Chapter 64: The Mirror of Erised

"This will absolutely be the most magical thing you've seen in your entire life!" At the classroom door, Harry said firmly.

Hearing this, Link felt a bit confused. Because he truly had no memory of this part of the plot, so he wasn't very sure what was in this classroom.

But Harry didn't care that much. After finishing his sentence, he directly pulled open the door and dragged Link in with him.

This was actually an abandoned classroom. In Hogwarts Castle, there were quite a few classrooms like this. Inside them, aside from thick layers of dust, there was nothing else.

Strictly speaking, this was Filch's negligence, but considering Filch was merely a Squib, and every day he had to painstakingly deal with those mischievous wizard students, Link figured Dumbledore probably wouldn't blame Filch too much.

However, the classroom they had entered at this moment was different. On the dusty floor were a series of footprints, and at the end of the trail stood a full-length mirror.

No, calling it a full-length mirror would simply be an insult to it.

This mirror looked extremely grand. Its height almost reached the ceiling, and the bottom was supported by two large claw-shaped stands.

Most importantly, on the top of the mirror's frame, a long string of letters was written in Latin.

Link didn't understand Latin very well, but relying on the English he'd mastered after crossing over, he barely managed to sound out the first few syllables of the string of letters.

"Erised…"

Link felt as if his scalp was about to explode.

Just based on those syllables, he finally recognized the identity of the mirror in front of him, the Mirror of Erised.

"This is a magic mirror..." Harry said, panting. "I saw a very beautiful couple in it, I think they must be my parents."

After saying that, Harry seemed unable to control himself any longer. He quickly walked to the front of the mirror, and then his whole expression instantly became dreamy and dazed.

Link, standing to the side, looked at Harry's expression with a bit of complexity.

Of course he knew this was a magic mirror. Not only that, he also knew that the effect of this Mirror of Erised wasn't actually to show Harry's parents, but rather to show the thing the viewer most deeply desires in their heart.

Over the past few centuries, the Mirror of Erised had always been regarded as a terrifying object by wizards.

Because its effect was simply too strong, so strong that people with weak willpower would become utterly addicted after just one look, wanting nothing more than to lose themselves in the illusion created by the mirror and forget about reality.

"This feels amazing. I think this is the best Christmas gift I've ever received. But... speaking of Christmas gifts, Link, did you give Cedric a Nimbus 2000?"

Harry spoke in a daze, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly turned to look at Link with a curious face.

Hearing this, Link's expression froze. He knew that Cedric had already ordered all of Hufflepuff to keep the Nimbus 2000 a strict secret to mislead the opponents. But unfortunately, it was clear that the Hufflepuffs just couldn't resist bragging about it to the other houses.

This made Link feel a little awkward. After all, his current relationship with Harry was pretty good, and giving Cedric a Nimbus 2000 was obviously not in Harry's favor.

Scratching his head, Link slowly said, "Yeah, recently Cedric's been worried about broomsticks. Considering how he's taken care of me before, I gave him one."

Seeing Link explain, Harry grinned and said, "Don't worry, Link. I won't blame you. After all, I use a Nimbus 2000 myself. Honestly, I think everyone using Nimbus 2000s would be fair. But if we face Hufflepuff, I'm not going easy on them."

"Ha! Save that talk until you've actually beaten the Hufflepuff team. You know Cedric isn't a pushover."

With Link and Harry going back and forth, the awkward atmosphere in the classroom eased a bit.

Just then, Harry snapped out of it and said excitedly, "Damn, I almost forgot! Come see my parents, Link! I swear they're the best parents in the world!"

As he spoke, Harry stepped aside and waved for Link to come over.

Seeing this, Link hesitated for a moment, but in the end still stepped forward. He had some confidence in his own willpower.

In terms of reflection, the Mirror of Erised was actually not even as good as an ordinary mirror. When Link stood in front of it, he could only see a blurry figure of himself.

It seemed as though a layer of fog covered the mirror, making it so Link couldn't even clearly see his own face.

But soon, the image on the mirror began to change. Accompanied by a ripple of spiral patterns, a warm tone gradually spread across the whole mirror.

The mirror continued to grow clearer, and when it finally stabilized, Link could finally see the image inside.

He saw a detective office filled with golden sunlight. Link was lying on a sofa, holding a cup of coffee in one hand and a newspaper in the other, reading peacefully.

Link shook his head with a smile, this was a scene he had once dreamed of, and the Mirror of Erised had shown this as his greatest desire.

"Link, did you see it?"

Harry called out anxiously, and hearing this, Link shook his head and replied, "Sorry, Harry. I didn't see your parents. I think everyone sees different things in this mirror. Oh wait, this is…"

Link's voice suddenly stopped, and his expression became surprised.

Because the scene in front of him had started to change again.

It looked like an award ceremony. A long-bearded wizard who looked a lot like Dumbledore was placing an M-shaped medal on Link's chest.

Surrounding him was a crowd of people, with the most eye-catching being Emily standing next to 'him', and a woman wearing a black veil whose face couldn't be seen.

At that moment, all of them were smiling and applauding toward the Link in the center of the crowd, as if celebrating some great achievement of his.

That veiled woman even had tears in her eyes, looking incredibly moved.

Link took a deep breath. He couldn't understand what the scene meant. But very soon, the image changed again.

This time, it became a scene of ruins and devastation, the debris mixed with many corpses.

Though there were no obvious features, from the distant forest and the dark lake nearby, Link recognized that this ruin was Hogwarts.

A black-robed Link was walking through the wreckage, holding a wand, his expression cold and emotionless, as if searching for something.

Then, his figure suddenly stopped. A cruel smile appeared on his face.

He bent down, and from the hand of a wrinkled corpse in the rubble, he pulled out a wand shaped a bit like a sugar-coated hawthorn stick, then raised it high while grinning viciously.

Boom!

A silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, illuminating the dark scene, also casting a shadow of a massive, terrifying snake behind the Link in the mirror.

At the same time, a sharp pain surged through Link's head. He clutched his head in agony, his body swaying from the pain.

Seeing this, Harry rushed forward to support him and shouted anxiously, "Link! What's wrong, Link?!"

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