That One "I'll Give You Your Memories Back" Punch / With Eyes Only for Each Other

Harry generally enjoyed his time in the alternate dimension, so much so that he was somewhat reluctant to leave.

And he did indeed experience that the effect of one plus one is far greater than two when a mentally sound Dumbledore is paired with him, a transmigrator.

With the GGAD (Government, Gadget, and Doctor) leadership at Hogwarts and Crouch and others providing corroboration and support, Voldemort's resurrection plan is doomed to fail, and the Ministry of Magic no longer dares to deny the Dark Lord's return!

Because the Dark Lord has really returned, and it's a buy-one-get-one-free deal!

In this scenario, if innocent individuals were to be corrupted by humiliation or suffer tragic deaths like in the original story Triwizard Tournament, then Harry might as well just abandon this timeline altogether.

It's gotten so bad, I can't carry it, I can't carry it...

In short, he successfully reversed the original plot during this period, and he himself gained a great deal from the experience.

For example, he learned a lot from Grindelwald.

Although Harry initially viewed Grindelwald with utter contempt on a spiritual level, after interacting with him objectively, Harry discovered that Grindelwald was indeed a once-in-a-millennium extraordinary individual.

Even the Rowena in his mind had no objection to this.

As a professor of Dark Arts who had taken up his post early, Grindelwald taught Harry many tricks for applying Dark Magic. These were all his valuable experiences and insights, far more practical than what Harry had gleaned from the Restricted Section.

For example, the ability to combine different spells into a single spell to create more special effects is a skill that Dumbledore would envy.

At the end of the Battle of Paris, Grindelwald unleashed Fiendfyre was not only hotter than ordinary Dark Magic flames, but could also read the thoughts of those who came into contact with the flames and automatically distinguish friend from foe... This ability alone is something that no one in the Britain Wizarding World can do today!

Of course, he himself admitted that the Elder Wand played a crucial role in enabling him to do this.

"The Elder Wand favors powerful wizards as its masters; therefore, the stronger and more comprehensive the wielder's power, the greater the help the Elder Wand can provide. For example, for Albus, the Elder Wand not only helps him conserve magic and enhance the power of all spells, but it is also of great benefit to his casting of Transfiguration and Runes Magic Circles. As for you, it can probably enhance the power of your elemental magic as well."

In Grindelwald's explanation, the Elder Wand, besides its immense power, also seems to have the function of drawing in free-floating elements in the environment. Whenever casting spells like water, fire, or wind, the Elder Wand always helps wizards better manipulate these natural forces.

Harry already possesses this element within him, and with the Elder Wand's assistance, he should be able to use it even more effectively.

"But if it were those brain-dead, utterly wicked guys—like that kid Fu—if he got the Elder Wand, he'd probably only be able to enhance some low-level curses. Hmph, there are countless ways to kill in this world, but that noseless kid only knows how to Avada Kedavra!"

After hearing Grindelwald's assessment of Voldemort, Harry couldn't help but sigh...

Holy crap, this is like finding a kindred spirit!

Harry and Grindelwald are remarkably alike on certain things, such as the diversity of death.

The splatter of blood as a sharp blade slices through a neck, or the twisting of limbs in a raging fire—the blossoming or withering of life—these are all forms of art that death can present.

However, Harry's thoughts were influenced by his professional habits as a forensic pathologist, while Grindelwald thoroughly enjoyed it.

This made Harry feel a little uneasy, thinking to himself that this guy was a typical antisocial personality.

He probably still doesn't think that those 'great' ideals were wrong!

With this unwavering, authoritarian ideology, coupled with his genuine love for Dumbledore, Harry even wondered if Grindelwald might actually be able to successfully cast the Patronus Charm!

Fortunately, Dumbledore is still watching over him.

Harry also gained a deeper understanding of the inner relationship between the two old men... Dumbledore was Grindelwald's shackles, while Grindelwald was Dumbledore's humanity.

Now, bound by love, they can still live and die together even without their Blood Pact.

It must be said that the love between these two centenarians is truly divine... It would be even better if they didn't always flaunt their affection in front of Harry.

Every time Harry went to the Headmaster's Office, after only a few words of serious business, Grindelwald would inevitably start rambling on and on, rattling off a string of place names from places he'd never even heard of before, making Harry feel like he wanted to travel through time...

However, it was indeed time for him to leave.

Harry stayed here not only to learn from the two elders and gather information, but also to try to get the Elder Wand working with him as much as possible.

After a period of calm and peaceful interaction, Harry had come to understand the wand's temperament, and the Elder Wand finally stopped trying to tempt and entice him.

Therefore, it was time for him to leave and fight one last fierce battle.

A decisive battle... that could determine the true course of this 'original story' timeline!!

