A Feint and a Headshot / The Very Rant-Worthy Year of 1996

This time, however, no images appeared in the fog; instead, Luna Lovegood was softly chanting in an ethereal voice.

"When the damned are taken down, when time is reversed, when the unseen adversary murders the parents of the Augurey: then everything will come to an end."

"Heh... I like this Prophecy ~" Harry smiled approvingly at Luna Lovegood, while simultaneously casting the Disillusionment Charm on himself.

Yes, Hermione murdered the mother of the Augurey before, didn't she?

While he wouldn't engage in a life-or-death battle with Voldemort right now, he would inevitably fight the Voldemort of this timeline!

Next, I'll follow behind the Prophecy child of this time and space, and while I'm at it, I'll find an opportunity to take care of that damned person...

A crisp sound came from the Forbidden Forest. The Prophecy, who was walking anxiously, turned around abruptly, but saw nothing.

"Keep going, Harry... We'll always be with you, until the very end."

"Then stay by my side..."

He seemed to be speaking to some unseen beings, who were constantly encouraging him, urging him to take it one step at a time...

Actively walking towards one's own death!

(P. S. Actually, there was also a Prophecy in the story of the cursed brats. Here is the original version~)

When the hindrance is eliminated, when time is reversed, when the unseen children murder their father: the Dark Lord will return.

Chapter 777 Feint to the East, One Shot to the Head

Although it may appear that only one person is moving forward, Harry knows that Harry Potter is surrounded by many people.

He had seen this memory before: Harry Potter's parents, Sirius, and Lupin, who had just died in battle, were resurrected by the Resurrection Stone and accompanied Harry Potter in a form that was somewhere between a soul and a physical body, as he drew closer to Voldemort.

Of course, Lupin will definitely not be showing up this time.

And this, in Harry's view, Dumbledore's real backup plan.

When Harry read this memory, because he projected his understanding of Albus Dumbledore's character onto the story, Harry even wondered if the other person had tampered with the Resurrection Stone, deliberately summoning four familiar faces to force Harry Potter to his death.

But after Harry interacted with Dumbledore from this timeline, he realized he was wrong.

Dumbledore, who understood the true meaning of love, devised a scheme with such profound significance that it is truly beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Dumbledore did indeed want Harry Potter to willingly face death, but he never forced Harry Potter to do so. Instead, he used Snape and the people from the past summoned by the Resurrection Stone to constantly give Harry Potter courage, ultimately leading the Prophecy child to voluntarily fulfill the Prophecy.

Love is the most difficult and also the most powerful magic in the world. In his understanding of this magical power of love, Harry truly believes that Dumbledore from the original books is the strongest.

In the deep and eerie Forbidden Forest, the Child of Prophecy, clutching his Invisibility Cloak, carefully bypassed a patrolling group of Dementor, gradually approaching the terrifying Dark Lord.

The Death Eater set up a temporary outpost in the place where the Acromantula Aragog once lived. They drove the Acromantula's offspring out to fight, while they lit bonfires in the open and anxiously awaited the arrival of the Prophecy child alongside their master.

An hour passed quickly, and as the Death Eater had gone out on lookout returned empty-handed, a hint of disappointment flashed across Voldemort's terrifying snake-like face.

"It seems... I was wrong." He shook his head, his tone carrying obvious contempt, as well as a barely perceptible trace of worry.

This was a worry that Voldemort absolutely did not want to admit. The Death Eater had suffered heavy losses in the attack just now, with even their top fighters Dolohov and Bellatrix Lestrange, lying dead on the spot. Such losses were something that Voldemort could not ignore.

Therefore, his call for Harry Potter to surrender was actually an attempt to use Nagini, the Horcrux, as bait to lure Harry Potter into a trap and kill him first.

Once Harry Potter dies, the Prophecy that threatened him will be completely shattered, and he will also crush the last shred of courage of those who stubbornly resist, achieving two goals at once.

But what if Harry Potter refuses to come...?

"You did nothing wrong!"

Fortunately, the brave Harry Potter prevented Voldemort's fears from coming true. He had already removed his Invisibility Cloak, and to prevent his enemies from hearing his fear, Harry Potter roared at Voldemort with almost all his might!

The roar immediately drew the attention of all the enemies present. At the same time, the Resurrection Stone slipped from Harry Potter's numb fingertips, but he did not notice it. Instead, under the watchful eyes of his parents and godfather, he strode towards the firelight ahead.

