Hecate Graves, Daedalus Wellesley, Galen Claudius, and the nurse responsible for recording had all returned to the treatment room.
Daedalus Wellesley was still standing beside the platform against the wall. The silver instruments atop it were at work, releasing two hazy humanoid clouds of smoke.
After using the Soul Healing Technique to guide the potion into the Longbottoms' bodies, Hecate Graves and Galen Claudius made no further moves.
Looking at the humanoid smoke representing Frank Longbottom and Alice Longbottom, Galen Claudius sighed in amazement. "Merlin's beard!"
"There is simply too much to explore about the soul... Frank and Alice were resisting the treatment earlier, but now they're healing themselves. Incredible! Truly incredible!"
The two humanoid clouds displayed by the silver instruments could, within a certain range, represent the state of Frank Longbottom's and Alice Longbottom's souls;
Earlier, their souls had been covered in cracks. When the Soul Healing Technique reached its critical stage, both of their souls had even resisted its treatment;
Now, just as Galen Claudius had said, both souls were actively drawing in the potion;
The humanoid smoke representing them slowly writhed, and the cracks representing the lingering effects of the Cruciatus Curse—especially those around the heads of the smoky figures—vanished by more than half as the smoke moved.
This time, Augusta Longbottom did not leave the treatment room. Her attention remained fixed on the passage created by the Ritual Magic.
Her expression was somewhat grave as she lowered her voice and asked Wizet, "Wizet, is something wrong in there? They've been stopped there this whole time..."
Wizet had noticed it as well. "Mrs. Longbottom, you can watch the silver instruments over there..."
"The smoke is moving steadily, which means Mr. Frank and Ms. Alice are recovering at a stable rate. Nothing has gone wrong."
Augusta Longbottom thought