Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 315 Unintentional Intention

Meanwhile, Tyrell left Dumbledore's office, humming a little tune, looking cheerful.

Tierra ultimately refused. No matter how much Dumbledore pleaded or tried to coerce or entice her, Tierra pretended to be stupid and wore Dumbledore down until he had no choice but to force a smile and ask Tierra to leave the headmaster's office.

It would be a lie to say that Tiera wasn't interested in Hathaway, that artificial life form—

But whatever interest Tyrell has in common with Dumbledore. Tyrell's interest is his own business. If he wants to study Hathaway, he has plenty of ways to sneak around, knock her unconscious, put her in a jar, and study her slowly. This is much more efficient than approaching her openly and then carefully observing her.

Moreover, Tyella's interest in Hathaway was limited to Hathaway's alchemy techniques and the establishment of her spiritual dimension, nothing more.

After all, Tierra possessed a library of forbidden books. If you were to ask what Hathaway had that Tierra was so eager to acquire—

Sorry, no, I don't have any.

Tierra had studied Marxist philosophy and Mao Zedong Thought, and could distinguish between the principal contradiction and the secondary contradiction.

The primary conflict right now is Tyra's desire to become a god; everything else is secondary.

Dumbledore's suspicions, Voldemort's plot, and the secret schemes of Grindelwald's remnants.

All of this was annoying, but nothing was as important as his own godhood ritual, especially since everything was already practically transparent to him. Tiera had even less reason to waste any more time on it.

Although Dumbledore's suspicions were unclear to Tyella, they generally fell within the scope of Grindelwald's successor and the Tarot Society's evil plans.

Dumbledore could only guess as much as he wanted; he could rack his brains but still not figure out what he was up to.

Tyrell already knew Voldemort's plot from the original books, and she even arranged for Peter Pettigrew to be an inside man in case Voldemort suddenly changed his plans.

As for Grindelwald's remnants...

Although Tiera was not clear about their overall plan, there was at least one aspect that she was absolutely certain of—

Grindelwald's remnants are also creating a god.

They created that Hathaway Romanov.

This was essentially confirmed the moment Tiera met Hathaway Romanoff for the first time. The instant Tiera's gaze fell upon the "Red Priest's Codex" held in Hathaway's arms, Tiera already understood their purpose—

The Red Priest's Codex is not just a ladder, but also a "transmitter".

To be precise, the Red Priest's Codex was once a backup of a wizard's spiritual dimension. After that wizard came into contact with an existence of more than five dimensions, the "Inheritor" fulfilled its intended function, swapping the backup of the spiritual dimension within the "Inheritor" with the wizard's shattered spiritual dimension, restoring the wizard to normal. At the same time, thanks to the blessings of the Great Old Ones or Outer Gods, the Red Priest's Codex acquired the attributes of "plunder" and "war".

Just as the "Successors" of Tiera possessed the authority over "knowledge" and "space".

As for how Tiera recognized the attributes of the "Red Priest's Codex"—

Heh, the pirated copy of the "Red Priest's Handbook" by the great race Yith is currently sitting in Tiera's library. Last semester, when they were plotting to plunder HWHY's spiritual dimension, Tiera opened that pirated copy of the "Red Priest's Handbook" and read it thoroughly—

The entire text is filled with the words "plunder" and "war".

However, since the Red Priest's Codex is about "plunder" and "war".

Based on Tiera's understanding of the ascension ritual and her speculation about the "ladders," Hathaway Romanoff should possess two additional ladders. One of these remaining ladders should hold the power of "plague" and "decay," while the last should hold the power of "famine" and "barrenness." If Hathaway Romanoff were to successfully complete the ascension ritual through these three ladders, the divinity she would acquire would be the divinity of "death."

War, plague, famine, and death are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation, and also metaphors for obtaining the divinity of "death" through the ritual of becoming a god.

The path to godhood in ancient times was hidden within various metaphors, but HWHY only cared about his own small, self-contained "heavenly" dimension, lacking ambition and single-mindedly pursuing a crooked path, attempting to achieve godhood through unorthodox means. He even failed to see the metaphors containing the true path to godhood, which were included in the Bible—the very thing placed before him.

“When I saw the Lamb open the first of the seven seals, I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, ‘Come!’”
I watched and saw a white horse with a bow in its rider, and authority was given to the rider. He went out and won and won again, and no one could stop him.

When the second seal was opened, I heard the second living creature say: Come!

Then another horse came out, and this one was red. The law was given to the one who rode it, that he might take peace from the land and cause people to kill one another.

When the third seal was opened, I heard the third living creature say: Come!

I looked and saw a black horse.

Riding on a horse with a crown on its head, I heard what seemed to be a voice among the four living creatures saying: “A penny buys a liter of wheat, a penny buys three liters of barley; oil and wine must not be wasted, for prosperity will cease and desolation will grow.”

When the three knights galloped away, filling the gutter with a quarter of the earth’s population through war, famine, and plague.

When the fourth seal was opened, I heard a fourth living creature say: “Come!”

I looked and saw a pale green horse, and on it rode a man named Death, and with him descended a gloomy fortress.”

This text has been revised many times, but based on Tiera's understanding of the ascension ritual, it essentially conveys the same meaning—

The divinity of death can be obtained by using the codes of war, the crown of famine, and the authority of plague as ladders.

Now that the Red Priests' Handbook is confirmed to be a code of war, Tierra suddenly remembered the strange crown Hathaway Romanoff wore and the odd metal scepter she held when he first met her at the gates of Hogwarts Castle.

Tierra: ...

Wait, so I guessed Hathaway Romanoff's three "steps" just like that?
Tierra scratched her head in confusion as she walked toward the main hall.

That's way too easy!
Why does Hathaway Romanoff carry her staircase with her at all times? And why does she show it off?

etc--

Tiera suddenly realized something and stopped in her tracks. Could this be a trap?
……

Meanwhile, Hathaway Romanov, Igor Kakalov, and Hastihad were disembarking from Durmstrang's large ship.

Hathaway Romanoff wore a crown on her head and still held that strange scepter and the "Red Priest's Codex" in her hands.

"Please, Hathaway," Igor Kakarov said as he walked away, "please put away your books, crown, and scepter, okay? They're your ladder; you could throw them to the moon and they'd fly back on their own!"

“No!” Hathaway Romanov refused. “This is the symbol of my identity. I want to tell that imposter and that damned old jerk that I am the master of death, and I am the successor to the great leader!”

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