Thanks to Harry Potter's allure, no one noticed that the Resurrection Stone didn't fall to the ground, but was swept away by some unseen force during its descent.

They had successfully acquired one of the Deathly Hallows, but Harry and his companions remained on edge.

Because the main event is about to begin!

Upon Harry Potter's arrival, all the Death Eater stood up, and the Giant began to roar. Shouts, panting, and laughter filled the air.

Voldemort, watching the approaching Prophecy across the campfire, finally managed a strange and gloomy smile.

"Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived..."

He slowly raised the Elder Wand towards Harry Potter, a sinister and gleeful smile playing on his lips. All the Death Eater held their breath, anticipating the final moment.

Harry Potter didn't struggle, nor did he try to draw his wand in resistance. The giant snake Nagini was being protected very closely... It seemed that unless he 'died' once, he would have absolutely no chance of dealing with that snake.

"It's over, Avada Kedavra!"

Voldemort didn't waste any more time either. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, so he decisively and ruthlessly unleashed his most powerful Killing Curse at Harry Potter!

A strange green light flashed by, and Harry Potter felt as if he had been struck in the chest by an iron fist, his mouth agape as he crashed heavily to the ground!

The scene fell eerily silent. Even Voldemort was momentarily stunned when Harry Potter's 'death' truly arrived...

But that momentary lapse in concentration gave someone the perfect opportunity to strike!

"Voldemort! Your Elder Wand is about to change hands!!"

A thunderous roar suddenly echoed from the campfire, the rolling sound waves making the eardrums of all the Death Eater present buzz. Voldemort even seemed to see a transparent humanoid figure rushing towards him, and it seemed to have already raised its wand towards him!

"Damn it! The Avada Kedavra!!"

Because he was wary of the other party's story, Voldemort did not use the Revealing Charm to verify the details. Instead, without thinking, he threw another Killing Curse, intending to kill this arrogant intruder on the spot while preparing for the opponent's Expelliarmus!

But Voldemort was wrong. He was not attacked by the Expelliarmus at all, and his spell also missed its target!

"Stupefy!!"

The spell's light suddenly flashed, and just as Voldemort's attack missed, Cedric Diggory from the Death Eater camp was swiftly and cleanly stunned, then vanished from his spot in an instant!

At the same time, another crisp sound came from the campfire. A sharp-eyed Death Eater noticed that Harry Potter's still warm 'body' had also mysteriously disappeared!

"The Dark Lord, Harry Potter... he, he's gone!" With such a bizarre occurrence, the Death Eater would certainly report to their masters, which inevitably drew everyone's attention once again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the strange figure, having already settled Cedric Diggory, returned once again!

That's right, this time he's really here to kill!

"Uh... who?!"

Lucius Malfoy, who had been watching the show from behind the crowd, was suddenly astonished to find a humanoid phantom in front of him!

At the same time, a cold, hard sensation quietly touched his forehead...

"Death is greeting you, Mr. Malfoy."

Bang!!

A crisp gunshot echoed through the woods, and a bright red spurt of blood gushed from Lucius Malfoy's forehead as he fell backward, his eyes vacant.

His wife screamed uncontrollably, but he could no longer hear her...

Until the very last second before his death, he didn't know who killed him, but this was the Prophecy, a fate decided by 'Death'!

When that damn... got killed!!

Chapter 778 The Year 1996 That I Really Want to Complain About

The Death Eater are ambushed, Voldemort is startled, Harry Potter's 'body' is stolen, Cedric Diggory is knocked unconscious and mysteriously disappears, and Lucius Malfoy is shot in the head by an unknown enemy...

No one could have imagined that such an unbelievable turn of events would occur during the short one-hour truce.

But Harry is just capable of doing that.

Harry Potter and the Elder Wand will attract Voldemort's attention, and Voldemort will attract the Death Eater's attention... By making good use of these two elements, Harry was able to carry out that series of feints and surprise attacks!

At this moment, the unconscious Cedric Diggory had been permanently glued to the Whomping Willow by Permanent Sticking Charm, Hermione and Luna Lovegood had already kidnapped Harry Potter, and he had even taken advantage of the chaos to kill Lucius Malfoy —in a way, this guy was the source of the two Time-Turner who had caused countless troubles, and he truly was a damned bastard.

It can be said that Harry has achieved all his expected goals in this great battle.

A few moments later, when Harry met the two girls at the agreed-upon location outside Hogwarts, they brought Harry the final spoils of their trip.

