[Chapter 43: A Heart of Arrogance]
Dawn asked directly, “Headmaster, do you believe the records in these three manuscripts are real?”
“I don’t know.”
Dumbledore frowned as he looked over the contents of the book.
“My boy, I can't make a judgment on something I know nothing about... but if you truly want my opinion, then my answer is: no, they aren’t real.”
Dawn was a little surprised. “Not real?”
“That’s right.”
Dumb...
2025-06-02 15:22:56 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 43 – The Old Crab]
To bypass the blockade set by the Dragonstone fleet, the Celtigar family had entrusted one of their business partners in the Free Cities to deliver their letter of surrender to Stannis, departing from Tyrosh.
This journey required crossing the Narrow Sea twice and had taken over five months.
Given how long it would take to receive a reply, Lord Adrian Celtigar, the head of the family, waited patiently.
But the sudden, violent stor...
2025-06-02 15:20:45 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 42– Dumbledore’s Return]
It was over.
The old pages were flipped to the very last.
Dawn ran his fingers over the textured, matte leather cover, then propped his chin in his hand.
He felt as though he had grasped some fleeting inspiration—something of great importance—but when he tried to pin it down, it vanished like mist.
Of the three manuscripts, only the first felt remotely grounded. The other two grew increasingly bizarre.
One ...
2025-06-02 15:19:53 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 42: The Granting of Title]
The surprise attack had achieved exactly the results Viserys had hoped for—perhaps even more.
Ock brought with him not only two thousand men, but also an unexpected gift: over twenty fully equipped warships had been captured.
The value of these ships alone was at least five times the cost of the entire operation.
In other words, not only had Viserys won the battle—he had profited from it.
On the deck, more than a d...
2025-06-02 15:19:05 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 41: Secrets in History (Part 2)]
"I’ve lost count of how many experiments it’s taken, but seeing that mutilated Thestral—nothing left but a head and mangled flesh—I know how long and hard I’ve worked."
"Of course!"
"Cassie’s done incredibly well!"
"He survived the transplants of skin, flesh, heart, bones—all of it—and made it this far."
"Looking at this young man, now shriveled, with bluish-black skin and limbs ending in hooves, ...
2025-05-27 17:46:17 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 41: The Battle of Shipwreck Bay]
Along the way, the soldiers aboard the warships gradually adapted to the howling wind and torrential rain.
The primary reason for their newfound stability was the iron chains linking the ships together, creating an unusually steady formation.
Upon entering Shipwreck Bay, Gerold ordered the fleet to shift formation from a U-shape to a T-shape.
The head of the T-formation was meant to run aground deliberately, clearing t...
2025-05-27 17:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 40: Secrets in History]
Dawn continued flipping through the pages, yellowed and heavy with age.
The title of the third manuscript was — [Transformation: The Concept of Flesh Transplantation].
This was the exact piece he had been searching for from the beginning—the deleted experimental section from [Flesh and Flesh].
And after Dawn finished reading through it—
His first impression of Celeste was that this man was far crazier than the autho...
2025-05-27 17:14:03 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 40: The Storm Is Here]
Through the monocular lens of his spyglass, Viserys saw a mass of thick black clouds gathering in the direction of Dragonstone.
And the density and scale of those clouds continued to grow.
It was swelling like a balloon being filled with air.
Several of the Kingsguard Ironcloaks also had their own spyglasses. They were all much older than Viserys, yet none of them had ever seen such a terrifying prelude to a storm.
They co...
2025-05-27 17:12:22 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 39 – Mad Magic: Blood and Taboos (Part 2)]
Was this what it meant to reach the correct answer through a process of failure?
Dawn read through Celestine’s manuscript, experiencing a whirlwind of emotions in a short span—resonance, disdain, surprise, and doubt all swirling within him.
And the final section of this manuscript?
It was Celestine’s experimental result on casting the Flesh-Separation Curse. The notes ended like this—
"I did i...
2025-05-27 10:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 39: Storm Is Coming]
"Your Grace, House Celtigar still hasn’t replied to any of our messages."
On Dragonstone, the fleet had already raised its sails, ready to depart at a moment’s notice. The exact timing of the storm was still unknown, so they had no choice but to leave early.
Viserys was making his final arrangements.
For over three months now, he had been sending messages to House Celtigar twice a week, but had received no response.
Afte...
2025-05-27 10:01:51 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 38 – Mad Magic: Blood and Taboos]
Suddenly—
Dawn’s fingers paused for a moment. He flipped back a few books and pulled a thin volume with a dark red cover from the shelf.
