Chapter 74 "The sun shines in the sky, and the flowers smile at me" (page 12)
The Scarecrow Curse is a form of black magic.
Originally, the wizard who invented this spell just wanted to trick Muggles and turn the scarecrow into a living creature to scare the Muggle farmers.
But later, some dark wizard discovered a phenomenon:
As long as the scarecrow awakened by the spell can absorb enough human blood, its behavior will become more and more like the owner of the blood.
Moreover, there is a certain probability that a scarecrow stained with blood will actively murder humans and drain the blood of its victims.
Because they want to occupy the magpie's nest and replace the victim's human identity.
At this time, if a dark wizard casts a transformation spell on the scarecrow, they can really replace the victim perfectly in the short term.
That's what Quirrell did.
However, he used his own blood to awaken the Scarecrow's mind, and then cast a transformation spell on the latter.
I walked around the work and carefully examined every detail on "Professor Quirrell".
Quirrell nodded with satisfaction, then raised the chestnut wand in his hand.
A flame burst out from the tip of the wand, causing the scarecrow stand-in to retreat.
"Control your eyes!" Quirrell gave 'himself' a hard blow, "Remember, I am your master!"
Having been a slave for a long time, he actually now enjoys the feeling of being a 'master'.
It's just that he can't repeat what Voldemort did to him on Scarecrow, he doesn't have time now.
"Go to the corridor on the second floor of the castle and hang around at the door of the abandoned girls' bathroom. You are not allowed to come back until I call you..."
After giving the instructions to the substitute and watching it leave the office, Quirrell immediately cast a disguise spell on himself.
Immediately afterwards, after confirming that there was no ambush in the corridor on the third floor where the office was located, he quickly slipped out of the door.
Walking out of the castle and following a remote path, Quirrell quickly ran into the Forbidden Forest where the trees grew lush and green.
And when he got far enough into the Forbidden Forest, he immediately took out the 'Sweep Three Stars' that he had treasured for many years. This was the game broomstick given to him by his family when he was selected for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Unfortunately, he later discovered that no matter how good the broomstick was, it could not save Ravenclaw's overly stable Quidditch ranking.
"Fortunately, I am a nostalgic person and have kept this broom." Sitting on the broom and taking off from Wuhu, Quirrell secretly rejoiced, "Otherwise, going dozens of miles deep into the Forbidden Forest, it would be really difficult to go there on the same day. Come back."
Sitting steadily on the broom, feeling the breeze blowing on his face, he not only felt much more relaxed, but even had an illusion.
"Sure enough, if you get rid of that bastard Peeves, won't luck come to you?"
Hey hey! ——
Today is the day for Gryffindor Quidditch training, or in other words, Wood will conduct special training whenever he has time every day.
Having just participated in an activity of the Transfiguration Club, Bourne was still walking in the corridor while reminiscing about the difference between Transfiguration and Alchemy and how to use them together. When he was there, the elusive twins came to find him.
The two surrounded him from left to right, holding Bourne's arms, almost making him walk out of the castle with his feet off the ground.
"Wood went crazy and gave us both death orders."
"You must complete the entire training today, and you cannot be late or leave early."
"Quidditch season has begun, and we have to defend Gryffindor's honor."
"You take that 'triple-speed' bat and hit people... well, the task of hitting Bludgers must be mainly up to you."
The two brothers exchanged words with each other, from "college honors" to "flattering", they chatted with Bourne all the way.
There was only one theme of their speech: Boy, don't think about running away today, don't think about learning to play ball!
What can Bourne say?
The team's captain Wood, despite the pressure of the OWLs exam, still insisted on taking the lead in organizing team training, so much so that his hairline issued an early warning when he was only in fifth grade; George had been undergoing acupuncture and detoxification treatment recently, but he still insisted on following. Come to the stadium - even if you can't play, you still have to sit on the bench and participate in training...
"OK, OK, I can play the whole game today and go to the library in the evening. But, I have a question. We are not in the castle, what should we do with Professor Quirrell?"
Fred patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, we have made an agreement with Peeves, and he will also 'play the whole game'."
George nodded: "Peeves also boasted that he could exert his own power without us following him, and he would try to reveal Professor Quirrell's true face today."
"Blow out?"
Bourne had a bad feeling.
However, the two brothers had already carried him onto the Quidditch pitch, and they could hear Wood's loud voice from more than a hundred yards away.
"Hurry up, time is tight today and the tasks are heavy. We have to practice the pincer formation!"
The three of them ran over quickly. George and Fred greeted the team members very familiarly, especially when they were with Angelina...
Well, Bourne finally knows why George insists on participating in the training camp even though he is injured. He didn't even bother to talk about him.
Angelina has a good sense for Bourne and takes good care of this little boy during training.
This is mainly because the Khan from Bourne stayed in their dormitory overnight.
Khan, who can imitate people's speech, is said to have learned a song from the girls who couldn't put it down——
"The sun is shining in the sky, and the flowers are smiling at me. The bird says, early, early, early..."
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quack quack!
Peeves laughed wildly in his heart, as if he had transformed into the "duck" devil (duck is homophonic to dark).
For today's solo hunting trip, he put on a tweed hunting suit that he "picked up" many years ago, and also put on a deer hunting hat.
At this time, standing next to him was a female ghost with straight and long hair and thick glasses.
She is the ghost who lives in the abandoned women's bathroom on the second floor, Moaning Myrtle.
"Good girl, do as I say." Peeves said with a smile: "I promise, I will share the location of the secret bathrooms of the prefects of each college with you soon."
After receiving the assurance, Moaning Myrtle showed a satisfied expression on her face.
Recently, there have been uninvited guests in her "home" - the sneaky Professor Quirrell - who spends half the day muttering in front of the sink in the bathroom at noon every day.
Weird and scary.
And more importantly, Professor Quirrell was not handsome at all, which made it difficult for Myrtle to welcome him.
"How confident are you that if you scare him once, the professor won't dare to come again?" Myrtle asked in a sharp voice.
"Hmph!" Peeves pouted, "Uncle Peeves is here to take action. You don't have to be afraid. Just do it!"
After saying this, he swirled and disappeared into the deserted corridor like a deflated balloon.
"I believe you ghost!"