Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 559 Cohen: I love the way you can't stand me but can't do anything about it.
"Meet Death, and then make a deal?" Cohen narrowed his eyes.

“You said that Death wants your soul, to trade your soul for your parents’ safety,” the goat said.

Cohen stroked his chin.

“But you don’t have to end up like the person in that story,” the goat said immediately, as if afraid Cohen might suddenly decide to die. “I’ve found some spells to trap spirits—if it is indeed some kind of spirit or soul that has entered your body, this spell can temporarily trap it in another body…”

“That sounds good. This way I can find out what it is,” Cohen said. “Now, how do we begin?”

“First, you have to see him again,” the goat said. “You said he would appear in your dreams, and only in your dreams…”

“So I need to sleep,” Cohen planned. “You come and find an opportunity to catch whatever’s crawling into my head.”

"It could be a magical force, or it could be a soul that has taken advantage of a weakness."

“I’m certain it’s a soul.” Cohen thought of the soul strength he had seen in his dream—only a soul could have soul strength.

“Finally, I used a spell to trap it in another body,” the goat said.

“That’s easy,” Cohen said.

Then, Cohen guided the Voldemort-themed flesh golem that had been thrown into the box over.

"After trapping him, we'll do this first... then... if that doesn't work, then..."

The plan is actually very simple, but it's a bit difficult to get started.

Cohen is too excited to sleep.

"I'll do it! I can put the kids to sleep!" Sissoko volunteered. "La la la—"

"Shut up—" Cohen pressed against Sissoko's jaw. "You're making it even harder for me to sleep."

Sissoko was still not giving up, and the water snake tail joined in the attempt—but it was too much of a challenge for the snakes to learn to sing, and it also put Cohen's ears through a lot of trouble.

After what seemed like an eternity, Cohen finally closed his eyes.
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Cohen's dream was still about being in the library.

"The same place again? How much do you love libraries?" Lucifer, disguised as Edward, was still sitting opposite Cohen. "I went to see your father—guess what?"

“I won’t guess,” Cohen said, pretending everything was normal.

All he had to do was wait for the goat's call—like hearing Harry calling him to wake up in a half-awake state.

“Your father hugged me and cried his eyes out, saying, ‘Cohen, I’m sorry…’” Lucifer clicked his tongue. “Tsk, you can’t imagine the scene. He’s never cried to you like that before, has he?”

"Changed strategy?" Cohen said. "No amount of nonsense can make me fight with my family."

"Really?" Lucifer grinned maliciously. "I can demonstrate to you again how I broke down your father's psychological defenses..."

Then, his appearance began to shrink, expand, and shrink again—finally, Lucifer became another "Cohen".

"Dad... something strange has taken over my body, I'm so scared..." Lucifer said with a timid expression.

“Hey, good son,” Cohen replied, putting his legs up on the table, just like Lucifer had done yesterday. “Give Dad a leg massage.”

"Help me, Daddy—help me—that Cohen isn't me..."

"You expect me to save you if you won't massage your legs?" Cohen said angrily. "You have absolutely no manners—"

"It's still a soap opera, isn't it?" Lucifer dropped his theatrical expression, reverting to Edward's demeanor. "Even if you pretend not to care, the fact remains—your father now suspects you…and you'll soon—"

Suddenly, he stopped talking.

"Soon what?" Cohen said defiantly.

Because Cohen heard the goat say, "It's over."

“What did you do?” Lucifer asked stiffly.

The dream began to distort and fade.

Then, Cohen opened his eyes.

"Eek—" Cohen pushed away the Voldemort corpse covering him after waking up—or maybe it wasn't a corpse anymore, because there was a soul in this body with the same strength as his own.

[Ding! The evil side quest (6/7) has progressed]

6. Become the number one wanted person on the Ministry of Magic's most wanted list.

[Reward: 10 points of Soul Strength, Tracking Compass]

[Ding! The Kindness quest has been advanced]

[Kindness Quest (6/7)]

6. Save a dead person

[Reward: Goodwill and Sin points can be used interchangeably for consumption; "a door that leads to a certain place at a certain time"]

[Ding! Kindness side quest (6/7) is complete]

6. Save a dead person

Goodwill points and sin points can be used interchangeably for consumption; a "door that leads to a certain place at a certain time" has been issued.

A string of system messages suddenly popped up, and Cohen shook his head.

There's been a misunderstanding with the little system. It might just be that the boss is blocking it from the outside, rather than actually being a boss.

The goodwill quest was completed long ago when Slughorn was rescued, and now Cohen's goodwill points, which had no way to be spent, finally came in handy.

As for the "door that leads to a certain place at a certain time," Cohen saw something in his system inventory that looked a lot like a wooden door. It might be like Nicolas Flamel's key, which would lead to another place once opened.

The villainous questline is a bit unpredictable; Cohen most likely won't make it onto the Ministry of Magic's wanted list—why would Edward put his own son on it unless he resigned...

Edward cannot resign, because the wizarding world relies on him for security.

But that's all hindsight. After all, Cohen could have approached Edward and gotten his name on the list—there's nothing the minister's son can't do.

The first thing to deal with now is "Lucifer," who is trapped inside the flesh and blood puppet body.

The Chimera crouched beside Cohen and the puppet, while the lion bared its teeth at the puppet.

“Hmm—hmm~” Lucifer shook the gray-haired head that belonged to Voldemort. “Ah, you gave me a body—you’re so kind, Cohen, and your magical animal parents too.”

"Roar!" The lion opened its blood-red maw and roared at Lucifer, its sulfurous saliva flying onto his face, causing him to let out a disgusted hiss.

"How rude of you! You haven't even rinsed your mouth, you bad cat—did you just eat a rabbit?" Lucifer helped himself to his feet and looked around. It was Cohen's old wooden cabin.

"Why is he such a chatterbox?" said the snake's tail.

"I'm going to bite him to death." Sissoko assumed a menacing attack stance. "How dare he scare my son—"

“Still having a good time?” Cohen said, sitting on the bed. “Haven’t you realized you’ve been caught?”

"Catch me?" Lucifer grinned as if he'd heard something amusing. "Before, I didn't have a body, so I had to trick you, you little Dementor—now that I have a body, I lack nothing..."

He raised his right hand.

"Snap!" He snapped his fingers.

Nothing happened.

Lucifer's expression changed, and he snapped his fingers a few more times, still not understanding.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

"Hey, why isn't your magic working?" Cohen mocked.

"What have you done?!" Lucifer said through gritted teeth, his face contorted like Voldemort's. "I know about your damn puppet—but..."

(End of this chapter)