Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 24 Curse and Counter-Curse
Dui didn't care about the corpse demon's last words. Who doesn't know how to say harsh words?

Moreover, he also guessed that the one who finally controlled the wights to speak should be the Witch-king of Angmar, the leader of the nine Ringwraiths of the Dark Lord Sauron.

Dui did not feel any pressure when being targeted by the other party, after all, he could not appear in front of him immediately.

Now that the corpse demon has been dealt with, it's time to collect the spoils.

Dui collected all the jewelry and crown on the corpse without any disgust, and then found four daggers at the corpse's feet.

I don’t know what material the dagger is made of. After a thousand years, there is not a trace of rust, and it still shines silver and emits a cold and sharp edge.

Dui wielded a knife and chopped off the corner of the sarcophagus. It was like cutting tofu, and he easily cut off the hard corner of the sarcophagus.

Dui was delighted. This was exactly the knife he wanted that could carve the heart of a tree.

However, looking at the four daggers and then at the tomb, Dui suddenly realized.

He remembered that the four-member Hobbit team from the future Lord of the Rings, after leaving Tom's house, also encountered a wight and was captured by the wight and taken to a tomb. In the face of death, they sang to summon Tom to rescue them, and he gave them the four daggers from the tomb.

Could it be that he has taken away their opportunity in advance?
But even if it was, Dui didn't care, it was his now in his hands.

After getting the things, Dui did not stop, turned around and left the tomb.

However, as soon as he came outside, Dui took a cold breath.

Because there were hundreds of zombies outside, and as soon as they smelled the scent of living people, they rushed towards Dui at a rapid speed.

Dui had no doubt that this was the work of the Witch-king of Angmar, who had awakened these wights with the obvious intention of keeping him in the Barrow-Downs.

Dui just wanted to leave here as soon as possible, so he didn't want to get entangled with the corpse monsters.

"Fluorescent flash!" A huge ball of light shot out from the tip of Dui's wand. The light ball was so dazzling that it illuminated the entire ancient tomb group.

The corpse demons were in a state of restlessness. Although the magical light was not as deadly to them as sunlight, their instinctive fear of light still slowed down their attack.

Dui was protected by the Iron Armor Spell while controlling several ancient swords of corpse demons to clear the way. He did not stop and walked straight down the mountain in the north.

The wights refused to give up and continued to follow him, but it was still daytime, and the further they got from the Barrow-Downs, the less the dark power would affect them. Finally, the wights could only roar in frustration and watch Dui leave.

Dui walked for several hours and finally arrived at the east-west main road north of the ancient tomb hill.

The East-West Road was one of the most important routes in Eriador. Going east from the present location of Dewi, the nearest place was the human settlement of Bree. Going west, it passed through the Old Wood and Buckland, then crossed Brandywine Bridge and entered the Shire.

Dui looked towards the east, turned around and walked towards the west.

He was not in a hurry to sign in at Bree Town.

But before that, he had to dry the things he brought out from the ancient tomb mound in the sun.

So he placed the five ancient corpse swords, four daggers, and the jewelry in the cloth bag on the ground so that the sunlight could shine on them.

Under the sunlight, the curses and ominous powers carried by these items were purified by the sunlight and dissipated into wisps of black air.

The dagger had not changed at all, it was still sharp and gleaming silver in the sunlight.

The jewelry seems to have been washed away and become more dazzling.

The only pity is that after the curse and ominous power were purified, the five ancient corpse swords became dilapidated and lost their power to destroy demons.

After the purification was completed, Dui packed up his things and started his return journey.

Now, more than half a year has passed since he arrived in Middle-earth, and he plans to return to Hobbiton. After traveling for so long, he wants to go back to where he first arrived to catch his breath, and besides, he hasn't yet given Bilbo the large bag of tobacco he bought for him; he can't let it go to waste.

Of course, the most important thing is that the time for the dwarves to march to Lonely Mountain is not far away.

It was now January 2941 of the Third Age. He remembered that it was in this year that Bilbo joined the Lonely Mountain Fellowship and officially embarked on his adventure.

If he didn't want to miss it, he had to meet up with Bilbo before then.

Dui walked westward, summoning the magic book he had obtained by signing in at the Barrow Hill.

Dui raised an eyebrow at the hideous, tormented face depicted on the cover. It truly was a book of dark magic; the cover alone was terrifying. He was even more curious about the contents.

Dui opened the book and read it carefully. The more he read, the more shocked he became by the bloody and evil contents.

Curse magic is a type of black magic. Although it is not as fast-acting and powerful as other black magic, it is the most evil and irreversible type.

For example, Voldemort cursed the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, causing every professor who took up the position to suffer misfortune within a year, ranging from serious injury to death!
Even Dumbledore, who was known as the most powerful wizard, couldn't solve it.

There are also the most tragic blood-cursed orcs in the magic world. They are also cursed, and the curse will be inherited through blood. Anyone who is cursed will lose their humanity little by little over time, and eventually become an animal without thinking or reason.

And the process is irreversible.

In the book "Curse and Counter-Curse", many methods of cursing are recorded, such as making a voodoo doll, and then placing the personal belongings of the person you want to curse on the voodoo doll, so that you can control the life and death of others through the voodoo doll;
You can also curse names, photos, etc., causing the other person to fall into weakness or nightmares unknowingly, and eventually die of weakness.

It can even curse objects, causing anyone who touches them to suffer a tragic death.

Moreover, the strength of the curse depends entirely on the malice and magic power of the caster.

Once a curse is cast, it is almost impossible to break it.

Therefore, in the wizarding world, cursing has always been strictly prohibited. Once caught, the consequences will be imprisonment in Azkaban for life.

After closing the book, Dui took a deep breath.

It is indeed the most evil black magic. The bloody illustrations in the book made Dui feel physically uncomfortable.

Some of the most evil curses even require human lives and blood to be cast successfully.

But even so, Dui never thought of not learning.

In his opinion, he doesn't have to curse, but he must know how to curse.

In case of emergency, this will be his last resort and means.

Dui was particularly eager for the voodoo doll, which was a perfect tool for cursing people. With just a photo, hair, nails, clothing, or even just a name, one could curse the person and cause them harm.

It can also be used to divert harm or even make the other person become obsessed with you.

Dui even thought that if he had a voodoo doll, he could curse you directly, just like when the Witch-king of Angmar shouted at him in the tomb, and kill you instantly no matter how far away you were.

However, the Witch-King of Angmar is in his current state as a Ringwraith. I don't know if he can be considered alive. I don't know if the curse he casts will work.

Just thinking about the materials for making voodoo dolls made Dui feel distressed again.

According to the book, the raw materials for making voodoo dolls require the magical plant mandrake from the magical world.

But where does Mandrake come from in Middle-earth?
(End of this chapter)