After the fervent shouting, Harry couldn't help but blink his eyes, fearing that he had recognized the wrong person, but then he threw this ridiculous thought out of his mind and rushed over in three steps at a time.
Sirius looked good, but his skin looked much darker and rougher than a month ago, while Professor Lupin next to him was just the opposite. Harry knew that he had been at St. Mungo's for almost half a year, a long time. Professor Lupine's face looked a little pale due to lack of outdoor activities, but his eyes were much brighter.
"Wow, you're really here. Also, Professor Luping, I didn't expect it!"
Harry couldn't completely suppress the throbbing in his heart, and he said with a trembling voice.
Looking at Harry, who had already grown a lot in height after not seeing him for a month, and was no longer even close to him, Sirius's smile was full of love, and he rubbed Harry's always messy top of head,
"How could I miss your birthday, Harry, it's not my style to break promises."
Sirius' words made Harry look embarrassed, but he still kept laughing silly, feeling that every cell in his body was filled with joy.
"Speaking of which, Harry—"
Professor Lu Ping's speaking style was exactly the same as before, very gentle. Moreover, he could always consider other people's feelings. He looked over Harry's shoulder and looked into the room, with a hint of worry in his tone.
"That Muggle who ran over just now is your uncle, right? I think we should say sorry to him. We came to the door without saying hello in advance. He seemed to be quite frightened."
"Oh, leave that annoying Muggle alone, Remus."
Sirius didn't care at all that he wasn't invited. He put his arm around Harry's shoulders and walked directly into the hall, while Remus looked helpless.
"I think we should at least wait until we have the permission of the owner of the house before we come in, Sirius—"
"Oh, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a long time, Professor Lupin!" Harry said with a smile.
"I'm not your professor anymore, Harry, just call me Remus, okay-"
Remus obviously knew who the Dursleys were. After hearing what Harry said, he smiled helplessly and followed him into the hall.
The Dursleys had hid somewhere, and they were nowhere to be seen in the kitchen. Harry knew that Sirius and Remus would not be very curious about the Dursleys' house, so he led them directly up the stairs to the second floor.
Harry's room was in a mess, mainly because these days he was worried about whether Sirius could come to pick him up on time, so he had no intention of cleaning up, so he walked in with three people rashly and could hardly find a place to put his ass. Sirius didn't care about this at all. He sat directly on Harry's desk and looked at Harry who was hurriedly packing things with a smile. Fortunately, Remus was considerate. He waved his wand and collected the magic items and clothes scattered around the room. He picked up the open boxes one by one.
"Oh, I really wish I could use magic during the summer vacation--"
There was a hint of resentment in Harry's tone, but then he put it behind him and looked at Sirius eagerly.
"Tell me about your adventure with Professor Blaine, Sirius. Where did you go?"
"Oh, this -"
Sirius looked at the gradually tidy room and smacked his mouth in dissatisfaction, but he did not raise a written question. Upon hearing Harry's question, Sirius raised his eyebrows and smiled,
"How can I put it? It was wonderful, Harry. I can't tell you what we went through. I promised Amosta to keep it secret, but I can tell you that it was an unprecedented adventure, much better than my first one many years ago." Seeing Hogwarts Castle for the first time is ten thousand times more magical!"
"What on earth is that!"
Things involving Professor Blaine are always very interesting. Harry selectively ignored Sirius's words and still asked eagerly.
"Just stop asking, Harry—"
Remus picked up the Charms paper that Harry had thrown on the ground. He glanced at it twice and raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything and just let the summer homework fly into the box.
"I also asked Sirius several times, but he didn't want to say anything. To be honest, Padfoot, I'm very curious about what method Amosta used to make you keep silent. You know, when you were in school Not very good at keeping secrets?”
"Don't try to provoke me into saying it, Moony-"
Sirius said with a smile,
"You know Amosta's temper. He allowed me to tell the story of this adventure, but not now. If I tell it now, he will definitely come after you and Harry's memories. Dealt with it.”
"yes--"
Remus couldn't help but smile, "Yes, he can definitely do such a thing."
