Forget

The follow-up hunt soon started steadily and orderly.It seems that everyone quickly recovered from the exhaustion of the final battle, and set off towards the future life full of vitality.

Except Harry.

He couldn't even tell himself, but it just didn't feel right.He had thought it would be easy when he was finally free of Voldemort's grip and consciousness, but that didn't seem to be the case.

But I have to say that Hogsmeade has not been as hopeful and energetic as it is now for a long time.Everyone, no matter what they were busy with, had an unmistakably genuine joy on their faces.

This made Harry feel a little out of place.He also wanted to be happy, but he was flustered badly.If he hadn't achieved Voldemort's destruction with his own hands, he would almost suspect that somewhere in the world Voldemort was still thinking of something.

"Lord Savior!"

A voice interrupted Harry's wandering thoughts.He looked up and saw two young men dressed as Aurors running towards him.

"I didn't expect to see you here! I admire you so much!" The curly-haired girl said excitedly, wanting to stand closer, but she seemed embarrassed, she was so cute and cramped.She pulled the restraint on her body a little unnaturally, her cheeks were already flushed. "I passed my exams and am now an Auror trainee. You said you would be an Auror after the war, and you will, right, my lord messiah?"

"You can just call me Potter." Although a little absent-minded and embarrassed, Harry still nodded politely, put away the uneasiness that he almost showed, and smiled.His eyes scanned the nameplates on the uniforms of the two men. "Julie, Ryan? Are you in charge of the Hogsmeade search?"

"Yes!" The girl named Julie nodded excitedly.

"Then I won't disturb your work." Harry said, turned around and planned to leave.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Potter." The boy named Ryan suddenly said. "May I take the liberty to ask, are you planning to go to this street?"

Harry stopped and looked at him suspiciously.

"Don't get me wrong, the two of us are in charge of this street. But...we are both newbies. So, if you don't mind, can you let us learn from behind you?" Ryan doting on I looked at Julie who was still excited. "This classmate of mine...she really admires you."

Harry thought it was a little funny.I just wanted to refuse, but looking at the two longing faces, I couldn't bear to refuse, so I just nodded: "I'm just wandering around Hogsmeade casually, if it conflicts with your work, you can contact me at any time." You can go to work, don't worry about me."

"Thank you!" Ryan bowed politely, tugging at Julie who was still screaming happily beside her. "Say thank you!"

Only then did Julie realize that she seemed to have lost her composure, and stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly: "Thank you."

Harry didn't answer anything, just smiled and continued walking forward.In fact, he didn't have any plans.He thought he should find Draco and ask, but in fact he didn't know where Draco was.He just relied on his intuition and felt that Draco must be somewhere in Hogsmeade. This guess has neither evidence nor any reliable reason, and his purpose is not to bring Draco to justice, so this secret is doomed The search plan can only be carried out by himself.

Julie and Ryan chattered and searched decently. Harry sometimes felt that their search was too detailed, but he didn't express any opinions because he didn't have much Auror experience.He walked casually, and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Unknowingly, he walked to a place that was not very familiar, but very impressive.

Pig's Head Bar.

"Mr. Potter?" Seeing Harry stopped in his tracks, with a serious expression on his face, Julie ran over, looked at the Pig's Head Bar, then at Harry, and asked worriedly. "Is there something wrong here?"

Harry subconsciously nodded, then shook his head again.He just felt very uneasy, this place had something to do with so many things, he couldn't wait to go in and have a look.

But Julie couldn't understand Harry's mood.She just guessed carefully: "Let's...shall I go in and have a look?"

"No!" Harry blurted out regretfully, coughed twice, and returned to his normal voice. "I mean... I'll just go in and check it out. You..." Harry was about to say that you should do your own work, but when he was on the verge of speaking, he accidentally saw the worried expressions of the two, so he changed his words. "You... just wait outside. If something happens, there is still time to find someone to help."

Julie wanted to say something more, but Ryan stopped her.So Julie just said: "Then you have to be careful."

Harry nodded, took his wand in his hand, pushed open the door, and walked in.

The pattern in the Hog's Head has not changed much.The Pig's Head Bar was already messy and untidy, and more cobwebs and broken items didn't seem too inconsistent.If there is any difference, it is probably too quiet. Harry had never seen this bar empty before.The impression is that there are all kinds of weird people hiding in this bar, and it always seems very noisy.

Or a little more.A soft sound from behind made Harry turn his head to look over.He couldn't remember whether the door here would close by itself.

