Chapter 41: Swapping Identities
"Sounds like this party is dedicated to Slughorn's darlings. Ron was a little sullen.
"Ron, you know I'm not interested in those evenings at all, it's all Slughorn's own idea. Harry explained, taking the pod from Ron's hand.
"Don't hold back, squeeze out the juice and get it fresh, it's of the best quality!" shouted Professor Sprout.
Harry complained bitterly, and he pressed the pod with both hands, squeezing it with all his might, trying to squeeze its juice into the bowl, "Slughorn always invites some very strange people. ”
But those were former Slughorn's protégés, and this time he even invited Gwenog Jones, the captain of the Holyhead Harpys. ”
"What?"
"Holyhead Harpy captain Gwenog Jones, Harry. The Holyhead Harpys are the oldest Quidditch team in Wales, having been formed since 1203. The Holyhead Harpy team had always been a maverick by recruiting only male players, until Gwenog Jones broke this unwritten tradition and eventually became captain, a miracle Quidditch player, a great player. Ron said wistfully, "I'd love to get her autograph, Harry!"
"But aren't you a supporter of the Chadry Artillery?" asked Harry curiously, "The Holyhead Harpys are the sworn enemies of the Chadry Artillery. ”
"It's okay, Harry. "All I want is an autograph from Gwenog Jones, a legend who can break the mold." ”
"Why do you know so much about the party?" asked Harry, curiously.
"This is Lavender—"
"Quiet, Potter and Weasley, I notice you haven't moved until now. Professor Sprout shouted.
"Anyway, I want a Gwenog Jones signature, Harry. Ron whispered.
"But I didn't want to go to that party at all. Harry continued to hammer the bouncy pod with a small shovel.
"Then let me go. Ron whispered.
"What?" Harry smashed the bowl with a shovel that missed the pod.
"Restore fù as before!" he quickly poked the shards with his wand, recited an incantation, and the bowl immediately glued automatically, restoring its original appearance.
"Harry, haven't you done it yet?" the sound of the bowl shattering caught Neville's attention, "According to the Carnivorous Tree, you'll have to use a sharp object to puncture it. ”
"Thank you, Neville. Ron said casually, "Give me the pod, and let me come." ”
Ron took the pod and took out a knife and stabbed it, "I mean, I can dress up as you with Polyjuice Potion." ”
"Polyjuice decoction?"
"yes. Ron said excitedly, "Come to think of it, I'm just going to turn you into you with Polyjuice Potion, and then I'll be able to go to Professor Slughorn's party?"
He said as he pulled the pod away. Suddenly, the bowl was filled with wriggling, small pimples like light green caterpillars.
"Harry, you must do me a favor, and it just so happens that you don't really want to go to this party, so I'll do it for you. ”
"But why do you have to use my appearance?" Harry looked at Ron with a fanatical star-chaser look, and suddenly felt a little uneasy, worried that he would use his identity to do something out of the ordinary.
"Don't worry, Harry, I'm not going to do anything to embarrass you, and if you really don't, you can come with me like Neville. ”
"Why?" said Harry, pretending to deal with the pimple, "You can go with me as Neville, why bother." ”
"Because Neville has been the little brother of the plate several times, I don't want to do this job, Gwenog Jones will definitely not pay attention to Neville Longbottom who serves the plates, you are one of Professor Slughorn's darlings, of course I don't know the pain of those who have been abandoned by Slughorn, do you know Belby of Ravenclaw? the one who used to be with you on the train to the party, he has seen the toilet many times. ”
"Oh, Merlin. Harry exclaimed. "Then why are they going. ”
"Because they're not the Harry Potter of all names. Every student would like to be invited by Professor Slughorn, and it was an honor to be able to attend his evening. Harry, I know you averse this type of gathering, but it's a rare gathering for a student. Not everyone can meet some elites from all walks of life when they are students, which is too good for ordinary wizards, even if they go to serve dishes and watch the toilet, they can always seize some opportunities to make people familiar. ”
"Then how can you be sure that Neville will agree to let me go in his guise?"
Because last week his grandmother heard that he was serving dishes to people at the party, and she was furious, and she did not hesitate to use her connections to get Neville a place to stay in school, which means that Neville will definitely become a Hogwarts teacher in the future, so he can't use his brains to please anyone. ”
"It sounds complicated. Harry sighed.
"Anyway, if it's a friend, just grant me this wish, I promise only one signature. Ron said sincerely. "You can also dress up as Neville and do things you couldn't do when you were Harry Potter!" (To be continued......)
PS: I went out with my friends all day yesterday, and I slept directly when I got home, so I didn't update.