Chapter 8 - Chapter 7: Threads of What Was, What Is, and What Must Be

🥀 I. A Day of Peace, or the Illusion of It

It began simply.

Hermione tugged Chris from the library with a smirk. "No timelines, no threats—just butterbeer."

He resisted at first. But how could he deny her?

They strolled through Hogsmeade, the snow painting rooftops in soft silver. Chris laughed—really laughed—for the first time in what felt like weeks.

They sat near the fire at the Three Broomsticks. Her hand brushed his. Neither pulled away.

🧠 System Notification:💖 "Bond Deepening… Synchronizing Emotional Cores…"Warning: Vulnerability Enhances Magical Synergy But May Attract External Forces

Chris leaned in.

— "If this were the last calm before the storm…"

Hermione smiled, eyes glowing.

— "Then I'm glad I spent it with you."

But even before the words settled—

🔮 II. The True Archive Awakens

The coin-shaped Chrono Token Dumbledore's echo gave Chris burned hot in his pocket.

A clock somewhere—a real one, beyond time—began to chime.

📜 "Access Approved: True Archive"⚠️ "One Truth Must Be Seen – One Future Must Be Chosen"

Hogsmeade shimmered around them, fading.

Suddenly they stood inside the Heart of Time—a place older than magic, where every possible ending was written in mirrored sand.

Voices whispered across infinite paths.

One showed Chris dying to protect Hermione.Another showed Hermione choosing to forget him to save the world.One—a golden thread—showed them surviving, united… but ruling in shadow.

Chris reached for it, but a mirror shattered.

💀 III. The Storm Returns – But Twisted

From the fragments of fate, three figures emerged—flickering, corrupted by Solan Myrr's influence:

⚡ A timeline-twisted Harry—scarred, wandless, and consumed by vengeance

🔥 A dark Ron, wand in each hand, eyes empty of joy

🐍 A merged Voldemort-Solan echo, cloaked in both prophecy and paradox

Solan's voice filled the chamber:

— "You saw the Archive. You chose your future.Now I show you what choosing costs."

He threw forward a Temporal Lance—straight at Hermione.

Chris stepped in its path.

💥 SYSTEM TRIGGER: FATAL DECISION BRANCH

Editar🩸 HP Critical – Soul Fracture Detected 💬 Emergency Protocol: Split Timeline Initiated → Choose One Path: [1] Let Chris take the hit – Hermione survives intact [2] Hermione takes the wound – Chris retains full system power [3] Split the impact – both survive, but future magic is unstable

Chris looked at her.

And chose: [3].

The blast split—shattering a chunk of Chris's System Core and Hermione's magical flow.

They collapsed in each other's arms, pain humming through their veins.

But they were still there.

🧠 SYSTEM UPDATE:

Editar💔 System Core Damage: 22% 💖 Bond Status: "Intertwined Souls – Level 5" 🕰 Time Distortion Stabilized: Partial 💀 Timeline-Twisted Trio Now Active Threats Next Step Unlocked: → "Forge the Thread of One Ending" – You and Hermione must now decide what timeline is worth saving… and what must be let go. Optional Side Threads Unlocked: 🔍 Discover Hermione's alternate magical heritage 🧪 Craft the Chrono-Seal Spell – binds a timeline into permanence ⚔️ Begin assembling allies from fractured timelines