One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 232 Cruciatus (for subscription)

Take classes - the library - do your own research.

After the conversation with Dumbledore in the principal's office ended, Zuo Si returned to a very regular, but boring life in the eyes of other students.

After all, these children who grew up in a peaceful environment and had almost no pressure or threat to survive seriously lacked the motivation to learn, and they also couldn't comprehend the joy of exploring the mysteries of magic.

In addition, the various homework assigned by the professors took up a lot of entertainment time, which caused the first and second grade students to complain.

Most of the homework can be barely completed by copying each other.

Of course, the professors at Hogwarts are well aware of this.

The purpose of their homework is actually just to deepen the memory of these little ones for certain knowledge, and by the way, select those outstanding elites who really have talents and smart minds.

Among the first-year freshmen, Zuo Si and Hermione are the only two currently selected.

Every Saturday and Sunday, the two will be called to the office by different professors to receive extra tutoring with senior students.

Hermione's main direction of attack is Professor McGonagall's transfiguration, while Zuo Si is the spell of Professor Filius Flitwick and Snape's potion.

After each class, they will find time to sit together and exchange notes, and pass on what they have learned to each other.

Especially Zuo Si, who has long been an archmage, can put forward some unique insights every time, which makes Hermione's eyes shine, and even a little worship gradually arises in her heart.

But soon, this peaceful life was broken with the arrival of the owl messenger.

Because these raptors of the owl family bring two things that attract everyone's attention.

One is the latest model of flying broom that Professor McGonagall gave Harry - Nimbus 2000;

The other one is the front page headline of the Daily Prophet, a book teaching wizards how to make magic scrolls that can store spells has come out, and it is currently being tested by the top wizards of the International Federation of Wizards and the Wizengamot. .

If passed, its inventor himself would immediately gain unparalleled fame and wealth.

The person who recommended this book is the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, the president of the International Federation of Wizards, and Albus Dumbledore, who is known as the greatest wizard of our time.

As for the author's name "Soth", it is printed in the most conspicuous position next to the title in large bold font.

"South, come to the principal's office in a while. Reporters from "Daily Prophet" and "Wizard Weekly" want to do an exclusive interview with you."

Just when the little wizards were attracted by the long and huge package in Harry Potter's hand, Professor McGonagall suddenly came to the side and lowered his voice to inform.

"Can I refuse?" Zuo asked without looking up.

At this moment, he was trying to inject the so-called most complicated Patronus Charm on a piece of sheepskin without using a wand. He had to maintain a high degree of concentration, so he was full of naked and undisguised dislike for such boring things.

Professor McGonagall replied with a smile: "Sorry, I'm afraid not. Because the set of things you invented is too amazing.

Especially those magical symbols that are original and can store spells have attracted widespread attention in the International Federation of Wizards and the Wizengamot.

Even those old wizards who have lived for hundreds of years and are highly respected would like to meet you.

What's more, being interviewed can make your book more popular.

If I remember correctly, you don't have the money to do all that expensive research, do you?

As long as you meet these people and convince them, you will not only get a lot of funding, but also increase your influence in the magic world.

In addition, as a student of Hogwarts, you also have the responsibility to win more honors for the school.

In fact, Professor Snape should have come to tell you about this matter.

But he is busy with another matter right now, so he can't get away for the time being. "

"Well, I know..."

The moment Zuo Si was distracted to speak, the magic power he controlled suddenly lost control without warning.

moment!

The scroll on the table exploded with a burst of energy.

boom! ! ! ! ! !

I saw that the silvery light directly lifted everything around including tables, chairs and people, and at the same time quickly condensed into a giant dragon in the center of the hall in less than a few seconds, and then quickly dissipated. without a trace.

Fortunately, these impacts did not cause any students to be injured. Everyone was just startled by the sudden energy impact.

But Professor McGonagall, who was still in shock, hurriedly straightened his glasses that were almost shaken off and warned: "In the future, such dangerous experiments are not allowed in crowded places such as halls and common rooms. I will apply to Principal Dumbledore later. , I will give you a special room."

"Thank you so much. In this way, I can free my hands and feet to do some more dangerous attempts." Zuo Si said, throwing away the discarded scroll.

"More dangerous?!"

Professor McGonagall keenly grasped a key word.

