Chapter 261: A Harry Loses His Dreams
Harry was anxious, of course, not because he was going to face the dragon, but because the people around him were worried about him.
When he was at the Dragon Arena, he heard Charlie and Hagrid talking, and Charlie imitated the anxious voice of his mother, Aunt Molly, "How could they let him participate in that tournament?" He's too young! I thought they were all going to be okay, I thought there was an age cut-off......" Charlie paused: "When Mom saw the publication of the Daily Prophet article about Harry, Mom burst into tears and said, 'He's still crying for his parents!'" Oh! God forbid, I don't know anything about it, poor boy......'"
Harry knew that everyone else was making fun of him with what was said in the Daily Prophet, but Aunt Molly really cared about him. Ever since he was chosen as the champion of the Triwizard Tournament, Aunt Molly has sent the elderly owl Carol to deliver letters, often bringing him some food and clothes she has knitted, and often asking for warmth, for fear that he will be wronged at school......
Sirius wasn't too worried about Harry, he suspected that Karkaroff had done the throwing of Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire, but only after asking Dumbledore did he find out the truth. Sirius was good at keeping secrets, so Dumbledore wouldn't have a problem telling him the truth, he wasn't Hagrid, after all.
As for the fact that the first project was related to dragons, not only Harry knew, but also Lady Maxim and Karkaroff - Hagrid mainly invited Lady Maxim, and according to Harry, on his way back to Hogwarts, he once bumped into Karkaroff in a hurry.
"He's a Death Eater." Harry said to Cedric with some apprehension, "My godfather, Sirius once told me that he told me to be careful of Karkaroff, and if possible, try not to be alone with him, lest he do anything to me. ”
"I've heard my father talk about it." Cedric looked at Harry, "That's right, Mr. Black, I mean, after all, the Death Eaters are loyal to Voldemort, and you can't expect them to change their ways, can you?" ”
"That's true." Louis affirmed Cedric's words, "There is a saying that dogs can't change what they eat, so they can stay as far away from him as possible......"
Unexpectedly, Harry suddenly asked, "What about Professor Snape?" ”
Cedric was momentarily stunned when he heard Harry's question, and Louis hesitated for a moment, then reacted and said with a smile: "Professor Snape is different, he is a licking dog." ”
What you say makes so much sense, I'm speechless.
"Isn't it good to comment on the professor like this?" Cedric asked, hesitantly.
"There's nothing bad about it, I'm sure Professor Snape doesn't care about the details." Louis raised his teaglass at Cedric, "Seriously, you'll lose, cheers." ”
Good guys, this sentence contains the slogans of two barrage video sites......
"You're here, Harry." The door was pushed open, and Hermione's voice rang out, "Ron and I have been looking for you for a long time, and he said you must be here in Louis, but I didn't expect you to be ......"
"Oh, Ron, Hermione." Harry said hello without interest, "We're talking about Karkaroff." ”
"I think you'll have to make sure you survive until Tuesday night, and then think about Karkaroff." Hermione's voice sounded very anxious, and she held a large stack of books in her arms, all of which had just been borrowed from the library, "After listening to you yesterday, I didn't go to class today, and I searched for the library all day. ”
After speaking, she said "Peng" and put the large stack of heavy books on the coffee table.
Hermione, always so reliable.
On the other hand, she is two useless men...... Well, if you don't mention it, without Hermione, they wouldn't even be able to make it to the Chamber of Secrets.
"Trim the claws with magic...... Treatment for scaly ulcers...... What the hell is this, it's all for Hagrid's weirdos who want dragons to be strong, and I don't think you want dragons to trim their claws or heal their scars right now, do you? Hermione said a little discouraged, "It's so hard, I've heard that a simple spell can solve the problem, but ...... What spell can be used to get rid of the dragon? Dragons are extremely difficult to slaughter, as their thick scales are permeated with ancient magic, and only the most powerful spells can penetrate ......"
Christasza listened to the conversation about how to slaughter a dragon and shuddered as she prepared to leave the room.
Although they knew that the dragon they were talking about was not the same species as themselves, it still made the dragon's liver tremble.
"Alright, Chrissy, you're back." Louis stopped with a loud voice, "Be careful when you chat, and see what scared my little dragon maid......"
"Oh, I'm sorry, Christasza, we mean that giant lizard with no intelligence......" Hermione looked up and smiled more ugly than crying, and turned her head to scold Ron, "Put down that spoiling dragon man!" That book is useless, oh my God...... What was I thinking at the time, how did I get it out? ”
"What about this one?" Louis pulled out the middle book called "Basic Spells for Dealing with Hyperactive and Irritable Animals", and glanced at the title, "I guess the dragons you deal with are also the kind of little creatures that are a little hyperactive and irritable, right?" ”
Look at the little critters that are a little hyperactive and irritable in this statement...... Boy.
"Critters? Oh my God......" Hermione rolled her eyes, "this thing is the equivalent of a pony crossing a river, Louis, you're an elephant, but what about us, we're little squirrels......"
"Don't be modest, you're a pony, Lady Hermione." Louis said with a smile.
"What about Harry......" Hermione asked, stomping her foot.
"Harry is a pony too, and don't forget you've been trained in the Mirror World." Louis smiled and said, "Do you remember that giant king Yum you fought the other day? He used to be a ruthless man who tore dragons apart, and I would like to mention that the dragons of the mirror world are much more powerful than the dragons you will face. ”
"Really?" Harry's eyes lit up.
He remembered the dragon he had met in Lothric City before - although the dragon was half-paralyzed, it still made a deep impression on him, and he still remembered the scorching breath of the dragon, and every time he thought about it, Harry always felt that his face was burning - not ashamed, but really burned by the dragon, if it weren't for the fact that the world in the mirror would not have been really harmed, he would have been seven points ripe at that time.
