Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

Harry had no other choice but to stay in the Dursleys pitifully and pray that the Ministry of Magic would not expel him.

This sense of powerlessness made him irritated, and the only person more irritated than him was Uncle Vernon.

Not surprisingly, after Uncle Vernon finally figured out that the man who killed Harry's parents had returned, and that the dementor who had just appeared to attack his precious son came to hunt and kill Harry, he immediately decided to drive Harry out. , out of the house.

Uncle Vernon's reaction was what Harry had expected, but what really surprised him was that they soon had another letter from an owl, a letter from a howler, and this one was addressed to Aunt Petunia.

After a long enough delay without opening it, the red envelope burst into flames, and a terrible sound came from the burning letter that fell on the table, filling the entire kitchen and echoing in the limited space , only one sentence.

"Remember my last, Penny!"

Harry didn't understand what that meant, remember the last what?

Also, why would Aunt Petunia be connected to a wizard she didn't know about?

When Harry mentioned Voldemort before, she also understood the meaning of the name for the first time, and she also knew about Azkaban and Dementors.

For the first time in his life, Harry was fully aware that Aunt Petunia was his mother's sister.

He couldn't say why he felt it so strongly at the moment, he just knew that he wasn't the only one in the house vaguely aware of what Voldemort's return meant...

What also shocked Harry was Aunt Petunia's reaction. After hearing that sentence, she quickly resumed her usual lean and stern arrogance, and persuaded the somewhat screaming Uncle Vernon to agree Let Harry stay here.

She ordered Harry to go back to sleep, where he had been lying down since last night.

Three times a day Aunt Petunia shoved meals into his room through the little trapdoor that Uncle Vernon had installed three summers ago.

Every time Harry heard Aunt Petunia's approaching footsteps, he wanted to ask her what the howling letter was about.

But instead of asking her these questions, it would be better to ask the doorknob.

The Dursleys never went near his bedroom except to deliver meals.

Harry also felt that it was meaningless to insist on staying with them. There would be no gain in making a fuss, and it would probably only make him fly into a rage. He couldn't help but use magic in violation of the law, making mistakes again and again.

Harry wrote a letter to Sirius, Ivan, Ron, and Hermione, wanting to know what was going on and when he could leave here. He sent Hedwig out, but until now No reply, just like before.

Harry sighed again, and fell heavily on the bed, ready to sleep to numb himself.

This went on for three whole days, and there were times when Harry was so restless that he couldn't settle down to do anything.

He just paced up and down the bedroom, mad at all of them for making him suffer here.

At other times he would be completely listless and spend hours lying in bed, or sitting on a chair, staring blankly into the air, terrified at the thought of going to the Ministry of Magic for trial.

What if their verdict was against him?

What if he did get fired and his wand snapped in two?

What will he do, where will he go?

He couldn't live with the Dursleys all the time as he had done before, because he knew another world now, a world that really belonged to him.So, could he move to Sirius?

Move in with his godfather, something Sirius had suggested more than once.

But every time he goes to summer vacation, he will have a lot of things to do, and accompany Aiwen on adventures all over the world.

Harry wanted to go too, but they didn't take him at all.

This made Harry very dissatisfied with Ivan and Sirius, even angry, but there was no other way.

Ai Wen explained to him before that his mother left a magic when she died that year. As long as he spends some time with the Dursleys every year, this magic will continue to work and protect him until he reaches adulthood. Not harmed by Voldemort.

This is the main reason why Harry could hold back and fly directly to Sirius without strapping his suitcase to his broomstick.

Meanwhile, Harry was also mad at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore refused to tell him anything, and his attitude became obviously cold. During the last period of last semester, he tried to talk to Dumbledore but was rejected. Obviously, he has done a lot of things to prove that he is trustworthy, even without Ivan That strong, but also a lot better than Ron, Hermione, and the others.

On the fourth night after Hedwig left, Harry was in a listless state.

He was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, his tired mind was almost blank.

At this moment, Uncle Vernon entered his bedroom.