"Don't worry, I won't blow up myself, and I won't blow up the school. You should worry about someone else than me."

After all, Zuo Si glanced pointedly at Neville Longbottom who was not far away.

Before Professor McGonagall could react, the little chubby blew up the potion boiling in front of him.

The hot and highly corrosive unknown black liquid splashed in all directions, and large blisters and cysts immediately appeared on the surface of the students' skin that was contaminated.

All of a sudden, the entire hall was filled with the cries of the accidentally recruited students, as well as the screams of those who were frightened.

Professor McGonagall ignored Zuo Si at the moment, and went straight to clean up the dangerous liquid and medicine cauldron, and then sent the injured to Madam Pomfrey together with other professors for treatment.

If nothing else, the hospital will be overcrowded again tonight.

"Oh—what a crime."

Zuo Si couldn't help but sighed slightly.

This was already the fourth time Neville had made such a big commotion after the start of school.

Perhaps it was because he witnessed his parents being kidnapped by the Death Eater Bellatrix when he was young, and was tortured with the Cruciatus Curse until his sanity collapsed and he went crazy, so his magic power is more likely to lose control than other peers.

Coupled with the characteristic of forgetfulness, when concocting potions, it often forgets what it did in the previous step and what it should do in the next step.

As a result, Neville's cauldron would undoubtedly become a huge safety hazard every time he tried to mix potions.

But for the grades of Potions class, he had to practice in private again and again.

Zuo Si actually sympathized with this little chubby man.

Because facing such parents all day long, the pain and fear he has to bear is far more than that of Harry Potter who completely lost his parents.

It's a pity that he doesn't have any good solutions for this kind of mental and spiritual trauma.

It is estimated that only the so-called omnipotent wishing technique can play some role.

But the problem is that the mechanism of the wishing technique is very complicated, and even contains many things that the caster himself cannot be sure of.

Until these mysteries are figured out, Wish can't even be made into a Planeswalker card.

Therefore, Zuo Si did not dare to use the wishing technique outside the multiverse of Faerun, let alone summon any alien creatures through conjuration magic, for fear of attracting gods, demons, devils, and celestial creatures. Kind of messy stuff.

Just as he was packing up his things and preparing to leave the hall on the first floor, Hermione took advantage of the chaos and slipped over from the table where the Gryffindors gathered next to him, still holding a copy of the Daily Prophet.

"Congratulations! It seems that you will become the most famous student in Hogwarts in a short time." The girl sent her blessings in a slightly emotional tone.

Because Zuo Si has hardly made any efforts to rest and entertain since the beginning of the school, she has been watching it all the time, and there is only admiration in her heart without any jealousy.

After all, the least envious situation in the world is when the other party is smarter, more talented, and works harder.

It is only a matter of course that such a person can finally succeed.

"What, do you feel envious?" Zuo Si asked in a half-joking tone.

Hermione shook her head lightly: "No, I'm just a little bit disappointed in myself. Why are you all students from the same Muggle family, you can learn and understand so much complicated knowledge and spells so quickly, even with this Created something like a magic scroll as a basis. But I can't even understand Professor McGonagall's special tutoring on Saturday and Sunday's transfiguration class."

Zuo Si responded in a low voice: "The differences in intelligence and talent between people are huge, and there is never a so-called fairness.

You need to understand that first before you turn around and look at the other first-year students.

Whether it is Malfoy, Harry who is known as the savior, or a little wizard born in a pure-blood family, as well as their performance in school.

Haven't you surpassed them by a great deal?

Please remember, Miss Granger, the so-called Muggle-born wizards are not much different from pure-blood families in essence, they all have some kind of special power in their blood and soul.

And the easiest way to transmit this power is to pass it on to your children through offspring.

But there are exceptions to everything.

Some wizarding families produce offspring called Squibs, that is, incapable of casting spells and not gifted with magic.

Squibs are usually regarded as a disgrace by pure-blood families, and eventually they are excluded and expelled, and can only integrate into the Muggle world and struggle to survive.

The children they married to Muggles, as well as the descendants of these children, are one of the main sources of Muggle wizards.

The reason why you can receive the admission letter from Hogwarts means that the blood of wizards flows in your body, and you have fully awakened, no worse than anyone else.

Also, I have another suggestion for you.

