Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

In the early morning, the sun's bright rays pierced through the thick clouds like a golden sword and fell on Hogwarts Castle.

A new day has begun.

At this time of the year, students should get up one after another and start a new day of classes.

But today, Hogwarts Castle was extremely quiet.

Because almost everyone was lying down and fast asleep in the Hogwarts hall.

Yesterday's party was so crazy that they had just fallen asleep.

Several owls that came to deliver letters flew into the auditorium and looked at the sleeping students on the ground with confusion.

They don't understand why these humans haven't gotten up yet, but that doesn't stop them from doing mischief after work.

"Bang!"

There was a muffled sound, and a package was dropped by the owl, hitting its recipient hard in the face.

But this still did not wake up the Gryffindor student. He murmured twice and then turned around and continued to sleep.

Seeing this, the owls looked at each other and quickly decided to take further action.

Throw excrement bombs!

But just when they started to brew up their emotions and prepare to launch bombs, the space in the center of the auditorium suddenly rippled, and then Mike suddenly appeared in the auditorium.

He was also wearing a black Hogwarts robe, dotted with some blue accessories representing Ravenclaw House.

The reason why he dresses like this is entirely an instinct that has been instilled in Mike through many years of living at Hogwarts.

He has feelings for Hogwarts. No matter how he makes trouble outside, once he comes to Hogwarts, he will change into his school robe and become an ordinary student.

This sudden scene startled the owls, and they no longer cared about throwing excrement bombs, so they turned around and flew out of the auditorium.

Mike didn't pay attention to those naughty messengers. He carefully walked through the auditorium full of people, ensuring the safety of his friends.

Fortunately, Chris' target was not them, so most of them were safe. Even if someone was injured, the injury was not serious. This can be seen from the fact that they can continue to attend the banquet with bandages. .

And when Mike found the three Harrys, the expression on his face suddenly became strange.

At this moment, Hermione was lying on the long table, soundly asleep, looking very similar to Sleeping Beauty.

Of course, it would be better if there were no stringy drool dripping from the corners of her mouth.

As for Harry and Ron, they slept on the ground, hugging each other.

To be precise, Ron was wrapped around Harry like an eight-clawed fish.

And he didn't know what Ron was dreaming about. At this moment, he was kissing the side of Harry's face intoxicatedly. The scene made people feel a little sick.

Shaking his head with a chuckle, Mike quickly left the auditorium and entered the suspended stairwell leading to the eighth floor of Hogwarts.

At this time, the smile that originally hung on Mike's face disappeared, replaced by a look of indifference.

He walked through the long stairs and corridors and arrived at the principal's office very smoothly.

Along the way, he didn't see anyone. Everyone, even ghosts and portraits, participated in the huge banquet last night, which led to them not waking up yet.

In front of the principal's office, the monster stone statue was still missing, and the deep stone door leading to the office was just wide open.

Mike didn't show any surprise at this. He twisted his neck and made a 'crunching' sound before stepping in.

In the office, the man in a formal suit was lying behind the desk with his eyes closed, looking like he was asleep. Phoenix Fox was still curled up in his arms and sleeping peacefully. Everything was just like last night.

On the walls of the office, the portraits of the previous principals are also sleeping.

This is normal. They have been around for so long that they feel bored and can only rely on sleep to spend the next long time.

Of course, Dumbledore's portrait is not sleeping. He has just been created and is still in the stage of being full of curiosity about the world.

Just like now, he was looking at Mike with sharp eyes, and at the same time, he was mumbling some words that Mike couldn't understand.

His murmurs awakened Fawkes, the phoenix in Dumbledore's arms.

But what is different from the past is that this time it did not fly directly to Mike to beg him for food. Instead, it got out of Dumbledore's arms and stood in front of Dumbledore and looked at Mike warily.

Seeing this, Mike smiled lightly and without saying a word, he directly pulled out his chair and sat opposite Dumbledore.

At this time, Dumbledore was finally awakened.

He opened his somewhat cloudy blue eyes and looked at Mike blankly.

When he saw Mike's indifferent expression, Dumbledore's expression tightened, but after seeing clearly that Mike was wearing a Hogwarts school robe, a smile rose in his eyes.

"You're finally here, Mike, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Dumbledore said with a smile, while pointing to the pile of candies on the desk, "Come on, you're welcome, try some. They are all good things. Hey, it’s a pity that my body can’t digest these things now, so I can only relieve my addiction by watching you young people eat them.”

Mike did not touch the candies on the desk. He looked at Dumbledore's simple but very exquisite dress and said:

"Did you already guess that I would come?"

Dumbledore listened to Mike's words with a smile, the expression on his face did not change at all, and he said very freely:

"Of course, if something like that happened between us, you would definitely come to me. In fact, you came later than I expected. I thought you would come to me as soon as you came back. .”

As he spoke, Dumbledore took out a wand from his pocket that was thick at the bottom and thin at the top, with an uneven surface and several round wooden knobs, and placed it in front of Mike.

"You will face more severe challenges next, and I think this should be a helping hand."

"Elder Wand!"

Looking at the wand in front of him, Mike couldn't help but shout out.

"You know?!" Dumbledore exclaimed excitedly, "This couldn't be better! I can also save the effort of explaining to you. You know, my current state is really not suitable for talking. Too many words.”

Mike nodded but said nothing.

At this moment, he was carefully recalling the information about the elder wand.

The Elder Wand is a Deathly Hallows, along with the Resurrection Stone and Death's Cloak of Invisibility.

