Andrew woke up and it was already morning.

It was snowing heavily outside his window, his window was almost covered with snow, and his bed was full of gifts.

Andrew opened a slightly larger box, given by his twin brothers, which contained a red wizard's hat with black trim and a letter inside.

This is our latest product!

Please refer to the instruction manual for detailed instructions (on the back)

Andrew smiled, buttoned the hat to his head, and moved on to the next present, Harry gave him a black and red checkered scarf, the one he had taken with Filch and never returned. Ron was the same box of candy as ever, the only difference was that this time the box was bigger. Hermione gave Andrew a pocket watch with a text message inside:

It's something that took me a long time to find and I think you'll like it.

Andrew took the pocket watch in his hand, and with a "snap", the lid opened, revealing a white dial, black hands, and a ticking sound came from inside. He snapped again and closed the lid of the watch.

He gets dressed and arrives at the Burrow, only to find everyone wearing new sweaters, except for Fleur (Mrs. Weasley seems unwilling to waste one on her) and Mrs. Weasley herself. Mrs. Weasley wore a brand-new witch's hat, a dark blue like the night sky with diamonds like little stars, and a dazzling gold necklace.

"Hey, Andrew, how about this hat?" asked George, who saw Andrew wearing the wizard's hat on his head, the new scarf, and a black sweater given by Mrs. Weasley, "This is our latest product, and only two have been produced so far." ”

"Looks good," Andrew said with a smile, "and take off the hat, most of the features on it don't do much use to me, though...... I love the name you guys gave to this hat. ”

Fred said, "The Death Cap of the Destroyer——— hahaha——— what a cool name———

"Hmph. Ron was very dissatisfied, "I'm your brother, why don't I have one?" Even Mom, Ron pointed to Mrs. Weasley's dazzling gold necklace, "There was such a nice gift." ”

"Because that's our mother. George said, waving his hand in a dashing manner, "We are getting more and more grateful to you." ”

Andrew hung his coat and scarf and hat on a hanger and sat down at the dining table as the family prepared for lunch.

Harry and Sirius came down from the stairs at this time, "Hey, Andrew. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Okay," Andrew said with a smile, "who got me to bed?"

"It's us," Sirius and Harry sat down next to Lupin, "why did you fall asleep on the couch, you really slept ......"

"Uh, it's good ——— Harry, how can you have a bug on your head?"

"Oh, yes," said Ginny cheerfully, leaning over the table to help him remove it.

"Oh, it's disgusting. Fleur said, shivering contrivedly.

"Isn't it," said Ron, "do you want the meat to be marinated, Fleur?"

He was so anxious to be courteous that he knocked the meat stew plate away. With a wave of his wand, Bill lifted the meat into the air and fell obediently back onto his plate.

"You're as stupid as that Tonks," Fleur said to Ron after kissing Bill, "she's always knocking over—"

"I invited my dear Tonks," said Mrs. Weasley, laying down her carrot heavily and glaring at Fleur, "why hasn't she come yet?"

"Hey, I'm here. Tonks happily pushed open the door, followed by Hermione. "I picked up Hermione by the way, too.

"Oh, hello. Mrs. Weasley smiled, "I thought you weren't coming, hello Hermione, how's Christmas going?"

"Yay. ”

Outside, the snow was heavy, and Tonks and Hermione had a layer of snow on their shoulders and hats. Andrew got up to help Hermione shake the snow off her, "It's quite a lot of snow under her. Andrew said, hanging her coat on a hanger.

"yes. Hermione said, rubbing her hands together to warm them up, "I don't know why, it's snowing so hard this year——— Andrew, I notice that you're not the same as you were a while ago. ”

Andrew looked at himself, "Is there anything different?"

"I can't tell," Hermione said, sitting in the chair next to Andrew, "maybe it's my delusion." ”

"Looks like it really froze you. Andrew said with a smile.

