[HP] Liar

Ep.68

"Harry?" Viola stared at Harry's face and opened her mouth in surprise, "Is it really you? What are you doing here?"

"I'm sorry I haven't been in touch with you before, Viola." Harry shrugged his shoulders and explained with a smile, "Because I was busy with the entry of the Ministry of Magic some time ago, I didn't write to you. But Luna happened to send me a letter yesterday and told me your home address, so I thought I might as well come over to see you."

"You..." Viola stretched out her finger and twirled around Harry's eyes, "You came from the wizarding world?"

"Didn't Luna tell you, Viola?" Hearing Viola's question, Harry looked very surprised, "I have been with my Muggle aunt for the past few years. The family lives together—we live at No. 7 Privet Drive, which is not too far from your home, and it takes less than 15 minutes by car to get there directly."

Viola gave a soft "Oh" after hearing this, but she was not surprised by this.She'd heard about Harry's being a half-breed a long time ago, but it had never been clear who he lived with.

"Do you want to come in and have a sit?" Viola asked him, "I was just writing a topic for OWLs."

"No," Harry waved his hand, "Actually, I came today to ask you to go out with me."

"Account me?" Harry's words made Viola feel even more surprised. She turned her head and glanced at Penello who was sitting on the sofa, and at the same time gestured to him with her eyes, "But my task today It seems like it's not finished yet."

Penello chuckled lightly and shook his head, "Come here today, Viola. You can have a good get together with your friends."

Having said that, Viola always felt that Penello must have made an exception today and "let her go" because of the face of the war hero.

Before going out, Viola changed herself into a Muggle hoodie and jeans, and wore a newly bought black sun hat; and Harry's clothes happened to be Muggle clothes, which made Viola Inexplicably became more at ease.

Although Harry Potter has now become a well-known hero in the wizarding world, in the Muggle world, he is just an ordinary teenager just like Viola, so the two people who walked silently on the street It did not attract too many strange glances from passers-by.

The two walked aimlessly forward like this, and neither of them spoke to each other first.

Back in Hogwarts, Viola and Harry weren't really friends, and the only reason she crossed paths with the Gryffindor trio was because she was Luna Lovegood's roommate.

It is precisely because of this that Viola has many doubts in her heart at this time.

"Viola," Harry's voice suddenly sounded from behind her just as the two passed by a small bookstore, "shall we... go into the bookstore and take a look?"

When Viola heard this, she couldn't help shivering.During this period of time, under Penello's "high-pressure control", she felt that she was about to suffer from "book PTSD"!

"No, no, no!" She quickly waved her hand at Harry, "I've been writing essays and reading books for the past few days, and I'm almost throwing up! It's hard for me to come out to play, and I definitely don't want to see any books again !"

Seeing this, Harry couldn't help laughing, but also felt a little guilty: "Okay, then you can make a suggestion, Viola."

Viola rolled her eyes, and suddenly noticed a small light sign not far away.At this moment, the sky has gradually turned gray, and the fluorescent light signs in the middle of the road have become particularly conspicuous.

"...Let's go to the movies, I haven't seen a movie in a long time." She said.

"Okay." Harry also gave her an approving look after hearing this, "Let's go to the movies."

There were not many movies shown in the small movie theater next to Krivat's house, and there were only three or four movies for Viola and Harry to choose from.The two wandered around in front of the advertising poster for a while, and finally decided to watch "The Truman Show" (1).

"I heard from my sister that this movie is very good. She just watched it with Percy a few days ago. Percy was scared to death by Muggle movies." Viola happily shared Percy's gossip with Harry. , As soon as the words came out, he seemed to sense something was wrong, and quickly defended, "But what I just said didn't mean anything else, Harry."

Harry smiled at her, indicating that she didn't mind it himself.

As soon as she walked into the auditorium, Viola began to wonder if her proposal was a bad idea.There is no other reason.Just because most of the people who came to the movies tonight were couples in love.

She and Harry, the two innocent "ordinary classmates", are particularly out of place among a group of sweet couples.

