"Maledictus?"

It wasn't a name - when Maca heard the word from Luna, he immediately felt as if he had heard or seen it somewhere.

And after he thought about it for a while, a magical concept that was superficially similar to Animagus, but completely different in nature, was suddenly rummaged through some of his memories not long ago.

I remember that at the beginning, he did a lot of efforts to relieve Willy's troubles, including rummaging through ancient books and materials.

It was also at that time that he had seen a special type of curse magic called "Blood Curse" in a magic book that recorded all kinds of powerful curses.

When Maca saw that page, she thought she had finally found a valuable clue about the Blois bloodline curse.

But when he read it carefully, he found that it was indeed a "bloodline curse", but it was a completely different type from the curse in Willy's body.

However, because of this, he memorized the part of the information about the "blood curse" in his mind, intentionally or unintentionally.

Now, Maka, who had dug up the relevant memories again, quickly found a certain written record from it.

"'Meledith' is not a name," Maca said with a slight frown, thinking for a moment, "this is a general term for those who have fallen under the 'Blood Curse'. The blood curse is another type of blood curse that allows humans to switch between humans and animals at will. ”

At this, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly—since this kind of magic was classified as a "curse", it obviously wouldn't be harmless.

He remembered that it was also written in the spellbook at the time that those who fell under the curse would gain abilities similar to those of Animagus before reaching a certain age.

However, due to the fact that the animal bloodline in the cursed person's body is constantly eroding the host itself, after a certain number of years, the probability of the xenogeneous bloodline being anti-guest will become higher and higher.

As a result, their ability to transform becomes more and more unstable, and they tend to get out of control intermittently.

For the cursed, every year will be an ordeal.

So one day, when the cursed person loses control once again and uncontrollably transforms from human form to animal body, they will be completely transformed into animals, and they will never be able to return to human form.

What's even more terrifying is that curses like this bloodline are usually inherited!

"A curse that allows people to switch between humans and animals at will?"

Luna was stunned by Maca's words, and seemed to be very curious about this magic. But she was also a sixth year student at Hogwarts, and she still knew what a "curse" was.

"Well," Maca nodded, "actually, this bloodline curse should have been lost. Perhaps it is an ancient wizard like Helmo who will know about this kind of black magic that has long been submerged in the long river of history. ”

If at first Maca was a little surprised at how Helbo could turn a human into an animal, now he finally understands the process.

Yes, if Helbo could use this magic, which no longer existed in the modern wizarding world, it would be much easier to transform a snake into a basilisk than it would be to turn a living person into a basilisk.

After all, in this way, the bloodline difference between the two would not be so great that it would almost impossible to merge.

Merely...... As far as Maca knew, the effects of these blood spells on people were very long-lasting. According to the book, it will take at least ten years for the irreversible deformation to occur.

"Perhaps, in order to shorten the time, Helbo deliberately improved the blood erosion speed of the blood curse?"

Putting the somewhat innocuous question aside for a moment, Maca raised her arm again and gestured to Luna again.

"You're going to ask her for me—or the same question you did at the beginning, if she knows what the 'creeper' she's talking about wants her to do?"

Although communication has to go through Luna, it is obviously very inconvenient. But there was no way, Maca really wanted to get more and more valuable information from the woman who had turned into a basilisk now.

As for Maca's request, Luna was naturally happy to help.

Immediately, I saw her continue to lower her head, pursing her small mouth and winking at the basilisk for a while. Maca knew that she was trying her way to make sure that the words in her head were accurately transmitted to the basilisk's heart.

After a while, the basilisk hissed again, causing Luna's expression to change several times.

"What did she say this time?" Maca couldn't help but wonder.

But in the next moment, Luna just raised her head and replied simply:

Hayber, she said, agreed to help her regain her human form, and ...... will also find the whereabouts of an old man for her. As for what she was asked to do, she didn't seem to know, because each time Helbo would give her specific instructions only when needed. ”

That is...... Didn't the blood curse on her body be from Helbo? ”

With the question and answer again and again, the outline of the matter began to become clear little by little.

