The night is already deep, and thick clouds cover the bright moon in the sky, making the whole world hazy.
Around Riddle Mansion, many defensive spells were secretly placed. Although there seems to be no change here, if anyone steps into the vicinity casually, they will definitely run into big trouble!
Fortunately, Muggles will no longer approach this place; and wizards, probably no one will think of coming here to take a look.
At this moment, upstairs in the dilapidated old house of Riddle Mansion, the atmosphere in the study was so depressing that one could not help but break into a cold sweat.
Just beside the long table, Maka and Lucius Malfoy stood face to face, and the atmosphere became extremely solemn. The other Death Eaters were all staring at them closely, their eyes constantly wandering on Maka and Lucius.
Cruciatus Curse, one of the three unforgivable curses.
This is a black magic that has dual effects on the body and soul. While making people feel the continuous pain all over the body, it also makes the soul of the person being cursed vibrate with the fluctuation of magic power, creating a spontaneous feeling. Mental trauma.
If it lasts for too long, it may even lead to extreme consequences such as the soul being torn apart - the Longbottoms, Neville's parents, who are still going crazy in St. Mungo's, are an example right before our eyes.
To be honest, many people present were particularly fond of this evil curse, because it could not only be used for torture, but also allowed them to appreciate the extremely painful expression of the person being cursed.
Especially Bellatrix, with her sadistic character, has always been very keen on using this terrifying curse to torture others.
However, no one present - including Voldemort - had ever seen what a Cruciatus Curse lasting longer than 30 seconds was like. It's not that they can't cast the Cruciatus Curse for such a long time, but no one has ever been able to cast the Cruciatus Curse for such a long time without going crazy.
"Lucius, please!" Maka looked at his uneasy expression and said calmly.
Maka didn't care about the Cruciatus Curse. He had never tried how long he could hold on in endless pain - honestly, who would try this thing
But he understands the principle, and he still has some confidence.
Lucius turned around and glanced in the direction of his master, only to see Voldemort giving him a "do it quickly" look. He swallowed hard and pointed the wand in his hand at Maka. The slightly trembling tip of the wand revealed his panicked mood.
Lucius Malfoy, the current head of the Malfoy family and the father of Draco Malfoy.
Speaking of which, he actually didn't really want to stand on Voldemort's side, especially when Voldemort had already failed once.
But having followed Voldemort and joined the ranks of Death Eaters, he could no longer help himself.
As a supporter of the pure-blood theory of magic and the head of a pure-blood family, all he wants is to maintain the family's status and interests. He is not a good person, but compared with Death Eaters like Bellatrix, his determination to do evil seems a bit inadequate.
To put it bluntly, he just doesn't have enough courage and doesn't have the madness that comes from his heart.
And this is the true portrayal of most Death Eaters.
"Heart-breaking and bone-cutting!"
Maka, who was standing there, was suddenly shaken, and an indescribable pain spread from the inside out, as if every inch of skin, every piece of flesh, and every bone had been scratched by a needle knife, which made him couldn't help but He groaned.
But Lucius was trembling too.
If you use the three unforgivable curses on others, no matter what the reason is, you will be sent to Azkaban! He could not imagine how he would escape from prison if Voldemort failed again.
More than ten years ago, he shied away all blame on the grounds that he was "controlled by the Imperius Curse" - at least, that's how some insiders saw it. But only he understood that in order to make this excuse more solid, he spent a lot of gold galleons and even made several extremely valuable promises.
What about this time? What about next time
Those "old colleagues" who were imprisoned in Azkaban told him with facts that people are not so lucky every time.
But although he was afraid, he did not dare to disobey any of Voldemort's orders.
The Cruciatus Curse fell on Maka, but Lucius also felt unspeakable panic and pain.
"Um?"
In the midst of endless pain, Maka noticed something strange - as his soul kept vibrating, he seemed to feel some kind of emotion called "anger."
No, it's not just anger, other emotions and emotions are looming, as if some kind of seal will be unlocked in the next second and return to his heart... But just a little bit!
