Mysterious Journey

Chapter 972 The Name of the Demon King

Hufflepuff girls' dormitory.

A luxury bedroom exclusively for Aileen and Hannah.

A not-so-long story is finally drawing to a close.

"...That's right, at this very moment, billions of Galleons are sleeping beneath our feet..."

"...Peter Pettigrew is certainly not innocent, but he doesn't have the ability to stir up the wizarding world so much..."

"...Hogwarts provided potato aid to over ten million former Soviet citizens..."

"...The integration of magic and non-magic is an inevitable trend, for which we have gathered the world's top wizards and scholars..."

"Um... what I'm about to say next, once heard, there's no turning back..."

Aileen paused briefly for a few seconds, looking around at the other little witches in the room.

"If there is a leak, or something even more serious... at best, memories will be erased, at worst, you'll disappear from the face of the earth—"

Hermione's amber eyes stared at her without blinking. "Say it."

And beside her, Luna, holding a unicorn plush toy, had the same expectant expression.

As for the "koala" hanging on her, she began to shake Aileen's shoulder impatiently.

"—Don't keep us in suspense, Aileen! You swore before that you would always walk with me. You promised me that you would tell me everything and let me be willful with you... you are now in the remedial stage of confessing leniently—"

"You seem to have said something similar to me before, when sorting out the history of magic—"

Hermione's eyebrows twitched slightly, glancing meaningfully at the iron fool hanging on Aileen.

"...Whether poor or rich, whether the environment is good or bad, healthy or sick, successful or failed—from this moment on, until the end of time. I remember you seemed to have asked me once, right? I have always kept my promise, but you..."

"Crumple-Horned Snorkacks—"

Luna tightened her grip on the unicorn plush toy in her arms, stared at Aileen seriously, and muttered softly.

"Uh—"

Gulp.

Aileen looked around and wished she could slap herself.

If only she had continued to tell the story well, why insert a warning in the middle?!

Compared to Merlin, who was drowned in the lake back then, if she doesn't handle this well, her fate might not be much better.

Fortunately, she still has content that can divert the attention of Hermione, Hannah, and Luna.

"...Okay. I understand."

Aileen tilted her head to look at the little witches beside her and took a stack of Tarot cards from her chest and placed them on the table.

"In the past two centuries, the wizarding world and the non-wizarding world have experienced two wars—two intra-world wars—the visible dividends have been divided up. Whether it is the non-wizarding world or the wizarding world, it is difficult for both sides to start a third full-scale civil war. But human desires are endless, and the instinct to search for prey is rooted in everyone's blood memory..."

"On the other hand, as time goes on, the barrier between the magical and non-magical worlds becomes weaker and weaker. When the information age completely arrives, the speed of information transmission will sooner or later make the Obliviate charm unable to maintain secrecy, and the time for wizards and Muggles to not interfere with each other is running out."

At this moment, Hermione's eyelids trembled violently, and she looked up at Aileen.

"Wizards and Muggles will go to war?!"

"Or more accurately, the war... has never stopped."

"Huh?" Luna frowned slightly, looking at Aileen uneasily. "What does this mean?"

She couldn't understand why "war" would break out, but she knew that once this word appeared, many, many people would die.

"Resources. As for continuation, it should be the buried history of magic from the Middle Ages, right?"

This time, it was Hannah who took the initiative to explain to Luna.

She looked at Aileen's expression, while searching for memories in her mind, and said slowly.

"I heard the adults in the pub say that the existence of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy is to prevent Muggles from peeking at magic. Everyone hopes to solve problems with magic. If Muggles realize that there are many wizards around, the world will be in chaos."

"Yes, it will definitely be in chaos, won't it? Moreover, wizards will also need the convenience provided by Muggles."

Aileen nodded in agreement, a flash of sarcasm flickering in her eyes, and said softly.

"The wizarding world does not have a complete industrial and agricultural system, which means that most of the daily life of wizards will depend on the industrial and agricultural systems of the non-wizarding world. But the biggest problem is that magic may cause some people to have some terrible ideas..."

"So, you—"

"Yes, we formed a secret organization, hoping to make a difference in the future."

Aileen said happily, and tapped the stack of Tarot cards in front of her with her wand.

"Dumbledore, Scamander, Nicolas Flamel, Professor Lockhart, um, and Mr. Lovegood, of course... and many, many wizards you know or don't know. While others live in the sunlight, we must fight for the world in the shadows, doing our best to bridge the gap between the wizarding world and the non-wizarding world, so that others can have the opportunity to live in a peaceful, orderly world."

