Chapter 118: A Happy Party Like a Friend
The new screaming shack is very different from the previous one, and the shaky feeling of wandering on the sea is gone. It is said that the previous owner of this shack was www.biquge.info a wizard seaman, who once owned his own sea boat, and finally returned to his roots and used his wealth to build this shack that seemed to float on the sea.
There are not many people who can prove the truth of the old legends, but there are still many who go to them, looking for some adult past, or looking for a prophecy of the future. Three brothers challenge the legend of the Grim Reaper, and it is said that the descendants of one of the youngest brothers are still alive today, and that is the Potter family. The Cloak of Invisibility was passed down from the ancestors of the Potter family to the generations of Harry Potter, year after year.
The bloodline, which was about to be forgotten by all wizards, was finally reminded by the Dark Lord to take center stage again, and the Potter family was once again known to all wizards, and if Harry Potter wanted to, and if he could work a little harder, he could easily gain fame, power, wealth, and everything else he needed that no one else could have imagined.
Helpfulness is more important than caring for oneself Savior boy never thought of this. This is where Dumbledore excelled. Dumbledore chose a painful childhood for Harry Potter, which made it easier for Harry Potter to sympathize with the weak, be more willing to sacrifice, and understand why the world needs heroes. Harry would undoubtedly be more likely to die for that great and noble cause than his big cousin Dalí, who was in the same circumstances but received a completely different treatment.
The new Scream Shack had been redesigned and built using some Muggle technology and some of Shea'an's prior ideas, but on the surface, there was nothing too out of the ordinary wood-and-stone house. But just like London's underworld, this new building has more secrets for its owners.
The twins looked around, they had been to this place before, but the monasilisk's strange power had completely destroyed the traces of the past.
"Harry, have you ever thought that this place is familiar?" Xie Ann sat on the soft wool couch, the fireplace burning silently, the place was much more comfortable than the common room of Hogwarts school, and in terms of privacy, unbreakable. Xie An has added a series of permanent detection spells to this living room to prevent eavesdropping, prevent invisibility, and so on, so that this space for conversation is much safer.
"What? I don't understand, do you mean we were here last time?" Harry sat on the sofa on the side, still looking a little frustrated, Xie An put a cup of strong tea in front of Harry Potter, Harry Potter didn't refuse, maybe at this time, Harry didn't care what he was drinking.
"No, that's not what I meant. Shayne glanced at Hermione, who was reading something else, "I mean your dad, James Potter used to hang out with his friends here. ”
The twins stood on either side of the fireplace, and they turned their heads to look at Shea together, and Luna looked at Shea in surprise, which made Luna's big eyes look like elves.
"Fred, show me the map of the living spots. Xie An didn't directly explain anything to Harry, who was also surprised, but said to the twins by the fireplace.
The twins looked at each other, and one of them took out the map and placed it on the table.
"Let him be visible. Xie An said in a low voice. The flames in the fireplace made both Shayne and Harry's faces redden, Shay's dark red face was like burnt marble, and Harry's surprised face was like a melted wax figure.
"I solemnly swear that I have not done anything good. George Weasley tapped the map with his wand and chanted a spell.
Ink lines began to appear on the map, and the lines began to spread, spreading into words and the symbol of the castle, and Xie An read the words, his voice low but clear: "Moon face, insect tail, big feet, pointed fork - proudly presented..."
The twins said together, "Live the map!
"Andrew, we know it's a treasure, but what does it have to do with Harry?" the twins asked.
"Don't worry, this thing needs to be done little by little. Xie An clicked on the magic map, so that the title page that the map did not have changed rapidly, he did not open the map, but looked at the twins: "Where did you get this map?"
"An occasional hot opportunity, we stole from Feige's office and didn't take it out. The twins replied.
"Well, Hermione, do you know of such a map, or have you heard of a similar map?" Shayne said to Hermione.
"No, at least not like that. But it looks a lot like the list the prefects use, is that something like that?" asked Hermione.
"No, it's more advanced than that, I want to know if the list of prefects is made by the prefects themselves?" Xie An asked again.
