Chapter 52: Jinx in the diary - 3

Chapter 52: Jinx in the diary - 3

Not only did the previous signs of jinx disappear but also, he never felt so good before physically and mentally. His thoughts were clear, and his mind was working on overdrive. Plus, he felt his physical strength was never better.

"Maybe a side effect of the potion? Need to check how long this fresh feeling lasts." Thinking about this, he took a look at the clock on the wall to check the timings before taking off his clothes and getting inside his bed. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

His body was literally jinxed, and his body is still running high on the effects of Potion. He needs to rest.

Unknown to him, a pair of excited twins were wandering around the manor.

"This is Neville's room. He is very particular about it. No one enters without knocking and there is a protection charm to keep intruders away when he is not inside."

Pansy was giving a tour of the Manor to Hermione and told her clearly about Neville's room. Hermione nodded like a chicken.

But she was thinking of the charms placed in the room that can be activated even when no wizard is around.

"What kind of charms are those? I always thought wizards need to cast magic, especially something like a strong protection spell." Hermione inquired.

The little Lioness was sometimes more inquisitive than a baby raven but this was the reason Pansy decided to get herself a kitty.

"Why don't you try going inside? You must experience the magic to understand its rules. I will give you a hint Runes activated by castle law!" Pansy replied with a sly smile and Hermione felt Pansy made sense.

Without any fear or any other thought, Hermione used the unlocking charm to open the door of Neville's room and unfortunately Neville was inside. Hence, the magic remains dormant but the door is opened.

"Yes, master," Winny replied and Nev instructed her to bring a bowl of potion to his study. Apparating himself there, he looked at the jinxed diary which was on the floor. After a few minutes, Winny also came there with a bowl of Aqua Benedicta. Nev directly levitated the diary and put it inside the bowl.

"SHHSSS!" It was like water was poured water on a hot oil plan and the diary started making a strange noise while releasing the dark vapours while its pages jumped from one side to another.

Neville had never seen such a strong reaction from any potion on a dark object. He waited and watched until the diary stopped making any noise and after some time, Neville found the diary had changed significantly. That black leather-bound diary cover was more greyish in colour now, while the brown pages he saw flipping frantically were now more creamish white.

It was like the whole thing got those whitening cream effects! Was this the effect of black magic? Literally, turning things black-ish if they are jinxed or hexed or is this another 'weed' logic from Rowling?

Taking precaution, Neville first wore the dragon hide gloves and then used magic to check the diary, but the diary had no reaction. Checking the cover, he found the diary was old and contained hardly anything readable

Neville used magic to check the diary again but found nothing significant other than a signature of a Malfoy on the last page. It felt as if the only purpose of the diary was to attack a wizard by the jinx and remind them about the power of the Malfoy family.

"Lucius Fucking Malfoy! It seems as if the whole family wants to die under my hands." Thinking about the incident and the possible consequences, Neville felt his anger boiling inside him. The very thought that Ginny, an innocent party would have gotten hurt or possibly killed because Malfoy wanted to punish her father made him enraged.

He already decided that the minute he will get an opportunity, he will make sure the world is free from one Malfoy.

Throwing the diary away, Neville calmed his feelings and tried to focus on the good side of it. Necessity is the mother of an invention and thankfully in the moment of crisis, one elf was smart enough to invent a new potion - think about the recipe, the order of ingredients and the quantity. Everything in less than a few minutes.

Yes, she was working on potions for more than a year now, but Neville never expected his Elves to understand the theory behind it and start making their own potions.

Neville checked the potion recipe from Winny and tried to refine it and find something that can replace the dragon blood. Otherwise, there will never be a market for this.