Chapter 230 The Loyalty Curse

 Professor Flitwick has something to do with him?

Albert was a little surprised, because his interaction with Professor Charms was actually not that great, at least not good enough that the other party would invite him to have afternoon tea.

 Should it be a thesis matter?

However, this is a good opportunity. Maybe I can find an excuse to ask Professor Flitwick for a signature slip for borrowing books in the restricted area.

　　The task of borrowing books from the forbidden book area is only two times away from being completed.

 What excuse should be used?

Albert had been thinking about this on the way to Professor Charms' office on the eighth floor of the west tower, but when he knocked on the wooden door of Professor Flitwick's office, he still had no good solution.

 “Professor, do you have anything to do with me?”

Albert came to Professor Flitwick's office for the first time. It felt a little special to him, probably because of Professor Flitwick's height. There were stairs on the bookshelf that could be moved at will, and the chair in the office was It was also purposely made taller, and there was a bench next to the chair to use as a foot rest.

"Anderson, sit down!" Professor Flitwick said calmly: "The paper you wrote last time was published in this issue of "Charmed Innovations"."

 Speaking, he placed "Magic Innovation" in front of Albert and turned to the page of the paper.

 “Katrina just told me,” said Albert.

"Here's the thing, the editor-in-chief of "Charmed Innovations" wants to get to know you, and he sent me a letter." Professor Flitwick took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Albert, "He thought that it should be given to you directly. It’s a little presumptuous to send a letter.”

"I can understand that if he does that, he will probably be regarded as a liar by me." Albert took the letter and looked at Professor Flitwick and said, "Can I open it now?"

"Oh, of course." Professor Flitwick smiled, "He is very optimistic about your talent."

Albert opened the letter with a smile and glanced at the contents. The owner of the letter pointed out a few minor flaws in his paper in a tactful tone, and expressed his willingness to correspond with him. I also hope that he can continue to publish magic papers in Magic Innovation.

This letter gave Albert the feeling that Mr. Epphias was a little too enthusiastic.

"The editor-in-chief of "Charmed Innovation" doesn't seem to be called Ephias Dorje?" Albert raised his head in confusion and looked at Professor Flitwick with questioning eyes.

"Ephias is indeed not the editor-in-chief, but he is the one who can really influence the magazine "Magic Innovation"." Professor Flitwick explained with a smile, "He has retired now."

 “I understand.” Albert nodded to show that he understood.

"Anderson, whether you want to work in the Ministry of Magic in the future, or concentrate on studying magic, or do other things, there is always no harm in getting in touch with people in this field." Professor Flitwick reminded Albert kindly.

"Thank you, Professor." Although Albert had no plans to develop in this direction for the time being, he still did not forget to express his gratitude to Professor Flitwick. He knew that the other party said these out of good intentions.

"By the way, Professor, when I was researching protection spells in the library a while ago, I discovered two profound spells." Albert put away the letter and said suddenly.

"A profound curse?" Professor Flitwick couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"The Patronus Charm and the Loyalty Curse." Albert continued, "I am very interested in them, but I can only find information about the Patronus Charm. Do you know where I can find information about the Loyalty Curse?"

Professor Flitwick was a little stunned. He had never thought that Albert had already begun to come into contact with these advanced magics. So he asked tentatively, "Have you started learning the Patronus Charm?"

"Well, I started trying to practice it two weeks ago. This magic is a bit difficult..." Albert paused and summarized a little, "It is said that the Patronus Charm can summon a physical Patronus, but I can't quite understand this. Does it mean that after reciting the curse, the curse will no longer emit a ball of white light, but will condense into a physical guardian angel?"

 Albert began to steer the topic in the direction he needed.

"Your idea is not wrong. However, the Patronus Charm is a very advanced magic, which is usually used to resist dementors." Professor Flitwick thought for a while and suggested: "When casting the spell, you You need to concentrate and think about the happiest things in your heart, because the Patronus Spell advocates happiness and hope, but it requires very powerful magical power as a foundation. This spell may be too forced for you now. Even if it is Don’t worry if you can’t summon a physical guardian angel for the time being, you still have a lot of room for growth.”

"I know." Albert nodded and continued to ask: "Where is the Loyalty Curse? It is said that it is a powerful and complex protection magic."

"Yes, it's very complicated." Professor Flitwick seemed to be considering whether to tell Albert. "It involves using magic to conceal a secret within the soul of a living person."

 “Hide secrets in your soul?”

“Yes, hide this secret in the heart of the chosen secret keeper. From now on, it will be impossible for others to discover the secret. Unless, of course, the secret keeper intentionally leaks it.”

"So, the Loyalty Charm is suitable for hiding things?" Albert pretended that he didn't understand. In fact, he was really confused.

 He remembered that the Loyalty Charm can hide a person so that no one can find it except the secret keeper. According to Professor Flitwick, this spell seems to have other uses, or his original understanding of the Red Loyalty Charm was wrong.

"Of course, you are not wrong to understand it this way." Professor Flitwick nodded after being silent for a few seconds.

"Professor, do you know this magic?" Albert suddenly asked: "I want to learn this magic."

"Yes, yes, but..." Professor Flitwick stared at Albert and asked: "The Fidelity Charm is too difficult for you now. By the way, what do you want to use it to hide?"

“My diary.” Albert said without thinking, “This way, I don’t need to worry about being peeked at the diary.”

Professor Flitwick was speechless. He really couldn't understand Albert's thinking mode.

Albert noticed Professor Flitwick's silence and continued to ask, "Professor, is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry also protected by the Fidelity Charm?"

"No, the scope of Hogwarts is too large, and after the death of the Secret Keeper, everyone who knows its existence will automatically become the Secret Keeper. The more people who know about it, the more powerful it will be. Weakened and no longer reliable." Professor Flitwick shook his head.

"I still want to learn this spell, can you teach me?" Albert said, "I think this is a very practical spell."

"Before that, you need to master the ancient magic..." Professor Flitwick paused and suddenly realized that the student in front of him seemed to have a high level of attainments in ancient magic.

"Ancient magic script? Does the Red Loyalty Spell use ancient magic script instead of English?" Albert suddenly frowned and asked, "Professor, I have a question?"

"what is the problem?"

"The Patron Saint Curse has been recorded since a long time ago." Albert expressed his doubts. "The wizards in the past used ancient magic scripts. Why is the Patron Saint Curse now in English instead of ancient magic script?" What about magic words? Also, when using magic spells, it should be taboo to pronounce the wrong spell, but as far as I know, there is no problem in using the same spell in other languages. So, what is the meaning of the spells we use? "

"The essence of the curse is a charm!" Professor Flitwick did not answer Albert's question directly, but said something puzzling.

 (End of this chapter)