The Grim Reaper Gets a Taste for Using Force~ / Reviewing the Dream After Returning Home

Seriously, Harry is definitely traumatized by this sound effect now. The last time was when he was with Hermione and Luna interrupted Luna Lovegood, and this time...

Sure enough, the door was suddenly opened from the outside, and the light from the living room flooded into the room.

"I saw light coming through the crack in the door and guessed Harry might be awake, and now it seems I was right?" Hermione appeared in the doorway, wearing an apron, raising an eyebrow as if seeking their opinion. "So, did I disturb you? Or are you finished and ready to come out for dinner?"

"Okay..." "I understand."

They were caught red-handed trying to do something sneaky, which made Harry and Luna Lovegood look a little embarrassed.

As they left the room, Luna Lovegood glared at Hermione with obvious resentment, her dissatisfaction written all over her face!

"Know-it-all, do you think you did this on purpose?" she questioned Hermione in a low voice.

"Of course!" Hermione nodded smugly and smiled. "You ruined my plans last time too, so this time we're even!"

"I... but I was hungry!"

"You must be hungry by now~"

Well, it was just a small skirmish, and Luna Lovegood was completely defeated, only able to watch Hermione walk away triumphantly while she stood there stomping her feet in anger.

After dinner, the three packed up all their belongings, and Harry took out the Time-Turner, preparing to return to their own timeline.

They had experienced a lot on this long journey, and had changed many places that were originally unsatisfactory. It was time for them to go home.

"After this, will we have another chance to come back?" Hermione asked curiously before leaving. "I'm actually quite curious to see what happens next, the story after the new future unfolds."

"He should have it a bit easier than us," Harry said with a smile, "But he's Harry Potter, so there's no shortage of excitement. Let's come back together another time."

As he spoke, Harry turned the Time-Turner, allowing its power to envelop the three of them...

But this time, instead of returning to their original time and space as before, the three of them were imprisoned in place by a strange force!

All around them, countless scenes twisted into bizarre and fantastical shadows, rushing forward or backward at breakneck speed, but they could only watch helplessly, unable to move at all!

"What... what happened?" Luna Lovegood asked, somewhat panicked.

"Damn it... we've been tricked!" Harry's expression turned extremely serious in an instant; he had a rough idea of what had happened!

Who else could so easily manipulate the power of time, and yet remain so persistently haunted by me?!

"Mortal, now you understand... the joy of traversing endless time and having complete control over your life!"

A strange voice suddenly rang in Harry's ears. At the same time, the Time-Turner he was using, as well as another Time-Turner that Hermione had previously seized, involuntarily broke free from their control and collided violently in front of them!

Whoosh!

Tiny fragments shattered and flew everywhere; both Time-Turner were smashed to pieces, and all that remained before the three was a broken hourglass...

Chapter 816 Death tasted the sweetness of force~

"Damn it... it really is that persistent, damned Grim Reaper!"

Seeing the sudden scene unfold before him, and recalling the familiar voice he had just heard, Harry was now absolutely furious.

Is this unlucky Grim Reaper deliberately targeting me? Why is it everywhere?!

He now understood: if it weren't for the power of death at work, how could Thor Crook, a mere mortal, possibly create two Time-Turner capable of ignoring the rules of the Hour-Reversal Charm?

Moreover, these two Time-Turner are so strange; they can somehow connect to their own spacetime?!

"Mortal, your words are blasphemous! Aren't you afraid of retribution after death?" The mocking voice rang out again in front of Harry, and upon closer listening, it was indeed coming from the remains of the Time-Turner.

"Besides, you're the one who barged in here all by yourself, how dare you say I'm haunting you?"

"You?!" Harry was so angry that he paused, realizing he'd actually been confronted by a cowardly fellow!

Although he knew that Death was right, if he hadn't become interested in this timeline, he wouldn't have brought Hermione and Luna Lovegood with him, and naturally, he wouldn't have ended up in this awkward situation and encountered Death again.

So, after a surge of anger, Harry quickly forced himself to calm down, knowing that impotent rage would not solve anything.

"What exactly do you want?" he asked calmly.

"Nothing much, just seeing you off after completing an important journey." Death's voice was calm yet tinged with a hint of teasing. "How was it? Feeling particularly pleased after successfully altering the fate of another 'self'?"

"This..."

Harry hesitated for a moment. Although he found the guy quite repulsive, he had to admit that the other man had really hit the nail on the head.

This journey to another time and space did indeed make up for many of the deficiencies in his heart.

"So I came here specifically to annoy you~"

I will endure!

Harry clenched his fists tightly in secret; he was practically sick of reciting "The Clear Mirror Still Water" to deal with Death's persistent pest.

Damn it, if this guy dares to show himself in physical form, I'll definitely go up and stab him to death!!

