Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 102 Erosion
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Tierra suddenly realized how inappropriate her words and thoughts had been.

Tierra might be greedy, or she might want to get something out of Harry.

But just now, he was thinking about how to control, even manipulate, Harry—

Tiera believed that with her abilities and the mindset of an adult, manipulating a twelve-year-old child would be an easy task.

But is this something he should be doing?
Tiera was very clear about what kind of person she was.

He was already an adult before he transmigrated; he wasn't pure white, nor pure black, but rather a sophisticated shade of gray—

Tierra doesn't consider herself a completely good person. As a child, she stole money from her parents to buy toys; in high school, she frequently copied her classmates' homework; in college, she secretly cheated on exams; and in her graduate studies, when she couldn't solve a problem, she even considered falsifying data.

However, they pulled back from the brink of breaking the law.

He would steal the magic stone—because even if the magic stone disappeared, it wouldn't affect anyone—

666-year-old Nikolai Lemay is ready to give up his life.

Even a centenarian like Dumbledore will die at the observatory in his sixth year.

But to Harry—

It's equivalent to psychological manipulation (PUA) on a child.
This won't work!
This is a crime!

“No, it’s nothing. Forget what I just said,” Tiera said. “I know you trust me… I’m happy to have your trust.”

What should we do? Tiera... what if Tiera...?

Tyrell, who had unintentionally made eye contact with Harry again, quickly lowered her head.

No, he can't read anymore.

Tierra quickly realized—

Why does Hogwarts never teach dark magic?

The influence of black magic on its user is constant and subtle—

It won't give you any special treatment just because your learning process is formal or your survival skills are sophisticated.

At most, it will slow down the rate at which you are eroded.

At most, it will make the erosion less noticeable.

But ultimately, this emotion, combined with the power of your spiritual dimension, will amplify your inner desires—

Just like Voldemort, who was so elegant and wise during his school days, but as he went further and further down the path of dark magic, his fear of death deepened.

Gradually, this fear consumed his remaining sanity, driving him further and further insane.

This might explain why Dumbledore always lived in seclusion at Hogwarts.

He would rather be shackled than go out and face Grindelwald.

He was escaping not only the blood oath with Grindelwald.

What Dumbledore feared was his younger, impetuous self—

What Dumbledore feared was that version of himself, who, like Grindelwald, had once desperately craved power, strength, and fame.

Dumbledore was able to defeat two generations of Dark Lords in a row, especially in the battle at the Ministry of Magic in the fifth year, where he almost effortlessly overwhelmed Voldemort.

But Tyrell doesn't believe me when you tell me that Dumbledore uses ordinary magical power.

In other words, Dumbledore also used dark magic powers.

In other words, it's about combining the magic of the spiritual dimension with the emotional output of the mental dimension.

However, Dumbledore's emotional outpouring might not be like Voldemort's simple murderous intent, nor like Tyrell's combination of painful emotions, but rather a kind of power similar to Lily Evans's love—

Perhaps it was love for his family, or perhaps it was guilt towards his younger sister and brother—

It could also be love for Grindelwald.

Tierra doesn't know the specifics, but there's no doubt that Dumbledore has been corrupted by the power of dark magic.

And far from the center of power, far from battle, far from strife, far from a life of unbridled passion and excitement—

Restraining himself, suppressing his inner thoughts, burying all his youthful ideals and ambitions deep within, and letting himself slowly decay like an old man in the castle and in the world of teaching and educating—this was Dumbledore's method of curbing the erosion of dark magic.

Tiera was thankful that she wasn't a native of this world; her values, shaped by her upbringing under the red flag in her previous life, gave her an exceptionally strong ability to distinguish right from wrong.

This made him realize the anomaly immediately, and he quickly understood what was going on by connecting it to Dumbledore's behavior.

Perhaps it was because his magical abilities had grown too rapidly recently, making the erosion of dark magic power increasingly apparent, that he was able to detect a discordant element.

Tierra looked up and gazed ahead—

Hermione had already come out of the shop with five bottles of ink and a bag of parchment.

Ron, already somewhat disheartened, looked away from the full Chadli artillery uniform.

Harry was waving his hand vigorously in front of Tyella's eyes—

Tiera was momentarily stunned.

"What's wrong, Tyella?" Harry tilted his head to look at Tyella.

“No…it’s nothing.” Tyella avoided Harry’s eyes.

The way to curb the erosion of dark magic is through moderation.

In other words, as long as I'm salty enough, nothing can tempt me.

It doesn't just mean staying away from power and temptation; it means more about restraining the use of one's power.

Obsession with and abuse of power is also a manifestation of the corruption of dark magic.

"I really didn't distrust you." Seeing Tyra's downcast mood, Harry said somewhat aggrievedly, reaching out to hold Tyra's hand.

But Tiera easily dodged it.

“Yes, I know.” Tyrell gave Harry the biggest smile he could imagine.

But Tyrell's eyes still didn't look directly at Harry, nor did she take his hand. Instead, she quietly reached into her wizard's robes and grasped Tom Riddle's notebook.

Strands of skin peeled from Tierra's palm and slowly adhered to Tom Riddle's notebook.

Tom Riddle was completely unaware of this.

Because at this time, Tyra was broadcasting live to Tom Riddle the scene of Harry Potter shopping.

"Looks like you two have a good relationship," Tom Riddle said sourly.

Meanwhile, he thought to himself: [Damn it, has Tierra forgotten his jealousy of Harry? No, I have to remind him.]

“I’m really happy to see you two getting along so well,” Tom Riddle said. “Hopefully he’s not acting all high and mighty and treating you like a lackey anymore.”

Tiera instantly erected a layer outside the mental barrier:
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"Hey, Tierra! Look!" Harry carried Tierra into Giggs & Magus Apothecary. "Look, it's Giggs & Magus Apothecary!"

Harry pointed to several medicinal herbs placed on the top shelf of the Giggs Magus Pharmacy counter—

"Look, it's the leopard's tail fur and the phoenix's tail feathers you've always wanted!" Harry exclaimed excitedly. "I'll buy them for you!"

“Oh, no, Harry…” Tierra started to say, then saw Harry run to the counter and pull out a bunch of Galleons.

“You don’t need to buy it for me, I’m really fine.” Then Tiera finished the rest of her sentence.

I'm sorry, Harry...

Tiera silently recited it in her heart.

Let me be greedy just this once...

The phoenix's tail feathers smell so good...

Although the materials he provided to Lucius also included phoenix tail feathers—

but……

Who would complain about having too much of this?

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Here's the second update! Merry Christmas everyone!

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