Hogwarts Homecoming

Chirp, chirp, chirp!

Lazy sunlight shines on the open window sill on the third floor of No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

Several sparrows descended from the sky and got into Hedwig's birdcage hanging on the windowsill, pecking at the food residue in the birdcage.

The two boys sleeping in the bedroom on the third floor were so disturbed that they turned over in synchronized rhythm, facing the side facing the wall, and each covered their heads with their quilts.

However, within ten minutes, a rapid knock on the door forced them out of their comfortable slumber.

"Harry, Ron, get up quickly!"

The knocking on the door became more and more urgent, and the two boys on the bed could no longer pretend not to hear it.

Harry murmured impatiently, and he suddenly opened his quilt, and the butterbeer bottles on the bedside table were knocked to the ground with a clanking sound.

Ron finally sat up from the bed. He opened his mouth and looked weakly at the banging door, with a string of 'crystal' drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.

Click——

"oh!"

When the door opened, Hermione was suffocated by the mixed and complex smell in the air. She quickly covered her mouth, and Ginny's erect look of disdain behind Hermione also squirmed.

"Can't you just clean it up?"

Looking at the beer bottles and various half-eaten foods all over the floor, Hermione, who couldn't find a place to put her feet down, shouted in disgust.

"Have you lost your memory, Hermione?"

Harry yawned lazily and rolled onto his bed again.

"It's not just me and Ron who are responsible for this, you and Ginny are also responsible, right?"

"Oh, even though that's the case, you should always clean up—"

Hermione's cheeks turned red, but her momentum immediately became stronger again,

"Get up, you two, Mrs. Weasley called us down for breakfast. We have a lot of things to do today!"

Harry remained motionless while Ron rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"If you mean cleaning the house."

"It's not cleaning!"

Ginny glared at Ron fiercely,

"It's to celebrate Harry's birthday and we need to decorate the house!"

"This is for us too, Ron."

Hermione also had a bad look in her eyes;

"Mrs. Weasley would like to take this opportunity to celebrate the three of us. The members of the Order of the Phoenix have been busy these days, and they will also attend the celebration then!"

"I don't see anything to celebrate."

Speaking of this, Ron looked like he would rather die than die.

"There's no need to worry, Hermione."

Harry lay motionless on the bed;

"My birthday is five days away and we have plenty of time to clean up the mess."

"But we still need to go to the Ministry of Magic to pay the fine this afternoon. I think you must remember this."

Hermione said with dark eyes.

Harry, who seemed to have fallen asleep, suddenly jumped out of bed.

Yes, this is something that has been discussed long ago!

In the days after the trial, the Ministry of Magic had been in turmoil. Sirius and the others were too busy to touch the ground. They only took the time to send a letter to stop Hermione who couldn't wait to pay the fine.

It wasn't until last night, when Mr. Weasley came home late at night that he was exhausted and told them that after several days of hard work, the situation in the Ministry was a little better. They could take time to pay the fine tomorrow, but it was best to go in the afternoon. , because those reporters are still used to blocking the door early in the morning, trying to meet the officials at work.

Now, it would still be unwise for the three of them to appear in front of reporters.

Cornelius Fudge and Dolores Umbridge!

The two Ministry of Magic officials Harry hates most are out!

In the past few days, even in his dreams, Harry felt that this was too dreamy.

As the subject of the prosecution, Harry participated in the entire trial that day, but even so, there were many things that happened that day that he, and even Hermione, could not understand.

The only thing that is certain is that Professor Brain was indeed in control of the situation as he said.

The downfall of Fudge and Umbridge may also be part of his plan.

In the past few days since he regained his innocence, every time Harry thought about the figure standing firmly in front of them in the courtroom, his heart was filled with gratitude!

And this gratitude reached its peak when they hurriedly got dressed and went down to the kitchen to have breakfast!

"No need to go to the Ministry of Magic today!"

Mrs. Weasley, wearing a greasy apron and standing at the long table, waved a letter to Harry, Hermione and several of her own children who had arrived for breakfast. The smile on her face was extremely bright. ,

"Amosta learned from Arthur that you were going to come to the ministry to pay the fine today, so he sent me a letter saying that he had already paid the fine to the ministry on your behalf!"

