Ex-Auror Manannán and the Tear of Ra

-Chapter Fifteen- Forbidden

On Oliver's return to the castle, Finikis seemed short and peculiar to him. The Archduke inquired to where Oliver had been, but he responded with a lie, he was sworn to secrecy. The lie was willingly accepted by Finikis and Oliver said his good nights and headed to his room. He was keen to get reading.

On entering his bedroom, Oliver quickly took out his wand, closed the door and enchanted it so it was inaccessible. He then waved his wand to close the large drooping curtains. Another flick of his wand he created a floating fireball that hovered high and swirled ferociously. The room quickly heated. Oliver had resorted to such means during the winter months and now, even in the summer, it was sometimes necessary. His Scottish blood failed him on occasion, he was too much of a soft southerner now.

Turning the lights on in the room, Oliver dispelled his fire spell, flung himself onto the bed and reached into his pocket for the book! Taking out the original and potentially only copy of, My Diabolica, by Ekrizdis, from his jacket pocket, he began to flick through. He held his breath; he could feel his heart race as his eyes fell upon titles on each of the pages.

- Protego Diabolica

- Fiendfyre

- The Killing Curse

- Homcidious Charm

- Patronus Charm

- Animacare

- The Unspoken Counter Curses

- Herpo's Creations

- Blood Magic – The Blood Pact

- Horcrux

- Curses of the first ones

- Curses against the feared creatures

Oliver had only flicked through a selection of pages, but he was overwhelmed with what he was seeing. He was well-versed in the Killing curse and Fiendfyre, they were standard course content for Auror training. He had heard of Protego Diabolica, but it was a magic he knew little about. He was instantly drawn to it. He opened the first entry and began to read.

Protego Diabolica, a spell of the darkest magic. Enshrined in the old ways of deomon magic. It is unlike the other protection Protego spells, in that it provides the wizard with an offensive protection, rather than a solely defensive one. For it to be conjured in its effective and potent form, a wizard must be of extreme talent and power and possess a darkness and control, unparalleled.

Incantation - Protego Diabolica.

Inner eye - the spell can be achieved without speaking the incantation. However, to master inner casting with the ability to focus one's inner eye, you must channel the darkness of the Deomon Vosh.

Power of the spell - the spell, if performed correctly, will produce a circle of black flame that will surround the wizard. The flame has the magical power to absorb all manner of hexes, jinxes and some curses. The black flames also possess the ability to determine the intentions of those that attempt to pass through. If their hearts hold malice intent toward the wizard who casted it, the flames will turn on them. The flames produce heat that can burn through most materials; however, the flames heat will have no effect on the wizard who produced it.

Cautions - it is vital that the wizard who casts the spell remains focussed throughout. The spell requires the channelling of the Deomon Vosh. Casting the spell allows that darkness into your heart and it can leave scares that taint the soul. Also, like other Deomon magic spells, it has the risk that if the spell is left to go unrestrained, it can assume the form of its source. In this case, the Demon Vosh.