Seeing this scene, instead of any joy in Connor's heart, a strong uneasiness emerged.

What's going on? Why?

With a hint of unease in his heart, Connor's gaze gradually looked towards the center of the circle.

Then, he saw a young man in a black coat.

Although he was not wearing wizard's robes and was an adult, Connor recognized the young man as himself.

What the hell is going on?

Kneeling down to the sorcerers, he just opened his arms, as if he was shouting something.

It was supposed to be a vision in the mirror, but Connor noticed that he could hear some sounds.

"The wizarding world is sick, and the wizards are sick."

As for the rest, Connor couldn't hear it clearly.

He just shouted impassionedly, raising his arms, and the wizards who had been calm in their expressions shouted like barrels of dynamite detonated by a spark.

Even if Connor didn't understand anything, he could feel the frenzy that almost swept over the world.

But before he could see what was happening next, the picture changed again.

He saw wizards living in harmony with ordinary people, high-rise buildings and floating cities, and wide forests.

Centaurs gallop through the jungle, merfolk poke their heads out of lakes and oceans, and dragons fly by in the sky.

Scene after scene emerges, and finally the scene is frozen on a high platform in the sky that seems to overlook the whole world.

The same young man, with his hands behind his back, overlooking the whole world, as if standing on top of the whole world.

Is this the future?

No, the Mirror of Eris shows the desire of the heart, and it does not have any function of predicting the future.

That is to say, this situation today is also the desire of my heart?

Do you want to stand on people?

Yes, their own desire to rule.

There seemed to be a voice in his head, and it was transmitting his innermost thoughts.

To stand above all men, to be their savior, to remove the dross, to save them from the filthy and rotten state they are now.

Gradually, Connor's eyes became foggy, and he subconsciously wanted to heed the call.

Maybe this is what your heart desires?

Yes, this is the desire of my heart, isn't it to come to school by myself to win over those peers and win over the family standing behind them.

That's my ambition...... Is it?

Facing the Mirror of Eris, a clear light suddenly appeared in Connor's already misty eyes.

Soon, a gentle voice pulled him out of that half-asleep state:

"Connor."

For Connor now, the voice was like a guide to survival, and he quickly picked himself up.

When he came back to his senses, he found that the magic mirror that showed his longing did not contain the things he had seen before.

Some of them are still the familiar scenes they saw before, living in the forest and living in seclusion with their families.

Instead of looking at the magic mirror, Connor just subconsciously looked at the old headmaster who had called him before.

"Headmaster Dumbledore......"

"Well, I'm here."

His attitude was still unhurried, and the brilliance of wisdom shone under the lenses of the half-moon glasses.

"How are you, kid?"

“…… I don't have anything. ”

After a moment's hesitation, Connor shook his head.

Although he knew that this kind of thing was a blatant lie in front of Dumbledore, the real thing he wanted to say it would only make his throat dry.

"Nothing, probably because it's late, a little sleepy."

He just made a casual excuse, and Dumbledore just nodded.

"It's really too late today, kid, it's hard for you to run up and down with me, an old man."

It looked like he didn't know anything, Dumbledore smiled.

"No, nothing...... Where are we going to move this mirror? ”

"An abandoned classroom on the fifth floor."

"That'...... How do I get this out? ”

Glancing at the not-so-large door to the headmaster's office, Connor asked.

The Mirror of Eris is tall, much taller than the door.

"If it's always like this, it's not easy to get out."

"So we're going to shrink it."

He didn't say any incantations, he didn't take out his wand, Dumbledore just stroked the mirror gently.

Soon, a strange force enveloped the mirror, and it gradually shrunk into a palm-sized model.

And it didn't fall to the ground, but hovered out of thin air.

The previous silent spell cast not only had a shrinking spell, but also a levitation spell.

"Let's go, kid."

The Headmaster walked in front, while Connor, whose head was inexplicably confused, walked behind.

What was it that I saw in the magic mirror before?

He didn't know, and he was even more reluctant to share what he had seen with the relatively conservative old wizard.

But does that mean he doesn't know anything?

Before, he had woken himself up from that inexplicable vision in the mirror.

Just staring at the old wizard's back, Connor just remained thoughtful and silent.

But just as the two of them walked out of the principal's office, he saw the old principal turn his head.

"Children, no matter what happens, be firm in your ideas and goals."

The slow voice was both an ordinary piece of life advice and a meaning.

“…… I understand. ”

After replying like this, the two sides seemed to return to their original silence.

This time, there was no tea, no cookies, the old and the young just went down the stairs, slowly walking from the eighth floor to the fifth floor.

Along the way, Connor actually saw a lot of abandoned rooms.

Hogwarts itself is huge, and even if a separate room were assigned to each grade for each class, there would be room left.

And when the classrooms were gradually fixed, some rooms were abandoned over time.

Few students knew what was in those rooms, and all Connor saw now was the old, plain locks.

Soon, they stopped in front of a room on the fifth floor, and Dumbledore calmly pushed open the modest door, revealing the scene inside.

It's also ordinary, and it doesn't seem to be anything special.

Tables and chairs were stacked on top of each other, covered with a cloth.

The whole room looked empty.

How long has it been abandoned?

"When I was studying, it was used as a classroom for a course."

Just as Connor was subconsciously circling around, he heard Dumbledore's exclamation.

"The scene around here hasn't changed for decades, as if it hasn't been open since I left."