Hecate Graves studied Wizet's expression. "Mr. Lovegood, you don't seem surprised by this at all?"
"Yes," Wizet admitted. "Ms. Graves, when I discovered that those scars had been caused by the Cruciatus Curse, I had already considered that this might happen."
"The Cruciatus Curse is one of the Unforgivable Curses. You should understand the risks if it is discovered." Hecate Graves asked, "Aren't you worried at all... that I might expose you?"
"Ms. Graves..." Rather than answer the question, Wizet asked for advice. "How should I improve it to make the Cruciatus Curse within the Soul Healing Technique harder for others to detect?"
Yet Hecate Graves found the answer she needed in Wizet's words. "It seems you've already realized that I'm the patent examiner for the Soul Healing Technique."
"Robert specializes more in Magical Injuries, so he handed the review of the Soul Healing Technique entirely over to me. As for the review of the first version of the Soul Healing Technique..."
"I spent half a year completing the review and submitting it to the Ministry of Magic. I have to admit, the Ministry under Minister Fudge's leadership is terribly inefficient. Robert must have told you about it, right?"
"The obstruction came from pure-blood families with vested interests. They monopolized many soul-related potions. The Soul Healing Technique would damage their profits, so they had to intervene."
Wizet nodded. Robert Bonham had mentioned this matter when they met before;
It was also connected to Cornelius Fudge's path to becoming Minister for Magic. At the time, Cornelius Fudge had not actually been a particularly popular candidate;
His most distinguished achievement was probably the timely arrest of Sirius Black, preventing Sirius Black from causing further trouble;
It was only after Cornelius Fudge gained the support of quite a few pure-blood families that he