Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Chapter 265 This centaur is so different? He wants to cry as soon as he's scolded?
But at this moment, he could feel a faint, almost frozen pulse in his fingertips.

“It’s alive,” Dylan said softly, his fingertips hovering above the bloodstains, as if he could feel the faint warmth of life remaining.

"When this blood left the body, it still carried the breath of life. The injured unicorn should still be alive at that time."

And
It seems to be the same unicorn whose blood he has been drawing.

He picked up a small piece of dark red ice crystal and looked at it in the moonlight.

Fine silver lines could be faintly seen flowing within the ice crystals.

—That was the pure magic unique to unicorn blood, but it was now shrouded in a layer of gray, carrying a heavy, sluggish feeling.

"The aura of the curse has faded considerably," he said, his fingertip brushing against the edge of the bloodstain. The snow there wasn't completely stained red, but rather had an eerie charred black hue.

“But something’s not right.” He looked up at Aurel, his eyes filled with inquiry. “It’s not so easy to get a living unicorn to leave behind this kind of blood.”

Once the blood of an ordinary unicorn leaves the body, its pure magic dissipates rapidly, while the chilling aura of the curse spreads like ink into water.

But within this pool of blood, the lingering warmth of life had not yet dissipated, and the aura of curse seemed to be suppressed by something, curled up in the deepest part of the bloodstain, exuding an unwilling struggle.

Dylan stared at the dark red patch, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing it.

He knew all too well the proper measure when drawing unicorn blood, and he also knew all too well how difficult it was to "tame" the blood of this creature.

Especially blood that carries the breath of life and has not yet been completely corrupted by the curse.

Dylan thought for a moment, then opened his palm upwards. With a deft flick of his wrist, a diamond-shaped blood diamond appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The diamond's surface is covered with strange, twisted patterns, and a reddish-black luster flows between its edges.

Every change in light and shadow is like a heart beating faintly, exuding a heart-stirring vitality.

—And the power of curses.

Aurel's pupils contracted, his hooves instinctively took a half step back, and his forelegs straightened.

His gaze, fixed on the blood diamond, shifted from astonishment to sharpness, and his nose twitched slightly, clearly sensing a familiar scent.

"How could you have something like this?" His voice was tense and strained. "The curse power on this... is almost identical to the bloodstains on the ground! Wait—this is a unicorn's heart?!"

Vigilance rose again like thorns, and Aurel even slightly hunched his back, ready to deal with any unexpected changes at any time.

"You really killed the unicorn! And you viciously ripped out its heart and made such an evil thing!"

Aurel raised his bow and arrow once more.

He's so stupid!

They were completely fooled by this human's few words!
Humans are indeed cunning and evil!

Luna, standing to the side, paused slightly, her swaying carrot earrings stopped, and her pale golden eyelashes trembled gently.

Those eyes always seemed somewhat detached.

The red light of the blood diamond was clearly reflected at this moment.

A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

She simply pursed her lips and didn't rush to speak like O'Reilly, but quietly looked at Dylan.

Dylan's fingers traced the cold surface of the blood diamond, feeling its faint, almost imperceptible pulse.

Dylan studied it when he first acquired it.

The result was actually almost identical to what Riddle had predicted.

This thing seems to be a diamond with a cursed power.

Wizards can use the power within diamonds to study the art of curses.

Furthermore, there are many kinds of curses, and those who possess the Blood Diamond can even use it to avoid the negative effects of the curses.

They even turned the curse into a source of nourishment for themselves.

This is also the main reason why Riddle, after growing into Voldemort, possessed Quirrell and instructed him to hunt unicorns.

Because Voldemort knew that the unicorn's curse was actually useless to him; on the contrary, it would nourish him and prolong his life.

Dylan also experimented with the blood diamond he found at Lockhart's house, using it in conjunction with unicorn blood.

This is true.

Blood diamonds can weaken the curse of blood, instead transforming it into a more malevolent power.

—Dylan had previously given him blood from a unicorn that was free of curses and contained only pure life force.

He also had the unicorn give him some blood containing the power of a curse.

