Hogwarts: Dirge of Magic

"It's me." Sifa replied softly.

"It's really you!"

Confirmed the eyes, not the fantasy in the heart.

Alice's expression softened visibly to the naked eye.

She raised her arms and hugged Sifa.

......

The two were tender for a while, and Alice took the initiative to let go of Sifa.

"How did you get here? Don't you know everything?"

As she spoke, Alice's expression gradually changed from joy to sadness.Her head gradually lowered, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

"Didn't you invite me in?" Sifa asked a little confused.

"Of course not...not necessarily...probably..." The more she said, the less confident Alice became.

In fact, every cell in her body is longing for Luna or Xifa to appear here every minute and every second.

Why?Alice raised her head abruptly, "How did you get here? I didn't remember teaching you the Imperius Curse!"

"The Imperius Curse?" Xifa was surprised. Does it mean that every time someone helps her to suppress the Silent Beast, she has to cast the Imperius Curse to come here?

"Of course, the Imperius Curse can enter my consciousness." Having said that, Elise looked at Xifa warily.

"Say! Who are you!"

Cifer couldn't laugh or cry, how he cast Legilimency, and then gave up resisting, allowing Elise to pull himself into her mind.

"So, I really invited you in!"

Alice stuck out her tongue, a little embarrassed.

After some squabbling, Alice's dead breath eased.

Xifa breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. It was so gloomy that it didn't seem like a place to stay for a long time, so he asked.

"You've been staying here all this time? Is there no exit? Let's leave here first, Luna is still taking care of us outside!"

Those twisted minions in the darkness have disappeared since Xifa appeared here.Naturally, Xifa didn't gain anything from looking around.

Xifa naturally thinks this is what it looks like here, although he always has a feeling of being spied on.

But this is Elise's heart, and it is not impossible for her to pay attention to herself.

"This place is my spiritual world, and I can go out if I want. However, I remember that I didn't build a passage here. How did you get here?"

While talking, Alice looked at Sifa with some puzzlement.

The appearance of Xifa is too strange, the eyes are indeed familiar, but this...

"Ah! Thanks to the portrait of your mother..."

After listening to Xifa's experience, Alice couldn't stop crying again.

This is the last love my mother has for herself... After a long time, she wiped away her tears.

"Let's go," said Elise, tear-stained.

"Here..." Seeing that the place was completely dark, with only this bean-sized candle in front of him, Xifa hesitated.

"It doesn't matter, as long as the two of you are safe and sound, this place will never fall!"

Elise stared stubbornly into Sifer's eyes, and said firmly.

In other words, do you still want to stand here silently by yourself?

Sifer got out what was in Alice's heart, and his chest hurt.

At this moment, he really wanted to stay here to accompany and protect Alice.

However, reason told me that it was already the limit to stabilize Elise's state this time.

He and the others were still in the Forbidden Forest, and Charles, who had regained his breath, would catch up with them at any time.

If you leave like this...I will come back here when I go back!

Xifa slightly clenched his fists, secretly making up his mind.

Just when Xifa made up his mind.

Elise, who was a little excited beside her, built a twisted portal on the side.

Looking at it from Xifa, there is a deep blue in the round door.

Elise said that as long as they pass through it, they can wake up in reality.

Huh?Did I forget something?

With some concern in his heart, Xifa turned his head habitually, intending to take a last look at this barren land to see if he had forgotten something.

At this moment, his pupils shrank suddenly.

The red carnation was embedded in the dark matter impressively.

Under the red light, he found that many twisted black silk threads were drilling into the branches at the bottom of the flower.

After signing Sifer's hand, Alice raised her foot and walked forward, and found that she couldn't pull Sifer back. She was a little puzzled and looked back with a smile.

However, seeing the scene in front of her, Alice's face turned pale.

The carnation has only revealed a little red on the black base.

Under the black substance, red veins continue to grow and spread, and the faintly glowing rays of light form the veins, resembling the appearance of an animal.

"It shouldn't be!" Alice panicked, causing the ground here to shake.

"What? Do you know what's going on?" Xifa asked quickly, knowing what's going on so that he can better solve the problem.

"This is part of the Silent Beast, it shouldn't be here!" Alice panicked.

"I see." Xifa murmured, "I think there is something wrong with this carnation."

"Carnation?" Alice was a little puzzled.Xifa smiled wryly, and explained the origin of the carnation he had neglected.

"Isn't she my mother?!" Alice's heart was greatly shocked.

The ground here shook.

