[HP] This Evil

After hearing that Catherine had fainted in the Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Michaelera insisted on taking her back to Ferrara Manor to recuperate for a period of time.So when Catherine opened her eyes again, she was already in her bedroom. The house elf, Julie, was watching her by the bed with wide eyes, holding a bowl of potion that smelled terrible.Catherine casually found an excuse to let Julie out, then turned around and poured the medicine.She has always thought that her physical fitness is quite good, otherwise she would not be able to take over the position of Flint Quidditch captain, but this time she fainted in the office because of "excessive pressure from public opinion" and caused "mental damage". It's a disgrace to Italy.Cecilia sent three letters in a row, each with seven or eight pages, which contained deep worries and self-blame for not being able to come back in time due to work reasons.Catherine thought it was unnecessary, she thought she was good enough to beat a team with a bat, but Michaelera insisted that she rest at home and reassure her, don't worry about the course , she has already found a tutor.

"Family tutor? One-to-one teaching?! You are so pitiful." Daphne wrote back.

After the Skeeter incident, Daphne has been explaining to Catherine that she didn't say it.Catherine didn't doubt her at all. Daphne's brain can only be used to buy beautiful dresses.Kill someone secretly?She doesn't have that IQ.The second grade came up with the idea of ​​dressing up as a ghoul to frighten Mary, which was already at the limit of her IQ.

The new tutor, Mr. Lawrence, is a young man under 30 years old, wearing a traditional gentleman's three-piece suit, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a handsome face.Catherine had seen him, she had seen him in her dreams, at the Three Broomsticks.But seeing Lawrence in the dream seems a bit difficult to talk about, it sounds like a puberty girl.So she swallowed it and said nothing to anyone, least of all Draco.It is conceivable that if Draco knew how she reacted when she dreamed of another man, he would probably ride the light wheel 2001 to Ferrara Manor immediately to settle accounts with her.

Lawrence graduated from Durmstrang, is an Anglo-German, his mother and the proprietress of the Three Broomsticks are old friends.He often visited her in Hogsmeade when he returned home.Germans generally have some accents when speaking English, such as those students in Durmstrang. At first, Catherine worried that she would not understand the lectures of Mr. Lawrence, who has lived in Germany for many years, but found that he spoke with a standard London accent. , no exotic tones at all.

Durmstrang does not restrict students to study black magic, and they even specially set up a course of black magic research, so Lawrence, in addition to teaching basic courses such as Transfiguration, Charms, and Potions, also added the subject of black magic. class.Catherine herself was interested in this course, so she was naturally happy to learn it, and her grades were outstanding. She was so obsessed with studying the spell "Return of the Evil Spirit", that once she even forgot to reply to Draco's letter in time.The owl delivering the letter left a pool of white droppings on the window in retaliation, and Catherine tried her best to persuade the elf Julie to add a new dish to dinner: "Roasted Owl Meat".But Julie refused on the grounds that the owl meat was unclean and unhygienic. This was the first time in her life that she rebelled against the wizard's order.Mr. Laurence came to Ferrara Manor to teach three times a week, each time after five o'clock in the afternoon.In the past, Catherine used to practice Quidditch after class at this time, but Michaelera banned broomsticks from appearing in Ferrara Manor. The reason is unknown, so Catherine can only devote herself to the theoretical research of Quidditch during the day.

"Return of the Evil Spirit" is one of many black magic spells. The wizard can summon an animal made of smoke through the wand, and the smoke-formed animal will attack the enemy instead of the wizard.It is similar to the Patronus Charm, but it is very aggressive and difficult to control. If the wizard's ability is not strong enough, he may be backlashed by the beast he summoned.At first, the boa constrictor conjured by Catherine had the intention of attacking its owner, but after a few days, it became as obedient as a Pekingese.Mr. Lawrence was quite satisfied with that.

This is not a new spell, Catherine used it when she met a werewolf in the Screaming Shack last year, but she didn't know what it was at that time, and she was not very proficient in using it, the summoned black python only existed In a matter of seconds it was gone.

