The God of Ice and Fire at Hogwarts

Chapter 60: Professor, I think I can still use it!



Although Irina couldn't see what Harry saw in the mirror, she nodded and said, "Yes, if I guessed correctly, this mirror is called the Mirror of Erised, and it reflects the deepest desire of the human heart!"

Harry refocused on the Mirror of Erised. In the mirror, the entire Potter family was smiling and greeting him. Harry gazed at them eagerly, pressing his hands against the mirror as if he wanted to step into the world within it.

Harry didn't know how long he had been standing in front of the Mirror of Erised, and Irina didn't disturb him because she understood the pain in his heart at that moment.

He didn't snap out of it until he heard a noise in the distance.

"Irina, would you like to take a look at the Mirror of Erised?"

Harry asked.

Irina happily nodded, stepped forward, and took the same position Harry had before.

When Irina looked into the Mirror of Erised, she covered her mouth with her hands, and her eyes became moist.

What she saw in the mirror was a warm room. A tall girl was comfortably resting on a soft, warm sofa, with a cute snow-white cat in her arms. There were three or four kittens sleeping soundly on her lap. Not far away, a couple was talking about their university life.

This was… her past life…

Irina felt a little sad. Indeed, what she most longed for was to return to her previous world!

Unlike Lynn, who had an open mind, she had a softer heart and found it difficult to let go of everything she once had. Even though she didn't regret saving those poor animals, it still saddened her to leave behind her former relatives and her old way of life forever.

"Irina, it's time to go back..."

Seeing Irina standing silently in front of the Mirror of Erised for a long time, Harry couldn't help but remind her.

"Alright," Irina gently wiped her eyes, "Let's go back."

The next night, Harry called Ron and planned to visit the abandoned classroom again. However, when Harry planned to call Irina, she refused.

In Irina's opinion, since the past couldn't be restored, it was better to actively face a new life. Even though she had felt very sad the previous night and even cried when she returned to the dormitory, the sadness from yesterday was now gone.

In the abandoned classroom, Harry once again saw his family, and Ron saw himself as the president of the Student Union and the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He wore a prefect's badge and held both the House Cup and the Quidditch Cup.

But after learning that the Mirror of Erised only showed people's deepest desires, Ron felt a little disappointed and wasn't willing to join Harry on the third day.

Late at night on the third day, Harry's figure appeared once again in this abandoned classroom.

He seemed familiar with the path and walked quickly. He missed his loved ones in the mirror so much that he didn't notice the loud noises on the way.

Harry dropped to the floor in front of the Mirror of Erised, where he planned to stay all night with his family, without going anywhere.

But at that moment, a voice came, and Harry froze in place.

"So… you're here again, Harry?"

Harry suddenly felt his insides freeze. This sensation was more terrifying than being frozen by Irina's freezing charm.

Harry turned and saw that sitting at a table not far from the wall was none other than Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts.

Harry had been in such a hurry that he hadn't even noticed Professor Dumbledore sitting next to him when he entered the classroom.

"I… I didn't see you, sir." Harry explained quickly.

"It's strange that you've become short-sighted after becoming invisible," said Professor Dumbledore with a smile, and Harry couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the smile on his face.

"So," said Professor Dumbledore, sliding off the table and joining Harry on the floor, "You, like hundreds of others before you, have discovered the pleasures of the Mirror of Erised, but… I suppose you understand its magic by now?"

Harry nodded honestly: "Yes, it lets me see my family…"

Professor Dumbledore lowered his head and blinked his blue eyes behind his half-moon glasses: "It also made your friend Ron see himself as the president of the Student Union."

"How do you know...?" Harry exclaimed.

"I don't need to use the Invisibility Cloak to be invisible," said Dumbledore softly. "Well, can you think of what the Mirror of Erised has shown us all?"

Even Lynn, as a first-year, could cast the Disillusionment Charm, let alone Dumbledore, a high-level wizard. Casting the Disillusionment Charm silently and without a wand was easy for Dumbledore.

Harry said: "Irina told me that the Mirror of Erised shows our innermost desires."

Upon hearing this, Professor Dumbledore was stunned. He only found out that Harry came here the next day, so he didn't know what had happened in this classroom on the first day.

"In that case, why…" Professor Dumbledore was a bit confused. Now that he understood it was all illusory, why would Harry still be addicted to it?

Harry smiled bitterly: "But still, it lets me see family members I've never met!"

Professor Dumbledore understood.

However, Professor Dumbledore grew solemn and said to Harry, "However, the Mirror of Erised cannot teach us knowledge or tell us the truth. People waste time in front of it, doing what they can. They become obsessed with what they see, even going mad, because they don't know whether what they see in the mirror is real or possible."

"I'm glad you understand the true nature of the Mirror of Erised, but I won't let you continue using it. The Mirror of Erised will be moved to a new location tomorrow, Harry, and I ask that you not seek it out again. If you ever see it again, you must be mentally prepared to allow yourself to indulge in illusionary dreams and forget about the real life. I believe your friend Irina would understand this."

Professor Dumbledore said.

Harry wasn't completely convinced, but he also understood that what Professor Dumbledore said was correct. He could only nod in disappointment to express his understanding.

Professor Dumbledore smiled and said, "In that case, why don't you put on that wonderful Invisibility Cloak and go back to sleep?"

After watching Harry leave, Professor Dumbledore turned his attention to the empty chair not far away.

Professor Dumbledore whispered, "Since you're here, why don't you come out and meet Mr. Rowe?"

As the words fell, a figure suddenly appeared in the old chair.

Lynn lifted the Disillusionment Charm and looked at Professor Dumbledore: "Sorry, Professor, I think I still need the Mirror of Erised!"

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