And with the induction of emotions, Maka discovered that she seemed to be able to "see" the magic power in her body again!
Although it was still very unclear, and the emotions came and went, but this discovery made him feel extremely lucky despite the pain.
However, although the soul is still vibrating, for some reason, it is always worse.
Maka gritted her teeth, opened her eyes wide, and silently endured the pain of both body and soul. But under this kind of pain that could make other people collapse, he felt regretful that the Cruciatus Curse was not effective enough.
It's not that he is born with the ability to endure pain better than others, but because he has ripped out his soul and examined it dozens or hundreds of times in the past in order to explore his own emotional loss.
I have to say that on the premise of ensuring safety, Maka is really cruel to herself.
Time passed one second after another, but Maka always stood firmly in place. Although his forehead was covered with beads of sweat due to pain, he never showed excessive pain.
The moment Lucius put down his wand, a trace of regret even flashed in Maka's eyes.
"Very good, very good..." Voldemort clapped his hands, "I have to say, you do deserve special treatment from me. One minute of Cruciatus Curse, this is a new record that has never been achieved -"
Maka wiped the sweat from her forehead and exhaled softly.
"Then I'd like to thank you for looking at me differently," he said calmly. "I think it's rare to be praised by the Dark Lord. It's worth writing it in my autobiography."
"Then, we might as well talk about the next cooperation content..."
Voldemort took a deep look at Maka, and then extended his hand to invite him back to his seat. As for Lucius, Voldemort simply ignored him. After a while, Lucius, who was a little at a loss, could only walk towards his position dejectedly.
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A few days later, the principal's office of Durmstrang College.
"McLean, where have you been the past few days?" Karkaroff asked strangely.
To be honest, if Maka continues to disappear, it will be too late for him to be happy! But now Maka suddenly came back. Facing the questions from several teachers, as the principal, he had to pretend to ask questions.
However, Maka just glanced at him and asked thoughtfully: "Do you really want to know?"
Needless to say, this guy must have gone to see Dumbledore or Voldemort. No matter who he went to see, Karkaroff didn't want to know... Yes, not at all!
"Well... I'm just asking as a matter of routine, that's all!" He smiled awkwardly.
"Now that you're here, I have to mention something to you first... Before the Triwizard Tournament starts, remember not to run around, otherwise I may not be able to take care of you." Maka reminded, "Do you understand me?"
"You mean...'that person' has noticed me?" Karkaroff suddenly trembled all over, and what he feared most seemed to have happened.
But Maka shook her head.
"That's not true yet, but... who knows?" Maka shrugged, "It's always right to be careful in everything, isn't it?"
"You're right," Karkaroff nodded. He thought for a while and then continued, "By the way, what exactly do you want to do when you founded that duel club? There will be big commotion all day long, and the teachers They’re all talking about it secretly, can’t you just calm down a little bit?”
"Now Voldemort has been paying attention to the dynamics of the entire world. I need him to see me all the time. Do you understand?" Maka said indifferently, "Besides, if I do this, it can also help you attract attention. What else do you have?" What about the dissatisfied ones?”
"But at least... okay, I don't care about this anymore, you can make trouble as you like!" Karkaroff simply waved his hand and didn't want to say anything more.
Probably because he had already said it in detail before, Voldemort did not look for Maka in the following days. Because of this, he was very comfortable living in Durmstrang.
Here, there were no more distractions, which allowed him to start some follow-up magic research again.
Of course, it is commonplace to cause big and well-known incidents from time to time, and even Durmstrang's students and teachers are mostly used to it.
One month passed quickly.
Hogwarts, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons, the three largest magic schools in Europe, students and teachers are looking forward to it, hoping to see more exciting competitions, and even hope that they can participate in them , winning the championship honor for his school.
Everyone is discussing fiercely - who will become the warrior in their school? What events will there be in the competition? What will the students from the other two schools look like
This is a grand event jointly organized by the three schools. After many years, it has been launched again! What could be more exciting than this
Just as everyone is full of expectations, the Triwizard Tournament is about to kick off at Hogwarts.