"Dark Magic Transfiguration ..."
Snape returned to his senses, looked at Andy with a hollow gaze, and said faintly, "Since you've heard about me, you should know that the time I joined the Death Eaters wasn't very long."
Although Snape joined the Death Eaters just after graduation, he received Voldemort's attention with his high attainment in magic potions. But Voldemort soon sent him to Hogwarts as a spy to keep an eye on Dumbledore.
When Snape learned that Voldemort was going to kill Lily's family, he took the initiative to contact Dumbledore and became Dumbledore's spy to monitor Voldemort.
That was just about three years in total in between.
Then Voldemort fell.
Although Voldemort had taught Snape quite a few powerful dark arts, Voldemort basically said nothing about the Horcrux and the Dark Magic Transfiguration - he wouldn't share his secrets with his servants.
"The Dark Lord never mentioned Dark Magic Transfiguration, and all I know about it is what I found out later in the restricted book section."
Snape said slowly, "That is very dangerous dark magic, I have not tried it before ... either."
Andy looked at Snape with the same somewhat hollow gaze - the hallmark of an Occlumency operating at full capacity.
"I wish to hear about it!" Andy said.
Information in a book was information in a book, and since Snape had looked into the secrets of Voldemort's power, he was bound to have his own understanding.
Snape's understanding was the most valuable thing.
After all, the old bat had dedicated his time studying dark magic during his school years, and his attainments in dark magic were counted among the best in the entire magic world.
What's more, Snape was a magic genius.
Snape glanced at Andy and said lightly, "You should have some understanding of magic transfiguration, and black magic transfiguration ... is going to be more extreme compared to ordinary magic transfiguration."
"Dark magic ... will make the caster's mind fall into darkness, if you understand dark magic, you should understand the danger of dark magic transfiguration."
Andy looked at Snape and waited for his next words.
In fact, Snape had said so much just to discourage Andy from learning dark magic transfiguration.
He was a proper professor and should not teach such dangerous magic to his students.
But Andy would not give up easily.
After a moment of silence, Snape continued, "Apart from the special requirements in transfiguration, the most important thing in Dark Magic Transfiguration is to stimulate the darkness in the heart and carry out magic transfiguration on the body through some extreme means ..."
"..."
With Snape's explanation, Andy also had a general understanding of dark magic transfiguration.
In fact, Andy had read about dark magic transfiguration, not only in the restricted section, also in the Slytherin's laboratory, there were books and manuscripts of dark magic transfiguration as well.
But the harvest gained from reading the books by himself, and listening to other people's explanations, is still different after all.
Dark magic transfiguration ...
In fact, it is to utilize the negative emotions in the heart, and while performing magic transfiguration, it allows the magic power to intermingle and merge with the negative emotions.
In Andy's understanding, this effect was probably somewhat similar to the birth of Obscurus.
It's just that Obscurus's birth utilized negative emotions to inhibit one's magic ability, whereas dark magic transfiguration utilized negative emotions to carry out a physical transformation.
Thus making one's body more adaptable to dark magic.
Coupled with the extreme psychology caused by splitting the soul ...
Andy somewhat understood the reason for Voldemort's power, he was the kind of person who was especially well-adapted to dark magic.
Whether it was the body or the soul, and even the talent ... Voldemort had shaped his body into the shape of dark magic.
"Well ..."
Andy frowned in contemplation.
Dark magic transfiguration was not suitable for Andy, but a lot of truths in this world were interconnected.
Utilizing the power of positive emotions during magic transfiguration...?
Andy shook his head.
Although white magic was good, Andy would not give up the power of dark magic.
After all, dark magic was also one of the system's ten talents, and studying dark magic would similarly allow Andy to gain potential points.
After thinking about it, Andy said with some disappointment, "It seems that this method is not suitable for me."
Snape did not say anything, he just looked at Andy with a vacant gaze and assumed a 'send-off' attitude.
"Professor!"
Andy said, "Although dark magic transfiguration is dangerous, ... it's not so bad that you don't dare to even try it, right?"
Snape snickered, "What do you think dark magic is?"
"Uh?" Andy looked confused.
Why is this suddenly about dark magic?
Andy said tentatively, "I think dark magic should be the study of human beings themselves, life, soul, and mind ... Most dark magic is the magical power derived from the process of exploring oneself."
Snape looked at Andy, "If that was all, dark magic wouldn't be ostracized by mainstream society."
Andy frowned slightly and subconsciously asked, "Professor, what is your understanding of dark magic?"
For dark magic, Andy had always studied it superficially and had never delved deeper into it.
But it suddenly occurred to Andy that Dumbledore was equally tight-lipped about dark magic. Someone like Dumbledore would not be as superficial as ordinary wizards.
"Dark magic is the power of evil!"
Snape said in a cold voice, "This is the consensus of the magic world ..."
When he said this, Snape suddenly looked at Andy with a sneer, "Collins ... you don't think you're the only smart person in this world, do you?"
Andy glanced blankly.
Andy understood what Snape meant, dark magic was the power of evil - this was the mainstream view of the magic world.
As for what Andy said ...
It may sound a bit reasonable, but the magic world had developed for thousands of years, and during that time, countless people had studied dark magic, but the conclusion they finally came to was the same.
That was to label dark magic as evil.
"Professor, can you tell more about it in detail?" Andy asked curiously.
Snape looked as if he was a bit upset, but he still explained, "Everyone has darkness in their heart, even Dumbledore."
"And dark magic ... is the power of darkness."
"It will completely stimulate the darkness in your heart, and then grow that darkness. By the time you realize it, everything is irreparable."
"How delightful a temptation towards depravity ...!"
Snape sneered, "Abandoning morality, abandoning the bottom line, indulging one's desires and allowing oneself to be controlled by desire ..."
Andy raised an eyebrow.
What Snape said sounded as if it was nothing more than clichéd talk, but Andy still understood what he was trying to say.
Dark magic ...
It wasn't just the mind that was corrupted, it was the mind and magic that were corrupted at the same time.
The mind affects the magic power!
Andy suddenly thought of a Chinese magic book that Cho Chang had brought back, in terms of mind discipline, the Chinese side was an expert in it!
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