"Oh, you're leaving already? I was just thinking of asking Fawkes to tell you there's some fun stuff to do here~"

On the morning of the day they decided to leave, Harry and his group went to the Headmaster's Office to say goodbye, only to find Grindelwald peering out the window with a gossipy look on his face, spying on the direction of the playground with a monocular telescope.

Behind him, the principal, sitting at his desk, was shaking his head helplessly, while the phoenix on the branch was screeching in protest as if its feathers had been ruffled.

Fawkes: I'm not an owl!!

"Well, it's about time we left." Harry nodded, but a look of curiosity suddenly appeared on his face. "But... what are you watching for fun?"

Harry couldn't help but be curious, after all, he and Grindelwald shared such similar interests in certain areas... well, except for their fondness for Dumbledore.

"Hey, you've finally come!" Grindelwald laughed, clearly enjoying the spectacle. "You and that kid from my alma mater are fighting over your girlfriend on the playground right now. Isn't that hilarious?"

"Really? Then I'll have to take a good look!" Upon hearing this, Harry immediately squeezed forward, and casually pulled out the Extendable Ears invented by the Weasley Brothers, and turned the amplifier volume to the maximum.

If this is Harry Potter's gossip, then Harry won't be in such a hurry to leave!

Chapter 805 That 'Memory Return Fist'

"Damn it... Harry Potter, get out here!!"

At that moment, on the Hogwarts playground, an almost furious Viktor Krum was yelling at a group of Gryffindor students in broken English.

Of course, the target of his provocation was not the entire Gryffindor House, but the male protagonist who was tightly surrounded by the Weasley Brothers and others from Gryffindor House.

"Viktor Krum, can't you talk things out?" Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor House stepped forward to stop him. "What's the problem between you and Harry that you have to come here and cause trouble?!"

She was actually being quite polite, considering that Viktor Krum was an out-of-school student and the idol of all the Quidditch players in Gryffindor House. If it were someone else yelling at Harry Potter right now—like the Slytherin group— the Gryffindor House students would probably have swarmed him long ago.

After all, Harry Potter, who fought Dragon and stole Golden Egg, is now a true Champion of Hogwarts and a hero of Gryffindor, no longer the 'stinky dung Potter's he once was.

"Let him speak for himself! Harry Potter, if you're a man, get out here and stop cowering behind them like a coward!!"

However, Viktor Krum completely ignored all of this, and didn't even care about the group of Gryffindor House students in front of him. He was only focused on Harry Potter, and his posture clearly showed that he wanted revenge.

"What... does this beg you for?"

Harry Potter eventually pushed his way through the crowd and slowly stepped forward. Although he was afraid of Viktor Krum's imposing presence, he also didn't want to keep hiding behind his classmate.

In addition, he genuinely wanted to know what Viktor Krum was trying to say.

It's probably about Hermione too...

Harry Potter felt like something was wrong with his brain lately, because there were many things he had no recollection of, yet people were always pointing and whispering about them around him.

Most of these things are related to Hermione, and the reports in Witch Weekly seem to be gaining more and more traction, to the point that most people at Hogwarts now believe that Hermione is wavering between him and Viktor Krum.

And now, rumors are circulating that Hermione has made her final decision and chosen Harry Potter, her classmate of four years.

It's said that people have seen them together more than once, in secluded corners of the school, at Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop in Hogsmeade Village, and in other sparsely populated places...

The problem is, Harry Potter has absolutely no recollection of any of this!

He tried to clarify to others more than once that he and Hermione were not in that kind of relationship at all, but no one believed him no matter how much he tried...

Even his best friend Ron Weasley was the same; that guy had suddenly gone crazy lately and was distancing himself from him again, just like at the beginning of the school year. And this time it was even worse; he simply stopped talking to him altogether!

Harry Potter reported these unusual occurrences to professors like McGonagall, but they all agreed that he was under too much psychological pressure, which caused him to hallucinate. Snape even gave him a sarcastic remark.

The Mad-Eye Moody used to take good care of him has now become irritable and impatient for some reason, and he always yells at him to stop thinking nonsense.

As for Headmaster Dumbledore, he has been keeping himself out of the public eye recently.

Left with no other option, Harry Potter had to try to solve the problem himself.

"Harry? Viktor? You two, calm down! Viktor, what are you trying to do to Harry?!"

As fate would have it, just as Harry Potter was nervously confronting Viktor Krum, Hermione Granger happened to run out of the corridor. Seeing that the two were already at loggerheads, the girl immediately rushed to Harry Potter's side.

She had already sensed something was wrong at the library yesterday. When she talked to Viktor Krum about Harry as usual, he became unusually irritable.

Later, Viktor Krum bluntly confronted her, saying that if she really cared about Harry Potter, she should go back to him and stay by his side as soon as possible. There was no need to approach him for reasons like international friendship!

With things having come to this point, their 'date' naturally ended unhappily, and Hermione Granger secretly began to worry, fearing that Viktor Krum might come looking for trouble with Harry Potter...

