“Looks like this year will be more interesting than the last.”
Old Captain Mark Seam noticed the branch slung over Roy’s shoulder and, for a moment, thought of someone else—someone who also loved to fish.
On their first meeting, that man had a rod over his shoulder too, with a red bead at the tip. He was ...
2025-11-11 20:13:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe cauldron’s warmth could not mask the cold fury boiling off Snape.
Nimbus 2000.
The words were a key, snapping open a coffer crammed with memories of humiliation, envy, and helplessness.
When those eyes linked again with that foolish sport, a sharp, scorching anger of betrayal and mockery surged up.
He nearly loosed the most venomous sa...
2025-11-11 20:13:48 +0000 UTC View PostAsterion and Seleneia were pinned near the nest.
They drove their magic to a peak, and the silver‑white light on their foreheads burned brighter and brighter.
Fine, transparent fractures spread through the air, fanning out from each horn and straining to wrap back over their bodies.
One moment more and...
2025-11-11 20:13:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, seeing the dragon sprawled out asleep in his office, Dumbledore summoned the house-elves and had them carry Aiden back to Ravenclaw.
Dumbledore waved his wand and conjured a Patronus. The phoenix Patronus sang a mournful song and glided off toward Gryffindor.
In the Gryffindor do...
2025-11-11 18:39:15 +0000 UTC View PostIt was deep into the night. In the Gryffindor common room, most students had already returned to their dormitories. Only Dudley’s group still sat together in a corner.
"Will Dobby come tonight?" Ron asked.
Last time, they had only kept Dobby from fleeing by trapping him here by force. With that prior scare, if Dobby was afraid, he might truly no...
2025-11-11 18:39:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe second period in the afternoon was Defense Against the Dark Arts.
In his disguise, Professor Joros Jobbins cut a striking figure. He had a sharply handsome face and a tall, powerful build, which very neatly captured the hearts of the fifth-year girls. Even Hermione took a liking to Professor Jobbins. So long as he was not another Gilderoy Lockhart, and ...
2025-11-11 18:39:05 +0000 UTC View PostProfessor Lupin watched the scene with a faint smile. Warmth rose against the pallor and weariness of his face. At the same time, loneliness welled up despite himself. This kind of reunion would never be his.
Even with Ethan’s help, letting him go months without transforming, there would alwa...
2025-11-11 18:39:00 +0000 UTC View PostShrinking beside the sofa, Marcus stood with his head bowed, doing his best to make himself invisible. It didn’t seem to help.
"Master Flint, would you allow me to borrow your seat for a moment? Don’t worry, I won’t be long." Evans asked lightly, eyeing the big, burly boy who had curled up like a quail.
"You must b...
2025-11-11 18:38:55 +0000 UTC View Post“The entire world will align with me. If that is true, I should not meet real resistance. Yet right now I am lost in a maze with no direction.”
Sterling meant Andrew.
Rather than “the world aligning with him,” it felt like “the world turning against him.” Every time a breakthrough was near these past few days, something cut it ...
2025-11-11 18:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post"Hu!" Harry pulled his head out of the Pensieve.
"Sir—" Harry began, but Dumbledore raised a hand to stop him.
"Seven… I did not expect that. Where are the two we have not accounted for?" Dumbledore asked, sounding tired as he sat on the stone steps.
"You mean he made more than one Horcrux?...
2025-11-11 18:38:22 +0000 UTC View PostDudley had already been toying with the idea of founding an organization, and since Ginny and the others had come to him today, he simply decided to turn the idea into reality.
As one advances along the Sequences, a Beyonder’s humanity steadily erodes and divinity comes to the fore. To avoid losing control and descending into madness, the most straightforw...
2025-11-11 18:38:19 +0000 UTC View PostAs expected, the moment Sean mentioned a new research topic, Snape’s attention snapped to it at once. “A new topic. You have a fresh idea?”
“Still about potions for werewolves. But this time, I want to study a potion that can restore a werewolf to their original state.”
“Restore a werewolf to their original state… That is a very diffi...
2025-11-11 18:38:15 +0000 UTC View Post[Congratulations! You have accomplished an unprecedented feat!]
[You have successfully forced an unfit Minister of Magic to step down and upheld justice!]
Pale blue text floated before Ethan’s eyes. He smiled and tilted his head ...
2025-11-11 18:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post"I heard Professor Kahn has had the gamekeeper covering his classes for several days now. Do you think something’s happened to him?"
"Shh! Don’t talk nonsense. Did you forget what happened in the Great Hall last time? Never discuss anything related to that one behind his back!"
"Fair enough. Let’s talk about someth...
2025-11-11 18:38:05 +0000 UTC View PostAt midnight, thick fog once again shrouded London’s streets and alleys.
The Aurors posted atop Big Ben to watch the white dragon let out a breath and relayed through the two-way mirrors that the crisis was temporarily lifted.
The dragon had vanished. After a sudden blizzard so violent it leached the colour from everything, no jagged horn...
2025-11-11 18:38:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Heh. So Ōnoki’s pretty confident in his son’s strength?” Sawada laughed when he heard Kitsuchi’s words.
