431 Gathering and Cup
Is it magic...and a curse?
What's going on here?
Not only Karan didn't understand what he said, but others didn't understand either.
At this moment, with a slight shock coming from outside the suitcase, the long-horned water snake finally fell to the ground smoothly.
"Hogwarts has arrived."
William said as he walked up the stairs, he opened the lid of the suitcase and turned to look at a few people.
"Perhaps, intuitive pictures can make your feelings clearer."
"Come out and take a look -"
"Look... what a hell this world has become."
Steve and Regulus hurriedly lifted Karan's body, which was unable to move, and carefully walked out towards the lid of the suitcase.
"So, we're safe?"
Steve couldn't wait to ask before going out.
William, who had already walked outside the suitcase, said without looking back: "Safe? It's still early."
This undoubtedly deepened the curiosity and confusion in several people's hearts.
Steve was the first to leave the suitcase. He didn't know what he saw. He was so shocked that Karan's head in his hand almost hit the solid step. It was not until Regulus urged him that he finally came back to his senses.
But he couldn't move his eyes away, always focusing on the "strange" castle.
"It's...what...what?"
Karan asked with difficulty, which immediately caused the cold sweat on his forehead to increase.
But soon, Karan encountered a scene that shocked him countless times. Even his heart twitched violently, and his stomach seemed to be knotted——
At the end of the distant darkness, stands a towering shadow - that is the Hogwarts Castle in the darkness. There is no moonlight or star reflection, the densely packed windows no longer flicker, and there is not even a trace of light. It is simply lifeless than this one. The world still lacks popularity and has become a lonely ruin.
Yes, they are ruins.
Most of the once glorious castle collapsed, and the remaining part looked crumbling, as if it would completely collapse at any time - the powerful magic that had been passed down for thousands of years seemed to have disappeared, and Hogwarts could no longer be a refuge for anyone. , even the ruins are covered with dust, and have not been cleaned for a long time——
This is also the most terrifying fear in the hearts of several people.
William seemed to know what they were thinking. He said ruthlessly and coldly: "You are right - compared to you, I have come to this world three days earlier."
"For three days, I visited as many places as possible, including Hogsmeade and even Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry——"
"But, no more."
"There's no one left."
"Whether it's wizards, Muggles, or Pukekis, there's no more."
The silence lasted for a short while, and several people couldn't believe what they heard.
William patted the air twice, and the huge and beautiful long-horned water snake revealed its body.
"I'll go over there and take a look. If I'm lucky, I might be able to find some usable herbs from the ruined greenhouse so that you can recover as soon as possible."
"Leisa will protect you here, but you'd better remember - don't use magic, not at all."
After leaving his last instructions, William's figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.
The silence lasted longer after he left.
Until Karan struggled to speak: "Help me sit up...I...I want to take a good look at Hogwarts."
Wolf walked behind Karan and lay down. Regulus and Steve helped him lean on Wolf's soft body.
Karan even forgot to remind William that there was no point in helping.
Not to mention Regulus and Steve, they even lost the ability to think. They could only stare blankly at the ruins in front of them, their minds completely blank.
There was silence all around.
The long-horned water snake did not disturb them, but silently coiled itself into a ball and closely protected them.
Steve's mouth opened wide, and he suddenly sat down weakly and leaned against Karan.
"William is saying...everyone else...is dead?"
"Everyone?"
He still seemed unable to believe this fact.
Neither Karan nor Regulus answered, and their silence became the most appropriate answer.
William has made it very clear - not to mention the current Hogwarts Castle. If the teachers and students are still alive, and if the place is still accepting new students as usual, how could they let the school become like this?
This is Hogwarts...the greatest wizarding school in the world...
It was also another place that Karan finally found besides Anthony Courtyard where he felt a sense of belonging.
"How can this-"
Karan's words suddenly stopped.
He thought of the scene shown by the God of Death in the world of Seven Hundred Horcruxes - the crazy Voldemort had seized the power of the Forbidden One, and he returned to his original appearance. After removing all threats, he burned all over with fierce fire. The entire land, in order to completely purify the wizard's bloodline.
