After a round of nonsense questions and answers, Aini was led into his office by the concerned administrator.
In Filch's expectation, this place did not have the function of entertaining guests, and there were no soft and comfortable sofas to sit on. Even though it was not suitable, he could only invite Ani to sit on the chair opposite the office. p>
Except for the one he uses for himself, all the chairs in the room are prepared for little wizards who are caught making mistakes.
Ani believed that the chair under his butt was where the twins often sat. From this perspective, Filch's eyes seemed to have a hint of scrutiny.
Well, Filch is indeed scrutinizing Aini. Rationally speaking, he must keep Loris' secret tightly, but there is another voice in his heart telling him that he can completely trust the right man.
For a while, the atmosphere in the office became silent and weird.
Filch once pinned all his hopes on the greatest white wizard in the world, but the other party confessed his powerlessness
Even Dumbledore was at a loss as he actually thought that an underage wizard could bring hope. Filch felt that his desire might be too deep and that he was crazy.
But at this moment, he had a strong premonition that the person opposite him would bring the light he had not seen for a long time.
In response to this omen from the heart, the wizards were divided into two completely opposing groups.
One person thinks this is the whisper of the devil and must resist it resolutely to avoid falling into the abyss.
One person believes that it is the guidance of fate, and if you follow your inner thoughts, you can gain blessings.
Over the years, there have been a lot of relevant arguments from both sides. After divination became a practical skill, the popularity of the latter completely overshadowed the former and became the current mainstream knowledge.
Filch was also a supporter of the destiny-guided group, but the decision he was about to make was too important, and he sat there undecided for a while.
He knew that if he chose to ask Aini for help, he would have to uncover the most painful scars deep in his heart with his own hands. If his premonition was wrong, he might never be able to heal the wounds.
Although Aini didn't know how many thoughts were circulating in the other person's mind, he also knew what a difficult decision Filch was facing at this time. However, this decision could only be made by himself after all, and any persuasion from others would be irrelevant at the moment.
It is inappropriate.
Filch didn't let Aini wait too long. After moving his lips several times, he still managed to spit out a question.
"Professor Scamander, have you heard of the Blood Curse?"
The man's rough big hands were just clenched together, and some of the deformed joints were pale. He became nervous after the words came out. God knows how the topic changed from protecting Loris from Tom's harassment, to the crooked building to where it is now.
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"Heard something."
There is no need to show off that you have already figured out the facts at this time, just be a listener.
"That was decades ago..."
Filch started the story with a pretense of talking about ancient times, and the plot is indeed very old-fashioned.
An ordinary boy met an equally ordinary girl when he was in school. The two got to know each other day by day, and eventually the spark of love sparked.
Then he was shocked to realize that the girl was no ordinary girl. She was actually a unique recipient of the blood curse.
Seeing that the interval between his girlfriend's symptoms was getting shorter and shorter, the boy traveled thousands of miles and came to a completely unfamiliar transition, placing his hope on the greatest white wizard in the world.
The results are obvious.
Ani was not surprised by the situation of Mrs. Norris. He had discovered this fact through the Eye of True Sight long ago. However, Filch's identity surprised him a little.
This castle administrator who can't cast any magic turned out to be a student of Castrobshe and was once a qualified wizard.
It can be seen from Lockhart's experience that under certain circumstances, a wizard's spellcasting ability will deteriorate and even the relevant spellcasting memory will be lost.
Just like when twins are folded in half and the remaining one cannot use the Patronus Charm, almost all of Filch's memories after being exposed to magic are related to Mrs. Norris.
Although Dumbledore was unable to completely eliminate the influence of the Blood Curse, he still prolonged the time for Mrs. Norris's final change.
The two of them lived in Hogwarts, until one day Mrs. Norris could no longer change back to her human form and lost all her previous memories.
Filch was so heartbroken that he fainted in his cabin crying.
After waking up, many memories between the two disappeared from his mind, and he could no longer recite a coherent spell, completely losing his ability to cast spells.
After that, Dumbledore kept them at Hogwarts, and Filch completely severed contact with Castrobsher.
After experiencing ups and downs in life, as he entered old age, he was completely different from before in terms of appearance and temperament. I am afraid that even those former classmates would not be able to recognize this infatuated and friendly man in their impressions.
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"Sorry, Filch, there is nothing I can do about Mrs. Norris's situation now."
After listening to the other party's story, Aini pondered for a while and gave a conservative answer.
He had used some of the surface runes of the Blood Curse on Mrs. Loris before. Frankly speaking, this kind of curse that has never left a crack record is not something that Aini can touch at this stage.
As we all know, the blood curse will not only change a person's body, but in the final stage it will also eliminate the memory and self-recognition of the cursed object. It seems to be a curse that works both materially and spiritually.
In fact, it’s completely wrong. This thing is not a curse. Rather than describing Nagini, Mrs. Norris, etc. as the recipients of the curse, it is more appropriate to call it a host.
In Aini's observation, the blood curse is more like a larvae. After parasitizing on humans, it will gradually change the host's flesh and blood form, eventually making it a breeding ground for new life.
It can be roughly understood as a conceptual version of the facehugger, and Aini speculates that it may be some kind of method for the existence of future generations.
Ani has never seen Nagini, but judging from the runes on Mrs. Loris's body, the blood curse she was under is obviously functionally wrong.
At the last moment, she did not become a brand new child body. The cat's body still retained the human breath, and the soul did not change, but it was purer in Aini's vision.
This may be the effect of the incomplete blood curse - although Mrs. Loris did not become a brand new life, her soul was reset and she lost her previous memory.
Ani has a feeling that when the Eye of True Seeing can analyze all the runes of the Blood Curse, he can help Mrs. Loris regain her human form, but there is little hope of recovering her memory.
But even he himself doesn't know when the next advancement will be, and it will take several more advancements before he can fully analyze the runes of the Blood Curse, so it's better not to give people hope inexplicably.
After all, Filch is already very old, and he may not be able to wait until then. The hope that is so far away is the biggest torture.
Therefore, Aini still gave a conservative answer, but Filch, who was a little confused, clearly caught the loopholes in his words.