Hogwarts: This fairy tale is too eerie

The red memory ball, which had been spinning rapidly, suddenly emitted a flash of silver light.

Like dust sprinkled by moonlight, it exuded a cold aura, causing a slight frost to condense on the nearby grass.

[No, don't kill me! *Waaah!*]

A skull, identical to those of animals like Meow, emerged and cowered at Thor's feet, trembling.

Its two white, pointed ears twitched, and its protruding muzzle made a constant "hoohoo" sound.

The eerie light in the hollow eye socket trembled incessantly, as if a small pearl was about to fall out at any moment.

Completely different from the other three crazy animals.

Thor thought to himself.

With a single stroke, he grasped the donkey-headed skull in his hand.

[Neigh, neigh?!]

The donkey trembled even more violently, struggling desperately to escape, but it couldn't move an inch and looked pitiful.

A deep fear welled up in his eyes, and he hissed loudly:

No, please don't hand me over to them! Please, neigh!

I... I don't want to play that awful music anymore... I've never felt happy being in a band!

【It's all my fault, hooray! If I hadn't brought them to that place, we wouldn't have met with this—hoohoo!!】

"That place?" Thor asked, recalling the song Meow, Woof, and Guoh sang when they introduced themselves. "Is it 'The Beautiful House of My Dreams'? What happened to you there in the end?"

【Neigh, neigh, neigh!!】

The donkey skeleton screamed in panic, and it seemed that it would be impossible to speak unless it calmed down.

"That's a bit strange..."

Thor frowned.

This reaction doesn't seem to be due to being corrupted or eroded by the Green family; it's more like...

They suffered further harm.

"What exactly happened to this phantom?" Thor sat up and murmured. "We have to purify it first before we can find out the truth."

Alice, Little Door, the quirky Bremen Band...

"I always feel that the deeper we go into recovering the fantasy entity, the more mysterious and confusing it all becomes."

The complex and evolving relationship between the Grimm family and the Fantasy Entity over the past thousand years is like an iceberg, with unfathomable depths beneath the surface.

"Hehe, this is getting more and more interesting." Thor smirked, clearly enjoying himself.

The most urgent task is to release the last member of the band, subdue and purify this small group of phantoms, and end their suffering.

Seeing Thor's intentions, the donkey-headed skull grew even more anxious, its eerie light flickering wildly as it brayed loudly:

"You...you don't actually intend to take me to those lunatics?! Don't you know what kind of terrifying music they'll play once I'm their conductor?!"

I... I can't fight them at all... whimper...

However, to the donkey's surprise, Thor nodded calmly: "I know."

—The battle will begin once the last member returns to his position.

And this will also bring him into a familiar territory!

"Just as I thought," Thor grinned, "the thrill of battle is what I'm really good at!"

Helping to find something or something, time is of the essence.

"You...you're absolutely insane!" The donkey skeleton stared at him in shock. "You think it's just about listening to a piece of music? Under that kind of frenzied performance, everything nearby will go mad and melt away like puppets on strings! Finally, the last section of the supreme symphony, adorned with life itself—Neigh!!"

The donkey roared excitedly, its eyes gleaming with a menacing light!

A powerful sense of oppression suddenly emanated from the skull, causing the shadow cast on the ground to twist and grow larger!

Oh my gosh~ So cute~

Thor thought with a smile.

Immediately afterward, the donkey realized what was happening, froze for a moment, and its shadow hunched over again:

[Ahem, well, you should understand how dangerous this is now! You absolutely cannot fight them on your own!]

"Hmm~"

So, if you understand, let me go and get out of this mess! After all, what does this have to do with you anyway?

Upon hearing this...

Thor's eyes flickered slightly, a smirk playing on his lips, and he said slowly, "Indeed, this is extremely dangerous..."

【! Right! Then let go right now—】

"But I still have to take care of it."

What?! Are you crazy?!

Let me reintroduce myself.

Thor interrupted the donkey's angry screams, bowed slightly, took out his top hat, and extended his pale, severed hand, holding a gold-embossed business card:

"I am Saul Green, the current librarian and the last descendant of the Green family."

It's about managing the affairs of fantasy entities!

【! ! 】

Upon hearing this, the donkey's braying stopped abruptly.

Two dim lights gleamed in his eyes as he stared in shock and disbelief at the gold-embossed business card with its elegant cursive script.

After a long while, he finally spoke in a murmur, his tone becoming more cautious and respectful:

"So, you're the current head of the Grimm family... You even have the ability to host the heir... Hiss, hiss... No wonder you smell so good...! You smell so good, it makes me—"

"call!"

