Zhang Qiu was walking alone on the way up the mountain, looking lost.
Although she was only sixteen years old, her heart had to endure grief that no adult could bear. Just as Easterners cannot understand the thoughts of Westerners, Zhang Qiu's classmates also cannot understand why Zhang Qiu is so deeply attached to this relationship - even though Digory Cedric can indeed be called a perfect boyfriend And great classmates, but that’s about it. Regarding his death, even Harry Potter, who was saved by Digory, would only say "he was a good man" over and over again, unable to find any more words to express it.
Westerners regard feelings as a part of life, no more and no less. In comparison, they value living people more. Diggory's funeral has not yet been held, and many students here are already urging Zhang Qiu not to be immersed in the sorrow of the past, but to enter the "next stage" and "start a new life" as soon as possible... At this point, even Even Diggory's father was of the same opinion.
But Zhang Qiu couldn't do it.
Easterners and Westerners are destined to be different in their treatment of emotions. Thousands of years of cultural accumulation have made Eastern people's emotions richer and more delicate. Just as she was walking down the path of the Shrieking Shack now, her vision was filled with memories of him and Cedric. Memories like this always stung, and if it weren't for this "special invitation," the Screaming Shack would have been one of the places she would definitely avoid until she truly recovered.
The road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain is not long. If you are not in the mood to enjoy the scenery, it is only a few minutes away. Zhang Qiu once again stood in front of the screaming shack and knocked on the door. She heard someone walking towards the door... Ever since Lu Yuan and the others left, the Screaming Shack has lost its popularity. Later, because no one came in on weekdays, Elf Charlie simply set the business hours on weekends and closed all other times. Therefore, Zhang Qiu guessed that the person who answered the door should be the elf Charlie.
"Charlie, this is the invitation letter for Diggory's funeral... Lu, store manager Lu?! Are you back?"
Originally this was a courtesy visit, because Zhang Qiu and Diggory had a good relationship with the owner of the store, so they were included in the count of funeral invitees. According to British habits, although the host is known to be traveling, due invitations and etiquette are still necessary. The basic process is to pay a formal visit, exchange a few words with the butler or house elf, and then leave an invitation letter.
But how could Zhang Qiu have expected that by such a coincidence, Lu Yuan and his wife would actually come back from their trip!
"Invite me to the funeral...whose funeral? Wait, you said that young man Diggory is dead?!" Lu Yuan asked in surprise. He has forgotten most of the plot. Since he has changed so much, the subsequent story should be very different, right? But why is Diggory still dead?
"Who is dead?" Elaine also poked her head out of the back room and asked. "Ah, it's Xiao Zhang Qiu..."
All in all the situation was chaotic...
After hurriedly changing into formal clothes, the two followed Zhang Qiu to the funeral site. Because I didn't expect such an accident to happen, I was delayed a lot of time. When the three people arrived at the scene, the funeral was already halfway through - the coffin was placed in the grave, it was time for relatives and friends to give their speeches, and then the bouquets in their hands were thrown on the coffin - basically the process was like this.
But the atmosphere at the scene seemed very depressing.
Because Cedric's father stood alone and wept, silent and ignoring everyone. Hogwarts school did not have a holiday to give friends a chance to say goodbye to Cedric. None of Cedric's friends except Cho Chang could arrive at the scene, and only two professors attended the funeral as representatives of Hogwarts. Among those who didn’t come was even Harry Potter, who claimed that Cedric saved his life! No matter how you look at it, this situation should not happen!
Cedric lost his life while participating in the inter-school Triwizard Tournament. It stands to reason that both the school and the Ministry of Magic should be held responsible for this, but neither the school nor the Ministry of Magic, which is responsible for supervising it, gave any details about the cause of Cedric's death! This made Cedric's father feel extremely angry and helpless! He felt like a big hand was covering all the truth, including the death of his child!
What really happened was that Digory and Harry held the trophy at the same time. But the trophies have been exchanged for portkeys, and they are transported to Del Hangleton Cemetery. There, Wormtail Peter killed Digory with the killing curse, and then performed a ritual to resurrect Voldemort! But when Harry, who had narrowly escaped death, returned and told the whole truth, Minister of Magic Fudge's expression was "Here we go again"! How long will Dumbledore continue to play the boy who cried wolf game? !
Fudge didn't believe a word Harry said!
He directly banned the news of "the mysterious man's resurrection" as a rumor! It is even suspected that Diggory's death is related to Harry! In order to prevent Harry and others from continuing to talk nonsense on other occasions, he did not allow Hogwarts students to attend Digory's funeral, which resulted in very few people attending the funeral.
The three people stood at the back because they arrived late. After Professor Pomona Sprout, Head of Hufflepuff, gave a speech, it was Qiu Zhang's turn. But Zhang Qiu was already crying, and Elaine was comforting her. Lu Yuan looked around and could only sigh, then walked forward holding the bouquet.
