Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

This choice has several very obvious benefits for them: for example, it can avoid inadvertently violating the Ministry of Magic's secrecy laws, for example, it allows them to study their favorite dark magic with peace of mind...

For another example, this also allows them to see as few Muggles as possible that make them sick.

In the eyes of many people in the Travers family, even places where Muggles walk will be filled with the unique stench of Muggles - even those Muggles who can use magic, commonly known as "Mudbloods" ”, also smells bad.

"Muggles deserve to go to hell", this is the sentence Gavin Travers has heard most since he was a child.

Now he feels that this is wrong, no one deserves to go to hell, only those who hurt others for no reason should go to hell.

He had read an article written by Moon in the school newspaper. The specific content of the article was about the persecution of wizards by Muggles in the Middle Ages.In that article, Moon said, "When a Muggle criticizes a person as a 'wizard' and a 'heretic' without any reason, and alone or incites others to persecute a 'wizard' who has done no harm to others, such as Burning, hanging, or trying to drown them. Then we can think that this Muggle is guilty, and this Muggle deserves to be punished. If the law is not sound enough, the persecuted person has reason to retaliate, an eye for an eye."

"But it's not because a 'Muggle' hurts a 'wizard', it's because a 'human' hurts another 'human'."

"If it rises to the level of a race war, everything will be different - but since Muggles and wizards are one and the same, there is no substantial difference. There will be 'squibs' in pure wizard families, and in pure Muggle families People with the ability to cast spells will also be born. Therefore, we should not advocate this kind of racial war. The best outcome should be to accept each other's differences, recognize each other's differences, and live in harmony."

"Of course, this is only the most ideal and almost impossible situation. After all, human nature is most prone to imbalance, jealousy, and the resulting thoughts of persecution. This is the inherent contradiction and selfishness of human beings, and it is almost impossible to reconcile. So. If this outcome cannot be achieved, then if you have the ability, living in seclusion, dividing the country, and maintaining the current handling strategy for the time being is a good choice."

"On the contrary, ideas such as domination, suppression, and persecution will all lead to the worst results. After all, harming Muggles is equal to harming wizards, and harming wizards is also equal to harming Muggles. As mentioned above, wizards will gradually appear among Muggles, and wizards Muggles will also gradually appear in the world, so unless all humans are wiped out, any evil consequences imposed on one of them will eventually come back to the other side."

Gavin is a big fool and he doesn't like to think about these things.He has been passively receiving education from his family since he was a child, so he hates Muggles, Mudblood wizards, and mixed-blood wizards—anyone who is not a pure-blood wizard is the target of his hatred.

But ever since he was taught a lesson by Moon, and ever since Hogwarts began to gradually change under Moon's push, he suddenly found that his original set of rules of conduct that he had received from his family began to no longer work.

So when he first read this article, he tried to think about it.

As a result, his not bad nature began to play a role, and this completely contradictory line of thinking began to make him realize that perhaps the things he had learned from his parents and elders were wrong.

And unlike the previous "passive acceptance", this time, he thought about these contents himself.Although this kind of self-thinking will not take shape as quickly as the things received, it is deeply rooted and full of resilience.

This is what we commonly call "awakening".

Once the seeds of awakening are planted, they will become so-called "sparks" that cannot be extinguished by blowing or watering. The more suppressed they are, the stronger they will become.

Until one day, under some kind of catalysis, it will start a prairie fire.

Like today.

It was still a standard "Travers morning". The family sat around the table to enjoy breakfast, listening to the elders with the most say in the family criticizing Muggles and scolding all "non-wizard" things. .Then he cursed a few words about the Ministry of Magic, a few words about the current climate of wizarding society, a few words about Professor Dumbledore and all the well-known wizards who did not persecute Muggles.Of course, in the end, it is indispensable to recall the years when dark wizards were in power, and then ask the juniors about their thoughts, semi-forcibly making everyone say some extreme and sensational words.

Gavin felt more and more like this family was running an Azkaban talent training camp.

"Ha, Gavin, what do you say?" Gavin's grandfather held the tea cup and turned his attention to Gavin. "You have become more and more silent in the past two years. If it were you before, you should be noisy by now. I think I need to practice the Cruciatus Curse a little more."

Gavin chewed the fried egg and lowered his head without saying a word. After a while, he said angrily, "I don't think what you said is right."

