Hogwarts Homecoming

"The eternal land without time"

Amosta repeated with difficulty.

Existed for a long time?

What does this mean? He has existed in the eternal land without time for a long time?

The eternal land without time refers to the realm of death he just saw, that is, the 'jellyfish world' in the nine engravings he saw in the upper temple of Avalon? '

"Ariana."

This sudden change also shocked Dumbledore. There were still traces of tears on his old face. He stared at Ariana with rapid breathing.

"Do you know Amosta?"

The waning moon rose to a higher position, and the moonlight like water waves rippled in the woods.

"Albus--"

The beautiful girl only said this to Amosita and then turned her gaze to Dumbledore, her eyes gentle,

"I don't hate you and Aberforth. Don't call me again, you belong to the world of the living, and I am far away."

The smile on the corner of the girl's mouth was brighter than the sun in the clear summer sky, and then her illusory spirit quickly faded in a mysterious invisible wave.

"Ariana!"

"Wait!"

Dumbledore and Amosita shouted at the same time, but their calls did not retain the girl who returned to the world.

Ariana disappeared completely under the unwilling gaze of the two eyes.

The wandering night wind, the swaying branches and leaves, and the chirping of insects in the dark corners all disappeared, and the whole world became quiet, leaving only the panting of two people in the forest.

Dumbledore was looking at Amosita, while Amosita was looking at the place where Ariana just disappeared, and the two did not move for a long time.

"Just now. Was that Ariana?"

It was not Amosita who asked this question, but Dumbledore who had regained consciousness.

Now, Amosita was the one making the floor tiles.

He did not answer Dumbledore's question nor could he answer it, but walked to the side, slowly sat on a protruding rock, and supported his forehead with his palms.

All this.

He had seen himself floating into the world of the dead from that door when he was still Zhou Nan, when he first came into contact with what the centaurs called the clay tablet of fate.

And just now--

Ariana's spirit passed through the towering door that was permeated with the power of rules from the world of the dead and disappeared behind the door. And some of Ariana's marks were taken away and remained in that world forever.

What is this. Death and reincarnation of life?

Then why did Ariana appear again after the mark was integrated into the world of death.

Amosta suddenly looked at the resurrection stone in Dumbledore's hand!

Yes--

She was summoned by the resurrection stone.

But a new question jumped into Amosita's mind again.

Ariana died nearly a century ago, and Dumbledore, who found the resurrection stone, reawakened her soul mark five minutes ago.

A timeless place without time?

Amostar's eyes, which had regained their purple color, brightened up.

In that world of the dead, time is frozen, so the scene that Amostar saw appeared!

As for Ariana's claim of having seen him,

there is no way to speculate on this, Amostar can only think that he did appear in that world.

That is the most mysterious place in the universe, it belongs to the dead, and the rules there cannot be speculated by the rules of the living world.

"I think"

Amostas finally spoke, responding to Dumbledore's pleading eyes,

"That's Ariana."

This light sentence seemed to immediately remove the heavy burden from Dumbledore,

"Really."

Dumbledore murmured, and the blue eyes behind the half-moon frame were moist again,

"It's Ariana"

Dumbledore sniffed hard,

"How tolerant. She said she didn't blame me at all"

Dumbledore tonight threw away his master's demeanor, like a child who made trouble and was grateful for his parents' forgiveness.

Amostas returned to silence.

Why could he see all this just now?

There is no doubt that it was because of the fate clay tablet that disappeared from his senses again.

Perhaps because it and Ariana both belonged to that world, and it was stimulated to show some of its authority. Or power?

However, what he just witnessed was a past, or was his soul swept into the world of the dead by the power of the clay tablet?

Amostas pursed his lips.

He was more inclined to the former.

In Ms. Hufflepuff's memory, she had also tried to descend into the world of the dead, but failed.

This can be proved by her conversation with Ms. Ravenclaw and the many pieces of information Amosita had obtained before.

That world has long been far away from the magical world he is in now.

Only by passing through the stone gate and collecting three coordinates can he go there in person.

And there are people in that world who want to return to this magical world.

"Can I still see Ariana?"

Dumbledore, who obviously has a richer reserve of magical knowledge and spent a lot of time studying the Deathly Hallows when he was young, regarded Amosita as a forerunner. He looked at Amosita expectantly and asked again.

"If you want to see Ariana again"

Amosita raised his head and looked at the waning moon on the night sky, imagining it as a distant 'jellyfish world',

"The Resurrection Stone is still in your hands, I think it can still work."

Dumbledore's expression became tangled.

He really wanted to meet Ariana and tell her how much he regretted all those years since that day!

This is the scary part of the Resurrection Stone, one of the three holy artifacts.

It tempts you, and when you are immersed in sadness, it devours your life.

However, if you think about it from another perspective, this may be a price that must be paid, just like the equivalent exchange in alchemy.

If you awaken the dead who have severed their causal relationship with the world and return to the world, you must pay with your own life.

"No--"

Dumbledore's facial features shrank, and he looked like he was enduring pain and suffering.

"Ariana said she didn't want to be disturbed anymore, I can't--"

He gritted his teeth, walked to Amosita, and trembled as he threw the resurrection stone ring into Amosita's palm.

"You can keep him, Amosita, I can't, I don't have the qualifications. If it stays in my hands, I will not be able to help but go against Ariana."

The cold touch of the ring further awakened Amosita's reason, and he slowly stood up.

"If it weren't for that accident, I believe you would be a brother who loves your sister very much, Principal Dumbledore--"

"Really, do you think so, Amosita?"

Dumbledore smiled weakly, and was silent for a while, and his blue eyes were full of expectation again.

"Do you think I can still see Ariana? Not with the resurrection stone, but after I die, is there a world?"

Amosita was not surprised that Dumbledore would ask this.

Although Ariana's words just now were brief, they were enough for a wise man like Dumbledore to guess a lot of information.

Amosita shook his head,

"I would like to give you a clear answer, Headmaster Dumbledore, but unfortunately, I can't answer. What we are discussing now is death. No one can fully peek into its secrets."

"Then are you willing to explain just now--"

"My answer is the same as just now, Headmaster Dumbledore--"

Amosita sighed,

"I can't explain death. Oh, this should be returned to its original owner--"

After pondering, Amosita took out the elder wand from his pocket and handed it to Dumbledore.

"Oh, thank you, Amosita, I have to say sorry to you again, I am afraid I was confused for a while just now."

Dumbledore muttered, he took the old wand handed by Amosita and rubbed it with his fingers for a few times.

Thoughts were flying, and suddenly, Dumbledore looked up at Amosta,

"You want to collect all the Deathly Hallows. Right, Amosta?"

The bizarre experience tonight promoted some trust between the two. After pondering, Amosta nodded,

"Yes, Principal Dumbledore, I need all the Deathly Hallows." (End of this chapter)