Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

It was a photo taken when Lily Potter was still wearing the Hogwarts school uniform robe. She was holding a book in one hand, with the other in her pocket, and her smile was cheerful and sweet.

It is not known who took the photo or who sent it because the photo was sent anonymously to the school newspaper's office.But after seeing the photo, Moon immediately decided to use it as a display picture of Lily's solo photo. Although it is not a photo of an adult, it has to be said that this photo perfectly shows Lily's personality. The youthful aura that he had when he was at Hogwarts, and his rare agility and intelligence.

With just one glance, the stunning girl from back then immediately appeared in Professor McGonagall's mind.

She suppressed her curiosity, carefully processed the last document, and then immediately picked up the newspaper and started reading it.

However, the more she looked at it, the more she couldn't move her eyes away.

People who felt the same as Professor McGonagall also had Professor Dumbledore sitting in his principal's office.The difference is that his eyes are already wet.

After all, in a sense, these people were gathered together because of him.

It is true that Voldemort is the public enemy of the wizarding world; it is also true that Voldemort's success or failure is closely related to every wizard in the British wizarding world.

But no matter what, the Order of the Phoenix was organized and guided by him.

From this perspective, every life in this newspaper has his share of responsibility.

Perhaps when people reach old age, they will always unconsciously reflect on themselves over and over again and remember everything in the past, whether good or bad.

This rule is particularly obvious in Professor Dumbledore.

If it were another time and another place, he might not reveal this feeling easily.But this time, at the moment, he did not restrain himself, but allowed his emotions to be vented outward.

Of course, there are people who are completely opposite to Professor Dumbledore.

In the Potions Professor's office, Severus Snape looked at the newspaper open in front of him expressionlessly, his eyes still as usual, as silent as a dead sea.

However, no matter who it is, as long as they stand here, they can easily see that his eyes have not changed position from beginning to end, but have been quietly looking at the photo on the paper. A cheeky girl.

Lily Evans.

Yes, at that time, her name was Lily Evans.

Snape kept staring at the photo for five or six minutes before quietly picking up the newspaper and carefully reading every word on it except James Potter. Again.

Not a single word was missed.

The deaths of these people, except Lily, had nothing to do with him.

But he still read the content carefully, feeling the pain and sorrow inside...

And, of course, there was torture.

It has nothing to do with him.

It’s all about him too.

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"So, why didn't I find your father's name on it?" Cedric carefully folded the school newspaper and put it into his backpack. After hesitating for a long time, he finally asked Munn in a low voice. Said: "If I remember correctly, didn't he also..."

Of course Moon understood what Cedric meant - his own father also lost his life while fighting against the Death Eaters.Moreover, according to the information he learned from his uncle, uncle and mother, although his father Hu Yan did not join the Order of the Phoenix, he never gave up fighting Voldemort and the Death Eaters and kept working hard. Fight.That is to protect family members, but also to protect those innocent people.

When the organization "Order of the Phoenix" was not mentioned, it would be completely reasonable for his father's name to appear in the school newspaper this time.

Moon smiled, shook his head and said softly: "There are many wizards who died fighting Voldemort, not just my father, and not just those we know. Maybe there are even some places that have never existed before. Someone who left his name behind but also made a great contribution to this matter."

"This is just a children's school newspaper. We are unable to engrave every name on it. But as long as we have these names and this first time, in the future, there will always be people one after another who will engrave these names on it. Pick them all up and display them to the world with great care."

"So, I chose these names, these names that gathered enough content."

"As for my father... maybe next time."

In fact, even if he had nothing to do with the Order of the Phoenix, Moon would not put his father's name in the newspaper this time.

When everyone here was published in the school newspaper, except for those who were alone and had no relatives or friends other than members of the Order of the Phoenix.For the remaining people, Moon has asked their family members to see if they agree to be published - after all, for some people, such an act is not just a memorial, but also involves secondary harm. .

For Ann, that was it.

"Okay." Cedric pursed his lips. He still didn't quite understand, but that didn't stop him from understanding that Moon had other plans.

Moon smiled at him, opened the school newspaper himself, and read several letters on it.

Although he had already read them once, this did not prevent him from wanting to read them twice more.

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[Dear Lily:

I'm glad to receive your letter. I've been really busy recently and haven't even been able to take time to see you.How are you, how are you doing lately?I heard Dumbledore say that you haven't been feeling very well recently and you always feel depressed.Honestly, I think it might be because you're pregnant.Maybe this is what happens when you are just pregnant. I remember my mother said that when she was just pregnant with me, she always felt depressed.

Last week, Alastor and I encountered another Death Eater attack. They became more and more rampant, launching attacks openly and openly, as if their master would always be with them.Alastor and I gave them a good lesson, but, ha, this was the first time that I felt that Alastor's suspicion was not all bad. If he hadn't noticed those people immediately, maybe he and I would still be together. You have to get hurt a little to sort things out.

Hogwarts has a lot to be busy with recently. Merlin, the influence of the mysterious man has affected almost every aspect, and Hogwarts is not immune.Dumbledore is busy running around again and has no time to manage the affairs of the school. Almost everything is directed at me. If it weren't for the recent bad form, I feel that I can't help but go to him and ask for it. An explanation.

