Chapter 294 Hufflepuff's Confusion

"Really?!" After receiving Rice's sudden invitation, Daphne and Astoria were both in disbelief.

"After all, Professor White only invited you..." After the excitement passed, Astoria was still a little uneasy.

"No problem, just go." Rice knew his old friend too well, and she would never complain that there were too many people coming to enjoy the food.

Unlike Rice and the other two who were immersed in the upcoming dinner, the students in the auditorium were more concerned about what Professor White said in class yesterday. The topic of black magic is always the most sensitive.

The professors in the staff seats were no exception. As soon as Hufflepuff sat down, the professors set their eyes on her. Professor Sprout spoke first. She had a good impression of this old man who was good at food magic, and naturally didn't want to see her get into trouble.

"Professor White, I heard rumors that you said in class that you should practice black magic. This must be a misunderstanding, right?"

To Sprout's shock, Professor White actually nodded and admitted the "accusation" against himself. Now the kind-hearted Hufflepuff witch could not sit still. She said to Helga with a serious look: "Maybe the laws in your time are different from now, but we strictly prohibit dark magic here."

The modern magic world has reached the point of being very secretive about dark magic. Among the famous magic schools in the world, only Durmstrang is relatively tolerant of dark magic on the surface.

Opposing dark magic is the political correctness of the modern magic world. The actions of Helga and Rice are bold - but because Helga's goal is relatively big, most people don't pay attention to the role played by Rice in this storm.

"In my time, many wizards also have concerns about dark magic, and so do I." Helga's next words silenced all the professors: Pomona handed over two obvious steps, but Professor White refused to take them, which was troublesome.

They were sure that once this news spread, it would inevitably cause an uproar. Don't look at the fact that many students' parents were Death Eaters who loved dark magic. At that time, they would definitely be the first to come out and make a cut.

"But as far as I know, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic were once authorized to use the Unforgivable Curses, so it is necessary to understand the dark arts."

The facts stated by Helga made it difficult for the other professors to refute for a while. At this time, Dumbledore, who had remained silent, spoke.

"Smith, in your era, the three Unforgivable Curses should not have become popular, right?"

Hufflepuff nodded. In her opinion, except for the Imperius Curse, the other two of these three spells were a bit useless. The Cruciatus Curse was purely used to torture people and had no other uses - if you want to make people confess, wizards have better choices.

The instant death effect of the Killing Curse sounds powerful, but in Helga's eyes it just feels funny: a spell that has no tracking effect and can be dodged by moving, is it really worthy of being called an Unforgivable Curse? The spells invented by her old friend Salazar Slytherin are much more "unforgivable" than Avada Kedavra.

In the era she lived in, the practicality of magic was the first priority, and it was a miracle that these flashy spells could become popular.

"That's not surprising." Dumbledore nodded: "The three unforgivable curses can only be activated under the drive of strong negative emotions. For example, the use of the Cruciatus Curse requires the caster to have a great desire to cause pain to the other party and take pleasure in it to bring about its effect. If such a spell is often released, it will have a very bad impact on the human soul."

Hufflepuff: ...

It's really a miracle, why do dark wizards of your era like to use such a spell that has no effect and has an amazing negative effect? ​​Can you learn from Salazar and use some powerful spells that do little harm to yourself?

For the first time, Hufflepuff felt the split of the times.

Before entering Hogwarts, although she had investigated the contemporary magic world, how could the books available on the market record the details of the casting tips of the unforgivable curses? Therefore, Hufflepuff's understanding of the unforgivable curses only existed in the name and effect. Her old friend Les went a little further than her, after all, he had seen the killing curse.

"Smith, your idea is indeed a bit extreme, but it is indeed necessary to let children understand the dark magic." Dumbledore finally came to a conclusion that was like muddy mud.

The things that happened in Hogwarts in recent years made Dumbledore feel a sense of crisis, so he decided to relax the control of the dark magic a little to prepare for a rainy day.

What Dumbledore didn't say was that he actually agreed with White's remarks to some extent.

Having lived for more than a hundred years, he had a broader vision and was very clear about the gap between wizards in the forties and modern wizards. In half a century, the fighting ability of wizards has deteriorated greatly, and everyone seems to prefer to focus on life-related magic, but the cleaning spell cannot fight against dark wizards.

If you want to fight against dark wizards, you must know something about dark magic! It is definitely not feasible for the professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class to not teach any dark magic like in the past few years, which is why he did not stop Professor White.

Dumbledore's eyes passed over Helga's face, and he had a glimmer of enlightenment: In the eyes of Ms. White, we have also regressed a lot, right? I really don't know what the magic world was like hundreds of years ago...

Just when the professors thought that the matter was settled, Smith White spoke again. She asked in a puzzled tone: "Since these three kinds of magic have such a big negative effect, why do those dark wizards still use them? In terms of power, they don't seem to be very strong - except for the Imperius Curse."

This question stumped all the professors present. After thinking for a while, they came to a common conclusion: Because they are dark wizards, isn't it normal to use such evil spells?

Hufflepuff: ? ? ?

She didn't sort out the logic for a while: Why do dark wizards have to use such inefficient spells? Do they have brain problems?

Her eyes passed over the face of Rice, who was happily enjoying breakfast in the audience, and then realized something.

In Helga's mind, her old friend Salazar Slytherin can actually be called a dark wizard, but he and the dark wizards in the modern magic world are completely two different species - except for the same name, there is no similarity in other places.

The reason why modern dark wizards study the Unforgivable Curses is that these three spells are evil enough! ! ! The power is just a bonus. My previous sigh was really correct. Modern dark wizards are really mentally ill - literally.

After thinking about this, Hufflepuff was silent, and then sighed heavily: I didn't expect that even the dark wizards in the magic world a thousand years later would regress to this point...

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