Going for broke

Yesterday, while at Sheil, Tim called out Kurt! and flashed some kind of hand gesture at me.

Tim: There, see? I just put a curse on you.
Me: Oh, hexes are the worst. Can you...is that something I can just wash out?
Tim: No, you're stuck with it.
Me: Shoot, and I got the Black Spot last week, too.
Tim: You know I'm from Salem, where all the witches were? Yeah, from Salem. You could go there and get some potions and stuff to lift the curse. It'll cost you, though.
Me: So, you haven't really given me a curse, but a financial burden.
Tim: That's the curse.