Chapter Ninety-Four: Returning Home
"Harry, Ron, what did you two just do, there's a big party in the common room, and you didn't even have time to attend to celebrate the graduation of those seventh year students. "At eleven o'clock in the evening, Harry and Ron finally returned, and they hadn't been seen since the exam.
"We've just had a great adventure, and Professor Dumbledore complimented me on the greatest game of wizarding chess Hogwarts has ever seen. Ron said excitedly, his face full of excitement.
Harry was a little unhappy and feeling very lost, "We thought Snape wanted to steal the Philosopher's Stone, so we went under the trapdoor on the fourth floor, but we didn't expect it to be Professor Dumbledore inside. β
"Hahaha. Seamus laughed, "I guess Hermione must not have gone with you, right?" β
"How do you know, we were supposed to say it was good, but when it came to the end, she suddenly didn't go, so we had to go alone, fortunately Ron's wizard chess skills are good, otherwise the two of us would be too embarrassed. Harry was a little surprised, and then told him what had happened to them under the trapdoor.
At first, the two of them passed through the Lowe and fell into the devil's net, and the two of them were entangled in death, but luckily Harry used the Fire Charm at the critical moment, because he thought that plants were afraid of fire.
The Devil's Net also let go of them after the flames appeared, and then they passed the level one after another, and the wizard's chess game was successfully passed because of Ron's skill, and finally the two were stumped in front of the level set by Snape, and they couldn't tell which bottle was the potion that passed, and then Professor Dumbledore came to them, telling them that they had received their letter, that Snape would not come to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and praised them for their bravery.
"But if it wasn't for Snape trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone, who would it be?" Harry was still puzzled as he finished telling their story.
The bravery of the two of you may really be the only thing Dumbledore can praise, pouring himself a glass of water, Seamus asked rhetorically, "Haven't you figured it out? More than a week ago, there was a big explosion in the Forbidden Forest, and the person who didn't show up after that was Professor Quirrell, and Dumbledore didn't give any explanation for it, isn't that obvious enough?" β
"You're saying Professor Quirrell is the one who wants to steal the Philosopher's Stone. Harry looked surprised and incredulous, and said, "I, I thought Professor Quirrell had been kicked out by Snape." β
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The auditorium was decorated in green and silver representing Slytherin to celebrate their seventh consecutive year of winning the House Cup. On the wall behind the guest of honor stood a large banner depicting Slytherin snakes.
"Another year has passed!" Dumbledore said gleefully, "Before I can indulge in these delicacies, I must trouble everyone to listen to an old man's clichΓ©." Now, as far as I know, we must first have a ceremony to win the House Cup, and the specific scores for each house are as follows: fourth, Hufflepuff, 352 points, 3rd place, Gryffindor, 412 points, Ravenclaw 426 points, Slytherin 472 points. β
Before the cheers at the Slytherin table could fall, Dumbledore's voice echoed through the Great Hall, "However, several recent events must also be taken into account. Let me take a look at the first item, Ron Weasley, who completed a perfect game and deserved twenty points for it. The second, Seamus Finigan, with his audacity and meticulousness, prevented a catastrophe that was highly likely, for which he received twenty points. The third, Harry Potter, showed great courage and courage, for which I would like to award Gryffindor House thirty points. β
At this point, Gryffindor's total score has reached 482 points, and this time it was Gryffindor who won the House Cup. At the Slytherin table, Malfoy's appearance, even though he had just been subjected to a full-body restraint charm, would not have looked more surprised or panicked than he was now.
Seamus also applauded, but he didn't expect it to be all Dumbledore's round, and Dumbledore really spared no effort to make Harry the one who helped Gryffindor get the House Cup. Not only did they hide the truth about the explosion, but they also covered up what Harry had done.
Anyway, he is the boss in this school, of course, he is whatever he says, he can give points to whoever he wants, and even because of his fame, others will not even have the idea of doubt, they will only feel that these scores are what those people deserve.
Early the next morning, Seamus arrived at the Hogwarts train station with his suitcase, and they were about to embark on their way home. Seamus looked back at the castle gates, and in the thick morning fog, he vaguely saw the wooden sign with the danger sign written on it.
Entering the Hogwarts Express, they set out on their way home, where they ate Bibi beans and chocolate frogs in anticipation of the summer holidays.
