Crossing into Regulus

Harry passed another group of wounded wrapped in gauze, and they waved to him, tired but happy.Indeed, Merlin stood by their side again this time. In this battle, no one died, and several people who thought they were hit by the Unforgivable Curse miraculously survived. It's down to a Felicity Elixir, a Blessing spell, or something else.

After all, this world belongs to justice.

Harry walked out of the hall slowly, unable to calm down the inexplicable panic and anxiety in his heart.Voldemort is dead, this time he is really dead, what is he upset about?He casually called Shenglei, perhaps because of post-war syndrome or something, he always felt that winning without paying a price was a bit unreliable.

Maybe he was too pessimistic?Don't think good luck will befall him?

When Harry walked through the entire corridor with half of the roof collapsed, he realized that Rael hadn't appeared, so he stopped. At this moment, there were a few scattered people walking past here, and Harry didn't have the heart to say hello to them.

It is really unreasonable to say that the whole war will win if no one dies.

Harry's face slowly turned pale, and he called Rael again.

Still didn't show up.

Harry's heart sank, his body swayed, and he stopped by the pillar.He opened his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

Rael?

Rael?

Rael...

"Rel! Rel! Rel! Rel!" Harry yelled, running.

People along the way heard his shouts, and when they passed through a gate, Hermione and Ron followed him and asked him what happened to Rael, and Harry didn't notice them at all.He just kept running, disoriented, tireless, he didn't remember how many corridors he passed, up and down the stairs, around corners or through broken classrooms, and how many arms that blocked him were thrown off.

Until someone knocked him out with a spell.

With the slipping rope tied around him, Severus lowered his wand and looked at him blankly.

Startled, Hermione knelt down to check on Harry.

Harry tried to hold his neck up, his glasses blurred and his eyes hurt, but despite this, he stared at Severus and said, "Rael, Rael's gone..."

Severus didn't ridicule Harry, probably because it would be a bit boring to do that after being honest, he looked at Harry for a while, and waved his hand.

Harry felt his body loosen, and he got up and said again, "Rael... If you want to know where Rael is, please tell me, Professor." He wiped the dried tears on his face, as if He was cheering himself up, no matter what Rael became, he felt that he could accept it, yes, he repeated it in his heart, no matter what.

Severus looked at the trio for a while, his usual gloomy expression made the trio unsure of what he was going to say.

"Follow me." The silky bass spit out.

Harry quickly followed Severus.

Ron and Hermione followed.

A group of people went to the principal's office in silence.

Ron couldn't help but want to ask Hermione, who was left behind, if she knew why Rael was in the principal's office, and if Rael was injured or worse, he should be placed over the hall.But he glanced at the two in front of him, and wisely decided to keep his mouth shut.

Soon Ron was glad he held back.

The principal's office was very quiet, as if there was no one here, but this group of people came up now and broke the silence here.

Harry stared blankly as Severus stopped, and waited a moment before stepping aside.He took a deep breath for a moment, then held it.

The man who sat with his head bowed in the back chair.

For a moment, Harry didn't know what this meant. He walked over and knelt down in a daze, and shook Rael's shoulder with his hand.Rael tilted obediently, resting his head on the carving on the back of the chair, closing his eyes.

Lifeless.

There was silence, save for a moment later when Hermione let out an uncontrollable sob.

Harry stared at Regulus for a long time, and finally smiled, "It's okay, let's take him to rest."

"He's going to wake up, it's going to take time."

Then he stood up and bent over to pick Regulus up.His movements were calm, but his voice was so dry that the other three in the room could hardly hear him.

Ron and Hermione came and leaned against Harry.Hermione wiped away Harry's tears in a panic, and Ron secretly pushed Harry's fingers away from Rael's shoulder.

"Harry, Harry, don't do this, Rael wouldn't want you to do this, please Harry..." Hermione held Harry's face tremblingly despite her tears, "Harry, please You, don't do this..."

Harry turned his head and looked at Hermione with chilling eyes, "What did you say?"

Although Hermione was sad, she couldn't help but took a step back and stopped leaning on Ron's arm, "Ha, Harry..."

"Harry, don't be like this, we have to face reality, Rael... let's deal with the situation here first." Ron forced himself to face Harry's red eyes calmly.

Harry yelled at him, waving his arms, "Shut up! Rael will be fine, I'll take him back! He'll be fine! He's only gone temporarily! It's not like he hasn't been away before, he will Come back! Here I am! He'll come back, he keeps telling me so!"

Severus snorted just in time to find a crack in the chaos of the trio, and seeing Harry catch his voice keenly and turn to look at him, he continued, "Reluctantly, but I'm afraid I have to Disagree with your opinion, Potter—of course it's only a small part, and I don't comment on other declarations that are more stupid and naive than a 16-year-old girl."

Harry stood up abruptly and strode towards Severus, "Sir."

Severus leaned back, even after revealing the embarrassment of his silent protection of Harry, he couldn't accept that Harry was too close to him, and now the disgust was evident on his face , "Potter, now we are only standing together temporarily because of some fool with no brains, don't challenge the limit of my patience."

Harry faced Severus directly, as if he didn't feel the other's impatience, and said very calmly, "I know, sir, please tell me how I can save Rael's life."

"I thought you would notice," he snorted contemptuously, "but now after I remind you, you should also notice that no one died today," Severus took two steps to the side, Harry, who was pressing him tightly, stopped in front of Regulus, and the two looked at each other through Regulus, "It just so happens that Regulus and I had several conversations before. , He said that Dumbledore told him that the most memorable thing in this world is not magnificent buildings or strange scenery, but people, everything, and life that exists in the world.”

Harry watched Severus with an unprecedented patience.