Harry turned slowly to look at him, Uncle Vernon in his best suit, looking smug.

"We're going out, boy!" he said.

"Sorry, what did you say?"

"We, that is, your aunt, Dudley and I are going out."

"Okay," said Harry dryly, his eyes on the ceiling again.

"You are not allowed to leave your room while we are away."

"Ok."

"Don't touch the TV, the stereo, anything that belongs to us."

"Row."

"Also, don't steal what's in the refrigerator."

"No problem," said Harry listlessly, and Uncle Vernon looked at him suspiciously.

"I'm going to lock your door."

"Okay, you lock it."

Uncle Vernon glared at Harry, apparently suspecting that something was wrong with Harry's obedience.

Then, he walked out of the room with heavy steps, and closed the door behind him.

Harry heard the key turn in the lock, and heard Uncle Vernon's footsteps thumping downstairs.A few minutes later, he heard the door slam, the engine rumble, and the unmistakable sound of the car pulling out of the driveway.

Harry had no particular feeling about the Dursleys' departure; he was the only one left in the house.

It didn't make much difference to him whether they were home or not, and he couldn't even get out of bed to turn on the bedroom light.

The room was getting darker, and he lay there, listening to the sounds around him.

Empty houses creaked and water gurgled from pipes.

Harry lay in bed, as if in a state of numbness, thinking of nothing, restless.

He forces himself to sleep, which is how he spends his days.

Then, he heard footsteps in the corridor outside, and someone came in.

There was no way the Dursleys would be back so soon, and he hadn't heard their car drive back.

Harry sat up abruptly, grabbed the wand on the bedside table, was it a thief or Voldemort's minion? !

The next second, the lock clicked, and the bedroom door was flung open, causing Harry to jump up in fright.

In the dimness, he saw a familiar figure walking in, it was Aiwen!

Chapter 844 The Betrayed Percy

After receiving Lupine's letter, Ivan and Hermione returned to England immediately, just three days after Harry was attacked by a dementor.

Mr. Weasley and Professor Moody greeted them at the airport, and the group went straight back to 12 Grimmauld Place.

This is now the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. Compared with a month ago, it is a different scene.

The Weasleys had all moved over from the Burrow, as well as many members of the Order of the Phoenix.

From Fred, George, Ron and Ginny, Ivan and Hermione knew the changes in the past month.

Compared with before they left, the situation in the wizarding world has not changed much. Harry's incident should be the biggest incident recently.

Public opinion was against them, and the Daily Prophet reported on the matter.

The Ministry of Magic is doing its best to suppress Dumbledore, using various methods, and now he has resigned from all positions except the Headmaster of Hogwarts.

In other respects, Sirius wrote a letter back from Norway every week. For the sake of safety, he didn’t say anything other than to inform Harry that he was safe and ask everyone to take care of him. Everyone didn’t know he was busy there. What.

Lupine didn't know how far the communication with the werewolf had progressed, and he only came back occasionally.

Every time, he looked particularly tired, and Ivan and Hermione haven't seen him for a few days since they came back.

In fact, because they were not allowed to join the Order of the Phoenix, the four of Ron and the others did not know too much information.

They were not allowed to attend the meeting, and Fred and George tried their best to eavesdrop, and the information they got was extremely limited.

They didn't even know when to pick Harry up or to keep him with the Dursleys.

From them, Ivan knew that the biggest change was related to Percy.

When Hermione asked where Percy was going, Ivan still remembered the reactions of the brothers and sisters of the Weasley family.

They exchanged a sad, meaningful look, and Ron said nervously, "You two, don't mention Percy in front of Mum and Dad, and tell Harry not to do it when he comes over."

"Why?" Hermione looked at him confused.

Ron had grown a lot taller this summer, making his clothes look a size too small.

"Because every time Percy was mentioned, Dad smashed everything he was holding and Mum burst into tears," Fred said.

"It's really terrible," said Ginny sadly.

"Anyway, I think we've gotten rid of him," said George, with a hard grimace on his face.

