Knight of the Grail (upright): The promised journey.

、

High Jacket Valley, England

、

"And then? What happened next? ”

James lay on Harry's lap, looked up at his face, and asked the following, "Daddy, hurry up." ”

"I want to know, Aunt Opal must have defeated Voldemort with Daddy!"

Lily, who was being combed by Hermione on the side, pouted her lips and complained unceremoniously about her own brother, "Otherwise, there wouldn't be us." ”

"Lily, don't spoil over there."

James scratched his hair with some distress, "It's rare to meet a father who is willing to talk about the past, so don't show your superiority in IQ." ”

"It's obvious that you're stupid, what's so hard to guess?"

Lily's tone was quite hateful, and to be honest, she found that her patience with the brother in front of her with the name "James" was getting worse and worse - maybe it was because it was a child's relationship now.

Does physical age determine mental age?

"Okay, okay, stop arguing. Still want to hear the story? ”

And it was Harry who opened his mouth to act as a peacemaker, and he patted James who was lying on his lap, "James, you are a brother, you should always let a little sister, right?" ”

"......" is it okay to be despised first every time?

Pouting, James rolled his eyes disapplausively, "I know, I know, Dad, go on, every time I ask, whether it's Aunt Opal or Uncle Draco, they always don't say anything, it's very boring." ”

"That night, a lot and a lot of things happened at the same time, and ......"

"At the same time, it was also a night full of turning points for the British wizarding world to return to peace......"

After James read this sentence expressionlessly, he looked at Harry very sadly, "Dad, don't talk about what is in this kind of book!" It's rare that you are willing to tell the story of the past and tell more about the black calendar...... Ahh ”

Otherwise, wouldn't it be meaningless for them to work hard today to help with housework or something?

"Good good ......"

Harry and Hermione, who had walked over to sit on the couch, smiled at each other and began to fall into the memory.

、

Indeed, as Harry had said, there were so many things that happened that night, which made it all the more confusing to know where to start.

To put it simply, the third Goblet of Fire event of the day was a round.

It was not only Voldemort's side that set up a game for Harry to resurrect himself through his own men, Barty Crouch Jr., who was pretending to be Moody, but also a game led by Opal and Dumbledore that used Harry as bait for Voldemort and his hidden men.

How exactly does this work, Harry says he's a standard Gryffindor (Draco complains about this: You're the kind of person who needs an IQ to say you're a Griffin, you're a lionskin snake.) Even if there is Opal's post-mortem explanation, it still belongs to whether you understand it or not.

As for Hermione...... Come on, even if this thing says she's Ravenclaw Harry one day, it's not surprising that she can understand. Not to mention Draco's group of Slytherins, if you don't understand the cause and effect of the situation in Slytherin, it will be easier to survive by quitting the Slytherin as soon as possible.

On the premise of having a mental calculation or not being unintentional, the whole situation is still very clear.

At least Voldemort, who didn't expect to be exposed, could be said to have exhausted most of the Death Eaters' power that night. Involved in the encirclement and suppression were the three forces - the "Saints" from Germany who were taken over by Opal's Cappadocia family, the Aurors of the Order of the Phoenix led by Dumbledore, and the combat members of the British Ministry of Magic who were purely soy sauce.

Leaving aside Dumbledore's subtle look of dismay, knowing that Opar's fiancé Riddle was led by the "Saints", Harry often wondered afterwards that if they had found out earlier, wouldn't that last sad thing have happened?

The battle lasted from late into the night until the early morning of the next day.

You can't use Apparate because you have an enchantment, so you don't have to worry about anyone who enters the game escaping. However, it is precisely because of the fierce collision of the magic forces within the enchantment that a space-time rift is created inside the enchantment when no one is paying attention. It is precisely because of this that in Voldemort's final death-defying counterattack, Riddle was accidentally hit and was driven into the space-time rift, and since then he has been separated from Opal forever.

Everyone thought that Voldemort's final target would be Harry, or Opal, who completely ruined his plan, but no one thought that the object he chose would be Riddle, who was standing on the sidelines and watching - it was precisely because of this that no one could rescue him, and could only watch him disappear as he was swept into the rift of time and space.

However, Harry felt he could fully understand that Riddle had finally disappeared by using "OВLiviate" at Opal, who had rushed to save him. After all, if he thought about it, he couldn't guarantee that he would do better than Riddle - Harry always had a very subtle feeling about the young man who had the same name as Voldemort's surname.

It is undeniable that Riddle is a very charismatic young man.

That's the kind of person who deserves to stand by Opal's side, right? After all, Opal is very good in her own right, and only better people can stand with her.

、

"What are you talking about? It's so lively. ”

The fireplace connected to Floo Net flickered away, and a man appeared in the living room of Harry's house.

"Uncle Draco."

So the next moment, James decisively abandoned his father and pounced, "I miss you so much!" ”

"A gift to miss me, right? You stinky boy. ”

Twisting James's nose, Draco took out two small gift boxes from his pocket disappreciatively, "This is a down payment, the main thing is that you wait for tomorrow's owl." ”

"Uncle Draco is the best!"