There are several dilapidated guest rooms on the second floor. Harry searched one by one, and what he saw was mostly the same.Exposed uneven wall tiles and floors, dirty beds, and broken tables and chairs. Harry almost couldn't help asking himself, why on earth did he think he could find the guy who buttoned his bathrobe meticulously to the last button here?

Maybe, it's really overthinking.

Harry pressed his chest, ready to leave.When he reached the stairs, he stopped again.There was a small, inconspicuous door next to the stairway. Harry pushed his hand out of nowhere, and the door creaked and bounced open.Behind the door, there is another upward staircase.

—There is an attic here.

Harry was taken aback by this sudden realization, and he felt himself short of breath.Gripping his wand tightly, he walked up step by step.

**

Draco stared straight at the door, not daring to blink.His hands struggled, but those damn chains seemed to be getting tighter and tighter.He could see the light coming in from the crack in the door, and he could see that the thin ray of light was getting brighter and more dazzling, and his eyes almost hurt.But he didn't dare to close his eyes, he still watched, watching the door finally fully opened, with the light behind him, that person finally appeared.

Draco's originally chaotic mind suddenly went blank.It was like a table full of piles, and suddenly a hand swept everything down, leaving only a blank, empty table.

He doesn't seem to be thinking anymore.

Draco just watched mechanically, watching the man's arm rise.Suddenly, he felt his wrist loosen, and before he had time to react, he fell to the ground.

Harry took a few quick steps, grabbed Draco's shoulders, he opened his mouth, and finally said, "You... how are you?"

Harry regretted it again.He had envisioned a lot of opening remarks after the reunion, but the sentence that finally blurted out was not in those rehearsals.But what does it matter?This is indeed what he wishes to know most now.

But Draco didn't answer him.This person, who seemed to become thinner every time he met, didn't even look at him at this time, just lowered his head, and his voice was very low and weak: "Why did you come?"

"There are still some Death Eaters who haven't come to the case..." Harry froze for a moment, then answered honestly.He was only halfway through speaking when he suddenly let out a sigh. "I want to see you."

Those four simple words caused quite a stir in Draco's heart.Or, the current Draco is more like a frightened rabbit, almost any simple disturbance will bring unpredictable waves to his nerves. Draco looked up in astonishment, to meet Harry's eyes.In those emerald-like beautiful eyes, in those eyes full of sincerity that almost overflowed, Draco was trying hard to find some other hidden things.He repeated Harry's words: "You want to... see me?"

"I have encountered some problems, and no one can give me the answers except you." Harry looked into his eyes and said seriously. "I want to know, if you said that you will wait for me to take you away, does it still count?"

Harry's gaze was sincere and eager, but at this moment Draco just wanted to avoid it: "Without the promise of a spell, even if it doesn't count, it won't change anything..."

"Draco!" But Harry wouldn't let him run away. Harry looked into those dodging eyes again, and his tone became urgent. "Voldemort made you do everything, didn't he?"

Draco asked softly, "Do you believe it?"

"I believe it! As long as you tell me, I will believe it." Harry forcibly suppressed the doubtful thoughts that popped up in his mind.He didn't know what was wrong with him, he had prepared a lot of questions, but at this moment, he didn't want to ask any of them, he just hoped that Draco could give him an affirmative answer. "I'll help you, Draco, trust me, I'll do my best..."

Harry didn't finish his sentence.The fighting instinct made him tilt his head almost reflexively to avoid the curse that brushed past his ear.The powerful magic power quickly condensed into a solid armor body around the body, and it exploded suddenly after a crisp cracking sound, and the flash of intense light quickly filled the small room, and then broke through the wall and moved further away. places scattered.

Draco couldn't resist this powerful force, he was thrown out by the blasted air in a flash, and he didn't stop until he hit the wall a few meters away behind him.His body was slammed against the wall, and it seemed that his internal organs were about to burst in an instant.

Harry watched in disbelief at the scorched black mark on the door frame left by the curse he escaped, and then instantly moved to Draco's face and half-kneeled down, grabbing Draco's neckline, suppressing his anger Full of disbelief: "What did you do?!"

--what did I do?

Draco was in a daze.His whole body was in pain, and he could even feel the blood rushing up from his throat, filling his mouth. Harry grabbed his neckline tightly, he could feel that Harry was trying to restrain himself, but he still felt like he couldn't breathe.

--what did I do……

Draco's eyes lowered to a bent wand on the far floor.That was his wand.

Draco closed his eyes gently.He remembered.Just now, he pointed his wand at Harry.

Still need to explain?Can you explain it clearly?

