Hecate Graves, Daedalus Wellesley, Galen Claudius, and the nurse in charge of taking records had all returned to the Treatment Room.
Daedalus Wellesley was still standing beside the platform against the wall. The silverware on it was working, releasing two clouds of gray, human-shaped smoke.
After Hecate Graves and Galen Claudius guided the potions with the Soul Healing Art and injected them into the Longbottoms' bodies, neither of them made any further moves.
Looking at the human-shaped smoke representing Frank Longbottom and Alice Longbottom, Galen Claudius's voice was full of emotion. "Merlin's beard!"
"There's just... far too much to explore about the soul! Frank and Alice were resisting treatment before, but now they're healing themselves. Incredible! Truly incredible!"
The two clouds of human-shaped smoke displayed by the silverware could, within a certain range, represent the condition of Frank Longbottom's and Alice Longbottom's souls;
Previously, their souls had been covered in cracks, and when the Soul Healing Art reached its critical stage, the two of their souls had even resisted the treatment of the Soul Healing Art;
Now, just as Galen Claudius had said, both their souls were actively absorbing the potions;
The human-shaped smoke representing the two of them was also slowly writhing, and the cracks representing the lingering effects of the Cruciatus Curse—especially the cracks around the heads of the human-shaped smoke—had mostly vanished along with that movement.
This time, Augusta Longbottom did not leave the Treatment Room. All her attention was on the pathway of the Ritual Magic.
At that moment, her expression was somewhat grave, and she lowered her voice as she asked Vizet, "Vizet, is something wrong in the middle? They've been staying there all this time..."
Vizet had noticed this as well. "Longbottom Madam, you can keep an eye on the silverware over there..."
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