The Deep Sea Wizard of Hogwarts

"I didn't agree to his request, and the next day, he disappeared.

Later, I saw him under countless full moons, but he didn't invite me again. He just stood on the deck, as if he was guarding the full moon.

On a bright moonlit night, I accepted the invitation I had made long ago, and walked onto the white ship along the moonlight bridge built on the sea. The man who invited me greeted me, and his words were pleasant and familiar.

He had a thick beard and wore a white robe like canvas. He said his name was Theseus.

Afterwards, we rowed to the mysterious south under the white light of the beautiful full moon and the song of the waves and tides..."

"...This was undoubtedly a dreamlike journey. During the voyage, we passed a city surrounded by thick black fog. Theseus told me that it was Voodoo, It is a paradise for the dead and a tomb for the living. There the dead live a happy life.

We also went to ■■■■ (crossed out), and I can no longer remember what the place was called. But it was undoubtedly a strange garden.

We went there in the morning sun, under a sky as bright as rose gold.

It was bright and beautiful, and I had never known it. A magnificent terrace was built from the sea, with trees and strange temples everywhere, with white roofs and pillars shining.

Theseus said that this land retains all the beautiful dreams and thoughts that humans have created and forgotten. When I looked back at the terrace, I immediately knew that he was right.

Many of the scenes that spread out before my eyes were what I had seen beyond the misty horizon or in the depths of the phosphorescent ocean. In addition, there was something more beautiful than what I knew. The more magnificent forms and fantasies of all things, these are the imaginations of young poets who died before the world understood what they saw and dreamed.

We set foot there and stayed there for countless days and nights...

...After that, we boarded the white ship again and continued our journey. I once asked him where we were going. But he sang loudly.

Let's go, let's go, to the unknown distance -

Follow the waves -

Follow the sun -

...

He sang poems that I didn't understand at all, and its tune was so similar to the ballads beaten by the waves and tides on the day we set sail...

..., I don't know how long it took, we came to the Aegean Sea.

We came to Athens, where everyone seemed to know Theseus. I talked to them about my views on art, I said Talking about philosophy that I didn't know what it was...

We met a big white bird, Theseus told me that it was the bird of the sky, and according to legend it would take people to the city of a thousand secrets - Atlantis.

Under my strong pleading, we ended our journey in Athens and began to chase the bird of the sky. During this period, Theseus always hoped that I would return, because Atlantis was a place that no one had ever been to.

On the 31st day of our journey following the bird of the sky, we saw the basalt columns in the west. They were wrapped in thick fog, and we couldn't see the scenery behind the columns or their tops.

Some people even said that they reached the sky. Theseus began to plead with me to turn back again, but I completely ignored him, just imagining that the joy of the singers and organists coming from the other side of the basalt columns was far better than the sweetest melody in Athens.

It sounded like praising me, praising me for being able to sail a long way under the full moon and come here.

The white ship sailed in the direction of the melody and passed the basalt columns. When the music stopped and the fog dissipated, I saw it.

It was more magnificent than any city I had ever known or dreamed of. The spires of the temples pierced the sky and stretched to the horizon, and the cold gray walls stretched to the end of the horizon. Only a few spots of light could be seen from outside the walls, which turned into gorgeous friezes and charming sculptures on the roof.

But in my ecstasy, the calm sea suddenly turned into a raging sea. Our sailboat was helpless in the irresistible torrent and was swept to an unknown destination.

Soon, our ears were filled with the roar of falling waters, and on the horizon far ahead, a terrifying waterfall raised foam, where all the water in the world fell into the abyss of nothingness. Then tears ran down Theseus's cheeks.

He covered his eyes tightly with his hands, as if he wanted to dig them out of the turbulence, and said: "We have abandoned beautiful Athens and will never see it again. The gods are far greater than humans, and victory will always belong to them."

I closed my eyes before the violent collision came, because I didn't want to see the birds in the sky flapping their blue wings mockingly above the rapids.

After the collision, there was darkness, and I heard the wailing of humans and non-humans. A big storm blew from the east, and I crouched on the wet rocks rising from my feet, shivering with cold...

...I heard the collision again, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself on the lighthouse's lookout, which had spent almost eternity since I set sail.

In the darkness below, I vaguely saw a dark shadow crashing on the ruthless reef. When I turned my eyes away from the wreckage, I suddenly realized that the light of the lighthouse had gone out for the first time since my grandfather began to keep the light.

When the night got darker, I boarded the lighthouse and found that the calendar on the wall was still stuck on the day when I boarded the white ship. After dawn, I went down from the tower to look for wreckage on the rocks, but I only found the body of a bird I had never seen before, the color of which was like the clear sky, and a fragment of a mast that was whiter than the waves and the snow on the top of the mountain.

After that, the sea never told me its secrets again. Countless nights have passed in which the full moon gleamed in wine and glory high in the sky, but the shadow of the white ship's sails has never appeared in the south again..."

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The snapping sound of the book closing suddenly awakened Linde, who had been restless for a long time, from the dream-like story.

There was silence all around, and they didn't know how long it had been since they sat on the stage.

"Tsk, it's boring. I thought I could write something that could stand up to the test, but it took me a long time to write a novel." Jane sighed with disdain, stood up from the stairs, and patted her butt. gray, with a disappointed look on his face. Her view is completely different from Linde's.

Andersen stood on the window sill, the moonlight shining on his body dyeing his feathers a strange purple.

Linde couldn't help but shuddered. He felt his chin was itchy.

The new turtleneck sweater he bought was scratching his head, he thought. This was the first time he had worn it.

He stretched out his hand to scratch, but felt three soft cracks.

What's going on? ! I don’t know when my gills came out. Why didn’t I feel it at all?

Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

Jane stood up and looked at Linde who was still sitting with a puzzled look on her face, a little strange.

"What are you doing? You're not going to be frightened by such a little story, are you?" She said teasingly.

Lind put the turtleneck back together, stood up with his shoulders hunched, trying to cover his entire head. He put the hood of his robe back on and put his hands in his pockets.

"It's just that my legs were a little stiff from the cold after sitting for too long." Linde stood up.

"Haha, who told you not to wear more clothes?" Jane smiled happily, then walked ahead holding the book. Linde followed quietly, fully wrapped up.