Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Immediately afterwards, a massive, pure white eagle descended from the sky, swept through the bushes, and crashed into the Dementor next to Sirius with lightning speed.

boom!

A dull thud came from the Dementor, and the next moment, the Dementor was sent flying.

The unexpected turn of events startled the Dementors.

They could also sense a familiar aura emanating from this guardian spirit.

That was an aura capable of utterly destroying them!

“That’s Eric’s Patronus!” Hermione exclaimed, her eyes shining. “But how does he know we’re here? And why is he helping Black?”

"Ah!!!" Harry's eyes turned bloodshot and his vision blurred. He raised his wand and shouted with all his might, "Panic!"

A huge cloud of pure white smoke emerged from Harry's wand.

The smoke drifted to the ground and gradually took shape, transforming into limbs and a head, vaguely appearing until it finally became the shape of a stag.

The stag charged wildly toward the Dementors, using its antlers to knock away every Dementor it encountered along the way.

Like wolves among sheep, the combination of the giant eagle and the stag drove the Dementors away in all directions.

As soon as the stag appeared, the giant eagle circled once in the air, letting the stag go after the Dementors, and flew back to Harry's side.

The giant eagle opened its beak and spat out Eric's voice: "Harry, that's truly the best Patronus Charm I've ever seen you use..."

Before he could even finish hearing those words, Harry's vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 149 The Familiar School Clinic, Familiar People

A vast classical marble dome, and a pristine white standing screen.

The ceiling features a familiar chandelier.

There was also the familiar medicine bottle on the bedside table.

When Harry woke up again, he unsurprisingly saw the same scene once more.

The same scene.

Without anyone telling him, he knew he was back in the school clinic.

This time, Eric was standing by the bed again, along with another person.

Ron and Hermione were not there; Dumbledore took their place.

He and Eric stood facing each other, talking in hushed tones.

Eric was the first to notice that Harry had opened his eyes. He gestured towards Dumbledore with his chin, and Dumbledore turned around and smiled, saying, "Harry, you're awake."

Before Harry could speak, he suddenly clutched his head, his expression pained.

He felt like his head was about to split open.

"How long have I been asleep..." Harry asked, pressing his head.

“Three days. You used the Guardian Charm under those circumstances, which drained your energy,” Eric replied.

Harry felt his head throb even more, and then he began to try to remember what he had done.

Dementors, Patronus, and...

Oh, right, Sirius Black!

Harry jerked his head up, looked at Dumbledore in shock, and said, "Professor! Black..."

Dumbledore interrupted him with a smile, saying, "Harry, you should get some rest. I know what you want to say; Eric and I were just discussing it."

"Hermione and I found Black in the Forbidden Forest!" Harry said anxiously.

Eric stepped forward and smiled at Dumbledore, "Let me do it, Professor."

Dumbledore smiled and gestured to Eric to go ahead.

Eric handed Harry a newspaper and said, "Take a look at this, Harry, and then I'll explain it to you slowly."

Harry took the newspaper blankly.

Harry stared in astonishment, his mouth agape after just one glance.

That was a copy of the Daily Prophet from three days prior.

The front page of the newspaper featured a huge headline:

[A twelve-year-old wrongful conviction has been solved; the real traitor to the Potters was actually him!?]

Harry, disregarding everything else, quickly skimmed through the details of the report.

The author of this report is Rita Skeeter.

As it was written by Rita Skeeter, this report naturally contains a great deal of emotional description and subjective elements.

However, the facts are generally respected.

After all, the materials for the report were all provided by Eric.

Rita Skeeter absolutely did not want to offend Eric, such an excellent collaborator.

The report details the relationship between Sirius, James, Lupin, and Peter, as well as Peter's subsequent betrayal of Harry's parents.

Harry looked up hurriedly halfway through and asked the two of them, "Is everything written here true?"

Dumbledore and Eric nodded in unison.

Eric said, “I know you have a lot of questions, Harry, but you need to calm down right now. When we found you yesterday, you and Sirius were both unconscious. Luckily, Hermione was there and she took good care of you.”

The article, published in the Daily Prophet, naturally caused a huge uproar throughout the wizarding world.

Rita Skeeter became the most famous person in the entire press, bar none.

This report was published directly in The Daily Prophet.

The Daily Prophet is the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Magic.

Content that is not permitted by the Ministry of Magic cannot be published in the Daily Prophet.

The fact that Rita Skeeter's article has now appeared in The Daily Prophet demonstrates the official stance.

In no time, not only the Daily Prophet, but all kinds of newspapers, big and small, tried to contact Rita Skeeter, seeking an article by her or some inside information.

In Rita Skeeter's writing, Sirius Black is portrayed as a war hero who endures hardship and is willing to ruin his own reputation for the sake of his best friend.

He endured twelve years of torture in Azkaban before finally escaping. The first thing he did upon regaining his freedom was to seek revenge on Peter.

Peter, on the other hand, became a villain who harbored ill intentions from the very beginning.

Peter became friends with James and the others in order to have a chance to get close to Harry's mother, Lily.

Later, Lily married James, which made Peter resentful.

If you can't have it, you have to destroy it. Peter finally got his chance during the war and told Voldemort the address of James and his wife.

But he didn't expect that Sirius Black would follow him, and Peter, who was in a hurry to escape, turned into a mouse and hid in the Weasley's house.

This kind of storyline is incredibly melodramatic.

However, thanks to Rita Skeeter's adaptation, the public's acceptance of this story was off the charts.

Rita Skeeter clearly knows what kind of stories people like to see.

In such stories, almost everyone can identify with a character.

Rita Skeeter was an expert at evoking the reader's emotions.

She embellished the truth in her own way and published it, which resulted in a viral hit.

Of all the impacts of this article, the Ministry of Magic was the first to be affected.

The Ministry of Magic's mailboxes have been overflowing for the past few days.

The letters were filled with all sorts of insults directed at the Ministry of Magic and high-ranking officials like Fudge.

It is said that the Ministry of Magic has received hundreds of howling letters in just the past few days.

The Ministry of Magic's front desk has been virtually deserted these past two days, with its external operations essentially paralyzed.

The howling letters came like snowflakes, filling the front desk of the Ministry of Magic.

These letters would explode if left unopened, but once opened, they began to relentlessly send greetings to Fudge's family.

Fudge hid in his office and didn't dare to go out.

Meanwhile, owl post offices all over the wizarding world are making a fortune.

Post office managers across the country were practically grinning from ear to ear.

Eric recounted the events that had occurred outside during the days Harry was in a coma.

Harry, holding the newspaper, was almost stunned.

He felt that the world had suddenly become different from before.

In this process, some deeply ingrained ideas were repeatedly destroyed by Eric, and then rebuilt.

“By the way, it’s time for you to meet him,” Eric said finally.

Harry asked, "Who are you going to see?"

Eric and Dumbledore exchanged a glance, Dumbledore nodded to Eric, and Eric turned and walked out of the screen.

A moment later, Eric walked in again, followed closely by a handsome, tall wizard.

Upon seeing this person, Harry was startled and instinctively jumped up, frantically searching for his wand.

Sirius Black!

Chapter 150 Reconciliation

Sirius looked embarrassed and asked Eric and Dumbledore beside him, "Should I come back later?"

His left hand was still bandaged, but the injury to his shoulder had been mostly treated.

Hagrid's crossbow bolts were very penetrating, and Sirius was lucky enough to avoid any bone damage.