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"Who dares to steal the soul that belongs to Wethanatos!"

Thanatos is the name of the god of death in ancient Greek mythology.

It is clear that the ghosts summoned by the runes are taken from the realm of death, the underworld.

Fortunately, the runes that the system rewarded Zikomo with were powerful enough. Thanatos sensed that someone was stealing his soul, but he couldn't find out who did it.

To be precise, Thanatos couldn't track down the soul's whereabouts, so he could only rage helplessly in the underworld.

However, He was not angry for long. That soul was as insignificant as a grain of sand on a beach in the vast sea of ​​souls in this space.

Thanatos was only angry that someone had stolen what belonged to him; he didn't care much about the soul itself.

…………

The people in the Blake family were naturally unaware of what was happening in the underworld.

At this moment, the group of people were staring blankly at the ghost in front of them, who appeared to be a woman in her early twenties.

Through her white, translucent spirit form, one could vaguely make out that she had red hair and emerald green eyes.

An uninformed person would easily mistake her for a member of the Weasley family. After all, such red hair is quite rare in all of Britain.

But at this moment, both Zicomo and Harry, as well as Sirius and Lupin, recognized the ghostly woman in front of them.

Only Hermione was confused as to why everyone was silent.

“Cousin, is there something wrong with the ghost Harry summoned?” Hermione asked.

Zicomo snapped out of his reverie and slowly said, "She's Harry's biological mother, Lily."

This time, Hermione was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.

Zicomo never expected that the ghost Harry summoned would be Lily, but considering the hidden characteristics of summoning, Zicomo found it quite reasonable.

A hidden characteristic of the Summoning tree is that the summoned creatures will have a compatibility with the summoner's element. For example, Draco summoned a Welsh green dragon, which matches his Slytherin primary color scheme.

Zicomo summoned a Chinese fireball dragon, though whether Ifrit is still considered a Chinese fireball dragon is debatable. However, the name "Chinese" undoubtedly suits Zicomo's personality perfectly.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Harry was able to summon his mother's spirit to become his ghostly companion.

Lily's eyes were filled with confusion. "Am I... already dead? You are... Blake and Lupin? Are you dead too?"

Seeing that the group was still in a daze and hadn't come to their senses, Zicomo had no choice but to step forward and explain the current situation to Lily.

"Ahem, Ms. Lily, here's the thing..."

After a long pause, Zicomo finally finished summarizing the current situation. Lily also understood her current predicament.

She never expected to return to the human world more than a decade later in the form of a ghost, and to become her son's summoned object.

Harry had come to his senses by then, and he looked at Lily and asked, "Mom, is it really you?"

Harry's voice trembled with a sob, which broke Lily's heart. Zicomo had just told her about Harry's situation over the years—no one had loved him growing up, and he had been raised in a state of neglect. This only improved after he entered Hogwarts.

Thinking of this, Lily nodded vigorously and replied, "Harry, it's me."

Before he could finish speaking, Harry threw himself into Lily's arms.

Unlike the ghosts at Hogwarts, Lily could materialize her spirit, so Harry didn't miss his chance this time. He finally enjoyed his mother's embrace, the first time he could remember.

Chapter 152 Hermione, the Book Lover, and Snape Meet Lily

Sirius and Lupin had also come to their senses by this time, but they tacitly refrained from disturbing Harry and Lily.

As for Hermione, the little witch was easily moved to tears; while she was happy for Harry, her nose also felt a little sore. So she simply hugged Zicomo.

After a long while, Lily was the first to let go of Harry.

"Alright, Harry. Everyone's still watching."

She led Harry to Zicomo, bowed to him, and said, "Thank you for reuniting me with my child."

Zicomo helped Lily up and said, "There's no need for that. Harry was only able to summon you because of his own luck."

“But if you hadn’t given him this opportunity, my son and I would never have been reunited.”

"Alright, no need for thanks. Harry and I are friends, and friends don't need to be so polite. Why don't you catch up with your old friend first?"

After saying that, Zicomo looked at Sirius and asked, "Is the collection of books I requested ready?"

“Of course, I’ve already made copies of the Black family’s entire library; they’re in the study,” Sirius said. “By the way, Kreacher!”

With a snap, Kreacher appeared in front of Sirius.

"What does the foolish young master want to instruct Kreacher on now?"

“Kreacher, take Zikomo to the study to get the copy of the book I made. Also, from today onwards, you are being given to Zikomo.”