Judging from the trees in the Forbidden Forest, this prophecy has not been completely replicated in today's world - but judging from the results, it seems that there is not much difference between the two, and it is even more tragic than the prophecy of the God of Death.
Everyone died.
Even Voldemort was not immune.
【Dark Ages...】
The most terrifying and bizarre prophecy suddenly appeared in Karan's heart - [The dark age is coming. 】
There is simply nothing more consistent with this prophecy than the scene before me.
Even wizards' most powerful ability, magic, has become a curse.
In the deep silence, Karan gradually regained his mobility.
William himself seemed to be trying to avoid using magic, which was why he couldn't find enough herbs for so long.
"do you remember me?"
Karan walked up to Lesa and looked up at her: "My name is Karan, we have met before."
The long-horned water snake spit out the letter in its mouth and lowered its head slightly, which meant that it trusted Karan.
"Go and call William back. Don't worry, we will not be in danger, and we will not use magic again."
Lessa slid away.
Karan turned his head and looked at the special forbidden forest behind him - the terrifying ground waves had stopped long ago, and the strange branches no longer followed.If William hadn't appeared with Lesa, something might have happened.
At this moment, several figures walked out from the edge of the Forbidden Forest. The number was much more than the three of them expected.
Lily, Ariana, Saoirse, Stag and Big Black Dog with bloody hands.
And, another warm-hearted guy that William once said, Karan immediately recognized the identity of the other person through his sapphire eyes - he was the centaur Firenze, one of the few people in the original Forbidden Forest who was willing to get close. The wizard's centaur. Later, he was almost killed by other centaurs because he was a professor of divination.
While noticing several people, the other party also noticed them.
"Karan! Are you okay?! This is great!"
Lily screamed in surprise, but she quickly covered her mouth subconsciously. It seemed that the disaster just now frightened her.
Karan had already run over quickly, with Steve and Regulus following closely behind him.
"you......"
Karan frowned and stared at the two unexpected people, Ariana and Saoirse, but he immediately focused on Lily's hands: "Are you injured?"
As he said this, he was about to take out the elder wand and cast the healing spell, but then his movements suddenly stagnated - he could not use magic, which was what William had specifically ordered.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!"
Lily quickly waved her hand and said, indicating that she was not really injured.
"Speaking of which..."
She turned to look at the stag behind her: "All this is thanks to it——"
At this moment, Regulus's eyes widened and he screamed: "James! Sirius! You...you can't return to human form?!"
"Who?!" Lily's pupils shook violently: "Whose name are you calling?!"
Regulus hadn't realized what shocking fact he had revealed. He said in confusion: "James and Sirius... don't you know? This is the Animag of the two of them. Si? By the way, how did you get together?"
The big black dog gave the stag a sarcastic look, seemingly merciless, as if to say: What are you going to do this time?
But the stag was just looking at Lily tenderly, believing that even if Lily knew his true identity, she wouldn't——
"This stag... is James?"
Lily's voice broke as she yelled, "James Potter?!"
She subconsciously took two steps back and murmured in disbelief: "How could it be James Potter... He actually saved my life..."
After seeing Lily's actions, the expression on the stag's face froze.
It turned to look at the big black dog, seemingly unable to understand what was going on.
But the big black dog just shook his head slightly - in his opinion, this was completely normal.Lily's impression of them has never improved, not to mention that the smell of James' hair oil is so strong. Only the roommates in the dormitory can tolerate him, and normal girls have long avoided it. .
On the other side, the shocked person was not only Lily, but also Saoirse, the Slytherin.
She whispered in disbelief as well: "So, the people I just saved were two Gryffindors? Merlin, why do you punish me like this? What did I do wrong..."
Karan looked at this ridiculous scene, frowned and asked, "Can anyone explain what's going on?"
Ariana looked around, and it seemed that she was the only person with the ability to explain the entire process.
"I'll do it," she said helplessly.
Then Ariana told the whole story - including how she and Lily came here, and their encounter with the two Animagus and Saoirse.
When he heard this, Karan was completely speechless - Lily's experience was even more bizarre than the three of her own combined, and the most inexplicable thing was that she was actually saved by James, who almost came to the rescue. This cost my life...