“No. I’ve already prepared to die in this battle,” Kitsuchi said evenly, face solemn.
Sawada’s gaze turned cold. He had come with a death wish.
“Neji, go find Yusuke and the others.” If the opp...
2025-11-11 16:11:20 +0000 UTC View PostNaruto looked in the direction the Shukaku’s Spear had flown from; beyond the limit of his sight, there was a very powerful presence.
A powerhouse.
At least someone stronger than the likes of Kakuzu or Kisame Hoshigaki.
Yet in his memory, that red-haired kid with the dark circles was nowhere near this strong.
Even ...
2025-11-11 16:11:14 +0000 UTC View Post[Sea Circle Calendar 1490: An unprecedented war sweeps the world. To confront you, the World Government musters over two million elite troops: one million Marine elites, eight hundred thousand elite from member nations, one hundred thousand Holy Land forces, and fifty thousand Cipher Pol agents.]
[This ba...
2025-11-11 16:11:10 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a giant with severe burn scars across his face and body, moving on a wooden prosthetic leg.
He tiptoed forward carefully, trying not to make a sound, and held one finger to his lips, signaling those around him not to give him away.
But he didn't notice that Robin, her back to him and seemingly unguarded, already had ...
2025-11-11 16:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe white light faded, and the massive, blue-green Venusaur appeared.
“Venaaaar!”
The moment it entered, Venusaur roared at Pikachu, trying to overwhelm Ash and Pikachu with sheer presence. It worked. With paralysis still lingering and facing such a powerful opponent, Ash and Pikachu had to procee...
2025-11-11 16:11:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning dawned bright.
The first light washed over the castle, turning the golden mallorn and the silver White Tree into mirrors of brilliance. Bathed in gold and silver, the stronghold shone with a sacred, sunlit calm.
A sweet scent of grass and flowers drifted in on the breeze, and the first-years—who had slept like...
2025-11-11 16:10:54 +0000 UTC View PostA vial of dragon blood poured out.
With a hiss, fire-drake blood washed over dragonbone. The blade ignited, and the dragonbone sword shed its skin, becoming a new weapon—the Dragonflame Boneblood Sword.
The sword glowed orange-red, its fire visible to the naked eye. The heat it gave off was terrifying, second only to a Dragonflame Steel...
2025-11-11 16:10:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Not bad, Neji.”
Sawada looked at Neji in front of him, a flicker of surprise crossing his face. He had expected Neji’s talent to be considerable, but he hadn’t thought his bloodline’s reversion would be nearing the third stage already.
“Uh…” Neji scratched the back of his head at his sensei’s praise, a little embarrassed. “It’s...
2025-11-11 15:43:14 +0000 UTC View PostKurama read the other tailed beasts’ mood and let out a disdainful snort loud enough for all of them to hear.
“Now you know how it feels. A bunch of country bumpkins who’ve never seen the world—and you dared laugh at me.”
As Naruto walked toward the group, his belly shrank a little with each step.
It was as if...
2025-11-11 15:43:08 +0000 UTC View PostAt Leaf’s command, Espeon’s eyes flashed a deep blue, and it immediately used Psychic. With fine control, it caught the incoming Thunderbolt in midair. Though the strain showed faintly on its face, Espeon still managed to unravel Pikachu’s attack, redirecting the electricity harmlessly into the ground.
“Pika...
2025-11-11 15:43:03 +0000 UTC View PostWar broke out.
After a brief period of rest and recovery, in the fourth year after the Battle of Acropolis Port—Sea Circle Calendar 1469—the World Government officially issued a Declaration of War.
In an instant, Marines from the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line began to assemble.
With the Calm B...
2025-11-11 15:42:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Goodbye, Teacher!"
"Goodbye, everyone!"
With cheerful farewells ringing out, over a dozen giant "children" poured from the classroom like freed beasts, brimming with energy.
They walked in twos and threes, chattering excitedly about whether to play at Warriors' Spring or explore the forest. 2025-11-11 15:42:53 +0000 UTC View Post
“Ditto, use Rapid Spin.”
Leaf ignored Ash’s surprise and gave her command without hesitation.
At her order, Ditto stopped using Water Gun, withdrew into its shell the next second, and spun at high speed while charging straight at Squirtle. Using the spinning shell, Ditto cleverly blocked Squirtle’s Water Gun and struck it hea...
2025-11-11 15:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostWhen the school song ended, Kael declared the feast concluded and instructed the students to leave in an orderly fashion.
With no upper years yet, the four Heads of House rose from the staff table and led their respective houses to their common rooms.
“Phoenix House, with me!”
“Thunderbird House, with me—up the stairs, q...
2025-11-11 15:42:43 +0000 UTC View PostThis trip to Dáin I’s hall yielded rich rewards.
First, thanks to the dragons’ past civil war, many dragon remains lay within the hall and across the surrounding wilds. Dragon bone was replenished in bulk.
There was enough harvested bone that, if all fletched into dragonbone arrows and used sparingly, they could sustain the consumpti...
2025-11-11 15:42:38 +0000 UTC View Post