NOVEL WEB Chapter 10: Epilogue
Black, an endless black wave, swallowing everything.
Red, the red mixed in the black is extremely scarlet, exuding a monstrous killing intent.
……………………
After an unknown amount of time, Glenn opened his eyes.
Unfortunately, the familiar ceiling did not appear again, only a blackness.
I wonder why I said again?
Then he felt something soft moving in his arms, and subconsciously tightened his arms.
The furry touch caressed his cheek, and the familiar and comforting scent of shampoo rushed into his nose.
Hermione?
""Professor! Glenn is awake!" A little girl's surprised cry came to her ears, and then a gentle repulsive force was generated in her chest.
Hermione shyly whispered in Glenn's arms:"Let me go, the professors said that I was always held by you, it's so embarrassing!
I tried several times to pry your hand open but failed. I woke up several hours before you, and I couldn't get out no matter how hard I struggled."
"……It's not that I hate him." Hermione whispered in a voice that only she could hear.
Glenn obediently let go of his hand and freed the fluffy thing in his arms.
A sound of footsteps came from far away, and then an old but soft male voice was heard:"Hermione, let me see his condition."
Glenn subconsciously analyzed:
"Male, old man, 185 to 190 cm tall, wearing a robe, with something over the robe, dragging on the ground.
And high heels.
High heels?
?
Thinking silently, Glenn heard the old man walk up to him.
""Child, can you see me now?" the old man said.
Glenn shook his head and did not answer.
Hermione beside him took a breath, leaned close to Glenn's face, and nervously held Glenn's hand.
The old man sighed, his tone mixed with a hint of anger.
"Sure enough, it is still unavoidable."
But he changed his tone and said,"But at the same time, it is also lucky. The symptoms you have usually won't allow its host to live beyond ten years old. You created a miracle."
"This is an unstable, uncontrollable dark force called the Obscurus, which usually only appears in some special little wizards."Dumbledore explained
"If I'm not mistaken, you should have tried to control the Obscurus in advance, and tempered your body.
And before you fainted, you released the violent power of the Obscurus before the critical point of its explosion. In addition, Hermione unconsciously used the spell of stopping and healing on you with a lot of magic power during the magic riot, which stopped the overdraft of your vitality in time when you released a lot of Obscurus."
He paused, then praised:
"And your amazing soul and willpower, which are much stronger than ordinary people, saved your life under these many coincidences."
At this time, Dumbledore showed a guilty expression, leaned forward slightly, and bowed to Hermione and Glenn.
"But I want to say sorry to you"
"Because of my negligence, this incident happened, resulting in extremely serious consequences. If it weren't for good luck and your timely action, it might have been even worse. I would like to express my gratitude to you and beg you to forgive me."
There was a look of regret in his blue eyes. The great wizard looked like a real old man at this moment, and his tall figure seemed a little hunched.
Glenn just listened silently without replying, digesting the information, and felt Hermione's movement behind him, and reached out to stop the little girl who wanted to help Dumbledore.
"We'll talk about your apology later." Even though he couldn't see, Glenn still looked at Dumbledore with his eyes.
"I want to know about my parents first." Glenn suppressed his anxiety and asked the question in a cold, mechanical voice.
"They are fine." Dumbledore said, and then added
"The two bodies you saw in the room were not your parents.
Glenn's dull eyes gradually brightened, but he did not say anything. Dumbledore continued to explain.
"Fortunately, they were stuck in traffic on the way back and avoided the attack of the Death Eaters.
Hermione clearly felt Glenn's tightly clenched hand loosen
"That's it."
Glenn replied, and he and Dumbledore fell silent.
Hermione saw that she could finally interrupt and hurriedly spoke
"What happened to Glenn's eyes?"
Dumbledore raised his drooping eyes and began to explain slowly:
"This is caused by the massive explosion of the Obscurus in his body.
Seeing Hermione's confusion, he continued to add
"Mo Mo Ran, it's...Glenn, can I call you that?" Dumbledore hesitated and asked.
"……Whatever you say."
After a moment of silence, Glenn closed his eyes.
Dumbledore pursed his lips, twitched the corners of his mouth, sighed, and continued:
"This is the name of the"dark power" that Glenn possesses. It is a special kind of magic that is derived from the magic of ordinary wizards due to certain conditions. It has the same origin as magic and is an energy generated by the soul."
"It is very unstable and full of destructive power. Eyes are an important medium for casting spells in magic. They are the windows to your mind and are closely related to your soul. When you burst into Obscurus, a large amount of energy is released from your eyes. The huge magic power washes over your eyeballs. Although the physiological structure is not damaged, it still causes blindness."
"But this is only temporary blindness, and with the potion treatment taught in our school, vision can be restored." Dumbledore added.
Magic, silently, Glenn digested the information silently.
Hermione asked quickly:"How long will it take?"
"If the treatment goes well, it will take at least two years."
"Two years!?" Hermione exclaimed
"It's okay, Hermione.
Glenn comforted the girl as she felt her eyes being gently stroked by a small hand.
He was silent for a moment and asked:
"I want to know, those Death Eaters, and... who are the masters they are talking about, and why did they attack our house."
Dumbledore was silent for a moment.
"You shouldn't know these things at your current age, but since you have been hurt in this matter, you have the right to know the cause and effect. I can only tell you roughly that their leader is called Voldemort, the Dark Lord of the wizarding world.
"The general purpose of their organization is to expose the wizarding world to the world and make Muggles - ordinary people without magic - slaves of wizards. Other purposes have nothing to do with you for the time being. As for why they attacked your house."
Dumbledore paused and showed a bitter expression.
"……It's just a random sacrifice chosen by those damned Death Eaters.
Glenn didn't say anything, but slowly opened his eyes, a dangerous light flashing in his abyss-like eyes.
Random?
He raised his head and asked the old man:
"Can I understand that you are on the opposite side of Voldemort?"
"Of course, child." Dumbledore said solemnly.
"I hope you won't lie to me."
Glenn sat up from the bed with difficulty.
"Thank you for protecting Hermione and me and her family after I lost consciousness. What is your name?"
"Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You can call me Professor Dumbledore.
He blinked.
Glenn stretched out his hand:"I am Glenn Hawthorne... I apologize for my rudeness just now. You can just call me Glenn.""
"Since we have the same goal, I won't say anything more, but let's be clear, I hope you can give Hermione, the Grangers and my parents some compensation they deserve, and ensure that this kind of thing that threatens their lives due to your negligence will never happen again."
Glenn said the longest words he had said in the past 10 years.
He blocked Hermione behind him, burst out with a terrifying murderous intent, and looked at Dumbledore with his blind eyes.
"Otherwise I will settle accounts with you all."
Instead of feeling angry, Dumbledore seemed relieved and happy.
"That's as it should be, Glenn
"I promise you."
He winked.
"If you are worried, we can make an unbreakable oath, which is used by wizards to restrict others. Once engraved, the violator will be punished by death."
"……Yes."
After Dumbledore's instruction, the two completed their vows under the witness of Hermione.
"The contract has been made, and those who break it shall be punished by the Rock Eater."Under the influence of the magical oriental power, Glenn ended the conversation with this sentence.
Dumbledore:"？"