Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 593 Brain Occupation Technique (+Apologies+Scrapped Outline+Future Update Plan)

“Brain shut-in,” Tiera replied briefly.

"Occlumency?" Harry asked, puzzled.

“This is a type of mental magic,” Tiera explained. “Mastering it can help you resist mental infiltration from the outside world. It can seal the brain to resist magical invasion and influence, and it will also reveal a layer of false memories on the outside. Its opposite magic is Legilimency.”

"Will this... will it help me fight Voldemort's soul fragments?" Harry asked anxiously.

“Of course,” Tierra said with a smile. “Actually, I originally had another method called the Heris Potion. It’s a potion that enhances soul power and can create a spiritual barrier through a unique magical configuration… However, the only drawback is… I’m not entirely sure whether this spiritual barrier will protect your soul separately or envelop your soul along with Voldemort’s soul fragments.”

“However, Occlumency doesn’t have this problem,” Tiera explained with a smile. “Occlumency is a mental defense technique that is based on yourself, activated by you, and completely under your own control. It can easily distinguish your own soul from the soul fragments residing in your body.”

"Then let's get started!" Harry said impatiently. "Hurry up and teach me Occlumency!"

“No rush, Harry, no rush…” Tierra said. “Occlumency is just… well… how should I put it, it’s just to separate your soul from Voldemort’s soul within you. It would be a lie to say I have absolutely no way to extract Voldemort’s soul from you. In fact, I have several methods, but without exception, all of them would cause you great harm. However, if you can separate your soul from Voldemort’s soul within you, I can guarantee that the harm will be minimized. At least it won’t be as serious as when Gilderoy Lockhart treated your arm into rubber in your second year.”

“And it won’t be me who teaches it,” Tierra said with difficulty. “To be honest, my Occlumency isn’t very good either. To be precise, I have almost no experience learning Occlumency from scratch. I was first influenced by Ravenclaw’s tiara and gained a skill similar to a mental barrier, and then I started learning Occlumency. This mental barrier skill allowed me to complete the first step of learning Occlumency with almost no effort—to shut down your emotions and suppress your thoughts.”

"So...which teacher are you planning to find to teach me Occlumency?" Harry asked, somewhat disappointed.

“Horace Slughorn, or Albus Dumbledore,” Tierra said. “They are both masters of Occlumency. I’ll ask them later to see which one of them has time.”

"Oh, okay." Harry breathed a sigh of relief. They were both very easy-going professors, but Harry still preferred Professor Dumbledore, because Horace Slughorn's excessive enthusiasm made Harry uncomfortable.

"Alright, Harry, don't worry. Just think of it as a benign tumor. Hmm. You know what a benign tumor is, right?"

“I know, Aunt Petunia used to say that word all the time. She was always worried that Uncle Vernon might get a tumor if he didn’t lose weight,” Harry replied.

“So relax,” Tierra said with a smile. “The Voldemort soul fragment in your body won’t spread or endanger your life. In fact, because of my presence, Voldemort doesn’t dare to use Legilimency to probe your mind. So just think of it as a benign tumor in your body.”

"Hmm," Harry felt much better after Tyella's words of comfort, but he still felt strange.

"Alright, Harry, let's go find Hermione and Ron," Thierry said, patting Harry on the shoulder.

"Hmm," Harry nodded and followed Tyella toward Honey Duke.

Instead of returning to Honeydukes' cozy, sweet little shop, they unexpectedly bumped into Hermione and Ron next to the Three Broomsticks pub. So, without bothering to go far, they headed into the nearby Three Broomsticks pub.

However, before they entered the bar, they found two men standing outside the door of the Three Brooms bar, one of them tall and thin, peering sideways through his glasses.

Harry recognized him as another Hogsmeade pub pub—

A bartender at Pig's Head Bar. When...
As Harry, Tyrell, Ron, and Hermione drew closer, the Hog's Head bartender gave them a wary look, pulled his cloak tighter around himself, and walked away, leaving the other man behind—a short man carrying something in his arms.

They hadn't gone far when Harry recognized the short man.

“Mundungus!” Harry called out.