Sirius didn't care about Kreacher's attitude; he just wanted to catch up with Lily.

When Kreacher heard Sirius's words, he felt a pang of reluctance. After all, he had served the Black family for most of his life, and it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for them.

However, it was also a little happy because its next owner was Zicomo. During its conversation with Zicomo, it could sense the respect Zicomo showed it.

It had a good impression of the powerful and friendly wizard, Qicomo.

For once, Kreacher did not continue to hurl insults at Sirius. He bowed deeply to Sirius and then led Zicomo to the study.

Hermione didn't stay to disturb their reminiscing; she followed Zicomo to the study.

The little witch was overjoyed to see the Black family's extensive collection of books. She truly loved reading; she had already read most of the rare books that Zicomo had brought back from the Malfoys.

Upon seeing this, Zicomo prepared a study for her in the "Zen Garden" and put all his books in it.

Since then, Hermione has spent her free time in the Zen Garden. Sometimes she even uses the Zen Garden's time flow rate to quickly read a book, saving time for Professor McGonagall's private lessons.

Ever since Professor McGonagall took Hermione as her student, she has been giving her extra lessons every now and then.

Zicomo didn't stop Hermione from doing so, since he sometimes did it himself. After all, with the magic crystal, the slight loss of lifespan could be easily compensated for.

However, Hermione's time was real, and the little witch grew very quickly during that time, almost surpassing Lani in height.

One of the reasons Lani stayed hidden in the "Zen Garden" was this. She couldn't tolerate being taller than the little witch.

The growth rate of a god is extremely slow and is directly linked to their own strength. Therefore, Lani hid in the "Zen Garden" to continuously improve her strength and accelerate her growth.

Seeing Hermione eagerly pick up a book and start flipping through it, Zicomo patted her little head.

"Alright, let me put all these books away, and then we can read them at home."

Hermione nodded obediently and put down the book in her hand.

“Master, do you need Kreacher’s help?” Kreacher asked from the side.

“No need, I can handle it myself. By the way, just call me Young Master from now on,” Zicomo said.

"Okay, Master."

Zicomo waved his hand and stored all the piled-up books into the system space, an action that slightly surprised Kreacher. It couldn't help but marvel at its new master's power.

After putting the books away, Zicomo led Hermione back to the living room to say goodbye.

"Aren't you going to stay for a meal?" Harry asked, somewhat reluctantly.

“No, I’m sure you have a lot more to talk about. We won’t disturb you any longer,” Zicomo replied.

Staying here would only mean listening to their stories of the past, which Zicomo wasn't interested in. As for Hermione, she was more interested in the new books she had acquired than in those historical tales.

“Okay, then be careful on your way,” Harry said.

"Don't worry, we won't need to walk back."

With that, Zicomo snapped his fingers and Apparated away.

Seeing this, Harry felt a pang of envy and turned to Lupin, saying, "Professor, I want to learn this."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ping rolled his eyes at him.

Lily laughed and said, "Harry, Apparition isn't a simple spell. If you're not careful, you can end up with 'split bodies,' meaning one part of your body is at the target location while the other part remains in the same place."

Harry imagined his body being sliced ​​into pieces and couldn't help but shudder, simultaneously abandoning the idea of ​​learning this magic.

He should focus on improving his Transfiguration skills first and try to learn the Animagus technique.

After Zicomo left, Harry continued to recount his experiences over the years, which Lily listened to with a mixture of heartache and pride.

I feel sorry for Harry because he has suffered so much over the years, and I feel proud because my child is still thriving without his parents.

Meanwhile, Zicomo returned home and saw Snape spending time with his daughter in the neighboring garden.

By this time, Lillian had already learned to crawl. Snape placed her on the soft grass and quietly watched her crawl, a rare smile appearing on his face.

Seeing this, Zicomo suddenly became curious about what Snape's expression would be when he saw Lily.

What Zicomo didn't know was that his idea would come true the very next day.

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The next day, Harry took Lily to visit the Zicomo family.

The two stood at the door of Zicomo's house, not yet going in. Lily looked at the house in front of her and said with some emotion, "It's hard to imagine that such a powerful wizard lives in such an ordinary Muggle family."

Yesterday, Lily asked about Zicomo out of curiosity, and Harry told her some of Zicomo's stories. Lily was amazed after hearing them; she hadn't expected this young wizard, who was Harry's age, to be so powerful.

Out of gratitude, she decided to visit Harry today to express her thanks properly.