Chapter 424: Lost

Fate... the experience of obtaining the Sorcerer's Stone... the first Knight... the meaning of power... the plan to cultivate Ron...

If there hadn't been that big explosion, what would I be doing at this moment? I must be racking my brains to defeat Voldemort. Then if the Knight system still appeared, I should be the one to fight...

So, could it be that the Chinese are not of one mind with us? Is it possible that the real reason they are vigorously cultivating Ron is that they are afraid of Harry Potter becoming a Knight? Yes, Ron's experience shows that the more suppressed to the extreme and then determined, the more powerful the Knight's power can be exerted. Then, is my learning of Occlumency actually a help?

"Not mate, you're holding the energy bottle and staring at it again," Ron interrupted Harry's deep thought. "Fate, fate."

"Fate," Harry sighed. "Why was it me that fate chose and not him? Although it was Voldemort's choice, isn't his random choice also a manifestation of fate?"

"Then if Voldemort had chosen Neville, he would also ask this question now," Ron spread his hands very calmly. "He always has to pick one, right?"

"Could it be related to Peverell?" Harry didn't care about Ron's opening. "What is the relationship between Death and Fate? Zhang Qiu has always said that Death, Fate, and Time are a trinity, but judging from various signs, it always feels like he seems to have his own consciousness."

"Speaking of time, Neville also has his peculiarities," Ron said. "He can develop Hyper-Clock-Up and travel through time by his own power. Then, conversely, if Voldemort chose him, he would also mutter, ah why me and not Harry, is it related to my talent in this regard, or is it because Voldemort chose me that fate bestowed this talent on me, eh, that's also a headache."

Harry put away his thoughts for the time being and smiled at him. Ron's mentality had become very transparent, so he could skillfully control Elemental Dragon, while he himself, clearly having the idea of Henshin and fighting again, couldn't even find back the power of Number One.

"Let's go, no class in the afternoon, go to Hogsmeade to drink something," Harry tried his best to throw thousands of thoughts behind his head. He also knew that his current state was wrong. Although there were countless kinds of ideas in his mind, there was only one kind of emotion, which was lost.

When they walked out of the dormitory and were about to leave the common room, they saw Hermione who had just returned from outside. Her state didn't look good, her brows were full of fatigue, and hidden behind the fatigue was another kind of strange lostness.

"Harry," inexplicably, Hermione spoke. "Can you..."

"We are going to the Three Broomsticks, do you want to come together?" Harry didn't actually know what Hermione was worried about, but he really wanted to see how the transparent Ron would deal with her at this moment.

"Alright, thank you," Hermione said hurriedly. "I'll put the book back in the dormitory, please wait for me for a few minutes."

"Ah, what is she worried about?" Ron asked with pure curiosity.

"Maybe she's worried about Alan stealing the diadem," Harry looked at her distant back. "Or, is she worried about not being able to use OOO?"

"Eh, Knight," Ron sighed. "If you can't firm up the reason for fighting, you can't use this power."

"Yes," Hermione had already walked out of her dormitory. She obviously heard Ron's words. "I originally wanted to obtain the Knight's power because Alina asked me, if the experiment failed and she lost her mind and started to harm the innocent, she hoped I could stop her with my own hands. However, how could I hope for her to fail?"

"So, you know that once you use OOO's power, it means you have to face the terrible situation of Alina's failure, and you start to repel OOO," Ron commented. "This doesn't need to be too worried. If it really comes to the point where things can't be done, you will definitely be able to Henshin successfully, and even take advantage of the situation to control the Pteranodon form."

Harry considered more. He felt that this dilemma was also carefully designed by Donald. He hoped Hermione would understand Kamen Riders, but he might not necessarily hope Hermione would master Knight power.

It's just that Harry vaguely guessed from the lines that one of the reasons Alina chose to participate in the Herrscher Project was that she hoped to rely on power to get rid of Donald's control. So if Hermione could truly unlock OOO's power, this would definitely be beneficial and harmless to her.

"Actually, Ron doesn't have only one reason for fighting," Harry added. "If you have anything you want to protect, or any philosophy you must practice, no matter what it is, as long as you firm up the mood to fight for it, you can use the Knight system to achieve it. In short, this is just another kind of profound magic. I believe it's not difficult for you to learn."

