Hermione was taken aback by Ivan's guess. She was so surprised that she couldn't help but ask. "You mean Professor Moody's imprisoned another person in the castle, so he needs to prepare extra food for him?"
"If this is possible, I would prefer that person hide in his office." Ivan nodded.
"That's why he doesn't allow the elf to clean his room..." Hermione muttered to herself, she already wondered why Ivan had asked those questions before.
"But why did Professor Moody do this? I heard that he was a powerful Auror before. He has captured a lot of dark wizards and Death Eaters. It is impossible to serve the mysterious man!" Hermione was very confused.
If Ivan hadn't told Moody's all kinds of doubts, she couldn't imagine that Professor Moody might be a bad person.
"I don't know... I'm just guessing!" Ivan shook his head. He couldn't be sure whether it was true or not. There were too many doubts.
Moreover, Moody himself is a very suspicious person. It is normal not to allow house elves to enter the room. This is also the reason why he has noticed something strange before but has no doubt.
"Could it be that someone pretended to be Professor Moody with the compound decoction, and then hid the real Professor Moody?"
Hermione immediately thought of this possibility, only then "Professor Moody" must provide food to another person, lest he starve to death.
"It shouldn't be... the time effect of the compound decoction is limited, unless he can replenish it at any time, it will definitely reveal the stuff!" Ivan shook his head. He had checked this a long time ago, and Moody did not carry the wine with him. It is the habit of the gourd to not drink a certain kind of beverage from time to time during class.
"In contrast, I suspect it is the Imperius Curse!" Ivan said hesitantly.
Hermione's eyes widened. Of course, she understood what the Imperius Curse was. Moody just explained the effects of this magic in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class this year. It can control a wizard unconsciously and even more so. Listed as the three most unforgivable curses!
"Moody's is a very cautious Auror. His willpower is not weak. It is impossible for ordinary people to control him for such a long time. I guess it was a mysterious person who did it himself. In order to prevent Moody from breaking free, he must be alone. Supervise him and consolidate the effect of the Imperius Curse regularly..." Ivan spoke openly. for new novels
Due to the inconvenience of revealing a lot of information, Ivan has become accustomed to solving all the problems by one person over the years, and occasionally has been tricked several times, but Hermione reminded him this time that there is indeed no need to take risks alone.
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Half an hour later,
In the principal's room on the top floor of the tower, Ivan briefly explained his guess, while Dumbledore was pacing in the wide office with his brows frowned.
"Halse, can you be sure that Alastor was controlled by the Imperius spell?" Dumbledore asked.
Ivan shook his head. Everything he said was just guessing, and he couldn't be 100% sure.
"Professor Dumbledore, is there no way to detect this kind of black magic?" Hermione said suspiciously.
"It's a pity Miss Granger, as far as I know, there is no special counter-curse for the Imperius Curse, otherwise it would not be classified as an unforgivable curse." Dumbledore replied.
Ivan nodded. The magic of the Imperius Curse is very tricky. It once caused a lot of trouble to the Ministry of Magic. Death Eaters like Lucius used it to get rid of sin, relying on the difficulty of the Imperius Curse. Features of forensics.
Only those clever masters can find some clues by browsing the memory.
But Moody's vigilance is too high, if someone uses sanctuary on him, he will definitely be noticed.
Ivan recalled several previous contacts, and found that Moody almost used that magic eye to look at himself. Obviously, the other party was consciously guarding against this.
Dumbledore pondered for a long time. Alastor is one of his most trusted friends.
Since most of the school year, the other party has not revealed anything wrong, everything is so familiar, so he never doubted this old friend, and even entrusted the other party with the heavy task of investigating the Goblet of Fire...