Ch. 122Were Ancient Wizards All Paradox War Criminals?
Roger, Harry, and Nicolaos explored an ancient wizarding site in Greece, where they discovered the brutal methods ancient wizards had used in their experiments on Muggles. The grisly findings dashed Nicolaos’s hopes of building a public center for ancient magic research, while Roger resolved to prevent future collective punishment.
- Nicolaos explained that he hoped discoveries from ancient wizarding sites could help restore Greece’s former glory, and Roger warned that Ancient Magic was powerful but difficult to control and mostly superseded by modern magic.
- Roger, Harry, and Nicolaos traveled by enchanted ship to a hidden ancient residence, where Roger cleared numerous traps and curses on the way.
- Using the Time Phantom Shuttle Spell, the group witnessed an ancient wizard keeping dozens of Muggles alive while disassembling and transforming their bodies in experiments.
- Roger recalled the Witch Hunt and decided that, when the Three-Dimensional Law became widespread, he would work to ensure the guilty alone bore responsibility.
- Nicolaos abandoned his hopes of turning the recovered knowledge into a public research haven, and the group sailed toward another island in the Aegean Sea.