Deep in the Forbidden Forest, Erwin crouched low on the unicorn's back as they wove between the tall trees at high speed.
From time to time, Erwin communicated with the unicorn and pieced together what had happened.
It turned out that the unicorn killed half a month ago had been this young one's mother.
A few days after her mother disappeared, the little unicorn saw that she never returned.
Since then, she'd been leaving the unicorn herd in the Forbidden Forest every d...
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"It's me, Hagrid."
Hearing this voice, Hagrid breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to address the group.
"Don't be afraid. This is Ronan. He's a centaur who's been living in the Forbidden Forest. I hope he can give us some new clues."
Soon, the centaur Ronan emerged, and this was the first time Erwin had seen a centaur.
He couldn't help but take a few extra glances.
Well, worthy of his name. Ronan was indeed close to nature.
Hagrid stepped forward, gre...
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"Are you serious?"
Erwin looked at Snape in amazement, unable to believe the words that had just left his professor's mouth.
Moments ago, Snape had asked him to follow Harry and his group into the Forbidden Forest this evening.
"Can I ask why?"
Snape's voice dripped with sarcasm.
"Do you think that oaf's brain can control Potter? With their relationship, Potter probably invited himself along."
"I need you to help me keep an eye on them and ensure Potter rec...
2025-10-13 13:43:21 +0000 UTC
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Today marked the day students returned from Christmas break.
Carrying a suitcase and a large, long box on her back, Cho walked across the bridge leading to Hogwarts Castle alongside a few friends.
A handsome boy stood waiting, dressed in his Hogwarts uniform with a scarf wrapped around his neck.
His wand emitted a warm white light as he waited quietly.
It was Erwin.
The moment Cho spotted him, she immediately left her friends behind and ran to his side, throwing ...
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Erwin was taken aback.
He instantly recognized the voice that had spoken behind him.
It belonged to none other than the headmaster of Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore.
Erwin was certain he hadn’t seen anyone in the classroom when he entered.
‘The old man must have used a Disillusionment Charm,’ he thought silently, though he didn’t stop moving or show surprise.
“I didn’t expect to see you here, Professor Dumbledore,” Erwin said evenly.
Dumbledore smil...
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For the next few days, Snape found himself completely absorbed in the [Eden Realm], unable to pull away from its allure.
Despite knowing it was merely an illusion, the magic felt far too real.
Even someone as strong-willed as him had fallen deeply under its spell.
Meanwhile, the source of this enchantment, Erwin, remained blissfully unaware of Snape's obsession.
Though officially on holiday, Erwin had plenty to occupy his time: studying Snape's notebook, researching ma...
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Inside the Potions office, Severus Snape sat motionless at his desk, staring blankly at the small booklet in his hands.
This booklet contained Erwin's Christmas gift, detailed instructions for the spell [Eden's Memory Sanctuary], along with carefully written notes on its proper usage and limitations.
He didn’t particularly care how he got such a spell…
Thinking of Erwin, Snape's emotions grew complicated, tangled in ways he couldn't fully articulate.
They shared so...
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Hogwarts, Great Hall.
The Great Hall overflowed with Christmas atmosphere, transformed into a winter wonderland of festive cheer.
More than a hundred big turkeys covered the tables alongside mountains of roast meat and boiled potatoes.
Large platters of sausages sat beside bowls of rich gravy and various vegetable salads that added splashes of color to the feast.
Clearly, the house-elves at Hogwarts had outdone themselves this time.
After nearly four months at Ho...
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On the other side of the castle, Hermione burst into the Gryffindor common room and rushed over to Harry and Ron.
The two boys were engaged in a game of wizard chess.
Ron was thoroughly demolishing Harry's forces, moving pieces with confident efficiency while Harry's army fell into complete disarray.
Harry's chess pieces kept offering him contradictory advice due to his poor strategic choices, each piece talking over the others until the cacophony of voices became utterly ov...
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Seeing Erwin’s guilty expression, Cho’s laughter only grew louder, bright and melodic in the crisp afternoon air.
“Haha”
His jealousy had been completely unfounded, yet Cho found it utterly endearing.
This was exactly the sort of behavior that showed how close they had become, even if he didn’t realize it himself.
