war and peace

Although it was said that the Resurrection Stone could not really bring people back to life, it was indeed one of the Deathly Hallows, and it was a ring passed down from Voldemort's family. It was so easily given to him... Harry was stunned.

"...What's the matter?" Hermione saw that he was standing still, deaf to her words, so she stood up and walked over. "Really a ring!" she exclaimed.Harry snapped back to his senses, and hastily closed the lid, but Hermione had already seen what was inside: "There seems to be patterns on it..."

Harry felt a cold sweat on his back.The logo of the Deathly Hallows is very special. If Hermione can see the pattern clearly, then she will find the Hallows sooner or later.It would not be a good thing to speculate that the ring was given by Tom.If the news leaked out, Dumbledore would know that the ring belonged to Voldemort. At that time, whether it was Tom or Professor Roald, the fake identities would be in jeopardy.Whenever Voldemort is discovered, war may soon be at hand.

"What are you doing hiding so fast?" Hermione was about to take a serious look at the pattern when Harry put the box away, and she couldn't help but stare at him suspiciously.Harry was thinking about how to prevaricate, when suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she showed a narrow smile and drew a long voice: "Oh——Tom gave it..." She patted Harry's arm, seeming With a very understanding look, "I would have said that I would not be so presumptuous. I want to keep the token of love for myself - I don't mind such things."

When Harry heard Hermione's guess that it was a gift from Tom, he was really afraid that his assumption would come true, but before he could come up with a countermeasure, Hermione suddenly thought of something else, and he couldn't help but blush. "……certainly not……"

Seeing Harry's reaction, Hermione smiled even more happily: "Come on, it's not like you don't know what the ring is for. It seems that Tom is in a hurry, such a big deal...you are too, it's normal for the young couple to quarrel , but it can’t be like this all the time, right? He’s subdued first, so you just go down the steps, okay?”

Harry froze.What is "what is the ring for"?What is "it's normal for young couples to quarrel"?He felt a sudden blackness before his eyes.Of course, he knew the function of ordinary rings, but this is a Deathly Hallows, no matter what, Voldemort would not really propose with this soul stone ring, would he?Moreover, in Hermione's eyes, he and Tom seemed to be a stable pair, but she would never have thought that they were actually the relationship between the savior and the Dark Lord, right?Harry opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't seem to explain it.

Seeing Harry's speechless look, Hermione felt that he needed some time to do some mental work for himself. "Then I'll go first." She obviously thought that the reconciliation of her two friends was just around the corner, she smiled and hugged Crookshanks who had already got under the bed, and went out lightly.

Harry stood there for a moment, thinking about Voldemort's purpose in this move.It was quiet all around, and Harry suddenly realized that he was alone in the dormitory.The Soul Resurrection Stone can allow the user to see the phantom of the dead that he wants to see, so can he... Although it is safer to have the Room of Response, but as soon as this idea pops up, he can't help it.He came back to this world for 12 years. Before that, he was dawdling in the Dursleys' house, and then he met Voldemort at Hogwarts... During this period, too many things happened and the responsibilities were too heavy, and he was burdened with many secrets, but even There's no one to confide in...

Harry grabbed his wand from the table and quickly cast blinding and silent spells across the room.Then he opened the box again and carefully took out the ring inside.The black and transparent gemstone reflected the light of the candle very quietly. Harry touched it slowly, his fingers trembling.

"Mom? Dad?"

A crimson-haired woman appeared in mid-air, smiling softly, and reaching out to him.She was holding a tall and thin man wearing glasses, and the eyes behind the glasses were very gentle. "Harry." The woman called softly.

A tear rolled uncontrollably from the corner of Harry's eye and down his cheek.He wiped his eyes quickly and took two steps forward, dangling his hands in the air so they looked like they were holding his mother's. "Mom..." He tried to smile while hiding his choking.

"My child..." Lily Potter's voice was filled with a little sigh, "I'm embarrassing you..."

Harry shook his head.He looked at his parents intently, "I chose this path myself, no matter how difficult it is, I will go on. I'm sorry, Dad, Mom, I couldn't save your life..." Harry's heart thumped Jump straight, what if his behavior disappoints his parents?

"What nonsense are you talking about?" James Potter said, "You just stood up at that time, how can you say it's your problem? You can only blame me and Sirius for trusting the wrong person. I didn't expect Peter Will do this..." His expression was not angry, but deeply disappointed.But his tone changed and became severe, "Sirius wanted to avenge us, and was framed by him, and suffered for nothing in Azkaban for many years." James looked at his son, his eyes softened, "Harry, you're doing great."

"No, I didn't do it well." Harry found it difficult for him to get some words out, but his parents should know what had happened, "I feel like I'm starting to be indecisive, always indecisive, not as good as I used to be." This kind of energy that is not afraid of life and death." He smiled wryly and shook his head, "My heart is softened, obviously he is my enemy, isn't it?"

The Potters looked at each other. "To be honest, we didn't like your approach at first." James continued, frowning slightly, "Although we know your intention is very good, you don't want to see someone die in front of you... ..." He paused, carefully choosing his words, "However, in hindsight, the effect of what you did was beyond our expectations."

