Chapter 156: Forbidden Magic

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"Dialogue"

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Chapter 156: Forbidden Magic

"I called him," Daphne admitted.

Lord Greengrass's eyes shifted from Daphne to Harry. 

"Mister Potter, I don't know what my daughter was thinking to bring you here, but there is nothing for you to do here…please, go back to your home."

"Wait, Sebastian," his wife interjected, walking over to them. 

"Daphne, why did you call Harry here?"

"He can help Astoria!" Daphne said with conviction.

"Dear, I know that he is an extremely talented boy for his age, but…your father has spent a fortune bringing here countless experts of all kinds of healing arts to see your sister, and no one could do anything for her…" 

Selene Greengrass looked very troubled. She knew her daughter had good intentions, but this was not helping.

"And what did these experts say?" Harry approached the bed and made a quick magical scan. Astoria had barely any magic left; she was almost a squib at this point.

Sebastian Greengrass gave Harry a hard glare. 

"They all said that her curse was impossible to remove since it wasn't cast directly at her. But it was something placed on our bloodline. The curse is part of her…of her magic, and there is no way to separate the two." 

He was angry but still explained the situation to Harry.

"Yes, that's what I thought…healing will not help her. There are only two schools of magic that can save her, and none of their practitioners will answer your calls. They will never move just for money," Harry commented.

"What do you mean? Do you know someone who could help my daughter?" Selene asked with hopeful eyes.

"Even if I did…she only has a few hours left," said Harry.

"A few hours? That's it?!" Daphne exclaimed.

Selene gasped in horror.

Sebastian didn't say anything because he already knew it was true…he knew his daughter was not going to survive the day.

"But you are in luck. I happen to be an expert in one of those two branches," Harry admitted.

"What kind of magic are you talking about, Mister Potter?" Sebastian sounded very skeptical.

"Well, the first one would be necromancy." He waited for them to calm down before continuing. 

"A necromancer could separate her soul and body, allowing the curse to dissipate once it had nothing more to consume, before reattaching them. However, this would not return her to her previous self but instead turn her into something akin to a zombie. Her body will slowly decay and will have to be preserved with charms, and her mind will also be affected a great deal…"

"That's horrific!" Selene exclaimed.

"I will never allow a necromancer to turn my daughter into a monster!" Sebastian shouted with fury.

"Yes, I wouldn't recommend that method, and I don't know enough about that type of magic to perform it either," Harry agreed.

"So, what is the other branch of magic? The one you are an expert in" Daphne asked.

"Demonology," Harry said.

"What?! Have you lost your mind?!" Sebastian stood up. "This is no time for jokes!"

"Demonology? That's impossible. That's a myth... demons don't exist," 

Selene said, in a more collected tone than her husband.

"Father, Harry would not joke about this. And he is a lot more capable than you can imagine!" Daphne shouted at him.

This took Sebastian by surprise, as his daughter had never raised her voice to him in such a way.

"I can assure you that demons are very much…real. You probably have already seen a few and didn't know about it," said Harry.

"I think I would remember that," Selene raised an eyebrow.

"Have you ever seen a dementor?" Harry asked.

"Dementors? The creatures protecting Azkaban? Those are demons?" Asked Daphne.

"They are not from around here, that's for sure," Harry answered. 

"Some madman brought them here five centuries ago to protect his fortress…"

"He is right about that…" Sebastian said.

"What do you mean?" Asked his wife.

"Demonology is not a myth…is real," he glanced at Harry. 

"Is also the most forbidden branch of magic in the world. Just the mere mention of practicing it will turn you into a wanted man in all nations covered by the I.C.W."

"Yes, that's why I have some conditions before I do anything," said Harry.

"So, you claim to know about that magic and that it can save my daughter?" Sebastian asked.

"I do, and yes, it can…is probably the only thing that can save her at this point."

Sebastian Greengrass looked at Harry with his intense silver eyes. 

"And where did you gain knowledge about this kind of magic? I doubt the Potters passed it on…and your father is one of the most righteous men I have ever met. And there are definitely no books about this in the forbidden section of Hogwarts."

"My two conditions are these…" Harry ignored his question and raised one finger. 

"One…whatever happens in this room, you will not talk about it with anyone outside it. If you do...you will bring death upon yourself and my family." 

He raised a second finger. 

"And two…you will not ask me where this knowledge came from…not now nor ever."

"This is ridiculous!" Sebastian shouted. It was very rare for him to lose his calm demeanor, but this story about a thirteen-year-old child who could summon demons to save his dying daughter was too much.

"If you cannot agree to my two conditions, then I won't be able to help you," Harry told him.

"Father, please let Harry help," Daphne pleaded.

"Dear…we have tried everything. We had men dressed in strange clothes dancing around our daughter's bed, or that one spitting salt on her…we tried everything out of desperation. Let's give him a chance...what do we have to lose?" Selene tried to reason with her husband.

Sebastian remained silent for over a minute after that. He then looked directly at Harry, like he was trying to discern something. Until he eventually spoke again. 

"Very well…Mister Potter. I'll agree to your conditions."

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