Hogwarts: Becoming the White Lord from Breathing

Chapter 89 Curse and Counter-Curse

The new semester has begun.

Damon bowed his head
The Herbology class is still led by Professor Sprout.

In the new semester, she began to teach everyone about mandrake.

"We're going to repot the mandrake today. Now, who can tell me what properties the mandrake has?"

Hermione was the first to raise her hand, which was expected.

"Mandra, also known as Mandrake Root, is a powerful restorative," Hermione said naturally, as if she had swallowed the textbook. "It's used to restore people who have been transformed or cursed to their original state."

"Excellent, ten points to Gryffindor," said Professor Sprout. "Mandra is an essential component of most antidotes, but it's also dangerous. Can anyone tell me why?"

Hermione's hand shot up again, almost knocking off Harry's glasses.

"Hearing a mandrake cry can kill someone," she blurted.

"Absolutely right, ten points more," said Professor Sprout. "Look, the mandrakes here are still very young."

Does crying kill people? And a basilisk's glare kills. Are these injuries based on unavoidable rules, or are they simply an extension of magic, a manifestation of black magic or a curse?
Damon looked at the soil in the potted plant, a thoughtful look on his face - this was a good opportunity to experiment.

"Everyone get a pair of earmuffs," said Professor Sprout.

There was a scramble among the people, no one wanted to get a pair of pink fluffy earmuffs.

Damon didn't grab them, but Hermione silently helped him get a white pair.

"When I tell you to put on your earmuffs, make sure they're tightly covered," Professor Sprout said. "When it's safe to remove them, I'll give you two thumbs up and say, 'OK — put on your earmuffs.'"

Professor Sprout took the lead in demonstrating. "Our mandrakes are only seedlings. Hearing their cries won't be fatal, but they can render you unconscious for several hours. I don't think any of you want to miss the first day of school, so everyone should wear earmuffs when working. I'll try to get your attention when it's time to pack up."

Because of Damon's reputation, Sprout did not let him form a team, but instead let him be responsible for a mandrake alone.

Damon rolled up his sleeves. On the surface, the earmuffs were still on, but in fact, he had secretly cast a spell to deform the earmuffs on the side of his ears, hollowing out a small section. He mobilized his magic power and turned the huge source of magic power into a barrier to wrap his whole body. At the same time, his azure eyes bloomed with a faint fluorescence.

After making all preparations, he took a deep breath, firmly grasped the blade of grass in front of him, and pulled it up.

"Fuck, this is too embarrassing!"

Although he had been mentally prepared to a certain extent, he was still a little overwhelmed when what he pulled out was not a grass root but a very ugly baby.

The leaves grow on the baby's head, and its skin is light green with spots on it.

However, the one that Damon pulled out was not so resistant to his behavior. It just looked at him with tears in its eyes - the mandrake was unwilling to be pulled out of the soil - which actually affected his experiment.

But it doesn’t matter, at this moment I could hear the screams of the mandrakes being processed by others.

Damon quickly transferred it to the flowerpot that had been composted with dragon dung. The sharp cry hit his brain, and the brain occlusion technique was running at full power at this moment to isolate the mental impact.

At the same time, his eyes saw the purple source of magic power spreading into the air through sound.

He saw the purple source of magic entangled with Harry, but it was blocked by the earmuffs, but he himself had been invaded by the purple.

His vision gradually became blurred, purple spots of light flickered in his sight like ghosts, and the blood in his body began to feel heavy, as if lead was being poured into his body.

"Is it really a curse? So, if we can find a way to break it, will we be immune to this kind of invasion?" His mind fluttered at this thought. With just a thought, the immense magical power within him immediately began to flow, invading the purple energy within him with a calm and profound attitude.

The two forces entangled with each other, and the magic power in the body dissipated a lot. Damon's vision returned to clear, but this was only temporary.

If he can't find a way to resolve the purple energy in his body, he will be destined to fall asleep after his magic power is exhausted.

Fortunately, this is just the curse of Mandrake Grass, and its effect is not that strong. He can study it slowly. Not to mention, this is a weak curse. As long as he wants, he can use a large amount of magic power to break through the restraints at any time.

But if it was an adult mandrake, or a basilisk, Damon thought that he might not be able to deal with it now.

He is still a little bit worse now.

It's not just the difference in understanding of magic, but also in life level - according to legend, legendary wizards who have reached the pinnacle of magic can transform the essence of life and turn into a being similar to a magical creature. Now, he seems to have no signs of such a transformation.

Damon suddenly remembered the previous note on the system and opened it again to check.

[Magic Power Required for Upgrade: 180000/Max]

[The host's current magic power has reached its maximum. It cannot be increased further until the host significantly improves their spellcasting skills.]

[Note: When your magic power increases again, you will become a new legend.]

"Legendary. Magical creature, is this the path I will take from now on?"

Damon's eyes were deep, and he fell into deep thought in the noisy greenhouse.

Inside the greenhouse, the other little wizards were now in a state of disarray because of the resistance of the mandrakes - the mandrakes did not want to be pulled out of the soil, but they also seemed unwilling to go back. They twisted their bodies, kicked their feet, waved their pointed little fists, and gritted their teeth. They were completely unlike the obedience they had shown when Damon transplanted them.

Damon stood like this for the entire class.

Because he had completed his class assignments, no one paid any attention to him - they didn't have the time to.

Handling the mandrakes made everyone sweat profusely - by the time the get out of class was over, each of them felt sore and covered in dirt.

At this time, Damon just came back to his senses and took off his earmuffs according to Professor Sprout's instructions.

Of course he had thought of resisting the curse of the young mandrake - he had thought of something else.

Damon opened the system and checked it.

[Spells—LV4 (Expert) 1/1000000]

[You will quickly master how to control the power and effects of magic. Magical control over the body and mind will reach an extremely high level. Advanced spells will no longer be difficult for you!]

[Current magic points: 882880]

"The final answer, I'm afraid, lies in level 5 spells."

Judging from the current progress, it will take about two more months to breathe again.

Never mind, there is no need to be impatient, you will get there sooner or later.

Damon's expression returned to normal and he followed everyone out of the greenhouse.

(End of this chapter)