HP North Star's Radiance

And this aunt is now wholeheartedly attacking Lupin, Tonks' comrade.

Soon, her dark magic will also fall on Tonks herself.

Red and white lights alternately illuminated behind Tonks.

Behind Tonks, Lupin blocked several deadly attacks from Bella.

Bella had only been released from prison a short time ago, and her magical abilities had not yet fully recovered to what they were a decade or so ago. This was Lupin's only chance.

Lupin's defenses against dark magic were quite good, but Bella was ruthless and insane. That's how dark magic works; the more a wizard takes pleasure in killing and torturing, the stronger their attacks become.

Bella laughed maniacally, unleashing the malice she had suppressed for over a decade.

With the enemy pressing relentlessly, Lupin had nowhere to retreat but to grit his teeth and fight on. If he couldn't withstand the pressure, the still-young Tonks behind him would die with him!

"I can't afford to get distracted anymore!" Tonks shouted in his mind.

If she couldn't unlock the door and escape with the hostages, she could only pray that this crazy aunt would have a change of heart and leave them both with a complete corpse!

Tonks desperately steadied his breathing and focused all his attention on attacking the door lock.

bump!

Tonks kicked open the broken door and shouted, "Ms. Purnell!"

She swiftly pulled up Purnell, who was lying pale and weak not far from the door, and turned to Lupin, shouting, "Let's go!"

In the instant he turned around, Tonks noticed that the door lock on the rickety gate bore traces of potion corrosion.

Without time to think, Tonks immediately activated his minion reveal, disappearing from the spot with Pernell.

when!

A potion bottle the size of a thumb fell to the ground and rolled a few times.

Hogwarts, Slytherin girls' dormitory.

Milison reached out and drew three tarot cards in succession.

The first tarot card is the Three of Swords upright. The Three of Swords depicts a heart pierced by three swords, representing unavoidable sorrow.

This kind of sadness doesn't appear overnight; it stems from long-suppressed, unresolved problems.

"The upright Three of Swords represents pain, but also reconstruction and rebirth. Sadness is inevitable; only by bravely facing the problem can it be truly solved. The sword pierces not only the heart, but also the self-deceiving illusion."

Millison kept dreaming that one day Mrs. Burstd would turn back and look at her family.

She fantasized that Mrs. Burst would realize that her daughter was neither a magical genius nor suited for dark magic.

She fantasized that Mrs. Burstdle could salvage her shattered maternal love, that Mrs. Burstdle could realize that it was her following Voldemort that killed Millison's father and destroyed the family.

With Voldemort's resurrection, the possibility of him turning back becomes smaller and smaller, until it vanishes into nothingness.

The Eight of Cups depicts eight cups stacked together, with someone turning and walking towards the mountains.

"The upright Eight of Cups signifies abandoning what you currently possess and departing gracefully. The Cup represents what you own, the staff represents your courage, and the hazy distant mountains represent the unknowable future."

Millison, who was drawing cards, was not the only one who turned and walked into the mountains; her mother, Mrs. Burstde, was also among them.

Now, Mrs. Burst has abandoned her family and resolutely returned to the ranks of the Death Eaters.

The reversed Moon card shows the Moon moving from top to bottom.

"When the Moon is reversed, the fog is lifted and hidden things gradually emerge. Unresolved issues will resurface, and it's time to confront your fears."

Milison's worst fears were about to be realized again; the difficulties she thought she could not face or overcome would reveal their true nature.

However, the emergence of difficulties also presents an opportunity to overcome them.

Just like Boggart, before Boggart even comes out of the closet, the fear of the unknown can make people overthink.

When the Boggart actually appears before them, as long as they maintain an optimistic attitude and utter "funny funny," the wizards will find that the so-called behemoth is not invincible.

The three tarot cards represent the past, present, and future.

Prarese sat at one end of the table, and Millison at the other. Between them were three tarot cards, the bridge connecting the two friends.

Some unspeakable thoughts and feelings flowed between the two friends, creating a resonance.

Is Milison contradictory? Yes, he is.

Milison's mother is selfish, and Milison is willing to admit her own selfishness. For better or worse, they both have their own goals and are unwilling to compromise with each other.

Milison wanted both a mother who understood and loved her, and the opportunity to pursue her own dreams.

But these two things are inherently contradictory. Mrs. Burst will not turn back; obeying her mother means abandoning her ideals and becoming a sinful Death Eater after graduation.

Now, it's time for Milison to make a choice amidst this dilemma.

Is Prarese contradictory? Yes, he is.

She often debates with herself, rejecting her own previous viewpoints, growing through self-rejection, and arriving at relatively feasible conclusions in the present.

This seems a bit like schizophrenia. In the past, one was determined to do this; now, one overturns that past decision; and in the future, one might develop entirely new ideas.

Prarese went from refusing to believe in divination, to wavering on that idea under the lure of the crown, to finally being able to truly use divination as an effective tool to help himself and his friends.

Debating with others and refuting their views can easily damage the relationship between the parties, but debating with yourself, dealing with yourself, and reflecting on your past views can effectively avoid this worry.

