war and peace

After the Christmas holiday, the students returned to Hogwarts one after another.Harry and Hermione were no exception, it was just that they were much faster and more convenient than others - they went from 12 Grimmauld Place to the Gryffindor common room in the blink of an eye.

All the students were extremely surprised by the news that Professor Snape had gone on vacation.Obviously not only Dumbledore, they also felt that Snape was equated with the gloomy cellar and the dark cauldron.Imagine that Snape was sunbathing on the beach in colorful beach pants?For Merlin's sake, there is nothing more subversive than this kind of thing!

But the matter was a foregone conclusion, and the headmaster asked Slughorn to resume his post as Potions professor.Probably because of the peaceful times, the headmaster didn't pull Harry to be a lobbyist this time.And to be honest, Slughorn was clearly more popular with the students - at least he was smiling all the time, wasn't he?And for the Gryffindors, this means a bonus - no one is constantly picking on Gryffindors in class anymore.

Best of all, Slughorn asked them to give up their half-made Veritaserum and start normal classes, promising that no matter how badly their previous Veritaserum was done, it would not affect their final grades.This undoubtedly made most people breathe a sigh of relief, because Snape had hinted before that they would finally be allowed to try their own potions, and no one wanted to reveal their secrets.

Harry was disappointed by that, though.He could only move the half-made potion and all the required materials to the secret room of the secret room, intending to continue brewing by himself.But even if Slughorn didn't know this, Harry was still his favorite student - because he was amazing enough in class, and so was Hermione.

The Year [-] students had their first Apparition lesson on the first weekend in February.The auditorium became empty, with four deans and a small wizard standing in front.All students have been looking forward to this course since the announcement of the new semester class was first posted on the bulletin board.

Harry signed up too.Although he actually knew it, he still had to pass the Apparition exam in the process, again.Voldemort was very disapproving of his idea, but let him go.So when Terrox - the little wizard from the Ministry of Magic - asked them to try after the three D's, Harry moved almost instantly into the old wooden circle in front of him.

Among the rickety people, Harry, the only one who was able to stand firmly, was very eye-catching, and the row where he was standing was full of empty wooden circles.

"Oh!" Tycross also noticed him, and walked over quickly. "Did you succeed once, kid?" He looked up at Harry's face, and his tone changed from surprise to a matter of course in an instant: "You are Harry Potter!"

Harry nodded, feeling he shouldn't be surprised by that.Thanks to Voldemort, he seems to have made the headlines of the Daily Prophet several times.Moreover, when the Double Seven Agreement was signed, the newspapers also mentioned his role as a truce in the Forbidden Forest.As a "true savior", his face has become a signature without any accident, even if the lightning-shaped scar is not visible.

"No surprise at all," Tycross commented. "If you have such a perfect performance in the rest of this class, you can skip the next eleven classes."

The other students all looked in Harry's direction, and when they heard Tycross's words, they all made envious noises.And Hermione didn't want to express any opinion on this anymore, she could only complain: "So what are you doing with twelve Galleons for tuition, Harry?"

Other than that, the study life is very peaceful.When it came time for another Valentine's Day, there was only one problem.Seemingly overnight, Hermione had become the most popular girl in all of Hogwarts - if that was even a problem, according to Harry.

"Why isn't that a problem?" Hermione said angrily.She was in the library—it was as warm as the front of the common room fireplace after the Warming Charm—looking up for the papers Slughorn had assigned them. "You know, they all..." She puffed her cheeks, angrily, looking like a hamster chewing something, "all... have ulterior motives!"

Seeing her gnashing her teeth and looking helpless, Harry almost laughed out loud.But he held back, and said in a serious tone: "It's better than before, isn't it?"

Hermione closed the book in her hand heavily (the book let out a whine), "Then I'd rather they keep their disgusting attitude! At least I can find a reason to cast a curse!" She received this year's Valentine's Day More presents and greeting cards arrived than in the previous five years combined (mostly from Slytherin boys), who would believe that those people meant it?

"Okay, don't be angry." Harry stopped joking with her, and instead suggested sincerely: "If I were you, quickly pick one and settle down, so that others will give up." How to give him!

"I'm not interested in any of them!" said Hermione irritably. "If it weren't for Voldemort, would they have looked at me more?" At the end, her tone was almost out of anger.

