Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 79 The End
When you were young? Don't talk nonsense! Don't think I don't know what you did when you were young; I'm not like you!
Tierra immediately disagreed, but only dared to grumble in her heart.

However, Tyella was indeed exhausted. During the hour or so he watched the play today, his mental defenses and brain-blocking techniques were in full swing, keeping it a secret from Tom Riddle in his diary.

After returning to her dormitory, Tiera fell asleep immediately and didn't get up until almost nine o'clock the next morning.

Fortunately, the exams are over and there are no more classes now, otherwise Tyella's first time being late for Hogwarts would probably have been a real problem.

However, just as Tyra regained consciousness and before she could recover, she was pulled back to reality by Tom Riddle's barrage of calls from her diary.

[Tiera! What happened last night?]

How are your plans going?

Did Snape steal the Philosopher's Stone?

"Not Snape, it's Professor Quirrell." Tierra sighed helplessly and picked up her pen to write.

She began to sift through the events of the previous night, starting with Tierra leaving the Gryffindor common room, and then, in a tone that was like, “I heard…”, “It seems…”, “It is said…”, “They said…”, “Some people said…”, “I have a friend of a friend…”, she wrote down the events of the previous night in her diary, picking and choosing, making falsehoods and using euphemisms.

Tom Riddle didn't react much when he learned that Quirrell hadn't stolen the Philosopher's Stone. Instead, he gently inquired about Tierra's safety, and Tierra pretended to be flattered.

Of course, Tom Riddle was already cursing him to death in his heart.

However, on the surface, he became increasingly affectionate and caring towards Tiera.

Tierra knew that Voldemort had activated the second part of his resurrection plan.

Tom Riddle cultivates love in Tierra's heart, then uses a ritual evolved through dark magic to devour Tierra's spiritual and mental dimensions to achieve his resurrection.

Tyella sighed inwardly. After dealing with Tom Riddle, he got up to wash up and then went to the school hospital to visit Harry.

Ron and Hermione were not seriously injured; they were simply exhausted and stunned into unconsciousness.

After Mrs. Pomfrey gave each of them a potion of tonic, the two slowly regained consciousness.

However, Mrs. Pomfrey allowed them to stay overnight at the university hospital before leaving.

Therefore, when Tyrell arrived at the school hospital, Hermione and Ron had already woken up and were looking at Harry, who was still unconscious, with worried expressions.

"Tiera!"

Tierra was spotted by Hermione as soon as she entered the school hospital.

The little witch rushed over and threw herself into Tyella's arms.

“Yesterday…last night was so…so terrible, we…we…”

"I know, I know," Tierra stopped Hermione from continuing, hugged Hermione, and then let go of her.

“I was there last night too,” Tyella said. “You know, Snape has been giving me extra potion lessons, so unlike your suspicions about Snape, I actually trust him quite a bit. So I know that although Snape hates Harry and Gryffindor, he has no intention of killing Harry.”

“So I started looking at other professors,” Tierra said, “namely, Professor Quirrell.”

"After you left, I left the Gryffindor common room and went to the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher's office on the third floor to search for evidence."

"But I found nothing. On my way back to the dormitory, I happened to run into Dumbledore, who was rushing back, and then I told him everything."

"Then Dumbledore led me into the forbidden corridor where the Philosopher's Stone was hidden." "Your heroic actions were witnessed by both Dumbledore and me."

"Professor Dumbledore saw it too?" Hermione and Ron asked in surprise.

“Yes, the headmaster saw it too. We were right there with you all the time while you were doing the challenges. Especially Hermione’s wisdom and Ron’s courage, I really should have gone with you,” Tierra said.

"Really?" Hermione's face flushed slightly.

“It’s true,” Tierra said. “And this checkpoint where the Philosopher’s Stone is hidden was originally used by Dumbledore to test his students. The real Philosopher’s Stone has always been in Dumbledore’s pocket. Think about it, where else could be safer than in the pocket of the greatest white wizard in history?”

"So where is the Philosopher's Stone now? Is it still with Dumbledore?" Hermione asked.

“No, it’s already been ruined by Dumbledore.” Tierra suddenly lowered her voice and said, “And… Dumbledore even told me that because of your heroic deeds, he will give you extra points at the year-end banquet… at least more than the points we lost last time!”

"Really!? That's amazing!" Hermione jumped up with joy.

“But, but you absolutely must not tell anyone,” Tyella said. “After all, Mr. Dumbledore doesn’t want to be seen as unfair by the other professors.”

"Okay, okay!" Hermione and Ron nodded like chicks pecking at rice.

After Tyella checked on Harry and found that he was still unconscious, Tyella, Ron, and Hermione were kicked out by Madam Pomfrey.

Since it was now after the final exams and there was still more than a week before the holidays, Tyrell invited Ron, Hermione, and Neville, the Gryffindor swordsman who had been knocked out by Tyrell's sedative spell, to go for a walk in the greenery surrounding Hogwarts.

It mainly refers to the green space near the willow tree.

I noticed that Voldemort's portable potions room was still there—

That is, the mound of earth next to the root of the willow tree that was hit by the man, with a dead branch stuck in it, is still there.

Tiera let out a faint sigh of relief.

However, Tiera did not take it immediately. Instead, she waited three more days before having the "Inheritor" secretly dig out the suitcase at night.

This summer, Tierra has applied to her dean, Professor McGonagall, to stay at the university.

Given Tierra's status as an orphan, Professor McGonagall readily approved it.

Thanks to the Room of Requirement and Voldemort's collection, Tierra has gathered all the materials needed for the Hydra potion and no longer needs to try her luck in Diagon Alley.

Therefore, compared to leaving Hogwarts, which is far from Dumbledore but where magic is forbidden, staying at Hogwarts is clearly the best solution.

After all, Tom Riddle had already begun to show him hostility, and Tyella had to learn Parseltongue this summer to control the Basilisk, Voldemort's biggest asset at Hogwarts at this stage.

Although, according to Voldemort in the second book, the Basilisk was more subservient to the descendants of Slytherin than to other Parseltongues.

But Tiera's Parseltongue comes from the Hydra potion, which was the first Parseltongue in the world and can almost be considered the origin of Parseltongue.

Tierra was certain that Helbo, as one of history's most infamous dark wizards, would have left a contingency plan in such a dangerous dark magic creature he created.

This backup plan might be in the Helbo Pill, or it might be in the Hydra Elixir.

Because Tierra had researched the records, from 1447 onwards, almost all Parsnip was either inherited or learned directly.

(End of this chapter)