bioinnovel Chapter 273 Filthy Heart and Rotting Lungs
Chapter 273 Filthy Heart and Rotting Lungs
Chapter 273 Filthy Heart and Rotting Lungs
The Unforgivable Curse was shown to students in class.
Alastor Moody's wild teaching style quickly caused a sensation among students.
However, the professors remained largely calm, and no one questioned the matter; everyone felt it was reasonable.
After all, you can't judge someone who acts crazy every day by common sense, and you can't measure Moody's behavior by the standards of a normal person.
Being able to arrive at the classroom on time to teach students, and not resorting to violence due to paranoia, already exceeds the professors' expectations.
We can't ask for more.
Moreover, before demonstrating the Unforgivable Curse, Moody specifically emphasized that this was only to broaden the students' horizons and let them know in advance what they would be dealing with.
Even if we concede that Moody's was merely demonstrating, without actually applying the unforgivable curse to the students, it was at most a violation of educational regulations.
It is not illegal.
To put it another way, you simply can't hear it...
In conclusion, Moody's wild and brutal teaching content may draw criticism from some people, but it does not violate the law.
"Do you think Moody will make his students practice resisting Imperius and Cruciatus Curses?" Bassheda asked worriedly, concerned that Moody's teaching style would become increasingly outrageous.
"I'm not sure. Even if he did that, I wouldn't find it strange," Belvina said absentmindedly. "But I don't think so. He wouldn't use the Unforgivable Curse when dealing with dark wizards."
Belvina could understand showing the Unforgivable Curse to students; she had shown it to Harry before.
When facing a cunning and dangerous dark wizard, the opponent will not politely or courteously chant spells. You must be prepared to be killed by the dark wizard in order to have any chance of defeating him.
Informing naive students about the dark wizard's cruelty and madness in advance was not a problem for Belvina; on the contrary, she thought Moody did a great job.
The Death Eaters were able to cause trouble back then because they relied on the invincible Voldemort on the one hand, and on the unstoppable Unforgivable Curse on the other.
Once the curse is cast, there will be no survivors; this is no mere boast.
To date, only Harry has survived the Killing Curse, which speaks volumes.
Therefore, Belvina admired Moody's teaching style, which laid bare the cruelty and darkness of the world, giving these naive children a good lesson.
However, even Belvina would find it difficult to accept such an almost insane act as to use the Unforgivable Curse on a student.
Not everyone wants to become an Auror, and not everyone is suited for combat. Casting Cruciatus Curse or Imperius Curse on students could leave them with indelible psychological trauma.
After thinking for a moment, Belvina suddenly said to Bathsheda beside her, "Professor Dumbledore's invitation to Moody to come out of retirement is perhaps the wisest decision he has made in recent years."
"What?" Bassheda turned her head to the side, her cheeks puffed out. "What did you just say?"
After struggling to swallow the food in her mouth, Bassheda asked again, "Why do you say that? I think Remus is great too!"
"Who was the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in my first year here?" Belvina asked herself, answering, "It was that idiot Quirrell. He hardly taught his students anything useful."
Bassheda nodded and reluctantly put down her cutlery.
"Who was the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in my second year here?" Belvina asked herself again, "It was that big idiot Lockhart. He wasted half a year of his students' time."
Bassheda nodded again, her eyes still fixed on the mountain of plates.
"Although Severus taught for a while, everyone knows what kind of person he is, and the students probably didn't learn anything useful."
Bassheda nodded for the third time, finally lifting her gaze from her plate to Snape on the other side of the faculty seating area.
Snape's greasy hair seemed even greasyer, and he seemed to be trying his best to avoid any contact with Moody, sitting far away from Moody next to him.
“Severus is only suited to mentoring top students; he has a serious lack of patience for ordinary students,” Belvina said. “Ahem,” she cleared her throat, mimicking Snape’s tone, “You can’t even learn such simple magic? Is your brain filled with Flobber worms?”
After saying that, Belvina and Bassheda burst into laughter.
They were very familiar with Snape; with just a simple imitation, images immediately came to mind for both of them.
Even the proud Sirius Black had to admit, with a heavy heart, that Snape was a genius; he knew more spells in his first year than many seventh-year students.
Calling Severus Snape a genius is no exaggeration.
Geniuses are often ill-suited for education; they cannot comprehend the "stupidity" of ordinary people, and Snape, on the other hand, happened to be foul-mouthed and sarcastic.
Furthermore, he lacks patience when dealing with students.
It could be said that during Belvina's first two years teaching at Hogwarts, none of her Defense Against the Dark Arts colleagues were normal people.
After a while, the swaying Belvina and Bassheda had to suppress their smiles and sit up straight, as their behavior had just attracted too much attention.
