Three headed dog
At 23.00 o'clock, Harry, Daphne, and Anthony went to the library through the first-floor corridor.
"Guys, whatever there is in the restricted section, we must do the Muffliato charm whenever you open a book, The restricted section books are somewhat tricky when you open them," said Anthony.
"Got it, Muffliato!" said Daphne and Harry Potter.
Madam Irna Pince, the librarian of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has locked the library's main gate.
Daphne and Harry when seeing that the door is locked, Anthony took out his wand from his robe and said "Alohomora" and the lock of the library's main gate has opened.
"What spell is that?" asked Daphne becoming surprised.
"The Alohomora or the Thief's spell. It was invented by thieves but now it is a general unlocking spell that you can find in Miranda Goshawk's spellbooks. Okay let's stop chit-chatting, we need to drink the Invisibility potion, otherwise, Argus Filch and his cat can catch us. Remember, Muffliato whenever you open a book" said Anthony.
The three friends have drunken the Invisibility potion and become invisible
"Daphne, Anthony, are you there?" asked Harry not being able to see his friends.
"Shh, Harry, you are speaking too loud! We can hear you!" said Daphne.
Soon the three friends entered the restricted section in a silent manner and started to look for books that may contain a cure for Maledictus.
'Redcap, Domineering Dementors, True History of Azkaban, ... Magick moste evile... Obscurus' Anthony muttered to himself. There were many interesting books that contain either dangerous magic or interesting subject to study.
'Wait Obscurus?' Anthony found an interesting book that contains his previous owner's physical condition. Even though Anthony has not got any incident due to being an Obscurus, he couldn't study about his health as well.
"Muffliato," said Anthony and made a silencing spell around him.
When Anthony opened the Obscurus book it contained detailed incidents and characteristics regarding the Obscurial
'The Obscurus could be largely invisible or appear as a flying, incorporeal, and amorphous entity with the appearance of a black, fluid-like cloud, or a violent torrent of darkness, sometimes with a reddish core. Some described it as a "dark wind" or "dark mass" with "shining white eyes". Its appearance could be oleaginous, or "rich in, covered with, or producing oil; oily or greasy...
The size and might of an Obscurus depended on the innate power of its host; the more powerful an Obscurial, the more powerful their Obscurus. When an Obscurial reached their emotional and mental breaking point, they could lose control completely and physically transform into an Obscurus. Its size and mass at specific times may also have been connected to the level of negative emotions that triggered it at that instance, as well as the current mental state of its host...
Obscurials could not be killed in Obscurus form; the Obscurus may have been shattered but the Obscurial themselves would survive...
The only way to cure Obscurus is to provide love and belonging. Burst out the fear of magic and let the Obscurus use magic frequently.' said Anthony silently.
'So if I feel love and belonging and frequently cast charms, then my Obscurus can be healed. I don't know whether I am already healed or not, but it is good information. Okay, let's help Daphne now, maybe there is a cure for Maledictus somewhere here.' muttered Anthony inwardly and put the Obscurus book back on the shelf.
'Banshees, Werewolves, Rise of the Dark arts, Blood curses!' Anthony found a book that contains information about Blood curses.
Anthony opened the book and read the titles.
'Blood maledictions were a specific type of curse that might not kill the target but could remain within the victim's body, and be passed down as a genetic defect that could resurface generations later.
Most blood maledictions come from eating or drinking magical creatures' blood that contains malevolent will towards the killer. Such as, Drinking unicorn blood extended one's lifespan even if at the brink of death, but it cursed the drinker's life, for they had slain an innocent animal to selfishly extend their own life. It was said to be an act that only those who had nothing to lose and everything to gain would commit.
The only possible way to cure maledictions is a specific counter curse ceremony based on what animal's blood the owner has drunk. It is impossible to identify the magical creature's blood in later generations' blood and the specific counter curse ceremonies are not found.
"Daphne, Harry, come over here. I have found some information!" said Anthony in a quiet manner.
Daphne and Harry Potter did come to the floating open book and read the information in the book as well.
"There is a cure! Yes!" said Daphne in an excited manner. But due to her excitement, she said the words too loud that an echo could be heard in the library.
Anthony stripped the page of the book and memorized the name and location of the book quickly.
Unfortunately, Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry already heard Daphne's excitement and came inside the restricted section.
The trio, who almost been caught, quickly avoided Argus Filch and went outside the Library, unfortunately, when the trio got outside the library, the invisibility potion's effect wore off, and the Goblets of fire, hanging on the walls turned on and the cat Norris has found them.
The shocked trio, quickly ran towards the third floor to avoid the cat Norris and went into a dead end.
'Oh no, the three-headed dog is on the opposite side of the door. The Cat Norris is chasing us as if she deliberately wants us to come here. Perhaps the cat is an unregistered animagus and is leading Harry Potter in accordance with Dumbledore's instruction.' thought Anthony inside. While Anthony was not that worried about the cat Norris, because he can petrify the cat, or do the Reducto curse to kill the cat, Daphne and Harry become pale as a white sheet afraid of being expelled from Hogwarts.
"Alohomora," said Daphne and opened the door.
On the other hand, Harry Potter grabbed the collar Anthony and dragged him inside the Room.
Anthony saw the Three-headed dog sleeping silently and gestured the two to become silent. The lucky thing is that the Three-headed dog (Cerberus) actually didn't wake up and let the three students cast a silencing spell
"Muffliato" cast Anthony silently around them.
"Anthony, what is this creature?" asked Daphne.
"It is a Cerberus, a quite loyal animal. But when raising it, it can reach two-floor height. You better be financially capable to raise this dog." said Anthony sarcastically.
"No, Anthony be serious! Why should be a three-headed dog be in Hogwarts? Are they trying to kill us?" said Harry complaining about not hearing about the dog before.
"Harry, did you pay attention to Dumbledore's speech on the 1st of September, he actually warned us to not to go 3rd floor, or else you would find a terrible death!" said Daphne.
Actually, on the 1st of September, Harry and Anthony were talking about Merlin being a Slytherin, and about the advantages of being a Slytherin. Therefore due to not paying attention, Harry missed the part where Albus Dumbledore warned about the 3rd-floor corridor.
"Umm, I guess, I wasn't paying attention," said Harry with an embarrassingly look. But when he was rubbing his hair with his hands, he glimpsed a wooden door underneath the claw of the three-headed dog.
"Look, there is a door beneath the dog, do you guys think the dog is protecting something?" asked Harry Potter.
Daphne and Anthony saw the door underneath the dog.
"Perhaps it is protecting the thing Hagrid and I took from Gringotts," said Harry.
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The three friends reached Slytherin dorm successfully and Daphne hugged Harry Potter and Anthony Dumbledore.
"If it weren't for you guys, I couldn't find hope to cure my sister!" said Daphne with an excited voice.
"It's nothing, we even haven't found the cure yet, we may need some time to find what ceremony we need to do in order to cure your sister. And Daphne, I need you to talk with your father, as who from your family drank a magical creature's blood and who it was" said Anthony reminding Daphne.