harry potter book of crimes

"...McLean, what do you think?"

Regarding "Should Harry understand the current situation?", Sirius slyly put the topic in front of Maka.

Almost everyone in the Order of the Phoenix is ​​very convinced of Maka, and no one can treat him as an ordinary Hogwarts student.

Since Maka regained the Philosopher's Stone from Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort, every confrontation between him and Voldemort has been admirable. As the person in charge of the Order of the Phoenix, he was personally entrusted by Dumbledore.

And his own strength almost covered up the fact that "Voldemort's current strength has far exceeded that of back then."

There is no doubt that Maka, who is at the forefront of the fight against Voldemort as Harry's peer, is the best person to decide whether Harry should understand the current situation.

Moreover, it was Maka who initially decided to hide it from Harry. But almost everyone thought his reasons were similar to Mrs. Weasley's, so they ignored the fact that he actually "didn't give any explanation"

.

What exactly was Maka thinking? After Sirius' reminder, everyone couldn't help but become curious.

"Harry," Maka thought for a moment, put down the custard in her hand, put away her smile and looked at him calmly, "...what do you want to know?"

Maka's tone was very relaxed, as if she was asking Harry what he would eat tomorrow morning. But for some reason, Harry, who had felt a little bored before, became silent now.

"...I want to know...where is Voldemort? And...why did he let the dementors attack me..."

Harry spoke slowly, and the hesitation in his heart was obvious.

Although Maka was as calm as ever, as long as Maka stood in front of him, he could not muster the courage to face everything. Is he really qualified to face Voldemort like this?

"What are you going to do if you know where Voldemort is?" Maka asked again.

"Of course, defeat him!" Harry said through gritted teeth, "He was the one who killed my parents, and also killed so many innocent people!"

"How do you want to defeat him?" Maka continued to ask calmly.

"I -" Harry's breathing became heavier and heavier, his head gradually dropped, and the bangs on his forehead almost covered his eyes, "I... don't know."

"Then you still want to know where he is?"

Under Maka's questioning one after another, Harry couldn't help but recall the words Hermione mentioned, which originally came from Maka:

"Harry is not in good condition right now. He needs to get rid of the shadow of the Triwizard Tournament first, otherwise he will not be suitable to participate."

There was another period of oppressive silence. Harry clasped his hands and thought for a long time before suddenly raising his head.

"Think!" He paused, then looked at Maka firmly and said, "If you don't understand what he said, won't you never know how to defeat him?"

"That's right!" A satisfied smile flashed across Sirius's face.

Maka also nodded and said: "Since you are willing to use your brain, it wouldn't be a bad thing for you to know more about the situation... Mrs. Weasley, sometimes it is more dangerous to know nothing. I believe you also understand this truth.

.”

"Harry has already been involved in this whirlpool. If he doesn't swim by himself, no matter how hard we try, we may not be able to push him out of the whirlpool, right?"

"Okay," Mrs. Weasley took a deep breath. She glanced around the dining table and then said, "Okay, okay! It seems that my opinion has been rejected... I just want to say: at least

It is best not to let Harry know about certain dangerous and uncertain situations. As a person who cares about Harry's vital interests -"

"He is not your son." Sirius said softly.

"But he is almost my son!" Mrs. Weasley said angrily, "Who else is he?"

"He has me!"

"Yeah," Mrs. Weasley curled her lips and said, "The key is that you were imprisoned in Azkaban yourself, and you couldn't take care of him at all, right?"

Sirius could hardly help but jump out of his chair.

"Molly, you are definitely not the only one at this table who cares about Harry." Lupine said seriously, "Sirius, sit down too."

Sirius and Mrs. Weasley pursed their lips tightly and slowly sat back in their chairs.

"Just like what Maka did just now, I think we should respect Harry's opinion on this matter," Lupine continued, "He is actually not young anymore, I think he can make his own decision."

"Yes, I want to know!" Harry said immediately.

He was unable to visit Mrs. Weasley - just now Mrs. Weasley said that he was like her biological son, and he was really touched. But at the same time, he was also very disturbed by Mrs. Weasley's excessive doting on him.

Headache.

He agreed with Sirius, he was no longer a child.

"Very well -" Mrs. Weasley's voice was hoarse, "Ginny! Ron! Hermione! George! Fred! I want you to leave this kitchen, right now!"

Before he finished speaking, the room felt like a pot exploding.

