“Admit you lost.”
“Say you’re not such a big shot.”
“Still feel big now?”
"Still dare to show off now?"
Malfoy’s fists never stopped. He pummelled the ‘Dudley’ beneath him until the boy could not even lift a hand in return and could only keep admitting defeat.
"So you come into your own dream to feel powerful, do you?" Dudley muttered, curling his lip.
His gaze slid to the othe...
2025-11-21 16:15:46 +0000 UTC View Post"The Emperor?"
Dudley’s pupils shrank sharply. He froze on the spot.
"Yes, that’s right, Mr Dursley. It said ‘The Emperor’. I saw the words very clearly," Dobby said excitedly, completely unaware of the change in Dudley’s expression.
"Wait. No. Something is off."
Dudley’s face shifted.
He realised he had let his thoughts run ahead of him. His first instinct had been to assume that this Emperor card was one of R...
2025-11-21 16:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostSean had wanted to visit the giants for a long time.
He just had not expected his first real visit to start like this.
He moved through the mountain forest. All he had to do was keep going forward, and he would reach the giants’ settlement in Britain. To Muggles, this range was an undeveloped, dangerous wilderness. The Ministry of Magic had sealed it off and wrapped it in wards, so ordinary people would never think to enter. As long as the giants stay...
2025-11-21 12:12:28 +0000 UTC View Post"Cough."
Harry spat blood. The pain lancing through his body had long since passed anything he could endure, but some strange power held him up and refused to let him faint.
"Lift your head. Look at me. Think of the people you care about, just like when you cast a Patronus!"
Aiden’s figure appeared behind him, fist raised to strike.
Harry forced himself to recall Aiden’s words. Faces fl...
2025-11-21 12:12:25 +0000 UTC View PostThis was Sean’s fifth Magic Awakening.
The first had been his natural awakening as a wizard.
The second came after his battle with Quirrell, triggered by the fragment of Voldemort’s soul lodged in Quirrell.
The third arose from the diary.
The fourth from Ravenclaw’s diadem.
And now, Marvolo Gaunt’s ring had brought on the fifth.
Once he hooked this unprecedentedly thick and long strand of magic, Sean’s power explo...
2025-11-21 12:12:20 +0000 UTC View Post"Aiden, where are you?" Harry recognised the voice at once. He shoved Ron and Hermione off and looked around.
"Aiden, where is he?" Ron said, helping Hermione up and searching for their runaway cousin.
"Here," the voice came again.
Harry and Ron looked up and finally realised the grey mass beside them was not a mountain at all, but a colossal dragon’s head.
Heterochromatic eyes on either side con...
2025-11-21 12:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostVoldemort slanted a look at Lucius.
He knew exactly what sort of man Lucius Malfoy was. In terms of sheer loyalty, Lucius did not measure up to Goyle and Crabbe senior, let alone Bellatrix or Barty.
Even so, Lucius had always held a crucial place at Voldemort’s side—and not only because of the Malfoy fortune. He possessed something vanishingly rare among the Death Eaters: a true sense of the bigger picture. His grasp of power and influen...
2025-11-21 12:12:13 +0000 UTC View Post"Cool, mate," Ron said, reaching out to tap the barrier. It flung him backwards at once.
"Sorry, I still… don’t really know what this is," Harry said, waving his hand. The shield swayed in time with the movement.
A wave of exhaustion crashed over him. His strength and magic felt completely spent. The barrier vanished and the gold faded from his eyes.
"That’s the second Killing Curse you’ve bou...
2025-11-21 12:12:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Mr Scrimgeour, I am ashamed that I once thought you were liars. I believed every word Minister Fudge said, but now it seems the real liar may well be the Minister himself.”
“It does not matter,” Scrimgeour replied. “For now, none of us has absolute proof that he has returned. But even without proof, we ought to investigate carefully and prepare for the worst. We should not, out of some deep, instinctive fear, lie to oursel...
2025-11-21 12:11:45 +0000 UTC View PostAll at once a commotion broke out, drawing everyone’s eyes.
In the middle of the crowd, Krum had Xenophilius Lovegood by the collar. "I tell you, if this weren’t a wedding, I’d challenge you to a duel right now!"
"Krum, what’s going on? Let him go first," Hermione said, stepping between them.
