Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 283 Soul Seizing
It was really too absurd. Moody, a man impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr., a fanatical follower of Voldemort, actually sincerely warned himself not to abuse the dark arts! ?
Either the madman Barty Jr., who plays Moody, has become schizophrenic and is getting too immersed in the role.

Or maybe the Moody in front of him is the real thing!

Mike really missed the Marauder's Map at this moment. If the Marauder's Map was still in his hands, he wouldn't have to worry so much now. He just needed to open the Marauder's Map and take a look, and everything would be very clear.

Unfortunately, the Marauder's Map was taken away by Dumbledore after the incident with Peter Pettigrew, with the reason being to prevent someone with ulterior motives from using the map to play pranks.

Logically speaking, with the Marauder's Map in hand, Dumbledore should have had a better understanding of Hogwarts. If Moody was a fake, he should have discovered it at the first moment.

But Dumbledore remained silent.

This doesn't mean that Moody is real, because Mike really can't figure out the intentions of this old guy Dumbledore.

Just like in the original book, he clearly had several opportunities to prevent Voldemort from resurrecting. Even after Voldemort was resurrected, he could still emerge and call for action, integrating the power of the entire British wizarding world to strangle Voldemort, who had just recovered but had not yet returned to his peak.

But he continued to indulge himself until Voldemort returned and he himself died.

Mike found it a little difficult to understand. After all, he was not a fan of the original Harry Potter novel. Although he had read it many times, he did not look for those so-called in-depth analyses, nor did he pay attention to the original author's TV shows.

Therefore, in his previous life, he classified these difficult-to-understand contents as necessary for the plot.

People wanted to see Harry Potter defeat Voldemort, so the author wrote it that way.

But now Mike himself is in the past story and has made a lot of changes to it.

So now, he really couldn't see through Dumbledore.

In desperation, Mike could only continue to observe Moody in order to find his flaws.

A person cannot withstand scrutiny and observation, even if he was once a senior Auror and his vigilance remains the same.

So after the Freemason members observed for a period of time, a complete Moody's observation report appeared in front of the Freemasons.

Moody's daily routine is very regular. He goes to bed at 10 pm and gets up at 6 am. He gets up several times in the middle of the night without exception.

When he sleeps, he will set up a lot of traps around him, some of which are warnings, and some of which can kill people directly. And when Moody sleeps, he will only close his intact eye, while the other magic eye is still open and constantly scanning around, as if it is keeping watch for Moody.

There were many things hidden in Moody's thick clothes, ranging from healing potions, poison that could kill a dragon, to whips and knives, and the most common thing everyone saw was a portable wine flask.

He was like an old drunkard. Even when he dined with Dumbledore, he would first use complicated methods to test for poison before eating with the wine in the flagon.

Everyone thought that the flagon contained wine, but Mike thought that the flagon contained Polyjuice Potion (a potion that can transform a person into another person). After all, if Barty Jr. wanted to appear as Moody for 24 hours without interruption, he would need to use Polyjuice Potion every once in a while.

However, when a warrior stepped forward and deliberately knocked over Moody's flagon, everyone was shocked to find that the flagon contained neither wine nor potion, but Thorfinn, a stimulant version for Quidditch players.

After punishing the warrior who knocked over his flagon, Moody also answered the question of why he drank the stuff.

"I need to stay alert all the time, but I'm old and I don't have enough energy. So I need this thing to keep me alert."

These are Moody's exact words.

Mike was completely stunned when he heard this. After all, this once again proved that the Moody who was now in Hogwarts seemed to be the real thing.

So where did little Batty go?

Mike didn't know.

Moody was also aware of the spying of the mutual aid society members during this period. After all, the mutual aid society members were just a group of students, and they were still a little too young in front of a professionally trained Auror like him.

But he acted like he knew nothing and continued with the class.

As time went on, Moody's first round of classes finally ended.

During this period, many people protested to Dumbledore, saying that Moody's teaching method was too cruel, and some people even submitted letters of complaint to the Ministry of Magic.

But Moody himself insisted on his own way and demonstrated the three unforgivable curses to every student in every college and every grade.

In the second Defense Against the Dark Arts class for Ravenclaw, he finally fulfilled the promise he made in the first class and began to teach everyone how to resist the Imperius Curse.

However, the method he gave for resisting the Imperius Curse was still as direct as ever, and still carried his strong personal characteristics as always.

"The easiest way to resist the Imperius Curse is to get used to it. After being controlled by the Imperius Curse many times, you will become resistant to it, so it won't be so easy for it to control you next time."

After saying this, he began to let the students come forward one by one and endure the Imperius Curse he had released.

Moody was right, but he was not entirely right.

As one of the three unforgivable curses, the Imperius Curse is indeed very powerful, and being controlled by the Imperius Curse repeatedly will indeed develop resistance, but this is not the only way to resist the Imperius Curse.

The safest way should be to gradually improve your willpower and mental strength. As long as these two abilities are strong enough, you can break free from the control of the Imperius Curse.

Generally speaking, these two abilities are innate, and a few people with strong beliefs also have particularly strong willpower.

But it is very difficult to increase willpower and mental strength stably for a long time.

Even Mike currently only knows two methods.

That's Occlumency and meditation.

So, to some extent, Moody's approach is correct, but it is a bit too eager for quick success and the outlook is not very optimistic.

Just like what he was doing now to the Ravenclaw fourth year students that Mike was in.

"Okay, next one!"

Moody said this with some boredom, and at the same time he flicked his wand lightly, and the unlucky guy who was originally under the Imperius Curse woke up.

The unlucky guy had a bewildered look on his face, while a burst of laughter came from a small area below the podium.

Franklin didn't laugh, even though the unlucky guy's movements on the podium imitating the Egyptian dancer's belly-squeeze dance were really funny.