As for how it was given...
Surprisingly, despite Dylan taking so much blood from the unicorn, it didn't harbor any resentment whatsoever.

Of course, there is a little bit of resentment, but it can be more accurately described as grudge.

On the contrary, they harbored no resentment whatsoever.

Without resentment, there's no way to imbue the blood he collects with the power of a curse.

This forced Dylan to take some drastic measures.

such as
castigate.

Yes, it means exactly what it says.

Dylan whipped the unicorn's rear end hard with a vine about ten times, drawing blood, but the unicorn still held no grudge against him.

In the end, Dylan fought the unicorn for almost half an hour.

In the end, he accidentally lashed the unicorn's head instead of its rear end with one of his whips, which finally caused it to produce some cursed blood.

Although it was full of twists and turns, and there wasn't much blood containing the power of the curse.

However—fortunately, Dylan had a backup plan.

When Quirrell was hunting unicorns, he also collected some of the cursed blood.

Let the unicorn produce some more cursed blood for him.

Dylan just wanted fresher blood.

At least it can serve as a control group.

With comparisons, experiments can be more accurate!
This is a very common principle.

Dylan looked up at O'Reilly, his eyes calm and unfathomable.

It was as if what he held in his hand was not something forbidden, but just an ordinary stone.

"What's the panic? I didn't create this thing."

Aurel frowned, glaring at Dylan with wide eyes: "You say you didn't make it, so it's not true? Who knows if you're lying to me!"

Dylan looked at O'Reil with an expression of disbelief: "Are you an idiot? If I killed a unicorn and made something like this, why would I have you bring me here to see this useless blood? You're such a stubborn, stupid horse-hoof. Remember, you're a centaur, not a mule."

One stubborn horse hoof, one mule.

Aurel was struck dumb by the scolding, her eyes wide open, still retaining the sharpness of her earlier wariness.

At this moment, she froze, her eyes looking as if they were covered by a thin layer of mist.

He opened his mouth as if to refute something, but the words caught in his throat, and he only managed to utter a muffled breath.

"How dare you insult me ​​like that? The language you used is absolutely awful!"

No matter how angry they get, all they ever say when they curse someone is that they're stupid.

How come this human's mouth is so powerful?

What a vicious human being!

The way they swore was so awful!

Dylan hadn't expected to see such a burly centaur.

He just cursed at me.

She even looked like she was about to cry.

He was stunned.

Luna winked beside her.

She watched as Aurel's ears drooped, and his previously tense back slumped. Then he turned his head away, shuffling his hooves in the snow, his mane falling down to obscure half his face.

Is this centaur really that different?
Luna's usually somewhat vacant gaze revealed a rare, clear hint of surprise.

Dylan's lips twitched, and his expression softened, no longer so stern.

But he wasn't going to comfort the guy.

The best way to deal with such arrogant centaurs is never to seek peace, but to provoke them.

"Don't tell me you're about to cry because you look like you're about to shed a tear."

Sure enough, this tactic was quite effective.

It pierced Aurel’s fragile sense of grievance with extreme precision.

He suddenly raised his head, his ears perking up instantly.

The damp mist that had just covered his eyes was instantly dispelled by his anger, and his eyes regained their light, though this time it was mixed with a bit of shame and annoyance.

"I didn't!"

He retorted almost immediately, raising his voice and stomping his hoof heavily on the snow, kicking up a few snowflakes.

"How could I possibly shed tears? I am a centaur—the guardian of this forest!"

He deliberately straightened his back, trying to adopt his usual arrogant demeanor, but the slight redness in his eyes hadn't completely faded, making him appear somewhat weak-willed.

"It's just a couple of pointless words, it won't affect me! Besides, I'm not stupid!" he added, sticking out his neck.

As if trying to convince Dylan, or perhaps himself, his mane bristled slightly from the sheer force of his effort.

Dylan's lips twitched again: "Okay, okay, you're not stupid. I think I might have misread it."

Although the centaurs have a strict social system.

However, the only place they can live is this forbidden forest.

The Forbidden Forest is vast, yet also small.

Even if a centaur, who spends his entire life dealing with stars and other creatures, can "understand" nature.

