Dark Earth Mother

This incident actually occurred sometime in mid-August, after Ryan and Kate had returned to their respective homes following their trip.

Nagini is a name derived from an India deity who is half-human and half-serpent, and who occasionally appears in human form.

In this context, Nagi or Nagini specifically refers to women.

Hailing from Indonesia, she inherited Blood Curse from her mother that allowed her to freely transform between human and snake, hence the name Nagini.

In fact, judging from her background alone, she shouldn't have been noticed by Ryan and taken home.

Unfortunately, two wizards who could be called Dark Lord appeared in her life one after the other.

She was captured by the Arkanus Circus at a very young age and became one of its members, as one of the freaks and a selling point for the circus.

There she also met Credence, the longest-living Obscurus in history, who was suspected to be of Dumbledore family's blood.

Because of Credence, she also got to know Newt, and even Grindelwald.

After Credence's death, she lost her will to live, and with the spread of the Blood Curse, she transformed into a snake in the truest sense, losing all memories of her human form.

Later, she encountered Voldemort, the second Dark Lord Parseltongue.

Because she was a snake transformed from a wizard, she was, in a sense, a completely new Magical Creatures. She was 12 feet long, her venom had the ability to slow wound healing, and she possessed Wisdom that ordinary snakes lacked (just Wisdom, not including her memories as a human). Therefore, Voldemort was particularly fond of her. In the original timeline, he even used Nagini's snake venom and Unicorn Blood to concoct a Dark Magic Potions, using it as a temporary part of his body to enhance his power.

Finally, during the summer after Harry's third year of school, Voldemort used the death of Old Frank, the Muggle guardian of the Riddle Manor, to make Nagini his only Horcrux.

To share eternal life with him.

As the provider of Venom, who later abandoned the Philosopher's Stone to become an important part of creating a temporary body for Voldemort.

Nagini was undoubtedly an important figure, one of Voldemort's most powerful allies.

Now that the diary has taken on a physical form, Voldemort must have learned of it after Dumbledore actively publicized it.

So Ryan kidnapped Nagini, who hadn't seen Voldemort for almost 11 years and had been ordered to hide in a forest.

After all, she was once a kind witch.

Ryan didn't want Voldemort to cause any trouble and ruin his daily life next school year.

You see, Ryan had always been prepared to spend his second year of school peacefully and without any problems.

As for surprises, haven't we already seen a teenage version of Voldemort?

Moreover, there was the so-called Blood Curse that Dumbledore nor Voldemort could break.

Ryan was undoubtedly curious.

What secrets are hidden behind this curse?

Ryan was also confident and interested in breaking it down.

Ryan's mind was racing, while Penelope, standing next to Ryan, couldn't help but ask after hearing the rarest and most vicious term, "blood Blood Curse," "Blood Curse?"

"Did I hear that right?!"

"As far as I know, the only vessel for this curse at present is the Greengrass Family, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight."

"This curse only affects women."

Was that snake female when it was still human?

Ryan touched his forehead, pulling himself out of his reverie.

He knew that Kate could just ask a question and that would be the end of it, since it had nothing to do with gossip, but Penelope was different!

Speechless!

"Her name is Nagini," Ryan replied helplessly.

"She?"

"As expected, the Blood Curse is indeed related to women." Penelope's gentle face once again showed an excited smile.

Meanwhile, Kate sat at the Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, which had now become an impenetrable fortress, and idly ate a chocolate nut sundae.

She knew that Penelope's curiosity would probably keep them there for another ten minutes or so.

"Yes, Penelope, you guessed right."

"However, what you don't know is that the owner of this Blood Curse has encountered two Dark Lords, as well as Dumbledore."

"But they couldn't do anything about that curse."

"That's why I study curses," Ryan said.

He first mentioned the Dark Lord and Dumbledore, wanting to avoid Penelope's still-active detective radar.

"That Nagini must be very beautiful, right?" However, Penelope still sensed what Ryan was trying so hard to avoid.

"That's right, we don't know what kind of person Ryan is!"

"That Nagini must be a stunning beauty!" Kate, who was eating ice cream, suddenly perked up.

"Wait, aren't you all curious why the Blood Curse attaches itself to women?" Ryan quickly said.

"I'm not curious!" Kate jumped up.

Penelope, however, was at a loss. Faced with such rare knowledge, she, as a standard Ravenclaw, could not resist. "Kate, wait, I want to hear this first—you can ask about the rest later."

Ryan's lips curled up slightly. "Have you ever heard of the Great Shiva?"

"Is this related to India mythology?" Penelope craned her neck, opened her notebook, and made a note-taking motion.

Having known Ryan for so long, Penelope learned a lot, most notably about the existence of gods.

They are not the ignorant ravings of Muggle, nor are they merely powerful wizards as imagined in the current magical society.

Their abilities and lifespans are worthy of the title of gods.

"Shiva's lover is, to be precise, the Goddess Shakti. She is the feminine side of Shiva, and Shiva is only complete with her."

"Sati, and her second incarnation Parvati, were actually just products of the Goddess Shakti Descend to be Human."

"The Blood Curse originates from Parvati, who has as many incarnations as Shiva," Ryan said.

To be honest, even Ryan was startled when he realized the source of the Blood Curse.

This can be considered a curse personally cast by Shiva, one of the Hindu Trimurti.

"Parvati? Which incarnation of hers is that? I only remember that Parvati liked to cast curses randomly, or rather, the entire India mythology, including the gods, liked to cast curses."

"Let me think about it, Durga?"

"She is the embodiment of power, but she shouldn't be."

"Hmm, then it's only Kali!"

"The darkest and most tyrannical Black Earth Mother in India mythology, with dark skin, a blue face and fangs, and a third eye on her forehead like Shiva. She has four arms wielding weapons, wears a necklace of snakes and skulls, and has blood dripping from her tongue," Penelope guessed.

"Indeed, this curse also contains the essence of the Dark Earth Mother, bound by blood. Calling it a curse is more like calling it a power."

"Therefore only women can inherit."

"All the witches who died because of this, or lost their human form or even their humanity, can only be said to have been too fragile to bear the power of the gods," Ryan sighed.