Because he will be the next unlucky guy.

"Hurry up, who's next?"

Moody on the podium urged impatiently, and Franklin glanced at Mike on the side, then gritted his teeth and walked to the podium like a warrior rushing to the battlefield.

Seeing that the person coming up was a strong black man, Moody perked up a little and a playful smile appeared on his face.

Then, without further ado, he took out his wand and pointed it at Franklin. "Soul out of body."

A hoarse, ugly spell came from Moody's mouth, and at the same time a faint mist enveloped Franklin's head.

In almost an instant, Franklin, who was originally tense and tense all over, relaxed, and even his bulging muscles relaxed.

Franklin just stared straight ahead with his eyes wide open, his pupils dilated, and his eyes unfocused.

Moody frowned and pursed his lips, as if he was thinking about what to ask Franklin to do.

Finally, as if he had come up with a good idea, Moody laughed, and at the same time, his free left hand snapped his fingers in the air.

"Snapped!"

The snap of fingers activated Franklin like a switch.

Franklin moved and took off his shirt first. The weather was already very cold, but Franklin took off all his clothes on the upper body without any hesitation.

Then, Franklin turned around and faced the people below the podium. He bent his knees and made a movement similar to a horse stance. At the same time, he shrugged his shoulders, shrunk his neck, opened his eyes wide, clenched his fists, and pounded his chest hard, making a dull knocking sound.

"Ooooooh!"

Franklin's lips turned outward and he made a series of strange noises. Combined with his current movements and expressions, he looked like a chimpanzee courting a mate.

"Hahahahaha!"

A burst of laughter rang out from the classroom, almost scaring Filch, who was cleaning the ceiling on the scaffolding not far outside the classroom, to fall down.

Moody was also laughing. His laughter was unpleasant to the ear and he looked ugly when he laughed, but he was still laughing at this moment, a very proud laugh.

Mike's expression at this moment was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out.

It was a common understanding that the controlled people would be subjected to various embarrassing actions as punishment. It would be fine if it was just a simple dance, singing, or barking like a dog, but now Moody actually used such a sensitive method to humiliate his friend, which he could not accept at all.

"All curses end!"

The unique voice of a boy in puberty came out of Mike's mouth. At the same time, a band of light shot out from the tip of the blackthorn wand, covering Franklin completely.

The effect of the Imperius Curse was dispelled. Franklin looked around with a puzzled look on his face. After discovering that he was not wearing a shirt, he hurriedly picked up his clothes and put them on.

The laughter from the audience stopped abruptly as everyone was shocked by this sudden change.

Moody glared at Mike with dissatisfaction, as if blaming him for disturbing the little bit of fun he had finally found.

Mike did not blame Moody because he knew it was useless. He just walked to the podium, patted Franklin who was still confused, and then said to Moody:

"Let me take the next one."

Moody's face showed a look of surprise, and then it turned into an expression of excitement.

"Oh! Is our big star already impatient? Well, since you are so anxious, then... soul-leaving!"

Moody launched a surprise attack, and the power of the Imperius Curse he released this time was countless times stronger than the one he used on Franklin before. In just a moment, a large amount of fog composed of magic power, invisible to ordinary people, enveloped Mike completely.

Franklin, who didn't have time to return to his seat, felt nervous. Mike was different from him. If he went up to embarrass someone, at most people would laugh at him and it would be over. But Mike was the actual leader of the Freemasons and the Fraternal Aid Society. If he made a fool of himself in public, it would be a major blow to his prestige.

But the worst situation that Franklin expected did not happen. Mike, who was hit by the Imperius Curse, still had clear eyes and even smiled at Moody.

To Moody, this smile looked like a mockery.

They laughed at him for not having enough to eat, saying that they couldn't even control a fourteen-year-old child.

So, Moody used the Imperius Curse on Mike over and over again as if he was having a seizure.

Moody's efforts seemed to have worked. Mike's eyebrows furrowed and a look of pain appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Moody became even more excited, and the wand in his hand almost left an afterimage.

Gradually, Mike's pupils dilated and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed.

"call!"

Moody wiped the sweat from his forehead. The willpower of the young man in front of him was so strong, but he was still a little bit behind him.

Just like the last time when he controlled Franklin, Moody began to ponder, but at this moment, Mike, with dull eyes and a dazed face, moved.

He slowly took out his wand from his arms and pointed it at Moody, while saying in a dreamy tone:
"The soul leaves the body."

The mist drifted in, and before Moody, who was deep in thought, could react, his eyes became as dull as Mike's.

Then, Moody started to dance ballet, spinning like a top with his artificial leg, which he had lost long ago and was now supported by only a wooden stick, with a look of intoxication on his face.

Moody is rather fat and not very tall, so he is not suitable for ballet dancing because even if his movements are very standard, in the eyes of the audience he will just be a funny fat swan.

“Puchi! Ha…hahahahahaha!”

Finally, a girl still couldn't help laughing out loud, and then, as if it was an infectious disease, deafening laughter rang out in the classroom again.

And the volume is higher than before with Franklin.

Moody was still dancing in ecstasy, but he was, after all, a former senior Auror who had experienced many bloody events. Not only did he have a strong will, but he had also been controlled by the Imperius Curse more than once or twice, so he had long developed resistance to it.

So, he woke up quickly.

The students were still laughing, not stopping even when they noticed Moody was glaring at them.

It’s not that they are not afraid of Moody, but that they simply can’t stop.

Amidst the laughter, Moody looked at Mike on the podium with a gloomy face.

At this moment, Mike also woke up and looked at him with an innocent and panicked expression, saying:

"Professor, did I just... do something?"

Suddenly, Moody had an urge to vomit blood.

(End of this chapter)