Now comes the part that you have undoubtedly been waiting for since you
picked up this book. Now comes the part where you learn what it takes to
become immortal. You are aware by now that not just any witch or wizard can
become immortal. They have to have a strong heart, a willingness to succeed
in this task, and the willingness to give up Natural Death. They must
realize that once they are immortal, Natural Death is beyond their grip,
that many people that they know and love will pass away without them, and
that if they get tired of their life, they must find somebody who would
kill them. Those are the bad things about it, now for the good.
Once somebody becomes immortal, they don't have to worry about being or getting sick. They don't have to worry about old age. With their extended life, they are allowed to have chances to see things that they always wanted to see before they die, they have the chance to see humankind die out. They have the time to acquire knowledge to the greatest extent to the point where they could be considered the wisest person of all time. Overall, they are given extra chances, and I hope they use them.
To become immortal, one must figure out if they have a strong enough heart. There is only one way to prove that they do, and that is to watch the one they love the most pass away into the World of the Dead. They must be there while the loved one goes, and they must let them know that they are sorry that they had to do so. Their loved one cannot take that long to leave, but cannot go too quickly.
What does that mean, you ask yourself. Why should you let the person you love know that you are sorry that you had to be there while you passed away? That is a question that will undoubtedly follow you until you figure it out, which will hopefully be sometime before you or your loved one dies their Natural Death.
You must prevent your loved one from Death. They cannot die from Sickness, from Old Age, or from Unnatural Death. They must be murdered.
That is only the first step. The second that you must take is a form of sacrifice. Your loved one must be killed 75 hours before you begin your ritual. Then, one hour before you begin your ritual, you will take the body of your loved one and place it into the large cauldron that you will be preparing your potion in. Pour 4 liters of boiling water over their body and let it be for an hour. You have that hour to prepare for the potion.
You need to gather 1 unicorn horn, 2 scoops of beetle eyes, 2 mice (dead) , and 7 pieces of your own hair. Drop them all into a small cauldron full of boiling hot water. Boil them together for 30 minutes, stirring only occasionally. Once the hour is up, pour the boiling potion that you just made over the body of your loved one, chanting Keo coo antre, deo doo bant three repetitive times as you do so. Once all of the contents of your smaller cauldron are poured into your larger cauldron, you must leave the cauldron alone for the next 24 hours.
When the 24 hours is up, return to your cauldron and chant one more time, Keo coo antre, deo doo bant. Then, drink two thirds of your potion, and allow another 10 hours for the potion to go through your entire being.
Once that has been accomplished, you will be Immortal, if the Gods should chose you to be.
Side effects of the Immortality Potion are: extreme nausea, spells of weakness and not being able to think straight, dizziness, violent outbursts, and longing for the somebody that was killed.
Tom stared at the book in confusion. He would have to kill his loved one in order to become Immortal? The only being in the entire universe that he had any feeling for was Courtney. Did that mean...?
Shaking his head, Tom put the book away back up in his dorm, by his bed, still pondering what the book had read.
The rest of Christmas break went by fairly quickly. The day before classes started came and all the students who had been away returned. Tom waited anxiously for Courtney's arrival; he wanted to see her again and he wanted to share the information he had gathered.
Tom waited in the Common Room for her, wanting to catch her as soon as she entered. He wasn't the only one down there, waiting for friends. All the rest of the Slytherins who had stayed for break were also sitting and waiting there, but they all sat apart from one another, seeking solitude for the last quiet moments before the Common Room was overflowing once again with people.
Right when Tom could have sworn that he was going to go crazy from the long wait, the entrance to the Common Room opened and the awaited for students entered. They entered in a rush, and soon overwhelmed the room. Tom stood up on a chair and scanned the small sea of heads, looking for Courtney. After several minutes of frantic searching, he found her in a corner, talking animatedly to her friends.
Making a mental note of where she was located, Tom hopped lightly off the chair and waded towards his destination, finding it nearly impossible as he did so. The people just didn't want to part for him to get through!
