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[alt_sirius]

Fred, George:

Remus, Dora and I spent most of the day combing through the rest of the library (well, as much as Bea would let us). We found two references that may give us a clue.

The first is in Grimoire Germanicus, which is rare, but not impossible Carrow's got a copy. Roughly translated it's a spell meant to kill one's lover at the moment the caster commits suicide. Why anyone would want such a spell I can't imagine, but then, it is a German grimoire. Anyway, it's the best we've found and most likely thing Carrow could have twisted to the purpose he indicated. I'm copying the original Latin/German pidgin as well as the best two translations we could work out.

The second is in the Saurian Compenidium, which makes this unlikely as it's intended as a manual on dragon-keeping. But nonetheless there it is: 'A Spell to Boile the Blude." I've copied that one out for you as well.

Comments

[alt_arthur]

It's true that's the case now. But Terry Boot was one of the earliest muggleborns bound over for service, and the contracts were not standardised at that point. It could be that they simply used an agreement that Carrow drafted, and Merlin knows what foul conditions and clauses he might have put into it. He would have wanted total control; that seems to be his modus operandi.

Anyway, it's a good thought and worth pursuing. I'll definitely look into it.

[alt_poppy]

There might be a silver lining there, if true--or a measure of explanation of his history with the boy: if his contract for Mr Boot is unique and could not now be replicated, it might seem to Carrow a reason to hold back from murdering the boy. He has, as you know, come close on a number of occasions.