401 help, dire consequences, love
The God of Death is a particularly ancient and mysterious existence.
The only record that Karan knows is "The Legend of the Three Brothers" in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard".
In this story, Death is waiting by a deep and fast river. Normally, travelers passing by this river will drown in it, but the three brothers are powerful wizards. They just wave their wands and create something. Exit the bridge across the river.
Then the angry God of Death appears, but cunningly he only praises the magic of the three brothers, and for cleverly avoiding him, each will win a prize.
The boss chose the Elder Wand.
The second child chose the Resurrection Stone.
Only the third child did not believe in the temptation of the God of Death. He asked the God of Death to give him something that would enable him to go to places beyond the jurisdiction of the God of Death.
Death reluctantly gave him his invisibility cloak.
After that, the belligerent boss loudly boasted about his wand in a tavern, so that night his throat was cut and his wand was stolen by others.
Death took away the boss's life.
The second child resurrected the girl he once wanted to marry but unfortunately died.But the resurrected girl does not belong to this world, and living in the world will only make her suffer.
In the end, Lao Er went crazy in endless despair, and committed suicide in order to truly integrate into her world.
Death took away the second child's life.
Only the third child, the God of Death could not find him no matter what.
It wasn't until the third child was too old that he could take off his invisibility cloak and give it to his son.Then, as if greeting an old friend, he happily passed away with the God of Death.
And it is said that a wizard who can possess three holy weapons will become the master of Death.
Unfortunately, the Elder Wand is with Dumbledore, the Resurrection Stone is nowhere to be found, and all the four of them have is the Deathly Hallows Invisibility Cloak that James gave Harry.
This is the legend of the three brothers, and all four have heard this story.
But they didn't expect that the God of Death actually existed, and was even imprisoned inside the stone door of the giant snake statue by Slytherin and Gryffindor!
"Do you really think so?"
Death spoke again.
He seems to have unparalleled Legilimency ability - just like that special Boggart, he can also see through the thoughts in the mind of Karan, a born closed-brained person, and can easily make words appear in his mind. In Karan's mind.
"Do you really think that just two wizards...can imprison me?"
The empty eyes stared directly at the four people, which gave them another inexplicable throbbing, and even breathing began to become difficult.
In the words of the God of Death, it seemed that he revealed some incredible information - he was not really imprisoned by the two founders, but stayed here voluntarily.
But Karan's attention quickly shifted to Tiao Tiao Chun.
At this time, the jumping pot seemed to have lost the ability to curse. It did not jump and rush over as soon as it saw a few people, but stayed quietly at the feet of the God of Death.
The mysterious potion in the crucible's mouth was still bubbling.
This scene seemed familiar, and Karan couldn't help but think of the experience in Potter Manor - that special Bagette also used the jumping cauldron in this way, so that he could continue to change in strange ways.
In addition, the feeling of the heart being clenched is somewhat similar to the aura of despair brought by Dementors, and the ability to see through the thoughts of the Occlumens is similar to the special Boggart on the second floor...
"Non-being."
Karan suddenly murmured in a low voice, staring at the skull under the hood: "You are not a god of death at all, you are just a non-existence created by Slytherin using the jumping cauldron!"
That's right, that's it!
There is no God of Death at all, what is in front of you is just non-existence!
Non-existences like boggarts, dementors, ghosts, and mischievous elves!
What did Slytherin do to create it...
This greatly calmed down the hearts of several people. After all, non-existence does not sound as scary as death - but the next words of the skull head made Karan's heart violently rise again.
"I am indeed non-existent..."
He murmured: "But at the same time, I am also the god of death in the mouth of your wizards."
"Salazar Slytherin is not really capable of creating us. He cannot represent all mankind, let alone replace all human emotions."
"What he did was just use the jumping pot to restore us to our original appearance and let us return to this world."
"Returning to this world from the distant dark ages..."
When he heard "Dark Ages", Karan even had the urge to turn around and run away - he had not forgotten the prophecy Sybil had just made:
[The dark age is coming. 】
"You shouldn't be afraid of me."
Once again, the God of Death saw through the inner thoughts of several people, and Karan was no exception - he really hated these weird non-existences, which made his most powerful ability useless.
Death continued to speak in a voice that penetrated his mind: "The real threat is coming, and Voldemort is far more determined than before. He no longer truly trusts anyone, which will give him unparalleled power and unprecedented strength."
"I can see that he's just one step away from success."
"Without my help, all of you will die, and the world will forever be trapped in his reign of terror."
"At that point, no one will be able to stop him."
"Trust me."
"This will be your only and last chance..."
After hearing this incomprehensible [prophecy], Karan's urge to turn around and leave became even stronger.
If there is one thing that must be remembered - it is to never trust death.
He will quietly take away the lives of all gullible people.
But Voldemort's threat is exactly what Death said - it is approaching rapidly.
This might... really be their only chance.
Especially the serious consequences mentioned by the God of Death - everyone will die, and the entire world will forever fall into Voldemort's rule...
"Perhaps I should take you to see it with your own eyes."
The God of Death said suddenly. He waved his skeletal palm lightly before a few people could refuse.After that, the scene in front of several people suddenly began to change little by little. The style of the stone wall and the third floor slowly faded away, gradually turning into the playground in front of the Hogwarts Castle building.
Voldemort stood coldly in front of several people - this startled Harry, and he almost pointed his pistol at Voldemort and shot him repeatedly.
But what Karan cared more about was Voldemort's face - all the scales on his face disappeared, and he no longer looked like a snake, but turned into a handsome middle-aged man.
If it weren't for the fact that his eyes were still filled with blood red, coupled with the extremely familiar look of terror, several people would have almost thought that this was Voldemort taking another person's body.
