Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 184 This damn old man is so annoying

After the negotiations with Xenophilius concluded, Tierra's summer vacation gradually returned to normal.

The calculation and analysis of the basic magical configuration of the demon summoning ritual has also come to an end.

Just in the last few days, Tierra Tierra successfully communicated with the spiritual underworld of the Lord using love letters and curse letters sent to Gilderoy Lockhart, summoning several succubi and imps from there, and sealing them in purple and red quartz stones respectively.

However, the search for the entrance to the Dreamland did not go particularly smoothly.

The experts at the University of Greenwich are still in the data collection and research phase and have not yet made any real progress. They are still quite far from finding the cave mentioned in Merlin's Notebook.

Umbridge faced a similar situation, repeatedly encountering setbacks in her search for the Dreamland. Clearly, she overestimated the power she wielded; in matters requiring personal connections, her authority proved ineffective, resulting in her continued fruitless search for the Dreamland.

However, Tiera was not in a hurry. He believed that although Umbridge, that treacherous villain, had suffered a temporary setback, he would surely find a way to achieve his goal.

Two days after Xenophilius placed the order, Dumbledore arrived.

It's clear that Dumbledore came because of Sirius's escape.

Although Dumbledore had no evidence to prove that Sirius Black's escape was related to Gilderoy Lockhart, he still approached Gilderoy Lockhart based on his centenarian intuition.

"Professor Dumbledore!" Tyrell opened the door, looking delighted. "What brings you here?"

“Oh, little Tierra,” Dumbledore said, stroking his beard. “I’ve come to see Mr. Lockhart. Is he in?”

"I'm so sorry, Professor Dumbledore, but my father packed his things and went on a trip last night after dinner."

Tyrell had been prepared all along. You, Gilderoy Lockhart, had just visited Sirius Black, and the very next day he escaped from prison. Given Dumbledore's personality, he would definitely have to pay him a visit.

It is said that Tyella had "Gidro Lockhart" make a filing with the Department of International Affairs at the Ministry of Magic yesterday.

"Travel?" Dumbledore asked in surprise. "Do you know where he went?"

“I don’t know, Professor Dumbledore,” Tyella said, shaking her head. “He didn’t say anything, just that he was going to investigate something.”

Gilderoy Lockhart's registration with the Ministry of Magic states that he is going to Albania, but clearly, Tyella cannot know that much detail.

“Well…” Dumbledore said, “So you’re home alone right now?”

“No, and Mr. Dobby too,” Tierra said. “Would Professor Dumbledore like to come in for a cup of tea? Dobby’s cooking is superb.”

“Oh, no, thank you, child…” Dumbledore smiled mysteriously. “I have some other things to attend to, so I won’t bother you any longer. Please tell Mr. Lockhart that if he returns, he should contact me immediately. I have some important matters to discuss with him.”

“Yes, Professor,” Tierra said. “Goodbye, Professor.”

After saying that, the door slammed shut.

"Sigh... Why is Little Tierra so cold to me?" Dumbledore sighed helplessly and turned to leave.

After that, Tierra enjoyed a relatively peaceful summer vacation for about two weeks.

Two weeks later, one morning, Tierra heard a knock at the door.

Because Tyrell had lied to Dumbledore that Gilderoy Lockhart was away traveling, and Dobby was cooking breakfast, Tyrell had to open the door herself. Tyrell opened the door—

The entrance was completely empty.

But Tierra was certain that a man stood before him—

Although Tiera could not see, through the mental dimension, he sensed a mental entity in front of him, and it should be someone he was very familiar with.

“Harry?” Tierra asked tentatively.

"Pfft—hiss—" A laugh suddenly came from a few centimeters in front of Tiera, and the air there rippled, like a curtain falling off, turning into a silver-gray cloak.

Harry Potter's youthful face, with its rosy lips and white teeth, peeked out from under the cloak. Then Harry crumpled the Invisibility Cloak into a ball and tucked it under his arm—

Tierra then realized that Harry's nose was only a few centimeters away from his, so he had to take a few steps back.

Harry is still taller than him, with messy, bird's nest-like hair. Although Tyella has grown a little during the two months of summer vacation, the top of Tyella's head still only reaches Harry's forehead.

"Long time no see, Tyella!" Harry laughed heartily. "I was just trying to scare you, how did you see through it?"

"I guessed," Tierra said, somewhat annoyed. "How did you know where I live?"

“I was originally planning to take Mr. Lockhart to visit the Dursleys,” Tyella added quickly.

After being adopted by "Gidrolockhart," Tiera wanted to prevent certain people—

For example, Harry.

Disrupting her studies and research, Tierra didn't tell anyone, not even Harry, Hermione, Ron, or Ron's troublesome brothers, about the address of the Gilderoy Lockhart family.

“I ran into Professor Dumbledore at the Leaky Cauldron,” Harry said. “Professor Dumbledore told me that you must be bored at home all by yourself, and that I should come and visit you whenever I have time.”

Tierra: ...

That damn Dumbledore is so annoying!

“Come on, Tyella, I ran into Ron and Hermione in Diagon Alley. She’s buying a new pet. Let’s go together,” Harry said. “While we’re at it, I can take you to buy next term’s textbooks. And let me tell you, there’s one book in this term’s textbooks that…”

“Alright, wait until I finish breakfast.” Tiera sighed, having no choice but to put down her work for now. “And wait until I change my clothes.”

During her summer vacation at home, Tierra wore a modern-style outfit of shorts and a short-sleeved shirt, along with flip-flops, for convenience while studying.

Adhering to the principle of dressing however is comfortable, Tiera's short-sleeved shirt and shorts are very thin, soft and loose, but if he wore this outfit to Diagon Alley, he would definitely be regarded as a madman or an exhibitionist by conservatively dressed wizards.

Tyella couldn't refuse, so she went upstairs to get dressed, grabbed two sandwiches from the kitchen, and followed Harry out the door.

Since Dumbledore sent Harry to find him when Sirius had already escaped from prison, who knows if he might be hiding somewhere watching right now?

Ugh... This damn old man is so annoying.

Thank you to Aozora for your January vote.
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