After listening to Wizet's patient explanation, President Jacques understood a little better. "Mr. Lovegood, do you mean an 'atavistic phenomenon'?"
"So that was the reason Laurence developed anorexia?" Another question arose in his mind. "But how did it later become like this?"
He turned to look at the unconscious Antoine Martin. "This doctor told me... Laurence would absorb other people's life force. What is that about?"
"This was caused by the influence of a Dark Magic creature..." Wizet explained. "President Jacques, Headmaster Dumbledore should have explained it to you, shouldn't he?"
"You were all influenced by that Dark Magic creature. When the Paris Region Incident occurred, it was amplifying your aggression, making you vent your negative emotions, even driving you to kill one another."
"Mr. Dumbledore did tell me about it. I believe he called that thing..." President Jacques recalled, "Bloody Mary?"
"Yes, Bloody Mary." Wizet said. "In fact, whether wizards or Muggles, emotions themselves contain power—or rather, miracles."
"President Jacques, have you heard stories like this? A child is trapped beneath a car, and in order to save them, the mother unleashes unimaginable strength and forcibly lifts the car."
President Jacques was somewhat taken aback. He had indeed heard similar stories, but hearing it from a wizard still gave him a strange feeling.
With that in mind, he replied cautiously, "Mr. Lovegood, I think I roughly understand what you mean..."
Wizet continued, "Unlike other magical creatures, Dark Magic creatures are especially skilled at guiding emotions, particularly negative emotions. And those guided negative emotions become more destructive."
"Bloody Mary not only provokes negative emotions, but also absorbs life force. It affected Ms. Laurence, who was already troubled by a 'hereditary family curse,' causing that 'hereditary family curse' to change."
"It could even be said that under Bloody Mary's influence, the