"Don't even think about it, I'm not going to stand still and let you stab me~" But Death seemed to have seen right through his thoughts.

"Damn it..." Harry cursed inwardly, closing his eyes to avoid looking at the pile of annoying odds and ends.

However, although he didn't want to pay attention to the other party, he couldn't stop them from taking the initiative to bother him.

"You certainly made a lot of money on this trip... Not only did you find a decent teacher, but you also managed to sneakily acquire another valuable item, and most importantly, the Deathly Hallows..." Death's voice suddenly appeared in Harry's ear, "But... these are mine, is it really okay for you to take them away like this?!"

"What?!" Harry opened his eyes in shock, and then felt a strange force invade his Space Ring, actually pulling out all three Deathly Hallows that he had collected!

Does this mean that Death intends to leave these three items he found in this time and space?!

"These three things you found? Ha, I clearly let you have them, didn't I?" Death's voice was laced with obvious disdain. "Think about it carefully. When you traveled from 1998 to 1996, weren't there two Invisibility Cloak and two Resurrection Stone existing at the same time? And when you defeated that destined enemy, shouldn't the Elder Wand have been kept by someone from the Dumbledore? The reason you were able to ignore the effects of time, obtain these Deathly Hallows, and use them under these circumstances is all because of my tacit approval!"

"What... what exactly do you want?!" Harry asked, his face grim.

"Go ahead and guess for yourself, the bolder the better." Death ignored Harry's questioning and continued, "Hmm... since you finally gave me a good show this time, I've decided to give you a small reward~"

"Damn it... answer my question!!"

"It's fine if you take the Deathly Hallows out of here, but two of them can't exist in your own timeline. Fortunately, they're all my power, so I can manage to do it this way~"

"You... Ugh!" Harry wanted to say something, but then he felt a series of excruciating pains. The three Deathly Hallows seemed to have turned into three sharp cones of energy, drilling into his body all at once!

Harry was nearly knocked unconscious by the intense pain. In his dazed state, he felt an extremely cold energy seep into his magic and flow throughout his body, causing him to involuntarily curl up.

"Harry! What's wrong? Harry..."

"Please, don't scare us! What happened to you...?"

He seemed to hear the anxious calls of two girls, but Harry could only hear them vaguely, and could only worry in vain about their situation...

"As expected, using force is simpler, but he's in a rather unfortunate situation now."

From Death's perspective, Harry's current state of being misled... well, his developmental process is clearly a bit off.

Logically, he should have obtained some special power at the bottom of a lake before searching for the Deathly Hallows and gradually unlocking their true power.

However, due to a series of unforeseen circumstances, the power at the bottom of that lake was given to someone else by Death. As a result, Harry obtained another set of Deathly Hallows in this 'original' timeline—or rather, a portion of Death's power. Therefore, Death had no choice but to forcibly seal the power of the Deathly Hallows into Harry's body.

"Sigh... this kid is just too unpredictable. Even with the Ouroboros to restrain him, he still occasionally goes off on his tangent." Death's whisper echoed in the dark space, but his tone gradually took on a sinister edge. "But that's fine too. At least that foolish snake with wild ideas is going to be in trouble! He actually dared to try to use Horcrux to avoid death. Let his nemesis deliver the divine punishment!"

As the Deathly Hallows' voice rang out, Harry's body gradually stopped trembling, and the Deathly Hallows appeared to have been properly placed in a suitable location.

The three bound men opened their eyes simultaneously, but their gazes were completely unfocused. The tattered hourglass that had been hovering in front of them slowly flew to Harry's side... He instinctively reached out and grasped it, and time, which had been stopped, began to flow again.

But just as they were about to return to their own time and space, countless consecutive images appeared before their eyes!

That was the future that all three of them were curious about—the future of Harry Potter...

They were quickly and completely captivated by the images.

"After all this hard work, you can all enjoy the fruits of your labor. Perfect, now I don't have to worry about that original timeline anymore!"

Boom!

No one knew that just as Death uttered those words, in the Death Chamber in the 'original story' timeline, the archway leading to the other side suddenly collapsed, leaving only a tattered, useless Veil...

(P. S. That's about it for the time travel part of the original work. Since it involves changing the plot and adding some Grim Reaper clues, I think it went pretty smoothly.)

In the following section, I plan to write from the perspective of Harry Potter, whose fate was altered, roughly describing what that world would be like afterward. It won't be very long, and it can be considered as providing some decent endings for the original characters.

Therefore, this part is considered a pure side story. Sanmiao would like to clarify this in advance. The chapter title will also indicate that it is a side story, and it will be placed at the very beginning of the full text. Please read it at your own discretion.

