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087 The Hero and the hypocrite

Bryan was jolted awake by a loud knock on the door that pierced through his ears like a drill. He rubbed his sour eyes that felt like they had sand in them and propped up his head to look out the window. He saw a bright sun hanging high in the sky like a giant fireball, casting golden rays of light onto the office floor. The air was filled with floating dust particles that sparkled in the sunlight. It was a scene of peace and tranquility that contrasted sharply with his groggy state. He tidie...

086 Conversation at the Black Lake

"People have always thought I was always right, omnipotent, Bryan," Dumbledore said in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the distant horizon. In the endless darkness at the center, near the edge of the world, a faint glow had floated up, heralding the imminent arrival of dawn. It was the coldest time before the break of day, and Dumbledore felt it in his bones. He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyebrows wearily, as if trying to erase the traces of his past.

"But I have always believed...

085 The Commissioner

Not far from the shore of the black lake, two heads suddenly emerged from the dark water. They were two mermaids with silvery scales and long hair, who happened to come to the surface to get some fresh air. When they spotted Dumbledore standing on the shore, holding a money bag in his hand, they were curious and wanted to greet him. But before they could swim closer, an icy chill swept over the surface of the lake, making the two taciturn mermaids' bodies stiffen on the spot. They felt a powe...

084 Bryan's Choice

The emerald willow branches swayed their graceful figures with the cool breeze of the night, and the bright moonlight shone on the rippling lake, creating a silver shimmer on the surface. Except for the hospital wing, where a few students still lay unconscious, the dimly lit Hogwarts castle exuded a cheerful and peaceful atmosphere again. The dark clouds that had enveloped the castle's top at the beginning of the night had dispersed cleanly, revealing a starry sky.

Dumbledore and Bryan ...

083 The Chamber of Secrets (Part-3)

As he approached the figure, Harry felt a surge of heat in his cheeks, ashamed of his excessive nervousness. He realized that what he had seen before was not a living person, but just a lifelike statue that seemed to breathe and blink.

This was the statue of Salazar Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts. But unlike the huge, old, and lifeless one in the Chamber of Secrets, this sculpture depicted Salazar Slytherin in his youth, when he was still a powerful and ambitious wizard...

082 The Chamber of Secrets (Part-2)

Dumbledore and Bryan finally reached a consensus, after a brief but intense debate. They were ready to go into the huge hole in Slytherin's face to explore the secrets hidden behind the stone wall, but for Harry's stay, the two had a little disagreement.

Dumbledore seemed to think that what was guarded by a snake monster by one of the great founders of the four houses, Salazar Slytherin, would not be a simple thing. There might be unimaginable dangers in the hole, lurking in the dark an...

081 The Chamber of Secrets (Part 1)

Half an hour later, Riddle’s figure had vanished, and the diary pages that contained his soul lay scattered on the ground like confetti, without a trace of magic. In the center of each page, there was a sharp hole, as if it had been dug out by a sharp dagger. The ink that once spelled his secrets had faded into nothingness.

Bryan’s cage had also disappeared, and the Basilisk left by Slytherin was nowhere to be found. Only a faint smell of smoke and a few scales remained as evidence ...

080 Hocruxes

The secret chamber, once a place of dark rituals and hidden secrets, was now overflowing with a dazzling green light that cast eerie shadows on the walls. The cold air was filled with a suffocating pressure that weighed heavily on the lungs of the intruders. The snake monster in the cage, a basilisk that could kill with a single glance, seemed to regain some courage after the initial shock of the intrusion. It slightly raised its head, relying on its keen magic sense to capture the direction ...

079 Inside The Chamber

"What are you talking about, Harry!" Before Bryan could utter a word, Hermione shouted anxiously, "Get out of the way, Harry, Professor Watson can handle this Basilisk!" Her voice was shrill and panicked, as she watched the monstrous snake slithering closer to her friend.

Bryan touched his nose and smiled at Hermione. It seemed that he had shown some strength in front of this little witch and she was very confident in him. He felt a surge of pride and gratitude, mixed with a hint of amu...

078 See You At Last

"Professor, you can fly?!"

Hermione's voice was full of disbelief and awe as she followed Bryan through the seemingly endless pipe. She had just experienced the most bizarre sensation of becoming a phantom and passing through solid walls, and now she was witnessing another miracle of magic.

She had always thought that flying was impossible without  alchemy tool like broomstick or a carpet, but Professor Watson had just proved her wrong. He had lifted them both into the air wi...

