Douluo: Huo Yuhao of the clone style

Chapter 254, Hagrid's Visit

Perhaps it was because the previous outburst broke through Aunt Petunia's blockade of himself.

Her jealousy and disgust towards Harley's mother, Lily, gradually faded, and the original affection between the sisters was revived and transferred to Harley.

At the same time, her acceptance of the magical world has also greatly increased.

Although Uncle Vernon still found it hard to accept, he loved his wife and children deeply.

After Aunt Petunia and Dudley accepted that Harry was going to magic school, he had no choice but to accept it.

So, even though the atmosphere in the Dursley household was still a little bad these days, and they were unwilling to mention anything about magic.

But overall it is stable, and even tends to develop in a better direction than in the past.

……

One morning a few days later, there was a heavy knock on the door, as loud as a cannon.

"Excuse me, is Harry Potter here?"

At the same time, a loud voice shouted outside.

If nothing goes as expected, this should be Hagrid, who is responsible for taking me to buy the things I need for school.

Harry reacted instantly.

Uncle Vernon was so frightened that he instinctively picked up his shotgun and was about to open the door with it, but he was stopped by Dudley.

So he could only put the shotgun where he could easily reach it and went to the door empty-handed.

Uncle Vernon took a deep breath and opened the door.

"Hello, this is the Dursleys' house, Harry Potter lives here..."

Uncle Vernon maintained a semblance of politeness.

But this superficial politeness disappeared completely when he saw the visitor.

The man in front of me was more than three meters tall, with messy hair and tangled beard on his face, and his coat was also very shabby.

To sum up, except for his height, he fits Uncle Vernon's stereotype of wizards very well.

——Dirty, dishonorable, and obviously not a decent person.

"Wow, Dursley you can be so polite."

exclaimed Hagrid.

This was just a subconscious remark, without any deliberate intention to offend.

As the person who personally delivered baby Harry to this family, he had some understanding of the Dursleys.

And when chatting with Professor McGonagall later, the professor also commented that "they are the worst Muggle family I have ever seen."

If this wasn't Dumbledore's judgment, Hagrid would have wanted to take Harry back to Hogwarts to raise him.

However, Hagrid's unintentional words made Uncle Vernon's expression twisted a little.

It is a huge insult to be told that you are impolite by someone who is not a decent person.

Seeing this, Harry immediately interrupted the conversation.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"You are Harley, right? You look so much like your mother."

Hagrid's attention was drawn, as expected.

"Thanks for the compliment, but you still didn't answer my question."

Harry said helplessly.

She wanted to steer the conversation to business rather than her appearance.

"Oh, so you're introducing yourself, huh?"

Hagrid then remembered the important matter.

"I'm Rubeus Hagrid, gamekeeper and key keeper at Hogwarts. The purpose of my visit is to take you to Diagon Alley to buy things you need for school."

He stepped past Uncle Vernon and sat down inside the room.

Hagrid's outfit made Aunt Petunia, who loved cleanliness, frown.

"I remember that there should be a professor leading the freshmen?"

My aunt's subtext was, why did you send such an unpresentable guy like you?

"I took the initiative to apply for this position from Professor Dumbledore."

Hagrid didn't catch his aunt's subtext, but explained to Harry with excitement.

"I just can't wait to come meet you."

He looked at Harry who was sitting not far away, his eyes a little hazy.

"When I held you in my arms, you were only as big as my palm, and now you have grown into such a beautiful lady."

Hagrid pulled out a dirty handkerchief and wiped his nose.

Because the movement was too large, the handkerchief also brought out a lot of debris that was almost garbage.

This made Aunt Petunia even angrier.

"Then when do we set off?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was beginning to take a turn for the worse, Harley took the initiative to ask.

"anytime."

Hagrid put away his handkerchief and looked at Harry.

"If they want, they can come along."

As he stood up, he looked at the other three people in the room.

My aunt shuddered when she heard the topic, and my uncle showed a hint of disgust on his face. It was obvious that neither of them wanted to go.

Dudley, on the other hand, had a look of longing on his face.

He was quite curious about the legendary magical world, especially after seeing the giant Hagrid.

But unfortunately, his uncle and aunt didn't plan to let him go.

"Take the money, and we won't go with you."