James cheered, took the gift box that he had thrown over, and ran back upstairs to open the gift with his completely reluctant sister Lily.

"Why are you alone this time?"

Hermione walked over and took Draco's trench coat off and hung it on the living room hanger, "Where's Opal?" ”

"She's been busy in Germany lately, and it's rare for me to see her once."

Draco paused, "And listen to Fred...... She seemed to remember. ”

"Remember?!" X2

Harry and Hermione spoke in unison, then looked at each other.

"Then her emotions ......"

After a moment's hesitation, Harry suddenly reacted and looked at Draco with some surprise, "In this case, you didn't even come to Germany but to me?!" ”

That's pretty bad news — just thinking about the importance that Opal has shown to Riddle makes you feel ...... Even if something terrible happens, it won't be a surprise.

But what made Harry feel most strange was Draco's attitude. After all, this guy's thoughts about Opal can be seen by anyone who is familiar with him, otherwise he wouldn't be so bad with Fred. But now that he will appear in his own house, this in itself is very telling.

"I don't even have the room to try."

As if sensing Harry's question, Draco smiled bitterly, "At least I'm more knowledgeable than Fred." We all know the power of Opal's action, and he must have rushed to Fred in Germany at this moment...... It's going to be empty. ”

"What do you mean...... Could it be that you have already determined that Opal ...... her"

Hermione, reacting to Draco's words, covered her mouth, "But doesn't that mean that people caught up in the rift in spacetime are hard to find?" It was a miracle that Opal was able to come back. ”

"Even the effect of the enhanced version of the Oblivion Charm can be broken through by her own willpower, and I don't think we need to doubt her feelings for that person anymore."

With an exhalation, Draco sat down on the couch with his hands over his face, "So with Opal's character, I can really guess what she's going to do next." Even if there is little hope, there is still hope or something...... Sure enough, it looks like something Opal would do...... She's a happy shopkeeper. ”

Harry, who understood in an instant, patted Draco on the shoulder with sympathy: "Forget it, there is no grass at the end of the world, why bother to love a flower." Let's look at it, the current head of the Malfoy family is still very bullish, and getting married early will also make your parents feel at ease. ”

"It's ironic for you, a person who got married with a son just after graduation......"

Twitching the corners of his mouth, Draco, who didn't feel comforted at all, couldn't help but complain, "Is there anything to eat?" After a busy day, my stomach starved to death. ”

"It's dinner time in a minute."

Hermione smiled, "But you should leave after eating, after all, Siris will be over in the evening." You know, his prejudice against Slytherin still hasn't been erased. ”

"Got it."

Although he is not afraid of the other party, but after all, the other party is Harry's godfather, so Draco, who has a good relationship with Harry and Hermione, will naturally consider it.

=======================I'm the dividing line ================= the switch scene

???. The Secret Land of the Lake

、

"You've decided?"

Looking at the silver-haired and red-eyed woman standing in front of her, time seemed to have stood still in her 20s, Vivian still sighed a little, "Even if you have to pay a lot of price for this?" ”

[Nature.] ]

Nodding, Opal looked down at the unicorn pendant held on his chest, [I've wasted that time, Riddle must have been waiting for a long time......]

"You're really dead set on that kid."

Seeing this, Vivien naturally didn't say anything more, "Even if I told you about the reality you will face after you go to find it, do you still insist?" ”

Opal didn't speak, just looked at Vivien with her beautiful pigeon-blood-red eyes, and nodded firmly.

"Idiot...... What a fool......"

Closing her eyes and shaking her head, Vivien sighed, "Forget it, since you've made up your mind, I don't have to say anything more." Then I will perform a ritual to strip you of the mark of the 'Son of Gaia' later, and the process may be painful, but you have to hold on. ”

[Excuse me.] ]

Opal smiled, then turned his head to look at the treehouse in the distance, [Help me say sorry to Mr. Nightji, Filene, and Ronan.] As for my father...... I've left him a message. After all, people always have a perseverance to do, and for me, life is meaningless without Riddle. I think he'll understand. ]

"It's really a ruthless statement......"

Smiling, Vivien patted Opal on the shoulder, "Then I'll go and prepare the things needed for the ceremony first, and you hand over the working documents that need to be handed over before then." It would be better to write another report to explain it...... Otherwise, I'm worried that someone will run away. ”

[Got it.] ]

Opal nodded obediently, turned around and went about his business.

Vivien, on the other hand, looked at Opal's back as she left, narrowing her eyes slightly.

Although I know what kind of route the young girl in front of me will choose, I can't help but sigh when I really face it at this moment-how can Riddle's stinky boy He De be able to meet such an excellent and dedicated simple child, even such a harsh price can be accepted, just to see him again.