"Almost, a fifth-year student can master the tracking spell, but it needs to be that the student doesn't reverse track, otherwise it's easy to fail, like, uh, us, the prefect won't go through the list and find out that we're not actually in the dorm at all. "Hermione was worried for a long time last time, if she broke the school rules like this and wandered the castle at night, she would be discovered, but when Shayne taught Hermione the anti-tracking spell, Hermione found that she could indeed hide the list of prefects.
"Well, that's the second question, open this map and see if we're in bed right now. Xie An motioned for the twins to unfold the map, and then confirmed the location of the six people, all of whom were not within the castle area.
"This—" Hermione looked at Shea in surprise, waiting for his explanation.
"You see, this is Professor McGonagall, and here, it's Severus Snape, Headmaster Dumbledore's name isn't there, and the twins told me they can see Dumbledore. In other words, this map has a powerful tracking and positioning ability that even the Headmaster and Professor McGonagall Severus Snape can't shield. Of course, it may be because the professors didn't notice it, but we did, and I used a confusion charm to try to cover our tracks, but it obviously didn't work. Xie An nodded a few names, one of which made Xie An frown slightly.
"What does that mean, Andrew?" said Harry Potter, a little impatiently.
"Harry Potter, what is your impression of your father?" asked Shayne in a low voice.
Harry Potter didn't answer, and Luna said, "He's a brave hero." Harry Potter nodded slightly.
"So Harry, have you ever wondered how much of your father's talent or accomplishments he had when it came to magic?" asked Shea.
"I don't know. Harry Potter replied in frustration. Shayne's question made Harry even more upset, as he didn't know much about his parents and didn't care about them, just as little as the indifferent wizards.
"It just so happened that I inquired about your mother, Lily Evans Potter, a genius, and your father, James Potter, the president of the male student council, the sole heir to a pure-blood family. They are all some of the biggest names in Hogwarts school. Xie An said clearly.
Harry Potter looked up, a hint of excitement in his eyes.
"Although there are many puzzles in this, I can't figure out if this map is actually written on it and claims to be Moon Face, Worm Tail, Big Foot, and Pointed Fork;" Shayne paused for each name to make sure Harry could hear each name, "The creation of the four wizards, but it's certain that they once owned this map together, and they had a very good relationship." Otherwise, it will not leave a permanent quad signature on this map. ”
Hermione held the map in her hand and looked at it carefully. The twins also became serious.
Harry seemed to sense something, and he looked at Shea expectantly.
"The last time we came, it was at night, and we didn't have time to take a serious look at it. I came a few more times later and found a lot of strange marks on the walls, and I never knew what those scratches and holes were, until I got to another secret. Xie An continued to say at a steady pace.
"What's the secret?" Luna asked directly.
"James Porter is an unregistered Animagus whose animal form is a stag!"
"Coincidentally, I've met Professor Lupin before, and I'm on good personal terms with him, and I've had a bold guess that these animal-like scratches might really be animal marks, so the answer is obvious, there have been wizards in the form of Animagus who have been here before. With this conclusion, coupled with the previous secrets, and considering that Professor Lupin and your father and James are on good terms, I guess Professor Lupin must be very aware of this. ”
So I sent a letter to Professor Lupin at Christmas, politely inquired about it, and told him my suspicions. Professor Lupin's reply has not come until recently. In the letter, he told me a more complete story. A short story about James, Lupin, and two other wizards. ”
"You mean, Professor Lupin is one of the makers of this map?" the twins asked, surprised.
"No, Professor Lupin didn't admit it, he didn't admit anything, he just told me a story! ”
"Professor Lupin is a good friend of my father, I know that, but I've never heard him talk about my father, I... I may have forgotten to ask. Harry Potter thought to himself with some reproach that until he discovered the problem with the time turner a few days ago, Harry Potter had not felt so much about the loss of his parents and was determined to avenge it.
"No, Harry Potter, it's not your fault, it's not Professor Lupin's, he specifically instructed me in his letter not to talk too much about these things, for they are afraid of hurting you and leaving you in grief. People don't talk about your parents in front of you anymore, it's not that they forget, it's that they respect you, and I think you know that. Xie An said.
"Of course, I do, but I wonder why they didn't do it when they had a way to change something afterwards?!" Harry roared in a low voice.
