20.Interrogation

Bias!

Common sense...

Because people believed too much in what they thought was the truth, Aurelius now sits firmly on the throne.

As long as he doesn't go out and tell the world that he is Obscurial, no one can doubt him.

Even if he said it, he might be regarded as a lunatic and would just laugh.

No one believed that the Obscurus, who was destined to live less than ten years old, could reach adulthood; no one believed that the uncontrollable Obscurus behaved like a baby in the hands of Aurelius; no one believed - it was that simple.

Sitting majestically on top of the Woolworth Building, the backlight did not affect Aurelius' vision at all.

Obscurus is not affected by light.

Aurelius only needs to turn his eyeballs into obscures to be able to see in the night.

To be honest, this was much better than Aurelius' vision.

The dark eyeballs, without the whites of the eyes, make people shudder to look at them.

Leaning on the lightning rod, Aurelius held up a book with one leg and swung the other leg outside the wall. It was a pity that he didn't have a bottle of wine.

Just perfect for reading at night.

This is the place he specially chose. There will be a good show to watch later.

What he holds in his hand is a book called "The Magic of Chadwick", written by a man named Chadwick Boot. This is the first volume of seven volumes in total.

It has been nearly 300 years since the seven volumes of "Chadwick's Magic" were selected as the spells textbook in Ilvermorny.

Ilvermorny was originally founded as home teaching, but as the number of students increased, it gradually became the Ilvermorny it is today.

The original intention of its creation was that two young wizards dreamed of going to Hogwarts. Out of their admiration for Hogwarts, Ilvermorny was very similar to Hogwarts.

The courses are also very similar.

Defense Against the Dark Arts, Charms, Potions, Transfiguration, and more.

These four courses are also what Aurelius values most.

"It doesn't look like Hogwarts..."

Although Aurelius never went to Hogwarts, he had read books and watched movies.

The textbook used at Hogwarts is the "Standard Spells" series. Thought about it for a while and concluded that there are probably such spells as the Levitation Spell, the Lock Picking Spell, and the Illuminating Spell.

But none of the spells that Aurelius recalled appeared in "Chadwick's Magic."

In the first volume, almost half of the book is about the theory. There are only two magic spells, one is 'quickly open' and the other is 'movement spell'.

Quickly open is similar to the lockpicking spell, which is used to open locks, but it is not a magic spell. The wizarding world is spread all over the globe, just like the Muggle world, and it is common to have spells with similar functions. This also applies to the Movement Spell, which can levitate objects and control their movement. Compared to the levitation spell, the moving spell can only fly at a limited height, but it excels in displacement control.

Is it reasonable to spend the entire first-grade learning only two spells?

Absolutely!

Aurelius thought this arrangement was quite reasonable. Magic, as a subject that combines theory and practice, carries certain risks in practical application. Therefore, it is crucial to solidify the theoretical foundation.

He doesn't view magic as mere "wishful thinking." In the same world, why does Muggle technology have to abide by the laws of nature, while wizards can simply "wish it"?

In the past, trains were also seen as steel monsters, and thunder and lightning were considered miracles.

Does magic not make sense? It simply means we haven't discovered the reason yet!

However, Aurelius currently doesn't have the time to study theory at a leisurely pace. He needs to learn a spell first - a spell that he truly needs...

.....

...

The Temporary Prison.

"The Obscurus and the Obscurial have a symbiotic relationship, right?"

"It's not just symbiosis," Newt shook his head. "The Obscurus is unique. It arises from suppressed magic. Ultimately, it's another form of expressing magic."

Jacob raised his hand curiously, "Can the Obscurus survive without a host?"

He asked directly because he remembered the black mist encased in a transparent bubble from Newt's box.

"No, typically when an Obscurial dies, the Obscurus disperses," Newt explained. "It's like water in a bottle. The bigger the bottle, the more water it can hold, but the thickness of the bottle remains the same. When the walls of the bottle can no longer withstand the pressure from the water inside, the bottle bursts. That's also why Obscurials cannot live past the age of ten."

"Hold on..." Newt suddenly stood up, "What if - what if the bottle is thick enough! Then it can hold more water! Then, an unprecedentedly powerful Obscurus can cause even more devastating harm!"

"The dead bodies!" Jacob and Tina exclaimed in unison.

"No, it's not possible. No Obscurus can survive to be ten years old... Could it be that suppressing one's magic from birth creates an Obscurus?" Newt leaned against the fence, feeling despondent.

His scalp tingled, and the conflict between his speculation and his knowledge was extremely painful.

"Newt Scamander, Tina Goldstein, Jacob Kowalski." Three people in white coats appeared before them.

They proceeded to chain them one by one and led them out of the cell.

"Where are we going?" Newt asked."Interrogation" A cold voice responded to him.

"Interrogation?!" Jacob couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his mind flooded with all kinds of torture from medieval stories.

But when he thought about Queenie, he felt more at ease. Legilimency, yes, there is Legilimency in the magical world. There is no need to force confessions through words or deeds.

They entered the trial room. It was an empty room with only a table and two chairs.

Mr. Grindelwald, disguised as Graves, had been waiting for them for a long time.

Jacob and Tina were guarded by three men in white who stood not far behind Newt. Newt, being interrogated first, was allowed to sit in a chair as a preferential treatment.

Newt didn't like looking at people. Unlike Aurelius, who was wary of Legilimency, he was purely socially anxious, and looking at people made him nervous.

Grindelwald crossed his legs and maintained a confident and calm demeanor. "You are quite interesting, Mr. Scamander."

"Mr. Graves—" Tina couldn't help but want to speak out, to tell the truth, but Grindelwald interrupted her by putting his finger between his lips and shaking his head gently.

Trusting her old boss, Tina obediently stepped back.

Grindelwald looked at the information in front of him. "You were kicked out of Hogwarts because you endangered a human life—"

"It was an accident!" Newt said firmly.

"Involving magical creatures?" Grindelwald looked speechless upon reading the next description. "But one of your teachers defended you in every possible way and did not want you to be expelled from the school."

He was a little confused and looked at Newt carefully for a while. He didn't know what advantages this little freckle-headed guy had. He felt a little annoyed, but couldn't help but ask, "So, what makes Albus Dumbledore like you so much?"