As for Cedric, who had ended up the innocent victim of Erwin’s overprotective instincts?
Sorry, but Cho couldn’t find it in herself to feel bad...
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Walking out of Snape's office, Erwin contemplated the professor's parting words.
Just before dismissing him, Snape had instructed Erwin to visit his office every week after Potions class.
These sessions would serve dual purposes: Snape would evaluate his potion-making progress while also testing his mastery of the spells contained within the Half-Blood Prince's notebook.
Erwin didn't fully understand Snape's motivations, but the gesture of entrusting him with such precious n...
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Snape's office was located in the dungeons, not far from the Potions classroom.
The lighting inside was deliberately dim, and shelves lining the walls were filled with countless glass specimen jars containing various preserved ingredients.
A small door on the left side of the room remained firmly closed. Erwin suspected it concealed some of Snape's most treasured materials.
A laboratory table occupied the center of the space, covered with an array of potion ingredients.
<...
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Inside Quirrell's office, a scene of abject misery unfolded.
"Master... Master, I was wrong. Please, give me another chance..."
Quirrell lay sprawled across the floor in a disheveled heap, his expression twisted in agony.
His entire body trembled with the aftershocks of intense pain.
Every few moments, a wretched wail escaped his throat, sounds that somehow conveyed even greater suffering than when Erwin had struck him with the [Cruciatus Curse] during the Quidditch ma...
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The next day, news of Erwin defeating a fully-grown troll single-handedly spread throughout Hogwarts.
Lavender Brown in particular kept recounting everything she'd heard from Hermione at lunch, providing a well-considered explanation supplemented with specific details.
This made all the students believe the story was true beyond any doubt.
The school was abuzz with excitement once again.
Erwin had been at Hogwarts for less than two months, yet he'd consistently remaine...
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Professor McGonagall hadn't expected Erwin to be quite so brazenly unapologetic.
For a moment, she stood frozen in place, utterly speechless.
But seeing Hermione’s state, she began to piece together what had actually happened.
However, Professor McGonagall wouldn't press the issue.
After all, one of the students involved belonged to her own house, and it was Hermione, a witch she held in particularly high regard.
"Ten points from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor for fa...
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Detecting the acrid stench permeating the air, Erwin grimaced and sprinted toward the bathroom.
Within moments, he reached the entrance to the girls' bathroom and heard thunderous footsteps echoing from within.
Without hesitation, Erwin charged through the doorway.
The creature that greeted him was nightmarish.
Twelve feet tall, with gray, dull skin stretched over a grotesque frame.
A disproportionately small head sat atop a massive, lumpy body. Tree-trunk legs s...
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Ding.
[Congratulations to the host. Through your own efforts, you have completed 100 consecutive draws. The system will be upgraded.]
[The system is being upgraded... Upgrade complete.]
[The content of this upgrade includes the introduction of diamond-level cards.]
Listening to the notifications echoing in his mind, Erwin grew curious.
The system had actually upgraded itself, and there was now an additional diamond-level card tier.
He examined the ...
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Looking at the three golden cards floating before him, Erwin didn't know whether he should be happy or dismayed.
One Snape card was expected, but the other two were actually the same person.
**
Name: Tom Riddle
Alias: Voldemort, Second Generation Dark Lord
Quality: Gold
Dark Arts Talent: 8 (Born for Azkaban)
Defense Against the Dark Arts Talent: 6 (Expert)
Spells:
2025-10-12 20:44:58 +0000 UTC
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Looking at the destroyed chair, Burst stood frozen in place, his face blank with shock.
Erwin, however, sat back down as though he'd accomplished nothing more difficult than a first-year assignment.
The others remained immersed in the aftermath of the test, struggling to process what they'd just witnessed.
At first, they'd anticipated seeing a significant gap in skill.
But the outcome had been the complete opposite of their expectations.
This was Burst, one of Sl...
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On Saturday, Erwin arrived at the staff lounge next to Professor McGonagall's office right on time.
Walking inside, he discovered several people already waiting. Two of them he recognized.
One was a sixth-year Ravenclaw prefect.
Deborah Behnke. A capable witch with short hair.
The second was a sixth-year boy, Ian Marshall.
Both noticed Erwin's arrival and greeted him.
Deborah waved and gestured for him to sit beside her.
