On the Influence of Family Education on Young Wizards

After sending Mathilde to visit Mrs. McGonagall, Manus and McGonagall discussed Mathilde's situation.

"The situation remains at a normal level. Although it cannot be cured for the time being, I have strengthened the seal on Mathilde, preventing it from being passed on to her offspring through bloodline."

"So, in effect, the Beastman Blood Curse on Maud can be said to have been resolved?"

(Maud is a nickname form of Mathilde, similar to how Ron is a nickname form of Ronald. Currently, it only appears in the mouths of McGonagall and Mrs. McGonagall, but it will appear more frequently in the mouths of her classmates after she enters school.)

McGonagall was aware of Manus's treatment plan for Mathilde; it could be said that at this point, Mathilde's life had almost completely escaped the influence of the Beastman Blood Curse.

"Under normal circumstances, that would certainly be true."

Mathilde and Mrs. McGonagall were in the adjacent living room, so they could hear Manus and McGonagall's conversation at the dining table.

This was Manus's suggestion. Since there was no bad news, why deliberately avoid Mathilde? She had already experienced a lot and matured early, so letting her know the situation would put her at ease.

At this moment, Mathilde and Mrs. McGonagall showed expressions of delight.

However, Mathilde's joy did not reach her eyes, as she hadn't spent much time with Manus, the overly young doctor.

But whether it was the things between him and his mother, his mother entrusting herself to this student who had not yet graduated, or Manus's own uniqueness, all of these left a deep impression on Manus.

Based on these impressions, Manus was not the type to ignore himself and share such good news only with his mother.

Unless, in his view, this good news isn't all that good, or rather, it's not entirely good.

"But we can't rely on luck. There are still forces in this world that can break the seal of the Curse, or even worsen the situation than if it had been treated."

Manus is not optimistic about this.

It could even be said that Mathilde's Curse must be completely eradicated to be considered cured; otherwise, the Curse's recurrence due to unforeseen circumstances would be inevitable.

This judgment was made after he gained a deeper understanding of how the world works.

Within the limits of what is possible, this world will do its utmost to ensure that good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished.

Mathilde is innocent, but the fact that Katria and Mathilde are afflicted with the Beastman Blood Curse is itself a form of retribution for disturbing the slumber of others' ancestors and resulting in the suffering of their descendants.

If there were no other options, that would be one thing, but Mathilde already possessed a ready-made Beastman Blood Curse, which was practically a sword of Damocles.

Unless Mathilde truly becomes a saint-like figure in the future, it's not impossible that, if the world were to follow a more compelling narrative, Mathilde could become Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, causing the Curse to break free of its seal and erupt.

Although Manus might find this a bit morbid, it must be said that in fairy tales, this plot design does indeed maximize the cautionary effect by emphasizing the principle of karmic retribution.

Manus didn't voice these analyses, so McGonagall felt Manus was overthinking it; however, not eradicating Mathilde's Curse did leave some potential problems...

"This situation won't last long; I will continue to look for treatments."

McGonagall nodded, then suddenly asked with some confusion:

"You just mentioned that you've been working as a healer recently, specializing in treating difficult and complex cases. Are you referring to... the healing Potions you published before? I think it was called Wound-Healing Potion?"

Wound-Healing Potion has only recently been published in the Monthly Potion Digest, and it has not yet been widely used.

The main issue is that not everyone subscribes to the Monthly Potion Digest, and healers... haven't had much energy lately to focus on healing, saving lives, and developing their profession.

Britain therapists have recently become more concerned about their personal safety, only six months after the attack on St. Mungo's's.

In the past six months, the situation has not improved compared to six months ago, meaning that in everyone's view, there are conditions that could easily lead to another attack like this.

So how did McGonagall know about the existence of the Wound-Healing Potion in this situation?

This, of course, inevitably involved the active promotion by a certain Potions professor.

"Well, you can't say they're completely unrelated. The Wound-Healing Potion is one part of it. The remaining projects haven't been fully successful yet, or rather, they're not ready for widespread adoption."

For example, there's the Restoration Potion that can make people grow golden prosthetics; there's the Soul Cradle healing technology that Mrs. Travers is currently undergoing; and there's a treatment plan for Mathilde's Beastman Blood Curse that she still hasn't been cured of...

Manus couldn't help but chuckle at this thought:

"If I accomplish just one of these, I might actually be able to earn another Order of Merlin Medal."

In other words, Wizard don't have the same specialized medical awards as Muggle. Otherwise, Manus could easily have won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and then every other medical award he could get.

In comparison, it would be faster for Manus to establish an award in his own name, which would also enrich the academic incentive mechanism in the Wizarding World.

However, to establish an award, one needs more than just wealth; one also needs sufficient reputation, which Manus seems to lack.

Thinking about it carefully, Muggle ailments are easier to treat, as most are physical diseases and defects. Even if they are replaced, as long as the replacement isn't too ineffective, it can be considered a cure, let alone a true cure.

McGonagall Manus came down for lunch, and after half a day of observation, Manus confirmed that Mathilde's mental state was indeed normal.

The mental state of Wizard child is truly unfathomable.

Mathilde's mental state remained perfectly normal despite experiencing a childhood misfortune that would be a major turning point in most people's lives, and the children with various psychological problems that Manus encountered at school were not fake either.

After careful consideration and comparison, Manus concluded that family education is of paramount importance to Wizard —an even greater importance than its original significance.

But this doesn't quite explain Big Black's situation; perhaps it was an extremely low-probability event.

After exchanging Transfiguration with McGonagall for a while in the afternoon, Manus finally took his leave.

I was very pleased to learn from our conversation that Manus had not neglected the study of Transfiguration while advancing other fields, and I said goodbye to him.