[HP] Similar but different

Harry has been thinking about how to question Voldemort ever since he found out he was being deceived.Throughout the weekend, he was busy supplementing the knowledge of horcruxes and immortality, so as to lay a good foundation for himself.Whether Voldemort cared or not, he had the moral high ground this time around, and he couldn't let that rare advantage be defeated by his ignorance of the Dark Arts.

When it was Monday evening, Harry walked into the Response Room ahead of time, full of confidence and determination that he had never had before.He went through the plan in his mind again, making sure that every step was perfect——

But this time the locket didn't glow.

Voldemort disappeared again.Disappeared, literally, without warning, just like last semester.The locket remained silent, the portrait was empty, and the soul connection was as silent as ever...

There was no way to vent his anger, and Harry was almost out of anger.When he was the most angry, he was very suspicious that Voldemort had anticipated what he would do, so he deliberately avoided the meeting between the two.But when he calmed down, he realized that the Dark Lord had never had the valuable quality of taking care of other people's emotions, let alone him.

…The last time Voldemort left, it was probably because of a new wand; what was it this time?Does the Dark Lord want a newer, more powerful weapon?

Harry wondered more and more what the weapons were stolen from the Department of Mysteries.He had a vague hunch that the weapon was the last piece of the whole thing that he didn't know; if he could put it together, he could really understand Voldemort's intentions.

However, the Death Eaters didn't move, the Daily Prophet was so dull every day (if the usual accusations that Harry was delusional can be ignored), and Harry couldn't even find a reason to ask the adults for news. arrive.He still made regular trips to the Response Room, but was disappointed every time.

In this situation, Harry's only solace was the activities of the defense team.However, when he taught the Patronus Charm, a traitor appeared among the group members——

Marietta, Cho's friend, reported the defense team to Umbridge.

In order to cover the others from the Room of Requirement, Harry was last, unlucky enough to be thrown by Malfoy's Stumbling Charm.Umbridge triumphantly led him to the headmaster's office, where a large crowd was already waiting - Fudge, Percy, Kingsley, a man with short gray hair, and McGonagall and Dumbledore.

Harry would have liked to take it upon himself, but Dumbledore hinted that he was in denial.He dubiously complied, only to have Dumbledore do it all by himself, happily admitting that he secretly organized students against the Ministry of Magic.Fudge was wild with joy at having a reason to arrest Dumbledore, and Harry, who had seen it all, had to admit that Hermione couldn't have been more correct in her speculation about Umbridge's revenge.

"I'm sorry, Professor Dumbledore." When the two Aurors started and Dumbledore knocked out all the Ministry of Magic people present, Harry immediately apologized, full of guilt, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have messed with you." Such a big trouble..."

But Dumbledore motioned to Harry to wait.He told McGonagall to take good care of the students before turning to Harry: "Are you still having nightmares, Harry?"

Harry shook his head. "After last summer vacation, no more."

Dumbledore took a step closer to Harry, half crouching down so that their eyes were level. "Or see any thoughts that don't belong to you? Picture?" His tone was a little eager.

Harry continued shaking his head.He was beginning to realize that Snape probably hadn't told Dumbledore about the Occlumency lessons, otherwise the Headmaster wouldn't have asked.But of course, he thought sourly again, if he didn't want to mention the past of being bullied to others, Snape's earlier promise to teach him Occlumency was already the limit.

"Now?" Dumbledore asked again, taking Harry's wrist. "When you look into my eyes, when I touch you, do you feel anything else? For example, the scar starts to hurt, or Want to bite me and hurt me?"

"Not at all," Harry denied without thinking, and at the same time was a little puzzled, "Why would I want to attack you, Professor?" Before he finished speaking, he found the answer himself-Dumbledore was asking, Ask if he has the feeling of being possessed by a snake when he was with Umbridge before!

Dumbledore's bright blue eyes stared deeply at Harry, seemingly thinking about something.The Auror named Dawlish on the ground stirred before he could get any further into the subject. "Anyway, you have to remember Occlumency," he got up, and the phoenix Fawkes was already flying around him. "Empty your mind before going to bed, Harry—" he finally ordered, holding the phoenix's long tail.

A golden light flashed and they disappeared.

The next moment, the fainted people woke up one after another.Fudge cursed at Dumbledore's successful escape, but McGonagall gave him a few words of contempt, and left with Harry and Marietta.