"Here, the Invisibility Cloak is here too." Hermione smiled and handed the crumpled Deathly Hallows to Harry. "He tucked this under his robes, so for convenience, I just knocked him out."

"Yeah, and then the Hogwarts students started wailing," Luna Lovegood quipped from the side. "They probably thought what was being thrown down from the sky was a corpse."

Very good, Hermione and Luna Lovegood's actions were also quite efficient, it's just that the young girl...

Can you omit the verb 'throw'?

"So... are you sure you don't want to stay until the very end?" Hermione asked with concern, noticing a different look in Harry's eyes.

"Hmm, I'm not watching anymore." Harry shook his head. "I've done what I wanted to do. Whether he can defeat Voldemort in the end is his own business, and I don't want to interfere anymore."

"So when do we go back next?" Hermione asked understandingly. "Are we going to the end of sixth year to witness Dumbledore's funeral?"

"Actually, we could go a little further to stop Dumbledore's two serious injuries and his death," Luna Lovegood suggested.

Their ideas make a lot of sense. If Harry Potter were to travel back to his sixth year of school, Harry could easily obtain the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave.

As mentioned before, the damage he caused to the plot is difficult to repair. Therefore, since he obtained the Deathly Hallows in the 'future,' they definitely belong to him. Even if the 'past' is altered, it won't have a significant impact on the outcome.

If Harry wanted to, he could have prevented Dumbledore's death, or even earlier, to stop Dumbledore from wearing the ring and drinking the Potions.

However, Harry didn't actually want to stop it.

Harry certainly wanted to reverse Dumbledore's death and the injuries he suffered, but these were all choices made by Dumbledore himself, and even if Harry wanted to change them, it shouldn't be up to Harry.

Moreover, Dumbledore injury or inevitable death was not a tragedy that occurred during war like that of the Lupin, but rather a completely avoidable mistake!

Harry travels through time to make up for regrets, not to clean up other people's messes or correct their mistakes.

What he least wanted to do was dig up Dumbledore's grave and steal the Elder Wand!

Unlike the other two Deathly Hallows that have been passed down through the Potter and Gaunt family, the Elder Wand has implicated the fates of far too many people... Harry Potter, Voldemort, Dumbledore, and even Grindelwald have all been involved.

But Harry didn't want to be as tasteless as Voldemort and secretly take it for himself!

"Let's go, next we'll try to take on the Department of Mysteries!"

Harry didn't want to get involved in Dumbledore's affairs, but there was another regret he was determined to make amends for...

The Department of Mysteries, the Veil of the Death Chamber —he's going to drag Sirius out of there!!

After storing the two captured Deathly Hallows in his ring, Harry once again turned the worn hourglass, preparing to bid farewell to the distant, bustling battlefield.

"Have you experienced... the joy of traversing endless time and having complete control over one's life?"

"Who?!"

As Harry was about to travel through time, he seemed to hear someone whispering in his ear, and his entire body tensed up instantly!

But soon, the sound was swallowed up by the ticking of the clock, leaving Harry uncertain whether he had imagined it.

"That voice just now..."

After returning to his own timeline, Harry kept pondering what he had just heard, but the five-minute break was quickly over, and he had no choice but to continue the new round of time travel with the two girls.

This is a strategy that indirectly restricts the enemy's actions, because once Harry wreaks havoc on the plot at different times in a short period of time, it becomes very difficult for the enemy to make changes according to his pace.

In this way, Harry can turn the tables and force the other party to the point in time that he wants her to travel to, so that she will have no choice but to meet Harry!

1995 to 1996 was Harry Potter's fifth year, and also a year that Harry particularly wanted to complain about.

This school year, Harry Potter successfully lost his first love and first kiss... However, after comparing himself to Hermione and Luna Lovegood, Harry could only conclude that someone must have been blinded by Voldemort's bald head last year at Little Hangleton Cemetery.

Also in that school year, Harry Potter encountered one of the worst Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts —Dolores Umbridge. This old hag sent by the Ministry of Magic not only used disgusting methods to punish students, but also strictly prohibited students from using magic at school, and especially attempted to control the entire Hogwarts.

And it was also because of this guy that Harry Potter and his friends had to risk venturing deep into the Forbidden Forest... although Harry really didn't know what dangers the Forbidden Forest was all about.

That's just a garden for camping and picnicking.

Finally, there's now, June 18, 1996.