And this movie called "The Truman Show" was shown for less than 10 minutes, and Viola realized that this movie did not meet her own aesthetics.This movie tells the story of a man named Truman who experienced a series of strange events after his first love girlfriend suddenly disappeared, and finally found himself being followed and watched.

Maybe this movie is indeed what Penello said-full of metaphors and profound connotations, but Viola thinks that her superficial appreciation level does not seem to be enough to appreciate such inscrutable works.So after struggling for three to ten minutes, she still inevitably fell asleep in the cinema.

By the time Harry gently woke her up, the movie had already ended.

Viola glanced at Harry with some embarrassment, and smiled at him apologetically: "Hug, I'm sorry."

She guessed that this bad dating experience is very likely to leave an indelible shadow in the hearts of their dear war heroes!

After the movie ended, as a boy, Harry insisted on walking Viola home; facing Harry's resolute attitude, Viola was naturally too embarrassed to refuse him.When the two of them came to the gate of Crivat's villa together with torment, Viola finally couldn't restrain the impulse in her heart, looked into Harry's eyes and asked, "Why did you ask for an appointment today?" Me out, Harry?"

Harry froze, but the expression on his face was not surprised.

He turned his head slightly, glanced at the busy street, and his tone of voice seemed a little sad for a moment: "Because I have a question to ask you, Viola."

"what?"

"It's a private matter of mine," Harry explained. "I hope it doesn't offend you... because I don't know who else to talk to about it but you."

Viola blinked, and quickly comforted: "Of course not, Harry."

"I originally thought that after I got my wish and entered the Ministry of Magic and became an Auror, I would really become happy, but it doesn't look like that." With Viola's permission, Harry couldn't help but Started his own explanation, "I knew from a very young age that my parents were killed by Voldemort, and in the fifth grade Dumbledore told me that I was destined to kill Voldemort at the end Avenging my parents and killing Voldemort has been the biggest goal and belief in my life for so many years...but after actually accomplishing it, I suddenly feel as if—"

"Becoming empty?" Before Harry finished speaking, Viola couldn't help asking.

"Yes." Harry nodded with a wry smile, "I didn't feel happy or proud like other people, I just felt... an endless emptiness and a loss - like a stick in my head all the time. A stretched string suddenly broke with a 'bang'."

"I understand." Viola nodded slightly, "I believe that many people will feel the same after the war. My sister calls it post-traumatic syndrome."

At this moment, Harry hugged his head with both hands, and his tone became more depressed: "But I can't do this. Because I am Harry Potter."

Viola sighed softly.

That's right, because he is a war hero that everyone is looking forward to, and he is a role model in the eyes of the children - he has been forced to be held on the altar by people, so naturally he can no longer fall from a height easily, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

After all, people can always easily accept a "villain" who has lost his way, but can never accept a "saint" with flaws.

"...I also tried to talk to Ron about it, but he couldn't understand my thoughts; when I mentioned my feelings to Hermione, Hermione told me that I was just thinking too much "Harry continued, "So I thought of Luna. I wrote to her about my troubles, and she wrote back and told me: I should talk to you in person."

Viola froze suddenly after hearing this. "Did she really say that?" she asked.

Harry gave her a deep look: "She said that you have been her motivation to face life in the past few years."

A strange emotion filled Viola's chest. She looked at the streets where pedestrians were hurrying to and fro, and at the road illuminated by car lights as bright as day, and her eye sockets gradually became warm and moist.

The next second, she said quietly, "Maybe you don't really like being an Auror, Harry. The reason why you choose to be an Auror is because you think everyone in this world expects you to do so. You put too much psychological pressure on yourself."

Harry was silent and did not refute, so Viola had no choice but to add: "Maybe you can try to give yourself a break, like today? Let yourself take a break for a while-such as going around, or going to places you want to go. Traveling to strange lands; don't worry too much about the Ministry of Magic, Harry. You are a war hero and nothing can change that - so even if you leave the Ministry for a while for personal reasons, you will return to the Ministry of Magic in the future The Ministry of Magic won't turn you away when you're here."

After finishing speaking, she took another deep breath, and finally said the words that had been oppressed in her heart for a long time: "No matter what kind of decision you make, the most important thing is to make yourself happy. "

(1) American film released in 1998.