Chapter 70: Sensational Annoucement
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A week passed quickly.
A stadium that was used to hold International Quidditch Match was full of wizards from all over the world. In the past week, news that the genius, Edward Bones, was going to make an announcement that will change the wizarding world has spread so rapidly that it astonished many people.
However, the majority of people inside the stadium were not here because of the announcement, but because they received news that a very rare Monster Duel Card will be given to one lucky participant; the rumors even said that it was one of the Egyptian God Cards.
Although many people knew that this was a ploy to get them to attend the event on such short notice, no one could resist the temptation.
Of course, not everyone was here for the same reason.
The stadium was divided into two; the ordinary people that sat in the seats that surrounded the field, and the people that had seats in the middle of the field.
These people were the really important members of the wizarding world; they were members of the Wizengamot, Sacred 28 and other pure-blood families, a few Minister of Magic from countries like France, Germany, United States, Brazil, etc. Basically, important members of the International Conference of Wizards.
Some important scholars have made contributions to the wizarding world in different fields. The majority of these people were Edward's pen pals that he often exchanged letters with; all of them showed up after Edward personally invited them. As for the others, they only came due to the reputation of this very gifted wizard that is said to have the potential to one day surpass Dumbledore.
The entire stadium was quite noisy with so many people talking to one another. However, everyone soon quieted down once Edward slowly walked to the podium in the middle of the field.
Despite so many eyes looking at him, he was quite calm as he smiled. He looked in the first row of his stadium where the teachers of Hogwarts were seated, along with his aunt Amelia. He looked at the very excited Professor Flitwick and slightly nodded to him.
"I know that many of you are here because of the promised Egyptian God Cards. So, you do not need to worry. After this event is over, I guarantee that one of you will be the proud owner of [Slifer the Sky Dragon]."
Edward's voice traveled throughout the entire stadium such that every single individual felt like they were having a one-to-one conversation with him.
Many people thought that he was just using an Amplifying Charm (Sonorus), but all the elite of the wizarding world were essentially here; so they could tell that this was a very advanced form of magic.
This spell was essentially the one Voldemort used when he asked the students of Hogwarts to hand over Harry Potter before the battle of Hogwarts in the Deathly Hallows movie.
After Edward's words, while most of the elite were thinking about his use of charm, the other ordinary wizards started laughing as they were a little embarrassed.
After waiting for a few seconds for the crowd to quiet down, Edward continued his presentation.
"I am sure that the majority if not all of you here are aware of the Three Unforgivable Curses: the Killing Curse, the Imperius Curse, and the Cruciatus Curse.
"Although the origin of these curses has long been lost in the annals of history, the amount of pain and suffering they have caused amongst us wizards is unforgettable. Whether it was during Grindelwald's rise to power or Voldemort's madness, many of us in this stadium has suffered at the hand of these curses.
"You may have a family or loved ones that had their wills twisted by the Imperius Curse, were mentally and physically tortured by the Cruciatus Curse, or killed defenselessly by the Killing Curse."
Edward paused as he left his words simmered for a bit, rendering the entire stadium into a somber mood.
He was correct as many people in this stadium have suffered a great deal of suffering because of these curses--especially the older generations that were alive for both Grindelwald and Voldemort's rise of power.
Many of them have lost loved ones and close friends during their battle against the tyranny of these dark wizards.
After waiting for his words to sink in, Edward continued: "There is no need to be saddened as today, I have brought hope for all of you. From now on, we--wizards--will no longer fear the power of these Unforgivable Curses.
"We no longer have to worry about our mind being controlled, worry about our soul being tortured while being helpless, worry that we need to be Harry Potter to survive the Killing Curse.
"For today, I, Edward Bones, will announce the Three-Counter Curses that I have studied and created for them. From today on, the Unforgivable Curses will be nothing but ordinary dark arts spells."
All the attending wizards were first shocked, then they all stood up and started applauding out loud. This time it was not just the crowd on the bleachers that applauded, but even the scholars and elites also did the same.