Ron, more than a little jealous but unwilling to give them a chance to be alone, quickly joined her...
2025-11-21 12:11:40 +0000 UTC View PostBlame was a useful thing. It needed to be dumped on Voldemort and the Death Eaters at every opportunity.
Once, people would not believe it. Twice, they would not believe it. Three times, four, five, six…
But as the number of incidents increased, sooner or later there would be one that made the Ministry staff and the Aurors pause. All it took was a single moment of doubt for them to start taking Voldemort’s return seriously.
And...
2025-11-21 12:07:00 +0000 UTC View PostTo attend Bill’s upcoming wedding, Harry stayed on at the Burrow.
Arthursi stayed as well. Someone dozing in the Hazy Realm very much wanted to be there too, but since his real body could not move, he had to ask another Audience to serve as his eyes. As for why he was not using some other converted wizard?
Let’s just say there is still a big difference between a 1080Ti and a 4060, never mind that one of thei...
2025-11-21 12:06:57 +0000 UTC View PostOnce the wizards stopped holding back, the six dragons’ situation deteriorated rapidly.
The Chinese Fireball could no longer dart about freely. Its flight path was cut off again and again by spells, forcing it lower and lower until conjured ropes of magic coiled around its limbs and wings. It thrashed as they dragged it down and slammed its massive body into the ground.
The Hungarian Horntail tried to dive to its rescu...
2025-11-21 12:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post"How many of you know that Aiden is trapped in the hazy realm?" Arthursi did not answer Moody’s question directly, but instead posed one of her own.
"Trapped? No, with his abilities, how could he be trapped?" Moody could not believe it.
"No, perhaps that explains why Voldemort has been acting so aggressively while he has not appeared at all," Moody said after a moment, already making excuses for Aiden and g...
2025-11-21 12:06:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn truth, even if Harry had not come to him, Sean would still have gone looking for him to resume their training.
Because before Harry ever approached Sean, Dumbledore had. The Headmaster wanted Sean to teach Harry Occlumency.
After Sean had learned Occlumency from Snape, Dumbledore had immediately noticed that the connection between Harry and Voldemort was growing deeper and more frequent. He could no longer ignore it,...
2025-11-21 12:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post"Aaaah!"
The dragon threw back her head and roared. The air she pushed out formed a shockwave that sent Astheno flying.
"You... you changed your surname! You married that Prewett without my permission!" Astheno, thrown aside, ignored his pain and seethed with fury.
"Father, you are so narrow-minded. When a wizard grows strong enough, not just surnames, but even the world itself can be changed. Strength is the only fou...
2025-11-21 12:06:39 +0000 UTC View Post"He doesn't want to leave," Vernon said bluntly, answering for Harry. He did not want the magical world's troubles touching his child.
"Yes. I don't," Harry said. With parting so near, he went along with Vernon's wishes.
"But where's he going?" Dudley pressed.
The Dursleys did not know how to answer and could only brush him off with rough words.
An Order member assisting with the transfer could not st...
2025-11-21 12:05:36 +0000 UTC View PostHands clamped over their ears, people fled in all directions: rushing out of the Ministry altogether, bolting back to their own offices, or diving into any room they could find and slamming the door to shut out the sound. It should have been the quiet start of the working day at the Ministry of Magic. Instead, a storm of Howlers were now unleashing accusations and roaring fury, plunging the entire Ministry into bedlam.
If the racket in the Ministry at la...
2025-11-21 12:05:31 +0000 UTC View Post"By the way, Bellatrix, I heard your niece Nymphadora is with some poverty-stricken man?" Tom said, tilting her chin up as she looked at the Malfoys. Her real aim was still to humiliate Lucius.
She wanted to test his limits and see what this cunning friend might still be hiding. After all, he had been a Hogwarts governor. Perhaps he had some connection to that irritating man.
"Yes, my Lord. She is the s...
2025-11-21 12:05:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, Joros Jobbins, had been under constant scrutiny from both staff and students. The students were curious enough, but even the professors wanted to know how Dumbledore had managed to recruit him. When they asked, all they got from Dumbledore was that Jobbins was an American wizard Dumbledore trusted. Nothing more.
Gavin’s Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons followed the same pattern as al...
2025-11-21 12:05:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe fall of the Ministry threw the entire British wizarding world into chaos. This was now an age when Dark wizards revelled.
