Hogwarts: This fairy tale is too eerie

"Sol!"

Harry and Snape's eyes widened suddenly!

The latter hurriedly raised his wand, but a tearing pain suddenly shot through his chest.

Snape coughed up a mouthful of blood, mixed with white rose petals.

The tip of the wand flashed briefly before fading back to darkness.

"boom!"

The fire demon rose up like a wall, blocking Thor's path, and swallowed Alice whole in an instant!

However, the next second, a tearing sound like steel being quenched was heard, and the gleaming silver blade actually cut through the non-physical flames and rushed straight towards Thor's face!

In the blink of an eye, time seemed to slow down.

Thor's eyes widened slowly, reflecting the girl's incredibly vibrant and radiant smile under the crimson flames.

...So beautiful.

Thor couldn't help but think about it, a smile curving his lips and a look of infatuation appearing in his eyes.

How could one not be captivated by such extraordinary vitality that defies conventional wisdom?

The instant "The Ugly Duckling" was torn apart, Saul replaced it with "The Little Match Girl".

However, the replacement of the illusionary form takes a second or two.

It was this brief time difference that made it impossible for him to escape Alice's attack!

"As expected, we still need to increase the number of slots as soon as possible."

Thor thought calmly, took a step back, and magic surged from his fingertips, gathering in front of him.

"This attack is unavoidable, but we can at least defend against it. Be prepared to get hit!"

Just as Saul was happily preparing to face the pain.

Several dark green thorns stained with crimson suddenly stretched out from the side!

It twisted into a hard shield, solidly blocking the blade!

I won't allow you to hurt someone's true love!!

The rose cried out mournfully, its countless bloodshot eyes fixed on Alice.

"Pfft!"

The blade cut deep into the thorns, severing them completely from top to bottom with almost no effort!

However, this one-second delay allowed Thor to retreat several steps and get out of Alice's attack range!

"Thank you, Miss Rose."

Saul gracefully raised the brim of his hat, successfully making the roses blush and tremble.

Just then, the time for replacing the book was over, and a phantom library appeared behind Thor. A book flew out from the golden light and landed in Thor's palm!

"The Little Match Girl..."

Thor grinned, the golden pages of his book rustling as he spoke, each word deliberate and deliberate:

"We have guests!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Snape's heart skipped a beat!

The sky darkened.

No, it wasn't that the sky had darkened, but rather that an incredibly thick aura of darkness enveloped the space like a nightfall.

As far as the eye could see, everything was dark, and then, in that darkness...

A glimmer of light appeared.

So faint and flickering, as if it would go out at any moment.

Yet, people couldn't help but be mesmerized by the firelight.

Would you like to buy a match?

A childish voice rang out, and a thin figure stood with his back to them, wearing a tattered headscarf and a patched dress.

Head bowed, holding a burning match in his hand.

Snape's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes widened in disbelief!

—The figure holding the matches is the girl he met in the library not long ago when he invaded Thor's mind!

Always with her back to others, but as she fell, the girl slowly turned around—

"Well!"

Snape cried out in pain as a sharp, stabbing pain shot through his head, causing his features to contort in agony.

As if by instinct, he was preventing himself from recalling the face of that strange girl.

...Damn it! Just how many evil things has this brat contracted with?!

What is the probability of survival at Hogwarts?

Would you like to buy a match?

The girl repeated herself like a broken tape record, slowly raising her head as she faced Alice.

"Click, click!"

Alice's movements faltered, her once swift and light body becoming stiff and jerky, as if suppressed by some powerful force, and a hint of ferocity appeared on her beautiful and innocent face.

[Even this kind of guy, you've tamed him?]

Alice spoke haltingly, her body creaking under the weight.

"What do you mean by 'taming'? Our friendship is purely platonic."

Thor shook his head, watching Alice struggle to approach him, and couldn't help but admire her:

"You're the first person who wouldn't go crazy after seeing the Little Match Girl's face."

Or perhaps she herself had already descended into madness.

"She can even get closer to me little by little. As expected of Miss Alice, who rules the Land of the Unbelievable~"

Thor smirked, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism.

Harry: "..."

For a moment, he didn't even know which side was in greater danger.

You can't escape Alice; she will always be by your side!

Alice said that her movements were smoother than before.

Clearly, she will soon break free from the little match girl's control.

"As expected of a high-level fantasy entity, it can only be controlled for a few minutes?" Thor sighed. "What a pity, I was hoping to become friends with Miss Alice."

Since that's the case, we'll have to resort to Plan B.

He had made the plan when he anticipated that Alice would come looking for him!

Would you like to buy a match?

"The little match girl said softly."

This time, Thor didn't refuse. He reached out his hand to the little girl from behind and said gently, "Give me a match, Mia."

The little girl didn't turn around. She raised her small hand and placed a seemingly ordinary match into Thor's palm.

A thick wisp of black ink burrowed into Thor's fingers.

[Fairytale erosion intensifies!]

[3.3%→4.5%]

It increased the erosion level by 1.2% in one go, even more than when the Ugly Duckling was captured!

Thor remained unmoved, flicking his finger to strike a match with a hiss, the faint, flickering light reflected in his grey eyes.

You know it's all in vain, right?

Alice laughed, but struggled even harder to break free of her restraints, not caring about the "crackling" sounds her body made.

Meeting Alice's questioning and wary gaze, Thor held up the match and spoke softly:

"I wish that, within the limits of my power, Alice will not be able to appear near me!"

——【Tier 2 Blue Rare - The Little Match Girl Page Skill: A Match】

It is said that every falling star represents the passing of a person. A cold girl huddled in the Christmas lights, littered with phosphorescent matches at her feet, a beautiful smile on her frost-covered face.

Light this match, don't be stingy, and you will see fallen stars rise.

[Skill Description: Light a match and make a wish. In exchange for increased erosion level, you will be able to briefly grant your wish—even if it's just a fleeting illusion.]

[Current number of matches remaining: 2]

The little match girl slowly raised her hand, pointed to Alice in front of her, and said, word by word:

[Make a wish, and it will come true.]

Alice Liddell Green will be expelled.