Harry was originally in a low mood, but when he heard this sentence, he suddenly showed a surprised expression. "...What? You..." Do you support my idea?How can this be?

"Harry, you have done something that no one has ever done." Walked into a frozen heart and melted it... "I believe that your influence on him is greater than you imagined." Lily said cautiously She said that she seemed to be able to see the blood on the palm of the hand at that time, "So don't worry about us, think about the people who are still alive." Voldemort is undoubtedly the most talented wizard of our time, definitely surpassing Dumbledore and Grimm. Ward, that's what she knew from what he did after his death.If he can divert his energies away from the race-fighting side of things, he has a bright future ahead of him either way.Now Harry can actually do this...

"Harry, you've grown up. It's understandable that you don't have the same passion as before. If you are still the same, then we should worry... James agreed, "Lily and I both feel that you can make your own decisions. Do what you think is right, and I believe you can do the best."

Harry looked at his parents with tears in his eyes, unable to say a word.

"No matter what you do, mother will support you." Lily said, reaching out to touch Harry's messy hair, although the hair went straight through his hands, "No matter what the result is, no matter how many times you come again, mother will always choose to stand In front of you." The sacrifice of her and James can be exchanged for Harry's life, which is already very good; if it can be exchanged for peace in the wizarding world, it will not be a loss at all, and it will be a big profit. .

"Dad, too." James encouraged Harry, "but you've done a lot better than Dad. No matter before or now, Dad is proud of you." He thought he didn't have Harry's heart and couldn't Harry could do something, so he praised his son very sincerely.Although he couldn't accept the relationship between his son and the Dark Lord for a while, the current development trend proved that he was completely overwhelmed, and that kind of relationship was surprisingly strange and harmonious.

Harry stayed in the dormitory all morning.When Hermione asked him to have breakfast, he shied away saying he wasn't hungry; he tried to do the same at lunch, but Hermione quit and rushed in and dragged him downstairs—"Seriously, Harry, even if you're shy, Christmas is still coming!"

Harry knew the legend of the Resurrection Stone, and knew that the second of the three Pellifer brothers committed suicide because he was too obsessed with the illusion it brought, but he couldn't help himself not to spend more time with his parents.The Resurrection Stone is more addictive than the Mirror of Erised, because the people in the mirror won't smile at you or talk to you.But when Hermione slammed on the door, he took his finger off the black stone and put the ring back in the box.His parents finally warned him not to use the stone unless necessary, and indulging in illusions is not good for reality. "One always looks ahead," Lily Potter said softly at last.

Voldemort's gift was so shocking that Harry was still a little out of his wits at the lunch table.Just as he was distracted, Snape pulled a pointed witch's hat with a stuffed mountain eagle out of the big silver firecracker.There was no former Boggart, and naturally there was no Potions professor wearing Neville's grandma's clothes, but Snape still pushed the hat to Dumbledore in disgust.

What jolted Harry out of his thoughts about his parents was a scream: "...if thirteen dine together, the first to rise after the meal will be the first to die!" He looked back, Trelawney, a professor of divination, stood at the entrance of the auditorium, wearing a dress full of sequins, with a frightened face.

"Oh, come on, Sybil." Professor McGonagall said impatiently, "plus you are obviously fourteen. Sit down, the dishes are cold."

Professor Trelawney narrowed her eyes and seemed to be recounting the numbers. "It's impossible...it's strange... Tianmu clearly told me that there were thirteen people..." She murmured, but unfortunately no one paid attention to her.

Harry turned his head back, just looking down at the tripe soup in the bowl.He knew why: it appeared to be fourteen people, but only he and Voldemort knew that Tom and Professor Roald were actually one person.Harry has always thought that Professor Trelawney is actually a magician, most of the time she is playing tricks - but she can occasionally make a few true predictions, and today seems to be one of those blind cats and dead rats.While the number is correct, the idea of ​​someone dying first is completely nonsense.

Two hours later, almost everyone's stomachs were full.When Harry stood up, he had completely forgotten the previous episode, but someone was obviously thinking: "Who? Which of you stood up first?" Professor Trelawney was a little emotional.

Harry and Tom looked at each other. "I don't know," Harry said slowly at last, "unless you want us both to have a life-threatening duel now?" Tom merely raised an eyebrow at the remark.

"What a joke!" Before Professor Trelawney could say anything, Professor McGonagall was already angry, "You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing!" She immediately turned her head, "Sybil, they are both only 13 years old! Don't be offended when I say that - I'm sure they'll at least outlive me!"

Professor Roald had been staring at Harry ever since he spoke.Hearing these words, he showed a smile: "Harry was just joking, Professor McGonagall, this kind of thing will definitely not happen."

Professor McGonagall's face looks a little better now.And Professor Trelawney seemed to be shocked by her anger, and was speechless for a while.

"Minerva is right, and I am an old man!" Dumbledore added in the main seat.His sharp blue eyes scanned the entire round table, taking in everyone's expressions, but he didn't have any confidence in his heart: Really?