Grumbling colourfully to himself, Tom started pushing the people out of his way a little harder, hoping that they would get the point and move. Apparently, they did, because soon a small path was carved for him and the people allowed him to turn it any which way he needed...or wanted.
Tom finally made it to his destination only to find that she had moved and was there no longer. Biting his lip to keep from letting out a scream of frustration, Tom thought of climbing up on another chair to find her, but was quickly abandoned the idea when he noticed that every seating place was being used. Grumbling again, he gave up and decided to go to the Great Hall and wait for dinner (it was in just a few minutes). Hopefully he would find Courtney down there.
After wandering slowly out of the Common Room and into the Great Hall, Tom placed himself in his usual spot, prepared for a long wait while Courtney caught up with all her friends.
'If only she didn't HAVE friends! Golly...why does she need more than me anyhow?' Tom thought bitterly, selfishly. He repeated the thought over again as he sat down, finding it oddly satisfying. He no more than sat down and a small rush of students entered the Great Hall for dinner. Tom dished himself a healthy sized meal of the food that appeared suddenly on the table and waited for Courtney to stop and talk.
Only, something had to be wrong. What was taking her so long to come by? Didn't she care about him anymore? Or did she find somebody else over Christmas break to love? Or is she just (still ) catching up with her friends? Tom's head was spinning with the questions and he was nearly dizzy. He continued to slowly eat his dinner, hoping that she came and talked to him before he finished, for if he didn't, he planned on going back to the Common Room.
He finished his meal and dished himself some dessert, simply because he wanted to buy her some more time. She would stop by soon, wouldn't she? She just had to! But, as Tom finished his second helping of dessert (even though he had filled up long ago), he knew she wasn't going to come talk to him, not tonight. At least, not here, in the Great Hall. Sighing resignedly, Tom stood up from the table and, slouching and staring at the floor, he headed back up to the Common Room.
Right as he was walking out of the Great Hall, Tom heard feet plodding along behind him. Not knowing, and not caring, who it was, he continued to slouch along.
"Tom! Wait up Tom!" came a breathless voice behind him. Wait up? He wasn't going all that fast, was he? He turned slowly around and looked up at the person who was just paces behind him now. Next thing he knew, he felt like he was being strangled to death...or maybe somebody was trying to squeeze him so hard his insides came out. Gasping for breathe, Tom pulled away and looked at his attacker.
"Courtney! My gosh, you about killed me with that hug of yours!" Courtney raised her eyebrows in a fashion that said, 'Really?'
"Did I really, Tom? You look OK to me...you don't LOOK like you are dying. You do look like you ate just a little too much though!" Courtney patted his stomach and smiled. Then she started talking 100 mile an hour. "Oh, Tom! I had soo much fun over break! The only thing that made it so that I didn't have as much fun was the fact that you weren't there. If you had been there, you could have met my family, seen my house, you could have even stayed with us! Oh...it would have been sooo much fun. Next year, we are going to my house for Christmas...and I don't care what you think. It will be soo much fun. Doncha think?" She paused there for breathe, and before she could get another word in, Tom grabbed her arm and half drug her toward the Common Room. Still chattering, she followed and was soon dragging him. Confused, Tom allowed her to drag him along, trying to listen to her non-stop chattering.
It didn't take too long for them to reach their destination. When they reached the entrance, Courtney said the password without stopping from her original chatter. They entered the completely empty room and subconsciously headed towards a dark corner, with Courtney still chattering away. Tom, who had long ago lost track of what she was saying, ignored her. When they were in the darkest part of the corner, Tom put a finger to her lips to tell her to hush and when she did, she stared at him with wide eyes, eyes full of innocence. Smiling, Tom embraced her lightly inhaling her the smell of her hair, the smell of her body. They stood like that for several minutes, then Courtney pulled back slightly and searched his face, a unique look of longing on her face.
Tom looked back at her, a similar look on his face. Then, they both leaned in and their lips met. A shot of pure joy shot through Tom at the first touch and he felt like his insides were melting. Their kiss lasted only seconds, but it was long enough. They pulled back again, and both of them blushing furiously, they broke apart and headed towards their respective dormitories.
