Whether it was the curse on Tom's soul, or the disappearance of Avalon's seal and its reconnection to the Otherworld, both were good news, a double blessing.
Under Arowen's hateful and bewildered gaze, Karl smashed a large stone into his face.
"Bye-bye!"
Karl clapped his hands, then turned and ran, making his escape.
Although the path he took to get there had disappeared, it didn't bother him; he was just toying with a fool earlier.
His wand tapped a few times in the air, and a faint image of Stonehenge appeared beside Karl.
As space rippled and vibrated, he vanished.
Looking at the familiar bluestone path beneath his feet, and the lakes and tombs on either side of the road, Karl actually felt a sense of familiarity.
It was just a bit desolate without the Deep Sea Giants popping out to give a warm welcome.
Alas! The days of happily chasing and running in the sea of fire are gone forever—hmm?
Karl: (・_・)
Wait a minute! Why would I think that?
It must be that spending too much time in this strange, broken place has made even my thoughts twisted.
Karl patted his head, quickly pulled out his mirror for navigation, and returned the way he came, leaving Avalon.
"It's already morning."
After setting up Stonehenge to seal the entrance to Avalon, Karl simply Apparated a long distance back to Bristol Bay.
"Ah! The sea! My mother—cough! Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Well, this mother was clearly not very kind, feeding Karl a large mouthful of salty and bitter seawater.
"Hmm—now the problem is, do I still need to go to Ireland Tara Qiu?"
Karl, now a merman, thought for a moment, then decisively dove into the seabed.
"Forget it, I'll eat first."
After all, no matter what mistakes you make, eating is never a mistake.
Once his stomach was full, he would find a place to contact Dumbledore and see what he thought.
Seafood! Tremble! Surrender! Your street wanderer—
Bah! Your emperor has returned!
In a secluded coastal area of Dorset, at Newt Scamander's large sea-view villa.
Nina, hearing a knock, opened the door to find a grinning someone.
"Oh! Karl!"
"Uh-huh~ Seeing me again so soon, surprised? Unexpected? Happy?"
Although Nina wanted to maintain some composure, her smile simply couldn't be hidden.
"Cough~ Just so-so~ Are you done with your business so quickly?"
"How should I put it? It's not that I'm done, but rather there was a small unexpected turn of events."
Karl leaned back strategically, "Because my side quest was completed too brilliantly, the main quest has become somewhat redundant, so I came back first."
Nina: (⊙_⊙)
Hmm… Although I don't quite understand, it's good that this guy is still alive and kicking.
"Look! My spoils of war! Tonight, everyone will have a gout-inducing feast!"
Karl stepped aside, showing Nina the pile of seafood on the ground.
"Wow! So much!"
Nina's eyes widened instantly, "How did you do it? And there's such a big fish!"
Karl, who was just about to gloat, quickly blocked her view, "This fish is a gift for Karl, you're not allowed to snatch it."
Nina: —·
She maintained a polite, gentle smile, then took a deep breath to calm herself.
However, looking at the wary Karl, she still couldn't hold back and threw a punch.
"You scoundrel! I wouldn't go and snatch fish from Karl!"
"Ouch!"
The moment he was hit, Karl, whose physique could contend with a Deep Sea Giant, quickly clutched his chest.
He transformed from the mighty Lu Zhishen, who could uproot willows, into the delicate Lin Daiyu, who buried flowers, pretending to be in great pain as he knelt back a few steps, picked up the big fish, and ran into the house, heading straight for Newt's briefcase.
What's wrong with snatching fish? I've always snatched fish from big fish! Not only did I snatch it, but I also brought the big fish back!
"Karl! Did you miss me? Look what I brought you?"
Karl, who was dozing, opened its eyes at the sound, and after seeing who it was, immediately showed a happy, cat-like smile.
It got up, stretched, and with a few light leaps, appeared before Karl.
Purrr~ Purrr~
Karl sniffed the big fish, bit it directly, and swallowed it whole, then wrapped its tail around Karl, and rubbed its head, ready to start licking.
But the next second, it froze.
"Get up for me!"
Karl: (._.)
The big cat looked blankly at the ground, then at the small person holding it up, a little slow to react to what had happened.
"Hmm! Not bad!"
Karl held Karl, weighed it, and after putting it down, patted its rear.
"Hehe! Your body's quite sturdy!"
Newt and Nina, who had just arrived: Huh?
Is this… right?
After coming out of the case, Karl realized that Tina, Queenie, and Rolf were not home.
"Where are they?"
"They went to Diagon Alley to buy things Rolf needs for school."
"Oh? Decided to go to Hogwarts?"
"Uh-huh~ That's right~"
Karl raised an eyebrow in surprise; the original story never mentioned where the child went to school, but it was most likely Ilvermorny.
So Dumbledore should thank him, otherwise the grandson of his most favored student wouldn't have ended up in his hands.
Huh? Why does that sentence sound a bit strange?
"Didn't he used to be conflicted? How did he make a choice in just a few days?"
Hearing this question, Nina's expression was a bit helpless, "Yesterday, Grandma Queenie took Rolf to play in Diagon Alley.
He met a new friend there, so he decided to go to Hogwarts."
Karl: (O_⊙)
"Huh? What kind of new friend is so amazing?"
Is there anyone more appealing than me, Hogwarts's top enforcer?
I refuse to accept this!
"I heard it's a young Witch named Luna, a first-year new student at Hogwarts this year."
At this point, Nina carefully chose her words, "Although Grandma Queenie thinks the little girl is a bit too eccentric, Rolf thinks she's cool."
Karl:
Oh, it's Luna, then it's fine, I accept it.
However, Nina's words were truly subtle and reserved; he suspected Queenie's evaluation wasn't eccentric, but rather completely insane.
After all, to others, Luna's behavior was very strange, which is why she earned the nickname 'Loony'.
Rolf actually thought she was cool and became friends with her, no wonder the two ended up together.
In the evening, after eating the gout-inducing feast, Karl returned to his room and opened the Phoenix relief book.
"Albus! Albus! I have another major discovery! Receive and reply!"
Dumbledore should be free now; the portrait quickly came to life.
"Good evening, Karl, have you finished your investigation? You haven't caused any trouble—cough, cough! I mean, are you alright?"
Karl: (・_・)
Indeed, prejudice in people's hearts is like a great mountain; no matter how hard you try, you cannot move it.
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