Hogwarts Card System Chapter 440

Chapter 440 The funeral meets the stars

 For half a month after Dumbledore closed the door, everything seemed to be business as usual, but the world was indeed missing an old wizard. Most people are still fooling themselves and not considering whether the old wizard is still alive.

At 3:40 in the afternoon on January 15th, Ted, who was revising the all-round magic network design drawing, suddenly froze for a moment, stopped what he was doing, stood up and walked to the school auditorium.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw a junior student running out in a hurry and almost bumping into Ted. Seeing Ted in front of him, the little wizard was about to speak, but Ted stopped him with his hand: "I know."

Ted walked into the auditorium. Several students were already gathered around the magic-covered crystal on the professor's table at the end of the auditorium.

Just now, the crystal that was still emitting a faint light went out.

There was no miracle. After holding on for half a month, Dumbledore still walked into death behind the door.

 This life crystal was made previously to determine his life status.

 As long as he is alive, the crystal will not go out, but now it is extinguished after all.

 In a world of death, if the door is closed and you cannot get out, you will eventually die. Even the legendary wizard only lasted half a month.

Ted looked at the dim crystal in a trance, but was awakened by the system prompt: "You have witnessed a great death, and have deep feelings and understanding. Obtain the talent [Understanding Death (Red)]: In front of you +5 level magic resistance against undead and instant death magic."

Ted turned around and took a deep breath, "Send the message, Dumbledore, died!"

In the evening of that day, mainstream newspapers such as the Daily Prophet urgently printed a special issue with the title "Dumbledore Sacrifice".

 There was a brief silence in the magic world, as if they didn't know what to say for a moment, and then discussions began to break out in the evening.

 In the past half month, corpse fraud and resurrection of the dead have become less and less common, and the decline is almost visible to the naked eye.

 It shows that Dumbledore was successful in closing the Door of the Dead.

 But now that we have received the exact news of his sacrifice, everyone is a little bit sad.

Many wizards are a little confused now - this time we sacrificed Dumbledore and we got through it, but what about next time? What about next time? Who else do we have to sacrifice?

 Is there really hope for the future? In other words, is there really a future?

 The next day, the teachers and students of Hogwarts held a funeral for Dumbledore in the clearing between the Black Lake and the Forbidden Forest in the school.

Although Dumbledore didn't even leave a body behind...

The sky was a little dark and hazy, as if it was going to rain.

Everyone is wearing dark clothes, and many ladies are wearing black veils, including the teachers and students of the school and many wizards, about a few hundred people.

Ted stood in front of the sarcophagus with only a suit of clothes inside and delivered a eulogy to everyone.

It is not too long, it can even be said to be short and not painful. This is what Dumbledore wrote for himself before.

 As he said, he was ready.

Ted put down the eulogy written by Dumbledore himself and said to everyone: "Today, we are here to say goodbye to Dumbledore. He has done so much for us. Now it is time to take a rest. There will be more in the future." There are more difficulties, just like he said - be brave and there is hope!"

Ted raised his wand and shot a spell into the air, dispelling the large clouds and allowing the sun to fall.

Everyone stopped crying and raised their wands to shine, as if they wanted to light the way for Dumbledore.

After the funeral, Ted saw Grindelwald by the Forbidden Forest in the distance. He didn't say anything, he just looked at Hogwarts in trance for a while, then shook his head and left.

Ted also saw another person, Aberforth, Dumbledore's younger brother and the owner of the Pig's Head Tavern in Hogsmeade.

 Previously, Aberforth had more emotional resentment towards Dumbledore. He felt that his brother was responsible for the death of his mother, father, sister, son... these relatives.

 Now, the last relative has finally passed away. He was alone.

Ted didn't know what he was thinking, but the tall and old figure who looked like Dumbledore looked so lonely.

　　That night during dinner, everyone in the auditorium was silent. Even if they spoke, they tried their best to lower their voices, as if they were worried about disturbing something.

Upon seeing this, Ted played a song called "Nocturne":

Let the day slip away now,

 This way the night will protect you.

Velvet, blue night,

So silent and true,

It embraces your heart and soul,

 The nocturne is playing.

 Don't cry, don't sigh,

 You don't have to wonder why.

 The night is always there, see you forever.

 Follow me sleepwalking that night.

 The nocturne is playing…

 Life is like a journey that cannot be turned back. No matter good or bad, someone will eventually leave. And the rest need to move on.

However, what people didn't expect was that at midnight on the day of Dumbledore's funeral, there was a conjunction of stars in the sky.

Ted was floating on the main tower, looking at the huge stars in the sky that were several times bigger than the moon, emitting dim yellow light, moving across the sky, growing from small to large, then from large to small, and finally disappeared.

 The whole process lasted about fifty minutes!

 This can be seen not only in the magical world, but also in the ordinary world.

