Kadath

"Is it dangerous?" Harry asked quietly, studying Hermione with a worried look as she absentmindedly played cards.

"I don't know." Tierra shook his head. "Like Phoenix, the Dream Gods are Divine Beings by nature. They exist on the same dimension as I do, so I cannot know everything about them as I do other wizards or Muggles. They may regard Hermione, this unexpected intruder, with goodwill, but it is more likely that they will view this low-dimensional intruder with hostility and seek to drive her away."

"After I pulled Hermione back last time, I cast the Huris Spell upon her Spiritual Dimension, using the Huris Potion as the casting material to construct a permanent mental and spiritual barrier around her, preventing her from accidentally entering the Dreamlands and Kadath through sleep again."

"But she..." Harry said.

"But she has already become deeply obsessed with that place," Tierra said.

"What is so alluring about Kadath that Hermione became so engrossed in it?" Harry asked in confusion.

In Harry's view, "obsession" was something that could hardly happen to rational Hermione.

"Because Kadath was created to lure others into obsession." Tierra smiled. "Kadath is not Heaven. It is a cage, a breeding tank created specifically for those ancient gods. Kadath was created by some great being. It gathers every beautiful dream that has existed since the birth of the universe. That great being's purpose in creating it was clear: to keep the ancient gods as pets. Kadath will entice every intelligent being that has seen or encountered it into sinking into it or becoming infatuated with it."

"Then Hermione..." Harry asked worriedly.

"I pulled her back in time. Hermione did not stay there for very long, so that infatuation and sinking are only superficial; they have not penetrated her subconscious." Tierra said. "The