"Of course it's true." Louis stalled his hands, "or...... Do you remember the dragon hunting armor you challenged earlier, I think you drew an identical set of equipment, right? If you're scared, you can wear it, the dragon hunting axe has a special attack on the dragon. ”
"Then I'm not afraid." Harry smiled, believing Louis.
Cedric was a bit of a daze, he had also fought the Dragon Hunter Armor, but he wasn't as lucky as Harry to draw the full set of armor, so he asked, "What if I don't have this armor?" ”
"That's not easy, use a spell." Louis cocked Erlang's legs, "Think about how you defeated the giant Yum, and how you defeated the dragon hunting armor, even the two of them can be eliminated, and the dragon is worthy of being in front of you?" ”
"You're right." Cedric took a deep breath, and his heart was full of pride.
After a few more conversations, the house-elves brought the prepared meal to the table, and were halfway through when they heard someone outside pushing the door open.
It's Emma.
"Yo, you're all here." Emma is getting more and more normal now, and she has long since lost the look of a little girl she had at the beginning, "It just so happens that you are all ...... You've found out about the fire dragon too, right? ”
This was addressed to Harry.
Harry chuckled in his heart, wondering if he was here for this? However, Aunt Emma is Louis's mother, so she shouldn't hurt herself, so he looks at Emma worriedly, not knowing what she is going to say next.
"It's okay, it's not a big deal." Emma sat down next to Catherine and knocked on the table, and Aslo quickly served her noodles in the same way. She picked up the snap and looked at Harry, "Cheating has always been a traditional part of Triwizard Tournaments, so you'll need to get used to it." ”
"Huh?" Harry was stunned for a moment, and immediately retorted, "But, Aunt Emma, I didn't cheat - I found it by accident......"
"Indeed, the business of a scholar should not be called stealing, but stealing." Emma teased Lu Xun as quoting Lu Xun's words, "I don't reproach you, little one, I told Dumbledore a long time ago that he could carry forward his old-fashioned noble style, but I can guarantee that Karkaroff and Madame Maxim will never be as rigid as you, and they will create all favorable conditions for their warriors, because they ...... Well, don't care too much about face. ”
"To put it bluntly, it's just shameless?" Ron said dumbfounded.
"That's why I love dealing with Wes." Emma pointed her finger at Ron, just like Teacher Li Yong in the very six plus one, "You see the same thing as me, Ron, but let's not talk too bluntly." ”
"Ahem...... Uh, Aunt Emma......" Ron said with some hesitation.
"What's wrong?" Emma picked up a lock of noodles and ate it delicately.
"In the afternoon, when we had Trelawney's divination class, she even spent half the class nagging, telling her classmates that from the relative position of Mars and Saturn at that time, there was a great danger of a sudden and tragic death for those born in July......" Ron's expression was a little suspicious, and he said as he looked at Harry worriedly, for fear that something would suddenly happen to Harry.
"Did you know that we are in all kinds of dangers in our ordinary lives?" Emma smiled a little indifferently, "It's just a common trick of divination, and it's true that Trelawney is a very good soothsayer, but when she is conscious, she is usually a big fool. ”
"Mom is right." Louis took over, "Even if you usually stay at home, you can be killed by a wrecked airliner that suddenly falls from the sky...... Of course, if you're going to fall off the dragon's body during a race, I'd still recommend you get your head down, Harry. ”
Looking at everyone's puzzled eyes, Louis added with a smile: "I can be happy." ”
Harry shuddered, and as soon as Louis said this, there was an instant picture in front of his eyes.
"Don't scare him, Louis." Hermione looked at Harry worriedly and reached out to pat him on the back, "Okay, Louis is just scaring you, don't take it seriously." ”
Harry felt his brain buzz and he forced himself to eat two bites of bread, his mind was now full of heads down from the dragon's back - he had never thought about it when he was in flying lessons or playing Quidditch before, but today Louis said that, he suddenly became scared in his heart.
Can you not be afraid?
"And what about you, Catherine, aren't you afraid?" Harry decided that he couldn't just be scared, he had to at least pull someone with him.
"Why be afraid?" Catherine asked puzzled, putting down the bread in her hand.
"That's a dragon, aren't you afraid?" Harry gestured to a large watermelon with his hand, trying to depict the horror of the dragon.
Catherine, however, didn't buy it, she just glanced at Harry and said one word indifferently, "Oh." ”
Harry was frustrated, and turned to look at Cedric again.
"Don't look at me, I'm already nervous." Cedric quickly turned his head away from Harry, grabbed the burger on the table and feasted on it.
Harry looked up at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling in confusion and sighed heavily. He hastily ate dinner, walked to the side of the sofa and lay down, staring at the chandelier with his eyes, not knowing what was on his mind.
"I don't think you need to worry so much." Lewis advised, "Is it a knife to stretch your neck, or a knife to shrink your neck, what about your courage as a Gryffindor?" Look at Cedric, even he, Hufflepuff, has the courage to face the dragon......"
"You don't use that word well, what do you mean 'even Hufflepuff'......" Cedric looked at Louis with a grim expression, and the face of Hufflepuff made it a little difficult for his prefect to accept.
"Oh, even Hufflepuff." Louis changed his words, "Anyway, I need you to cheer up, give them a little color, and let them know how good we are at Hogwarts!" ”
"That's right! Let them know that we at Hogwarts are invincible! Cedric's eyes burned with fighting spirit, and he clenched his fists in response.
Harry was completely unmoved, turning his head mechanically on the couch like a salted fish, and nodded twice more mechanically, clearly telling everyone that a Harry had lost his dreams.