harry potter book of crimes

The battle at the school was still fierce. Even though we had reached such a deep cave, the roars and vibrations along the ground were still vaguely detectable.

Although it was unavoidable to worry about Willie who was alone there to fend off the group of enemies, when she thought that the real powerful enemy might be quietly waiting for her at the front, there was naturally not much room for distraction.

The glowing spell of the wand could not illuminate the entire cave, and the surrounding darkness still enveloped everyone silently, making it impossible to completely eliminate the sense of depression. As we went deeper, our footsteps became unknowingly heavier.

Except Maca.

"As I said before, there won't be any more trouble, so you can relax... Oh, look! The remains of the giant dragon can already be seen. It's big, right? So big that even they'

People can't help but be confused by the fact that they like to live in caves."

Maybe this is also to relieve everyone's depression. In short, Maka seems to be happy to take advantage of this gap to chat a few more words.

It's a pity that the topics for small talk may be endless, but the road ahead will eventually end.

Maka was right, the skeleton of this ancient dragon was really big. Before everyone could follow it all the way to the end, Maka, who was walking in the front with a cane, had already stopped.

"Oh, it's here, it's here..."

As he said this, he suddenly exerted force and inserted the wooden stick in his hand that was temporarily used as a crutch into the ground. Then he leaned on the stick and released his right hand, pointing slightly forward.

"You mentioned it in the auditorium just now, right? It's the hole in the crypt that I asked you to be careful about - and that's where it's connected."

If Maka hadn't said anything, others wouldn't have noticed that the darkness ahead was no longer pure darkness.

Looking carefully, except for the fact that there is still a layer of slightly billowing black fog around the feet, there seems to be a surging black fog in the shadows that cannot be illuminated by the light in front. I don’t know why the fog is there.

It is moving in a spiral shape, thin at the bottom and thick at the top, like a tornado, expanding upward until it disappears into the darkness that cannot be seen from above.

And as for where the bottom of the dark tornado is connected...

Hermione wanted to see more clearly, so she subconsciously threw the light ball at the tip of the wand forward, but she couldn't help but hesitate before actually doing it.

However, after thinking that Maka had repeatedly stated that there was actually no danger in this trip, she still threw the light ball out.

Sure enough, Maka, who was leaning on the cane in front, said nothing when she saw the light ball of the luminous spell flying over her head.

"Ah! That's——"

Not only Hermione, but also Harry, Safina and Luna also saw it. It was an ancient mirror standing alone on the ground. It was taller than an adult, with an old frame that looked like stone but not stone.

It looks hazy like a mirror that has been covered in dust for a long time... At first glance, it is actually very inconspicuous.

If it had been placed in a utility room filled with things, rather than in a bare cave with almost nothing, I believe no one would be interested in it.

However, at this moment, there is such a dusty ancient mirror. From within its mirror surface... to be precise, from a certain position in the lower half of the mirror surface, a monstrous and strange black mist is released, making people dizzy.

I feel a chill in my back just looking at it.

"Maka, is that...'the Devouring Mirror'?" Although Hermione's words were questions, her tone was close to certainty.

Back in front of Hogwarts Castle, Maka tried to use the power of meteorites to destroy it, because it seemed to be Halpo's only Horcrux. Unfortunately, the whole plan failed at the last moment due to Halpo's interference, and for a time

Destroyed most of Hogwarts.

Today, the mirror is still there, and it is still intact. However, it seems that it is no longer Halbo's Horcrux - what happened in the auditorium before was enough for Hermione and others to understand that since Halbo's voice took over

Maka, the moment he rang out from the mouth of the transformation-spelled doll, his remnant soul had already been extracted from the mirror by Maka using the resurrection stone.

"So, what is connected to the mirror is the 'world of the dead'?"

Hermione's mind was spinning so fast. Previously, in the auditorium, both Maka and the witch Kern only mentioned the unclear pronoun "over there". Now it seems that most of them refer to that place.

The space in the mirror.

"Ah... that's it... it's not impossible." Maka looked at the misty mirror and thought for a moment, "To be honest, it's really difficult to describe it accurately, because the 'world' on the other side of the mirror is

, the concept is a bit abstract... There is a word in Muggle religious legends called 'Limbo', which means 'edge of hell' - let's not discuss whether hell exists or not! Anyway, use this word.

Referring to 'over there', I think it's not bad! Because crossing the mirror is no longer the realm of the living, it is the soul... that is, the spiritual will of the dead merges with each other, peeling off desires and gradually unifying a new journey.

Well, actually I don’t understand it very well, but if I have to say it, that’s probably the true meaning of ‘death’!”

Having said this, Maka finally turned around, waved slightly to Hermione and others behind her and said:

"I won't say much about things that I don't understand myself. I'll let you take a look for yourselves! The next few steps are the final path we have to take... Remember, no matter what you see,

Don't be afraid, no one can hurt you... Just like Hermione said just now, because you are the 'living', and the living cannot go to the 'world of the dead'."

…

Black and white, two completely opposite colors that instantly replace each other within the field of vision, usually give people a very abrupt feeling.

But at this moment, there was obviously no transition at all, but Hermione and others felt as if they had come here naturally.

Looking back, it even gives people the illusion that they have been walking here from the beginning. As for the previous dark cave and even the battle in the Hogwarts Great Hall, it was just a dream.

This is a pure white world, the kind of white that is not dazzling. The soft white light shrouds it from all directions, giving it a unique sense of emptiness, but it is not annoying.

If you calm down and feel it, I don't know if it's an illusion, but you can still feel the white light with a little warmth. The calmer your heart is, the more comfortable it feels, which makes people want to just lie down and sleep well.

Last sleep.

"'Limbo'...'The edge of hell'...that's what Maka seems to have said? But this place doesn't seem to be such a scary place at all, right?"

Just as Harry was thinking this, the white color around him changed.