"Calm down!" Cifer held Elise's face in his hands. "You haven't communicated with your mother for a long time, maybe the Silent Beast did something while you weren't paying attention!"

Hearing Sifa's words, Alice approved of Sifa's guess.It is also gradually stabilizing here.

"This candle is very important, you protect it!"

With a sigh of relief, Xifa let go of his hand, and turned to face the red veins reflecting his whole body.

"Is it a phoenix?" Xifa murmured.

Alice calmed down when she heard Sifer's words. "It's a phoenix. My silent beast is in the form of a phoenix. My grandfather and Professor Dumbledore spent a lot of effort to restrain it."

Trying to remember for a while, she continued. "At that time, it was Professor Dumbledore's Patronus who defeated it, and separated its thinking and origin and sealed it in my body."

After finishing the words, she quickly walked to the candlelight, put her skirt under her calves and sat down on her knees.

Raise your hands, making a gesture of holding up the lamp.

"Sifa, the only magic that can be used here is the Patronus Charm! You have to use the Patronus to defeat it!"

After speaking, she closed her eyes.

It seems to know that Xifa is fighting with him by his side.

This time around, Elise's emotions are richer and more tenacious than ever before.

The range of small lights spread from dozens of steps to nearly a hundred steps in an instant.

The dark matter was forced to retreat beyond the light, and the surrounding scene was also reflected in Xifa's eyes.

Within a distance of dozens of steps, there are uneven stone slabs, and beyond this range, there are exposed stones covered with corrosion scenes.

It was as if the coastal dirt road had suddenly turned into a gap like a rocky cliff.

Patronus...

Hear Alice's instructions.Xifa understood that he wanted to use his patron saint to fight it, defeat it, and erase its consciousness.

Maybe in the future, with the accumulation of Eliza's negative consciousness, the Silent Beast will appear and explode again.

But we will talk about the future.

Don't think too much about it anymore, but when it comes to fighting with the Patronus...

Xifa is a little helpless, her patron saint is 'Lizard'!

"Call for God's Guard"

However, at this moment, Xifa himself did not expect it.

What a strong desire to protect was filled in his heart.

Just as the thoughts in his heart fell, a pure white dragon-shaped patron saint of his height suddenly appeared in front of him.

It might be unusual to get one's own Patronus from Dumbledore before though.

But after seeing this scene, Xifa was still a little secretly happy.

But then, the ecstasy disappeared.

For the first time in Alice's heart, she fought the silent beast that she had never met before.

Xifa didn't dare to act rashly, he was on guard, waiting for the pattern that seemed to appear on the black dome in the distance to take shape.

He couldn't guarantee what strange consequences he would have if he rushed out of the candlelight.

Gradually, the complex red lines took shape completely, and slowly fell off from the dark matter.

It turned out to be a phoenix!

Xifa was a little shocked. Elise's surname was Dumbledore. Could it be that her mother or grandmother...

Strange, why am I always thinking wildly here, is it a problem that my Occlumency level is not enough?

While Xifa was reflecting, the lines forming in front of him suddenly retracted.

A black-red fire cocoon dripped from above.

Remote Patronus?No, it's too uncomfortable to fight like this, since it's just imagination...

Xifa's heart moved, and the patron saint came to him, covering himself in it, and his perspective, hands and feet became the senses of a dragon.

At this moment, I am a dragon!

Under the gaze of Xifa's dragon pupil, the fire cocoon that fell not far away slowly cracked.

A hand as white as jade drilled out of it, but the nails were black.

Wait until the people in it are fully displayed in front of Xifa.

Xifa froze in place, he didn't know what to do.

The person in front of her looked so much like Elise, and even said that just by looking at her appearance, it was Elise.

However, she has black hair and red eyes, and is wearing a black dress.

One white and one black, pros and cons?

【fraud!They are all liars! 】

After 'Iris' opened her eyes, she roared hoarsely, 【Iris, Sifa is also coveting my power. He knew the flower, but he still got it! 】

However, when Elise knelt down, she put her heart and soul into the candlelight. 'Elise' screams would never be heard by her.Alice was naturally unmoved.

"What are you talking about?" Xifa was a little speechless, a bit like Elise's collection of negative emotions, and her methods of demagoguery were so immature. "I had no choice at the time. If I didn't pick it up, how would I see Alice?"

'Elise' was stunned when she heard the words.

For a long time, it seemed to be angry from embarrassment and rushed towards Alice, ignoring Sifa.

This time, I have the support of 'flesh and flesh' and can move freely in the candlelight. Alice cannot use the candlelight to protect herself.