But it didn't.
Voldemort simply transformed back into his true form.
That handsome Tom Riddle.
The scene at this time seemed to be the end of the battle - the ground was covered with corpses, and Callan saw with his own eyes Harry lying on his back at Voldemort's feet, dying with his eyes open.
Ron and Hermione fell far away on the other side, and Gryffindor's sword was shattered and turned into useless iron pieces on the ground.
Karan also saw more familiar faces - the James, Regulus, Gaspard, Sirius, Remus Lupin of this world, as well as many professors and students in the school. .....
But there are only three Karans who are not from another world.
Death read the thoughts in Karan's mind, so he waved his hand again. This time the scene turned into a dark space, with only a faint firelight reflecting the faces of the three boys.
Callan's face was covered with blood, Steve was in tears, and Guspard was wearing glasses with half of the lenses broken. They seemed to have escaped for a long time and successfully escaped from the battlefield of Hogwarts. Trying to hold my breath.
But it's useless.
Karan only saw a thick black fog suddenly covering the entire scene.
When the black mist dissipated again, all three boys were breathless. Their eyes widened in horror, and they turned into dead corpses.
Gaspard watched this scene silently without speaking, and Karan also said nothing.
The scene changed again, this time to the playground of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, with Voldemort standing in front of the reanimated snakewood - where Dumbledore and Credence were hiding.
William was dead, his body thrown carelessly aside.
Voldemort didn't even raise his wand. Several goblin-forged weapons appeared out of thin air in front of him, and then stabbed Snakewood's torso one by one.
When the blade was pulled out again, blood slowly flowed out along the narrow opening - Dumbledore and Credence were already dead in the snakewood.
What follows are more terrifying scenes - the prison of Azkaban is occupied by Muggle-borns, and the dementors feed on their despair; the violent fire dragon appears in the sky of the Muggle city, bringing endless consequences. Destruction and destruction; technological weapons failed in the face of illogical magic, and everyone was wondering whether the people around them were controlled by evil wizards; powerful ancient magic reappeared, and Death Eaters destroyed cities one after another with a grin. , and then left through apparation, no one could detect their existence at all...
Finally, the perspective reaches the more distant sky.
Karan lowered his head and looked down - the fire illuminated the entire land, and the unquenchable fire burned everything. The ferocious magical animals collapsed together, leaving the scorched earth behind, bringing complete "purification" to the world. .
"All this only takes seven days."
Death said.
The horrific scenes disappeared little by little, but the four of them were still shocked and speechless for a long time.
"This can't be true..."
Harry murmured in panic. He kept looking at the people around him, as if he was longing for their approval.
"This can't be true. How could the mysterious man...be so powerful?!"
The three of them were unable to answer Harry's question, but Death spoke again.
"Because Voldemort no longer trusts others."
He repeated slowly: "You have all underestimated Voldemort's abilities...and ambitions."
"The Horcrux taught him the most painful lesson, but it gave him an extremely appropriate opportunity to change, allowing him to do things that many people have never done."
The god of death in front of him seemed to know everything, and he calmly told many people many things that they couldn't understand.
And he is not afraid to directly call the mysterious person's name, just like the terrifying Taboo.
The four of them were silent for a while, and they were all caught in a dilemma - knowing that there was hope for resolving the war behind the stone gate, but this hope might bring a more terrifying threat.
"I think I already know what to do."
After thinking for a while, Callan suggested: "No matter what, maybe we should try to restore Dumbledore to normal first. He is the only person I can think of who can fight against Death."
"Whether it's the level of magic or wisdom..."
At this helpless moment, Karan simply couldn't come up with an appropriate wish like the third brother in the fairy tale, and he didn't know how to avoid the trap in the words of death - not to mention that the story of the three brothers was originally just A fairy tale, this is even harder to figure out.
But Dumbledore may be able to do it. Knowing that nothing can be done, this is the only person Callan can think of to turn to.
The God of Death seemed to have guessed that Karan would make such a suggestion, and his words rang in the minds of several people again.
"Albus Dumbledore..."
He spoke slowly, as if looking through his empty eyes into an unclear future.
"What an appropriate decision, just like the timing of Voldemort's change..."
Karan frowned deeply, this didn't sound like a good thing to say.
However, at this moment, the God of Death suddenly shook his head and said: "The emotional sealing technique has restrained Albus Dumbledore too deeply."
"Too bad, Karan, there is no way for him to return to normal."
This was just the first wish, but the God of Death rejected Karan in disguise.
But Karan didn't rush to ask anything, but waited silently.
Sure enough, after Death shook his head, he quickly continued: "Unless someone can make up for the [love] in Dumbledore's heart."
"I can help you, Karan."
"But it has to wait until the person comes willingly."
Come voluntarily?
What does it mean?
Karan looked at the entrance of the room on the third floor in confusion, and the other three people also turned their heads and looked over.
As if the time had been calculated in advance, in the next second, a shout came from downstairs.
"Harry! Draco! The smaller Guspard! And the Callan who beat me up! Are you all here?"
Two figures then appeared at the entrance - James, and Regulus behind him - both of them looked injured, as if they had just experienced a difficult battle.
"you--"
James's greetings suddenly stopped. He stared at the God of Death behind the stone door warily. Regulus immediately raised the wand in his hand - he looked much more majestic and majestic now, not at all as cowardly as he was when he was a child. look like.
At the same time, the words of the God of Death sounded in several people's minds at the same time, and it seemed to have a teasing smile.
"The right person has arrived."
Death said: "James Potter, you have enough love."
"Give me your love for Lily Evans—"
"I can make Dumbledore regain his emotions and return as he wishes."