The Magical Food God of Hogwarts

Chapter 63 Let's Learn a Curse

Oh!

Lucas's eyes lit up.

She had already learned several spells from Tonks these past few days, but this was the first time she had mentioned teaching her offensive spells!

Lucas had been eagerly anticipating this. During this time, he had already read through the entire book "Theory of Magic," which was filled with annotations by Lily Evans, and had gained an intuitive understanding of the elements of spellcasting, such as magic, magical power, spells, gestures, wands, and concentration.

In particular, I gained a deeper understanding of the core and premise of all magic, the so-called power of "heart"—what the book calls "intention," or what Tonks calls "desire," or what Lily annotates as "emotion and will."

Lily, a 1977 graduate, was very good at theoretical analysis. Her annotations made the dry and obscure book "Magic Theory" precise and easy to understand, and it was especially suitable for Muggle-born wizards like Lucas to read.

Tonks, a 1991 graduate, is an action-oriented person with strong magical practical skills and combat abilities. She was able to fight against the dark wizards who swept through Gringotts and even earned the admiration of the legendary Auror Mad-Eye Han.

In the summer of 1991, two outstanding Hogwarts graduates collaborated across time and space: Lily annotated the theory, Tonks taught the practice, and Lucas felt he was making rapid progress.

If Hannah, who is the same age as most of the new students at Hogwarts, represents the level of most of them, then my level is already high enough to make me stand out among the new students.

Lucas would often recall the battle in front of Gringotts, the swift attacks and defenses, the dodging and weaving of the dark wizard and Tonks, the interweaving of various spells and explosions, all of which made his heart race and filled him with excitement, and his maple wand trembled slightly.

That's great! What will Tonks teach me?

"You should have already seen it in the book. In a broad sense, magic can be divided into spellcasting, potion-making, herbalism, and magical zoology, etc. Spellcasting is further divided into four categories: charms, polymorphism, counter-charms, and healing charms."

"Of course, the boundaries between these categories are flexible and blurred. A talisman can belong to multiple categories at the same time."

Perhaps because Tonks was about to take Moody's test, she, who had been preparing day and night, also began to explain the theory to Lucas, and she kept him in suspense.

"Speaking of aggression, we have to mention that [curses] can be divided into several categories according to their severity. Do you know what those categories are?"

Lucas nodded: "Charms can be divided into ordinary charms and evil charms (Jinx), poisonous charms (Hex), and curses (Curse). The latter three are also known as 'dark charms,' with their severity increasing in that order."

Tonks smiled mysteriously: "That's right, you're very good at self-study. If I were the professor, I would definitely give you a perfect score. Anyway, today we're going to learn a [Dark Spell], and it's a [Curse]."

Lucas's eyes widened.

Is it really going to be this exciting right from the start?

Curses are the most malevolent of the dark magic spells, and most of them cause serious harm or suffering, such as unbearable pain, mind control, or even death.

The first spell I learned was to sneak in and pick locks, to become a petty thief.

Now the first offensive spell is Curse, directly evolving into Bloodthirsty Thief?

Tonks, are you really planning to become an Auror?

"Crab meat!" Pepper, who had been pretending to be dead, suddenly jumped up from the bedside. "I get it, I fucking get it all..."

Ever since Pepper was turned into a windmill by Tonks, she has developed Tonks phobia. When she comes to teach Lucas, she either pretends to be asleep or lies down and pretends to be dead.

Now it remains silent until it makes a stunning debut.

"I fucking know exactly what you're up to!" It flew above Lucas's head and declared righteously to Tonks, "There's only one truth!"

"You want to teach Lucas dark magic so he can become a dark wizard. Then, once you become an Auror, you'll capture him to gain merit, a reward, and a promotion!"

"A generous gift of crab! What a shady-ass bitch!"

"That's it," Lucas thought to himself, silently mourning for Pepper for a second.

As expected, Tonks' eyes widened in anger, and he brandished his wand: "Then let you taste this dark spell first! Petrify them all!"

A flash of blue light! Pepper's hastily raised wing was only halfway through flapping when it suddenly snapped shut against its body. Its entire body stiffened like a stone sculpture, and it fell off Lucas's head, only to be caught by Tonks waving his wand.

Lucas looked at the stiff Pepper and noticed that its eyes were still rolling around in fear.

"The full-body binding spell, the incantation is Petrificus Totalus (Petrificus Totalus)."

"The cursed person's arms are pressed tightly against their body, their legs are straightened and they stand upright, their whole body stiff like a wooden board or a stone sculpture, only their eyes can still move."

Tonks is showing Pepper's condition.

"This is the least harmful curse. Many people think it shouldn't be classified as a curse at all, but it was put into the list by those old scholars. You can also find it in Wendick Wenredian's 'Curses and Curses Breaking Curses'."

"The reason for being cursed is that although the person under the curse is in a state of bondage, their hearing, sight, touch, and thoughts are not affected. They can clearly sense what the caster will do to them next, and the resulting fear and helplessness is a severe form of mental torture..."

Tonks picked Pepper up and pretended to turn her into a windmill. Lucas saw Pepper's eyes trembling violently.

He was about to plead for Pepper's life when Tonks had already set her down and waved his wand: "Stop Curse!"

Pepper jumped up and leaped into Lucas's arms. Tonks chuckled, "So, Pepper? Do you think this spell should be classified as a curse?"

Pepper screamed, "A curse! A complete curse! It's fucking terrifying! I feel like I'm drugged and waiting to be gang-raped—"

Lucas grabbed its beak.

Tonks glared at it with an unfriendly expression, and Pepper immediately chose to play dead.

"Alright, Lucas. You already know the spell, and I've demonstrated the hand gestures. I can show you a few more times, and then you can practice at your own pace."

"The incantation and hand gestures for this spell are relatively complex, much more difficult than the ones you've learned before. Also, don't forget what I said about 'desire.' Think about Pepper's state under the spell, and find the goal you desire to achieve. That's the most important thing."

She waved her wand again, and a cage rose up at her feet, inside which was a dirty rat.

"This is our classroom assistant, whom I caught in the kitchen. It's one of the creatures your chefs hate the most, isn't it? Unleash your fury on it."

"Let's begin, Lucas. Ask me anything you don't understand." Tonks unfolded the thick book in his hand, then glared at the lifeless Pepper. "Pepper, if you don't want to be used as a practice subject, you'd better keep quiet!"

Lucas nodded and raised his maple wand, which shimmered with golden light.

"They'll all be petrified!"