"We have grown up!" the twin brothers shouted at the same time.

"Harry can know, why can't I?" Ron also yelled.

"Mum, I want to stay and listen too!" Ginny screamed.

"No!" Mrs. Weasley yelled, stood up suddenly, her eyes widened, "I absolutely cannot allow -"

"Molly, you can't stop George and Fred," Mr. Weasley said tiredly, "They are adults."

"They are still in school!"

"But, they are all legal adults." Mr. Weasley said helplessly.

"I - oh! Well, George and Fred can stay," Mrs. Weasley said, her face turning red, "but Ron and Hermione! You've known enough lately!"

"Anyway, Harry will tell us everything you said!" Ron couldn't help but said angrily, "You will, right?"

He met Harry's gaze again and asked slightly uncertainly.

At this moment, Harry wanted to tell Ron that he would not tell him a word. This would allow him to have a taste of being kept in the dark and see if it was better.

But when the two people's eyes met, the petty impulse in Harry's heart seemed to disappear all of a sudden.

"Yes, of course I will." Harry said calmly.

Hermione and Ron were immediately delighted.

"Very good!" shouted Mrs. Weasley. "That's very good! Ginny - you go to bed!"

Ginny didn't escape her mother's grasp, but she didn't leave quietly either.

They heard her going upstairs, shouting and yelling at her mother all the way, and lost their temper. Then in the hall, the old lady let out her deafening scream, making the noisy scene even more intense.

Lupine rushed out quickly. He had to calm down the portrait again, otherwise it would be too noisy to continue the conversation.

At this time, Maka also stood up and said: "Then you continue chatting, I have to go to bed first."

…

That night, everyone finally revealed part of the truth in front of the children. Although Hermione and Ron knew some of it beforehand, there was also a lot that they didn't know.

For example, some changes within the Ministry of Magic, as well as some of the latest actions taken by Voldemort.

To be honest, the situation is actually very complicated, especially at the Ministry of Magic. Even Mr. Weasley, Tonks, Kingsley and others who work at the Ministry of Magic are not clear about the specific situation.

All they knew was that someone was putting pressure on the Daily Prophet to prevent them from reporting any news about Voldemort. This was undoubtedly a dangerous sign.

Fortunately, Maka's previous audition was very effective. It not only established Lockhart's image, but also reminded the wizards in the wizarding world that Voldemort has returned, and this is something that cannot be changed.

It’s a fact.

"So, the news of Voldemort's return has spread, right?" Harry frowned, "Then why does he still bother to cover it up?"

"Voldemort doesn't just go to other people's doors and bang on their doors, Harry," Sirius explained. "He casts dark magic on them, curses, and coerces them."

What's wrong...he is really good at conducting secret activities."

"Anyway, gathering followers is definitely just one of the things he is interested in. He probably has other plans. He can advance the plan without anyone noticing, but for this he needs to keep a low profile as much as possible.

to reduce the negative impact.”

"What else does he want besides followers?" Harry responded quickly.

He seemed to see Sirius and Lupine exchange glances quickly, and then Sirius answered.

"Something that can only be obtained by sneaking." Seeing that Harry still looked confused, Sirius added, "...such as a weapon - something he didn't have last time."

"During the last wizarding war?"

"Yes."

"For example, what kind of weapon is it?" Harry said. "It's more powerful than the Kedavra?"

"That's enough!" Mrs. Weasley stood in the shadows next to the door and suddenly shouted.

Harry was so focused on listening that he didn't even notice that Mrs. Weasley had returned from sending Ginny upstairs.

She crossed her arms and looked angry.

"I do hope you'll go to bed soon, all of you!" she added, looking at George, Fred, Hermione and Ron one by one.

"You have obviously told Harry enough..." Mrs. Weasley said to Sirius again, "If you continue to tell Harry, you will be able to recruit him to the Order of the Phoenix in no time!"

"Why not?" - This sentence circled Harry's mouth, and he swallowed it back.

He thought of Maka. Although Maka was no longer here, he still thought of him - Harry understood that he was indeed not qualified to join the Order of the Phoenix, at least probably not yet.

"I think Molly is right," Lupine said calmly, "Sirius, we have indeed said enough today."

Sirius shrugged his shoulders slightly, but did not continue to argue.

Mrs. Weasley angrily greeted her sons and Hermione. Everyone stood up one by one, and Harry had to reluctantly stand up with them.