"What happened?" Hermione asked.

Ivan probably understood what was going on, Fudge must be taking the opportunity to win over Percy, and that guy fell to the Ministry of Magic without any hesitation.

"That was the first week after the semester ended, not long after the two of you left." Ron said, looking at the dusty Ivan and Hermione with complicated eyes, "We are preparing to join the Order of the Phoenix, Perry." West came home and told us he was promoted."

"How is that possible?" said Hermione in surprise. "Aren't they investigating Percy?"

In the case of Barty Crouch, Percy had committed a more serious crime of oversight.

His failure to discover that his superiors were under Voldemort's control led to his unsuccessful first job at the Ministry of Magic.

Under normal circumstances, Percy's career in the Ministry of Magic was basically over, ending in a hurry before it even started.

While in Egypt, Bill also told Ivan that Mrs. Weasley wanted him to help Percy find a job inside Gringotts.

Ivan also thought about it, if it is really not possible, it is okay to let Percy work in the "Hogwarts Wizardry News".

After coming back this time, he decided to counterattack the Magic News in public opinion.

"We were surprised too," said George, "because Percy got in a lot of trouble with the Crouch thing, and then there was an investigation or something. They said Percy should have realized that Crouch was insane. , and report it to your superiors in a timely manner. But you know Percy, and Crouch left him alone, and he couldn't wait for it."

"Then why would they promote him?"

"We wondered about that too," continued Ron. "He came home smug, more smug than usual, just imagine him telling Dad they gave him a Minister Fudge A position in the office. It's a coveted position for a man just a year out of Hogwarts: Assistant to the Minister! I think he's counting on Daddy to be happy."

"But Dad didn't," said Fred gloomily. "Fudge is furious in the Ministry and forbids anyone from having any contact with Dumbledore. As you all know, Dumbledore is notorious in the Ministry these days."

"Yeah, they all think that he deliberately caused trouble by spreading the news that the mysterious man has returned." George continued.

"Dad says Fudge made it clear that anyone who has anything to do with Dumbledore can no longer be in the Ministry," said Fred. We're on good terms, knowing we're rooting for Dumbledore, and Fudge has always thought Dad was a little weird to be so obsessed with Muggles."

Hermione nodded, probably understood what was going on, and sat beside Ai Wen in silence.

"After Percy made the announcement, Dad figured that Fudge had put Percy in his office to use him to spy on our house, and maybe even Dumbledore."

"Not surprisingly, Percy is definitely not willing to hear such words." Ivan said, knowing Percy's character very well.

"Yeah, he just went nuts when Dad said that, and he said a bunch of horrible things to Dad." Ron paused, and burst into a hollow laugh, "Well, he said that since he In the ministry, he's always had to struggle to get rid of the bad name his father and our family gave him, and he said that his father has no ambitions, so that we have been living poorly. You know, I mean us He didn't have much money all the time, in fact, what he said was quite reasonable..."

Ron stopped talking because Ginny let out an angry cat-like sound.

"Percy is too much!" said Hermione in disbelief. "How could he say such a thing!"

"It got worse after that!" went on Fred. "He said papa was stupid to be with Dumbledore, and that Dumbledore was going to be in trouble and papa would come with him." Unlucky."

"Did he not know that Voldemort was back?" Ivan asked.

"Probably knows, but he doesn't care!" said George, sarcastically. "Smart Percy, he said he knew his allegiance to the Ministry, and he said that if Mummy and Daddy insisted To betray the Ministry, he would have to let everyone know that he no longer belonged to our family. He packed up and left that night, and he is now living here in London..."

Chapter 845 Departure

Ivan expected this to happen, and he had warned Percy to pay attention to Mr. Crouch's abnormal situation.

If Percy had reacted quickly and reported the situation, he would have been credited.

But it was useless, as George said, he wished that Crouch would entrust him with everything in the company.

Percy would not care about Ivan's warning, nor would he care about the actual state of Mr. Crouch, he only wanted to prove himself at work.