Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 195 The Show Ends! A Concept for Fusion of Existing Grade A Items!

Sirius turned around in confusion, only to hear Dudley remind him:

"I've equipped every Muggle talent with a homemade anti-Muggle exorcism charm. One of the materials used to make that charm is Little Pettigrew's blood. Don't let the smell drive you into a madness and turn you into a dog to bite people!"

Those Muggle people aren't like me; they can't dodge your attacks!

Sirius, upon hearing this, blushed with shame and hurriedly said he wouldn't, then fled in a disheveled state.

Sirius left, and Dumbledore and Harry also left the classroom to do their own things.

Only Dudley remained in the empty classroom, not having left yet.

He was thinking about which magical item he should fuse with next.

Today, Sirius's unexpected arrival has brought him an A-level fusion opportunity and a C-level fusion opportunity.

After fusing the two-way mirror, his inventory of fusing opportunities includes:

Grade A*1 time, Grade B*2 times, Grade C*2 times, Grade D*3 times, Grade E*1 time.

According to the conversion mechanism that requires three items to be combined to advance from the next level to the next, his current inventory can be converted into A-level * 2 times and E-level * 1 time.

This inventory is not yet sufficient to fuse the S-grade Voldemort Yewwood Wand.

However, if the reward of 'A-level regret - the hunting ground guard's long-cherished wish to raise dragons', which can be foreseen and resolved perfectly in a short time, is added, an S-level fusion opportunity can be synthesized, and an additional A-level fusion opportunity can be obtained.

Dali plans to use this extra Class A fusion opportunity ahead of schedule.

He currently possesses the following A-grade magical items: a diary horde, a Gauntlet ring horde, the Mirror of Eris, and the Marauder's Map.

That's right, the Weasley twins' collection, the Marauder's Map, a school prank tool created by the Marauders quartet, recently fell into Dudley's hands.

It was offered by the Weasley twins.

Because Dudley selflessly shared with them the notes on alchemy and magical item modification techniques he had written since the start of the semester.

It provided them with a wealth of knowledge, greatly enhanced their practical skills, and inspired them to create many new magical items for pranks.

The Weasley twins were extremely grateful to Dudley, so they gave him the Marauder's Map, which was no longer of much use to them, as a small gift.

Because the Weasley twins had already thoroughly explored the entire layout and secret passages of Hogwarts Castle.

They have achieved a level of mastery where they have a map in their minds, a level where having no map is better than having one.

Getting back to the main point, of the four A-grade magical items Dudley currently possesses, the one he should fuse with most in terms of cost-effectiveness is Voldemort's Horcrux.

This was Voldemort's first Horcrux. At that time, his thinking on creating Horcruxes was not mature enough, and his methods were also very clumsy.

But it is precisely because of this unfamiliarity and immaturity that the soul fragments in the diary Horcrux are different from the soul fragments in other Horcruxes that only have instincts and no complete consciousness.

The soul fragment in the Horcrux of the diary possesses Voldemort's complete memories and consciousness at age 16, and this soul fragment has formed a personality independent of the original body, with a rebellious heart.

Perhaps the word 'rebellious' is not quite accurate.

Voldemort's main soul is Voldemort, and the soul fragments in the Horcruxes in the diary are also Voldemort.

Voldemort never had any loyalty from beginning to end, and his betrayal of himself was a natural and inevitable outcome.

In the original story, the soul fragments in the Horcrux of the diary bewitched Ron's sister, Ginny Weasley.

If it weren't for the crucial moment when Ha used the basilisk's fangs to pierce the main body of the diary Horcrux, causing the soul fragments within to perish, the soul fragments in the diary Horcrux would almost have been reborn through Ginny's body.

He was reborn as a younger version of Voldemort, different from his original self, with an independent body and a semi-independent soul.

Therefore, Dudley may have fused with the diary Horcrux.

That is, it incorporates the Voldemort soul fragment from the Horcrux in the diary.

In addition to gaining Parseltongue and increased soul strength—benefits that can also be obtained by fusing soul fragments from other Horcruxes—you can also gain all the knowledge and memories of a 16-year-old Voldemort.

This will greatly enhance Dudley's dark magic level, and his own wizard bloodline will also be significantly developed, leading to a rapid advancement in his magical abilities.

If Dudley were to combine this with the yew wand that Voldemort had used for most of his life, the black and white magic knowledge and spellcasting abilities he would gain would even allow his magical prowess to reach the upper limit of his current wizarding bloodline.

That is, five times the magical skill of an elite professor-level wizard.

With this level of skill, even if he were to stand still and unleash his attacks, he would be able to go toe-to-toe with Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Voldemort at their peak.

Not to mention that Dudley also possesses the movement, dodging, and flight abilities of the Golden Snitch, so it's not a dream for him to overwhelm these top-tier magic experts.

However, there is now a very important problem that prevents Dudley from fusing the diary Horcrux in a short period of time.

That is, he needs to extract the soul fragments from the three relic soul artifacts without injury, and reserve soul artifact guinea pigs for experimentation.

The only Horcruxes that currently meet the criteria are the Gauntlet Ring and the Diary.

Only the Gaunt ring was kept as an experimental subject; if anything went wrong, there would be no alternative experimental subject.

If surgery is performed on the three relic artifacts without sufficient verification, the risk of failure will be greatly increased.

Keep in mind that they possess four methods to verify: a soul-numbing potion, a love-protecting spell, a precision killing spell paired with a special anti-enemy wand, and a soul-draining alchemical item from Master Nicolas Flamel.

Two experimental subjects were not enough, let alone keeping only one.

Therefore, aside from the two Horcruxes, Dudley now only has the Mirror of Eris and the Marauder's Map as A-grade magical items to choose from for fusion.

The Mirror of Eris is a useless item; its fusion is not cost-effective, a point Dudley had already made.

After considering all this, Marauder's Map is the only option left.

Dudley made a decision; his choice to integrate Marauder's Map was actually related to what happened today.

Hogwarts is not a heavily guarded place, and even a heavily guarded place like Azkaban cannot keep out some illegal Animagus practitioners.

Today it was Sirius Black, an ally, who knows if tomorrow some illegal Animagus from the opposing faction, whether from the original story or not, will break into Hogwarts and cause trouble?

By integrating live map, Dali can monitor this situation in real time and prevent problems before they occur.

Moreover, the integration of the Marauder's Map allows Dudley to see through another form of disguise used by wizards anytime, anywhere.