"...But what does this have to do with Tarot cards?"

Hermione looked at the Tarot cards floating in the air in confusion.

"Did you see the future from the cards? Do they have any special revelations?"

Because she took the elective course of Divination, she was accustomed to learn a lot of divination-related knowledge before class.

In her impression, special tools such as Tarot cards and crystal balls are usually only used when predicting the future.

"Um, they are the future—"

Aileen blinked her eyes, waving her wand.

With her movements, several Major Arcana cards flew out one by one, quietly suspended on a higher level.

"Nicolas Flamel (The Magician-01), Newt Scamander (The Empress-03), Albus Dumbledore (The Hierophant-04), Xenophilius Lovegood (The Hermit-09), Gilderoy Lockhart (The Hanged Man-12), Otto Apocalypse (The Tower-16), and..."

"So, you are actually... The World?"

Hermione looked at the next Tarot card that flew out with a strange expression.

[The World-21]

The last card in the Major Arcana of the Tarot cards, symbolizing the end and opening of the door of success and the continuation of the old and the new.

This fits her understanding, after all, she is too familiar with Aileen's conceit and narcissism.

She had been waiting for Aileen's card to appear since just now, and although it was a bit unexpected to jump directly to the end, it can match the previous stories from the list.

"No, this is not mine, this is Sir Nicholas's—um, that's the knight of Gryffindor Tower."

Aileen smiled and shook her head, admiring Hermione's surprised expression with satisfaction, and her wand made a small bend skillfully.

"The above seven are all the core elders of the current 'Tarot Society'. Of course, I also have my own Major Arcana. You can also call me Ms. The Fool later, but only if you join... Take three Major Arcana as reservists..."

"Reservist? Eh, can we directly lock a Major Arcana?"

Luna asked in surprise, her eyes lingering on [The Hermit] for a moment.

She originally thought that her father might be a "worker", but she never expected that her father's status in the "organization" would be so high.

"Yes, but you can't own that Major Arcana for the time being, just lock the position in advance..."

Aileen nodded, and said seriously.

"Any new Major Arcana, or O5 member, must be voted on by at least 90% of the original 'Tarot Society' members before joining. After all, this is not just a good-sounding title, it also symbolizes the power to mobilize resources that ordinary people can hardly imagine, and you are obviously not ready yet, whether in terms of ability or heart."

"As for the Major Arcana for each of you, I have been considering it a long time ago..."

Aileen waved her wand again.

The three unselected Tarot cards lightly fell into Luna's, Hannah's, and Hermione's hands in turn.

"The High Priestess (02), The Chariot (07), Justice (11)—these are the Tarot Major Arcana I prepared for you. As for their true meaning, and the effects they may have in the future, you have to tell me this."

"Okay, the story and card explanation are distributed."

Aileen glanced at the little wings with different expressions and clapped her hands happily.

"Since you didn't pass the vote, you don't have any special rights for the time being. The only benefit is that you can have intelligence access equivalent to your own card, but this is temporarily exercised through my authority... If according to Professor Dumbledore and their saying, you should now be considered 'Fool's Servants', right?"

"But that's not important, let's go to the bathroom to wash up first, if you still have questions, you can ask them slowly..."

Just as Aileen had expected, this storm-like impact on the worldview was too exciting.

Even Hermione, who was relatively precocious among the three, showed a bit of dazedness after receiving the card.

This is not the usual playing around together, nor is it limited to the prefects in the castle.

From the stories of the undercurrents hidden behind the world that Aileen had described before, they clearly felt the weight of this card. This is the power to control the world, and even Professor Dumbledore is just one of them.

More importantly...

"Aileen, I have one small question..."

Luna rubbed the High Priestess in her hand, and asked softly in a fluttering tone.

"Professor Apocalypse, he's actually not Mr. Paracelsus, is he?"

"Yes, of course not—"

This time, Aileen answered straightforwardly without any hesitation.

"Didn't I say before? Grandpa's name appeared on the Chocolate Frog card, on Professor Dumbledore's card. Compared to the name Otto Apocalypse, which has only appeared for less than a year, he has another more famous name."

Aileen paused, and said quite proudly.

"Gellert Grindelwald."

"That's right, if you don't mind..."

"Actually, you can also call me—the future... the third Dark Lord."

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Yesss!