"I need to hide everywhere, but ...... These days, cautious wizards try not to show their heads. "Dumbledore wants me to teach at the school, but to come to Hogwarts at this time is to publicly declare that I am a supporter of the Order of the Phoenix! After speaking, the old man spread his hands.

"How can there be so much risk in coming to a school to teach and not joining the Order of the Phoenix?" Harry was a little disdainful of Slughorn's overly nervous, if not timid, approach. "Most of the teachers were not members of the Order of the Phoenix, and none of them were killed. You know, Professor Dumbledore is the only one who is afraid of Voldemort, and I can't think of a safer place than Hogwarts Castle. ”

Hearing the word Voldemort, Slughorn shuddered, and then muttered reluctantly. "Yes, there's some truth to what you're saying. The man who couldn't even name was afraid of Dumbledore. Since I don't want to be a Death Eater, they certainly won't think I'm one of their gangs...... If I had said that, I should have been safer with Albus, and consider poor Bones, who might have died if she hadn't been lucky this time. I can't say that my defenses here are better than the defenses of the Ministry of Magic's home for her—"

"Horace," Dumbledore re-entered the room, holding up a Muggle magazine in his hand, "don't mind if I take this? Alright, Harry, we've been bothering Horace for a long time, and I think we should go. ”

Harry stood up, and Slughorn looked uneasy. "Of course, take it, but you're not going to leave now, are you?"

"yes, since you've turned down the job, there's no point in us staying here. Well, goodbye. With that, Dumbledore walked out of the room with Harry without hesitation. "If you like to actually come and see the school, I swear there are a lot of safety measures added to the school this year. ”

Just as Harry and the others walked out the door, a shout came from behind them, "Okay, I promise." ”

Dumbledore turned to see Slughorn standing panting in the doorway of the living room. Seeing Dumbledore staring at him, Slughorn looked a little excited: "I must be crazy, but I would like to be a professor at Hogwarts this year." But you must not lose my treatment, such as giving me a raise, and for example, I want the dormitory of the former vice principal on the second floor—"

"Alright, we'll see you on September 1st. Dumbledore waved his hand and continued with Harry on his way. "Well done, Harry. ”

"But I didn't do anything, and the few words I just said probably wouldn't have been able to convince such an experienced old man. Harry said, confused.

"No, you've done a lot. As they walked down the hill, Dumbledore said, "Slughorn is a standard egoist, like he used to like to make friends with famous, successful, Powerful people bring enough convenience to their lives, and even choose people who he thinks will get ahead in all walks of life in the future, and he has a club around him, so that they can get to know each other, make useful connections, and always get some kind of benefit, either a free box of his favorite candied pineapple or the opportunity to recommend a clerk to the Leprechaun Liaison Office. ”

"Then why did you choose him to be a professor at the school?" asked Harry, somewhat puzzled.

"Ah, he's still very competent as a professor. Dumbledore explained. "And even in the most dangerous of times, as the head of Slytherin and a member of an ancient pure-blood family. Not only did he not fall to Voldemort, but he was also able to treat students of different origins more equally. That's enough. ”

"Oh, you need to remember. Professor Slughorn will want to take you in. Harry, you will be the jewel of his collection: the boy who never dies...... Or, to use what they recently called you, 'Savior Star'. I suggest you try to be vigilant, but there's no need to be offended, because he didn't do it in bad faith. ”

After telling him this, Dumbledore asked Harry to put his hand on his arm. When Harry recovered from the vertigo of the apparition. He saw a crooked silhouette in front of him, which was his second favorite place in the world: the Burrow. But just as he was about to go in, Dumbledore stopped him.

"Harry, there's something I need to tell you. Dumbledore said solemnly. "At the end of last semester, I just treated you like a child, and as a result, it caused a series of events at the end of the semester. I apologize to you for that. ”

"But that's mostly because of my recklessness. At that, Harry looked a little excited. "At the end of last semester, I can only say that I was lucky, otherwise I would have lost two of my friends now. I've been thinking about this this holiday season...... Look at Mrs. Bones, look at Emmeline. Vance....... I'm probably next, right? If it were my turn, I'd fight to the end. People like Ryan who had little to do with the war were willing to fight to the end in the Ministry of Magic, and I had no reason to run away. ”

"Well said, worthy of James and Lily's son. Professor Dumbledore nodded slowly. "There are things you can tell your friends and godfathers, like that prophecy. With that, he raised his hand to stop Harry, who was about to say something.

"You may not be willing to confess these things, and you may not want your friends to worry about you. But you have to know that they are fighting for the same goal as you, and they can even live their own lives for this goal. You should give them as much trust as they trust you. ”

Seeing Harry nod his head in approval, Dumbledore continued, "Also, I think you already know what you're up against, so I'm going to give you some special lessons. Of course, you won't be able to follow Professor Snape in Occlumency. ”

"It's wonderful, those classes are just—" At this point he paused, holding back his breath and not complaining.

"I can understand your thoughts, those classes are basically useless to you. Dumbledore shook his head helplessly. Well, Harry, before we break up, there are two more things. One is that you'd better take your cloak with you, even at school. Second, to welcome you, the Burrow has received the tightest security the Ministry of Magic can provide. These measures caused a certain amount of inconvenience to Arthur and Molly - for example, all of their mail had to be vetted by the ministry before they could be delivered. But they don't mind at all, and they only care about your safety. But if you take the risk while living with them, you'll be sorry for them. ”

"I know. Harry nodded.

"That's good, I'll go first, you can go in quickly. Have a great summer vacation. Dumbledore said and shook his hand at him, before vanishing in front of him with a snap.

Harry looked at the Burrow, the light in the house seemed so warm in the dark of night. In particular, the silhouette of Ginny on the bay window made him smile happily.