[Mad Magic: Blood and Taboos]
This was it!
So it really was here in the Restricted Section!
Dawn's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked over to a nearby table, raising his glowing wand as he leaned in.
The cover of the book was matte and smooth to the touch—su...
2025-05-27 10:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 38: Iron-Chained Fleet]
To Gerold and the others, Viserys’s idea sounded rather naive.
However, considering his age, such a bit of naivety wasn’t entirely unexpected. It was a minor flaw, hardly worth mentioning.
Gerold patiently explained to Viserys:
“Your Grace, in harsh weather—rain, strong winds, or storms—the impact on naval battles is even greater.
Especially since we’re the attacking side, the effect will be magnified. More im...
2025-05-27 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 37: A Night Visit to the Restricted Section]
Dawn narrowed his eyes, but after glancing at the Transfiguration book beside him, he gave up on the idea.
No choice.
With his current level of mastery in runes, trying to replicate it from scratch would take at least two to three months.
And that would be a massive waste of time.
After all, the potential return wasn't worth it. Even if he managed to create a copy, it would only be usable within Hogwa...
2025-05-27 06:56:49 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 37: Only Victory]
Oberyn’s sudden change of stance took Viserys by surprise.
Seeing the Prince of Dorne volunteering himself, Viserys had no objections.
More importantly, this man had served as a mercenary on the eastern continent for several years, and had even formed his own company. He possessed a far more intuitive grasp of the power dynamics among the Free Cities than most.
What made Oberyn even more valuable in Viserys’s eyes was his noble b...
2025-05-27 06:55:54 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 36: Flesh and Flesh, and an Alchemical Attempt]
Though he didn’t agree with the views of the book, it did spark a question in Dawn’s mind.
If magic was simply magic, then why were magical creatures only able to wield specific, singular abilities?
One could stubbornly argue that dragons, unicorns, and the like lacked the intelligence for diverse spellcasting. It wasn’t entirely implausible.
After all, goblins possessed enough intelligence and had...
2025-05-27 06:55:10 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 36: The Future]
One can never truly understand how precious something is until it is lost.
In the original course of events, the primary reason Dorne chose to ally with Viserys, who was then wandering in Braavos, was vengeance.
Had Tywin’s army refrained from harming Elia after storming King’s Landing, the Martells’ reaction would not have been so intense.
There would have been no alliance, no betrothal.
Of course, Viserys did everything i...
2025-05-27 06:53:50 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 35: A Novel Herbology Experience]
Herbology Greenhouse.
Today's assignment was clearly a step up from the first class. Still, it wasn’t anything too advanced—after all, they were just first-years.
In short, the theme of today’s herbology lesson could be summed up in four words: composting with manure!
Professor Sprout had brought in piles of magical creature dung from the Forbidden Forest, ready to teach the young witches and wizards how to make...
2025-05-06 18:10:43 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 35: Provocation]
The fall of House Targaryen had become a foregone conclusion across all of Westeros.
Still, the current situation remained sensitive.
Oberyn had no choice but to first sail to Tyrosh across the Narrow Sea, then transfer through Pentos before finally arriving at Dragonstone.
The journey took quite a bit of time.
Upon his arrival, he was received by Willem Darry, recently appointed to the Kingsguard.
Willem looked at the you...
2025-05-06 18:09:05 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 34: Snape Doesn’t Want to Dream of the Dark Lord]
Snape hated Dawn Richter.
Yes, without any pretense.
Just like everyone could tell when he was targeting Harry.
Now, during class, all those little Hufflepuff wizards had glanced at Dawn at least two or three times with sympathy.
Especially after he was the first to successfully brew the potion for curing scabies—only for Snape to deduct five points with a forced excuse.
The sympathy be...
2025-05-06 18:08:27 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 34: Choice]
No matter how hard he racked his brain, Davos still couldn’t figure out how Viserys had discovered his identity.
When he realized that the silver-haired boy before him was the new king of House Targaryen, the Onion Knight felt his heart pounding in his chest.
“Ser Onion Knight, come now, introduce yourself to me.”
'He even knows my nickname.'
Davos looked at Viserys as if he were staring at a monster.
Despite his shock, h...
2025-05-06 18:07:39 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 33: Animagus and Snape’s Targeting]
To be fair, the Hogwarts library was much larger than it looked from the outside.