Candlelight, now it is only to limit the speed at which the dark matter can be integrated into the body of 'Elise'.

ignore yourself?Xifa's heart is not disturbed, so he will naturally not think that it has nothing to do with him.

With a move in his heart, he quickly moved in front of 'Iris' in the shape of a dragon,

Lifted the dragon claw and tore it over.

'Iris' obviously didn't expect that the patron saint of Xifa could reach such a level. She thought that only the patron saint who was a phoenix like herself could deal with her.

Without noticing for a while, she was torn a big gash in her arm by Xifa who was ready to attack.

There was no blood spilled, and Xifa looked at the red thread and twisted black in the wound with an inexplicable expression.

Of course he knew that there was something wrong with this red carnation, no mother would give a carnation to her child.

I used Occlumency to force out this idea, but it was caught by it and used to induce myself.

Even if you are extremely unwilling in your heart, you have to take it.No way, I need it to help me find Elise.

Otherwise... Sifer glanced at the candlelight.

Since you can't fight for the time being, let's communicate in language.

Anyway, the longer the time dragged on, the more Alice's mind was consumed.

The candlelight also dimmed.

Similarly, as time goes by, the dark power condensed by oneself will become larger.

At that time, the lights can only protect Elise, so if Cifer falls into darkness, please ask for blessings!

The well-behaved 'Elise' confronts Xifa, drag it on, and I have the advantage!It thought.

However, it was afraid that Sifa would lose his composure, so it opened its mouth to talk to him.

【You really want to stop me? 】

The voice of 'Elise' is not clear, like the sound of a dilapidated radio.

"Of course! Give me a reason not to stop you!"

Although it is best to be able to communicate, especially this kind of confrontation on the patron saint, it puts a lot of mental pressure on me.

Every movement, every minute and every second lasted, seemed to be casting a new spell.

I also wish to find its weakness from its mouth.

【Didn't you come to enslave me and turn me into a war machine? 】

【My parents both died in the war! 】

[I hate war! 】

【But you want to control me...】

【Only I can kill everyone who wants to control us!Elise! 】

......

As if the chatterbox had been opened, the words of 'Elise' sprang out in succession. Although there were many words, they were illogical.

Like a combination of intermittent memories.

Is this... the darkness that Elise used to be?Witnessed the death of her parents, her grandfather was also busy with school work and didn't care about her...

However, this level of pain...

Xifa came to 'Iris' in a flash, and tried her best to grab it which was struggling.

In its surprised and puzzled expression.

Cifer rested his forehead on its head.

"You will feel it! My pain!"

Past life...the lonely childhood of the only child...the ups and downs on the road to school...the loss of adulthood in society...parents...

Xifa didn't even have time to convey his admiration for the red warriors, it was only the pain of his own pettiness.

'Elise' couldn't stand it anymore, it gradually stopped struggling.

"Why, you are in such pain, but you can still live so normally?" The figure of 'Iris' gradually faded away.It was a little puzzled, and asked.

"The way to overcome fear is to face fear." Thinking of this sentence, Xifa said it slowly.

"The main body is protected by you, so I can rest assured..."

After speaking, the blackened 'Iris' in front of her slowly dissipated.

And Xifa's patron saint status also shattered. Under its fierce struggle, Xifa has been gritting his teeth and persevering.

It was finally over, and Sifa felt like he had stayed up all night with a splitting headache.

As a result, he was not in the mood to understand why the blackened 'Iris' said that the main body was protected by itself, so it was relieved.

The dark matter is no longer surging, and the pressure to maintain the candlelight also disappears.

Alice, who was kneeling, naturally felt it.

She slowly opened her eyes, and her other senses returned to normal.

She heard Xifa's heavy panting, and hurried up to support Xifa who was half kneeling.

Xifa shook his head and said that he was fine, and the important thing is to wake up in reality.

Silent Beast, you wait for me...

This time, it only cleared the consciousness of the silent beast. From the fact that the dark matter has not disappeared, it can be seen that the silent beast has not disappeared.

Elise, though, would have a lot of time off... that was Cepha's last thought as she stepped through the portal.

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In the Forbidden Forest, the heavy rain is still pouring down.

Luna, who was tense in the rain, noticed that Alice's expression eased, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

At the same time, Sifa woke up with a splitting headache.

Fortunately, the rain slapped coldly on his face, barely waking him up.

In the hazy vision of the rain, he seemed to find a red dot in the air in the distance, which refreshed him again.