That is, don't give up what you have learned in the Muggle world just because you entered the wizarding world.

Because being able to observe, analyze and draw conclusions from different angles is an unparalleled advantage in itself.

If you can combine science and magic, you can also create inventions that wow wizards like I did. "

"Combine science and magic?!" Hermione's eyes lit up slightly when she heard this sentence.

"That's right. Although the two systems seem to have nothing to do with each other at first glance, and even wizards reject technological products to a certain extent, Hogwarts bans all Muggle technological products as the best example. But if you Can magic and spells be used to achieve effects similar to technology? Don’t forget, the current magic world doesn’t even have a decent communication device, and the primitive and backward owl is still used to send letters.” Zuo Si said in a slightly playful tone hinted.

"Telephone? Communication? Damn it! Zuo Si, you are such a genius! Why didn't I think of it..."

Hermione seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and she looked extremely excited and excited.

You must know that it is 1991 now, and landline telephones have been widely popularized in the Muggle world, and at the same time, mobile phones have also begun to rise gradually.

So she is very aware of the importance of the communication industry, and the wealth and influence that can be brought by developing this field.

"It's just a fan of the authorities. You are very smart and capable, so please don't waste your talent."

After saying this, Zuo Si turned around and was about to leave.

But before he could take a few steps, Hermione called him from behind.

"Wait! I have something else to tell you."

"Huh? What's the matter."

Zuo Si subconsciously stopped and showed a puzzled expression.

He couldn't remember anything worth paying attention to in his first year besides the Philosopher's Stone and Quirinus Quirrell being possessed by Voldemort.

"It's about the night of the duel between Malfoy and Harry. We panicked and accidentally broke into the restricted area on the fourth floor, only to meet a big dog with three heads. Harry said that before school started, Hagrid had taken a copy from Gringotts." A very important thing, it is very likely to be kept in it and guarded by big dogs."

Hermione didn't hide anything, she just said everything she knew.

After all, compared to the unreliable savior and that silly hat Ron, she is more willing to believe in the wisdom of Zuo Si.

"Since you already know the ins and outs of the whole matter, why don't you just ask the gamekeeper Hagrid? He lives not far from the castle." Zuo Si straightforwardly gave a solution.

Because in this matter, the traces of Dumbledore's manipulation and interference are too obvious.

First of all, Hagrid, who was going to pick up Harry, was responsible for retrieving the Philosopher's Stone. It was weird from inside to outside.

Although this half-titan is unquestionable in terms of loyalty, its thick nerves and sloppy personality are really not suitable for such things that need to be kept secret, especially with a child who is outspoken.

It's almost like telling Harry Potter on purpose that a treasure has been taken from the Gringotts vault and placed in Hogwarts Castle.

At the same time, it also attracted Voldemort and Quirrell who was possessed by him.

Secondly, when Harry and others discovered that the Sorcerer's Stone might have been stolen, whether it was Snape as the suspect or Dumbledore who "just happened" to find no one, it was appropriate to disappear.

Just to bully children, their way of thinking is relatively simple, and they seldom doubt their respected professors, otherwise, they may have to give up every minute.

Finally, Dumbledore's blatant and unabashed favoritism and encouragement at the House Cup presentation at the end of the term.

Obviously, if the sudden opening of the Chamber of Secrets in the second semester can be explained by chance and coincidence, then the Sorcerer's Stone incident in the first semester is 100% a trial prepared by Dumbledore to train Harry to fight Voldemort.

Whether it is letting him meet Voldemort in a weak state or cultivating a brave and fearless character, a lot of thought has been spent.

"Ask Hagrid directly? Are you sure he'll tell us the answer?" Hermione said with strong suspicion in her tone.

Zuo Si explained with a smile: "As far as I know, Hagrid is not a very careful person who can keep secrets. Even if he doesn't tell you the truth, at least he will reveal some information inadvertently. Use these Information, coupled with your ingenuity, it shouldn't be difficult to find the answer. Well, I have other things to deal with, so let's stop today's exchange."

"good luck!"

Hermione obviously knew that Zuo Si was going to be interviewed by the "Daily Prophet" and "Wizard Weekly", and waved goodbye vigorously with a faint smile on her face.

"thanks."

Zuo Si bowed politely, then turned around and walked straight towards the principal's office under the watchful eyes of many senior students, especially La Wen Keluo College.

