Bring a fairy tale to Hogwarts!

Chapter 86 You don't have to be a dark wizard to use black magic.

The divination classroom, where classes had just ended, was a little messy, bathed in the soft glow of the setting sun, creating an exceptionally gentle and peaceful atmosphere. On the nearby table, several small notes that Victor had confiscated from the students lay curled up on the surface.

He had just finished class. Calling Harry over at this time was also a way of saying he wanted to get everything done in one go.

However, there was another reason he called Harry over, besides to complete the lessons he had promised: he had randomly tossed a few playing cards when he left home that morning and landed on the Ace of Spades—meaning that someone needed to prepare for future dangers.

So he called Harry to prepare.

But after listening to Harry's explanation of his question, Victor remained silent for several seconds.

".....imper io?"

For the first time, a sense of doubt seemed to emanate from his empty, dark eyes.

"—Where did you see this spell?"

"It's in the book you gave me, Professor, 'From Bloodline to Curse'."

Harry opened his green eyes wide and even blinked sincerely.

Harry even tried to recall how he found the spell.

"However, it was recorded on a hidden page. I didn't discover the spell at first; it only suddenly appeared after I accidentally swiped my hand—"

"Because you previously noted that these spells can only be used on humans by Aurors, I've never tried them outside; I've only used them on trolls at most."

"I was just learning a bit, is there a problem with that, Professor?"

— There is a problem, but it also seems like there isn't.

Can a novice wizard really use the Unforgivable Curse?

Victor looked at Harry with a wistful expression, recalled the provisions of the Wizarding Law—and then realized that it seemed to actually be possible.

The Wizarding Law doesn't seem to restrict anyone from learning Imperius and similar spells; it only limits who can use them and how to learn them.

After a moment of silence, Victor slowly asked:

Are you sure you want to learn this?

"Is there anything I can't learn, Professor?"

"...Okay then," Victor said after a moment of silence, "maybe it's not a big deal."

"perhaps?"

Victor didn't answer Harry. Instead, he turned around and opened the long package Harry had brought. The package was covered with a pieced-together layer of parchment. When opened, the wand with little stars rolled out.

Although he wasn't sure why Harry had brought it over so secretly, he was well aware of the wand's effects.

He took the wand out of the package and handed it to Harry.

"The requirements for using this wand are very simple; it's really just about 'casting a difficult spell with a positive attitude.' The key is 'positive attitude' and 'difficulty.'"

"The simple and easy-to-understand spells you learn in your daily studies aren't effective enough in this regard, so they can't be used and won't be of much help to your trials and magic learning. Imperio—while it's a bit of a stretch, it's difficult enough, so you can give it a try."

"What's that saying again—dark wizards don't look at the spells they use, but at their hearts."

As Victor said this, he watched Harry awkwardly tighten his grip on the bling-bling, gleaming wand.

Harry fidgeted with his hands for a moment, then asked in confusion:

"I understand—but professor, is what we're talking about related to dark wizards?"

"Yes," Victor pondered for a moment, "I remember that the magic here is the same as ours, requiring the right emotions to be cast. For example, the Patronus Charm can only be cast with sufficiently pleasant memories. I heard that a long time ago it was one of the selection criteria for the Wizengamots."

Harry nodded again, seemingly understanding but not quite. He was a little dizzy, feeling that Victor hadn't answered the question he most wanted to hear, but also feeling that the current answer seemed fine.

Ultimately, he gave up thinking about it.

"So what should I do?"

"What stage have you reached in your studies?"

"I've only succeeded against trolls once at most, Professor."

"I see," Victor stroked his chin, "Then let me demonstrate for you first."

As he spoke, he took a few steps into the divination classroom, scanning the floor around him. A few seconds later, he easily found a spider in the corner of the classroom, casually picked up a bottle, and covered it with it.

After a while, he placed the bottle, along with the spider inside, on a table in the center of the classroom.

The spider suddenly shifted its position, lying blankly beside the glass bottle, repeatedly tapping what it thought was an empty spot with its forelegs. When Harry looked over, he saw eight tiny eyes and some black hairs on its back.

This gave him the creeps.

But he wasn't Ron, and wasn't particularly afraid of spiders, so he just tightened his wand a little and returned to normal.

Before Harry cast the spell, Victor took out his wand. He paused briefly, recalling what he had read in *Wizardry*, before pointing his wand at the spider and softly saying:

"imperio."

A thin beam of light flashed from the tip of his wand.

While casting the spell, he opened some glass bottles with his other hand, allowing Harry to clearly see that after being struck by the spell, the spider paused for a moment and then suddenly stood up on its two hind legs.

Its "standing posture" was as if it had suddenly drunk a large bottle of wine, somewhat crooked and unsteady. But after struggling to stand up on its two hind legs, the spider even stood on its tiptoes, striking a pose as if it were about to dance ballet.

It then circled in front of Harry several times.

Harry was stunned for a long time.

So that's how this spell is used?

He can control spiders to dance; no wonder the troll suddenly knocked itself unconscious when he used it on it. Perhaps he really did take down the troll single-handedly that time.

Wait... — The ability to forcibly control other living beings — related to the soul. —

Something doesn't seem quite right about this.

Harry had some vague thoughts forming in his mind, but before he could grasp them, Victor put down his wand and said quite calmly:

"Hmm, it seems my magic skills haven't declined much. This spell is somewhat similar to one from our side, only the casting process has been simplified, and the effect has been reduced a bit."

"But the core is all about the emotions during the spellcasting. You have to have a strong desire to control the other person, Harry—oh, but that desire can't be bad."

"Think about it carefully. If you were to force Fred to sit at his desk and do his homework diligently every day, how determined would you need to be?"

Harry immediately had a rough idea in his mind. He held his fairy wand, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then pointed to the spider on the table.

The moment he closed his eyes, the stars on the sparkler in his hand seemed to slowly glow with a white light.