Professor Brain helped the three of them pay the fine? !

The kitchen suddenly fell silent, and the three Harrys stared blankly at the letter floating in Mrs. Weasley's hand, full of disbelief!

"Why!"

Ron screamed,

"Why would he want to help us?"

"oh!"

Mrs. Weasley suppressed some of her smile,

"Amosta said that Hogwarts is partly responsible for your inappropriate behavior. The school lacks education in this regard."

"oh!"

Hermione covered her mouth,

"He's so nice. This isn't a Hogwarts problem at all!"

"There's more!"

Mrs. Weasley looked at Harry and said,

"Amosta said that you were targeted by the ministry because you donated things to the orphanage where he grew up. Although the law is strict, he can't let you be punished for your kind actions, so he will help you. Handed over"

Mrs. Weasley's eyes turned red and she sniffed hard.

"What a good man. I didn't know he grew up in an orphanage before. I would rather he be my child. He is as old as Bill, isn't he?"

Harry also bit his lip, feeling a blockage in his heart!

The fine from the Ministry of Magic was nothing to him. Sirius had previously offered to pay it for him, but he had refused. He had his parents' inheritance, so it wasn't like he couldn't afford the fine!

But he couldn't refuse Professor Brain's offer to pay the fine for him.

What I haven’t said yet, celebrate, you must celebrate vigorously!

"Since you don't have to go to the ministry anymore, Mom!"

Ron's mouth was stuffed with sausages;

"Can we go out for a walk in the afternoon? Now that things are completely over, we can't stay at home all summer vacation!"

"Oh, I guess that's all right, Ron—"

Mrs. Weasley said with a smile,

"We can go to Diagon Alley together. Although the Hogwarts book list has not been sent yet, I can buy you some new robes that fit you!"

Mrs. Weasley's words immediately caused a cheer at the breakfast table.

Harry's mood also soared. The summer vacation was almost halfway over, and he finally got the chance to go out.

Harry was so excited to go for a stroll in Diagon Alley together, and he was even more enthusiastic about the boring work of washing and scrubbing Sirius' old house in the morning!

But it is an eternal truth that extreme joy leads to sorrow.

After lunch, the Weasley children, Harry and Hermione had packed up and were gathering in the foyer, ready to set off. However, the sudden appearance of Remus in the house made everyone's faces freeze with joy!

"What's going on, Remus?"

Remus suddenly appeared in the hall, dripping with sweat. His wide eyes were full of panic. It had been a long time since Harry had seen Remus look so panicked!

Harry's lips moved slightly, the smile on his face disappeared silently, and he asked blankly.

Gulu——

Looking at Harry in front of him, at Mrs. Weasley and her children, Remus held his hand against the wall and panted.

"Something happened"

"What is it, Remus?"

The joy on Mrs. Weasley's face also disappeared, and her eyes were full of fear!

"Minister Bones held a press conference this morning."

Remus kept gasping for air, but very little air came out of his mouth and nose, which made him look like he was suffocating.

"Minister Bones officially announced to the wizarding world that Voldemort has been resurrected and is carrying out terrorist activities in the UK. In addition, she also said that the ministry has decided to abolish Azkaban and build a new wizard prison."

Public announcement of Voldemort's return and rebuilding of wizarding prisons?!

Before Harry could get over the surprise of these two things, he heard Remus continue,

"But it's nothing. Then, then, Minister Bones and Amelia jointly announced to the wizarding world about the criminals who had escaped from Azkaban before.

You know, it's Bellatrix Lestrange, Antonin Dolohov, Adam Vogel, Jasna Rozier, Ivan Rozier, the Carlo brothers and sisters .These people. Amosta said that they are required to take the initiative to bring the case to justice within three days from today, otherwise, all their property stored in Gringotts will be confiscated! "

Remus' voice was much shriller than usual;

"What's even more incredible is that the goblins also sent people to attend the press conference, and they actually said that they would fully cooperate with the Ministry of Magic's actions!"

boom!

Thunder exploded in everyone's mind. Is this Amosta, is he planning a complete showdown with Voldemort? !

"ah!"

In the suffocating silence, Harry suddenly let out a shrill scream, covered his forehead and fell to the ground! (End of chapter)