As soon as he landed in the lobby on the first floor, Penelope Clearwater, the headmistress of Wen Keluo College, approached Hermione and asked with great interest, "Are you familiar with South?"

"It's not considered familiar, but I have received his advice occasionally. What, what do you do?" Hermione raised her head and looked at the other party very vigilantly.

"No, it's nothing, I just want to know more about this eccentric genius. I really don't know how the Sorting Hat managed to assign a freshman who is so suitable for Lawen Keluo Academy to Slater Forest."

When speaking these words, Penello Krivat revealed strong dissatisfaction and regret in his tone.

Because what she saw was Zuo Si's intelligence, talents and talents deliberately displayed far beyond her peers, so she naturally felt that such a freshman should belong to La Wen Keluo College.

Didn't realize that under these disguises, there are insidiousness, cunning, good at disguising, etc., which are more in line with the characteristics of Slytherin House.

"Sorry, I don't know much about South, so I can't give you any answers."

Hermione seemed to have sensed something, and decisively chose to end the conversation with the "Eagle House" prefect, and quickly retreated to the territory of Gryffindor College.

Not long after she ran away, Gemma Farley showed up with a few senior Slytherin students, and mocked with a provocative attitude: "Penello Clearwater, ask around for news Do you want to do something to the geniuses in our academy?"

"Does it have anything to do with you?"

Penelope Clearwater asked back without showing any weakness.

In the blink of an eye, the students of Slytherin and Raven Crow quickly approached the female prefects of their respective houses, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Since the professors had just sent the injured students to treatment, there was not even one person in the entire hall who could stand up and stop the situation from getting out of control.

"Huh! Of course it does. South was sent to Slytherin by the Sorting Hat, and he will always be one of our Slytherins. Please, you better control yourself and stop trying to seduce like a horny bitch all day long." Our genius."

Gemma Farley fired at full power in an instant, unceremoniously launching her "venomous tongue" ability.

"No matter what I do, I am a hundred times better than you, the trash who offered to deliver to your door but was rejected. Oh, I almost forgot, when you confessed your love to someone before, you even scared the other person and ran away."

Penello Crivat was not a fuel-efficient lamp either, so he sneered back.

"What did you say?!!!!"

Gemma Farley, whose black history was exposed in public, quickly blushed, and the ferocity revealed by her two eyes seemed to want to swallow each other alive.

The students of Slytherin house who were following her even pulled out their wands in unison and prepared to do it.

And Lawen Keluo Academy behind Penelope Krivat was not to be outdone, and immediately drew out his wand to fight.

But just when Gemma Farley was planning to act first, she suddenly found that many students in Gryffindor were on the side of Raven Crow.

The leader was none other than Percy Weasley, the prefect.

Obviously, if two houses fight against one house, no matter how you look at it, Slytherin will suffer a lot.

What's more, Gemma Farley was not all the students of Slytherin House, but only half of the half-blood wizards who were excluded by the pure-blood faction.

So after weighing the pros and cons, she quickly calmed down, stared at Penelope Clearwater with fierce eyes, and said to the others after a full minute: "Let's go!"

In the blink of an eye, the number of Slytherin students in the lobby on the first floor was reduced by more than half.

Finally, the rest of them all chose to be human with their tails between their legs.

After all, the "Little Snakes" are very good at judging the situation, and they will definitely not be like the "idiots" in Gryffindor, who know that they are invincible and rush to die.

When the crowd gradually dispersed, Percy pulled Penelope Crivava to a corner and asked, "What happened just now? Why did you have a conflict with Gemma Farley?"

The former explained without thinking: "It's nothing, I just want to see if I can win Professor Flitwick's genius who is comparable to or even surpasses the headmaster Dumbledore to our side.

After all, he didn't have the slightest sense of identity with Slytherin House from beginning to end, and he didn't even want to talk to any Slytherin House student.

Also, have you read the latest Daily Prophet?

Soth would soon become a celebrity in the wizarding world all over the world.

It won't be long before the things he invents become an integral part of wizards' daily lives.

The Ministry of Magic and well-known schools in some countries even plan to customize a whole set of corresponding teaching materials.

So if nothing else, South will likely lead the entire era.

