The next evening, Snape brought several students to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where Horatio had been waiting for him for quite some time.
Snape handed the two male and one female Slytherin students, led by Winster Selwyn, over to Horatio. "They've already been controlled with the Imperius Curse. Remember, don't let them die openly at Hogwarts."
"Don't worry, I still need a few informants." Horatio used the Imperius Curse on the students as well. "I'll return 'them' to you tomorrow morning."
Horatio then led them deeper into the Forbidden Forest.
Once they reached the depths of the forest, Horatio released his control over them, sat on a rock, and waited for them to wake up.
After a long while, Winster and the others recovered from the effects of the Imperius Curse. To their horror, they found themselves in the Forbidden Forest. Horatio sat expressionlessly on a rock before them, with a massive snake behind him.
"Horatio, what do you want?" Winster pulled out his magic wand, only to discover that it was not on him.
"Cruciatus Curse!!!" Horatio had no interest in wasting words on them, so he tested the waters with a Cruciatus Curse first.
Winster and the others were instantly overwhelmed by pain beyond what any ordinary person could endure.
"Winster Selwyn, Talia Burstide, Bujiang Senan Shafiq." Horatio called them out one by one. "Do you know why I brought you here?"
"I... don't... know. You actually dared to use... an Unforgivable Curse on us. I'll... tell my father. He'll have you... thrown into Azkaban." Winster panted as he recovered from the agony of the Cruciatus Curse.
"You don't know? That's fine. Let's continue. Cruciatus Curse!!!"
Another wave of agonizing pain swept over the three of them. When it finally passed, they had been tortured into