"Draco, I remember Christmas when you said you were almost at the eighth order, right?" When the door to the box closed again, Catherine asked her friend with a straight face.

"I've tried to accept the family inheritance during the Easter holidays, and despite my failures, I've hit some thresholds, and I'm sure the second time will be a success, smiling proudly," Draco said, sitting up straight. ”

"In that case, I'll leave this thing to you." Catherine took out the prefect badge that Ixissiy had just given her, and threw it into Draco's arms.

Everyone's eyes widened, and it took a moment for Brace to ask, "Won't Dumbledore interfere this time?" ”

"Now," Catherine smiled, a big smile, "he has no power to interfere with Slytherin. ”

"He's the headmaster! How could there be no interference with the power of Slytherin House? Pansy asked in shock.

"Don't forget, Hogwarts Castle is the ancestral home of the Slytherins." Catherine explained with a smile.

"So who is that power in now? You? Theodore lifted his glasses, and the sunlight reflected from the lenses made it impossible to see the love in his eyes.

"Of course not me," Catherine shook her head, "I'm still a student and have no administration. ”

"Is it Professor Snape?" Daphne asked.

"That's right," replied Catherine, of course, "because he's the head of Slytherin." ”

The third-year Slytherin immediately wilted.

If Snape was strict with the students of other houses, then he was strict with the students of his own house.

Now that Snape has the real management of Slytherin House, this only means that the future of Slytherin students' academic careers will be in dire straits.

"Catherine, does the Dean know?" Daphne asked suddenly.

"Not yet." Catherine thought for a moment and replied, "I found out by accident last night, and I didn't have time to tell him yet." ”

"Don't sue him!" The crowd exclaimed in unison.

"That can't be." Catherine shook her head with a smile, "Even if I don't say it." Professor Dumbledore will sue him as well. ”

"Merlin!" Brace suddenly prayed to the heavens in an aria, "Please send someone to melt away the dean's coldness!" Let him be loved! ”

When Catherine heard this, the smile on her face couldn't help but become a little stiff.

Draco glanced at it, burying his head between his hands.

Pansy and Daphne couldn't help but glance at each other and exchanged an inexplicable look.

Theodore, on the other hand, lifted his rimless glasses again.

After most of the day's journey, the Hogwarts Express finally arrived at King's Cross Station, and after glancing at the platform, Catherine saw that there was no black figure to be ignored, so she said goodbye to her Slytherin friends and accompanied Harry, Ron, and Hermione out of Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.

Just came out of the wall. Catherine saw the Weasleys and Grangers welcoming the children, and as she greeted the adults with a smile and hugged Molly, she suddenly noticed the Dursleys standing in the distance, staring intently at them.

And when Penny noticed the red-haired girl's gaze at her, she even forgot her dislike of the wizarding world and walked over with hurried messy steps. Dursley could only hurriedly follow her.

Catherine couldn't help but think about the process of going to Dursley's home at the beginning of last summer's vacation to explain to the Dursleys why Harry owned a cell phone.

Penny was the same at that time. Her eyes were fixed on her from the beginning, and if Snape hadn't been by his side and showed his sense of presence at all times, she wouldn't have been just concerned about Catherine's daily life.

But it is precisely because of the contact that there has been. Knowing that the red-haired girl is not particularly disgusted with herself, Penny is eager to learn more, and naturally she can't be like last year, because Catherine refuses. He didn't come any closer.

Catherine saw this, and stepped out of the crowd to meet her, believing that Penny must want to be alone with her.

Penny sees Catherine's actions. His eyes lit up, and the pace under his feet couldn't help but speed up a few points, Vernon hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped in the distance.

"Catherine!" Penny rushed to her niece, gasping and calling out to her, but she didn't dare to get closer, and it took a long time to raise her hands tremblingly.

"You really resemble her," Penny smiled sadly, holding Catherine's face lightly, "but you're not my sister, not Lily." So, sorry! She kissed the girl on the forehead, then reached out and took her into her arms.

Catherine was stunned for a moment before she hesitated to hug Penny.

"He told me in the letter that you are dead! I've been foolishly thinking you're dead. Penny poured out in pain, tears streaming down her face.