Whether you want to enter the Ministry of Magic and make a career after graduation, or stay in school to become a professor, it is necessary to have a good relationship with him.

It's a pity that the bastard Gemma Farley wants to eat alone and exclude the other three houses. "

"Do you think South will help our careers after graduation?" Percy's eyes flashed a strange light.

"That's right. This is almost an established fact. He should be in the principal's office right now, accepting exclusive interviews from well-known media including "Daily Prophet" and "Wizard Weekly". This is only for those who have won or are about to receive the Merlin Medal Only people who are good will be treated. Damn it! Professor Flitwick has called me, I have to rush over immediately, we will talk about this matter later on at a later time."

After saying this, Penelope Clearwater immediately turned and ran towards the stairs leading to the second floor.

...

At the same time, in the principal's office, Zuo Si was communicating with an old man who looked very old but whose eyes were full of wisdom.

He is none other than Dumbledore's friend, Nicole Flamel, who has lived through the Philosopher's Stone for hundreds of years.

There is no doubt that the reason why this alchemist who has a huge influence all over the world came all the way here is because he is interested in the manufacturing technology of magic scrolls.

After all, when he was young, he also tried to make a magic storage device, but because the cost was too expensive, he couldn't popularize it, so he could only sell it to those pure-blood families who were not short of money, or keep it for his own entertainment.

However, Zuo Si's technology not only successfully solved the problem that spells were difficult to store, but also minimized the cost, so that even poor wizards could benefit.

In addition, those original magic runes also opened Nicole Flamel's eyes.

However, this master alchemist didn't know that the runes used by Zuo Si were actually copied directly from the rune system of Faerun, and then slightly improved according to the characteristics of different spells.

Having read the opening pages of the Netheril scrolls, he understands the nature of magical power far better than any wizard in this world.

In fact, the reason why there is no universal magic storage device in this world lies in the invention of the magic wand.

With a wand, wizards have a tool that simplifies the process of casting spells.

It is difficult for castrated and simplified spells and spells to form a stable structure independently, and often the spell is successfully released under the guidance of the wand after the spell is read.

Therefore, if you want to make a relatively cheap spell storage item, you must first trace the source of the spell, find its most important core part, and then expand it to stabilize the spell model.

In this way, it is possible to store spells in a cheap way.

Complicating a simple spell is something almost no wizard would think of.

"That's how it is! From the very beginning, we were wrong, and we are still exploring in the wrong direction. Naturally, we can only get wrong results. But you are different, you have found the right direction from the beginning."

Nicole Flamel couldn't help sighing after learning the truth.

Zuo Si nodded approvingly: "Yes, most wizards have fallen into a misunderstanding of thinking.

In fact, in the world of Muggles, when people carry out scientific and technological research and development, they are different from wizards who carry out targeted research. They often adopt a trial and error method.

That is, you can find the correct answer without pursuing it all at once.

Instead, we keep trying to find those mistakes that don't work, until more and more options are eliminated, and fewer and fewer options are left that may be correct.

The reason why the magic world has not been able to solve this problem for thousands of years is that there are too few people who are willing to research and develop new spells and magic technology, and there is no decent communication between them.

I think it's time to abandon the outdated concepts of the past. It is best to set up a special organization led by the International Federation of Wizards or the Wizengamot to share the cutting-edge research progress of the magic world in a timely manner, and to give those who are creative The wizards are encouraged by some money and honor.

Only in this way, the magic world that lacks vitality will not be like a pool of stagnant water like it is now.

As an alchemist who has lived for more than six hundred years, you should be able to feel the rapid development of the Muggle world in the past two or three hundred years.

In contrast, the world of wizards has not changed significantly from hundreds of years ago. "

After listening to this speech, a faint smile appeared on Nicole Flamel's old face, and he said in a tone of experience: "I have to admit, you are really as smart, astute, and have the same big skills as Albus described. Most wizards have a very different way of thinking.

In addition, he can clearly see the existing disadvantages of the magic world.

But the problem is that it is not easy to change the minds of wizards.

What's more, due to the law of secrecy, many wizarding families have long been seriously out of touch with the Muggle world, and they know nothing about the changes and development of the Muggle world. "

"That's why a change is needed.

After all, any miracle is created by man.