According to the Tales of Beedle the Bard, it was a magical wand made by Death from elder trees and delivered to Lord Peverell.

Those who possess it can gain unparalleled power and become invincible.

At the same time, there are many ancient legends that record that if someone can collect three Deathly Hallows at the same time, then he can defeat death!

There is no doubt that this wand is the most powerful artifact in the world!

Many people believe that the reason why Dumbledore has been able to dominate Voldemort for so many years is entirely due to the power given to him by this wand!

But in fact, Mike didn't have much interest in it before.

After all, legends are just legends. According to the information collected by Mike, the so-called Three Hallows of Death were not made by the God of Death as mentioned in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Their real makers were actually ancient The Peverell family.

The reason why there are legends about the Three Hallows of Death is simply because the Peverell family at that time was so powerful that it was beyond ordinary people's understanding, and people had to use their power in the direction of gods and ghosts. To associate.

Since the elder wand was not made by the God of Death, there is a question mark as to whether it has the power as legendary.

If you don’t believe it, just read the original book. Although everyone in it is crazy about the powerful magic of the elder wand, does it really show any extraordinary power?

It seems like there isn’t one, right?

Another reason is that the elder wand has always been controlled by Dumbledore. No one in the world dares to say that they can snatch this wand from Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of this century. .

To sum up, in fact, the temptation of the elder wand to Mike is not that great at all.

But that didn't stop Mike from taking the wand.

After all, if the legend is true, wouldn't he make a lot of money?

Dumbledore obviously didn't expect that Mike would think so much in a short period of time, but he obviously didn't care much about how Mike saw the wand.

I saw him calm down his excitement a little, and said to Mike solemnly:

"Mike, I want to apologize to you for what I did before, please forgive me."

"Is it too late to beg for mercy now?"

Mike smiled contemptuously.

In his impression, Dumbledore was definitely the most respectable wizard in the world, and yet such a great and powerful man actually apologized to him in order to survive.

This made Mike feel extremely angry!

"This is not a beg for mercy, but a sincere repentance." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "The future is yours. No matter how hard old bones like us try, we can't change this. And what I want to say is, you You are a kind and good person. I hope you can treat the world gently.

Once upon a time, my friends and I, like you, thought we were omnipotent and could do whatever we wanted in this world. But it was only after we made a series of mistakes that were so serious and irreversible that we finally understood. This world is very fragile, so fragile that it will fall into pieces if you squeeze it hard.

Son, I know you are very eager to change the world, but believe me, this will cost you a lot. Sometimes, if you walk slower, you can often gain more beauty. "

Mike wanted to laugh a little.

Even now, the other party is still preaching to him.

Shaking his head with a chuckle, Mike raised his right hand, and a cluster of real and illusory cursed flames suddenly appeared.

Mike stretched his right hand forward so that Dumbledore could see it more clearly.

At the same time, under Mike's urging, the malicious and ominous atmosphere in the Cursed Flame spurted out, sweeping across the entire office in an instant.

Feeling this breath, Dumbledore's brows wrinkled involuntarily.

Seeing this, the corners of Mike's mouth rose wider and wider.

"Now, do you still think I am a kind person?"

Mike said with a smile, and then turned to look at Phoenix Fox, who was posing an attack posture towards him, and said:

"Look, even Fox doesn't agree with what you said."

Looking at the quietly burning cursed flame, Dumbledore's eyes were a little complicated, but he finally said:

"Mike, there is no good or evil in power. Talents can be divided into good and bad. Just like a knife, is it a bad knife just because it has been used to kill people? So, I still Stand up for what I think of you, you are a kind person.”

Mike shook his head. He felt that the Dumbledore in front of him was already confused.

Dumbledore obviously understood that he could not convince Mike. He sighed and pushed the elder wand towards Mike and said:

"Okay, come and accept this wand, and then use it to kill me. This is the last thing I can do for you, and at the same time, it is also my apology to you."

Hearing this, Mike fell silent.

Looking at the sincere expression on the other person's face, Mike really didn't know what to say.

Dumbledore was a great man, and as the principal, he gave Mike incomparable care and help during his most difficult time.

As a Hogwarts student, Mike respected him, appreciated him and loved him.

So he never wanted to kill Dumbledore.

Even though Dumbledore had done so much to him and made him suffer so much, he was still unwilling to kill Dumbledore.

If possible, Mike really wanted Dumbledore to live peacefully. It would be best to live hundreds or even thousands of years like Nick Flamel, so that when Mike is done, he can still find other things when he has nothing to do. One sunny afternoon, I came to Dumbledore to catch up on old times.

But he was unwilling to say this openly. His proud character would never allow him to reveal his heart and soul to the other party. This seemed to him simply too stupid.

Ever since, I saw Mike was silent for a long time before breathing heavily and saying with a vicious expression:

"I won't kill you. Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. Once I kill you, I will become the enemy of the entire Hogwarts. All those who have been favored by you and still remember your kindness Guys will all hate me!

Besides, death is not a terrible thing to you, right? I think compared to death, letting you continue to live as a useless person and slowly rotting away is the heaviest punishment! "

Dumbledore looked at Mike blankly, seemingly shocked by Mike's speech.

The portraits of the past principals on the wall had all woken up at some point, staring at the two people in the office with indifferent eyes. Even Dumbledore's idiot portrait stopped what he was doing and covered his hands in fear. into his own eyes.

As for the phoenix Fawkes, at this moment, it had released its alert posture, and a trace of sadness flashed through the very human eyes that stared at Dumbledore.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.