Uncle Vernon took out a thousand pounds and handed it to Harry.

Petunia said her sister spent over five hundred pounds that year, and Vernon doubled the amount to take inflation into account.

Harley didn't accept it immediately. After all, she probably wouldn't need the money.

"You don't have to give her money. Harley's parents left her an inheritance."

Watching this scene, Hagrid took the initiative to explain.

"What can that bastard leave behind?"

Uncle Vernon finally couldn't help yelling.

Harry once again confirmed that the bad impression that Father James left on his uncle was extremely deep.

"It seems that it will be very troublesome to clear my father's name in the future."

Harry couldn't help but think.

Of course, just because Harry could tolerate Uncle Vernon's words didn't mean that others could tolerate it.

As James' friend and the beneficiary of his family's defeat of Voldemort, Hagrid naturally couldn't bear to hear others speak ill of him.

"How dare you say that about James? He…"

His voice was like the roar of a monster.

"Hagrid."

Harry stepped between Hagrid and his uncle and stared up at the giant.

"It's time for us to go."

"Sorry, Harley."

Harry's intervention made Hagrid stunned for a moment, then he spoke softly.

"I just want to say that your parents are a pair of brave wizards who dare to fight against evil wizards, not gangsters."

Uncle Vernon was clearly skeptical.

But after being pulled by Aunt Petunia, he just snorted and stopped talking.

"I understand, but the most urgent thing now is to go shopping, right?"

Harley didn't want to dwell on the issue any further.

Uncle Vernon's negative impression of James's father was too deep to be changed overnight.

Going into this topic now will only make the situation unpleasant.

"You're right, Harry."

Hagrid looked at Harry's determined eyes and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to struggle.

"Then let's go, uncle and aunt."

Harley turned and said goodbye to her family.

"Take the money with you."

Uncle Vernon insisted on giving Harry the money.

"Uncle, you heard what Hagrid said just now. I don't need it."

Harley said helplessly.

"Take it. It never hurts to have some extra money."

Aunt Petunia put Harry's wide-brimmed hat on her head. It was used to cover Harry's scar when she needed to go out.

"Even if you have enough money to buy books, you still need to buy other things."

"Ok."

Since her aunt had said so, Harry had no choice but to accept the money. "Actually, it's not just me who came to see you. There were other people coming this time, and he even gave me a ride."

When we first went out, Hagrid looked like he was telling you something in secret.

But because of his naturally loud voice and the fact that they were relatively close to each other, everyone heard it.

Everyone subconsciously followed his gaze.

Right at the end of the street was a middle-aged man with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and wearing a black robe.

At this moment, he was staring at Harry with his empty eyes.

The moment she looked into his eyes, Harley got goosebumps all over her body and shivered subconsciously.

"Snape!"

Aunt Petunia made a shrill sound.

"How dare you appear before me like this?"

She walked past Harry and Hagrid towards Snape, and the others hurried to follow.

Snape subconsciously took a step back, wanting to escape.

"Stop, if you run away now, do you think you can do her justice?"

Aunt Petunia said bluntly.

When Snape heard this, he braked instantly and could only stand there awkwardly.

Harry thought Snape was about to be frustrated, so he started the live broadcast immediately.

"You promised me that you would protect her for the rest of her life. Where is your protection?"

Aunt Petunia walked up to Snape and asked sharply.

The sound was as harsh as nails scratching a blackboard.

Only then did Harry realize that this aunt of hers was the same aunt in the original book.

Normally it's not that annoying, it's just because it's in front of my family.

And Snape Severus was caught by his aunt.

This senior wizard has multiple identities in the original book, such as "the most annoying teacher", "Harry's lifelong enemy", "Gryffindor's designated points deductor", etc.

In front of Aunt Petunia, I just opened my mouth, but couldn't say a word.

TV University: Oh my god, Penny killed the St. Petersburg cult.

Olga immediately entered the live broadcast room.

Daily: It’s really a blast.

Daily life: Such a majestic person in the original book can't even speak in front of others.

Izumi followed closely behind.

Food Wars: After all, it was he who revealed the prophecy that led to Voldemort's action.

Food Wars: In a sense, he was also one of the murderers of Lily.

Nikaidou then joined the battlefield.

TVU: I think there should be more than just this problem.