It's as if everyone didn't think you could make the Sorcerer's Stone, but you slapped those wizards in the face with your actual actions.

After more than six hundred years, where are those guys who laughed at you?

So do your own thing, don't pay attention to the words of those fools, and use success after success to prove to the entire magic world who is right. "

Zuo Si concluded straightforwardly.

Just when Nicole Flamel was about to say something, Rita Skeeter, who had been waiting for a long time, finally couldn't help but interjected: "Your Excellency Flamel, you have taken up quite a bit of time, it is time It should be my turn. You must know that wizards throughout the UK and even the world are looking forward to seeing the exclusive interview on the front page of the Daily Prophet tomorrow."

Regarding this vulgar and extremely disrespectful behavior, Nicole Flamel frowned subconsciously, but didn't say anything. He immediately stood up and nodded to Zuo Si, then stood up and walked out of the principal's office.

His long life has allowed him to meet many people of all kinds, and he also has tolerance and patience that ordinary wizards don't have.

When the master alchemist left completely, Rita Skeeter said impatiently: "Hello, Sous. In order to let more wizards in the magic world know you, I will ask some questions next. I hope you can answer all of them without falling behind."

"Yes. But it's best not to involve personal privacy, or you will bear the consequences."

Zuo Si unceremoniously gave the woman in front of her an insult.

Because he himself doesn't have the slightest liking for creatures like "reporters".

If it wasn't for Professor McGonagall's request, he wouldn't even waste a second on such a boring thing.

Rita Skeeter obviously noticed the boy's undisguised disgust and impatience towards her, but she didn't take it seriously, and immediately took out a small notebook and asked, "I heard Hogwarts first-year Students said that you attacked your classmates with the sleeping spell on the first day of school? And there are rumors that you broke out in violent conflicts with more than half of the students in the Slytherin common room? This is Doesn't it mean that you subconsciously have very serious violent tendencies?"

"Why, do you want to make me into a Muggle family who is hostile and even hateful to the wizarding world and wizards?" Zuo Si raised a dangerous smile on his lips.

"No! I just think the public has a right to know the real you."

While quibbling, Rita Skeeter controlled the shorthand quill to write messy content on the sheepskin.

It may be that Zuo Si is easy to bully because she is relatively young, or it may be that she always succeeds in other interviewees, so she showed a strong style as always, trying to dig out more "black material" and put it in the interview. To attract attention in the report.

After all, wizards' means of communication are quite primitive and backward, so it is easier to manipulate public opinion in the wizarding world than in the Muggle world.

Unfortunately, Rita Skeeter chose the wrong partner this time.

"The most authentic? I think it's more appropriate to describe it as the most eye-catching. I'm curious, aren't you afraid of reprisals if you arrange others casually like this? Or are you only daring to provoke those who won't retaliate against you? Or dare not take revenge on your wizard?"

Zuo Si sneered and revealed the other party's background.

To be honest, he really couldn't figure out how the woman in front of him had managed to survive until now.

You must know that in the UK, the number of so-called "dark wizards" has always been quite large.

You can get a glimpse of this by looking at the thriving shops in Knockturn Alley.

"I don't know what you're talking about. Well, instead of focusing on me, let's talk about you. Let's say you and that first-year Gryffindor, Hermione Granger, An extraordinary friendship between the young ladies."

Rita Skeeter obviously didn't learn her lesson, but instead wanted to lead Zuo Si into the pit of lace and gossip.

"Hehe, you really don't change your mind. If that's the case, then don't blame me for being cruel. After all, having a good reputation is very important to my next plan."

After confirming that there was no one else in the principal's office, and even the portraits of the past principals did not know where they had gone, Zuo Si immediately released a hot flame at the shorthand quill and parchment and burned them up.

After finishing all this, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the neck of this disgusting woman, and pushed her hard to the wall behind with terrifying force.

boom!

The violent impact instantly caused Rita Skeeter's glasses to fall off her face, and her face flushed red because she couldn't breathe.

But sadly it was all in vain.

Because Zuo Si's strength attribute has already skyrocketed to 31 after devouring the old blue dragon.

Not to mention a mere female reporter with no strength to restrain a chicken, even a semi-titan with infinite strength like Hagrid came, and would be suppressed in an instant.

"You...what are you going to do? Quick...let go of me!" Rita Skeeter yelled in horror.

