Hogwarts: Atypical Slytherin

Moody is a man who is as crazy on the inside as he is on the outside. On the first day they met, Clowney had already realized this fact firsthand.

But this did not prevent her from unconsciously tensing up when she was alone with the professor.

Claudia believed that even if it was Albus Dumbledore sitting in front of him, he would shrink his butt under this strange scrutiny. Although he may not have the opportunity to treat the powerful wizard like this.

Moody was controversial among students. Those who loved him were crazy about him, and so were those who hated him.

The reviews he received in school were mixed, but mostly extreme.

Moody smiled, then continued.

"I have been working for so many years, and this is the only personal opinion I have that may help you on this matter. Are you willing to listen to it?"

Claudia thought that maybe that was why she was so popular among the students.

"Of course, in exchange, if you figure out what this is all about, I also want to know in advance."

"If that's the case, that would be great." Claonia nodded.

Yes, on this matter, the elders were vague about it. Almost everyone thought that the Goblet of Fire had gone crazy, or was damaged by the conspirator who secretly arranged everything.

No one cares about this matter. It would be great if Moody, a former law enforcer on the frontline against black magic, could provide some ideas for this.

"If my previous guess is correct and that person used a clever confusion spell to deceive the Goblet of Fire, this will not invalidate the contract between the Goblet of Fire and another student.

Although there is no precedent, there are actually several conventional choices and inferences regarding contract making in magic. "

"This almost never happens, so no one likes to pay attention to this theory."

"what is it then?"

"Have you ever heard of an exclusive contract?" Moody did not give her a direct answer. "It refers to a contract that can exclude other contracts."

"..." Claudia's eyes looked to the right, and she was thinking, "I have heard this theory in the Muggle world. In theory, there is such a contract, I think. But I I’ve never heard of anything like this in the magical world..."

"Ah, yes." Moody looked at her nervously, "It's like you have sold everything you have, what else do you have to sell to the next person?"

"Loan?"

"I mean something that cannot be shaken and is lent." Moody was amused by her quick reply, "What are you thinking about."

"I thought it was a simple contract." Claudia said, "For people without magic, in order to get a higher price, it is not uncommon to sell one thing for two before handing it over, so people always I like to get the things I like first and then talk about it.”

"That's the problem." Moody nodded in agreement, "It seems that Muggles are not that bad. Although they are so despicable, they have found a way to protect themselves from the despicability."

Claudia didn't like that. This is affirming Muggles on the basis of denying them. This is not a good description.

She took a breath. The wizards are not much better. They are the same people, the same intrigues, and the bad guys are just as greedy. They are not distinct groups; wizards and Muggles are related.

"So?" She didn't want to dwell on this kind of thing.

"What you said makes sense." Moody said, "So in the process of contract, there is a kind of contract. Since it has reserved your part, it will no longer allow anyone else to get involved in the things it likes."

"But I have never made a contract with anyone."

"This is strange." Moody lowered his eyes, "Am I wrong? Other than that, I have no other guesses."

"But this is a good idea." Claudia continued, changing the topic. This was something she had never heard of.

"Magical contracts are exclusive. For example, it is very common for some contracts to exclude others from joining. The things involved in the former contract may prevent the subsequent contract from being successfully concluded. This is normal. Can you explain it to me? Got the idea.”

Moody's tightly frowned eyebrows relaxed. This was a rare glitch in his smooth sailing in magic research, which made him concerned.

"It's like a loyalty spell that requires a person to keep a secret." Claudia gave an analogy, "Then, if another person asks to sign a contract with him and requires this person to tell him the secret, what will happen?"

"We take it for granted that this contract is established, but the establishment of the contract will inevitably lead to the breaking of the contract. In most cases, people have no choice but to choose to break the contract."

"But what if the parties choose not to break the contract?"

"Alas..." Moody sighed, "There is an actual case of this."

"If one of the parties to the contract refuses to sign the contract, then the contract is not established."

"This situation is different," Moody said. "In your case, both parties to the contract are willing to sign the contract, but others do not agree, which results in the failure of your contract to be completed."

"...Okay." Claudia said dryly. She suddenly remembered that Mr. Albert mentioned the real estate registration system that Great Britain wants to implement in a few years. This system is still in its infancy.

Legal workers are worried and want to transplant this unique legal system in Germany's newly established civil code.

From this perspective, it might be possible.

In this unimplemented system, in order to ensure that real estate will not be repeatedly transferred in a deceptive manner, the party purchasing the house can take the lead in advance notice registration.

This means that when someone who wants to buy this house checks the status of the house, they will find that the house has been reserved. Although it has not been delivered, if someone else outside the contract wants to buy the house, You have to bear the risk that you may not get the physical house.

Or...objection registration? If you have objections to the ownership of the house and choose to buy it again, after the rights are determined, the seller may not have the ownership of the house. At this time, the seller's claim to pay the price and obtain ownership will not be supported by the law.

Perhaps this so-called contract is the same.

Claudia felt that she understood a little bit. This is a different inference.

But she really couldn't remember that she had ever made such a strange contract with anyone, and she could even exclude such a simple small contract that was just about the selection of the competition.

Besides real estate, what other law could be so overbearing?

She shook her head.

"What did you have in mind?" Moody asked. "I'm not trying to get an 'ok' yes."

"Tell me what you think."

“I was thinking, what’s something that’s unshakable but also tradable?”

"It's very simple." Moody looked at her in surprise, "Your personal rights and your soul cannot be shaken. There is only one, right?"

"?" Claonia looked across from him blankly.

"?" Moody looked back speechlessly. He felt a clear and stupid aura from the other side.

Ah, that's it. Magic does not follow Muggle principles. The strong will always be strong, the weak will always be weak, and survival of the fittest is their principle.

Whether it is body, soul, or will, they are all things that can be manipulated and betrayed. They are not afraid of the strong exploiting the weak because they support this principle.

This is easy to understand.

"Okay." Moody ended the topic first. He looked like he wanted to drink again.

He pulled out his stool uncomfortably: "It seems there is something wrong with my idea and I can't help you."

"No, Professor, I should thank you."

"Although it's not a good thing to say." As he passed by him, Moody whispered in his rough voice, like scraping on sandpaper, "but I think, if possible, the warriors of Hogwarts It can only be you.”