The Ugly Duckling's thin arms with brown feathers, the Rose's sharp thorns, and the Butterfly's book-page-like dark blue wings all suddenly blocked Thor's way!

It blocked the donkey girl's suddenly wide-open mouth!

"Snap!"

Suddenly, the square teeth, as hard as rock, snapped shut, making a sickeningly loud sound!

The force was so great that it even made the air tremble!

"Wow!"

"Oh my god, what on earth happened?!"

Screams and Professor McGonagall's shouts rang out from behind Saul.

Thor turned his head, his gaze sweeping over Neville, who was paralyzed with fear, Hermione, who looked worried, and Professor McGonagall, who looked shocked.

"Th-what is that?!"

Professor McGonagall swiftly pulled out her wand and pointed it directly at the donkey-headed skull in Thor's hand.

His eyes were filled with astonishment, and he felt as if he was about to faint at any moment!

Merlin above, why is it that in broad daylight, her academy's student council openly holds an extremely dangerous dark magic artifact?!

When did Hogwarts change its last name to "Grimm"?!

Thor put a finger to his lips and gave a mysterious shushing sound: "This is the amazing tool we'll be using later~"

Look how much these fantasy entities love him!

I like it so much that I can't help but want to devour it whole, along with the library owner's sweet ink fragrance, and chew it all up.

Professor McGonagall: "..."

—Thus, Saul, who was honest and loved by "people", was given a night of solitary confinement.

But confinement is impossible.

He still has even greater galaxies and oceans to conquer!

That night, at 11:30 p.m., at the entrance of the Gryffindor common room.

"Hermione, don't worry." Thor smiled and said goodbye to the worried Hermione, holding the donkey skeleton. "I'm not going to be put in solitary confinement by Professor McGonagall."

Hermione: ...That's not what I'm worried about—wait! This seems to make things worse?

She glanced at the strange donkey-shaped skull in Thor's hand.

The skeleton had remained silent ever since its attack failed, as if it had accepted its fate.

"Sol, where are you going tonight? What are you going to do?"

"Go and listen to a grand performance."

Thor curled his lips into a smile, his fanatical eyes reflecting Hermione's uneasy face.

Tonight, he's going to the fourth-floor restricted area corridor to hand over the last member to the Bremen band.

"If I don't confront the illusions head-on, they'll find me sooner or later," Thor said casually. "Go to bed early tonight, and don't come out no matter what noise you hear."

Having said this, and urged on by the portrait of the fat lady, Saul bent down and left through the passage.

Hermione stood there, biting her lower lip, watching Thor's figure disappear into the deep corridor.

"...Sigh, if only I could help Thor."

Hermione sighed and turned away dejectedly.

Just as I was about to go back to my dorm, I saw Harry and Ron still in the common room.

The two men avoided eye contact, practically screaming "I have a guilty conscience!"

"When are you going back to the dorm? It's so late!" Ron shouted, trying to cover his tracks, his eyes constantly glancing towards the door.

"..."

Hermione narrowed her eyes, raised her eyebrows, and crossed her arms.

Then, his eyes gradually brightened!

—It seems she knows what reasonable excuse she needs to use tonight to "convince" herself to ignore Saul's instructions and leave the lounge!

......

The corridor on the right side of the fourth floor.

"Bang."

The lock was knocked off again, and Thor stepped inside as if he were strolling through his own backyard.

He raised the donkey skull in his hand toward the pile of bones on the ground.

"I have brought your conductor."

【...】

In the dead silence, the air seemed to freeze.

"Awoo!"

The three-headed dog growled, arched its back, and pressed itself against the corner of the wall, its six large, copper-bell-sized eyes revealing a tense and fearful expression!

next second.

Three pairs of eerie lights shone from the pile of bones.

An evil, as dense as tentacles, spread out.

Hehe, they actually delivered a cat...

【Then, as promised, I'll give you the most wonderful performance!】

[So wonderful that you'd give your life for it!]

As the sweet voice faded, a colorful curtain was drawn up in front of Thor!

It appears directly in your field of vision, as if your eyes are closed, and all you can see is the dazzling stage curtain that looks like a cartoon!

"Splash, splash!"

Applause, seemingly from nowhere, erupted from all directions.

Rustle, rustle.

Bright fluorescent cursive script was rustling as it was written on the curtain:

[The magnificent performance from the Bone Mound is now beginning!]

Thor's eyes sharpened, and he grinned broadly. The book was ready, and he gripped his wand tightly in his hand!

—The performance begins!!!