First there was a moment of silence, but standing in front of the grave, Lu Yuan's expression suddenly became very strange. That expression was very familiar to Elaine. She had seen it countless times in the past two years, and every time Lu Yuan would cause trouble! She immediately raised her heart to her throat and thought fiercely, "If you dare to cause any trouble here, I won't let you go to bed at night!"
"Ahem~" Lu Yuan was heard clearing his throat first, and then said to the people attending the funeral. "Originally I had a lot to say here, but now I will just say one thing - I don't know what the British customs are, but in our country - burying a living person in a coffin is very! Very! Bad. act!"
The scene at the funeral at that time can only be described with four words: "people are on their backs and their horses are overturned"! Some people even took out their magic wands, intending to teach the "troublemaker" Lu Yuan "a profound lesson"! Digory's father and Zhang Qiu were overjoyed than surprised. After all, the grief of losing relatives and friends would make them subconsciously grasp for every bit of hope. Elaine, on the other hand, rolled her eyes - she believed every word Lu Yuan said - but can't you not be so "dramatic"? ! If you don't show off and talk like a normal person, you will die!
If you make it like this, those people in front of you who are solemnly reading the eulogy will be as embarrassed as you are!
If Lao Lu knew what she was thinking, he would be helpless.
The moment he looked at the coffin, he accidentally penetrated the coffin and discovered, "How did I know that your family's death spell is so unreliable?!" Damn, "Avada Kedavra" was not destroyed. soul? Who would believe this? Technically speaking, Digory is indeed dead! His face turned blue, his body was stiff, his heart stopped beating, his blood coagulated... Wait, medically speaking, Diggory was completely dead!
But in this world, after all, there is magic besides medicine; and the world where Lu Yuan comes from has even more foul things like magic. The magical skill of "Resurrection of the Dead" can be cast with a scroll. The casting material is a pure diamond worth no less than 5,000 gold coins, and the deceased cannot be dead for more than seven days. Because after seven days, the soul of the deceased has been blocked by Kevoran. For divine arts, as long as the body is kept intact, slight decay and deterioration are not a problem! The soul is the most important thing!
Lu Yuan was unable to study the magic system in Harry's world in depth. Because dealing with these "soul magic" is as unacceptable as soaking your hands in dirty water all day long. So you have to admire those Animagus - others are careful when using this soul energy, but they actually dare to use this energy to transform themselves! Since Elaine understood the nature of magic in this world, she has completely given up on this system, and instead used another method of casting spells with Lu Yuan that was half the effort, but at least "cleaner".
Therefore, Lu Yuan did not understand some details of the magic in this world.
For example, the famous "Avada Kedavra".
Lu Yuan always thought that this magic could be equated with the "Finger of Death" in the DND system - they were both instant-death spells that attacked a single target. "Finger of Death" required a Fortitude save (Constitution), and he wanted to defeat Ava. Da Ze relies entirely on luck... In this way, it seems that Avada is more powerful than the Finger of Death.
But in the DND system, the "finger of death" is the patent of high-level mages of the necromancy school and lichs! In Harry's world, as long as their hearts are dark enough, even rookies who have just graduated can use "Avada Kedavra" to kill people! From this point of view, it seems that Harry's world instantly killed Toril's world!
But is the truth of the matter really like this?
The moment Lu Yuan saw Diggory's coffin, he knew everything was an illusion. People killed by the "Finger of Death" cannot be resurrected. That is because the target's soul was actually destroyed by negative energy at the moment of being killed! Of course, a destroyed soul cannot be resurrected; but "Avada Kedavra" is different. This magic only "sends away" the target's soul and traps it in a passage leading to the world of death.
The effect is like the "soul separation method" in Eastern magic. This kind of death is fake, it is just the soul being forced to temporarily leave the body. If your soul is confused and unable to find its way back, you will naturally die as time passes. Therefore, this is actually a kind of "pseudo-instant death" magic that relies on the magician's imperfect research on the soul. It is precisely because of the lack of means to recall the soul that the illustrious success of "Avada Kedavra" is indirectly achieved. Prestige!
But will Lu Yuan lack the means to revive his soul? Not only is there no shortage of them, but in order to make the effect more "dramatic", he also adopts the most wasteful method!
A pure fifteen-carat man-made diamond was placed on the chest of Digory's corpse under the anxious gazes of the women. Then a scroll of "Resurrection of the Dead" unfolded and covered the diamond. A straight wooden stick, turn left three times, then right three times, and then hit it.
The diamond burned, the scroll ignited spontaneously through light, and then Digory's finger moved lightly...
Dangdang~dangdang~
For nothing, Avatar! (To be continued.)