The originally cheerful atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly froze.

This is not the first time that Gavin has confronted his grandfather, but this is indeed the first time that he has expressed such strong, almost tit-for-tat opinions.

Not even a hint of cover-up.

"Ha!" Gavin's grandfather raised his eyebrows. "Then I would like to listen to your 'correct' remarks."

The yin and yang meaning in these words was almost self-evident, but Gavin seemed not to hear it at all. He just buried his head in eating breakfast and said: "I also met a few Muggle-born classmates in school. , they are nice and friendly, and their talent in magic is not bad. I don't think I should blow them up into scum together with their Muggle parents, because such behavior is only done by heinous murderers. made."

"That's right! Your grandfather and I are a heinous murderer! Your uncle in Azkaban is also such a murderer!" Gavin's grandfather slapped the table hard. "If your father hadn't been If you had just given birth to you, you would have become a heinous murderer! Do you want to send us both to Azkaban?!"

Gavin didn't answer and continued to work on his breakfast in silence. As a result, his grandfather became more and more excited as he talked.

"Muggles are inferior! They don't even deserve to come through my door! All Muggles should be sent to do hard work! To do the kind of work that only house elves would do! School, school, school! You are so full now." The only thing on your mind is that damn school, Hogwarts! Do you think there are any good things there?! Albus Dumbledore is a disgrace to wizards! Scum!"

He looked at Gavin, who was just breaking bread, and his lips turned pale with anger. He simply pulled out his wand and emptied all the food from Gavin's hands and plate. "Go to your own room! Starting today, Starting, you don’t have to go to school anymore!”

Gavin stood up silently, left the table, and walked out of the restaurant door.

He didn't understand why his grandfather and parents had to make him say, "I'm going to kill all the Mudbloods! I'm going to blow up all the Muggle houses!"

He even didn't understand why his grandfather and parents were so extreme since their family had never been persecuted by Muggles, but had been persecuted by Muggles.

No one can answer his questions, at least not in this family.

So he decided to leave.

Five minutes later, while Gavin's grandfather was still criticizing Hogwarts' "destruction" of Gavin in the dining room, Gavin effortlessly carried his heavy suitcase and slipped away quietly. Out of the house.

He left a letter on the table for his family - he would officially graduate from Hogwarts in a few months, so he decided not to come back here and bid farewell to this home for the time being.

It was time for him to go out and take a look himself anyway.

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The sound of the brakes broke the silence in the wilderness. Gavin looked at the strange-looking purple iron shell in front of him. Before he could recover, a door opened on the iron shell, revealing a tall and thin young man. He leaned half out of the door, holding a copy of the Daily Prophet in his hand, and was staring at the photo above.

"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus, emergency transport for witches or wizards in distress. Just stick out your wand and step on board, and we'll take you wherever you want to go. My The name is Stan Sampac, and I am your conductor today—" The young man muttered something quickly, then raised his head, and then stared at Gavin's face in surprise, "Gavin Traver Si?" [Note 1]

"Uh, Sampac." Gavin put away his wand in a daze. He learned about the Knight Bus from Gemma. He originally just wanted to try it today, but he didn't expect it to succeed. "You are doing, uh, this , the conductor of the Knight Bus?”

Stan grinned, with a look of embarrassment on his pimpled face, "Ah ha, yes, I just want to try it. You know, the Ministry of Magic sent me an invitation and wanted me to work there. , but I’d rather run around and watch——”

Seeing that Gavin seemed to want to ask more questions, Stan quickly changed the topic elsewhere. "Okay, there is no time to talk about this. Travers, we can't stay here for too long. Where are you going?"

This is a good question.

Because Gavin found himself completely unable to answer—where was he going?Hogwarts?School hasn't started there yet?The Leaky Cauldron seemed like a good choice, but if he went there, he wouldn't have to wait until night before his father would drag him home.

Somehow, he blinked and spit out the name "Shafiq Manor".

Of course, Stan Sampac didn't know what Gavin was thinking. He just wanted to get an answer from Gavin quickly, then pull Gavin into the car and quickly find a place to hide, so that Gavin could continue asking questions. West.

