Chapter 1611 Still a Child

At the bottom of the newspaper, Betty Braithwaite wrote: There is no doubt that Skeeter's book will be an instant bestseller. And Dumbledore's legion of admirers would probably tremble with fear that what would be revealed about their hero.

After reading the article, Ivan stared at the photo of Rita Skeeter for a while.

For a moment, he even wondered if this woman had turned into a beetle and sneaked into Hogwarts again, recording everything that happened that night.

But this is impossible. Based on Ivan's understanding of her, Skeeter may have found some clues, and she made up the rest of the content by herself.

I have to say that the entry point she found was very accurate.

This content is what the public is interested in and wants to know. How much truth is in it is hard to say, but who cares? !

The answers people want to know are not necessarily the truth.

There is no doubt that her book will be a bestseller.

Rita Skeeter revealed secrets about Dumbledore's past and satisfied people's curiosity about the great wizard, but she should not be stupid to touch on the sensitive topic of Dumbledore's death, what else to say Among them is a profound and complicated magic, and the key point is right. This will bring her a lot of trouble. I hope that when she is invited to drink tea by Death Eaters again, she can still be as calm as she is now.

As Ivan's partner and close friend, of course she knows all the secrets, if the answer about the disappearance of Dumbledore's body can't satisfy Voldemort...

At this moment, Hermione's voice came from downstairs, telling him to go down for dinner.

"Understood, I'm going down now!"

Ivan crumpled up the newspaper and threw it in the wastebasket again. If he had time to worry about Rita Skeeter, he might as well look forward to the dinner made by Hermione.

At the dining table, Hermione handed Ai Wen a letter that had just been delivered. It was sent from the Burrow. Judging from the handwriting, it should have been written by Ginny, Elaine, and Gabriel. They said something Recently, I hope Ivan and Hermione can go to the Burrow as soon as possible. There is also news that Lupine and Tonks are married.

Everyone was looking forward to their wedding, and hoped to hold it together with Bill and Fleur's wedding, but Lupine and Tonks didn't say anything, and no one told them. It is said that they just went out for a walk after lunch yesterday. Came back with the ring.

After Ginny, Elaine, and Gabriel tortured "extorted confessions", Tonks later told them that she and Lupine went to his parents' cemetery to pay homage, and then held a wedding in a nearby Muggle country chapel, sunset wedding , Lupine prepared the ring in advance, very suddenly, very simple, and very hasty, but Tonks thought it was very happy...

You can imagine that scene, the setting sun, the warm light, the colorful sky, the breeze blowing on the face, and the affectionate and loving eyes of the two.

Anyone will be intoxicated by it and experience the beauty of the world quietly.

This is a scene that Hermione described to Ivan before going to bed at night.

She felt that it was not easy for Lupine and Tonks to get together. Although their wedding was not so lively and not many people witnessed it, as long as they really loved each other, it was enough. In Tonks' hands, she must be the happiest person in the world at that moment.

The beauty of love is not in long-term, but in short-term possession.

The fact that Lupine and Tonks can come to this point is the best reflection of this sentence.

If she can be like them, she will be satisfied!

Hermione talked a lot, and Ivan was a little confused at first, but then he understood.

In short, she was touched and suddenly wanted to get married too!

Just like what Mrs. Weasley said, in today's precarious age, many people decide to live their lives privately. If the two parties agree with each other, what are you waiting for?

Yes, so what are you waiting for?

Uh, for this question, Ivan thinks that at least he has to wait until he becomes an adult...

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In the dark, Harry was bleeding.

He squeezed his right hand with his left hand, cursed silently, pushed open the door of the bedroom with his shoulder, and suddenly there was a crunching sound of broken porcelain under his feet: a cup of herbal tea was placed on the ground outside his bedroom door, and he stepped on it .

"how……"

Harry looked around. The landing of number four Privet Drive was empty.

This cup of tea was probably Dudley's own cleverness, trying to play a prank on him.

With his bleeding hand held high, Harry picked up the fragments of the teacup with the other and threw them into the already full bin behind the bedroom door. Then he crossed the room into the bathroom and ran his fingers under the tap to rinse.

There are still four days of no magic, which is really stupid, unreasonable, and annoying... Ivan is not an adult, why can he use magic outside of school, and he can't, how did Sirius explain it last time... …Harry had to admit that this deep gash on his finger must have been keeping him out of hand.

He'd never learned how to mend wounds, and thinking about it now, and especially considering his next steps, it seemed like a serious flaw in his magical education.

While he secretly decided to ask Ivan or Hermione about this question next time, he took a large ball of toilet paper and tried to wipe off the tea stains on the floor.

Then, he went back to the bedroom and closed the door hard.

Just now, Harry completely emptied his school box for the first time since he packed it six years ago.

In the past, every time school started, he would replace and renew the top three-quarters of the box. There was always a layer of messy debris at the bottom of the box, old quills, withered beetle eyes, which had long been out of place and unmatched. socks.

A few minutes ago, Harry put his hand into this layer of sundries, and suddenly felt a sharp pain in the ring finger of his right hand. When he pulled it out, he found that he was bleeding profusely.

Now that his movements were more cautious, he knelt down next to the box again, groped carefully at the bottom of the box, and took out a worn badge, then he took out a broken and cracked looking glass and an empty bottle, and finally found the scratch on his finger. the sharp edge.

He recognized it at once. It was the fragment of the magic mirror that Sirius had given him, and it was two inches long.

This thing could reach Sirius, like a Muggle phone, but Harry hadn't used it once, before it shattered into pieces.

Except for handing him over to the Dursleys at the beginning of the holiday, Sirius did not appear again in this summer vacation, but this deterrence to the Dursleys was enough. Harry knew that Sirius was very busy. After Bullido left, the entire Order of the Phoenix was in a bad state, and he couldn't ask for anything else like a child.

The only thing he can do now is to stay quietly in this house, as he has done for the past sixteen years, stranded and silent alone.

Protecting yourself from causing trouble is the best help Harry can give to the Order of the Phoenix. It's really discouraging to think about it...