However, he is still somewhat "naive" in his dealings with people and affairs.

Of course, it's different for those old folks who have lived a long time.

But centaurs like Aurel are still very young.
This is so incredibly naive!

Dylan had no idea why the centaurs allowed O'Reil to wander freely on the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest.

but--

A faint glint flashed in Dylan's eyes.

Aurel's identity may not be simple among the centaurs.

They directly addressed Bane as "Big Brother".

He also became acquainted with centaurs such as Ferenczek.

If you're just an ordinary centaur, you might not even have the chance to meet them.

After all, Ferenze was a notorious centaur who didn't follow centaur traditions.

Ordinary Malian parents would not allow their children to get close to the other party.

However, Aurel was still able to learn divination and astrology from Ferenczek, Ronan, and others.

This alone is enough to show that the other party is of extraordinary status.

"Indeed, it seems that letting him go back then was the right choice."

Dylan smiled to himself.

His casual move at the time unexpectedly brought him a pleasant surprise.

He turned to Luna and said, “Although this unicorn’s blood is cursed, its intensity is not high compared to others. Moreover, I know this unicorn. I saved it back then, and the blood that flowed from it at that time could truly be called cursed blood.”

"Ordinary people would feel extremely uncomfortable just by getting close to them."

"You even saved a unicorn?" Aureel was taken aback. "When? How come I didn't know?"

Dylan scoffed, "What makes you think you know? Do you think you're some kind of omnipotent fortune teller?"

Aurel also pouted: "Hmph!"

Dylan rolled his eyes.

Is Hogwarts a breeding ground for tsundere characters?

Why are they all so arrogant?

Luna nodded: "Then this diamond."

Dylan turned back to her: "Through my research, I discovered that this blood diamond seems to be able to display fragments of a unicorn before it bleeds through the blood."

Dylan held the rhombus-shaped blood diamond in his hand, the red light within its patterns pulsating gently with his movements.

He crouched down, holding the blood diamond no more than half a finger's width above the scattered unicorn bloodstains on the ground.

The next second, the strange patterns on the surface of the blood diamond suddenly lit up and began to writhe as if they were alive.

The bloodstains on the ground seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, with tiny blood droplets detaching from the snow and transforming into red threads that flew towards the blood diamond.

The moment the two touched, a blinding crimson light burst forth.

The pulsation of the blood diamond and the flow of blood were strangely synchronized.

At the same time, an aura mixed with rust and ancient incantations filled the air.

As the light dimmed, Dylan's eyes glazed over for a moment.

The shattered images suddenly flashed into my mind.

Under the moonlight deep in the Forbidden Forest, a unicorn was walking slowly, its silvery-white mane swaying in the forest. There were indeed some bloodstains on its body, dripping down its snow-white fur and onto the withered leaves, leaving small red marks.

But its steps were steady, showing no sign of panic or flight, and there were no shadows chasing it from any direction, only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

It walked quietly, the blood on its body looking like an accidental scratch rather than a wound from being hunted.

However, Dylan observed very carefully.

Based on his knowledge of unicorns, he could clearly see that there was a wound on the unicorn's thigh, but it was not obvious because it was covered by fur.

The image appears like a bubble bursting.

Dylan snapped out of his daze and blinked.

At this point, the fusion of the blood diamond and the bloodstains had stopped.

The bloodstains on the ground had faded considerably.

However, the red light of the blood diamond dimmed, and the eerie feeling in the patterns became more pronounced.

Dylan ignored him.

He had already discovered this situation when he was researching the uses of blood diamonds.

This should be a normal phenomenon when using Blood Diamond, and nothing else will happen.

"How was it?" Luna noticed that there was a lot of magic surging in the air just now.

Some things are happening on a spiritual level.

Dylan stood up: "I saw it go that way."

He pointed in another direction.

Aurel and Luna looked over.

The location Dylan was pointing to was deep within the Forbidden Forest.

Aurel was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

Luna also spoke up, saying, "I found the bloodstains on the other side."

She also pointed, but the position was at a right angle to the direction Dylan pointed.

(End of this chapter)