Chapter 78: The Miracle Incantation! Awards of Honor Ceremony!
"Looks like everyone has already grasped the truth of the matter. Harry Potter is innocent!
Furthermore, regarding the incident that occurred this morning in front of the brick wall at Platform 9 3/4, I believe you all understand the reason behind it.
Dudley Dursley blew away those wizards who were whispering slander about Harry Potter from behind the curtain in order to protect his cousin from the rumors. The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have investigated and closed this case, and informed me of the results.
I hope the student parties present here can learn from this and improve your ability to distinguish right from wrong. Don't be misled by rumors anymore."
Dumbledore's words left the wizards who had been hit by the whirlwind this morning with various expressions. Some felt ashamed, some thought they were innocent, and some believed that Dumbledore was being partial to Dudley.
But no matter what their thoughts were, they were all sensible enough not to stand up and refute Dumbledore.
Before Voldemort became infamous, Dumbledore's power and greatness had already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
And in the past month, Dumbledore had further enhanced this image of power and greatness.
So, the wizards, especially the pure - blood descendants of the Death Eaters from Slytherin, were extremely well - behaved when facing Dumbledore now.
The so - called 'blame' on Dudley was cleared, and the wizards involved silently accepted this result.
Everyone thought that they could finally start having dinner.
Unexpectedly, Dumbledore still had something to say.
"I'm sorry for delaying your meal time, but I have something very important to announce.
This matter is very important to all of you, to the entire wizarding world, and even to the wizarding community around the world. It could be an epoch - making event!"
Dumbledore's build - up piqued the curiosity of all the teachers and students in the school. Even if the food was served now, they wouldn't have the heart to eat it.
Professor McGonagall also understood why Dumbledore had stopped her. Obviously, he didn't want her to miss this news.
But what news could be so important? Was it related to the Wizengamot meeting that Dumbledore had secretly attended yesterday?
Dudley and Harry were also intrigued by Dumbledore's mystery.
What epoch - making event could it be? Why didn't the old man tell them in advance?
Dumbledore was very satisfied with everyone's reaction, especially the look of confusion in Dudley's eyes, which gave him a secret sense of pleasure.
So there are still things you, Dudley, can't guess!
"This big event is about a spell, The Miracle Incantation!"
Dumbledore continued with a beaming smile, "A spell whose effects you've all felt just now!"
"Just now? Felt its effects? Could it be..."
The students from the four houses started to discuss noisily. They had guessed the result, but they hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter.
The professors at Hogwarts, especially the heads of the four houses, had already caught on. They all widened their eyes, looking at Dudley and Harry, then at Dumbledore, waiting eagerly for Dumbledore to reveal the final answer.
"Right! It seems you've all guessed it!"
Dumbledore amplified his voice and revealed the mystery. "This miraculous spell is the Calm Mind Spell that Harry, Dudley Dursley, and I have just cast on all of you!
The Calm Mind Spell was jointly created by Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley, the two brothers.
Its effect is to soothe the intense and fluctuating emotions of living beings, like excitement, anger, sadness, and resentment, and keep the mind in a peaceful state for a certain period.
This effect may seem insignificant, but it is the bane of most dark magic.
Because when casting dark magic, to achieve the best effect, one must brew powerful negative emotions and release them together with magic power and incantations.
For example, among the most well - known dark magics, the Unforgivable Curses, the Cruciatus Curse requires strong hatred, the Imperius Curse requires malicious intent to control others, and the Killing Spell requires crazy killing intent.
If there aren't enough negative emotions, even the Unforgivable Curses will become less terrifying. The Cruciatus Curse can't cause pain, the Imperius Curse can't control the mind, and even the Killing Spell can't kill people.
Therefore, the Calm Mind Spell is undoubtedly the bane of dark magic!"
Upon hearing what Dumbledore said, the Great Hall erupted once more. Most wizards cheered and looked at Harry and Dudley with adoring eyes.
However, some senior students who had learned dark magic through family inheritance or other means, especially the pure - blood students of Slytherin, looked as if they had lost tens of thousands of Galleons, with resentful and unlucky expressions.
Dudley was in neither a good nor a bad mood at this time; he was very calm.
He had known from the beginning that the Calm Mind Spell could restrain dark magic.
Because he came up with the idea of banning dark magic like the Killing Spell and guided young Harry to develop the Calm Mind Spell.
Dumbledore's publicizing this matter undoubtedly aimed to build momentum for Harry and Dudley.
Just like in the original story, at the end of each school year when announcing the House Award, he would publicize the great deeds that Harry and the protagonist group had accomplished throughout the year, add a large number of points to the under - ranked Gryffindor, and enhance Harry's fame as the Savior.
Of course, Dumbledore must also have the idea of spreading the Calm Mind Spell to combat dark magic and Dark Wizards.
Dudley didn't mind this. As its name suggests, if the Calm Mind Spell was spread, it would surely reduce the interference of dark magic in the wizarding world and make it more stable.
This would contribute to the harmony of order and also help Dudley solve special regret events.
As for whether the Calm Mind Spell being learned by someone with ulterior motives would become a sword pointed at Dudley, after all, some white magic also requires strong positive emotional fluctuations.
Dudley wasn't worried about this either. He thought several steps ahead. When he taught the Calm Mind Spell to Dumbledore, he had already developed a new spell to counter the Calm Mind Spell. For the time being, he only taught it to Harry and told him to keep it a secret.
Dumbledore, standing in the middle of the faculty seats, was initially very happy to see the excited looks of the students and professors. But when he noticed Dudley's extremely calm and composed expression, he got a bit flustered.
Thankfully, he wasn't done talking yet.
The old man motioned for everyone to quiet down and continued, "Apart from being highly effective in countering dark magic, the Calm Mind Spell has another special use.
Senior students should have learned that in our world, there are special creatures like werewolves and vampires that can infect and assimilate wizards.
Many wizards transformed into werewolves or vampires lose control and turn into blood - thirsty beasts on full - moon nights, causing destruction and killing that they don't really want to cause.
With the Calm Mind Spell, these unfortunate wizards can continuously cast it on themselves before their sanity is completely eroded by their wild nature. This helps them calm down, maintain their sanity, and get through those extremely tough full - moon nights.
Currently, I've had an acquaintance, a werewolf wizard, try using the Calm Mind Spell to get through a full - moon frenzy night. It was a great success. This is solid proof.
Although this method isn't a complete cure, it undoubtedly greatly reduces the threats of werewolves and vampires in the wizarding world.
So, to honor the great achievement of Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley in creating the Calm Mind Spell.
I, Albus Dumbledore, here in the name of the Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot, on behalf of the Wizengamot and the whole wizarding world, pay them the highest respect and award them the Order of Merlin, First Class!"