 You don't need any astronomical telescope for this. As long as you are not severely short-sighted and don't wear glasses, you can see clearly.

However, this is not the first time that a strange "astronomical phenomenon" such as the conjunction of stars has occurred.

 It should be said that it has happened several times. At first, Muggle officials would find excuses, such as comets and light and shadow reflections. But now, I am too lazy to explain.

 The appearance of the conjunction of stars shows that the intrusion from other worlds has once again deepened.

Ted opened his eyes and looked at the sky outside the window. It was probably only about four o'clock in the morning, the sun had not risen yet, and the sky and the earth were dark. But I have to get up.

Ted carefully pulled Hermione's arm out and quietly got up.

It's only been a few days since Dumbledore's funeral. Now Professor McGonagall has become the principal of Hogwarts. However, many international and Ministry of Magic matters require Ted's intervention. Even if things go wrong, he has to come forward on behalf of Dumbledore. number.

You still have to maintain the existence of the Order of the Phoenix. Fortunately, many members have a good relationship with you.

 After Ted left the bedroom, Hermione opened her eyes and glanced out the window, feeling a little heavy in her heart.

 Dumbledore is gone, and the burden falls on Ted. Before graduating, Ted had to deal with many organizations and wizards. I was really busy during this period and had no free time at all.

Ted even felt that he had fallen into Dumbledore's trick, and now he had inherited Dumbledore's mission—starting to take care of others!

　　Hey, retribution! Entrepreneurs really need to assume their due social obligations.

The seventh-grade wizards are about to graduate. Apart from some courses for graduation N.E.W.T.s exams, there is no learning content.

 In fact, normally speaking, many seventh-grade students this year will leave school and go to the "internship units" they find for internships to adapt to life in the magical world outside campus in advance.

 Those who are connected and ambitious will go to the Ministry of Magic, or institutions affiliated with the Ministry of Magic.

 For those who love freedom, some go to shops, some to caravans, and some to archeological tombs. But this year, Ted held a meeting with all seventh- and sixth-grade students.

Ted: As you know, the world is changing so much now that both Muggles and us wizards will face difficult tests.

I have an idea. I hope everyone can organize and actively respond to possible difficulties or even disasters!

Like the Utopia working group, the Magic Network laying group, and various development groups, they concentrated their efforts. Clench your five fingers into a fist! Let us exert our due strength and make some contributions to this world!

 In the end, most of the sixth and seventh grade students participated in the "Hogwarts Employment Internship Help Group" organized by Ted. Except for a few Slytherins who chose not to participate - there were even Death Eaters in their families. They were imprisoned in Azkaban before, and later escaped from prison and lived with Voldemort in Eastern Europe. No matter what, they couldn't hang out with Ted, and they felt awkward.

Ms. Bones, the Minister of Magic, is very troubled and dissatisfied about this. If you do this, aren't you weakening the influence of the Ministry of Magic? What to do? Are you a double talker? !

Although Ms. Bones hates evil and resolutely resists Voldemort and the Death Eaters to the end, it is really hard to say about profit.

 But Ted didn't care about their opinions. The world was changing so fast and there was no time to care about their feelings.

Besides, the "Employment Internship Help Group" organized by a group of ungraduated students has affected your Ministry of Magic in some way, right? That can only mean that you are too incompetent!

Ted began to organize various projects to accelerate work, mainly for the layout of all -round magic nets. Nowadays, in most regions of Nordic, Western Europe, and Mediterranean, it has basically completed the coverage of all -round magic nets.

It is the kind of deep coverage that can unfold the mirror world at any time and carry out the dream of Utopia.

 But in Eastern Europe, the countries now occupied by Death Eaters, there is no way to carry out work.

 So, now Ted's tasks are Africa, America and Australia... No matter what, it is always right to strengthen one's own strength.

 As for the enemy's actions, let's take advantage of them!

Two days later, Ted got the news that the Newt who had been trapped in his spiritual world for more than a year died!

 “It's really strong!” Ted couldn't help but sigh.

 To be honest, this Newt is really too good at jumping. If he hadn't met me and had stayed steady and developed for another two years, his strength would have doubled several times.

 It's a pity that he was caught and sucked dry by himself.

 He contributed a total of 6 points of strength, 8 points of constitution, 7 points of agility, and 3 points of perception to Ted!

It can be seen that his own attributes are definitely not low! The three items of strength and physical agility are definitely between 20 and upwards to 30, and the perception attribute must also be over a dozen points.

It's a pity that his intelligence is not high and his mental attributes are average, so he cannot contribute attributes to Ted.

Moreover, his ability was acquired through drug taking, transformation, and mutation. It came too suddenly, and it was difficult for him to fully utilize it.

Although attributes are very important, talents that double the effects of attributes are even more important.

