Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 263, Section 261. Moody: What are the three unforgivable curses?

In fact, Lupin only briefly mentioned the teaching progress from Year 1 to Year 7 to Moody, without going into much detail about Year 4 (last year's Year 3). After all, the learning progress of Year 4 is quite unusual in the history of Hogwarts' teaching.

The learning pace in fifth and sixth grade is not as fast as in fourth grade (last year's third grade).

The reason why this grade has a discipline group is that it's so over-the-top and ridiculously over-the-top.

"Great, you guys are really good."

He spoke in a somewhat dry tone.

As Moody listened to the young wizards chattering about their teaching progress, he became increasingly alarmed. He really didn't know what he could teach.

However, the students below the stage said with a hint of shame, "Professor, we are still far behind you. We haven't even learned how to deal with a dark wizard yet."

Moody's:

That was just an exaggerated rhetorical device. Even if dark wizards were rampant in that era, they really wouldn't send a fourth-year student from Hogwarts to fight against them.

This is not the more chaotic era of a hundred years ago.

Moody coughed a few times and steered the conversation back to the topic of defense against dark magic. He needed to give them a shock, otherwise it would be difficult to intimidate these little guys.

"Does anyone know which spells will be punished most severely under wizarding law?"

Ron's eyes lit up again when he heard this. "I know how to do this too!"

She raised her hand even faster than Hermione and answered, "The Three Unforgivable Curses!"

"The Soul-Stealing Curse, the Heart-Rending Curse, and the Death-Taking Curse."

"Excellent, excellent answer," Moody praised again, gesturing for him to sit down.

What about the bonus points? You promised bonus points! Even just one point would be fine.

Ron blinked, realizing the other person wasn't going to give him any points, and decisively declared he'd never answer again, no matter what.

"The Imperius Curse, that spell caused the Ministry of Magic quite a bit of trouble back then." Moody said, pulling a transparent jar from his pocket, inside which was a spider.

"The soul leaves the body!"

Moody took out the spider and gently tapped it with his wand. The spider began to tap dance like a marionette.

I thought the young wizard would burst out laughing at this, just like all the other older students had done, even the seventh graders.

However, to his surprise, the group of fourth-year wizards all stopped smiling and looked at the spider with serious and focused expressions.

"A terrifying curse that can turn the target into a puppet."

"I've heard my father mention this curse; it can completely control a person, making them do whatever they want, even in death."

Is there any way to break this curse?

"I heard from my aunt at St. Mungo's that there is a way. But it's quite complicated when it comes to brain treatment, and if you're not careful, you could ruin your life."

"So how do you tell if you've fallen under this spell?"

"I remember Mr. Dursley mentioning it once, about reading eyes."

Theoretically speaking, it's actually quite easy to identify a wizard under the Imperius Curse.

The simplest way is to see if the other person's eyes are focused.

However, most people don't notice this detail.

Listening to the discussion among the young wizards below, Moody remained expressionless, but he was quite surprised inside.

Are these little wizards really in fourth grade?

The way he thinks about problems would put those seventh graders to shame.

However, this is not the end.

The young wizards soon presented Moody with a difficult problem.

"Professor Moody, is there a way to break free of the Imperius Curse ourselves if we are afflicted by it?"

Can I break the Soul-Stealing Curse myself?

That's a very good question.

Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to do that; he only knows how to cast curses.

His greatest expertise in black magic lay in its application.

"Unfortunately, so far, no wizard has been able to break free of the Imperius Curse on their own."

After hearing Professor Moody's answer, the young wizards gained a new understanding of the Imperius Curse.

But at the same time, it also gives rise to a series of new problems.

"Professor Moody, is there any way to avoid or resist the Imperius Curse?"

Most wizards find it difficult to resist the effects of the Imperius Curse unless they possess an iron will; otherwise, the Imperius Curse is nothing to them.

Moody thought for a moment and replied, "It's very difficult; the chances of success are almost zero."

"Professor Moody, if someone is afflicted with the Imperius Curse, can we control him with a new Imperius Curse?"

This question is more in-depth than the previous two.

If our comrades are controlled by the enemy, can we regain control?

Faced with this question, Moody took even longer to think: "Yes, but your mastery of the Imperius Curse must be far superior to theirs."

If three people simultaneously cast the Soul-Stealing Curse on one person, the result will be the same; it depends on who has the higher skill level in casting the Soul-Stealing Curse.

Seeing the young wizards asking one question after another, and each one more difficult than the last, Moody quickly changed the subject: "That's enough small talk. I think you should all see the next of the three unforgivable curses."

If you keep asking him, he'll run out of things to say.

He's here to teach, not to conduct academic seminars.

What is the next curse?

To make it clearer for the young wizards, Moody cast an amplification spell on the spider.

The spider instantly swelled to four or five times its original size.

The young wizards could clearly see every single hair on its legs.

Moody pointed his wand at the spider again.

"Extremely painful!"

Accompanied by a clear incantation, a dark green light emanated from the tip of the wand, illuminating the magnified spider.

The spider's eight legs instantly retracted, pressing tightly against its body to form a ball. It rolled over, its body convulsing violently and swaying from side to side. All the young wizards knew this was a painful struggle; if it had vocal organs, it would surely be screaming desperately at this moment.

However, this is just an ordinary spider, not the kind of eight-eyed spider that can speak human language and has a danger level of 5X.

Therefore, it cannot let out a wail.

Moody didn't remove his wand. As the spell lasted longer, the spider began to tremble and convulse more violently. The young wizards witnessed an astonishing scene: the spider was tearing off its own legs one by one.

"Please stop, Professor Moody."

The young wizards' warnings did not deter Moody; instead, he went even further and began casting spells, his demeanor resembling that of a mad scientist.

The spider continued until it removed all eight of its legs, leaving only its body and a breath of life.

"Extreme pain: Those who are cursed by the Cruciatus Curse will experience pain unlike any other. This is not just physical pain, but pain from the depths of their soul."

Moody spoke softly, and the classroom was very quiet. The young wizards seemed to be frightened by his actions.

"Now, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask."

Just as Moody was feeling smug, the students' answers surprised him greatly.

"Professor, we haven't seen it clearly yet. Your body is blocking our view."

(End of this chapter)