After finishing his laugh, Lord Voldemort spoke with satisfaction.
“The world thinks that the Dark Arts are the embodiment of evil, as if those who use the Dark Arts are unforgivable. Little do they know that the Dark Arts are magic in the true sense, and their characteristic is mysterious and treacherous… Evil? Hmph! It is merely the fear of mediocrity.”
At this moment, Bellatrix could clearly see Lord Voldemort’s aloofness; he equally despised all mediocre people with ordinary talents.
However, what he said was still deeply engraved in Bellatrix’s heart.
Mysterious and treacherous?
What does mysterious refer to?
And what does treacherous mean?
Was that sentence that suddenly appeared in the House of Black notes also explaining the essence of the Dark Arts?
Does the abyss also imply its treacherous essence?
At this moment, she was also a bit confused.
But believing that Lord Voldemort, as a Master of Magic, would not speak nonsense, she kept all these doubts in her heart.
Bellatrix also felt that the opportunity at this moment was rare, so after hesitating, she still chose to speak up actively.
“Then, My Lord, since there is the Dark Arts, why have I never heard of White Magic? Is White Magic those healing magic used by St. Mungos?”
After she finished speaking, she realized that she had overstepped.
After all, as a subordinate, raising questions to a superior for no reason was a very bad behavior.
She only thought of the wonder of magic, but did not expect that the man in front of her was not a Professor of the school, but the unpredictable Dark Lord.
But fortunately, Lord Voldemort was not angry at her rudeness at this time.
Perhaps his mood was just right now, or perhaps her image as a young girl with such a desire for magic made him lack that sense of vigilance.
Instead, he began to speak to himself.
“White Magic? Of course there is. If the Dark Arts are mysterious and treacherous, then White Magic is the unification of the masses.”
“Regardless of White Magic or the Dark Arts, the essence of magic is selfish—it is the desire and craving for magic.”
“Actually, theoretically speaking, the magic you learned at Hogwarts is all White Magic. From the source, it is not the harboring of malice that makes it the Dark Arts. When a Charms is created, along with its spread, its power will increasingly tend toward stability and standardization, and the essence of power will become clearer. As the creator, he can gain the inspiration of knowledge in the dark; this is the origin of White Magic.”
“Of course, many people do not have this ability, so they later found a shortcut. They teach others knowledge about this Charms, thereby obtaining a weak feedback of knowledge, and then clarify their own magic path. This is also practicing the path of White Magic.”
“Gathering the strength of the masses and lifting oneself up to explore the true meaning of magic—this is the essence of White Magic.”
If entering the Hogwarts Castle back then was her first true step into the world of magic, this time, Lord Voldemort’s words made her realize the breadth of the Wizarding World.
Why is it that in the world of Harry Potter, the existence of a magic school is always inseparable?
The reason is very simple, just as Lord Voldemort said.
They are practicing the path of White Magic.
This also explains why the strength of a magic school’s Principal varies from strong to weak.
If after becoming Principal, they continue to walk this path, they will gain the support of the entire school; but if they betray this path, their strength growth will slow down or even stagnate.
Since White Magic is like this, does the Dark Arts also have its own path?
Although thinking this, Bellatrix also knew that she could not continue asking like this, after all, she did not know whether Lord Voldemort would suddenly turn hostile.
But as if Lord Voldemort saw her hesitation, he took the initiative to ask.
“Ask, Bellatrix. What other questions do you have? Today will be considered my magical enlightenment to you. You can ask one more question about magic.”
His words were like the whispers of the abyss, instantly evoking countless questions in her mind.
“How to practice the path of the Dark Arts?”
“How to become a Master of Magic?”
“How to find the true meaning of magic?”
“How to develop one’s own Charms?”
…
Countless questions wanted to escape her lips, but she controlled herself.
Instead, she asked a seemingly unrelated question.
“Can the path of the Dark Arts and the path of White Magic be walked together?”
This question seemed to touch Lord Voldemort’s sore spot, his expression suddenly carrying a bit of ferocity.
Fortunately, this emotion was not aimed at her.
But because of the emotional fluctuation, the things in the entire Room suddenly began to move without wind.
It calmed down after a while.
Lord Voldemort stared at Bellatrix seriously for a moment before speaking leisurely.
“Of course you can. You must know that when Dumbledore was young, he was also a Master of Magic in the Dark Arts; his attainments in the Dark Arts were no worse than Grindelwald’s.”
After saying only this sentence, as if he had lost interest, he left.
Dumbledore—the Dark Arts?
Anyone in the Wizarding World would never connect these two together, but Bellatrix, possessing memories of her past life, truly believed all of this.
Even the complex entanglement between Dumbledore and Grindelwald was something she understood to some extent.
Put that way, the Dark Arts itself is not such a terrifying thing?
Thinking of this, she once again recalled Lord Voldemort’s description of White Magic just now—the unification of the masses.
Using the strength of the masses to lift one person.
What arrogance!
Then what about the mysterious and treacherous nature corresponding to the Dark Arts?
Looking at it by correspondence, White Magic corresponds to the strength of the masses, so does the Dark Arts correspond to walking forward entirely alone?
In her understanding, what is mystery?
What no one knows is mystery, so the Dark Arts should be the same.
When no one knows except oneself, the power of the Dark Arts is strong.
Viewed this way, hasn’t the reason why the power of today’s Dark Arts is much lower than in the Middle Ages been found?
That is, too many people use it, causing the mystery to cease and the power to decline.
Seen in this light, the Three Unforgivable Curses have astonishing power, which might also be due to the small number of people who use them.
Now it seems that the reason Lord Voldemort frequently used Avada Kedavra in the novel was because he had no other magic?
Obviously not; it should be because he wanted to hide his true trump card to deal with Dumbledore.
Thinking of this, she suddenly understood why Lord Voldemort always looked so arrogant towards present-day Wizards.
Presumably, he felt that people who lacked the ability to walk the path of black and White Magic could never become his opponents.
Thinking this way, she seemed to know a dark magic mastered by Dumbledore—’Protego Diabolica’.
The magic he used when fighting Grindelwald.
As for the treacherous nature of the Dark Arts, she still couldn’t quite understand it.
But just the gains she had made right now made Bellatrix quite enthusiastic.