"The first time I saw you, I thought it was just a joke of God; But when Harry told me that my guess was true, I was completely stupid. ”

"I didn't expect you to be alive!" Penny looked at Catherine happily, tears still flowing, "I was happy for a long time, until I remembered that you lived in Snape's house, and I began to feel uneasy. ”

"I questioned Harry many times until he was taken away, and then I could only pray to God that he would bless you and not be hurt by Snape."

"You can rest assured that Professor Snape never intended to harm me." Catherine explained with a smile.

"No, not physical harm!" Petunia shook her head vigorously, "Mentally, I'm afraid he'll use you as a stand-in for Lily." ”

Catherine's eyes widened in disbelief at the thin blonde woman in front of her.

"Snape's feelings for Lily are so deep that I still can't believe that my brother-in-law is not this grumpy guy." Penny recalls as she strokes Catherine's hair.

"Even though Lily told me about the two of them parting ways 18 years ago just after the holidays, I later found out that Snape still ran around my house every day, just avoiding Lily."

"Then I knew that one day, he would give everything he had for Lily, and sacrifice his qiē."

"Even though I don't know what happened next, and even though I didn't see him again until two years ago, I knew at a glance that he had transferred all his feelings for Lily to you."

"I wanted to ask him if he was using you as a stand-in for Lily, but he just took you away, and—" Penny paused before hesitatingly adding, "I heard Harry say that Dumbledore arranged for you to stay at his house, and that Dumbledore never told me, you just disappeared." ”

"So, I'm scared." Penny touched Catherine's face and said in a worried tone, "I'm afraid that this qiē was deliberately arranged to make you fall in love with him." ”

Catherine was utterly stupid, she could not have imagined that this unusually vulgar Lady Dursley could discover what had taken her more than two years to notice, based only on her impressions from years ago, and by her haste with Snape.

"I wish I was just being overminded, so I didn't force it when you refused to communicate with me last year," Penny pulled out an ugly smile, "but when Snape accompanied you to my house to explain, I found that your interaction was completely unnecessary." ”

"Since then, I've wanted to talk to you, but I haven't been able to find a chance until today. Now," Penny asked, half-bent over and looking at Catherine with a focused expression, "please tell me that it's not too late." ”

"It's late!" Catherine smiled wryly.

Penny immediately covered her mouth, tears welling up again.

"Don't cry!" Catherine reached out to wipe away her tears for Penny, "I never wanted to be someone else's stand-in. She smiled and said, "So, he didn't hurt me either." ”

Penny's tears stopped, and she was stunned for a moment before her eyes widened.

"Don't worry about me anymore!" Catherine smiled happily, "Because someone has promised that they will always protect me, always help me, and always be with me." ”

Penny gasped, but couldn't help but have a hesitant look of surprise on her face.

"Besides, I must apologize to you—" Catherine formally apologized to Penny, "I shouldn't have deliberately distanced myself from you. ”

"No, no apologies." Penny hurriedly picked up her niece, she looked at the girl in front of her who was more mature than herself, and couldn't help but take her into her arms again with pity, "I just want you to be happy." ”

"I will." Catherine hugged Penny hard for a few moments before letting go of her hand.

Penny noticed her movements, but she looked at Catherine carefully for a while before letting go of her hand.

"Whatever you have, you can come to me." Penny promises.

Catherine smiled and nodded, taking three steps back before slowly turning and walking towards Harry.

"Don't tell her anything about me again!" When Catherine hugged Harry, she solemnly warned him in a stern voice, "She's just an ordinary Muggle who can't resist any wizard." ”

Harry's body shook before he hesitated to ask, "What if she keeps asking?" ”

"Text me her questions, and I'll give you the answers, but—" Catherine's voice suddenly became unusually cold, "don't communicate with me about her in the address book." ”

"Why?" Harry asked, surprised.

"Now is not the time for you to know why." Catherine finished speaking before facing Harry with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be safe." ”

"Ahh Oh! Good! Harry couldn't cope with Catherine's rapid change of face, so he had to give a stupid reply.

But Catherine just laughed and pinched Harry's face, then turned to say goodbye to the others, and then cast a confusion charm on herself, summoning Dobby to take her to 17 Spider's Tail Alley. (To be continued......)