Right before Courtney disappeared into the stairs leading to her dorm, Tom called over, "Hey...I found something out over break. Meet me in here tomorrow morning, k? I will show you." Courtney smiled and nodded.
"I found something too, I think. G'night."
Once somebody becomes immortal, they don't have to worry about being or getting sick. They don't have to worry about old age. With their extended life, they are allowed to have chances to see things that they always wanted to see before they die, they have the chance to see humankind die out. They have the time to acquire knowledge to the greatest extent to the point where they could be considered the wisest person of all time. Overall, they are given extra chances, and I hope they use them.
To become immortal, one must figure out if they have a strong enough heart. There is only one way to prove that they do, and that is to watch the one they love the most pass away into the World of the Dead. They must be there while the loved one goes, and they must let them know that they are sorry that they had to do so. Their loved one cannot take that long to leave, but cannot go too quickly.
What does that mean, you ask yourself. Why should you let the person you love know that you are sorry that you had to be there while you passed away? That is a question that will undoubtedly follow you until you figure it out, which will hopefully be sometime before you or your loved one dies their Natural Death.
You must prevent your loved one from Death. They cannot die from Sickness, from Old Age, or from Unnatural Death. They must be murdered.
That is only the first step. The second that you must take is a form of sacrifice. Your loved one must be killed 75 hours before you begin your ritual. Then, one hour before you begin your ritual, you will take the body of your loved one and place it into the large cauldron that you will be preparing your potion in. Pour 4 liters of boiling water over their body and let it be for an hour. You have that hour to prepare for the potion.
You need to gather 1 unicorn horn, 2 scoops of beetle eyes, 2 mice (dead) , and 7 pieces of your own hair. Drop them all into a small cauldron full of boiling hot water. Boil them together for 30 minutes, stirring only occasionally. Once the hour is up, pour the boiling potion that you just made over the body of your loved one, chanting Keo coo antre, deo doo bant three repetitive times as you do so. Once all of the contents of your smaller cauldron are poured into your larger cauldron, you must leave the cauldron alone for the next 24 hours.
When the 24 hours is up, return to your cauldron and chant one more time, Keo coo antre, deo doo bant. Then, drink two thirds of your potion, and allow another 10 hours for the potion to go through your entire being.
Once that has been accomplished, you will be Immortal, if the Gods should chose you to be.
Side effects of the Immortality Potion are: extreme nausea, spells of weakness and not being able to think straight, dizziness, violent outbursts, and longing for the somebody that was killed.
Tom stared at the book in confusion. He would have to kill his loved one in order to become Immortal? The only being in the entire universe that he had any feeling for was Courtney. Did that mean...?
Shaking his head, Tom put the book away back up in his dorm, by his bed, still pondering what the book had read.
The rest of Christmas break went by fairly quickly. The day before classes started came and all the students who had been away returned. Tom waited anxiously for Courtney's arrival; he wanted to see her again and he wanted to share the information he had gathered.
Tom waited in the Common Room for her, wanting to catch her as soon as she entered. He wasn't the only one down there, waiting for friends. All the rest of the Slytherins who had stayed for break were also sitting and waiting there, but they all sat apart from one another, seeking solitude for the last quiet moments before the Common Room was overflowing once again with people.
Right when Tom could have sworn that he was going to go crazy from the long wait, the entrance to the Common Room opened and the awaited for students entered. They entered in a rush, and soon overwhelmed the room. Tom stood up on a chair and scanned the small sea of heads, looking for Courtney. After several minutes of frantic searching, he found her in a corner, talking animatedly to her friends.
Making a mental note of where she was located, Tom hopped lightly off the chair and waded towards his destination, finding it nearly impossible as he did so. The people just didn't want to part for him to get through!
Grumbling colourfully to himself, Tom started pushing the people out of his way a little harder, hoping that they would get the point and move. Apparently, they did, because soon a small path was carved for him and the people allowed him to turn it any which way he needed...or wanted.