077 Entering the Chamber of Secrets

Hermione dragged Bryan along the dark and dusty corridor on the third floor of Hogwarts Castle. She was in a hurry to show him the girls' bathroom at the end of the hall. "This is it, professor-" she said breathlessly.

Bryan remembered the stories he had heard from his female classmates when he was a student at Hogwarts. They said the bathroom was haunted by a ghost named Moaning Myrtle, who wore glasses and had died there. Myrtle was very possessive of the bathroom and would scream at ...

076 The Location of the Chamber of Secrets

A large cloud, dark and ominous, floated over and covered the sky, obscuring the bright moon that had been shining down on the Hogwarts campus. A sudden gust of wind blew on the spacious lawn, making the grass sway and rustle. The Hogwarts castle on the cliff was brightly lit, but the flickering candles in the windows seemed to convey a sense of panic and anxiety that pervaded the school.

Bryan escorted the three distraught young wizards back to the Gryffindor common room, his face grav...

075 Riddle and Voldemort

Fang was scratching the door with his two front paws desperately, his whimpering was full of sadness, as if he understood that the owner of the house had gone far away, and whether he could come back was still unknown. His brown fur was matted with dirt and tears, and his eyes were pleading for someone to open the door and let him in.

"Professor Watson!"

Feeling almost suffocated, Harry lifted the invisibility cloak and gasped. He tried to speak several times, but didn't know how ...

074 Expulsion

Fudge's feeble explanation did not convince Dumbledore, nor did it reassure Hagrid, who looked terrified and desperate.

"I can go with you to the Ministry of Magic, you can let Auror check me out, Minister." Hagrid said with trembling lips, his voice cracking with emotion, "But please don't send me to Azkaban! You know I'm innocent!"

Fudge had no chance to speak, when there was another loud knock on the door, making everyone jump in their seats. Dumbledore walked over to open it, ...

073 Panic

The Gryffindor common room was filled with a heavy silence, broken only by the crackling of the fire and the occasional sniffle. Percy covered his face with both hands and sat on the sofa without saying a word. He looked like he had aged ten years in a day. Fred and George, his twin brothers, sat opposite him, and they had no reaction to their common friend Lee Jordan's comfort. They stared blankly at the floor, their usual mischief and humor gone. They had just learned that their little sist...

072 Sudden Attack

The staff lounge was a spacious and cozy room, furnished with comfortable sofas, armchairs, tables, and bookshelves. It was usually a place where the Hogwarts teachers could relax, chat, or read after a long day of teaching. But on that particular Friday evening, the lounge was almost deserted, except for two figures who stood in the middle of an empty space, surrounded by various magical objects and instruments.

One of them was Bryan, the mysterious and powerful Defense Against the Dar...

071 The Thief

Just five minutes later, Harry burst out of the classroom with a triumphant whoop, while Malfoy trailed behind him with a sullen face, dragging his feet as if he had lost all his energy. Harry's eyes sparkled with joy and his heart pounded with adrenaline. He had done it, he had solved the riddle and defeated the inferi!

"I did it, professor, I did it!" As soon as he left the classroom, Harry sprinted to Professor Watson, who had already sensed his success and was waiting for him with a...

70 Discussions

As the clock struck noon on Monday, Harry sat at the long dining table in the Great Hall with a gloomy face. He had no appetite for the delicious food that was piled up in front of him. There were hills of syrupy fruit pies, grilled eels, roast beef, and lamb chops, all steaming hot and tempting. But Harry could only think of the weird imitation that Draco Malfoy had done of him in the corridor, mocking his obsession with the mysterious notebook.

"Seriously, Harry!" said Ron, who was s...

069 Discoveries and Incongruities

The wand in Bryan's palm suddenly began to spin rapidly like a windmill, and kept in this state without stopping. It was as if an invisible force was pulling it in different directions, making it impossible to control.

"What does this mean, Professor Watson!" Hermione exclaimed, her voice trembling with anxiety. She looked nervously at Bryan, who was holding his wand with a tight grip, and then at the small section of exposed water pipe that was barely visible in the dim light of the co...

068 Clues

Sharing secrets is the most direct way to get closer to each other. After listening to Professor Watson reveal his hidden past, Harry felt a surge of mixed emotions. He looked at Hermione hesitantly, wondering if he should confide in her as well. But Hermione, who sensed his inner turmoil, gave him an encouraging and curious look.

“Why, do you have something to share with me?”