As for the main storyline, it's definitely time to pick it up again, but I don't want to write it right now. After all, I'll have to deal with Albus Dumbledore and his gang when I get back, and... well, the Goblet of Fire is just wrapping up anyway. That's all~)

Chapter 817 Dream Replay After Returning Home

The original timeline was late April.

As the Easter holidays drew to a close, Harry, his friends, and their companions finally returned home.

Harry gained a lot and witnessed a lot during this long and complicated journey through time. Most importantly, he did make up for some of the regrets in his heart.

Although the Potters in that timeline weren't his real parents, the love and care parents have for their children is universal.

What comforted Harry even more was that the Potters there, along with many other people he cared about, should all be doing well in the end.

Before returning to their own timeline, Harry, his friends, and their companions seemed to have a long, beautiful dream. In the dream, they saw a future that stretched into another dimension, through Harry Potter's perspective...

Harry Potter, with his happy family; Hermione Granger, intelligent and confident; and Neville Longbottom, who grew up playing with Harry and also has a happy family—that's a new story for the three of them.

In that story, almost no tragedy occurred. Harry had the love and guidance of his parents, the support of his friends and a series of relatives and friends, and ultimately defeated the Dark Lord who had returned in a more fulfilling way.

After the darkness and fear ended, many people survived, and all of them lived happier lives than before.

Dumbledore was also spared; he was not injured by the curse, nor tormented by the Emerald Potions, and he certainly did not die at Snape's hands on the Astronomy Tower!

This centenarian was always accompanied by his beloved; they had lived together for a long time and even witnessed the birth of Harry and Hermione's child together.

They made a promise to stay by each other's side until death, and to be buried together in Godric's Hollow, in the Dumbledore cemetery.

Such stories are truly wonderful to read, even though the Time-Turner has been destroyed, preventing Harry from traveling back in time to witness them firsthand, he hopes they are all true.

The only slight drawback is probably Luna Lovegood from that particular timeline.

Thanks to a gift from her daughter from another dimension, Luna Lovegood's mother did not die in a cursed accident when Luna was nine years old. Instead, she stayed by Luna Lovegood's side as she grew up, eventually raising her into an even more quirky and magical girl.

However, she didn't have much interaction with Harry Potter and others.

Because Grindelwald became the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts in 1995, Harry no longer needed to form the DA. At that time, he was busy with Hermione, showing off their love every day as Prefect, so naturally he wouldn't have met Luna Lovegood as in the 'original story'.

However, Luna Lovegood herself took this outcome in stride.

"If everything around him is perfect, I won't be interested in him at all."

Yes, Luna Lovegood has always been an extremely clear-headed person, regardless of the time or place.

She was a born sage and prophet; her appearances were always solely to guide those who were lost.

But the future Harry Potter lacks nothing. He doesn't need a Luna Lovegood Lovegood to be Hermione Granger's opposite and help him balance his rationality and sensibility. Naturally, he doesn't need to have a deep connection with Luna Lovegood and will only maintain a basic classmate relationship.

This might be the most suitable future for Luna Lovegood; when everything around her is developing in an orderly manner, Luna Lovegood doesn't need to get involved.

All she needs to do is be a loner, someone who seems a bit strange to others, and explore the unknown mysteries of the world on her own.

Even Rowena praised her future prospects.

'In that time and space, without your burden, that little girl could have achieved even greater things, perhaps even become a second me!'

A true sage is one who remains sober while everyone else is drunk. Only by always placing one's vision above that of all beings can one gain insight into the past, present, and future, and acquire unparalleled wisdom that surpasses that of everyone else.

Because of her happy family life, Luna Lovegood in the future will not envy other people's lives, nor will she need to fill the void in her emotions with deep friendships. Therefore, she will naturally encounter fewer of the kind of silly friends that Rowena described... who would lower her intelligence at crucial moments.

'Friends are only acquaintances; Helga and the others might offer me a flash of inspiration, but to ask me to act on my emotions or even disregard everything for them would be the most foolish thing I could do.'

"Perhaps so, but for now, I have no choice but to be a burden to Luna Lovegood, and... I certainly don't want her to become a wise woman like you." Harry didn't take Rowena's assessment to heart at all.

If Luna Lovegood hadn't met him, she might have truly followed in Rowena's footsteps and ultimately become a wise woman.

If Harry hadn't met Luna Lovegood, he might have continued his solitary journey, completely disregarding others.

But by chance, they met each other and were willing to stay by each other's side from then on, so they could only walk hand in hand from then on.

Harry dragged Luna Lovegood down and even hindered her development, but he also tried his best to become Luna Lovegood's emotional support, helping her to become more like a real person.

Luna Lovegood also supports Harry, and together with Hermione, they use love to bind Harry, preventing him from eventually becoming a beast of despair like Albus Dumbledore!