London, Manchester, 36 Royce Road.
Hermione packed her belongings into an Undetectable Extension Charm suitcase, a gift from a friend. The Daily Prophet in her hands detailed the disasters befalling wizards across the country. At the very bottom of the section was a stor...
2025-11-21 12:05:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge.”
When Sean stepped into her office, a flash of satisfaction crossed Umbridge’s face. It vanished almost instantly. She looked at him and said, “While reviewing Transfiguration today, I heard something quite shocking. Professor McGonagall and Headmaster Dumbledore have actually allowed you to skip lessons. That is truly horrifying, utterly incomprehensible. Allowing a student to miss class, for any reason, is...
2025-11-21 12:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Edmund, what's wrong?" Orpheus steadied himself against the wall and made his way over to his son, who had just had a violent surge of magic.
"I don't know. I think it's Aiden. Something's happened to him," Edmund said, anxiety tightening his voice.
Behind him, a golden clock flickered in and out of sight.
"Then it's time we left," Orpheus said after a moment's thought.
"Leave? Where to? Are we abandoning them?" Edmu...
2025-11-21 12:05:07 +0000 UTC View PostWithout Kulkan around, Sean had not felt anything was particularly wrong with his days. But once she returned, he suddenly realised just how lifeless things had been. Between his heavy workload and constant research, having Kulkan nearby to crack jokes, tease him, and bleed off some of the pressure made an enormous difference.
“Sean, have you seen the Daily Prophet?”
“The Daily Prophet? Not yet. Why, have they ...
2025-11-21 12:05:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Total Concentration!"
"Sun Breathing - Third Form: Raging Sun. Sun Breathing - Fifth Form: Fire Wheel. Sun Breathing - Ninth Form: Setting Sun Transformation."
Bright Red Blade in hand, Roy chained techniques together in a storm of flame.
The heavily wounded Pig-Headed Man, Sagin, gritted his teeth, grabbed his axes, and flanked Roy with Gul'dan from left and right.
Up in the trees, two Scouts ...
2025-11-20 17:08:17 +0000 UTC View Post"These are Grandfather Zigg’s memories."
Roy held the cane-sword in his left hand. With his right, he opened his palm and conjured the short blade. Specks of light gathered into steel.
Demon Slayer world.
The short blade hanging on the south wall vanished again without warning.
Giyu Tomioka finished packing his satchel and looked back at the sleeping boy. He met Urokodaki’s gaze. Neither was surprised....
2025-11-20 17:08:13 +0000 UTC View Post"Clang. Cuckoo. Cuckoo…"
One minute, fifty-nine seconds. Two o’clock.
From above the underground corridor, a cuckoo-shaped clock chimed, ringing the bell for the exam.
Snap. A crisp clap followed. Botobai brought his palms together lightly. The sound was not loud, but it rang clearly into every candidate’s ears.
Not Heartdrop - Fist Listening, but close to it. Roy had just experienced Netero...
2025-11-20 17:08:06 +0000 UTC View Post"What day is it today?"
Republic of Batocia, Kukuroo Mountain, Zoldyck family estate.
In the dim little room on the first floor of the castle next to the garden, Maha rocked in his chair, enjoying a massage. Zeno was away; the "masseur" had been swapped out for Tsubone.
A few days ago, Silva had said he would come and do it himself, but the old man had shut him down with a single line: "Go take care of your wife ...
2025-11-20 17:08:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe old man had a pair of Buddha-like ears. No one knew where he pulled a volleyball from. "Young man, how about playing a game with this old man?"
Thump. Thump. He dribbled the volleyball like a basketball. One look was enough to tell his practice time was way more than two and a half years.
Roy paused for a moment, then started running again. He could not be bothered to respond. He brushed past the old man’s s...
2025-11-20 17:07:56 +0000 UTC View PostPlatform Nine and Three‑Quarters.
“Do not push, and do not rush. Slowly now, slowly.”
A scrawny old guard stood by the pillar, letting only two or three people through at a time.
Supposedly, it was to avoid arousing Muggle suspicion if a crowd all came out at once.
Leonardo waited patiently in the queue with his suitcase.
There was a Forgetfulness‑type charm woven around the pillar, enough to make ...
2025-11-20 14:00:37 +0000 UTC View Post