Therefore, after Gavin revealed his destination, Stan immediately dragged Gavin onto the bus as if he was being amnestied, and then helped him find a bed to sit down on. "Let me see, you have to pay me... just right" For one Galleone, if you are willing to add three Sickles, then I can give you a cup of hot chocolate; if you add one Sickle, I can also give you a thermos and a toothbrush in any color you choose."

"No need, Sampac." Gavin sat on the bed in confusion, paid the money, and then watched Stan Sampac quickly run to the front of the bus and sit down.

The next moment, the bus door suddenly closed, and then - a strong force threw Gavin directly onto the bed. The scenery outside the window changed rapidly, making Gavin almost unable to see clearly.He lay on his back on the bed, trying in horror to grab the brass pillar at the foot of the bed to stabilize his body, but before he could straighten his hands, the bus suddenly made a sharp turn, making all his efforts completely in vain.

"Sampac! Sampac!" Gavin shouted loudly to Stan Sampac, hoping to get some help, but Stan seemed not to hear him at all and was still chatting with another person in front of him.

With no hope of help, Gavin had to move his body little by little and try to grab the pillar again. But even such a simple action still took a whole time on this weird, rickety, banging bus. It took Gavin nearly 10 minutes to finish.

After being able to lie completely flat on the bed, Gavin finally breathed a sigh of relief and concentrated on covering his mouth with his hands.

He was about to vomit, this outrageous means of transportation making his stomach churn.

For the first time, he admired Stan Sampac so much, because with the help of his peripheral vision, he discovered that Stan had actually started reading the Daily Prophet again.

It didn't take long. Of course, Gavin didn't actually have the time to record how much time had passed. In short, the Knight Bus finally stopped in a city that Gavin couldn't recognize at all.The only other passenger in the car got off here, and Gavin found that the old wizard in tattered clothes seemed to be very happy about it, as if getting out of the car was a good thing.

Then, when the car started up again, Gavin immediately realized that, yes, it was indeed a good thing to get out of the car.

Fortunately, the torture did not last too long. After a while, the bus stopped again, and the scenery outside the window had turned into another wilderness. Gavin raised his head and looked out, and happened to see a hill not far away. , and the beautiful manor at the foot of the mountain.

"You're here, Travers." Stan Shumpack walked to Gavin's window and tried to help Gavin drag the box out from under the bed, but after a lot of effort, he could only move the box a little. distance.

Instead, his face had turned red from the exertion.

"Ugh—" Gavin retched, and then quickly got up from the bed. "No, Sampac, I will do it myself."

"Huh, your box is really heavy." Stan wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and quickly made way for Gavin.Gavin lifted the suitcase lightly, nodded to Stan, and immediately got out of the car. The expression on his face was a bit happier than that of the old wizard just now.

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"So, you just ran here?" Moon stared at Gavin, who was sitting opposite him and was obviously at a loss. "Honestly, I was really shocked by you."

Gavin scratched his head, "Did I cause trouble for you..."

"It's not a big deal to cause trouble. There are quite a few empty rooms at home, and you won't need a mouthful to eat." Moon stroked the milk glass. "It's just a little sudden. Forget it. Anyway, I'll take you to find some free time first." Leave your luggage in the room.”

Gavin breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly. He lifted the box and looked at Moon gratefully. Then as if he remembered something, he quickly asked: "So, why do you think people in my family behave like that?"

Moon drank all the milk in the cup, stood up and took Gavin to the guest room, while responding: "Although I think you should, as you said, walk around after graduation to find your own answer. It's okay to answer your question - in fact, your idea is right, your family members are indeed wrong, and your brave struggle is okay, but I think, since you know the situation at home, maybe You can at least avoid such a conflict."

"After all, if your idea is to reject your family's indoctrination and make them realize their mistakes, the best way is not to be tit-for-tat, especially before you have the power to talk to them as an equal. Unless you just want to say loudly 'You're wrong' and walk away like this, then it doesn't matter."

"Of course, I don't know much about your family. I don't know if they are hopeless and just want to harm others. So, this is just my idea. You have to analyze it based on your actual situation. "

"As for why there are wizards like your family... On this issue, you have actually gone from one extreme to the other, because you have begun to blindly believe that wizards are at fault. This is mainly because It originated from your family, but I think it’s best to look at things from a dialectical perspective. You can learn about this slowly in the future.”

