Hogwarts in a parallel world

Chapter 76 Confronting the Soul-Impering Curse

Although they were exhausted in the first week of school, what the students talked about most was Moody's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.This is the first time many of them have come face-to-face with the most evil, darkest aspects of magic.

So much so that before the duel arena opened on Friday, the professors sternly warned not to use any dark magic.But Moody’s disagrees:

"They are only in the fourth grade. I think you are overly worried. Even if they chant a spell at me, I will always feel like I have been slapped in the face."

"Maybe, but as the vice-principal, I have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the students," Professor McGonagall said dissatisfied.

Winters' opponent was still Elena, and as if planned, both of them scored 0 points and were eliminated at the same time.Just as Winters was about to go to the rest area, he suddenly felt something flying over. He immediately waved his wand, and a protective shell with a vortex swallowed up a glowing red spell.

"Good job. It seems you have kept vigilance in mind." Moody looked at Winters angrily.

"Astora, I must admit that you are indeed a good teacher." Dumbledore looked at Moody with a smile.

"Whether I am a good teacher or not is not important. What is important is that the students in this class are all good. I heard correctly, some of them have faced the Lord of Souls directly."

"Yes, but they survived that crisis without any danger." Dumbledore looked in Winters' direction.Moody looked thoughtfully at the students in front of him who were cheering for their respective colleges.After returning to the lounge, some people were immersed in their homework, while others were discussing their performance in the duel.

"What a great performance you had today," Harry said.

"You're not bad today, you actually dodged the disarming spell in an instant." Winters could clearly see that Harry's movements were as fast as lightning.

"That's just my luck... I hope nothing goes wrong in my training tomorrow. God knows whether Moody will come to the training ground to test whether I have forgotten to be vigilant at all times." Harry smiled bitterly and returned to the dormitory. .

Winters met Aurora in the auditorium on Saturday morning, and she told Winters in an uneasy tone that she was now a starter.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Winters didn't quite understand why Aurora spoke to him in this tone.

"Hey...then I won't be able to join that study group. I thought I had enough experience to do both at the same time," Aurora whispered.

"There are only 24 hours in a day, and I can't help it. I really envy you for being able to fly in the sky happily. Where is your homework?" Winters was a little depressed.

"No... I'd better write it myself. Just lend me your notes." Aurora seemed to have changed.

"Oh... Of course... I mean you're fine, right?" Winters looked at Aurora suspiciously.He always felt that Aurora was different today than before.

"I'm fine, don't look at me like that. I just find that if I just listen to the professor's explanation of some class content, I always turn around and forget it." Aurora drank the coffee in the glass in one breath as if she was sulking. Empty.

Winters frowned and looked at Aurora's retreating figure, and couldn't help but said to himself: "How come she has been the same every year for the past two years?"

But he is not a psychologist. For the afternoon group study, he can only go to the library to look for possible study materials.Slyer and Elsa have made very rapid progress, and they are already able to skillfully apply the silent spell casting technique when using some spells.

The whole weekend went very smoothly, except for the evening which was a bit rough.Because Harry snores too loudly.

On Monday morning, four people, including Harry, all showed up in the cafeteria with heads and circles under their eyes.

"Harry, did you fight with a troll riding a flying broomstick in the sky yesterday, or was Wood crazy?" Winters' eyelids were fighting.

"Winters, you are confused...Wood has graduated. The current captain is Angelina Johnson, the original Chaser" Ron yawned.

"Oh... I see..." Winters already regretted saying it just now. He actually forgot that Wood had graduated.

"We'd better hurry up or we'll be late," Neville said immediately after looking at the alarm clock hanging on the wall.They arrived at the classroom on time with 5 minutes left before class.

"We were introduced to about three Unforgivable Curses last week. So I would like to ask, which one of these three spells do you think is the most dangerous?" Moody sat in his wheelchair and looked at them with his eyes that were two circles larger than ordinary people.

A few minutes later, there were just a few people saying it was Avada Kedavra.

"Of course, in the eyes of many people, the Death Curse is indeed the most dangerous. After all, being cursed means death. But in the eyes of Aurors, the most dangerous thing may be the out-of-body curse. As for the reason" - Moody waved Wave your magic wand.A few strokes floated in front of the blackboard.

From left to right: A gray-faced man is lying on the ground, his eyes are closed, and the surrounding scenery is an ugly green.

The one in the middle shows a man screaming. His body is in a weird posture and looks very painful.

On the far right is a group of people screaming. Their bodies are covered with scars, and there are many pale-faced people lying at the feet of this group of people.

