Chapter 1,234

In fact, Apparating from the Vatican to the Burrow was quite an unforgettable journey.

If Fan Lin couldn't feel the passage of time at all when he was running for his life, then the journey back made Fan Lin doubt himself several times whether he could go back.

However, the news Fan Lin received next still caused Fan Lin to have strong self-doubt.

Lupine and George met Snape, George lost an ear, and Mundungus abandoned Moody as expected. Moody died tragically under the siege of several Death Eaters.

Of course, there's also the matter of Harry's brain being rewired with Voldemort, which is definitely not pleasant news.

But others can come back alive, which is definitely a lucky thing.

At least Hermione was happy, but after a brief celebration, as Bill and Lupine left empty-handed, the atmosphere fell into a freezing point again.

Over the next few days, the shock of losing Mad-Eye engulfed the entire house, and in fact, it hit Harry hardest.

Sometimes, Harry still expected to see his figure lumbering through the back door, like other members of the Order, coming in and out, delivering messages.

Harry felt that nothing could alleviate his guilt and grief except fighting, so he should set out as soon as possible to complete the mission of finding and destroying Horcruxes.

That was the task Dumbledore left for him before he left, and whether it was him, Ron Verlin, or Hermione, everything they did was working towards this.

...

"But, about that..." Ron mouthed "Horcrux" unnoticed, "You can't do anything. Until you were seventeen, you still had that protective magic, and we can be here It's planned, like everywhere else, isn't it? Or," he lowered his voice and whispered, "you think you already know where the mysterious man is?"

"I don't know," Harry said.

"However, I think Fanlin and Hermione have already done some research," Ron said after thinking about it, "and Hermione also said that she and Fanlin had already made preparations."

They were sitting at the dining table. Mr. Weasley and Bill had just left home to go to work. Mrs. Weasley went upstairs to wake up Hermione and Ginny. Of course, it would take a little time for Fanlin to get out of bed. Who knows. How could Lin insist on using Apparition to run to the Vatican and back? As for Hibiscus, she also drifted into the bathroom to take a shower.

"This protective spell will be broken on the 1st," Harry said. "That means I only have to stay here for four days, and then I can..."

"Five days." Ron interrupted firmly. "We're going to stay here for the wedding. If we miss it, they'll kill us."

Harry understood that "they" meant Fleur and Mrs. Weasley.

"This is a special day," Ron said while Harry was thinking about the pros and cons.

"Don't they know how important that is?"

"It's because they don't know," Ron said. "They don't have a clue, and now that you've brought it up, I want to have a chat with you."

Ron glanced briefly at the door leading to the hall and saw that Mrs. Weasley still hadn't come back. Then, moving closer to Harry, "Mum was trying to get an idea from me what we were leaving for. You're next." , so you have to hold on. Dad and Lupine both asked us, but when we said that Dumbledore told you not to tell anyone but us, they gave up, but Mum didn't, even so, she Still very determined."

Ron's prediction came true a few hours later when, shortly before lunch, Mrs. Weasley called Harry away from the others to claim a sock that she thought had fallen out of his rucksack. The small dish storage room that Harry brought to the kitchen.

"Ron seems to think you four are quitting Hogwarts," she said softly, seemingly casually.

"Oh... um," said Harry, "yes."

The ironing machine rotated harmoniously in one corner, twisting out what looked like Mr. Weasley's vest.

"May I ask why you are giving up your studies?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"Oh, Dumbledore left me... something to do," Harry muttered. "Ron knows, he wants to go, and Vernon and Hermione are in charge of the Order of the Phoenix, as you know ..."

"So, what kind of thing?"

"sorry, I can not..."

"Well, frankly, I think Arthur and I have a right to know, and I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. Granger and Mr. Al would agree!" said Mrs. Weasley frankly.

Harry was so afraid of the words "care about your parents" that he forced himself to look directly into her eyes, and as he did so he noticed that her brown eyes were exactly like Ginny's.

He failed.

"Dumbledore doesn't want others to know, Mrs. Weasley, I'm sorry, Ron doesn't have to come, there are others, that's their choice..."

"I don't see that you have to go too!" snapped Mrs. Weasley, throwing away all excuses now, "You're barely an adult and everything you say is nonsense. If Dumbledore has a job to do, He has the entire Order of the Phoenix at his disposal! Harry, you must have misunderstood him. Maybe he was just telling you something he wanted to accomplish and you thought he wanted you..."

"I didn't misunderstand," Harry said dryly, "That meant me..."

"What?"

"No...nothing..." Harry said in a panic, taking the sock from Mrs. Weasley's hand, and then he handed back the sock at a loss, with a golden reed pattern embroidered on it.

"It's not mine, I'm not a Purton Mill fan."

"Oh, of course not," Mrs. Weasley's tired voice suddenly returned to her casual tone, "I should have realized, then, Harry, since we still have you here, would you mind helping prepare Bill and Fleur's wedding, right? There's still so much to do."

"No...I...of course don't mind," Harry said, bewildered by the sudden change of subject.

"That's very kind of you," Mrs. Weasley replied, smiling and leaving the scullery.

Harry suddenly felt as if he had done something wrong, but considering that it would be some time before Fan Lin could leave the hospital bed, Harry was not too anxious.

From that moment on, Mrs. Weasley kept Harry, Ron and Hermione busy helping prepare for the wedding, leaving them with barely any time to think. The best explanation for this behavior is that Mrs. Weasley wanted to Taking their attention away from thoughts of Mad-Eye and their recent horrific trip, they spent two days doing dishwashing, color mixing, ribbons and flowers, gnome-freeing the garden, and helping Weasley. The lady baked a lot of fish on toast...

Then, Harry began to suspect that she had ulterior motives. All these good assignments seemed to keep him, Ron and Hermione apart from each other, starting from the first night, when he told them that after Voldemort tortured Ollivander, he had no intention of doing anything. There was no chance to speak to either of them individually.

There is also Fan Lin. Due to physical inconvenience and Hermione's busy work, few people except Hermione can visit Fan Lin who is lying in bed.

In Mrs. Weasley's words, this kind of internal injury is the most difficult to heal. Mrs. Pomfrey asked Van Lin to rest quietly.

"I think Mum thinks that if she can prevent you two from getting together and planning, she can delay your departure." Ginny whispered as they were setting the dinner table on the third night after Harry's arrival. said to Harry.

"Then did she think about what would happen?" Harry muttered. "While she left us here making mince pies, someone else might destroy Voldemort?" (To be continued)