Some people had tears on their faces, some people hugged their families; in general, the entire stadium was enveloped by a joyous mood.
On the row right in front of Edward's stage, the teachers of Hogwarts stood up while also applauding. As a member of the Order of Phoenix, many of them have watched their friends killed during the war against Voldemort and his Death Eater--while being helpless.
So, they knew the importance of such a discovery. They only wished that such a discovery was made sooner; maybe, many of their friends would have survived.
In his seat, Snape had a cold look on his face as usual as he looked at Edward on the stage. Despite his calm exterior, a sense of sadness could be seen flash across his eyes for a brief moment before being replaced by hope and excitement.
Meanwhile, in Professor McGonagall's seat, she also stood up while clapping with a smile on her face. She leaned over the person next to her before whispering: "Albus, maybe we were wrong about the dark arts."
Dumbledore who was also clapping--albeit with a calm look on his face--responds: "Maybe."
However, his eyes never moved from Edward. In his mind, Edward's young figure was replaced by a charming and charismatic blonde wizard.
'He looks just like you, Gellert. Is that a good thing or not?' thought the headmaster to himself.
As for Edward, he waited until the crowd calmed down before starting explaining the spells that he created.
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Retcon the retcon???
So, after reading all the comments, many people have pointed out to me that this was my story and I can write it however I want. One of my character flaws is the fact that I want to please everybody--despite fully knowing that is impossible. But I learn something valuable during this experience: no what I do, someone will not be happy. so, I might as well do what's best for me or what I want.
Thus, instead of completely changing the Obscurial plot and making Bellatrix do a completely different experiment, I will modify it a little to fit Edward's morally grey worldviews.
So, if you guys want, you can check out the newly added plots in the previous chapter, but since things did not change that much, it won't affect your understanding of the story that much.
Next Chapter Title: The Three Counter Curses.
Chapter 71: The Three Counter Curses
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"Let's begin with the Imperius Curse--which allows a wizard to place someone under their complete control. This curse is special amongst the other three as someone with an exceptional will can indeed wake up from it.
"To deal with this curse, I have come up with two solutions: one is a set of potions that can slowly strengthen the will of the users. With this potion, wizards will have a very high resistance to the Imperius Curse--making it very difficult for any wizards to control them.
"Another solution is a charm similar to Occlumency that I called [Praesidium Animameia] or Protection of the Soul. This Counter-Curse can protect the souls of wizards and prevent them from being controlled against their will."
After saying these words, Edward waved his wand in the air, then an image appeared in the stadium. The image was similar to how Grindelwald showed all the wizards his vision of the future during the rally in Paris.
In this image, Edward showed a vivid demonstration of how to properly practice this spell; from the pronunciation to wand movement, to things that people need to pay attention to.
Many wizards were surprised as they did not expect that Edward would actually reveal this precious knowledge. Many people assumed that this was just a publicity stunt to show Edward's talents and accomplishments.
They assumed that after the announcement, Edward would receive a bunch of rewards, but they never believed that he would just reveal the knowledge--especially so easily, without asking for any remuneration.
After the demonstration was over, Edward continued:
"For anyone who did not understand or remember this magic in such a short time, there is no need to worry. After this event, everyone present here will receive a book containing all three Counter-Curses. Additionally, stores belonging to the Bones family will have free books regarding this topic for anyone who wishes for one. Now, let's continue.
"The second Counter Curse is called [Exite Cruciatus]. This charm allows wizards to temporarily cut off their pain receptors. As such, rendering the Cruciatus Curse invalid." Following this, another demonstration appeared for the people in the crowd. Meanwhile, Edward was thinking about the Cruciatus Curse.
To him, this spell was the easiest to create a counter-curse for. At first, he thought this was a dark art that tortured a person's soul, but he was not completely right.
