Harry Potter: Badger's Flathead

"I didn't feel that way before, but since I got used to the Chinese food that Ivan brought, I feel uncomfortable eating dry bread and canned food." Harry felt the same way.

Hermione said nothing and concentrated on eating and picking up food. She thought ~ She had to learn from the elves, otherwise after graduation, it would be inconvenient for her to eat, and she would have to learn it by herself.

(The new goal of becoming a top student!)

"Hmm~ Looks like I'll have to cook for myself at noon tomorrow." Looking at the clean plates of the three people, Aberforth muttered to himself.

He saw that Bubu brought a little too much tonight, so he specifically told the elf not to come tomorrow.

"By the way, Harry, what did you see just now?" Hermione remembered that something was wrong with Harry just now.

"I saw Voldemort performing some kind of ritual. He seemed to have summoned something. And! We don't need to look for the golden cup. Voldemort took the soul out of the golden cup and gave it to the thing he summoned. The golden cup is no longer a Horcrux."

Harry talked about the scene he had just seen, and the creepy feeling seemed to still linger on him.

Although he couldn't see clearly what was in the black smoke, even if it was a memory, Harry still felt like he was being stared at by several eyes.

"That means we only need to deal with the snake now, difficulty -1?" Ron asked tentatively.

"No! I feel that the difficulty should be increased by 100. Although there is one less Horcrux, I can feel that Voldemort has become more powerful! Moreover, I felt that he seemed to see into my mind again. At that moment, I lost control!

I'm not sure what he saw, but it's very likely that he already knew that all of his Horcruxes were found by us."

Harry's tone became heavier, and that bad feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

"Horcrux? Is this the task Dumbledore gave you? He actually asked a group of children to do such a dangerous task, really..."

Aberforth snorted.

When Albus was still alive, he came to stay with him and talked about some of his plans, but he didn't expect it to be like this!

Back then it was Newt, and now it’s these kids who just turned 18! He’s still as tactical as ever.

Harry and the other two looked at each other. It was not difficult for them to see that there seemed to be some conflict between the brothers.

While eating, Aberforth chatted with the three little ones and got to know each other.

"Then do you have any news about the Order of the Phoenix? We haven't heard from them for a long time."

"Yeah, at first we tried to get some information out of the Death Eaters, but later on, no matter how many we tied up, they just kept saying they didn't know! I used boiling water to scald their crotches, but they still wouldn't tell me! It was so infuriating."

Hermione speechlessly nudged Ron, who was getting more and more confused as he spoke.

"Ahem~ So, we're guessing that something unexpected happened to the Order of the Phoenix." Harry coughed dryly and brought the topic back on track.

Aberforth looked at Ron deeply, then silently looked away.

"That's right, the Order of the Phoenix was disbanded, and the You-Know-Who won. Even though there are still many people resisting, the general trend shows that he won.

As for the Order of the Phoenix, after you sneaked out and caused trouble, they lost their target, and it was unrealistic to assassinate the mysterious man, so they existed in name only."

Aberforth poured himself a glass of Butterbeer and began to drink.

Harry was stunned when he heard this, he was just too bored and wanted to do something within his ability, but he didn't expect this kind of consequence!

"So are they okay?"

"They are fine. Moody told me this when he came to gather intelligence and stopped by to have a drink! They have the help of a group called Liangshan and a group of young people called the Temple. They are not under much pressure and everyone is fine. They just chose to lie low."

Hearing Aberforth say this, Harry felt a little better. Fortunately, no one was hurt because of his willfulness, otherwise he would blame himself for the rest of his life.

"Thank you for your help, but we have to go. We have to enter the castle tonight." Harry finished the last sip of hot tea in the cup, stood up and said goodbye to Aberforth.

"Enter the castle! There are quite a few Death Eaters in there. Are you going there to fall into their trap?" Aberforth asked with some confusion.

"I have to do this. I have to tell everyone that Voldemort is preparing to attack here. I can't contact anyone on the phone, and Hedwig is not with me. I can only do this. I have a reason to go."

"The phone... Of course you can't get in touch. Since the Death Eaters took over Hogwarts, they have restricted many Muggle items that they consider illegal, including the phone you mentioned."

Aberforth explained to Harry why he couldn't get through on the phone.

"Will Alvin obey when his phone is confiscated?" Ron whispered in Hermione's ear, in disbelief.

"I don't think so. He might be busy with something important, otherwise why couldn't he get through?" Hermione guessed.

"But are you sure you want to go to Hogwarts? You know, once you go in, you are likely to be caught and brought in front of that guy."

Aberforth asked again tentatively.

"I have to do this! Voldemort has gained a stronger power, and I must stop him. Before that, I have to tell everyone to be prepared to protect themselves."