According to the basilisk, it's not that complicated - the truth is that she and Hyerbo make a deal to do things for Helbo in exchange for the possibility of recovering her body and reuniting with her old friend.

And this deal may be just a gesture for Helbo.

As soon as she pondered this, Maca's interest suddenly diminished.

To be honest, he had thought that the basilisk had a closer relationship with the Helbo Society. As he remembers it, Hayleborben was the creator of the creature "Basilisk".

But who knows, what keeps the two sides connected is just an ordinary transaction.

"By the way," said Maca with some disappointment, "by the way, ask her who she wants Helpo to help her find?" ”

This time, however, the basilisk replied surprisingly quickly.

"She didn't want to say," Luna said, tilting her head, a little confused, "that I had already told her that we could also help her find the 'old man' she spoke of...... But she just didn't want to tell us who it was. ”

"Oh?"

Maca lowered her head slightly, staring at the basilisk for a few more moments.

"Well......" he said a little strangely, "if we help her find her, do we have to be Helbo to find that person?" ”

Thinking about this, Maca couldn't help but have a trace of doubt in his heart - he was worried that the woman who had turned into a basilisk might have a relationship with Helmpo that he didn't want to tell the truth in front of him at all.

It's just that from the moment the basilisk fell into the hands of Maka, everything will not be transferred by her will.

"Okay, since she doesn't want to say it, let's get here here today!" Maca waved her hand and smiled at Luna, "The first class of the afternoon is almost over, I think you'd better go back and get ready for class!" ”

As he spoke, he turned his head slightly, and the sudden glance made Kevin, who was standing there, smile awkwardly.

"It's called Candace, right?"

Maca glanced around the corner, only to see that the little Muggle girl who had been standing with Kevin honestly just now had sneaked over to look through the old newspapers that Maca had stacked in the corner.

In fact, that stack was all the Daily Prophet.

Although Maca hasn't renewed the fee for a long time, the newspaper still sends it to him without landing a single issue, and the meaning is self-evident.

Hearing Maca call her name, Candace, who was watching with relish, hurriedly stuffed the newspaper back in her hand, and then turned around and looked at him with a flattering smile.

It seems that she is still a little afraid of Maca - she will worry that she will be blamed by Maca.

"Don't look at me like that," Maka said with a smile, "if you want to see it, bring a few - let's go!" Two little ones, I'm going to take you back to the school hospital...... After all, I delayed your 'big sister' a lot just now, and if she doesn't go to class again, she should be late! ”

With that, he suddenly waved his hand, and the door that had been closed opened automatically, causing Candace and Kevin to make a fuss.

Before going out, Maca lifted her sleeves to reveal the cuffs, and then skimmed her chin at the basilisk. Seeing this, the other party was obviously a little unhappy, but he still got into it honestly.

Looking at the other party's procrastinating appearance, Maca couldn't help but mutter:

"I'll let you keep those secrets in your stomach for a few more days, and when all the things that should be prepared are ready, I will let you tell you the truth about who your first love is......"

Of course, he has never had any concerns about this guy who aids in the abuse...... Even she may only be unconsciously indifferent to her humanity because of the blood curse, so that she is still calm after killing so many people.

"Maca?"

In the hallway outside the door, Luna, who had just run out, suddenly turned around and looked straight at her big silver-gray eyes.

"Why would you want to know who her first love was?"

"Oh, did you hear that?" Maca laughed and said, "It's just a metaphor, don't care!" ”

As he spoke, he left the room with the two children and led them towards the stairs. But when the three of them separated from Luna in front of the stairs and went to the school hospital on the second floor, they ran into two familiar figures on the way.

"Mr. Malfoy, Miss Parkinson?" Maca suddenly chuckled and said, "...... Didn't you have a class in the first class of the afternoon? ”