Last summer, Harry followed Professor Blaine to the underground world deep in Knockturn Alley. Most of the active wizards there were not decent. Professor Blaine was able to move around freely. Harry would not naively think that Professor Blaine was asking for help. Hermione was just as disciplined. Thinking about the consequences of knowing the secret that he shouldn't know, Harry shrank his neck and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
"I thought Professor Blaine was coming with you, Sirius—"
Professor Braine is also a wizard who is very close to him. Harry hopes that Professor Braine can appear at Privet Drive again. Moreover, Professor Braine has a special status, and his deterrence to the Dursleys is not just Because he is a wizard, if he is willing to help him talk to the Dursleys, the Dursleys will treat him much better.
"Because of your injury"
In the middle of his words, Sirius suddenly closed his mouth in alarm. He obviously realized that it was unwise to discuss topics related to Voldemort in a Muggle house.
"He originally planned to come over to see you, Harry, but he suddenly encountered some urgent matters and separated from me after landing. I originally wanted to invite him to watch the World Cup with us, but he was not interested in such activities. Obviously not very interested——"
"In a sense--"
Remus glanced searchingly around Harry's room.
"Amosta is a pure wizard. He is in love with the mystery of magic itself. This is one of the reasons why he can achieve such achievements at this age, okay,"
After confirming that nothing was left in the room, Remus looked at Harry with a gentle smile on his lips.
"We have to rush to Arthur's house now. We can't use the floo network, and apparating is still a bit difficult for me. We can only go there via the knight bus. Harry, I hope you don't mind. Are you going to travel this way?"
"Oh, I'd rather walk over there if I could."
What Harry said with a grimace made Remus chuckle.
Remus made Harry's box float automatically, and Harry carried Hedwig's birdcage, and the three of them went downstairs together.
"etc--"
Harry was thinking about leaving Privet Drive and going to Weasley's house, but when Sirius passed the stairs behind him, he suddenly stopped and shouted.
"What's wrong, Sirius?"
Remus asked warily.
Sirius snorted contemptuously, and under the gaze of the other two people, he took out his wand from his sleeve and waved it gently at the cupboard under the stairs.
Wow!
The cupboard door suddenly opened, and the Dursleys, who had disappeared for a long time, rolled out in front of Harry's stunned eyes.
This cupboard had once been Harry's residence, and he knew very well how much space there was. It was unimaginable that Uncle Vernon and Dudley could fit themselves into it.
Because of fear, Dudley couldn't stand up after fluttering several times, but Aunt Petunia jumped on Dudley immediately. She whimpered softly, and her eyes were filled with tears of fear.
"Get out of my house, now, or I'll blow your brains out!"
Surprisingly, Uncle Vernon behaved quite bravely. Even though the fat on his face was trembling with fear, he still held up his double-barreled shotgun, which had been damaged by Hagrid once, and pointed it at Sirius. yelled.
Sirius ignored Remus's warning and Uncle Vernon's threat, and instead stretched his head into the stairwell to take a look. When he pulled his head back, his face, which was exposed to the sun and the wind, was even darker.
"No, Sirius-"
Even Harry could tell that Sirius might be ready to teach the Dursleys a lesson. He roared eagerly, leaving Hedwig behind and rushed forward to hug Sirius's hand.
"Amosta told me they let you live in this closet for years!"
Sirius stared at the Dursleys with angry gray eyes and said sharply,
"If you want, Harry, I'll let them live in the cupboard for a few days too!"
"Don't do anything stupid, Sirius!" Remus said in a much stern tone, "Do you want to go back to Azkaban?"
"I don't care!" Sirius yelled, scratching his neck.
Seeing the small stick pointing at him, Uncle Vernon broke out in a cold sweat. His two thick arms seemed to become as soft as willow branches, and the shotgun in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
"Don't do that, Sirius!"
Harry emphasized again. He looked at Aunt Petunia who was throwing herself on Dudley and Uncle Vernon who was trembling, with unbearable expression in his green eyes.
"That's all in the past, Sirius!" Harry gasped, "Since you last communicated with them, they have been very good to me this summer. Really, I can swear that they have changed their ways. !”
Uncle Vernon's expression froze, and even Aunt Petunia, who had closed her eyes in fear, opened her eyes and looked at him in disbelief. Obviously, she couldn't believe that Harry would actually cover for them.
"Really?"
Harry's words had an effect. Sirius' raised arm was no longer so stiff. He slowly lowered his wand and looked at Harry suspiciously.
"I promise you!" Harry said with certainty.
"So--"
Harry pulled Sirius behind him and tried to smile at the stunned Dursleys.
"See you next year. Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley wish you a happy life."
(End of chapter)
