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This was the legendary Auror. I originally thought it was just so-so, but I didn't expect that in the very first lesson, he would prepare to show his true skills to teach these students.
The little wizards had no doubts that Moody had some methods to deal with dark magic.
"Spells, they have many forms, and their magic is different. According to the Ministry of Magic, I should teach you all kinds of counter-curses."
"What illegal dark curses look like is knowledge that should be learned in the sixth grade, but Professor Dumbledore greatly praised your courage, and he believes that you can deal with them. In my opinion, the sooner you understand what you have to deal with, the better."
"It's like something you've never seen before. How can you protect yourself in front of it? While I'm talking, you better put that thing away, Miss Brown."
Lavender Brown, who was named, almost jumped up, her face flushed red.
Just now, she was showing Parvati the astrological chart she had drawn under the table.
Obviously, her actions were seen by Moody's magic eye.
Starting last year, she had quite admired that old swindler, Trelawney, and this year was no exception. She had to run to the divination classroom for lunch every day.
"So... does anyone know which spells are subject to the most severe punishment under wizarding law?"
Although Moody's magic eye was still staring at Lavender Brown, he himself didn't pay too much attention to it.
At the same time, after hearing Moody's words, several hands were raised. This was a freebie!
This question had appeared once in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class a few years ago. Although everyone had known the correct answer for a long time, due to their age, they were not as afraid as they used to be.
After looking around, Moody's wand quickly pointed to a target.
"The Imperius Curse, the Killing Curse, the Cruciatus Curse, these three Unforgivable Curses!"
Ron quickly stood up and answered Moody's question.
The reason for being so active was also to add points to Gryffindor and then reverse his image in everyone's mind.
"Very good answer, five points to Gryffindor!"
Moody didn't disappoint Ron and gave him five points.
It's just that the applause Ron expected didn't sound, which was not in line with the usual habits.
Although Ron was a little unconvinced, he couldn't say anything at the moment and could only sit down depressed.
"The three Unforgivable Curses, this is my teaching content for today."
With that said, Moody stood up with difficulty on his prosthetic leg, then opened the drawer of the podium and took out a pre-prepared glass bottle.
In the glass bottle, there were three large black spiders crawling around.
Moody reached into the bottle, grabbed a spider, and placed it on his open palm so that everyone could see it.
Then he pointed his wand at the spider and whispered, "Imperio!"
Ethan was very familiar with this spell, it was indeed quite useful.
In Ethan's opinion, Moody's current level still had considerable room for improvement.
And the spider jumped off Moody's palm, hanging from a thin silk thread, and began to swing back and forth, like sitting on a high swing.
It stiffly straightened its legs, then turned around and somersaulted, the silk thread broke on the table, and it began to somersault in circles and dance a tap dance under Moody's control.
The little wizards watched this funny scene and laughed out loud one by one.
Moody glanced at these giggling little wizards and said with a straight face:
"You think it's fun, do you?"
"If I did this to you, would you like it?"
The laughter stopped abruptly. Just now, Moody had said the name of this spell, the Imperius Curse.
This was one of the three Unforgivable Curses. Basically, few little wizards had really seen this curse before, but they had all heard of its power.
Just now, Moody controlling the spider was indeed very funny, but if it was used on oneself, you'd be breaking the law, you know?
Looking at the silent little wizards, Moody continued his lesson.
"Affected by my Imperius Curse, it will be completely under my control."
"I can make it jump out of the window, or drown itself, or jump into the throat of one of your classmates..."
Saying that, Moody also showed the spider to everyone. It could be seen that it was now huddled into a ball and constantly rolling around.
Only this time, no one could laugh.
"Many years ago, many wizards were controlled by the Imperius Curse. At that time, the Ministry of Magic was really busy, they had to distinguish who was acting under duress and who was acting according to their own wishes."
"Of course, the Imperius Curse can be resisted. I will teach you the method, but this requires a very strong personality, not everyone can master it."
0 Seeking Fresh Flowers
After the introduction, Moody grabbed the somersaulting spider and threw it back into the glass bottle.
"Do you know the spells for the remaining two Unforgivable Curses?"
With Ron's previous score-adding behavior, even more people raised their hands this time.
There was no way, not all students knew about these Unforgivable Curses, but at least more than half of them understood them.
It's just that they didn't dare to say it for various reasons.
Ethan had said it many years ago, and Ron had just added points because of it, so what was there to be afraid of now?
Moody randomly pointed to a Hufflepuff little wizard and got the correct answer.
Of course, he also added five points to his house.
"Now, I will show you the remaining two Unforgivable Curses."
"First is the Cruciatus Curse!"
Saying that, Moody once again took a spider from the glass bottle and placed it on the podium.
It was not known whether it was because it was too scared, but the spider did not move after it appeared.
Moreover, in order to make the little wizards see more clearly, Moody also used an Enlargement Charm on the spider.
Making the spider swell up as if it had been inflated, the size of an adult's fist.
After doing all this, Moody faced the crowd and pointed his wand at the spider:
"Crucio!"
The moment it was hit by the curse, the spider's legs all retracted, clinging to its body and constantly flipping over, while its body twitched violently, swaying from side to side.
Moreover, Moody hadn't removed the wand yet, the Cruciatus Curse was still continuing, the spider began to tremble all over, twitching even more violently.
Ethan could see that Neville's body was also shaking with the spider. Not only that, but he was also tightly gripping the table in front of him with both hands, his knuckles were white, and his eyes were wide open, full of fear.
