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Chapter 78 Miracle Spell! Awarding of Honors!
"It seems everyone now knows the truth. Harry Potter is innocent!"
Furthermore, I believe everyone already understands the reason for the incident that occurred this morning in front of the brick wall at Platform 9¾.
Dudley Dursley blew away the wizards who were whispering and slandering Harry Potter to his face in order to protect his cousin from rumors. The Ministry of Magic's Aurors have investigated and closed the case and informed me of it.
We hope that the students involved will learn from this experience, improve their ability to discern truth from falsehood, and avoid being misled by rumors in the future.
Dumbledore's words elicited various reactions from the young wizards who had been whirled around by the whirlwind that morning. Some felt ashamed, some felt innocent, and others thought that Dumbledore was biased towards Dudley.
Regardless of the reason, they all wisely refrained from standing up to refute Dumbledore.
Even before Voldemort became famous, Dumbledore's power and greatness were already deeply ingrained in people's minds.
And this power and greatness have been further amplified by Dumbledore in the past month.
Therefore, the young wizards, especially the pure-blooded Death Eater descendants of Slytherin, are now unusually well-behaved when facing Dumbledore.
Dudley's "crimes" were wiped clean, and the young wizards involved tacitly accepted this outcome.
I thought we could finally eat.
Unexpectedly, Dumbledore had more to say.
"I apologize for taking up everyone's meal time, but I have something very important to announce."
This event is extremely important to everyone, to the entire magical world, and even to the wizarding community worldwide. It can be described as a landmark event!
Dumbledore's foreshadowing had whetted the appetites of the entire school, and now even when the meal was served, they had no appetite.
Professor McGonagall understood why Dumbledore had called her over; he clearly didn't want her to miss the news.
But what news could be so important? Is it related to the Wizengamot meeting that Dumbledore secretly attended yesterday?
Dudley and Harry were also intrigued by Dumbledore's suspense.
What epoch-making event was it? Why didn't Old Deng tell them beforehand?
Dumbledore was very pleased with everyone's reaction, especially the doubt that appeared in Dudley's eyes, which made him secretly delighted.
So there are things you, Dali, couldn't have guessed!
"This big event is about a curse, a curse that can only be described as miraculous!"
Dumbledore smiled and continued, "A spell whose effects we've already experienced!"
"Just now? You experienced the effect? Could it be..."
The students from the four academies started discussing it noisily. They had already guessed the outcome, but they hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
Meanwhile, the professors at Hogwarts, especially the heads of the four houses, had already been enlightened. They all stared wide-eyed at Dudley and Harry, then at Dumbledore, waiting for Dumbledore to deliver his final verdict.
"That's right! It seems everyone already guessed it!"
Dumbledore amplified his voice and revealed the answer: "This miraculous spell is the Stabilizing Charm that Harry Potter, Dudley Dursley, and I just cast on everyone!"
The Tranquility Charm was created by Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley.
The effect is to calm the intense emotions of a living being, such as excitement, anger, sadness, resentment, etc., and to bring the mind into a peaceful state for a period of time.
This effect may seem insignificant, but it is the nemesis of most forms of dark magic.
Because, to achieve the best effect when casting black magic, one must cultivate powerful negative emotions and release them along with the magic and incantation.
For example, the most famous dark magic—the three unforgivable curses—requires intense hatred, implosion requires the malice to control others, and killing curse requires a mad killing intent.
Without sufficient negative emotions, even the three Unforgivable Curses become less terrifying. The Cruciatus Curse cannot cause pain, the Imperius Curse cannot control another's mind, and even the Killing Curse cannot kill.
Therefore, the Tranquility Charm is undoubtedly the nemesis of dark magic!
Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, the Great Hall erupted in cheers once again, with most of the young wizards looking at Harry and Dudley with eyes full of admiration.
Meanwhile, some of the older students who had already learned dark magic through family tradition or other means, especially the pure-blooded Slytherin students, looked as if they had lost tens of thousands of Galleons, their faces filled with resentment and bad luck.
Dali was in a calm mood at this moment, neither good nor bad.
He knew from the beginning that the Tranquility Charm could counteract dark magic.
Because he conceived and guided young Harry to develop the Stabilizing Charm with the idea of banning dark magic such as the Killing Curse.
Dumbledore's decision to make this public was undoubtedly motivated by a desire to promote Harry and Dudley.
Just like in the original story, every year at the end of the school year, when the House Awards are announced, he would publicize the great things Harry and the main characters had done throughout the year, greatly boosting the Gryffindor House's ranking and enhancing Harry's reputation as the savior.
Of course, Dumbledore must have also had the idea of spreading the Tranquility Charm to combat dark magic and dark wizards.
Dudley did not object to this. The Tranquility Spell, as its name suggests, would surely reduce the disturbances of dark magic in the magical world and bring about a period of peace if it were to spread.
This contributes to the harmony of order and also helps Dali resolve special unfortunate events.
As for whether the Tranquility Charm might be learned by someone with ulterior motives and become a weapon against Dudley's side, since some white magic also requires positive and intense emotional fluctuations.
Dudley wasn't worried about that. He thought three steps ahead for every one step he took. Back when he taught the Tranquility Charm to Dumbledore, he had already developed a new spell to counter it. He only taught it to Harry for the time being and instructed him to keep it a secret.
Dumbledore, who was standing in the center of the faculty and staff seats, was initially pleased to see the students and professors' excitement, but when he noticed Dudley's extremely calm and composed expression, he became somewhat uneasy.
Fortunately, he had more to say than he did, and he had a backup plan.
Old Deng gestured for everyone to quiet down and continued, "Besides being incredibly effective in suppressing dark magic, the Tranquility Spell also has a special function."
Older students should have learned that our world also has special creatures like werewolves and vampires that can infect and assimilate wizards.
Many wizards who have been transformed into werewolves or vampires will uncontrollably turn into crazed, bloodthirsty beasts on the night of the full moon, causing destruction and slaughter that they did not intend to cause.
With the calming spell, these wretched wizards could continuously cast the calming spell on themselves before their minds were completely consumed by wildness, calming their minds, maintaining their sanity, and getting through the very difficult full moon night for them.
Currently, I have had a familiar werewolf wizard try using a calming spell to get through the night of the full moon's madness, and it was a great success, which can be considered as empirical evidence.
While this method is not a cure, it has undoubtedly greatly reduced the threat of werewolves and vampires in the magical world.
Therefore, in recognition of Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley's great achievement in creating the Tranquility Charm.
I, Albus Dumbledore, in my capacity as the First Wizard of Wizengamor, on behalf of Wizengamor and the entire wizarding world, hereby extend my highest respect to them and award them the Order of Merlin, First Class!