Chapter 1676: A Conversation with Harry
The content of the letter ends here, it's hard to believe Dumbledore anything, the letter doesn't say, but the thing is obvious, maybe Bathilda Bassart told Lily about Dumbledore's past, which Rita Skeeter is going to reveal, and there is no need for the second half, what is already on the letter is very touching to people's nerves, no wonder Harry is so lost, this is his mother's letter, which mentions the interesting story of Harry's when he was one year old, Lily and Jaime in their peaceful life when they were hiding from Voldemort, and the traitor Peter Pettigrew.
All of this was hiding some important information, but it also tugged at Harry's sensitive nerves.
He was desperate to know this, but no one told him, neither Dumbledore nor Sirius.
These were the most important events to Harry, so ordinary that they could easily be overlooked.
"Harry......" said Aven, who seemed to have a lot to say, but didn't know where to start.
"I searched everywhere, but I couldn't find the missing letterhead, and I couldn't find the photos. Harry said, his voice still hoarse.
"Maybe Sirius took it. ”
"Maybe, I don't know how, the room up there is a mess, someone went through it before me, I'm not sure Sirius did it, but he had no reason to do it, maybe it was Snape, he might have come back to find news of the Order of the Phoenix. ”
Harry didn't know that Mundungus Fletch was stealing the contents of the house, although Evan had warned Mundungus the last time he had bought the elf's corpse, he was skeptical that the warning would have much effect, for a thief, the temptation of the Black family's old mansion was too great.
Sirius didn't care about any of this, the only house-elf looking inside the house wasn't there, and it was filled with silverware and priceless antiques.
In order to steal, Mundungus was even able to pretend to be a corpse, and the chances of letting it go were almost zero.
It's no wonder Kreacher wasn't quite right this morning, and he kept whispering things like Sirius's loser, obviously irritated.
There was no need to tell Harry about these things, he was in a bad enough mood right now, there was no need to be angry about it.
"Harry, if you want to know what's going on in the second half, ask Sirius. Evan said, giving an acceptable suggestion.
"I'll ask him, I'll have an in-depth conversation with Sirius, but before that, I'd like to meet Bathilda Basshat. Harry said, "The letter mentions her, and Ron's Aunt Muriel mentioned her at her wedding yesterday, and she knows the Dumbledores, so it would be interesting to talk to her, wouldn't it?"
"In a sense, that's right. Evan said, knowing what Harry was thinking, "You're still going to Godric's Hollow?"
During the previous summer vacation, Harry had said that he wanted to visit the place where he was born and his parents were buried, which is the famous "Godric's Hollow", which is the famous gathering place for wizards, but this idea was rejected in the subsequent discussion, and there was no point in them going to Godric's Hollow now.
Whether it's the search for the treasure keys of the four founders of Hogwarts, or Voldemort's Horcruxes, that place is not involved.
Instead, Voldemort might have guessed that Harry was going there, and that the Death Eaters would be lying in ambush waiting for them to pass, and it would be unwise to go to Godric's Hollow at this time, in fact, Evan doubted that even if they did, it would be a big question if they would be able to meet Bathilda Basshat.
"I want to know the truth, Aven!" said Harry, not daring to look at Evan, but his voice grew louder and louder, "Bathilda Bassat knows a lot, and it is necessary to meet her. I want to see for myself, figure out all the things, not the things you've always wanted me to do: choose what to believe. ”
Indeed, it is much more credible to know in person than to hear what Evan says, Sirius says, Aunt Muriel says, and Rita Skeeter says.
Even if no information was found, a look at his parents' graves would be a great relief for Harry.
In the end, it will be Harry himself who will face death, and even if Evan knows a lot of things, he can't replace him, or even help him much.
"I don't doubt you and Sirius, Aven, but do you think I'll be able to remain indifferent after knowing these things?" continued Harry, who still hadn't looked at Aven, "I know you and Hermione have been against me going to Godric's Hollow, which may be dangerous, but it's important to me. ”
"Well, we can go there after we find the Hufflepuff Treasure Key. Evan finally said, "I'll convince Hermione, and I'll tell you everything I know about Dumbledore, and it's up to you to judge the truth about it." First of all, you can take a look at this article first. ”
"What is this?" said Harry, surprised, as he took the newspaper that Evan handed over.
"The latest issue of the Daily Prophet, with the new Ministry of Magic's latest policy, seems to be intending to interrogate Muggle-born wizards, but that's not the point, the focus is on excerpts from the third edition of Rita Skeeter's new book, about the past of Dumbledore's family. Evan said, "Before you came, I was reading this report, which mentioned Dumbledore's parents, his sister, and Bathilda Basshat, and if you want to investigate the past, I think you can start here." ”
He pointed it out to Harry, who had moved from the Fertile Plains to Godric's Hollow after Dumbledore's father had been arrested, where no one knew about the Dumbledores' past, and they could start over without caring about the eyes of the people around them and Percival's bad influence.
In Rita Skeeter's words: Like the Fertile Plains, Godric's Valley is home to many wizarding families, but Dumbledore's mother, Candela, doesn't know any of them, so there aren't always people curious about her husband's crimes, as they were in the original village.
She repeatedly rejected friendly offers from her new neighbors, and soon cut her family off from the outside world.
"I brought her a batch of pot cakes that I made myself to welcome her, and she closed the door in front of me. "The first year they moved in, I only saw two boys. If it weren't for one time in the winter, when I was picking sorrowful fruits in the moonlight, and seeing Candela lead Ariana into the back garden, I wouldn't have known she had a daughter. Her mother took her around the lawn, holding him tightly, and then led her back into the house, not knowing what was going on. ”
It seems that Candela thought that moving to Godric's Valley was an opportunity to hide Ariana, something she might have been planning for years.
Timing matters, Ariana was just seven years old when she disappeared, and many experts believe that seven is the age at which magical abilities should be revealed.
None of the living people remember that Ariana showed the slightest magical ability, so Candela decided to hide her daughter's existence and was ashamed to admit that she had given birth to a Squib. Of course, it would have been much easier to imprison her without friends and neighbors who knew Ariana.
Since then, only a handful of people have known of Ariana's existence, and all of them have been able to keep secrets, including her two older brothers, who have used their mother's words to block out embarrassing questions, "My sister is too weak to go to school." ”