The students eating in the auditorium were watching them, and other professors in the faculty section also looked over. Professor McGonagall glared at the two of them, wishing she could lock up the two elective course professors.
However, Belvina's mouth was still busy; her lips barely moved, but her words clearly reached Bassheda's ears.
"In the third year, finally there's a normal person. Remus has taught the students a lot," Belvina said softly. "The poor kids finally have a professor of decent caliber."
Bassheda echoed in a low voice, "It's a pity Remus couldn't stay on; the students still loved him—oh, except you Slytherins!"
Which pot is not open to mention which pot!
"Don't bring up those unpleasant things," Belvina said. "I'm a Slytherin too, and I really like Remus."
Remus Lupin was such a good person; he never fought back when hit or insulted.
Unlike Sirius Black, that bastard, who's rebellious to the core and can't stand not acting like a jerk for a day.
"Although this year's guy is a bit unusual, he's got real skills," Belvina said, glancing at Moody.
At this moment, Moody is patiently examining the food on his plate, seemingly trying to analyze the entire cooking process to confirm that the food is safe to eat and contains no toxins.
"His demonstration of the Unforgivable Wrath on the very first day of school was a shock to the students unlike anything he'd done with Remus," Belvina continued. "I'm increasingly looking forward to his upcoming lessons."
"I still think he was a bit reckless," Bassheda disagreed. "It's fine to show the Unforgivable Curse to older students; they're a bit older and more receptive."
Bassheda lowered her voice even further, whispering, "But what if he demonstrates it to the younger students? What if he scares them so much they cry?"
The three unforgivable curses—the Killing Curse which takes life, the Cruciatus Curse which tortures the body, and the Imperius Curse which controls the soul—are all considered extremely malevolent within the realm of dark magic.
If the Unforgivable Wrath Curse were shown to younger students, those with weaker psychological resilience would definitely be frightened, and it wouldn't be impossible for them to cry.
"What you said makes sense. Let the headmaster deal with this!" Belvina said. "It's his fault for bringing back the retired old man."
She then said mysteriously, "I'm really looking forward to Durmstrang's delegation arriving. I can't wait to see Karkaroff's expression. If he sees Moody at Hogwarts, he'll be scared out of his wits."
Watching others have fun is one of Belvina's greatest hobbies, especially watching those she dislikes have fun.
"You can see Professor Snape before Karkaroff and Durmstrang arrive."
As she spoke, Bassheda reached out and placed her hand on Belvina's face, aligning her with Snape's position.
Bassheda continued, "I heard that Professor Snape was furious in class today, probably because a former Auror was sitting next to him."
It wasn't just Bathsheda who noticed this; many students also realized that Snape seemed to be a little afraid of Moody.
Snape had previously disregarded all those Defense Against the Dark Arts professors, his disgust and dissatisfaction written openly on his face, never concealing his hostility.
But in front of Alastor Moody, Snape behaved like a good boy, his sallow face showing no hostility whatsoever, and he always avoided Moody's gaze.
The students were unaware of the reason for Snape's abnormality, but Belvina and Bassheda knew perfectly well.
Even though Moody has been retired for many years, his reputation remains strong and can still deter those with ulterior motives.
Even if Snape had no ill intentions, he was still intimidated by Moody's former power and dared not show hostility in front of him, unwilling to provoke this most outstanding Auror.
Belvina shook off the hands that were playing with her face and continued, "That's why I said Professor Dumbledore's decision was wise. With the renowned Moody standing in the school, it's enough to scare away any troublemakers."
To reiterate, Dumbledore is too kind and lenient; he even dares to attack a coward like Lucius Malfoy.
But Alastor Moody was different. He was extremely suspicious and would actually do something for sure. Even Snape would be willing to be his obedient son, let alone the cowardly Mr. Malfoy.
Belvina looked around, then leaned on Bassheda's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Most importantly, it's time for Alastor, that old bone, to come out and bask in the sun. Can a lion without teeth and claws still be considered a lion?"
"You mean—." Bassheda's expression turned serious; this was a possibility she hadn't considered before.
If Moody is allowed to remain at home, paranoid and suspicious, how much of a role will he be when darkness falls again?
Albus Dumbledore, when covered in hair, is even more cunning than a monkey!
"If only Alastor could overcome his paranoia, even just a part of it," Belvina said, her words unspoken, nor needing to be.
Even if the battle-hardened Moody can only regain half of his former power, Dumbledore's torch will shine brighter, and when darkness falls again, he will have an extra trump card.
Just as Belvina was waiting for Bassheda to shower her with compliments, the ancient rune sweetheart unexpectedly showed a look of disgust.
She said disdainfully, "Darling, you truly are from Slytherin; your heart is so filthy!"