Moon waved his wand, causing Gavin's box to levitate on its own, and followed the two of them. "In fact, the conflict between wizards and Muggles has been around for a long time. The more well-known flashpoints were from the late Middle Ages to the early modern times. That is, the witch-hunting movement of Muggles. But in fact, witch-hunting movements have occurred from time to time throughout Muggle history. In other words, Muggles have actually persecuted wizards for a long time."

"Although adult wizards are not afraid of Muggles and can even play tricks on Muggles at will, those little wizards who have not yet grown up do not have this ability. Therefore, over thousands of years, there have been countless innocent little wizards and wrongly accused Muggles. The melon died at the hands of Muggles who carried out witch hunts. This can already be regarded as a war launched by one race against another race. It is also the main reason why wizards choose to escape from the world collectively, and it also separates wizards and Muggles. This is one of the main reasons why the conflicts between them have intensified to the current situation."

"At the same time, in places that are not recorded in the history of wizards, there have been countless dark wizards for thousands of years who have killed Muggles as their own way of fun without being persecuted. They cultivated Monsters, creating plagues, writing horrific spells...wherever they go, thousands of Muggles often die."

"So, in this thousand-year-old conflict between wizards and Muggles, it is not easy to tell who is right and who is wrong - both sides are wrong and have their faults. There are those who like to be wanton among wizards There are dark wizards who kill Muggles, and there are also bastards among Muggles who want to burn all wizards to ashes."

"As for who started this war first and who caused the hostility between the two races to appear first, no one can say clearly. Maybe it was wizards or Muggles. These histories have long been completed. Disappeared without a trace. What is more likely is that there is no one who comes first, but that there are people on both sides who hate each other. There are always some wizards who think highly of themselves because of their spellcasting abilities, and there are always some Muggles who think highly of wizards. Jealousy for being 'different'. After all, it is never possible for everyone in this world to be kind and selfless."

"Not to mention, even without each other, wizards and wizards, Muggles and Muggles, wouldn't they still be fighting every day?"

Chapter 125 Cedric’s Victory

Regarding Moon's words, Gavin actually didn't understand much. In his simple concept, a person can either stand on the side of wizards or on the side of Muggles. The third option does not exist yet.

Of course, Moon didn't expect Gavin, who had always been somewhat simple-minded, to be able to understand these messy things.

It is already very good to have the idea of ​​​​understanding and recognizing, and not to choose to join in the same trend due to the influence of one's origin and family.

In this way, Gavin, with full restraint, spent a rare and peaceful night at Shafiq Manor, and embarked on the journey back to school with Moon the next day.

I will return to Hogwarts on May 5rd, and classes will officially start again on May 3th.After the two-week Easter holiday, the little wizards' minds inevitably started to get wild again.The professors were strict for two days as usual, trying to help the little wizards calm down in this way - the effect was very effective, and the reason was also obvious, because the final exam was coming soon.

Professor Greengrass led everyone to continue learning about werewolves while consolidating their previous knowledge.Professors of other subjects also make almost the same choice, especially in the courses for fifth- and seventh-grade wizards. After all, they are about to face the two big mountains of OWL and .NWET.

Gal's birthday is on the 15th of this month, and Yaerlin's birthday is only ten days away from his - May [-]th. Since both of their birthdays are not on the weekend this year, everyone discussed it and decided to give it to both of them. Fold in the middle.Although the gifts were still delivered on the regular day, the birthday party was moved to the [-]th.In this way, not only will their birthdays be celebrated, but it will not affect next week's match day.

Cedric, who had figured out this method, felt that he was just a little clever guy.

However, the fact is that in the second week of the Quidditch match, there will be a decisive battle with Slytherin. Although after losing to Gryffindor before, this year's champion will most likely have already defeated Hufflepuff. Missing out, but that doesn't mean the Hufflepuff players won't take this game seriously.Therefore, Cedric was still nearly half an hour late for the party on the night of the [-]th.

Gal and Arlin took this opportunity to successfully coerce ten homework "reference" opportunities from Cedric.

Harry and Ron, who witnessed the whole process with their own eyes, were extremely envious. If possible, they also hoped to have such a good opportunity to blackmail Hermione.After all, every time the two of them tried to copy Hermione's homework, they would be lectured hard by Hermione for a long time.