People are always contradictory. Daphne is contradictory, Pansy is contradictory, Millison is contradictory, and Prarese herself is contradictory.

But so what?

The law of development of things is inherently such—contradiction is the driving force of development. People always go through the process of affirmation, negation, and the negation of negation.

Prarese reached out and pushed the three tarot cards toward Milison. Her gentle yet firm smile represented her support for herself and Milison.

Struggling with contradictions and making a decision is like a snake shedding its skin.

The process of a snake shedding its skin is always difficult and painful, but it also represents the rebirth and growth of a Slytherin.

A snake that never sheds its skin is doomed to die. A Slytherin who never sheds its skin will never grow into a true Slytherin.

Bella, her eyes dark and crazed, staggered back to the Death Eaters' makeshift hideout.

Mrs. Burst greeted her with a smile: "Have you seen that mother rabbit that couldn't move its legs?"

Snapped--

Mrs. Burst was slapped hard by Bella.

She covered her face and shouted angrily, "What's wrong with you?!"

After saying that, Mrs. Bursted realized that Bella was a madwoman. Hadn't she gone mad enough?

"I don't care what's wrong with you!" Mrs. Burst said with a sneer. "You've been given a chance, better not to get kicked by a rabbit!"

Bella's mind was even more chaotic than when she was under the control of the Dementors in Azkaban.

The master has no use for that traitor Brown, and that traitor only came back because Purnell was arrested.

It's not a big deal that Purnell is dead; the traitor doesn't even know the hostage is dead.

I doubt that cowardly traitor would dare to act rashly, much less betray his master after his resurrection.

But if they were facing the Order of the Phoenix, and Purnell were standing on the opposite side...

Bella walked step by step toward the temporary base; she had to be honest with her master.

She did not ask for her master's forgiveness, but only for his punishment.

Chapter 129 Unwavering Will

The water of the Black Lake had already submerged the top of the windows, and the Potions Office was completely devoid of natural light, relying solely on torches and fireplaces for illumination.

In the dimly lit Potions office, Praris stirred potions with one hand and kept adding ingredients to the cauldron with the other.

“Please have a seat,” Prarese said to Harry, who was sitting opposite her. “Montacia is still not fully recovered and her mind is foggy. I’ve prescribed several medications, but Madam Pomfrey and the professor both think they’re not quite right.”

Praris's potion-making skills improved rapidly. However, in her specialization and development direction, she embarked on a path that was not entirely consistent with her mentor's.

The treatment should have been left to Mrs. Pomfrey, but the available medications did not seem to fully meet her needs.

So, busy Snape entrusted her with the task of brewing medicine for Madam Pomfrey.

Seeing that Harry was doing nothing, Prarese gave him a brief introduction to their research.

Unfortunately, thanks to Snape, Harry's interest in Potions was just as great as Prader's interest in flying broomsticks, not to mention the profound study of Potions.

Seeing this, Praris didn't press him. She said to Harry, "There's a box of shortbread in the tea cupboard; have some with your tea!"

Harry already knew that Monta had disappeared because George and Fred had teamed up to put him in the Vanishing Cabinet, but he didn't want to tell Praris. Regarding Monta's condition, Harry felt the guy deserved it.

“It’s really sad,” Harry said regretfully, without changing his expression, and even ate a piece of shortbread.

As a Gryffindor, Harry's schadenfreude was so reasonable that Prairie didn't realize he was the one in the know.

During this time, Harry's Occlumency class went awry, and Prader had to change the class time several times.

Because Snape needed to use the office temporarily, because a freshman had caused trouble and needed the prefects to handle it, because Umbridge summoned her, because she was going on a date with Draco Malfoy… Prince was really tasteless, Harry thought.

In addition, Harry's personality is incompatible with the requirements of Occlumency.

While stirring the potion, Praris explained to Harry, "You have a strong sense of empathy. You can always understand what others are feeling, which makes it easy for you to resonate with their emotions."

Take Neville as an example. When faced with Neville's parents' illness, Harry genuinely felt sad for Neville. Perhaps because his own parents had also suffered misfortune, he was always able to empathize with Neville's grief.

"When faced with harm, your choice is not to cover it up, suppress it, or avoid it, but to face it openly."

Harry may seem a bit irritable at times, but that's how he releases stress.

In life, some behaviors that may seem immature are sometimes precisely what allow a person to continue living. This is a unique protective mechanism of the brain; others include forgetting and blanking out.

Prarese is used to keeping her emotions to herself, waiting for a long period of self-digestion and reconciliation.

Harry would try to solve the problems on his own, but he often failed, which led him to seek help from his friends.

"Therefore, it is very difficult for you to achieve the high degree of psychological and emotional self-discipline required by the Occupational Therapy."

Harry first reached for the teacup, then withdrew his hand.

He chuckled to himself, already able to picture what Praris would say: "Yeah, people tend to have dry mouths when they're nervous, which means they're under a lot of pressure or they're about to lie."

Practicing Occlumency is more effective when you're experiencing significant emotional fluctuations. Harry was always invaded during similarly vulnerable moments, or when he was relaxed and asleep.

Only when you can manage your emotions under such circumstances can you be considered to have mastered the skill.