Dana Emrys's return to Hogwarts caused a sensation.
It was lunchtime, and when Dana appeared in the Great Hall, the young Wizards all gasped.
After Dana's full-time participation, the Merlin City Cannons achieved thirty-three consecutive wins, currently ranking first in the entire league, and Dana himself was named the strongest Seeker in the past five hundred years.
"Dana!"
Fred and George stood up, rounded the long table, and rushed over to give Dana a big hug.
"We haven't seen you in ages! Do you know? Our joke shop earned five thousand Galleons in just half a year, and many international customers are getting their goods from us!"
Dana smiled and hugged the twins back.
"I told you, you would definitely succeed!"
Fred released Dana and asked:
"Why do you have time to come back to school today? Haven't you had enough of this prison?"
Dana replied:
"I need to use Hogwarts for something."
"What?"
"You'll know later."
At the Professor's table, Professor McGonagall watched Dana chatting happily with the twins, a smile unconsciously appearing on her face, while Dumbledore beside her widened his eyes.
The magic elements radiating from Dana Emrys were a bit frightening!
Had he truly awakened Merlin's bloodline? Otherwise, how could he be this strong?
But the next moment, what Dana did made Dumbledore drop his glasses.
Dana flew up, suspended in mid-air in the Great Hall.
This one move alone astonished all the young Wizards in the Great Hall, eliciting gasps.
"Oh—!!"
Miss Hermione Granger, who had always pursued Dana, had an incredibly expressive look on her face at this moment—she had used a Time-Turner this semester, studying desperately, thinking that if Dana neglected his studies, she could close the distance between them, but the result...
Dana closed his eyes and put the silver ring on his little finger.
Hogwarts Castle began to tremble slightly—this was a sign that Hogwarts's magic core had sensed the Castle Lord's summons and was beginning to gather magic towards the Great Hall.
An archway appeared before Dana, and on the other side of the archway was a lush green lawn, where a group of happy souls were singing and dancing.
Dana stretched out his hand and softly murmured:
"Oh, those who have passed away, answer my call and return to the present world!"
Anna Emrys's soul looked up and saw the Spandim Gate suspended above; she only felt a pulling force drawing her towards the gate.
The Emrys ancestors burst into laughter:
"It's done, it's done! Little Dana has inherited everything from Old Ancestor Merlin!"
Meanwhile, at Hogwarts, under everyone's watchful eyes, a soul floated out from the archway.
"Is this... Hogwarts?"
Anna blinked, and the Spandim Gate behind her vanished without a trace.
She smiled and floated over, wanting to hug Dana.
"Oh, I'm sorry, my Dana, Mommy doesn't have a body right now, so I can't hold you."
Dana smiled back:
"It's okay, Mommy, I'll let you have a body again sooner or later."
Principal, Vice Principal, Dean, Professor, young Wizards...
Everyone in the Great Hall, every single one of them, was shocked.
Had Dana Emrys summoned his mother back from the Land of the Dead?
Even if she was a ghost, this was something no one had ever done!
Wait a minute, his mother's ghost was a bit different.
Normal ghosts were pearly white, but Anna's ghost was colorful! Aside from being somewhat transparent, she was almost indistinguishable from a normal person!
Dumbledore murmured in a low voice:
"This is... a complete soul."
Snape's hands trembled, so much so that he didn't even notice his knife and fork falling onto the table; his mind was now filled with "Can he bring Lily back"?
Hogwarts continued to tremble, and several golden threads, imperceptible to ordinary Wizards, connected to Anna's body—
This was the method Dana came up with: using Hogwarts's magic and magic circle to prevent Anna's soul from being discovered by the Sea of the Dead, allowing her to remain in the present world for a long time.
Theoretically, Anna could stay for an infinitely long time, but in reality, as long as Dana found a way to solve the body problem, Anna could truly be resurrected from the dead.
The changes at Hogwarts startled all the ghosts in the Castle; large patches of pearly white appeared in the Great Hall, as they witnessed the birth of a new member of Hogwarts.
"Mommy, please bear with Hogwarts for a while; once I find a way to solve your body problem, I will resurrect you."
Anna smiled, looking at her child.
"I can wait, don't put too much pressure on yourself—"
Her eyes were full of maternal love.
"My Dana has grown up, he can even protect Mommy now..."
Anna looked down at the Great Hall and asked softly:
"Dana, which little Witch have you taken a liking to? Mommy can help you, you know."
Dana's eyebrow twitched.
"No, Mommy, I still have important things to do, no time for that, besides, they're too young!"
"Young? How are they young? Mommy and your daddy fell for each other when they were only in their third year!"
Dana: ...
"Merlin Emrys!"
A ghost charged fiercely towards Dana, who was startled to see The Grey Lady, the Ravenclaw House ghost, already flying in front of him.
It was well-known that The Grey Lady was Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena Ravenclaw.
"Hi, Helena, long time no see."
Helena was in tears, beginning to sob softly:
"Indeed, long time no see, it's been a thousand years, Merlin."
Anna blinked, floated to Dana's side, and whispered in his ear:
"So, you went back in time and met The Grey Lady?"
Anna had been sorted into Ravenclaw when she was at Hogwarts, so she was quite familiar with The Grey Lady; now, watching Dana and The Grey Lady float side by side in mid-air, her gossip soul burned fiercely.
Dana nodded, and then heard Helena continue:
"Where did you go back then? I searched all over Britain and couldn't find you! I even stole Mother's diadem, hoping to use its wisdom, but still, there was no news of you!"
"Sorry, Helena, I belong to this era, not yours. I returned to the past because of my ancestor Merlin's magic.
Of course, my name isn't Merlin Emrys; my name is Dana Emrys."
Helena looked incredulous:
"So, so everything was fake?"
Dana looked at Helena, who was crying her eyes out, and for a moment didn't know what to do.
At this moment, The Bloody Baron flew over.
This ghost, usually hollow-eyed and taciturn, was now furious at Dana:
"So, it was because of you that Helena rejected me? Was it because of you?"
The Bloody Baron, already terrifying with his blood-stained body, was even more frightening now.
He bared his fangs and claws, wanting to teach Dana a lesson, but Helena stood in front of Dana, blocking him:
"Baron! Get back!"
Baron froze, then his face became even more distorted.
"Ah——————!!"
He quickly bypassed Helena and lunged at Dana, but the entire Hogwarts belonged to Dana, and how could a ghost attached to Hogwarts defy Dana's will?
Dana merely reached out with his left hand, grabbed, and The Bloody Baron was bound by an invisible force, then crumpled into a ball.
"Truly nonsensical. What were Rowena and the others thinking, letting just anyone into Hogwarts."
Before he finished speaking, Dana embedded The Bloody Baron into the ceiling:
"You caused Helena's death; you deserve to atone here. When Helena forgives you, I will restore your freedom."
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