"I have almost nothing in the wizarding world, that is to say, I have nothing that must be protected," Hermione shook her head. "If you want to talk about the philosophy that must be practiced, actually there is none. I feel like I am... living aimlessly."

"Don't you want to apply for Miskatonic University?" Harry looked at her in surprise. "How come you started saying things like 'aimless'?"

"After Miskatonic University?" Hermione asked back, or was talking to herself. "I once wanted to help house-elves, but they don't seem to need my help—I feel I should go help African children, but that seems to be a wasted trip to the wizarding world..."

"I think these questions can be thought about slowly after you go to Miskatonic University," Ron shrugged. "We can just do things within reach."

"Then why keep learning? Why keep pursuing power?" Hermione asked in return. "Isn't it because we harbor the idea of changing the world that we strive to make our reach longer?"

"Then you are greater than us," Harry said sincerely. "I just want to start from Britain."

"Go in and drink something first," seeing that the topic began to become stiff, and they happened to walk to the vicinity of the Three Broomsticks, Hermione chose to interrupt this discussion.

"By the way, when Alan left, did he say anything to you?" When Butterbeer was on the table, Ron was the first to open another topic.

"No, didn't say anything," Hermione sighed. "You suspect he stole the diadem, right?"

"Shh!" Harry looked around vigilantly. He noticed several figures wearing hoods and unable to see their faces. "Almost no one knows the diadem was stolen now. How do you know? Did Snape tell you?"

"That's right," Hermione cooperated very well and lowered her voice. "He asked me repeatedly about everything about Alan, but what he discussed most with me was OOO. The only thing worth paying attention to in this might be that he said, a partner's unannounced departure can also strengthen OOO's power."

"Ah? Can Knight power be improved by this kind of experience?" Harry felt this was a thing worth paying attention to.

"Yes, because this is one of the legendary Knights of the past. If you can empathize with the previous Knight through the same experience, then the emotions he left in the energy bottle can resonate with us, so as to exert more powerful strength," Hermione said seriously. "This is what Alan said, and indeed, if I use the method of throwing energy bottles to help him Henshin, his strength has improved."

"But, Zhang Qiu told me very clearly that the previous Knight and the belt we use are different," Harry refuted. "When Master Master Xuanjun made the Knight system for the first time, various Henshin props were varied, and this time it was standardized by his junior brother, uniformly adopting the form of energy bottles. So, even if there are any emotions left by the previous Knight, they won't appear in the energy bottles in our hands."

"You mean, Alan is lying? But, why would he lie about this kind of thing?" Hermione wasn't angry, just simply puzzled.

"Or, the energy bottles are extracted from some physical object after all. If these so-called legendary knights are extracted from the previous knight's transformation item, doesn't that add up?" Ron proposed a new perspective. Harry quickly recalled Lu Na's reticent attitude toward the extracts, and he felt this explanation was reasonable.

"That's not wrong, it's just a pity, Saber is not some legendary Knight of the past, this method doesn't work for you." Harry felt a bit regretful.

"I actually think it's better this way," Ron said confidently. "No need to care about the experiences of predecessors, Saber's legend is written directly by me."

"I also think there's no need to dwell on this kind of thing," Hermione nodded. "And I don't know the story of OOO before, even if I want to imitate, I don't know where to start."

"Then, this new information actually provides us with a train of thought," Harry touched his chin and said. "It is known that Moon Knight is stronger than basic Saber, and he doesn't seem to have any extra prop bonuses, so the reason he is stronger than basic Saber is that he did some things that fit the experience of the previous Moon Knight, and the previous Moon Knight was the Vampire King—"

"Good train of thought!" Hermione exclaimed. "According to this, the current Vampire King Gregoriou has a great suspicion."

"But according to what you said, vampires have a good relationship with Snape, why would he come to invade Hogwarts again and again?" Ron asked the soul question.

"That's true..." Hermione was silent for a moment. Then, she also realized that this problem had no good train of thought for the time being, so to relieve the embarrassment, she changed the topic again.

"By the way, Harry," she said. "Actually, I wanted to ask very early, why do you call yourself the Half-Blood Prince?" ===== CHAPTER 425 =====