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Three years ago, Edward had graduated from Hogwarts for about two years. He had just stolen a bunch of books from wizard families from Egypt. And much of the knowledge he acquired was about death and the afterlife.
After studying and understanding this knowledge, Edward was curious about the afterlife. If he were to one day bring both his family and Lily Potter back from the dead, he would need to recall their souls from the afterlife.
And from what happens to Harry Potter in the canon timeline after Voldemort killed him, Edward believed that some sort of afterlife existed in the Harry Potter World. Or, at the very least, a separate dimension where the souls of people go to rest after death.
Since he wanted to find the answer, he decided to experiment on himself. First, he brew the Draught of the Living Dead Potion--which would place him on a death-like slumber.
Then, Edward took an Egyptian scarab--which symbolizes resurrection and was believed to be able to lead pharaohs through the afterlife. He processed the scarab by attaching his soul to it; he did not make a Horcrux but used the scarab as a way to pull his soul from the afterlife.
Then, he had his house-elf Momo stand by with an antidote as he drunk the Draught of the Living Dead.
After that, Edward found himself in a white room similar to what Harry Potter saw. However, he was not at King's Cross Station, but a place similar to his laboratory. On top of that, Dumbledore did not come to see him, but Death itself.
"Interesting wizard," said a tall, and very intimidating figure. "Are you not afraid of not being able to go back?"
"Are you Death?" asked Edward towards the tall, shadowy figure that suddenly appeared in this white space.
"That is what people often referred to me as," replied Death, as it looked up and down at Edward. "You do not seem afraid of me?"
"Should I be?" asked Edward back.
"Throughout my long years of living, many wizards have taken similar action as you; many of them have tried to find the truth about death. Or worse, try to conquer it. However, all of them become afraid after meeting me in person."
"Well, for once, I am not like ordinary wizards. Second, that's because they do not know the things that I do," replied Edward calmly.
"And what would that be?" asked Death with an intrigued voice. As for its face, it was covered by a dark cloak.
"That you are the physical manifestation of the Laws of Death in this world. As such, you cannot take action against any wizards in the real world. Your job is to only bring the soul of the departed to the afterlife, nothing more and nothing else."
Death was silent for close to a minute before speaking again:
"How do you know such a thing?"
"Well, it is obvious based on how you had to use the Deathly Hallows to kill the Peverell brothers, instead of just killing them on the spot. Of course, the main reason is that you just admitted it to me just now."
"You dare trick me?" roared Death with a raised voice.
"Not really," replied Edward nonchalantly. "I did not expect you to reveal such information so easily. And so what if I trick you, it's not like you can do anything about it.
"Look, I'm standing a few meters away from you, yet you did not do anything. Meaning, there are very strict rules that govern the concept of death. Even me, in this special state, is not considered truly dead, thus rendering you powerless to do anything against me."
Death stared deeply at Edward for a few seconds before saying:
"Indeed, I cannot do anything to you, but I can still do something to them." Then, with a wave of its hand, two people appeared in this white room with their eyes closed; they were Edward's parents.
"As the Ruler of the Afterlife, I can determine whether your parent's lives are peaceful or very painful after their death."
Then, it snapped his finger. The white room turned into a fiery pit of hell. With a wave of Death's hand, the souls of Edward's parents floated over the fire, and they slowly started to descend.
It was only a matter of time before they touched it and burned alive; being tormented for God Knows how long, possibly for all eternity.
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Unfortunately for Death, he did not see any panic, dread, or terror from Edward's face; just a plain and absolute calmness. He wondered whether this guy did not care as much as his parents as he let on.
"If you do such a thing, I can assure you that you will regret it," replied Edward calmly after seeing what was happening to his parents.
"And would that be? Mortal, you are not arrogant enough to think that you could actually hurt me?" asked Death with a sneering tone in his voice.
"Of course not," replied Edward, still with a calm look on his face. "I am not hubristic enough to believe that I could fight a literal God, at least not yet. However, what I can do is to share all my knowledge and understanding of death to all the wizards in this world.
"Hehe, and what would that accomplish," replied Death nonchalantly, still with the sneer in his voice.
"You can pretend all you want, but I know. In the past few years, I have tried many times to call the souls of either my parents or Lily Potter back to the living. However, I never actually succeeded.
"And I know that the reason I failed was not because my magic did not work, but someone actually interfered in the process. I am guessing that it was you who prevented me from succeeding.
"I am also guessing that you secretly investigate what it is that me and Snape are doing. And that after I acquire the Resurrection Stone, then it will be impossible for you to stop me from doing so.
"Now, imagine if all this taboo knowledge were to spread out among all the wizards in the world. Imagine having thousands of wizards trying to revive their dead loved ones, or trying to escape the shackles of death itself. What do you think would happen to the world?"
Death looked deeply at Edward, but it did not say anything. However, Edward did not stop talking:
"I'll tell you what will happen. The cycle of life and death would become chaotic. The fundamental laws of death that govern this world would be affected. And you, the physical manifestation of Death itself, will spend the rest of your lives trying to clean up after these wizards. And if something were to go completely wrong, you might even cease to exist."
"Damn wizards," cursed Death, then with a wave of his hand, Edward was sent out of this white room.
"The arrogance and audacity of this wizard reminded me of that damn old man Merlin. He always thought that he could do whatever he wanted, without paying for the consequences."
After muttering those words, both Death and the soul of Edward's parents also disappeared. However, they were no longer being burned alive.
Both Death and Edward had come to an understanding. Death will treat Edward's parents with the utmost care, and in return, Edward will keep those taboo knowledge to himself.
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Back to the present, in front of the Mirror of Erised.
"Professor, you are saying that the God of Death is real? And he is in charge of the afterlife?" asked Harry with a look of shock on his face.
"That is correct."
"Are my parents there?"
"Giving that mine are, most likely yours are too, Mr. Potter."
"What is death like then?"
"Well, physically, he looked like a very tall Dementor. As for the experience, Professor Dumbledore once said to me that death was just another adventure. And in many ways, he was correct."
"What is a Dementor?" asked Harry in confusion.
"A very nasty, yet intriguing creature. You will get a chance to meet them later, Potter."
Following this conversation, the two of them became quiet as they stared at the mirror. A few minutes later, Edward spoke again:
"Mr. Potter, if you do not mind. Can you lend me your Invisibility Cloak for a while?"
"No problem, but is there a problem with it?"
"No, there is not. It is just that as an Alchemist, I can feel that your particular cloak is different from the typical ones. And I wished to study it for a while before returning it."
After taking Harry's cloak, Edward thought for a few seconds before taking another Invisible Cloak from his ring that he had placed an Undetected Extension Charm on. This one was made personally by him.
"You can use this one while I am studying yours."
"Professor, you do not have to."
"Potter, think of it as a Christmas present."
Finally, after Edward's persuasion, Harry took the seconds Invisible Cloak and left, while Edward had the Deathly Hallow in his hand.
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