Wizardry System - Chapter 83

It didn’t take too long for Chris to recover. Not only was his physical body from all the resting but being able to talk to Harry, Ron, and Se-yeon frequently allowed his mind to recover somewhat as well.

Soon he had heard that his parents were awake as well.

He immediately went to visit his parents with the hospital’s permission.

He quickly entered the room to see his parents who looked weak but still bright. They smiled after seeing their son.

Suddenly, tears started to pour out of Chris. Seeing that her son was in a vulnerable state, Lorraine opened up her arms for a hug and Chris ran to hug her.

“I’m so sorry Mother. I’m so sorry Father. If only I was more capable, this might’ve…”

“Oh son, what do you mean if you were more capable? Even if you were Dumbledore, you probably couldn’t have done much. On a second thought, maybe if you were Dumbledore, you could’ve done a teensy bit more,” Lorraine said jokingly as she stroked Chris’ head.

“Yes your mother is probably right but you’re 17 while Dumbledore was 117 before passing. You’ve gt a long way to go before 117,” Bradley said with a smile.

Chris smiled brightening up the room.

“Oh yes, I’ve also heard the news. You’ve been given the right to judge the Malfoy family,” Bradley said.

“Yes I’ve gotten this news a couple days back,” Chris said.

“Wizenmaggots… Always trying to do us a favor in the weirdest of ways,” Bradley whispered. Lorraine glared at him.

“I hope you know that both my uncle and your cousin are a part of those Wizenmaggots,” Lorraine said sternly.

“Haha… I was only talking about the other people. Of course our family is an exception,” Bradley said.

“Son, the decision is going to be a hard one to make. Are you ready to make that decision?” Lorraine asked.

“I don’t know Mother. On one hand, I just hate them so much that I just want them to rot in Azkaban for the rest of their lives but it’s also so difficult to be firm about my choice. I mean if I make that decision, I’m basically taking the lives of 3 people including a student my age. There will be no way for them to come back!”

Bradley and Lorraine stayed quiet. They both sighed knowing what Chris was going through.

“I wonder why they are making you a 17 year old make such a decision. It would’ve been better for them to give it to me,” Bradley said as he shook his head. “Chris, in life, you’ll go through many struggles similar to this. In the past, I’ve had to make decisions that I knew would completely destroy the lives of others but I knew that if I didn’t do it, I would definitely regret it in the future. If you really want to give them a taste of their medicine, give it to them. Let them all rot away for life in prison. Likewise, if you want to spare them, then your mother and I will understand. Your friends will understand in time. Do what you think is best,”

Chris nodded.

“That’s my son. Now let’s talk about school,”

The three moved on and started to focus on random topics. Occasional laughter was heard in the room and Chris never felt happier.

The next day was something that Chris both hoped and dreaded to do. He walked in front a door and knocked.

“Come in,” A girl’s voice said.

Chris took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. Inside were Hermione and Kristine both looking almost unfazed looking at Chris.

“Hey…” Chris said awkwardly as he found a chair to sit on.

“Hi, you never visited us,” Kristine said with a smile.

“Well it was a bit difficult readying myself,” Chris said.

“Well now you’re here. It seems that you’re ready to meet us,” Hermione said.

“Yeah…” Chris said.

It was completely silent in the room. Chris wanted to leave as soon as possible but he knew he couldn’t.

‘If they’re brave enough to look at the person who tortured them then I have to be brave too,’ Chris thought.

“So it looks like you’re almost on the road to a full recovery,” Kristine said.

“Yeah I’m getting discharged soon. I have some things to take care of. It looks like you guys are doing alright as well,”

“Well… we just need to stay here a bit more. We still feel a bit dizzy you could say,” Kristine said.

…

A couple seconds passed and Chris slapped himself in the face.

“I’m sorry!” Chris suddenly shouted surprising both Hermione and Kristine.

“There’s nothing you need to apologize for Chris. We-”

“I was incompetent. I was a coward. I had the chance to break the Imperius Curse but I couldn’t. I made you two go through so much because of my selfishness. I’m so sorry,” Chris said as he bowed his head.

Both Kristine and Hermione started to shake a little from this statement but they soon stopped.

“Well it looks like there’s something the perfect Mr. Evergreen couldn’t do,” Kristine said jokingly.

“I-”

“There’s nothing to be sorry for Chris,” Hermione said. “We tried to save you. We were weak and we got caught. It was no one’s fault but ours. Give us a bit of time and let’s be friends again,”

Chris almost choked but held his tear back.

“Yes that would be great,”

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