69novels Chapter 21 Firelight in the Mist, Hand in a Dream
Chapter 21 Firelight in the Mist, Hand in a Dream
When the powerful magical energy emanated from the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore, who was reading in the Headmaster's office, suddenly looked up.
Soon, there was a knock on his door, and it was Professor McGonagall who came in.
"Professor Dumbledore, it's not that child, is it?" Professor McGonagall asked this as her first question.
Upon hearing this, Dumbledore sighed and said, "Minerva, your hunch was probably right. It seems it is that child."
"Then let's go take a look right away!" Professor McGonagall said with concern.
“Yes. I was just about to go.” Dumbledore nodded and said.
Just then, Professor Swinton and Professor Snape arrived almost simultaneously, both with solemn expressions, though the latter kept a cold face, concealing much of his other emotions.
"Let's go, let's go take a look together." Dumbledore naturally guessed their purpose and said directly to the two of them.
So the four Hogwarts professors went together to a place in the Forbidden Forest where a magical explosion had occurred.
Not long after, they brought the unconscious Qin Yu back to Hogwarts Castle and sent him to the school hospital for treatment and care by Madam Pomfrey.
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Meanwhile, somewhere in Egypt.
This is a place that is one hour ahead of Hogwarts in the time zone.
It gets dark earlier and the night is deeper here.
Under the moonlight, a pyramid stands quietly.
If an ordinary Muggle were to pass by here, they would only see endless yellow sand, because this pyramid is hidden from the Muggle world and can only be seen by wizards.
Meanwhile, several wizards were busy outside the pyramid, sorting out their recent gains.
Suddenly, several small, panicked animals darted out of the pyramid. They had black fur all over their bodies and protruding mouths like duck bills.
"What's wrong with the Nifflers today? I sent them out to search for treasure, and they all ran out?" a wizard with a short beard asked, puzzled. —The Nifflers he was referring to were those small black creatures, magical animals with a talent for treasure hunting.
“They get particularly restless for a while in the summer, but they never seem this crazy as they are today,” another wizard chimed in.
Among them, a young wizard caught a panicked Niffler, held it in his arms, and stroked its head to soothe it.
“Bill, what do you think could be the reason?” the short-bearded wizard asked the young man.
“I don’t know either. According to the Gringotts fairy books, there shouldn’t be any super-level forbidden spells here. What exactly scared the Nifflers…” the young wizard said with a solemn expression.
If Qin Yu were here, he would definitely recognize that the tanned young wizard was Bill Weasley, whom he had met twice before.
However, before the wizards could reach a conclusion, a terrifying surge of power emanated from the depths of the pyramid.
Immediately afterwards, they saw a beam of white light burst forth from the center of the pyramid, shooting straight into the sky, its brilliance instantly overshadowing the bright moon in the sky.
Immediately, the white light fell from the sky and disappeared like a meteor into a place located to their southeast.
"What on earth happened?" After a long while, the man with the short beard asked, somewhat astonished.
“Let’s report this to Gringotts and not go inside the pyramid for now,” Bill said with some concern.
"Yes, yes, we can't go in. Let's clean up the uncursed treasure outside first. Safety first, safety first," a wizard quickly chimed in.
Everyone agreed to the suggestion. After recalling the treasure hunters, they immediately moved two kilometers away from the camp and waited for Gringotts' instructions.
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Unbeknownst to Bill and his Gringotts exorcists, at the same time the pyramid they were exploring was emitting strange phenomena, similar energy fluctuations and beams of light were also appearing on the banks of the Tunguska River northwest of Lake Baikal in the Siberian forest, on the Atlantic seabed near the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe, on a snow-capped peak in the Himalayas, and deep in the tropical jungle north of the Panama Canal.
This phenomenon was so eye-catching that it was naturally noticed by the surrounding Muggles, and the Muggle world was immediately swept up in a wave of speculation and deciphering. However, even many years later, these phenomena remain unsolved mysteries.
Of course, the state of the Muggle world has little impact on the magical world.
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A place in the world that no human being can perceive or understand.
In the misty darkness, five flames of different colors lit up one after another.
"Gamma, Delta, Sigma, Psy... are only the five of us awake?" a white flame cried out in a mournful voice.
“Yes, Alpha! They haven’t woken up for various reasons, and I’m certain that Omega is dead and will never wake up to fight alongside us again…” a ghostly green flame replied.
This silenced the five flames.
"Comrades, do you still remember your mission?" Bai Guang's voice rang out again.
"Of course we remember! Protect the world and eliminate the destroyers!" the other four flames responded in unison.
“Yes, now that we have awakened in the ruins, it proves that the true Destroyer has appeared. He may already be very powerful, or he may be on the path to becoming stronger. But no matter what, we should all shoulder our responsibilities and eliminate the Destroyer!” Bai Guang said, raising his voice.
"To defend the world, even at the cost of nine deaths!" The other four flames responded in unison once more.
"Then, let us put aside our sorrow, find our respective agents, and let them grow rapidly until the destroyer of the world is eliminated!" Bai Guang said solemnly in a loud voice.
"For the world!" the four flames replied.
"For the world!" Bai Guang also said.
Then, the five flames suddenly went out.
The entire space was plunged back into a fog-like darkness.
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Qin Yu woke up the next morning from a very long, cloying dream.
In his dream, he seemed to have returned to his past life, becoming a nine-to-five office worker.
However, one day, a little girl with brown hair kicked open his door and shouted at him as he was playing video games, "Qin, why haven't you come back yet?!"
Qin Yu looked at the girl and found her features vaguely familiar.
"Go back where?" he asked instinctively.
“Of course, I want to go back to the magical world!” the little girl exclaimed, her eyes wide.
Only then did Qin Yu realize that she was Hermione, the girl who had given him an envelope filled with flowers, grass, and leaves.
"Okay, I'll go back right now," Qin Yu nodded vigorously.
After saying this, he took the soft little hand that was reaching out to him...
Then, I woke up from that dream.
After he opened his eyes, he stared blankly at the roof of the castle, momentarily disoriented.
However, he noticed a familiar wand beside the bed; it was a wand made of silver willow wood.
Reaching out and grasping the silver-gray wand, Qin Yu cast a "Hovering Charm" on a teacup on the table.
Looking at the teacup floating in the air, Qin Yu smiled with relief.
"Qin, now is not a good time for you to use magic." A gentle middle-aged woman's voice rang out.
Qin Yu turned around and saw that it was Mrs. Pomfrey, the school doctor.