Chapter 075 Life Experience

Immediately afterwards, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout rushed in, their clothes very disheveled, and it seemed that the checkpoints along the road were causing them a lot of trouble.

The last to rush into the room was Professor McGonagall, her hair completely loose, and she nervously ran up to them, "How are you, are you hurt?" Tell me and I'll show you. ”

"We're fine, except—" Harry looked left and right, finally scratching his head in embarrassment, "I had a headache when I caught Quirrell just now. ”

"It--" Snape asked, pointing to Quirrell who was bubbling on the ground, "is it Quirrell?" He replied to his grim look.

The four children nodded.

"And how did he- become like this?" Professor Sprout asked, causing everyone's eyes to look at Harry.

"I don't know!" Harry shook his head vigorously, "As soon as he touches me, he blisters." ”

"And how the hell did you get in?" Professor Flitwick asked, "We've put a lot of hurdles in our way. ”

Harry and Hermione immediately recounted what had happened, and the professors all had relieved expressions on their faces, and even Snape gave Katherine and Draco an appreciative look.

"First of all," Dumbledore finally spoke up, "I have to say, you did break a number of school rules, so Gryffindor and Slytherin will be deducted twenty points for it." ”

The four children couldn't help but look a little depressed.

"Secondly, you used your courage and spirit of unity to break through all the barriers set by the professors." Dumbledore walked up to them, "As a first-year, this is a pretty remarkable achievement, so I'm going to reward you with fifty points each." ”

All four children looked at Dumbledore in surprise, and when they were sure they had heard correctly, they couldn't help but look delighted.

"Harry!" A loud voice suddenly rang out outside the door, and then a giant burst in, Hagrid, who rushed towards Harry, and everyone gave way.

"Oh my God! Harry, are you alright? Hagrid looked at him nervously.

"I'm fine, Hagrid."

"Really?"

"Really!"

"That's good, that's good," Hagrid said in a trance, patting Harry on the back, "otherwise I don't know how to explain to Jaime and Lily, I've already killed Ca----" he slammed his mouth.

"Hagrid, what did you just say Ca----?" Harry stared at him, "Is it my sister?" ”

"You, how do you know?" Hagrid's tone was flustered.

"What the hell is going on with her!" Harry grabbed Hagrid's clothes, "Is she dead, or is she missing?" ”

"When I went to pick you up," Hagrid said with tears in his eyes after looking at Dumbledore and nodding his head, "she had stopped breathing, but her body was not found afterwards, so some people said that she was still alive, just missing." ”

"What's her name?" Harry felt it was the key.

"Catherine." Only Harry was surprised, and the others, including Hermione, apparently knew the name.

"Catherine?" Harry turned to look at the red-haired girl, "It's not a coincidence, is it?" "He suddenly remembered many things.

"You said your birthday was Halloween because the night you were abandoned was exactly 10 years ago on Halloween -- and that day something happened to my family -- you know my sister just disappeared -- you look alike my mom -- and your eyes, they are the same as my dad's—Quirrell says you have a younger brother—Voldemort says your mom died protecting him—and he says, now it's your turn to protect him—and then you pull me behind you—and you say, 'I'm not going to let him be killed again.'" Harry paused for a moment before finally asking.

"Catherine, are you my sister?"

"I'll ask the Headmaster to help me confirm my background at Christmas," Catherine said as she looked at Dumbledore, "and he said it would be six months before the results came. ”

"Professor Dumbledore!" Harry turned his head and asked eagerly, "It's June now, do you have any results?" ”

"Yes." Dumbledore smiled and nodded.

"That's ......" everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.

"She is indeed your sister—" Dumbledore announced with a smile, "Catherine Lily Potter. ”

Snape staggered backwards and almost stepped on Quirrell, Professor McGonagall covered her mouth in excitement, Professor Flitwick fell to the ground, Professor Sprout wiped tears from his eyes, Draco looked helpless, and Hermione was almost overjoyed.

Harry hugged Catherine tightly, he was so excited, he didn't expect that he had a sister alive and cared so much about him all this year.

"Fool, I won't run!" Catherine said, but her tears flowed as she clenched Harry with her hands.

"Harry! Catherine! A pair of huge arms wrapped around the two of them, and Hagrid's cry came from above their heads.

"Oh! Hagrid! ”

"You're pushing too hard!"

Both shouted at the same time.

"I'm sorry!" Hagrid hurriedly let them go.

"Flutter!" Someone laughed, and the sentimental atmosphere was diluted by Hagrid.

