Harry Who Couldn't Lie

Ryan never imagined that watching Harry get the short end of the stick would end up back at him.

Logically, most of the thoughts sleeping in Ryan's ocean of consciousness should have foreseen this.

But Ryan's divine side doesn't care about these things.

Or perhaps He believed that these were the keys to ensuring that Ryan's humanity would be maintained throughout the eternal years to come.

Ryan couldn't help but curse himself before looking at Kate and Penelope, "The powerful thing isn't the Phoenix Metamorphosis, but the person using it."

Seeing Kate and Penelope's almost murderous expressions, Ryan continued to emphasize, "Harry actually never learned the Phoenix Metamorphosis spell."

"He merely used the magic of his heart to achieve a miracle by chance."

His magical combination is actually quite simple: the magic of love left to him by his mother, combined with the magic of the Phoenix in his Holly Wood, took shape after several encounters with Voldemort and resides in his heart.

Recently, he has further mastered that magical power by using magic to modify his physical body.

The Phoenix Metamorphosis created by Herpo the Foul is essentially a prosthetic body into which consciousness temporarily resides.

"That's just a way for him to survive," Ryan said briefly.

There is no mention of the traits that were copied when Ryan absorbed Harry's love magic.

This is also the real secret behind how Harry's love magic has evolved.

Concealing his true form and using a fake Phoenix form to fight is undoubtedly Ryan's style.

Everything was about surviving.

It could be said that Ryan's temporary invincibility was not due to his ability to improve simply through practice.

He estimated that even Hogwarts wouldn't be attended.

Kate and Penelope also saw Ryan's influence in Harry's fighting style.

That's too sneaky.

After realizing the Mirror Beasts's weakness, it could have attacked directly using its slightly superior speed.

But Harry managed to create another fake body by absorbing another version of himself and multitasking.

To attract the Mirror Beasts's attention and launch a sneak attack.

Even during the final attack, they deliberately made noises.

But he was actually making the sound from another direction.

This made them suspect that Harry might have received special treatment from Ryan that they didn't even know about.

This is also the main reason why they reacted so strongly.

"Hmph, I'll just say you passed," Kate said irritably.

Penelope rolled her eyes.

They could all tell that Ryan hadn't said everything.

Meanwhile, Harry, who was surrounded, revealed some earth-shattering news.

Because he had been missing for so long this time, even Dumbledore came upon hearing the news.

So, under Snape's worried gaze, Snape Black Sirius made an important decision together: Harry's wand would be confiscated before they went to Hogwarts.

Snape responded, "That makes sense. Mr. Potter is a fairly skilled wizard. Even without the mirror, he could probably find a hundred ways to enter that dangerous world."

Sirius: "Harry, I also think this is too much."

Merlin! I actually have the same idea as the Snape!

Ron: "Brother, I think you've gone a bit too far, especially without me." (Mrs. Weasley: "Ron Weasley! This is no time for jokes!")

And the one who ultimately made the decision— Dumbledore, "Harry, I'm afraid I have to break my promise only to you."

In response, Harry could only mention the location of a Horcrux and fabricate a lie.

"You probably all know that there's a strange connection between me and Voldemort."

"After my battle with that version of myself, I noticed that in London — Diagon Alley — Gringotts, there was a feeling similar to when I faced Voldemort, and also to the Slytherin's Locket."

"And recently I've been dreaming about it a lot."

"Perhaps it's because I sensed it, and it sensed me too."

"I wasn't feeling well today and wanted to sleep when I was sucked into the windowpane by a dark shadow."

"That's when I realized that the Horcrux actually exist as Mirror Beasts in the Mirror World."

"They may have gained life just like I did, because of my presence."

"After a lot of hardship, I finally defeated it," Harry said, half-jokingly.

He didn't want his wand confiscated.

You should know that his next task is to use the Cutting Curse to train his control over magic.

In his story, the real reason he discovered the location of the Horcrux was that he accidentally set London ablaze while testing a new version of the Phoenix Metamorphosis.

At that time, he discovered that Gringotts gave him a strange feeling.

He didn't really care.

After all, Gringotts was Hagrid's second safest place after Hogwarts.

It's normal for there to be some mystery involved.

It's probably not simple in the Mirror World either.

It wasn't until he faced Little Hangleton's Mirror Beasts today that he discovered there was a Horcrux there.

"Mirror Beasts?"

"But don't you have Nether Dragon?" Charlie, who believed the Nether Dragon was invincible, asked first.

"Yes." Hagrid hesitated for a long time, unable to think of a good adjective, and just said it like this.

"Information."

"I feel like I can gain information by defeating it."

"The place where I first sensed Horcrux was actually Diagon Alley."

"After I defeated it, I learned that it was in Gringotts from an indistinct artifact it left behind."

"If I summon the Nether Dragon and swallow it whole, I will get nothing."

"That's why it took me so long to defeat that Mirror Beasts," Harry said.

He couldn't help but feel a little scared. If the mission description hadn't emphasized not to summon the Nether Dragon, he probably would have relied on it to defeat that Thestral- like Mirror Beasts.

So, in the end, he probably really did get no information, just like in his lie.

However, Harry was also somewhat pleased because he noticed that Dumbledore was listening very attentively to his story.

And that Riddle —he must be the Horcrux- transformed guy.

This meant—as expected, everyone ultimately decided not to confiscate Harry's wand for the time being.

Because doing so might actually put him in a crisis.

After all, Harry doesn't lie.

If he didn't have his wand, how dangerous would it be if he were to face the same situation again, being targeted by the beings in the mirror?

After comforting Harry, Dumbledore and his group hurriedly left.

They also need to confirm one thing.

Where is that Horcrux?

In which of Gringotts vaults?

As for exploring the Mirror World.

They are not prepared to do that.

They feared that their entry would cause more Mirror Beasts to target the real world.

And even create another evil version of yourself.

After everyone else had left, the Hogwarts Headmaster's office.

"Are you really sure it's in the Lestrange Vault?" Dumbledore asked Riddle.

"Only her, among the Death Eaters. I, no, Voldemort, trust Bella the most." Riddle nodded.