[HP] Flower of Eternal Life

After Tom put the crystal flower into the wooden box, the dazzling white light that he had seen once overflowed from all directions, quickly covering his field of vision.

The next moment, when the white light disappeared, Tom was no longer in front of Esther's eyes.She looked around and found that the other three partners were standing beside her, looking dazed or frightened, and finally Rose was the first to break the silence.

"We... are back?" Her voice trembled, as if she was frightened by the current situation, but at the same time she felt a little relieved.

Will shrugged and replied, "Just go out and have a look?" He took a step towards the door of the Room of Requirement, followed by the other children.

When they walked to the corridor on the eighth floor and saw that the decoration on the opposite wall had changed back to the tapestry where the troll beat Barnabas with a stick, they couldn't help cheering, high-fiving and embracing each other like a Quidditch cup. It's like Lanffindor won the championship.

And this kind of noise was particularly abrupt in the Hogwarts castle at night, so it quickly attracted the school administrators.

"Still hanging out at curfew, come with me to the headmaster!" Filch yelled viciously, grabbing Will and Albus by the arms, who both gave him a A deep hug seemed to frighten Filch, but he still dragged the two boys to the principal's office, while the two girls obediently followed behind him.

But their excitement and joy dissipated quickly.When the door of the headmaster's office opened, what appeared in front of them was not their beloved Professor Minerva McGonagall, but the Professor Dumbledore they had already met—the only difference was that he seemed to be decades older .

"Oh, don't, don't do this." Rose groaned in pain, and the others were not much better.

Merlin, can they never go back to the timeline where they should exist?Albus couldn't help thinking in despair.

-

Once again they settled into the comfortable armchair that Professor Dumbledore had conjured up, holding enamel cups full of tea or coffee, but neither of them took a sip of the drink.

The older Dumbledore became more accommodating than when they first saw him, he looked at them with soothing eyes, and said softly: "Maybe you don't think so, but I still have to say, I am very happy See you again, Mr. Potter, Mr. Dursley, Miss Weasley, Miss Snape. It's 1982, and it's been 41 years since you last appeared in this school."

They nodded wordlessly, their physical and mental exhaustion and the great blow made them speechless.

"It seems that you have been transferred directly from the day you disappeared in the school to today's Hogwarts. I think it is the same as last time, or is it related to that flower?"

Esther replied in the affirmative on behalf of everyone: "Yes sir, Tom showed us the flower he conjured by magic, and then took us to hide it in the Room of Requirement, where At that time, we jumped time again and came here.”

For a moment, Dumbledore had a thoughtful expression on his face, but soon he nodded slightly, looked at Esther with calm and wise eyes, and asked: "So this time, is it Does it exist here?"

Esther took out the wooden box from her robe pocket and handed it to Professor Dumbledore, which she had picked up quietly before they left.

The old man opened the wooden box with his slender and skinny fingers, looked at the crystal flower carefully for a moment, then put it on his desk, checked it with his wand, and finally told the four in a regretful tone. Child: "Unfortunately, I can only detect the Transfiguration spell that turns real flowers into crystal flowers, and the Stabilization spell that keeps it from breaking, nothing else."

"This means that we have to wait for a suitable opportunity like today before it will send us back to the original world." Rose seemed to have finally regained some energy, and asked quietly and weakly, her question It was affirmed by the principal.

They didn't have any questions to ask, they just stared at the floor wearily and meditated, seeming to have noticed this, the headmaster spoke again: "I think the procedure this time should be the same as last time. Or continue to study in your current college?"

Will smiled weakly, and replied, "If possible, I hope you can put us all in Gryffindor." He didn't seem to have much expectations for this, but to his surprise, the headmaster made a slight After thinking about it, he nodded in agreement.

"Considering your situation at this special time, I think I'd better not separate you." Dumbledore tapped his wand twice towards Albus and Esther, and their bow ties changed. It became bright red.

"Thank you, principal. And what do you mean by the special period?" Esther immediately raised her question after a short thank you, and everyone else obviously noticed this special phrase.

"Ah, I actually forgot to explain to you. Forgive an old man who is dying. Sometimes he can't even remember where his socks were thrown after getting up in the morning." Dumbledore said briskly, but when he spoke again , but the blue eyes behind the lens seemed to be covered with a thin layer of shadow.

"This is a high-pressure period for Voldemort to rule the wizarding world. I think you all know his rumors, and Hogwarts is the only place that has not been invaded by his forces. This is our last front."

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"But it's impossible! Because Voldemort was defeated in 1981?" Albus exclaimed in shock, rarely so excited.

Rose shook her head, as if she didn't know what to say, her face lost all color, and she almost looked like a ghost.

Will sat on his soft cushion and frowned slightly as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he finally broke the silence: "I think this may mean that we have come to a parallel world."

"What's that?" Esther asked softly.

Rose seemed to understand what Will meant, and opened her chocolate-colored eyes: "Oh!"

Will explained patiently: "This is a common theme in Muggle science fiction. It means that there are thousands or even more worlds in the universe that are similar to our world but slightly different. , For example, in this world I am a Quidditch Chaser, but in another world I may be a Seeker, and in some worlds I am not even a wizard. These parallel worlds are born from some important If my parents do not agree to send me to Hogwarts, I will embark on a completely opposite life. Of course, this is just an example. The one that can produce parallel worlds should be more important and can affect the entire world. s Choice."

"Sometimes I really feel that Muggles have far more wisdom than us." Estelle's light silver pupils shone with a mixture of surprise and admiration.

