great-warnovel Chapter 379 New Life and Love
Chapter 379 New Life and Love
Chapter 379 New Life and Love
The Room of Requirement has been expanded once again, and in addition to the Transformation Room and Meditation Room, a Forging Research Room has now been added.
As Hermione looked contentedly at her renovated room, intending to study Dumbledore's Great Runes, Harry and the others entered.
"I've already spoken to Dad, and he'll try to ignore our nighttime outing as much as possible," Harry said to Ron.
"Hey Hermione! Long time no see!"
Hermione has been engrossed in her studies these days and hasn't been to the Room of Requirement for a long time, so she hasn't seen the boys much either.
"Hilmi said you're going to New Paris next week, but he doesn't know how long you'll be staying," Draco asked, leaning closer with a hint of worry.
Hermione turned to look at her upper body, where she had her hands outstretched innocently.
"Rumors are circulating that after Dumbledore's death, Grindelwald threatened Hogwarts and took away a child—" Neville said softly.
"That's true in a way," Hermione said with a calm shrug.
"My trip to New Paris is for strategic balancing purposes. Grindelwald won't do anything to me; on the contrary, he will do his best to teach me."
"At the same time, this also ensures the safety of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade."
Harry clenched his fist: "We're still too weak. We have no power to resist the Dark Lord—..."
"Don't say that," Hermione laughed.
"We are now the largest city in the world, capable of summoning a Muggle army of near-near-themselves at any time."
"A thousand werewolf soldiers, organized units of wizards and air cavalry, and two archmages—and that doesn't even include the forces of Beauxbatons and other factions."
"We are the ones that others fear the most."
"But we lack top-tier power. Grindelwald, even if you and Hilmi team up, you're no match for him." Draco had matured a lot in the past two months, analyzing the situation rationally.
"Even if there are many of us, we have no chance of winning against him. That's why you have to go there."
Harry suddenly stood up: "Let's go! To the meditation room! We won't get stronger if we delay any longer!"
Hermione watched the boys disappear into the room with a mixture of relief and amusement, then turned to Hilmi and said, "Take good care of them while I'm gone, and take good care of the school too."
Hilmi nonchalantly turned his head away: "I know, I know, don't act like it's a matter of life and death. If you really wanted to run away, Grindelwald couldn't stop you, could he?"
Even disregarding Hermione's current pregnancy with multiple runes and the assistance of the Golden Snitch, the mere fact that she and Hilmy can teleport to each other makes it impossible for Grindelwald to truly imprison her.
"You can have lunch in New Paris, take a nap at Hogwarts, and then go back in the afternoon—"
"Go away!" Hermione shooed Hilmi away, her face full of exasperation. She didn't want to go through that trouble, and what good would it do to anger Grindelwald?
Alone, he returned to the forging research room and turned his attention back to the large rune emitting a white light on the table.
Phoenix Fox flew away after delivering this thing, and it's unlikely that anyone other than Aberforth will ever find it again.
Hermione finally had time to calm down and see what Dumbledore had left her.
The nobles control half of the great runes because they shaped the order of the wizarding world. So what does Dumbledore's great runes represent?
She had never asked before because it would be impolite to infringe on someone's privacy.
Now, she gently touched the warm light with her fingers, as if she were soaking in a hot tub, or as if Dumbledore were still stroking her head with his warm, large hand.
Following the magic, her consciousness penetrated to the center of the white light, where she saw once again the incomplete symbol and Dumbledore's memories attached to it.
Having learned from her previous experience of separating Lucius's runes, Hermione was able to discern the nature of the power within without needing guidance.
But before she could savor it, a thought automatically popped into her mind.
"New life! Love!"
It was the White Wizard; he had already discerned the nature of her Great Rune and stored this information inside, saving Hermione a lot of trouble.
"The Great Rune representing new life, and the memory representing love!"
Like a new bud breaking through the soil in spring, or like the first cry of a newborn, a throbbing and vigorous power emanates from the Great Rune, and warm and blazing light leaps rhythmically, like a phoenix egg.
"A new life, huh?" Hermione murmured.
The Great Rune, who sustained Hogwarts for fifty years, who sustained the hope of the wizarding world for fifty years, who fought against death and the end of the world, was granted a new life by the world.
But why is it incomplete? Besides Dumbledore, who else is qualified to possess a new Great Rune?
These questions lingered in her mind, but no one could answer them for her.
"Grindelwald, who brought destruction to the world, could not possibly possess a reborn Great Rune. Voldemort, clearly, should possess a Death Great Rune. There are no other great wizards in the world, and Lucius's actions are difficult to replicate."
Could it be a fairy?
She wondered, since the Extinction Faction could induce the nobles to condense half of the Great Order Rune, did that mean they had already obtained half of the Muggle world's order? And what about Rebirth? Was it also with them?
"Just how much did the fairies obtain from ancient magic—?"
Putting those thoughts aside for the moment, she began to study the power of the Great Rune.
Lucius's Order can shape a city and change the rules around it, while Dumbledore's Rebirth is more inclined towards defense and support.
It can enhance the power of protective magic, infuse life and vitality into inanimate objects, make polymorph spells more agile and powerful, and also allow the injured to heal quickly, turn the dying back to safety, and even Grindelwald's unparalleled dark curse can prolong life for a long time.
The most powerful aspect of the newly created Great Rune is its ability to sprout life. Even in barren deserts and frigid wastelands, tender shoots of hope can sprout from the ground.
This may not be of much use in battle, but it represents the power that Dumbledore cherishes for rebuilding the world. It's like a seed, deeply hidden within the White Wizard's soul, waiting for the day of rebuilding.
That's also why Dumbledore left it to Hermione.
"Unfortunately, Dumbledore was already dead when he discovered his great runes. The dead cannot truly activate the new power, nor can they be resurrected by this power."
The so-called prime of Dumbledore, recreated through the Soul Pact ritual, was merely his state as a young great wizard, lacking the power of the Great Runes. This is why he always believed he could not contend with Grindelwald.
"I can entrust the newly born Great Rune to Hilmi. This should make Hogsmeade's crops even more abundant. I'll take half of the Great Rune of Order to see Grindelwald, and my safety will be more guaranteed—" she thought.