Chapter 177: Order of the Phoenix
Harry wasn't a stupid person, and although he was often controlled by impulses, when he calmed down, he always found things that others couldn't see.
Looking at Hermione in front of him, Harry, who had calmed down, realized that there was a trace of melancholy wrapped between Hermione's eyebrows, and although his eyes were bright, they were no longer shining.
She still wore the same necklace around her neck as she had at the Santa Ball, but it didn't have the beauty of that night.
Moreover, the suitcase in the corner seems to be Ike's......
"Okay, sorry Hermione." Harry sat back on the bed, and Ron sat down next to him, "Say something else...... By the way, do you know what the Order of the Phoenix is? ”
"The Order of the Phoenix is an organization created by Dumbledore specifically to fight against Voldemort." Hermione sat down and said, "Sirius, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Kingsley, Moody, and Tonks are all members of it. ”
So, what are they talking about at the meeting? Did you know? Harry asked again.
"I don't know, they never tell us." Ron shook his head, "Although Fred and George always eavesdropped with their telescopic ears, very few of them could be heard. ”
"Retractable ears?"
"The little gadget they made up didn't really work." Ron shrugged his shoulders and said.
"Long time no see, Harry, I'll just say I heard you." No sooner had Ron finished speaking than Fred and George suddenly appeared in the room, holding a large ear in their hands.
George threw his ear down on the bed and said, "It's useless, they used the anti-disturbance charm today, and they couldn't hear anything at all." ”
"Yes, I wanted to hear what Snape had to say......"
"Snape! How did he end up here? As soon as Fred said so, Harry exclaimed.
"He's also a member of the Order of the Phoenix." Ron shrugged, and Hermione nodded.
At this moment, the door to the room was opened, and it turned out to be Ginny. She was still happy to see Harry, and smiled and said hello before asking, "What are you talking about?" ”
"Snape, we just told Harry that he's also a member of the Order of the Phoenix." Ron complained, "It's terrible, a lot of people don't like him, Sirius, Moody, they all do. ”
"Bill didn't like him either." Ginny interjected.
"Bill too? Wasn't he in Egypt? Harry's curiosity was ignited, and he was desperate to know anything relevant.
"He joined the Order of the Phoenix, got an office job, and has been back for a while." Fred said with a smile, "He also said that he missed the antiques in Egypt, but in my opinion, even if he was allowed to go back, he wouldn't go back, even without the Order of the Phoenix." ”
"What's going on?"
"Remember Fleur Delacour? The French girl, she had a job at Gringotts, and in order to improve her English, Bill often instructed her......" George smiled mysteriously, and winked at Harry.
"Charlie has joined the Order of the Phoenix, but he's still in Romania, and Dumbledore wants to recruit as many foreign wizards as possible."
"Where's Percy?" Harry asked, only to see the twins, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione's faces instantly turn a little ugly, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”
"You must never mention Percy in front of Mom and Dad." Ron said nervously, "He had a big fight with his father, and he completely fell out with the family, and even slammed the door in front of his parents and moved to ......London alone."
Then, Ron told Harry about the conflict between Percy and the Weasleys, and after listening to it, Harry, who had already suppressed his anger, suddenly felt that it was indeed Percy's fault, and he should not believe the pie that Fudge had drawn for him.
Voldemort is back, and at this time he must unite all the forces that can be united.
After chatting for a while, they heard footsteps outside the door. Fred and George picked up the telescopic ears and disappeared with a thud. Seconds later, Mrs. Weasley pushed the door open.
"The meeting is over, now we can go downstairs for dinner." Mrs. Weasley said, "Harry, everyone is looking forward to seeing you." ”
He followed Mrs. Weasley downstairs, still cautiously, as loudly as he could. But, alas, they didn't make a mistake, and Tonks, who came out to look for them, tripped over an umbrella stand.
Then, everyone was drowned out by a piercing, terrifying scream. Harry swore it was the scariest scream he'd ever heard.
As if frightened, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks ran quickly to the foyer, struggling to cover a portrait with draperies. But the portrait was hung too high, and I tried several times without success.
At that moment, Sirius and Lupin came out of the conference room. Sirius was furious, scolding the woman in the portrait, and then roughly covered the curtain.
"Hello Harry, looks like you've met my mom already." Sirius looked exhausted, exhaustion written all over his face, but still smiled.
"Your mother?"
"Yes, this is my parents' house, but now I am the only one left in the Black family, so this house is mine." Sirius said, "I gave it to Dumbledore as the command of the Order of the Phoenix, and that's probably the only thing I can do right now." ”
"Okay, let's not talk about that, let's go to dinner." Sirius obviously didn't want to talk too much about his family, so Harry didn't ask any more questions, and followed the group to the basement kitchen.
There were already some people here, Mr. Weasley, Bill, and Mondongues, the man who had been tracking and protecting him.
Mrs. Weasley put the food on the table and began beckoning everyone to eat.
It was already Harry's happiest meal since the holidays, and Sirius asked him a lot of things and told him a lot. Mrs. Weasley kept yelling at the twins to be quiet; Tonks turned his nose into all sorts of shapes, and it looked very funny. Even Mondongues was talking about the ridiculous things he had encountered in his business, which made Ron laugh.
Amid laughter, dinner came to an end. It was late, and Tonks even dozed off in his chair.
"It's time to go to bed, kids." Mrs. Weasley yawned and said.
"Don't worry, Molly." Sirius pushed the empty plate into the table and turned to Harry, "You know Harry, I'm surprised, I thought the first thing you did when you came here was to ask about Voldemort." ”
"I asked." Harry replied, "But Hermione and Ron said they didn't know because they weren't part of the Order of the Phoenix and weren't old enough. ”
"That's right, they're not old enough." Mrs. Weasley said solemnly.
"Harry has a right to know what's going on, Molly." Sirius didn't have the slightest hint of backing down.
"Personally, I also think Harry should have learned the truth from us." "At least that's better than he knows it from somewhere else." ”
Mrs. Weasley retorted, but everyone but her agreed to tell Harry what he could know. In this case, even if Mrs. Weasley was unwilling, she could only agree.
But instead of staying here, she dragged Ginny upstairs, still disapproving in her heart.
So, what do you want to know? Harry. Sirius asked, looking at Harry.
Without the slightest hesitation, Harry asked, "Where is Voldemort now?" And also...... Where's Ike? ”