Doomed to be an enemy

Until he left Malfoy Manor, before apparating, Harry could still feel Voldemort's strong gaze on his back. When he turned around, he could only see the huge buildings of Malfoy Manor—maybe That man was standing at a window somewhere and staring at it, Harry couldn't help thinking.

He didn't regret proposing to let the werewolves take the wolfsbane antidote, even if he knew such a little greeting, he would definitely make Voldemort angry, and even disrupt the other party's plan.But those fallen werewolves under the Dark Lord were too bloodthirsty, and Harry didn't want to be on the battlefield, not only defending against vampires and high-level vampires, but also being cautious of his comrades around him.Nor did he want any wizard to die because of the irrepressible instinct of some werewolf.

After the members of the Order of the Phoenix left the barrier of the manor, they began to apparate one after another.Harry's fingers unconsciously touched the stack of lists in his pocket, and the fluctuations in his eyes became calm. Yes, he had to do this. Those wizards who participated in the war had to be brought back in the same way as they were taken out.

He sighed softly, and apparated in the gradually brightening sunlight.

Voldemort did not break his promise.On the second day, he asked Barty Crouch Jr. to take Fenrir and his group to Godric's Hollow. In a wilderness, Alastor Moody, Remus Lupine, Witnessed by Charlie Weasley and two brigades of Order of the Phoenix wizards, the werewolves under Voldemort took the wolfsbane antidote one by one, and Harry even arranged for Mrs. Prem Pinnier and two doctors of Saint-Germont to do it on the spot. Drug efficacy check.

Fenrir Greyback's face turned rather ugly at that moment.However, surrounded by more than 200 wizards in the Order of the Phoenix, he could only drink the potion unwillingly—the real deal.He didn't care about this kind of potion before, he only heard that the chamaejasma detoxifier needs to be taken continuously for several months, but he didn't know that the Order of the Phoenix provided a new concentrated product, and he only needed to take it twice at a two-week interval to remove most of the poison. Wolfsbane.

According to Sia LeMay's explanation, even if they haven't escaped from the werewolves, the toxins left in their bodies will be minimal.

In the study, Harry stared at the written reports, finally letting go of his worries.He squeezed the space between his brows and began to read the training of the combatants.Ron and Hermione have been busy with this matter for several days and no one is around. Harry suppressed the agitation of burying himself in a boring job-telling himself countless times that this is necessary, it helped a little, he will His attention was focused on the words on the parchment, and he had to understand and master the combat power of this wizard army as soon as possible.

The sound of "Duk", "Duk" came from the window, Harry raised his head, and saw Hedwig, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, standing gracefully on the window sill outside, beside, Voldemort's black night owl was roughly using Its claws tapped on the window.

"Hedwig!" Harry's eyes lit up with surprise, and he flicked his wand quickly to open the window.Two owls flew in with fluttering wings and landed on the large desk.Hedwig let out a soft cry, and when Harry reached out to touch her feathers, she opened her mouth and bit his finger affectionately.This made the black night owl very dissatisfied, it let out a rough cry, and flew directly into Harry's arms, blocking his sight.

"Hey! You can't—" And then a silver and green patterned envelope was thrown into Harry's arms.Holding it in his hand, he moved the chair back a little helplessly, just as he saw Hedwig looking coldly at Ye Xiao, walking around the edge of the table with his head up and chest out as if he was patrolling the territory, and then tentatively leaned over... …

Harry couldn't care less about what was happening between the two owls on the table.He stared at the envelope, apparently written by Voldemort, he hesitated for a while before opening it:

The Ministry of Magic will announce the test results of all NEWTs on July [-]th. The Hogwarts graduation ceremony will be held on the same day. There will be reporters on that day. You need to dress up to attend.

—Love you Rahel

Very short letter.Harry unconsciously read it again, he couldn't tell from the lines whether Voldemort was angry, Harry admitted that he was a little nervous, he hesitated to pick up a quill and wrote a sentence on the back of the letter: You will come to watch the ceremony ?

"I've already started to miss you." Harry muttered softly, trying to repack the letter and hand it to Voldemort's courier, but found that only his snowy owl was combing its messy feathers on the table, and the parchment It spread out, and a lot of black and gray down fell on it.

