"Everything will be fine, trust me! In case you don't know, I've been able to use the Gryffindor Sword safely...... Well, I was surprised by this fact as well, because Gryffindor clearly said that I didn't achieve the results I expected. ”

"Gryffindor? You mean, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, Godric Gryffindor? ”

During the night, although Maca let everyone sleep as much as possible before going out to patrol the vigil.

But even though the big guys were lying down, they couldn't sleep at all, so in the end, they turned over from the mattress and sat up one after another, and they started talking.

At first, everyone was just explaining the current situation to Harry.

But after talking about the situations that even they knew only half-understood, Harry's experience in the Room of Requirement was naturally the most curious thing for everyone.

"Yes," Harry nodded when Hermione asked, "It's probably just a spell that Gryffindor left in the sword, but it's Gryffindor himself—I've talked to him a lot!" ”

"Oh, that's ......"

Hermione didn't know how to describe the feeling - was it surprise that Harry was able to meet the ancients from thousands of years ago? Or do you feel sorry that you didn't get it?

No, isn't there an ancient, even more "ancient" than Gryffindor, who is making waves everywhere in the world?

She thought about it and couldn't help but shake her head, and the indescribable feeling faded a lot.

"Harry, you just said that Gryffindor said you didn't live up to expectations?"

"Ah, that's right!" Harry bowed, "To control this Gryffindor sword, you need the purest of courage...... And my courage seems to be far from pure enough. ”

"At that time, I saw another self in the room of requirement—I think it was a self that was condensed by my inner weaknesses and negative emotions."

"Gryffindor says that I can only gain the sheer courage to control the sword if I first overcome the worst of myself."

When Hermione heard this, she suddenly understood:

"What about you...... Failed? ”

"Yes," said Harry, "though I don't remember exactly, I just remember that I was irritated by my other self." Later, when I failed to challenge, Gryffindor told me when I woke up. ”

"Oh, the worst side of yourself?" Ron whispered, "That sounds scary. ”

"It's scary," Harry felt a little tingling in his scalp as he remembered the few fragments that remained, "and it was the first time I knew so clearly that I still had such a negative and selfish side...... And more importantly, it really was me! Because I've had all those thoughts, but I don't usually want to think about them. ”

"For example?" Ron curious.

However, before Harry could react, Hermione glared at him.

"Harry, you don't have to answer that question...... she said, "I think the other 'you' may be real, but it's clearly not all yours. And in my opinion, it should just be what some of your negative emotions will look like when they are magnified. ”

"Thanks, I'm fine." Harry shook his head at Hermione's thoughtfulness, "I seem to have failed because I ran away. Therefore, I don't want to run away from my weaknesses anymore......"

After a moment's pause, he continued:

"Actually, at that time, the other one said a lot - he said that no matter how hard I tried, it would be impossible for me to save my parents; He also said that even for the sake of Ginny, I shouldn't have taken a huge risk to do something to challenge myself. ”

"I must say that I was almost convinced by him, because those ideas were actually thoughts that I had in my own mind."

"So that's it?" Ron pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but pat Harry on the shoulder and said, "Actually, you should learn from me - in fact, I scold myself every day for being a waste, in the morning and before going to bed at night, I think this can always alert me." You said...... Isn't this also a way to challenge yourself? ”

"Really?"

Harry blinked, as if he couldn't accept it:

"How's that going? Have you conquered yourself? ”

When Ron heard this, he shrugged his shoulders a little subtly.

