Chapter 531: Target, Greece
This summer, Harry Potter returned to Four Privet Road again.
In fact, this is not what he wants, and if he had to choose, he would not have come back here at all...... What he really wanted was to be able to go to Grimmauld Place and spend a summer with his godfather, Cialis Black, on a completely different summer than what he had experienced before.
However, this request was vetoed by Siris.
"Before you are seventeen years old, you still have to return to the Privet Road. Sirius said at the time, "This is what Professor Dumbledore has asked him many times before his death, and he must do it." β
Harry didn't understand the point of going back to Privet Road, even if it had magic to keep him safe, but didn't Voldemort flee England early.
Staying here only means having to spend a meaningless time with your aunt and uncle.
Uncle Vernon, Aunt Penny, and his cousin Dudley, Harry's only relatives in the world. Their attitude towards magic was almost medieval, and their attitude towards Harry was fearful and disgusting.
Thankfully, he only needs to stay in this place for another month or so, and on July 31 of this year, Harry Potter will be seventeen years old, and he will be able to say goodbye to the wizarding world at the same time.
Night enveloped the entire Little Whinging district, and Harry scanned the starry sky in an attempt to have some fun in the sky.
Just then, Harry saw an owl fly in through the window, a large grey owl that looked quite old, and it flew onto Harry's bed with a pop and then fell still. At the same time, Harry noticed that it had a letter tethered to its leg.
Harry immediately recognized the unconscious owl - its name was Errol, and it was owned by Weasley. He immediately rushed to the side of the bed, untied the strap from Errol's leg, took the package, and placed Herrol in Hedwig's cage. Errol opened a hazy eye, let out a voice of thanksgiving, and began to take a few sips of water.
Communicating with his friends at Hogwarts through an owl was one of the few entertainments available during Harry's summer vacation at Privet Road.
Harry sat on the bed, grabbed the letter that Errol had brought, and tore open the brown paper outside, which contained a newspaper clipping in addition to a letter.
The characters on the clippings are alive and appear to have been cut out of the Daily Prophet.
Harry picked up the clipping, smoothed it out, and read the following:
Arthur Weasley, Director of the Office for the Detection and Collection of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Items at the Ministry of Magic, was recently awarded the Daily Prophet's Annual Award, the Galleon Prize. In addition to the 700 Galleon prize, the award also includes a free January trip to Greece for up to five people, where Mr. Arthur Weasley and his family will be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Balkan Peninsula to the fullest.
"Mr. Weasley has won the lottery again?" Harry couldn't help but be stunned.
As far back as I can remember, Mr. Weasley had won the Daily Prophet's Galleon Prize four years ago, but he didn't expect his luck to be so good that he won the lottery again this year.
But Harry couldn't think of anyone who deserved that much money more than the Weasleys, who were a good family, though they were also a little poor.
Harry hurriedly picked up the letter again:
"Dear Harry,
I can't believe my dad won the lottery again, and this time it comes with a free January trip to Greece.
It's a pity that this year's situation is not good, Bill and Charlie have already gone abroad to work on the Order of the Phoenix, Percy has not been in contact with the family all year round, and George and Fred need to stay in London to take care of their small shop...... Aside from Mom and Dad, Ginny and I were the only ones who could go to Greece together. So I thought about it and put your name on the list of five......"
"Greece?travel?" Harry was stunned.
I thought I would need to spend a month of monotonous time at No. 4 Privet Road, if I could travel to Greece...... That's just amazing!
But will Siris agree to go to Greece on his own? You know, as a godfather, he won't even allow himself to leave the privet for half a step in this month.
Harry quickly lowered his head and continued to read the contents of the letter:
β...... My dad went to the Order of the Phoenix to talk to your godfather, and Sirius was adamantly opposed to you leaving your aunt's house. But it seemed that Jon Hart had persuaded him, and he could only agree somewhat reluctantly.
In addition, after thinking about it for a while, Sirius decided to go with us to Greece at his own expense, saying that he was going to fulfill his duties as a godfather. We're going to be going to be sixsomes.
According to the Daily Prophet's arrangement, the trip will start on July 2, and my dad will pick you up at your uncle's house the day before and take you to the Burrow.
Ron Weasley"
Harry was overjoyed and jumped out of bed.
July 2nd, the day after tomorrow...... A month-long trip, which means that the last day of the trip is Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday.
There is no more perfect news, he only needs to spend today and tomorrow on Privet Road to be able to say goodbye to this place once and for all, and never have to come back again!
......
And at the same time, at Greengrass Manor.
Astoria Greengrass also received a letter, and after patiently reading the contents of the letter, her face flushed slightly, and at the same time she seemed to be unable to contain the joy in her heart.
"What's wrong, Astoria?" asked her sister Daphne, a little surprised.
"Look at this......" Astoria handed the letter to Daphne.
Daphne lowered her head and finished reading the letterβ
"Greece...... Isn't it a month-long trip......" she whispered, blinking, "Sounds great, Greece should be beautiful......
"It's rare that Jon actually has time, I need to go and pack my things......" Astoria hurriedly stood up, "It seems like in two days, we will be leaving." β
"Astoria......" Daphne said with a hint of a sly voice, "or shall I go with you?"
As soon as the words came out, she realized that this sentence was not quite suitable.
She smiled awkwardly and added, "It's okay...... I'm just kidding, just kidding. β
Astoria glanced at her sister, hesitated for a moment, and then said with a serious face, "Yes......"
β...... I'll write to Jon and ask for his opinion. β