The Collapsed Shrieking Shack
As the man who ruined the Chamber of Secrets plan and left himself half-crippled... Tom harbored a great deal of resentment towards William!
This is somewhat similar to Harry's relationship with Voldemort, or Dumbledore's relationship with Grindelwald.
Of course, the couple behind them... felt more resentment than affection!
The resentment here is not the resentment of hatred, but the resentment of sorrow!
Tom felt no resentment or longing for William. He wished William dead!
So Tom remotely controlled his little mouse, directing it to play another game from afar.
He focused intently, devising a series of plans. He was even prepared to sacrifice a pawn to slay William, this unparalleled dragon.
Tom was very confident, believing that his plan was intricately linked and virtually flawless.
He also placed Peter's escape at nearly midnight, in Hogsmeade, far from the school.
This was to prevent William from using the Ravenclaw Ring at the last moment and returning to the time loop.
Even so, Tom was still thinking about what would happen if he failed.
What if William catches up to the Shrieking Shack? Peter definitely won't stand a chance... What should we do then?
Therefore, Harry is the final and most crucial link in the entire plan.
Tom knew William was very clever.
Even if you were an unparalleled genius:
You can guess that Scabbers is Peter; you can sense that Peter has become Ron; you can discover that Ron has become a groundhog, then Peter, and was sent to be a scapegoat...
William, you discovered all of this, but at the very last moment, you still managed to guess... that Peter used Polyjuice Potion to turn into Harry again?!
In Tom's words:
"If you survive this... I'll take your last name and change my name to Tom Stark!"
The young, You-Know-Who is just so Rejoice!
Tom was trembling with excitement as the design project came to a close.
It culminates in a magnificent finale, and William... is both the final admirer and the victim.
That's so damn ceremonial!!
Tom even wanted to give himself a few Avada Kedavra and go remotely... to help out!
Peter was a very good pawn; he steadfastly carried out Tom's plan, and only revealed Harry as his trump card at the very end.
Peter's smile widened, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud with smug satisfaction.
But soon, the smile on his lips froze.
A flash of green light appeared, and at the same time, the broken four-poster bed in the room came to life.
It leaped from the ground and landed with a thud on the floor between William and Peter.
The incantation landed on the bed board, and the wood chips instantly Diffindo, scattering everywhere.
Peter panicked and couldn't help but ask, "This can't be... You knew I turned into Harry?!"
William ignored him, waved his wand, and the shattered bed coalesced into a rapier, which he slashed at Peter.
How did William know?
Of course he didn't know.
Otherwise, they would have already caught Peter outside the washroom. There would have been no need for him to come here!
Although William was unaware of this, he remained constantly vigilant towards Harry.
Last year in the Chamber of Secrets Sanctuary, Tom placed the Basilisk inside Harry.
Then, using Parseltongue to control him, they launched a surprise attack on William, who was fighting Tom.
If it weren't for that idiot Fawkes who blocked the Killing Curse at the crucial moment, William would have been dead long ago.
A mage cannot be hit twice by the same attack!
Tom's final plan was brilliant, but its biggest flaw was himself!
He'd already done this once before, so why wasn't William, who'd almost died from it, on guard against it?
The moment he saw Harry, he was wary of a sneak attack.
Incompetent team members can be deadly sometimes!!
Little did anyone expect that "Harry" wasn't Harry, but Peter in disguise using Polyjuice Potion.
Harry himself was transformed into Peter.
"Was it in the restroom?" William suddenly realized.
William and Hermione found Harry at the bathroom door. By then, Harry had probably become Peter.
He used the Imperius Curse to control Harry, switching identities in the bathroom. He then dressed Harry in Invisibility Cloak and used the Imperius Curse to keep him by his side.
This is why Harry's name is shown on the map.
Because he was right next to Peter!
This was absolutely a brilliant move.
Someone else might have fallen for it. But unfortunately, Tom's old tricks didn't work on William!
Screams and the clanging of rapiers echoed from the room.
Caught off guard, three fingers on Peter's left hand were sliced off, as if chopsticks had been broken.
Peter's wand finally emitted black smoke, completely engulfing the rapier.
William's wand trembled, Peter sent flying backward.
He swayed as he stood up, wand still in his hand, then swung his arm, sending a spell flying.
But the direction they were aiming at wasn't William, but Harry, who was lying on the ground, barely breathing and on the verge of death!
William had no choice but to turn his wand, changing its direction. The rope on the ground, like a thin snake, wrapped around the obstructing Harry and hurled him backward with force.
The ground where he was lying was blasted into a large crater.
Peter missed his first attack, held the wand upright in front of his chest, and muttered a spell to himself.
William raised his wand, and a white light, like the bright moon in the sky, rolled and pounced towards Peter.
A huge crack appeared in the floor of the entire room.
The tip of Peter's wand suddenly thrust forward, also shooting out light.
As the two spells collided, the room resounded with a series of cracking and popping sounds, like a string of soybeans exploding.
Then, the Shrieking Shack seemed to be hit by a meteorite from outer space, and the room shook violently.
Clearly, this was the Dark Magic Peter used in 12 years—a spell that destroyed an entire street!
The white light was even more powerful; it cut through Peter's spell and enveloped Peter.
In his panic, he shrunk into a mouse, dodging the onrushing magic.
In the brief moment, the white light slid past his buttocks, and a rat's tail fell to the ground.
Peter screamed in agony and, enduring the excruciating pain, scurried towards the mouse hole in the room.
The Shrieking Shack could no longer hold on and was instantly reduced to ruins by the impact of the explosion.
William didn't give chase. If he had, Peter might have caught him, but Harry... he would have been doomed!
William approached Harry, who lay on the ground, his eyes wide open and trembling with terror.
His face had turned bright red, and his pale hands clutched his blood-soaked chest. He was barely breathing due to massive blood loss.
William lowered his wand and moved it along the deep gash in Harry's chest, chanting a song-like spell.
The bleeding gradually subsided, and he administered a healing potion to Harry, recited the spell again, and the wound finally began to heal slowly.
After three applications, I poured a bottle of Dittany onto my chest, and the scar finally began to disappear slowly.
William stood up, staring silently at the nearly ruined Shrieking Shack.
Hogsmeade Street
The Devil's Snare lashed out wildly, pounding on the houses. Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder created darkness that enveloped the streets, preventing even moonlight from penetrating.
Hermione was still pulling out all sorts of prank products.
She suddenly thought of a curse she had never tried before, but which could lure Tonks over and temporarily control her.
Hermione was about to cast the spell when she suddenly froze, turned abruptly, and raised her wand.
The person behind him had already grasped the wand. William whispered, "It's me, Hermione."
Another blue light shot in from afar.
William grabbed Hermione's wand, gently flicked away the spell, and simultaneously cast a Stunning Spell before retracing his steps.
Hermione was so startled that she leaned back, but William gently pulled her arm and drew her back into his embrace.
"Let's go back."
William casually cast another spell, and a dazzling light exploded in the night sky.
Tonks hid behind a ledge, and a silver hare appeared beside her.
"Kingsley, requesting backup! Someone has violated Hogsmeade's curfew by using magic and triggering the Caterwauling Charm."
But I was stopped; the enemy was very strong! I estimate they had a large number of people, at least a whole team!
In the distance, William and Hermione, who were known as a team, had already quietly left.
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