——Like, like all the things I have done, which one can be explained clearly?

Draco opened his eyes, and a look of pride and sarcasm returned to his face. Draco curled his lips, "What do you think?"

There was another commotion outside the door.It seems that many people are running towards here.Julie's voice sounded quickly: "Ah! Mr. Potter! You are here!"

"do not come!"

Harry said loudly.He didn't look back, nor did he see the footsteps of those people who stopped abruptly because of his words.His grip became tighter, he tried hard to keep calm, he even suppressed his tone on purpose, and even made a request: "What was that spell... just now?"

Harry didn't see the spell clearly, he would rather ignore the green attacking light that appeared as the spell passed, and he waited for the final result to be heard from Draco.

Draco carefully watched the expression on Harry's face, carefully watched the panic and disbelief that he couldn't hide at all, carefully watched the worry and hostility on the faces of the Aurors at the door, and suddenly felt relieved up.

—hate me?

— Please hate me.

——This is the initial relationship we should have.

Draco suddenly puffed out his chest, almost touching Harry's ear.His voice was soft like a raving lover, but his voice was just right enough for everyone to hear: "Avada Kedavra."

Harry's hand loosened.His voice murmured a little: "Why..."

"It's obviously easier to take the Elder Wand from you than Voldemort." Draco leaned back against the wall.His whole body was in pain, and he could feel a layer of cold sweat on his back.All his strength was spent maintaining his tone of voice, and he didn't even have the strength to just sit.But his face still maintains that annoying condescending expression. "As you can see, Mr. Potter, I almost made it."

Harry stared into his eyes, trying to see something in them.But as always, he still couldn't see through the person in front of him.He has worked very hard, but he can't see through it no matter what.He felt as if a piece was suddenly missing in his body, it was empty.This is really strange, Voldemort's soul once really disappeared from his body, but at that time, he didn't experience this feeling.

really weird.This feeling is really uncomfortable.

"You don't really think there is any relationship between us, do you? I thought you knew it a long time ago. It's just a piece of soul that doesn't belong to you. It's the same as its master, but it's also yearning for me. Blood. Withhold your pity, I don't need it." Draco's smile looked playful and cruel. "Mr. Potter, I don't know what got you into your head. Maybe you forgot that the friend you chose was not me from the beginning."

Harry wiped his face twice vigorously with both hands, his voice was a little hoarse: "I never thought of doing anything to you. At least, since the sixth grade..."

"Oh? I'm so sorry. I've always wanted to kill you." Draco chuckled. "Trust me, if there is another chance..."

"Mr. Potter!" Julie screamed. "Please get out of here!"

Draco stopped, glanced at Julie, watched Julie wince, and the smile on his face became wider: "No need. There is no need for so many people. My wand is broken, are you still there?" Are you afraid of me, a dangerous person?"

Ryan took a step forward and blocked Julie behind: "Mr. Potter, please allow us to arrest him."

Harry stood up, looking over Draco again.As soon as he met those provocative gray eyes, he immediately ran away.

why?

All the scenes that had been imagined collapsed in an instant.Now that the matter has come to this, what kind of room for redemption is there? Harry couldn't think of it.He'd never figured it out anyway, could he?

Harry closed his eyes gently and nodded.

Two sturdy Aurors quickly came up and controlled Draco neatly. Draco watched their movements quietly, not protesting at all.

In other words, he didn't have the strength to resist at all.His whole body was in pain, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.The two men pulled him up, and the sudden sharp pain in his chest made Draco almost groan.He lowered his head, his hair fell softly, just covering his frowning brows.

Draco gritted his teeth, and with the strength of the Auror supporting him, he walked out of the tiny room.The moment he stepped out of the door, he still couldn't help turning his head back quietly. Harry still stood there quietly, like a statue.

Draco let out a sigh of relief, resting his entire body weight on the Auror next to him.He was finally standing in the sun again.The sun fell on him, and Draco unexpectedly felt uncomfortable.

——Perhaps, they were not originally suitable for living in the sun.Perhaps, they were originally people on two parallel lines.

——Why do you say you believe it?Shouldn't that so-called affection disappear with Voldemort's demise?How can such a heavy trust be repaid?

——Why do you say your best?There are many, many things in this world, no matter how hard you try, you will be powerless.It's like walking in a swamp, the harder you try, the more you will slip into the abyss of hell.

"Would you like to go to hell with me?" Draco looked towards the room one last time. Harry wasn't out yet.His voice was very soft, almost inaudible. "But I don't want to."

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