"So, let me test your foundations. Do you know which spells are punished most severely under wizarding law?" Mad-Eye Moody swept his gaze over the many Young Wizards, his eyes full of deeper meaning.
The Young Wizards were afraid of Mad-Eye Moody, but for the sake of house points, some still shakily raised their hands.
Naturally, Hermione, the top student, was among them.
However, Moody did not call on Hermione. Instead, he pointed at Ron beside her and asked:
"Come on, Mr. Weasley. You answer."
Ron was clearly not very confident in his answer. After hesitating for a moment, he replied:
"Er, well, my dad told me about a spell called the Imperius Curse. Is that right?"
"Ah, yes, that's right." Mad-Eye Moody nodded approvingly. "Of course your father knows that spell. Back when we were fighting the Death Eaters, it caused the Ministry of Magic a great deal of trouble."
Moody returned to the podium, opened the drawer beneath it, and took out a glass jar containing three large black spiders crawling frantically inside.
He took one spider out, then actually pointed his wand directly at it and said:
"Imperio!"
The spider froze in Moody's palm, then immediately turned a somersault and began to dance.
That was right. The spider was dancing.
Faced with such a funny sight, the Young Wizards burst out laughing. But Harry did not laugh. He stared strangely at Mad-Eye Moody on the platform.
Was he demonstrating an Unforgivable Curse directly in front of all these Young Wizards?
If someone reported him, was he sure he would not be dismissed? There was even a good chance he would be thrown into Azkaban.
The Young Wizards clearly did not realize what this meant. They had no idea how evil the Imperius Curse was; they simply found