"Hedwig?" Harry saw the little girl's beak withdraw from her wings, and she came up to him and bit the letter. "Oh, this is for Voldemort, you see—" Hedwig impatiently patted Harry's arm with her wings, he could only let go of his fingers, and stared blankly at the little girl fluttering her snow-white hair. The wings flew out of the window quickly, and there was a similar sound on the floor, followed by a black figure that disappeared from Harry's sight.

……

Perhaps it was because this was the last calm before the war.This Hogwarts graduation ceremony is the grandest ever.Not only the family members of the seventh-grade graduates, the school board, and even some prestigious wizards in the magical world will also attend.Professor McGonagall had told them about it - especially since the new Minister for Magic would be making his public debut at the ceremony, and Harry had mixed feelings.

There is no doubt that this must have been arranged by Voldemort. Hogwarts is largely constrained by the school board and the Ministry of Magic. Without the Dark Lord's nod, it is just a graduation ceremony, and it is impossible to hold such a grand ceremony.

With such pomp and circumstance, the Dark Lord's condescending presence is less conspicuous, isn't it?

Harry faintly sensed the purpose of this arrangement.That old man, sometimes he is not tolerant at all, sometimes it makes him feel like he is going to be spoiled.It is undeniable that after knowing this, Harry felt indescribably moved.He showed a bright smile that even she couldn't detect, and Hermione couldn't help but look away, maybe she was the only one who noticed the meaning behind this move, and she was quite surprised that Voldemort could do this.

"It seems like that..." she couldn't help muttering, she still didn't approve of the friend and the Dark Lord thing.

Harry didn't notice Hermione's worried expression, and he received a new dress from Voldemort the next day.It was a black robe that was almost the same as the Hogwarts school robe, occasionally showing a seaweed-like dark green color under the light, the material was comfortable and soft, and it was delivered with the box, which was the same size as the school badge on the school uniform The crystal brooch—a diamond-like citrine and ruby ​​combined into Gryffindor's golden and red lion courtyard emblem, is almost alive.

When he turned it over and saw "To a Beloved" written in gold filigree on the silver metal plate behind the brooch—unsigned—Harry was completely convinced.

"Whoa, Harry, your dress is amazing!" "Thank you, yours is nice too." When Harry came out of the bedroom, Ron couldn't help whistling.

Hermione had chosen for him the robes they'd worn the last time they sat their exams - that could have been perfectly worn as a gown, as had she, but it had been visibly altered. "I just think it's most appropriate for us to go to the graduation ceremony and wear school uniforms. But it's a formal occasion..." Hermione said, looking at Harry's expression with meaning, "Recently, the Order of the Phoenix has received a lot of admiration from you." A package from someone else, Harry, I suppose this is one of them."

"I told you you should pick one of them," said Ron.

Under the teasing eyes of his friends, Harry had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Uh... it was given by a suitor."

"It looks like you're interested in her." Hearing this, Ron smiled maliciously, "How does she look? Is she pretty?" Harry paused, then nodded with a strange expression.

"Beyond imagination," he said.

Whether it's the flat snake face before, or the dazzlingly handsome and charming face now.That's what Harry thought as he walked through the gates of Hogwarts.This time they came in from outside the school, and the silent Thestral carriage drove them near the school gate.It is worth mentioning that Professor McGonagall did not insist that Harry bring his guards, which relieved the young leader of the Order of the Phoenix,

In the bright sunshine, the school auditorium completely changed its appearance.

Ivy hung down the castle walls, and purple petals fell in the air—they disappeared when they touched an obstacle, leaving behind a rich, sweet floral scent.

"This is by magic, it should be to copy the smell and hallucination." Hermione raised her hand to touch the falling petals with interest.The house tables in the auditorium disappeared and were replaced by rows of seats arranged horizontally according to the positions of the four houses.At this time, the school was already on vacation, and only the seventh graders stayed in school.On the side of Gryffindor College, three vacant seats were left in the center of the front row. When Harry walked through the middle aisle, the auditorium was still buzzing with voices, but when more people saw him , the noisy speaking voice was much smaller.