Harry trailed behind the Headmaster, very distraught.He was sure that if they had had more time, he would have probably told Dumbledore about Voldemort's strange behavior.Maybe Dumbledore knew what the Dark Lord wanted from him, just as Dumbledore should know he was Voldemort's Horcrux...

The Headmaster was indeed protecting him, Harry had never been more aware of that.And the more he knew about it, the more disturbed he was about his concealment.He didn't know if he'd gotten too far in Voldemort's trap, but he hoped he could do what Dumbledore wanted him to do... hopefully not too late.

This is not as difficult as it used to be.

Within two days, Harry realized that when Voldemort used Occlumency on him, it didn't actually matter whether he used Occlumency or not.Only a crack in the defenses of the Dark Lord's brain could test him; but when Voldemort seemed to be traveling again, the chances of that were close to zero.

All these factors combined, and Harry only needed to clear his distaste for Umbridge every night before going to sleep-the Ministry of Magic officials took over as headmaster, and became more and more domineering.

He also sneaked back to the corridor on the eighth floor to have a look.Because the location is exposed, the administrator Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, is always wandering outside the Response Room.

Not that Harry wanted to continue with the defense team, but he did want to check on the locket or the portrait.In theory, he shouldn't see the Dark Lord again, but the disappearance of the other party for no reason really made him very concerned.At the end of the day, he still has a hard time letting go of what he thinks he should be doing; it doesn't matter if he's an adult or not.

Until the Easter break, Harry didn't find a chance to enter the Room of Requirement again.Which was probably a good thing, because it meant there was no way Umbridge would ever get a hold of him again.Although he suspected that Umbridge had nothing else to think about when he was being humiliated by Fred and George's magical tricks, he managed to resist the urge to take risks.

Employment counseling is scheduled for the first day after the holidays.At 02:30 in the afternoon, Harry walked into Professor McGonagall's office on time and found Umbridge staying in the corner, and immediately had a bad feeling.

This bad hunch was quickly verified to be correct.After Harry told Professor McGonagall that he wanted to be an Auror, Umbridge never stopped coughing.But before the two of them really quarreled, Harry managed to get employment advice from the Dean after much effort—

The admission requirements for the Auror Office include at least five NEWTs (Ultimate Wizarding Tests) certificates, with no grade lower than "E (Excellent)".According to Professor McGonagall, certificates in Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, and, of course, Defense Against the Dark Arts are all necessary.In light of Harry's recent progress, she advised him to work hard on Potions, as Snape's improvement class would not accept students with less than an "O (excellent)" in the OWLs Potions exam.

Harry wasn't sure it would work.Of course he will try, but when Snape is so keen on insinuating him and deliberately giving him zero points, his efforts may only become a joke.

As for Transfiguration, which Professor McGonagall praised as "doing a good job recently and getting rid of the edge of passing", Harry was very guilty.Merlin knew exactly how those advances came about, and he didn't dare to risk Professor McGonagall's blood pressure raising by telling her.

So, if Voldemort is willing to teach his potions, maybe there will be some amazing effects?

Rambling, Harry thought.The next second, he came back to his senses and was shocked by himself.In less than two months, he had subconsciously assumed that those attempts were tutoring, and that Voldemort must have taught him better than Snape?

Harry couldn't help getting goosebumps, and hurried away from Professor McGonagall's office - she and Umbridge were still yelling at each other - thinking uncontrollably, if Voldemort could really fix those bad things , there are still many advantages.

But Harry didn't think deeply about the meaning behind this thought.Because that evening, Fred and George did the most sensational thing since they entered Hogwarts - after making a swamp in the corridor, they summoned the broomstick locked in Umbridge's office , in front of Umbridge, Filch, and almost the entire school, rode them and flew away.

In the weeks that followed, the students talked about it, and a whole host of others tried to grab the vacant throne of troublemakers.And Harry, he had to admit to Ron and Hermione, the reason the twins were able to rent the shop in Diagon Alley was not because they accepted the cauldron stolen by Mundungus, but because he took the Triwizard Tournament The bonus goes to them.

Hermione didn't quite agree with that, but it was a done deal.Ron was rather pleased, because Mrs. Weasley couldn't say it was his fault.

But that wasn't the only secret Harry was keeping from them.The bigger one - about Voldemort and those strange frequent encounters - he didn't know what to say yet.He was short of one final verification; after that, he would make a decision.

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Spoof Little Theater——

LV: I went looking for the Deathly Hallows, bye Harry

HP: ...Do you dare to say something in the main story!

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