Harry was still savoring the sumptuous Christmas dinner that had left everyone satisfied when he returned to his dormitory. []
It seemed that the practice of instilling Chinese food into Lefay was not completely ineffective. The house-elves 'culinary skills were obviously much better.
Late at night, after Ron and Neville had fallen asleep, Harry took out the Invisibility Cloak and made his way quietly to the library.
In the ** area, Harry used " Flicker " and carefully flipped through the strange-looking books. Some of the books were in a language Harry had never seen before; Some of the books were completely blank, and it seemed that they needed a special way to read them. Several other books had black stains on their covers that looked like blood, but Harry did not touch them.
Harry pulled out a few books he could read and flipped through them quickly at random. He acted like a curious child. The more the adults did not allow him to do something, the more he wanted to try it. Even Dumbledore, who was now invisible, would not know that he had memorized the contents of those books.
After flipping through a copy of The Search and Study of Souls, Harry stuffed it back casually and muttered,"There's nothing fun about it."
After leaving the library, Harry wandered around the castle. When he came to an abandoned classroom, he saw the gorgeous mirror with a golden frame.
" Wow..." He exclaimed softly and walked toward the mirror as if he was fascinated.
The bright moonlight shone through the window into the classroom. Under the hazy moonlight, the frames engraved with complicated patterns were faintly shining.
Engraved on the frame was a row of small words that Harry knew, if turned around, would read-
"Not only do I show you your face, I also show you your inner desires.”
It's a bit like an illusion array. Tsk tsk, the power is also controlled to a relatively low level. If the full power of the magic mirror is unleashed, it should be enough to trap people in the illusion to death, right?
Hmm, I wonder what he will see?
Harry's footsteps faltered.
It can reveal the deepest desires in our hearts…
To the happiest person in the world, it was just an ordinary mirror…
In other words, what he saw in the mirror was his true self…
Standing in front of the mirror at last, Harry looked up.
Many people.
His hateful master was smiling at him with his fox-like eyes.
What else do you want to plot? Hmph hmph, you're amazing to be able to find me!
? The chatty elders put on kind and kind faces.
Tsk, who was he pretending to be serious for?
The senior brothers and sisters had loving and caring eyes. Behind them were a few junior brothers who were jumping around and trying to show their heads.
- --What, aren't you afraid that I'll mess with you guys?
The companions of the Dragon Team looked at him sadly. The usually gentle and elegant black-bellied boss had a serious expression.
'Please, don't be ridiculous. That expression doesn't suit you!'
Also, the person who stood beside everyone and smiled sweetly at him was his past self.
Harry took off his cloak and stood in front of the mirror.
What are you looking at? Jun Lanxi, you can't be affected by this level of illusion array, right? If those guys knew, they would laugh themselves to death.
I just wanted to see them.
You idiot, even at this level, if you continue to watch endlessly, you will exhaust your mind.
I just wanted to see them.
To think that you're still a cultivator. Don't you have this bit of willpower?
I just wanted to see them.
You lunatic! That's fake, that's fake, that's fake!!!
I knew that no matter how real it looked, it was just a coldness that could never be touched. I know that no matter how much I miss them, I won't be able to return to their side. I know, but let me be willful for once. In the future, I will have a long life, experience more things, and make more friends. Their faces were drowned in the torrent of time, and they would slowly become blurred and forgotten. Before that, let me take a good look at them, okay?
Harry sat calmly on the ground with his arms around his knees until dawn.
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"Harry!"
Ron, Neville, and the twins charged forward as soon as they stepped through the common room door.
George pinched his ear and shouted,""Where did you go? We've been looking for you all morning!"
"Do you know how anxious we were when we found out that you were missing?!”
"Neville almost cried!"
"You promised-Harry, what's wrong with you?”
said Harry calmly, pulling out a barely visible smile."It's nothing. I'm tired and I'm going to rest.”
Thrusting the Invisibility Cloak into Ron's hands, he made his way slowly toward the dormitory.
Ron scratched his head and shouted at him,"Hey, you didn't shop the whole night, did you?”
The twins frowned at Harry's back, and George said thoughtfully,"Why do I feel like Harry doesn't look right?”
"Yeah, he doesn't look so good. Did he really go on a sleepless night at Hogwarts?”
Neville's eyes were red as he said,"Then why didn't he call us?”
George sighed." This was his father's relic. I think he wanted to use it alone for the first time.”
Fred wrinkled his nose and said unhappily,""Let it go this time. If there's a next time, watch how I deal with him.”