Even the most active Gryffindors seem to have suddenly changed their rules.Harry allowed himself to sit down like a normal student, feeling somewhat nostalgic for the old days of joking with everyone at the Gryffindor table, and even being laughed at in good faith.Sitting with his back straight in the chair now, he felt more clearly the distance between him and that life.

"Granger, long time no see. Do you have any plans after graduation?"

"Oh... Katie." Hermione looked at the girl next to her, remembering the curse incident in sixth grade, where the innocent poor girl was almost killed by the necklace that Draco Malfoy bought.She remembered the other person's name almost immediately, "It was a long time ago, but it doesn't apply now."

"My mum said pick what you're good at," interjected Ron, next to Hermione, "and she said don't get confused by those pamphlets." Can't make up my mind..."

It's not like Harry couldn't feel that when they were chatting, Katie glanced at him carefully, pretending to be interested in the topic of Neville and Seamus sitting on the left. "My grandma thinks that the Order of the Phoenix is ​​also a profession, so that I don't have to have too much pressure. She also said that I can inherit the property of the Longbottom family as soon as I graduate." Herbology is terrible. Of course, I mean that there is no conflict between work and joining the Order of the Phoenix, as long as you don't think about entering the Ministry of Magic."

Harry heard someone ask them about their treatment in the Order of the Phoenix in a low voice from behind, and felt them looking this way. Just at this time, Hermione talked about wanting to join the Ministry of Magic, and Harry said directly: "I think the law of magic Execution is a good fit."

The lively discussion immediately became silent for a while.Hermione glanced at him with some surprise: "I did plan to join this department, Harry, how did you know?" Harry was a little embarrassed, it was just pure blindness - he guessed right.He could only jokingly say:

"Perhaps a Legilimency?"

Ron laughed, and when he saw his girlfriend staring at him, he coughed to cover it up.Hermione scowled. "That's not funny at all." She didn't want to recall the Occlumency days at all, it was too bad.At this time, Professor McGonagall walked into the auditorium with other faculty members. When the students looked over, they found that besides the professor, there were some strange wizards, and most of them were reporters. less acquaintances.

"The tall, thin man with the beard is the new Minister of Magic, Piers Thicknesse." Ron whispered, "Dad said he was a puppet appointed by the mysterious man." With a beard and short brown-black hair pulled back obediently, he looks shrewd and capable.

A smooth politician, Voldemort's loyal subordinate.

This is the information gathered by the Order of the Phoenix about Pierce Thicknesse.Harry allowed himself to look at the new Minister of Magic calmly. After Fudge's incident, Voldemort definitely needs a more obedient one, and the war is coming, the Ministry of Magic must be obedient.

Professor McGonagall and these wizards walked through the aisle, and she arranged for Hogwarts professors and these strange wizards to join the faculty.And several reporters began to circle around and take pictures.

"Quiet." Professor McGonagall said to all the students freely.

In fact, she didn't need to say this, the auditorium was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop on the ground - no one wanted their unruly image to appear in the newspapers. "I know that after today, you will all graduate. In a blink of an eye, seven years have passed, and you are about to, or have already become adults. I hope you all know what it means to be an adult."

"As the current Headmaster of Hogwarts, I declare—"

"Wait." Pierce Thicknesse stood up with a smile, interrupting Professor McGonagall.Harry heard the sound of film being pulled rapidly, and the flash started to flash on the new Minister for Magic. "I don't think they're all here yet—oh, you've come."

"It's been a long time since I took a good look at this castle. Fortunately, I remember the way to the auditorium."

Feeling the familiar magic of Voldemort belatedly, Harry turned his head suddenly - he was not the first to do so, and almost all eyes were focused on the main door of the auditorium. Voldemort's black and light robes slid across the ground, and he walked slowly, his dark red eyes casually scanning the silent faces.Despite his handsome face, few wizards dare look him in the eye.

Pierce Thicknesse's smile deepened, and he bowed slightly to the Dark Lord gracefully.He was equally excited about the graduates of Slytherin. They even bowed their heads respectfully as Voldemort walked across the aisle.Harry watched him walk up to the staff table on the steps of the Upper Room - Piers Thicknesse had given up his own chair and sat beside him.

It wasn't until Voldemort sat down that Harry realized that it was a seat facing him.