Just days before Dumbledore and Nico Flamel arrived at Salisbury Plain.
In distant Hogwarts.
In the Transfiguration Department office.
An anxious atmosphere filled this simple and elegant room.
Luna is okay, she has been brewing potions all year round, and now she is just curled up on the sofa, her thumbs intertwined with each other and constantly turning, her pure blue eyes staring straight at the six-pointed star in front of her.
Array.
There is a cross placed on the magic circle. As long as Xifa releases the seal, this sterling silver cross will reflect a faint silver light.
Prayer, the broadest form of magic in the Holy Religion, is actually fluorescence, but the squib can also light up the cross through these rituals.
Kassandra obviously doesn't have Luna's patience. She can't suppress her inner restlessness. She needs to vent. However, Elise needs her at any time, and Luna also needs her company, so she can only feel aggrieved.
Walking around the office.
"Luna, Xifa broke the resonance ball that he used to break the seal, but these two days have passed without any movement, and he didn't give us any information about him leaving the sealed place."
"You said he..."
Just when Luna was about to stop Cassandra from 'cursing' Xifa.
Dong Dong——
There was a heavy knock on the office door.
at this time...
Luna and Cassandra looked at each other, and Cassandra nodded, indicating that she would open the door.
"Dumbledore teaches...no...who are you?"
The man in front of him looks very similar to Dumbledore, but there are some differences after all, and the smell on his body is also unfamiliar to him.
Cassandra reacted and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a scrutinizing gaze.
"This is Professor Dumbledore's younger brother - Mr. Aberforth Dumbledore. Please invite him in."
Of course Luna knew the true identity of the owner of the Pig Head Bar.
Aberforth put a stiff smile on his face at the two girls and walked into the room with unruly steps.
"Is this where Dumbledore works?" When he arrived at the room, Aberforth glanced around, looking at the old but spotless room, and he sighed.
It sounds like this is Mr. Aberforth's first time here, Cassandra thought to herself.
"So, are you really brothers? Why is the environment in your bar so bad?"
"Luna..." Cassandra carefully pulled Luna's sleeve. After all, he is Professor Dumbledore's brother. What if he gets angry?
"Heh, I wouldn't mind if you paid someone or ordered the house elves at Hogwarts to clean for me."
Aberforth said angrily.
Originally, the house elves at Hogwarts also worked part-time as cleaning shops in Hogsmeade Village.
It only takes one Sickle to hire a house elf to clean the room.
But since Albus Dumbledore became a professor at Hogwarts, the service of house elves has been cancelled.
"Let's get down to business first. My...brother asked me to bring you a message and an item."
"Xifa is safe, don't worry about him."
"This is the Mirror of Erised, you will need it."
After speaking, he took out a pair of magnificent mirrors from his pocket that reached to the ceiling, had a golden frame, and were supported by two claw-shaped feet.
The Mirror of Erised can allow people to see their most urgent and strongest desires deep in their hearts.
What do they need this for?
Luna was a little confused, but fortunately her Occlumency was subconsciously activated, making herself appear in the mirror normally.
"I see..."
As soon as the royal voice suddenly appeared next to the three people, it was Lady Diana.
"Mom, what do you understand?" Cassandra said eagerly.
When Aberforth heard this, he also put away his vigilance and nodded slightly at her to say hello.
"The demon seed is not that easy to get rid of. Even if the baptism of holy water can force the parasitic demon seed back to its original state, we still have to cut off part of Elise's magic source."
"That is to say, the holy water can only force the demon seed into Elise's magic source. If you want to completely cure Elise, you must cut off the demon seed and the magic source attached to it."
"Although Elise has two sources of magic power, if one is lost, her vitality will be severely damaged for a period of time."
"In addition to the widely circulated effect of the Mirror of Erised, it also has the effect of dragging demons into the mirror world. In the mirror, we can use the patron saint to fight against them."
"Moreover, in the mirror, the demon will not be destroyed, and the mirror will always emit magic waves. We don't have to worry about the demon not being killed."
"Of course, these functions can only be activated after the seal is unlocked. Otherwise, it can only see what our hearts desire most."
After everyone heard this, they were all stunned.
"But why didn't Xifa break the seal for so long?" Luna asked first. She looked at Aberforth with wide eyes, hoping that he could give an explanation.
"This... seems to be related to time. I listened to a few words when my brother was negotiating with Master Lemei, and I went to drink when he didn't care about me..."
Aberforth straightened his back and spoke confidently in a cowardly tone.
"I don't care anymore. My mission is completed. Albus said that Xifa will unlock the seal within seven days at the latest. Goodbye, everyone."
Facing the resentful looks of the two girls, Aberforth found an excuse in embarrassment.
He hurriedly opened the door and left Hogwarts in a hurry.
I'm used to living in messy places, but I'm really not used to living in a clean place.
After leaving the house, he comforted himself and calmed his guilty mind.
As the door closed again, they were the only two people left awake in the office.
Luna curled up on the sofa again, hugged her legs with her hands, rested her chin on her knees, and stared at the cross in the water in front of her in silence.
Cassandra continued to pace back and forth. Suddenly, she found a portrait on the table. In the portrait, a girl with a slightly sad face was smiling lightly at her.
Could it be that...
She couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Hey! Mr. Dumbledore's portrait is missing!"
After saying that, she made a move to go out and call Aberforth Dumbledore back.
Luna realized it later and looked for fame. Then, she understood instantly and hurriedly spoke to stop Cassandra.
"return!"
Facing Cassandra who looked puzzled, she sighed and explained.
"This is a portrait of the two brothers' biological sister, Ariana Dumbledore. Mr. Dumbledore...it's hard to explain clearly in just a few words. You just need to know that they both love this sister. Their relationship as brothers is...
It’s also because of her that it becomes weird.”
"So, the portrait is one of the things they cherish most, and they won't lend it out easily?"
Cassandra picked up the words as if she had enlightened. Mr. Dumbledore must not have agreed to Professor Dumbledore's request in person, but he still helped his brother secretly.
So arrogant.
"right..."
Luna actually understood Cassandra's anticlimactic words, and she uttered one word to express her approval.
This chapter has been completed!