Having seen through the two people's little thoughts, Hermione temporarily stopped chatting with Hesper, wrote "Don't even think about it [Don't even think about it]" on a piece of paper and threw it to the two of them, which made them feel overwhelmed. Any sign of it was immediately strangled to death.

"Well..." Ron tore the note into pieces with satisfaction and threw it into the trash can.

As expected, his homework for the next six years or so still has nothing to show for it.

Harry wanted to laugh a little, but in the end he couldn't laugh. After all, he was the only one who couldn't copy the homework.

"It would be great if Moon or Cedric were in our class." He poked Ron's arm and muttered regretfully, "If this can really come true, I would rather spend the next six years during Christmas holidays and I went back to the Dursleys during the Easter holidays."

Ron held the bottle of pumpkin juice and bumped it with the Coke in Harry's hand. "Don't think about it, buddy, Sirius will blow up the Dursleys."

Harry thought about it seriously for five seconds, and then nodded in agreement - I have to say, Ron was absolutely right.

"But then again." Ron blinked and said exaggeratedly: "If I can be classmates with Cedric or Moon as you said, I can use this old wand until graduation. "

The two people looked at each other and smiled, and then they all became silly and happy.

This smile did not last long on their faces, because after a while, Hermione friendly reminded them that they still had unfinished homework in Transfiguration class, and firmly stated that she would never let them get her. homework.

From this moment until the end of the party, no one saw Harry and Ron again - because they went back to do their homework.

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"Cedric is accelerating! He has chosen to go at full speed, and seems to be planning to pass Slytherin's Seeker, Terrence Higgs, in this dangerous and almost suicidal way! God, what a pair! My colleagues who were working as reporters for the school newspaper office started falling in love and killing each other!"

Lee Jordan shouted excitedly. This was the third time today that he had said the weird word "love and kill each other." Professor McGonagall sitting next to him wanted to mute his microphone.

"They flew faster and faster! They flew faster and faster! With the advantage on the broom and excellent flying skills, Cedric, who later discovered the Golden Snitch, was about to catch up with Terrence! Oops! The Golden Snitch suddenly made a sharp turn! A Bludger flew over!"

At the last moment, Cedric and Terrence moved up and down, avoiding the attack of the reckless Bludger. However, this avoidance also brought a regret - both of them put the golden ball in their hands. The snitch was lost.

For Terrence, this is a good thing, because the score between Slytherin and Hufflepuff has reached 70:20, and he himself is inferior to Slytherin in terms of flying skills and the broom itself. Cedric.If the Golden Snitch could be caught when the score was so wide that even the Golden Snitch could not make up for it, Slytherin would be able to win this game.

But for Cedric, this ending couldn't be worse.

The little wizards of Hufflepuff were all disappointed, and their voices were almost hoarse. However, this could not make up for the gap between the other Hufflepuff players and Slytherin, nor could it make the Golden Snitch fly. In Cedric's hands.

Looking at Yaerlin's angry look, he probably really wants to rush into the stadium and blow up the damn Bludger.

"It's a pity! The Golden Snitch was not caught in the end. It seems that Cedric and Terrence will have to look for the Golden Snitch for a while longer. So, let us return our attention to the competition of other players - oh ! Slytherin’s onslaught continues! They scored another goal! Hufflepuff’s iron barrel defense has been torn full of holes at this moment, and the score gap has once again expanded by 10 points!”

"If this continues, even if Cedric catches the Golden Snitch, Hufflepuff will probably lose the game!"

Violet was also very nervous. She brought a telescope today, so even the disappointed and frustrated expression on Keira's face was clearly visible.

"They won't really lose the game, right?" Demi tugged on Gal's sleeve and muttered: "If they really lose the game, Kayla will definitely cry for a long time after she goes back."

Garr didn't dare to guarantee it - almost all his knowledge of Quidditch was obtained from Cedric and Arlin. If he were really asked to analyze the situation, it would be difficult for him to give any insightful speech. .

Fortunately, at this critical moment, Cedric still stood up and lived up to expectations, allowing Hufflepuff players and students to see the dawn of dawn again.

At this moment, the score between the two teams had reached 120 points. The Hufflepuff team members were almost beaten to the point of losing their spirits, but Cedric suddenly turned the direction of his broomstick, as if it was flying away from a string. It shot out into the sky like an arrow.