"Do you mean the time turner?" Xie An asked directly. All of Hermione's attention was diverted, she knew Shea was right, and Harry felt that his parents had been betrayed.
Harry Potter looked at Xie An in surprise, and nodded after a while.
"At this point, I used to be confused. But it's only recently that I seem to understand a little," Shea had to adopt a strategy to get Harry Potter out of this weird quagmire temporarily, "Have you ever thought that the time turner sometimes doesn't work?" ”
Harry Potter's mind began to think quickly, but instinctively, he retorted, "But they can go back to that point in time, they can at least remind me, at least, at least let my parents leave..."
"But what if the Dark Lord used some terrible magic to cut off time?" Of course, Xie An knew that there were still many flaws in this, and the Dark Lord might prevent all past and future connections, but this excuse was enough to arouse Harry Potter's suspicions. Shea didn't need a good reason, he just wanted to give Harry Potter a suitable excuse.
"The Dark Lord has magic in our hands that we can't imagine, Harry, you can't blame Dumbledore or anyone for not going to the extreme, they must have thought of everything they could think of and did it, and if it weren't for that, they wouldn't be so sad. The saddest thing is to watch your best friend die, but you can't do anything about it. Fred also comforted that the twins clearly understood the definition of friendship better.
"But—" Harry began to believe in the reason, and he felt that Dumbledore must have done everything he could.
But Shea didn't believe it, and Shay even suspected that Dumbledore or some other force had acquiesced in the killing of the Potters for some purpose. Shayne didn't want Harry Potter to carry this prematurely, as it would ruin the teenager completely.
"Harry, why I'm telling you this, is to let you know that your parents are not alone, they both have a lot of friends, and the loss of the Potters is not only a loss for wizards, but also unacceptable to their friends. Xie An continued calmly.
"Harry, as a friend, wouldn't we do everything we can to help you if something happens to you?I think your mom and dad's friends must have done everything they could, so you have to understand that there's only one enemy you really have, and that's the Dark Lord!" Hermione said firmly. Kind girl, every word she says is the radiance of kindness in her heart, and in comparison, Xie An, a selfish doomsday human, never believes in this precious feeling.
Harry Potter finally choked up, and he whispered, "I see, just like you do now." I was so stupid, I thought, I thought no one cared about me, cared about me, I..."
Luna smiled and took off her opal necklace, "Harry, give this to you, this is my amulet, he will bring you happiness and luck." ”
"Thank you. Harry Potter whispered. In fact, everyone will experience a low point, and when the low point comes, having a friend who shows a little kindness will become an invaluable asset. Perhaps Luna's opal necklace was just a material for Luna to practice her transformation, but now it has become a symbol of Harry Potter and his friends' friendship.
Xie An has always understood that the harsh environment is not the cause of the end of mankind, but the direct and terrible estrangement between people is. If you live this world without any fetters or concerns, you can easily make the decision to destroy this world without taking you a second more. If you have a cold relationship with your colleagues and classmates, then changing jobs or changing schools will not make you miserable for a second longer.
"Harry, you've been sad about this all this time, you're too little of a friend, at least tell us two about it, we're determined to bring joy to all wizards. I didn't expect our best friends to be left out. ”
"George, why don't you give Harry Potter the vomit candy we just developed a try, and if we can get the Boy of Doom to advertise for us in the future, maybe we'll be an instant hit. ”
"Fred, how can you learn Andrew's shameless tricks, those advertisements are some tricks, I heard that Andrew is also going to hire some wizards with Meiwa blood to be clerks, so that as long as the male wizard enters the store, the female clerk asks them to buy something, they will buy something, and a lot of gold Galleons will be taken out. ”
"George, you don't see Percy like that, he wants the whole world to see his glorious image, Ginny is moved by him, ready to cooperate with the big capitalist vampire Andrew. Percy also mailed the large poster home, and my mother was happy for days, clamoring to see it, and I thought that in this matter we could change our strategy appropriately. ”
The twins' strategy of diverting attention was successful, and although everyone's attention was actually still on Harry Potter's side, the sad atmosphere gradually dissipated, and the teapot in the fireplace emitted white steam, and Xie An watched intently, thinking about the name that appeared on the map of the living spots. (To be continued.) )