"Before today, I occasionally saw Regulus walking around the school a few times, touching everyone he met. At that time, I didn't pay much attention. After all, I just passed each other on the road. But, that's not something worth noting, is it?"

"Yes, sir." Harry replied quickly, earnestly and without sincerity.

Severus looked at Regulus, who had his eyes closed, and sighed insignificantly, "I think someone had already made the decision that led to this stupid consequence."

Harry didn't think he understood. Although he might go crazy at any moment, he was still thinking clearly. He noticed that Ron and Hermione didn't understand either, and then he quickly thought in this moment, "Ray I cast a protective spell on everyone."

"It's not that simple, of course not." Severus gave Harry a sideways look. "I don't think anyone has invented such a powerful and long-lasting protection spell today, but Regulus did take some measures." Measures—many, many diverting spells, I guess."

"Turning spell?" The repeated voice came from Hermione.

Severus continued, "Regulus must have planted some kind of connection in each of them in his own way, so that he has everyone's situation in his hands, and in the most life-threatening When the spell strikes, he transfers the damage to himself in time." The first half resembles the Death Eater's mark, and as for the second half, Severus snorted again.

"So everyone was attacked by the Unforgivable Curse and did not die."

"Then Rael was hit by dozens of Unforgivable Curses?" Hermione said with trembling lips. She and Ron saw several people hit by the curse just when they were running up the stairs.

"Oh, Merlin..." Ron couldn't help but groan.

"Perhaps add the snake's venom." Severus said grimly, remembering Regulus smilingly dripping a drop of blood into his water glass.He couldn't tell how he felt under the irritability. He drank the glass of water because of the potion master's self-confidence. He didn't think Regulus' blood would have any effect.But now he's standing here, and the guy who always smiles and doesn't know what's important is sitting quietly in the chair.

It seems to be able to sit for 1 years.

Also, Harry knew his secret.

It's hard to tell which of the two is more annoying.

Severus said nothing for a moment.

Harry looked down at Rael and said, "So, sir, now that we know why Rael is what he is, does that mean we can find a way to revive him?" He was strangely aware that he was the calmest person in the room right now. , which is not sure whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

Severus paused before speaking, as if thinking, and said, "No, we haven't quite figured it out, after all, an Unforgivable Curse, if it hits the target, is enough to kill the man, and now There are so many, and Regulus still has a weak heartbeat, which is a bit inexplicable."

"Uh..." Hermione made a sound.

But Harry cut her off immediately.

"So there's nothing we can do?" Harry stared at Rael's face, who seemed to him to be asleep.

"Use your brain, Potter." Severus said irritably, "I thought you were using your brain for a rare moment, don't wait for everything to be explained to you, okay? "

"I, I think, since a large part of the power of the Unforgivable Curse comes from the evil in the caster's heart or something else, then we should be able to start from here and dissolve it with something pure and full of love. "Hermione glanced at Harry, frowned, and said uncertainly, "Uh, but I don't know, not sure, there is no way to break the Unforgivable Curse in the book—"

"—obviously because no one survived under that to be rescued." Severus said coldly, then turned to look at Harry sarcastically, "Oh, I'm sorry, I seem to have forgotten— —”

Then he heard a "Call for God's Guard", and saw a silver-white herd deer stepping out of the smoke, stretching its neck and touching Regulus' head with its head.

Harry extended his wand with a calm face.

The next one appeared after a moment of hesitation, a doe.

Ron and Hermione were about to call for the Patronus, but Severus stopped them by raising his hand, "That's enough for now."

Harry didn't pay attention to other things, he murmured, "Rael once said that the soul can heal his wounds, so how can I take out my soul other than the Patronus?"

"Harry..." Hermione looked at him hesitantly, took out the soul?She didn't know how to interrupt Harry's thoughts, so she looked at Ron for help.

Ron said in surprise, "Are you crazy? Only the most evil one wants to use the soul for something, and you saw the end, which is not bright and cute at all."

Harry ignored him.

"Then, shall we wait here like this?" Ron looked at the patron saints and their masters who were holding each other, and tried to change the subject, "I mean, Rael will definitely not wake up just this day, Maybe we can prepare some food or something, and we can rest while guarding..."

Harry glanced at him now, and before he could speak, Ron waved his hand quickly, "I..."

"Mr. Weasley reminded me that we can take Regulus to a place of pure power." Severus whispered, and gave Ron a cold look.

Ron reluctantly accepted it as a compliment.

"A place full of pure power..." Hermione whispered, "The Unicorn Forest."

"That's right, Miss Know-it-All, I really want to give Gryffindor ten points, but the hourglass gem may not be repaired right now." Severus raised his chin and praised Hermione again.

Hermione paused and held back.

Harry still didn't pay attention to other irrelevant words, he leaned over and picked up Rael and stood up, stunned for a moment.He thought he would lift the weight of a grown man, but Rael was too light.

Then he found that the young face leaning on his shoulder hadn't changed in the past ten years. Regulus, who was quietly waiting in the principal's office, looked older.

Harry couldn't help but feel sour. He still remembered that when Rael and he were crowded in the cupboard, Rael hugged him and put him to sleep.

A tear trickled down Regulus' face, slid slowly, and disappeared before reaching his chin.

Harry stopped and watched with wide eyes.

Severus looked over, so he saw it too, Harry's unstoppable tears continued to drip, slowly being absorbed by Rael's skin under his gaze.

There was a sound of breathing nearby.

"This is, what is this..."

"It's love." Severus motioned him on nonchalantly, as if he were talking about something commonplace, "Regulus obviously felt Potter's love and needed it badly, I think This strategy is correct." He waved his wand and drew several circles in the air, a paper airplane flew out of the circle, turned around and rushed out, "We have to send a letter to Hagrid, and he will take us To the Forbidden Forest."