The God of Ice and Fire at Hogwarts

Chapter 138: Life and Death Are Only a Thought Away



After realizing she couldn't draw the Sword of Gryffindor, Irina was on the brink of tears.

When magic proved ineffective against the basilisk, the Sword of Gryffindor was one of the few weapons that could stand up to it. With Lynn injured by the basilisk and unable to summon the Sword, Irina couldn't help but feel anxious. She wanted so badly to help Lynn!

On the other hand, Lynn was also in a precarious situation.

Although his alchemy set had a high firing rate and great power, refining the set took time, time he didn't have! Neither the Basilisk nor Riddle would give him that precious time.

The magical spell Lynn had just used, which pushed his body beyond its limits, was difficult to replicate in such a short span unless he wanted to seriously injure himself.

As Lynn evaded another attack from the basilisk, his left hand ignited with a red-black flame—his Forbidden Demon Fire. While the fire wasn't capable of subduing the basilisk, it was the most powerful ability he had at the moment.

The black-red flames exploded over the basilisk's body, continuously burning its wounded flesh, causing the creature to screech in pain. But Riddle's orders to kill Lynn at all costs pushed the basilisk to ignore its agony and continue its pursuit.

"Damn it!"

At that moment, Irina, realizing she couldn't draw the Sword of Gryffindor, placed the Sorting Hat on the ground and locked eyes with Riddle, now looking like a desperate woman.

She understood that the shift in this battle was due to Riddle. From the start, her greatest threat wasn't the basilisk but Tom Riddle!

Irina charged towards Riddle, firing spells as she approached.

As she closed in on him, Irina delivered a punch to Riddle's chest.

"Heh, are you so desperate that you're using Muggle methods to fight?"

Riddle mocked, seeing Irina's actions. As a being of energy, he could change freely between reality and nothingness. To him, Irina's struggle was the last act of a trapped beast.

Riddle smiled confidently, swaying his form slightly as he became transparent.

Irina's punch passed right through his chest without leaving a mark.

But… was it really that simple?

As Irina's fist sank into Riddle's chest, she lifted the corner of her mouth, revealing a smile.

"Wait... you're asking for death!"

Riddle's eyes widened in realization. He tried to change back into his physical form, but it was too late.

Irina's hand passed through his chest and grabbed the diary in his heart, yanking it out from his body!

Even though Riddle existed as a being of energy that could change between reality and nothingness, the Horcrux diary, still in physical form, remained tangible. Irina snatched the diary right out of his chest.

"Even if your life and death are nothing but thoughts, the diary is a real object," Irina mocked as she stepped back, now holding the Horcrux diary in her hand.

At that moment, Riddle roared in fury, launching curses at Irina. "Damn witch, give me back the diary!"

Irina dodged, her eyes full of determination.

She had lost the diary once due to her carelessness, and had even paid the price by having her best friend petrified.

This time, she would never let go of the diary, no matter what!

When Riddle's curses failed to hit Irina, he paused. His expression changed as if he had thought of something, and he let out a low hiss.

Meanwhile, the basilisk, which had been attacking Lynn fiercely, suddenly turned around at Riddle's Parseltongue command and began charging toward Irina, attempting to bite her head off.

Irina, focused on Riddle, was unaware of the basilisk's approach and didn't have time to react.

"Irina, watch out!"

Lynn screamed desperately. Drawing a massive amount of magical power from the philosofer's Stone, he pointed his wand at the basilisk.

A sharp beam of light shot out, hitting the basilisk's serpent body just as it lunged at Irina, causing it to veer off course by a few centimeters.

However, the basilisk still struck Irina forcefully on her left shoulder, sending her flying.

Irina hit the ground hard, rolling a few times from the impact. But no matter what, she still gripped the diary tightly in her hand.

When Irina got back up, a slight trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Expelliarmus!"

Before Irina could regain her balance, a red beam of light slammed into her, sending her flying several meters further.

The wand in Irina's hand flew from the impact and was caught by Riddle.

Gripping the wand, Riddle frowned at its cold touch. The material was something he had never encountered before, and the wand seemed to resist his use.

Surprisingly, this wand and its owner were perfectly matched!

Except for wands containing unicorn hair cores, most wands would only resist a foreign user if they were perfectly attuned to their rightful owner.

If Riddle used Irina's wand, the power of his curses would likely be reduced by half!

Nevertheless, Riddle's curse power was still comparable to that of elite Aurors from the Ministry of Magic.

At that moment, Riddle slowly raised the wand. With its help, he could cast even more powerful spells.

"Crucio!"

Riddle's expression twisted with fury as he flicked his wand, unleashing a terrifying dark red beam aimed straight at Irina.

Seeing the expanding dark red light coming toward her, Irina panicked and immediately dove to the side, narrowly avoiding Riddle's Cruciatus Curse as she hit the ground.

However, Riddle showed no signs of stopping. He cast the Cruciatus Curse again, targeting Irina.

Irina barely dodged again. Though Riddle was merely a younger version of Voldemort, with a wand in hand, he was still far beyond anything Irina could handle.

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