"Why, are you afraid now? I warned you more than once before, but you ignored it. Now, are you ready to bear very serious consequences?" Zuo Si's eyes shone with a chilling light .

"No! No! No! No! Don't do this! If you kill me, you will not only be expelled from Hogwarts, but also wanted by the entire wizarding world. You are a genius with a bright future, there is no need for this Do. I swear, as long as you let me go, I will never mention it to anyone, nor will I write any interview content that is not good for you."

Rita Skeeter was visibly terrified, shaking uncontrollably all over her body.

Even in her dreams, she couldn't believe that the first-year freshman from a Muggle family in front of her was actually planning to kill herself in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts just because she made up a little fake news.

This kind of cruelty and indifference to human life is not inferior even to Voldemort.

"Sorry, it's too late. Don't worry, I won't kill you, because it's not worth it. But the death penalty is inevitable."

As he spoke, Zuo Si directly took out his wand and slowly said a spell at Rita Skeeter.

"Drill—heart—gouge out—bone!"

next second...

An indescribable pain made Rita Skeeter open her mouth like crazy on the spot, wanting to let out a heart-piercing wail.

But at the moment when he was about to make a sound, he suddenly found that no matter how much he shouted, he couldn't make even the slightest movement.

Zuo Si stretched out a finger and lightly put it on her lips to silence her, and whispered in her ear like a devil: "Hush! Don't make such a loud noise, it will disturb others .In the next half an hour, I will give you a lesson called price. Don't worry, I will not cast the Cruciatus Curse for more than ten seconds each time, and I will reserve time for rest , will never let you go crazy."

Hearing these words that were more desperate than death, Rita Skeeter's eyes suddenly showed pleading.

You must know that the power of the Cruciatus Curse is not something normal people can bear.

Even if it was just a few seconds, it made her feel that life would be worse than death, not to mention the torture that lasted half an hour.

If she could do it all over again, she vowed that she would never provoke this extremely dangerous little evil star in front of her, let alone choose to come to Hogwarts for this exclusive interview.

But the hard-hearted Zuo Si didn't pay any attention to the other party. On average, he would repeat the ten-second Cruciatus Curse every two or three minutes, and would try to add different levels of malicious emotions to observe the strength of the spell.

After just five times, the woman's will and psychological defenses completely collapsed, and her body began to lose control uncontrollably, sweating profusely, and her bloodshot eyes looked extremely scary.

If she could, she even hoped that the other party could give herself an Avada Kedavra to end all this.

It is estimated that in Rita Skeeter's heart, Zuo Si is more terrifying than Voldemort.

Because the latter hadn't shown such terrifying talent, strength, and ruthlessness at least when he first entered school.

After half an hour was over, Rita Skeeter was limp on the ground like a lifeless dead body. Not only was her clothes soaked in sweat, her eyes were lifeless.

"Clean up!"

Zuo Si directly waved his wand and cast the descaling spell to restore everything to normal, at least on the surface.

Immediately afterwards, he cast a resurrection spell on the half-dead woman in front of him.

About a few seconds later, Rita Skeeter suddenly got up from the ground, curled up in a ball and shivered as if awakened from a nightmare.

"Tell me, now do you understand what the price is?" Zuo Si asked blankly.

"Ming... understand! Please, don't torture me anymore. I promise, I will obey every order you give like the humblest house elf." Rita Skeeter begged incoherently.

"Very good! Remember, if you try to disclose what happened today to anyone, then I will find you the first time, and torture your soul for a thousand years with a method that is more painful than the Cruciatus Curse. Ten thousand years, until the end of time."

After finishing speaking, Zuo Si raised his wand and pressed it against the opponent's chest, emitting hot red light from the front end.

The pungent burnt smell quickly filled the principal's office.

In the blink of an eye, a mysterious symbol was successfully imprinted on the surface of the skin.

If it was normal, this kind of pain would definitely make Rita Skeeter scream.

But right now, she who just experienced the torture of the Cruciatus Curse, didn't even respond at all, as if she had completely lost her pain nerves.

Obviously, the magic imprint left by Zuo Si can control Rita Skeeter to some extent.

Although it would definitely be safer to make it into a card, he didn't want to put such a boring thing in his collection just by looking at it.

(end of this chapter)