Tom finally made it to his destination only to find that she had moved and was there no longer. Biting his lip to keep from letting out a scream of frustration, Tom thought of climbing up on another chair to find her, but was quickly abandoned the idea when he noticed that every seating place was being used. Grumbling again, he gave up and decided to go to the Great Hall and wait for dinner (it was in just a few minutes). Hopefully he would find Courtney down there.
After wandering slowly out of the Common Room and into the Great Hall, Tom placed himself in his usual spot, prepared for a long wait while Courtney caught up with all her friends.
'If only she didn't HAVE friends! Golly...why does she need more than me anyhow?' Tom thought bitterly, selfishly. He repeated the thought over again as he sat down, finding it oddly satisfying. He no more than sat down and a small rush of students entered the Great Hall for dinner. Tom dished himself a healthy sized meal of the food that appeared suddenly on the table and waited for Courtney to stop and talk.
Only, something had to be wrong. What was taking her so long to come by? Didn't she care about him anymore? Or did she find somebody else over Christmas break to love? Or is she just (still ) catching up with her friends? Tom's head was spinning with the questions and he was nearly dizzy. He continued to slowly eat his dinner, hoping that she came and talked to him before he finished, for if he didn't, he planned on going back to the Common Room.
He finished his meal and dished himself some dessert, simply because he wanted to buy her some more time. She would stop by soon, wouldn't she? She just had to! But, as Tom finished his second helping of dessert (even though he had filled up long ago), he knew she wasn't going to come talk to him, not tonight. At least, not here, in the Great Hall. Sighing resignedly, Tom stood up from the table and, slouching and staring at the floor, he headed back up to the Common Room.
Right as he was walking out of the Great Hall, Tom heard feet plodding along behind him. Not knowing, and not caring, who it was, he continued to slouch along.
"Tom! Wait up Tom!" came a breathless voice behind him. Wait up? He wasn't going all that fast, was he? He turned slowly around and looked up at the person who was just paces behind him now. Next thing he knew, he felt like he was being strangled to death...or maybe somebody was trying to squeeze him so hard his insides came out. Gasping for breathe, Tom pulled away and looked at his attacker.
"Courtney! My gosh, you about killed me with that hug of yours!" Courtney raised her eyebrows in a fashion that said, 'Really?'
"Did I really, Tom? You look OK to me...you don't LOOK like you are dying. You do look like you ate just a little too much though!" Courtney patted his stomach and smiled. Then she started talking 100 mile an hour. "Oh, Tom! I had soo much fun over break! The only thing that made it so that I didn't have as much fun was the fact that you weren't there. If you had been there, you could have met my family, seen my house, you could have even stayed with us! Oh...it would have been sooo much fun. Next year, we are going to my house for Christmas...and I don't care what you think. It will be soo much fun. Doncha think?" She paused there for breathe, and before she could get another word in, Tom grabbed her arm and half drug her toward the Common Room. Still chattering, she followed and was soon dragging him. Confused, Tom allowed her to drag him along, trying to listen to her non-stop chattering.
It didn't take too long for them to reach their destination. When they reached the entrance, Courtney said the password without stopping from her original chatter. They entered the completely empty room and subconsciously headed towards a dark corner, with Courtney still chattering away. Tom, who had long ago lost track of what she was saying, ignored her. When they were in the darkest part of the corner, Tom put a finger to her lips to tell her to hush and when she did, she stared at him with wide eyes, eyes full of innocence. Smiling, Tom embraced her lightly inhaling her the smell of her hair, the smell of her body. They stood like that for several minutes, then Courtney pulled back slightly and searched his face, a unique look of longing on her face.
Tom looked back at her, a similar look on his face. Then, they both leaned in and their lips met. A shot of pure joy shot through Tom at the first touch and he felt like his insides were melting. Their kiss lasted only seconds, but it was long enough. They pulled back again, and both of them blushing furiously, they broke apart and headed towards their respective dormitories.
Right before Courtney disappeared into the stairs leading to her dorm, Tom called over, "Hey...I found something out over break. Meet me in here tomorrow morning, k? I will show you." Courtney smiled and nodded.
"I found something too, I think. G'night."