"Ah? The Unforgivable Curses? Those aren't something students this age should be exposed to, are they?"
Xu Yue set down his quill and smiled.
"Whether they should be exposed to them is for me, their professor, to decide."
'Moody' was clearly displeased with this student who refused to give him face. He remembered this student quite well.
At the World Cup, that look in Xu Yue's eyes—as if he could see right through him—had left a deep impression.
But that was all. His gaze was merely a little sharp. A student was still a student.
Closing the notebook that had been frantically displaying garbled characters and gibberish, Xu Yue wore a helpless expression as he said,
"There are three Unforgivable Curses: the Imperius Curse, which controls others; the Cruciatus Curse, which tortures and interrogates; and the Killing Curse, which takes lives."
"Very good. Concise and to the point—you've described the characteristics of the Unforgivable Curses in the simplest terms."
'Moody' spoke with an admiring expression, then raised his wand and pointed it at three spiders, using a Transfiguration Charm to enlarge them all.
The already hideous spiders became even more horrifying and disgusting once enlarged, making the students recoil in fear.
"However, the following demonstration is already beyond the scope of ordinary students. I'll need to show it to you personally."
As 'Moody' spoke, he cast the Imperius Curse on one of the spiders.
The spider immediately became like a puppet under someone's control, completely obeying 'Moody's' commands. It could even dance in place.
The sight eased the students' tension somewhat, and Malfoy even laughed without a care.
But perhaps because he had laughed, 'Moody' immediately made the spider leap onto his face.
"Is that funny? Being completely at another's mercy—they could make it jump down from here, or drown