Rose nodded and said softly: "This can explain the situation we are encountering now, can't it? But if there are really so many different worlds, how can we find the original world?" She will His face was buried in his hands, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Will put his arms around Rose's thin shoulders and comforted her in a low voice, while Albus stood up from his cushion and said with a tired look, "I think we'd better go back to the dorm, I'm exhausted." I just want to sleep well."

No one objected to the proposal, so they left the Room of Requirement and made their way back to the Gryffindor common room.

It was already late at night, and there was no one in the lounge. They said goodbye under the stairs, and then walked to the dormitory assigned to them in twos.

Their arrival the next morning caught the attention of the Gryffindors.The four children finished their breakfast with surprised and curious eyes. They have been telling others about their origins all morning. Of course, they are still those made up stories.

"Anyway, at least the four of us are together, and this is the best situation." Will fiddled with the hard-boiled eggs on the plate with his fork, he seemed to have no appetite, and the words seemed to be talking □.

The number of students at Hogwarts is at least half less than when they were in school. Under Voldemort's rule, those young Muggle-born wizards all left the school, and many students should have fled abroad with their parents. At this time They were very suspicious when they transferred to the school, so they failed to gain the trust of their classmates.

But even so classes continue, and they grimacingly find themselves starting their fourth year from scratch, now only a month after the start of the term.

Apparently, their appearance also shocked the professors who had seen them. Of course, Professor Slughorn was the only one who taught them, even though Professor Dumbledore had reminded him, but when he When seeing the four children in the Potions classroom, they were still so pale that they seemed about to faint at any moment.

After Professor Slughorn arranged the tasks for this class, he called the four children out of the classroom together.

"So it's true, you are time travelers?" He rubbed his palms uneasily, his brown eyes widened, and his voice trembled slightly, "Miss Esther, you and Severus Snell What's the relationship with Pu? At first I thought he was your descendant, but now it seems—”

"I think you should be talking about my father." Esther replied calmly, her indifferent appearance was in stark contrast to Professor Slughorn's flustered expression.

"Oh, of course, excellent potion talents..." he muttered, then looked at Albus and Rose aside, and asked in a low voice, "Then Albus and Rose...?"

Albus and Rose exchanged a look and answered first: "The James Potter you taught is my grandfather, and Lily Evans is my grandmother."

Slughorn nodded, with a look of understanding on his face: "Your green eyes are exactly the same as Lily's. She will be very happy to see you."

Realizing the inner meaning of Professor Slughorn's words, Rose gasped, surprise filled her chocolate-colored eyes: "You mean, Albus's grandparents are still alive?"

Professor Slughorn frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his words: "Of course they are alive, don't you think they should have passed away?"

This time, no one could speak.

-

This afternoon, when they finished their Defense Against the Dark Arts class and were heading towards the auditorium from the classroom, they suddenly saw several adult wizards coming from the direction of the foyer and hurried past them.

When they were gone, Albus recovered from the shock, looked frantically at his companions beside him, and whispered, "They! I saw them in the photo album at home, that is Sirius Black and Alastor Moody, they are the Order of the Phoenix!"

"The good news is that they are still alive at this point in time, and the bad news is that we must try to avoid contact with them, otherwise you know what the consequences will be." Rose shook her head, turning a blind eye to Albus's excitement .

Albus seemed displeased with Rose's cold water at first, but he had to admit that the girl was right, and finally shrugged and muttered, "Well, I think we'd better go to dinner."

From then on, Albus and the others began to frequently notice members of the Order of the Phoenix going in and out of Hogwarts. Once or twice, they even saw the Potters and Weasleys from a distance.

But all of this has nothing to do with the four children. No matter how turbulent the outside world is, they who are sheltered by Hogwarts are like living in a greenhouse without wind and rain, let alone they who were born in peaceful times. It is impossible to deeply understand how terrifying Voldemort is.

"I only know that the elders used to be so afraid of him that they didn't even dare to mention his name. I heard that he used the Imperius Curse and murder to control the real power of the Ministry of Magic, but that's all I know." Albus used He stroked the messy short black hair he inherited from his father, looked at the blue sky with sparse white clouds above the distant mountains, and whispered to his companions.

Although Hogwarts stipulates that students cannot easily leave the castle without the company of teachers during this special period, and even the Quidditch Cup has been canceled long ago, the four children still slipped out of the castle and came to the beeches by the lake. Spend an afternoon of sunshine, mild breeze and comfort.

Rose added to his speech: "I don't know what method he used to control the army of dementors, and released all the supporters imprisoned in Azkaban in the early stage of the Second World War. He is extremely Hate Muggles and Muggle-born wizards, trying to use magic to control the whole of Britain, including ordinary people who don't know magic exists."

"What kind of person would have such ambitions and expectations? I think this kind of desire to control and conquer is really boring. People under the rule of power obey him only because of fear, but power without people's sincere support is always One day it will collapse, everything will fall apart, and there will be nothing left but loneliness and frustration." Esther picked up the conversation, looking at the green lake in a trance, and murmured in a low voice.

Will shook his head, seemingly unable to answer Esther's question, he changed the topic and said with a smile: "Although I don't know what kind of person that Voldemort is, if he was a student at Hogwarts, he must be From Slytherin."

"Hey! Look at what you said, there are two more Sorted Sorted people here." Albus responded half annoyed half amused.He dug out the Potions treatise from his schoolbag, tossed the parchment casually, and said, "I think we'd better start doing our homework quickly, time doesn't come easily, right?"

"That's right." Will shrugged, took out his homework, and muttered, "Okay, briefly describe the application of the thirteen basic solutions..."

☆、Chapter 9