Harry Potter: Transmigrated Detective Link

The girl was gazing at the starry sky with undivided attention. But Link's attention was entirely on Emily.

Compared to the dazzling Milky Way, Link thought Emily was clearly more lovable and beautiful.

It was unknown how long had passed when the girl's brows suddenly furrowed slightly.

Her movement was very small, but it still did not escape Link's eyes.

Link tilted his head and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"The moon came out? You don't like the moon?"

"Mm!" The girl lightly nodded her head.

This made Link a bit surprised. According to common logic, people should generally like the moon more, right?

Earlier he had even felt a bit regretful that tonight's moon wasn't full and bright enough.

After all, if the moon had been a bit rounder and brighter, he would've had the chance to say that famous romantic line, "The moon tonight is so beautiful."

Shaking his head, forcefully clearing away the wild thoughts in his mind, Link still asked, "But… why?"

Emily seemed to have guessed that Link would definitely get to the bottom of it. She slightly puffed her cheeks and, still gazing at the sky, said, "Because the moon is a bad child. Look, it drove away all the stars."

Following Emily's gaze, Link looked over, and sure enough, he saw that thin crescent moon once again embedded into the night sky, surrounded by a faint halo.

That moonlight appeared soft like mist, but in truth it contained a kind of overbearing force.

Under its illumination, all the stars near the moon had their brilliance covered, making it pitch black in that area, only when shifting one's gaze to the side could the full silver river of stars be seen.

Taking a deep breath, Link glared hard at that crescent moon, hoping he could once again stare it into shyness and make it run away, just to make Emily happy.

Unfortunately, this time the moon seemed to have truly found something interesting, so much so that it completely ignored Link's somewhat rude gaze.

A soft sigh came from beside him. Link looked toward the sound again and saw that Emily had, at some point, lowered her head and taken out a photo frame from her carry-along Undetectable Extension Charm bag, hugging it to her chest.

Link curiously leaned his head over, wanting to see the photo inside.

But just as he saw the image, a sharp pain suddenly erupted in Link's mind.

In the photo, there was clearly a scene of a little Link and little Emily laughing and playing.

"This is… this is the photo that was in your study back then."

Link covered his eyes, then, relying on Occlumency and strong willpower, forced himself to look away from the photo.

Unfortunately, even so, the intense pain still followed him like a maggot on rotting flesh.

"Emily, why did you bring it here? You know that when I look at it, I'll—"

"Link, do you remember our childhood?" Emily interrupted Link's words.

She softly smiled and, while speaking, her fingers gently stroked the little Link in the photo.

Link didn't answer. At this moment, he was wrestling with the intense pain in his mind.

But this pain was actually a good thing for Link now. After all, he had none of the original host's memories. Questions like this really put him in a difficult spot.

Thankfully, Emily didn't seem to expect an answer. After a brief pause, she continued staring at the photo and said, "Back then, my mother had just passed away. Her final wish was for me to become a great witch. And my father, who loved my mother deeply, so deeply he was willing to give everything for her, became very strict with me afterward."

"He forced me to study spells every day, study potions, study alchemy… Back then, aside from sleep, I almost had no rest at all."

"I know he loves me, but that love was too heavy. I couldn't bear it."

"Later, my father heard that Hogwarts was the best magic school in all of Europe, so he brought me to move to England, and then, I met you."

Speaking to this point, Emily's smile grew even brighter, and her grip on the photo frame tightened.

"Do you know? You were so mischievous back then! A total little devil! I'll never forget the day you dragged Draco and the others into my study and, right in front of my father, forcefully took me out to play! Haha! My father's face went completely dark!"

"That was absolutely the happiest time of my life! You brought me everywhere to play. We went into fields to chase gnomes, went to Grandpa Krell's place to play with magical creatures, and went to Diagon Alley for ice cream!"

"Speaking of ice cream, do you still remember? Back then Draco always liked to steal mine! So bad! But after you gave him a fierce scolding, he never dared again!"

Emily was lost in her memories, swaying her body side to side as she spoke, very cute.

But as Link listened to her description, what appeared in his mind was the image of a naughty boy who lured away a well-behaved little girl and slowly led her astray.

This made the pain in Link's mind ease up a lot.

But soon after, Emily beside him began choking with sobs.

"Unfortunately, later on, all of it was ruined!"

"It was all my fault! That day was a banquet, and we were having such a good time. I even took photos with Link, my favorite thing to do! Because when I was forced to study by my father, just seeing Link's smiling face would make me happy again!"

"Then I looked out at the starry sky, it was just as beautiful as tonight! I insisted on Link coming with me to see the stars! And then… the accident happened…"

"Those wizards attacked us! Link didn't hesitate at all, he immediately stood in front of me! Blood! There was blood everywhere…"

"This… it's all my fault! All of it is my fault!"

Emily suddenly became agitated, gripping the photo tightly as she cried.

Seeing this, Link, enduring the pain in his head, leaned forward to comfort her.

But just then, Emily suddenly stopped crying, lifted her head, and, with those reddened eyes, looked at Link and said, "After that, I didn't choose to wallow. I stopped resisting my studies. On the contrary, I absorbed all knowledge as hard as I could."

"My father was very pleased, he thought I'd finally grown up. But what he didn't know was that I only did it for Link. When I was little, Link protected me. So now, it should be my turn to protect Link!"

"My sky doesn't have a sun, but it's not dark, because something has replaced the sun. Though it's not as bright as the sun, it's enough. With this light, I can treat night as day. Link is my sun. Link is my most precious treasure. Can you understand me?"

Link slowly moved his body backward a little. He found that Emily's current behavior was somewhat strange.

But hearing her ask, he still nodded. Then he saw a bright smile once again bloom on Emily's face.

She smiled and stretched out her hand to him, saying, "Then, can you give Link back to me?"

"What are you talking about?" Link's heart trembled. He frowned and said, but upon hearing this, the smile on Emily's lips slowly disappeared.

"Looks like you're unwilling."

At this moment, Link's mind was dizzy from the stabbing pain. He barely gathered his thoughts and was about to explain.

But before he could speak, a sharp pain suddenly came from his lower abdomen.

Link blankly looked down, and saw an old-fashioned dagger deeply embedded in his stomach. And holding the hilt of the knife… was a slender, jade-like, delicate hand.

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