Harry's attitude was extremely resolute.

Aberforth looked at Harry deeply without saying anything. He glanced at the portrait of Ariana on the wall behind him and walked towards the kitchen with the plate.

"What is she going to do?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

In the portrait, Ariana turned quietly and walked towards the path behind her. Her back looked so well-behaved, yet a little sad.

"She is your sister, Ariana, right? She died when she was very young, right? Just because of her."

Hermione's words made Aberforth stop and look back at the girl who looked very intelligent.

Aberforth didn't answer, he knew what Hermione was asking.

"My brother took the initiative to sacrifice a lot of things. He only wanted power and didn't even care about Arianna! She loved her very much, but Albus refused to spend a little time with her until she died."

There was sadness in Aberforth's tone. Although he would not cut off all contact with Albus forever, Ariana's death meant that he would never forgive him.

He also has responsibilities, but he will blame himself for the rest of his life, and will also condemn Albus in his heart for the rest of his life! No matter what the difficulties are, Ariana is gone after all.

As a living person, what right do we have to forgive on behalf of the dead!

"Thank you, Mr. Dumbledore." Hermione thanked Aberforth.

He saved them, as he should.

Aberforth didn't say anything. He had no intention of getting involved in Albus' plan. Being an audience member and providing a place to stay was already the best he could do.

But now it's no use! He also wants to try to help. It would be best if he could bring that man down! He doesn't want his son and daughter-in-law, as well as his future grandchildren, to live in a world ruled by a madman.

So he chose to lend a helping hand to Potter, the most important person in his irresponsible brother's plan.

Just when Harry and the others were about to try to go to Dragon Park again, Arianna in the portrait came back. At the same time, the portrait turned into a door and slowly opened.

"Neville!"

When they saw the person coming, Harry and the other two were immediately surprised.

Arianna actually called Neville for them!

"Hi~Long time no see."

……

"What's going on with this secret passage? Why haven't I seen it on the Marauder's Map before?" Harry asked puzzledly.

“Indeed, there weren’t any before, but the seven secret passages you mentioned were sealed long ago. Fortunately, you didn’t go to Honeydukes.

And the portal next to Hagrid's hut is also closed. If you want to go to the park, you can only take the Hogsmeade road. The school is full of Death Eaters and Dementors, but it's not a big problem."

Neville's tall figure walked in front to lead the way, and by the way, he talked about the situation at school! But some things were too complicated to be simply explained, so let Harry see it for himself.

"Was it bad when Snape became headmaster?"

"It's okay. We hardly see him! He just keeps the confiscated items and returns them to us during the holidays! It's mainly that guy named Rawl and Travers, but it's not a big deal. It won't affect anything. Don't forget that we have an incredible school director."

Neville turned around and raised an eyebrow at the three of them.

Soon they reached the end of the tunnel. It was still the same as when they had trained as a DA army. There were still many students training here, and there had not been many changes.

"Classmates, look who I brought back!"

Neville shouted, calling the attention of all the classmates, and then moved to the side, revealing Harry behind him!

Seamus: "Yeah~ Our savior classmate is back!"

Justin: “Is this going to be a big deal?”

Susan: "I'll go inform everyone."

The students were all excited when they saw Harry. As the person destined to defeat Voldemort according to the prophecy, the title of savior was still very effective.

"Go and tell Lupin and the others that Harry is back!" Neville said to a little lion.

"Go see Professor McGonagall first. She is very worried about you."

The group of people were busy for a while, and Neville suggested that Harry go see their old headmaster.

"What! Just go out like this? What if we are discovered by the Death Eaters!" Harry was pushed out by a group of people and was immediately surprised!

"Oh, it's okay, it's no big deal!"

Seamus waved his hand, put his arm around Harry's shoulder, and a group of people pushed Harry out.

Harry and the other two were pushed out of the Room of Requirement in confusion. Unfortunately, as soon as they walked out of the door, they saw a man in a black robe with a face full of flesh!

Just by looking at his face, you can tell he's a Death Eater!

Harry: “Oh~”

Chapter 541 Is This Still Hogwarts?

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The moment he made eye contact with the Death Eater, Harry subconsciously took out his wand to knock him down. The Death Eater's expression gradually became one of surprise, and he pointed his finger at Harry.

"Wave……"

slap~

Before he could finish, a huge blow landed on his face at lightning speed.

(； ?`д?′)? "Fuck you! Who allowed you to hang around here? Isn't it said that Death Eaters and people without noses are not allowed to enter this area?"

Neville stared with his eyes wide open, his face looking fierce and arrogant.

Harry: (☉д⊙) Huh?

What just happened?

"I... I came to report to Headmaster Snape. I was just passing by."

Harry heard a hint of grievance in these words.