In order to avoid the Daily Prophet's troubles with Catherine, Michaela set up a spell barrier near the Ferrara Manor. Any wizard without her permission is not allowed to enter here. Similarly, wizards living in the manor cannot leave.Catherine felt like she was under house arrest in disguise.However, Ferrara Manor did not become quiet because of the magic barrier. On the contrary, compared with the past, there have always been some strange guests coming in and out in recent days.Catherine thinks that these wizards who come and go are nothing more than partners in the parent's institute, or business partners.Although this was a bit unusual, since the parents rarely had guests at home, Catherine didn't care much about it.She was busy studying the subject Mr. Lawrence had left him, and ordered Draco and Jack—a mixed-race second-year new to the team this year, who now does all the dirty work of the Slytherin team—to report to her. Report the training situation of each college in detail in the letter.

"Who is that?" Catherine frowned and looked at a short, fat and wretched-looking wizard with disgust. She often judged people by their appearance, so she believed that this wizard was definitely not a scholar who could be admired by the Ferrara family.

"His name is Wormtail." Mr. Lawrence replied, "He came here to help me and your mother with some chores. If you need to deal with anything, just ask him." Catherine shook her head in disgust, not wanting to be with such an ugly wizard. Talking, the elf Julie is more pleasing to the eye than he looks, "I don't have a good memory recently, especially what happened at night. Moreover, I also think that someone broke through the magic barrier and entered the Ferrara Manor."

"Oh?" Mr. Lawrence looked away from the study, and looked at Catherine with interest, "Who?"

"I don't know. It may be Rita Skeeter, or it may be the person who wrote the anonymous letter to the "Daily Prophet". In short, he must be my enemy." Catherine frowned, with bored and angry expressions on her face. With a distressed look, "My arm has been hurting recently. Last night, I dreamed of a vampire."

"Don't worry, the "Daily Prophet" will not be proud for a few days. Soon, our time will truly come. Now you only need to complete the tasks I left, and it won't be long before one of the greatest wizards of all time will Come and lead us." Mr. Lawrence said some inexplicable words, and Catherine was confused.

"Do you mean that Dumbledore will come to visit Ferrara Manor?" The greatest wizard, there is only Albus Dumbledore, after all, it can't be Grindelwald who was imprisoned in Nurmengard.

Mr. Lawrence showed a meaningful smile and didn't speak anymore. He always likes to talk half and leave half, and he appears and disappears every day.Although he was a tutor hired by Ferrara, he never paid attention to the owner, Alfonso Ferrara, and he became polite and even pious only when he entered the largest study in the manor .In short, he is a very learned and eccentric wizard.The most important thing is that he seems to have studied "resurrection", otherwise the Ferraras would not allow him to enter and leave their study at will.

Regarding the "ghost resurrection technique", the Ferraras have spent more than ten years on it, but in recent days they seem to have some disagreements over a certain theory, so they often quarrel, and they still quarrel in Latin.Probably not wanting the rest of the manor to know what they were talking about.Catherine could only understand one sentence: You are a madman!

This sentence was the last sentence that Alfonso said to Michaelella. After finishing speaking, he quickly packed his luggage, did not say goodbye to anyone, and left Ferrara Manor overnight as if fleeing for his life.All the research materials that he regarded as treasures in the past were left in the study, and he did not take a single page away.Catherine stood by the window of the bedroom on the second floor and looked at the back of her father's departure. She was surprised to find that she didn't feel sad, didn't care why her father left home, didn't care when he came back, and she didn't even stand by the window for a while , and then devoted himself to the research of Mr. Lawrence.

Black magic seems to have a mystical appeal that some wizards find themselves obsessed with.The roses in the garden unfortunately became the object of Catherine's black magic practice. In just a few days, the roses that had been inactive since last year died completely, leaving only a scorched black pool, which was the "Fire Curse" left traces.

The author says:

Thanks to Rain, Mo Ran Qinggehan, and the little angels of Alcaeus for their nutrient solutions. 【Could it be that Alcaeus is the legendary local tyrant? ! !The little angel is too embarrassing, I think I am unworthy, I am unworthy, the author who has no experience is humble every day jpg]