Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 13 The Three Dangerous Unforgivable Curses
After easily subduing the sixth-grade students, the seventh-grade students, perhaps having caught wind of the situation, became extremely well-behaved.

Li Wei had no intention of pursuing further studies with these students—they only had one year, and focusing on the details would waste a lot of time and might even undermine some people's seven years of magical knowledge.

Li Wei's strategy was to provide them with only past exam papers, overwhelming them with a sea of ​​questions, and striving to ensure that everyone could achieve an O in next year's exam.

He showed no pity for the three senior students and announced the decision to hold a monthly exam well in advance.

The students didn't understand, but they had Professor Quirrell as a bad example to follow.

They can barely accept Li Wei's actions at the moment.

After all, their understanding has not yet been tested by the heavy workload of two assignments a week and one test a month. Although their brains have received the information, they have not yet understood what they will be facing in the coming year.

After the first week, Li Wei's reputation was pretty good.

The younger students were overjoyed, finally able to learn something useful from Defense Against the Dark Arts—for two lessons, Levi used quizzes followed by Polymorph to confront the dark creatures and try to deal with them using their existing spells.

After the test is over, teach them the spells in a targeted manner.

Although the older students have some complaints about the large amount of homework assigned by Li Wei, it is still within their tolerance range.

During dinner that evening, Professor McGonagall approached Levi to inquire about the situation. She also subtly gleaned some feedback about Levi from the students, and after confirming that most of it was praise, she finally felt relieved.

It seems that Li Wei is capable of this position, and she won't need to worry about the Defense Against the Dark Arts education this year.

Friday, after dinner.

Li Wei and his two assistants returned to the office and cast a dodge spell facing the door.

From now until the afternoon of the weekend, the three of them will not step out of the door again.

It's time to restart the project that was interrupted last time because of Dumbledore's appearance.

Jowell waved his wand, and parchment sheets spontaneously stuck to the wall panels, thus beginning the meeting.

"Professor, based on our research this week, combined with the experimental data sent by the scholars from the Society, we can currently arrive at a hypothesis."

This is the [emotion catalysis hypothesis].

We assume that magic is relatively inert under normal circumstances, and that strong emotions can greatly reduce the "activation energy" of magical reactions, making it easier to be mobilized and release power far exceeding the usual level.

The power of the Unforgivable Curse, which you proposed at the beginning, depends on the magnitude and extent of our evil thoughts.

Based on the results of experiments conducted by the society, we discovered that different spells require different catalytic emotions.

Taking the three Unforgivable Curses as an example, although different emotions can have a certain effect on the three curses, there are obviously great differences among them.

The Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) requires a strong intent to kill, a cold, unquestionable desire to take life; calm malice is more effective than anger in wielding its power.

Imperio – requires an extreme mindset of domination, an arrogance that completely views others as playthings. The caster must firmly believe that they are superior to others and have the right to deprive them of their free will.

Crucio – requires a sadistic desire that purely enjoys the pain of others. Any pity or hesitation during the process will greatly reduce the effectiveness of this spell, while the more one enjoys the process, the better the spell becomes.

Li Wei's brow furrowed more and more as he listened—this research conclusion was quite different from what he had originally expected.

Levi had previously dismissed the claim that dark magic could affect a person's soul—almost every powerful wizard had studied dark magic, and Dumbledore was a master of it, yet they hadn't become corrupted.

The Killing Curse was alright, but the negative effects of the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse were somewhat alarming. What if an upright wizard relied on these two spells constantly during war, and, as he anticipated, amplified the power of the spells by using spells that amplified negative emotions?
Even the most upright person could become inhuman under the long-term influence of emotions.

The pleasure of completely dominating a person, even if only experienced occasionally, can easily lead to the alienation of one's personality.
After listening quietly to Qiao Weili's report, Li Weili said:

"What are your thoughts on this result?"

Following the usual order of speaking, Jowell stepped forward first and said: "Based on the research results, our previous understanding of black magic was incorrect."

The three Unforgivable Curses are indeed extremely evil spells, and even the least influential Killing Curse, I don't think we should continue to study it.

As Jovel stepped back, Camille immediately stepped forward and said:

"I don't agree with this idea."

A powerful wizard should be able to perfectly control his emotions.

This lingering malice and alienation of personality is precisely the best way to practice brain-sealing techniques.

As long as you control the frequency of practice and use calming medication to soothe your mind, I believe this is the improvement method you've been searching for, and you shouldn't miss it. Of course, the final decision rests with you, teacher.

Li Wei listened quietly to their ideas and nodded—their statements were indeed very much in line with their respective styles.

But then he shook his head and said:

"This training method is indeed highly feasible, but in my opinion it's no different from playing with fire."

Once or twice might not have much of an impact, but if it becomes a habit, it will definitely come at a heavy price someday.

At this point, a thought suddenly flashed through Li Wei's mind—trying this kind of exercise now is too dangerous and completely unnecessary.

But if one day we really need to improve our strength, it's not too late to try this method.

Li Wei suddenly felt a sharp electric shock on the back of his neck, a tingling and numb sensation that was unbearable.

If even he subconsciously has this thought, what about others?

Even if the vast majority of the twenty-four students think the same way he does, this is not something that can be resolved simply by the minority obeying the majority. Could it be that, by some accident, the future Dark Lord will be born among them?

After all, those students were all very intelligent, not to mention that many of them had been studying with him for more than ten years. Their knowledge and practical skills were many times better than those of the Hogwarts graduates.
With that in mind, Li Wei immediately made up his mind to summon the house-elf Barton through a soul contract.

The next moment, accompanied by the "pop" of a firecracker, Patton, dressed in a black butler's uniform, appeared in a phantom.

“Master, Patton awaits your orders.”

"Barton, could you please run a errand for me and bring me the key to Society Number Two?"

The house-elf nodded and quickly disappeared.

"Teacher, what do you want?"

“Apart from house-elves, no one can apparite at Hogwarts. We’ll take the Portkey to the Society later; I’m going to completely halt this research.”

Realizing Li Wei's seriousness, both assistants looked somewhat flustered—the last time they saw Li Wei like this was when Dumbledore came knocking on their door.

"Don't worry, teacher. The situation shouldn't be that serious. My previous conclusion was based on their experimental data. Others might not have thought that far ahead."

"No, now that I understand how dangerous the three unforgivable curses are, I will not take any chances with this matter."

During the conversation, Patton reappeared, holding a black bowler hat.

"Barton, I'll leave the house to you."

Li Wei was the first to step into the keyhole, and his figure quickly disappeared.

(End of this chapter)