Chapter 218: Awakening and the Price
The Longbottoms woke up, their eyes a little confused, and they didn't seem to know how they were here.
"Neville?"
Mr. Longbottom saw Neville, though he was still young in the year of the accident.
But in his mind, Neville came to visit him every year, and that state of chaos disappeared.
He called softly, cautiously.
Fear that you are just dreaming, and if you speak louder, this dream will be shattered.
Neville looked at them in disbelief, he imagined that one day his parents would wake up and call him by his name as they do now.
Tears welled up in his eyes, "Mom and Dad." ”
Mrs. Longbottom recovered, too, and they rose from their collapsed beds.
A hand clenched on Mr. Longbottom's wrist slipped limply.
This scene made Neville stop.
"John!"
Percy rushes up and tries to wake John up.
The Longbottoms looked at John as he fell to the ground, and the image of the teenager appeared in their minds.
"Is that him?"
He and his wife looked at each other, and in the midst of the confusion they heard voices tugging at them.
And the master of the voice is John.
Mrs. Longbottom's heart tugged, and she asked worriedly, "What is wrong with him?" ”
Neville's face turned pale, and he said, "It was John who healed you." ”
Can...... Something happened to John.
Mr. Longbottom didn't know exactly what was going on, but he knew that it would have taken a lot of effort for his son and friends to be able to heal him.
As far back as he could remember, the scholars and doctors in the hospital had come many times, but they were helpless about their condition.
Not even Dumbledore.
At the moment, John is sleepless, and the joy of the reunion of the family of three is not so obvious.
Neville looks like Mr. Longbottom, but his personality resembles his mother.
Mrs. Longbottom wept to herself, they couldn't help.
Percy frantically took out various potions, and with a shake of his hand, the potions fell to the ground.
"Damn! Damn it! Damn it! ”
He scolded repeatedly, which was completely different from the image of Percy on weekdays.
Groping around on his knees, he picked up the vials of potion.
"John, you're awake."
Bottles of potions were left behind by John's premonition that something would happen.
With the last potion bottoming out, John still didn't wake up.
Percy's heart sank, and he sat down on the ground, and his whole body was dejected.
Neville couldn't help himself, he howled and cried, and the mournful atmosphere lingered in the screaming shack.
Still Mr. Longbottom was calmer, he grabbed his wife's hand and said, "This is at Hogwarts, we can ask Dumbledore for help." ”
This sentence made the two of them seem to see hope, and Percy was about to call someone immediately.
"Wait."
A weak voice sounded, and Percy was stunned, thinking that she was having auditory hallucinations.
He looked back, John had opened his eyes, and said with difficulty, "Don't look for Dumbledore, take me back." ”
"John, you're awake." Neville stepped forward, grabbed John's shoulders with both hands, and said guiltily, "It's all me, it's all me." ”
"It's none of your business, Neville." John gasped, Neville's strength had never been so great, and smiled weakly, "We're friends, aren't we?" ”
Looking at Percy, John breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Percy, you take the Longbottoms to Hogsmeade, where someone will take the Longbottoms away, don't alarm anyone." ”
Percy's worried look never went away, and he nodded when he heard this.
The Longbottoms, who will wake up, are invited to leave, and explain the situation to them.
John didn't want to see Dumbledore, especially now.
"Neville, take me to the Chamber of Secrets, be careful."
Neville nodded like garlic and carefully picked up John.
The passage of beating the willow is narrow, and carrying a person on his back requires bending forward.
Back at the castle, Neville didn't alarm the others.
He went into the chamber and put John down.
"You go back." Seeing that Neville had no intention of going back, John waved his hand and said, "Don't arouse suspicion. ”
"I'll wait for you here." Neville looked firm, afraid that something would happen to John after he left.
John laughed and cried, signaling that he was fine, and if the Gryffindors found out that Neville was not there, that would be the case.
After much urging, Neville was finally driven away.
The door to the chamber closed, and John stood up against the table.
"Neville is a dead hand."
The pain in his body made him breathe in again, and although it didn't hurt his body, it was a very uncomfortable feeling.
"I almost got lost there, but luckily I marked it ahead of time."
