauder's Map and ritual magic, they are second-guessing. I don't think the four Marauders were powerful enough to cast a soul magic that could cover a large area like Hogwarts Castle when they were students, and it would still be permanently effective. Yes, you must know that showing the true name is very powerful in itself. The true name has a special meaning in many myths. In Egypt, the true names of the pharaohs are usually the names of gods. In European mythology, names often appear. It is said that you can defeat the devil by revealing your true name. At the same time, your true name is also one of the conditions for casting spells.)

According to Feeney's understanding and the records in the books he read, his inference is correct. The relationship between Hogwarts Castle and wizards was established through the lake crossing ceremony that year. Therefore, in the castle All wizards will have their names displayed on the Marauder's Map. However, Sakaski did not graduate from Hogwarts. In other words, he has never experienced the transition ceremony of the Black Lake. Naturally, he will not be able to communicate with the castle. There is a connection,

However, Feeney had previously determined that his name could be displayed on the Marauder's Map.

Suddenly, Feeney remembered something very serious, that is, he did not actually see Sakaski's name at that time, so he thought he had entered the Room of Requirement, and thus inferred many things,