And just as I feared, it happened.

What the fourth-year girl didn't know at the moment was that her appearance and her protection of Harry would undoubtedly greatly agitate Viktor Krum's nerves.

So, this world-renowned Quidditch Seeker, without a second thought, raised his fist at Harry Potter!

"Harry Potter... you bastard!!"

BOOM!!

With a muffled thud, a heavy punch landed, and the unsuspecting Harry Potter fell backward, blood streaming from his nose.

"Harry!!" the girl exclaimed in surprise, then rushed over to check on Harry Potter.

"Damn it, are you deliberately trying to cause trouble?!"

Viktor Krum's punches also ignited the Gryffindor House students' shared hatred. Led by the Weasley Brothers, a group of Gryffindor pounced on him without a word, quickly pinning the still-aggressive Viktor Krum to the ground.

Even so, Viktor Krum's anger did not subside, and he continued to Amplifying Charm at Harry Potter.

"Harry Potter, you bastard! Coward!! What did you tell me that night? You and Hermione were already... Anyway, why won't you admit it? Why make Hermione worry about you all this time?!"

"This... Viktor, what are you saying?!" The girl, who had been wiping blood from Harry Potter's head, was both ashamed and angry upon hearing these words. "Harry and I, we don't..."

The girl was about to argue with Viktor Krum when Harry Potter, who was seeing stars after being punched, suddenly and instinctively grabbed her hand...

"Hmm... Hermione?" While being cared for, Harry Potter felt his mind becoming muddled once again.

He stared blankly up at the girl's face, looking into her bright eyes, and suddenly a flood of unfamiliar memories rushed in.

Viktor Krum doesn't seem to have wronged himself, nor do the others who spread the rumors.

On the night the match was scheduled, I don't recall going straight back to the common lounge after the match, as I remembered. Instead, Viktor Krum invited me to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

At that time, they seemed to have talked a lot, and I was certain that I had told Viktor Krum...

I and Hermione are...

In short, when Harry Potter regained his composure, he found himself holding the girl's hand tightly.

The image in his mind was fixed on last year's Yule Ball.

At that moment, a stunningly beautiful young woman, dressed in her finest attire, slowly walked towards him, who was so stunned he couldn't close his mouth in disbelief...

Chapter 806 Only Each Other in Their Eyes

"Heh... I didn't expect it to be Viktor Krum. I thought someone else would make the first move."

Harry paid little attention to the end of the farce on the playground, because he had already seen the result he wanted.

He initially thought it would be Ron Weasley, unable to bear his jealousy, who would break the seal on this memory during a fight with Harry Potter, but he never expected it would be Viktor Krum who would do it.

The Bulgaria roughneck was indeed an undeniably tough man; he wasn't there to seek personal revenge against Harry Potter, but rather to stand up for Hermione Granger.

The girl he likes 'likes' someone else. That's okay; he can choose to step aside and wish them happiness.

But if the other person is a coward who dares to do something but not to take responsibility, then he will definitely stand up for the girl he likes and give that guy a good beating!

To be honest, compared to Viktor Krum, Harry really felt that the male leads in the original books were somewhat unworthy of Hermione.

However, after experiencing that dark future, and especially after learning about Hermione's innermost desires in middle age, Harry decided to help them rekindle their bond.

Moreover, this is also the ending Hermione hoped for.

If he's not good enough now, then let's give Harry Potter a makeover. Anyway, after Harry fights his final battle, there will definitely be no shortage of people in this timeline who want to 'reform' Harry Potter.

"Kid, are you satisfied now?" Grindelwald had already turned his gaze away and asked Harry meaningfully.

"I see..." Harry immediately understood. "I was wondering why no professor had gone to resolve the situation after all this commotion. Turns out it was you who wouldn't let them go."

"It's Albus. He won't let me interfere with your operations, and he said he could help you out if necessary," Grindelwald said sullenly, his expression seemingly a little unhappy.

"Then I really have to thank Professor Dumbledore for placing such trust in me."

Harry could tell that Grindelwald harbored some resentment towards him for arbitrarily altering the 'plot'.

This is understandable, after all, given his character, he would never willingly hand over his fate to others... Harry is the same way!

Of course, Dumbledore was an exception, so Grindelwald would still listen to the headmaster.

"I just think that since Harry has already put in so much effort behind the scenes, he certainly won't let us two old men down in the future." Dumbledore smiled gently. "As for the little bit of cooperation I've given, I think it's actually quite nice for Harry on our side to have such an encounter."

"Whatever, since you don't have any objections, I'm too lazy to care." Grindelwald shrugged indifferently, but then suddenly adopted a gossipy look, turning to Luna Lovegood, "Hey, why don't you arrange a similar encounter for yourself? Are you just going to willingly watch those two show off their love after it's all over?"