Chapter 16: The Wrongdoers (5)
This world is right, there is no half-point spread pool, there is absolutely no wrong world.
Harry once thought so.
There are amiable people and there are hateful people, but after all, it is a world of love and peace. Once his own spiritual guide had told him that love was stronger than anything else, the young and naΓ―ve Harry took the old wizard's words for granted, and tried to make it his life creed.
But if love is more important than everything, then what are you doing now?
Looking at the poorly made doll in his hand, it was clearly his own appearance. Small black-rimmed glasses, wearing a Hogwarts-style uniform, and a lightning scar on his forehead that couldn't be more familiar. Is this girl an admirer of herself?
Harry knew that as one of the most popular magicians in the Clock Tower, he had many admirers, and they were often the people who had been saved by the actions of Harry and his friends, especially during the **** period more than ten years ago, those dark magicians who set off the fire of rebellion destroyed many magician families. It was I who made it all end.
But Harry never imagined that he would meet someone who adored him in such a situation.
Ah, how embarrassing it is, it was clear that he had attacked this magic workshop with Dementors, and that he had killed the girl with an unforgivable spell, but what was he doing now? Crying while holding the girl's relics? Or plan to write her own signature on her relics.
What was that girl thinking about at that moment?
Harry couldn't help but think so.
Are you expecting someone else to save you, or are you expecting it to end as soon as possible? But Harry's arrival undoubtedly disappointed all the girl's expectations, and the moment she pushed the door open, the girl saw the face of the hero she had dreamed of for a long time, and happily wanted to go over and hug him, but the "hero" only silently took the girl's life.
Such a self......
"It's terrible......"
Harry muttered, slipped the doll in his arms, and left the room he was embarrassed by without anyone noticing.
"What's wrong? Will our savior have such a face because of such a trivial matter? β
Hiori Kano came out of nowhere, putting on a playful look, and his serpent-like gaze was nailed to Harry.
"Go away...... Don't bother me......"
"Mr. Potter, you don't need to worry about it at all, remember our argument before? It's all meaningful and valuable. You see, that girl's death may be able to promote the Magic Association's suppression of the subspecies Holy Grail Wars in various places, cup magic, what a cherished magic, maybe when we understand the mystery of this magic, we can completely end the chaos of more than ten years. β
Ryori Kano's words are always hard to ignore.
It was clear that what she said was right, and that some people had to be sacrificed to keep the peace for the sake of justice, but Harry didn't want to accept this point of view, and he looked at the woman coldly, as if there was a silent anger burning in his eyes.
"I know."
"That's right."
"But......" he paused, then continued.
"Maybe it's time for me to retire."
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Back at the Auror office, Harry still hadn't slowed down, but he had done his job. Delegate the trivial matters to the newcomers, and then assign the mature Aurors to do more important things, and also coordinate Lynn's case, and collect evidence from various families to be sorted out and transferred to the court.
By the time I had done all this in a trance, the clock had already struck five o'clock in the afternoon.
"Hey, man, surely you don't know who I met at Barthomero's house?"
Ron ran over with a look of excitement and whispered to Harry's side to speak.
"Helsin! Our junior brother! I was scared, I didn't expect him to have an unexpectedly good relationship with the contemporary Barsermello, and when I went, he was talking and laughing with Barsermelo and passing her a few mysterious photos...... Maybe we don't have to worry about his case, and if the trial resumes in two days, he may be released immediately! β
Depending on the situation, maybe Lynn's case can really be solved quickly. In the place where I can't see, in fact, my junior brother is also working hard...... Well, although stealing the spiritual vein can completely convict him, it is the common knowledge of magicians to compete for the spiritual vein, and it is said that even the magician is not exempt from vulgarity, let alone such a small place as London.
"yes, that's good."
"Harry, you don't look right."
It is worthy of being a friend who has known each other for more than twenty years, and just at a glance, Ron can see something strange about Harry, although he usually looks bad, but when it comes to the critical moment, this red-haired man is still very reliable. He sneaked a peek at the others behind him before quietly pulling out his wand and muffling the noise. It wasn't until he had done that he looked up at Harry.
"What did you just do when you went out with that woman?"
"Nothing." Harry closed his eyes, his face inevitably showing exhaustion.
"It's just dirty work."
"Dirty work......
How terrifying is the hidden darkness of the Magic Society, there is always some dirty work that needs to be done by others. The work of the Aurors is superficial, but inside, there are many magicians who have stained their hands with blood for the operation of the Magic Association. Those were things that Harry had never seen before, and sitting in this Auror office, he couldn't see the substance clearly. Ron is different, he grew up in the world of magic since he was a child, and he has long known that there is more to this world than black and white, but he has always pretended to be confused.
But now, there's no way to pretend to be confused.
"Harry, what have you done? Killing? β
"It's even more upsetting than that."
After a moment's hesitation, Harry took the doll out of the drawer and placed it on the table, speaking in a lonely voice.
"This is the last thing left...... I did it. β
Seeing the doll, Ron gasped, he was not so stupid, and he figured out a lot in an instant.
"It's hard work for you like this, Harry. I didn't expect those people above to be so ruthless. β
"No, I asked for it in the end."
With a wry smile, Harry said.
"Because I thought that if it wasn't me, maybe that girl would be taken away by the Dementors, so I was in a hurry to strike first. Am I doing something wrong? This is the matter of guarding the present of the Magic Association and opening up the future, but does it have to be sacrificed by a family? Moreover, again in this form. β
"I understand the truth, it's undoubtedly true, but what is the difference between us and the Death Eaters in doing so? What is the difference with Voldemort? When did I start giving up on your weapons and choosing Avada instead? β
"Dumbledore told me that love is stronger than all magic. However, all I saw in this matter was full of evil. β
Sentence after sentence, Harry confided in his best friend about what had happened today, the people he had killed, the girl he had killed, and the room full of "Harry Potter", all of which silenced Ron.
"Harry, what do you want to do, then?"
"I can't do anything, and it's because they're all right, I'm doing the right thing, so I can't do anything. As Kingsley once said, the Aurors are just tools of the Ministry of Magic, we are no different from the sword, and our ultimate role is to stab someone else, whether that person is innocent or not. He also said that when I think about peace and justice, it is time for me to retire. β
With a wry smile, Harry looked at the doll in his hand.
"Maybe it's time for me to retire."
Three minutes later, two retirement letters appeared on the desk in the office of the Minister of Magic.
One is signed by Harry Potter and one is signed by Ron Weasley.
The current Minister of Magic, Kingsley, is a silent man who prefers to speak in terms of reality rather than bells and whistles, which is not at all like the former minister, but reminds Harry of the previous minister. It was an equally resilient man who died in the war with the Death Eaters. So every time he faced Kingsley as the leader of the Aurors, Harry always had the illusion that "the war is not over." β
"Harry, I've been watching you since you became an Auror, wondering when you'll be able to wake up from the sweet dreams that come with the title of 'Star of Saviour'. That's what Dumbledore was expecting, because when you come to your senses, you're finally mature. β
A rare smile bloomed on Kingsley's face.
"Congratulations, you've grown up."
PS: Patronizing the code word yesterday forgot to upload it, this is yesterday's, a moment will be today