"September 4th, sunny weather. Giovanna fell ill, but she trusts me. I comforted her, telling her not to worry, that I would cure her. Although I still don't know how, I must find a way."
"September 5th. I'm more proactive now. I'm experimenting every day, mixing magical potions to find a better ratio. I've become cheerful, looking back at my previous entries, I wonder why I didn't use the Seed of the Mind earlier."
"September 7th. To ease the villagers' pain, I used the Seed of the Mind on them again, allowing them to forget their suffering."
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"September 9th, I began constructing walls to prevent the plague from spreading."
"September 11th. Giovanna died."
"September 13th. I activated the barrier and adjusted it, no longer needing to worry about the plague spreading. Now, I just need to focus on treating the villagers."
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"September 27th, I found my ancestors' notes. Their descriptions of the Seed of the Mind confirmed my thoughts. Our ancestors used this spell to create domesticated house-elves! The spell I'm using is incomplete; it has been altered. It can still change a person's mind, but it has lost the ability to change their body..."
"This spell is so powerful that its effects can be passed down through the bloodlines of house-elves. Everyone feared it, and my ancestors suffered the harshest persecution. The spell was lost; we could only recreate this incomplete version from memory and texts."
"If I could complete this spell, could I make their bodies also believe they can be healed and become healthy? Or make the plague within them die automatically?"
"I need to experiment."
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"October 5th, I experimented on Drusus. It failed."
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"October 12th, the experiment on Marissa also failed."
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"October 17th. The wall construction is completed."
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"October 22nd. I began to have a fever. Is it finally my turn?"
"October 24th. High fever."
"October 25th. I'm dying. I decided to use the Seed of the Mind on myself. I won't be killed by the plague as long as I believe that. I definitely won't be killed."
"October 26th. The plague didn't kill me."
"October 27th. The plague in my body changed. It became something mild."
"Suddenly, I realized, I succeeded. I recreated my ancestors' spell!"
"October 29th. My memory is declining. I seem to keep forgetting things."
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"November 4th, Bulta died. Strange, that's impossible. I should have cured her; she couldn't have died."
"November 6th, Bulta was buried. I still feel like I could have cured her."
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"November 7th. I exhumed Bulta. I know she's dead, but I still felt I should treat her. I opened her chest cavity, found the diseased areas, and cut them out. I applied Dittany, but of course, they didn't grow back."
"November 9th, Bulta began to rot. I cut away more and more tissue until she became a skeleton. Is this still Bulta? I don't know, but I still want to treat her, to keep her alive…"
"November 11th. I couldn't… I couldn't cure her…"
"November 14th. I made the bones move, but is she still Bulta?"
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"November 20th. I discovered some strange phenomena."
"November 21st. Things are turning around! They are recovering, the new type of plague is actually treating them! Villagers are growing new tissues! The new organisms are healthier than the originals, almost immune to contamination!"
"November 22nd. I examined most of the villagers in the village. They are all very happy! Most villagers' symptoms have stopped progressing! Apart from becoming somewhat forgetful, they are healthier!"
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"November 24th. Monica returned from Hogwarts to see me. She thinks I'm crazy. She said the plague outside has ended, and I'm treating dead people. That's impossible! If that's true, why am I still working meaninglessly? We had a big argument."
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"November 26th. Monica asked me to let her leave. She's planning to go back to that foolish school. Doesn't she realize she's sick?"
"November 27th. Monica, crying, said I'm the one who is sick. She said I'm a ghost wearing dead flesh, and the villagers are also trapped in their bodies by the Seed of the Mind, becoming ghosts. Ridiculous! Can't she see these are new healthy tissues? They won't get sick; we don't have to fear the plague anymore!"
"November 28th. Monica tried to destroy the magic under the church. She wants to break the barrier! She wants to spread the plague here! I stopped her. She said I'm completely insane. She asked if I think we're all healthy, why am I afraid of the plague spreading?"
"November 29th. Monica said the plague controls us, the Seed of the Mind caused the plague to mutate, turning it into a carrier for the Seed of the Mind, and it's controlling us. She's partly right, I did change the plague with the Seed of the Mind, but it can't control humans. My daughter lacks basic medical knowledge."
"November 30th. Monica has completely lost her mind. Her sickness is worsening. She can no longer distinguish reality from fantasy! My dear daughter, boasting about the false knowledge she learned at that foolish school and in the muggle world, failing to see the truth before her!"
"December 1st. Monica started hallucinating. She said she has been locked up by me for over two years, and today is April 9th. Ridiculous, I've checked my diary, my memory can't be wrong. I must cure my daughter."
"December 3rd. I threw away the muggle pills she's been secretly taking, thinking they could help her resist the disease. But I know, it's those drugs poisoning her brain, I must save her!"
"December 7th. Monica said she's sick. Her consciousness is unclear, but it's okay, she's actually improving. The new plague will replace the bad bacteria in her body and make her healthy."
"December 9th. Monica came to me, saying that I killed her with my own hands, and she refuses to be a puppet of those bacteria. We had a big argument."
"December 10th. Monica said she loves me. I was very happy, my good daughter is back! We took a walk together, reminiscing about her childhood, I was immersed in happiness, we had a lavish dinner together. After a long time, Monica hugged me again."
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"December 11th. Monica burned herself to death."
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"Oh God, what have I done."
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