"So," said Ron excitedly, looking at the Invisibility Cloak in his hand,"shall we play hide-and-seek?”
Neville said worriedly,"But Harry doesn't look too happy.”
"He's been playing all night, he must be tired. Let him sleep for a while.”said Ron, waving his hand."He must have wanted us to have fun, too, since he gave us the Cloak. Neville, leave him alone, let's go.”
"Don't worry, Quirrell and Snape aren't in the castle.”
"Alright then."
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Waking up from his deep sleep, Harry stretched and squinted out of the window.
The blue sky was clear and clear, without a single cloud. A few people were having a snowball fight under the sunlight. Harry saw a trail of footprints appear out of thin air behind Neville, and a snowball crept up on him, burrowing into his collar, causing him to shudder and jump to his feet. Ron and George were roaring with laughter nearby.
Harry knocked his head and his face fell.
"Oh no, they were so worried about me this morning, but I was so cold.”
"Well-George Fred won't hate me, will he? I don't want to face those pranks-"
Dressed quickly, Harry hurried downstairs.
"Harry-" Ron, who was rubbing his belly from laughing, waved at him as he hurried off."Come on, let's have a snowball fight."”
Smiling, Harry ran up to him and said,"What's so fun about snowball fights? I found something interesting yesterday.”
"What's that?" said Ron.
Harry made a gesture with his hand and said,"I saw a huge mirror. I could see my family in it.”
"Really?" Ron's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yes," said Harry happily, his face shining,"I saw my mum and dad and some old people. Ron, can I show you? I also want to meet your parents."
They stopped playing and followed Harry to the abandoned classroom.
"Then, this is it." Harry pointed at the mirror in the middle of the room.
Ron leaned forward and said,"No-well, I saw it!”
He looked around and said excitedly,"I see myself holding the Quidditch Cup and, as Head of Student Council, I'm getting a lot of applause. Harry, is this a mirror that can see into the future?”
"No way!" George walked over with a strange smile. He looked at the mirror and said," Where are those things you mentioned? Eh? Fred, come over here. Look inside. Is this a joke shop? Look, we're the managers. Haha, how interesting…"
Neville tilted his head and looked at the three brothers who were beaming in front of the mirror. He asked curiously,"Then what is this mirror for?”
George waved at him and said,"Little Neville, come and see, what'll you see?”
Neville went over to look in the mirror and his eyes went red.
"Neville-" said Harry, scowling, pulling him away from the mirror and hugging him."Don't be sad, what did you see?”
Neville wiped away his tears and sobbed.
" I…I saw my parents. They…they were very happy to play with me…"
Harry remembered Neville's parents, who had been driven mad by the Cruciatus Curse of the Death Eaters, and said apologetically,"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you here.”
Although the Mirror of Erised was very useful for tempering one's mind, if even he could not take it…
"It seems that you have already guessed the use of this mirror, right?”
Dumbledore walked in slowly and cheerfully.
George smiled." I think so, Headmaster. It should be able to let us see what we desire most in our hearts, right?”
Dumbledore gave him an appreciative look and said,"Very well, Weasley. If it weren't for the holidays, I'd be giving Gryffindor extra points.”
Fred clapped Ron on the shoulder and said,"Little brother Ron, so you really want to be the head of the student council.”
Ron went very red.
Dumbledore nodded."There's nothing to be ashamed of, Ron, nothing is impossible if you try.”
"Longbottom," Dumbledore said sympathetically, looking into Neville's reddened eyes,"Frank and Alice are the bravest people I've ever met. You'll make them proud, won't you?"”
Neville looked up from Harry's arms and said,"Yes…yes, Headmaster, I will.”
Dumbledore's eyes fell upon Harry's face, and Harry smiled at him, his expression calm and sad.
A trace of apology flashed across his eyes as he said,"This mirror is called the Mirror of Erised. It can reveal the deepest desires in our hearts. Harry, you've never seen your family, so you see them around you. However, this mirror can neither tell us the truth nor increase our knowledge. People became fragile in front of it, obsessed with the illusions they saw.”
"Tomorrow, this mirror will be placed somewhere else. I hope that you will not look for it again. If you are really fascinated by it, you should be prepared now. Remember, living in a dream is useless.”
"What did you see in the mirror, Professor?" asked Ron curiously.”
Dumbledore said,"Me? I saw myself holding a pair of thick wool socks.”
Old fox, who would believe you?
The five cubs looked at him with distrust. Dumbledore coughed and said awkwardly,"Alright, everyone, it's time for dinner. Aren't you hungry?”
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