Chapter 108 The Mirror of Erised

Going down the spiral staircase of the west tower and walking in the corridor of the castle at night, Anton's mood improved a lot.

The castle at night is quiet and lively.

In the picture frame on the wall, the characters inside are running around, and even two women are fighting.

A ghost on a huge horse gallops by.

The twin cats crawled out from a certain corner, greeted Anton, and entered the secret passage again.

Ron's hairless mouse was chased by several cats and ran fast in the corridor not far away.

It was Wormtail, Anton knew, but he couldn't be bothered.

Walking like this, he saw an open abandoned classroom.

Looking in from the gate, one can vaguely see a huge mirror standing on the innermost wall.

"Mirror of Erised?"

Anton's heart moved, and he walked in curiously.

To be honest, he was a little curious.

It was introduced in a fan novel that the reverse spelling of the Mirror of Erised is the Mirror of Desire, which enables people to see the most urgent and strongest desire in their hearts.

Anton wondered what his longing was.

Better food? More magical magic? Or go back to a previous life?

Forget about the last one, he was an orphan in his previous life and had a girlfriend, but if it wasn't for the watch that Pedro gave him to peek into the past, even many things about his girlfriend would have long been forgotten.

He studied hard all his life, went to work honestly, and finally became a house slave.

It's better now, like a traveler.

The Mirror of Erised is very tall, reaching almost to the ceiling, with an ornate golden frame supported by two claw-shaped feet.

On the top is inscribed a line, Eris Stella Uhru Ayitubi Kafru Ayitang Voorhees.

But looking backwards, it should be the correct content: what I show is not your mirror image, but your inner desire.

So,

What is the desire?

Anton stared intently, and a short video he had seen in his previous life appeared in the mirror.

That's the picture of Sirius falling behind the veil of the Department of Mysteries after his death, except the man becomes himself.

There was a particularly relaxed and smiling face on his face, as if to say - hey, great, everything is over.

"Oh~"

Anton sneered, "Boring."

Everyone is going to die, and what he experienced can make him accept death calmly, but it doesn't mean he is world-weary.

What the hell is life so good, why is Mao dying?

I haven't lived enough yet!

Anton turned around and was about to leave. Since he was worried about why such a picture appeared in the Mirror of Erised, it would be more practical to go back and get a full sleep.

"Son, what did you see in the mirror?"

Dumbledore's voice came from beside him, Anton blinked his eyes, the super concentration exercised by the old wizard did not make him jump up, but he really wanted to say, in the middle of the night, your sudden appearance like this will scare you dead person's!

Turning his head around, he saw Lao Deng sitting on a table, wearing loose death Barbie pink pajamas and a plush hat with a pointed and crooked wizard hat, which matched the pajamas.

Half-moon glasses with gold wire frames and eccentric rings all over his hands.

It has to be said that since Anton came into contact with the wizarding world, Professor Dumbledore's clothing has never disappointed him.

The top trendy guy in the wizarding world, super handsome old boy.

"Myself." Anton said truthfully.

He found that the eyes of these top wizards, whether it was Dumbledore or Voldemort, could always penetrate people's hearts, and he didn't know if it was because of the spell of insanity, or because they had powerful eyes that were good at observing people's hearts. .

If it wasn't something very important, he wouldn't be too lazy to lie to these two.

"That's really nice." Dumbledore slid down from the table, "The happiest person in the world can use the Mirror of Erised as an ordinary mirror, that is to say, what he sees in the mirror is his own. appearance."

Anton rolled his eyes, "I'm dead in the mirror."

"!!!" Dumbledore looked surprised.

Anton spread his hands helplessly, "I'm sure I'm not world-weary, and I don't have the idea of ​​ending my life. On the contrary, I desire to live more than anyone else, and I have put in a lot of hard work for it."

These words interrupted Dumbledore's enlightenment before he had time to speak. He looked at the glasses suspiciously, and then at Anton.

"Yes, come with me." Dumbledore beckoned.

The two came out of the classroom, and the wooden door slowly closed automatically behind them.

The old and the young walked along the stone stairs to Dumbledore's office.

"I went to the Forbidden Forest with him tonight, and he had to live on the blood of magical animals." Anton said casually, "He said a lot of bad things about you after he came back, but it can be seen that he still respects you very much. A bit like……"

Anton's expression was strange, "like a child who ran away from home after quarreling with his father."

Dumbledore looked complicated and sighed, "I brought him from the orphanage to Hogwarts. Maybe I played the role of father in his life, but unfortunately I didn't do it well."

The two chatted while walking.

"Professor Dumbledore, staying up most of the night and guarding the Mirror of Erised is not a good thing." Anton's face was full of ridicule, "Looking at illusory things can't solve anything."

"Oh, what Fiennes said is right, you are a nasty kid sometimes." Dumbledore complained, pursing his lips, "Family, love, friendship, life, there are too many helplessness, Sometimes we find that spells don't fix everything, and make people feel even more powerless."

"I don't see it that way."

Anton chuckled, "All circumstances are gifts of fate, we must learn to accept them calmly. Of course, sometimes I will call fate a little bitch, and then try my best to change everything, as long as I don't Just feel sorry."

"Don't you feel sorry?" Dumbledore stopped in his tracks.

"Well." Anton's eyes seemed to be bright in the dark night, "Aunt Ilsa, oh, that's Lupine's girlfriend, they forced me to watch a movie four years ago, saying it was very It's educational, and it's called 84 Charing Cross Road, which is the street from the Leaky Cauldron."

"This street is full of bookstores. An American lady found the address of a bookstore in order to buy a second-hand book. She started a decades-long correspondence with the owner of the bookstore. Through letters, she also got to know the owner of the bookstore. Every employee, every holiday, they often mail gifts to each other."

"This feeling of being like a soulmate who has never met is extremely wonderful."

"Until decades later, this lady who waited for a long time to reply to the letter made up her mind to come to 84 Charing Cross Road, England, and take a look at this bookstore. The owner of the bookstore, and everyone who has been with you for decades, see you See you soon."

"When she arrived, the owner of the bookstore was dead, and the bookstore was closed." Anton shrugged, "I think she is in the late stage of procrastination. Aunt Ilsa said it was tacit romance, and Uncle Lupine said it was Fear of reality crushing dreams."

"But no matter what, this will be the biggest regret in her life."

"..."

Dumbledore looked at the dark night sky outside the corridor window, and took a deep breath.

"I was going to persuade you something, but you persuaded me instead."

Anton shrugged, with an innocent expression on his face, and blinked.