He's Been Poisoned!! (Continued)

Dumbledore had not intended to drink all of it from the start.

After many experiments, he had concluded that this potion had to be drunk in its entirety.

Harry believed he should be the one to drink it.

But Dumbledore made him swear that if Dumbledore could not continue drinking midway through, he had to pour the remaining potion down Dumbledore's throat as quickly as possible.

Under Dumbledore's urging, he had no choice but to force all the potion into him.

After drinking the potion, Dumbledore would occasionally reveal a pained expression.

He also kept crying out things, as though he had seen something terrifying.

Aside from calling Darren's name, he called out for others as well.

But Harry honored his oath to Dumbledore and poured every last drop of the potion into him. Once he had finished, he heard Dumbledore ask for water.

However.

He repeatedly cast spells at the cup, trying to fill it with fresh water.

But the water vanished the instant it appeared.

He understood.

Voldemort had arranged this precisely so they would have to fetch water from the lake.

Suppressing his fear, he drew water from the lake.

Then he heard Darren's voice.

Over the years.

Harry had wished countless times for Darren to appear quickly.

But this time, he was afraid.

Because he saw countless Inferi rushing out of the lake.

They seemed determined to drag him down.

Harry kept attacking the Inferi, but they could not feel pain at all.

Even with arms and legs torn off, they could still keep charging forward.

So he shouted, "Darren, don't come over!"

If he could, he truly wanted Darren to disappear immediately.

He would rather die himself than watch Darren vanish before his eyes again.

"Petrificus Totalus! Sectumsempra!"

He kept shouting the spells.

But many