Deren's consciousness floated in the boundless starry expanse.
Beneath his feet lay the slowly rotating Azeroth, azure oceans and verdant continents shrouded in soft silver radiance. Torrents of starlight flowed around him like living rivers, so close he felt he could reach out and touch the essence of time itself.
"Bom...
2025-10-18 13:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostDawn's light pierced the smoke lingering above Dustwallow Marsh, gilding the charred crater with a bloody crimson hue that painted destruction in false beauty.
Deren stood at the crater's edge, boot sole crushing mud that had been melted into glass-like form by extreme heat. His ears still rang with explosion echoes that wouldn't fade, and his...
2025-10-18 13:36:53 +0000 UTC View PostThe temporal rift suddenly tore open inside the safe house with a sound like reality screaming. Chromie tumbled out, dragging Onyxia behind her. The bronze dragon's signature pigtails were singed and curled from facing Deathwing's overwhelming presence, tips still trailing wisps of acrid smoke.
"Deren!" Chromie shouted ...
2025-10-18 13:36:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 24: The Father-in-Law Arrives
Dustwallow Marsh's night was wrapped in damp mist, shrouding Onyxia's lair in suffocating haze. Moonlight filtered through thin clouds, casting mottled shadows on muddy ground like countless prying eyes.
Deep within the lair, mountains of "Blackwing High-Yield Fertilizer" sacks glowed eerily gray-white under dim swamp gas lamps....
2025-10-17 18:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 23: Deathwing's Wrath
Stormwind's Noble District had always been renowned for elegance and tranquility, yet tonight, Countess Katrana Prestor's estate blazed with raging fire.
Flames like furious beasts devoured exquisite carved archways and silk curtains, reducing priceless paintings and antiques to ash and charcoal. Servants screamed and fled in panic. Sto...
2025-10-17 18:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 39: Malfoy Wants to Be Friends
Harry felt somewhat embarrassed. If there were attribute points involved, they should have mentioned that earlier.
Professor McGonagall wanted to joke, "Why don't you leave again—I prefer your rebellious attitude from just now," but having secured what could be a Quidditch Cup victory, she naturally wasn't joking around.
<... 2025-10-17 18:45:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe next second, Thunderbird Thorondor appeared above Bree city.
Electrical sparks flickered across his body as his feathers bristled. Lightning from the surrounding clouds was drawn to him, then instantly condensed into a massive bolt that struck straight down.
Under the lightning's illumination, everything lit up like midday. Everyone on the w...
2025-10-17 18:45:10 +0000 UTC View PostA new year arrived.
In the second year after the 'Kings' Tour,' early spring—the old Rhovanion outpost was completed, East Bight had become covered with greenery, and the forest's gap was filled.
From then on, the name 'East Bight' passed into history. The world map welcomed an update.
Mirkwood was whole again.
Ho...
2025-10-17 18:45:04 +0000 UTC View PostAfter finding Wood, Professor McGonagall obviously couldn't suppress her emotions anymore. Finding an empty classroom, she gestured for Harry to enter first.
Inside was only Peeves, busy writing insults on the blackboard.
"Out, Peeves!" she roared.
Peeves threw the chalk into the...
2025-10-17 18:44:57 +0000 UTC View PostOutside Bree's city gates, barrow-wights besieged the walls in terrifying numbers.
Seeing so many undead creatures, the defending militia went pale with fear.
"How... how can there be so many barrow-wights? Weren't the Barrow-downs already cleared?" A young militiaman asked, his voice trembling uncontrollably. 2025-10-17 18:44:52 +0000 UTC View Post
On this brown land, Levi planted an oak tree and matured it with bone meal.
The reason the Brown Lands were called the Brown Lands was because they had no vitality. This land's life force was fundamentally severed—even Middle-earth's most tenacious weeds couldn't survive here.
So much so that thousands of years had passed without a single t...
2025-10-17 18:44:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as Madam Hooch was out of earshot, Malfoy burst into laughter.
"Did you see his face, that big oaf?"
A few other Slytherin students echoed his words, glanced at Harry, then fell silent again.
"Shut up, Malfoy," a Gryffindor girl snapped sharply.
"Ooh, sticking up for Longbottom?" said Pansy...
2025-10-17 18:44:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Ah, warm sun, gentle breeze, and new students again..." Professor Sprout tilted her head slightly, speaking with enthusiasm and joy.
The young wizards immediately focused all their attention on this stocky witch. She wore a patched hat over her flowing hair, and her clothes were covered with quite a bit of dirt.
"...
2025-10-17 14:57:11 +0000 UTC View Post"Wait, Ron, what exactly are you walking?"
Hearing his brother's question, Ron was somewhat puzzled—wasn't this obvious?
Ron lifted the left leash. "This is Fang, Hagrid's dog."
Percy's mouth twitched. He was very familiar with his brother's thought process but was still helpless. "I mean the other...
2025-10-17 14:57:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Ghosts are really strange. There's the amiable Fat Friar, Headless Nick, and even a professor..." Justin opened his homework, which had a rough framework written on it.