Just the books related to Transfiguration numbered in the hundreds, many of which were rare and unavailable on the outside market.
[Transfiguration: From Basic to Advanced]
[The Dangers of Transfiguration: Bone Morphing]
[Transfiguration Mishap Files]
[Advanced Applications of Transfiguration: Its Relation to the Vanishi...
2025-05-04 16:35:52 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 33 – The Onion Knight]
Among the lords and nobles, it was survival of the fittest, and interests came before all else.
In this timeline, Prince Doran and Oberyn had not suffered the pain of losing Elia. All they knew was that Dorne was now the Targaryens' only hope.
But Rhaella had not chosen to crown Elia’s child, little Aegon.
After all, according to the Targaryens’ own agreed-upon order of succession, little Aegon’s claim came before Visery...
2025-05-04 16:34:06 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 32 – Neville's Inferiority]
Emotion…
Runes…
One leaned entirely toward idealism, while the other carried a touch of materialist traits.
Dawn pondered Professor Flitwick’s words, feeling as if his head was filled with thoughts that slipped through his grasp.
He suddenly pulled out a piece of parchment and took a bottle of magically-infused dragon blood ink from his leather wallet.
Recalling the rune books he had read, he carefully w...
2025-05-04 16:33:06 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 32: Dorne]
The sudden appearance of three Kingsguard cast a shadow over the newly established dynasty.
When the defeated Redwyne fleet limped back into port, the entire city of King's Landing lay gray and bleak beneath a shroud of rain.
“What?! The Sword of the Morning?!”
Robert, seated at the head of the royal council, remained as brawny and imposing as ever. Though he wore robes of fine silk, the scent of iron and leather still clung to him.
... 2025-05-04 16:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 31: Classes and Dilemmas (Part 2)]
What was once a shapeless mass slowly compacted into a sphere, sprouting more and more fine "hairs" on its surface.
This was a pattern related to toxins—one he had discovered during his attempts to brew a potion for curing boils.
Just as he had hoped!
His theory worked!
Joy welled up within Dawn.
But soon enough, he ran into the first issue in his research—The time limit of magical alterations.
...
2025-05-03 20:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 31: Far-Reaching Plans]
The tallest tower on Dragonstone was the Sea Dragon Tower. This was where the maesters resided.
But now, Willem had the place tightly sealed off.
Inside the Sea Dragon Tower were Queen Mother Rhaella, Elia, and Lyanna. They each held a spyglass, trying to make out the details of the battlefield.
Unfortunately, the distance was too great—they could only barely discern the faint outlines of blue and black sails.
As for th...
2025-05-03 20:26:18 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 30: Classes and Dilemmas]
That midnight conversation was like a stone thrown into water—though the ripples still spread, the surface had already returned to calm.
One night’s sleep passed.
Dawn awoke with the strange feeling that his life might finally return to peace.
Perhaps it was because, after speaking with Dumbledore, he had let go of the fear of drawing the old wizard’s attention. Was he giving up, throwing caution to the wind?
Dawn...
2025-05-03 08:38:28 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 30: That’s the Sword of the Morning]
“Hiss—”
Davos, holding up a spyglass, suddenly felt a dull ache in his left hand.
Just over a month ago, Stannis had chopped off the four fingers of his left hand—leaving only the thumb—as punishment for his past smuggling.
Yet it was also in recognition of his vital delivery of supplies during the siege of Storm’s End.
A man born in the Flea Bottom of King’s Landing, Davos had earned himself ...
2025-05-03 08:37:45 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 29: Right and Wrong – Dawn’s Rebuttal]
“If we’re speaking in a general sense, I wouldn’t call my youth a happy one.”
“In 1881, my father used magic in public to protect my sister from Muggles. Because of that, he was imprisoned in Azkaban.”
“Afterward, my mother took my siblings and me into hiding.”
Dumbledore’s voice was soft.
“But my father’s sacrifice didn’t save my sister’s life.”
“Because she was cons...
2025-05-02 15:28:01 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 29: Cloaks and Banners]
The more Gerold and Arthur spent time with Viserys, the more they began to see his many virtues.
As the time for Robert’s mobilization drew near, the preparations on Dragonstone intensified. The pressure weighed heaviest on Rhaella, whose appetite had visibly decreased.
Even the Kingsguard, despite their duty and composure, had grown unusually silent in the face of the coming war.
Only Viserys still found time for daily conve...
2025-05-02 15:27:06 +0000 UTC View Post