Bryan got up from his cozy armchair and walked over to the fireplace, where a copper kettle was whist...

067 The Secret of the Eyes

The Easter holiday was still a week away, but Professor McGonagall had already handed out the new course list for the third year to the second-year wizards. She told them they had to make their choices before the break, which threw Hermione into a frenzy of indecision. She spent the whole weekend poring over the pamphlet, fascinated by every subject and unwilling to give up any of them.

Even when she went to help Professor Lockhart with his fan mail on Sunday afternoon, which had become...

066 Persistence and Giving Up

All the protective magic that Bryan had cast over his office had been dispelled by his own hand, and the feeble starlight from the night sky once again filtered through the curtains that fluttered in the gentle breeze. On the back of his leather chair, he gazed at the speckled light and shadow on the dark wooden floor, his face showing signs of fatigue and weariness.

Before he decided to read his own memory, Bryan had expected to find some intriguing information, but no matter how rich ...

065 A Long Memory

Bryan stepped out of the school hospital, feeling a wave of relief wash over him as he saw that the students who had been attacked by the inferi were all safe and sound. He walked along the dimly lit corridor towards the stairs, but to his surprise, he saw a group of red-haired boys waiting anxiously at the corner of the stairs. They were the Weasley brothers, and they seemed to have been expecting him. As soon as they saw him approaching, they looked at him with hopeful eyes that sparkled in...

064 Decision

The school hospital was a hive of activity and speculation as Principal Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Bryan made their way inside. Almost half of the students had seen the tense confrontation between Harry and Draco, and they were dying to know more about what had sparked it. Wizards had a tendency to forget the past and chase the new and the unknown, and that was part of their charm.

"Ahem——"

Dumbledore smiled warmly, and walked to the center of the crowded hall. He s...

063 A Night in the Hospital Wing

"Unprecedented"

The hospital wing was filled with the sound of Professor McGonagall's angry voice, which overpowered the wails of the young wizards, the urgent commands of Madam Pomfrey, and the gentle reassurances of the heads of houses. They were all doing their best to calm the students who had just faced a horrifying ordeal in Professor Watson's Defense Against the Dark Arts 'practical class' that afternoon. Outside the hospital wing, Headmaster Dumbledore and Bryan stood in front o...

062 Expected Failure

You are lying, Malfoy!

Harry tried to make his tone sound less like an accusation, but the voice that came out was almost a roar. His green eyes flashed with anger and disbelief as he glared at the blond boy in front of him.

“I just came from there, Malfoy, there’s nothing there but a drain, you’re scaring people!”

He gestured wildly at the dark and damp corridor behind him, where he had just escaped from a horrifying encounter with a corpse-like creature. He had bar...

061 The Corpse

Bang!

Without any warning, a deafening roar echoed through the dark maze and Harry slipped and fell on his butt, landing hard on the cold stone floor. But he didn't care about his sore butt at all, his terrified eyes stared at the pitch-black corridor that was curling up like a snake, there was no doubt that the scream just now belonged to Malfoy, and it sounded very close to him!

Malfoy was in danger, there were really dangerous dark creatures lurking in this twisted labyrinth! 2023-07-25 15:53:20 +0000 UTC View Post

060 The Scream from the Shadows

Harry walked cautiously in a narrow corridor that was barely ten feet wide, feeling the cold and damp walls and ceiling pressing on him from both sides. The walls were covered with patches of different colors, as if they had been stained by some unknown substances over the years. The ceiling was so low that Harry had to stoop slightly to avoid hitting his head on the protruding stones.

The corridor was darker than any place Harry had ever seen before. The only source of light was a fain...

059 Into the Dark

The final results came out, and among the nearly 170 young wizards in the two grades, more than half chose to give up, daunted by the challenge ahead. Hufflepuff and Slytherin had the most quitters, Ravenclaw second, and Gryffindor had the least. This result was not surprising. Bryan quickly divided the young wizards who signed their names into teams. There were ten teams in the first grade and twenty-one teams in the second grade. Harry and Draco stood together with black faces, glaring at e...

058 Unknown

"Just like I told you below -"

The students of Hogwarts were in for a shock today when they found out that their Defense Against the Dark Arts practical class was not going to take place in the spacious and familiar Great Hall. Instead, after giving them a brief and mysterious introduction, Professor Watson led the large and curious crowd of first and second year students to an old and dusty classroom near the headmaster's office on the eighth floor of the castle.

As they reached ...