Chapter 017: The Riots Caused by the "Savior" (Part II)

"Catherine?" Harry didn't understand why Penny cared about the first classmate he knew, was it just because she looked alike his mother when she was a child?

"Do you know anything more about her?" Penny's voice was very nervous.

"This ......," Harry said after trying to recall for a long time, "I only know that she is an orphan." ”

"Oh!" Penny's face was filled with deep disappointment, "Forget it. With that, she was ready to leave.

"Aunt Penny!" Harry suddenly stopped her, "May I ask why?" ”

"She—" Penny looked into the boy's eyes for a moment of silence before saying, "she looked very much like Lily when she was a child, except for the eyes. ”

"You-" Harry was suddenly surprised, "care about my mother?" ”

"She's my own sister!" Penny glared at him and shouted angrily.

"Then why ......," Harry didn't dare to ask.

Penny stared into his eyes and was silent again for a long time before she spoke.

"Every child has a magical dream, and so do I."

Harry's eyes widened in surprise.

"When Lily received her acceptance letter from Hogwarts, I couldn't resist secretly writing to ask Dumbledore if I could go to school with me, but Dumbledore wrote back and said, 'I'm sorry, Muggles can't learn magic.'" ”

Penny looked out the window, her expression full of disappointment, visibly lost in her memory, which caused Harry to cover her mouth in a hurry to prevent herself from interrupting her aunt's narration.

"Coupled with some things that happened later, I was very jealous of Lily, and over time, I began to reject things related to magic, and after Lily found out, she also began to avoid appearing in front of me, and got married as soon as she graduated, and after that, we never contacted each other again except for the news of your birth. And I didn't know until the morning I saw you—" Tears rolled down Penny's eyes, "my sister, Lily, was dead. ”

"At that time, I realized how naïve and ridiculous my previous actions were, and I realized the value of family affection at that time, but it was too late! Lily is dead! She chose death to protect you! Penny looked at Harry and screamed.

"I regret it, I feel very guilty, I didn't get back together with her earlier, I didn't do a good job as a sister, fortunately, she still keeps you, at least she can let me try to be a good aunt."

Penny stroked her nephew's head tenderly, causing Harry to look horrified, wondering whether to stay away or continue to enjoy his aunt's rare tenderness.

"But it wasn't long before I realized I couldn't." Petunia withdrew her hand and looked at Harry with a complicated gaze, "Because you're a wizard!" ”

"Why!" Harry couldn't help but raise his voice.

"You'll be like your mother, go to Hogwarts at the age of 11, leave here as soon as you graduate, and never come back."

"This—" Harry tried to say something, but was stopped by Penny.

"You will!" "Because Dumbledore told me that Voldemort, the man who killed your parents, was just missing!" ”

Harry was silent, and so was Penny.

For a long time, perhaps feeling that there was nothing to say, Penny turned again to leave.

"Aunt Penny!" Harry suddenly stopped her again, "I'll get up early tomorrow to prepare breakfast." ”

Penny looked back at him in shock, half paid, and then said with a little choked, "Go to bed early!" After saying that, he ran out without looking back.

"Because of this, you're back to being a 'house elf'!" The next morning, when Harry learned about the previous night, Draco said bitterly.

"I'm grateful!" Harry shouted, "I don't know what to do but that. ”

"I think your aunt wants you to live well!" Catherine comforted.

"I know! It's just that I don't understand! Harry slammed his toes into the ground, "Is that Voldemort really that scary?" ”

"If it had been ten years ago," Draco said grimly, "you would have been dead by now. ”

"Is that why his name is taboo?" Catherine asked, narrowing her eyes slightly.

Draco shrugged his shoulders and took up another topic, "Want to know how to get stronger?" ”

"Yes!" The light in Harry's eyes almost blinded the other two.

"So, let's play a game first." Draco said with a smile.

"What does gaming have to do with getting stronger?" Harry asked, puzzled.

"Games can also be seen as a form of training, but it's simpler and more fun." Catherine helped explain.

"Ahh So what do we play? Harry immediately asked excitedly.

"Let's play first......" Draco lowered his voice with a mysterious expression.

Since it was Draco who was the first to mention yì, and since he was the only one who grew up in the wizarding world, he certainly played the game he was best at, but Harry and Catherine's appearance shocked him very much.

