Hogwarts magic is justice

Chapter 59 Breaking the Curse, That's My Specialty

Breaking a curse isn't as simple as just stopping the curse instantly or ending all curses; it depends on the actions of the Muggles first.

If a Muggle archaeological team decides to excavate a pyramid or an ancient tomb, the antidote clerics must act first, enter the site, and find any items shrouded in curses or magic, preventing them from falling into Muggle hands.

Of course, if something accidentally slips into Muggle society, the spellbreakers will need to go and retrieve it. That's easy; a forgetting spell will do, making them forget that they ever had anything unusual and that they've ever met a wizard.

Of course, this is not a safe job, because it mainly deals with ancient magic, so the spellbreaker needs to have a broad knowledge base and a strong ability to protect themselves.

Since he had never done it before, Irving wanted to see how others worked first.

"Mr. Owen, this is the Third Curse-Breaking Room. What we are currently doing is breaking the curse on a golden cup that is afflicted with a curse. You see, to break the curse, we must first release the curse. After identifying what the curse is, we will have a corresponding solution."

Owen watched for a while, then turned his head: "Why not use Fiendfire? Fiendfire is very powerful; it can perfectly resolve many curses, even ancient black magic curses."

The person in charge was startled: "No, no, no, Mr. Owen, these cursed items are extremely valuable and worth studying. Solving the curse might allow us to delve deeper into the mysteries of ancient magic. If we use Fiendfire, the curse will be solved, but the items will not be preserved."

I see……

Irving nodded to indicate that he understood. After watching for a while, he went to rest. He would officially begin the work of breaking the curse tomorrow.

Some say that the origin of magic is in Egypt. Firstly, the country has a long enough history that, compared to the other three ancient countries, the legends left by the magicians are extremely similar to those of magic.

Therefore, the theory that Merlin originated from Egypt still holds considerable sway among wizarding communities.

The magicians are very practical; they all love gold. Besides being valuable, gold is also a great medium for imbuing magic. If you leave a curse on it, it can be preserved for a very long time.

In fact, the power of ancient magic is not as great as that of modern magic, but over time, spells can also undergo some mutations. Moreover, ancient black magic is all about directness and efficiency. If you say you're going to die, then you're going to die. The caster has no psychological burden, and may even feel happy that you've been killed.

Looking at the vase surrounded by black mist, Owen thought for a moment, then put away the small wand and took out the large wand from his pocket.

This action startled the passing supervisor, who exclaimed, "Mr. Owen, what are you doing?"

"This is my magic wand..."

"Ah... okay, then please be careful..."

The supervisor went out, but didn't go far. He was secretly watching. The person in charge had mentioned that although this person was not old, he was sent by Dumbledore, and through their conversation, it was clear that this person had an extremely dangerous idea of ​​breaking the curse. They needed to observe him closely.

To break a curse, one must first bring out the curse. The most common way is to tap the object with a wand and use magic to trigger the curse within it. Owen did just that. He tapped the vase a few times with his large wand, and the black mist on it suddenly accelerated its flow and was then completely sucked into the vase.

"What does this mean? Are you producing and selling your own stock?"

Owen was a little confused, but his expression quickly changed. He casually turned the chair into a cork, then waved his wand and plugged the bottle.

The curse that was about to erupt was abruptly blocked inside.

Owen was quite sensitive to changes in magic. He carefully sensed the magic in the vase and then marveled at how fast he had acted. If he had been any slower, the room might not have survived.

"Mr. MGM, how should this situation usually be handled?"

Irving couldn't find a solution in the manual, so he had to find the person in charge, briefly explain the situation, and then ask his question.

When you're out and about, on someone else's turf, it's best to respect the rules. If this were Hogwarts, he would have burned it with a raging fire long ago; there would be no need for him to go through all this trouble.

"If it's a large-scale outbreak of the curse..." The person in charge looked a little bitter. "Then we'll have to deal with it. The items... don't need to be left behind."

"Okay, I understand!"

Irving nodded and left, while the person in charge was stunned: "Understood? What does he understand? I haven't even finished saying what I wanted to say... Oh no!!!"

The speed was still too slow. When he arrived at the dispelling chamber, the vase was just some white ash. Owen looked at him and said, "Please don't worry about me. The luck of my Fiendfyre Curse has been recognized by Mr. Grindelwald."

"No...I...okay..."

It's too late to say anything now. It's already burned. What else can we do?

The second day's unsealing work was a bit easier. From the golden bowl that had been knocked, a large, hairy hand emerged. Owen didn't act immediately but sat to the side, watching the outstretched hairy hand grope around as if it were looking for its lost money.

Irving thoughtfully took out a copper nut and placed it in the palm of the large hand. However, the large hand did not find the pleasure of money. Instead, it seemed to be angry and waved it back and forth in the air. Then, Irving used a divine strike to cut it in half.

The hairy hand retracted, and when it reappeared, it had become a pair.

This is interesting. Owen was quite curious. Could some ancient magical creature be sealed inside? Two arms emerged from one severed arm?

With hands like that, wouldn't they be vulnerable to the Crucifixion Curse?

"Extremely painful!"

The best way to deal with curses is through black magic, and the ultimate form of black magic to date is the Unforgivable Curse. Over time, Owen became more and more adept at breaking curses, which also enriched his understanding of curses. Indeed, some of them were quite interesting; things that cannot be seen in modern times could be seen here.

However, there are also some troubles. For example, some curses are ancient viruses or something, which can be perfectly protected against by the Immerse Curse. Then you can just fly around the workshop with Fiendfire...

Breaking the curse isn't actually difficult; the difficulty lies in lacking the correct and diverse coping strategies.

But what made Owen happiest was the content of the letter Hermione sent:

Professor Lockhart broke his leg, and Madam Pomfrey thought the bone was too broken into too many pieces to put back together, so she pulled the whole bone out and gave him Bone Extract, just like Harry had done before.

Lockhart's performance was so poor that he cried in the infirmary every day and asked Dumbledore to send him to St. Mungo's, but Dumbledore refused, saying that such a small matter was not worth the trouble. So Dumbledore took over the Defense Against the Dark Arts class himself.

When Irving saw this, he was stunned for a moment: Could this old wizard have deliberately sent me away just to have a taste of being a professor?

The letter also mentioned that since the open classes began, more and more people have been getting up early to go for a run. The Slytherin snakes have also been generous in sharing their training content and methods, making the mornings at Hogwarts quite lively.

After cutting some scraps of meat for the owl that was delivering the message and sending it back, Owen resumed his work on breaking the curse. He was starting to get the hang of it and found that the job was actually quite interesting, at least he could see all sorts of ancient magical artifacts immediately after breaking the curse.