"These three paintings from left to right are the consequences of Avada Kedavra, Cruel Crucifixion, and Soul Out of Body. I think you have also discovered that from the perspective of causing damage, the Imperius Curse, or The out-of-body spell is indeed inferior to the other two spells.

However, out-of-body spells have an effect that is incomparable to the other two spells. It creates chaos, destroys trust between people, and ultimately puts everyone in danger.The originally united group no longer exists, and everyone is suspicious of others.The result is what the painting on the far right represents, causing serious and widespread casualties." Then he suddenly raised his voice by 8 degrees:

"So we must learn how to resist the Imperius Curse. The last time the mysterious man gained power, the most "contributed" was the Imperius Curse. So who will demonstrate?" As soon as Moody finished speaking, everyone lowered their heads subconsciously. .Winters wished he could disappear immediately.

"Winters Reno, come on. I've heard many people say something about you." Moody actually named him directly.Aurora's face turned pale as soon as she heard Moody calling Winters' name.

"Come on, kid. I'm just asking you to demonstrate," Moody said mockingly.

Winters found that he had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk over.

"There is actually one thing you need to pay attention to when fighting against the Imperius Curse: it is not a confrontation between you and this spell, but a confrontation between your will and the will of the caster," Moody said seriously.

"Okay...I remember." Winters felt uncomfortable all over.

"You have to try your best to use your willpower against my willpower, not against this spell, do you understand?"

"I...I understand Professor" Winters said fearfully.

"Okay then... 3, 2, 1 - out-of-body experience." Moody counted down three seconds before performing an out-of-body experience on Winters.

The strange feeling that had always been there quickly enveloped Winters' whole body.He felt as light as if he were in a wonderful but realistic dream.At this time, a cold voice came:

"Can you learn the sound of a cow?"

Winters originally wanted to say of course, but a deeper consciousness blocked the words on his lips.

He felt very familiar with this will. After he encountered the mist of despair, at the moment when he lost consciousness due to pain, this will pulled him back and told him that he must not retreat.

"Who are you? Moreover, no one has the right to order me." The voice of consciousness was very cold, and the tone did not allow any argument.

The moment the voice sounded, Winters woke up.He shook his head violently, and then took a deep breath. The soft feeling disappeared in an instant, and he felt as if a basin of cold water was poured directly on his head.

Then Winters saw a flash of surprise in Moody's eyes.

"Did you see it? Renault basically completely resisted my Imperius Curse - come on, let's try again" Moody shouted slightly excitedly.

But this time Moody's Imperius Curse was directly blocked by Winters.That voice was cold, and the tone of his voice did not allow for any argument. It took over Winters' brain just after Moody cast the Imperius Curse on Winters. Then he pulled out his wand at an extremely fast speed, pointing the tip of the wand directly at Moody's. heart.Then, he said in an extremely cold voice:

"What? Do you still want to continue playing? Are you going to make me bray like a donkey next time?"

Moody seemed frightened and immediately removed the Imperius Curse.Then he said with a slight trembling:

"Very good, very good. Winters, please go back quickly. You are indeed a genius."

After Winters returned to his seat, everyone around him looked at Winters with extremely surprised eyes.

Then Moody called Harry and Ron again.He asked Harry to jump on the table, but Harry's will resisted, and he finally hit the table. When Moody cast the Imperius Curse on Harry for the fourth time, Moody's Imperius Curse had no effect. .

Ron was much worse.He first jumped on the table and then jumped on the podium to imitate the monkey's cry.On the seventh time, he actually took out the whip scorpion in the Moody jar and threw it directly on Lavender's head.

It wasn't until the 13th time that Ron gained some resistance to the Imperius Curse.

"Today's homework, except for Harry and Winters, everyone else has to write about their experience in fighting the Imperius Curse. Write as much as you want. Just write it clearly - get out of class is over," Moody shouted.

After class, Elena told Winters that it was actually extremely difficult for Moody to use the Imperius Curse on him for the first time to control Winters.

Just as Moody was chanting the "out-of-body" spell, his wand was shaking violently, and some people even heard the sound of wood breaking.

"Are you saying that the moment you encountered the mist of despair and was about to lose consciousness, a stronger consciousness pulled you back, and then told you that you can't take a step back?" Elena asked in surprise after hearing Winters' description. .

"That's true, and then the will just showed up again," Winters recalled.

There was laughter from time to time in the corridor.Winters and Elena followed the sound and found that it was Ron.Due to the influence of the Imperius Curse, Ron always walked with a jump.

"I think... that will may be part of your truest self. If you say it arbitrarily, it may be most of it," Elena said with a smile.

Elena's words made both Winters and Aurora open their eyes.

(End of this chapter)