I wonder what Snape would think after hearing this - this idea suddenly came to Callan's mind.
And Lily—Karan glanced at Lily, who was still panicking—wondered how she would take this.
At this time, Ariana quietly asked Callan: "What's wrong? Is there anything going on between that guy named James Potter and Lily?"
She also deliberately clenched her fists as she spoke, as if as long as Karan nodded and said "yes", she would rush forward to help Lily teach James, this bad boy, a lesson.
However, this also shows that Lily really didn't care about James before, otherwise she would have shared the little conflict that happened with Ariana, her good friend, and she wouldn't have mentioned it at all.
"It's none of your business!" Karan replied angrily, and he glared hard at Ariana: "Just be lucky that Lily wasn't really hurt, how dare you secretly take her to violate the school rules - before that , this has always been the privilege of Snape and me!"
Ariana was about to retaliate, but Karan quickly scolded in a low voice: "And you! Where is Percival? What if it is not with you and you lose control again?! Don't let down your brother's hard work , this is a real hard work!”
Ariana frowned and stared at him: "Thank you for your concern, but I don't need you to teach me a lesson. Do you really think I can lose control so easily? I was only almost there before -"
"Almost?!" The person shouting Poyin immediately turned into Karan, and he screamed in shock: "You mean almost?!"
"So you really almost lost control...?"
Karan deliberately lowered his voice and said the last sentence with gritted teeth.
Ariana seems to see the shadow of a combination of Dumbledore and Aberforth in Callan - in a sense, it is indeed like this, but it is Aberforth and Dumbledore in another world. profitable.
They all pinned the hope of saving their sister on Karan, and Karan has never forgotten the existence of this hope.
The two stared into each other's eyes, neither one willing to be the first to admit defeat.
As someone who had saved her together, Ariana certainly understood why Karan was so angry.
Karan, on the other hand, also understands that losing control will never be a pain Ariana wants to experience again, and that it will inevitably involve her lost mother, Candela.
They both understand each other.
But they just don't want to admit defeat.
"Want a drink?"
Just when several other boys were at a loss for what to do with this scene, a gold cup was suddenly stretched out between the two competing faces.
Saoirse has recovered from the previous loss. From this point of view, she is at least much stronger mentally than Lily, who is still in a daze.
"I think you all should take some sedatives or something. Of course, the amount of herbs I put in is very small, so you won't be able to fall asleep directly."
Saoirse looked around at the two of them and shook the cup up and down: "So, do you want some? I also deliberately added apple flavoring."
Ariana grabbed the golden cup and swallowed the potion deliberately and viciously, as if she was swallowing someone's blood.
When she put the golden cup down again, it was already empty.
Karan still stared into Ariana's eyes unyielding, and demanded without turning his head: "I don't want to have the same taste as her!"
Saoirse asked while adding the herbs again: "What flavor do you want?"
Steve came over at the right time: "Strawberry, Karan likes strawberry flavor the most, and he has the same taste preference as my Curly Winged Demon - By the way, can you make me a glass of lemonade? I'm a little thirsty too."
Regulus also cautiously came over and asked her if he could make a cup of hot chocolate.
"Don't be anxious, take your time." Saoirse's attitude towards Slytherin and Hufflepuff was much better. She also turned to look at Firenze and asked, "Mr. Centaur is coming too." A cup?”
Firenze nodded melancholy and said, "If there is clear dew, thank you."
By this time, Karan had finished drinking the diluted strawberry-flavored sedative, and his angry mind had gradually calmed down. Plus...well, this potion was too delicious.
"Where did this cup come from?"
Karan stared at Saoirse's action of adding powder, and he asked curiously: "Is it also a special alchemy item? Maybe I should ask Gaspard to make one too."
"You mean Mr. Glasses?"
Saoirse gently shook the cup a few times, and it was immediately filled with refreshing lemonade. Steve took the cup gratefully.
"Then I'm afraid you will be disappointed." Saoirse said with a smile: "I have never heard of any alchemist who can copy this alchemical item."
"As you can see - this is Hufflepuff's golden cup."