Fred took out a notice from his suitcase, warning them not to use magic at home, Fred said with some regret, "I always wish they forgot to send this to us, but unfortunately they never forgot about it, but it's okay, like Harry, you really can't use magic." β
With that, he opened the window and turned the notice into a flame and let it go away with the wind outside the window.
"Hehe, don't tell me about it, Aunt Vernon doesn't know that I can't use magic at home, and I'm going to play a good trick on Dali. A big smile spread across Harry's face, and they were all a little surprised.
With a screeching sound of brakes, they came to the platform of nine and three-quarters, and Seamus reduced the playing cards on the table to the chocolate frog cards, and they had already gotten off the train, Seamus deliberately stayed on the train until the end, wanting to see more of the train that took him into the wizarding world, and he would never see the train again for the next year.
He didn't get out of the car until the old lady who sold snacks got off the bus and the flight attendant began to clean the car, but he didn't expect the Weasleys to be standing outside, and when they saw him get out of the car, Mrs. Weasley gave him a warm hug.
"Child, I heard George say, you are going to distant China, thank you for saving my two children, you must take care of yourself outside. Mrs. Weasley looked at him with a smile, "Also, here's a little gift I brought you." β
With that, Mrs. Weasley pulled out a package and handed it to Seamus.
"It's nothing, it's all what I'm supposed to do, we're all friends. Taking the package, Seamus opened it and saw that it was a sweater with an "S" embroidered on his chest, Seamus hugged the sweater to his chest, "I like it very much, it's amazing, thank you Mrs. Weasley." β
Although he does not lack the love of his parents, it also means that Mrs. Weasley accepts him in her heart and represents a recognition from others.
By this time, the people outside had already walked almost, and they passed through the exit without queuing and came to King's Cross railway station.
Daisy and Jack were waiting for him outside, and standing next to them was Lupin, who had not changed his life from a year's travels, but rather seemed to be rejuvenated, and his face was even more red.
"Welcome home. Daisy rushed over and gave him a hug, and Daisy was worried when she was injured at school, so she didn't run to school when he stopped her.
Mrs. Weasley and Lupin are old acquaintances, and when Seamus reunites with his parents after a long absence, Lupin is also catching up with the Weasleys.
After a long stay at the station, the Weasleys said goodbye to them, and Lupin naturally returned home with Seamus.
A few days ago, he told his parents that he was going to Huaxia as an exchange student next semester, and he planned to stay at home for a while before he set off, first to familiarize himself with some situations and complete the formalities.
"Remus, don't say a word about when you came back, and when you came back. Lying on the couch, Seamus looked at Lupin, who was sitting next to him, he looked younger than before he went to Africa, "Did you meet anything good on the African side? β
"I came back one step ahead of you, I only arrived in London at noon today, how can I encounter any good things, just return to a familiar place, and my mood will naturally improve. Lupin replied with a smile as he flipped through the book in his hand, and returned to his hometown to make him feel good.
"It seems that you really want to stay in England, so I can only go to China alone. He deliberately tilted his head to a place where Lupin couldn't see, pretending to be unhappy, "It's really pitiful to pity me, a twelve-year-old child, who has to cross the ocean and cross tens of thousands of kilometers to go to school." β
Lupin didn't mean to be fooled at all, he could see at a glance that Seamus was pretending, slowly flipping through the book in his hand, and refilling the cup for himself, "It's a little pitiful to go to school so far away alone." β
"Will you go with me?" Seamus saw that Lupin didn't mean to be fooled at all, so he sat up, sat down and asked him, "I heard that there are a lot of interesting things over there, after all, the area is so big, and there are many more interesting things than in England." β
Lupin smiled dumbly and pushed him back by the head, "That's what you're interested in, not what I'm interested in, why should I go with you?"
"Do you know what you want to do now?" Seamus was a little curious, because Lupin always exuded a desireless aura before he went out, as if he didn't care about anything.
"Yes, at first I thought I was in a bad place, I was in a mess all day, I didn't know what to do, until I went out to Africa this time, I saw people who were more unfortunate than me, but they still loved life the same. Compared to them, I seemed so small, so I decided that I would work hard to live from then on. "Lupin's language is full of love for life.
"Only those who still love life after seeing the essence of life clearly are truly brave people. Seamus said this slowly, saw Lupin looking over, and quickly denied it: "I didn't say it, I just saw it in a book." β