"Oh, if only he wouldn't suddenly get confused. Cedric said there's never been such long homework for first-years. He tried to find Professor Binns but could never loca...
2025-10-17 14:57:03 +0000 UTC View PostHearing Leo's words, Dumbledore nodded and casually reminded, "If you feel some details aren't quite what you need, you can use Transfiguration to modify them. The changes will be preserved next time you enter."
Leo then drew his wand and began transforming facilities convenient for Potions and Alchemy.
Watching Leo's smoo...
2025-10-17 14:56:59 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you okay?" Michael carefully supported Shawn.
The young wizard was still breathing heavily.
"I'm fine." After a few minutes of recovery, Shawn came to his senses. He had overestimated this body that was just recovering from serious illness. He decided to walk slower next time and moved learning to fly up in priorit...
2025-10-17 14:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostInside the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore listened to Leo's evaluation, gently nodding, a trace of imperceptible regret in his eyes.
"Quirinus's theoretical research is excellent. He was previously an outstanding Ravenclaw graduate—your senior, actually. It's just that personality-wise, he's indeed not quite suited for teachin...
2025-10-17 14:54:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe just-awakened Sterling unexpectedly inhaled a large mouthful of potion. He fumbled for the glass wall and punched—a cascade of glass shards nearly showered onto Padma, who'd been preparing to open his container.
Terry, who'd pulled Padma back just in time, wiped away cold sweat and handed Sterling a large towel.
The ...
2025-10-17 09:54:50 +0000 UTC View Post"So this Professor Lockhart has been possessed?"
Releasing the Levitation Charm and watching Lockhart fall to the ground, glaring at them with furious ghastly green eyes, Professor Flitwick's face showed satisfaction.
Although Lockhart was currently possessed, dropping him like that was immensely s...
2025-10-17 09:54:46 +0000 UTC View PostMcGonagall kicked away the smoking head. It was wrapped completely in ominous white bandages. As the black smoke dissipated, the bandages loosened, revealing a dry, shrunken skull.
"Merlin... what is this?"
McGonagall looked in surprise at the headless Voldemort not far away, bewildered.
Originally she, Vitam, and Snape had rushe...
2025-10-17 09:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post"Huff... huff..."
Harry gasped for breath. The prolonged running had already pushed his body beyond its limits.
His legs felt like they'd been filled with lead, and his lungs burned with every ragged breath.
"Impedi—Impedimenta, meow—"
Alice on his head wasn't faring much better. The giant snake at full...
2025-10-17 09:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostFeeling the cold, hard weight pressing on his shoulder and the sharp blade so close to his neck that every hair stood on end, Snape looked up at Ethan gazing down at him like a monarch surveying a vassal. His face couldn't help but twitch with suppressed irr...
2025-10-17 08:03:57 +0000 UTC View PostIn the underground cave, Ron eagerly piled up the Alihotsy he'd brought. But moments later, he hesitated.
"Nagini—our Alihotsy was all obtained from trash bins in Diagon Alley, from cigarette butts people discarded. Will this really work?"
Nagini replied confidently, "Don't worry. The basilisk has slept so long—probably...
2025-10-17 08:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostLuck?
Does it all come down to chance?
"Tsk tsk, Headmaster Dumbledore, that's not very progressive thinking," Ethan teased.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows: "???" What an avant-garde statement.
Luck isn't some random force—it's like a deck of cards. Superficial...
2025-10-17 08:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostHearing the commotion from within the walls, Ciel's expression instantly tensed. In Hogwarts with such movement patterns, besides the basilisk from the Chamber of Secrets in the original story, what else could it be?
But second year hadn't even started yet. Why had the basilisk awakened now? Though the orig...
2025-10-17 08:02:37 +0000 UTC View PostAfter bursting into the girls bathroom, Harry's trio finally saw there were two other men here.
Looking the two over, Ron's eyes widened.
"You... you're that wanted Auror! My dad mentioned you."
Ron recognized Cole because Mr. Weasley had once brought Cole's wanted poster home.
Cole's expression remained un...
2025-10-16 18:44:11 +0000 UTC View PostBoom!
A massive cloud of black smoke exploded outward.
Voldemort stood not far from Dumbledore and Gavin, his black robes torn and tattered. Blood ran down his right arm from where he gripped the wand, dripping down the wood onto the ground.
Glancing at his dripping blo...
2025-10-16 18:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostComing out of the sea of consciousness, Harry kept thinking about the meaning of Aiden's words.
The Burrow was as warm as ever. The kitchen light was still on.
"Let's go; hurry and let Aunt Molly fuss over you."
Aiden smiled and pushed open the door for him.
Mrs. Weasley was having a heart-to-heart with Tonks. Tonks...
2025-10-16 18:44:02 +0000 UTC View Post"Harry and the others have been discovered?"
Seeing the situation on the map, Dudley tensed.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
Harry's trio were very close together, obviously huddled under the Invisibility Cloak, whilst Snape and Lockhart were slightly further apart, seemingly discussing something. However, their positions just happ...
2025-10-16 18:43:58 +0000 UTC View Post