Hogwarts Blood Wizard

Chapter 671 Clues

Ivan's guess shocked Hermione. She was so surprised that she couldn't help but ask. "Are you saying that Professor Moody had to prepare extra food for him because he imprisoned another person in the castle?"

"There is a possibility. I prefer that person to be hiding in his office." Ivan nodded.

"That's why he didn't allow the elf to clean his room..." Hermione murmured to herself. She had already figured out why Ivan asked those questions before.

"But why did Professor Moody do this? I heard that he was a powerful Auror before and captured many dark wizards and Death Eaters. It is impossible for him to work for the mysterious man!" Hermione was very confused.

If Ivan hadn't revealed all of Moody's doubts, she wouldn't have been able to imagine that Professor Moody might be a bad person.

"I don't know...I'm just guessing!" Ivan shook his head. He was not sure whether it was true or not. There were too many doubts in it.

Moreover, Moody himself is a very suspicious person, and it is normal to not allow house elves to enter the room. This is why he has noticed something strange before but did not suspect it.

"Could it be that someone used Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as Professor Moody, and then hid the real Professor Moody?"

Hermione immediately thought of this possibility. Only in this way "Professor Moody" would have to provide food to another person to prevent him from starving to death.

"It shouldn't be...the duration of Polyjuice Potion is limited. Unless he can replenish it at any time, the secret will be exposed!" Ivan shook his head. He had already checked this. Moody did not carry any alcohol with him. He has a gourd habit and will not drink some kind of drink from time to time during class.

"In comparison, I am more suspicious of the Soul Imperius Curse!" Ivan said hesitantly.

Hermione's eyes widened. Of course she understood what the Imperius Curse was. Moody had just explained the effect of this magic in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class this year. It could control a wizard without anyone noticing, and it was even more so. Listed as the three unforgivable curses!

"Moody is a very cautious Auror with a strong willpower. It is impossible for ordinary people to control him for such a long time. I guess it was the mysterious man who did it himself. And in order to prevent Moody from breaking free on his own, someone must be at all times. Supervise him and consolidate the effect of the Soul Imperius Curse regularly..." Ivan said eloquently.

Ivan has also practiced such practical black magic as the Soul-Impering Curse, and he is fully aware of its drawbacks, which can only be broken by those with a strong will.

As for the way to solve the shortcomings, just like how he controlled Nott, sending a dedicated person to constantly supervise and regularly consolidate the soul-stealing curse can greatly prevent the other party from escaping from his control.

Of course, this method is not perfect.

Because casting the Imperius Curse continuously on the same person in a short period of time can easily cause the other person to develop corresponding resistance, greatly weakening the power of the spell, which will require the spell to be cast more frequently until it falls into an endless cycle.

Hermione's understanding of the Ivan Curse was far less clear than Ivan's, but she could understand the seriousness of the matter, so after Ivan finished telling his guess, she quickly pulled him and ran upstairs. . "Since Professor Moody is under control, let's rescue him quickly!"

"Wait, Hermione!" Ivan helplessly stopped Hermione's movements, and then spoke again under the little witch's doubtful eyes.

"I just doubt it. There is not enough evidence to prove this! What if Professor Moody is really a big eater and happens to like to eat late-night snacks when working overtime at night? This is not impossible."

Hermione was dumbfounded. She stared at Ivan blankly. After a while, she pursed her lips in distress and spoke. "Then what should we do?"

"Of course I'll go back and think about it carefully to see if I can find more clues in the next few days..." Ivan said hesitantly, but before he could finish speaking this time, Hermione interrupted directly.

"Don't lie to me, you must be planning to go find Professor Moody alone later!"

The little witch bit her lip and stared at Ivan angrily. How could she not guess that Ivan was planning to fool her and go on an adventure alone? She wanted to reprimand him for a moment.

However, thinking that she might not be able to help if she followed him, Hermione swallowed the words that came to her mouth again, feeling depressed in her heart, and finally she could only whisper in an aggrieved voice.

"This is too dangerous. You should at least tell Professor Dumbledore about this! What if this is actually a trap and someone deliberately reveals a flaw to lure you into it?"

Ivan looked at the little witch in front of him, sighed for a long time, and said in compromise. "Well, you were right this time!"

Due to the inconvenience of revealing a lot of information, Ivan has become accustomed to solving all problems alone over the years, and has occasionally been tricked a few times. However, Hermione reminded him this time that there is indeed no need to take risks alone in some matters.

Half an hour later,

In the principal's room on the top floor of the tower, Ivan briefly stated his guess, while Dumbledore frowned and paced in the spacious office.

"Hals, are you sure that Alastor was controlled by someone using the Imperius Curse?" Dumbledore asked.

Ivan shook his head. Everything he said was just guesswork and he couldn't be 100% sure.

"Professor Dumbledore, is there no way to detect this kind of dark magic?" Hermione asked doubtfully.

"Unfortunately, Miss Granger, as far as I know, there is no special counter-curse for the Imperius Curse, otherwise it would not be listed as an unforgivable curse." Dumbledore replied.

Ivan nodded. The Imperius Curse is a very difficult magic. It once caused a lot of trouble to the Ministry of Magic. Death Eaters like Lucius even used this to get away with their crimes. They relied on the fact that the Imperius Curse is difficult to deal with. Characteristics of evidence collection.

Only those skilled Legilimency masters can discover some clues by browsing their memories.

However, Moody's vigilance is too high. If someone uses Legilimency on him, he will definitely be noticed.

Ivan recalled the previous contacts and found that Moody almost always used the magic eye to look at him. It was obvious that the other party was consciously guarding against this.

Dumbledore pondered for a long time. Alastor was one of his most trusted friends.

For more than half a school year, the other party has not revealed anything wrong. Everything is so familiar, so he has never doubted his old friend, and even entrusted him with the important task of investigating the Goblet of Fire...

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