            The wizard smirked and rolled his wrists inside their bindings. "I believe what Black is referring to is The Ritual of Retinacula’s, how do I put it...prosecutable nature? There was a time, you see, only a century ago when every pureblood house had a copy of the book. I’m sure the Blacks had one too. Then of course, the Ministry got weak—let people like you two have more say in what was deemed acceptable domestic magic. The Wizengamot banned the book, as well as the practice. Manors were raided. Books burned. Sentences for possession or use of the ritual are quite steep, if I recall."