The short, stout man with sparse, messy hair that curled outwards jumped up in fright. An old-looking box fell from his arms and opened with a bang, spilling out some things that looked like they were from an abandoned shop window.

“Ah, oh, hello, Harry,” Mundungus Fletcher said in a tone that was hardly believably cheerful. “Well, don’t keep me waiting—”

"Oh my goodness!" Mundungus Fletcher seemed even more startled upon seeing Tierra standing behind Harry, his whole body visibly trembling. "Mr. Tierra! I, I didn't expect your, your presence! I, I, I, I, these, these are all, all legal, legal, yes, yes, they were given to me by someone!"

After saying that, he started squatting down and haphazardly grabbing things from his box on the ground, looking completely flustered.

“Are you selling these things?” Harry asked, watching him pick up a dirty item from the ground.

“Oh, sir, you have to make a living,” Mundungus said. “Goodbye!”

Ron crouched down and picked up a piece of silverware from the ground. "Wait a minute!" Ron said疑惑地, "This looks familiar—"

“Thank you!” Mundungus said, snatching the wine glass from Ron’s hand and putting it back in the box. “Well, goodbye all of you—oh, I mean, well, goodbye, esteemed Mr. Tierra.”

After saying that, Mundungus Fletcher ran into the Three Broomsticks bar, intending to sit by the fireplace and leave.

“I swear, I’ve seen that silver goblet somewhere before,” Ron said.

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Comrades, I'm really sorry, I've been busy with an experiment lately, so I haven't been able to take care of things here.

Secondly, I also took this opportunity to revisit the later outline of this book… Most of the drafts and outlines for this book were completed during my postgraduate entrance exam preparation in 18 and 19. In my original draft, at the beginning of the seventh book, Voldemort wanted to incite a war between the wizarding world and the Muggle world, so he created a plague that swept across the entire Muggle world with a curse. The plague caused a war between Muggle nations, and the war led to famine. During the famine he caused, Voldemort held his ascension ceremony. However, when Voldemort returned to the mortal world for the second time, Tyrell used the fragment of Voldemort's soul within her to directly merge with Voldemort. After Voldemort gained the divinity of "death" and became a true four-dimensional being, Tyrell emerged from Voldemort's stomach, thus taking control of the power of death…

Yes, that's right. The scene at the end of Book 5 where Tierra emerges from Voldemort's belly should actually be a scene from near the end of the book... The "death" ascension ritual that happened to Hathaway Romanoff should also be Voldemort's. Also, in my original outline, the battle at the Ministry of Magic at the end of Book 5 wasn't Tierra directly confronting Voldemort, but rather "the devil" Tierra possessing Harry to fight Voldemort... But obviously, after the pandemic, writing according to my original outline would have been asking for trouble... So I moved the scene from near the end of the book forward and placed it at the end of Book 5.

Besides, the main plot of the entire sixth volume should have been Slytherin's "accidental" return to his senses, his escape from the Chamber of Secrets at Hogwarts, his "alliance" with Voldemort, and the secret of the ascension ritual he brought with him. With Slytherin's influence, and under the combined influence and persuasion of Slytherin and Snape, Voldemort established a Death Eater government. Slytherin + Voldemort and Dumbledore + Harry possessed by Tierra would have been evenly matched, seemingly achieving a balance of power... instead of the current situation where Tierra's side is completely dominating...

While the two magical ministries were locked in a power struggle, Voldemort and the Slytherin government stirred up trouble and prepared for their own ascension ceremony. Meanwhile, Tyrell and Dumbledore's Ministry of Magic took the opportunity to use the threat of the Dark Lord to unite British wizards and, following Grindelwald's example, formed the European Magical Alliance. It was at this time that Tyrell reconnected with Lady Venda Rosie, using her status as Grindelwald's successor to have her spread propaganda within the European Magical Alliance and build a highly centralized European Magical Alliance.

Therefore, the original sixth volume should mainly focus on the intense political struggles and Voldemort's terrifying and oppressive rule, with occasional chapters about Hogwarts school, but mainly to create a tense, oppressive, and dark atmosphere as a great war is about to break out.

