Exhortation to Study

"Do you mean these bruises are connected to Voldemort?" Blyreem asked.

"While you were asleep, Voldemort controlled you and had you wander around Hogwarts, searching for some precious treasure I hid within the castle," Tierra explained.

"The Philosopher's Stone?" Blyreem asked.

"Huh?" Tierra was genuinely shocked this time. "How did you know?"

"Everyone's been talking about it," Blyreem said innocently. "They say there's a Philosopher's Stone in the castle that's about to take shape."

"And how did everyone find out?"

"Senior Ron went to Hogsmeade Village before, and after getting completely drunk, he said it," Blyreem continued.

"Ron again... Forget it. I know how he found out." Tierra sighed helplessly and rubbed his brow.

He had indeed intended to use this information to bait Voldemort, but he had hoped Harry would learn about it. If Harry knew, then Voldemort knew.

So he had only verbally warned Hermione not to leak the secret and had not used magic to prevent it.

But he had still underestimated the combination of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"You don't need to worry about this," Tierra said. "You aren't the only victim. Voldemort used this curse to control other students as well, making them search for the Philosopher's Stone for him."

"You also don't need to worry about any aftereffects from this curse. It's just a very simple curse that uses dreams as a channel to control the victim's body. Once you get into university, I'll teach this course," Tierra continued, reassuring him.

"Thank you, Mr. Tierra." Blyreem bowed deeply to Langiersu in gratitude.

"No need to thank me. This is what I should do as a teacher and the person actually in charge of the school," Tierra explained.

"But, Mr. Tierra..." Blyreem suddenly asked anxiously, "Will Voldemort retaliate against me if he finds out?"

"You're