In short, I hope everything is well with you. If possible, I will go find you in a few days and bring you a gift.

Love, Minerva McGonagall]

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[Dear Alice:

It's a pity that I can't tell you this - Frank was injured, and in order to break up for us, he entangled three Death Eaters by himself, including the woman Bellatrix.Although we managed to escape in the end, Frank was still hit by two curses. We heard that many Death Eaters were searching near St. Mungo's, so we had to temporarily take him home.

The only good news is that his condition has stabilized a lot now, and he will probably recover in less than two days.

I heard that your side is also organizing a transfer recently to avoid being surrounded and suppressed by a large number of Death Eaters. I don’t know what your situation is. If possible, I hope to receive your reply in time - if you successfully obtained this If you write a letter.

We will hide in the secret place you know and wait for the next move. If you do receive this letter and want to come over and meet Frank, I can exchange places with you and take your place. The manpower on the side is vacant.

Anyway, send me a reply, okay?

Yours, Emmeline Vance]

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[I hope Frank is fine. I think it is not a wise choice to swap places now. The Death Eaters' searches are becoming more and more strict. If an accident occurs, it will be an unbearable loss for us.Tell Frank that I love him. ——Alice Longbottom]

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"Dorcas is the most shocking witch I have ever seen when I was at Hogwarts. Not only is she kind, but she is also very talented, especially in magic. I even thought for a time, In a few years, after graduation, she will become a new master of spells that everyone will sigh and admire. Therefore, when I received the news of her death, I could hardly believe my eyes - I hope there will be More people remember her name, Dorcas Meadows.”

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"Gideon Prewett and Fabian Prewett, these two names will be remembered by me forever. Because I think it may be difficult to find sons, brothers and friends like them in this world. "

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"When Lily graduated, I was just a second-year little witch - at that time, I foolishly thought that Lily might become my Potions Professor in the future. But no one expected that the news of her death would come. So suddenly... I hope that she and James can be happy forever in another world, and that their child Harry can grow up healthily and become a person like his father and mother." [Note 1]

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Although in each letter and those nostalgic statements, the places that refer to the names of people who are still alive, and those contents that should not be displayed are all blacked out, but only those contents that are revealed are actually not visible. It's enough to make people feel emotional.

Newly pregnant mothers, newlyweds, struggling after recovering from serious illness again and again...

While Moon was still flipping through the letters and prayers in the newspaper, Remus suddenly left the teacher's chair at some point and walked behind him.

"Moon?"

"Ok?"

Hearing the call from behind, Moon glanced back. When he realized it was Remus, he closed the newspaper and looked at Remus curiously, "What's wrong? Assistant Lupine."

"It's nothing. I see there is still a little time before class, and there are some things I want to talk to you about. I happen to be your first class this morning, and I think we can go directly to the classroom - if If you have already finished your breakfast." Remus chuckled and said, "Of course, if you haven't finished your breakfast yet, we can also change the time."

Hearing this, Moon stood up happily, rolled up the school newspaper and put it into the side pocket of his robe. "I've already eaten. Let's go, Assistant Teacher Lupine."

Remus nodded, smiled kindly at the other little wizards next to Munn's seat, and then led Munn all the way out of the auditorium.

"I noticed you did something with those articles about James and Lily in the school newspaper."

After leaving the auditorium and walking up the stairs, Remus said: "Don't get me wrong, I think this is very good, better than the few letters and photos that Sirius picked out at that time - of course, I don't think so. He deliberately wanted to tease Severus in this way, he probably just didn't think about it at all, that's all."

"Of course, I can understand that for Sirius, after spending so much time with Harry, what he most wants to show Harry must be his parents' bravery and fearlessness in facing the enemy, as well as their true love in private. Yes." Moon nodded lightly, "So, in the book for Harry, I put the letters and photos that Sirius picked out at the front."

He took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time, then shrugged and said, "If the house elf named 'Kuni' hadn't been lazy, this book would have been lying on Harry's bed by now."

The two of them climbed a few more steps, and Remus suddenly whispered again: "I think everyone in the Order of the Phoenix will be very grateful to you."

"In contrast, shouldn't I thank them first?" Moon turned to look out the window. "Without them, without these people in the Order of the Phoenix, we might not be living like this today - although it is not completely It’s peaceful, but it’s still much better than being ruled by Voldemort.”

"They paid for all this with their lives. What I am doing now is just to make up for the gratitude I should do and deserve."

He paused slowly and looked steadily at the lawn——

There, Percy was sitting alone on the ground, holding the school newspaper and reading the contents of it countless times.

Chapter 86 Countdown to trial

Crossing the window, Percy's figure was gradually left alone outside the window, while Remus and Moon gradually arrived at the door of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

But Remus did not walk directly into the classroom. Instead, he suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at a painting hanging on the wall next to the classroom—different from the various portraits of characters that can be seen everywhere in Hogwarts. A painting is a relatively rare, simple scene painting.

