Chapter 317: The Past (5)

When Harry and Dumbledore reappeared, it was in front of a large carved iron door. The iron door looks a little old, and the yellow carvings are a little faded, but they are very clean, and together with the green plants climbing on the walls on both sides, they can give people a very comfortable and warm feeling.

The iron gate was open, and they walked in, and there was a large manicured lawn, and a clean and tidy garden path led to a building inside. Looking at the sides of the building, there are two playgrounds full of various amusement equipment, but no one is playing in them now.

Walking to the front of the building, Harry knew what the hell this was from a sign next to the door:

St Mary's Welfare Home, Gloucestershire.

"This is the orphanage where Ike was born." Dumbledore whispered.

"We're here ......," Harry had finished speaking, when he saw the door of the building open from the inside, and a nice-looking woman walked out, followed by three or four children who looked no more than seven or eight years old.

"Mother Julianne, can you bring me a lollipop?"

"Julianne's mother, can I ask for a new comic book?"

"Julianne's mother, I can ......"

The children's faces were full of anticipation, and they waved their hands to hand the crumpled coin to Julianne.

Julianne squinted her eyes and smiled as she took the money from the children. Harry recognized, it wasn't much, it probably added up to a few pounds. It's not enough to use these to buy what kids want.

"Okay, I'll bring it back to you." Julianne solemnly put the money in her pocket, smiled and rubbed the children's heads, and said, "Go back now, or Aunt Rona will be angry." ”

"Okay! Julianne Mama ...... Don't forget! The little beans responded in unison, and if there is a little naughty, don't forget to remind them. In this regard, Julianne deliberately made an angry look, puffing out her face and saying, "When did I forget? Disappear from my eyes, you little ones! ”

"Ahhh Julianne's mother is angry, run away, run away......"

The children ran away screaming, and Julianne stood in the doorway and watched them until they all went back, then tidied up her coat a little, closed the door and walked out.

"Let's keep up." Dumbledore grabbed Harry's arm and followed Julianne into a car that was about 90 percent new.

"Clutch, brake, throttle...... The accelerator, clutch, brakes, ......" Julianne began to think about it when she got into the car before turning the key. After turning off the engine twice, the car finally drove smoothly out of the welfare home, drove down the road to the city, and finally stopped outside a supermarket.

Harry, who was sitting in the back row, saw Julianne take a small notebook from her bag and open it, with her name written on it. He took out another pen and wrote it after the name.

Chocolates, lollipops, comic books, headbands, hairpins, each with a name written on the back. After writing the last name, she looked at both sides again before putting the pen back in her bag.

Then Julianne took out her wallet, put the crumpled bills in her pocket, and began to count.

"There are so many...... Julianne said to herself, "these children ......," she shook her head slightly, but with a smile on her face. I put my wallet back in my bag, opened the car door with my bag, and walked into the supermarket.

"Sir, this ......" Harry was a little confused as he looked at a calm-looking Dumbledore to get an answer.

"Let's see, Harry." Dumbledore shook his head slightly, closing his eyes. Harry had no choice but to wait.

It was still daylight when she came out of the institution, but by the time Julianne returned with a cart full of things, the sun was already setting.

Julianne opened the trunk of the cart and put everything in the cart inside. Harry glanced at it, it was all the stuff written in the notebook, and candy was the majority.

Next, they followed Julianne to the bookstore and clothing store, this time much faster, but also with the trunk full. By the time Julianne drove back, the stars in the sky were bright.

"It's so late......" Julianne sighed as she glanced at the sky. Then I got in the car and repeated the "accelerator, brake, clutch" again, but this time I didn't turn off the ignition, and it moved smoothly.

The speed of the car was not fast, and Julianne drove steadily, although she was startled every time a car passed by, but there was no such thing as hitting the steering wheel in a panic.

Harry looked out the window boredly, but there was only the dark woods. At this time, Dumbledore suddenly tapped him on the shoulder, pointed ahead, and whispered, "Attention, don't blink!" ”

I quickly turned my attention to the front, but I saw nothing but the road illuminated by the headlights.

"Boom!"

Just as he was about to ask, he heard a deafening thunderclap, and the front suddenly brightened, and lightning flashed across the sky in the distance. In the next second, the pouring rain fell.

Julianne frantically turned on the windshield wipers and slowed down, apparently nervous about driving in the rain.

"Wasn't it sunny just now, sir, why did it suddenly rain?" Harry couldn't help it, but asked out loud. Dumbledore didn't give him an answer, but said, "Patience, Harry, keep watching......"

Gradually, Harry realized that something was wrong, and even if Julianne slowed down, the road was too long. When I came out before, it only took half an hour to get to the supermarket, and now it's almost an hour, why haven't I returned to the welfare home?

Julianne apparently noticed this, her face showing a palpable nervousness, muttering a prayer and keeping her eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Suddenly! A blinding bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the dark woods on both sides of the road. Julianne let out a scream, then slammed on the brakes, looking ahead in horror.

The sudden braking didn't make Harry's body unconsciously lean forward, but there was a horror and confusion on his face that was far worse than Julianne's. Before she could react, Julianne in the front seat slammed open the door and ran forward. He bent down and got up again, and there was already a baby in his arms wrapped in swaddling clothes.

The swaddling clothes were clean, and there was a name that Ike was very familiar with embroidered with gold thread:

Ike Stride!