Erwin walked over and took the...
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Soon, news that Erwin had joined the Ravenclaw Quidditch team spread throughout all four houses.
Gryffindor wasn't particularly surprised, after all, their own Savior had also joined the Quidditch team.
Hufflepuff continued living their lives peacefully and said nothing.
As for Slytherin, Malfoy complained sourly that the head of his house actually followed school rules; otherwise, he could have joined the team in his first year as well.
Rumor had it that Malfoy had ev...
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Erwin wasn't surprised by the question.
Harry had picked up a Remembrall and been immediately recruited to the Gryffindor Quidditch team by Professor McGonagall. Meanwhile, he'd caught a person mid-flight.
Thinking that Cho might join the Quidditch team this year, Erwin realized that being on the team would allow him to spend more time with her.
After all, they weren't in the same year and couldn't attend classes together.
So he nodded.
"Of course, Professor. I'm...
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Finally, Erwin dragged his tired body to the door of the Ravenclaw common room.
Although the physical exertion hadn't been severe, he'd been channeling magic constantly to control the broomstick, coupled with the overload acceleration during Hermione's rescue.
His mental exhaustion was considerable.
He decided to return to his dormitory and take a proper nap to recover.
But when he entered the common room, he noticed something was wrong.
It was too quiet.
T...
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The young wizards cheered loudly when they saw Hermione soaring into the sky, thinking she was going up to stop the fight between Harry and Malfoy.
But gradually, they realized something was wrong.
Why was Hermione screaming?
Erwin was dumbfounded.
The group of naive students actually thought Hermione knew how to fly, and they were still applauding from the ground.
But Erwin had no time for complaints.
He clamped his legs tight, bent his knees, and kicked o...
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Watching the twins and Lee depart, Erwin turned to Cho.
"Let's head back too."
By this time, Cho had grown somewhat tired, her eyes unfocused as she nodded in agreement without truly processing his words.
Looking at her condition, Erwin could only shake his head helplessly.
He extended his arm and drew the girl close.
The two made their way to the Ravenclaw common room.
After walking for a while, Cho's awareness gradually returned.
However, feeling th...
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After the group left the kitchen, Cho still remained in a daze.
It wasn't until they reached an abandoned classroom that she finally regained her senses.
"I had no idea there were so many house-elves working in the Hogwarts kitchen."
Cho spoke with genuine wonder.
Though she was already in her second year, she truly hadn't known that their daily meals were prepared by house-elves.
Erwin nodded in agreement.
Although he'd known about Hogwarts' house-elves fo...
2025-10-12 20:37:39 +0000 UTC
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Before anyone realized it, Erwin's first week at Hogwarts had passed.
His reputation as a prodigy had spread throughout the school.
He'd earned points for Ravenclaw in nearly every class, except History of Magic, where Professor Binns never awarded points to anyone.
Professor McGonagall had even extended an unprecedented invitation for Erwin to join her Transfiguration Club, the first time she'd ever invited a first-year student.
Between his academic brilliance and str...
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The eighth floor, Headmaster's office.
The space was large and bright, a circular room with walls covered in portraits of former headmasters.
All had their eyes closed, though their occasional fluttering eyelids revealed they were merely feigning rest.
On a high shelf behind the desk sat a tattered hat lying quietly, the Sorting Hat, which Erwin would have recognized immediately.
Snape and Dumbledore sat facing each other.
"So, Severus, would you like something t...
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After the confrontation with Snape, everyone was divided into pairs.
To prevent Hermione from helping Harry, Snape deliberately placed her with Erwin on the opposite side of the classroom.
Erwin's roommate, Michael Corner, was paired with Hermione's roommate, Lavender Brown.
The boy in question looked at the bushy-haired girl before him.
Her messy hairstyle couldn't hide her delicate features.
It gave her a certain endearing quality.
'She's rather cute, act...
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At exactly nine o'clock, Professor Snape appeared at the classroom door in his billowing black robes.
He strode inside with purposeful steps, his robes fluttering dramatically behind him like the wings of an enormous bat.
Erwin suspected the professor wore the same style of robe he'd worn during his visit to Garden Street.
In other words, Snape's entire wardrobe consisted of identical black robes.
The Potions Master swept past the assembled students without a word, wal...
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