The moment Harry's strange voice sounded, something astonishing happened.
The enormous, violent serpent that had been about to strike suddenly froze.
Its massive body stiffened.
Slowly, it turned its head and fixed its yellow vertical pupils on Harry.
It… seemed to understand him.
At that same moment, the entire Great Hall fell into a silence even deeper than before.
The screams stopped abruptly.
The fear on the students' faces began transforming into something else entirely—
Confusion.
Shock.
And a deeper fear of the unknown.
The way they looked at Harry Potter completely changed.
No longer the way one looked at a classmate…
or a friend…
or the famous Boy Who Lived.
Now it was the gaze reserved for something alien.
Something dangerous.
Something dark.
"He… he spoke to the snake…"
"That's Parseltongue! I've only read about it in books!"
"Merlin's beard… only the heirs of Salazar Slytherin can speak Parseltongue!"
"The Heir of Slytherin… it must be him! He controlled the snake to attack Justin!"
Whispers spread like poisonous vines through the crowd.
Students instinctively backed away, forming a wide circle around Harry filled with suspicion and fear.
Even Ron and Hermione stood there with their mouths open, stunned and confused.
"I… I didn't…"
Harry looked around at the terrified faces.
He had no idea what he had done.
All he wanted was to stop Justin from getting hurt.
Why had it turned into this?
For the first time in his life, he felt completely isolated.
Lucian Intervenes
At that moment, the boy who had stood calmly on the dueling platform the entire time finally moved.
Lucian Thornwick glanced at Harry—
Then the students were blinded by fear.
He shook his head lightly.
Ignorance was more terrifying than Dark Magic.
Heaven-defying comprehension activated.
Problem:
How to help ordinary wizards—blinded by fear and prejudice—distinguish between instinctive bloodline communication and law-level domination?
Conclusion:
Language is inefficient.
Solution:
Use mental power as a bridge to create a temporary shared perception field.
Within this domain, every soul gains temporary access to universal perception, allowing them to hear and understand the voices of all things, including magical creatures.
Spell constructed.
Name: Omniscient Understanding.
A faint golden glimmer flashed deep within Lucian's eyes.
The next moment—
Everyone in the hall, including Snape and Lockhart, felt a soft vibration in their minds.
Like a plucked string.
Then something incredible happened.
They could suddenly hear the snake's thoughts.
No longer meaningless hissing.
But clear, confused intent:
Threat… removed…?
Why… stop…?
That other one… what is he saying…?
Students froze in shock.
Before they could process it—
Lucian spoke.
He too made a series of hissing sounds.
But unlike Harry's instinctive Parseltongue, Lucian's voice was different.
Harry sounded like a snake speaking.
Lucian's voice carried a deep, ancient rhythm.
Majestic.
Authoritative.
Every syllable carried the feeling of an absolute command written into the laws of the world.
Under the effect of Omniscient Understanding, everyone immediately understood the meaning.
Lucian spoke only two words.
"Kneel."
"Submit."
If Harry's earlier speech had been communication—
Lucian's was something else entirely.
A divine decree.
Absolute Submission
The giant snake that had just recovered from Harry's calming words suddenly felt something unimaginable.
It was as if ten invisible mountains had crashed down upon its soul.
The last trace of wild instinct vanished.
Its eyes filled with primal terror and reverence.
It didn't even think of resisting.
Its enormous body trembled violently.
Then it collapsed flat against the ground.
Head pressed low.
Body trembling.
This was not obedience.
This was absolute submission across species—a recognition of a higher lifeform.
The scene struck the watching students like a thunderous slap.
The truth became obvious.
Lucian didn't just possess the ability to speak with snakes.
His ability was on an entirely different level.
An unbridgeable gulf.
If Harry had been communicating—
Lucian had been commanding reality itself.
Harry made the snake stop.
Lucian made the snake submit.
The Truth About Harry
And thanks to Omniscient Understanding, the students now understood something else.
When they replayed Harry's earlier hissing in their minds—
The meaning translated automatically.
Stop…
Stay away from him…
Don't hurt him…
No malice.
No command to attack.
No cruelty of a supposed Heir of Slytherin.
Just a boy trying desperately to protect a classmate.
The truth was undeniable.
The malicious whispers evaporated like snow under sunlight.
Embarrassment and shame replaced them.
Students who had just accused Harry lowered their heads, red-faced.
The rumors collapsed instantly.
Harry himself stood frozen.
He felt the shift in people's gazes—from fear to guilt.
The helpless frustration in his chest faded, replaced by deep gratitude toward Lucian.
He had no idea what magic Lucian had used.
But he knew one thing.
Lucian had saved him.
Reactions
Snape stared at Lucian intensely.
The curiosity in his eyes had transformed into something deeper.
Wariness.
Even fear.
This was not Parseltongue.
It was a power beyond bloodline magic.
A power touching the laws of magic themselves.
Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy had collapsed onto the floor.
The curse he had been so proud of…
The snake he summoned…
Had become nothing more than a trembling pet before Lucian.
The blow to his pride was worse than any disarming spell.
Lucian looked at the snake briefly, already bored.
He casually flicked his hand.
A Stunning Spell struck Malfoy.
Draco's eyes rolled back as he collapsed unconscious.
The massive snake dissolved into twisting black smoke and vanished.
The dueling club incident ended.
But its impact would echo through Hogwarts for a long time.
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