HP: Embrace the Darkness

Snape's position was a certain distance away from the maze. When he reached the center of the crowd, there was no trace of Artes, and his heart suddenly sank.

If you weren't hurt, why did you leave?

He glanced at the unconscious Cedric and Harry who was slumped on the ground, then turned and walked outside.

"Ah...Asais."

Cedric muttered Ass's name unconsciously, and suddenly he opened his eyes and held Digory's hand tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bursting out.

Before Digory could be happy, he heard Cedric's second sentence.

"He was hit by a death curse. Father, he blocked me. The death curse should have hit me."

Cedric kept his eyes open just for this sentence. After saying this, his hand slipped down.

Digory put his hand stiffly on Cedric's chest, feeling the faint rise and fall, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and called for people to take Cedric to St. Mungo's.

Snape's movement to leave froze, and he couldn't put his feet down.

The word "Death Curse" was like a sharp dagger piercing his heart, causing blood to drip from his heart.

Draco, who had finally squeezed in with two followers, also heard Cedric's words, and his pale face instantly turned pale.

"How is it possible that he can still bring you back? How is it possible that he is under the killing curse?"

Originally, Draco was just subconsciously arguing in a panic, but he happened to catch the flaw in Cedric's words.

Yes, the Death Curse will cause instant death.

Snape's heart dropped a little, and his steps that were difficult to take also dropped.

Draco also wanted to find Ace.

But in order to control the chaotic scene, Dumbledore arranged for the professor to send Cedric to St. Mungo's while leaving all the students behind to wait for the professor to take him back to the castle.

Draco curled his lips and reluctantly stayed where he was with the Slytherin and Alchemy classmates who also wanted to find Artes.

An empty corridor.

Rowena couldn't help but look at the figure in front of him who still walked steadily, and the steps he took were always the same, as if there was nothing unusual about him.

If she hadn't seen that Artes' fingertips were shaking unconsciously due to pain, she probably wouldn't have believed that Artes was suffering from severe pain.

After turning a corner, Asseth finally stopped and leaned against the wall to relax.

"Can you hear me? Asseth."

Rowena waved his hand in front of Asseth and pointed to his lips.

Cold sweat blurred his vision, and his ears were filled with a buzzing sound caused by pain. With great difficulty, Asseth raised his eyes and looked for a while before he recognized who the person in front of him was.

"Rowner."

He tried his best to maintain a calm tone and smiled warmly at Rowena.

"I am fine."

Rowena's eyes were complicated and his lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.

Maybe there was someone there. Asseth slowly propped up his body and did not continue to rest against the wall. His tall figure fell into the shadow, tall and elegant.

Rowena watched his slow movements quietly, and suddenly asked a question that she had wanted to ask Asseth for a long time.

"does it worth?"

It took Aces a few seconds to understand Rowena's question. After a while, his bloodless lips curled up slightly.

"worth."

"If you think it's worth it, it's worth it."

"That's it." The expression on Rowena's face became more and more relaxed, and his eyes gradually became relieved.

Rowena's relieved smile was reflected in his blurred vision. Relying on his remaining rationality, Asseth reluctantly analyzed the current situation, and then prepared to add another fire.

"Oubrid has a sophistical argument in philosophy: 'I was not who I am now'... Ahem, although most of it is sophistry, it also makes sense. What do you think? Rowena."

Aces tried hard to restrain the trembling of his fingertips, but he couldn't help coughing mid-sentence, and his voice trembled slightly.

Rowena couldn't bear to see Artes in such pain, but she really had no choice but to take two steps forward and push Artes against the wall.

"Stop holding on, just lean on it."

She held the wand helplessly and hesitated for a while, but still made no other move.

"It's a pity that I was the one who was drawn this time. If Helga was here, she might have a way to make you feel better, but I'm really not good at this."

Her voice was dry.

Arthur is still a student of Hogwarts, and he is a child they have watched go away for so long.

Now watching him suffer in pain but unable to do anything was also a kind of torture for her.

Guessing Rowena's mood from her actions, Asseth cheered up. The severe pain prevented him from making much movement, so he curled his eyebrows and showed a fleeting, comforting smile.

"This has nothing to do with you. It's enough if you can make a way for me."

As if he didn't expect that Aces could notice the details of crowd avoidance under the dual interference of pain and external noise, Rowena was stunned for a moment.

"Merlin didn't tell you the difference between indirect interference and direct interference at the time. I thought he didn't tell you on purpose. Now it seems I was wrong."

"You planned to try it yourself from the beginning, and Merlin knew it, so he didn't tell you."

Rowena's words were too long, and her voice was too hum to hear clearly. Asseth raised his eyelids tiredly, trying to identify the shape of her mouth, trying to understand what she was saying.

"Forget it, let's wait until you get through this."

Rowena supported Asseth, and the cold touch in her hands made her frown slightly.

"Shall I take you out of Hogwarts?"

It took Aces half a minute to understand what Rowena was saying.

He shook his head slowly and straightened his back calmly.

"What else do you want to ask?"

Rowena frowned and looked at Asseth, unable to understand why he continued to hold on.

"Ask, I can still hold on for a while."

Rowena sighed: "You have tried it now, do you want to continue?"

"Ah."

Aces answered quickly and calmly.

Rowena's first reaction was that he didn't understand her words at all. She secretly sighed at Asseth's bravery, and then raised her eyes to persuade him to go back and rest.

Her eyes suddenly collided with Asseth's, and seeing the unchanging determination in her eyes, she fell silent.

If she could have been so determined back then...

Rowena couldn't help but have this idea pop up in her mind. She closed her eyes and allowed those illusory and beautiful fantasies to occupy her entire mind.

Then, she opened her eyes, took out Ravenclaw's crown with complicated eyes, and handed it to Artes solemnly.

"Ravenclaw's diadem belongs to you. Now that you have obtained and repaired it, you are its owner. I hope you can keep it well in the future."

Aces takes the crown of Ravenclaw.

His fingertips were still trembling, but he held Ravenclaw's diadem firmly and put it back into the alchemy ring.

"That would be disrespectful."