The Cruciatus Curse just stimulates pain receptors. Only when a wizard is powerful enough or twisted enough that he could use this curse to inflict pain directly to the mind or spirit--just Bellatrix did to the Longbottom's.
So, all Edward had to do was create a spell that actually shut off the human body's pain receptors. As for the possible damage to the mind, his first counter-charm against the Imperius Curse and even Occlumency can help with that.
After the second demonstration was finished, Edward then talked about the Killing Curse. Many people were waiting for this moment.
Unlike the other two Unforgivable Curses, the killing curse was truly deadly. Throughout the history of the wizarding world, only one person managed to survive from it--Harry Potter. Unfortunately, few people knew how he managed to do so. As for the people who were aware, they knew that his method was unreproducible or required too much to do so--especially on a large scale.
"I know that many of you are waiting in anticipation for the last counter-curse, so I won't let you wait for long," said Edward with a calming smile.
"This counter-curse is called [Suffragum Anchoris]. After many years of study, I have discovered that the Killing Curse targets a very specific life force in the human body. This life force is the anchor that binds the soul to the body--hence the reason that people killed by this curse have no scars on their body--both internal and external.
"However, my counter-curse strengthens that anchor, thus rendering the killing curse ineffective."
After that, another demonstration started. This time, another person appeared alongside Edward; it was Professor Flitwick. After Edward placed the counter-curse on himself, Professor Flitwick pointed his wand at him and said: "Avada Kedavra".
A powerful green light flew from his wand and hit Edward directly. Many members of the audience gasped as they watched this occur. Fortunately, nothing happened to Edward; as a matter of fact, he was perfectly fine.
So, with both excitement and reverence, all the thousand wizards in this stadium watched as Edward became the second person in wizarding history to survive the Killing Curse; and he did it effortlessly.
The exciting part about this entire experience is the fact that from now on, Edward Bones and Harry Potter will not be the only ones. Soon, this kind of thing will become common in the wizarding world--making a lot of people excited by the very notion.
After the crowd calmed down from the demonstration, Edward said with a little sadness in his voice: "Unfortunately, I have not been able to save a person that has already been killed by the curse. Nevertheless, I believe that one day, either me or any of you in the stadium, will discover a way to accomplish such an extraordinary feat."
Many wizards became excited after hearing this; many of them imagined what it would be like to stand in the adoring eyes of thousands of people, announcing their discovery that can fundamentally change the wizarding world. They would receive praise and glory for their ability--just like Edward was.
This situation was especially prevalent for the young wizards that are easily influenced; Edward had just turned into their new idol.
"Now, before the event is finished, I would like to thank two people personally: one being my aunt Amelia Bones. For many years, she has been my pillar, supporting me in all my endeavors; motivating and encouraging me no matter the odds."
Following Edward's words, Amelia slowly walked to the stage next to him and waved to the crowd. All the wizards once again stood up to applaud this wonderful woman who raised such a talented wizard--a wizard who was considered a gift to the entire wizarding world.
"The second person that I would like to thank is my charm teacher at Hogwarts, Professor Flitwick. During my journey to create these counter-curses, many people doubted my motives; they labeled me like a dark wizard. However, not Professor Flitwick.
"He believed in me no matter the odds--even willing to bet his career and reputation on the line. Not to mention all the help he gave during the research process. None of these counter-curses would exist today without his help."
So, with a deep sense of pride in his face, Flitwick walked to the stage next to Edward and Amelia, while receiving a standing ovation from thousands of wizards.
Today was one of Flitwick's proudest moments as a teacher; his favorite student changed the wizarding world by himself.
After praising the people he should, Edward made one final announcement:
"I understand that these magical spells may be very difficult for some people to master. So, to help with this situation, the Bones family store will be selling Alchemy Items that have the same effect as these Counter-Curses, and items that will make it easier for anyone to learn them by themselves.
"Now ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the Egyptian God Cards will be announced in a few minutes."
After that, Edward, Amelia, and Flitwick left the stage.
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