The ending of Book 6 will still correspond to the original work, which is Dumbledore's funeral. According to my original outline, Dumbledore's mood will be more tired and melancholy. His regret for the past has never disappeared. After seeing the Ministry of Magic in Europe unified by his students, he seems to have let go of some obsession or burden in his heart. He will be more composed and more eager to face death than in the original work.

Slytherin would lead Voldemort into Hogwarts Castle through a secret passage, and after Tyrell was "distracted," the two of them would surround and kill Dumbledore.

Having let go of his burdens, Dumbledore unleashed his full power in that battle, releasing countless dazzling and incredibly skillful spells, allowing everyone to fully witness the terrifying power that the world's greatest white wizard truly possessed.

After having his fill of fun, Dumbledore calmly accepted a Death Curse. His body began to move naturally, and a brand new, fiery red phoenix emerged from the flames, singing a cheerful and agile song of courage as it flew away into the distance.

Then the scene shifts, and Dumbledore, in the form of a phoenix, arrives above Nurmengard, singing a melodious and long song that conveys an indescribable love and longing that has been separated by a century.

Upon hearing the phoenix's song, Grindelwald sat up abruptly from the cold, stiff stone bed, looked out through the narrow iron window, and laughed loudly three times.

Then a golden flame ignited from his body.

The flames burned from the inside out, breaking Grindelwald's shackles.

A giant golden bird emerged from the flames and flew to the sky above Nurmengard, circling the fiery red phoenix and chirping merrily.

The fiery red phoenix responded to the golden bird with the same cry, and the two birds, one red and one gold, flew together into the distance.

At the end of Book 6, the chapter about Dumbledore and Grindelwald turning into birds is still called the final chapter, which means that this ill-fated couple has finally ushered in their final chapter. From now on, they will be far away from the eyes of the world, and from now on, their lives will belong entirely to themselves.

At the beginning of Book VII, the whole world is plunged into darkness. Because of the loss of Dumbledore, Voldemort has completely let himself go and become extremely rampant. He is fighting on two fronts: on the one hand, he creates a global plague in the Muggle world, and on the other hand, he leads the Death Eaters to attack the Ministry of Magic around the world.

Tierra built a massive magical dome centered on Hogwarts, accommodating magical refugees from all over the world. Using her spatial authority, she created a passage within the dome to the planet where the library was located. On that planet, Tierra established a wizarding empire, implementing educational and administrative reforms, enacting laws, encouraging childbirth, and promoting the invention of spells, among other things. In other words, the scene at the beginning of Book 6 should have been the scene at the beginning of Book 7, and Cornelius Fudge would no longer be needed as a puppet. However, there were still opponents. At this point, Tierra directly took a righteous stance, reprimanded these opponents, and then assimilated them.

Then, while things were peaceful on Tierra, on Earth, Muggles were waging war due to a plague, which led to famine. Meanwhile, Death Eaters were slaughtering Muggles and committing acts of utter disregard for human life. However, because they were preoccupied with the plague, war, and famine, as well as the existence of the Oblivion Curse, the vast majority of Muggles did not pay attention to the wizarding community and regarded it as mere hearsay.

However, in the end, Voldemort was outmaneuvered by Tyella. His death divinity was transformed into Tyella's own authority. After Voldemort himself perished and disappeared, the plague caused by his curse gradually dissipated. At the same time, the large number of Death Eaters became divided and internally divided, with each member refusing to submit to the others. After several incidents caused by one of the radicals, the Muggle people finally noticed the Death Eaters and, in turn, the wizarding community.

This was originally the outline for the first half of Volumes 6 and 7, but due to the pandemic, writing this part would have gotten me banned, so I had to scrap it and start over. So I'm releasing it here for everyone's amusement.

After the demolition, this part was cut short by more than half. The remaining plot was also broken up and stuffed into the earlier plot. In the past few days, a new rough outline has been basically released. All that's left is to refine it a little. I will try my best to update at least two chapters a day in April and finish it before May Day. Then I will update the parallel ending side stories in the group. I hope everyone will continue to support me.

(End of this chapter)