Chapter 31: Hell’s Joke Also Has a Boomerang After saying this, the Hufflepuff in the portrait never moved again. It was as if the portrait's last glimmer of life was the last warning mechanism left by Hufflepuff herself. When the final task was completed, the magic of the portrait disappeared completely. After hearing this seemingly plausible prophecy, Bruce frowned, thinking about the key words in the prophecy. "From the beginning to the end, the three Dark Lords..." He raised his head and asked Katum in confusion, "Where did the three Dark Lords come from? In the history of magic, aren't there only two who have the title of Dark Lord?" Grindelwald, Voldemort. Who is the other one? Katum was also confused. He had read the original Harry Potter. Where did the three Dark Lords come from? Was there another Harry Potter? Even if it is added, there is no such plot in the first part of the original novel. The world line started to change so quickly?
"You ask me, who should I ask? Logically speaking, there are only two souls of Voldemort in Hogwarts now, not three Dark Lords." Eh wait... Katum suddenly remembered the crown he had hidden in the Room of Requirement. That was Voldemort's Horcrux, and it contained a fragment of Voldemort's soul. If you count it this way, there are actually three Voldemorts in Hogwarts now: Quirrell, Harry, and the Diadem! "Don't let your imagination run wild." Katum collected his thoughts. "Didn't the portrait ask you to tell the principal? Then go!" It just so happened that I also wanted to go to the principal's office, find the book "Secrets of Advanced Black Magic", and get the method of making Horcruxes. But at this moment, little Bruce was already confused by what Katum had just said. "Wait, what do you mean by two souls of Voldemort?" "It's none of your business. Someone will take care of it. We are only responsible for scaring them!" The owl laughed wildly, as if it had seen the extremely solemn expression on Old Dumbledore's face when he heard the prophecy. "Bruce, hurry up, let's go and beat the old man!" At this moment, the little conflict between them had been completely forgotten. Katum grabbed Bruce's clothes and pulled him towards the principal's office. Bruce covered his robe and said loudly, "I can't go directly to the principal. I have to go to the dean first!" …… ten minutes later. Led by Ms. Sprout, the headmaster of Hufflepuff, Bruce arrived at the headmaster's office. "Bruce, are you really not lying?"
Professor Sprout said solemnly, "It's okay for you to joke around in front of me, but you can't talk nonsense in front of the headmaster!" "I really didn't lie." Bruce said with a serious expression, "It was really the portrait of Ms. Hufflepuff who told me that." "Well." Professor Sprout chose to believe her student. At this time, she was standing in front of a huge and extremely ugly stone monster. "Lemon Sherbet!" she said. This was evidently a command, for the monster sprang to life, and leaped aside, and the wall behind it broke in two. Behind the wall was a spiral staircase that was moving slowly upwards, like an escalator. Professor Sprout took Bruce up to an oak door with a knocker in the shape of a griffin. The professor knocked on a door and it opened automatically, revealing no one inside. "Dumbledore is out on business." said a portrait of the former headmaster hanging on the wall. "I don't know when he will be back." "Is that so..." Ms. Sprout nodded and said to Bruce, "Then you wait here for a while. I still have things to do. Don't worry, the principal's office is very safe." After that, she squatted down, touched Bruce's head with a smile, and then left. Bruce was left alone in the office. Oh no, there was an owl with him. "Are all teachers at Hogwarts like this?" Katoom said. He remembered that the first time Harry came to Dumbledore's office, he was brought by Professor McGonagall, who also took him to the office and left. Bruce didn't answer, he was observing Dumbledore's office. This is a circular room with all kinds of strange magic props. The Sorting Hat is also there - it is taking a nap. In addition, behind the door, on a tall gilded branch, stood an old red bird, looking at them with sad eyes. This is Dumbledore's companion, Fawkes the Phoenix. It will die next year and rise again from the ashes. "You rude fellow." Katum shouted to Fox, "Have you ever seen such a handsome and energetic owl?" Fox suddenly felt unlucky and turned away from them. "That's good enough!" Katum was satisfied. Then he saw a mirror placed in the corner of the office. It was a very imposing mirror, reaching as high as the ceiling, in an ornate gold frame, and supported by two claw-shaped feet. There is a line of words engraved on the top, which makes no sense to read. Because this sentence should be read in reverse, it means: What I show you is not your face but your desire. "Hey, the Mirror of Erised." Katum became interested, flew off Bruce's shoulder and came to the mirror.
Then suddenly, he saw several shadowy figures standing behind him. These were his relatives from his previous life. Seeing them suddenly, even Katum, no matter how cynical he was, felt a little heavy. I don’t know if they are doing well now… Bruce also came to the mirror at this time. In the mirror, he saw his parents appear behind him. "Dad? Mom?" Bruce was in a trance for a moment, then he came to his senses immediately. No, his parents died in front of him, how could they appear here! He took a step back sharply, not indulging in the illusion at all. "Not bad!" Katum suddenly laughed, "You realized something was wrong so quickly." "Any idiot would know something is wrong!" Bruce gasped. Obviously, his state at the moment was not as relaxed as it could be. Seeing his parents' faces again was extremely tempting to him. But Bruce was more afraid that there was something strange about this mirror. "This is the Mirror of Erised. It allows people to see what they desire in their hearts." Katum explained, "People with weak wills are prone to indulge in it." "Really?" Bruce wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This mirror is indeed strange. After calming down for a moment, Bruce suddenly asked, "So what did you see just now?" "Me? I saw my relatives." Katum was a little sad and didn't hide it. He wanted Bruce to comfort him. But Bruce suddenly tilted his head and asked, "Are you an orphan too?" Otherwise, how could it be the same as what I saw? Katum: ??? No, can you speak? Owl never expected that this hellish joke's boomerang could hit him! (End of this chapter)
