Chapter 173
Chapter 174 Salem Witch Trials
“Tricky? Ives couldn’t believe what kind of powerful magic could make Dumbledore say the word”tricky”.
Dumbledore knew what he was thinking and smiled,”It’s more tricky for you.””
He explained:”If I read it correctly, a powerful curse has been placed on this painting. As for the special magic of curse, you probably haven’t come into contact with the relevant knowledge yet.”
“That’s right.”Avis nodded, and he was obviously relieved.
Fortunately, this magic was not so powerful that Dumbledore found it difficult, otherwise he would have taken Elizabeth away immediately. After all, looking for the missing little wizard is not theirs at all. Things that should be taken care of.
While Dumbledore was thinking about how to remove the curse on the painting, he told Aviskop:”Curse is a special type of magic. What makes it different from other magic is that it requires a medium. Or the curse can be released on the cursed person under certain conditions”
“Just like Voldemort’s curse on the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.” He smiled gently and gave an example that everyone is familiar with.”Only when someone becomes the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, that The curse will be triggered”
“The mysterious store you opened also came into contact with this kind of magic when selling things to others.”Dumbledore said again
“you mean……”Avis thought for a while and said in surprise:”Contract magic?”
“That’s right.” The old principal nodded,”The contract magic you signed with the buyer is a simple curse.”
“If I’m not mistaken,” Dumbledore’s eyes seemed to have penetrated time and space, and his sharp eyes completely saw through the magic cast on the oil painting.
“The condition for the curse on this painting to be triggered is simple: touch. Its effect is also very simple, it is instant death upon contact.”
Aves was speechless. It was so simple and crude.
Fortunately, for the sake of safety, neither he nor Elizabeth touched the painting”Salem Witch Trials” hanging on the wall.》
“You chant the mantra after me.”
Dumbledore paused. He already knew how to break the curse above. At the same time, he did not forget to teach Ives,”The effect of this curse can already be classified as black magic. Therefore, in fact, the most effective method is to break the curse. A good solution is to burn it directly with Phoenix Fire.”
Ives is not surprised that Dumbledore knows that he can summon [Holy Fire]. After all, he has never avoided people when using it.
And there is a saying that has been circulating among the students at Hogwarts:
Dumbledore knows that the castle Everything that happened in the painting!
The old principal was still explaining patiently,”Considering that there is a secret room hidden behind this painting, I am not sure whether burning the painting will have any irreversible impact on the passage of the secret room, so now we only Can this curse be broken using conventional means?”
“Read after me……”Dumbledore slowly spit out a strange spell from his mouth.
Ives raised his wand, pointed it at the painting on the wall from a distance, and then chanted a spell in keeping with his rhythm.
In the center of the painting”Salem Witch Trials” is a half-naked woman who is trying to prove to the judge and the surrounding jury that she is not a witch, while several women around her carefully slide her down. She pulled up her clothes and wanted to help her put them on.
There were a large number of people at the door of the court who wanted to rush in despite being blocked by the guards. They were all victims who claimed that they had been persecuted by wizards
.
As Ives recited the spell faster, the originally static oil painting seemed to come to life.
In the painting, the judge opens and closes his mouth several times, and then hits the table three times with his gavel.
After hearing the verdict of the trial, the half-naked woman slowly shed tears from the corners of her eyes. This scene was extremely real, as if it was not an oil painting, but a corner of history that was actually played out in front of everyone.
The women who helped her pull up her clothes fainted and fell to the ground because of their sadness. The half-naked woman didn’t care about her clothes and allowed them to completely slip off. She stood up straight and glanced around with eyes that showed no emotion.
A miserable cry suddenly sounded in Avis’s ears.
The eyes of the woman in the painting were filled with pure white, and she disappeared, leaving behind a squirming black mist.
This black mist rose up and wreaked havoc in the courtroom.
The screams were endless, and the judges, guards, and”victims” outside the door”……Several women, including those who had helped the woman, were all taken away by the black mist that rushed in randomly.
When the black mist finally turned back into the woman, she looked at it all in disbelief, shed her last tear, and then dissipated in the air.
Only the ruins of the courtroom, countless corpses, and the black flames burning when the black mist caused destruction were all left in the picture.
The black flame burned stronger and stronger, and finally passed through the oil painting and came to reality.
Ives clearly saw that a small black hole suddenly appeared in the center of the painting”Salem Witch Trials”. This black hole was gradually eating away at the entire painting.
“Follow my lead and wave the wand.”
Dumbledore’s voice came from the double-sided mirror, and Ives hurriedly waved his wrist in accordance with his instructions.
Hermione and Elizabeth who were watching did not dare to express their anger, for fear of disturbing Ives’s spellcasting.
Until the entire screen was completely Turning black, with a creak, the painting opened, revealing a dark passage
“Success!”
Seeing that the curse was successfully broken, Hermione and Elizabeth dared to cheer loudly.
Dumbledore stroked his beard with satisfaction. Ives’ talent was beyond his imagination. He could actually break such a complicated curse under his remote guidance..
However, his eyes were a little complicated. If he saw it correctly, was the witch an… Obscurus?
Such an old Obscurus reminded him of his nephew,
Aurelius Dun. Bumbledore.
Dumbledore sighed. There are still business matters at the moment. It is better to leave the old man’s sentimentality to his sleep time at night.
He asked:”Avis, don’t hang up the communication. You can go in and check.””
“Okay,” Ives replied after a while. The cost of lifting the curse was not low for him.
He and Elizabeth walked in tandem, carefully stepping into the revealed passage.
This passage was related to the discovery of Linn. The secret room was also very cramped and cramped.
As they walked down the slope, a choking potion smell mixed with the smell of dust and the musky smell of human sweat glands hit their nostrils. The two people hurriedly used Dao Bubbles. He cursed his head, and then he felt that his breathing was much easier. Going further down, there was an ordinary room with only bookshelves, tables, chairs and some scattered items.
However,
Ives was surprised to find that this was different from the blood tracing he used. The scene is exactly the same as what I saw during the magic!
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(End of this chapter)