"Uh...... I think it's still working," he said, "at least now if there's another me who says I'm a piece of waste, I'm not going to be angry...... Yes, that's it! ”

"That's just because you've managed to convince yourself." Hermione glared at her again in annoyance, then turned her head and said, "Harry, don't listen to his bad ideas!" ”

"Maybe...... Actually, it's still a little effective? ”

Harry smiled dryly and supported his good buddy, and then turned to say:

"Anyway, I should have failed at the time. And according to Mr. Gryffindor, if I hadn't had Maca and ...... Well, he said and Professor Dumbledore - both of them helped me. ”

"Without them, I would never have woken up again...... And after I actually came back to reality, I still thought that all the risks I took might have been in vain. ”

Speaking of this, Harry spread his hands and said very suspiciously:

"It wasn't until I was running around the school with my sword in my hand that I noticed that even if I held it all day, I didn't lose my mind as much as I used to. And that's not all—I went back to the training ground with the Bing Room and tried it out, and my fitness was so much better than it used to be, that I didn't even look like a 'wizard' at all! ”

"Fitness?" Hermione listened, and couldn't help but start looking Harry's body up and down, "What's the best way to do it?" ”

"Oh, that's more troublesome to say, just look at it!"

Harry spoke, suddenly holding the mattress under him with one hand, and then with the strength of one hand, he rolled over from his cross-legged sitting position and stood upside down.

"You see, it's like you've been training for a long time!" He stood upside down and continued to speak in the stunned eyes of everyone, "I've tried, whether it's the speed of running or the power of swinging swords, punches, and kicks, it's much stronger than before!" But what's even stranger is that I'm still the same as before—you know, I'm not even thinner. ”

"Oh!"

Seeing that Harry finally rolled over and sat back on the mattress, Ron couldn't help but lean in and pinch his arm.

"Really, I don't have as many muscles as I do...... What's the difference? ”

"Bang-"

"Ahem, ahem...... Ron, what are you doing! ”

As he spoke, Ron punched Harry in the chest, causing him to cough while clutching his chest.

"Oh, I just wanted to see if you're more resistant too," Ron smiled sheepishly and patted him on the back, "but it's clear that you're still as resistant to beating as you used to...... Be careful in the future, don't jump too high and fall yourself! ”

"Ahem...... You still need to say that! Harry rolled his eyes, "I've fallen in the Room several times!" Once I hit my head on the ceiling, and it hurt so much that I was about to burst into tears! ”

"But I have to say, it makes you more flexible in battle."

Not far away, Fred and George were apparently optimistic about Harry's current form. Especially when they thought that if they stayed here, they would inevitably encounter more battles, and Harry would obviously become an indispensable force among them.

After all, in addition to this good body obtained by accident, Harry was also one of the few people among them who had a relatively high level of dueling.

But at this moment, Harry seemed to have a different view of himself as he was now.

"It's not just more flexibility," he says, "but I think it's still the Gryffindor Sword that counts most – remember?" I used it to slay the dragon...... You think, if I fought with more speed, more strength, and more endurance? ”

"On that note, I think you'd better think it through and talk about it later!"

Coldly, Maca's voice suddenly came from the doorway, making everyone subconsciously turn their heads and look over there.

"Consider what?" Harry said, "I'll stay too, definitely!" ”

However, when he saw Maca walking in gently, he sighed a little helplessly and said:

"Of course, whether or not to stay is something you need to think about carefully, but that's not what I was referring to...... Harry, have you ever thought about what it would be like to fight someone with such a razor-sharp sword? ”

"Uh...... What do you mean? ”

"Think about the exercises you did with those dueling dolls in the Requirement Room!" "If it were a real person...... I don't think you'll be able to lie panting in the middle of the wreckage like you did back then. ”

"Uh-huh-"

Just a little imagining it at Maca's words made Harry feel sick, and it made him fall silent.

After pointing this out, Maca looked at everyone else around her, and continued:

"Why don't you sleep yet? If you're going to lose sleep just like that, I don't think you'd better want to stay. I don't want to see any of you get an accident because of lack of sleep. ”

After that, he didn't continue to speak, as if he really just came to see if everyone was sleeping well, and then turned to leave.

But in fact, he is actually the one who has no intention of sleeping the most. Due to the pressure that has been piled up in his heart again and again, perhaps even if he does not need to keep vigil, it is impossible for him to settle down and sleep normally.

It's a long night.

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