Harry was like a shriveled sponge, absorbing the knowledge he came into contact with, and if he was compared to a sapling, he was growing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

And if Harry is compared to a genius, then Catherine can be said to be a demon, and the process of starting from nothing is completely a triple jump - seeking, familiarizing, and exploiting.

What he had taken a long time to excel at was easily caught up by Harry, and even more so in the blink of an eye in Catherine's hands, which quickly reduced the Platinum Boy's self-confidence to a negative value.

Although it is a thing in the wizarding world, it is the same, and this kind of game for beginners is not difficult for Catherine at all.

But to Catherine's surprise, Draco actually knew these things that were needed for "psychological warfare", and was already very good at them, which not only made her re-evaluate the weight of the Malfoy family in the wizarding world.

As for Harry, she was surprised and helpless, surprised by his ignorance and helpless at his fate, so Catherine helped him make a study plan so that he could spend less energy to reach his goal.

Although Harry didn't understand what he was exposed to now, he understood that it was a hard-earned opportunity, and he worked very hard to learn from Draco and Catherine.

Harry was very grateful to Draco for letting him know what he had to face in the future, and he was even more grateful to Catherine for letting her know what to do to overcome the odds.

And Lucius, who learned the results from his son, was also surprised, surprised that the famous Harry Potter would be as clean as a blank piece of paper, and even more surprised that Catherine had a systematic understanding of the wizarding world in less than a month.

Therefore, Lucius immediately told Draco to establish a good relationship with them, so that Harry had a better impression of the Malfoy family, and of course, he did not forget to tell his son part of Catherine's situation, so that he could get a preliminary understanding of her true strength and help him regain his self-confidence.

And Narcissa is indeed a woman who likes children very much, whether it is Catherine or Harry, who has never met her, she loves it very much, and her first task every day is to prepare all kinds of snacks and meals for the three children.

At the same time, she was also a very doting mother, which even Harry could tell, because even if all three of them ate the same thing, Draco's share was the most perfect.

But for Harry, it was Penny who changed the most, and the aunt, who had always been mean and ruthless to him, seemed to have decided to face up to her mistakes again and start trying to treat her nephew in the right way.

This change seems to be supported by Harry's uncle, Vernon Dursley, so that even Dudley Dursley, who has always taken pleasure in bullying his cousin, begins to restrain his attitude, even though he has long been too frightened by Hagrid to stay in the same room with Harry.

The only person associated with the three children, who didn't notice their transformation, was Snape.

On the one hand, Catherine is not an ignorant child for a long time, and she does not have many bad habits and faults at all, so she can let two peers help correct them, and naturally there are no changes that can be noticed.

On the other hand, Hogwarts was about to start school, and Snape was so busy in the last week of August that he didn't have much time to pay attention to the three children.

On August 31, Hogwarts held a "Pre-School Kick-off Meeting", hosted by Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, and all the staff of the school, regardless of life or death, race, or form, participated in it.

Well, in fact, this is a party at all, after all, in addition to the Defence Against the Dark Arts professors who change once a year, even the youngest faculty members have participated ten times, and the oldest has participated in it for nearly a thousand years, so after those things that should be talked about have been said, everyone present has told others about their interesting experiences during the summer vacation, and even the respected headmaster is trying to sell the new varieties of sweets he "scavenged" during the summer vacation to the people around him.

Faced with this situation, Snape was about to leave as soon as he finished the normal conversation, but as soon as he wanted to get up, he was pulled by Dumbledore.

"Don't worry! Severus! Dumbledore smiled as he shoved his current sweet treats into his hand, "I still have some things to discuss with you. ”

"What's the matter?" Snape threw the snacks directly onto the table.

"About her children." Dumbledore lifted his half-moon glasses, which made his expression a little stern.

"Can't you say it now?" Snape asked.

"Look at the atmosphere right now...... Dumbledore glanced at the Great Hall, winking at Snape with his pale blue eyes.

"When?" Snape's tone was impatient.

"Seven o'clock in the evening—" Snape stood up as soon as Dumbledore said the first half of his sentence, and he hurriedly added, "in my office." ”

"Yes!" Snape answered and walked away.

"Severus! Can't you just feel the joy of this place more? Dumbledore shouted, but only to get Snape to speed up.