Wizet's gentle voice rang out. "Mr. Filch, Mrs. Figg, I'm very sorry to have subjected you to so much atten..."
Before Wizet could finish, Filch hastily shook his head. "Mr. Lovegood, please don't say that, truly! You'll make me feel guilty!"
"Exactly!" Mrs. Figg hurriedly agreed. "You have nothing to apologize for. We're actually fine... really, we're fine!"
"Thank you for understanding!" Wizet nodded. "Still, there is something I could do for you..."
"For example, I could cast a simple Confundus Charm to make the audience seem far away, so you wouldn't see them."
"There's no need!" Filch was the first to speak. "I'm not a criminal. I'm here to... be reborn!"
"So am I!" Mrs. Figg sounded just as resolute. "This is nothing to worry about!"
"Then please take your seats!" Wizet gestured invitingly. "This ritual magic isn't actually very complicated."
"After all, we've already completed all the preliminary steps. All that remains is the final step... 'ignition.'"
Once Filch and Mrs. Figg sat down, Wizet turned to face the people around them again.
"My treatment plan is simple: use magical intervention to help them achieve 'ignition' themselves."
He raised his wand toward Filch and Mrs. Figg. With a slight flick, the wooden boxes in their laps opened by themselves, and the two "Emotion Collectors" floated straight into the air.
"Everything around us is merely a supporting measure. The most important 'potion' is these two dark magical creatures."
"These two dark magical creatures are very special. They were born from the emotions these two have accumulated over this period, and are part of their souls."
"As I said before, what they are about to experience is something every wizard went through in childhood: an emotional eruption that completes the 'ignition' process necessary to cast magic."
"They will also experience