"Ahem!" Dumbledore coughed lightly, drawing their attention, "Catherine, there's something I'd like to ask you about here by the way. ”

"Excuse me." Catherine wiped away tears.

"As far as I know, you auctioned off all your possessions before you came to Hogwarts, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"So, where are you going to live during the summer vacation?"

"Catherine, come and stay with me!" Harry said as he scrambled, holding the girl's hand tightly as if he were afraid she would disappear.

"I'm sorry, Harry." Catherine shook her head and said, "I'm afraid I can't live with you." ”

"Why?" Harry wasn't the only one who had doubts, most of the people present didn't understand.

"I don't think the amount of manpower and material resources spent to keep Harry safe in the past ten years is definitely not a small amount," Catherine glanced at the adult wizards around her, "I don't think there's any need to spend any more money on me. ”

"But, Catherine......" Hagrid was interrupted by the girl before she could finish her sentence.

"I don't mean that I don't need protection," Catherine smiled, "and I know very well that my strength is not yet invincible. ”

Everyone couldn't help but smile kindly.

"I just want to keep my background a secret for the time being, so that no malicious eyes are drawn to me."

"It's a good idea, but then you'll have one less layer of blood protection than Harry." Professor McGonagall said, "People who want to hurt you can still find you." ”

"Well," said Catherine after a moment's thought, "is it okay to stay in a wizard's house for the time being who knows my origins until I come of age?" ”

"It's fine." Dumbledore was the first to speak, "But since it's a matter of secrecy, let's limit it to those present." He looked at the others.

Harry had ruled out that Hermione was a Muggle family, Draco's father was a Death Eater, Hagrid couldn't even take care of himself, Professor Flitwick was a research freak, and Professor Sprout's magic was her weakness, which meant that the only suitable candidates were Professor McGonagall, Snape and Dumbledore herself, but only one of the three would not arouse the suspicion of others.

"Severus," Dumbledore looked at Snape, "would you like to let Catherine stay at your house until she becomes an adult?" ”

The others were surprised at first, then understood Dumbledore's consideration, while Snape pursed his lips and stared at Catherine, who was looking at him, before opening his mouth to spit out.

“Sure!”

Draco was immediately overjoyed, while Harry and Hermione looked helpless, as it meant they couldn't go to Catherine for the summer.

After Dumbledore had used the Loyalty Charm to keep Catherine's background secret, Professor Sprout led them away, and all the levels along the way had been stopped by the other professors, and the Devil's Net had been obediently built into a ladder under her command, and the three-headed dog had already been taken away by Hagrid.

"Harry," Catherine suddenly exclaimed before leaving the penalty area, "can you let go of my hand?" ”

As soon as Harry looked down, he realized that his hand had not been released, and his face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly let go of the girl's hand.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't let go!" Hermione interjected with a smile, "As long as you don't mind if the rumors of your relationship start spreading." ”

"Now the two of them can still date!" Draco stared at Harry and Catherine in a very strange tone.

"Draco Malfoy!" Harry seemed to understand the Platinum Boy's subtext, and his tone became strange.

"What? Want to fight? Draco raised his head and said arrogantly, "Harry Potter! ”

"No!" Harry suddenly had a malicious expression, "I'm just going to watch the show!" ”

"Excuse me," Catherine interjected suddenly, "can you let us go first?" ”

Harry and Draco were stunned for a moment, but they both immediately got out of the way, and Catherine pulled Hermione over.

"Catherine!" When the red-haired girl's hand touched the doorknob, the two boys shouted in unison, "What do you want to do?" ”

"I'm hungry and ready to eat." Catherine turned back and said in a very innocent tone, "Go ahead. ”

The two boys immediately had a bunch of black lines on their foreheads, and Hermione was holding her stomach and laughing out loud without conscience.

"Pay attention to the image! Hermione! Catherine kindly helped the brown-haired girl, "There's someone waiting for us outside!" ”

The other three were stunned and immediately looked at the door suspiciously, and when Catherine opened the door, they found that someone was waiting for them outside the door.

Brace, Pansy, Daphne, Theodore, Neville, the Weasley twins, and Ron, who they carried in the middle, tied up like a mummy.

"Are you alright?" As soon as the door opened, Ron asked nervously with a leaky mouth.

"It's fine!" Hermione ran first, "We're all fine, but you-" she couldn't go on with tears in her eyes.

"It's just a broken bone!" Ron twisted his face and smiled weirdly, "Madam Pomfrey said, it's good that I didn't get bitten, otherwise I would be in trouble!" As he spoke, he looked at the Slytherins and blushed for a long time before he said softly, "Thank you!" ”