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  Time flows silently like fine sand slipping through fingers. The day before the start of term has arrived, and Ian has also grown.

  The magi 'Secrets of the Darkest Art' isn't particurly difficult to learn. Aside from the knowledge about Horcruxes, Ian has already mastered the three standard Unfivable Curses.

  [Killing Curse (Level 1) 11/100] [Imperius Curse (Level 1) 1/100] [Cruciatus Curse (Level 1) 3/100]

  Since he's currently in the real world, Ia dare to practice these highly illegal spells with his wand.

  Instead, he has relied oical study to gain trol over these magics. This is partly due to Ian's exceptional talent for dark magid partly thanks to the detailed annotations and expnations by Gellert Grindelwald is of the Darkest Art'.

  Of course, apart from the three Unfivable Curses, Ian has only briefly dabbled in other dark magics like the [Reductor Curse] and [Transmogrifian Torture], without delving too deeply. After all, it's better to master a few than to dabble in many.

  To improve the level of these spells, Ian knows he will o iime to build proficy. For now, he feels that mastering enough dark magic to handle most situations is suffit.

  "I o take it slow. Eventually, I'll have it all in my head," He reassures himself.

  Ian isn't in a hurry. He also spends time studying the tents of 'Standard Spells: Beginner Level' as a break from learning dark magic. These spells, which first-year Hogwarts students o learn, require some practice for Ian. Fortunately, his magic power level is no longer as weak as it once was.

  Over the past few days, although Ian hasn't finished learning the eandard Spells: Beginner Level', he has already reached a level where he cast most of the easier charms normally.

  That is Level 1 Charm Mastery. The only magic that has stumped Ian is transfiguration. Simply turning an objeto a needle has troubled him for days without much progress.

  [Transfiguration (Level 0) 17/50]

  This truly be called slress. It's hard to say whether this is worse than the average young wizard. In fact, Ian vaguely sense his problem— as Dumbledore had hinted, he might be fog too mu the principles and logic behind how magis, especially uhe influence of [Wisdom Enlighte].

  This is a fairy-tale-like world where imagination and the power of belief py a crucial role. Professor Mara from The 'Twilight Zone' had also mentioned something simir. Her lifetime of knowledge was pletely overshadowed by Pandero's belief that "I think I do it."

  pared to wizards who are full of imagination and believe magic is a miracle, Ian's engineering mi has somewhat trapped him in his obsession with logid principles.

  Realizing this doesn't mean it be corrected in a short time. "Rowena Ravencw, the founder of Hogwarts, was also a wizard who valued reasoransfiguration was equally outstanding. There must be a bao be found here."

  "I did take a few days of art csses ba the day. Although the tutor said I wasn't cut out for it, I must have some artistic cells and imaginatiht?" Ia doubt his ability to learn transfiguration. He just doesn't know when he'll find the baween reason and imagination. This will take time.

  "Transfiguration shattered my fidence. Only this precious knowledge help me rebuild it." Wheransfiguration attempts bee difficult, Ian turns back to 'Secrets of the Darkest Art'. The entire book records numerous spells, roughly divided into Jinxes, Hexes, and Unfivable Curses, increasing in danger and malevolence.

  Beyond these three categories of dark magic, there is another special type of magic— Curses. "So this is where Voldemort, the noseless one, got the means to curse the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor position…" Ian has no iion of studying curses.

  He's always been kind to others. Who would he o curse? Giveime, isn't Avada Kedavra satisfying enough? Or 't the Fiendfyre Curse be turned up high enough?

  Yes, after returning from the unnamed bookstore, Ian naturally also studied the infamous [Fiendfyre Curse]. Now, the Fiendfyre Curse has bee his most profit dark magic.

  [Fiendfyre Curse (Level 1) 76/100]

  Due to the same s, Ia dare to practice such severely punishable spells with his wand. He feels he might o get a backup wand at some point.

  ' Knockturn Alley ake one?' Regardless, without practice, improving proficy is really difficult. The profi [Fiendfyre Curse] is entirely due to the records and annotations is of the Darkest Art'.

  It must be said that the ruthless Miss Grindelwald wasn't wrong. In the mastery of the [Fiendfyre Curse], Ian could sehe unparalleled genius of her grandfather, Gellert Grindelwald, just from the written annotations. At this level of proficy, Ian hasn't even finished reading all the annotations and expnations for this spell.

  "School starts tomorrow. It'll be hard to read this book then." Ian is looking forward to the start of term but alsrets not being able to freely study these unique magiymore.

  Of course, learning ics isn't bad either. He'll also get to study potions and alchemy as Professor Mara requested. Moreover, Ian truly hopes that under Professonagall's guidance, he find the baween reason and imagination.

  "It's going to be a fulfilling life!" Ian is full of anticipation for the future. He sits at his desk and begins tonight's study.

  "Today, I'll study the final part of the Fiendfyre Curse. Grindelwald actually found a way to effectively prevent Fiendfyre from harming the caster and even imbue it with his own will."

  "What a genius-level improvement!" Ian lights his wand and eagerly begins his final night of study. He's a cautious person. When he goes to school, he decides to bury 'Secrets of the Darkest Art' uhe floorboards of the living room.

  Hmm. It should go in the most foul-smelling coffin. After all, even if Snape es back to live here, he probably wouldn't be sed as to dig up a corpse for a chat.

  "The refle of the mind is particurly important… The more advahe magic, the more it seems to emphasize this. Dark magid light magic share onalities at a certain level."

  As proficy slowly increases, Ian flips through the pages reted to the [Fiendfyre Curse].

  Outside, the night wind whispers. In this book gifted by Miss Grindelwald, at the end of the annotations for the [Fiendfyre Curse], Ian sees a line of text that leaves him both surprised and puzzled.

  "May you learn well, my friend."

  (End of chapter)