Chapter 147 The Key to the Illusion

"It didn't take long," Sean shook his head and asked curiously, "Professor, do you know the purpose of my coming here?"

Dumbledore walked to him and sat down: "Newt contacted me. It just so happened that I learned something at the Ministry of Magic, so I guessed that you would probably come to me."

"Ministry of Magic?"

"Yes, Sean, I wonder if you have the habit of reading newspapers?"

Sean nodded sheepishly. He had been nuzzling the Daily Prophet ordered by Hermione.

But, newspapers? Sean was stunned for a moment, thinking of the news he had seen before.

On the day they started school, the Ministry of Magic encountered a thief, but Minister Fudge never said what the stolen things were. Harry and his party almost missed the train because they encountered Aurors who were chasing the intruders.

"Professor, is it related to the stolen thing?"

Dumbledore nodded: "Yes, the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic lost important items. It took me a lot of effort to pry out some information from Fudge's mouth."

"what is that?"

"A key, but I prefer it to be a needle..."

Key and needle? Sean looked at the other party in confusion.

Dumbledore's expression was a little serious. He looked up at the skylight. There was a dark night sky, and there were not a single star tonight.

"Sean, when you were in the Muggle world, you should have heard a lot of, um, fairy tales?" Dumbledore asked confusedly.

"Yes, Professor, I thought about it many times after I entered Hogwarts. There seem to be many shadows of wizards in those mythical stories." Although he didn't know why Dumbledore asked, Sean quickly said answered.

Dumbledore smiled: "Yes, wizards have appeared on this land since ancient times. Whether it is the wizarding world or the Muggle world, there are indeed many shadows of wizards in those ancient legends. However, we Another thing I want to say, Sean, have you heard of 'The Other Life'?"

Sean nodded doubtfully. Of course he had heard of the other world. In mythology, the "other world" is a magical place. Gods, elves and fairies live there, as well as ugly and terrifying giants and monsters. It is where the soul temporarily stops before reincarnation. Paradise to live in.

The other world is different from the concept of hell or underworld. This place is usually located in divine lakes, islands, forests and mountains. It is a paradise where souls temporarily live before reincarnation. Some of these places are as magnificent as heaven, while others are as gloomy and depressing as hell.

Moreover, the present world of mankind is only one step away from the other world, but only prophets and bards can freely shuttle between the two. Of course, in legends, there are also many heroes who obtained powerful martial arts and extraordinary abilities there. ability.

"It seems that you know, so you don't have to explain anymore. Chatting with Fudge is such a tiring job." Dumbledore waved his hand, and a bottle filled with drinks flew over. He poured two glasses, and then happily He drank it all in one gulp, "I like sweet drinks, Sean, don't you try it?"

Sean took a sip, and then asked doubtfully: "I have heard of the other world, but does this have anything to do with the wizarding world?"

"Of course, my child." Dumbledore blinked, "The other world has another name in the wizarding world, but few people have heard of it. It's called: Trance."

Sean suddenly remembered it. He still remembered this. The trance is a state between life and death. It appears within the human mind and is both reality and illusion.

Dumbledore explained: "The illusion is a place where the soul temporarily settles. It is unknown and mysterious..."

Sean suddenly thought of what the ghost horned water snake had said. It had just woken up a few days ago... and Dumbledore had just said that the mysterious man who had sneaked into the Ministry of Magic had stolen a key.

He raised his head in surprise, not even noticing the drink in his glass spilled.

"Professor, that key can open the gap between the illusion and the real world?!"

Dumbledore sighed: "I think that should be it - but whether the blurry illusion is another world or whether it is generated by human thoughts, I don't know. However, what I can be sure of is that there is no difference between the real world and the blurry world. There is an unknown barrier between the illusions, and this barrier can often only be opened at a special moment, perhaps when a person dies..."

Dumbledore raised the cup in his hand: "Just like this cup, we are separated from the trance and illusion by a barrier. Only at a certain special moment, your soul will rise and fall from the rim of the cup into the illusion." middle."

"And that stolen thing can drill a small hole into the wall of the cup..." Dumbledore shook the cup, and a tiny hole appeared on the transparent cup wall.

The liquid inside flowed out slowly but surely, and soon, a drop of water dripped from under the opening.

Sean immediately understood what Dumbledore meant. He looked up at him in disbelief and swallowed hard: "Professor, those souls in the trance..."

"Yes," Dumbledore nodded seriously, "Although it was just a small gap, several souls had already escaped, and they reappeared as ghosts, gaining the status they had never had before. Must have the ability..."

"Is that the ghost horned water snake?"

"Yes."

Sean asked with some toothache: "There must be more than one of them, right? Moreover, these souls have become ghosts again. What is their goal?"

"This is what I am thinking about," Dumbledore adjusted his glasses helplessly. "Souls become ghosts again, and they will work hard to fulfill their wishes in life. The water snake may be well-intentioned, but other souls may not... …”

His voice was deep and serious: "The mysterious man who stole things has already made arrangements. He will use other ghosts that we have not yet learned about to accomplish his goals."

"What does he want to do?" Sean asked.

Dumbledore looked at Sean with complicated eyes: "The only thing I can think of is the prophecy."

Another prophecy? Still a prophecy!

Sean took a few deep breaths irritably. This unknown prophecy was the key to everything, and he didn't understand why Daisy was also involved.

He originally thought that the accidents in Godric's Hollow and the Forbidden Forest were all directed at him, but now it seems that he just met her by accident, and the real target was probably Daisy.

"Professor," Sean's tone was so dissatisfied and anxious for the first time, "Can't you tell me this prophecy?"

Dumbledore slowly stood up straight: "Maybe it's time..."

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