In the past few years, everyone has passed by here more than once before and after class, going up and downstairs every day.

"Actually, there was another painting hanging here before." Remus suddenly shrugged and pointed to the frame and said to Moon: "The painting was of a middle-aged woman who was always sitting there quietly reading a book. .”

"Unfortunately, one time, James and Sirius cast a spell on a strange classmate after class. The little Hufflepuff wizard accidentally broke the canvas and frame. Later, they were replaced with this one. Painted.”

Moon looked at Remus quietly, waiting for his next words.

"In fact, I have always felt that maybe the Sorting Hat made a wrong decision in sorting me into Gryffindor." Remus turned his head and stared at the picture frame in front of him, and for a moment he couldn't even move his eyes away. "Ask yourself, I am not brave enough - in many things. Just like back then, when they were at Hogwarts, the two of them were not...'good people'."

"Of course, like them, I can't escape my involvement."

Even after his life has improved a lot in the past two years, this middle-aged man who still remains thin chuckles, "If I had been braver back then, stood up and said no to James and Sirius - I clearly knew those Something is not right—perhaps, many things will indeed be different today.”

Moon also glanced at the painting in front of him. In the painting, a small river quietly passed through the forest. Just looking at it made people feel warm. The sunlight passed through the branches and leaves of the forest, leaving a mottled light on the ground. , but it can still shine the sparkling light on the small river.

He suddenly thought of Neville.

"You're right, Remus." There was no one else around at the moment, so Moon simply used a more affectionate address. "Sometimes, standing up to face your friends requires even more courage than standing up to face your enemies."

"However, this does not mean that only those who can face their friends bravely are truly brave."

"After all, each of us has different origins and different experiences, so we have different perspectives on the world, everything, and ways of getting along with the world - and this means that each of us should have different expressions of courage. . No matter how brave a person is, there are still areas where his bravery makes him unable to do anything."

As he spoke, Moon smiled and spread his hands, "Just like Professor Dumbledore, who can say he is not brave enough? But look at him, hasn't he always kept a distance from power so far?"

Remus also laughed. He patted Moon on the shoulder, then reached back and took out an old letter from his pocket and handed it to Moon.Seeing the slight shock on Moon's face, he said softly: "Just think of it as helping me share the burden. After all, among those who knew what happened back then, this is all I can say to you."

Moon pursed her lips, and without any further hesitation, took the letter in his hand and put it in his pocket.

Although he hasn't seen the content of the letter yet, he vaguely feels that he has guessed the content of the letter.

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The sun sets, the moon rises, and the cold wind blows.

The weather this night was really not good. Although it didn't rain, the air was extremely humid and stuffy.Occasionally, a gust of wind blows past, which can make people breathe easier. The problem is that when breathing becomes easier, the body starts to tremble again.

Unfortunately, there were no dark clouds in the sky, and the clear, watery moonlight spread quietly on the earth, which was completely different from the feeling that the air gave people.

Of course, no matter how bad the weather is, it will never stop the reporters from the Daily Prophet from crazy shooting - in their view, the stuffy and humid air is their fuel, and the freezing wind is theirs. Booster, as for the bright moonlight, come on, is there such beautiful natural light at night under the sky?

Shoot, you must shoot, and you must shoot until you die.

reason?

That's of course because it's almost rare to see the current Minister and so many senior officials gathering together outside the Ministry of Magic.If that's not enough, what about Albus Dumbledore?Plus this place is the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts?

Oh, yes, there is also a big and intimidating gamekeeper, but that guy is just an added bonus - at least in the minds of the reporters, because they still don't know what they are here for tonight. .

Hagrid was also happy that no one came to take pictures of him, because he was really depressed at the moment.

The reason for his annoyance was obviously not because of the reporters' opinions of him. Hagrid didn't care whether it was to add to the situation or not.

But in a little while, these senior officials from the Ministry of Magic will make a preliminary decision on Aragog's fate.

Although it was clear that Aragog would never remain in the Forbidden Forest, even Professor Dumbledore would never agree to this.However, for Hagrid, it might be better if he could keep Aragog alive instead of executing him.

When it comes to his favorite "furry little guys", his sense of right and wrong will always fall to the ground, unless his "furry little guys" really do and do something unforgivable .

"Minister, this is it. Let's just walk a little further." Professor Dumbledore smiled and pointed the way to Ms. Bones, and said at the same time: "Well, I think you are still familiar with the Forbidden Forest. What does it look like?”

"Indeed." Ms. Bones, who had not visited her old place for a long time, nodded. "It seems like nothing has changed much."

"Ha-we're almost there."

White, dense spider webs appeared on the ground not far ahead. Several Ministry of Magic officials couldn't help but frown, and several reporters who had been filming couldn't help but move closer to the center of the team. They were probably afraid that a huge Acromantula would suddenly pop out from somewhere and kill them directly.

Ms. Bones' expression remained normal. She followed Professor Dumbledore and followed him step by step to the open space next to him. After walking around two thick trees, Aragog's little elephant-like figure appeared. The figure has appeared in front of the group of people.