For Alaric, it had been a long time since he experienced such anxiety and helplessness.
Since entering Hogwarts and beginning to learn magic, Alaric had quickly mastered magical power due to his talent, becoming a formidable wizard in a short period.
Power has always been the most useful.
Only those with sufficient power can control their own fate, while the weak can only drift helplessly with the current.
Fate is an excuse for the weak, while luck is a modesty for the strong.
In a modern society where luck might seem equal for everyone, in a world of wizards where personal strength is paramount, luck has a more polarized impact.
In the web of fate, the weak are like trapped flies, struggling in vain as they become ever more entangled.
For the truly powerful, breaking free from fate is not impossible.
If one is still bound by fate, the only reason is a lack of strength.
In the past few years, Alaric, who had become one of the most powerful figures in the wizarding world, lived a life akin to the idiom "do as one pleases."
The first word was "unrestrained."
And then...
Even someone as powerful as Voldemort, while not yet within Alaric's capability to casually obliterate, had his life and death determined within Alaric's schemes due to his information advantage and undefeatable strength.
In other words, as long as he didn't act recklessly, no one in the world could oppose him.
However, at this moment, Alaric was once again reliving the helplessness he had felt when he was weaker, facing an unknown fate.
Although this helplessness was only evident in the magical artifacts before him.
Yet Alaric realized a fact.
He was, in fact, not as powerful as he thought.
Certainly, in the worlds of Harry Potter or Game of Thrones, he had reached the pinnacle of strength.
But that was only relative to these two worlds.
In reality?
If he were in World of Warcraft now, while confident that only a grand mage like Antonidas could surpass his magical skills, he would be unable to compare to the powerful beings in that world in terms of raw strength.
After all, the power level in that world was much higher, and the magical system was different.
If he were in High School DxD or The Irregular at Magic High School, he would have to accept a sad truth: the only thing he could do when facing powerful gods and demons was to run.
And in the current situation, if he had a deeper understanding of soul magic, he wouldn't be facing such a predicament.
Thus, he needed to keep working hard.
His future was limitless.
With the portal to different worlds, he could travel through various worlds.
Thanks to his talent, he could learn and master the magic of these worlds, becoming ever stronger.
But for now, before heading to the next world, he needed to thoroughly explore the magic of this world and unlock its potential as much as possible.
He had always felt that while the magic in the Harry Potter world was lacking in destructive power, it still had deep potential in certain areas.
For example, the wisdom magic on the Diadem.
The Felix Felicis, a potion whose principles were unknown but which could enhance luck.
Or various spells that operated automatically with a single incantation.
Also the ghosts of this world.
Regarding all this, wizards in this world only knew the surface but not the underlying principles.
Alaric aimed to uncover the true mysteries and master them at will.
For example, by using wisdom magic to mass-produce promising magical apprentices or research assistants to accelerate his understanding and mastery of new knowledge.
Or, mastering fate magic.
Or, various automated combat equipment, akin to magical mechs or exoskeletons.
Even true resurrection—or magic that is as close to resurrection as possible.
Originally eager to see different worlds' scenery, Alaric now had new plans.
He thought, after defeating Voldemort and achieving world peace, he should calm down and study magic in depth for a while.
...
As Alaric continued to think and wait, the Diadem, which had been unresponsive since Helena entered it, suddenly began to change.
The once dull, unremarkable Diadem began to emit a faint glow.
The green gem at the center of the silver Diadem sparkled brilliantly.
The entire Diadem was suddenly renewed.
Seeing this scene, Alaric finally smiled.
Although Helena had not appeared to tell him the result, the changes in the Diadem led Alaric to draw a conclusion.
The Diadem had regained its function.
After all, whether it was immaculate cleanliness or magical brilliance, these were characteristics only magical items could have.
Helena herself, being a ghost who could not use magic, could not achieve this on her own.
Thus, the conclusion was that the power of the Ravenclaw's Diadem had awakened.
No, not just awakened; Alaric felt that its power might have reached a higher level.
Just as Alaric had said.
In this world, every spell carries a strong imprint of the caster's will.
The method Alaric used to repair the Diadem essentially transformed Helena into its magical spirit.
This was why Helena had sensed the contract magic.
To figure out how to repair the Diadem after destroying the soul fragment, Alaric had studied it extensively.
After all, he had to learn first, then imitate, and finally surpass.
Through his research on Horcruxes, Alaric quickly understood their principles.
Unlike liches who create phylacteries, Horcruxes are based on splitting the soul through evil deeds and inserting the soul fragments into vessels, making them pseudo-spirits of the vessels.
Since the spirit of a vessel almost never deteriorates over time, Horcruxes can guarantee Voldemort's immortality and resurrection.
However, perhaps due to the lack of knowledge about the concept of vessel spirits or inadequate technology, the creator of Horcruxes didn't make the soul fragments true spirits.
This led to a less effective bond between the soul fragment and the vessel, preventing the full utilization of the Horcrux's power.
Moreover, since the soul fragment requires magic and the Horcrux to maintain the connection, if the magic fails, the soul fragment is destroyed.
This explains why the Sword of Gryffindor can destroy Horcruxes.
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