Hogwarts Wasteland: The Witch from the Borderlands

Chapter 547 Hermione and the Moonlit Society

Hermione seemed to have slept for a very long time, but she didn't sleep soundly.

The silence of the conscious mind allows the subconscious mind to operate at full power.

She dreamt of a bizarre and fantastical world, of a pure white, warm phoenix soaring across the sky; of countless colorful bubbles threatening to engulf her; of a tangled ball of yarn tightening ever tighter, yet impossible to untangle; of sitting in the Great Hall of Hogwarts, in the examination room, unable to understand a single word of the questions on her exam paper—

That was definitely not a pleasant experience, and it was accompanied by leg muscle spasms, similar to those experienced by teenagers during nighttime growth spurts.

She didn't sleep well at all, but she still slept soundly until now.

ha~

She yawned, her non-existent eyes slowly opening as she surveyed her surroundings.

This place is no longer on Earth, but in near-Earth orbit, which can be considered part of space.

The moon she had transformed into was now astonishingly large. Although it was still smaller than the real moon and flew lower, it appeared to be about the same size to people on the ground.

At this moment, Hermione's vision encompassed half of the dark earth. Sunlight from the other side of the earth crossed the planet, forming a beautiful semi-circular arc. It did not need to reflect light; it radiated a brilliance comparable to the moon.

"How did I get so big?!" Even she was amazed by her own size.

The moon, formed from a mutated Animagus, actually grew to a size comparable to a celestial body.

She believed that even if she did nothing but descend to earth in this form, she could cause a massive global disaster comparable to the end of the world.

"Oh right! How's Great Rune?" She paused for a second before remembering the reason for his slumber.

He didn't even have time to care about the aftermath of the Battle of Rielland, and focused his attention back on his body.

In a shimmering golden glow, the three complete runes—New Life, Order, and Fantasy—no longer attacked or repelled each other. Instead, they were mysteriously combined and assembled into a complex yet aesthetically pleasing and stable three-dimensional rune.

The remaining half of wisdom is left outside, like an alien that is difficult to integrate into the group, turning into an unstable mass of abstract lines and symbols that surge.

As for her own Great Rune, thanks to this long slumber, its progress has been deliberately slowed down, and it is still not fully born at this moment.

Like a brilliant, dazzling star, it gathers into a tiny point of light, making it difficult to see its true nature inside.

"It's just one step away from completion—" Hermione thought to herself. It seemed that this little guy only needed a trigger, a change, to be fully born.

"How long have I been asleep?" She didn't rush to transform back into human form. Given her current size and gravity, any rash action might trigger unknown changes.

Thus, the shimmering moonlight from the vast surface of the moon converged to form a slightly transparent image of a witch, a part of her soul manifested in the form of magic.

On the surface of this enormous moon, the fairy's silver throne and the scales of order still sat obediently on the pitted, rocky ground, while hundreds of parchment letters, seemingly from nowhere, were piled up into a small mountain beside the throne.

"This is... something Hilmi got?" Only his own half had the ability to deliver these things to her.

The witch was curious, so she sat down on the throne and picked up a letter to read.

Ah, it's from Lily, Mrs. Potter, who wrote to me with worry and anxiety during the first week of her deep sleep.

The letter told her to sleep well, that everything was fine at home, and thanked her for taking care of James and Harry.

She didn't just write this once; she sent a letter every few days over the following year, mostly expressing her condolences and concern, and hoping for her speedy recovery.

"A year has already passed—" Hermione felt a growing sense of urgency as she looked at the dates mentioned in the letters.

However, she patiently read through everyone's letters one by one from her throne.

Everyone sent up parchment in varying quantities, some more, some less. There were even many she didn't recognize; these were the increasing number of believers who had written under Maria's guidance. However, most of their letters were praises and hymns to God, which she wasn't particularly interested in.

Hermione mainly browses letters from friends and family.

Lily mentioned that after the dust cloud dissipated, global radiation levels gradually decreased, and pollutants in the atmosphere and soil were rapidly degrading. Many wizards in the Potions Association were worried that they would no longer have such a simple and stable source of income as brewing anti-radiation potions. However, Lily, as a Potions Master, didn't care, as she had more work than she could handle.

And then there's McGonagall, the strict and old-fashioned current headmistress of Hogwarts, who rambles on like an ordinary old lady in her letter. She says that Hilmi has grown up and is much more reliable now, while also complaining to Hermione that the boy, despite being a great wizard, still runs off to play pranks with the twins.

However, she devoted more space to introducing the development of Hogwarts and the new Hogsmeade.

The number of newborns is encouraging, and the city is so prosperous that it is almost comparable to Malfoy Castle at its peak.

Although the dissipation of the dust cloud has made the large-scale weather circle less attractive, it remains the largest, most populous, and most magically prosperous wizarding city.

Even if people in other settlements don't consider migrating here, they are more willing to come here to shop and spend money. The lifting of the winter curse has greatly improved the quality of goods for wizards around the world, making trade even more prosperous.

Although the Goblet of Fire ultimately failed to determine a champion due to the Goblin Wars, Harry's stunning performance in the first round led people to assume he was the strongest, which brought Hogwarts even greater fame.

After the war, the Seven Schools Alliance did not disintegrate. Instead, under the influence of Hilmi and the Shining Moon Society, they united more closely. The principals formed a new parliamentary structure, often meeting to discuss major decisions, exchange information, and engage in large-scale trade.

Grindelwald's secretive sorcerer party, with only Rozier and a few extremist wizards, was no match for Hilmi. They were completely subdued and could only cooperate. Wizards around the world were finally united in some form, which was what Dumbledore had most wanted to see but could not.

Lady Molly also wrote a letter, the most important of which was that Fleur and Bill were engaged and planned to get married next year. They were already saving money to build their own little home in New Hogsmeade.

Then came Maria, Ron, Neville, Draco, Narcissa, Hagrid, and other professors and classmates, and of course, Krum's—Hermione just threw them into outer space as soon as she saw their names.

The letters, one after another, came from different people, but what remained constant was their concern and advice. As she read through them, the finger witch's lips gradually curled into a smile.

She was eager to go back and see everyone.

No, let's wait a little longer!

She thought that the gestation of her own Great Rune was just one step away. If there was still a problem of rejection at that time, it might cause a lot of trouble. So she decided to welcome the arrival of the Great Rune here in its most powerful moon form.

Moreover, her moonlight radiation is now gradually bringing the world into an active, high-magic environment. The proportion of humans who awaken to become wizards will increase year by year, and magical plants and animals will become more abundant. She doesn't want to interrupt this process so soon.

And regarding the giant mechs that Harry mentioned they were going to conquer, what Hilmi meant by "what she needed" must be the other half of the Great Rune of Wisdom.

Since Adam had half of it inside him, there is a very high probability that the other half was inside the former robot Eve. Eve's remains were probably recovered by the Science Bureau and transformed into new weapons of war.

"In that case, let's wait for Hilmi to send the remaining half of the intelligence."

With that thought in mind, she turned her gaze to the Earth.

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