This kid has developed a defensive talent [Steel Body (Red)], an [Anti-Gravity Flying (Red)], and a [Laser Eye (Red)]... This is how far he is from becoming a Super Those who are capable only have more than half a year!

If this continues to be developed, there will definitely be greater potential, but it's a pity~

 This child is so terrifying, he is on the verge of death, he must not be allowed to stay!

This guy's body must be kept and studied carefully, genes, bloodline, etc. If it doesn't work, it can still be made into high-grade materials, right?

Ted soon received a notice from the International Federation of Wizards, inviting him to attend a meeting.

But in the meeting Ted just listened and didn't speak.

Those old wizards didn't want him to express their opinions.

Although Dumbledore basically gave Ted all his connections and so on at the last moment. It's like confirming the heir.

 But these old wizards naturally do not think that a 17-year-old young wizard can have any constructive opinions.

Although Ted is stronger than everyone here and his achievements are not small, in their opinion, Ted cannot face Voldemort directly without 20 or 30 years of development.

 The biggest problem now is Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

Just after Dumbledore closed the Door of the Dead, the Death Eaters became a little restless. But it was pressed down by Voldemort.

After it was confirmed that Dumbledore was dead a few days ago, they finally couldn't bear it any longer and began to infiltrate into surrounding countries, even directly provoking the local Ministry of Magic.

The Ministry of Magic in countries such as Britain, France, and Germany is considered powerful. The Ministry of Magic in other countries may not even have fifty people, so it is difficult to resist.

In the air where some wizards gathered, Death Eaters arrogantly flew past with magic brooms, leaving behind a sentence: "This place is managed by the Dark Lord!"

Death Eaters are encroaching on countries in Eastern and Central Europe. Many wizards are afraid and do not want to be ruled by Death Eaters. Now a large number of wizards have even chosen to seek refuge overseas.

 And a new round of reactions brought about by the conjunction of stars also began to appear.

Over in the Far East, Japan had the biggest reaction, and they immediately started the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade.

 At night, except for a few areas protected by guards, other places are close to curfew.

 You are not allowed to wander on the street after 10 pm. Because you will really encounter "ghosts"!

　　It would be nothing more than breaking into a monster market, having a few drinks in a daze, and then waking up to find sleeping in a wasteland, ruins, or unfinished building.

 If you are really unlucky, you may become a monster's food.

 It depends on which monster "society" manages the area you live in.

 Some are relatively friendly and close to humans, but some are really cannibals!

Although there are many onmyojis, priests, monks, exorcists and the like surrounding the emperor, they try their best to maintain balance.

 But it's too difficult! The number of monsters may be growing faster than the population of Japan!

 Being able to maintain order during the day, Japanese monsters have long been accustomed to this pattern of "human beings control the day and monsters control the night". But in the countryside, many rural beliefs are also experiencing a revival.

 All kinds of small shrines are very popular. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is better to count on the protection of the emperor than to count on the earth god!

 The people in Nanbang are quite capable of doing things well. Originally, they believed in those messy things. It's even more powerful now, after all, it's all come true.

Those non-governmental organizations have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. They often have many members and gather a lot of financial resources. In many places, their influence even exceeds that of the official government.

 What's more serious is that they are doing evil things!

 Evil practices, demon sacrifices, etc. are all very bloody.

The wizard over there even revealed on the Utopia Forum that recently, high-ranking official officials secretly organized sacrifices and sank a ship at sea, with hundreds of graduating students on it...

Even though the wizard tried his best to appeal for help, he was thousands of miles away in a foreign country, and no one else could do anything!

 All Ted can do is update "Magic World" again. The time in the game is now 1.5 times longer than in reality.

  In other words, 1.5 hours have passed in the game, but only 1 hour has passed in reality, and the time has been extended by 1.5 times!

 Let players have more time to research, fight, and practice magic.

 This is the result of Ted's research on time magic.

Ordinarily, this world, which is like a hornet's nest, is not suitable for time magic. It has caused turmoil before, causing the magic world to destroy all time-related magic props.

 But the current situation is that the situation will get worse whether you use it or not, so why not use it and give it a try!

Europe is not idle either. Ordinary society has begun to spread a lot of specious magic knowledge, and even methods of magic practice.

What about the Black Book, the Society of Rune and Skull and Bones, the Faith of Saturn...

The origins of these things are unknown, but they all have something to them.

 The scary thing is that there are some things that work, but the side effects are huge.

There was even a big incident where a Muggle caused a mass epidemic of mental illness in the entire city!

 People in the entire city will contract mental illness because of seeing or hearing relevant information.

This kind of mass hysteria first spread among school students, and within a few days it caused problems for hundreds of thousands of people in a city.

This incident caused wizards from various countries to dispatch three to four hundred people to cooperate with the authorities to wipe the mess.

 It hasn't been processed for more than a week!

 (End of this chapter)

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