Harry patted her on the back reassuringly. "I didn't say you had to like them, Hermione." His tone softened a little, "but, in a way, it's a good thing, isn't it?" A pure-blood Muggle-born wizard.And if the current situation continues, maybe there will be a second or a third.

Hermione calmed down a little, then realized what Harry meant. "You're right," she admitted reluctantly, still unhappy: "This is just the beginning."

"We can do it." Harry nodded.The bloodline discrimination in the wizarding world is deeply rooted. They can only take it step by step, and they cannot force it to accept it sincerely.But how to say, the beginning is not bad, they still need to work hard.

Hermione stared at Harry's face. "You're getting more and more thoughtful, Harry," she said finally, with an exclamation in her voice. "Did you suddenly grow up, or did you hide it so well before that I didn't find it?"

"I've been looking forward to this day since the beginning." Harry replied lowly.

Hermione's words reminded him of his life at his aunt's house after he came back, and he was thinking about how to keep more people alive every day.It is of course best to avoid war if it can be avoided, but if he can only face it, he will not back down.At that time, he felt that he himself could and must die (as a Horcrux of Voldemort), but he hoped that all other people who had died could live well, and they deserved a better life (worth a better life).At that time, he did not expect at all that he could finally achieve his goal, but in a way that was completely unimaginable.

A tear fell from the corner of Harry's eye.Hermione was taken aback by him, and immediately forgot her unhappiness, and asked in panic, "What's wrong with you?"

"Probably too happy." Harry wiped the corners of his eyes and replied. The RAB was still alive, Snape was out to relax, Moody was still fiery, Tonks and Lupine had tied the knot, the twins were running their joke shop well...everyone was fine and everything was fine.As for the headmaster, now is the time to give him a small gift.

Hermione was very puzzled, and Harry didn't want to tell her what he remembered.He alone was enough to remember those cruel pasts... Oh, no, and Voldemort.He suddenly longed to see him, very much.

In early March, Harry met the twins in Hogsmeade.The joke shop run by George and Fred in Diagon Alley is booming, so they are going to buy Zoko's store and open a Hogsmeade branch.And as their largest shareholder, the one thousand galleons that Harry invested in had been multiplied by countless times.

"How? Harry, investing in us is indeed a wise decision?" George said with a smile.He was wearing a deerskin short coat and dragon leather boots on his feet, which made Ron jealous.The twin brother also brought him a coming-of-age gift, a very large gift bag, so he went to Hogsmeade with Harry.

"Of course." Harry admired sincerely.The twin brothers seem to never run out of ideas.

Fred sat beside him and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't say that, George, we all work for Harry!" he said with a wink.

A group of people laughed.Then the bell on the Three Broomsticks door rang, and Hermione and Ginny appeared behind it. "It's so windy outside!" Hermione complained, and then put a lot of things on the table, most of which were books, quills, pens, parchment, etc.; only a few snacks, and half of them were bought for Crook mountain.

Fred glanced at it, and immediately exclaimed pretendingly: "It's less than a year since we graduated! Hermione, are you getting crazier?"

Hermione didn't even bother to roll her eyes at him, and beckoned to order a glass of canyon water for herself. "No, more than half of it is NEWTs exam materials."

"Don't you dare to say that you haven't become crazier?" George echoed, and he was really shocked now: "You're only in sixth grade, Hermione!"

"No, I asked Hermione to take a look for me." Harry saw Hermione's expression, and knew that he should explain aloud.He had only mentioned it in passing, but Hermione was clearly serious about the exam.

"What?" The four Weasleys said almost in unison.

Fred reached out and touched Harry's forehead: "You don't have a fever... Have you finally been brainwashed by Hermione, Harry?" He said in an unbelievable tone.

"Don't, if our partner is like Hermione, he will definitely lose money!" George said exaggeratedly.His words managed to get a stern look from Hermione.

And Ron was even more shocked than his two older brothers: "Aren't you supposed to take the OWLs exam this year, Harry?"

Ginny bit her straw and stared at him too.Her brothers had persuaded her to give up more than a year ago, and she had also seen the fact that her dreams were shattered—Harry already had a soulmate, and that person was unrivaled.If you persist in something hopeless, it will only cause trouble to your friends, family and each other, right?

"Oh..." Harry didn't know whether to tell the truth.Hermione, Ginny, and the twins were all right, his concern was provoking Ron. "It doesn't hurt to have a look first, does it?" he finally said ambiguously.

Hermione rolled her eyes skyward.It's useless not to say it now, but it will be known by then.