Chapter 481: Faith

In the Ravenclaw Tower Library, the summer cicadas chirped incessantly in a magically simulated garden scene outside the fake window, it was a hot and irritable afternoon, but there was silence in the tower room. With the blessing of magic, the temperature in the room was cold and pleasant, Alan sat at his desk, the quill smoothly scribbled lines on the parchment, Hermione sat next to Eren with a thick magic book on illusions, and Luna stood in front of a bookshelf, but she was not looking for a book to read, and she was moving her gaze along the lines of the shelf, and it seemed that she was in a trance and fell into her own world again.

Finally, Alan put down the quill, picked up the parchment, skimmed it quickly, put down the paper with satisfaction, stretched his waist, and leaned comfortably back on the back of the chair.

"Ellen," Hermione asked, putting down her spellbook, "Are you writing to Harry? Didn't you receive a letter from Professor Dumbledore?"

"Are you saying that we should not write to Harry and tell him what is going on in the wizarding world?" asked Alan disapprovingly.

Hermione frowned, "Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore's letter emphasized that he couldn't tell Harry about the wizarding world, he said that the owl could be robbed halfway. Hermione paused, then added, "Of course there are other ways to send the message, but I think Dumbledore just didn't want Harry to know anything, you know, he hasn't learned Occlumency yet, and you're not speculating that the fragment of Voldemort's soul on Harry's forehead made him connect with Voldemort, which allowed Harry to see what Voldemort saw when he was emotional, but it was also possible that Voldemort could see what Harry saw and heard in reverse." ”

Alan shrugged: "I suspect that the fragment of Voldemort's soul left on Harry's forehead is the reason why Harry has not been able to learn Occlumency, I asked Harry to try to learn Occlumency from his godfather a long time ago, but not being able to learn does not mean that even ordinary communication cannot be carried out." Hermione, I'm not trying to preach or preach. I just don't think it's right for Professor Dumbledore to instruct us to isolate Harry from the wizarding world, and it's not wise for Dumbledore to hide from Harry and keep his side from being exposed to Voldemort. I estimate that with Voldemort's personality, once he realizes the soul connection between him and Harry, he will probably use this to create some illusion for Harry to fool Harry, and Harry, who knows nothing, is very likely to impulsively fall into the trap that Voldemort has set for him because he doesn't know the specifics. ”

Alan then sighed and continued, "But since I promised Dumbledore that he couldn't directly influence his arrangements for Harry and make his plan to fulfill the prophecy variable, I can't tell Harry the truth directly. Dumbledore was too old, had experienced too much, and had too many concerns. As he grew older, he had forgotten what it was like to be younger. Come to think of it, he had been stuck in the Dursley house for a month and couldn't hear anything from us, and the Muggle world wasn't kind to him, and if the wizarding world was misunderstood by him and thought that everyone had abandoned him, I think these negative emotions would make Voldemort more likely to have a bad influence on Harry after discovering that they were connected. Of course, it could also be that Dumbledore thought that Harry would not only reveal his plans to Voldemort, but might even be controlled by Voldemort through this connection, allowing Harry to spy on him. ”

Alan stood up and made Hermione a cup of Earl Grey tea, adding a few more orange slices to her taste: "I think it's necessary to keep in touch with Harry and keep him emotionally stable. But since my relationship with Harry has become less intimate in recent years, I just plan to send him a greeting letter or two as I usually do on holidays. Alan grabbed the parchment on the table and raised it, "Hermione, would you like to resume your correspondence with Harry as well? ”

After listening to Alan's words, Hermione began to hesitate to break the rules set for her by Headmaster Dumbledore, she looked at the parchment in Alan's hand, picked up the quill, and spread out a piece of parchment.

"I guess that's what the mystery man wants Harry to feel. Luna, who had been wandering, suddenly turned her head and said to Hermione, who was about to write.

"Why do you say that?" Hermione was still uncomfortable about breaking her agreement with the principal of the school, which made her unable to understand what Luna meant for a moment.

"Well, if I were a mystery, I'd like Harry to be isolated from everyone...... Because if he was alone, Harry wouldn't be a big threat. Luna said very softly, tilting her head and smiling at Hermione, who had suddenly come to her senses, then turned around, and began to follow the pattern of the bookshelf again along the spot where she had left off.

"By the way, Luna I've made a new prophecy these days, get your camera ready, the three of us will have to go around Dursley's house these days, and if nothing else, it will happen on the night of August 2nd. Alan hurriedly explained while Luna had not yet entered a trance again.

It had been the hottest summer Harry had ever seen in his life, and the Muggles' once-verdant meadows had turned yellow—and the use of watering hoses had been banned due to severe drought.

The inhabitants of Privet Road, whose usual pastimes were to clean their cars and mow the lawn, could not do either of these things, so they had to take refuge in their shady houses, and leave the windows wide open, hoping to let in a cool breeze that did not exist. Only Harry was still outside, lying flat on his back in the flower bed outside 4 Privet Road.

He would rather hide here in the heat of summer and eavesdrop on the news than accept many inexplicable accusations in that oppressive house. To his dismay, he hadn't received any messages from the wizarding world in a long time, except for a letter he had received from Ginny at the beginning of the holiday. And Sirius, after picking him up, left the house he bought on Privet Road under the pretext that he had something to do, and he didn't know where he went. In the middle of the night, he often had to jump out of bed and flip through those magic books over and over again to soothe his uneasiness a little.

Harry felt a sense of frustration and loss in his heart, and then, the despair that had tormented him all summer suddenly overwhelmed him once more.

Harry looked boredly at the sky above him, and suddenly his eyes narrowed, and he sat up in an instant, covering his eyes with his hands, and a small black dot flew in the distance, Harry turned his head suddenly, he was sure that his Hedwig was still sleeping in the bedroom at the moment, so, this one on the horizon was-

Harry jerked to his feet, his head slamming against the open window of the Dursleys. There was a thud, and Aunt Penny's screams of terror could be heard in the room.

Harry felt as if his head had been split in half, and his eyes filled with tears. Ignoring the blurred vision in front of him, he shook his body and hurriedly ran down the street, which was a very wise move, and he had barely gone far when he heard Uncle Vernon's roar.

Harry shook his head, his vision finally clear, and at the same time, he waved desperately at the owl in the sky, like a madman, but fortunately it was hot, and no one would have probed out, otherwise he would have thought he was a madman.

The joy in Harry's heart was indescribable, and he recognized that it was none other than Benny, Ellen's owl, who was flying towards him with his wings outstretched.

With a gentle stroke of Benny's head, Harry eagerly untied the two letters tied to the owl's feet.

His fingers trembled slightly, and he opened the envelope, and three pieces of paper fell out of it—two letters and a photograph. Harry glanced at the event photos, and Hermione, Luna, and Alan were smiling at him as they stood in front of a very majestic castle, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

He opened Allen's letter first, and a look of envy appeared on his face, it was good to be able to travel abroad freely. Although Elen's letter didn't mention any news from the wizarding world, the fact that communication was restored was heartening in itself.

Tearing open Hermione's letter again, Harry's brow furrowed.

For some reason, I couldn't contact you at the start of the holiday...... You need to review your homework, after all, we will soon face the general wizard level exam, which is very important, and it will affect what kind of jobs you can apply for in the future, I remember if you want to be an Auror, then you need to be extra careful in Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Potions class, Charms class, etc. You can master a lot of knowledge during the summer vacation, as long as you get good grades,.. subjects.

There was still a long time left before the average wizard level exam, Harry shook his head, carefully folded the letter, and put it in his pocket along with the photo.