ô LetÆs see.ö Harry said flopping down on his cold hard bed.
Chapter One: Forms of immortality
There are many forms of immortality, but few are directly related to the dark side of magic. The most well known forms of dark magic immortality are The Horcruxes, Soul absorption, and Wraith transformation.
The Horcruxes are items that an extremely powerful dark wizard or witch uses to contain pieces of his or her own soul. The advantages of this method are that the witch or wizard becomes very hard to destroy and their power increases by hundreds of times. However, the drawbacks to this method are that the witch or wizard go insane from the power flowing through them. This method is completely unreliable and I do not recommend it.
The method of Soul Absorption is slightly better than the method of using Horcruxes. The soul is not split apart, but is joined by however many souls a witch or wizard devour. It would not change a personÆs appearance, but would give their eyes a noticeable twinkle.
Harry finished reading the last sentence and thought back to DumbledorÆs eyes. They twinkled every time he saw him. Could he possibly be eating souls? Like a dementor! That would explain why Dumbledor had stuck around after the battle at the department of mysteries. He had devoured the souls of the fallen death eaters. Dumbledor was the leader of the light side though. How could he lead light when he is consumed in darkness. Harry turned his attention back to the book.
This form is completely undetectable by dark detecting magic and is only seeable if the wielder wills it. This form is again unreliable, because a witch or wizard more powerful than the soul absorber could simply hold off until the Wielder becomes weak. Then they could easily destroy all the souls in the wielderÆs body.
The most misunderstood form of the whole bunch is the Wraith form. Most people believe wraiths to be dark spirits from the underworld. While this is in fact true, it is also a form of dark immortality. This form is not affiliated with either good or evil. It is a form commonly based on two things. Death and revenge. The death must be either violent or melancholy. It can not be natural or happy (pain potions, love potions, Imperious curse, etc.). There must be a sense of betrayal, from friends, family, lovers, mentors etc. A new wraith must establish contact with an important person in the human world or else it will return to the afterlife. This form is the most effective form of immortality, but the wraith can become human if its power is drained. The witch or wizard who becomes a wraith, must conserve its power and remember not to over use it.
The other forms of immortality are discussed in later chapters. As you read though this book, I hope you gather a true understanding of the dark arts, not as evil or malicious magic, but as a valuable and resourceful form of magic that can increase your power or give you immortality, should you be brave enough to try.
