Chapter 47: Epilogue
At this year's final party at Hogwarts, Dumbledore was missing, but the students had no ill will feel any towards a new Auror-born headmaster - with Umbridge as a counter-example, Snape would have made a popular headmaster.
"I think we'll have to talk, Silver. β
Silver looked at Draco Malfoy strangely, "What are you going to talk to me about, Malfoy? β
"I'm not talking to you about that. Malfoy said, as much as he wanted to whisper, but in a noisy banquet, too little to be heard. "There's a lot of people here, let's talk somewhere else. β
"What do you want to do?" Silver glared at Malfoy with a strange look, "I have to tell you that I don't have any weird hobbies at all. β
Silver put his arm around Hermione, who was talking to Padma, and let her fall into her arms in exclamation, "I'm a very normal man. β
"I'm also very normal, Silver. "Draco Malfoy already has a messy feeling in the wind.
"Really?" said Silver, glaring at Malfoy suspiciously, "but I've heard you have a special affection for Harry Potter. β
Hermione chuckled.
Malfoy's face flushed, but he knew he wasn't Silver's match, "That's, where did you see that?"
"The latest issue is a contrarian. "It's a detailed account of the tangled love triangle between you and Harry Potter and Ron Weasley -- it feels like a play on last year's Rita Skeeter article." β
"Not at all!" Draco Malfoy found himself in Silver's trap, "Jack Silver, I was entrusted with a message to you, and whether you want to hear it or not is your own business. β
Silver put away that cynical expression. He whispered something in Hermione's ear, then stood up, "Since you're so insistent, come with me." β
Silver and Malfoy went to the classroom on the first floor, and Silver opened the door to the nearest classroom and walked inside.
"There's something you can say now, Malfoy. Silver said.
"I don't know why he had to find you, but I can guess a little. Malfoy replied.
Silver frowned, "Malfoy, please hurry. A waste of time is a waste of life. β
"On behalf of my leader, I greet you, Jack Silver. Malfoy showed his left arm, which was engraved with a snake biting its own tail, "It's still the same group as before, but it's a new organization, the Snake of Body, and we want to accept more members like you." β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
The next day, on their way home on the Hogwarts Express, Harry and Ron spent most of the time playing wizarding chess along the way.
"Harry. Are you really alright?" Ron asked worriedly, "You fainted that day but scared me, but luckily you woke up on your own."
"I'm fine, thank you. Ron. Harry used his horse to eat Ron's pawns, and made up his mind not to tell Ron about the sound he heard before he fainted, which only worried him. It had been a harder year than he had ever had, and Harry decided to try to face it on his own.
However, when the train finally stopped with smoke spitting out. As usual, he took Hedwig's cage and carried it in his hand, dragging the box and preparing to get out of the car.
As the ticket inspector motioned for Harry and Ron to safely navigate the magic barrier between platforms 9 and 10. He found that something unexpected was waiting for him on the other side: a group of people he hadn't expected were standing there to greet him.
There's Mad-Eyed Moody, who wears a bowler hat that's pressed low enough to obscure his magical eyes, and looks as vicious as he did without a hat, with a long wooden staff in his rough-skinned hands and a fat traveling cloak over his body. Tonks stood right behind him, sunlight pouring through the dark glass on the platform's ceiling, her bubblegum-pink hair glistening in the sunlight, a pair of patched jeans, and a bright purple T-shirt with a wacky sister vocal group pattern. Next to Tonks was Lupin, who was pale and gray-haired, with a long, old coat draped over a shabby jumper and trousers. Standing in front of them were the Weasleys, Fred, and George, with the Weasleys wearing their finest Muggle clothes, and Fred and George wearing their new brand jackets made of dark green scales.
"Ron!" said Mrs. Weasley, who hurried forward and hugged her child tightly, "Oh, and my dear Harryβhow are you?"
"Good. Harry was caught in her arms, he said duplicitously. Looking over her shoulder, he saw Ron's eyes widen as he stared at the twins' new clothes.
"What is this made of?" he asked, gesturing to their jackets.
"Superior dragon skin, my little brother. Fred said as he zipped up, "It was right for us to leave school early, and now that our business is booming, we think we should be a little better for ourselves." β
"yes, thanks to Jack Silver, who asked Principal Scrimgeour to leave school early. "We left school two weeks early, and we all had stores open in Diagon Alley, Ron. β
Harry was a little upset to hear this.
"What are you doing here?" asked Harry.
Lupin smiled, "Harry, we're waiting for someone. β
"Waiting for whom?"
"He's coming, look over there, Harry. (To be continued......)