"Tsk, tsk. There really is a counter for everything." Ron watched with interest as the Inferi piranhas floated all over the surface, their flesh rapidly breaking down as though they were being boiled continuously in scalding water, and clicked his tongue in wonder.
Holy Water was originally called Potion of Vitality by wizards.
But so many people called it Holy Water that, gradually, wizards started calling it that too.
It could be considered one of the few products of wizard alchemy that Muggles had truly mastered.
During the Middle Ages, or even earlier, the Muggle Church had somehow obtained the method for making it.
It was generally used to bless those supposedly favored by God, but aside from making wounds less prone to infection and speeding up healing a little, it was pretty much useless.
Against undead creatures that occasionally appeared for all sorts of bizarre reasons, however, it was perfectly suited to the task and worked quite well.
Its original purpose, though, was actually to clean wounds afflicted by curses or low-level dark magic. It could destroy the dark magical power contained in some low-level dark magic.
Undead creatures happened to be very typical examples of dark magical power, so it made sense that it countered them.
The Muggle Church obtained its Holy Water through alchemy-although they insisted it was a gift from God, that was not what was happening at all.
But if Harry wanted Holy Water, he did not need to go to all that trouble. He could simply use magic to imbue water with vitality magic, creating this so-called Holy Water.
That was exactly what he was doing now.
Harry poured his magical power into the vast stretch of water. Nothing happened at first, but as time passed, things began to change.
With his current magical