Endure the double torture of body and mind caused by the stripping of the imprint, even if you can only maintain a human form for 8 hours a day in 24 hours, and the rest of the time you can only exist in the form of a unicorn. You can't take the initiative to tell your own origins, you can't affect the real history, you can't be sure if you can find each other, or even ...... You can't end your life in a way other than a "predestined" death......

Probably only this kid would accept it so unnegotiably, just to increase the probability of finding Riddle by a little bit.

Fifteen years have passed since that night, and so many things have happened in those fifteen years that it is difficult to generalize. But overall, it's all on the good side.

The Death Eaters were completely wiped out, and the Ministry of Magic Chief Fudge stepped down for inaction and was replaced by Lucius Malfoy. The "saints" from Germany led by Opal have been well integrated into the wizarding world in England and have built a good bridge of communication between the wizarding circles of the two countries. At the same time, because Opal inherited the Cappadocia family, under her vigorous promotion, the wizarding world and the governments in the ordinary world have a certain degree of communication, no longer self-enclosed but by great progress.

In this regard, the Slytherin students, led by Draco, helped a lot, and Opal was very clever in connecting Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff together, starting with the children, and slowly turning the minds of the adults - of course, Harry's help was also indispensable. Although many wizards still look down on ordinary people, they will no longer be too obvious.

It can be said that the wizarding world is now a world for young people. George and Fred's prank company is very large, and it is doing quite well after cooperating with the government. Draco was interested in running for the next head of the Ministry of Magic, and drove his father, Lucius, to other ministries. After a stint as an icon in the wizarding world, Harry joined the British Quidditch Nation to continue his stardom, while Hermione became a Charms professor at Hogwarts.

Incidentally, Snape retired and continued to study his potions at his Prince Manor, and has now become a Potions Master who is widely acclaimed, and recently received the Order of Merlin, 2nd Degree, where he developed a werewolf degradation potion that can turn wizards who involuntarily turn werewolves back into humans. Opal would occasionally visit him at Prince Manor, then return with a bunch of potions and homework and throw it aside...... However, some time ago, Opal directly threw away a red-haired and blue-eyed little orphan girl and went to Prince Manor, with the good name "Your potion needs to be inherited, so this hybrid will be taken care of by you, don't forget to name her".

As for whether Snape will have the intention of finding an opportunity for Arvada to have Opal...... We're not going to talk about it for now.

The ceremony was soon ready.

While Opal stood in the drawn magic circle and suffered the pain of the "Son of Gaia" being stripped of his mark, Vivien looked at the two-way mirror: "Yoko, what do I want?" ”

"It's been ready for a long time."

At the other end of the two-way mirror, a woman in an oriental outfit with supple black hair smokes a hookah and smiles, "After all, it's a predestined thing, isn't it?" ”

"Are you sure you didn't do anything because you knew where that kid came from?"

"Look at what you're talking about, am I that kind of person?"

"It's ......"

"Opal would meet Riddle, and then adopt an orphan who would be given the name 'Kuro Rideau'."

At the end of the two-way mirror, Ichihara hooked the corners of his lips, "This is a fate that will not be transferred by anyone's will, and I don't need to do anything at all, right?" Isn't fate the kind of thing you and I have experienced the deepest? ”

"It's just...... I feel a little unwilling. ”

"It doesn't matter if you're willing to ...... or not"

Yoko's gaze passed through Vivien and looked at Opal in the magic array, "Just look at each other...... Whether you think it's worth it or not. ”

"Tsk."

================== I am the dividing line =============== start the journey

With no purr powder, no flying broomsticks, and no knight's bus, Opal walked around the world, using the little instrument in her hand to determine the existence of the "Riddle" she was looking for.

I met a lot of people and went through a lot of things. But Opal's original intention remained the same.

Unable to find such a possibility, Opal never considered it.

Because she firmly believes that she will meet Riddle again.

So, after an unknown amount of time, Opal stopped in front of a treehouse in the middle of the forest.

It was a very modest treehouse, surrounded by unknown wildflowers, and a young man was leaning back on a bench under the treehouse with his back to Opal, seemingly reading a book.

Got it......

Hooking the corners of his lips, Opal directly used one of the few times in a day when he could transform into a human form, from a unicorn back to a human form.

[Riddle!] ]

With a light gust of wind, the silver-haired and red-eyed woman threw herself into the arms of the black-haired man who had turned around, and then ...... I won't let go.

[Riddle Riddle Riddle Riddle ......]

A series of overlapping voices choked with grievances, and finally all of them were sealed in the lowered lips of the man with clear blue eyes.

"I'm back."

Only the place where Riddle exists is what she thinks she is home.

This is a fact that Opal has assumed from the very beginning.

"Well, welcome back."

、

This place of peace is my home.

Me and you, two people.

It's a world.

Even if death separates us, I will still quietly wait for the next cycle to begin.

Even if you have no memory at that time, you are still you.

I will quietly watch your growth and watch your choices.

Don't interfere, don't guide, don't leave.

And so waited......

A real encounter with you.

Regrets.

、

The.End