Mrs. Weasley finally brought the turkey and looked happily at the table, "All right, let's eat." ”

Lupin unhurriedly tore a piece of meat from the turkey, put it on Tonks' plate, and said, "Come on, eat something hot to warm up." ”

"Oh, okay. Tonks said happily, and Mrs. Weasley snorted twice in displeasure, and Andrew and Hermione looked at each other and smiled.

"Well, do you still like pocket watches? Andrew. Hermione asked, flashing the crystal pendant around her neck, "I love this gift, it's beautiful." "This crystal pendant is really beautiful because it looks like it goes well with Hermione's crystal drop earrings.

Andrew slowly swallowed the chicken in his mouth, "Well, I've always wanted a pocket watch like this, and I love it, Hermione———

"Oh my God——— Arthur!" exclaimed Mrs. Weasley suddenly. She stood up from her chair, her hands on her heart, and stared out the kitchen window. "Arthur—it's Percy!"

"What?"

Mr. Weasley turned around, and everyone immediately looked out the window, and Ginny stood up and looked out. Sure enough, it was Percy Weasley, who was striding through the snow in the courtyard, his tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses glinting in the sunlight. However, he was not alone.

"Arthur, he- he's with the minister!"

Before anyone could speak, the Weasleys exchanged a look of surprise when the back door opened, and Percy stood in the doorway.

After an awkward silence, Percy said stiffly, "Merry Christmas, Mommy." ”

"Oh, Percy!" said Mrs. Weasley, throwing herself into his arms.

Rufus Scrimgeour stopped at the doorway, smiling at the touching scene with his cane.

"Excuse me," he said, as Mrs. Weasley turned to him, smiling and wiping her eyes. "Percy and I'm around — errands, you know — he can't help but come and see you. ”

But Percy had no intention of greeting anyone else. He stood there straight, looking unnatural, his gaze over the heads of the crowd. Mr. Weasley, Fred, and George all looked at him with straight faces.

"Come in, sit down, Minister!" said Mrs. Weasley, flustered, straightening her hat, "Eat a little nest chicken, or patch...... I mean—pudding."

"No, no, dear Molly. Scrimgeour said. "I don't want to bother, I wouldn't have come if Percy hadn't wanted to see you so much......"

"Oh, Percy!" cried out Mrs. Weasley, tearfully tiptoeing to kiss him.

“…… We've only been here for five minutes, and I'll walk around the yard and you'll talk to Percy for a while. No, no, I really don't want to bother you!well, if anyone would like to show me around your lovely garden...... Ah, that young man is done, can you take me for a walk?"

The atmosphere at the table had noticeably changed, and everyone's eyes shifted from Scrimgeour to Harry. No one seemed to believe that Scrimgeour didn't know Harry's name, and no one thought it was natural for him to be chosen to accompany the Minister for a walk in the garden, as Ginny, Fleur, and George's plates were all empty.

"Okay. Harry broke the silence and said.

Then he walked out with Scrimgeur.

After that, Mrs. Weasley had been crying excitedly with Percy in her arms, while Sirius, Lupin, and Mr. Weasley had been looking out the window uneasily, and Scrimgeour had been standing in the garden talking with Harry.

Andrew was very calm about this, and he ate the food on the table one bite at a time unhurriedly.

Finally Sirius couldn't help it, "What have they been talking about?" and he couldn't help but even rush out to listen to their conversation.

But Andrew stopped him, "Don't worry, Sirius. He's just here to ask Harry for help. ”

"Help?" the people at the table asked, "What can Harry do to help him?"

"Isn't it obvious?" said Mr. Weasley calmly, "he still wants Harry to show his support for their actions." ”

Outside the window now, Harry was excitedly talking to Scrimgeour, who had been listening calmly.

"Impossible!" Sirius shouted excitedly, which startled Mrs. Weasley, "he doesn't even think about it!"

Sure enough, Harry said something to Scrimgeour and turned back. As soon as Harry entered, Sirius walked up to Harry, "Harry, what did he say to you?"