Clearly, he shouldn't have had those memories from the beginning. Back then, his parents were tortured with the Cruciatus Curse, and Neville's grandmother used the Obliviate Charm on him to make him forget that unpleasant memory.
Looking back now, that action was utterly wrong.
The Obliviate Charm didn't have any effect. Neville's fear from the beginning was already etched in his heart, and it even made Neville's mind a bit weaker than ordinary people.
Moody also noticed Neville's abnormality and immediately put down the wand in his hand.
At this time, the spider's legs also relaxed, but they were still twitching constantly.
Afterward, Moody restored the spider to its normal size and put it into a glass bottle.
"As you can see, being hit by the Cruciatus Curse is extremely painful. If you want to torture someone, this curse is the first choice."
At the same time, Moody also took out the third spider.
"The last one, and also the most powerful curse, Avada Kedavra… the Killing Curse."
As he spoke, Moody placed the taken-out spider on the table.
Whether it was because the spider sensed something, it moved forward desperately, as if it desperately wanted to escape far away from Moody.
In response, Moody still slowly raised his wand.
"Avada Kedavra!"
A green light illuminated the dim classroom. After the green light dissipated, the spider also flipped over, lying face-up on the table, with no injuries on its body, but it was undoubtedly dead.
Several students tried their best to suppress the screams they wanted to make. This professor was simply crazy, actually using the Killing Curse in front of them.
If it had deviated a little just now… Thinking of this possibility, many young wizards' legs began to tremble.
"There is currently no counter-curse for the Killing Curse, and there is no way to resist it. So far, only one person has escaped this curse, and he is sitting in front of me at this moment."
Everyone followed Moody's gaze and looked at Harry, which made Harry feel embarrassed.
Afterward, Moody began a detailed explanation of the three Unforgivable Curses.
He really wanted to teach everyone these three Unforgivable Curses.
It was just that Ethan was a little regretful that he didn't hear the sentence, "You can all take out your wands, aim them at me, and recite the incantation of the Killing Curse. I suspect I'll only get a nosebleed at most."
Otherwise, Ethan would have stood up and given him a 'Knockturn Alley' to try, to see if he would only get a little nosebleed.
When it was time for class to end, as soon as the young wizards left the classroom, various discussions immediately surged up like a flood that had burst its banks.
Most of the students talked about those curses and the three unlucky spiders in awe.
At the same time, Neville was also kept behind by Moody for a long time.
Chapter 247: The Bold Moody
Time came to October 30th, which was the eve of Halloween.
As usual, the young wizards who came to the Great Hall early in the morning found that the Great Hall had been decorated anew last night.
But it was somewhat different from the previous Halloween decorations, mainly because some Halloween elements were removed, without bats or dark clouds.
Huge silk banners hung on the walls, each representing a Hogwarts house: Gryffindor with a red background and a golden lion, Ravenclaw with a blue background and a bronze eagle, Hufflepuff with a yellow background and a black badger, and Slytherin with a green background and a silver serpent.
Behind the teachers' table hung the largest banner, with the Hogwarts crest: the lion, eagle, badger, and snake linked together, surrounding a large letter H.
This seemed particularly formal.
In addition, as early as a few days ago, every corner of the corridor was cleaned by Filch, and even every statue and suit of armor was wiped down.
Even the young wizards were required to clean their leather shoes.
Fortunately, there was no Quidditch House Cup this year. Otherwise, this time would be the eve of the first game, the peak period for the Quidditch players of the four houses to practice for the game.
During this time, it would be basically impossible to clean the corridor.
As for the reason for doing this, the young wizards also knew it clearly. Dumbledore had said it a long time ago.
Today was the day when the students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons arrived.
Of course, this also meant that the Triwizard Tournament was about to begin, and the Hogwarts champion was about to be selected.
In this regard, the young wizards' discussions about the Triwizard Tournament have become more intense during this period.
Mainly, who would compete to be the Hogwarts champion, what projects would be in the tournament, and how the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang were different from them.
In addition, there were also some cheating methods, such as how to avoid the age setting and participate in it.
After all, there were only about a hundred adult wizards at Hogwarts. All seventh-year students were adults, while only a small half of the sixth-year students were adults.
There were still quite a few remaining young wizards who wanted to participate in the Triwizard Tournament.
Ethan still prepared to go to class after eating breakfast as usual. Although he had to welcome students from the other two schools today, classes still had to be held, but the last class would end half an hour early.
During this time, apart from Care of Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts, other courses were no different from before.
Especially Defense Against the Dark Arts, Moody was really teaching everyone to learn the Unforgivable Curses.
In addition, he also cast the Imperius Curse on every young wizard.
Naturally, some young wizards opposed it in the classroom, but Moody said that this was with Dumbledore's permission.
Therefore, in one class, all the fourth-year young wizards were subjected to the Imperius Curse by Moody.
Ethan was no exception, but Moody's Imperius Curse didn't work on Ethan.
After all, Ethan had mental resistance, coupled with the blessing of various wisdom and thinking buffs, it was almost impossible to be hit.
Moody was stunned for a moment when his Imperius Curse failed, but he didn't dare to say anything more.
When class was over, Ethan also specifically checked Cassandra and Hermione to confirm that their Imperius Curses had been lifted.
At that time, Ethan even suspected that Dumbledore was getting senile, that he would agree to such a request.
