Hogwarts: From Selling White Peppers to Becoming a God

Chapter 144 Magic Potion

At the Magic Research Institute, after Murphy settled Patrick and the other patients and lifted the stun spell from several Muggle security team members whose conditions were not particularly serious, Murphy heard the general outline of what had happened.

Late last night, more than thirty fully-formed werewolves suddenly appeared near Patrick's lakeside villa.

Driven by an exceptionally tall werewolf, they attacked the villa. The security team put up a fierce resistance, but the werewolf's fur provided excellent protection, and its superior healing abilities made it difficult for Muggle firearms to kill it.

Their speed and strength far exceeded those of ordinary humans, and the fear and confusion of suddenly facing such monsters caused the Muggle Security Force to immediately fall into a fierce battle.

Almost instantly, they lost three of their companions, and then the werewolves stormed into the villa and began their slaughter.

They bit almost everyone, and in the process, several more security team members were killed, while the rest were seriously injured.

Patrick tried to hide Audrey and Ares but failed. The exceptionally tall werewolf, with keen hearing, discovered Audrey and Ares hidden in the closet. He injured Audrey and took little Ares away before the Muggle police arrived.

Taking away human children and turning them into werewolves was Greyback's perverse pleasure.

But as a Muggle child, Ares had a very low chance of surviving a bite.

We must find him immediately.

Murphy called Rita Skeeter.

"Post a few notices immediately, make sure they're eye-catching, offering a bounty on the werewolf's location. A reward of 10,000 Galleons will be given for the exact location, and 2,000 Galleons for any clues. Tell them to call me if they have any information. Also, contact the Wizard Radio Station, contact all the channels you know, and pay to buy all their GG slots. Post the bounty immediately."

Most werewolves are homeless, and the group that followed Greyback were mostly vagrants. Even the few werewolves who were captured didn't know where they would be tomorrow.

Spells like "Give me directions" seem to have little effect on distant targets, so Murphy had to resort to this method to locate them.

Murphy then summoned the medical team, the shapeshifting research team, and the werewolf treatment team to jointly study the treatment of Patrick and others.

"For ordinary werewolf bites, they can be healed normally by removing the magically infected area or by washing away the magic from the wound with a powerful wound cleanser and 'spell removal potion' (anti-thief waterfall)."

"We used this method to treat the shop assistants who were bitten by the werewolves before they transformed. This Mrs. Audrey only suffered scratches and did not come into contact with the werewolf's venomous saliva, so she should be able to be treated in the same way."

Elody has been at the Magic Research Institute for a few months and has already adapted to life there, even adopting the way the researchers speak.

"Hmm, what about those who were bitten? Do you have a plan?"

Elodie looked at Andrew, who said, "Yes, we have an idea, but it's very difficult to implement."

Tell me about it.

"First, let me introduce werewolf syndrome."

"When we were studying werewolf syndrome, we discovered that, unlike vampires who have many flaws, it actually progresses further and becomes more perfect on the path of higher Animagus. Its flaw lies in the fact that there are two reasons that cause the mutation of the Animagus potion: one is the wolf, and the other is the rabies virus that alters the wolf's mental state."

"Therefore, the transformation of werewolves is actually a two-stage process: one is the transformation into wolf-like Animagus, and the other is the infection process of the magical rabies virus. The viral infection is the way werewolf syndrome is transmitted."

"In the early stages of infection, chemotherapy or T-cell therapy can inhibit viral replication, thus achieving a certain therapeutic effect."

"However, the magical rabies virus infects much faster than the ordinary rabies virus. When we examined the cerebrospinal fluid of these patients through lumbar puncture, we found signs of the magical rabies virus."

"Conventional drugs and T-cell therapy are ineffective against viruses in nerve cells. Although we can slow the progression of the disease by enhancing nerve strength with 'brain-boosting' drugs and inhibiting viral replication with 'wolfsbane' drugs, we cannot eliminate the virus."

"Therefore, once you enter this stage, werewolf syndrome is basically very difficult to cure."

"Therefore, we thought that perhaps we could survive by having them successfully transform into werewolves."

"It's very difficult. The vast majority of Muggles who are bitten by werewolves don't survive. The success rate is less than 6%."

Andrew said, "Our initial guess is that this is because the transformation process draws a lot of energy. Wizards can support this process by paying with magic, but Muggles do not have magic in their bodies, so they will have their life force or something similar consumed."

"The symptoms are multiple organ failure. This process is very rapid; most Muggles don't last more than three days, but Mr. Patrick probably only has a few hours left."

"However, there are also werewolves who were transformed from Muggles," Andrew said. "The secret to their survival lies in magic."

"After the magical rabies virus invaded the brain, it caused Muggles to develop magic through a mechanism we don't yet understand. We also detected this phenomenon using a magic testing device."

"The transformation process is supported by the magic generated by the virus. Both processes need to be very balanced. If the transformation is too fast, the magic that the magical rabies virus can draw out will be insufficient, leading to organ failure. If the virus infects too quickly, the person will be killed by the virus before the transformation is complete."

"Therefore, even if we can suppress the virus with the wolfsbane medicine, we cannot do so, because it would reduce the supply of magic in Patrick and the others, thus accelerating organ failure."

"Only by finding a way to replenish their magic can we complete the transformation and escape danger."

"Replenish magic? Is that even possible?" Murphy asked.

Andrew glanced at Haldan beside him, who nodded and said, "We've developed an injectable magic potion. It's basically just wizard's serum mixed with some ingredients that can maintain magic."

"However, because everyone's magical power is different, this kind of magic potion can only be used on oneself. Injecting a magic potion made from another person's serum may cause magical imbalance, which is extremely dangerous."

Murphy glanced at Andrew again. "Do you have a solution to this problem?"

Andrew nodded. "It's really a matter of imbuing magic with a specific 'aura,' a problem we've encountered before."

Murphy immediately understood, "Animagus potion?"

"Yes, if we treat wizards as animals and use them as the target to create potions, and add the 'scent' characteristics of Muggles extracted through Polyjuice Potion along the way, we can create magical potions that possess that specific Muggle 'scent' characteristics."

"This idea didn't just come to you today, did it?" Murphy asked.

"Yes, Director, this is one of the findings of our sub-project—the study on Muggle conversion into wizards."

After Andrew finished speaking, he looked at Murphy somewhat nervously, "If you feel that this project is not suitable to continue, we will stop it now."

(End of this chapter)