John glanced at the silver ring on his right hand, a barb pierced into his finger, and the pain kept coming.
Thanks to this connection, John found his way out of that white light.
After checking his physical condition, he couldn't help frowning, this time it didn't cause the loss of soul, but it was inevitable that his body would be weak for a while.
With a click on the armrest of the chair, the whole chair fell back and quickly turned into a comfortable bed.
Psychic magic is more terrifying than the Imperius Curse, and he is able to change a person's habits without even realizing it.
When John lay down, many memories came back to his head.
It's about the torture of the Longbottoms, the madwoman-like Death Eaters, who has a name in his head.
Bellatrix Lestrange.
"They tortured the Longbottoms, but Barty Jr. doesn't seem to be there."
That painful memory was what caused the Longbottoms to do this, and because John had been in contact with them for the longest time, he also got the content of the memory.
Barty Jr. was sentenced, among other charges of torturing the Aurors Longbottom.
Although Barty Jr. defended himself, Barty Sr. did not believe it.
"Maybe it's just an unlucky ghost, but who cares about him?"
Rubbing his sour brows, John digested the memories in his mind.
Lestrange is one of the Twenty-Eight Sacred Clans, and this lineage is withering.
They didn't end well, and the rest of the family was squatting in Azkaban.
"Death Eaters, since you are faithful, it is necessary to avoid this trouble."
From Frank Longbottom's memories, Lestrange's men were immensely loyal to Voldemort.
Even after Voldemort falls, he will still go to arrest the Longbottoms regardless of the danger, trying to torture Voldemort's whereabouts.
John knew that Voldemort would be resurrected, so if these diehards came out, it would definitely be a trouble.
In that case, John was ready to strike first.
"When Old Barty takes the throne, let him directly order the death eaters to be executed."
A hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and John thought of the information he had collected on the Divine Twenty-Eight Clans, the Lestrange family.
This family originated in France, and now it is only in England.
Some families will hide their possessions in their homes, but more often they exist in Gringotts.
Presumably the same is true of Lestrange, the wealth accumulated over the years is better than being put in the ashes of Gringotts. 33
"Even if you can come out, I see how you can mix it up if you don't have money."
Before that, John had to find a way to get something from the Lestrange family.
This was not difficult for John, Pierce was the head of the Auror Office, and it was not difficult to go to Azkaban for a visit.
Hitting the idea on Lightslane, John was so hurt that he couldn't sleep.
It hurt hard all night.
The next day, the door to the Society's chamber was opened.
Daphne was the first to rush in, followed by Heinrich, then Cedric.
A crowd of people came in, and a smile tugged at John's pale face.
Daphne had tears in her eyes, and her hand grabbed the corner of John's clothes.
"I can't die."
Reassuring Daphne, John looked up.
Neville was there, too, and Daphne's angry gaze was on.
"Alright." John staggered to his feet, and he smiled, "Neville, you know that your actions come at a price, right?" ”
Neville shook his body, raised his head, and said seriously, "John, no matter what the price, I am willing to accept it. ”
"Very well," John said as he picked up the two wands that Heinrich had brought back and walked towards Neville, who had already made up his mind that he would not shy away from killing him, even if John wanted to kill him.
With everyone watching, John placed two wands in Neville's hands.
"Remember to take care of these two wands."
With that, John patted Neville on the shoulder.
Finished?
Neville couldn't believe it, and he exclaimed, "John, I'm doing something wrong!" ”
John chuckled, "Then your price is to clean up the Star Society every month in the future." ”
He said lightly: "This price is heavy enough, friend." ”
As soon as the word friend came out, Neville's eyes reddened.
He tried not to make a fool of himself, and his body trembled slightly.
The rest of the Stars Club members saw that John was okay and walked towards Neville one after another.
They tapped Neville on the shoulder, but no one blamed.
As Malfoy passed by Neville's side, he screamed, "Neville, you can't be crying, are you?" ”
Neville tilted his head and whispered, "Thank you." ”
Malfoy grinned and said, "Have you forgotten what John said, the Stars Society shares everything, because we are friends. ”
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Some people died, but not completely......