Olga couldn't help but complain.

TV University: If he hadn’t been obsessed with black magic, Lily would have been unable to pull him back…

Then maybe Harry's last name should be Severus, and she probably wouldn't be born at the end of July.

Voldemort would not attack Lily.

Out of consideration for Harry, Olga did not say the rest of the words directly, but everyone understood what he meant.

Douluo: To be honest, if I were Lily, I would also choose James.

Huo Yuhao arrived a little late.

Douluo: The gap between the two is too big.

James is a gangster with a sense of justice, but after falling in love with Lily, he is willing to correct his shortcomings for Lily.

Snape, on the other hand, was a senior lover of the dark arts who was determined to join a terrorist organization. Even his childhood sweetheart Lily couldn't persuade him to change his ways.

Putting these two people together, any normal person would know who to choose.

Type Moon: I still can’t figure it out.

Type-Moon: How did Snape say "Mudblood" to his childhood sweetheart?

Terra: Brainwashed by Voldemort's thoughts.

Terra: After all, before this guy lost his nose, he still had a certain charm as a leader.

The two busy people finally arrived.

While the chat group was having a heated conversation, the battle outside was still going on.

"Speak, Snape."

Aunt Petunia was coming on strong.

"I am very sorry."

Snape was forced back by Aunt Petunia and even took half a step back.

And seeing this, my aunt took another step forward.

Snape, somewhat panicked, glanced at Harry subconsciously, then turned his eyes away as if to escape.

During this process, Aunt Petunia clearly recognized Snape's eyes.

There is sadness and guilt, which are normal.

But there is actually some nostalgia in it, and a bit of the look he gave his sister back then.

Aunt Petunia's hair stood on end, and she stared at the man in front of her like an angry lioness.

"How could you be so dirty?"

She immediately pulled Harry behind her and hid him.

Originally, Petunia wanted to use her condemnation of Snape to get him to take Harry shopping.

After all, compared to the unclear Hagrid, Snape, a former acquaintance, is at least more reliable.

But now, Petunia felt it would be safer for Hagrid to take Harry with him.

"..."

Snape remained silent.

He knew very well that the person in front of him was Lily's daughter, not Lily.

But Harley's similar appearance still made him feel a little hallucinatory.

Although he came to his senses the next moment, Snape was still entangled in guilt and remorse.

So he acquiesced to Penny's scolding of him.

At this time, Hagrid, who always disliked Snape, stood up.

"Professor Snape still cares about Harry."

The giant tried to smooth things over in an awkward manner.

"He insisted on going because he was worried about whether I could handle it."

However, these words now only add fuel to the fire.

Aunt Petunia took a deep breath and tried to control her emotions.

Well, this giant who seemed unreliable turns out to be unreliable.

"Write to Dumbledore and ask him to replace a female teacher. Otherwise, don't even think about taking Harry away."

She said to Hagrid, and slowly backed away with Harry.

Harry, who loves to watch the fun, originally wanted to see his aunt and Snape continue their solos.

But her aunt's grip was so strong now that she could only let herself be taken away.

Dudley and Uncle Vernon didn't react to why Petunia's expression suddenly changed, but the two of them showed a high degree of synchronization.

They looked at Snape warily, and stood in front of him as if guarding against an enemy, buying time for Petunia and Harry to leave.

Hagrid wanted to follow, but was stopped by the Dudleys.

I could only scratch my head in distress.

He also didn't understand why Petunia's expression changed after she spoke a few words to Snape.

At the beginning, the Dursleys were quite nice to Harry.

On the other side, Aunt Petunia dragged Harry back into the house and put her down, then quickly picked up the shotgun that her uncle had placed aside.

"Harry, remember, never meet that person alone again."

My aunt gave instructions nervously.

"I understand."

Harry could probably guess what Aunt Petunia saw.

After having the cheat, she agreed directly even though she had no intention of getting involved with Snape.

"You must remember it."

Penny said as she glanced outside warily.

He put down his shotgun only after he realized it was Dudley and Uncle Vernon.

She closed the door immediately after the two came in, and found some sundries to completely block the door.

Hagrid talked outside for a long time, but couldn't get Petunia to give in.

In the end, Snape had no choice but to take him back to find Dumbledore.

(End of this chapter)