Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 386 Worse Than the Worst

Hathaway Romanoff's control over magic was so precise that she only blasted open the layer of soil covering Tiera's coffin, revealing the coffin buried deep underground.

Tierra's coffin was hastily pieced together by Dumbledore from planks, so even with the magic applied, it wasn't very sturdy. Hathaway Romanoff simply waved her hand, and all the nails on the coffin flew off, along with the lid, which slowly opened to reveal—

The interior of the empty coffin.

……

"Aren't you going to take care of your grave?" Dumbledore asked.

“No need.” Tiera smiled and waved her hand in the air. “Let’s continue with ours. They can deal with it later…”

"You sound like you're entrusting your son to someone," Dumbledore said helplessly, then his tone suddenly became heavy—

"It's as if you're never coming back."

"Why would you think that?" Tierra asked with a smile.

“No, it’s nothing.” Dumbledore shook his head. “Just consider it an old man’s pointless sadness.”

“Exactly,” Dumbledore suddenly said again, “Seeing you reminds me of myself, of my younger self. And of Gellert. Of course, you’re more like Gellert; he was just as ruthless, and once he set his mind on something, he wouldn’t let go.”

“No one is exactly the same, Professor Dumbledore,” Tyella said with a smile. “I am me, and Mr. Grindelwald is Mr. Grindelwald.”

"Sigh," Dumbledore sighed, "So you really aren't planning to stay a little longer? You're still so young, why waste the most energetic years of your life on endless exploration of the stars?"

“You’re still young, Tyella,” Dumbledore advised. “You haven’t yet enjoyed the wonderful feeling that fame and power bring you.”

“You’ve had your turn,” Tierra retorted with a laugh. “Mr. Grindelwald had his turn too, and what was the result?”

Dumbledore responded with silence and said no more.

"So you've really thought it through, and you absolutely have to leave?" Dumbledore asked.

“Yes, I have to go,” Tierra said with a smile, then paused. “But I know what you’re worried about.”

“I know you’re worried about Voldemort… so I thought… perhaps I could leave you a little gift.” Tierra smiled, extended her right hand to her right eye, and rotated her eyeball counterclockwise.

……

After unearthing an empty coffin, Hathaway Romanov, Igor Kakarov, and Lady Rosie almost immediately realized they had been tricked. To avoid any potential ambushes, the three transformed into three streaks of black smoke and used silent flight to fly back the way they came.

Since they are still within the Hogwarts grounds, none of them can use Apparition, and Hathaway Romanoff does not possess the authority of "space," so if they want to leave the graveyard as soon as possible, they can only rely on this silent flight spell.

The three flew for a distance, traversing the dense forest within the Forbidden Forest, and finally arrived at an open area—

It was a small square that had been dug out, surrounded by the same damp soil as the Forbidden Forest, with a small mound in the center of the square.

A bright green willow branch is stuck in the top of the small mound, and behind the mound stands a sturdy, square tombstone.

The tombstone reads:

"Tierra, 1980.6.28-1994.6.24"

To prevent her anchor from becoming too rigid and specific, thus affecting her self-perception, Tierra only wrote the word "Tierra" on her tombstone, instead of "Tierra Wu" or "Tierra Lockhart" which she later changed to after being adopted.

Tierra wanted the word "Tierra" to become a symbol. Hathaway Romanov, who was at the head of the group, stopped first, her face darkening, followed by Lady Rosie and Igor Kakalov.

Igor Kakarov's face showed a fear that was about to collapse. He quietly shifted his position, hiding behind Mrs. Rosie and Hathaway, clearly—

They ran a lap and then ran back.

Hathaway Romanoff's face grew increasingly grim, and her magical energy became increasingly volatile. Then, Hathaway raised her staff high—

An invisible wave emanated from the tip of the staff, carrying an aura of weakness, withering, decay, and decay that slowly emanated from the orange-yellow gem at the top of the staff.

—This is one of Hathaway Romanoff's "staircases," the "Scepter of the Decaying Queen," representing the power of "decay" and one of the superior powers of "plague."

As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome; the path from authority to divinity is not uniform.

Just like the divinity of "death," it can be achieved either by using the three powers of "plague," "famine," and "war" as a ladder, as recorded in the Bible, or by relying on the "secrecy" of the Invisibility Cloak, the "destruction" of the Elder Wand, and the "illusion" of the Resurrection Stone, as recorded in the legend of the Peverell brothers.

Of course, this is not absolute. As Hathaway did, it is perfectly acceptable to use the "decline" of the superior authority of the "plague" authority as a substitute.

The power of "decay" spread outwards in the form of orange-yellow, water-like waves of light—

Although Hathaway Romanoff may not seem very bright, thanks to Mrs. Rosie's careful upbringing, Hathaway possesses exceptional strategic acumen. Faced with this situation, she immediately considered the worst-case scenario—

Someone orchestrated a large-scale ritual, using some form of spatial magic to trap themselves—

Perhaps Tyrell never died, and the funeral was a hoax, with Old Glass Dumbledore and Little Glass Tyrell trying to trap him and then steal his staircase!

Hathaway Romanoff was trembling with anger and cold. She never imagined Hogwarts could be so insidious! When will our German Shepherd Strong be able to stand up again?

To break the effects of the magical ritual, Hathaway Romanoff went all out from the start, first using the "decay" authority of the "Scepter of the Decaying Queen" to destroy the surrounding forest. Once the forest's obstruction was removed, both she and Lady Rosie would quickly discover the flaw in this spatial ritual magic, after all—

Most spatial magic, like flesh magic, belongs to the N-level in magic classification. It is beyond the norm and has an extremely low margin for error. Once it gets out of control, the consequences are extremely serious.

Therefore, apart from Shift and Reverse Shift, which are classified as Class I, all other types of spatial magic are strictly prohibited from being taught or used by the Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, Hathaway judged that even if the entire spatial magic ritual was arranged and presided over by Dumbledore, it certainly wouldn't be without any loopholes.

But unfortunately—

The plants and trees touched by Hathaway's "Decay" light gradually withered and died, but soon, as if rewinding a video, the withered trees and dying plants slowly grew back, and everything around them was just as it had been before being affected by the power of "Decay"—

Tierra, sitting in Dumbledore's office, slowly lowered her right hand and poured herself another cup of black tea to drink.

He not only set up a spatial loop, but also tested his new ability—

I tried setting up a time loop.

"Heh heh," Tiera chuckled, "What you're about to face is worse than the worst-case scenario."

I'll update the second chapter later tonight!

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