And at this time, Percy suddenly screamed, "Oops...... What is this?" Percy didn't know who had been splashed with parsnip grass sauce on his glasses, and he rushed out of the house in a rage, disappearing into the wind and snow with Scrimgeour.

By this time Harry had finished telling them about his conversation with Scrimgeur, and the room was silent except for the sound of Mrs. Weasley howling and crying.

Harry looked at Mrs. Weasley absent-mindedly, "The Minister wants me to publicly show my support for the Ministry of Magic and give everyone confidence in him." Hopefully I'll say something in the Daily Prophet. ”

"Harry, you can't do that, don't forget how they did to you. You know, Umbridge is still a celebrity in the Ministry, even if Fudge has fallen. Ron immediately said dissatisfied.

"I don't think so, Harry should stand up at this time, there are so many people who need a little comfort, it's not for Harry himself, it's for you wizarding Britain. Fleur said solemnly, and Bill on the side frowned, not knowing if it was because of Fleur's point of view or this troublesome matter.

"In my opinion, it's better not to get involved. Harry, don't forget, you're still a Hogwarts student. As you have always insisted, you are not a savior. These things should be done by adults--- like Albus Dumbledore, why didn't the Minister ask the Headmaster to endorse him?" Hermione said.

"Maybe the minister, Harry is better convinced. Ginny stood beside Harry, and she handed Harry a piece of pudding, "Isn't it, Harry is young and doesn't understand anything, so it's easier to convince some...."

"If the Minister really thinks so, then it would be a mistake, Harry and my godfather, I will not allow anyone to put Harry in danger, Harry, I also think you should not publicly support the Ministry of Magic now, that would be equivalent to drawing the attention of the Death Eaters to help the Ministry of Magic block the guns. It's not useful to you at all. Sirius Black said dissatisfied.

"What do you think, Andrew?" Hermione couldn't help but ask, seeing that Andrew was silent and eating in a muffled voice.

"What? Huh? What do you say. Andrew finished a bite of the pudding and sent everyone to look at him.

"What do you think about this? Harry also looked at Andrew with some expectation--- in Harry's eyes, apart from Albus Dumbledore, Andrew Lee was the most reliable friend. Albus is an elder, while Andrew and Harry prefer to be his friends.

"Of course something needs to be done, and we can't sit still. Andrew took another bite of the pudding.

"You agree to let Harry cooperate with the Minister, the Ministry of Magic but—" Ginny said dissatisfied.

"No, Ginny, I didn't say that. ”

"But you said Harry—"

"Well, I did say that Harry should do something to fight the Dark Lord, but there's no need to work with the Ministry of Magic, don't forget, we have several great cards in our hands--- Contrarian, Owl Post, Wizard Letters, and if that's not enough, we can contact Rita Skeeter--- now that Harry is a hero of justice, and countless reporters are willing to interview Harry. ”

"What do you mean?" asked Mr. Weasley.

Andrew finished the last bite of the pudding, "No one is immune, once the Ministry of Magic completely collapses, the most hurt are ordinary wizards, those wizards who have a way, can escape abroad--- recently I heard that the route to the Far East is particularly hot--- only those low-level wizards can suffer." So if Harry can do something about it, now is the best time to do it. ”

Andrew glanced at Sirius Black and saw that the latter was eager to try - as if he would soon become a savior--- Andrew continued, "Harry can fight the Dark Lord in his own way." There's no need to get involved with the Ministry of Magic, I'm more inclined to speak out in the name of the Order of the Phoenix or Albus Dumbledore, which shows Harry's attitude, but at the same time makes Harry less visible and protects Harry. ”

"You're saying that we speak openly on our own, rather than cooperating with the Ministry of Magic?" asked Hermione.

"Yes, people have lost faith in the Ministry of Magic now. Even if Harry stood up and endorsed the Ministry of Magic, it would only be temporary. The Ministry of Magic was already in shambles, and Harry would not only not be able to get help from it, but might even be affected. In such a situation, if you want to lose something, the best way is of course to be self-contained. ”