Chapter 95: The Sectumsempra Curse
That night, Professor X successfully transferred his consciousness, leaving behind his aging, wheelchair-bound body and being reborn in the young clone.
However, as George had anticipated, his psychic abilities were significantly weakened due to the limitations of the clone body. Still, thanks to the strength of his original consciousness, he retained the abilities of a Level 3 mutant.
"Professor, I need you to help me find some people during your free time between teaching the children, using the Cerebro device."
"Who are we looking for?"
Feeling the vitality of his new body, Professor X, who seemed to have regained a youthful mindset, stood up and began to familiarize himself with walking like a normal person.
George explained:
"We're looking for children with special abilities, and then we'll try to recruit them to our school."
He outlined his plan to transform the mutant school into a school for superhumans.
After listening, Professor X pondered for a long time before nodding heavily.
"You're right. Perhaps when I first proposed the concept of mutants, I inadvertently separated us from humans, leading to all the subsequent conflicts.
This approach is better. Removing the label of 'mutant' will allow the children to truly integrate with humanity in the future."
At this moment, he felt that his sense of responsibility had grown even stronger.
Perhaps he needed to broaden his perspective. It wasn't just mutant children—those who had awakened superpowers also faced the same challenges as mutant children.
"We also need some adults with special abilities. The school will need teachers as well."
George added after a moment of thought.
Professor X hesitated:
"Even with Cerebro, my current abilities won't allow me to search the entire world. The maximum range probably won't extend beyond New York, so the results might not be as good as you hope."
"That's fine. We can take it slow."
George wasn't surprised. This step was more of a side project, not his main focus. Even if the Professor only found one person a year, that would still be acceptable.
Once his strength grew and the school gained fame, people would naturally come seeking help without the Professor having to search for them.
After discussing with Professor X, George immersed himself in studying magic, ignoring external affairs.
Meanwhile, Tony, having returned to his mansion, reveled in the thrill of fighting in his Iron Man suit. He continued to improve his armor and embarked on his journey as a superhero.
Whenever news of terrorists surfaced, he would don his Iron Man suit and make a grand appearance, eliminating the terrorists under the flashing cameras of reporters.
Within a few days, he became world-famous as Iron Man.
Crucially, he didn't follow S.H.I.E.L.D.'s advice to conceal his identity. Instead, he openly revealed himself at a press conference.
Of course, none of this affected George, who remained focused on studying and researching magic.
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In the Harry Potter world, at Hogwarts, George was in high spirits today because Snape had agreed to formally teach him several of his self-invented spells, including the one George most wanted to learn: the Sectumsempra Curse.
In the Slytherin Head of House's office in the dungeon, Snape looked at George standing before him and said:
"George, you are the most talented student I have encountered in my teaching career. You are exceptional, and I am very pleased."
As the Head of Slytherin, he didn't hold back in praising George, the star of Slytherin.
George, as a Slytherin student, responded in a very Slytherin manner:
"Thank you for your praise, Professor. I will continue to excel and lead Slytherin to become the top house, bringing glory to Slytherin!"
In this situation, humility would have seemed insincere. Moreover, based on his understanding of Snape, George knew that Snape would appreciate his response.
Sure enough, Snape's face broke into a rare smile, though it looked more like a grimace.
"Excellent. Glory will always belong to Slytherin, and I believe in you.
That's why I called you here today—to teach you a few spells I created myself. Are you willing to learn?"
Dumbledore had once spoken to Snape, advising him to keep an eye on George. The headmaster felt that George resembled the young Voldemort in certain ways and needed guidance to avoid going down a dark path.
Snape had also noticed this.
He could see through George's clever tactics, but he didn't think they were a bad thing. Slytherins were supposed to be cunning—should they act like the reckless Gryffindors?
As for George resembling Voldemort, there were indeed similarities. But Snape felt that, at his core, George was more like himself.
George's excellence, politeness, popularity among teachers and students, and thirst for magical knowledge were all traits he shared with Voldemort. Even their tragic backgrounds were similar.
However, as someone who had once been one of Voldemort's most trusted followers, Snape knew that Voldemort's thirst for magical knowledge wasn't genuine. It was driven by a strong agenda and extreme ideology.
George, on the other hand, was different. Through their many tutoring sessions, Snape felt that George's pursuit of magic was more like his own during his school days—pure and driven by a genuine desire to learn and explore magic.
More importantly, he noticed that George didn't harbor any extreme resentment about his origins. Instead, he was remarkably open-minded.
Of course, people could be skilled at deception. Perhaps George's disguise was so good that even Snape couldn't see through it. As a natural Legilimens, George could easily shield his thoughts, making it impossible for Snape to detect anything even if he used Legilimency.
Moreover, Snape couldn't bring himself to use Legilimency on his most outstanding student.
That's why he felt it was even more important to teach George his self-created spells and guide him properly, ensuring he didn't stray down the wrong path.
"I would love to, absolutely!"
Hearing Snape's offer, George nodded without hesitation.
Only a fool would refuse.
The Sectumsempra Curse was one of the spells he most wanted to learn.
It was a silent, nearly unavoidable attack with a curse-like effect. Normal healing spells couldn't cure the wounds it inflicted—only a specific counter-curse could lift the curse and allow healing.
If he could master it, it would likely become his strongest offensive spell, second only to the Giant Magic.
He suspected that even Wolverine's healing factor wouldn't be able to recover from a Sectumsempra wound.
There was also the Levicorpus spell, which was different from the Levitation Charm or the Moving Charm.
If a wizard was hit by the Levitation Charm or similar spells, they could use a general counter-spell to free themselves.
But if they were hit by Levicorpus, unless they knew the counter-spell, they couldn't use a general counter-spell to break free. They would have to wait for the spell's effect to wear off before they could return to the ground.
(End of Chapter)